IR Bell: runs, wickets and records

IR Bell appears in 384 recorded men's matches, from 19 August 2004 to 4 September 2020, most often for England, Warwickshire and Birmingham Bears. The matches split as 114 in Test matches, 156 in One Day Internationals, 8 in Twenty20 Internationals, 59 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 47 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Australia (64 matches), India (50 matches) and New Zealand (39 matches). The ground used most often is Edgbaston, with 37 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 7,416 runs in 198 innings, an average of 42.38, a strike rate of 49.5 and a highest score of 235, with 22 hundreds, 42 fifties and 14 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,289 runs in 152 innings, an average of 37.51, a strike rate of 77.0 and a highest score of 141, with 4 hundreds, 33 fifties and 6 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 188 runs in 8 innings, an average of 26.86, a strike rate of 115.3 and a highest score of 60*, with 1 fifties.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,837 runs in 57 innings, an average of 36.02, a strike rate of 130.7 and a highest score of 131, with 1 hundred, 14 fifties and 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 2,977 runs in 79 innings, an average of 41.35, a strike rate of 52.8 and a highest score of 204, with 9 hundreds, 13 fifties and 10 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 235 from 364 balls against India at Kennington Oval on 18 August 2011 (Tests). 204 from 331 balls against Glamorgan at Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay on 29 August 2018 (the County Championship). 199 from 336 balls against South Africa at Lord's on 10 July 2008 (Tests). 189* from 309 balls against Sussex at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 13 April 2014 (the County Championship). 174 from 285 balls against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 10 April 2016 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 3 for 9 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club on 5 December 2004. 2 for 39 against Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont on 13 June 2006.

In Test matches, the player's side won 46 and lost 38 of the 114 recorded matches (54.8% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 66 and lost 81 of the 156 recorded matches (44.9% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 33 and lost 25 of the 59 recorded matches (56.9% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 14 and lost 17 of the 47 recorded matches (45.2% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Australia: 23 won, 36 lost in 64 matches, India: 20 won, 21 lost in 50 matches, New Zealand: 18 won, 15 lost in 39 matches, Sri Lanka: 9 won, 22 lost in 36 matches and South Africa: 11 won, 10 lost in 28 matches.

Matches by side: England (278), Warwickshire (78), Birmingham Bears (17), Perth Scorchers (10) and Islamabad United (1).

The grounds used most often are Edgbaston (37), Lord's (29), Kennington Oval (23), Edgbaston, Birmingham (23), Trent Bridge (18) and Headingley (15).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (180), 2005 (489), 2006 (1,380), 2007 (1,863), 2008 (1,266), 2009 (319), 2010 (925), 2011 (1,628), 2012 (1,221), 2013 (1,650), 2014 (1,492), 2015 (1,362), 2016 (1,271), 2017 (959), 2018 (1,607), 2019 (54), 2020 (41).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2004 (3), 2005 (1), 2006 (3).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2004 (4), 2005 (12), 2006 (27), 2007 (44), 2008 (34), 2009 (6), 2010 (14), 2011 (35), 2012 (25), 2013 (30), 2014 (30), 2015 (30), 2016 (31), 2017 (30), 2018 (28), 2019 (1), 2020 (3).

In Test matches, 885 fours and 38 sixes, one boundary every 16.2 balls faced; 50.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 509 fours and 31 sixes, one boundary every 12.7 balls faced; 42.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 23 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 6.5 balls faced; 55.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 183 fours and 48 sixes, one boundary every 6.1 balls faced; 55.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 389 fours and 13 sixes, one boundary every 14.0 balls faced; 54.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 175 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, bowled 19%, lbw 14% and run out 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 141 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 13%, run out 11% and lbw 9%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 51 recorded dismissals: caught 69%, bowled 16%, run out 8% and stumped 4%.

In the County Championship, 72 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 26%, bowled 15% and caught and bowled 1%.

Of the 19 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 28 November 2004 (Zimbabwe v England) and the latest 9 August 2018 (Nottinghamshire v Birmingham Bears): 3 in Test matches, 9 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 6 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 19 August 2004 against West Indies and the latest 1 November 2015 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 28 November 2004 against Zimbabwe and the latest 9 March 2015 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 28 August 2006 against Pakistan and the latest 20 May 2014 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 23 August 2014 against Surrey and the latest 4 September 2020 against Somerset.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Sussex and the latest 24 September 2018 against Kent.

The most runs against a single opponent are 3,095 against Australia in 90 innings (average 35.99), 2,480 against India in 64 innings (average 43.51), 1,466 against Sri Lanka in 42 innings (average 38.58) and 1,291 against New Zealand in 49 innings (average 28.69).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Lord's (1,598 runs in 42 innings), Edgbaston (1,389 runs in 39 innings), Edgbaston, Birmingham (1,332 runs in 39 innings) and Kennington Oval (1,203 runs in 30 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2015: 30 matches and 1,362 runs; 2016: 31 matches and 1,271 runs; 2017: 30 matches and 959 runs; 2018: 28 matches and 1,607 runs; 2019: 1 matches and 54 runs; 2020: 3 matches and 41 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2007, with 44 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2007: 1,863. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2006: 3.