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Alf Valentine

Bowler · 1950 to 1962 · 36 internationals

West Indies
Test36 matches
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36Internationals
141Runs
0Hundreds
139Wickets
13Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test365121141144.70--0012-3
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test366312,9537894,2151398/10411/20430.321.9593.18782
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test3670130130.1851 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Alf Valentine: Test stats

Test

36 matches · 1950-1962

139wickets
Matches
36
Average
30.32
Economy
1.95
Strike rate
93.18
Best innings
8/104
Five-fors
8
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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test515163631950-06-081962-04-13Complete

Questions fans ask about Alf Valentine

How many Test runs has Alf Valentine scored?
Alf Valentine has 141 runs in 51 Test innings from 36 matches at an average of 4.70. Highest score: 14.
What is Alf Valentine's Test batting average?
Alf Valentine's Test batting average is 4.70, from 141 runs and 51 innings.
How many Test wickets has Alf Valentine taken?
Alf Valentine has taken 139 wickets in Test from 36 matches at a bowling average of 30.32. Best innings: 8/104.
Which teams has Alf Valentine played international cricket for?
Alf Valentine is recorded for West Indies in this publication.
When did Alf Valentine play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1950 to 1962. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1962-04-13India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 123 runs
1962-03-23India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1961-02-10Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 2 wickets
1961-01-27Australia v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1961-01-13Australia v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 222 runs
1960-12-30Australia v West IndiesTestAustralia won by 7 wickets
1960-12-09Australia v West IndiesTestMatch tied
1958-01-17Pakistan v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-07-04England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1957-06-20England v West IndiesTestEngland won by inns & 36 runs
1956-03-09New Zealand v West IndiesTestNew Zealand won by 190 runs
1956-03-03New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 9 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1950 to 1962

Alf Valentine in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

139Wickets
30.32Average
1.95Economy
93.18Strike rate
8/104Best
8Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career365121141144.70--0012-3
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career366312,9537894,2151398/10411/20430.321.9593.18782
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career3670130130.1851 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
04080120100 wickets: 1954-02-24100139195019521954195619581961
Test wickets by year
0918271950: 33 wickets3319501951: 22 wickets221952: 10 wickets1019521953: 28 wickets281954: 7 wickets719541955: 5 wickets51956: 15 wickets1519561957: 0 wickets1958: 3 wickets319581959: 0 wickets1960: 2 wickets219601961: 12 wickets121962: 2 wickets21962
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
04080120100 runs: 1958-01-17100141195019521954195619581961
Test runs by year
0816241950: 15 runs1519501951: 31 runs311952: 6 runs619521953: 23 runs231954: 0 runs19541955: 8 runs81956: 10 runs1019561957: 4 runs41958: 5 runs519581959: 0 runs1960: 8 runs819601961: 13 runs131962: 18 runs181962
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught10 · 19.6%
Bowled12 · 23.5%
LBW3 · 5.9%
Run out2 · 3.9%
Stumped3 · 5.9%
Not out21 · 41.2%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
5-0 inns
6-0 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
103.255 inns
114.9246 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
32runs
10.66average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
14wickets
34.50average
2.01economy
102.50strike rate
4/67best

Test record by situation

complete career
Alf Valentine: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia13221366147.33--004-2
England91331991.90--005-0
India79341136.83--002-1
New Zealand5611052.00--001-0
Pakistan11155*N/A--000-0
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia13213,9411261,573436/10236.582.3991.6533
England9153,8362831,140408/10428.501.7895.9022
India7143,012217942305/6431.401.87100.4022
New Zealand6111,892154436235/3218.951.3882.2601
Pakistan12272912432/10941.332.7390.6600
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878
Alf Valentine: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home1418854135.40--006-1
Away21331387144.35--006-2
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home14255,2693501,793455/6439.842.04117.0822
Away22387,6844392,422948/10425.761.8981.7456
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878
Alf Valentine: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match1818955146.11--002-0
2nd innings of the match1717434132.61--007-1
3rd innings of the match1313847139.40--001-2
4th innings of the match330551.66--002-0
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match15153,1792021,077368/10429.912.0388.3003
2nd innings of the match19193,6562111,171435/9927.231.9285.0251
3rd innings of the match17173,7502431,186416/3928.921.8991.4613
4th innings of the match12122,368133781195/8841.101.97124.6311
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878
Alf Valentine: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 10451135*3.25--001-0
No. 11324620128144.92--0011-3
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won141765410*4.90--002-0
Lost1122849143.50--007-2
Drawn910531136.20--003-1
Tied12277*N/A--00000
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won14275,6874331,551676/3923.141.6384.8853
Lost11173,4081381,267408/10431.672.2385.2013
Drawn10173,5862081,288315/6441.542.15115.6712
Tied122721010911/82109.002.40272.0000
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878
Alf Valentine: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19504501593.00--002-0
195147231146.20--00122
1952231663.00--00100
195356223135.75--002-1
195434100*0.00--00300
195534384*8.00--001-0
19564501052.00--001-0
195724242*2.00--00000
195811155*N/A--000-0
196024487*N/A--00000
19613541310*13.00--00120
1962231187*9.00--000-0
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1950482,535197674338/10420.421.5976.8122
1951471,49736612226/10227.812.4568.0413
19523492261232103/2923.201.5092.2000
19535102,580178828285/6429.571.9292.1422
1954351,1458237873/5054.001.98163.5700
1955348404234953/11369.802.49168.0000
1956481,21099283155/3218.861.4080.6601
19572215648800/20N/A3.38N/A00
195812272912432/10941.332.7390.6600
1960233611116421/5582.002.72180.5000
1961361,00331369124/6730.752.2083.5820
1962244323911421/2857.001.58216.0000
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878
Alf Valentine: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Kensington Oval5641768.50--000-0
Melbourne Cricket Ground365191419.00--00020
Sabina Park463207*6.66--002-0
Sydney Cricket Ground3631710*5.66--00120
Brisbane Cricket Ground242221311.00--00002
Bourda23013134.33--002-1
Lord's231653.00--000-0
Queen's Park Oval33144*2.00--002-0
Trent Bridge23142*2.00--00000
All365121141144.70--0012-3
Alf Valentine: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Kensington Oval5101,771130540134/5841.531.82136.2310
Sabina Park471,38580507165/6431.682.1986.5611
Melbourne Cricket Ground3579225295105/8829.502.2379.2001
Queen's Park Oval351,3228843972/9262.711.99188.8500
Sydney Cricket Ground3596122388144/6727.712.4268.6430
Brisbane Cricket Ground247992032575/9946.422.44114.1401
Lancaster Park2474254204125/3217.001.6461.8301
Adelaide Oval235491721676/10230.852.3678.4201
Bourda237915230795/12734.112.3287.8801
Eden Park234904110463/2917.331.2781.6600
Lord's237147514774/4821.001.23102.0010
Trent Bridge237985925153/14050.201.88159.6000
All366312,9537894,2151398/10430.321.9593.1878

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 8

  1. 5/32v New ZealandLancaster Park · 1956-02-18
  2. 5/64v IndiaSabina Park · 1953-03-28
  3. 5/127v IndiaBourda · 1953-03-11
  4. 5/88v AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground · 1951-12-31
  5. 6/102v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 1951-12-22
  6. 5/99v AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground · 1951-11-09
  7. 6/39v EnglandKennington Oval · 1950-08-12
  8. 8/104v EnglandOld Trafford · 1950-06-08

Best Test performances

Alf Valentine: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
14--20AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1951-12-31
13--02AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1951-11-09
13---1IndiaBourda1953-03-11
10*10100.0020AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1961-01-13
9---0EnglandKennington Oval1950-08-12
7*--00AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1960-12-09
7*---0IndiaSabina Park1962-04-13
7---0IndiaSabina Park1962-04-13
6--00AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1952-01-25
6---0IndiaKensington Oval1953-02-07
Alf Valentine: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
8/104300142.08EnglandOld Trafford1950-06-08
6/39159101.47EnglandKennington Oval1950-08-12
6/10222162.76AustraliaAdelaide Oval1951-12-22
5/32136111.41New ZealandLancaster Park1956-02-18
5/6416792.29IndiaSabina Park1953-03-28
5/8824092.20AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1951-12-31
5/9920042.97AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1951-11-09
5/127323202.35IndiaBourda1953-03-11
4/48270281.06EnglandLord's1950-06-24
4/58246211.41IndiaKensington Oval1953-02-07

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1962-04-13India7* & 71/32 & 0/28Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 123 runs
1962-03-23India41/28 & 0/26Kensington OvalWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1961-02-10Australia0* & 3*0/42 & 3/60Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia won by 2 wickets
1961-01-27Australia00/74 & 1/40Adelaide OvalMatch drawn
1961-01-13Australia0* & 10*4/67 & 4/86Sydney Cricket GroundWest Indies won by 222 runs
1960-12-30Australia1* & 0*1/55Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia won by 7 wickets
1960-12-09Australia0* & 7*1/82 & 0/27Brisbane Cricket GroundMatch tied
1958-01-17Pakistan5*1/15 & 2/109Kensington OvalMatch drawn
1957-07-04England1 & 2*0/68Trent BridgeMatch drawn
1957-06-20England0* & 10/20Lord'sEngland won by inns & 36 runs