BRM Taylor: runs, wickets and records

BRM Taylor appears in 320 recorded men's matches, from 20 April 2004 to 20 September 2026, most often for Zimbabwe, Nottinghamshire and Kandy Tuskers. The matches split as 31 in Test matches, 166 in One Day Internationals, 51 in Twenty20 Internationals, 39 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 33 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Bangladesh (62 matches), Pakistan (34 matches) and South Africa (31 matches). The ground used most often is Harare Sports Club, with 70 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 2,128 runs in 61 innings, an average of 37.33, a strike rate of 57.4 and a highest score of 171, with 6 hundreds, 10 fifties and 3 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,201 runs in 165 innings, an average of 33.34, a strike rate of 75.3 and a highest score of 145*, with 10 hundreds, 27 fifties and 15 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,140 runs in 49 innings, an average of 26.51, a strike rate of 124.2 and a highest score of 123, with 1 hundred, 6 fifties and 5 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 639 runs in 35 innings, an average of 22.03, a strike rate of 120.1 and a highest score of 67*, with 3 fifties and 1 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 1,838 runs in 57 innings, an average of 33.42, a strike rate of 53.5 and a highest score of 152, with 5 hundreds, 7 fifties and 3 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 171 from 324 balls against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club on 17 April 2013 (Tests). 152 from 200 balls against Somerset at County Ground, Taunton on 14 June 2015 (the County Championship). 145* from 136 balls against South Africa at OUTsurance Oval on 15 October 2010 (ODIs). 138 from 110 balls against India at Eden Park on 14 March 2015 (ODIs). 138 from 124 balls against West Indies at Harare Sports Club on 19 March 2018 (ODIs).

In Test matches, the player's side won 5 and lost 24 of the 31 recorded matches (17.2% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 24 and lost 137 of the 166 recorded matches (14.9% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 14 and lost 36 of the 51 recorded matches (28.0% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 25 and lost 13 of the 39 recorded matches (65.8% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 9 and lost 14 of the 33 recorded matches (39.1% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Bangladesh: 14 won, 48 lost in 62 matches, Pakistan: 3 won, 30 lost in 34 matches, South Africa: 0 won, 31 lost in 31 matches, West Indies: 3 won, 21 lost in 26 matches and Sri Lanka: 3 won, 15 lost in 19 matches.

Matches by side: Zimbabwe (248), Nottinghamshire (62), Kandy Tuskers (6) and Lahore Qalandars (4).

The grounds used most often are Harare Sports Club (70), Queens Sports Club (32), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (18), Trent Bridge (16), Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (11) and Shere Bangla National Stadium (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (297), 2005 (326), 2006 (261), 2007 (379), 2008 (139), 2009 (336), 2010 (734), 2011 (1,172), 2012 (220), 2013 (865), 2014 (659), 2015 (1,502), 2016 (773), 2017 (575), 2018 (896), 2019 (266), 2020 (687), 2021 (444), 2025 (315), 2026 (100).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (3), 2010 (2).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2004 (13), 2005 (13), 2006 (15), 2007 (11), 2008 (5), 2009 (12), 2010 (23), 2011 (24), 2012 (8), 2013 (24), 2014 (18), 2015 (29), 2016 (21), 2017 (21), 2018 (19), 2019 (15), 2020 (20), 2021 (11), 2025 (13), 2026 (5).

In Test matches, 227 fours and 21 sixes, one boundary every 14.9 balls faced; 48.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 483 fours and 66 sixes, one boundary every 12.6 balls faced; 44.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 118 fours and 27 sixes, one boundary every 6.3 balls faced; 55.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 68 fours and 12 sixes, one boundary every 6.7 balls faced; 53.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 247 fours and 12 sixes, one boundary every 13.3 balls faced; 57.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 57 recorded dismissals: caught 67%, lbw 19%, bowled 9% and run out 4%.

In One Day Internationals, 156 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, bowled 17%, lbw 12% and run out 8%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 43 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 19%, lbw 7% and run out 5%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 29 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, lbw 17%, bowled 14% and run out 7%.

In the County Championship, 55 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, lbw 33%, bowled 13% and stumped 2%.

Of the 10 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 12 September 2007 (Australia v Zimbabwe) and the latest 28 September 2025 (Zimbabwe v Botswana): 2 in Test matches, 4 in One Day Internationals, 3 in Twenty20 Internationals and 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 4 March 2005 against South Africa and the latest 28 June 2026 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 20 April 2004 against Sri Lanka and the latest 20 September 2026 against Australia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 12 September 2007 against Australia and the latest 9 February 2026 against Oman.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 15 May 2015 against Warwickshire and the latest 10 December 2020 against Galle Gladiators.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 12 April 2015 against Middlesex and the latest 5 September 2017 against Worcestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,434 against Bangladesh in 72 innings (average 36.88), 1,094 against Pakistan in 38 innings (average 30.39), 964 against New Zealand in 22 innings (average 53.56) and 833 against South Africa in 35 innings (average 25.24).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Harare Sports Club (3,045 runs in 80 innings), Queens Sports Club (1,225 runs in 38 innings), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (1,028 runs in 31 innings) and Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (434 runs in 12 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2018: 19 matches and 896 runs; 2019: 15 matches and 266 runs; 2020: 20 matches and 687 runs; 2021: 11 matches and 444 runs; 2025: 13 matches and 315 runs; 2026: 5 matches and 100 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2015, with 29 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2015: 1,502. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2004: 3.