A Lyth: runs, wickets and records

A Lyth appears in 341 recorded men's matches, from 13 April 2014 to 24 September 2026, most often for Yorkshire, Northern Superchargers and England. The matches split as 7 in Test matches, 176 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 158 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Durham (30 matches), Lancashire (29 matches) and Nottinghamshire (29 matches). The ground used most often is Headingley, Leeds, with 105 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 265 runs in 13 innings, an average of 20.38, a strike rate of 50.1 and a highest score of 107, with 1 hundred and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 4,532 runs in 172 innings, an average of 27.30, a strike rate of 150.4 and a highest score of 161, with 2 hundreds, 33 fifties and 13 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 10,100 runs in 270 innings, an average of 39.00, a strike rate of 51.4 and a highest score of 230, with 27 hundreds, 48 fifties and 22 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 24 wickets in 42 innings, an average of 26.46, an economy rate of 7.78 and best figures of 5 for 31, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 37 wickets in 93 innings, an average of 37.68, an economy rate of 3.16 and best figures of 4 for 56.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 230 from 398 balls against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 31 May 2014 (the County Championship). 202 from 291 balls against Surrey at Kennington Oval, London on 11 July 2016 (the County Championship). 185 from 287 balls against Essex at County Ground, Chelmsford on 9 May 2025 (the County Championship). 183 from 306 balls against Surrey at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough on 11 July 2022 (the County Championship). 174 from 220 balls against Glamorgan at Headingley, Leeds on 4 May 2023 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 5 for 31 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on 25 August 2019. 4 for 56 against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 24 May 2024. 3 for 19 against Durham at Riverside Ground on 23 August 2019. 2 for 5 against Derbyshire at Queen's Park on 13 July 2014. 2 for 9 against Middlesex at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough on 3 July 2016.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 84 and lost 85 of the 176 recorded matches (49.7% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 56 and lost 39 of the 158 recorded matches (58.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Durham: 14 won, 11 lost in 30 matches, Lancashire: 11 won, 10 lost in 29 matches, Nottinghamshire: 12 won, 12 lost in 29 matches, Derbyshire: 13 won, 10 lost in 25 matches and Leicestershire: 9 won, 11 lost in 23 matches.

Matches by side: Yorkshire (299), Northern Superchargers (17), England (7), Perth Scorchers (7), Trent Rockets (4), Gulf Giants (4), Multan Sultans (2) and Desert Vipers (1).

The grounds used most often are Headingley, Leeds (105), Headingley (36), North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough (21), Edgbaston, Birmingham (12), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (12) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (12).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (1,112), 2015 (580), 2016 (1,445), 2017 (1,056), 2018 (1,057), 2019 (1,183), 2020 (367), 2021 (1,091), 2022 (1,674), 2023 (1,311), 2024 (1,558), 2025 (1,381), 2026 (1,082).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (6), 2015 (4), 2016 (8), 2018 (5), 2019 (13), 2020 (4), 2021 (3), 2023 (2), 2024 (8), 2025 (4), 2026 (4).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (23), 2015 (14), 2016 (28), 2017 (24), 2018 (27), 2019 (24), 2020 (10), 2021 (32), 2022 (43), 2023 (33), 2024 (30), 2025 (26), 2026 (27).

In Test matches, 40 fours and 1 sixes, one boundary every 12.9 balls faced; 62.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 476 fours and 189 sixes, one boundary every 4.5 balls faced; 67.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 1,406 fours and 58 sixes, one boundary every 13.4 balls faced; 59.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 166 recorded dismissals: caught 74%, bowled 13%, lbw 5% and caught and bowled 4%.

In the County Championship, 259 recorded dismissals: caught 69%, lbw 20%, bowled 7% and caught and bowled 3%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 172 dot balls (35.1% of legal deliveries), 12 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 71%, bowled 17% and stumped 4%.

In the County Championship: 1,893 dot balls (71.5% of legal deliveries), 69 maidens, 0 wides and 14 no-balls and wickets by caught 51%, lbw 19% and bowled 16%.

Of the 7 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 20 July 2016 (Yorkshire v Durham) and the latest 26 August 2022 (Welsh Fire v Northern Superchargers): 7 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 21 May 2015 against New Zealand and the latest 20 August 2015 against Australia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 30 May 2014 against Derbyshire and the latest 15 July 2026 against Somerset.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Somerset and the latest 24 September 2026 against Nottinghamshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,264 against Durham in 34 innings (average 39.50), 1,168 against Nottinghamshire in 37 innings (average 31.57), 1,061 against Surrey in 23 innings (average 48.23) and 1,036 against Hampshire in 32 innings (average 33.42).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 9 against Durham in 10 innings, 7 against Nottinghamshire in 14 innings, 6 against Northamptonshire in 7 innings and 5 against Sussex in 11 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Headingley, Leeds (5,289 runs in 139 innings), North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough (1,528 runs in 37 innings), Headingley (1,198 runs in 36 innings) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (471 runs in 20 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 32 matches, 1,091 runs and 3 wickets; 2022: 43 matches and 1,674 runs; 2023: 33 matches, 1,311 runs and 2 wickets; 2024: 30 matches, 1,558 runs and 8 wickets; 2025: 26 matches, 1,381 runs and 4 wickets; 2026: 27 matches, 1,082 runs and 4 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 43 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2022: 1,674. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2019: 13.