JH Davey: runs, wickets and records

JH Davey appears in 177 recorded men's matches, from 29 June 2011 to 15 September 2026, most often for Somerset, Scotland and Leicestershire. The matches split as 19 in One Day Internationals, 26 in Twenty20 Internationals, 61 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 71 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Surrey (14 matches), Hampshire (13 matches) and Kent (13 matches). The ground used most often is The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, with 42 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 194 runs in 16 innings, an average of 14.92, a strike rate of 62.8 and a highest score of 40, with 2 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 104 runs in 14 innings, an average of 17.33, a strike rate of 138.7 and a highest score of 24, with 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 231 runs in 27 innings, an average of 46.20, a strike rate of 137.5 and a highest score of 37*, with 1 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 1,500 runs in 97 innings, an average of 20.27, a strike rate of 46.6 and a highest score of 75*, with 3 fifties and 5 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 27 wickets in 18 innings, an average of 23.67, an economy rate of 4.83 and best figures of 4 for 68.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 31 wickets in 26 innings, an average of 24.42, an economy rate of 8.15 and best figures of 4 for 18.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 83 wickets in 60 innings, an average of 20.51, an economy rate of 8.99 and best figures of 4 for 34.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 181 wickets in 118 innings, an average of 26.40, an economy rate of 3.07 and best figures of 5 for 21, including 4 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 75* from 169 balls against Leicestershire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 4 July 2021 (the County Championship). 64 from 121 balls against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 22 June 2025 (the County Championship). 60 from 66 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 13 April 2023 (the County Championship). 49* from 123 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 2 September 2026 (the County Championship). 47 from 94 balls against Middlesex at Lord's, London on 2 June 2017 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 5 for 21 against Yorkshire at County Ground, Taunton on 10 September 2019. 5 for 30 against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 6 May 2021. 5 for 65 against Yorkshire at Headingley, Leeds on 29 August 2018. 5 for 78 against Hampshire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 3 June 2021. 4 for 17 against Nottinghamshire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 25 June 2023.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 6 and lost 13 of the 19 recorded matches (31.6% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 15 and lost 11 of the 26 recorded matches (57.7% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 36 and lost 25 of the 61 recorded matches (59.0% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 27 and lost 19 of the 71 recorded matches (58.7% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Surrey: 4 won, 8 lost in 14 matches, Hampshire: 7 won, 4 lost in 13 matches, Kent: 7 won, 4 lost in 13 matches, Gloucestershire: 5 won, 6 lost in 13 matches and Nottinghamshire: 4 won, 4 lost in 11 matches.

The grounds used most often are The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (42), Edgbaston, Birmingham (9), County Ground, Taunton (8), ICC Academy (7), Grace Road, Leicester (7) and Trent Bridge, Nottingham (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2011 (30), 2013 (20), 2014 (44), 2015 (66), 2016 (67), 2017 (109), 2018 (206), 2019 (146), 2020 (9), 2021 (280), 2022 (233), 2023 (245), 2024 (120), 2025 (295), 2026 (159).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (7), 2015 (14), 2016 (9), 2017 (17), 2018 (37), 2019 (29), 2020 (11), 2021 (56), 2022 (39), 2023 (35), 2024 (24), 2025 (21), 2026 (23).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2011 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (9), 2016 (9), 2017 (12), 2018 (13), 2019 (14), 2020 (5), 2021 (25), 2022 (22), 2023 (17), 2024 (15), 2025 (14), 2026 (16).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 22 fours and 5 sixes, one boundary every 6.2 balls faced; 51.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 190 fours and 12 sixes, one boundary every 15.9 balls faced; 55.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 74 recorded dismissals: caught 64%, lbw 20%, bowled 14% and retired not out 1%.

In One Day Internationals: 484 dot balls (61.0% of legal deliveries), 11 maidens, 38 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 81%, bowled 11% and stumped 4%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 209 dot balls (37.5% of legal deliveries), 11 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 81%, bowled 13% and caught and bowled 3%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 422 dot balls (37.1% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 59 wides and 10 no-balls and wickets by caught 84%, bowled 11% and caught and bowled 2%.

In the County Championship: 7,231 dot balls (77.5% of legal deliveries), 337 maidens, 10 wides and 66 no-balls and wickets by caught 66%, lbw 19% and bowled 12%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 17 January 2017 (Netherlands v Scotland) and the latest 21 October 2021 (Oman v Scotland): 1 in One Day Internationals, 2 in Twenty20 Internationals and 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 29 June 2011 against Netherlands and the latest 4 September 2025 against Namibia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 20 June 2015 against Ireland and the latest 21 October 2022 against Zimbabwe.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 8 July 2016 against Surrey and the latest 12 July 2026 against Derbyshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 10 April 2016 against Durham and the latest 15 September 2026 against Hampshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 310 against Nottinghamshire in 14 innings (average 31.00), 292 against Warwickshire in 13 innings (average 26.55), 184 against Surrey in 10 innings (average 23.00) and 145 against Durham in 9 innings (average 20.71).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 31 against Hampshire in 18 innings, 29 against Yorkshire in 13 innings, 25 against Worcestershire in 10 innings and 24 against Gloucestershire in 15 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (570 runs in 32 innings), Edgbaston, Birmingham (210 runs in 11 innings), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (202 runs in 8 innings) and County Ground, Taunton (161 runs in 14 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 25 matches, 280 runs and 56 wickets; 2022: 22 matches, 233 runs and 39 wickets; 2023: 17 matches, 245 runs and 35 wickets; 2024: 15 matches, 120 runs and 24 wickets; 2025: 14 matches, 295 runs and 21 wickets; 2026: 16 matches, 159 runs and 23 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2021, with 25 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2025: 295. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2021: 56.