Mike Veletta
79Australia · BAT · 1987 to 1989 · on scorecards: MRJ Veletta
BATTING
- Matches
- 20
- Innings
- 19
- Runs
- 484
- Average
- 32.26
- Strike rate
- 75.38
- High score
- 68*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mike Veletta played 20 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1987 to 1989. The first came against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with a score of 0, and the last against England at Lord's in 1989.
The highest score in the archive is 68 not out from 91 balls against Sri Lanka at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1988, in a match Australia won. In all: 2 fifties. At home the average was 38.5 across 11 ODIs; away it was 27.7 across 4 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against New Zealand: 149 runs at 29.8 in 7 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 120 runs at 40.0. Australia won 15 of the ODIs Mike Veletta played and lost 5.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 20 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68* | 91 | Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1988 | Won |
| 57* | 80 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1988 | Won |
| 48 | 50 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1987 | Won |
| 46 | 68 | Sri Lanka | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1988 | Won |
| 45* | 31 | England | Eden Gardens | 1987 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 308 | 38.50 | 0/2 |
| Away | 4 | 83 | 27.67 | 0/0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 93 | 23.25 | 0/0 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 120 | 40.00 | 0/1 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 117 | 58.50 | 0/1 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0/0 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0/0 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 45 | – | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1987 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1989 at Lord's
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 October 1963
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 642
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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