Ryan McLaren
87South Africa · PACE · 2009 to 2014 · on scorecards: R McLaren
BATTING
- Matches
- 54
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 485
- Average
- 18.65
- Strike rate
- 71.32
- High score
- 71*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 77
- Average
- 27.29
- Economy
- 5.24
- Strike rate
- 31.2
- Best figures
- 4/19
- 4w / 5w
- 5 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ryan McLaren played 54 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2014. The first came against Zimbabwe at Willowmoore Park, with a score of 6 and 3 wickets, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 73 wickets at 26.6 in 49 ODIs. The best bowling is 4 for 19 against Pakistan at Edgbaston in 2013. With the ball: 28 wickets at 24.2 at home and 29 wickets at 34.6 away.
The most wickets came against Pakistan: 26 wickets at 18.6 in 13 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 3 wickets at 40.3. South Africa won 31 of the ODIs Ryan McLaren played and lost 19.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 54 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71* | 61 | India | Sophia Gardens | 2013 | Lost |
| 33 | 39 | New Zealand | Boland Park | 2013 | Lost |
| 29* | 43 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
| 29 | 73 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
| 28* | 21 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2013 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19 | 8 | Pakistan | Edgbaston | 2013 | Won |
| 4/34 | 10 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
| 4/46 | 8.4 | New Zealand | Boland Park | 2013 | Lost |
| 4/48 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2014 | Lost |
| 4/52 | 10 | New Zealand | Senwes Park | 2013 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 13 | 154 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 26 | 18.62 |
| England | 7 | 7 | 1.40 | 0/0 | 2 | 105.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 88 | 29.33 | 0/0 | 13 | 22.85 |
| West Indies | 6 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 47.40 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 16 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 16.45 |
| Australia | 5 | 38 | 12.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 71.50 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 21.40 |
| India | 4 | 89 | 89.00 | 0/1 | 6 | 24.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 134 | 14.89 | 0/0 | 28 | 24.21 |
| Away | 26 | 140 | 11.67 | 0/0 | 29 | 34.55 |
| Neutral | 10 | 211 | 42.20 | 0/1 | 20 | 21.10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 4 | 40.75 |
| 2010s | 49 | 474 | 20.61 | 0/1 | 73 | 26.56 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 5 | 45 | 11.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 40.33 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 69 | 34.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 38.80 |
| Sophia Gardens | 3 | 78 | – | 0/1 | 4 | 26.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 30 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 24.00 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 19.20 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 30.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2009 at Willowmoore Park
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2014 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 February 1983
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 680
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 5
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 54.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 98.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 33.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 680 balls faced in that period.
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