Full name Brian Lee Irvine
Born March 9, 1944, Durban, Natal
Current age 76 years 323 days
Major teams South Africa, Essex, Natal, Transvaal
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | 7 | 0 | 353 | 102 | 50.42 | 650 | 54.30 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 157 | 271 | 26 | 9919 | 193 | 40.48 | 21 | 240 | 7 | |||||
| List A | 41 | 40 | 2 | 797 | 69 | 20.97 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 157 | 228 | 142 | 1 | 1/39 | 142.00 | 3.73 | 228.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 41 | 150 | 91 | 4 | 2/7 | 2/7 | 22.75 | 3.64 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Jan 22-27, 1970 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, Mar 5-10, 1970 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1962/63 - 1976/77 |
| List A span | 1968 - 1976/77 |
Because of the political situation in South Africa, Lee Irvine played only four Tests - but what a quartet it was. He played in South Africa's 4-0 demolition of Australia in 1969-70, their last series for 22 years. Irvine, the son of a Natal baseballer, was a punishing left-hander - he hit 26 sixes in his first season with Essex, in 1968 - who was just coming into his prime when he and South Africa were cut off: he made 102 in his last Test innings on his 26th birthday.
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Apr 24, 1969
The 1969 Essex squad
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1969
Lee Irvine batting
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