CRICKET WICKETJim Laker
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 | 46 | 63 | 9 | 45 | 1948-01-21 | 1959-02-13 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 46
- Innings
- 63
- Runs
- 676
- Average
- 14.08
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 63
- Not outs
- 15
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 2
- Ducks
- 6
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 2
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 46
- Innings
- 86
- Balls
- 12,027
- Maidens
- 674
- Runs conceded
- 4,101
- Wickets
- 193
- Average
- 21.24
- Economy
- 2.04
- Strike rate
- 62.31
- Best innings
- 10/53
- Best match
- 19/90
- 4 wickets
- 13
- 5 wickets
- 9
- 10 wickets
- 3
Fielding
- Matches
- 46
- Innings
- 91
- Catches
- 12
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 12
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 12
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.131
- 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
46 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-02-13 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 1959-01-09 | Australia v England | Test | Match drawn |
| 1958-12-31 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| 1958-12-05 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| 1958-08-21 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1958-07-03 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 71 runs |
| 1958-06-19 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 148 runs |
| 1958-06-05 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by 205 runs |
| 1957-08-22 | England v West Indies | Test | England won by inns & 237 runs |
| 1957-07-25 | England v West Indies | Test | England won by inns & 5 runs |
| 1957-07-04 | England v West Indies | Test | Match drawn |
| 1957-05-30 | England v West Indies | 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
- 1948223 runs
- 19490 runs
- 195044 runs
- 195146 runs
- 195244 runs
- 195364 runs
- 195457 runs
- 195514 runs
- 195640 runs
- 195755 runs
- 195880 runs
- 19599 runs
- 194827 wickets
- 19494 wickets
- 19501 wickets
- 195114 wickets
- 19528 wickets
- 19539 wickets
- 195416 wickets
- 19557 wickets
- 195648 wickets
- 195727 wickets
- 195821 wickets
- 195911 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 25.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 19.09 | 1.86 | 61.54 |
| 1958 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 22 | 16.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 21 | 13.38 | 1.49 | 53.85 |
| 1957 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 17 | 7.85 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 27 | 27.18 | 1.79 | 90.92 |
| 1956 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 12 | 6.66 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 48 | 10.00 | 1.52 | 39.31 |
| 1955 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 7 | 12.00 | 1.38 | 52.00 |
| 1954 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 14.25 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 16 | 31.75 | 2.00 | 95.06 |
| 1953 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 48 | 16.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 6 | 9 | 23.55 | 3.60 | 39.22 |
| 1952 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 22.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 6 | 8 | 23.62 | 2.08 | 67.87 |
| 1951 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 23.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 | 14 | 14.85 | 1.87 | 47.57 |
| 1950 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 40 | 22.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 86.00 | 2.77 | 186.00 |
| 1949 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 22.25 | 2.78 | 48.00 |
| 1948 | 7 | 13 | 223 | 63 | 20.27 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 12 | 27 | 37.77 | 2.98 | 76.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Bridgetown
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v West Indies · Bridgetown
- Highest recorded innings · 63 runs
Test v Australia · Nottingham
- Best recorded bowling · 10/53
Test v Australia · Manchester
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Melbourne