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PLAYER CAREER

Denis Atkinson

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenWest Indies1948–1958
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
Test22351141948-11-101958-01-17
22Internationals
922Career runs
1Centuries
47Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
22
Innings
35
Runs
922
Average
31.79
Strike rate
—
Highest score
219
Not outs
6
100s
1
50s
5
Ducks
4
4s
—
6s
6
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
22
Innings
39
Balls
5,201
Maidens
311
Runs conceded
1,647
Wickets
47
Average
35.04
Economy
1.90
Strike rate
110.65
Best innings
7/53
Best match
7/86
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
3
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
22
Innings
43
Catches
11
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
11
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
11
Dismissals / inns
0.255
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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1958-01-17Pakistan v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-07-04England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-05-30England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1956-03-09New Zealand v West IndiesTestNew Zealand won by 190 runs
1956-03-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets
1956-02-18New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 64 runs
1956-02-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 71 runs
1955-06-11Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14Australia v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1955-04-26Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 8 wickets
1955-03-26Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 9 wickets
1954-03-30England v West IndiesTestEngland 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. 194873 runs
  2. 19496 runs
  3. 195115 runs
  4. 195216 runs
  5. 1954259 runs
  6. 1955311 runs
  7. 1956183 runs
  8. 195755 runs
  9. 19584 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 19482 wickets
  2. 19493 wickets
  3. 19522 wickets
  4. 19548 wickets
  5. 195513 wickets
  6. 195616 wickets
  7. 19572 wickets
  8. 19581 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
195811444.00—00—0—1161.000.98372.00
195724554618.33—0040—42133.502.12377.00
1956451838536.60—02—2—81614.561.5755.62
19554831121944.42—10—1—61335.302.1399.30
1954472597443.16—03—3—8839.251.77132.75
1952231688.00—00—0—4244.501.99134.00
195111151515.00—0030—00N/AN/AN/A
194912663.00—00—0—2323.332.6952.00
194834734536.50—00—0—6277.002.26204.00
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 India · Delhi

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v Australia · Bridgetown

  3. Highest recorded innings · 219 runs

    Test v Australia · Bridgetown

  4. Best recorded bowling · 7/53

    Test v New Zealand · Auckland

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v Pakistan · Bridgetown