PLAYER CAREER

Richard Ellison

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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Men

England1984–1986

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	11	16	16	16	1984-08-09	1986-06-05
ODI	14	12	12	12	1984-12-05	1986-07-16

25Internationals

288Career runs

0Centuries

47Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 11
Innings: 16
Runs: 202
Average: 13.46
Strike rate: 28.13
Highest score: 41
Not outs: 1
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 1
4s: 23
6s: 0
Balls faced: 718

Bowling

Matches: 11
Innings: 20
Balls: 2,264
Maidens: 90
Runs conceded: 1,048
Wickets: 35
Average: 29.94
Economy: 2.77
Strike rate: 64.68
Best innings: 6/77
Best match: 10/104
4 wickets: 2
5 wickets: 3
10 wickets: 1

Fielding

Matches: 11
Innings: 22
Catches: 2
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 2
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 2
Dismissals / inns: 0.090
Best innings: 1 (1ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 14
Innings: 12
Runs: 86
Average: 10.75
Strike rate: 78.18
Highest score: 24
Not outs: 4
100s: 0
50s: 0
Ducks: 0
4s: 3
6s: 1
Balls faced: 110

Bowling

Matches: 14
Innings: 14
Balls: 696
Maidens: 9
Runs conceded: 510
Wickets: 12
Average: 42.50
Economy: 4.39
Strike rate: 58.00
Best innings: 3/42
Best match: 3/42
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 14
Innings: 14
Catches: 2
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 2
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 2
Dismissals / inns: 0.142
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

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

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1986-07-16	England v New Zealand	ODI	New Zealand won by 47 runs
1986-06-05	England v India	Test	India won by 5 wickets
1986-05-26	England v India	ODI	England won by 5 wickets
1986-05-24	England v India	ODI	India won by 9 wickets
1986-04-11	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 240 runs
1986-03-31	England v West Indies	ODI	West Indies won by 8 wickets
1986-03-07	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 7 wickets
1986-03-04	England v West Indies	ODI	England won by 5 wickets
1986-02-21	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-08-29	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 94 runs
1985-08-15	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 118 runs
1985-03-26	England v Pakistan	ODI	Pakistan won by 43 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

198486 runs
19853 runs
1986113 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

198410 wickets
198517 wickets
19868 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1986	4	8	113	36	14.12	25.27	12	447	7	8	46.75	3.18	88.12
1985	2	1	3	3	3.00	9.37	0	32	4	17	10.88	2.43	26.76
1984	5	7	86	41	14.33	35.98	11	239	9	10	48.90	2.65	110.40

ODI

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

198418 runs
198541 runs
198627 runs

ODI · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

19841 wickets
19857 wickets
19864 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 3 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1986	5	3	27	12	9.00	81.81	0	1	33	5	4	55.25	4.70	70.50
1985	7	7	41	24	10.25	71.92	3	0	57	7	7	30.42	3.80	48.00
1984	2	2	18	14	18.00	90.00	0	0	20	2	1	76.00	5.84	78.00

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

1984-08-09
First available scorecard
Test v West Indies · The Oval
1984-08-23
Highest recorded innings · 41 runs
Test v Sri Lanka · Lord's
1985-08-15
Best recorded bowling · 6/77
Test v Australia · Birmingham
1986-07-16
Latest available scorecard
ODI v New Zealand · Leeds