How many Test runs has Brian Close scored?

Brian Close has 887 runs in 37 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 25.34. Highest score: 70.

What is Brian Close's Test batting average?

Brian Close's Test batting average is 25.34, from 887 runs and 37 innings.

How many Test wickets has Brian Close taken?

Brian Close has taken 18 wickets in Test from 22 matches at a bowling average of 29.55. Best innings: 4/35.

How many ODI runs has Brian Close scored?

Brian Close has 49 runs in 3 ODI innings from 3 matches at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 98.00. Highest score: 43.

Which teams has Brian Close played international cricket for?

Brian Close is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Brian Close play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1949 to 1976. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Brian Close

All-rounder · 1949 to 1976 · 25 internationals

England

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25Internationals

936Runs

0Hundreds

18Wickets

25Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	0	4	3	-	4
ODI	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	5/53	29.55	2.63	67.33	2	0	0
ODI	3	1	18	0	21	0	-	-	N/A	7.00	N/A	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	22	44	24	0	24	0.545	3 (3ct 0st)
ODI	3	3	1	0	1	0.333	1 (1ct 0st)

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

Brian Close: Test and ODI stats

Test

22 matches · 1949-1976

887runs

Matches: 22
Average: 25.34
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 70
Fifties: 4

18 wickets · bowling average 29.55

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ODI

3 matches · 1972-1972

49runs

Matches: 3
Average: 16.33
Strike rate: 98.00
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 43
Fifties: 0

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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	37	37	23	23	1949-07-23	1976-07-08	Complete
ODI	3	3	1	1	1972-08-24	1972-08-28	Complete

Questions fans ask about Brian Close

How many Test runs has Brian Close scored?: Brian Close has 887 runs in 37 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 25.34. Highest score: 70.
What is Brian Close's Test batting average?: Brian Close's Test batting average is 25.34, from 887 runs and 37 innings.
How many Test wickets has Brian Close taken?: Brian Close has taken 18 wickets in Test from 22 matches at a bowling average of 29.55. Best innings: 4/35.
How many ODI runs has Brian Close scored?: Brian Close has 49 runs in 3 ODI innings from 3 matches at an average of 16.33 and a strike rate of 98.00. Highest score: 43.
Which teams has Brian Close played international cricket for?: Brian Close is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Brian Close play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1949 to 1976. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1976-07-08	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 425 runs
1976-06-17	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1976-06-03	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1972-08-28	Australia v England	ODI	England won by 2 wickets
1972-08-26	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 5 wickets
1972-08-24	Australia v England	ODI	England won by 6 wickets
1967-08-24	England v Pakistan	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1967-08-10	England v Pakistan	Test	England won by 10 wickets
1967-07-27	England v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1967-07-13	England v India	Test	England won by 132 runs
1967-06-22	England v India	Test	England won by inns & 124 runs
1967-06-08	England v India	Test	England won by 6 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1949 to 1976

Brian Close in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

887Runs

25.34Bat avg

-Strike rate

18Wickets

29.55Bowl avg

2.63Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	0	4	3	-	4

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	5/53	29.55	2.63	67.33	2	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	22	44	24	0	24	0.545	3 (3ct 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

Caught22 · 59.5%

Bowled6 · 16.2%

LBW5 · 13.5%

Run out1 · 2.7%

Stumped1 · 2.7%

Not out2 · 5.4%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

217.508 inns

3-0 inns

437.004 inns

531.008 inns

629.0012 inns

717.254 inns

8-0 inns

90.001 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

257runs

28.55average

29.23strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

10wickets

20.90average

2.38economy

52.60strike rate

4/68best

Test record by situation

complete career

Brian Close: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
West Indies	11	20	1	574	70	30.21	-	-	4	1	-	1
India	4	5	1	129	47	32.25	-	-	0	0	-	1
Pakistan	3	5	0	95	41	19.00	314	30.25	0	0	11	0
Australia	2	4	0	42	33	10.50	-	-	0	1	4	2
South Africa	1	2	0	47	32	23.50	-	-	0	0	3	0
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	1	0	0
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
India	4	6	460	21	197	13	4/35	15.15	2.56	35.38	2
Pakistan	3	6	162	10	65	2	1/4	32.50	2.40	81.00	0
West Indies	5	6	234	9	124	1	1/21	124.00	3.17	234.00	0
Australia	2	3	104	2	61	1	1/20	61.00	3.51	104.00	0
New Zealand	1	2	252	14	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	0
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

Brian Close: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	21	35	2	886	70	26.84	-	-	4	2	-	4
Away	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	-	-	0	1	0	0
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Home	14	21	1,156	55	504	17	4/35	29.64	2.61	68.00	2
Away	1	2	56	1	28	1	1/20	28.00	3.00	56.00	0
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

Brian Close: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	8	8	1	260	60	37.14	-	-	2	0	24	0
2nd innings of the match	14	14	0	193	41	13.78	-	-	0	3	-	1
3rd innings of the match	8	8	0	235	47	29.37	-	-	0	0	23	2
4th innings of the match	7	7	1	199	70	33.16	-	-	2	0	25	1
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1st innings of the match	8	8	444	22	177	4	1/18	44.25	2.39	111.00	0
2nd innings of the match	2	2	54	6	10	0	0/0	N/A	1.11	N/A	0
3rd innings of the match	9	9	488	15	220	10	4/35	22.00	2.70	48.80	1
4th innings of the match	4	4	226	13	125	4	4/68	31.25	3.31	56.50	1
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

Brian Close: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 2	4	8	0	140	42	17.50	-	-	0	0	13	0
No. 4	3	4	1	111	60	37.00	377	29.44	1	0	8	0
No. 5	5	8	0	248	56	31.00	-	-	2	1	30	3
No. 6	9	12	1	319	70	29.00	-	-	1	1	-	1
No. 7	4	4	0	69	32	17.25	-	-	0	0	8	0
No. 9	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	1	0	0
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	10	14	1	335	55	25.76	-	-	1	0	-	1
Lost	6	12	0	232	56	19.33	-	-	1	2	33	2
Drawn	6	11	1	320	70	32.00	-	-	2	1	-	1
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Won	7	12	610	26	267	16	4/35	16.68	2.62	38.12	2
Lost	4	5	200	4	128	1	1/20	128.00	3.84	200.00	0
Drawn	4	6	402	26	137	1	1/39	137.00	2.04	402.00	0
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

Brian Close: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1949	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	1	0	0
1950	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	-	-	0	1	0	0
1955	1	2	0	47	32	23.50	-	-	0	0	3	0
1957	2	3	0	89	42	29.66	-	-	0	0	7	0
1959	1	1	0	27	27	27.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
1961	1	2	0	41	33	20.50	-	-	0	0	4	2
1963	5	10	0	315	70	31.50	-	-	3	1	-	0
1966	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	21	19.04	0	0	0	0
1967	6	9	1	197	47	24.62	538	36.61	0	0	20	1
1976	3	6	1	166	60	33.20	570	29.12	1	0	16	1
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1949	1	2	252	14	85	1	1/39	85.00	2.02	252.00	0
1950	1	2	56	1	28	1	1/20	28.00	3.00	56.00	0
1957	1	1	12	1	8	0	0/8	N/A	4.00	N/A	0
1959	1	2	96	1	53	5	4/35	10.60	3.31	19.20	1
1961	1	1	48	1	33	0	0/33	N/A	4.12	N/A	0
1963	3	3	150	5	88	0	0/21	N/A	3.52	N/A	0
1966	1	2	72	3	28	1	1/21	28.00	2.33	72.00	0
1967	6	10	526	30	209	10	4/68	20.90	2.38	52.60	1
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

Brian Close: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Lord's	5	8	0	264	70	33.00	-	-	2	0	-	1
Kennington Oval	4	7	0	115	46	16.42	-	-	0	0	12	0
Old Trafford	4	7	0	125	33	17.85	-	-	0	1	16	2
Edgbaston	3	6	0	198	55	33.00	-	-	1	0	16	1
Headingley	3	4	1	105	56	35.00	-	-	1	1	-	0
Trent Bridge	2	3	1	79	41	39.50	307	25.73	0	0	6	0
All	22	37	2	887	70	25.34	-	-	4	3	-	4

Brian Close: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Kennington Oval	3	5	144	4	83	2	1/4	41.50	3.45	72.00	0
Headingley	2	4	240	9	101	7	4/35	14.42	2.52	34.28	1
Lord's	3	4	228	16	72	2	2/28	36.00	1.89	114.00	0
Old Trafford	3	4	360	17	149	1	1/39	149.00	2.48	360.00	0
All	22	23	1,212	56	532	18	4/35	29.55	2.63	67.33	2

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

Best Test performances

Brian Close: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
70	198	35.35	8	0	West Indies	Lord's	1963-06-20
60	146	41.09	6	0	West Indies	Lord's	1976-06-17
56	-	-	10	0	West Indies	Headingley	1963-07-25
55	175	31.42	5	0	West Indies	Edgbaston	1963-07-04
47	85	55.29	4	1	India	Edgbaston	1967-07-13
46	-	-	6	0	West Indies	Kennington Oval	1963-08-22
46	106	43.39	4	1	West Indies	Lord's	1976-06-17
42	-	-	3	0	West Indies	Edgbaston	1957-05-30
41	117	35.04	4	0	Pakistan	Trent Bridge	1967-08-10
36*	173	20.80	2	0	West Indies	Trent Bridge	1976-06-03

Brian Close: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
4/35	66	0	3.18	India	Headingley	1959-07-02
4/68	130	7	3.13	India	Edgbaston	1967-07-13
2/28	90	5	1.86	India	Lord's	1967-06-22
2/48	126	5	2.28	India	Headingley	1967-06-08
1/4	6	0	4.00	Pakistan	Kennington Oval	1967-08-24
1/11	24	1	2.75	Pakistan	Trent Bridge	1967-08-10
1/18	30	1	3.60	India	Headingley	1959-07-02
1/20	48	1	2.50	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1950-12-22
1/21	54	2	2.33	West Indies	Kennington Oval	1966-08-18
1/39	150	12	1.56	New Zealand	Old Trafford	1949-07-23

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1976-07-08	West Indies	2 & 20	-	Old Trafford	West Indies won by 425 runs
1976-06-17	West Indies	60 & 46	-	Lord's	Match drawn
1976-06-03	West Indies	2 & 36*	-	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1967-08-24	Pakistan	6 & 8	0/15 & 1/4	Kennington Oval	England won by 8 wickets
1967-08-10	Pakistan	41	0/12 & 1/11	Trent Bridge	England won by 10 wickets
1967-07-27	Pakistan	4 & 36	0/10 & 0/13	Lord's	Match drawn
1967-07-13	India	26 & 47	4/68	Edgbaston	England won by 132 runs
1967-06-22	India	7	2/28	Lord's	England won by inns & 124 runs
1967-06-08	India	22*	0/0 & 2/48	Headingley	England won by 6 wickets
1966-08-18	West Indies	4	1/21 & 0/7	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 34 runs

ODI CAREER · 1972 to 1972

Brian Close in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

49Runs

16.33Average

98.00Strike rate

0Hundreds

0Fifties

43Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	3	1	18	0	21	0	-	-	N/A	7.00	N/A	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	3	3	1	0	1	0.333	1 (1ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours28 · 57.1%

Sixes6 · 12.2%

Other runs15 · 30.6%

Recent ODI form

Last 3 batting innings

49runs

16.33average

98.00strike rate

050s

0100s

ODI record by situation

complete career

Brian Close: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1
All	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1

Brian Close: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1
All	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1

Brian Close: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Batting first	1	1	43	43	43.00	40	107.50	7	1
Chasing	2	2	6	5	3.00	10	60.00	0	0
All	3	3	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	7	1

Brian Close: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
No. 3	2	2	48	43	24.00	49	97.95	7	1
No. 4	1	1	1	1	1.00	1	100.00	0	0
All	3	3	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	7	1

Brian Close: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	4s	6s
Won	2	2	6	5	3.00	10	60.00	0	0
Lost	1	1	43	43	43.00	40	107.50	7	1
All	3	3	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	7	1

Brian Close: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1972	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1
All	3	3	0	49	43	16.33	50	98.00	0	0	0	7	1

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

Best ODI performances

Brian Close: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
43	40	107.50	7	1	Australia	Lord's	1972-08-26
5	9	55.55	0	0	Australia	Edgbaston	1972-08-28
1	1	100.00	0	0	Australia	Old Trafford	1972-08-24

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1972-08-28	Australia	5	-	Edgbaston	England won by 2 wickets
1972-08-26	Australia	43	-	Lord's	Australia won by 5 wickets
1972-08-24	Australia	1	0/21	Old Trafford	England won by 6 wickets