How many Test runs has Bert Sutcliffe scored?

Bert Sutcliffe has 2,727 runs in 76 Test innings from 42 matches at an average of 40.10. Highest score: 230*.

What is Bert Sutcliffe's Test batting average?

Bert Sutcliffe's Test batting average is 40.10, from 2,727 runs and 76 innings.

How many international centuries does Bert Sutcliffe have?

Bert Sutcliffe has 5 international hundreds: 5 in Test.

Which teams has Bert Sutcliffe played international cricket for?

Bert Sutcliffe is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

When did Bert Sutcliffe play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1947 to 1965. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Bert Sutcliffe

Top-order batter · 1947 to 1965 · 42 internationals

New Zealand

Test42 matches

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42Internationals

2,727Runs

5Hundreds

4Wickets

20Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	42	20	538	10	344	4	2/38	2/38	86.00	3.83	134.50	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	42	61	20	0	20	0.327	2 (2ct 0st)

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

Bert Sutcliffe: Test stats

Test

42 matches · 1947-1965

2,727runs

Matches: 42
Average: 40.10
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 5
Highest: 230*
Fifties: 15

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	76	76	20	20	1947-03-21	1965-05-27	Complete

Questions fans ask about Bert Sutcliffe

How many Test runs has Bert Sutcliffe scored?: Bert Sutcliffe has 2,727 runs in 76 Test innings from 42 matches at an average of 40.10. Highest score: 230*.
What is Bert Sutcliffe's Test batting average?: Bert Sutcliffe's Test batting average is 40.10, from 2,727 runs and 76 innings.
How many international centuries does Bert Sutcliffe have?: Bert Sutcliffe has 5 international hundreds: 5 in Test.
Which teams has Bert Sutcliffe played international cricket for?: Bert Sutcliffe is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.
When did Bert Sutcliffe play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1947 to 1965. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1965-05-27	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1965-04-09	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by 8 wickets
1965-04-02	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1965-03-27	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by inns & 64 runs
1965-03-19	India v New Zealand	Test	India won by 7 wickets
1965-03-12	India v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1965-03-05	India v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1965-02-27	India v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1959-03-14	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1959-02-27	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 99 runs
1958-08-21	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1958-07-24	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 13 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1947 to 1965

Bert Sutcliffe in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

2,727Runs

40.10Average

-Strike rate

5Hundreds

15Fifties

230*Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	42	20	538	10	344	4	2/38	2/38	86.00	3.83	134.50	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	42	61	20	0	20	0.327	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught38 · 50.0%

Bowled21 · 27.6%

LBW4 · 5.3%

Run out3 · 3.9%

Stumped2 · 2.6%

Not out8 · 10.5%

Test batting position: average and innings

144.9628 inns

245.7513 inns

376.002 inns

434.6012 inns

553.607 inns

618.9011 inns

753.001 inns

80.001 inns

9-0 inns

1011 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

175runs

21.87average

-strike rate

250s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	16	28	2	1,049	116	40.34	-	-	2	8	3	-	5
India	9	16	3	885	230*	68.07	-	-	3	3	0	-	0
South Africa	7	13	1	455	80*	37.91	-	-	0	4	1	-	10
Pakistan	6	11	1	142	25	14.20	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
West Indies	4	8	1	196	48	28.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	13	23	1	793	116	36.04	-	-	1	4	1	-	7
Away	28	51	7	1,914	230*	43.50	-	-	4	11	4	-	9
Neutral	1	2	0	20	17	10.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	24	24	3	1,120	230*	53.33	-	-	3	5	0	-	4
2nd innings of the match	18	18	2	605	80*	37.81	-	-	0	5	2	-	8
3rd innings of the match	29	29	3	894	137*	34.38	-	-	2	4	3	-	4
4th innings of the match	5	5	0	108	82	21.60	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	15	28	1	1,214	137*	44.96	-	-	3	6	0	-	1
No. 2	8	13	1	549	230*	45.75	-	-	1	1	0	-	2
No. 3	2	2	1	76	74	76.00	-	-	0	1	0	5	3
No. 4	8	12	2	346	80*	34.60	-	-	0	3	2	-	9
No. 5	6	7	2	268	151*	53.60	-	-	1	1	1	-	1
No. 6	9	11	0	208	56	18.90	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
No. 7	1	1	0	53	53	53.00	-	-	0	1	0	4	0
No. 8	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
No. 10	1	1	1	13	13*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Lost	23	46	3	1,222	80*	28.41	-	-	0	7	5	-	14
Drawn	19	30	5	1,505	230*	60.20	-	-	5	8	0	-	2
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1947	1	1	0	58	58	58.00	-	-	0	1	0	7	0
1949	4	7	0	423	101	60.42	-	-	1	4	0	-	0
1951	2	3	0	147	116	49.00	-	-	1	0	0	12	0
1952	2	4	1	103	45	34.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1953	4	8	1	276	80*	39.42	-	-	0	2	0	-	8
1954	3	5	0	179	66	35.80	-	-	0	2	1	-	2
1955	9	17	2	774	230*	51.60	-	-	2	2	0	-	4
1956	3	6	0	180	48	30.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
1958	4	8	1	122	41	17.42	-	-	0	0	2	-	0
1959	2	3	0	73	61	24.33	159	45.91	0	1	1	10	1
1965	8	14	3	392	151*	35.63	-	-	1	3	1	-	0
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

Bert Sutcliffe: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Lancaster Park	5	8	0	303	116	37.87	-	-	1	1	1	-	0
Eden Park	4	7	1	198	61	33.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	2
Basin Reserve	2	4	0	126	62	31.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Brabourne Stadium	2	4	0	115	73	28.75	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Eden Gardens	2	4	1	187	151*	62.33	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
Headingley	2	4	0	120	82	30.00	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
Kennington Oval	2	4	1	171	88	57.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
National Stadium, Karachi	2	4	1	63	18	21.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Old Trafford	2	4	0	179	101	44.75	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	4	1	113	80*	37.66	-	-	0	1	1	-	7
University Oval, Dunedin	2	4	0	166	74	41.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	5
Arun Jaitley Stadium	2	3	1	286	230*	143.00	-	-	1	1	0	40	0
Gaddafi Stadium	2	3	0	52	25	17.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Lord's	2	3	0	75	57	25.00	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
MA Chidambaram Stadium	2	3	0	143	56	47.66	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	42	76	8	2,727	230*	40.10	-	-	5	15	5	-	16

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 5

Best Test performances

Bert Sutcliffe: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
230*	-	-	30	0	India	Arun Jaitley Stadium	1955-12-16
151*	-	-	24	0	India	Eden Gardens	1965-03-05
137*	-	-	15	0	India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	1955-11-19
116	-	-	12	0	England	Lancaster Park	1951-03-17
101	-	-	12	0	England	Old Trafford	1949-07-23
88	-	-	-	0	England	Kennington Oval	1949-08-13
82	-	-	-	0	England	Headingley	1949-06-11
80*	-	-	4	7	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1953-12-24
74	-	-	5	3	England	University Oval, Dunedin	1955-03-11
73	-	-	10	0	India	Brabourne Stadium	1955-12-02

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1965-05-27	England	4* & 53	-	Edgbaston	England won by 9 wickets
1965-04-09	Pakistan	13* & 18	-	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 8 wickets
1965-04-02	Pakistan	23	2/38	Gaddafi Stadium	Match drawn
1965-03-27	Pakistan	7 & 0	-	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	Pakistan won by inns & 64 runs
1965-03-19	India	2 & 54	0/4	Arun Jaitley Stadium	India won by 7 wickets
1965-03-12	India	4 & 1	0/30	Brabourne Stadium	Match drawn
1965-03-05	India	151* & 6	0/14	Eden Gardens	Match drawn
1965-02-27	India	56	-	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Match drawn
1959-03-14	England	61	0/2	Eden Park	Match drawn
1959-02-27	England	0 & 12	0/9	Lancaster Park	England won by inns & 99 runs