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PLAYER CAREER

Don Beard

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenNew Zealand1952–1956
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
Test47001952-02-081956-03-09
4Internationals
101Career runs
0Centuries
9Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
4
Innings
7
Runs
101
Average
20.20
Strike rate
—
Highest score
31
Not outs
2
100s
0
50s
0
Ducks
0
4s
—
6s
1
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
4
Innings
7
Balls
806
Maidens
37
Runs conceded
302
Wickets
9
Average
33.55
Economy
2.24
Strike rate
89.55
Best innings
3/22
Best match
4/42
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
4
Innings
7
Catches
2
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
2
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
2
Dismissals / inns
0.285
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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1956-03-09New Zealand v West IndiesTestNew Zealand won by 190 runs
1956-03-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets
1952-02-15New Zealand v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1952-02-08New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 5 wickets

New Zealand

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. 195242 runs
  2. 195659 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 19524 wickets
  2. 19565 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
195624593129.50—00—1—4527.802.3072.40
195223422814.00—00—0—3440.752.20111.00
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v West Indies · Christchurch

  2. Best recorded bowling · 3/22

    Test v West Indies · Auckland

  3. Highest recorded innings · 31 runs

    Test v West Indies · Auckland

  4. Latest available scorecard

    Test v West Indies · Auckland