PLAYER CAREER

Dudley Nourse

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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South Africa1935–1951

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	34	62	2	25	1935-06-15	1951-08-16

34Internationals

2,960Career runs

9Centuries

0Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 34
Innings: 62
Runs: 2,960
Average: 53.81
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 231
Not outs: 7
100s: 9
50s: 14
Ducks: 3
4s: —
6s: 6
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 34
Innings: 2
Balls: 20
Maidens: 1
Runs conceded: 9
Wickets: 0
Average: N/A
Economy: 2.70
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 34
Innings: 57
Catches: 12
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 12
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 12
Dismissals / inns: 0.210
Best innings: 2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

34 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1951-08-16	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1951-07-26	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1951-07-05	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1951-06-21	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 10 wickets
1951-06-07	England v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 71 runs
1950-03-03	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 259 runs
1950-02-10	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1950-01-20	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 5 wickets
1949-12-31	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1949-12-24	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 85 runs
1949-03-05	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 3 wickets
1949-02-12	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn

South Africa

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

1935509 runs
1936166 runs
1938229 runs
1939193 runs
1947621 runs
1948157 runs
1949594 runs
1950190 runs
1951301 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

19500 wickets
19510 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1951	5	8	301	208	37.62	—	1	0	—	0	—	1	N/A	4.50	N/A
1950	3	5	190	66	38.00	—	0	2	—	0	—	1	N/A	0.00	N/A
1949	5	10	594	129	74.25	—	3	2	—	0	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1948	2	4	157	56	52.33	—	0	1	—	1	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1947	5	9	621	149	69.00	—	2	5	—	3	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1939	3	5	193	103	38.60	—	1	0	—	0	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1938	2	4	229	120	114.50	—	1	1	—	2	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1936	3	6	166	50	33.20	—	0	1	—	0	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1935	6	11	509	231	50.90	—	1	2	—	0	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

1935-06-15
First available scorecard
Test v England · Nottingham
1935-12-24
Highest recorded innings · 231 runs
Test v Australia · Johannesburg
1951-08-16
Latest available scorecard
Test v England · The Oval