CRICKET WICKETBill Athey
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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.
| Format | Matches | Bat inns | Balls recorded | Boundaries recorded | First scorecard | Latest scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 23 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1980-08-28 | 1988-07-21 |
| ODI | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1980-08-20 | 1988-03-16 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 919
- Average
- 22.97
- Strike rate
- 38.72
- Highest score
- 123
- Not outs
- 1
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 4
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 93
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 2,373
Bowling
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- —
- Balls
- —
- Maidens
- —
- Runs conceded
- —
- Wickets
- —
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- N/A
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- —
- 5 wickets
- —
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 38
- Catches
- 13
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 13
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 13
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.342
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 30
- Runs
- 848
- Average
- 31.40
- Strike rate
- 56.72
- Highest score
- 142*
- Not outs
- 3
- 100s
- 2
- 50s
- 4
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- 54
- 6s
- 4
- Balls faced
- 1,495
Bowling
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 1
- Balls
- 6
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 10
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- 10.00
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 31
- Innings
- 31
- Catches
- 16
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 16
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 16
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.516
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 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
54 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-21 | England v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets |
| 1988-03-16 | England v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 7 wickets |
| 1988-02-12 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1988-02-04 | Australia v England | ODI | Australia won by 22 runs |
| 1988-01-29 | Australia v England | Test | Match drawn |
| 1987-12-16 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
| 1987-12-07 | England v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
| 1987-11-25 | England v Pakistan | Test | Pakistan won by inns & 87 runs |
| 1987-11-22 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 98 runs |
| 1987-11-20 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 23 runs |
| 1987-11-18 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 2 wickets |
| 1987-11-08 | Australia v England | ODI | Australia won by 7 runs |
Performance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 198010 runs
- 19817 runs
- 1986483 runs
- 1987314 runs
- 1988105 runs
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 37 | 21.00 | 33.65 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1987 | 8 | 14 | 314 | 123 | 24.15 | 38.38 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 818 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1986 | 9 | 16 | 483 | 96 | 30.18 | 42.33 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 1,141 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1981 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 | 11.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5.00 | 23.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
- 198083 runs
- 1986142 runs
- 1987619 runs
- 19884 runs
- 19870 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1987 | 25 | 25 | 619 | 111 | 26.91 | 51.32 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1,206 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 10.00 | N/A |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 142 | N/A | 82.55 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1980 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 51 | 41.50 | 77.57 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Australia · The Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 142* runs
ODI v New Zealand · Manchester
- Latest available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Leeds