BAC Howell: runs, wickets and records

BAC Howell appears in 266 recorded men's matches, from 11 May 2014 to 21 July 2026, most often for Gloucestershire, Birmingham Phoenix and Hampshire. The matches split as 215 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 51 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Glamorgan (25 matches), Sussex (23 matches) and Kent (22 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, with 36 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 2,484 runs in 164 innings, an average of 20.70, a strike rate of 138.0 and a highest score of 62*, with 5 fifties and 13 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 1,982 runs in 80 innings, an average of 26.43, a strike rate of 56.7 and a highest score of 163, with 2 hundreds, 9 fifties and 7 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 222 wickets in 206 innings, an average of 22.82, an economy rate of 7.58 and best figures of 5 for 18, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 56 wickets in 61 innings, an average of 33.36, an economy rate of 3.08 and best figures of 4 for 60.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 163 from 236 balls against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 19 September 2017 (the County Championship). 102 from 203 balls against Leicestershire at College Ground, Cheltenham on 15 July 2015 (the County Championship). 78* from 59 balls against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester on 2 June 2014 (the County Championship). 76 from 157 balls against Leicestershire at College Ground, Cheltenham on 15 July 2019 (the County Championship). 67 from 168 balls against Glamorgan at St Helen's, Swansea on 6 August 2015 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 5 for 18 against Glamorgan at College Ground on 19 July 2019. 4 for 15 against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 25 June 2021. 4 for 26 against Essex at College Ground on 20 July 2014. 4 for 29 against Kent at College Ground on 13 July 2017. 4 for 60 against Derbyshire at County Ground, Derby on 25 May 2014.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 109 and lost 96 of the 215 recorded matches (53.2% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 15 and lost 15 of the 51 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Glamorgan: 11 won, 7 lost in 25 matches, Sussex: 9 won, 11 lost in 23 matches, Kent: 15 won, 5 lost in 22 matches, Middlesex: 12 won, 3 lost in 20 matches and Surrey: 6 won, 11 lost in 19 matches.

Matches by side: Gloucestershire (150), Birmingham Phoenix (41), Hampshire (37), Nottinghamshire (14), Colombo Stars (9), Desert Vipers (7), St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (4), Melbourne Renegades (2), Peshawar Zalmi (1) and Sunrisers Leeds (1).

The grounds used most often are County Ground (36), County Ground, Bristol (28), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (24), Edgbaston, Birmingham (24), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (12) and College Ground, Cheltenham (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (602), 2015 (568), 2016 (263), 2017 (439), 2018 (656), 2019 (475), 2020 (96), 2021 (308), 2022 (298), 2023 (197), 2024 (229), 2025 (177), 2026 (158).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (38), 2015 (37), 2016 (25), 2017 (17), 2018 (18), 2019 (17), 2020 (7), 2021 (26), 2022 (28), 2023 (19), 2024 (11), 2025 (24), 2026 (11).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (24), 2015 (25), 2016 (19), 2017 (14), 2018 (22), 2019 (17), 2020 (7), 2021 (21), 2022 (30), 2023 (26), 2024 (21), 2025 (25), 2026 (15).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 176 fours and 101 sixes, one boundary every 6.5 balls faced; 52.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 240 fours and 23 sixes, one boundary every 13.3 balls faced; 55.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 120 recorded dismissals: caught 70%, bowled 13%, run out 8% and caught and bowled 5%.

In the County Championship, 75 recorded dismissals: caught 51%, lbw 24%, bowled 17% and caught and bowled 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,257 dot balls (31.3% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 79 wides and 11 no-balls and wickets by caught 66%, bowled 20% and lbw 7%.

In the County Championship: 2,809 dot balls (77.2% of legal deliveries), 131 maidens, 4 wides and 34 no-balls and wickets by caught 57%, lbw 21% and bowled 16%.

Of the 7 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 5 June 2015 (Kent v Gloucestershire) and the latest 5 July 2025 (Hampshire v Sussex): 7 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 23 May 2014 against Middlesex and the latest 21 July 2026 against MI London.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 11 May 2014 against Surrey and the latest 21 July 2019 against Worcestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 711 against Glamorgan in 26 innings (average 37.42), 448 against Kent in 22 innings (average 28.00), 445 against Leicestershire in 13 innings (average 40.45) and 381 against Sussex in 22 innings (average 21.17).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 29 against Kent in 23 innings, 29 against Glamorgan in 26 innings, 22 against Sussex in 20 innings and 20 against Somerset in 18 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Bristol (796 runs in 36 innings), County Ground (428 runs in 29 innings), College Ground, Cheltenham (426 runs in 18 innings) and Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (264 runs in 6 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 21 matches, 308 runs and 26 wickets; 2022: 30 matches, 298 runs and 28 wickets; 2023: 26 matches, 197 runs and 19 wickets; 2024: 21 matches, 229 runs and 11 wickets; 2025: 25 matches, 177 runs and 24 wickets; 2026: 15 matches, 158 runs and 11 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 656. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2014: 38.