GH Dockrell: runs, wickets and records

GH Dockrell appears in 244 recorded men's matches, from 11 February 2010 to 28 June 2026, most often for Ireland, Somerset and Lancashire. The matches split as 1 in Test matches, 98 in One Day Internationals, 129 in Twenty20 Internationals, 7 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 9 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Zimbabwe (32 matches), West Indies (20 matches) and Netherlands (19 matches). The ground used most often is Harare Sports Club, with 23 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 1,197 runs in 72 innings, an average of 23.94, a strike rate of 83.9 and a highest score of 91*, with 4 fifties and 2 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,161 runs in 89 innings, an average of 18.43, a strike rate of 135.6 and a highest score of 53*, with 1 fifties and 8 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 146 runs in 13 innings, an average of 29.20, a strike rate of 54.5 and a highest score of 37*, with 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 65 wickets in 76 innings, an average of 40.66, an economy rate of 4.97 and best figures of 4 for 24.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 77 wickets in 78 innings, an average of 19.43, an economy rate of 6.78 and best figures of 4 for 20.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 20 wickets in 17 innings, an average of 39.60, an economy rate of 2.71 and best figures of 3 for 44.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 91* from 89 balls against Oman at Bulawayo Athletic Club on 19 June 2023 (ODIs). 74* from 47 balls against Bangladesh at County Ground, Chelmsford on 12 May 2023 (ODIs). 74 from 61 balls against New Zealand at The Village, Malahide, Dublin on 12 July 2022 (ODIs). 69 from 93 balls against Scotland at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 21 June 2023 (ODIs). 53* from 30 balls against Netherlands at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague on 24 May 2024 (T20Is).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 4 for 20 against Netherlands at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 13 February 2010. 4 for 24 against Scotland at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont on 6 September 2013. 3 for 7 against Netherlands at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on 13 March 2016. 3 for 15 against Kenya at Mombasa Sports Club Ground on 22 February 2012. 3 for 16 against West Indies at Providence Stadium on 30 April 2010.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 35 and lost 51 of the 98 recorded matches (40.7% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 60 and lost 62 of the 129 recorded matches (49.2% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Zimbabwe: 14 won, 13 lost in 32 matches, West Indies: 7 won, 10 lost in 20 matches, Netherlands: 10 won, 9 lost in 19 matches, Bangladesh: 2 won, 12 lost in 18 matches and United Arab Emirates: 11 won, 6 lost in 17 matches.

Matches by side: Ireland (228), Somerset (12), Lancashire (3) and Sussex (1).

The grounds used most often are Harare Sports Club (23), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (12), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (11), The Village, Malahide, Dublin (10), The Village, Malahide (9) and Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast (9).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2010 (7), 2011 (55), 2012 (5), 2013 (8), 2014 (128), 2015 (141), 2016 (36), 2017 (85), 2018 (46), 2019 (103), 2020 (7), 2021 (246), 2022 (447), 2023 (657), 2024 (277), 2025 (159), 2026 (177).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2010 (12), 2011 (10), 2012 (16), 2013 (6), 2014 (30), 2015 (12), 2016 (9), 2017 (10), 2018 (11), 2019 (14), 2020 (1), 2021 (2), 2022 (5), 2023 (16), 2024 (1), 2025 (5), 2026 (8).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2010 (8), 2011 (9), 2012 (12), 2013 (6), 2014 (19), 2015 (17), 2016 (7), 2017 (10), 2018 (12), 2019 (19), 2020 (2), 2021 (18), 2022 (27), 2023 (37), 2024 (17), 2025 (14), 2026 (10).

In One Day Internationals, 97 fours and 26 sixes, one boundary every 11.6 balls faced; 45.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 84 fours and 48 sixes, one boundary every 6.5 balls faced; 53.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 18 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 13.4 balls faced; 57.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 50 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, bowled 24%, lbw 8% and caught and bowled 4%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 63 recorded dismissals: caught 54%, bowled 25%, run out 10% and caught and bowled 5%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,662 dot balls (52.1% of legal deliveries), 16 maidens, 96 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 51%, bowled 23% and lbw 17%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 475 dot balls (35.9% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 47 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 61%, stumped 13% and bowled 13%.

In the County Championship: 1,319 dot balls (75.2% of legal deliveries), 50 maidens, 9 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 75%, lbw 10% and stumped 10%.

Of the 3 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 22 February 2012 (Kenya v Ireland) and the latest 24 May 2024 (Ireland v Netherlands): 3 in Twenty20 Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 16 April 2023 against Sri Lanka and the latest 16 April 2023 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 7 July 2010 against Canada and the latest 25 May 2025 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 11 February 2010 against Scotland and the latest 28 June 2026 against India.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 18 May 2014 against Surrey and the latest 4 September 2024 against Sussex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 19 May 2014 against Durham and the latest 15 June 2015 against Durham.

The most runs against a single opponent are 379 against Zimbabwe in 25 innings (average 23.69), 265 against South Africa in 15 innings (average 20.38), 211 against Bangladesh in 13 innings (average 23.44) and 179 against New Zealand in 9 innings (average 19.89).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 20 against Scotland in 15 innings, 17 against Netherlands in 17 innings, 17 against West Indies in 16 innings and 13 against United Arab Emirates in 12 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Harare Sports Club (277 runs in 18 innings), The Village, Malahide, Dublin (221 runs in 10 innings), Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast (122 runs in 9 innings) and Castle Avenue, Dublin (110 runs in 7 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 18 matches, 246 runs and 2 wickets; 2022: 27 matches, 447 runs and 5 wickets; 2023: 37 matches, 657 runs and 16 wickets; 2024: 17 matches, 277 runs and 1 wickets; 2025: 14 matches, 159 runs and 5 wickets; 2026: 10 matches, 177 runs and 8 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2023, with 37 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 657. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2014: 30.