How many Test runs has George Headley scored?

George Headley has 2,190 runs in 40 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 60.83. Highest score: 270*.

What is George Headley's Test batting average?

George Headley's Test batting average is 60.83, from 2,190 runs and 40 innings.

How many international centuries does George Headley have?

George Headley has 10 international hundreds: 10 in Test.

Which teams has George Headley played international cricket for?

George Headley is recorded for West Indies in this publication.

When did George Headley play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1930 to 1954. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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George Headley

Top-order batter · 1930 to 1954 · 22 internationals

West Indies

Test22 matches

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22Internationals

2,190Runs

10Hundreds

0Wickets

14Catches

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	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	22	14	398	7	230	0	-	-	N/A	3.46	N/A	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	22	38	14	0	14	0.368	2 (2ct 0st)

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

George Headley: Test stats

Test

22 matches · 1930-1954

2,190runs

Matches: 22
Average: 60.83
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 10
Highest: 270*
Fifties: 5

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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	40	40	14	14	1930-01-11	1954-01-15	Complete

Questions fans ask about George Headley

How many Test runs has George Headley scored?: George Headley has 2,190 runs in 40 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 60.83. Highest score: 270*.
What is George Headley's Test batting average?: George Headley's Test batting average is 60.83, from 2,190 runs and 40 innings.
How many international centuries does George Headley have?: George Headley has 10 international hundreds: 10 in Test.
Which teams has George Headley played international cricket for?: George Headley is recorded for West Indies in this publication.
When did George Headley play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1930 to 1954. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1954-01-15	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 140 runs
1948-11-10	India v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1948-01-21	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-08-19	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-07-22	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1939-06-24	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1935-03-14	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 161 runs
1935-02-14	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1935-01-24	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 217 runs
1935-01-08	England v West Indies	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1933-08-12	England v West Indies	Test	England won by inns & 17 runs
1933-07-22	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1930 to 1954

George Headley in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

2,190Runs

60.83Average

-Strike rate

10Hundreds

5Fifties

270*Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	22	14	398	7	230	0	-	-	N/A	3.46	N/A	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	22	38	14	0	14	0.368	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

Caught18 · 45.0%

Bowled7 · 17.5%

LBW4 · 10.0%

Run out3 · 7.5%

Stumped3 · 7.5%

Other dismissal1 · 2.5%

Not out4 · 10.0%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

371.1732 inns

430.502 inns

520.502 inns

68.502 inns

70.001 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

1111 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

389runs

43.22average

-strike rate

250s

2100s

Test record by situation

complete career

George Headley: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	16	29	3	1,852	270*	71.23	-	-	8	5	1	-	1
Australia	5	10	1	336	105	37.33	-	-	2	0	1	-	0
India	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	10	18	2	1,241	270*	77.56	-	-	5	2	1	-	1
Away	12	22	2	949	169*	47.45	-	-	5	3	1	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	13	13	2	934	270*	84.90	-	-	5	0	1	-	0
2nd innings of the match	9	9	1	325	102*	40.62	-	-	1	3	0	-	0
3rd innings of the match	15	15	1	664	176	47.42	-	-	3	2	1	-	1
4th innings of the match	3	3	0	267	223	89.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 3	19	32	3	2,064	270*	71.17	-	-	10	4	1	-	1
No. 4	2	2	0	61	53	30.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
No. 5	2	2	0	41	29	20.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
No. 6	1	2	0	17	16	8.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
No. 7	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	0	1	0	0
No. 11	1	1	1	7	7*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	5	9	1	766	270*	95.75	-	-	4	1	0	-	1
Lost	9	18	1	589	107	34.64	-	-	3	1	2	-	0
Drawn	8	13	2	835	223	75.90	-	-	3	3	0	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1930	5	10	0	714	223	71.40	-	-	4	0	1	-	1
1931	4	8	1	325	105	46.42	-	-	2	0	0	-	0
1933	3	6	1	277	169*	55.40	-	-	1	1	0	-	0
1935	4	6	1	485	270*	97.00	-	-	1	2	1	-	0
1939	3	5	0	334	107	66.80	-	-	2	2	0	-	0
1948	2	3	1	38	29	19.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1954	1	2	0	17	16	8.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

George Headley: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Kensington Oval	3	6	1	277	176	55.40	-	-	1	0	1	-	0
Sabina Park	3	5	1	520	270*	130.00	-	-	2	0	0	-	0
Lord's	2	4	0	276	107	69.00	-	-	2	1	0	-	0
Old Trafford	2	4	1	249	169*	83.00	-	-	1	1	0	-	0
Queen's Park Oval	2	4	0	165	93	41.25	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	2	4	0	151	105	37.75	-	-	1	0	0	17	0
Bourda	2	3	0	279	114	93.00	-	-	2	1	0	-	1
Kennington Oval	2	3	0	86	65	28.66	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	22	40	4	2,190	270*	60.83	-	-	10	5	2	-	1

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 10

Best Test performances

George Headley: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
270*	-	-	30	0	England	Sabina Park	1935-03-14
223	385	57.92	28	0	England	Sabina Park	1930-04-03
176	-	-	-	0	England	Kensington Oval	1930-01-11
169*	-	-	18	0	England	Old Trafford	1933-07-22
114	-	-	-	0	England	Bourda	1930-02-21
112	-	-	-	1	England	Bourda	1930-02-21
107	-	-	8	0	England	Lord's	1939-06-24
106	-	-	13	0	England	Lord's	1939-06-24
105	-	-	13	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1931-02-27
102*	-	-	10	0	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1931-01-16

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1954-01-15	England	16 & 1	0/23	Sabina Park	West Indies won by 140 runs
1948-11-10	India	2	0/13 & 0/5	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Match drawn
1948-01-21	England	29 & 7*	0/11	Kensington Oval	Match drawn
1939-08-19	England	65	0/17	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1939-07-22	England	51 & 5	-	Old Trafford	Match drawn
1939-06-24	England	106 & 107	-	Lord's	England won by 8 wickets
1935-03-14	England	270*	-	Sabina Park	West Indies won by inns & 161 runs
1935-02-14	England	53	0/0	Bourda	Match drawn
1935-01-24	England	25 & 93	0/3	Queen's Park Oval	West Indies won by 217 runs
1935-01-08	England	44 & 0	-	Kensington Oval	England won by 4 wickets