PLAYER CAREER

Paul Downton

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Men

England1977–1988

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
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	30	48	48	48	1981-02-13	1988-06-30
ODI	20	20	20	20	1984-12-05	1988-05-21

58Internationals

1,027Career runs

0Centuries

—Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 30
Innings: 48
Runs: 785
Average: 19.62
Strike rate: 29.33
Highest score: 74
Not outs: 8
100s: 0
50s: 4
Ducks: 4
4s: 67
6s: 0
Balls faced: 2,676

Bowling

Matches: 30
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 30
Innings: 51
Catches: 70
Stumpings: 5
Dismissals: 75
Keeper catches: 70
Fielder catches: 0
Dismissals / inns: 1.470
Best innings: 4 (4ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 28
Innings: 20
Runs: 242
Average: 16.13
Strike rate: 67.59
Highest score: 44*
Not outs: 5
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 2
4s: 13
6s: 0
Balls faced: 358

Bowling

Matches: 28
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 28
Innings: 28
Catches: 26
Stumpings: 3
Dismissals: 29
Keeper catches: 26
Fielder catches: 0
Dismissals / inns: 1.035
Best innings: 4 (4ct 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

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

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1988-06-30	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 156 runs
1988-06-16	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 134 runs
1988-06-02	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1988-05-23	England v West Indies	ODI	England won by 7 wickets
1988-05-21	England v West Indies	ODI	England won by 47 runs
1988-05-19	England v West Indies	ODI	England won by 6 wickets
1987-11-08	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 7 runs
1987-11-05	England v India	ODI	England won by 35 runs
1987-10-30	England v Sri Lanka	ODI	England won by 8 wickets
1987-10-26	England v West Indies	ODI	England won by 34 runs
1987-10-20	England v Pakistan	ODI	Pakistan won by 7 wickets
1987-10-17	England v Sri Lanka	ODI	England won by 108 runs

England

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

198159 runs
1984399 runs
1985118 runs
1986125 runs
198884 runs

Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	BF	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1988	3	5	84	27	21.00	35.89	0	7	234	N/A	N/A	N/A
1986	6	12	125	29	11.36	26.82	0	11	466	N/A	N/A	N/A
1985	8	9	118	54	16.85	36.41	1	12	324	N/A	N/A	N/A
1984	9	15	399	74	33.25	29.46	3	33	1,354	N/A	N/A	N/A
1981	4	7	59	26	9.83	19.79	0	4	298	N/A	N/A	N/A

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

198471 runs
198594 runs
198628 runs
198719 runs
198830 runs

Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	BF	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1988	1	1	30	30	30.00	63.82	2	47	N/A	N/A	N/A
1987	5	5	19	9	4.75	59.37	1	32	N/A	N/A	N/A
1986	5	5	28	12	7.00	47.45	0	59	N/A	N/A	N/A
1985	7	7	94	27	15.66	66.19	6	142	N/A	N/A	N/A
1984	2	2	71	44	N/A	91.02	4	78	N/A	N/A	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

1981-02-13
First available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Port of Spain
1984-12-12
Highest recorded innings · 74 runs
Test v India · Delhi
1988-06-30
Latest available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Manchester