How many Test runs has Bill Merritt scored?

Bill Merritt has 73 runs in 8 Test innings from 6 matches at an average of 10.42. Highest score: 19.

How many Test wickets has Bill Merritt taken?

Bill Merritt has taken 12 wickets in Test from 6 matches at a bowling average of 51.41. Best innings: 4/104.

Which teams has Bill Merritt played international cricket for?

Bill Merritt is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

When did Bill Merritt play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1930 to 1931. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Bill Merritt

Bowler · 1930 to 1931 · 6 internationals

New Zealand

Test6 matches

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6Internationals

73Runs

0Hundreds

12Wickets

2Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	0	0	1	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	4/106	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	6	10	2	0	2	0.200	2 (2ct 0st)

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

Bill Merritt: Test stats

Test

6 matches · 1930-1931

73runs

Matches: 6
Average: 10.42
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 19
Fifties: 0

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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	8	8	9	9	1930-01-10	1931-07-29	Complete

Questions fans ask about Bill Merritt

How many Test runs has Bill Merritt scored?: Bill Merritt has 73 runs in 8 Test innings from 6 matches at an average of 10.42. Highest score: 19.
How many Test wickets has Bill Merritt taken?: Bill Merritt has taken 12 wickets in Test from 6 matches at a bowling average of 51.41. Best innings: 4/104.
Which teams has Bill Merritt played international cricket for?: Bill Merritt is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.
When did Bill Merritt play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1930 to 1931. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1931-07-29	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 26 runs
1931-06-27	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1930-02-21	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1930-02-14	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1930-01-24	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1930-01-10	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 8 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1930 to 1931

Bill Merritt in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

12Wickets

51.41Average

3.95Economy

78.00Strike rate

4/104Best

0Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	0	0	1	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	4/106	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	6	10	2	0	2	0.200	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

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

Caught2 · 25.0%

Bowled3 · 37.5%

LBW2 · 25.0%

Not out1 · 12.5%

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

85.001 inns

9-0 inns

1011.337 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 8 batting innings

73runs

10.42average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 9 bowling innings

12wickets

51.41average

3.95economy

78.00strike rate

4/104best

Test record by situation

complete career

Bill Merritt: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	5	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	0	0	1	-	0

Bill Merritt: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	0
All	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	0

Bill Merritt: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Home	3	4	1	39	19	13.00	-	-	1	-
Away	2	4	0	34	17	8.50	-	-	0	-
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	1	-

Bill Merritt: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Home	4	6	720	8	436	8	2/94	54.50	3.63	90.00	0
Away	2	3	216	2	181	4	4/104	45.25	5.02	54.00	1
All	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1

Bill Merritt: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1st innings of the match	3	3	0	36	19	12.00	-	-	1	-
2nd innings of the match	2	2	1	26	18*	26.00	-	-	0	-
3rd innings of the match	3	3	0	11	5	3.66	-	-	0	-
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	1	-

Bill Merritt: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1st innings of the match	3	3	444	3	321	4	2/119	80.25	4.33	111.00	0
2nd innings of the match	3	3	420	6	246	7	4/104	35.14	3.51	60.00	1
4th innings of the match	3	3	72	1	50	1	1/41	50.00	4.16	72.00	0
All	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1

Bill Merritt: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
No. 8	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	-	-	0	-
No. 10	5	7	1	68	19	11.33	-	-	1	-
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	1	-

Bill Merritt: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Lost	2	4	0	33	19	8.25	-	-	0	-
Drawn	3	4	1	40	18*	13.33	-	-	1	-
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	1	-

Bill Merritt: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
Lost	2	3	162	1	130	1	1/48	130.00	4.81	162.00	0
Drawn	4	6	774	9	487	11	4/104	44.27	3.77	70.36	1
All	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1

Bill Merritt: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1930	3	4	1	39	19	13.00	-	-	1	-
1931	2	4	0	34	17	8.50	-	-	0	-
All	6	8	1	73	19	10.42	-	-	1	-

Bill Merritt: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w
1930	4	6	720	8	436	8	2/94	54.50	3.63	90.00	0
1931	2	3	216	2	181	4	4/104	45.25	5.02	54.00	1
All	6	9	936	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1

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

Best Test performances

Bill Merritt: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
19	-	-	-	England	Lancaster Park	1930-01-10
18*	-	-	-	England	Eden Park	1930-02-21
17	-	-	-	England	Lord's	1931-06-27
8	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1931-07-29
5	-	-	-	England	Lord's	1931-06-27
4	-	-	-	England	Kennington Oval	1931-07-29
2	-	-	0	England	Lancaster Park	1930-01-10
0	-	-	0	England	Basin Reserve	1930-01-24

Bill Merritt: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
4/104	138	2	4.52	England	Lord's	1931-06-27
2/94	204	3	2.76	England	Basin Reserve	1930-01-24
2/119	168	1	4.25	England	Eden Park	1930-02-14
2/127	204	2	3.73	England	Eden Park	1930-02-21
1/41	54	1	4.55	England	Basin Reserve	1930-01-24
1/48	78	1	3.69	England	Lancaster Park	1930-01-10
0/2	6	0	2.00	England	Lord's	1931-06-27
0/7	12	0	3.50	England	Lancaster Park	1930-01-10
0/75	72	0	6.25	England	Kennington Oval	1931-07-29

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1931-07-29	England	8 & 4	0/75	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 26 runs
1931-06-27	England	17 & 5	4/104 & 0/2	Lord's	Match drawn
1930-02-21	England	18*	2/127	Eden Park	Match drawn
1930-02-14	England	did not bat	2/119	Eden Park	Match drawn
1930-01-24	England	0	2/94 & 1/41	Basin Reserve	Match drawn
1930-01-10	England	19 & 2	1/48 & 0/7	Lancaster Park	England won by 8 wickets