Neil Fairbrother
86England · BAT · 1987 to 1999 · on scorecards: NH Fairbrother
BATTING
- Matches
- 75
- Innings
- 71
- Runs
- 2092
- Average
- 39.47
- Strike rate
- 72.06
- High score
- 113
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 16
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 9
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 33 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Neil Fairbrother played 75 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1987 to 1999. The first came against India at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with a score of 14, and the last against India at Edgbaston in 1999.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 1,860 runs at 42.3 in 64 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 113 from 109 balls against West Indies at Lord's in 1991, in a match England won. In all: 1 hundred, 16 fifties.
At home the average was 40.9 across 20 ODIs; away it was 30.5 across 31 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 351 runs at 27.0 in 14 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 222 runs at 44.4. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. England won 40 of the ODIs Neil Fairbrother played and lost 34.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 75 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 109 | West Indies | Lord's | 1991 | Won |
| 81* | 119 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 78* | 71 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 1999 | Lost |
| 75* | 83 | South Africa | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1992 | Won |
| 67* | 105 | Sri Lanka | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14 | 351 | 27.00 | 0/3 |
| Australia | 13 | 286 | 26.00 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 12 | 315 | 35.00 | 0/3 |
| India | 11 | 329 | 36.56 | 0/2 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 344 | 114.67 | 0/4 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 189 | 63.00 | 0/2 |
| West Indies | 6 | 208 | 69.33 | 1/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 24 | – | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 12 | – | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 572 | 40.86 | 1/4 |
| Away | 31 | 702 | 30.52 | 0/4 |
| Neutral | 24 | 818 | 51.13 | 0/8 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | 232 | 25.78 | 0/2 |
| 1990s | 64 | 1,860 | 42.27 | 1/14 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 222 | 44.40 | 0/2 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 5 | 189 | 47.25 | 1/0 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 82 | 27.33 | 0/1 |
| Edgbaston | 4 | 75 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1987 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1999 at Edgbaston
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 September 1963
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,903
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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