How many Test runs has Harold Larwood scored?

Harold Larwood has 485 runs in 28 Test innings from 21 matches at an average of 19.40. Highest score: 98.

What is Harold Larwood's Test batting average?

Harold Larwood's Test batting average is 19.40, from 485 runs and 28 innings.

How many Test wickets has Harold Larwood taken?

Harold Larwood has taken 78 wickets in Test from 21 matches at a bowling average of 28.35. Best innings: 6/32.

Which teams has Harold Larwood played international cricket for?

Harold Larwood is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Harold Larwood play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1926 to 1933. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Harold Larwood

All-rounder · 1926 to 1933 · 21 internationals

England

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21Internationals

485Runs

0Hundreds

78Wickets

15Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	21	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	0	2	4	-	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	21	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	10/124	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4	1

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	21	38	15	0	15	0.394	4 (4ct 0st)

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

Harold Larwood: Test stats

Test

21 matches · 1926-1933

78wickets

Matches: 21
Average: 28.35
Economy: 2.67
Strike rate: 63.70
Best innings: 6/32
Five-fors: 4

485 runs · batting average 19.40

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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	28	28	36	36	1926-06-26	1933-02-23	Complete

Questions fans ask about Harold Larwood

How many Test runs has Harold Larwood scored?: Harold Larwood has 485 runs in 28 Test innings from 21 matches at an average of 19.40. Highest score: 98.
What is Harold Larwood's Test batting average?: Harold Larwood's Test batting average is 19.40, from 485 runs and 28 innings.
How many Test wickets has Harold Larwood taken?: Harold Larwood has taken 78 wickets in Test from 21 matches at a bowling average of 28.35. Best innings: 6/32.
Which teams has Harold Larwood played international cricket for?: Harold Larwood is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Harold Larwood play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1926 to 1933. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1933-02-23	Australia v England	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1933-02-10	Australia v England	Test	England won by 6 wickets
1933-01-13	Australia v England	Test	England won by 338 runs
1932-12-30	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 111 runs
1932-12-02	Australia v England	Test	England won by 10 wickets
1931-08-15	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1930-08-16	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by inns & 39 runs
1930-07-11	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1930-06-13	Australia v England	Test	England won by 93 runs
1929-07-13	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 5 wickets
1929-06-29	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1929-06-15	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1926 to 1933

Harold Larwood in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

485Runs

19.40Bat avg

-Strike rate

78Wickets

28.35Bowl avg

2.67Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	21	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	0	2	4	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	21	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	10/124	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4	1

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	21	38	15	0	15	0.394	4 (4ct 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

Caught10 · 35.7%

Bowled10 · 35.7%

LBW5 · 17.9%

Not out3 · 10.7%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

311.001 inns

498.001 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

716.504 inns

83.502 inns

920.6113 inns

108.006 inns

1111 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

183runs

22.87average

63.32strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

33wickets

19.51average

2.92economy

40.06strike rate

5/28best

Test record by situation

complete career

Harold Larwood: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	14	22	2	386	98	19.30	-	-	2	3	-	2
South Africa	3	4	0	50	35	12.50	-	-	0	1	-	0
West Indies	2	2	1	49	32	49.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	15	28	4,053	120	1,912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3
South Africa	3	5	616	34	186	8	5/57	23.25	1.81	77.00	0	1
West Indies	2	3	300	13	114	6	3/41	19.00	2.28	50.00	0	0
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

Harold Larwood: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	9	13	2	167	35	15.18	-	-	0	2	-	0
Away	10	15	1	318	98	22.71	516	61.62	2	2	38	2
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	10	16	2,092	84	844	27	5/57	31.25	2.42	77.48	0	1
Away	10	20	2,877	83	1,368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

Harold Larwood: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	10	10	2	175	70	21.87	-	-	1	1	-	1
2nd innings of the match	9	9	1	215	98	26.87	-	-	1	3	-	1
3rd innings of the match	8	8	0	91	37	11.37	-	-	0	0	-	0
4th innings of the match	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	7	57.14	0	0	0	0
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	10	10	1,687	46	870	27	5/96	32.22	3.09	62.48	2	1
2nd innings of the match	10	10	1,712	73	637	23	6/32	27.69	2.23	74.43	0	2
3rd innings of the match	8	8	849	23	391	17	5/28	23.00	2.76	49.94	0	1
4th innings of the match	8	8	721	25	314	11	4/71	28.54	2.61	65.54	1	0
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

Harold Larwood: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 3	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	21	52.38	0	0	2	0
No. 4	1	1	0	98	98	98.00	148	66.21	1	0	10	1
No. 7	4	4	0	66	43	16.50	146	45.20	0	1	10	0
No. 8	2	2	0	7	4	3.50	10	70.00	0	0	1	0
No. 9	9	13	0	268	70	20.61	-	-	1	0	-	1
No. 10	5	6	2	32	17*	8.00	-	-	0	3	-	0
No. 11	1	1	1	3	3*	N/A	4	75.00	0	0	0	0
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	13	18	2	369	98	23.06	-	-	2	4	-	2
Lost	3	6	0	56	19	9.33	90	62.22	0	0	-	0
Drawn	3	4	1	60	35	20.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	13	24	3,077	107	1,388	61	6/32	22.75	2.70	50.44	3	3
Lost	3	5	898	22	398	6	2/50	66.33	2.65	149.66	0	0
Drawn	4	7	994	38	426	11	5/57	38.72	2.57	90.36	0	1
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

Harold Larwood: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1926	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	-	-	0	1	-	0
1928	5	6	1	199	70	39.80	-	-	1	1	-	1
1929	5	8	0	73	35	9.12	-	-	0	1	-	0
1930	3	5	1	63	19	15.75	137	45.98	0	0	-	0
1932	2	3	0	13	9	4.33	25	52.00	0	1	1	0
1933	3	4	1	132	98	44.00	191	69.10	1	0	14	1
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1926	2	4	570	19	252	9	3/34	28.00	2.65	63.33	0	0
1928	5	9	1,116	32	522	22	6/32	23.72	2.80	50.72	0	1
1929	5	9	1,355	56	502	10	5/57	50.20	2.22	135.50	0	1
1930	3	4	606	18	292	4	1/9	73.00	2.89	151.50	0	0
1932	2	4	507	13	226	14	5/28	16.14	2.67	36.21	0	2
1933	3	6	815	29	418	19	4/71	22.00	3.07	42.89	3	0
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

Harold Larwood: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Kennington Oval	3	5	0	65	32	13.00	-	-	0	1	-	0
Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	5	0	28	11	5.60	53	52.83	0	1	4	0
Adelaide Oval	2	4	1	19	8	6.33	31	61.29	0	0	2	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	2	3	0	130	70	43.33	195	66.66	1	0	16	1
Lord's	2	3	1	61	35	30.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	3	0	141	98	47.00	237	59.49	1	1	16	1
All	20	28	3	485	98	19.40	-	-	2	4	-	2

Harold Larwood: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	6	928	22	430	9	3/127	47.77	2.78	103.11	0	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	922	28	448	19	5/28	23.57	2.91	48.52	1	2
Kennington Oval	3	5	786	29	335	12	3/34	27.91	2.55	65.50	0	0
Lord's	3	5	564	16	245	6	2/99	40.83	2.60	94.00	0	0
Adelaide Oval	2	4	606	19	278	8	4/71	34.75	2.75	75.75	1	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	2	4	421	14	212	15	6/32	14.13	3.02	28.06	1	1
All	20	36	4,969	167	2,212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 4

Best Test performances

Harold Larwood: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
98	148	66.21	10	1	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1933-02-23
70	132	53.03	7	1	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1928-11-30
43	82	52.43	6	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1928-12-14
37	36	102.77	6	0	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1928-11-30
35	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Lord's	1929-06-29
32	-	-	-	0	West Indies	Kennington Oval	1928-08-11
23	27	85.18	3	0	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1933-02-10
19	35	54.28	-	0	Australia	Kennington Oval	1930-08-16
18	45	40.00	3	0	Australia	Trent Bridge	1930-06-13
17*	-	-	-	0	West Indies	Lord's	1928-06-23

Harold Larwood: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/32	88	4	2.18	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1928-11-30
5/28	108	4	1.55	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1932-12-02
5/57	256	17	1.33	South Africa	Edgbaston	1929-06-15
5/96	186	5	3.09	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1932-12-02
4/71	114	3	3.73	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1933-01-13
4/98	194	10	3.03	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1933-02-23
4/101	186	7	3.25	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1933-02-10
3/34	84	3	2.42	Australia	Kennington Oval	1926-08-14
3/41	84	3	2.92	West Indies	Kennington Oval	1928-08-11
3/49	105	3	2.80	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1933-02-10

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1933-02-23	Australia	98	4/98 & 1/44	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 8 wickets
1933-02-10	Australia	23	4/101 & 3/49	Brisbane Cricket Ground	England won by 6 wickets
1933-01-13	Australia	3* & 8	3/55 & 4/71	Adelaide Oval	England won by 338 runs
1932-12-30	Australia	9 & 4	2/52 & 2/50	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia won by 111 runs
1932-12-02	Australia	0	5/96 & 5/28	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 10 wickets
1931-08-15	England v New Zealand	did not bat	-	Old Trafford	Match drawn
1930-08-16	Australia	19 & 9	1/132	Kennington Oval	Australia won by inns & 39 runs
1930-07-11	Australia	10*	1/139	Headingley	Match drawn
1930-06-13	Australia	18 & 7	1/12 & 1/9	Trent Bridge	England won by 93 runs
1929-07-13	South Africa	0	1/35	Headingley	England won by 5 wickets