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PLAYER CAREER

Alf Valentine

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenWest Indies1950–1962
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
FormatMatchesBat innsBalls recordedBoundaries recordedFirst scorecardLatest scorecard
Test36517401950-06-081962-04-13
36Internationals
141Career runs
0Centuries
139Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
36
Innings
51
Runs
141
Average
4.70
Strike rate
—
Highest score
14
Not outs
21
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
12
4s
—
6s
3
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
36
Innings
63
Balls
12,953
Maidens
789
Runs conceded
4,215
Wickets
139
Average
30.32
Economy
1.95
Strike rate
93.18
Best innings
8/104
Best match
11/204
4 wickets
7
5 wickets
8
10 wickets
2

Fielding

Matches
36
Innings
70
Catches
13
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
13
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
13
Dismissals / inns
0.185
Best innings
1 (1ct 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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1962-04-13India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 123 runs
1962-03-23India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1961-02-10Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 2 wickets
1961-01-27Australia v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1961-01-13Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 222 runs
1960-12-30Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 7 wickets
1960-12-09Australia v West IndiesTestMatch tied
1958-01-17Pakistan v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-07-04England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-06-20England v West IndiesTestEngland won by inns & 36 runs
1956-03-09New Zealand v West IndiesTestNew Zealand won by 190 runs
1956-03-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets

West Indies

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
  1. 195015 runs
  2. 195131 runs
  3. 19526 runs
  4. 195323 runs
  5. 19540 runs
  6. 19558 runs
  7. 195610 runs
  8. 19574 runs
  9. 19585 runs
  10. 19608 runs
  11. 196113 runs
  12. 196218 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 195033 wickets
  2. 195122 wickets
  3. 195210 wickets
  4. 195328 wickets
  5. 19547 wickets
  6. 19555 wickets
  7. 195615 wickets
  8. 19570 wickets
  9. 19583 wickets
  10. 19602 wickets
  11. 196112 wickets
  12. 19622 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1962231879.00—00—0—4257.001.58216.00
196135131013.00—0020—61230.752.2083.58
19602487N/A—0000—3282.002.72180.50
19581155N/A—00—0—2341.332.7390.66
195724422.00—0000—20N/A3.38N/A
1956451052.00—00—0—81518.861.4080.66
195534848.00—00—0—4569.802.49168.00
195434000.00—0000—5754.001.98163.57
19535623135.75—00—1—102829.571.9292.14
195233663.00—0000—41023.201.5092.20
19514731146.20—0022—72227.812.4568.04
1950451593.00—00—0—83320.421.5976.81
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

  1. Best recorded bowling · 8/104

    Test v England · Manchester

  2. First available scorecard

    Test v England · Manchester

  3. Highest recorded innings · 14 runs

    Test v Australia · Melbourne

  4. Latest available scorecard

    Test v India · Kingston