Michael Yardy
63England · SPIN · 2006 to 2011 · on scorecards: MH Yardy
BATTING
- Matches
- 28
- Innings
- 24
- Runs
- 326
- Average
- 20.37
- Strike rate
- 69.06
- High score
- 60*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 21
- Average
- 51.19
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 63.4
- Best figures
- 3/24
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Yardy played 28 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2011. The first came against Pakistan at Trent Bridge, with 3 wickets, and the last against South Africa at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 2011.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 277 runs at 23.1 in 22 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 60 not out from 76 balls against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 2011, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 24 against Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 2006.
In all: 2 fifties. At home the average was 21.7 across 15 ODIs; away it was 30.8 across 9 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Australia: 207 runs at 29.6 in 12 ODIs. Edgbaston was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 39 runs at 39.0. England won 13 of the ODIs Michael Yardy played and lost 14.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60* | 76 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 57 | 63 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2010 | Lost |
| 39* | 27 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2011 | Won |
| 22 | 31 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2011 | Lost |
| 19 | 42 | West Indies | Edgbaston | 2007 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/24 | 10 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge | 2006 | Won |
| 3/41 | 10 | Scotland | Grange Cricket Club Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 2/49 | 8 | Pakistan | Riverside Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 2/59 | 10 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 2/61 | 9 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2011 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 207 | 29.57 | 0/2 | 7 | 72.00 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 39 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 31.29 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 40.50 |
| India | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 74.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 13.67 |
| South Africa | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 152 | 21.71 | 0/1 | 11 | 46.73 |
| Away | 9 | 154 | 30.80 | 0/1 | 9 | 46.22 |
| Neutral | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 145.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 49 | 12.25 | 0/0 | 4 | 33.75 |
| 2010s | 22 | 277 | 23.08 | 0/2 | 17 | 55.29 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston | 3 | 39 | 39.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 39.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 91.00 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 113.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 10 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.75 |
| Lord's | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2006 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2011 at MA Chidambaram Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 November 1980
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 472
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 56.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 112.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 46.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 472 balls faced in that period.
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