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Karen Gunn

All-rounder · 1985 to 1993 · 54 internationals

New Zealand
Test9 matchesODI45 matches
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54Internationals
655Runs
0Hundreds
64Wickets
20Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test91201944916.16--003--
ODI453494615218.44--013--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test9131,903149429113/403/4039.001.35173.00000
ODI45442,7531101,113535/225/2221.002.4251.9411-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test9146170.5002 (2ct 0st)
ODI4544140140.3182 (2ct 0st)

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

Karen Gunn: women's Test and ODI stats

Test

9 matches · 1985-1992

194runs
Matches
9
Average
16.16
Strike rate
-
Hundreds
0
Highest
49
Fifties
0
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ODI

45 matches · 1985-1993

53wickets
Matches
45
Average
21.00
Economy
2.42
Strike rate
51.94
Best innings
5/22
Five-fors
1

461 runs · batting average 18.44

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Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 194 30%ODI 461 70%
Wickets by format
Test 11 17%ODI 53 83%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test121213131985-02-231992-02-12Complete
ODI343444421985-02-071993-08-01100%

Questions fans ask about Karen Gunn

How many Test runs has Karen Gunn scored?
Karen Gunn has 194 runs in 12 women's Test innings from 9 matches at an average of 16.16. Highest score: 49.
What is Karen Gunn's Test batting average?
Karen Gunn's Test batting average in women's internationals is 16.16, from 194 runs and 12 innings.
How many Test wickets has Karen Gunn taken?
Karen Gunn has taken 11 wickets in women's Test from 9 matches at a bowling average of 39.00. Best innings: 3/40.
How many ODI runs has Karen Gunn scored?
Karen Gunn has 461 runs in 34 women's ODI innings from 45 matches at an average of 18.44. Highest score: 52.
What is Karen Gunn's ODI batting average?
Karen Gunn's ODI batting average in women's internationals is 18.44, from 461 runs and 34 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Karen Gunn taken?
Karen Gunn has taken 53 wickets in women's ODI from 45 matches at a bowling average of 21.00. Best innings: 5/22.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1993-08-01England v New ZealandODIEngland won by 67 runs
1993-07-29Australia v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 10 wickets
1993-07-28India v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 42 runs
1993-07-26New Zealand v West IndiesODINew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1993-07-21England v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 25 runs
1993-07-20Ireland v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1993-01-17Australia v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 5 wickets
1993-01-16Australia v New ZealandODIAustralia won by 9 wickets
1993-01-13Australia v New ZealandODIAustralia won by 86 runs
1992-02-12England v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1992-02-06England v New ZealandTestEngland won by 4 wickets
1992-01-23Australia v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 3 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1985 to 1992

Karen Gunn in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

194Runs
16.16Bat avg
-Strike rate
11Wickets
39.00Bowl avg
1.35Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career91201944916.16--003--
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career9131,903149429113/403/4039.001.35173.00000
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career9146170.5002 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
050100150100 runs: 1990-02-01100194198519901992
Test runs by year
030601985: 25 runs2519851986: 0 runs1987: 0 runs19871988: 0 runs1989: 0 runs19891990: 85 runs851991: 0 runs19911992: 84 runs841992
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught7 · 58.3%
Bowled5 · 41.7%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
56.002 inns
6-0 inns
723.577 inns
80.502 inns
916.001 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
Test wickets, innings by innings
036910 wickets: 1992-02-061011198519901992
Test wickets by year
02461985: 4 wickets419851986: 0 wickets1987: 0 wickets19871988: 0 wickets1989: 0 wickets19891990: 1 wickets11991: 0 wickets19911992: 6 wickets61992
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
185runs
18.50average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
7wickets
49.00average
1.34economy
218.71strike rate
3/68best

Test record by situation

complete career
Karen Gunn: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia340853721.25--001--
England340844921.0014956.37001150
India34025166.25--001--
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia355944314811/14148.001.49594.0000
England348957218463/6830.661.23149.1600
India34414349743/4024.251.40103.5000
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000
Karen Gunn: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home6801694921.12--002--
Away34025166.25--001--
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home691,48911533273/6847.421.33212.7100
Away34414349743/4024.251.40103.5000
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000
Karen Gunn: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match440603715.00--002--
2nd innings of the match550984919.60--001--
3rd innings of the match220352317.50--000--
4th innings of the match110111.00--000--
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match558516320663/4034.331.45141.8300
2nd innings of the match446124414431/2748.001.41204.0000
3rd innings of the match22108101400/3N/A0.77N/A00
4th innings of the match22332326521/1432.501.17166.0000
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000
Karen Gunn: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 522012126.004924.4800120
No. 76701654923.57--001--
No. 8220110.50--001--
No. 9110161616.00--000--
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lost240953723.75--000--
Drawn780994912.37--003--
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Lost246265113931/1446.331.33208.6600
Drawn791,2779829083/4036.251.36159.6200
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000
Karen Gunn: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
198534025166.25--001--
1990340853721.25--001--
1992340844921.0014956.37001150
All91201944916.16--003--
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
198534414349743/4024.251.40103.5000
1990355944314811/14148.001.49594.0000
1992348957218463/6830.661.23149.1600
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000
Karen Gunn: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Eden Park235334510633/6835.331.19177.6600
All9131,903149429113/4039.001.35173.0000

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

Best Test performances

Karen Gunn: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
496279.0390EnglandEden Park1992-01-11
37----AustraliaLancaster Park1990-02-01
25----AustraliaBasin Reserve1990-01-26
23----AustraliaLancaster Park1990-02-01
233860.5240EnglandWanganui1992-02-06
16----IndiaBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium1985-03-17
124526.6620EnglandWanganui1992-02-06
8----IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1985-02-23
1----IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1985-02-23
0----IndiaBarabati Stadium1985-03-07
Karen Gunn: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
3/40180161.33IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1985-02-23
3/68269201.51EnglandEden Park1992-01-11
1/143022.80AustraliaLancaster Park1990-02-01
1/27162121.00EnglandWanganui1992-02-06
1/32156151.23IndiaBarabati Stadium1985-03-07
1/38162101.40EnglandPukekura Park1992-02-12
1/51302301.01EnglandWanganui1992-02-06
0/36680.27AustraliaEden Park1990-01-18
0/114221.57IndiaBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium1985-03-17
0/143612.33IndiaBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium1985-03-17

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1992-02-12England01/38Pukekura ParkMatch drawn
1992-02-06England23 & 121/27 & 1/51WanganuiEngland won by 4 wickets
1992-01-11England493/68Eden ParkMatch drawn
1990-02-01Australia37 & 230/47 & 1/14Lancaster ParkAustralia won by 8 wickets
1990-01-26Australia250/49Basin ReserveMatch drawn
1990-01-18Australia00/35 & 0/3Eden ParkMatch drawn
1985-03-17India160/14 & 0/11Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket StadiumMatch drawn
1985-03-07India01/32Barabati StadiumMatch drawn
1985-02-23India8 & 13/40Narendra Modi StadiumMatch drawn

ODI CAREER · 1985 to 1993

Karen Gunn in ODIs

Scorecards for 34 of 34 official batting innings

53Wickets
21.00Average
2.42Economy
51.94Strike rate
5/22Best
1Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career453494615218.44--013--
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career45442,7531101,113535/225/2221.002.4251.9411-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career4544140140.3182 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings
0204050 wickets: 1993-07-2650521985198719901992
ODI wickets by year
048121985: 14 wickets1419851986: 2 wickets21987: 5 wickets519871988: 10 wickets101989: 0 wickets19891990: 6 wickets61991: 3 wickets319911992: 5 wickets51993: 7 wickets71993
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets
ODI runs, innings by innings
0200400250 runs: 1991-01-172504611985198719901992
ODI runs by year
040801201985: 31 runs3119851986: 10 runs101987: 13 runs1319871988: 133 runs1331989: 0 runs19891990: 53 runs531991: 70 runs7019911992: 116 runs1161993: 35 runs351993
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught12 · 35.3%
Bowled5 · 14.7%
LBW2 · 5.9%
Run out6 · 17.6%
Not out9 · 26.5%
ODI batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
48.002 inns
59.754 inns
626.258 inns
723.809 inns
813.507 inns
911.504 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
199runs
19.90average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
7wickets
35.14average
2.32economy
90.85strike rate
4/41best

ODI record by situation

34 recorded innings
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia202033305219.41--011--
India6633412*11.33--001--
England55045199.00--001--
Ireland3335246*N/A--000--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia25251,61953712315/2222.962.6352.2211
India7737210195123/2516.253.1431.0000
England553601911263/1118.661.8660.0000
Ireland44246156521/1732.501.58123.0000
West Indies115421611/1616.001.7754.0000
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home101012265225.11--010--
Away1818517832*13.69--002--
Neutral6635746*19.00--001--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home111173828323165/2220.182.6246.1201
Away22221,32542602284/4121.502.7247.3210
Neutral995882917582/2621.871.7873.5000
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first171762315221.00--011--
Chasing171732304916.42--002--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first25251,63761672375/2218.162.4644.2411
Defending a total17171,01438428153/2528.532.5367.6000
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 422016158.00--000--
No. 544039199.75--000--
No. 68802105226.25--011--
No. 799411946*23.80--000--
No. 87735432*13.50--001--
No. 94422312*11.50--001--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won121261604926.66--002--
Lost222233015215.84--011--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won20201,28956443315/2214.292.0641.5811
Lost22221,36243657213/1131.282.8964.8500
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19857733112*7.75--002--
1986221109*10.00--000--
19872211311*13.00--000--
19881010413346*22.16--001--
1990220535226.50--010--
1991330702923.33--000--
19923301164938.6620855.7600030
199355035197.00--000--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
19859948512264143/2518.853.2634.6400
19862213864922/1324.502.1369.0000
19873316236753/3013.402.4832.4000
1988101070229271102/2427.102.3170.2000
19903319279765/2216.163.0332.0001
199133216116232/1020.661.7272.0000
19923319287553/1115.002.3438.4000
1993995642321574/4130.712.2880.5710
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground88313146*26.20--002--
Basin Reserve440834920.75--000--
WACA Ground4421611*8.00--000--
Lancaster Park3301315243.66--010--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground996172224792/1027.442.4068.5500
WACA Ground552881010273/3014.572.1241.1400
Basin Reserve44258911163/1118.502.5843.0000
Lancaster Park33210510600/31N/A3.02N/A00
Lower Hutt33198127085/228.752.1224.7501
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811
Karen Gunn: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first171762315221.00--011--
Chasing171732304916.42--002--
All423494615218.44--013--
Karen Gunn: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first25251,63761672375/2218.162.4644.2411
Defending a total17171,01438428153/2528.532.5367.6000
All42422,651991,100525/2221.152.4850.9811

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

ODI milestones

Five-wicket innings 1

  1. 5/22v AustraliaLower Hutt · 1990-02-10

Best ODI performances

Karen Gunn: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
52----AustraliaLancaster Park1990-02-06
499452.1220AustraliaBasin Reserve1992-01-19
498160.4900AustraliaLancaster Park1992-01-23
46*----IrelandMelbourne Cricket Ground1988-12-17
32*----AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1988-12-10
30----AustraliaLancaster Park1988-01-23
29----AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1991-01-19
22----AustraliaBellerive Oval1991-01-17
19----AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1991-01-20
194641.3010EnglandLord's1993-08-01
Karen Gunn: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
5/225422.44AustraliaLower Hutt1990-02-10
4/416004.10AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1993-01-17
3/117250.91EnglandBasin Reserve1992-01-20
3/256022.50IndiaJamshedpur1985-03-13
3/307202.50AustraliaWACA Ground1987-01-19
2/107270.83AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1991-01-20
2/137261.08AustraliaLower Hutt1986-01-23
2/234203.28IndiaHolkar Cricket Stadium1985-02-21
2/247242.00AustraliaManuka Oval1988-12-07
2/266042.60IndiaSawai Mansingh Stadium1985-02-17

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1993-08-01England190/33Lord'sEngland won by 67 runs
1993-07-29Australiadid not bat1/17BeckenhamNew Zealand won by 10 wickets
1993-07-28India41/23LondonNew Zealand won by 42 runs
1993-07-26West Indiesdid not bat1/16ChiswickNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1993-07-21England70/14BeckenhamNew Zealand won by 25 runs
1993-07-20Irelanddid not bat0/11ShenleyNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1993-01-17Australiadid not bat4/41Brisbane Cricket GroundNew Zealand won by 5 wickets
1993-01-16Australia10/28Brisbane Cricket GroundAustralia won by 9 wickets
1993-01-13Australia40/32LismoreAustralia won by 86 runs
1992-01-23Australia490/31Lancaster ParkNew Zealand won by 3 wickets