Jim Laker

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Jim LakerCricket
Bowler

Born: Feb. 9, 1922
Bradford, England
Died: April 23, 1986

Active: 1946-1965

Defense 1: Wickets Taken

Season Country Matches Caught Bowled LBW Def 1
1946 England 3 1 2 0 0.15
1947 England 18 13 36 13 3.10
1947-48 West Indies 8 4 13 7 1.20
1948 England 29 16 35 9 3.00
1949 England 28 25 34 13 3.60
1950 England 30 22 49 24 4.75
1950-51 India 10 5 7 3 0.75
1951 England 28 22 48 22 4.60
1951-52 New Zealand 4 3 10 1 0.70
1952 England 30 15 46 17 3.90
1953 England 31 25 36 18 3.95
1953-54 West Indies 7 4 4 4 0.60
1954 England 29 29 35 14 3.90
1955 England 30 26 28 22 3.80
1956 England 25 8 32 8 2.40
1956-57 South Africa 14 3 17 9 1.45
1957 England 28 10 40 10 3.00
1958 England 28 10 26 13 2.45
1958-59 Australia 10 1 7 3 0.55
1959 England 24 15 19 5 1.95
1962 England 12 5 6 9 1.00
1963 England 10 4 6 6 0.80
1963-64 West Indies 2 1 2 1 0.20
1964 England 8 2 6 2 0.50
1964-65 West Indies 4 1 5 2 0.40
Total 450 270 549 235 52.70

Defense 2: Runs Prevented

Season Country RA W Def 2 Defense
1946 England 169 8 0.33 0.24
1947 England 1420 79 4.46 3.78
1947-48 West Indies 973 36 2.06 1.63
1948 England 2903 104 3.05 3.02
1949 England 2422 122 6.30 4.95
1950 England 2544 166 10.78 7.76
1950-51 India 579 36 2.41 1.58
1951 England 2681 149 8.91 6.76
1951-52 New Zealand 379 24 1.37 1.04
1952 England 2219 125 7.10 5.50
1953 England 2366 135 8.15 6.05
1953-54 West Indies 756 22 0.82 0.71
1954 England 2048 135 8.30 6.10
1955 England 2382 133 6.20 5.00
1956 England 1906 132 8.26 5.33
1956-57 South Africa 875 50 2.45 1.95
1957 England 1921 126 6.99 4.99
1958 England 1651 116 6.91 4.68
1958-59 Australia 655 38 2.72 1.64
1959 England 1920 78 3.06 2.50
1962 England 962 51 2.79 1.90
1963 England 828 43 2.09 1.44
1963-64 West Indies 221 5 0.03 0.12
1964 England 577 17 0.09 0.29
1964-65 West Indies 434 14 0.61 0.50
Total 35,791 1944 106.24 79.47

Offense

Season Country Runs Offense Total
1946 England 3 0.01 0.12
1947 England 408 1.01 2.39
1947-48 West Indies 212 0.44 1.03
1948 England 828 2.31 2.66
1949 England 548 1.36 3.15
1950 England 589 1.67 4.72
1950-51 India 171 0.38 0.98
1951 England 624 1.75 4.25
1951-52 New Zealand 77 0.19 0.61
1952 England 310 0.82 3.16
1953 England 502 1.47 3.76
1953-54 West Indies 123 0.23 0.47
1954 England 607 1.93 4.01
1955 England 706 2.02 3.51
1956 England 320 1.06 3.19
1956-57 South Africa 79 0.22 1.09
1957 England 210 0.64 2.82
1958 England 325 1.13 2.91
1958-59 Australia 107 0.25 0.94
1959 England 301 0.76 1.63
1962 England 43 0.12 1.01
1963 England 95 0.30 0.87
1963-64 West Indies 0 0.00 0.06
1964 England 110 0.33 0.31
1964-65 West Indies 6 0.01 0.26
Total 7304 20.39 49.93

160-game average: 17.75
Apples & Oranges rating: 24.82

Offensive 160-game average: 7.25
Defensive 160-game average: 28.26

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