How many Test runs has John Sparling scored?

John Sparling has 229 runs in 20 Test innings from 11 matches at an average of 12.72. Highest score: 50.

What is John Sparling's Test batting average?

John Sparling's Test batting average is 12.72, from 229 runs and 20 innings.

How many Test wickets has John Sparling taken?

John Sparling has taken 5 wickets in Test from 11 matches at a bowling average of 65.40. Best innings: 1/9.

Which teams has John Sparling played international cricket for?

John Sparling is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

When did John Sparling play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1958 to 1964. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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John Sparling

Middle-order batter · 1958 to 1964 · 11 internationals

New Zealand

Test11 matches

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11Internationals

229Runs

0Hundreds

5Wickets

3Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	0	1	2	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	11	10	708	33	327	5	1/9	1/9	65.40	2.77	141.60	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	11	16	3	0	3	0.187	1 (1ct 0st)

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

John Sparling: Test stats

Test

11 matches · 1958-1964

229runs

Matches: 11
Average: 12.72
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 50
Fifties: 1

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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	20	20	10	10	1958-07-03	1964-02-28	Complete

Questions fans ask about John Sparling

How many Test runs has John Sparling scored?: John Sparling has 229 runs in 20 Test innings from 11 matches at an average of 12.72. Highest score: 50.
What is John Sparling's Test batting average?: John Sparling's Test batting average is 12.72, from 229 runs and 20 innings.
How many Test wickets has John Sparling taken?: John Sparling has taken 5 wickets in Test from 11 matches at a bowling average of 65.40. Best innings: 1/9.
Which teams has John Sparling played international cricket for?: John Sparling is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.
When did John Sparling play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1958 to 1964. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1964-02-28	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1964-02-21	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1963-02-23	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 215 runs
1962-02-16	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	New Zealand won by 40 runs
1962-01-01	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	New Zealand won by 72 runs
1961-12-08	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 30 runs
1959-03-14	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1959-02-27	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 99 runs
1958-08-21	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1958-07-24	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 13 runs
1958-07-03	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 71 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1958 to 1964

John Sparling in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

229Runs

12.72Average

-Strike rate

0Hundreds

1Fifties

50Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	0	1	2	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	11	10	708	33	327	5	1/9	1/9	65.40	2.77	141.60	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	11	16	3	0	3	0.187	1 (1ct 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

Caught13 · 65.0%

Bowled3 · 15.0%

LBW1 · 5.0%

Stumped1 · 5.0%

Not out2 · 10.0%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

27.504 inns

314.002 inns

40.001 inns

51.001 inns

613.504 inns

717.805 inns

827.003 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

90runs

9.00average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

John Sparling: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
England	6	10	2	119	50	14.87	-	-	1	2	-
South Africa	5	10	0	110	49	11.00	-	-	0	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Home	5	9	0	92	49	10.22	-	-	0	2	-
Away	6	11	2	137	50	15.22	-	-	1	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
1st innings of the match	7	7	2	107	50	21.40	-	-	1	0	-
2nd innings of the match	4	4	0	77	49	19.25	-	-	0	0	-
3rd innings of the match	7	7	0	34	18	4.85	-	-	0	2	-
4th innings of the match	2	2	0	11	10	5.50	-	-	0	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
No. 2	2	4	0	30	13	7.50	-	-	0	0	-
No. 3	1	2	0	28	19	14.00	-	-	0	0	-
No. 4	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	1	0
No. 5	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	-	-	0	0	0
No. 6	3	4	0	54	49	13.50	-	-	0	0	-
No. 7	3	5	0	89	50	17.80	-	-	1	1	-
No. 8	2	3	2	27	18	27.00	-	-	0	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
Won	2	4	0	35	19	8.75	-	-	0	0	-
Lost	5	10	1	117	50	13.00	-	-	1	2	-
Drawn	4	6	1	77	49	15.40	-	-	0	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s
1958	3	5	2	79	50	26.33	-	-	1	0	-
1959	2	3	0	37	25	12.33	138	26.81	0	1	3
1961	1	2	0	23	13	11.50	-	-	0	0	-
1962	2	4	0	35	19	8.75	-	-	0	0	-
1963	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	-	-	0	1	0
1964	2	4	0	52	49	13.00	-	-	0	0	-
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	1	2	-

John Sparling: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Eden Park	2	3	0	28	25	9.33	-	-	0	0	1	2	0
All	11	20	2	229	50	12.72	-	-	0	1	2	-	0

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

Best Test performances

John Sparling: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
50	-	-	-	England	Old Trafford	1958-07-24
49	-	-	-	South Africa	Basin Reserve	1964-02-21
25	91	27.47	2	England	Eden Park	1959-03-14
19	-	-	-	South Africa	Newlands	1962-01-01
18	-	-	-	England	Headingley	1958-07-03
13	-	-	-	South Africa	Kingsmead	1961-12-08
12	42	28.57	1	England	Lancaster Park	1959-02-27
10	-	-	-	South Africa	Kingsmead	1961-12-08
9*	-	-	-	England	Headingley	1958-07-03
9	-	-	-	South Africa	Newlands	1962-01-01

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1964-02-28	South Africa	1 & 1	1/9	University Oval, Dunedin	Match drawn
1964-02-21	South Africa	49 & 1	0/22	Basin Reserve	Match drawn
1963-02-23	England	3 & 0	1/52	Eden Park	England won by inns & 215 runs
1962-02-16	South Africa	3 & 4	-	St George's Park	New Zealand won by 40 runs
1962-01-01	South Africa	19 & 9	0/22 & 1/12	Newlands	New Zealand won by 72 runs
1961-12-08	South Africa	13 & 10	0/0	Kingsmead	South Africa won by 30 runs
1959-03-14	England	25	0/48	Eden Park	Match drawn
1959-02-27	England	12 & 0	0/38	Lancaster Park	England won by inns & 99 runs
1958-08-21	England	0*	-	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1958-07-24	England	50 & 2	1/46	Old Trafford	England won by inns & 13 runs