CRICKET WICKETWalter Read
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 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1882-12-30 | 1893-08-24 |
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 18
- Innings
- 27
- Runs
- 720
- Average
- 27.69
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 117
- Not outs
- 1
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 5
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 18
- Innings
- 2
- Balls
- 60
- Maidens
- 2
- Runs conceded
- 63
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- N/A
- Economy
- 6.30
- Strike rate
- N/A
- Best innings
- -
- Best match
- -
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 18
- Innings
- 35
- Catches
- 16
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 16
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 16
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.457
- 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
19 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-08-24 | Australia v England | Test | Match drawn |
| 1893-08-14 | Australia v England | Test | England won by inns & 43 runs |
| 1892-03-19 | England v South Africa | Test | England won by inns & 189 runs |
| 1890-08-25 | Australia v England | Test | No result |
| 1890-08-11 | Australia v England | Test | England won by 2 wickets |
| 1890-07-21 | Australia v England | Test | England won by 7 wickets |
| 1888-08-30 | Australia v England | Test | England won by inns & 21 runs |
| 1888-08-13 | Australia v England | Test | England won by inns & 137 runs |
| 1888-07-16 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 61 runs |
| 1888-02-10 | Australia v England | Test | England won by 126 runs |
| 1886-08-12 | Australia v England | Test | England won by inns & 217 runs |
| 1886-07-19 | Australia v England | Test | England won by inns & 106 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
- 188248 runs
- 1883180 runs
- 1884129 runs
- 1886176 runs
- 188862 runs
- 189021 runs
- 189240 runs
- 189364 runs
- 18820 wickets
- 18840 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 52 | 32.00 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1892 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1890 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 5.25 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1888 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 19 | 10.33 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1886 | 3 | 4 | 176 | 94 | 44.00 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1884 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 117 | 64.50 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.71 | N/A |
| 1883 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 75 | 36.00 | — | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1882 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 29 | 24.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.06 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Melbourne
- Highest recorded innings · 117 runs
Test v Australia · The Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Manchester