How many Test runs has Ron Archer scored?

Ron Archer has 713 runs in 30 Test innings from 19 matches at an average of 24.58. Highest score: 128.

What is Ron Archer's Test batting average?

Ron Archer's Test batting average is 24.58, from 713 runs and 30 innings.

How many Test wickets has Ron Archer taken?

Ron Archer has taken 48 wickets in Test from 19 matches at a bowling average of 27.45. Best innings: 5/53.

How many international centuries does Ron Archer have?

Ron Archer has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

Which teams has Ron Archer played international cricket for?

Ron Archer is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Ron Archer play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1953 to 1956. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Ron Archer

All-rounder · 1953 to 1956 · 19 internationals

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19Internationals

713Runs

1Hundreds

48Wickets

20Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	6/65	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	19	35	20	0	20	0.571	4 (4ct 0st)

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

Ron Archer: Test stats

Test

19 matches · 1953-1956

48wickets

Matches: 19
Average: 27.45
Economy: 2.21
Strike rate: 74.50
Best innings: 5/53
Five-fors: 1

713 runs · batting average 24.58

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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	30	30	35	35	1953-02-06	1956-10-11	Complete

Questions fans ask about Ron Archer

How many Test runs has Ron Archer scored?: Ron Archer has 713 runs in 30 Test innings from 19 matches at an average of 24.58. Highest score: 128.
What is Ron Archer's Test batting average?: Ron Archer's Test batting average is 24.58, from 713 runs and 30 innings.
How many Test wickets has Ron Archer taken?: Ron Archer has taken 48 wickets in Test from 19 matches at a bowling average of 27.45. Best innings: 5/53.
How many international centuries does Ron Archer have?: Ron Archer has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.
Which teams has Ron Archer played international cricket for?: Ron Archer is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Ron Archer play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1953 to 1956. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1956-10-11	Australia v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
1956-08-23	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1956-07-26	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 170 runs
1956-07-12	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 42 runs
1956-06-21	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 185 runs
1956-06-07	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1955-06-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-04-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-03-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets
1955-01-28	Australia v England	Test	England won by 5 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1953 to 1956

Ron Archer in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

713Runs

24.58Bat avg

-Strike rate

48Wickets

27.45Bowl avg

2.21Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	6/65	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	19	35	20	0	20	0.571	4 (4ct 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

Caught19 · 63.3%

Bowled6 · 20.0%

LBW2 · 6.7%

Stumped2 · 6.7%

Not out1 · 3.3%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

631.007 inns

726.8015 inns

87.605 inns

928.003 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

119runs

11.90average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

19wickets

24.73average

2.18economy

68.05strike rate

5/53best

Test record by situation

complete career

Ron Archer: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	12	20	1	294	49	15.47	-	-	0	0	3	-	5
West Indies	5	6	0	364	128	60.66	-	-	1	2	0	-	4
Pakistan	1	2	0	37	27	18.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
South Africa	1	2	0	18	18	9.00	-	-	0	0	1	1	0
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	12	21	2,445	126	761	35	5/53	21.74	1.86	69.85	2	1
West Indies	5	10	780	27	418	11	3/37	38.00	3.21	70.90	0	0
Pakistan	1	2	47	3	19	1	1/18	19.00	2.42	47.00	0	0
South Africa	1	2	304	4	120	1	1/97	120.00	2.36	304.00	0	0
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

Ron Archer: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	5	9	0	135	49	15.00	-	-	0	0	2	13	2
Away	14	21	1	578	128	28.90	-	-	1	2	2	-	7
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	5	10	1,086	36	335	14	4/33	23.92	1.85	77.57	1	0
Away	14	25	2,490	124	983	34	5/53	28.91	2.36	73.23	1	1
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

Ron Archer: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	9	9	0	214	98	23.77	-	-	0	1	1	-	2
2nd innings of the match	10	10	1	369	128	41.00	-	-	1	1	0	-	6
3rd innings of the match	9	9	0	109	49	12.11	-	-	0	0	3	-	1
4th innings of the match	2	2	0	21	15	10.50	-	-	0	0	0	1	0
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	10	10	1,282	63	444	21	5/53	21.14	2.07	61.04	1	1
2nd innings of the match	9	9	839	36	308	9	2/39	34.22	2.20	93.22	0	0
3rd innings of the match	10	10	1,124	48	447	13	3/37	34.38	2.38	86.46	0	0
4th innings of the match	6	6	331	13	119	5	4/71	23.80	2.15	66.20	1	0
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

Ron Archer: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 6	5	7	0	217	128	31.00	-	-	1	0	1	-	3
No. 7	10	15	0	402	98	26.80	-	-	0	2	2	-	4
No. 8	3	5	0	38	21	7.60	-	-	0	0	1	4	2
No. 9	3	3	1	56	31*	28.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	5	6	0	183	128	30.50	-	-	1	0	1	26	2
Lost	8	16	0	242	49	15.12	-	-	0	0	2	-	3
Drawn	6	8	1	288	98	41.14	-	-	0	2	1	-	4
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	5	10	1,024	43	444	14	4/71	31.71	2.60	73.14	1	0
Lost	8	14	1,482	67	478	19	4/33	25.15	1.93	78.00	1	0
Drawn	6	11	1,070	50	396	15	5/53	26.40	2.22	71.33	0	1
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

Ron Archer: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1953	4	7	1	113	49	18.83	-	-	0	0	2	-	1
1954	3	5	0	93	49	18.60	-	-	0	0	1	9	1
1955	6	8	0	388	128	48.50	-	-	1	2	0	-	5
1956	6	10	0	119	33	11.90	-	-	0	0	1	-	2
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1953	4	7	721	31	215	5	1/12	43.00	1.78	144.20	0	0
1954	3	6	726	32	190	13	4/33	14.61	1.57	55.84	1	0
1955	6	12	836	27	443	11	3/37	40.27	3.17	76.00	0	0
1956	6	10	1,293	70	470	19	5/53	24.73	2.18	68.05	1	1
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

Ron Archer: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	4	0	56	23	14.00	-	-	0	0	1	4	0
Old Trafford	2	4	0	11	6	2.75	-	-	0	0	2	2	0
Headingley	2	3	1	36	31*	18.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Kennington Oval	2	3	0	68	49	22.66	-	-	0	0	0	-	2
All	19	30	1	713	128	24.58	-	-	1	2	4	-	9

Ron Archer: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Kennington Oval	2	4	317	13	120	6	5/53	20.00	2.27	52.83	0	1
Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	4	606	15	203	7	4/33	29.00	2.00	86.57	1	0
Sabina Park	2	4	414	18	195	5	2/39	39.00	2.82	82.80	0	0
Headingley	2	3	558	40	126	5	3/68	25.20	1.35	111.60	0	0
All	19	35	3,576	160	1,318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

128v West IndiesSabina Park · 1955-06-11

Five-wicket innings 1

5/53v EnglandKennington Oval · 1956-08-23

Best Test performances

Ron Archer: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
128	-	-	19	2	West Indies	Sabina Park	1955-06-11
98	-	-	-	1	West Indies	Kensington Oval	1955-05-14
84	-	-	12	1	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1955-04-11
49	-	-	7	1	England	Kennington Oval	1953-08-15
49	89	55.05	6	1	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1954-12-17
33	-	-	6	1	England	Trent Bridge	1956-06-07
31*	-	-	-	0	England	Headingley	1953-07-23
28	-	-	-	0	West Indies	Kensington Oval	1955-05-14
28	-	-	2	0	England	Lord's	1956-06-21
27	-	-	-	0	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	1956-10-11

Ron Archer: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
5/53	170	7	1.87	England	Kennington Oval	1956-08-23
4/33	110	4	1.80	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1954-12-31
4/71	188	8	2.26	England	Lord's	1956-06-21
3/12	96	7	0.75	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1954-12-17
3/37	48	1	4.62	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1955-04-11
3/53	176	9	1.80	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1954-12-17
3/68	300	24	1.36	England	Headingley	1956-07-12
2/39	114	8	2.05	West Indies	Sabina Park	1955-03-26
2/44	72	3	3.66	West Indies	Sabina Park	1955-03-26
2/46	60	0	4.60	West Indies	Bourda	1955-04-26

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1956-10-11	Pakistan	10 & 27	1/18 & 0/1	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
1956-08-23	England	9	5/53 & 0/42	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1956-07-26	England	6 & 0	1/73	Old Trafford	England won by inns & 170 runs
1956-07-12	England	4 & 1	3/68	Headingley	England won by inns & 42 runs
1956-06-21	England	28 & 1	2/47 & 4/71	Lord's	Australia won by 185 runs
1956-06-07	England	33	2/51 & 1/46	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1955-06-11	West Indies	128	0/39 & 1/73	Sabina Park	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	West Indies	98 & 28	0/44 & 1/11	Kensington Oval	Match drawn
1955-04-26	West Indies	2	2/46 & 0/43	Bourda	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	West Indies	84	0/42 & 3/37	Queen's Park Oval	Match drawn