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Pat Symcox

All-rounder · 1993 to 1999 · 100 internationals

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100Internationals
1,435Runs
1Hundreds
109Wickets
28Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
ODI8054136946116.9283083.610364822
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test20343,5611351,603374/695/15943.322.7096.24100
ODI80803,991252,762724/284/2838.364.1555.4310-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test20355050.1422 (2ct 0st)
ODI8080230230.2872 (2ct 0st)

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

Pat Symcox: Test and ODI stats

Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 741 52%ODI 694 48%
Wickets by format
Test 37 34%ODI 72 66%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test272734341993-08-251998-12-26Complete
ODI545380781993-08-221999-02-2098%

Questions fans ask about Pat Symcox

How many Test runs has Pat Symcox scored?
Pat Symcox has 741 runs in 27 Test innings from 20 matches at an average of 28.50 and a strike rate of 56.09. Highest score: 108.
What is Pat Symcox's Test batting average?
Pat Symcox's Test batting average is 28.50, from 741 runs and 27 innings.
How many Test wickets has Pat Symcox taken?
Pat Symcox has taken 37 wickets in Test from 20 matches at a bowling average of 43.32. Best innings: 4/69.
How many ODI runs has Pat Symcox scored?
Pat Symcox has 694 runs in 54 ODI innings from 80 matches at an average of 16.92 and a strike rate of 83.61. Highest score: 61.
What is Pat Symcox's ODI batting average?
Pat Symcox's ODI batting average is 16.92, from 694 runs and 54 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Pat Symcox taken?
Pat Symcox has taken 72 wickets in ODI from 80 matches at a bowling average of 38.36. Best innings: 4/28.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1999-02-20New Zealand v South AfricaODINew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1999-02-17New Zealand v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 7 wickets
1999-02-14New Zealand v South AfricaODINew Zealand won by 3 wickets
1999-02-07South Africa v West IndiesODISouth Africa won by 50 runs
1999-02-05South Africa v West IndiesODISouth Africa won by 114 runs
1999-01-27South Africa v West IndiesODISouth Africa won by 55 runs
1999-01-22South Africa v West IndiesODISouth Africa won by 2 wickets
1998-12-26South Africa v West IndiesTestSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
1998-12-10South Africa v West IndiesTestSouth Africa won by 178 runs
1998-11-26South Africa v West IndiesTestSouth Africa won by 4 wickets
1998-11-01South Africa v West IndiesODISouth Africa won by 4 wickets
1998-10-30South Africa v Sri LankaODISouth Africa won by 92 runs

TEST CAREER · 1993 to 1998

Pat Symcox in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

741Runs
28.50Bat avg
56.09Strike rate
37Wickets
43.32Bowl avg
2.70Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career20343,5611351,603374/695/15943.322.7096.24100
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career20355050.1422 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
0200400600500 runs: 1998-01-30500741199319941995199619971998
Test runs by year
0801602403201993: 149 runs14919931994: 11 runs1119941995: 4 runs419951996: 79 runs7919961997: 178 runs17819971998: 320 runs3201998
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught12 · 44.4%
Bowled8 · 29.6%
LBW3 · 11.1%
Run out1 · 3.7%
Stumped2 · 7.4%
Not out1 · 3.7%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
455.001 inns
516.001 inns
62.001 inns
7-0 inns
824.008 inns
926.6312 inns
1043.003 inns
1154.001 inns
Test runs from boundaries
Fours320 · 43.2%
Sixes72 · 9.7%
Other runs349 · 47.1%
Test wickets, innings by innings
010203025 wickets: 1997-10-242537199319941995199619971998
Test wickets by year
04812161993: 6 wickets619931994: 2 wickets219941995: 1 wickets119951996: 6 wickets619961997: 16 wickets1619971998: 6 wickets61998
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
324runs
32.40average
66.66strike rate
150s
1100s
Last 10 bowling innings
7wickets
62.85average
2.59economy
145.57strike rate
3/43best

Test record by situation

complete career
Pat Symcox: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia5801545419.2525859.68010191
India351793219.7517445.4000124
Pakistan45026610853.2041364.40120373
Sri Lanka3401495037.2530349.17010154
West Indies340893622.2516354.6000060
Zimbabwe110444.001040.0000010
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia6101,48853608154/6940.532.4599.2010
India366422232462/4754.003.02107.0000
Pakistan465252224983/831.122.8465.6200
Sri Lanka354201223043/7557.503.28105.0000
West Indies353541814933/4349.662.52118.0000
Zimbabwe1213284311/2143.001.95132.0000
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410
Pat Symcox: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home56021310835.5035060.85100260
Away142115288126.4097154.370415412
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home586362727663/4346.002.60106.0000
Away15262,9251081,327314/6942.802.7294.3510
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410
Pat Symcox: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match99037510841.6656766.13120425
2nd innings of the match101012195024.3341952.26010243
3rd innings of the match5501155523.0023050.00010122
4th innings of the match330322110.6610530.4700122
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match11111,33948590124/6949.162.64111.5810
2nd innings of the match998753337972/8254.142.59125.0000
3rd innings of the match10101,08643534143/4338.142.9577.5700
4th innings of the match442611110043/825.002.2965.2500
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410
Pat Symcox: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 4110555555.0012045.8301071
No. 5110161616.003053.3300030
No. 6110222.00366.6600000
No. 85801925024.0045042.66011165
No. 991212938126.6347461.81010286
No. 1033012910843.0020263.86100200
No. 11110545454.0042128.5701060
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won91203198126.5860852.46030325
Lost3611333826.6026550.18001114
Drawn79028910832.1144864.50110373
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won9171,30560533133/841.002.45100.3800
Lost357742935672/4750.852.75110.5700
Drawn8121,48246714174/6942.002.8987.1710
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410
Pat Symcox: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19933401495037.2530349.17010154
19941201175.506217.7400000
1995110444.001040.0000010
1996351793219.7517445.4000124
19975601788129.6629560.33020243
199869032010835.5547767.08110381
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1993465211527963/7546.503.2186.8300
1994123361410422/8252.001.85168.0000
19951213284311/2143.001.95132.0000
1996366422232462/4754.003.02107.0000
1997591,12144503164/6931.432.6970.0610
1998698093235063/4358.332.59134.8300
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410
Pat Symcox: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Sydney Cricket Ground240783819.5017444.8200091
All2027174110828.501,32156.091418012
Pat Symcox: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground234751620874/6929.712.6267.8510
Sydney Cricket Ground235702320742/8251.752.17142.5000
The Wanderers Stadium23252149633/4332.002.2884.0000
All20343,5611351,603374/6943.322.7096.2410

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

Test milestones

Best Test performances

Pat Symcox: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
10815768.78170PakistanThe Wanderers Stadium1998-02-14
819486.17102PakistanIqbal Stadium1997-10-24
5512045.8371PakistanIqbal Stadium1997-10-24
5442128.5760AustraliaAdelaide Oval1998-01-30
5010846.2951Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground1993-09-06
486475.0070Sri LankaMoratuwa1993-08-25
387252.7741AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1998-01-02
367150.7010West IndiesSt George's Park1998-12-10
328139.5011IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1996-11-20
305851.7212Sri LankaP Sara Oval1993-09-14
Pat Symcox: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
4/6916442.52AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1997-12-26
3/85750.84PakistanIqbal Stadium1997-10-24
3/4310892.38West IndiesThe Wanderers Stadium1998-11-26
3/7512623.57Sri LankaMoratuwa1993-08-25
2/4713282.13IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1996-11-20
2/4812652.28IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium1996-11-20
2/4910132.91AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1993-12-26
2/4911452.57AustraliaSuperSport Park1997-03-21
2/569623.50PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium1997-10-06
2/82276111.78AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1994-01-02

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1998-12-26West Indies120/17 & 0/43KingsmeadSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
1998-12-10West Indies36 & 160/9St George's ParkSouth Africa won by 178 runs
1998-11-26West Indies250/37 & 3/43The Wanderers StadiumSouth Africa won by 4 wickets
1998-02-14Pakistan1080/16The Wanderers StadiumMatch drawn
1998-01-30Australia54 & 21/40 & 0/42Adelaide OvalMatch drawn
1998-01-02Australia29 & 382/103Sydney Cricket GroundAustralia won by inns & 21 runs
1997-12-26Australia44/69 & 1/90Melbourne Cricket GroundMatch drawn
1997-10-24Pakistan81 & 550/39 & 3/8Iqbal StadiumSouth Africa won by 53 runs
1997-10-17Pakistan171/0Sheikhupura StadiumMatch drawn
1997-10-06Pakistan52/130 & 2/56Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumMatch drawn

ODI CAREER · 1993 to 1999

Pat Symcox in ODIs

Scorecards for 53 of 54 official batting innings

72Wickets
38.36Average
4.15Economy
55.43Strike rate
4/28Best
0Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career8054136946116.9283083.610364822
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career80803,991252,762724/284/2838.364.1555.4310-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career8080230230.2872 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings
020406050 wickets: 1997-12-0950701993199519971999
ODI wickets by year
0612181993: 10 wickets1019931994: 1 wickets119941995: 3 wickets319951996: 21 wickets2119961997: 17 wickets1719971998: 17 wickets1719981999: 1 wickets11999
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets
ODI runs, innings by innings
0200400600500 runs: 1998-04-135006591993199519971999
ODI runs by year
0601201801993: 38 runs3819931994: 20 runs2019941995: 48 runs4819951996: 215 runs21519961997: 118 runs11819971998: 196 runs19619981999: 24 runs241999
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught19 · 35.8%
Bowled12 · 22.6%
LBW3 · 5.7%
Run out5 · 9.4%
Stumped1 · 1.9%
Not out13 · 24.5%
ODI batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
314.758 inns
418.205 inns
558.001 inns
6-0 inns
77.333 inns
817.0014 inns
915.7712 inns
1014.5010 inns
11-0 inns
ODI runs from boundaries
Fours184 · 27.9%
Sixes114 · 17.3%
Other runs361 · 54.8%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
147runs
21.00average
84.00strike rate
250s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
5wickets
64.80average
4.48economy
86.60strike rate
3/27best

ODI record by situation

53 recorded innings
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia1313415227*16.8821371.36001132
Sri Lanka9911475818.3717185.9601076
India7711216120.1615379.0801193
New Zealand773531513.257471.6200140
West Indies663512417.005494.4400022
England551625115.5061101.6301034
Pakistan55038357.604486.3600332
Zimbabwe110353535.004283.3300050
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia18189966689224/2831.314.1545.2710
India1212612142882/3853.504.1976.5000
Sri Lanka11114804298133/2722.923.7236.9200
New Zealand1010469433542/3583.754.28117.2500
England884742326112/3129.634.1243.0900
West Indies88348524863/2041.334.2758.0000
Pakistan77336125531/3585.004.55112.0000
Zimbabwe44192114331/1647.664.4664.0000
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home10103772611.0010474.0300061
Away212152505115.6233075.75013167
Neutral222253326119.5237887.830232411
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home19198705696162/3143.504.8054.3700
Away29291,513111,046254/2841.844.1460.5210
Neutral30301,5248980293/2033.793.8552.5500
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first3434103836115.9544885.490243010
Chasing191932765817.2536475.82012169
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first38381,91491,375282/2849.104.3168.3500
Defending a total40401,993151,347424/2832.074.0547.4510
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 38801183514.7514183.68001133
No. 4550916118.2087104.5901264
No. 5110585858.008766.6601011
No. 733022127.332588.0000011
No. 8141441705117.0020284.15011125
No. 9121231424615.7718775.93001105
No. 10101065827*14.508369.8700130
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won323284206117.5045193.120243414
Lost212152395814.9336166.20012125
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won54542,706161,821554/2833.104.0349.2010
Lost22221,0877824132/2063.384.5483.6100
No result2211417722/2838.504.0557.0000
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
199377138126.336261.2900021
199444120126.662290.9000120
1995330483516.007861.5300060
1996131312156117.9123790.71013207
199799411827*23.6013686.7600175
1998121241965824.5024580.0002086
19995522417*8.003275.0000110
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1993993963230103/2023.003.4839.6000
199444150112411/47124.004.96150.0000
19954422829131/1830.332.3976.0000
199620201,1285760212/2036.194.0453.7100
199716168104633174/2837.234.6847.6410
199818189244661173/2738.884.2954.3500
199977271522311/20223.004.93271.0000
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Brisbane Cricket Ground4422212*11.002684.6100120
St George's Park44124138.004060.0000020
Sydney Cricket Ground4426627*33.007884.6100041
Gaddafi Stadium3313722*18.5026142.3000114
Sharjah Cricket Stadium330966132.0085112.9401184
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Brisbane Cricket Ground44174113821/3869.004.7587.0000
Gaddafi Stadium44168014200/25N/A5.07N/A00
Mangaung Oval44168212062/3820.004.2828.0000
Sharjah Cricket Stadium44180112522/4362.504.1690.0000
St George's Park44198016542/3141.255.0049.5000
Sydney Cricket Ground44210112854/2825.603.6542.0010
Bangabandhu National Stadium33162010143/2725.253.7440.5000
Kingsmead33120011311/43113.005.65120.0000
Melbourne Cricket Ground33180311432/1838.003.8060.0000
SuperSport Park33162312222/4861.004.5181.0000
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110
Pat Symcox: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first3434103836115.9544885.490243010
Chasing191932765817.2536475.82012169
All7853136596116.4781281.150364619
Pat Symcox: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first38381,91491,375282/2849.104.3168.3500
Defending a total40401,993151,347424/2832.074.0547.4510
All78783,907242,722704/2838.884.1855.8110

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

Best ODI performances

Pat Symcox: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
6149124.4852IndiaSharjah Cricket Stadium1996-04-19
588766.6611Sri LankaTrent Bridge1998-08-14
5139130.7624EnglandEdgbaston1998-08-18
466175.4041IndiaWankhede Stadium1996-11-06
354283.3350ZimbabweHarare Sports Club1995-10-22
3535100.0032PakistanSharjah Cricket Stadium1996-04-16
27*3284.3720AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1997-12-04
2621123.8050AustraliaFaridabad1996-10-25
262892.8531AustraliaMangaung Oval1997-04-13
2420120.0012West IndiesNational Stadium, Karachi1996-03-11
Pat Symcox: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
4/286012.80AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1997-12-04
3/204812.50West IndiesBrabourne Stadium1993-11-14
3/274203.85Sri LankaBangabandhu National Stadium1998-10-30
2/186021.80AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1997-12-09
2/206012.00Sri LankaNairobi (Club)1996-10-01
2/285413.11Sri LankaAsgiriya Stadium1993-08-22
2/316003.10EnglandSt George's Park1996-01-21
2/336013.30Sri LankaR Premadasa Stadium1993-09-04
2/336013.30AustraliaWACA Ground1998-01-18
2/356013.50New ZealandBellerive Oval1997-12-11

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1999-02-20New Zealanddid not bat0/64Eden ParkNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
1999-02-17New Zealanddid not bat0/38Lancaster ParkSouth Africa won by 7 wickets
1999-02-14New Zealand00/38University Oval, DunedinNew Zealand won by 3 wickets
1999-02-07West Indies17*0/20SuperSport ParkSouth Africa won by 50 runs
1999-02-05West Indies11/20Mangaung OvalSouth Africa won by 114 runs
1999-01-27West Indies50/21KingsmeadSouth Africa won by 55 runs
1999-01-22West Indies1*0/22The Wanderers StadiumSouth Africa won by 2 wickets
1998-11-01West Indiesdid not bat0/29Bangabandhu National StadiumSouth Africa won by 4 wickets
1998-10-30Sri Lanka113/27Bangabandhu National StadiumSouth Africa won by 92 runs
1998-10-25Englanddid not bat1/45Bangabandhu National StadiumSouth Africa won by 6 wickets