DW Lawrence: runs, wickets and records

DW Lawrence appears in 349 recorded men's matches, from 19 April 2015 to 24 September 2026, most often for Essex, Surrey and Desert Vipers. The matches split as 17 in Test matches, 207 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 125 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (30 matches), Kent (25 matches) and Surrey (22 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Chelmsford, with 59 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 858 runs in 31 innings, an average of 29.59, a strike rate of 58.1 and a highest score of 91, with 7 fifties and 5 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 4,333 runs in 190 innings, an average of 26.26, a strike rate of 141.9 and a highest score of 120*, with 1 hundred, 24 fifties and 9 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 7,385 runs in 193 innings, an average of 41.26, a strike rate of 59.4 and a highest score of 218, with 23 hundreds, 28 fifties and 15 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 70 wickets in 106 innings, an average of 24.96, an economy rate of 7.86 and best figures of 4 for 20.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 57 wickets in 78 innings, an average of 50.56, an economy rate of 3.55 and best figures of 4 for 91.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 218 from 190 balls against Hampshire at Kennington Oval, London on 7 June 2026 (the County Championship). 178 from 149 balls against Durham at Kennington Oval, London on 29 June 2025 (the County Championship). 175 from 223 balls against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 23 June 2024 (the County Championship). 161* from 258 balls against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 3 April 2026 (the County Championship). 161 from 206 balls against Surrey at Kennington Oval, London on 26 April 2015 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 4 for 20 against Welsh Fire at Lord's, London on 24 August 2022. 4 for 35 against Hobart Hurricanes at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 15 January 2024. 4 for 91 against Lancashire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 5 April 2024. 3 for 14 against Essex at Kennington Oval, London on 24 April 2026. 3 for 21 against Middlesex at Lord's on 27 July 2017.

In Test matches, the player's side won 8 and lost 5 of the 17 recorded matches (61.5% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 101 and lost 91 of the 207 recorded matches (52.6% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 61 and lost 22 of the 125 recorded matches (73.5% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 14 won, 10 lost in 30 matches, Kent: 12 won, 11 lost in 25 matches, Surrey: 8 won, 8 lost in 22 matches, Middlesex: 14 won, 6 lost in 22 matches and Somerset: 9 won, 6 lost in 19 matches.

Matches by side: Essex (176), Surrey (63), Desert Vipers (28), London Spirit (24), England (17), Northern Superchargers (9), Sunrisers Leeds (9), Melbourne Stars (8), Paarl Royals (8) and Brisbane Heat (4).

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Chelmsford (59), Kennington Oval, London (42), County Ground (30), Lord's, London (23), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (18) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (16).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (412), 2016 (896), 2017 (996), 2018 (674), 2019 (1,111), 2020 (231), 2021 (1,252), 2022 (903), 2023 (1,424), 2024 (1,082), 2025 (1,831), 2026 (1,764).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2016 (13), 2017 (5), 2019 (3), 2020 (4), 2021 (11), 2022 (11), 2023 (3), 2024 (34), 2025 (25), 2026 (23).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (8), 2016 (28), 2017 (24), 2018 (20), 2019 (28), 2020 (13), 2021 (27), 2022 (27), 2023 (36), 2024 (39), 2025 (55), 2026 (44).

In Test matches, 98 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 13.7 balls faced; 52.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 364 fours and 161 sixes, one boundary every 5.8 balls faced; 55.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 873 fours and 81 sixes, one boundary every 13.0 balls faced; 53.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 29 recorded dismissals: caught 59%, lbw 17%, bowled 14% and stumped 7%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 165 recorded dismissals: caught 75%, bowled 14%, lbw 5% and run out 3%.

In the County Championship, 179 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 27%, bowled 16% and run out 1%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 439 dot balls (32.9% of legal deliveries), 43 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 59%, bowled 27% and lbw 9%.

In the County Championship: 3,244 dot balls (66.6% of legal deliveries), 88 maidens, 7 wides and 10 no-balls and wickets by caught 53%, bowled 23% and lbw 21%.

Of the 13 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 16 August 2018 (Middlesex v Essex) and the latest 9 September 2026 (Pakistan v England): 1 in Test matches and 12 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 14 January 2021 against Sri Lanka and the latest 9 September 2026 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2015 against Surrey and the latest 14 August 2026 against Manchester Super Giants.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 19 April 2015 against Kent and the latest 24 September 2026 against Somerset.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,476 against Hampshire in 37 innings (average 44.73), 965 against Surrey in 25 innings (average 41.96), 864 against Warwickshire in 19 innings (average 50.82) and 786 against Middlesex in 23 innings (average 34.17).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 12 against Sussex in 12 innings, 11 against Middlesex in 15 innings, 10 against Kent in 12 innings and 10 against Worcestershire in 7 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Chelmsford (2,690 runs in 85 innings), Kennington Oval, London (2,087 runs in 51 innings), Lord's, London (827 runs in 26 innings) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (787 runs in 22 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 27 matches, 1,252 runs and 11 wickets; 2022: 27 matches, 903 runs and 11 wickets; 2023: 36 matches, 1,424 runs and 3 wickets; 2024: 39 matches, 1,082 runs and 34 wickets; 2025: 55 matches, 1,831 runs and 25 wickets; 2026: 44 matches, 1,764 runs and 23 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 55 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2025: 1,831. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2024: 34.