George Headley

Born 1909-05-30, Colon
Teams Commonwealth XI, Jamaica, West Indians, Sir L Parkinson's XI, GC Grant's XI, West Indies XI, West Indies
Batting RHB (No. 3)
Player Role Batsman (Top order batsman; Occasional 4th change bowler)
Bowling Leg-break (4th change)

Career Stats

Matches 103
Runs 9921
Wickets 51
Batting average 69.86
Bowling average 36.11

Stats

Career Stats

Batting

Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	0s
Test
1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	10	5	2
First-class
1928-1954	103	164	22	9921	344*	69.86	33	44	4

Bowling

Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10	Inns	Dis	Ct	St	Max Dis
Test
1930-1954	22	14	398	230	0	-	-	-	3.46	-	0	0	0	38	14	14	0	2 (2ct 0st)
First-class
1928-1954	103	81	4201	1842	51	5/33	5/33	36.11	2.63	82.3	2	1	0	187	76	76	0	3 (3ct 0st)

Competitions Stats

Batting

Competition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	RR	DR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Bnd%	Dot	Dot%

LH Tennyson's XI in West Indies, 1927/28	3	5	0	409	211	81.80	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sir J Cahn's XI in West Indies, 1928/29	3	6	0	326	143	54.33	-	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1929/30	6	11	0	891	223	81.00	1479+	2.85*	184.8*	4	3	0	72+	1+	4.93*	1077+	72.8*
West Indies in Australia and New Zealand, 1930/31	13	25	1	1066	131	44.41	-	-	-	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	-
Lord Tennyson's XI in West Indies, 1931/32	3	4	2	723	344*	361.50	-	-	-	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1932/33	1	2	0	51	30	25.50	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies in England, 1933	23	38	3	2320	224*	66.28	-	-	-	7	11	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1934/35	6	9	1	637	270*	79.62	1120+	2.59*	224.0*	2	2	1	48+	0+	4.28*	848+	75.7*
Other First-Class matches in England, 1935	1	2	0	152	134	76.00	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Yorkshire in West Indies, 1935/36	3	5	0	266	118	53.20	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1938/39	2	2	0	263	160	131.50	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies in England, 1939	20	30	6	1745	234*	72.70	-	-	-	6	8	2	-	-	-	-	-
First-Class matches in West Indies, 1946	3	4	1	170	99	56.66	-	-	-	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
First-Class matches in West Indies, 1946/47	2	3	3	339	203*	-	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1947/48	2	2	1	40	36	40.00	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1947/48	3	4	2	137	65	68.50	-	-	-	0	1	0	11+	2+	-	-	-
West Indies in India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 1948/49	4	4	1	68	57*	22.66	-	-	-	0	1	0	8+	0+	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1951	1	1	0	20	20	20.00	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1952	1	2	0	159	98	79.50	-	-	-	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies and Bermuda, 1953/54	2	4	1	75	53*	25.00	-	-	-	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1954	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	-	-	-	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-

Bowling

Competition	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10	Dot	Dot%	4s	6s	Bnd%

LH Tennyson's XI in West Indies, 1927/28	3	1	42	17	1	1/17	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sir J Cahn's XI in West Indies, 1928/29	3	4	126	73	1	1/22	1/49	73.00	3.47	126.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1929/30	6	7	198	108	0	-	-	-	3.27	-	0	0	0	101+	73.1*	9+	0+	6.52*
West Indies in Australia and New Zealand, 1930/31	13	3	56	39	0	-	-	-	4.17	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Lord Tennyson's XI in West Indies, 1931/32	3	2	66	39	1	1/13	1/13	39.00	3.54	66.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1932/33	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies in England, 1933	23	29	1382	721	21	4/27	5/67	34.33	3.13	65.8	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1934/35	6	5	78	23	0	-	-	-	1.76	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1935	1	2	48	37	1	1/17	1/37	37.00	4.62	48.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Yorkshire in West Indies, 1935/36	3	3	264	91	1	1/60	1/60	91.00	2.06	264.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1938/39	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies in England, 1939	20	5	80	30	1	1/5	1/5	30.00	2.25	80.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
First-Class matches in West Indies, 1946	3	5	344	137	8	5/33	5/33	17.12	2.38	43.0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
First-Class matches in West Indies, 1946/47	2	2	344	102	5	4/40	5/102	20.40	1.77	68.8	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in West Indies, 1947/48	2	4	600	227	5	3/53	3/113	45.40	2.27	120.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies, 1947/48	3	1	36	11	0	-	-	-	1.83	-	0	0	0	28	77.7	0	0	0.00
West Indies in India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 1948/49	4	6	426	134	5	2/21	3/95	26.80	1.88	85.2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1951	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1952	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England (Marylebone Cricket Club) in West Indies and Bermuda, 1953/54	2	2	111	53	1	1/30	1/30	53.00	2.86	111.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Other First-Class matches in England, 1954	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-

Recurring_events Stats

Batting

Event	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	RR	DR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Bnd%	Dot	Dot%

LH Tennyson's XI tour	3	5	0	409	211	81.80	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sir J Cahn's XI tour	3	6	0	326	143	54.33	-	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
England tour	17	28	4	1740	270*	72.50	2773+	2.68*	173.3*	6	7	1	133+	3+	4.65*	2074+	74.7*
West Indies tour	60	97	11	5199	234*	60.45	-	-	-	17	24	3	-	-	-	-	-
Lord Tennyson's XI tour	3	4	2	723	344*	361.50	-	-	-	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies FC miscellaneous	10	13	5	863	203*	107.87	-	-	-	3	4	0	-	-	-	-	-
England FC miscellaneous	4	6	0	395	134	65.83	-	-	-	1	3	0	-	-	-	-	-
Yorkshire tour	3	5	0	266	118	53.20	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-

Bowling

Event	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10	Dot	Dot%	4s	6s	Bnd%

LH Tennyson's XI tour	3	1	42	17	1	1/17	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Sir J Cahn's XI tour	3	4	126	73	1	1/22	1/49	73.00	3.47	126.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
England tour	17	15	423	195	1	1/30	1/30	195.00	2.76	423.0	0	0	0	173+	73.9*	11+	0+	4.47*
West Indies tour	60	43	1944	924	27	4/27	5/67	34.22	2.85	72.0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Lord Tennyson's XI tour	3	2	66	39	1	1/13	1/13	39.00	3.54	66.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
West Indies FC miscellaneous	10	11	1288	466	18	5/33	5/33	25.88	2.17	71.5	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
England FC miscellaneous	4	2	48	37	1	1/17	1/37	37.00	4.62	48.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
Yorkshire tour	3	3	264	91	1	1/60	1/60	91.00	2.06	264.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-

Season Stats

Batting

Season	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	RR	DR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Bnd%	Dot	Dot%
Test
1929/30	4	8	0	703	223	87.87	1479	2.85	184.8	4	0	0	72	1	4.93	1077	72.8
1930/31	5	10	1	336	105	37.33	-	-	-	2	0	1	30+	0+	-	-	-
1933	3	6	1	277	169*	55.40	573+	2.68*	191.0*	1	1	0	25+	0+	4.36*	421+	73.4*
1934/35	4	6	1	485	270*	97.00	1120	2.59	224.0	1	2	1	48	0	4.28	848	75.7
1939	3	5	0	334	107	66.80	796	2.51	159.2	2	2	0	33	0	4.14	625	78.5
1947/48	1	2	1	36	29	36.00	116	1.86	116.0	0	0	0	6	0	5.17	100	86.2
1948/49	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1953/54	1	2	0	17	16	8.50	58	1.75	29.0	0	0	0	2	0	3.44	49	84.4
First-class
1927/28	3	5	0	409	211	81.80	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
1928/29	3	6	0	326	143	54.33	-	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
1929/30	6	11	0	891	223	81.00	1479+	2.85*	184.8*	4	3	0	72+	1+	4.93*	1077+	72.8*
1930/31	13	25	1	1066	131	44.41	-	-	-	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	-
1931/32	3	4	2	723	344*	361.50	-	-	-	3	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
1932/33	1	2	0	51	30	25.50	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1933	23	38	3	2320	224*	66.28	-	-	-	7	11	0	-	-	-	-	-
1934/35	6	9	1	637	270*	79.62	1120+	2.59*	224.0*	2	2	1	48+	0+	4.28*	848+	75.7*
1935	1	2	0	152	134	76.00	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1935/36	3	5	0	266	118	53.20	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
1938/39	2	2	0	263	160	131.50	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1939	20	30	6	1745	234*	72.70	-	-	-	6	8	2	-	-	-	-	-
1946	3	4	1	170	99	56.66	-	-	-	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
1946/47	2	3	3	339	203*	-	-	-	-	1	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
1947/48	5	6	3	177	65	59.00	-	-	-	0	1	0	11+	2+	-	-	-
1948/49	4	4	1	68	57*	22.66	-	-	-	0	1	0	8+	0+	-	-	-
1951	1	1	0	20	20	20.00	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1952	1	2	0	159	98	79.50	-	-	-	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	-
1953/54	2	4	1	75	53*	25.00	-	-	-	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
1954	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	-	-	-	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-

Bowling

Season	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10	Dot	Dot%	4s	6s	Bnd%	Inns	Dis	Ct	St	Max Dis
Test
1929/30	4	5	138	77	0	-	-	-	3.34	-	0	0	0	101	73.1	9	0	6.52	8	4	4	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1930/31	5	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	7	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1933	3	2	114	81	0	-	-	-	4.26	-	0	0	0	61+	67.7*	6+	2+	8.88*	3	4	4	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1934/35	4	2	30	3	0	-	-	-	0.60	-	0	0	0	28	93.3	0	0	0.00	8	4	4	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1939	3	1	32	17	0	-	-	-	3.18	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	0	0	0
1947/48	1	1	36	11	0	-	-	-	1.83	-	0	0	0	28	77.7	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	0
1948/49	1	2	18	18	0	-	-	-	6.00	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0
1953/54	1	1	30	23	0	-	-	-	4.60	-	0	0	0	16	53.3	2	0	6.66	2	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)
First-class
1927/28	3	1	42	17	1	1/17	1/17	17.00	2.42	42.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	2	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1928/29	3	4	126	73	1	1/22	1/49	73.00	3.47	126.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	0	3 (3ct 0st)
1929/30	6	7	198	108	0	-	-	-	3.27	-	0	0	0	101+	73.1*	9+	0+	6.52*	12	9	9	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1930/31	13	3	56	39	0	-	-	-	4.17	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	22	7	7	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1931/32	3	2	66	39	1	1/13	1/13	39.00	3.54	66.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	2	2	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1932/33	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0
1933	23	29	1382	721	21	4/27	5/67	34.33	3.13	65.8	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	35	17	17	0	3 (3ct 0st)
1934/35	6	5	78	23	0	-	-	-	1.76	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	12	5	5	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1935	1	2	48	37	1	1/17	1/37	37.00	4.62	48.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0
1935/36	3	3	264	91	1	1/60	1/60	91.00	2.06	264.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1938/39	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	3	0	3 (3ct 0st)
1939	20	5	80	30	1	1/5	1/5	30.00	2.25	80.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	36	10	10	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1946	3	5	344	137	8	5/33	5/33	17.12	2.38	43.0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1946/47	2	2	344	102	5	4/40	5/102	20.40	1.77	68.8	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	2	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1947/48	5	5	636	238	5	3/53	3/113	47.60	2.24	127.2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	10	3	3	0	2 (2ct 0st)
1948/49	4	6	426	134	5	2/21	3/95	26.80	1.88	85.2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	2	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1951	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1952	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0
1953/54	2	2	111	53	1	1/30	1/30	53.00	2.86	111.0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)
1954	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

Batting

Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	0s
Test
West Indies	1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	10	5	2
First-class
Jamaica	1928-1954	27	39	9	2848	344*	94.93	9	15	0
West Indies XI	1929-1929	1	2	0	187	143	93.50	1	0	0
West Indies/West Indians	1930-1954	70	115	13	6440	270*	63.13	22	26	4
GC Grant's XI	1933-1933	1	2	0	51	30	25.50	0	0	0
Sir L Parkinson's XI	1935-1935	1	2	0	152	134	76.00	1	0	0
Commonwealth XI	1951-1954	3	4	0	243	98	60.75	0	3	0

Bowling

Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10	Inns	Dis	Ct	St	Max Dis
Test
West Indies	1930-1954	22	14	398	230	0	-	-	-	3.46	-	0	0	0	38	14	14	0	2 (2ct 0st)
First-class
Jamaica	1928-1954	27	27	1975	767	23	5/33	5/33	33.34	2.33	85.8	1	1	0	54	30	30	0	3 (3ct 0st)
West Indies XI	1929-1929	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
West Indies/West Indians	1930-1954	70	52	2178	1038	27	4/27	5/67	38.44	2.85	80.6	1	0	0	121	45	45	0	3 (3ct 0st)
GC Grant's XI	1933-1933	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sir L Parkinson's XI	1935-1935	1	2	48	37	1	1/17	1/37	37.00	4.62	48.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Commonwealth XI	1951-1954	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	1 (1ct 0st)

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Career Stats

Batting

Bowler	Span	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBB Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	RR	DR
Test
WE Astill	1930-1930	4	8	0	7	363	153	0	-	2.52	-
WE Bowes	1939-1939	2	4	1	4	196	76	1	76.00	2.32	196.0
FSG Calthorpe	1930-1930	4	4	0	2	51	37	0	-	4.35	-
EW Clark	1933-1933	2	4	1	2	126	59	0	-	2.80	-
WH Copson	1939-1939	2	4	2	4	149	76	2	38.00	3.06	74.5
AG Fairfax	1930-1931	5	9	1	3	47	28	1	28.00	3.57	47.0
K Farnes	1935-1935	2	3	1	3	131	72	1	72.00	3.29	131.0
TWJ Goddard	1939-1939	2	3	0	2	39	16	0	-	2.46	-
CV Grimmett	1930-1931	5	10	2	3	83	42	0	-	3.03	-
NE Haig	1930-1930	4	8	2	6	105	75	2	37.50	4.28	52.5
WE Hollies	1935-1935	3	3	0	3	220	88	0	-	2.40	-
H Ironmonger	1931-1931	4	8	3	2	74	37	0	-	3.00	-
GG Macaulay	1933-1933	2	3	0	3	78	45	0	-	3.46	-
SJ McCabe	1930-1931	5	6	1	2	42	17	1	17.00	2.42	42.0
MS Nichols	1933-1939	2	3	0	1	37	17	0	-	2.75	-
RK Oxenham	1931-1931	3	5	1	2	46	21	1	21.00	2.73	46.0
GAE Paine	1935-1935	4	6	2	5	392	152	2	76.00	2.32	196.0
W Rhodes	1930-1930	4	8	1	8	522	164	1	164.00	1.88	522.0
RWV Robins	1933-1933	2	4	0	4	87	65	0	-	4.48	-
CIJ Smith	1935-1935	4	6	1	5	198	67	1	67.00	2.03	198.0
GTS Stevens	1930-1930	2	4	0	3	85	59	0	-	4.16	-
H Verity	1933-1939	3	6	0	6	292	69	0	-	1.41	-
W Voce	1930-1930	4	8	2	8	184	104	2	52.00	3.39	92.0
DVP Wright	1939-1939	3	5	1	4	143	89	1	89.00	3.73	143.0
RES Wyatt	1930-1935	8	9	1	6	138	74	1	74.00	3.21	138.0

Bowling

Batsman	Span	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBB Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Econ	SR
Test
LEG Ames	1930-1935	11	9	0	3	38	26	0	-	4.10	-
WE Astill	1930-1930	4	4	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
FSG Calthorpe	1930-1930	4	4	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
TW Graveney	1954-1954	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
G Gunn	1930-1930	4	5	0	2	17	9	0	-	3.17	-
NE Haig	1930-1930	4	4	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
WR Hammond	1933-1939	10	5	0	1	37	31	0	-	5.02	-
VS Hazare	1948-1948	1	2	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
EH Hendren	1930-1935	8	7	0	4	64	27	0	-	2.53	-
L Hutton	1939-1954	4	2	0	1	15	9	0	-	3.60	-
DR Jardine	1933-1933	2	1	0	1	19	11	0	-	3.47	-
J Langridge	1933-1933	2	2	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
PBH May	1954-1954	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
RS Modi	1948-1948	1	2	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
J O'Connor	1930-1930	3	3	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
W Rhodes	1930-1930	4	4	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
RWV Robins	1933-1933	2	1	0	1	10	8	0	-	4.80	-
A Sandham	1930-1930	4	5	0	2	17	12	0	-	4.23	-
CT Sarwate	1948-1948	1	2	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
GTS Stevens	1930-1930	2	3	0	1	6	3	0	-	3.00	-
H Sutcliffe	1933-1933	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	-	6.00	-
W Voce	1930-1930	4	3	0	0	-	-	0	-	-	-
CF Walters	1933-1933	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	-	0.00	-
W Watson	1954-1954	1	1	0	1	15	14	0	-	5.60	-
RES Wyatt	1930-1935	8	6	0	1	19	12	0	-	3.78	-