AJ Finch: runs, wickets and records

AJ Finch appears in 525 recorded men's matches, from 17 April 2010 to 13 January 2024, most often for Australia, Melbourne Renegades and Surrey. The matches split as 5 in Test matches, 143 in One Day Internationals, 103 in Twenty20 Internationals, 259 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 15 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (53 matches), England (46 matches) and South Africa (35 matches). The ground used most often is Melbourne Cricket Ground, with 36 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 278 runs in 10 innings, an average of 27.80, a strike rate of 45.0 and a highest score of 62, with 2 fifties and 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,188 runs in 139 innings, an average of 38.15, a strike rate of 86.6 and a highest score of 153*, with 16 hundreds, 29 fifties and 16 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 3,120 runs in 103 innings, an average of 34.29, a strike rate of 142.5 and a highest score of 172, with 2 hundreds, 19 fifties and 8 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 7,536 runs in 256 innings, an average of 32.48, a strike rate of 136.2 and a highest score of 131*, with 6 hundreds, 52 fifties and 17 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 823 runs in 20 innings, an average of 43.32, a strike rate of 74.5 and a highest score of 110, with 2 hundreds, 4 fifties and 1 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 172 from 76 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 3 July 2018 (T20Is). 156 from 63 balls against England at The Rose Bowl on 29 August 2013 (T20Is). 153* from 143 balls against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 24 March 2019 (ODIs). 153 from 132 balls against Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval on 15 June 2019 (ODIs). 135 from 128 balls against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 February 2015 (ODIs).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 80 and lost 57 of the 143 recorded matches (58.4% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 54 and lost 45 of the 103 recorded matches (54.5% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 111 and lost 142 of the 259 recorded matches (43.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 23 won, 27 lost in 53 matches, England: 21 won, 23 lost in 46 matches, South Africa: 15 won, 19 lost in 35 matches, Sri Lanka: 20 won, 11 lost in 32 matches and Pakistan: 18 won, 9 lost in 29 matches.

Matches by side: Australia (251), Melbourne Renegades (105), Surrey (48), Gujarat Lions (26), Yorkshire (24), Pune Warriors (14), Sunrisers Hyderabad (13), Royal Challengers Bangalore (12), Kings XI Punjab (10) and Delhi Daredevils (8).

The grounds used most often are Melbourne Cricket Ground (36), Docklands Stadium (31), Kennington Oval (27), Sydney Cricket Ground (25), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (21) and Adelaide Oval (16).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2010 (21), 2011 (209), 2012 (484), 2013 (1,315), 2014 (2,253), 2015 (955), 2016 (2,000), 2017 (1,669), 2018 (2,198), 2019 (2,065), 2020 (1,524), 2021 (609), 2022 (1,252), 2023 (391).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2012 (2), 2013 (5), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2019 (2).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2010 (1), 2011 (11), 2012 (11), 2013 (43), 2014 (65), 2015 (33), 2016 (58), 2017 (49), 2018 (57), 2019 (55), 2020 (42), 2021 (29), 2022 (52), 2023 (18), 2024 (1).

In Test matches, 30 fours and 1 sixes, one boundary every 19.9 balls faced; 45.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 510 fours and 118 sixes, one boundary every 9.5 balls faced; 53.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 309 fours and 125 sixes, one boundary every 5.0 balls faced; 63.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 703 fours and 301 sixes, one boundary every 5.5 balls faced; 61.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 86 fours and 17 sixes, one boundary every 10.7 balls faced; 54.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 136 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 19%, bowled 19% and run out 3%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 91 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 23%, lbw 7% and run out 3%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 232 recorded dismissals: caught 64%, bowled 21%, lbw 6% and run out 4%.

In the County Championship, 19 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, lbw 37% and bowled 11%.

Of the 41 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 14 January 2011 (Australia v England) and the latest 24 January 2023 (Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades): 7 in One Day Internationals, 8 in Twenty20 Internationals and 26 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 7 October 2018 against Pakistan and the latest 26 December 2018 against India.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 11 January 2013 against Sri Lanka and the latest 11 September 2022 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 12 January 2011 against England and the latest 31 October 2022 against Ireland.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 17 April 2010 against Kolkata Knight Riders and the latest 13 January 2024 against Melbourne Stars.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 31 May 2014 against Northamptonshire and the latest 19 August 2018 against Lancashire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,057 against India in 55 innings (average 38.09), 1,973 against England in 45 innings (average 48.12), 1,152 against Pakistan in 31 innings (average 42.67) and 1,071 against South Africa in 34 innings (average 32.45).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Melbourne Cricket Ground (1,265 runs in 37 innings), Kennington Oval (1,257 runs in 27 innings), Docklands Stadium (1,122 runs in 31 innings) and Sydney Cricket Ground (917 runs in 24 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2019: 55 matches, 2,065 runs and 2 wickets; 2020: 42 matches and 1,524 runs; 2021: 29 matches and 609 runs; 2022: 52 matches and 1,252 runs; 2023: 18 matches and 391 runs; 2024: 1 matches.

The busiest year in the records is 2014, with 65 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2014: 2,253. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2013: 5.