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Chris Old

All-rounder · 1972 to 1981 · 78 internationals

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78Internationals
1,183Runs
0Hundreds
188Wickets
30Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test466698456514.82--02101038
ODI3225733851*18.7740184.28014296
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test46818,8583114,0201437/509/8828.112.7261.94740
ODI32311,755-999454/84/822.203.4139.0020-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test4684220220.2612 (2ct 0st)
ODI32328080.2502 (2ct 0st)

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

Chris Old: Test and ODI stats

Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 845 71%ODI 338 29%
Wickets by format
Test 143 76%ODI 45 24%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test666681811972-12-301981-07-30Complete
ODI252431291973-09-051981-02-0496%

Questions fans ask about Chris Old

How many Test runs has Chris Old scored?
Chris Old has 845 runs in 66 Test innings from 46 matches at an average of 14.82. Highest score: 65.
What is Chris Old's Test batting average?
Chris Old's Test batting average is 14.82, from 845 runs and 66 innings.
How many Test wickets has Chris Old taken?
Chris Old has taken 143 wickets in Test from 46 matches at a bowling average of 28.11. Best innings: 7/50.
How many ODI runs has Chris Old scored?
Chris Old has 338 runs in 25 ODI innings from 32 matches at an average of 18.77 and a strike rate of 84.28. Highest score: 51*.
What is Chris Old's ODI batting average?
Chris Old's ODI batting average is 18.77, from 338 runs and 25 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Chris Old taken?
Chris Old has taken 45 wickets in ODI from 32 matches at a bowling average of 22.20. Best innings: 4/8.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1981-07-30Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by 29 runs
1981-07-16Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by 18 runs
1981-02-13England v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 79 runs
1981-02-04England v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 2 runs
1980-08-28Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1980-08-22Australia v EnglandODIEngland won by 47 runs
1980-08-20Australia v EnglandODIEngland won by 23 runs
1980-08-07England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1980-05-30England v West IndiesODIEngland won by 3 wickets
1980-05-28England v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 24 runs
1979-06-23England v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 92 runs
1979-06-20England v New ZealandODIEngland won by 9 runs

TEST CAREER · 1972 to 1981

Chris Old in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

845Runs
14.82Bat avg
-Strike rate
143Wickets
28.11Bowl avg
2.72Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career466698456514.82--02101038
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career46818,8583114,0201437/509/8828.112.7261.94740
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career4684220220.2612 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
0300600500 runs: 1976-06-1750084519721974197619781981
Test runs by year
0601201801972: 50 runs5019721973: 110 runs1101974: 231 runs23119741975: 69 runs691976: 80 runs8019761977: 133 runs1331978: 78 runs7819781979: 0 runs1980: 30 runs3019801981: 64 runs641981
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught34 · 51.5%
Bowled14 · 21.2%
LBW6 · 9.1%
Run out2 · 3.0%
Stumped1 · 1.5%
Not out9 · 13.6%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
51.001 inns
610.001 inns
72.001 inns
813.9038 inns
917.1316 inns
1028.757 inns
110.502 inns
Test runs from boundaries
Fours412 · 48.8%
Sixes48 · 5.7%
Other runs385 · 45.6%
Test wickets, innings by innings
04080120100 wickets: 1977-06-1610014319721974197619781981
Test wickets by year
0918271972: 6 wickets619721973: 24 wickets241974: 33 wickets3319741975: 11 wickets111976: 8 wickets819761977: 21 wickets211978: 26 wickets2619781979: 0 wickets1980: 8 wickets819801981: 6 wickets61981
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
139runs
19.85average
51.29strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
18wickets
28.33average
2.32economy
73.22strike rate
3/44best

Test record by situation

complete career
Chris Old: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia122042774317.3154450.91004334
India101422055217.0870928.91010223
West Indies9140122338.7137132.88003151
New Zealand6911013412.6223642.79000160
Pakistan7921406520.00--013170
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia12222,789901,232404/10430.802.6569.7210
India11221,87970821435/2119.092.6243.6941
Pakistan8141,57964694217/5033.042.6375.1911
West Indies9131,47042825183/8045.833.3681.6600
New Zealand6101,14145448216/5421.332.3554.3312
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474
Chris Old: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home223144646517.1897447.63016622
Away223553815212.70--014416
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home24445,0461962,303857/5027.092.7359.3643
Away22373,8121151,717586/5429.602.7065.7231
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474
Chris Old: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match20202145198.05--002161
2nd innings of the match242444646523.201,21338.25024575
3rd innings of the match171711854311.56--004242
4th innings of the match5525117*17.0015932.0700060
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match26263,7651421,641627/5026.462.6160.7232
2nd innings of the match20202,463811,166335/11335.332.8474.6311
3rd innings of the match24241,97459936355/2126.742.8456.4021
4th innings of the match111165629277134/2021.302.5350.4610
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474
Chris Old: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 5110111.00333.3300000
No. 6110101010.001662.5000020
No. 7110222.001711.7600000
No. 8283854595213.90--016563
No. 9151612576517.1360242.69012313
No. 1067311529*28.7524047.91001142
No. 11120110.50714.2800100
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won162032905217.0575238.56013352
Lost91821944312.1257333.85001193
Drawn192843616515.04--016493
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won17333,0681191,254587/5021.622.4552.8932
Lost9151,83659828326/5425.872.7057.3721
Drawn20333,9541331,938535/11336.562.9474.6021
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474
Chris Old: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19721225033*N/A16829.7600041
197371011103412.22--002180
1974101512316516.5056840.66012243
19755826925*11.5015943.39002100
1976340803320.0020638.83000120
197771101335212.0944529.88011142
19786817829*11.1425031.2000190
19802213024*30.0026115.3800032
1981361642912.808971.9100290
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1972122821311564/4319.162.4447.0010
19737121,41135730245/11330.413.1058.7921
197411181,77345971335/2129.423.2853.7221
19755883426425113/5038.633.0575.8100
1976365121328283/8035.253.3064.0000
19777141,41245590214/10428.092.5067.2310
19787131,53179481267/5018.501.8858.8812
1980235032420283/4725.252.4062.8700
1981356003122463/4437.332.24100.0000
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474
Chris Old: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lord's71011234113.6622554.66002162
Headingley581943413.4218750.26002150
Edgbaston461592311.8011850.0000150
Kennington Oval3411066535.3327538.54011130
MA Chidambaram Stadium2401994.7510318.4400030
Queen's Park Oval24015113.756124.5900100
Eden Gardens23210252102.0033830.1701083
Gaddafi Stadium2311917*9.50--00130
Melbourne Cricket Ground230531.662420.8300100
All466698456514.82--02101038
Chris Old: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Lord's7131,45753677275/2125.072.7853.9612
Headingley6101,33563539214/4125.662.4263.5720
Edgbaston591,10843508227/5023.092.7550.3601
Kennington Oval365191928653/7457.203.30103.8000
Eden Gardens2447422190114/4317.272.4043.0910
MA Chidambaram Stadium242821210042/1925.002.1270.5000
Melbourne Cricket Ground245507268104/10426.802.9255.0010
Old Trafford243601114964/2024.832.4860.0010
Gaddafi Stadium23362917911/63179.002.96362.0000
Queen's Park Oval23238615643/8939.003.9359.5000
All46818,8583114,0201437/5028.112.7261.9474

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

Test milestones

Best Test performances

Chris Old: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
6516539.3960PakistanKennington Oval1974-08-22
5217030.5842IndiaEden Gardens1977-01-01
434889.5852AustraliaWACA Ground1974-12-13
417455.4070PakistanLord's1974-08-08
379041.1150AustraliaOld Trafford1977-07-07
347346.5750New ZealandHeadingley1973-07-05
33*9036.6631IndiaEden Gardens1972-12-30
336253.2270West IndiesTrent Bridge1976-06-03
29*10228.4320AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1978-12-01
293193.5460AustraliaHeadingley1981-07-16
Chris Old: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
7/5013662.20PakistanEdgbaston1978-06-01
6/54240111.35New ZealandBasin Reserve1978-02-10
5/214832.62IndiaLord's1974-06-20
5/11325172.70New ZealandLord's1973-06-21
4/209671.25IndiaOld Trafford1974-06-06
4/41250220.98PakistanHeadingley1978-06-29
4/4312662.04IndiaEden Gardens1972-12-30
4/6712663.19IndiaLord's1974-06-20
4/6914452.87IndiaGreen Park1973-01-25
4/7112043.55New ZealandHeadingley1973-07-05

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1981-07-30Australia11* & 233/44 & 1/19EdgbastonEngland won by 29 runs
1981-07-16Australia0 & 290/91 & 1/21HeadingleyEngland won by 18 runs
1981-02-13West Indies1 & 01/49Queen's Park OvalWest Indies won by inns & 79 runs
1980-08-28Australia24*3/91 & 3/47Lord'sMatch drawn
1980-08-07West Indies62/64HeadingleyMatch drawn
1978-12-01Australia29*2/24 & 2/60Brisbane Cricket GroundEngland won by 7 wickets
1978-07-27New Zealand161/43 & 0/13Kennington OvalEngland won by 7 wickets
1978-06-29Pakistandid not bat4/41HeadingleyMatch drawn
1978-06-15Pakistan01/26 & 0/36Lord'sEngland won by inns & 120 runs
1978-06-01Pakistan57/50 & 1/38EdgbastonEngland won by inns & 57 runs

ODI CAREER · 1973 to 1981

Chris Old in ODIs

Scorecards for 24 of 25 official batting innings

45Wickets
22.20Average
3.41Economy
39.00Strike rate
4/8Best
0Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career3225733851*18.7740184.28014296
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career32311,755-999454/84/822.203.4139.0020-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career32328080.2502 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings
01020304025 wickets: 1978-01-1325401973197519781980
ODI wickets by year
03691973: 3 wickets319731974: 6 wickets61975: 11 wickets1119751976: 0 wickets1977: 4 wickets419771978: 5 wickets51979: 7 wickets719791980: 3 wickets31981: 1 wickets11981
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets
ODI runs, innings by innings
080160240320250 runs: 1977-06-062503201973197519781980
ODI runs by year
03060901973: 25 runs2519731974: 44 runs441975: 110 runs11019751976: 0 runs1977: 81 runs8119771978: 35 runs351979: 18 runs1819791980: 6 runs61981: 1 runs11981
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught10 · 41.7%
Bowled5 · 20.8%
LBW1 · 4.2%
Stumped1 · 4.2%
Not out7 · 29.2%
ODI batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
517.333 inns
641.003 inns
715.004 inns
826.409 inns
92.003 inns
1011 inns
111.001 inns
ODI runs from boundaries
Fours104 · 32.5%
Sixes36 · 11.2%
Other runs180 · 56.2%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
60runs
10.00average
63.82strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
10wickets
33.00average
3.12economy
63.40strike rate
2/12best

ODI record by situation

24 recorded innings
Chris Old: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia7721103522.0014575.86001121
Pakistan772773915.409581.0500141
West Indies55030216.005356.6000130
New Zealand331472723.505979.6600122
India2225651*N/A33169.6901052
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia101055813343144/5724.503.6839.8510
Pakistan77382723462/639.003.6763.6600
West Indies663601021393/4323.663.5540.0000
India33194410573/3615.003.2427.7100
New Zealand3319239442/2923.502.9348.0000
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home1818625951*21.5829687.50014244
Away661612712.208968.5300022
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home22221,34231772313/2924.903.4543.2900
Away77344621794/5724.113.7838.2210
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first1515626451*29.3330785.99013215
Chasing99156257.007871.7900151
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first141481016481244/5720.043.5633.7510
Defending a total151587621508163/2931.753.4754.7500
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 5330523917.3344118.1800022
No. 63318251*41.0079103.7901063
No. 7441452115.006371.4200131
No. 89941323526.4017575.42002150
No. 9330642.002030.0000100
No. 1011122*N/A1200.0000000
No. 11110111.00333.3300000
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won1313618851*26.8520591.70011174
Lost101011053911.6613975.5300371
No result110272727.004165.8500021
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won17171,07025584264/5722.463.2741.1510
Lost101054211368123/2930.664.0745.1600
No result227413721/518.503.0037.0000
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1973220252112.503767.5600030
1974331443922.0044100.0000131
197555211051*36.66100110.0001165
1977440813520.2511073.63000120
19783323525*35.004479.5400020
19794411816*6.003551.4200200
1980221646.001250.0000000
1981110111.00333.3300000
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
19732212619533/4331.664.5242.0000
197444212016963/3628.164.7835.3300
1975552988173114/5715.723.4827.0910
197744226515042/5637.503.9856.5000
19783316456752/613.402.4532.8000
197966378718572/5526.422.9354.0000
198044252714232/1247.333.3884.0000
198111304811/88.001.6030.0000
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Headingley551155*3.753938.4600110
Edgbaston331373518.507052.8500160
Kennington Oval3316625*33.007192.9500070
Old Trafford331312515.503783.7800140
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Headingley553119155123/2912.912.9925.9100
Kennington Oval55299121373/3630.424.2742.7100
Lord's44282715752/5531.403.3456.4000
Edgbaston3313848411/1584.003.65138.0000
Old Trafford3318086942/617.252.3045.0000
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510
Chris Old: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first1515626451*29.3330785.99013215
Chasing99156257.007871.7900151
All3024732051*18.8238583.11014266
Chris Old: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first141481016481244/5720.043.5633.7510
Defending a total151587621508163/2931.753.4754.7500
All30291,68637989404/5724.723.5142.1510

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

Best ODI performances

Chris Old: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
51*30170.0042IndiaLord's1975-06-07
3931125.8021PakistanTrent Bridge1974-08-31
355959.3260AustraliaEdgbaston1977-06-04
274165.8521New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin1975-03-08
25*24104.1620PakistanKennington Oval1978-05-26
2523108.6940AustraliaOld Trafford1977-06-02
212295.4530West IndiesKennington Oval1973-09-07
20*16125.0001New ZealandTrent Bridge1975-06-11
202580.0020AustraliaKennington Oval1977-06-06
16*2466.6600AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1979-02-04
Chris Old: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
4/576405.34AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1975-01-01
3/294224.14AustraliaHeadingley1975-06-18
3/365703.78IndiaKennington Oval1974-07-15
3/436613.90West IndiesHeadingley1973-09-05
3/436503.96IndiaHeadingley1974-07-13
2/64240.85PakistanOld Trafford1978-05-24
2/126641.09West IndiesHeadingley1980-05-28
2/266612.36PakistanKennington Oval1978-05-26
2/297222.41New ZealandTrent Bridge1975-06-11
2/557204.58West IndiesLord's1979-06-23

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1981-02-04West Indies11/8Arnos Vale GroundWest Indies won by 2 runs
1980-08-22Australia2*0/44EdgbastonEngland won by 47 runs
1980-08-20Australiadid not bat0/43Kennington OvalEngland won by 23 runs
1980-05-30West Indiesdid not bat1/43Lord'sEngland won by 3 wickets
1980-05-28West Indies42/12HeadingleyWest Indies won by 24 runs
1979-06-23West Indies02/55Lord'sWest Indies won by 92 runs
1979-06-20New Zealand01/33Old TraffordEngland won by 9 runs
1979-06-16Pakistan21/28HeadingleyEngland won by 14 runs
1979-06-09Australiadid not bat1/33Lord'sEngland won by 6 wickets
1979-02-04Australia16*1/31Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia won by 4 wickets