GC Smith: runs, wickets and records

GC Smith appears in 312 recorded men's matches, from 26 December 2002 to 18 May 2014, most often for South Africa, Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors. The matches split as 94 in Test matches, 155 in One Day Internationals, 31 in Twenty20 Internationals, 30 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 2 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Pakistan (45 matches), England (44 matches) and Australia (41 matches). The ground used most often is Newlands, with 32 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 7,584 runs in 165 innings, an average of 48.31, a strike rate of 60.7 and a highest score of 277, with 23 hundreds, 32 fifties and 8 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,280 runs in 152 innings, an average of 36.16, a strike rate of 81.6 and a highest score of 141, with 8 hundreds, 36 fifties and 8 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 884 runs in 31 innings, an average of 29.47, a strike rate of 123.5 and a highest score of 89*, with 4 fifties and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 759 runs in 30 innings, an average of 28.11, a strike rate of 111.1 and a highest score of 91, with 4 fifties and 3 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 15 wickets in 33 innings, an average of 48.27, an economy rate of 5.38 and best figures of 3 for 30.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 277 from 373 balls against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 24 July 2003 (Tests). 234 from 388 balls against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 23 October 2013 (Tests). 232 from 277 balls against Bangladesh at Chittagong Divisional Stadium on 29 February 2008 (Tests). 183 from 273 balls against England at Newlands on 3 January 2010 (Tests). 157 from 248 balls against Bangladesh at OUTsurance Oval on 19 November 2008 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 3 for 30 against Sri Lanka at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground on 31 January 2006. 2 for 56 against West Indies at National Cricket Stadium, St George's on 10 April 2007. 2 for 145 against West Indies at Antigua Recreation Ground on 29 April 2005.

In Test matches, the player's side won 48 and lost 26 of the 94 recorded matches (64.9% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 91 and lost 55 of the 155 recorded matches (62.3% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 21 and lost 10 of the 31 recorded matches (67.7% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 18 and lost 11 of the 30 recorded matches (62.1% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Pakistan: 24 won, 16 lost in 45 matches, England: 19 won, 17 lost in 44 matches, Australia: 15 won, 24 lost in 41 matches, New Zealand: 20 won, 10 lost in 34 matches and India: 16 won, 11 lost in 32 matches.

Matches by side: South Africa (278), Rajasthan Royals (25), Pune Warriors (4), Surrey (3), Africa XI (1) and ICC World XI (1).

The grounds used most often are Newlands (32), SuperSport Park (29), Kingsmead (26), New Wanderers Stadium (20), St George's Park (17) and Kennington Oval (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2002 (29), 2003 (1,276), 2004 (671), 2005 (1,335), 2006 (1,093), 2007 (1,761), 2008 (2,528), 2009 (1,205), 2010 (1,632), 2011 (807), 2012 (1,163), 2013 (942), 2014 (185).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2003 (1), 2004 (2), 2005 (3), 2006 (8), 2007 (6).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2002 (1), 2003 (21), 2004 (11), 2005 (25), 2006 (32), 2007 (40), 2008 (37), 2009 (38), 2010 (34), 2011 (26), 2012 (21), 2013 (20), 2014 (6).

In Test matches, 952 fours and 19 sixes, one boundary every 12.9 balls faced; 51.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 588 fours and 38 sixes, one boundary every 10.3 balls faced; 48.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 110 fours and 21 sixes, one boundary every 5.5 balls faced; 64.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 96 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 6.4 balls faced; 58.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 157 recorded dismissals: caught 55%, lbw 23%, bowled 17% and run out 2%.

In One Day Internationals, 146 recorded dismissals: caught 55%, bowled 21%, lbw 12% and stumped 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 30 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, bowled 20%, caught and bowled 10% and lbw 7%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 27 recorded dismissals: caught 78%, bowled 7%, stumped 7% and lbw 4%.

In One Day Internationals: 345 dot balls (42.7% of legal deliveries), 39 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 67%, bowled 13% and lbw 13%.

Of the 21 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 24 July 2003 (South Africa v England) and the latest 23 October 2013 (Pakistan v South Africa): 10 in Test matches, 7 in One Day Internationals, 2 in Twenty20 Internationals and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 26 December 2002 against Pakistan and the latest 1 March 2014 against Australia.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 16 February 2003 against New Zealand and the latest 27 November 2013 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 21 October 2005 against New Zealand and the latest 16 October 2011 against Australia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 24 April 2008 against Deccan Chargers and the latest 18 May 2014 against Somerset.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 27 April 2014 against Hampshire and the latest 11 May 2014 against Gloucestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,581 against England in 57 innings (average 48.70), 2,039 against Pakistan in 55 innings (average 38.47), 1,783 against West Indies in 39 innings (average 46.92) and 1,762 against Australia in 58 innings (average 32.04).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 5 against West Indies in 10 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Newlands (1,593 runs in 42 innings), SuperSport Park (1,192 runs in 32 innings), New Wanderers Stadium (999 runs in 24 innings) and Kingsmead (961 runs in 32 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2009: 38 matches and 1,205 runs; 2010: 34 matches and 1,632 runs; 2011: 26 matches and 807 runs; 2012: 21 matches and 1,163 runs; 2013: 20 matches and 942 runs; 2014: 6 matches and 185 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2007, with 40 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2008: 2,528. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2006: 8.