How many Test runs has Mike Denness scored?

Mike Denness has 1,667 runs in 45 Test innings from 28 matches at an average of 39.69. Highest score: 188.

What is Mike Denness's Test batting average?

Mike Denness's Test batting average is 39.69, from 1,667 runs and 45 innings.

How many ODI runs has Mike Denness scored?

Mike Denness has 264 runs in 11 ODI innings from 12 matches at an average of 29.33 and a strike rate of 63.30. Highest score: 66.

What is Mike Denness's ODI batting average?

Mike Denness's ODI batting average is 29.33, from 264 runs and 11 innings.

How many international centuries does Mike Denness have?

Mike Denness has 4 international hundreds: 4 in Test.

Which teams has Mike Denness played international cricket for?

Mike Denness is recorded for England in this publication.

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Mike Denness

Middle-order batter · 1969 to 1975 · 40 internationals

England

Test28 matches ODI12 matches

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40Internationals

1,931Runs

4Hundreds

-Wickets

29Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2
ODI	12	11	2	264	66	29.33	417	63.30	0	1	1	17	2

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	28	50	28	0	28	0.560	2 (2ct 0st)
ODI	12	12	1	0	1	0.083	1 (1ct 0st)

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

Mike Denness: Test and ODI stats

Test

28 matches · 1969-1975

1,667runs

Matches: 28
Average: 39.69
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 4
Highest: 188
Fifties: 7

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ODI

12 matches · 1973-1975

264runs

Matches: 12
Average: 29.33
Strike rate: 63.30
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 66
Fifties: 1

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	45	45	-	0	1969-08-21	1975-07-10	Complete
ODI	11	10	-	0	1973-09-05	1975-06-18	91%

Questions fans ask about Mike Denness

How many Test runs has Mike Denness scored?: Mike Denness has 1,667 runs in 45 Test innings from 28 matches at an average of 39.69. Highest score: 188.
What is Mike Denness's Test batting average?: Mike Denness's Test batting average is 39.69, from 1,667 runs and 45 innings.
How many ODI runs has Mike Denness scored?: Mike Denness has 264 runs in 11 ODI innings from 12 matches at an average of 29.33 and a strike rate of 63.30. Highest score: 66.
What is Mike Denness's ODI batting average?: Mike Denness's ODI batting average is 29.33, from 264 runs and 11 innings.
How many international centuries does Mike Denness have?: Mike Denness has 4 international hundreds: 4 in Test.
Which teams has Mike Denness played international cricket for?: Mike Denness is recorded for England in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1975-07-10	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by inns & 85 runs
1975-06-18	Australia v England	ODI	Australia won by 4 wickets
1975-06-11	England v New Zealand	ODI	England won by 80 runs
1975-06-07	England v India	ODI	England won by 202 runs
1975-03-09	England v New Zealand	ODI	No result
1975-02-28	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1975-02-20	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 83 runs
1975-02-08	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 4 runs
1975-01-25	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 163 runs
1975-01-01	Australia v England	ODI	England won by 3 wickets
1974-12-26	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1974-12-13	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1969 to 1975

Mike Denness in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

1,667Runs

39.69Average

-Strike rate

4Hundreds

7Fifties

188Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	28	50	28	0	28	0.560	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

Caught27 · 60.0%

Bowled8 · 17.8%

LBW5 · 11.1%

Run out2 · 4.4%

Not out3 · 6.7%

Test batting position: average and innings

125.857 inns

2-0 inns

336.129 inns

449.9021 inns

533.606 inns

62.001 inns

729.001 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test runs from boundaries

Fours768 · 46.1%

Sixes12 · 0.7%

Other runs887 · 53.2%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

534runs

59.33average

42.65strike rate

250s

2100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Mike Denness: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
India	8	12	1	546	118	49.63	1,377	39.65	2	1	0	62	0
Australia	6	11	0	329	188	29.90	782	42.07	1	1	0	31	0
Pakistan	6	9	0	264	68	29.33	-	-	0	2	1	30	0
West Indies	5	9	0	231	67	25.66	668	34.58	0	1	1	31	1
New Zealand	3	4	2	297	181	148.50	726	40.90	1	2	0	38	1
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	8	12	2	448	118	44.80	1,054	42.50	2	1	0	38	0
Away	19	31	1	1,211	188	40.36	-	-	2	6	1	153	2
Neutral	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	-	-	0	0	1	1	0
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	13	13	0	565	181	43.46	-	-	2	2	0	69	1
2nd innings of the match	15	15	1	600	188	42.85	-	-	2	2	0	60	1
3rd innings of the match	11	11	1	295	76	29.50	-	-	0	2	2	39	0
4th innings of the match	6	6	1	207	55*	41.40	554	37.36	0	1	0	24	0
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	4	7	0	181	68	25.85	-	-	0	2	2	27	1
No. 3	6	9	1	289	100	36.12	744	38.84	1	1	0	32	0
No. 4	14	21	1	998	188	49.90	-	-	3	3	0	109	1
No. 5	4	6	1	168	67	33.60	459	36.60	0	1	0	20	0
No. 6	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	12	16.66	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7	1	1	0	29	29	29.00	85	34.11	0	0	0	4	0
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	8	12	2	783	188	78.30	1,815	43.14	4	1	0	88	0
Lost	7	14	0	330	76	23.57	903	36.54	0	2	0	38	0
Drawn	13	19	1	554	68	30.77	-	-	0	4	2	66	2
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1969	1	2	1	57	55*	57.00	178	32.02	0	1	0	7	0
1972	2	4	0	104	35	26.00	376	27.65	0	0	0	14	0
1973	6	9	0	326	76	36.22	-	-	0	3	1	47	0
1974	14	23	1	676	118	30.72	1,691	39.97	2	1	1	68	1
1975	5	7	1	504	188	84.00	1,134	44.44	2	2	0	56	1
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

Mike Denness: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Queen's Park Oval	2	4	0	70	44	17.50	207	33.81	0	0	0	9	0
Edgbaston	2	3	0	111	100	37.00	238	46.63	1	0	0	10	0
Kennington Oval	2	3	1	75	55*	37.50	221	33.93	0	1	0	8	0
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	3	0	198	188	66.00	500	39.60	1	0	0	17	0
All	28	45	3	1,667	188	39.69	-	-	4	7	2	192	2

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 4

Best Test performances

Mike Denness: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
188	448	41.96	17	0	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1975-02-08
181	392	46.17	25	0	New Zealand	Eden Park	1975-02-20
118	220	53.63	12	0	India	Lord's	1974-06-20
100	189	52.91	10	0	India	Edgbaston	1974-07-04
76	200	38.00	10	0	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1973-01-12
68	-	-	13	0	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	1973-03-02
67	176	38.06	10	0	West Indies	Sabina Park	1974-02-16
59*	156	37.82	6	1	New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1975-02-28
55*	135	40.74	7	0	New Zealand	Kennington Oval	1969-08-21
51	65	78.46	6	0	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1975-01-25

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1975-07-10	Australia	3 & 8	-	Edgbaston	Australia won by inns & 85 runs
1975-02-28	New Zealand	59*	-	Lancaster Park	Match drawn
1975-02-20	New Zealand	181	-	Eden Park	England won by inns & 83 runs
1975-02-08	Australia	188	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by inns & 4 runs
1975-01-25	Australia	51 & 14	-	Adelaide Oval	Australia won by 163 runs
1974-12-26	Australia	8 & 2	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Match drawn
1974-12-13	Australia	2 & 20	-	WACA Ground	Australia won by 9 wickets
1974-11-29	Australia	6 & 27	-	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Australia won by 166 runs
1974-08-22	Pakistan	18	-	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1974-08-08	Pakistan	20	-	Lord's	Match drawn

ODI CAREER · 1973 to 1975

Mike Denness in ODIs

Scorecards for 10 of 11 official batting innings

264Runs

29.33Average

63.30Strike rate

0Hundreds

1Fifties

66Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	12	11	2	264	66	29.33	417	63.30	0	1	1	17	2

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	12	12	1	0	1	0.083	1 (1ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings

ODI runs by year

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How ODI innings ended

Caught4 · 40.0%

Bowled3 · 30.0%

LBW1 · 10.0%

Stumped1 · 10.0%

Not out1 · 10.0%

ODI batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

333.002 inns

418.254 inns

574.002 inns

627.001 inns

712.001 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours64 · 25.4%

Sixes12 · 4.8%

Other runs176 · 69.8%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings

252runs

28.00average

61.31strike rate

150s

0100s

ODI record by situation

10 recorded innings

Mike Denness: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
India	3	3	1	69	37*	34.50	81	85.18	0	0	5	1
Australia	2	2	0	39	27	19.50	84	46.42	0	0	2	0
Pakistan	2	2	0	41	32	20.50	73	56.16	0	0	2	0
West Indies	2	2	0	66	66	33.00	121	54.54	1	1	6	0
New Zealand	1	1	0	37	37	37.00	52	71.15	0	0	1	1
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	9	9	1	240	66	30.00	387	62.01	1	1	15	2
Away	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	24	50.00	0	0	1	0
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	6	6	1	142	37*	28.40	220	64.54	0	1	6	2
Chasing	4	4	0	110	66	27.50	191	57.59	1	0	10	0
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 3	2	2	0	66	66	33.00	121	54.54	1	1	6	0
No. 4	4	4	0	73	32	18.25	123	59.34	0	0	5	0
No. 5	2	2	1	74	37*	74.00	83	89.15	0	0	3	2
No. 6	1	1	0	27	27	27.00	60	45.00	0	0	1	0
No. 7	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	24	50.00	0	0	1	0
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	6	6	1	184	66	36.80	274	67.15	1	0	13	2
Lost	4	4	0	68	32	17.00	137	49.63	0	1	3	0
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1973	2	2	0	66	66	33.00	121	54.54	1	1	6	0
1974	4	4	0	73	32	18.25	123	59.34	0	0	5	0
1975	4	4	1	113	37*	37.66	167	67.66	0	0	5	2
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	1	1	16	2

Mike Denness: ODI batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Headingley	3	3	0	101	66	33.66	190	53.15	0	1	0	8	0
All	10	10	1	252	66	28.00	411	61.31	0	1	1	16	2

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

Best ODI performances

Mike Denness: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
66	117	56.41	6	0	West Indies	Headingley	1973-09-05
37*	31	119.35	2	1	India	Lord's	1975-06-07
37	52	71.15	1	1	New Zealand	Trent Bridge	1975-06-11
32	49	65.30	2	0	Pakistan	Trent Bridge	1974-08-31
27	60	45.00	1	0	Australia	Headingley	1975-06-18
24	37	64.86	2	0	India	Kennington Oval	1974-07-15
12	24	50.00	1	0	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1975-01-01
9	24	37.50	0	0	Pakistan	Edgbaston	1974-09-03
8	13	61.53	1	0	India	Headingley	1974-07-13
0	4	0.00	0	0	West Indies	Kennington Oval	1973-09-07

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1975-06-18	Australia	27	-	Headingley	Australia won by 4 wickets
1975-06-11	New Zealand	37	-	Trent Bridge	England won by 80 runs
1975-06-07	India	37*	-	Lord's	England won by 202 runs
1975-03-09	England v New Zealand	did not bat	-	Basin Reserve	No result
1975-01-01	Australia	12	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by 3 wickets
1974-09-03	Pakistan	9	-	Edgbaston	Pakistan won by 8 wickets
1974-08-31	Pakistan	32	-	Trent Bridge	Pakistan won by 7 wickets
1974-07-15	India	24	-	Kennington Oval	England won by 6 wickets
1974-07-13	India	8	-	Headingley	England won by 4 wickets
1973-09-07	West Indies	0	-	Kennington Oval	West Indies won by 8 wickets