PLAYER CAREER

Eric Rowan

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	26	50	3	13	1935-06-15	1951-08-16

26Internationals

1,965Career runs

3Centuries

0Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 26
Innings: 50
Runs: 1,965
Average: 43.66
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 236
Not outs: 5
100s: 3
50s: 12
Ducks: 4
4s: —
6s: 0
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 26
Innings: 2
Balls: 19
Maidens: 1
Runs conceded: 7
Wickets: 0
Average: N/A
Economy: 2.21
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 26
Innings: 43
Catches: 14
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 14
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 14
Dismissals / inns: 0.325
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

26 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

1935412 runs
193631 runs
193895 runs
1939189 runs
1948187 runs
1949294 runs
1950242 runs
1951515 runs

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

19500 wickets
19510 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	BF	Bowl inns	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1951	5	10	515	236	57.22	—	1	3	—	—	1	N/A	3.81	N/A
1950	3	5	242	143	48.40	—	1	1	—	—	1	N/A	0.00	N/A
1949	4	8	294	86	42.00	—	0	3	—	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1948	2	4	187	156	62.33	—	1	0	—	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1939	3	5	189	85	37.80	—	0	2	—	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1938	1	2	95	89	95.00	—	0	1	—	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1936	1	2	31	19	15.50	—	0	0	—	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1935	7	14	412	66	31.69	—	0	2	—	—	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
1948-12-27
First century in this archive · 156 runs
Test v England · Johannesburg
1951-07-26
Highest recorded innings · 236 runs
Test v England · Leeds
1951-08-16
Latest available scorecard
Test v England · The Oval