	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	16	21	4	308	59	18.11	797	38.64	0	1	37	1	38	1
ODIs	13	8	3	34	9*	6.80	71	47.88	0	0	1	0	13	3
First-class	360	471	92	7160	123	18.89			2	25			817	100
List A	296	195	60	2026	49	15.00			0	0			275	36

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	360		90	70	1	1/37		70.00	4.66	90.0		0	0
List A	296	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	England v India at Leeds, Jun 19-23, 1986 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v England at Wellington, Mar 3-7, 1988 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	India v England at Chandigarh, Jan 27, 1985 scorecard
Last ODI	New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 19, 1988 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1976 - 1995
List A span	1977 - 1995

Profile

A top wicketkeeper in his prime, Bruce French spent two tours as understudy to Paul Downton before being given his chance in 1986. That he kept Jack Russell out of the England team for almost two years on wicketkeeping merit alone is a tribute to his glove work, though his batting never developed as it could have done. He maintained his links with the game as a wicketkeeping coach with England as well as pursuing his passion of mountaineering.
Peter Kirk

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