CRICKET WICKETMichael Melle
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 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1950-02-10 | 1953-01-24 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 7
- Innings
- 12
- Runs
- 68
- Average
- 8.50
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 17
- Not outs
- 4
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 7
- Innings
- 12
- Balls
- 1,667
- Maidens
- 20
- Runs conceded
- 851
- Wickets
- 26
- Average
- 32.73
- Economy
- 3.06
- Strike rate
- 64.11
- Best innings
- 6/71
- Best match
- 9/166
- 4 wickets
- 1
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 7
- Innings
- 12
- Catches
- 4
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 4
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 4
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.333
- 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
7 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-01-24 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 1953-01-09 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by inns & 38 runs |
| 1952-12-24 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 82 runs |
| 1952-12-05 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 96 runs |
| 1951-08-16 | England v South Africa | Test | England won by 4 wickets |
| 1950-03-03 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by inns & 259 runs |
| 1950-02-10 | Australia v South Africa | 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
- 195021 runs
- 195122 runs
- 195215 runs
- 195310 runs
- 19508 wickets
- 19514 wickets
- 195211 wickets
- 19533 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | 84.33 | 3.21 | 157.33 |
| 1952 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 11 | 25.27 | 2.91 | 52.09 |
| 1951 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 11.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 4.25 | 1.30 | 19.50 |
| 1950 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 8 | 37.87 | 3.34 | 68.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Johannesburg
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Australia · Johannesburg
- Highest recorded innings · 17 runs
Test v England · The Oval
- Best recorded bowling · 6/71
Test v Australia · Brisbane
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Adelaide