EJH Eckersley: runs, wickets and records

EJH Eckersley appears in 159 recorded men's matches, from 20 April 2014 to 3 July 2022, most often for Leicestershire and Durham. The matches split as 69 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 90 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Derbyshire (18 matches), Northamptonshire (17 matches) and Worcestershire (16 matches). The ground used most often is Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, with 32 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 890 runs in 60 innings, an average of 18.54, a strike rate of 120.1 and a highest score of 50*, with 1 fifties and 6 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,871 runs in 155 innings, an average of 26.51, a strike rate of 50.4 and a highest score of 147, with 6 hundreds, 17 fifties and 13 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 147 from 279 balls against Glamorgan at Grace Road, Leicester on 12 April 2015 (the County Championship). 118 from 237 balls against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 24 June 2019 (the County Championship). 117 from 249 balls against Derbyshire at Grace Road, Leicester on 4 August 2016 (the County Championship). 113* from 135 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 8 April 2021 (the County Championship). 107 from 160 balls against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 13 August 2016 (the County Championship).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 25 and lost 39 of the 69 recorded matches (39.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 15 and lost 42 of the 90 recorded matches (26.3% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Derbyshire: 5 won, 6 lost in 18 matches, Northamptonshire: 0 won, 11 lost in 17 matches, Worcestershire: 6 won, 8 lost in 16 matches, Lancashire: 4 won, 8 lost in 14 matches and Nottinghamshire: 3 won, 8 lost in 13 matches.

The grounds used most often are Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (32), Grace Road, Leicester (31), Grace Road (18), County Ground, New Road, Worcester (7), County Ground, Northampton (7) and St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (5).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (774), 2015 (806), 2016 (606), 2017 (535), 2018 (298), 2019 (720), 2021 (666), 2022 (356).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (27), 2015 (28), 2016 (10), 2017 (17), 2018 (17), 2019 (13), 2021 (25), 2022 (22).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 68 fours and 19 sixes, one boundary every 8.5 balls faced; 43.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 475 fours and 12 sixes, one boundary every 15.8 balls faced; 50.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 48 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, bowled 25%, stumped 4% and caught and bowled 4%.

In the County Championship, 146 recorded dismissals: caught 46%, bowled 27%, lbw 25% and stumped 1%.

Of the 2 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 20 June 2014 (Durham v Leicestershire) and the latest 13 June 2021 (Leicestershire v Durham): 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Derbyshire and the latest 3 July 2022 against Derbyshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 20 April 2014 against Kent and the latest 12 June 2022 against Worcestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 762 against Derbyshire in 23 innings (average 36.29), 504 against Glamorgan in 16 innings (average 31.50), 455 against Worcestershire in 22 innings (average 23.95) and 434 against Gloucestershire in 18 innings (average 24.11).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Grace Road, Leicester (1,467 runs in 57 innings), Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (883 runs in 39 innings), County Ground, Northampton (265 runs in 10 innings) and Grace Road (238 runs in 16 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2016: 10 matches and 606 runs; 2017: 17 matches and 535 runs; 2018: 17 matches and 298 runs; 2019: 13 matches and 720 runs; 2021: 25 matches and 666 runs; 2022: 22 matches and 356 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2015, with 28 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2015: 806.