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PLAYER CAREER

Buster Nupen

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenSouth Africa1921–1936
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
Test17310141921-11-051936-02-15
17Internationals
348Career runs
0Centuries
50Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
17
Innings
31
Runs
348
Average
14.50
Strike rate
—
Highest score
69
Not outs
7
100s
0
50s
2
Ducks
5
4s
—
6s
3
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
17
Innings
31
Balls
4,159
Maidens
133
Runs conceded
1,788
Wickets
50
Average
35.76
Economy
2.57
Strike rate
83.18
Best innings
6/46
Best match
11/150
4 wickets
1
5 wickets
5
10 wickets
1

Fielding

Matches
17
Innings
32
Catches
9
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
9
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
9
Dismissals / inns
0.281
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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1936-02-15Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by inns & 184 runs
1931-02-13England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1931-01-01England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1930-12-24England v South AfricaTestSouth Africa won by 28 runs
1928-02-04England v South AfricaTestSouth Africa won by 8 wickets
1928-01-28England v South AfricaTestSouth Africa won by 4 wickets
1928-01-21England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1927-12-31England v South AfricaTestEngland won by 87 runs
1927-12-24England v South AfricaTestEngland won by 10 wickets
1924-07-12England v South AfricaTestEngland won by 9 wickets
1924-06-14England v South AfricaTestEngland won by inns & 18 runs
1923-02-09England v South AfricaTestMatch 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
  1. 192141 runs
  2. 192223 runs
  3. 192326 runs
  4. 192416 runs
  5. 192747 runs
  6. 1928153 runs
  7. 19301 runs
  8. 193134 runs
  9. 19367 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 19212 wickets
  2. 19226 wickets
  3. 19235 wickets
  4. 19241 wickets
  5. 19272 wickets
  6. 192812 wickets
  7. 193011 wickets
  8. 193110 wickets
  9. 19361 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
193612763.50—00—1—1153.003.7884.00
193123341234.00—00—0—41026.302.4763.70
193012110.50—0000—21113.632.9028.18
1928361536938.25—02—1—61225.912.0177.33
192724473915.66—00—0—42120.002.42297.00
19242416114.00—00—0—31157.003.20294.00
19233426126.50—00—0—5562.602.52148.80
192212232311.50—00—0—2618.502.3647.00
192124412220.50—0051—4295.003.98143.00
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 Australia · Durban

  2. First five-wicket innings in this archive

    Test v England · Johannesburg

  3. Highest recorded innings · 69 runs

    Test v England · Durban

  4. Best recorded bowling · 6/46

    Test v England · Johannesburg

  5. Latest available scorecard

    Test v Australia · Johannesburg