Full name John Brian Bolus
Born January 31, 1934, Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire
Died May 6, 2020, Nottingham (aged 86 years 96 days)
Major teams England, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
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Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 12 | 0 | 496 | 88 | 41.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 469 | 833 | 81 | 25598 | 202* | 34.03 | 39 | 142 | 201 | 0 | |
List A | 143 | 141 | 13 | 3110 | 100* | 24.29 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.33 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 469 | 1736 | 886 | 24 | 4/40 | 36.91 | 3.06 | 72.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 143 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v West Indies at Leeds, Jul 25-29, 1963 scorecard |
Last Test | India v England at Kanpur, Feb 15-20, 1964 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1956 - 1975 |
List A span | 1963 - 1976 |
A predominently leg-side player, Brian Bolus was unfortunate not to play more than seven Tests. His average of over 40 reflects consistent run-scoring and he rarely failed. Possibly his inability to turn good starts into centuries told against him, with none of his four Test fifties taking him any higher than 88. He had a good tour of India in 1963-64, yet oddly was not considered to play against Australia in 1964, despite England initially struggling to find an opening pair. By the end of that series, however, Boycott and Edrich were firmly established in that position and Bolus did not get another opportunity.