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PLAYER CAREER

Bob Blair

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenNew Zealand1953–1964
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
FormatMatchesBat innsBalls recordedBoundaries recordedFirst scorecardLatest scorecard
Test19343261953-03-061964-03-13
19Internationals
189Career runs
0Centuries
43Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
19
Innings
34
Runs
189
Average
6.75
Strike rate
—
Highest score
64*
Not outs
6
100s
0
50s
1
Ducks
12
4s
—
6s
2
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
19
Innings
28
Balls
3,525
Maidens
114
Runs conceded
1,515
Wickets
43
Average
35.23
Economy
2.57
Strike rate
81.97
Best innings
4/85
Best match
7/142
4 wickets
3
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
19
Innings
28
Catches
5
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
5
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
5
Dismissals / inns
0.178
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

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

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1964-03-13New Zealand v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1964-02-28New Zealand v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1964-02-21New Zealand v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1963-03-15England v New ZealandTestEngland won by 7 wickets
1963-03-01England v New ZealandTestEngland won by inns & 47 runs
1959-03-14England v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1959-02-27England v New ZealandTestEngland won by inns & 99 runs
1958-08-21England v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1958-07-24England v New ZealandTestEngland won by inns & 13 runs
1958-06-19England v New ZealandTestEngland won by inns & 148 runs
1956-02-18New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 64 runs
1956-02-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 71 runs

New Zealand

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
  1. 195324 runs
  2. 195422 runs
  3. 19553 runs
  4. 195611 runs
  5. 19585 runs
  6. 195924 runs
  7. 196369 runs
  8. 196431 runs
Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right
  1. 195310 wickets
  2. 19545 wickets
  3. 19551 wickets
  4. 19565 wickets
  5. 19583 wickets
  6. 19592 wickets
  7. 19635 wickets
  8. 196412 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
19643531267.75—00—0—61227.252.6162.50
196324696423.00—0190—3531.402.2782.80
19592324228.0057.140021422279.002.72174.00
195835531.25—0000—3370.002.69156.00
1956241192.75—00—0—2531.203.1359.80
195512331.50—0000—2149.004.0872.00
1954242287.33—00—0—4520.401.7072.00
1953472464.80—00—1—61035.602.6281.40
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

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

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v South Africa · Wellington

  2. Highest recorded innings · 64* runs

    Test v England · Wellington

  3. Best recorded bowling · 4/85

    Test v South Africa · Auckland

  4. Latest available scorecard

    Test v South Africa · Auckland