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PLAYER CAREER

John Goddard

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenWest Indies1948–1957
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
Test27392231948-01-211957-08-22
27Internationals
859Career runs
0Centuries
33Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
27
Innings
39
Runs
859
Average
30.67
Strike rate
—
Highest score
83*
Not outs
11
100s
0
50s
4
Ducks
5
4s
—
6s
1
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
27
Innings
36
Balls
2,931
Maidens
148
Runs conceded
1,050
Wickets
33
Average
31.81
Economy
2.14
Strike rate
88.81
Best innings
5/31
Best match
6/74
4 wickets
1
5 wickets
1
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
27
Innings
51
Catches
22
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
22
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
22
Dismissals / inns
0.431
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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1957-08-22England v West IndiesTestEngland won by inns & 237 runs
1957-07-25England v West IndiesTestEngland won by inns & 5 runs
1957-07-04England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-06-20England v West IndiesTestEngland won by inns & 36 runs
1957-05-30England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1956-03-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets
1956-02-18New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 64 runs
1956-02-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 71 runs
1952-02-15New Zealand v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1952-02-08New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 5 wickets
1951-12-31Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 1 wickets
1951-12-22Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 6 wickets

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
  1. 1948214 runs
  2. 194998 runs
  3. 1950106 runs
  4. 1951156 runs
  5. 195226 runs
  6. 1956147 runs
  7. 1957112 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 194818 wickets
  2. 19492 wickets
  3. 19506 wickets
  4. 19514 wickets
  5. 19521 wickets
  6. 19572 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1957581126116.00—01140—5264.002.20174.00
19563414783147.00—01—0—00N/AN/AN/A
195221262626.00—00—0—3136.002.5784.00
1951471565726.00—01100—4431.502.3082.00
1950461065826.50—01—0—7620.331.6374.66
194923984149.00—00—0—3275.003.65123.00
19487102144630.57—00—1—141827.111.9882.05
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 England · Bridgetown

  2. Best recorded bowling · 5/31

    Test v England · Georgetown

  3. Highest recorded innings · 83* runs

    Test v New Zealand · Christchurch

  4. Latest available scorecard

    Test v England · The Oval