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Bill Bowes

Bowler · 1932 to 1946 · 15 internationals

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15Internationals
28Runs
0Hundreds
68Wickets
2Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test151152810*4.66--002-0
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test15293,6551311,519686/339/21922.332.4953.75260
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test15292020.0681 (1ct 0st)

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

Bill Bowes: Test stats

Test

15 matches · 1932-1946

68wickets
Matches
15
Average
22.33
Economy
2.49
Strike rate
53.75
Best innings
6/33
Five-fors
6
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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test111129291932-06-251946-06-22Complete

Questions fans ask about Bill Bowes

How many Test runs has Bill Bowes scored?
Bill Bowes has 28 runs in 11 Test innings from 15 matches at an average of 4.66. Highest score: 10*.
What is Bill Bowes's Test batting average?
Bill Bowes's Test batting average is 4.66, from 28 runs and 11 innings.
How many Test wickets has Bill Bowes taken?
Bill Bowes has taken 68 wickets in Test from 15 matches at a bowling average of 22.33. Best innings: 6/33.
Which teams has Bill Bowes played international cricket for?
Bill Bowes is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Bill Bowes play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1932 to 1946. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1946-06-22England v IndiaTestEngland won by 10 wickets
1939-07-22England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1939-06-24England v West IndiesTestEngland won by 8 wickets
1938-08-20Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by inns & 579 runs
1938-07-22Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 5 wickets
1935-08-17England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1935-07-27England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1935-07-13England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1935-06-15England v South AfricaTestMatch drawn
1934-08-18Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 562 runs
1934-07-20Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1934-06-22Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by inns & 38 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1932 to 1946

Bill Bowes in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

68Wickets
22.33Average
2.49Economy
53.75Strike rate
6/33Best
6Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career151152810*4.66--002-0
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career15293,6551311,519686/339/21922.332.4953.75260
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career15292020.0681 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
020406050 wickets: 1938-08-2050681932193419381946
Test wickets by year
0510151932: 7 wickets719321933: 6 wickets61934: 19 wickets191935: 14 wickets1419351936: 0 wickets1937: 0 wickets1938: 10 wickets1019381939: 11 wickets111940: 0 wickets1941: 0 wickets19411942: 0 wickets1943: 0 wickets1944: 0 wickets19441945: 0 wickets1946: 1 wickets11946
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
071421282819321934193519381946
Test runs by year
0369121932: 11 runs1119321933: 0 runs1934: 12 runs121935: 0 runs19351936: 0 runs1937: 0 runs1938: 3 runs319381939: 0 runs1940: 0 runs1941: 0 runs19411942: 0 runs1943: 0 runs1944: 0 runs19441945: 0 runs1946: 2 runs21946
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught3 · 27.3%
Bowled1 · 9.1%
LBW2 · 18.2%
Not out5 · 45.5%
Test 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
92.001 inns
10-0 inns
115.2010 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
21runs
4.20average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
22wickets
19.86average
2.20economy
54.00strike rate
6/33best

Test record by situation

complete career
Bill Bowes: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia5731910*4.754938.77002-0
India220974.50--000-0
South Africa22200*N/A--00000
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Australia6111,45941741306/14224.703.0448.6313
South Africa481,07243412145/10029.422.3076.5701
India244382615274/4921.712.0862.5710
West Indies2456016176116/3316.001.8850.9001
New Zealand1212653866/346.331.8021.0001
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526
Bill Bowes: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home8932410*4.00--002-0
Away12244*N/A1136.3600000
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home13253,3911241,411616/3323.132.4955.5925
Away24264710876/3415.422.4537.7101
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526
Bill Bowes: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match6632010*6.66--001-0
2nd innings of the match22164*6.00--00000
3rd innings of the match110000.0010.0000100
4th innings of the match221222.00825.0000000
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match661,07828510186/3428.332.8359.8811
2nd innings of the match991,65665643346/3318.912.3248.7014
3rd innings of the match9952723223115/5520.272.5347.9001
4th innings of the match553941514352/3028.602.1778.8000
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526
Bill Bowes: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 9110222.00633.3300000
No. 1181052610*5.20--002-0
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won3311910*9.50--000-0
Lost35294*3.002142.8500100
Drawn33200*0.00--00100
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won5101,26253478225/4921.722.2757.3611
Lost3671513403135/5531.003.3855.0011
Drawn7131,67865638336/3319.332.2850.8404
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526
Bill Bowes: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
193223211711.00--000-0
19343311210*6.003435.29001-0
193522200*N/A--00000
1938120331.50475.0000100
1946110222.00--00000
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1932244022014974/4921.282.2257.4210
19331212653866/346.331.8021.0001
19343586727483196/14225.423.3445.6312
1935481,07243412145/10029.422.3076.5701
19382445412188105/4918.802.4845.4001
19392456016176116/3316.001.8850.9001
19461217487311/6473.002.51174.0000
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526
Bill Bowes: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Headingley341331.00--00200
Lord's3311910*9.50--000-0
All151152810*4.66--002-0
Bill Bowes: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Lord's481,08847404154/4926.932.2272.5310
Kennington Oval3679320445215/4921.193.3637.7612
Headingley3586833349136/14226.842.4166.7601
Old Trafford2448612180126/3315.002.2240.5002
All15293,6551311,519686/3322.332.4953.7526

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 6

  1. 6/33v West IndiesOld Trafford · 1939-07-22
  2. 5/49v AustraliaKennington Oval · 1938-08-20
  3. 5/100v South AfricaOld Trafford · 1935-07-27
  4. 5/55v AustraliaKennington Oval · 1934-08-18
  5. 6/142v AustraliaHeadingley · 1934-07-20
  6. 6/34v New ZealandEden Park · 1933-03-31

Best Test performances

Bill Bowes: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
10*2540.00-0AustraliaLord's1934-06-22
7---0IndiaLord's1932-06-25
4*944.4400AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1932-12-30
33100.0000AustraliaHeadingley1938-07-22
2633.3300AustraliaKennington Oval1934-08-18
2--00IndiaLord's1946-06-22
0*20.0000AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1932-12-30
0*--00South AfricaHeadingley1935-07-13
0*--00South AfricaOld Trafford1935-07-27
030.0000AustraliaHeadingley1934-07-20
Bill Bowes: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
6/3314041.41West IndiesOld Trafford1939-07-22
6/3411451.78New ZealandEden Park1933-03-31
6/142300132.84AustraliaHeadingley1934-07-20
5/4911432.57AustraliaKennington Oval1938-08-20
5/556934.78AustraliaKennington Oval1934-08-18
5/10021672.77South AfricaOld Trafford1935-07-27
4/49180131.63IndiaLord's1932-06-25
4/16422824.31AustraliaKennington Oval1934-08-18
3/7921462.21AustraliaHeadingley1938-07-22
3/8622852.26West IndiesLord's1939-06-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1946-06-22India21/64 & 0/9Lord'sEngland won by 10 wickets
1939-07-22West Indiesdid not bat6/33 & 1/13Old TraffordMatch drawn
1939-06-24West Indiesdid not bat3/86 & 1/44Lord'sEngland won by 8 wickets
1938-08-20Australiadid not bat5/49 & 2/25Kennington OvalEngland won by inns & 579 runs
1938-07-22Australia3 & 03/79 & 0/35HeadingleyAustralia won by 5 wickets
1935-08-17South Africadid not bat3/112 & 2/40Kennington OvalMatch drawn
1935-07-27South Africa0*5/100 & 0/34Old TraffordMatch drawn
1935-07-13South Africa0*2/62 & 2/31HeadingleyMatch drawn
1935-06-15South Africadid not bat0/31 & 0/2Trent BridgeMatch drawn
1934-08-18Australia24/164 & 5/55Kennington OvalAustralia won by 562 runs