How many Test runs has John Holt scored?

John Holt has 1,066 runs in 31 Test innings from 17 matches at an average of 36.75. Highest score: 166.

What is John Holt's Test batting average?

John Holt's Test batting average is 36.75, from 1,066 runs and 31 innings.

How many international centuries does John Holt have?

John Holt has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.

Which teams has John Holt played international cricket for?

John Holt is recorded for West Indies in this publication.

When did John Holt play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1954 to 1959. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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John Holt

Top-order batter · 1954 to 1959 · 17 internationals

West Indies

Test17 matches

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17Internationals

1,066Runs

2Hundreds

1Wickets

8Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	17	3	30	2	20	1	1/20	1/20	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	17	32	8	0	8	0.250	2 (2ct 0st)

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

John Holt: Test stats

Test

17 matches · 1954-1959

1,066runs

Matches: 17
Average: 36.75
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 2
Highest: 166
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	31	31	3	3	1954-01-15	1959-03-06	Complete

Questions fans ask about John Holt

How many Test runs has John Holt scored?: John Holt has 1,066 runs in 31 Test innings from 17 matches at an average of 36.75. Highest score: 166.
What is John Holt's Test batting average?: John Holt's Test batting average is 36.75, from 1,066 runs and 31 innings.
How many international centuries does John Holt have?: John Holt has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.
Which teams has John Holt played international cricket for?: John Holt is recorded for West Indies in this publication.
When did John Holt play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1954 to 1959. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1959-03-06	Pakistan v West Indies	Test	Pakistan won by 41 runs
1959-02-20	Pakistan v West Indies	Test	Pakistan won by 10 wickets
1959-02-06	India v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1959-01-21	India v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 295 runs
1958-12-31	India v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 336 runs
1958-12-12	India v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 203 runs
1958-11-28	India v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-06-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-04-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-03-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1954 to 1959

John Holt in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

1,066Runs

36.75Average

-Strike rate

2Hundreds

5Fifties

166Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	17	3	30	2	20	1	1/20	1/20	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	17	32	8	0	8	0.250	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

Caught19 · 61.3%

Bowled3 · 9.7%

LBW7 · 22.6%

Not out2 · 6.5%

Test batting position: average and innings

127.1723 inns

274.505 inns

347.502 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

911 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

343runs

38.11average

-strike rate

250s

1100s

Test record by situation

complete career

John Holt: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	5	10	0	251	60	25.10	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
England	5	9	1	432	166	54.00	-	-	1	2	1	-	1
India	5	8	1	343	123	49.00	-	-	1	2	1	-	-
Pakistan	2	4	0	40	29	10.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	10	19	1	683	166	37.94	-	-	1	3	1	-	1
Away	6	10	1	374	123	41.55	-	-	1	2	1	-	-
Neutral	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	12	12	0	330	94	27.50	-	-	0	2	1	-	-
2nd innings of the match	5	5	1	228	123	57.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
3rd innings of the match	12	12	1	454	166	41.27	-	-	1	3	1	-	-
4th innings of the match	2	2	0	54	49	27.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	13	23	0	625	166	27.17	-	-	1	2	2	-	1
No. 2	3	5	1	298	123	74.50	-	-	1	2	0	-	-
No. 3	1	2	0	95	94	47.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
No. 9	1	1	1	48	48*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	5	9	1	452	166	56.50	-	-	1	3	1	-	-
Lost	7	14	1	294	64	22.61	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
Drawn	5	8	0	320	123	40.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1954	5	9	1	432	166	54.00	-	-	1	2	1	-	1
1955	5	10	0	251	60	25.10	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1958	3	5	0	76	31	15.20	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
1959	4	7	1	307	123	51.16	-	-	1	2	0	-	-
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

John Holt: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Sabina Park	4	8	0	219	94	27.37	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
Bourda	2	4	1	130	64	43.33	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
Kensington Oval	2	4	0	248	166	62.00	-	-	1	0	0	-	1
Queen's Park Oval	2	3	0	86	40	28.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	17	31	2	1,066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	-	-

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 2

Best Test performances

John Holt: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
166	-	-	25	1	England	Kensington Oval	1954-02-06
123	-	-	21	0	India	Arun Jaitley Stadium	1959-02-06
94	-	-	-	0	England	Sabina Park	1954-01-15
81*	-	-	-	-	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1959-01-21
64	-	-	-	0	England	Bourda	1954-02-24
63	-	-	-	-	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1959-01-21
60	-	-	11	0	Australia	Sabina Park	1955-03-26
49	-	-	-	0	Australia	Kensington Oval	1955-05-14
48*	-	-	-	0	England	Bourda	1954-02-24
40	-	-	-	0	England	Queen's Park Oval	1954-03-17

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1959-03-06	Pakistan	4 & 5	-	Bangabandhu National Stadium	Pakistan won by 41 runs
1959-02-20	Pakistan	29 & 2	0/0	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 10 wickets
1959-02-06	India	123	-	Arun Jaitley Stadium	Match drawn
1959-01-21	India	63 & 81*	-	MA Chidambaram Stadium	West Indies won by 295 runs
1958-12-31	India	5	-	Eden Gardens	West Indies won by inns & 336 runs
1958-12-12	India	31 & 0	-	Green Park	West Indies won by 203 runs
1958-11-28	India	16 & 24	-	Brabourne Stadium	Match drawn
1955-06-11	Australia	4 & 21	-	Sabina Park	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	Australia	22 & 49	-	Kensington Oval	Match drawn
1955-04-26	Australia	12 & 6	-	Bourda	Australia won by 8 wickets