How many Test runs has Cuan McCarthy scored?

Cuan McCarthy has 28 runs in 24 Test innings from 15 matches at an average of 3.11. Highest score: 5.

What is Cuan McCarthy's Test batting average?

Cuan McCarthy's Test batting average is 3.11, from 28 runs and 24 innings.

How many Test wickets has Cuan McCarthy taken?

Cuan McCarthy has taken 36 wickets in Test from 15 matches at a bowling average of 41.94. Best innings: 6/43.

Which teams has Cuan McCarthy played international cricket for?

Cuan McCarthy is recorded for South Africa in this publication.

When did Cuan McCarthy play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1951. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Cuan McCarthy

Bowler · 1948 to 1951 · 15 internationals

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Test15 matches

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15Internationals

28Runs

0Hundreds

36Wickets

6Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	0	0	6	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	7/164	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	15	26	6	0	6	0.230	1 (1ct 0st)

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

Cuan McCarthy: Test stats

Test

15 matches · 1948-1951

36wickets

Matches: 15
Average: 41.94
Economy: 2.58
Strike rate: 97.19
Best innings: 6/43
Five-fors: 2

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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	24	24	25	25	1948-12-16	1951-08-16	Complete

Questions fans ask about Cuan McCarthy

How many Test runs has Cuan McCarthy scored?: Cuan McCarthy has 28 runs in 24 Test innings from 15 matches at an average of 3.11. Highest score: 5.
What is Cuan McCarthy's Test batting average?: Cuan McCarthy's Test batting average is 3.11, from 28 runs and 24 innings.
How many Test wickets has Cuan McCarthy taken?: Cuan McCarthy has taken 36 wickets in Test from 15 matches at a bowling average of 41.94. Best innings: 6/43.
Which teams has Cuan McCarthy played international cricket for?: Cuan McCarthy is recorded for South Africa in this publication.
When did Cuan McCarthy play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1951. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1951-08-16	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1951-07-26	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1951-07-05	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1951-06-21	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 10 wickets
1951-06-07	England v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 71 runs
1950-03-03	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 259 runs
1950-02-10	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1950-01-20	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 5 wickets
1949-12-31	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1949-12-24	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 85 runs
1949-03-05	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 3 wickets
1949-02-12	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1948 to 1951

Cuan McCarthy in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

36Wickets

41.94Average

2.58Economy

97.19Strike rate

6/43Best

2Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	0	0	6	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	7/164	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	15	26	6	0	6	0.230	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

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

Caught1 · 4.2%

Bowled6 · 25.0%

Stumped2 · 8.3%

Not out15 · 62.5%

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

105.001 inns

112.8723 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

17runs

5.66average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

11wickets

53.63average

2.53economy

127.09strike rate

4/76best

Test record by situation

complete career

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
England	10	15	8	18	5	2.57	-	-	4	-
Australia	5	9	7	10	4*	5.00	-	-	2	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	10	17	2,347	46	974	31	6/43	31.41	2.48	75.70	2	2
Australia	5	8	1,152	18	536	5	2/90	107.20	2.79	230.40	0	0
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Home	10	15	9	15	4*	2.50	-	-	4	-
Away	5	9	6	13	5	4.33	-	-	2	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	10	17	2,437	33	1,097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	0	2
Away	5	8	1,062	31	413	10	4/76	41.30	2.33	106.20	2	0
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1st innings of the match	7	7	4	8	4*	2.66	-	-	2	-
2nd innings of the match	8	8	5	6	2*	2.00	-	-	2	0
3rd innings of the match	9	9	6	14	5	4.66	-	-	2	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	8	8	1,713	19	809	17	5/114	47.58	2.83	100.76	1	1
2nd innings of the match	7	7	980	29	336	7	4/104	48.00	2.05	140.00	1	0
3rd innings of the match	3	3	362	5	181	5	2/50	36.20	3.00	72.40	0	0
4th innings of the match	7	7	444	11	184	7	6/43	26.28	2.48	63.42	0	1
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
No. 10	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	-	-	0	-
No. 11	15	23	15	23	4*	2.87	-	-	6	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Won	1	2	1	6	5	6.00	-	-	0	-
Lost	9	17	10	18	4*	2.57	-	-	6	-
Drawn	5	5	4	4	2*	4.00	-	-	0	0
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	1	2	336	11	112	5	4/104	22.40	2.00	67.20	1	0
Lost	9	15	1,604	28	712	15	6/43	47.46	2.66	106.93	1	1
Drawn	5	8	1,559	25	686	16	5/114	42.87	2.64	97.43	0	1
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1948	2	3	1	1	1*	0.50	-	-	2	0
1949	5	7	3	5	3	1.25	-	-	2	0
1950	3	5	5	9	4*	N/A	-	-	0	-
1951	5	9	6	13	5	4.33	-	-	2	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1948	2	3	376	5	165	9	6/43	18.33	2.63	41.77	0	1
1949	5	9	1,333	15	602	14	5/114	43.00	2.70	95.21	0	1
1950	3	5	728	13	330	3	2/113	110.00	2.71	242.66	0	0
1951	5	8	1,062	31	413	10	4/76	41.30	2.33	106.20	2	0
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

Cuan McCarthy: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
The Wanderers Stadium	4	5	4	4	2*	4.00	-	-	1	0
Kingsmead	2	4	2	2	2*	1.00	-	-	2	0
Newlands	2	3	1	1	1	0.50	-	-	1	0
St George's Park	2	3	2	8	4*	8.00	-	-	0	-
All	15	24	15	28	5	3.11	-	-	6	-

Cuan McCarthy: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
The Wanderers Stadium	4	6	1,145	13	525	15	5/114	35.00	2.75	76.33	0	1
Kingsmead	2	4	312	9	103	6	6/43	17.16	1.98	52.00	0	1
Newlands	2	4	592	7	286	3	2/75	95.33	2.89	197.33	0	0
St George's Park	2	3	388	4	183	2	2/42	91.50	2.82	194.00	0	0
All	15	25	3,499	64	1,510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 2

Best Test performances

Cuan McCarthy: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
5	-	-	-	England	Trent Bridge	1951-06-07
4*	-	-	-	Australia	St George's Park	1950-03-03
4*	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1951-08-16
3	-	-	0	England	St George's Park	1949-03-05
2*	-	-	0	Australia	Kingsmead	1950-01-20
2*	-	-	0	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1950-02-10
2*	-	-	0	England	Lord's	1951-06-21
1*	-	-	0	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1948-12-27
1*	-	-	0	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-12-24
1*	-	-	0	Australia	St George's Park	1950-03-03

Cuan McCarthy: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/43	96	2	2.68	England	Kingsmead	1948-12-16
5/114	287	3	2.38	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-02-12
4/76	138	2	3.30	England	Lord's	1951-06-21
4/104	288	10	2.16	England	Trent Bridge	1951-06-07
3/102	208	1	2.94	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1948-12-27
2/42	140	1	1.80	England	St George's Park	1949-03-05
2/50	98	2	3.06	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-02-12
2/75	160	2	2.81	England	Newlands	1949-01-01
2/90	200	2	2.70	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-12-24
2/113	248	4	2.73	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1950-02-10

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1951-08-16	England	4* & 0	1/45 & 0/17	Kennington Oval	England won by 4 wickets
1951-07-26	England	0*	0/81	Headingley	Match drawn
1951-07-05	England	0 & 0*	0/36 & 0/46	Old Trafford	England won by 9 wickets
1951-06-21	England	1* & 2*	4/76	Lord's	England won by 10 wickets
1951-06-07	England	1* & 5	4/104 & 1/8	Trent Bridge	South Africa won by 71 runs
1950-03-03	Australia	1* & 4*	0/121	St George's Park	Australia won by inns & 259 runs
1950-02-10	Australia	2*	2/113 & 1/56	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1950-01-20	Australia	0* & 2*	0/8 & 0/32	Kingsmead	Australia won by 5 wickets
1949-12-31	Australia	0 & 0*	0/98 & 0/18	Newlands	Australia won by 8 wickets
1949-12-24	Australia	0 & 1*	2/90	The Wanderers Stadium	Australia won by inns & 85 runs