CRICKET WICKETEric Dempster
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 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1953-03-13 | 1954-02-05 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 5
- Innings
- 8
- Runs
- 106
- Average
- 17.66
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 47
- Not outs
- 2
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 5
- Innings
- 6
- Balls
- 544
- Maidens
- 17
- Runs conceded
- 219
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 109.50
- Economy
- 2.41
- Strike rate
- 272.00
- Best innings
- 1/24
- Best match
- 1/43
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 5
- Innings
- 9
- Catches
- 1
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 1
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 1
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.111
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 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
5 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-02-05 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
| 1954-01-29 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 9 wickets |
| 1954-01-01 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1953-12-11 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by inns & 58 runs |
| 1953-03-13 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
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
- 195321 runs
- 195485 runs
- 19531 wickets
- 19541 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 47 | 21.25 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 70.00 | 2.76 | 152.00 |
| 1953 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10.50 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 149.00 | 2.28 | 392.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Auckland
- Best recorded bowling · 1/24
Test v South Africa · Cape Town
- Highest recorded innings · 47 runs
Test v South Africa · Johannesburg
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Gqeberha