AJ Strauss: runs, wickets and records

AJ Strauss appears in 206 recorded men's matches, from 18 November 2003 to 16 August 2012, most often for England. The matches split as 88 in Test matches, 114 in One Day Internationals and 4 in Twenty20 Internationals. The most frequent opponents in the records are Australia (53 matches), West Indies (33 matches) and Pakistan (27 matches). The ground used most often is Lord's, with 23 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 5,605 runs in 154 innings, an average of 37.37, a strike rate of 48.0 and a highest score of 177, with 14 hundreds, 22 fifties and 12 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 3,729 runs in 112 innings, an average of 34.85, a strike rate of 81.0 and a highest score of 158, with 5 hundreds, 24 fifties and 7 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 177 from 343 balls against New Zealand at McLean Park on 22 March 2008 (Tests). 169 from 278 balls against West Indies at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's on 15 February 2009 (Tests). 161 from 268 balls against Australia at Lord's on 16 July 2009 (Tests). 158 from 145 balls against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 27 February 2011 (ODIs). 154 from 140 balls against Bangladesh at Edgbaston on 12 July 2010 (ODIs).

In Test matches, the player's side won 38 and lost 26 of the 88 recorded matches (59.4% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 48 and lost 59 of the 114 recorded matches (44.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Australia: 17 won, 30 lost in 53 matches, West Indies: 18 won, 8 lost in 33 matches, Pakistan: 13 won, 11 lost in 27 matches, South Africa: 7 won, 12 lost in 25 matches and India: 7 won, 9 lost in 21 matches.

The grounds used most often are Lord's (23), Kennington Oval (16), Edgbaston (13), Trent Bridge (12), Headingley (9) and Riverside Ground (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2003 (3), 2004 (510), 2005 (928), 2006 (1,517), 2007 (708), 2008 (972), 2009 (1,841), 2010 (1,402), 2011 (829), 2012 (697).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2003 (1), 2004 (18), 2005 (25), 2006 (34), 2007 (22), 2008 (12), 2009 (36), 2010 (25), 2011 (22), 2012 (11).

In Test matches, 687 fours and 4 sixes, one boundary every 16.9 balls faced; 49.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 397 fours and 25 sixes, one boundary every 10.9 balls faced; 46.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 150 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 15%, lbw 15% and caught and bowled 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 107 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, bowled 15%, lbw 12% and run out 5%.

Of the 7 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 26 June 2005 (Bangladesh v England) and the latest 27 February 2011 (India v England): 7 in One Day Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 29 July 2004 against West Indies and the latest 16 August 2012 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 18 November 2003 against Sri Lanka and the latest 26 March 2011 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 13 June 2005 against Australia and the latest 15 March 2009 against West Indies.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,238 against Australia in 68 innings (average 33.40), 1,776 against West Indies in 43 innings (average 45.54), 1,418 against Pakistan in 38 innings (average 38.32) and 1,177 against India in 30 innings (average 42.04).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Lord's (1,387 runs in 33 innings), Edgbaston (714 runs in 17 innings), Kennington Oval (686 runs in 22 innings) and Trent Bridge (684 runs in 17 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2007: 22 matches and 708 runs; 2008: 12 matches and 972 runs; 2009: 36 matches and 1,841 runs; 2010: 25 matches and 1,402 runs; 2011: 22 matches and 829 runs; 2012: 11 matches and 697 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2009, with 36 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2009: 1,841.