AN Cook: runs, wickets and records

AN Cook appears in 338 recorded men's matches, from 1 March 2006 to 26 September 2023, most often for England and Essex. The matches split as 161 in Test matches, 91 in One Day Internationals, 4 in Twenty20 Internationals, 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 80 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (57 matches), Australia (45 matches) and Sri Lanka (38 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Chelmsford, with 41 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 12,472 runs in 291 innings, an average of 45.35, a strike rate of 47.0 and a highest score of 294, with 33 hundreds, 57 fifties and 9 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 3,204 runs in 91 innings, an average of 36.83, a strike rate of 77.3 and a highest score of 137, with 5 hundreds, 19 fifties and 6 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 5,398 runs in 132 innings, an average of 44.25, a strike rate of 49.5 and a highest score of 193, with 15 hundreds, 25 fifties and 7 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 294 from 545 balls against India at Edgbaston on 10 August 2011 (Tests). 263 from 528 balls against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on 13 October 2015 (Tests). 244* from 409 balls against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 December 2017 (Tests). 243 from 407 balls against West Indies at Edgbaston on 17 August 2017 (Tests). 235* from 428 balls against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba on 25 November 2010 (Tests).

In Test matches, the player's side won 67 and lost 55 of the 161 recorded matches (54.9% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 43 and lost 44 of the 91 recorded matches (49.4% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 44 and lost 11 of the 80 recorded matches (80.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 22 won, 26 lost in 57 matches, Australia: 17 won, 22 lost in 45 matches, Sri Lanka: 14 won, 17 lost in 38 matches, New Zealand: 12 won, 10 lost in 28 matches and West Indies: 14 won, 6 lost in 27 matches.

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Chelmsford (41), Lord's (35), Kennington Oval (25), Edgbaston (16), Trent Bridge (16) and Headingley (15).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2006 (1,093), 2007 (1,350), 2008 (977), 2009 (997), 2010 (1,443), 2011 (1,527), 2012 (1,912), 2013 (1,476), 2014 (1,155), 2015 (1,507), 2016 (1,913), 2017 (1,566), 2018 (928), 2019 (913), 2021 (606), 2022 (966), 2023 (836).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2006 (15), 2007 (26), 2008 (19), 2009 (16), 2010 (17), 2011 (23), 2012 (30), 2013 (30), 2014 (31), 2015 (18), 2016 (24), 2017 (18), 2018 (16), 2019 (14), 2021 (13), 2022 (14), 2023 (14).

In Test matches, 1,441 fours and 11 sixes, one boundary every 18.3 balls faced; 46.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 363 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 11.1 balls faced; 47.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 728 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 14.9 balls faced; 54.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 275 recorded dismissals: caught 64%, lbw 20%, bowled 13% and caught and bowled 2%.

In One Day Internationals, 87 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, lbw 21%, bowled 17% and caught and bowled 6%.

In the County Championship, 122 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, lbw 24%, bowled 13% and caught and bowled 2%.

Of the 16 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 17 May 2007 (England v West Indies) and the latest 7 September 2018 (England v India): 9 in Test matches and 7 in One Day Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 1 March 2006 against India and the latest 7 September 2018 against India.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 28 June 2006 against Sri Lanka and the latest 16 December 2014 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 28 June 2007 against West Indies and the latest 15 November 2009 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 17 May 2014 against Middlesex and the latest 5 June 2015 against Surrey.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Derbyshire and the latest 26 September 2023 against Northamptonshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 3,253 against India in 81 innings (average 42.25), 2,812 against Australia in 74 innings (average 39.06), 2,099 against Sri Lanka in 50 innings (average 47.70) and 2,042 against Pakistan in 40 innings (average 52.36).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Chelmsford (3,172 runs in 67 innings), Lord's (2,216 runs in 56 innings), Kennington Oval (1,503 runs in 36 innings) and Edgbaston (1,025 runs in 22 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2017: 18 matches and 1,566 runs; 2018: 16 matches and 928 runs; 2019: 14 matches and 913 runs; 2021: 13 matches and 606 runs; 2022: 14 matches and 966 runs; 2023: 14 matches and 836 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2014, with 31 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2016: 1,913. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2014: 1.