J Clark: runs, wickets and records

J Clark appears in 248 recorded men's matches, from 16 May 2014 to 20 August 2026, most often for Surrey, Lancashire and Oval Invincibles. The matches split as 135 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 113 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Essex (19 matches), Somerset (19 matches) and Warwickshire (18 matches). The ground used most often is Kennington Oval, London, with 69 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,132 runs in 87 innings, an average of 20.58, a strike rate of 128.1 and a highest score of 60, with 1 fifties and 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,771 runs in 157 innings, an average of 27.73, a strike rate of 58.3 and a highest score of 137, with 3 hundreds, 24 fifties and 14 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 88 wickets in 110 innings, an average of 28.01, an economy rate of 8.93 and best figures of 4 for 22.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 278 wickets in 185 innings, an average of 30.83, an economy rate of 3.27 and best figures of 6 for 21, including 8 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 137 from 177 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 28 April 2022 (the County Championship). 107 from 142 balls against Nottinghamshire at Kennington Oval, London on 10 July 2023 (the County Championship). 106* from 102 balls against Hampshire at Kennington Oval, London on 26 April 2024 (the County Championship). 98 from 116 balls against Worcestershire at Kennington Oval, London on 17 May 2024 (the County Championship). 84* from 105 balls against Yorkshire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 13 August 2016 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 21 against Hampshire at Kennington Oval, London on 29 April 2021. 5 for 58 against Yorkshire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 22 July 2018. 5 for 65 against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 23 June 2024. 5 for 68 against Somerset at Kennington Oval, London on 25 April 2025. 5 for 68 against Sussex at Kennington Oval, London on 1 May 2026.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 80 and lost 50 of the 135 recorded matches (61.5% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 39 and lost 23 of the 113 recorded matches (62.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Essex: 3 won, 7 lost in 19 matches, Somerset: 9 won, 5 lost in 19 matches, Warwickshire: 9 won, 5 lost in 18 matches, Hampshire: 8 won, 4 lost in 18 matches and Middlesex: 12 won, 4 lost in 18 matches.

Matches by side: Surrey (139), Lancashire (96), Oval Invincibles (6), Northern Superchargers (5) and Welsh Fire (2).

The grounds used most often are Kennington Oval, London (69), Old Trafford (30), Old Trafford, Manchester (20), Lord's, London (10), County Ground, Chelmsford (8) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (159), 2015 (387), 2016 (336), 2017 (271), 2018 (696), 2019 (442), 2021 (305), 2022 (516), 2023 (490), 2024 (567), 2025 (434), 2026 (300).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (9), 2015 (27), 2016 (20), 2017 (25), 2018 (24), 2019 (21), 2021 (37), 2022 (32), 2023 (48), 2024 (53), 2025 (37), 2026 (33).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (15), 2015 (21), 2016 (18), 2017 (20), 2018 (22), 2019 (20), 2020 (1), 2021 (25), 2022 (16), 2023 (18), 2024 (32), 2025 (20), 2026 (20).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 63 fours and 44 sixes, one boundary every 8.3 balls faced; 45.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 460 fours and 46 sixes, one boundary every 12.8 balls faced; 56.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 55 recorded dismissals: caught 67%, bowled 18%, run out 9% and caught and bowled 4%.

In the County Championship, 136 recorded dismissals: caught 51%, bowled 22%, lbw 21% and caught and bowled 3%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 556 dot balls (33.6% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 77 wides and 7 no-balls and wickets by caught 65%, bowled 28% and lbw 3%.

In the County Championship: 11,574 dot balls (73.6% of legal deliveries), 436 maidens, 38 wides and 104 no-balls and wickets by caught 59%, bowled 22% and lbw 18%.

Of the 2 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 1 August 2014 (Lancashire v Glamorgan) and the latest 10 June 2016 (Lancashire v Leicestershire): 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Nottinghamshire and the latest 12 August 2026 against London Spirit.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 26 April 2015 against Kent and the latest 20 August 2026 against Nottinghamshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 687 against Essex in 25 innings (average 31.23), 469 against Yorkshire in 19 innings (average 29.31), 438 against Nottinghamshire in 17 innings (average 27.38) and 392 against Hampshire in 20 innings (average 24.50).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 41 against Somerset in 26 innings, 40 against Hampshire in 26 innings, 36 against Warwickshire in 24 innings and 32 against Yorkshire in 21 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Kennington Oval, London (1,421 runs in 68 innings), Old Trafford, Manchester (665 runs in 28 innings), Old Trafford (339 runs in 21 innings) and County Ground, Bristol (305 runs in 6 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 25 matches, 305 runs and 37 wickets; 2022: 16 matches, 516 runs and 32 wickets; 2023: 18 matches, 490 runs and 48 wickets; 2024: 32 matches, 567 runs and 53 wickets; 2025: 20 matches, 434 runs and 37 wickets; 2026: 20 matches, 300 runs and 33 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2024, with 32 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 696. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2024: 53.