James Bracey: runs, wickets and records

James Bracey appears in 197 recorded men's matches, from 20 September 2016 to 24 September 2026, most often for Gloucestershire and England. The matches split as 2 in Test matches, 85 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 110 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Glamorgan (21 matches), Sussex (19 matches) and Somerset (19 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Bristol, with 65 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,198 runs in 75 innings, an average of 17.88, a strike rate of 126.2 and a highest score of 70, with 3 fifties and 2 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 6,788 runs in 198 innings, an average of 37.71, a strike rate of 54.5 and a highest score of 207*, with 19 hundreds, 28 fifties and 20 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 207* from 261 balls against Leicestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 22 August 2024 (the County Championship). 204* from 231 balls against Glamorgan at College Ground, Cheltenham on 30 June 2024 (the County Championship). 177 from 331 balls against Yorkshire at County Ground, Bristol on 14 April 2022 (the County Championship). 156 from 272 balls against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 19 September 2017 (the County Championship). 152 from 242 balls against Glamorgan at Spytty Park, Newport on 14 May 2019 (the County Championship).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 44 and lost 38 of the 85 recorded matches (53.7% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 26 and lost 42 of the 110 recorded matches (38.2% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Glamorgan: 6 won, 6 lost in 21 matches, Sussex: 6 won, 9 lost in 19 matches, Somerset: 8 won, 9 lost in 19 matches, Middlesex: 8 won, 6 lost in 18 matches and Northamptonshire: 5 won, 7 lost in 17 matches.

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Bristol (65), College Ground, Cheltenham (19), County Ground (12), County Ground, Hove (9), Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (8) and St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2016 (14), 2017 (370), 2018 (632), 2019 (922), 2020 (125), 2021 (778), 2022 (1,000), 2023 (569), 2024 (1,340), 2025 (1,049), 2026 (1,195).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2016 (1), 2017 (4), 2018 (13), 2019 (26), 2020 (11), 2021 (19), 2022 (26), 2023 (21), 2024 (30), 2025 (19), 2026 (27).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 116 fours and 30 sixes, one boundary every 6.5 balls faced; 53.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 842 fours and 38 sixes, one boundary every 14.1 balls faced; 53.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 67 recorded dismissals: caught 90%, lbw 4%, bowled 3% and caught and bowled 1%.

In the County Championship, 180 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, lbw 18%, bowled 16% and run out 2%.

The one player of the match award on record is dated 13 August 2019 (Gloucestershire v Hampshire): 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 2 June 2021 against New Zealand and the latest 10 June 2021 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 19 July 2019 against Glamorgan and the latest 15 July 2026 against Northamptonshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 20 September 2016 against Sussex and the latest 24 September 2026 against Kent.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,306 against Glamorgan in 26 innings (average 59.36), 943 against Derbyshire in 19 innings (average 58.94), 722 against Leicestershire in 16 innings (average 55.54) and 721 against Northamptonshire in 24 innings (average 32.77).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Bristol (3,068 runs in 93 innings), College Ground, Cheltenham (984 runs in 31 innings), Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (509 runs in 11 innings) and County Ground, Northampton (477 runs in 12 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 19 matches and 778 runs; 2022: 26 matches and 1,000 runs; 2023: 21 matches and 569 runs; 2024: 30 matches and 1,340 runs; 2025: 19 matches and 1,049 runs; 2026: 27 matches and 1,195 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2024, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2024: 1,340.