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Tim May

Bowler · 1987 to 1995 · 71 internationals

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71Internationals
264Runs
0Hundreds
114Wickets
9Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
ODI4712839159.755275.0000010
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test24456,5773212,606755/97/5034.742.3787.69330
ODI47462,504171,772393/193/1945.434.2464.2000-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test24466060.1301 (1ct 0st)
ODI47473030.0632 (2ct 0st)

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

Tim May: Test and ODI stats

Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 225 85%ODI 39 15%
Wickets by format
Test 75 66%ODI 39 34%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test282845451987-12-111995-01-01Complete
ODI121246461987-10-131995-03-18Complete

Questions fans ask about Tim May

How many Test runs has Tim May scored?
Tim May has 225 runs in 28 Test innings from 24 matches at an average of 14.06 and a strike rate of 25.77. Highest score: 42*.
What is Tim May's Test batting average?
Tim May's Test batting average is 14.06, from 225 runs and 28 innings.
How many Test wickets has Tim May taken?
Tim May has taken 75 wickets in Test from 24 matches at a bowling average of 34.74. Best innings: 5/9.
How many ODI runs has Tim May scored?
Tim May has 39 runs in 12 ODI innings from 47 matches at an average of 9.75 and a strike rate of 75.00. Highest score: 15.
What is Tim May's ODI batting average?
Tim May's ODI batting average is 9.75, from 39 runs and 12 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Tim May taken?
Tim May has taken 39 wickets in ODI from 47 matches at a bowling average of 45.43. Best innings: 3/19.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1995-03-18Australia v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 5 wickets
1995-03-08Australia v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 6 runs
1995-02-26Australia v New ZealandODIAustralia won by 6 wickets
1995-02-22Australia v IndiaODIIndia won by 5 wickets
1995-02-19Australia v New ZealandODIAustralia won by 27 runs
1995-02-15Australia v South AfricaODIAustralia won by 3 wickets
1995-01-01Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1994-12-24Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 295 runs
1994-12-08Australia v ZimbabweODIAustralia won by 84 runs
1994-12-06Australia v EnglandODIAustralia won by 28 runs
1994-11-25Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 184 runs
1994-11-01Australia v PakistanTestMatch drawn

TEST CAREER · 1987 to 1995

Tim May in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

75Wickets
34.74Average
2.37Economy
87.69Strike rate
5/9Best
3Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career24456,5773212,606755/97/5034.742.3787.69330
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career24466060.1301 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
020406050 wickets: 1993-08-055075198719881989199319941995
Test wickets by year
01020301987: 4 wickets419871988: 19 wickets191989: 2 wickets219891990: 0 wickets1991: 0 wickets19911992: 0 wickets1993: 37 wickets3719931994: 13 wickets131995: 0 wickets1995
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
060120180100 runs: 1993-01-23100200 runs: 1994-11-25200225198719881989199319941995
Test runs by year
02040601987: 14 runs1419871988: 52 runs521989: 24 runs2419891990: 0 runs1991: 0 runs19911992: 0 runs1993: 71 runs7119931994: 54 runs541995: 10 runs101995
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught10 · 35.7%
Bowled1 · 3.6%
LBW5 · 17.9%
Not out12 · 42.9%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
40.001 inns
5-0 inns
6-0 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
913.256 inns
1021.1613 inns
119.008 inns
Test runs from boundaries
Fours56 · 24.9%
Other runs169 · 75.1%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
56runs
9.33average
22.48strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
7wickets
67.14average
2.43economy
165.42strike rate
3/69best

Test record by situation

complete career
Tim May: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England695541513.5024122.4000120
Pakistan57245149.0023119.4800140
West Indies4739142*22.7526134.8600070
South Africa24121117.0010420.1900110
New Zealand1111414*N/A3638.8800000
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
England8162,274120811225/8936.862.13103.3621
Pakistan591,49366644204/9732.202.5874.6510
South Africa471,0685739762/2666.162.23178.0000
West Indies4767722350145/925.003.1048.3501
New Zealand361,06556404135/6531.072.2781.9201
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933
Tim May: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home915814442*20.5750228.6800270
Away913481159.0037121.8300170
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home13243,0501491,201305/940.032.36101.6602
Away11213,5271721,405455/8931.222.3978.3731
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933
Tim May: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match664542427.0018828.7200040
2nd innings of the match1212381159.0035223.0100130
3rd innings of the match441159*5.007420.2700100
4th innings of the match6647542*37.5025928.9500170
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match13131,68373716204/9735.802.5584.1510
2nd innings of the match11111,54772599175/6535.232.3291.0001
3rd innings of the match15152,4651131,032315/933.292.5179.5122
4th innings of the match668826325973/3937.001.76126.0000
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933
Tim May: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 4110000.0010.0000100
No. 9462532413.2518828.1900120
No. 10913712742*21.1650625.0900180
No. 1158345159.0017825.2800040
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won343249*24.0010423.0700000
Lost816611542*11.5046025.0000290
Drawn783862417.2030927.8300150
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won8162,495155778305/6525.931.8783.1622
Lost8141,67863808245/933.662.8869.9111
Drawn8152,4041031,020213/3948.572.54114.4700
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933
Tim May: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19871111414*N/A3638.8800000
1988583521410.4026819.4000160
1989110242424.004850.0000010
19934637142*23.6622032.2700060
1994610454119.0023522.9700110
19951211010*10.006615.1500100
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1987125042320243/6850.502.40126.0000
1988581,25956591194/9731.102.8166.2610
198912234810222/6051.002.61117.0000
19939172,522134902375/924.372.1468.1623
19947141,89695719133/6955.302.27145.8400
19951216259000/35N/A3.33N/A00
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933
Tim May: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Adelaide Oval3428642*43.0021639.8100050
Brisbane Cricket Ground243219*21.009422.3400010
National Stadium, Karachi241862.667910.1200100
Sydney Cricket Ground2421810*9.0011815.2500200
All24281222542*14.0687325.77003140
Tim May: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Adelaide Oval481,20564437155/929.132.1780.3301
Brisbane Cricket Ground357083527563/9045.832.33118.0000
Gaddafi Stadium2469837241103/3924.102.0769.8000
Sydney Cricket Ground243541017700/34N/A3.00N/A00
Melbourne Cricket Ground23300139400/8N/A1.88N/A00
National Stadium, Karachi234731921964/9736.502.7778.8310
All24456,5773212,606755/934.742.3787.6933

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

Test milestones

Best Test performances

Tim May: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
42*9942.4240West IndiesAdelaide Oval1993-01-23
244850.0010West IndiesAdelaide Oval1989-02-03
155030.0010EnglandKennington Oval1993-08-19
14*3638.8800New ZealandAdelaide Oval1987-12-11
145425.9220PakistanIqbal Stadium1988-09-23
13*7118.3020PakistanGaddafi Stadium1988-10-07
114822.9110South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium1994-03-04
10*6415.6200EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1995-01-01
102737.0300PakistanGaddafi Stadium1994-11-01
9*3525.7100EnglandBrisbane Cricket Ground1994-11-25
Tim May: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
5/94131.31West IndiesAdelaide Oval1993-01-23
5/65189102.06New ZealandBellerive Oval1993-11-26
5/89290151.84EnglandEdgbaston1993-08-05
4/6516262.40EnglandHeadingley1993-07-22
4/81306231.58EnglandLord's1993-06-17
4/97245102.37PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi1988-09-15
3/39210201.11PakistanGaddafi Stadium1988-10-07
3/68180102.26New ZealandAdelaide Oval1987-12-11
3/6917472.37PakistanGaddafi Stadium1994-11-01
3/7316462.67PakistanGaddafi Stadium1988-10-07

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1995-01-01England0 & 10*0/35 & 0/55Sydney Cricket GroundMatch drawn
1994-12-24England90/28 & 0/8Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia won by 295 runs
1994-11-25England3* & 9*1/34 & 0/59Brisbane Cricket GroundAustralia won by 184 runs
1994-11-01Pakistan103/69 & 1/60Gaddafi StadiumMatch drawn
1994-09-28Pakistan1* & 12/55 & 0/67National Stadium, KarachiPakistan won by 1 wickets
1994-03-04South Africa2 & 112/62 & 2/107The Wanderers StadiumSouth Africa won by 197 runs
1994-01-28South Africadid not bat0/57 & 2/26Adelaide OvalAustralia won by 191 runs
1994-01-02South Africa8* & 00/34 & 0/53Sydney Cricket GroundSouth Africa won by 5 runs
1993-12-26South Africadid not bat0/58Melbourne Cricket GroundMatch drawn
1993-12-03New Zealanddid not bat1/51 & 1/41Brisbane Cricket GroundAustralia won by inns & 96 runs

ODI CAREER · 1987 to 1995

Tim May in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

39Wickets
45.43Average
4.24Economy
64.20Strike rate
3/19Best
0Five-fors

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career4712839159.755275.0000010
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career47462,504171,772393/193/1945.434.2464.2000-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career47473030.0632 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI wickets, innings by innings
010203025 wickets: 1994-04-0425391987198919931995
ODI wickets by year
048121987: 4 wickets419871988: 2 wickets21989: 3 wickets319891990: 0 wickets1991: 0 wickets19911992: 2 wickets21993: 8 wickets819931994: 14 wickets141995: 6 wickets61995
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets
ODI runs, innings by innings
01020303919871989199319941995
ODI runs by year
04812161987: 16 runs1619871988: 0 runs1989: 2 runs219891990: 0 runs1991: 0 runs19911992: 0 runs1993: 4 runs419931994: 14 runs141995: 3 runs31995
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught1 · 8.3%
Bowled1 · 8.3%
Run out2 · 16.7%
Not out8 · 66.7%
ODI 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
98.502 inns
1010.508 inns
1122 inns
ODI runs from boundaries
Fours4 · 10.3%
Other runs35 · 89.7%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
23runs
11.50average
56.09strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
11wickets
34.36average
4.50economy
45.81strike rate
3/19best

ODI record by situation

complete career
Tim May: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
New Zealand332191519.0016118.7500010
England221323.00475.0000000
South Africa22195*9.001850.0000000
West Indies22263*N/A1060.0000000
India11111*N/A1100.0000000
Pakistan11100*N/A20.0000000
Zimbabwe110111.001100.0000000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
New Zealand1010566341993/1946.554.4462.8800
South Africa99492231692/3435.113.8554.6600
England88444530672/3543.714.1363.4200
Pakistan77354128242/2770.504.7788.5000
Sri Lanka44240314411/49144.003.60240.0000
West Indies33120012611/48126.006.30120.0000
Zimbabwe3316839362/2915.503.3228.0000
India2212008621/3543.004.3060.0000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home333125*N/A2352.1700000
Away6641045.001758.8200000
Neutral33117158.5012141.6600010
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home14147928522112/2747.453.9572.0000
Away19191,0468767183/1942.614.3958.1100
Neutral13136661483102/2948.304.3566.6000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first664251512.502986.2000010
Chasing664144*7.002360.8600000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first16168584553133/1942.533.8666.0000
Defending a total30301,646131,219263/5146.884.4463.3000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 922017158.5013130.7600010
No. 10886215*10.503855.2600000
No. 1122211*N/A1100.0000000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won664221511.002588.0000010
Lost554154*15.002462.5000000
Tied110222.00366.6600000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won33331,820141,212303/1940.403.9960.6600
Lost1111588249671/3170.855.0684.0000
Tied229616422/3532.004.0048.0000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
198733116158.0013123.0700010
1989110222.00366.6600000
199333343*N/A757.1400000
1994443145*14.002556.0000000
199511133*N/A475.0000000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
198766264121342/2953.254.8466.0000
198844234415021/3175.003.84117.0000
198933162112332/3541.004.5554.0000
1992229005622/2728.003.7345.0000
19931010596343383/5154.124.3574.5000
199415158586586142/3441.854.0961.2800
199566300221163/1935.164.2250.0000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first664251512.502986.2000010
Chasing664144*7.002360.8600000
All4612839159.755275.0000010
Tim May: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first16168584553133/1942.533.8666.0000
Defending a total30301,646131,219263/5146.884.4463.3000
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000
Tim May: ODI bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Sydney Cricket Ground55300316642/3541.503.3275.0000
Eden Park33180210263/1917.003.4030.0000
Melbourne Cricket Ground33180012400/35N/A4.13N/A00
All46462,504171,772393/1945.434.2464.2000

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

Best ODI performances

Tim May: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
1510150.0010New ZealandChandigarh1987-10-27
5*1145.4500South AfricaBrisbane Cricket Ground1994-01-09
4*666.6600New ZealandSydney Cricket Ground1994-01-11
4757.1400South AfricaSt George's Park1994-04-04
3*650.0000West IndiesBrisbane Cricket Ground1993-01-10
3*475.0000West IndiesBourda1995-03-18
2366.6600EnglandTrent Bridge1989-05-27
1*1100.0000EnglandOld Trafford1993-05-19
1*1100.0000IndiaR Premadasa Stadium1994-09-09
11100.0000ZimbabweMA Chidambaram Stadium1987-10-13
Tim May: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
3/196021.90New ZealandEden Park1995-02-26
3/515605.46New ZealandUniversity Oval, Dunedin1993-03-19
2/276002.70PakistanAdelaide Oval1992-12-13
2/294803.62ZimbabweMA Chidambaram Stadium1987-10-13
2/306013.00ZimbabweBarabati Stadium1987-10-30
2/346003.40South AfricaIqbal Stadium1994-10-18
2/346023.40ZimbabweBellerive Oval1994-12-08
2/356613.18EnglandTrent Bridge1989-05-27
2/356003.50South AfricaKuGumpo City1994-04-02
2/356013.50EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1994-12-06

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1995-03-18West Indies3*0/42BourdaWest Indies won by 5 wickets
1995-03-08West Indiesdid not bat0/36Kensington OvalWest Indies won by 6 runs
1995-02-26New Zealanddid not bat3/19Eden ParkAustralia won by 6 wickets
1995-02-22Indiadid not bat1/51University Oval, DunedinIndia won by 5 wickets
1995-02-19New Zealanddid not bat1/43Eden ParkAustralia won by 27 runs
1995-02-15South Africadid not bat1/20Basin ReserveAustralia won by 3 wickets
1994-12-08Zimbabwedid not bat2/34Bellerive OvalAustralia won by 84 runs
1994-12-06Englanddid not bat2/35Sydney Cricket GroundAustralia won by 28 runs
1994-10-24South Africadid not bat0/33Arbab Niaz StadiumAustralia won by 3 wickets
1994-10-22Pakistandid not bat1/65Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumPakistan won by 9 wickets