How many Test runs has Bill Athey scored?

Bill Athey has 919 runs in 41 Test innings from 23 matches at an average of 22.97 and a strike rate of 38.72. Highest score: 123.

What is Bill Athey's Test batting average?

Bill Athey's Test batting average is 22.97, from 919 runs and 41 innings.

How many ODI runs has Bill Athey scored?

Bill Athey has 848 runs in 30 ODI innings from 31 matches at an average of 31.40 and a strike rate of 56.72. Highest score: 142*.

What is Bill Athey's ODI batting average?

Bill Athey's ODI batting average is 31.40, from 848 runs and 30 innings.

How many international centuries does Bill Athey have?

Bill Athey has 3 international hundreds: 1 in Test; 2 in ODI.

Which teams has Bill Athey played international cricket for?

Bill Athey is recorded for England in this publication.

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Bill Athey

Top-order batter · 1980 to 1988 · 54 internationals

England

Test23 matches ODI31 matches

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54Internationals

1,767Runs

3Hundreds

-Wickets

29Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93	0
ODI	31	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	-	-
ODI	31	1	6	0	10	0	-	-	N/A	10.00	N/A	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	23	38	13	0	13	0.342	2 (2ct 0st)
ODI	31	31	16	0	16	0.516	3 (3ct 0st)

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

Bill Athey: Test and ODI stats

Test

23 matches · 1980-1988

919runs

Matches: 23
Average: 22.97
Strike rate: 38.72
Hundreds: 1
Highest: 123
Fifties: 4

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ODI

31 matches · 1980-1988

848runs

Matches: 31
Average: 31.40
Strike rate: 56.72
Hundreds: 2
Highest: 142*
Fifties: 4

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	41	41	-	0	1980-08-28	1988-07-21	Complete
ODI	30	30	1	1	1980-08-20	1988-03-16	Complete

Questions fans ask about Bill Athey

How many Test runs has Bill Athey scored?: Bill Athey has 919 runs in 41 Test innings from 23 matches at an average of 22.97 and a strike rate of 38.72. Highest score: 123.
What is Bill Athey's Test batting average?: Bill Athey's Test batting average is 22.97, from 919 runs and 41 innings.
How many ODI runs has Bill Athey scored?: Bill Athey has 848 runs in 30 ODI innings from 31 matches at an average of 31.40 and a strike rate of 56.72. Highest score: 142*.
What is Bill Athey's ODI batting average?: Bill Athey's ODI batting average is 31.40, from 848 runs and 30 innings.
How many international centuries does Bill Athey have?: Bill Athey has 3 international hundreds: 1 in Test; 2 in ODI.
Which teams has Bill Athey played international cricket for?: Bill Athey is recorded for England in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1988-07-21	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 10 wickets
1988-03-16	England v New Zealand	ODI	New Zealand won by 7 wickets
1988-02-12	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1988-02-04	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 22 runs
1988-01-29	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1987-12-16	England v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1987-12-07	England v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1987-11-25	England v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by inns & 87 runs
1987-11-22	England v Pakistan	ODI	England won by 98 runs
1987-11-20	England v Pakistan	ODI	England won by 23 runs
1987-11-18	England v Pakistan	ODI	England won by 2 wickets
1987-11-08	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 7 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1980 to 1988

Bill Athey in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

919Runs

22.97Average

38.72Strike rate

1Hundreds

4Fifties

123Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	23	38	13	0	13	0.342	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

Caught23 · 56.1%

Bowled11 · 26.8%

LBW6 · 14.6%

Not out1 · 2.4%

Test batting position: average and innings

119.001 inns

232.0010 inns

320.7121 inns

46.001 inns

517.005 inns

627.003 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test runs from boundaries

Fours372 · 40.5%

Other runs547 · 59.5%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

192runs

19.20average

33.04strike rate

050s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Bill Athey: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Australia	7	12	0	350	96	29.16	903	38.75	0	3	0	35
Pakistan	7	12	1	278	123	25.27	677	41.06	1	0	1	31
New Zealand	4	7	0	179	55	25.57	413	43.34	0	1	0	20
West Indies	3	6	0	34	16	5.66	156	21.79	0	0	0	1
India	2	4	0	78	38	19.50	224	34.82	0	0	1	6
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Home	11	19	1	439	123	24.38	1,036	42.37	1	1	2	43
Away	12	22	0	480	96	21.81	1,337	35.90	0	3	0	50
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1st innings of the match	16	16	0	555	123	34.68	1,370	40.51	1	3	1	62
2nd innings of the match	7	7	0	139	55	19.85	308	45.12	0	1	1	14
3rd innings of the match	12	12	0	158	38	13.16	455	34.72	0	0	0	11
4th innings of the match	6	6	1	67	31	13.40	240	27.91	0	0	0	6
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
No. 1	1	1	0	19	19	19.00	93	20.43	0	0	0	1
No. 2	6	10	0	320	96	32.00	811	39.45	0	3	0	34
No. 3	12	21	0	435	123	20.71	1,030	42.23	1	1	2	46
No. 4	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	34	17.64	0	0	0	0
No. 5	3	5	0	85	37	17.00	278	30.57	0	0	0	7
No. 6	2	3	1	54	32	27.00	127	42.51	0	0	0	5
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Won	2	3	0	98	76	32.66	257	38.13	0	1	0	8
Lost	6	12	0	201	55	16.75	610	32.95	0	1	0	20
Drawn	15	26	1	620	123	24.80	1,506	41.16	1	2	2	65
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1980	1	2	0	10	9	5.00	43	23.25	0	0	0	0
1981	2	4	0	7	3	1.75	59	11.86	0	0	0	0
1986	9	16	0	483	96	30.18	1,141	42.33	0	4	1	51
1987	8	14	1	314	123	24.15	818	38.38	1	0	1	35
1988	3	5	0	105	37	21.00	312	33.65	0	0	0	7
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

Bill Athey: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Headingley	3	6	0	97	32	16.16	265	36.60	0	0	0	7
Lord's	3	5	0	193	123	38.60	351	54.98	1	0	0	21
Edgbaston	2	4	1	52	38	17.33	154	33.76	0	0	2	3
Sydney Cricket Ground	2	3	0	73	37	24.33	222	32.88	0	0	0	8
All	23	41	1	919	123	22.97	2,373	38.72	1	4	2	93

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

123v PakistanLord's · 1987-06-18

Best Test performances

Bill Athey: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
123	202	60.89	14	Pakistan	Lord's	1987-06-18
96	250	38.40	11	Australia	WACA Ground	1986-11-28
76	189	40.21	7	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1986-11-14
55	107	51.40	8	New Zealand	Trent Bridge	1986-08-07
55	100	55.00	5	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1986-12-12
44	64	68.75	5	New Zealand	Lord's	1986-07-24
38	114	33.33	2	India	Edgbaston	1986-07-03
37	81	45.67	4	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1988-01-29
32	72	44.44	4	India	Headingley	1986-06-19
31	134	23.13	3	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1987-01-10

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1988-07-21	West Indies	16 & 11	-	Headingley	West Indies won by 10 wickets
1988-02-12	New Zealand	22 & 19	-	Lancaster Park	Match drawn
1988-01-29	Australia	37	-	Sydney Cricket Ground	Match drawn
1987-12-16	Pakistan	26 & 12	-	National Stadium, Karachi	Match drawn
1987-12-07	Pakistan	27 & 20	-	Iqbal Stadium	Match drawn
1987-11-25	Pakistan	5 & 2	-	Gaddafi Stadium	Pakistan won by inns & 87 runs
1987-07-23	Pakistan	0 & 14*	-	Edgbaston	Match drawn
1987-07-02	Pakistan	4 & 26	-	Headingley	Pakistan won by inns & 18 runs
1987-06-18	Pakistan	123	-	Lord's	Match drawn
1987-06-04	Pakistan	19	-	Old Trafford	Match drawn

ODI CAREER · 1980 to 1988

Bill Athey in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

848Runs

31.40Average

56.72Strike rate

2Hundreds

4Fifties

142*Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	31	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	31	1	6	0	10	0	-	-	N/A	10.00	N/A	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	31	31	16	0	16	0.516	3 (3ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings

ODI runs by year

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How ODI innings ended

Caught14 · 46.7%

Bowled4 · 13.3%

LBW6 · 20.0%

Run out2 · 6.7%

Stumped1 · 3.3%

Not out3 · 10.0%

ODI batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

233.1415 inns

341.148 inns

418.663 inns

5-0 inns

617.003 inns

76.001 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours216 · 25.5%

Sixes24 · 2.8%

Other runs608 · 71.7%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings

241runs

30.12average

58.63strike rate

250s

0100s

ODI record by situation

complete career

Bill Athey: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	11	11	0	361	111	32.81	640	56.40	1	2	0	22	2
Pakistan	8	8	0	194	86	24.25	374	51.87	0	1	0	13	2
West Indies	6	6	0	105	64	17.50	235	44.68	0	1	0	5	0
New Zealand	2	2	1	142	142*	142.00	172	82.55	1	0	1	14	0
Sri Lanka	2	2	2	42	40*	N/A	57	73.68	0	0	0	0	0
India	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	17	23.52	0	0	0	0	0
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	6	6	1	264	142*	52.80	376	70.21	1	1	0	22	1
Away	13	13	0	336	111	25.84	627	53.58	1	1	1	21	3
Neutral	11	11	2	248	64	27.55	492	50.40	0	2	0	11	0
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	15	15	1	323	86	23.07	538	60.03	0	3	1	20	4
Chasing	15	15	2	525	142*	40.38	957	54.85	2	1	0	34	0
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 2	15	15	1	464	142*	33.14	807	57.49	2	1	1	36	1
No. 3	8	8	1	288	86	41.14	480	60.00	0	3	0	15	3
No. 4	3	3	0	56	32	18.66	117	47.86	0	0	0	2	0
No. 6	3	3	1	34	29	17.00	82	41.46	0	0	0	1	0
No. 7	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	9	66.66	0	0	0	0	0
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	21	21	3	545	142*	30.27	1,005	54.22	1	2	0	35	2
Lost	9	9	0	303	111	33.66	490	61.83	1	2	1	19	2
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1980	2	2	0	83	51	41.50	107	77.57	0	1	0	5	1
1986	1	1	1	142	142*	N/A	172	82.55	1	0	0	14	0
1987	25	25	2	619	111	26.91	1,206	51.32	1	3	0	35	3
1988	2	2	0	4	4	2.00	10	40.00	0	0	1	0	0
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

Bill Athey: ODI batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	4	4	0	47	29	11.75	148	31.75	0	0	0	1	0
WACA Ground	4	4	0	78	42	19.50	170	45.88	0	0	0	7	1
All	30	30	3	848	142*	31.40	1,495	56.72	2	4	1	54	4

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

ODI milestones

Hundreds 2

Best ODI performances

Bill Athey: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
142*	172	82.55	14	0	New Zealand	Old Trafford	1986-07-18
111	152	73.02	10	0	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1987-01-18
86	104	82.69	6	2	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	1987-10-20
64	110	58.18	2	0	West Indies	Adelaide Oval	1987-01-24
58	103	56.31	2	0	Australia	Eden Gardens	1987-11-08
51	67	76.11	3	1	Australia	Edgbaston	1980-08-22
42	90	46.66	4	0	Pakistan	WACA Ground	1987-01-05
40*	55	72.72	0	0	Sri Lanka	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	1987-10-30
34	60	56.66	3	1	Australia	WACA Ground	1987-01-01
33	61	54.09	3	0	Pakistan	Kennington Oval	1987-05-21

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1988-03-16	New Zealand	0	-	McLean Park	New Zealand won by 7 wickets
1988-02-04	Australia	4	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia won by 22 runs
1987-11-22	Pakistan	6	-	Arbab Niaz Stadium	England won by 98 runs
1987-11-20	England v Pakistan	did not bat	-	National Stadium, Karachi	England won by 23 runs
1987-11-18	Pakistan	20	-	Gaddafi Stadium	England won by 2 wickets
1987-11-08	Australia	58	-	Eden Gardens	Australia won by 7 runs
1987-11-05	India	4	-	Wankhede Stadium	England won by 35 runs
1987-10-30	Sri Lanka	40*	-	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	England won by 8 wickets
1987-10-26	West Indies	21	-	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	England won by 34 runs
1987-10-20	Pakistan	86	-	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 7 wickets