CRICKET WICKETJohn Sparling
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 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1958-07-03 | 1964-02-28 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 11
- Innings
- 20
- Runs
- 229
- Average
- 12.72
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 50
- Not outs
- 2
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 1
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 11
- Innings
- 10
- Balls
- 708
- Maidens
- 33
- Runs conceded
- 327
- Wickets
- 5
- Average
- 65.40
- Economy
- 2.77
- Strike rate
- 141.60
- Best innings
- 1/9
- Best match
- 1/9
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 11
- Innings
- 16
- Catches
- 3
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 3
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 3
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.187
- 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
11 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-02-28 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1964-02-21 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1963-02-23 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 215 runs |
| 1962-02-16 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | New Zealand won by 40 runs |
| 1962-01-01 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | New Zealand won by 72 runs |
| 1961-12-08 | New Zealand v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 30 runs |
| 1959-03-14 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1959-02-27 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 99 runs |
| 1958-08-21 | England v New Zealand | Test | Match drawn |
| 1958-07-24 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 13 runs |
| 1958-07-03 | England v New Zealand | Test | England won by inns & 71 runs |
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
- 195879 runs
- 195937 runs
- 196123 runs
- 196235 runs
- 19633 runs
- 196452 runs
- 19582 wickets
- 19590 wickets
- 19610 wickets
- 19621 wickets
- 19631 wickets
- 19641 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 49 | 13.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 31.00 | 2.38 | 78.00 |
| 1963 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 52.00 | 4.33 | 72.00 |
| 1962 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 8.75 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34.00 | 2.83 | 72.00 |
| 1961 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11.50 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | N/A |
| 1959 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 12.33 | 26.81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.38 | N/A |
| 1958 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 50 | 26.33 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 62.00 | 2.81 | 132.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Leeds
- Highest recorded innings · 50 runs
Test v England · Manchester
- Best recorded bowling · 1/9
Test v South Africa · Dunedin
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Dunedin