AJA Wheater: runs, wickets and records

AJA Wheater appears in 166 recorded men's matches, from 6 April 2014 to 28 April 2022, most often for Essex and Hampshire. The matches split as 85 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 81 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Middlesex (19 matches), Somerset (18 matches) and Kent (17 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Chelmsford, with 25 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,487 runs in 75 innings, an average of 21.87, a strike rate of 130.0 and a highest score of 78, with 4 fifties and 7 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,276 runs in 121 innings, an average of 29.51, a strike rate of 57.9 and a highest score of 204*, with 4 hundreds, 17 fifties and 11 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 204* from 234 balls against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 10 July 2016 (the County Championship). 111 from 99 balls against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 7 June 2015 (the County Championship). 107 from 147 balls against Essex at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester on 13 July 2014 (the County Championship). 102 from 147 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 13 August 2016 (the County Championship). 88 from 188 balls against Somerset at County Ground, Chelmsford on 28 August 2017 (the County Championship).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 40 and lost 38 of the 85 recorded matches (51.3% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 34 and lost 16 of the 81 recorded matches (68.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Middlesex: 7 won, 8 lost in 19 matches, Somerset: 7 won, 7 lost in 18 matches, Kent: 6 won, 8 lost in 17 matches, Surrey: 5 won, 6 lost in 14 matches and Glamorgan: 6 won, 5 lost in 12 matches.

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Chelmsford (25), County Ground (23), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (20), The Rose Bowl (17), Kennington Oval (6) and Sophia Gardens (5).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (724), 2015 (877), 2016 (1,048), 2017 (362), 2018 (511), 2019 (355), 2020 (135), 2021 (633), 2022 (118).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (23), 2015 (30), 2016 (23), 2017 (13), 2018 (20), 2019 (24), 2020 (6), 2021 (23), 2022 (4).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 151 fours and 29 sixes, one boundary every 6.4 balls faced; 52.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 421 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 13.1 balls faced; 53.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 68 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 19%, stumped 7% and run out 6%.

In the County Championship, 111 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, bowled 22%, lbw 16% and caught and bowled 5%.

Of the 3 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 10 July 2015 (Hampshire v Surrey) and the latest 6 July 2018 (Middlesex v Essex): 3 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 23 May 2014 against Sussex and the latest 18 July 2021 against Middlesex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 6 April 2014 against Worcestershire and the latest 28 April 2022 against Northamptonshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 497 against Middlesex in 22 innings (average 24.85), 478 against Warwickshire in 14 innings (average 39.83), 409 against Somerset in 24 innings (average 18.59) and 363 against Kent in 20 innings (average 21.35).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Chelmsford (811 runs in 33 innings), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (742 runs in 31 innings), County Ground (526 runs in 20 innings) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (359 runs in 8 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2017: 13 matches and 362 runs; 2018: 20 matches and 511 runs; 2019: 24 matches and 355 runs; 2020: 6 matches and 135 runs; 2021: 23 matches and 633 runs; 2022: 4 matches and 118 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2015, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2016: 1,048.