Rick Darling
70Australia · OP · 1978 to 1982 · on scorecards: WM Darling
BATTING
- Matches
- 18
- Innings
- 18
- Runs
- 363
- Average
- 21.35
- Strike rate
- 53.46
- High score
- 74
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 6 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Rick Darling played 18 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1978 to 1982. The first came against West Indies at Antigua Recreation Ground, with a score of 8, and the last against West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1982.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 235 runs at 26.1 in 9 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 74 from 100 balls against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1981, in a defeat. In all: 1 fifty.
At home the average was 23.6 across 13 ODIs; away it was 18.0 across 3 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 168 runs at 33.6 in 5 ODIs. Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 101 runs at 16.8. Australia won 7 of the ODIs Rick Darling played and lost 10.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 18 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 100 | Pakistan | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1981 | Lost |
| 41 | 70 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1981 | Lost |
| 35 | 74 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval | 1981 | Won |
| 34 | 61 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Won |
| 25 | 61 | England | Lord's | 1979 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0/0 |
| England | 5 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 168 | 33.60 | 0/1 |
| Canada | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 283 | 23.58 | 0/1 |
| Away | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0/0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9 | 128 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
| 1980s | 9 | 235 | 26.11 | 0/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0/0 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 5 | 140 | 35.00 | 0/1 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0/0 |
| Lord's | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 |
| Mindoo Phillip Park | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1978 at Antigua Recreation Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1982 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 May 1957
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 679
- Ducks
- 0
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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