How many Test runs has Michael Melle scored?

Michael Melle has 68 runs in 12 Test innings from 7 matches at an average of 8.50. Highest score: 17.

What is Michael Melle's Test batting average?

Michael Melle's Test batting average is 8.50, from 68 runs and 12 innings.

How many Test wickets has Michael Melle taken?

Michael Melle has taken 26 wickets in Test from 7 matches at a bowling average of 32.73. Best innings: 6/71.

Which teams has Michael Melle played international cricket for?

Michael Melle is recorded for South Africa in this publication.

When did Michael Melle play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1950 to 1953. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Michael Melle

Bowler · 1950 to 1953 · 7 internationals

South Africa

Test7 matches

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7Internationals

68Runs

0Hundreds

26Wickets

4Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	9/166	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	7	12	4	0	4	0.333	2 (2ct 0st)

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

Michael Melle: Test stats

Test

7 matches · 1950-1953

26wickets

Matches: 7
Average: 32.73
Economy: 3.06
Strike rate: 64.11
Best innings: 6/71
Five-fors: 2

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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	12	12	12	12	1950-02-10	1953-01-24	Complete

Questions fans ask about Michael Melle

How many Test runs has Michael Melle scored?: Michael Melle has 68 runs in 12 Test innings from 7 matches at an average of 8.50. Highest score: 17.
What is Michael Melle's Test batting average?: Michael Melle's Test batting average is 8.50, from 68 runs and 12 innings.
How many Test wickets has Michael Melle taken?: Michael Melle has taken 26 wickets in Test from 7 matches at a bowling average of 32.73. Best innings: 6/71.
Which teams has Michael Melle played international cricket for?: Michael Melle is recorded for South Africa in this publication.
When did Michael Melle play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1950 to 1953. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1953-01-24	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1953-01-09	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 38 runs
1952-12-24	Australia v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 82 runs
1952-12-05	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 96 runs
1951-08-16	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1950-03-03	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 259 runs
1950-02-10	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1950 to 1953

Michael Melle in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

26Wickets

32.73Average

3.06Economy

64.11Strike rate

6/71Best

2Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	9/166	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	7	12	4	0	4	0.333	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

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

Caught2 · 16.7%

Bowled5 · 41.7%

LBW1 · 8.3%

Not out4 · 33.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

91.001 inns

1010.505 inns

118.336 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

53runs

8.83average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

20wickets

34.00average

3.12economy

65.35strike rate

6/71best

Test record by situation

complete career

Michael Melle: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Australia	6	10	4	46	14	7.66	-	-	1	-
England	1	2	0	22	17	11.00	-	-	0	-
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	6	10	1,589	14	834	22	6/71	37.90	3.14	72.22	0	2
England	1	2	78	6	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	0
All	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2

Michael Melle: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Home	2	3	0	21	14	7.00	-	-	0	-
Away	5	9	4	47	17	9.40	-	-	1	-
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	2	3	544	5	303	8	5/113	37.87	3.34	68.00	0	1
Away	5	9	1,123	15	548	18	6/71	30.44	2.92	62.38	1	1
All	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2

Michael Melle: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1st innings of the match	3	3	1	10	5	5.00	-	-	0	-
2nd innings of the match	4	4	2	31	14	15.50	-	-	0	-
3rd innings of the match	4	4	1	23	17	7.66	-	-	1	-
4th innings of the match	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	-	-	0	0
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	4	4	821	6	421	14	6/71	30.07	3.07	58.64	0	2
2nd innings of the match	3	3	356	9	180	5	4/9	36.00	3.03	71.20	1	0
3rd innings of the match	3	3	384	3	203	5	3/95	40.60	3.17	76.80	0	0
4th innings of the match	2	2	106	2	47	2	2/39	23.50	2.66	53.00	0	0
All	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2

Michael Melle: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
No. 9	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	-	-	0	0
No. 10	4	5	1	42	17	10.50	-	-	0	-
No. 11	4	6	3	25	9*	8.33	-	-	1	2
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Won	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	-	-	1	0
Lost	4	8	2	41	17	6.83	-	-	0	-
Drawn	2	2	1	23	14	23.00	-	-	0	-
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	1	2	200	2	112	2	2/39	56.00	3.36	100.00	0	0
Lost	4	6	819	13	413	16	6/71	25.81	3.02	51.18	1	1
Drawn	2	4	648	5	326	8	5/113	40.75	3.01	81.00	0	1
All	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2

Michael Melle: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1950	2	3	0	21	14	7.00	-	-	0	-
1951	1	2	0	22	17	11.00	-	-	0	-
1952	2	4	2	15	7*	7.50	-	-	1	1
1953	2	3	2	10	9*	10.00	-	-	0	1
All	7	12	4	68	17	8.50	-	-	1	-

Michael Melle: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1950	2	3	544	5	303	8	5/113	37.87	3.34	68.00	0	1
1951	1	2	78	6	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	0
1952	2	4	573	4	278	11	6/71	25.27	2.91	52.09	0	1
1953	2	3	472	5	253	3	1/50	84.33	3.21	157.33	0	0
All	7	12	1,667	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 2

Best Test performances

Michael Melle: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
17	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1951-08-16
14	-	-	-	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1950-02-10
9*	-	-	1	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1953-01-24
7*	-	-	1	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1952-12-05
6	-	-	-	Australia	St George's Park	1950-03-03
5	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1951-08-16
4*	-	-	0	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1952-12-24
4	-	-	0	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1952-12-05
1	-	-	0	Australia	St George's Park	1950-03-03
1	-	-	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1953-01-09

Michael Melle: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/71	165	0	2.58	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1952-12-05
5/113	264	3	2.56	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1950-02-10
4/9	60	6	0.90	England	Kennington Oval	1951-08-16
3/95	208	2	2.74	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1952-12-05
2/39	88	2	2.65	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1952-12-24
2/132	184	2	4.30	Australia	St George's Park	1950-03-03
1/50	80	1	3.75	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1953-01-24
1/58	96	0	3.62	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1950-02-10
1/98	184	3	3.19	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1953-01-09
1/105	208	1	3.02	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1953-01-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1953-01-24	Australia	9*	1/105 & 1/50	Adelaide Oval	Match drawn
1953-01-09	Australia	1 & 0*	1/98	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by inns & 38 runs
1952-12-24	Australia	4* & 0	0/73 & 2/39	Melbourne Cricket Ground	South Africa won by 82 runs
1952-12-05	Australia	7* & 4	6/71 & 3/95	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Australia won by 96 runs
1951-08-16	England	5 & 17	4/9 & 0/8	Kennington Oval	England won by 4 wickets
1950-03-03	Australia	1 & 6	2/132	St George's Park	Australia won by inns & 259 runs
1950-02-10	Australia	14	5/113 & 1/58	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn