How many Test runs has Ray Illingworth scored?

Ray Illingworth has 1,836 runs in 90 Test innings from 61 matches at an average of 23.24. Highest score: 113.

What is Ray Illingworth's Test batting average?

Ray Illingworth's Test batting average is 23.24, from 1,836 runs and 90 innings.

How many Test wickets has Ray Illingworth taken?

Ray Illingworth has taken 122 wickets in Test from 61 matches at a bowling average of 31.20. Best innings: 6/29.

How many ODI runs has Ray Illingworth scored?

Ray Illingworth has 5 runs in 2 ODI innings from 3 matches at an average of 2.50 and a strike rate of 27.77. Highest score: 4.

How many international centuries does Ray Illingworth have?

Ray Illingworth has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.

Which teams has Ray Illingworth played international cricket for?

Ray Illingworth is recorded for England in this publication.

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Ray Illingworth

All-rounder · 1958 to 1973 · 64 internationals

England

Test61 matches ODI3 matches

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64Internationals

1,841Runs

2Hundreds

126Wickets

46Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3
ODI	3	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	7/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3	0
ODI	3	2	130	2	84	4	3/50	3/50	21.00	3.87	32.50	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	61	115	45	0	45	0.391	3 (3ct 0st)
ODI	3	2	1	0	1	0.500	1 (1ct 0st)

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

Ray Illingworth: Test and ODI stats

Test

61 matches · 1958-1973

122wickets

Matches: 61
Average: 31.20
Economy: 1.91
Strike rate: 97.81
Best innings: 6/29
Five-fors: 3

1,836 runs · batting average 23.24

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ODI

3 matches · 1971-1973

5runs

Matches: 3
Average: 2.50
Strike rate: 27.77
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 4
Fifties: 0

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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	90	90	100	100	1958-07-24	1973-08-23	Complete
ODI	2	2	2	2	1971-01-05	1973-07-20	Complete

Questions fans ask about Ray Illingworth

How many Test runs has Ray Illingworth scored?: Ray Illingworth has 1,836 runs in 90 Test innings from 61 matches at an average of 23.24. Highest score: 113.
What is Ray Illingworth's Test batting average?: Ray Illingworth's Test batting average is 23.24, from 1,836 runs and 90 innings.
How many Test wickets has Ray Illingworth taken?: Ray Illingworth has taken 122 wickets in Test from 61 matches at a bowling average of 31.20. Best innings: 6/29.
How many ODI runs has Ray Illingworth scored?: Ray Illingworth has 5 runs in 2 ODI innings from 3 matches at an average of 2.50 and a strike rate of 27.77. Highest score: 4.
How many international centuries does Ray Illingworth have?: Ray Illingworth has 2 international hundreds: 2 in Test.
Which teams has Ray Illingworth played international cricket for?: Ray Illingworth is recorded for England in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1973-08-23	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by inns & 226 runs
1973-08-09	England v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1973-07-26	England v West Indies	Test	West Indies won by 158 runs
1973-07-20	England v New Zealand	ODI	No result
1973-07-18	England v New Zealand	ODI	England won by 7 wickets
1973-07-05	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 1 runs
1973-06-21	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1973-06-07	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 38 runs
1972-08-10	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 5 wickets
1972-07-27	Australia v England	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1972-07-13	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1972-06-22	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1958 to 1973

Ray Illingworth in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

1,836Runs

23.24Bat avg

-Strike rate

122Wickets

31.20Bowl avg

1.91Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	7/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	61	115	45	0	45	0.391	3 (3ct 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

Caught48 · 53.3%

Bowled19 · 21.1%

LBW11 · 12.2%

Stumped1 · 1.1%

Not out11 · 12.2%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

221.504 inns

3-0 inns

413.502 inns

5-0 inns

628.6617 inns

722.6738 inns

820.7528 inns

911 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

208runs

20.80average

34.55strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

6wickets

79.33average

2.31economy

205.50strike rate

3/50best

Test record by situation

complete career

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	18	28	3	663	57	26.52	-	-	0	2	2	-	2
West Indies	13	21	2	369	113	19.42	-	-	1	0	3	-	0
New Zealand	12	16	1	320	65	21.33	-	-	0	2	2	37	0
India	8	12	2	321	107	32.10	-	-	1	1	0	-	1
Pakistan	4	7	1	82	45	13.66	-	-	0	0	0	11	0
South Africa	4	6	2	81	37	20.25	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	17	29	3,337	180	1,094	34	6/87	32.17	1.96	98.14	0	1
West Indies	13	22	2,884	156	1,077	19	3/50	56.68	2.24	151.78	0	0
New Zealand	12	20	2,101	128	597	22	4/34	27.13	1.70	95.50	3	0
India	8	15	2,148	144	592	31	6/29	19.09	1.65	69.29	2	2
Pakistan	5	8	1,002	75	301	10	3/58	30.10	1.80	100.20	0	0
South Africa	4	6	462	32	146	6	3/15	24.33	1.89	77.00	0	0
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	41	63	9	1,228	113	22.74	-	-	2	4	5	-	3
Away	18	27	2	608	53	24.32	-	-	0	1	2	-	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	42	71	8,778	568	2,769	102	6/29	27.14	1.89	86.05	4	3
Away	17	29	3,156	147	1,038	20	4/34	51.90	1.97	157.80	1	0
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	36	36	4	673	107	21.03	-	-	1	1	3	-	1
2nd innings of the match	22	22	2	562	113	28.10	-	-	1	3	2	60	2
3rd innings of the match	28	28	3	536	53	21.44	-	-	0	1	2	-	0
4th innings of the match	4	4	2	65	40	32.50	186	34.94	0	0	0	6	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	19	19	2,051	103	779	20	3/55	38.95	2.27	102.55	0	0
2nd innings of the match	34	34	4,146	242	1,306	41	5/70	31.85	1.89	101.12	2	1
3rd innings of the match	25	25	3,144	206	985	40	6/29	24.62	1.87	78.60	2	2
4th innings of the match	22	22	2,593	164	737	21	4/92	35.09	1.70	123.47	1	0
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 2	4	4	0	86	46	21.50	-	-	0	0	0	10	0
No. 4	2	2	0	27	22	13.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
No. 6	13	17	2	430	65	28.66	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
No. 7	27	38	4	771	107	22.67	-	-	1	2	4	-	1
No. 8	22	28	4	498	113	20.75	-	-	1	1	2	-	2
No. 9	1	1	1	24	24*	N/A	52	46.15	0	0	0	2	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	28	40	7	866	65	26.24	-	-	0	5	1	-	2
Lost	7	14	0	185	40	13.21	-	-	0	0	4	-	0
Drawn	24	36	4	785	113	24.53	-	-	2	0	2	-	1
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	27	49	5,789	394	1,636	71	6/29	23.04	1.69	81.53	5	1
Lost	7	11	1,311	62	528	12	5/70	44.00	2.41	109.25	0	1
Drawn	25	40	4,834	259	1,643	39	6/87	42.12	2.03	123.94	0	1
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1958	1	1	1	3	3*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
1959	2	3	1	118	50	59.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1960	9	14	3	173	41*	15.72	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
1961	2	3	0	28	15	9.33	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
1962	1	1	1	2	2*	N/A	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
1963	5	6	0	125	46	20.83	-	-	0	0	0	13	0
1966	2	3	0	7	4	2.33	47	14.89	0	0	1	1	0
1967	4	6	1	41	12*	8.20	136	30.14	0	0	0	6	0
1968	3	4	0	51	27	12.75	176	28.97	0	0	0	4	0
1969	6	9	1	253	113	31.62	611	41.40	1	1	1	30	0
1970	2	3	0	71	34	23.66	204	34.80	0	0	0	8	0
1971	11	19	1	562	107	31.22	1,675	33.55	1	1	1	63	1
1972	5	8	2	194	57	32.33	601	32.27	0	1	1	17	2
1973	6	10	0	208	65	20.80	602	34.55	0	1	1	20	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1958	1	2	270	18	59	3	2/20	19.66	1.31	90.00	0	0
1959	2	4	510	33	124	4	2/16	31.00	1.45	127.50	0	0
1960	9	14	1,638	93	529	10	3/15	52.90	1.93	163.80	0	0
1961	2	2	333	17	126	3	2/110	42.00	2.27	111.00	0	0
1962	1	2	204	14	81	1	1/54	81.00	2.38	204.00	0	0
1963	4	7	596	31	204	6	4/34	34.00	2.05	99.33	1	0
1965	1	2	210	14	70	4	4/42	17.50	2.00	52.50	1	0
1966	2	4	378	24	165	4	2/22	41.25	2.61	94.50	0	0
1967	4	8	1,203	93	324	23	6/29	14.08	1.61	52.30	2	1
1968	3	6	1,100	82	291	13	6/87	22.38	1.58	84.61	0	1
1969	6	11	1,167	75	372	15	4/37	24.80	1.91	77.80	1	0
1970	2	4	368	16	121	2	1/19	60.50	1.97	184.00	0	0
1971	12	19	2,249	118	694	21	5/70	33.04	1.85	107.09	0	1
1972	4	6	528	28	197	7	2/32	28.14	2.23	75.42	0	0
1973	6	9	1,180	59	450	6	3/50	75.00	2.28	196.66	0	0
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

Ray Illingworth: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Lord's	10	18	2	338	113	21.12	-	-	1	1	3	-	0
Kennington Oval	8	12	1	190	50	17.27	-	-	0	1	1	21	0
Edgbaston	6	9	0	100	27	11.11	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Old Trafford	6	9	4	266	107	53.20	-	-	1	0	0	-	1
Headingley	6	8	1	225	65	32.14	693	32.46	0	2	0	26	2
Trent Bridge	5	7	1	109	37	18.16	-	-	0	0	1	10	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	0	194	53	32.33	-	-	0	1	0	19	0
Adelaide Oval	2	3	1	84	48*	42.00	-	-	0	0	0	11	0
Eden Park	2	3	0	42	22	14.00	-	-	0	0	1	6	0
Queen's Park Oval	2	3	1	51	41*	25.50	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
All	61	90	11	1,836	113	23.24	-	-	2	5	7	-	3

Ray Illingworth: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Kennington Oval	8	16	2,117	139	661	21	5/70	31.47	1.87	100.80	0	1
Lord's	11	16	1,750	112	560	22	6/29	25.45	1.92	79.54	1	1
Headingley	7	13	1,867	135	547	26	6/87	21.03	1.75	71.80	2	1
Edgbaston	6	10	1,478	88	505	22	4/92	22.95	2.05	67.18	1	0
Old Trafford	5	9	954	62	270	7	2/16	38.57	1.69	136.28	0	0
Trent Bridge	5	7	612	32	226	4	2/15	56.50	2.21	153.00	0	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	3	6	552	24	146	5	3/39	29.20	1.58	110.40	0	0
Adelaide Oval	2	4	352	13	154	2	1/14	77.00	2.62	176.00	0	0
Queen's Park Oval	2	4	378	24	124	2	2/53	62.00	1.96	189.00	0	0
Eden Park	2	3	258	11	84	4	4/34	21.00	1.95	64.50	1	0
All	61	100	11,934	715	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 2

Five-wicket innings 3

Best Test performances

Ray Illingworth: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
113	218	51.83	12	0	West Indies	Lord's	1969-06-26
107	298	35.90	8	1	India	Old Trafford	1971-08-05
65	138	47.10	9	0	New Zealand	Headingley	1973-07-05
57	252	22.61	3	2	Australia	Headingley	1972-07-27
53	131	40.45	7	0	New Zealand	Lord's	1969-07-24
53	145	36.55	6	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1971-01-09
50	-	-	7	0	India	Kennington Oval	1959-08-20
48*	88	54.54	8	0	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1971-01-29
47*	-	-	-	0	India	Old Trafford	1959-07-23
46	-	-	6	0	New Zealand	Basin Reserve	1963-03-01

Ray Illingworth: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/29	135	12	1.28	India	Lord's	1967-06-22
6/87	306	22	1.70	Australia	Headingley	1968-07-25
5/70	207	12	2.02	India	Kennington Oval	1971-08-19
4/34	108	7	1.88	New Zealand	Eden Park	1963-02-23
4/37	132	8	1.68	New Zealand	Lord's	1969-07-24
4/42	168	14	1.50	New Zealand	Headingley	1965-07-08
4/92	258	13	2.13	India	Edgbaston	1967-07-13
4/100	348	26	1.72	India	Headingley	1967-06-08
3/15	102	11	0.88	South Africa	Edgbaston	1960-06-09
3/31	132	11	1.40	India	Headingley	1967-06-08

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1973-08-23	West Indies	0 & 13	1/114	Lord's	West Indies won by inns & 226 runs
1973-08-09	West Indies	27	1/37 & 1/67	Edgbaston	Match drawn
1973-07-26	West Indies	27 & 40	0/43 & 3/50	Kennington Oval	West Indies won by 158 runs
1973-07-05	New Zealand	65	0/20 & 0/1	Headingley	England won by inns & 1 runs
1973-06-21	New Zealand	3 & 22	0/87	Lord's	Match drawn
1973-06-07	New Zealand	8 & 3	0/31	Trent Bridge	England won by 38 runs
1972-08-10	Australia	0 & 31	1/53 & 0/26	Kennington Oval	Australia won by 5 wickets
1972-07-27	Australia	57	2/32 & 2/32	Headingley	England won by 9 wickets
1972-07-13	Australia	24*	1/41	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1972-06-22	Australia	30 & 12	1/13	Lord's	Australia won by 8 wickets

ODI CAREER · 1971 to 1973

Ray Illingworth in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

5Runs

2.50Average

27.77Strike rate

0Hundreds

0Fifties

4Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	3	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	3	2	130	2	84	4	3/50	3/50	21.00	3.87	32.50	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	3	2	1	0	1	0.500	1 (1ct 0st)

ODI record by situation

complete career

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR
Australia	1	1	1	1	1.00	7	14.28
New Zealand	1	1	4	4	4.00	11	36.36
All	3	2	5	4	2.50	18	27.77

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR
Home	1	1	4	4	4.00	11	36.36
Away	1	1	1	1	1.00	7	14.28
All	3	2	5	4	2.50	18	27.77

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Batting first	2	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0
All	3	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 7	2	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0
All	3	2	0	5	4	2.50	18	27.77	0	0	0	0	0

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR
Lost	1	1	1	1	1.00	7	14.28
No result	1	1	4	4	4.00	11	36.36
All	3	2	5	4	2.50	18	27.77

Ray Illingworth: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR
1971	1	1	1	1	1.00	7	14.28
1973	1	1	4	4	4.00	11	36.36
All	3	2	5	4	2.50	18	27.77

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

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1973-07-20	New Zealand	4	-	Old Trafford	No result
1973-07-18	New Zealand	did not bat	1/34	Swansea	England won by 7 wickets
1971-01-05	Australia	1	3/50	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia won by 5 wickets