GS Ballance: runs, wickets and records

GS Ballance appears in 160 recorded men's matches, from 3 September 2013 to 25 March 2023, most often for Yorkshire, England and Zimbabwe. The matches split as 24 in Test matches, 21 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals, 41 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 73 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Lancashire (14 matches), Nottinghamshire (12 matches) and Somerset (10 matches). The ground used most often is Headingley, Leeds, with 34 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,653 runs in 44 innings, an average of 40.32, a strike rate of 47.6 and a highest score of 156, with 5 hundreds, 7 fifties and 3 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 454 runs in 20 innings, an average of 25.22, a strike rate of 71.0 and a highest score of 79, with 4 fifties and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 616 runs in 36 innings, an average of 18.12, a strike rate of 126.7 and a highest score of 79, with 2 fifties and 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 4,982 runs in 121 innings, an average of 44.09, a strike rate of 52.5 and a highest score of 203*, with 16 hundreds, 23 fifties and 6 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 203* from 384 balls against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 21 April 2017 (the County Championship). 194 from 222 balls against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 24 September 2018 (the County Championship). 174 from 256 balls against Northamptonshire at Headingley, Leeds on 20 April 2014 (the County Championship). 165 from 266 balls against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 21 August 2015 (the County Championship). 159 from 291 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 14 May 2019 (the County Championship).

In Test matches, the player's side won 10 and lost 10 of the 24 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 9 and lost 12 of the 21 recorded matches (42.9% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 17 and lost 23 of the 41 recorded matches (42.5% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 31 and lost 16 of the 73 recorded matches (66.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Lancashire: 6 won, 6 lost in 14 matches, Nottinghamshire: 6 won, 3 lost in 12 matches, Somerset: 3 won, 4 lost in 10 matches, Hampshire: 2 won, 1 lost in 10 matches and Northamptonshire: 7 won, 2 lost in 9 matches.

The grounds used most often are Headingley, Leeds (34), Headingley (21), North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough (8), Lord's (7), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (6) and Harare Sports Club (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (1,437), 2015 (1,015), 2016 (1,095), 2017 (919), 2018 (1,175), 2019 (999), 2021 (753), 2023 (342).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2013 (1), 2014 (25), 2015 (22), 2016 (27), 2017 (14), 2018 (26), 2019 (19), 2021 (19), 2023 (7).

In Test matches, 207 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 16.0 balls faced; 53.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 37 fours and 1 sixes, one boundary every 16.8 balls faced; 33.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 49 fours and 23 sixes, one boundary every 6.8 balls faced; 54.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 685 fours and 19 sixes, one boundary every 13.5 balls faced; 57.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 41 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 22% and bowled 22%.

In One Day Internationals, 18 recorded dismissals: caught 67%, lbw 11%, caught and bowled 11% and stumped 6%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 34 recorded dismissals: caught 68%, bowled 24%, caught and bowled 3% and run out 3%.

In the County Championship, 113 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, lbw 19%, bowled 15% and run out 4%.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 3 January 2014 against Australia and the latest 4 February 2023 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 3 September 2013 against Ireland and the latest 25 March 2023 against Netherlands.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 12 January 2023 against Ireland and the latest 12 January 2023 against Ireland.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Northamptonshire and the latest 24 August 2021 against Sussex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Somerset and the latest 12 September 2021 against Warwickshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,205 against Hampshire in 19 innings (average 70.88), 646 against Nottinghamshire in 16 innings (average 46.14), 580 against Somerset in 17 innings (average 34.12) and 510 against India in 8 innings (average 63.75).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Headingley, Leeds (1,731 runs in 50 innings), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (861 runs in 11 innings), North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough (478 runs in 15 innings) and Lord's (447 runs in 13 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2016: 27 matches and 1,095 runs; 2017: 14 matches and 919 runs; 2018: 26 matches and 1,175 runs; 2019: 19 matches and 999 runs; 2021: 19 matches and 753 runs; 2023: 7 matches and 342 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2016, with 27 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2014: 1,437.