CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
John Lever
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
JL
43Internationals
362Career runs
0Centuries
97Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 21
- Innings
- 31
- Runs
- 306
- Average
- 11.76
- Strike rate
- 25.54
- Highest score
- 53
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 1
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 26
- 6s
- 1
- Balls faced
- 1,198
Bowling
- Matches
- 21
- Innings
- 38
- Balls
- 4,433
- Maidens
- 140
- Runs conceded
- 1,951
- Wickets
- 73
- Average
- 26.72
- Economy
- 2.64
- Strike rate
- 60.72
- Best innings
- 7/46
- Best match
- 10/70
- 4 wickets
- 3
- 5 wickets
- 3
- 10 wickets
- 1
Fielding
- Matches
- 21
- Innings
- 38
- Catches
- 11
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 11
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 11
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.289
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 22
- Innings
- 11
- Runs
- 56
- Average
- 8.00
- Strike rate
- 36.84
- Highest score
- 27*
- Not outs
- 4
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- 2
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 152
Bowling
- Matches
- 22
- Innings
- 22
- Balls
- 1,152
- Maidens
- 19
- Runs conceded
- 713
- Wickets
- 24
- Average
- 29.70
- Economy
- 3.71
- Strike rate
- 48.00
- Best innings
- 4/29
- Best match
- 4/29
- 4 wickets
- 1
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 22
- Innings
- 22
- Catches
- 6
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 6
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 6
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.272
- 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
43 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-06-19 | England v India | Test | India won by 279 runs |
| 1982-02-14 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 3 runs |
| 1982-01-27 | England v India | ODI | India won by 5 wickets |
| 1981-12-23 | England v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 1981-12-20 | England v India | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 1981-12-09 | England v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 1981-11-25 | England v India | ODI | England won by 5 wickets |
| 1980-06-05 | England v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by 2 wickets |
| 1980-05-30 | England v West Indies | ODI | England won by 3 wickets |
| 1980-05-28 | England v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 24 runs |
| 1980-02-15 | England v India | Test | England won by 10 wickets |
| 1980-02-01 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 8 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance 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
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27.66 | 3.13 | 53.00 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 21.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 29.14 | 2.79 | 62.57 |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 22 | 14.80 | 32.74 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 226 | 6 | 9 | 41.88 | 2.85 | 87.88 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | N/A | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 49.00 | 2.89 | 101.50 |
| 1978 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 33 | 15.50 | 29.10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 213 | 7 | 11 | 30.72 | 2.20 | 83.54 |
| 1977 | 9 | 14 | 108 | 23 | 8.30 | 20.37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 530 | 17 | 28 | 24.92 | 2.71 | 55.14 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 | 27.31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 10 | 7.00 | 1.90 | 22.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 53.00 | 5.57 | 57.00 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 4.52 | N/A |
| 1980 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8.50 | 80.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 41.33 | 3.35 | 74.00 |
| 1979 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 20.25 | 3.03 | 40.00 |
| 1978 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31.66 | 2.76 | 68.66 |
| 1977 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 15.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 10 | 13.50 | 3.46 | 23.40 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47.50 | 5.00 | 57.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v West Indies · Scarborough
- Best recorded bowling · 7/46
Test v India · Delhi
- Highest recorded innings · 53 runs
Test v India · Delhi
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Leeds