How many Test runs has Eric Dalton scored?

Eric Dalton has 698 runs in 24 Test innings from 15 matches at an average of 31.72. Highest score: 117.

What is Eric Dalton's Test batting average?

Eric Dalton's Test batting average is 31.72, from 698 runs and 24 innings.

How many Test wickets has Eric Dalton taken?

Eric Dalton has taken 12 wickets in Test from 15 matches at a bowling average of 40.83. Best innings: 4/59.

How many international centuries does Eric Dalton have?

Eric Dalton has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.

Which teams has Eric Dalton played international cricket for?

Eric Dalton is recorded for South Africa in this publication.

When did Eric Dalton play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1929 to 1939. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Eric Dalton

All-rounder · 1929 to 1939 · 15 internationals

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15Internationals

698Runs

2Hundreds

12Wickets

5Catches

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	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	6/159	40.83	3.40	72.00	1	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	15	26	5	0	5	0.192	2 (2ct 0st)

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

Eric Dalton: Test stats

Test

15 matches · 1929-1939

698runs

Matches: 15
Average: 31.72
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 2
Highest: 117
Fifties: 3

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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	12	12	1929-06-29	1939-03-03	Complete

Questions fans ask about Eric Dalton

How many Test runs has Eric Dalton scored?: Eric Dalton has 698 runs in 24 Test innings from 15 matches at an average of 31.72. Highest score: 117.
What is Eric Dalton's Test batting average?: Eric Dalton's Test batting average is 31.72, from 698 runs and 24 innings.
How many Test wickets has Eric Dalton taken?: Eric Dalton has taken 12 wickets in Test from 15 matches at a bowling average of 40.83. Best innings: 4/59.
How many international centuries does Eric Dalton have?: Eric Dalton has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.
Which teams has Eric Dalton played international cricket for?: Eric Dalton is recorded for South Africa in this publication.
When did Eric Dalton play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1929 to 1939. 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
1939-03-03	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1939-02-18	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1939-01-20	England v South Africa	Test	England won by inns & 13 runs
1938-12-24	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1935-12-14	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets
1935-08-17	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1935-07-27	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1935-07-13	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1935-06-29	England v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 157 runs
1932-03-04	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 8 wickets
1932-02-27	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by inns & 12 runs
1931-12-18	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 155 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1929 to 1939

Eric Dalton in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

698Runs

31.72Bat avg

-Strike rate

12Wickets

40.83Bowl avg

3.40Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	6/159	40.83	3.40	72.00	1	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	15	26	5	0	5	0.192	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

Caught14 · 58.3%

Bowled5 · 20.8%

LBW1 · 4.2%

Stumped2 · 8.3%

Not out2 · 8.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

521.502 inns

620.336 inns

722.8112 inns

894.004 inns

9-0 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

403runs

50.37average

-strike rate

250s

2100s

Last 10 bowling innings

10wickets

43.40average

3.41economy

76.20strike rate

4/59best

Test record by situation

complete career

Eric Dalton: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	10	16	2	513	117	36.64	-	-	2	2	1	-	2
Australia	3	6	0	61	21	10.16	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
New Zealand	2	2	0	124	82	62.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
England	7	10	819	7	453	11	4/59	41.18	3.31	74.45	1
Australia	1	2	45	0	37	1	1/12	37.00	4.93	45.00	0
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

Eric Dalton: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	6	10	1	271	102	30.11	-	-	1	1	0	-	2
Away	9	14	1	427	117	32.84	-	-	1	2	1	-	0
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Home	5	9	666	5	384	10	4/59	38.40	3.45	66.60	1
Away	3	3	198	2	106	2	2/33	53.00	3.21	99.00	0
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

Eric Dalton: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	6	6	0	249	117	41.50	-	-	1	1	0	-	1
2nd innings of the match	9	9	1	326	102	40.75	-	-	1	1	0	-	0
3rd innings of the match	8	8	1	122	57*	17.42	-	-	0	1	1	-	1
4th innings of the match	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1st innings of the match	3	3	224	1	135	1	1/42	135.00	3.61	224.00	0
2nd innings of the match	4	4	314	3	167	6	4/59	27.83	3.19	52.33	1
3rd innings of the match	3	3	101	0	76	2	2/29	38.00	4.51	50.50	0
4th innings of the match	2	2	225	3	112	3	2/100	37.33	2.98	75.00	0
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

Eric Dalton: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 5	2	2	0	43	42	21.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
No. 6	5	6	0	122	82	20.33	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
No. 7	9	12	1	251	57	22.81	-	-	0	1	0	-	2
No. 8	3	4	1	282	117	94.00	-	-	2	1	0	-	0
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	3	4	0	143	82	35.75	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
Lost	4	8	0	81	21	10.12	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Drawn	8	12	2	474	117	47.40	-	-	2	2	0	-	2
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Won	1	1	78	1	33	2	2/33	16.50	2.53	39.00	0
Lost	2	3	149	0	111	1	1/12	111.00	4.46	149.00	0
Drawn	5	8	637	6	346	9	4/59	38.44	3.25	70.77	1
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

Eric Dalton: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1929	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1931	3	6	0	94	31	15.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1932	2	2	0	124	82	62.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1935	5	8	1	253	117	36.14	-	-	1	1	1	-	0
1938	1	1	0	102	102	102.00	-	-	1	0	0	9	0
1939	3	5	1	118	57	29.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	2
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1935	4	5	243	2	143	3	2/33	47.66	3.53	81.00	0
1938	1	2	133	1	71	3	2/29	23.66	3.20	44.33	0
1939	3	5	488	4	276	6	4/59	46.00	3.39	81.33	1
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

Eric Dalton: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Kingsmead	4	8	0	149	57	18.62	-	-	0	1	0	-	2
Lord's	2	4	0	26	19	6.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
All	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	-	2

Eric Dalton: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Kingsmead	3	5	469	4	270	7	4/59	38.57	3.45	67.00	1
The Wanderers Stadium	2	4	197	1	114	3	2/29	38.00	3.47	65.66	0
All	15	12	864	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 2

Best Test performances

Eric Dalton: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
117	-	-	18	0	England	Kennington Oval	1935-08-17
102	-	-	9	0	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1938-12-24
82	-	-	-	0	New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1932-02-27
57*	-	-	-	0	England	Kennington Oval	1935-08-17
57	-	-	-	1	England	Kingsmead	1939-03-03
47	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1935-07-27
42	-	-	-	0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	1932-03-04
31	-	-	1	0	England	Kingsmead	1931-02-21
21	-	-	1	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1931-12-18
21	-	-	3	1	England	Kingsmead	1939-03-03

Eric Dalton: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
4/59	104	1	3.40	England	Kingsmead	1939-03-03
2/29	53	0	3.28	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1938-12-24
2/33	78	1	2.53	England	Lord's	1935-06-29
2/100	216	3	2.77	England	Kingsmead	1939-03-03
1/12	9	0	8.00	Australia	Kingsmead	1935-12-14
1/42	80	1	3.15	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1938-12-24
0/19	40	0	2.85	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1939-02-18
0/23	24	0	5.75	England	Old Trafford	1935-07-27
0/24	24	0	6.00	England	The Wanderers Stadium	1939-02-18
0/25	36	0	4.16	Australia	Kingsmead	1935-12-14

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1939-03-03	England	57 & 21	4/59 & 2/100	Kingsmead	Match drawn
1939-02-18	England	20*	0/19 & 0/24	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1939-01-20	England	12 & 8	0/74	Kingsmead	England won by inns & 13 runs
1938-12-24	England	102	1/42 & 2/29	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1935-12-14	Australia	4 & 5	0/25 & 1/12	Kingsmead	Australia won by 9 wickets
1935-08-17	England	117 & 57*	0/50	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1935-07-27	England	47	0/23	Old Trafford	Match drawn
1935-07-13	England	4	-	Headingley	Match drawn
1935-06-29	England	19 & 0	2/33	Lord's	South Africa won by 157 runs
1932-03-04	New Zealand	42	-	Basin Reserve	South Africa won by 8 wickets