Alec Bedser Career Batting and Bowling Statistics — Tests, ODIs & T20Is
Career Statistics
Career Averages
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overview1946-1955 | 51 | 71 | 15 | 714 | 79 | 12.75 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
vs Opposition
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Australia1946-1954 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 373 | 79 | 14.34 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| vs India1946-1952 | 7 | 5 | - | 65 | 30 | 13.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs New Zealand1947-1951 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 28 | 15.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| vs Pakistan1954-1954 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs South Africa1947-1955 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 173 | 33 | 11.53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| vs West Indies1950-1950 | 3 | 6 | - | 20 | 13 | 3.33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
By Host Country
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in Australia1946-1954 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 159 | 27* | 10.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| in England1946-1955 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 420 | 79 | 13.12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| in New Zealand1947-1951 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 28 | 20.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| in South Africa1948-1949 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 94 | 33 | 13.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
By Continent
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in Africa1948-1949 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 94 | 33 | 13.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| in Europe1946-1955 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 420 | 79 | 13.12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| in Oceania1946-1954 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 200 | 28 | 11.76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Home / Away / Neutral
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| home1946-1955 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 420 | 79 | 13.12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| away1946-1954 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 294 | 33 | 12.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
By Year
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year 1946 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 30 | 14.60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| year 1947 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 88 | 27* | 12.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| year 1948 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 200 | 79 | 20.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| year 1949 | 5 | 7 | - | 90 | 33 | 12.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| year 1950 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 14* | 5.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| year 1951 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 124 | 30* | 12.40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| year 1952 | 4 | 3 | - | 27 | 17 | 9.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| year 1953 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22* | 12.66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| year 1954 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 22* | 16.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| year 1955 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
By Season
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| season 1946 | 3 | 2 | - | 38 | 30 | 19.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1946/47 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 114 | 27* | 16.28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| season 1947 | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | 7 | 3.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| season 1948 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 176 | 79 | 22.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| season 1948/49 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 94 | 33 | 13.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1949 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 20 | 10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| season 1950 | 3 | 6 | - | 20 | 13 | 3.33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| season 1950/51 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 28 | 9.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| season 1951 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 30* | 22.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| season 1952 | 4 | 3 | - | 27 | 17 | 9.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1953 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22* | 12.66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1954 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1954/55 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | 5.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| season 1955 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Captains Involved
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *FR Brown1949-1951 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 142 | 30* | 10.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| *WR Hammond1946-1947 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 138 | 30 | 17.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| *L Hutton1952-1954 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 75 | 22* | 9.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *FG Mann1948-1949 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 33 | 14.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *PBH May1955-1955 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Rev.DS Sheppard1954-1954 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *NWD Yardley1947-1950 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 219 | 79 | 13.68 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
As Captain
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| is not captain1946-1955 | 51 | 71 | 15 | 714 | 79 | 12.75 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
As Keeper
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| is not keeper1946-1955 | 51 | 71 | 15 | 714 | 79 | 12.75 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
By Toss
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| won the toss1946-1955 | 21 | 31 | 6 | 371 | 79 | 14.84 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| lost the toss1946-1954 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 343 | 33 | 11.06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Bat/Field First & Toss
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| won toss & batted1946-1955 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 353 | 79 | 15.34 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| won toss & fielded1947-1954 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8* | 9.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| lost toss & sent in1946-1953 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| lost toss & fielded1946-1954 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 332 | 33 | 11.06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
Batting / Fielding First
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| matches batting first1946-1955 | 21 | 31 | 7 | 364 | 79 | 15.16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| matches fielding first1946-1954 | 30 | 40 | 8 | 350 | 33 | 10.93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
By Team Innings
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st team innings1946-1955 | 51 | 47 | 10 | 578 | 79 | 15.62 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 2nd team innings1946-1955 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 136 | 25 | 7.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
By Match Innings
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st match innings1946-1955 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 303 | 79 | 18.93 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 2nd match innings1946-1954 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 275 | 33 | 13.09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 3rd match innings1946-1955 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 86 | 19 | 7.16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 4th match innings1946-1953 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 7.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
By Result
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| won match1946-1954 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 222 | 33 | 20.18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| lost match1946-1955 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 254 | 79 | 9.40 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| drawn match1946-1954 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 238 | 37 | 13.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bat/Field First & Result
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| won batting first1947-1952 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 26* | 21.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| won fielding first1946-1954 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 179 | 33 | 19.88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| lost batting first1946-1955 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 178 | 79 | 13.69 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| lost fielding first1946-1954 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 76 | 18 | 5.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| drawn batting first1946-1954 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 143 | 37 | 15.88 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| drawn fielding first1946-1953 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 95 | 27* | 10.55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
By Tournament Type
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 team series1946-1955 | 51 | 71 | 15 | 714 | 79 | 12.75 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
By Match in Series
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| only match in series1947-1947 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st match in series1946-1954 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 138 | 30 | 9.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 2nd match in series1946-1954 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 136 | 28 | 12.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 3rd match in series1946-1955 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 210 | 37 | 19.09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4th match in series1947-1953 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 139 | 79 | 11.58 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| 5th match in series1947-1953 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 33 | 11.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
By Major Trophy
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ashes1946-1954 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 373 | 79 | 14.34 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
By Batting Position
| Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th position1948-1948 | 1 | 1 | - | 79 | 79 | 79.00 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 5th position1949-1950 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7th position1949-1951 | 2 | 2 | - | 19 | 19 | 9.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8th position1947-1954 | 9 | 11 | - | 109 | 33 | 9.90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9th position1946-1954 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 293 | 37 | 13.95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 10th position1946-1955 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 177 | 27* | 10.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 11th position1953-1955 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 22* | 18.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |