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Erapalli Prasanna

All-rounder · 1962 to 1978 · 49 internationals

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Test49 matches
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49Internationals
735Runs
0Hundreds
189Wickets
18Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test4984207353711.48--0015-0
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test498614,3536025,7421898/7611/14030.382.4075.9417102
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test4988180180.2042 (2ct 0st)

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

Erapalli Prasanna: Test stats

Test

49 matches · 1962-1978

189wickets
Matches
49
Average
30.38
Economy
2.40
Strike rate
75.94
Best innings
8/76
Five-fors
10

735 runs · batting average 11.48

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test848486861962-01-101978-10-27Complete

Questions fans ask about Erapalli Prasanna

How many Test runs has Erapalli Prasanna scored?
Erapalli Prasanna has 735 runs in 84 Test innings from 49 matches at an average of 11.48. Highest score: 37.
What is Erapalli Prasanna's Test batting average?
Erapalli Prasanna's Test batting average is 11.48, from 735 runs and 84 innings.
How many Test wickets has Erapalli Prasanna taken?
Erapalli Prasanna has taken 189 wickets in Test from 49 matches at a bowling average of 30.38. Best innings: 8/76.
Which teams has Erapalli Prasanna played international cricket for?
Erapalli Prasanna is recorded for India in this publication.
When did Erapalli Prasanna play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1962 to 1978. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1978-10-27India v PakistanTestPakistan won by 8 wickets
1978-10-16India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1978-01-28Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 47 runs
1978-01-07Australia v IndiaTestIndia won by inns & 2 runs
1977-12-30Australia v IndiaTestIndia won by 222 runs
1977-12-02Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 16 runs
1977-02-11England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1977-01-28England v IndiaTestIndia won by 140 runs
1977-01-14England v IndiaTestEngland won by 200 runs
1977-01-01England v IndiaTestEngland won by 10 wickets
1976-03-10India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 97 runs
1976-02-13India v New ZealandTestNew Zealand won by inns & 33 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1962 to 1978

Erapalli Prasanna in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

735Runs
11.48Bat avg
-Strike rate
189Wickets
30.38Bowl avg
2.40Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career4984207353711.48--0015-0
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career498614,3536025,7421898/7611/14030.382.4075.9417102
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career4988180180.2042 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
0200400600500 runs: 1974-11-22500735196219681971197319751977
Test runs by year
040801201962: 33 runs19621963: 0 runs1964: 0 runs1965: 0 runs19651966: 0 runs1967: 131 runs1968: 95 runs19681969: 103 runs1970: 0 runs1971: 61 runs19711972: 6 runs1973: 39 runs1974: 71 runs19741975: 5 runs1976: 29 runs1977: 97 runs19771978: 65 runs1978
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught36 · 42.9%
Bowled19 · 22.6%
LBW7 · 8.3%
Run out2 · 2.4%
Not out20 · 23.8%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
44.001 inns
511.254 inns
66.002 inns
70.001 inns
814.756 inns
910.8543 inns
1013.4623 inns
1116.504 inns
Test wickets, innings by innings
050100150100 wickets: 1969-11-28100189196219681971197319751977
Test wickets by year
020401962: 4 wickets19621963: 0 wickets1964: 0 wickets1965: 0 wickets19651966: 0 wickets1967: 24 wickets1968: 39 wickets19681969: 46 wickets1970: 0 wickets1971: 11 wickets19711972: 3 wickets1973: 7 wickets1974: 9 wickets19741975: 9 wickets1976: 11 wickets1977: 18 wickets19771978: 8 wickets1978
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
107runs
21.40average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
8wickets
66.00average
2.20economy
179.25strike rate
4/51best

Test record by situation

complete career
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England13253187378.50--007280
Australia132352692614.94--004-0
West Indies111961632512.53--002-0
New Zealand1014410125*10.10--002-0
Pakistan2321510*15.00--000-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia13244,3311731,637576/7428.712.2675.9845
England13223,4751421,327414/1632.362.2984.7550
West Indies11193,1151251,420345/7041.762.7391.6141
New Zealand10182,9461451,107558/7620.122.2553.5644
Pakistan234861725121/34125.503.09243.0000
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home224083213710.03--008-0
Away2744124142612.93--007-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home22416,6933452,560956/7426.942.2970.45105
Away27457,6602573,182948/7633.852.4981.4875
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match262662162610.80--004-0
2nd innings of the match232352743715.22--003-0
3rd innings of the match24246172249.55--005-0
4th innings of the match111137318*9.12--003-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match23234,0671461,785485/3237.182.6384.7232
2nd innings of the match26265,2322272,086596/14135.352.3988.6763
3rd innings of the match21213,3671331,317638/7620.902.3453.4455
4th innings of the match16161,68796554194/4029.151.9788.7830
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 4110444.00--00010
No. 5440452311.25--001-0
No. 622012126.00--00120
No. 7110000.0040.0000100
No. 8662592614.75--00280
No. 9284383803710.85--007-0
No. 101623820225*13.46--003-0
No. 11242331716.50--000-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won152262343714.62--004-0
Lost254910379269.71--0010-0
Drawn91341222513.55--001-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won15304,0832061,427818/7617.612.0950.4095
Lost25407,2442483,173786/7440.672.6292.8764
Drawn9163,0261481,142305/5138.062.26100.8621
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1962242331716.50--000-0
196761211312411.90--002180
1968691952611.87--001-0
19698132103269.36--003-0
1971342612530.50--000-0
1972120663.001060.0000110
1973231393719.5010238.2300150
19745103712310.14--002-0
1975240541.25--00210
19764522925*9.66--001-0
1977612197238.8123541.27002120
19784656525*65.00--000-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1962234201916143/12240.252.30105.0000
19676102,01562964246/14140.162.8783.9511
19686122,16087827396/9421.202.2955.3833
19698152,9611761,105466/7424.022.2364.3644
19713695940407114/5437.002.5487.1820
19721215045233/3317.332.0850.0000
1973233541215074/1621.422.5450.5710
1974571,1784058094/14764.442.95130.8810
1975245821928895/7032.002.9664.6611
19764571215289118/7626.272.4364.7201
19776121,73290487184/5527.051.6896.2230
1978471,1303843284/5154.002.29141.2510
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710
Erapalli Prasanna: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
MA Chidambaram Stadium61111063710.60--004-0
Eden Gardens48066268.25--002-0
Adelaide Oval2434418*44.00--00040
Brabourne Stadium2424417*22.00--000-0
Brisbane Cricket Ground240592414.75--00060
Edgbaston24020155.003262.5000130
Lord's24022175.506533.8400240
M Chinnaswamy Stadium241532317.66--00090
Melbourne Cricket Ground240462111.5010643.3900160
Wankhede Stadium2411494.66--00030
Arun Jaitley Stadium23298*9.00--00010
Basin Reserve231110.50--00100
Green Park231242212.00--001-0
Lancaster Park2301575.00--000-0
Queen's Park Oval232361636.00--000-0
All4984207353711.48--0015-0
Erapalli Prasanna: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
MA Chidambaram Stadium6121,74090711376/7419.212.4547.0242
Eden Gardens471,0125132974/9347.001.95144.5710
Adelaide Oval246881228553/6057.002.48137.6000
Brabourne Stadium2482551312135/12124.002.2663.4621
Brisbane Cricket Ground247642127986/10434.872.1995.5001
Eden Park2470736224198/7611.781.9037.2121
M Chinnaswamy Stadium245002218553/4737.002.22100.0000
Queen's Park Oval246352327074/5438.572.5590.7110
Sydney Cricket Ground2469322223124/5118.581.9357.7520
Wankhede Stadium247923728654/7357.202.16158.4010
Arun Jaitley Stadium2358226300135/4223.073.0944.7621
Basin Reserve232961110985/3213.622.2037.0001
Edgbaston234741821284/6026.502.6859.2510
Green Park235282817532/7158.331.98176.0000
Lancaster Park23290416321/1881.503.37145.0000
All498614,3536025,7421898/7630.382.4075.941710

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 10

  1. 8/76v New ZealandEden Park · 1976-01-24
  2. 5/70v West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1975-01-11
  3. 6/74v AustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1969-12-24
  4. 5/42v AustraliaArun Jaitley Stadium · 1969-11-28
  5. 5/121v AustraliaBrabourne Stadium · 1969-11-04
  6. 5/51v New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan) · 1969-10-15
  7. 5/32v New ZealandBasin Reserve · 1968-02-29
  8. 6/94v New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin · 1968-02-15
  9. 6/104v AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground · 1968-01-19
  10. 6/141v AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground · 1967-12-30

Best Test performances

Erapalli Prasanna: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
376854.4150EnglandMA Chidambaram Stadium1973-01-12
268829.5420AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1968-01-26
26---0AustraliaEden Gardens1969-12-12
25*---0New ZealandEden Park1976-01-24
25*4456.8140AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1978-01-07
25--10West IndiesSabina Park1971-02-18
24--10West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium1967-01-13
24--10AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1968-01-19
23---0New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin1968-02-15
23--40West IndiesM Chinnaswamy Stadium1974-11-22
Erapalli Prasanna: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
8/7618452.47New ZealandEden Park1976-01-24
6/74186142.38AustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium1969-12-24
6/94240112.35New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin1968-02-15
6/10426892.32AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1968-01-19
6/14127263.11AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1967-12-30
5/3211061.74New ZealandBasin Reserve1968-02-29
5/42146101.72AustraliaArun Jaitley Stadium1969-11-28
5/51174131.75New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)1969-10-15
5/7013863.04West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium1975-01-11
5/121294192.46AustraliaBrabourne Stadium1969-11-04

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1978-10-27Pakistan1* & 40/94Gaddafi StadiumPakistan won by 8 wickets
1978-10-16Pakistan10*1/123 & 1/34Iqbal StadiumMatch drawn
1978-01-28Australia15* & 10*0/48 & 1/68Adelaide OvalAustralia won by 47 runs
1978-01-07Australia25*1/14 & 4/51Sydney Cricket GroundIndia won by inns & 2 runs
1977-12-30Australia0 & 110/32 & 0/5Melbourne Cricket GroundIndia won by 222 runs
1977-12-02Australia23 & 80/2 & 0/59Brisbane Cricket GroundAustralia won by 16 runs
1977-02-11England9 & 0*4/73 & 1/36Wankhede StadiumMatch drawn
1977-01-28England6 & 123/47 & 0/35M Chinnaswamy StadiumIndia won by 140 runs
1977-01-14England13 & 02/45 & 4/55MA Chidambaram StadiumEngland won by 200 runs
1977-01-01England2 & 134/93 & 0/5Eden GardensEngland won by 10 wickets