PLAYER CAREER

George Headley

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Men

West Indies1930–1954

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	22	40	3	17	1930-01-11	1954-01-15

22Internationals

2,190Career runs

10Centuries

0Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 22
Innings: 40
Runs: 2,190
Average: 60.83
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 270*
Not outs: 4
100s: 10
50s: 5
Ducks: 2
4s: —
6s: 1
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 22
Innings: 14
Balls: 398
Maidens: 7
Runs conceded: 230
Wickets: 0
Average: N/A
Economy: 3.46
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 22
Innings: 38
Catches: 14
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 14
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 14
Dismissals / inns: 0.368
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


Date	Match	Format	Result
1954-01-15	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 140 runs
1948-11-10	India v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1948-01-21	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-08-19	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-07-22	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-06-24	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1935-03-14	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 161 runs
1935-02-14	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1935-01-24	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 217 runs
1935-01-08	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1933-08-12	England v West Indies	Test	England won by inns & 17 runs
1933-07-22	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn

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

1930714 runs
1931325 runs
1933277 runs
1935485 runs
1939334 runs
194838 runs
195417 runs

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

19300 wickets
19330 wickets
19350 wickets
19390 wickets
19480 wickets
19540 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1954	1	2	17	16	8.50	—	0	0	—	0	—	1	N/A	4.60	N/A
1948	2	3	38	29	19.00	—	0	0	—	0	—	3	N/A	3.22	N/A
1939	3	5	334	107	66.80	—	2	2	—	0	—	1	N/A	3.18	N/A
1935	4	6	485	270	97.00	—	1	2	—	0	—	2	N/A	0.60	N/A
1933	3	6	277	169	55.40	—	1	1	—	0	—	2	N/A	4.26	N/A
1931	4	8	325	105	46.42	—	2	0	—	0	—	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1930	5	10	714	223	71.40	—	4	0	—	1	—	5	N/A	3.34	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

1930-01-11
First available scorecard
Test v England · Bridgetown
1930-01-11
First century in this archive · 176 runs
Test v England · Bridgetown
1935-03-14
Highest recorded innings · 270* runs
Test v England · Kingston
1954-01-15
Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Kingston