Michael Bevan
98Australia · BAT · 1994 to 2004 · on scorecards: MG Bevan
BATTING
- Matches
- 232
- Innings
- 196
- Runs
- 6912
- Average
- 53.58
- Strike rate
- 74.16
- High score
- 108*
- 100s / 50s
- 6 / 46
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 36
- Average
- 45.97
- Economy
- 5.05
- Strike rate
- 54.6
- Best figures
- 3/36
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 69 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 14
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Bevan played 232 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1994 to 2004. The first came against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and the last against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,922 runs at 60.3 in 122 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 108 not out from 129 balls against England at Kennington Oval in 1997, in a defeat. In all: 6 hundreds, 46 fifties.
At home the average was 55.9 across 93 ODIs; away it was 51.8 across 80 ODIs. The most runs came against South Africa: 1,163 runs at 44.7 in 35 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 27 ODIs and 913 runs at 57.1. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 155 of the ODIs Michael Bevan played and lost 71.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 232 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108* | 129 | England | Kennington Oval | 1997 | Lost |
| 107 | 141 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2000 | Won |
| 106 | 125 | South Africa | Docklands Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 103 | 95 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 1997 | Won |
| 102* | 95 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2002 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/36 | 10 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Won |
| 3/54 | 10 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1998 | Won |
| 2/9 | 3.2 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 2/14 | 3 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
| 2/26 | 10 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 1,081 | 49.14 | 1/5 | 3 | 60.67 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1,163 | 44.73 | 2/7 | 2 | 169.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 30 | 752 | 57.85 | 0/4 | 3 | 41.33 |
| West Indies | 29 | 814 | 58.14 | 0/5 | 5 | 53.20 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 967 | 53.72 | 2/6 | 7 | 36.29 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 851 | 56.73 | 0/9 | 7 | 27.86 |
| England | 18 | 572 | 71.50 | 1/4 | 5 | 24.80 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 560 | 62.22 | 0/5 | 2 | 68.00 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 97 | 97.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 3 | 27 | 13.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 17.50 |
| Namibia | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 11 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 93 | 2,849 | 55.86 | 2/19 | 20 | 34.65 |
| Away | 80 | 2,486 | 51.79 | 3/14 | 10 | 64.80 |
| Neutral | 59 | 1,577 | 52.57 | 1/13 | 6 | 52.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122 | 3,922 | 60.34 | 3/27 | 32 | 43.19 |
| 2000s | 110 | 2,990 | 46.72 | 3/19 | 4 | 68.25 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 27 | 913 | 57.06 | 1/8 | 13 | 17.62 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 27 | 724 | 51.71 | 0/5 | 4 | 56.00 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 320 | 53.33 | 0/2 | 1 | 92.00 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 9 | 263 | 131.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 8 | 340 | 85.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1994 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2004 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 May 1970
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm wrist-spin
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,320
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 31.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 57.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 103.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 98.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 48.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,131 balls faced in that period.
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