Michael Clarke
94Australia · AR · 2003 to 2015 · on scorecards: MJ Clarke
BATTING
- Matches
- 245
- Innings
- 223
- Runs
- 7981
- Average
- 44.58
- Strike rate
- 78.98
- High score
- 130
- 100s / 50s
- 8 / 58
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 57
- Average
- 37.64
- Economy
- 4.98
- Strike rate
- 45.3
- Best figures
- 5/35
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 106 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 31
CAREER IN BRIEF
Michael Clarke played 245 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2003 to 2015. The first came against England at Adelaide Oval, with a score of 39 and 1 wicket, and the last against New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,945 runs at 42.6 in 163 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 130 from 132 balls against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2007. In all: 8 hundreds, 58 fifties.
At home the average was 38.6 across 107 ODIs; away it was 45.5 across 97 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 1,430 runs at 43.3 in 44 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 27 ODIs and 1,014 runs at 46.1. Michael Clarke captained Australia in 74 ODIs, winning 50 and losing 21. The scorecards record 13 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 167 of the ODIs Michael Clarke played and lost 64.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 245 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 132 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2007 | Tied/NR |
| 117 | 91 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 2012 | Lost |
| 111* | 139 | India | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 105* | 102 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 105 | 102 | England | Old Trafford | 2013 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/35 | 7.5 | Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 4/42 | 10 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 3/15 | 6 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 3/26 | 6 | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 3/52 | 10 | India | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2008 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1,430 | 43.33 | 1/11 | 3 | 105.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 34 | 1,279 | 60.90 | 1/11 | 10 | 31.20 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1,018 | 40.72 | 0/8 | 7 | 41.00 |
| India | 30 | 858 | 39.00 | 2/4 | 15 | 28.67 |
| West Indies | 26 | 775 | 38.75 | 0/5 | 7 | 26.43 |
| South Africa | 22 | 566 | 28.30 | 0/5 | 3 | 86.33 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 939 | 55.24 | 2/6 | 5 | 25.40 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 392 | 49.00 | 1/3 | 4 | 23.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 339 | 67.80 | 1/2 | 2 | 44.50 |
| Scotland | 4 | 82 | 27.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 75 | 75.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 16 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 93 | 93.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 93 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 107 | 3,358 | 38.60 | 2/23 | 20 | 44.20 |
| Away | 97 | 3,048 | 45.49 | 5/21 | 29 | 32.10 |
| Neutral | 41 | 1,575 | 63.00 | 1/14 | 8 | 41.38 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163 | 4,945 | 42.63 | 4/38 | 52 | 35.10 |
| 2010s | 82 | 3,036 | 48.19 | 4/20 | 5 | 64.20 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 27 | 1,014 | 46.09 | 1/7 | 2 | 100.50 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 20 | 681 | 37.83 | 0/6 | 5 | 45.40 |
| Adelaide Oval | 16 | 626 | 52.17 | 1/3 | 3 | 36.67 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 13 | 332 | 33.20 | 0/3 | 4 | 33.50 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 13 | 242 | 26.89 | 0/2 | 5 | 24.60 |
| Bellerive Oval | 7 | 266 | 38.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 2003 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 April 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 10,104
- Ducks
- 10
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 62.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 117.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 51.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 93.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 8,905 balls faced in that period.
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