JA Simpson: runs, wickets and records

JA Simpson appears in 339 recorded men's matches, from 6 April 2014 to 24 September 2026, most often for Middlesex, Sussex and Northern Superchargers. The matches split as 3 in One Day Internationals, 176 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 160 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (36 matches), Surrey (35 matches) and Essex (31 matches). The ground used most often is Lord's, London, with 64 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 3,023 runs in 161 innings, an average of 22.23, a strike rate of 131.6 and a highest score of 84*, with 12 fifties and 5 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 8,416 runs in 257 innings, an average of 38.08, a strike rate of 50.0 and a highest score of 205*, with 18 hundreds, 42 fifties and 16 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 205* from 295 balls against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester on 12 April 2024 (the County Championship). 183* from 258 balls against Leicestershire at County Ground, Hove on 23 June 2024 (the County Championship). 181* from 262 balls against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 4 April 2025 (the County Championship). 167* from 259 balls against Lancashire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 16 September 2019 (the County Championship). 167 from 336 balls against Middlesex at Lord's, London on 24 May 2024 (the County Championship).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 63 and lost 107 of the 176 recorded matches (37.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 54 and lost 47 of the 160 recorded matches (53.5% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 13 won, 18 lost in 36 matches, Surrey: 9 won, 19 lost in 35 matches, Essex: 10 won, 18 lost in 31 matches, Somerset: 8 won, 15 lost in 29 matches and Gloucestershire: 10 won, 13 lost in 25 matches.

Matches by side: Middlesex (243), Sussex (81), Northern Superchargers (11), England (3) and London Spirit (1).

The grounds used most often are Lord's, London (64), County Ground, Hove (48), Lord's (29), County Ground (17), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (13) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (607), 2015 (986), 2016 (1,022), 2017 (838), 2018 (523), 2019 (895), 2020 (288), 2021 (850), 2022 (1,279), 2023 (637), 2024 (1,401), 2025 (1,390), 2026 (743).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (25), 2015 (29), 2016 (30), 2017 (28), 2018 (18), 2019 (27), 2020 (10), 2021 (35), 2022 (32), 2023 (23), 2024 (30), 2025 (29), 2026 (23).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 215 fours and 115 sixes, one boundary every 7.0 balls faced; 51.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 1,080 fours and 68 sixes, one boundary every 14.7 balls faced; 56.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 136 recorded dismissals: caught 74%, bowled 9%, lbw 7% and run out 4%.

In the County Championship, 221 recorded dismissals: caught 51%, lbw 24%, bowled 21% and run out 2%.

Of the 2 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 23 July 2015 (Middlesex v Surrey) and the latest 12 August 2021 (Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals): 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 8 July 2021 against Pakistan and the latest 13 July 2021 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 17 May 2014 against Essex and the latest 3 July 2026 against Essex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 6 April 2014 against Sussex and the latest 24 September 2026 against Hampshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,141 against Hampshire in 41 innings (average 31.69), 980 against Somerset in 37 innings (average 39.20), 967 against Leicestershire in 16 innings (average 96.70) and 815 against Surrey in 40 innings (average 21.45).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Lord's, London (2,369 runs in 92 innings), County Ground, Hove (1,824 runs in 56 innings), Lord's (549 runs in 28 innings) and Grace Road, Leicester (506 runs in 9 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 35 matches and 850 runs; 2022: 32 matches and 1,279 runs; 2023: 23 matches and 637 runs; 2024: 30 matches and 1,401 runs; 2025: 29 matches and 1,390 runs; 2026: 23 matches and 743 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2021, with 35 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2024: 1,401.