John Watson George Elder
All Matches, All Grades, Ireland, 10-Sep-1855 to 21-Sep-2025
Biography
Cap No 524
Debut: 1973
Born 16 August 1949 in Bangor.
Club: Bangor
| Mat |
Cts |
ROs |
Sts |
GFs |
GFWon |
| 37 |
14 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Season
| Season |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| 1973 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
4.00 |
17.95 |
- |
- |
83 |
26 |
203 |
10 |
20.30 |
5-33 |
- |
1 |
5 |
- |
- |
| 1974 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
21.00 |
1-13 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| 1976 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
8 |
66 |
4 |
16.50 |
3-56 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1977 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
3* |
2.50 |
8.33 |
- |
- |
97.2 |
36 |
226 |
7 |
32.29 |
3-17 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1978 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3* |
3.00 |
15.79 |
- |
- |
133 |
42 |
270 |
20 |
13.50 |
6-29 |
- |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1979 |
6 |
2 |
- |
35 |
28 |
17.50 |
46.67 |
- |
- |
132.2 |
41 |
311 |
9 |
34.56 |
2-28 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1980 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
8.00 |
36.36 |
- |
- |
110.5 |
42 |
247 |
11 |
22.45 |
6-43 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1981 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
33.33 |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
24 |
- |
- |
0-24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1982 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21.5 |
4 |
70 |
1 |
70.00 |
1-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 1985 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
11* |
9.50 |
32.35 |
- |
- |
63.5 |
13 |
223 |
5 |
44.60 |
2-27 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| 1987 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
6 |
66 |
2 |
33.00 |
1-17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Grade
| Grade |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| First Class |
9 |
9 |
3 |
36 |
11* |
6.00 |
20.11 |
- |
- |
156.2 |
54 |
337 |
14 |
24.07 |
3-56 |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| List A |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
69 |
2 |
34.50 |
2-69 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| One-Day |
7 |
1 |
- |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
33.33 |
- |
- |
52.5 |
11 |
170 |
2 |
85.00 |
1-17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Three-Day |
13 |
9 |
3 |
34 |
28 |
5.67 |
29.41 |
- |
- |
318.1 |
128 |
630 |
41 |
15.37 |
6-29 |
- |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
| Two-Day |
7 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
8* |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
166.5 |
29 |
521 |
11 |
47.36 |
5-81 |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
Batting Statistics
| Inns |
NOs |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
Var% |
50s |
100s |
Balls |
SR |
4s |
6s |
Ducks |
Ret |
| 23 |
8 |
80 |
28 Vs Wales 1979 |
5.33 |
136.53% |
- |
- |
207 |
20.77 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
- |
| Out Most By - G Edwards(2) |
Batting Highlights
| Score/s |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
| 0(0){ct} |
Ireland |
Wales |
Welshpool |
Three-Day |
09-Aug-1987 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Duchess Norfolk |
Arundel Castle |
One-Day |
08-Aug-1987 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Duchess Norfolk |
Arundel Castle |
One-Day |
23-Aug-1985 |
| 8(0)*,0(0){ct} |
Ireland |
CC Conference |
Norbury |
Two-Day |
21-Aug-1985 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Australia |
The Meadow, Downpatrick |
One-Day |
08-Aug-1985 |
| 0(0){b} |
Ireland |
Sussex |
Hove |
List A |
03-Jul-1985 |
| 11(34)*,dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
15-Jun-1985 |
| 0(0){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1982 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
India |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
26-May-1982 |
| 2(6){b} |
Ireland |
Canada |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
07-Jun-1981 |
| 6(19){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Langloan Coatbridge |
First Class |
16-Aug-1980 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1980 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
26-Jun-1980 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
25-Jun-1980 |
| 2(3)*,dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Three-Day |
07-Jun-1980 |
| 28(0){st},dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Marchwiel |
Three-Day |
18-Aug-1979 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
15-Aug-1979 |
| 7(15){ct},dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Rathmines Dublin |
First Class |
28-Jul-1979 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
FW Millett's XI |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Two-Day |
18-Jul-1979 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Sri Lanka |
Eglinton Londonderry |
First Class |
07-Jul-1979 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Two-Day |
13-Jun-1979 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Shawholm Glasgow |
First Class |
12-Aug-1978 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1978 |
| 0(4){lb},3(10)* |
Ireland |
Wales |
Mardyke Cork |
Three-Day |
08-Jul-1978 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Eglinton Londonderry |
Three-Day |
24-Jun-1978 |
| dnb,0(5)* |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
08-Jun-1978 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
01-Aug-1977 |
| 0(0){b},dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Swansea |
Three-Day |
24-Jul-1977 |
| 2(30){ct},3(30)* |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
02-Jul-1977 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Australia |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
09-Jun-1977 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
First Class |
07-Aug-1976 |
| 0(10){b},0(2){ct} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Cambusdoon Ayr |
First Class |
10-Aug-1974 |
| 0(0){lb},dnb |
Ireland |
Canada |
Toronto CC |
Three-Day |
14-Sep-1973 |
| 2(19)*,5(20){b} |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
11-Aug-1973 |
| dnb,dnb |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Three-Day |
30-Jul-1973 |
| 1(0)* |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Three-Day |
23-Jun-1973 |
| dnb |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
09-Jun-1973 |
Results by Batting Position
| Position |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
| 10 |
15 |
5 |
61 |
28 |
6.10 |
20.51 |
- |
- |
| 11 |
8 |
3 |
19 |
11* |
3.80 |
21.57 |
- |
- |
Bowling Statistics
| Overs |
Maids |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
5WI |
10WM |
Econ |
SR |
| 704.1 |
222 |
1727 |
70 |
6-29 Vs Denmark 1978 |
24.67 |
5 |
- |
2.45 |
60.36 |
| Out Most - DBS Brown(2) GT McKiddie(2) TB Racionzer(2) RG Swan(2) H Sorensen(2) ... |
Bowling Highlights
| O-M-R-W |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Grade |
Date |
| 13-3-49-1 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Welshpool |
Three-Day |
09-Aug-1987 |
| 8-3-17-1 |
Ireland |
Duchess Norfolk |
Arundel Castle |
One-Day |
08-Aug-1987 |
| 14-2-48-1 |
Ireland |
Duchess Norfolk |
Arundel Castle |
One-Day |
23-Aug-1985 |
| 13.5-4-47-0, 4-1-9-0 |
Ireland |
CC Conference |
Norbury |
Two-Day |
21-Aug-1985 |
| 7-1-23-0 |
Ireland |
Australia |
The Meadow, Downpatrick |
One-Day |
08-Aug-1985 |
| 10-0-69-2 |
Ireland |
Sussex |
Hove |
List A |
03-Jul-1985 |
| 15-5-27-2 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
15-Jun-1985 |
| 15-4-36-0, 1-0-3-1 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1982 |
| 5.5-0-31-0 |
Ireland |
India |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
26-May-1982 |
| 7-1-24-0 |
Ireland |
Canada |
Ormeau, Belfast |
One-Day |
07-Jun-1981 |
| 20-7-36-1, 13-1-42-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Langloan Coatbridge |
First Class |
16-Aug-1980 |
| 27-12-62-3, 8-3-26-1 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1980 |
| 5-0-24-0 |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
26-Jun-1980 |
| 6-4-3-0 |
Ireland |
West Indies |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
One-Day |
25-Jun-1980 |
| 11.5-5-11-0, 20-10-43-6 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Three-Day |
07-Jun-1980 |
| 6-3-9-1, 13-11-10-1 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Marchwiel |
Three-Day |
18-Aug-1979 |
| 17-7-29-0, 13-1-40-0 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
15-Aug-1979 |
| 16.2-9-28-2, 10-2-21-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Rathmines Dublin |
First Class |
28-Jul-1979 |
| 19-0-57-0, 16-3-34-2 |
Ireland |
FW Millett's XI |
Ormeau, Belfast |
Two-Day |
18-Jul-1979 |
| 7-1-36-0 |
Ireland |
Sri Lanka |
Eglinton Londonderry |
First Class |
07-Jul-1979 |
| 8-3-16-0, 7-1-31-2 |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Two-Day |
13-Jun-1979 |
| 13-4-16-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Shawholm Glasgow |
First Class |
12-Aug-1978 |
| 10-2-27-1, 25-11-29-6 |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
27-Jul-1978 |
| 6-0-13-0, 21-9-41-5 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Mardyke Cork |
Three-Day |
08-Jul-1978 |
| 16-6-25-0, 13-6-25-2 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Eglinton Londonderry |
Three-Day |
24-Jun-1978 |
| 7-1-13-0, 22-3-81-5 |
Ireland |
Surrey |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
08-Jun-1978 |
| 11-3-26-1, 10-0-41-0 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Two-Day |
01-Aug-1977 |
| 22.2-13-17-3, 13-5-27-0 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Swansea |
Three-Day |
24-Jul-1977 |
| 10.2-7-11-1, 11.4-6-7-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
First Class |
02-Jul-1977 |
| 13-2-69-0, 6-0-28-1 |
Ireland |
Australia |
Rathmines Dublin |
Two-Day |
09-Jun-1977 |
| 21-7-56-3, 3-1-10-1 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
First Class |
07-Aug-1976 |
| 7-3-13-1, 3-0-8-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Cambusdoon Ayr |
First Class |
10-Aug-1974 |
| 19-8-29-2, 2-1-4-0 |
Ireland |
Canada |
Toronto CC |
Three-Day |
14-Sep-1973 |
| 6-1-26-0 |
Ireland |
Scotland |
Mardyke Cork |
First Class |
11-Aug-1973 |
| 14-3-48-1, 5-1-10-0 |
Ireland |
MCC |
Lord's |
Three-Day |
30-Jul-1973 |
| 14-6-33-5, 5-0-19-1 |
Ireland |
Denmark |
Castle Avenue Dublin |
Three-Day |
23-Jun-1973 |
| 8-3-16-1, 10-3-18-0 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
Three-Day |
09-Jun-1973 |
First Match
| Batting |
Bowling |
Team |
Vs |
Ground |
Date |
| dnb |
1-16, 0-18 |
Ireland |
Wales |
Rathmines Dublin |
09-Jun-1973 |
Results by Opposition Team
| Opposition |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Australia |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26 |
3 |
120 |
1 |
120.00 |
1-28 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Canada |
2 |
2 |
- |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
33.33 |
- |
- |
28 |
10 |
57 |
2 |
28.50 |
2-29 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| CC Conference |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
8* |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
17.5 |
5 |
56 |
- |
- |
0-9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Denmark |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
54 |
19 |
108 |
13 |
8.31 |
6-29 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Duchess Norfolk |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
5 |
65 |
2 |
32.50 |
1-17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| FW Millett's XI |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
3 |
91 |
2 |
45.50 |
2-34 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| India |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
- |
31 |
- |
- |
0-31 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MCC |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2* |
- |
66.67 |
- |
- |
130.5 |
42 |
298 |
10 |
29.80 |
6-43 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Scotland |
8 |
9 |
3 |
36 |
11* |
6.00 |
20.11 |
- |
- |
149.2 |
53 |
301 |
14 |
21.50 |
3-56 |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
36 |
- |
- |
0-36 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Surrey |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
0* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
8 |
141 |
7 |
20.14 |
5-81 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Sussex |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
69 |
2 |
34.50 |
2-69 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Wales |
7 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
28 |
6.20 |
21.43 |
- |
- |
163.2 |
69 |
327 |
17 |
19.24 |
5-41 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
4 |
27 |
- |
- |
0-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Results by Ground
| Ground |
Mat |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Overs |
Maid |
RunsA |
Wkts |
Ave |
Best |
10W |
5WI |
Cts |
Sts |
ROs |
| Arundel Castle |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
5 |
65 |
2 |
32.50 |
1-17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Cambusdoon Ayr |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
21.00 |
1-13 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
| Castle Avenue Dublin |
6 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
11* |
17.00 |
17.02 |
- |
- |
82 |
32 |
171 |
12 |
14.25 |
5-33 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Eglinton Londonderry |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
13 |
86 |
2 |
43.00 |
2-25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hamilton Cresc.Glasgow |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
8 |
66 |
4 |
16.50 |
3-56 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Hove |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
69 |
2 |
34.50 |
2-69 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Langloan Coatbridge |
1 |
1 |
- |
6 |
6 |
6.00 |
31.58 |
- |
- |
33 |
8 |
78 |
1 |
78.00 |
1-36 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lord's |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
15 |
194 |
2 |
97.00 |
1-26 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Marchwiel |
1 |
1 |
- |
28 |
28 |
28.00 |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
14 |
19 |
2 |
9.50 |
1-9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Mardyke Cork |
2 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
5.00 |
18.87 |
- |
- |
33 |
10 |
80 |
5 |
16.00 |
5-41 |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Norbury |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
8* |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
17.5 |
5 |
56 |
- |
- |
0-9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ormeau, Belfast |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2* |
4.00 |
44.44 |
- |
- |
79.4 |
19 |
200 |
8 |
25.00 |
6-43 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Rathmines Dublin |
7 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
3.50 |
35.00 |
- |
- |
178.2 |
55 |
457 |
22 |
20.77 |
6-29 |
- |
2 |
5 |
- |
- |
| Shawholm Glasgow |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
4 |
16 |
1 |
16.00 |
1-16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Swansea |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35.2 |
18 |
44 |
3 |
14.67 |
3-17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| The Meadow, Downpatrick |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
1 |
23 |
- |
- |
0-23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Toronto CC |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
9 |
33 |
2 |
16.50 |
2-29 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| Welshpool |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
3 |
49 |
1 |
49.00 |
1-49 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Copyright CricketEurope 2025
Stats by
Cricket Statz | Last updated 27-Sep-2025.