How many Test runs has Billy Barnes scored?

Billy Barnes has 725 runs in 33 Test innings from 21 matches at an average of 23.38. Highest score: 134.

What is Billy Barnes's Test batting average?

Billy Barnes's Test batting average is 23.38, from 725 runs and 33 innings.

How many Test wickets has Billy Barnes taken?

Billy Barnes has taken 51 wickets in Test from 21 matches at a bowling average of 15.54. Best innings: 6/28.

How many international centuries does Billy Barnes have?

Billy Barnes has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

Which teams has Billy Barnes played international cricket for?

Billy Barnes is recorded for England in this publication.

When did Billy Barnes play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1880 to 1890. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Billy Barnes

All-rounder · 1880 to 1890 · 21 internationals

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21Internationals

725Runs

1Hundreds

51Wickets

19Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	9/81	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	21	40	19	0	19	0.475	3 (3ct 0st)

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

Billy Barnes: Test stats

Test

21 matches · 1880-1890

51wickets

Matches: 21
Average: 15.54
Economy: 2.07
Strike rate: 44.88
Best innings: 6/28
Five-fors: 3

725 runs · batting average 23.38

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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	33	33	28	28	1880-09-06	1890-08-11	Complete

Questions fans ask about Billy Barnes

How many Test runs has Billy Barnes scored?: Billy Barnes has 725 runs in 33 Test innings from 21 matches at an average of 23.38. Highest score: 134.
What is Billy Barnes's Test batting average?: Billy Barnes's Test batting average is 23.38, from 725 runs and 33 innings.
How many Test wickets has Billy Barnes taken?: Billy Barnes has taken 51 wickets in Test from 21 matches at a bowling average of 15.54. Best innings: 6/28.
How many international centuries does Billy Barnes have?: Billy Barnes has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.
Which teams has Billy Barnes played international cricket for?: Billy Barnes is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Billy Barnes play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1880 to 1890. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1890-08-11	Australia v England	Test	England won by 2 wickets
1890-07-21	Australia v England	Test	England won by 7 wickets
1888-08-30	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 21 runs
1888-08-13	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 137 runs
1888-07-16	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 61 runs
1887-01-28	Australia v England	Test	England won by 13 runs
1886-08-12	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 217 runs
1886-07-19	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 106 runs
1885-03-21	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 98 runs
1885-03-14	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1885-02-20	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 6 runs
1885-01-01	Australia v England	Test	England won by 10 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1880 to 1890

Billy Barnes in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

725Runs

23.38Bat avg

-Strike rate

51Wickets

15.54Bowl avg

2.07Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	9/81	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	21	40	19	0	19	0.475	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

Caught16 · 48.5%

Bowled11 · 33.3%

LBW2 · 6.1%

Stumped2 · 6.1%

Not out2 · 6.1%

Test batting position: average and innings

174.001 inns

2-0 inns

322.405 inns

444.167 inns

510.663 inns

627.506 inns

72.333 inns

86.333 inns

97.663 inns

1028.002 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

144runs

14.40average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

21wickets

9.19average

1.74economy

31.61strike rate

6/28best

Test record by situation

complete career

Billy Barnes: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Australia	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-	0
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-	0

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Australia	18	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

Billy Barnes: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Home	11	16	0	237	62	14.81	-	-	0	2	1	-
Away	10	17	2	488	134	32.53	-	-	1	3	2	-
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	9	12	758	89	284	18	5/32	15.77	2.24	42.11	0	1
Away	9	16	1,531	182	509	33	6/28	15.42	1.99	46.39	1	2
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

Billy Barnes: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1st innings of the match	11	11	0	257	58	23.36	-	-	0	3	2	-
2nd innings of the match	10	10	0	337	134	33.70	-	-	1	2	1	-
3rd innings of the match	6	6	1	85	32	17.00	-	-	0	0	0	-
4th innings of the match	6	6	1	46	28*	9.20	-	-	0	0	0	-
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	7	7	614	61	267	9	2/18	29.66	2.60	68.22	0	0
2nd innings of the match	8	8	751	92	267	16	4/61	16.68	2.13	46.93	1	0
3rd innings of the match	9	9	588	73	188	18	6/31	10.44	1.91	32.66	0	2
4th innings of the match	4	4	336	45	71	8	6/28	8.87	1.26	42.00	0	1
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

Billy Barnes: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
No. 1	1	1	0	74	74	74.00	-	-	0	1	0	8
No. 3	4	5	0	112	58	22.40	-	-	0	1	1	7
No. 4	4	7	1	265	134	44.16	-	-	1	1	1	-
No. 5	3	3	0	32	24	10.66	-	-	0	0	0	-
No. 6	5	6	0	165	62	27.50	-	-	0	2	0	-
No. 7	3	3	0	7	5	2.33	-	-	0	0	1	-
No. 8	3	3	0	19	9	6.33	-	-	0	0	0	-
No. 9	3	3	0	23	20	7.66	-	-	0	0	0	1
No. 10	1	2	1	28	26	28.00	-	-	0	0	0	1
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Won	13	18	1	562	134	33.05	-	-	1	4	1	-
Lost	6	12	1	136	50	12.36	-	-	0	1	1	8
Drawn	2	3	0	27	19	9.00	-	-	0	0	1	-
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	11	18	1,478	185	467	39	6/28	11.97	1.89	37.89	0	3
Lost	5	8	527	51	220	9	4/61	24.44	2.50	58.55	1	0
Drawn	2	2	284	35	106	3	2/81	35.33	2.23	94.66	0	0
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

Billy Barnes: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1880	1	2	0	33	28	16.50	82	40.24	0	0	0	2
1882	2	4	1	35	26	11.66	-	-	0	0	0	2
1883	3	5	0	59	32	11.80	-	-	0	0	0	5
1884	3	5	1	189	134	47.25	-	-	1	0	1	-
1885	4	6	0	207	74	34.50	-	-	0	3	1	16
1886	2	2	0	61	58	30.50	-	-	0	1	0	-
1887	1	2	0	32	32	16.00	-	-	0	0	1	2
1888	3	4	0	90	62	22.50	-	-	0	1	0	-
1890	2	3	0	19	9	6.33	-	-	0	0	0	-
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1880	1	1	35	3	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.91	35.00	0	0
1882	2	3	220	24	72	4	2/51	18.00	1.96	55.00	0	0
1883	3	5	260	21	113	3	2/32	37.66	2.60	86.66	0	0
1884	3	4	464	47	194	6	3/51	32.33	2.50	77.33	0	0
1885	3	5	646	85	204	16	6/31	12.75	1.89	40.37	1	1
1886	2	3	127	16	53	4	3/25	13.25	2.50	31.75	0	0
1887	1	2	273	45	47	8	6/28	5.87	1.03	34.12	0	1
1888	2	3	204	25	67	7	5/32	9.57	1.97	29.14	0	1
1890	1	2	60	5	26	2	1/10	13.00	2.60	30.00	0	0
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

Billy Barnes: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Sydney Cricket Ground	5	10	0	134	50	13.40	-	-	0	1	2	8
Kennington Oval	6	9	0	134	62	14.88	-	-	0	1	0	-
Melbourne Cricket Ground	4	5	1	192	74	48.00	-	-	0	2	0	16
Lord's	3	4	0	71	58	17.75	-	-	0	1	0	-
Old Trafford	2	3	0	32	24	10.66	-	-	0	0	1	-
All	21	33	2	725	134	23.38	-	-	1	5	3	-

Billy Barnes: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	4	7	743	92	221	16	6/31	13.81	1.78	46.43	0	1
Sydney Cricket Ground	4	7	608	78	200	14	6/28	14.28	1.97	43.42	1	1
Kennington Oval	5	6	499	62	173	11	5/32	15.72	2.08	45.36	0	1
Lord's	3	5	183	17	86	6	3/25	14.33	2.81	30.50	0	0
All	21	28	2,289	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3

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

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

134v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 1884-12-12

Five-wicket innings 3

Best Test performances

Billy Barnes: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
134	-	-	7	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1884-12-12
74	-	-	8	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1885-03-21
62	-	-	-	Australia	Kennington Oval	1888-08-13
58	-	-	3	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1885-01-01
58	-	-	-	Australia	Lord's	1886-07-19
50	-	-	4	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1885-03-14
32	-	-	4	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1883-01-19
32	-	-	2	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1887-01-28
28*	-	-	-	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1884-12-12
28	67	41.79	1	Australia	Kennington Oval	1880-09-06

Billy Barnes: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/28	184	29	0.91	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1887-01-28
6/31	155	26	1.20	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1885-01-01
5/32	116	16	1.65	Australia	Kennington Oval	1888-08-13
4/61	143	17	2.55	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1885-03-14
3/25	59	7	2.54	Australia	Lord's	1886-07-19
3/50	200	27	1.50	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1885-01-01
3/51	124	10	2.46	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1884-12-12
2/18	64	9	1.68	Australia	Kennington Oval	1888-08-13
2/19	89	16	1.28	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1887-01-28
2/32	92	7	2.08	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1883-01-19

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1890-08-11	Australia	5 & 5	-	Kennington Oval	England won by 2 wickets
1890-07-21	Australia	9	1/16 & 1/10	Lord's	England won by 7 wickets
1888-08-30	Australia	24	-	Old Trafford	England won by inns & 21 runs
1888-08-13	Australia	62	2/18 & 5/32	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 137 runs
1888-07-16	Australia	3 & 1	0/17	Lord's	Australia won by 61 runs
1887-01-28	Australia	0 & 32	2/19 & 6/28	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 13 runs
1886-08-12	Australia	3	0/10	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 217 runs
1886-07-19	Australia	58	3/25 & 1/18	Lord's	England won by inns & 106 runs
1885-03-21	Australia	74	2/47	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by inns & 98 runs
1885-03-14	Australia	50 & 20	4/61 & 1/15	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 8 wickets