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Denis Compton
Denis Compton · recorded figures from 78 internationals with scorecards (1937–1957), added up from the cards.
Open in the atlas →Matches78with recorded figures
Runs5,807avg 50.06
Highest27817 hundreds · 28 fifties
Wickets25avg 56.4
Catches490 stumpings
Season by season
| Year | Format | Team | M | Inns | Runs | Avg | HS | 100/50 | Wkts | Avg | BB | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Test | England | 4 | 8 | 205 | 25.6 | 64 | 0/2 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 1956 | Test | England | 2 | 4 | 166 | 55.3 | 94 | 0/1 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 1955 | Test | England | 7 | 12 | 654 | 59.5 | 158 | 1/4 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 1954 | Test | England | 11 | 16 | 830 | 55.3 | 278 | 2/4 | 3 | 60.0 | 2/40 | 9 |
| 1953 | Test | England | 5 | 8 | 234 | 33.4 | 61 | 0/2 | 1 | 21.0 | 1/21 | 4 |
| 1952 | Test | England | 2 | 4 | 59 | 29.5 | 35* | 0/0 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 1951 | Test | England | 9 | 15 | 469 | 33.5 | 112 | 1/3 | 1 | 119.0 | 1/18 | 6 |
| 1950 | Test | England | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 44 | 0/0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 1949 | Test | England | 7 | 12 | 492 | 44.7 | 116 | 2/1 | 10 | 35.3 | 5/70 | 8 |
| 1948 | Test | England | 7 | 13 | 776 | 64.7 | 184 | 3/3 | 3 | 79.0 | 1/11 | 6 |
| 1947 | Test | England | 9 | 15 | 1159 | 82.8 | 208 | 6/3 | 5 | 56.6 | 2/32 | 5 |
| 1946 | Test | England | 5 | 8 | 237 | 39.5 | 71* | 0/3 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 1939 | Test | England | 3 | 5 | 189 | 63.0 | 120 | 1/0 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 1938 | Test | England | 4 | 6 | 214 | 42.8 | 102 | 1/1 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| 1937 | Test | England | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0/1 | 2 | 17.0 | 2/34 | 1 |
Published career as the national player lists give it
| Team | Format | Years | Cap | M | Runs | Avg | HS | Wkts | Avg | BB | Ct/St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Test | 1937–1957 | 297 | 78 | 5,807 | 50.06 | 278 | 25 | 56.40 | 5/70 | 49/0 |
From England Test players (Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0), shown as published; never added to the recorded figures.