JL Denly: runs, wickets and records

JL Denly appears in 342 recorded men's matches, from 27 August 2009 to 5 July 2026, most often for Kent, England and Middlesex. The matches split as 15 in Test matches, 16 in One Day Internationals, 13 in Twenty20 Internationals, 198 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 100 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Essex (29 matches), Surrey (26 matches) and Gloucestershire (25 matches). The ground used most often is St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, with 71 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 827 runs in 28 innings, an average of 29.54, a strike rate of 39.6 and a highest score of 94, with 6 fifties.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 446 runs in 13 innings, an average of 34.31, a strike rate of 70.9 and a highest score of 87, with 4 fifties.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 125 runs in 12 innings, an average of 12.50, a strike rate of 105.9 and a highest score of 30, with 2 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 4,719 runs in 193 innings, an average of 27.12, a strike rate of 129.8 and a highest score of 127, with 4 hundreds, 20 fifties and 17 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 5,699 runs in 168 innings, an average of 36.07, a strike rate of 54.6 and a highest score of 227, with 13 hundreds, 28 fifties and 19 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 48 wickets in 79 innings, an average of 29.81, an economy rate of 8.06 and best figures of 3 for 25.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 45 wickets in 82 innings, an average of 44.91, an economy rate of 3.33 and best figures of 4 for 164.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 227 from 320 balls against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 19 June 2017 (the County Championship). 206* from 315 balls against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 15 May 2016 (the County Championship). 182 from 226 balls against Northamptonshire at Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham on 3 July 2017 (the County Championship). 167* from 206 balls against Nottinghamshire at Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells on 17 June 2019 (the County Championship). 161* from 220 balls against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 9 September 2015 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 4 for 19 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama on 27 October 2018. 4 for 164 against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 25 June 2023. 3 for 24 against Warwickshire at Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells on 20 June 2018. 3 for 25 against Middlesex at The Kent County Cricket Ground on 12 August 2018. 3 for 31 against Surrey at Kennington Oval on 6 July 2018.

In Test matches, the player's side won 7 and lost 6 of the 15 recorded matches (53.8% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 8 and lost 6 of the 16 recorded matches (57.1% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 8 and lost 4 of the 13 recorded matches (66.7% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 92 and lost 99 of the 198 recorded matches (48.2% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 28 and lost 32 of the 100 recorded matches (46.7% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Essex: 12 won, 14 lost in 29 matches, Surrey: 9 won, 15 lost in 26 matches, Gloucestershire: 9 won, 11 lost in 25 matches, Somerset: 13 won, 8 lost in 24 matches and Sussex: 10 won, 8 lost in 21 matches.

Matches by side: Kent (220), England (44), Middlesex (20), Sharjah Warriors (16), Brisbane Heat (12), Sydney Sixers (11), Karachi Kings (11), London Spirit (5), Lahore Qalandars (2) and Kolkata Knight Riders (1).

The grounds used most often are St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (71), St Lawrence Ground (27), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (14), County Ground (12), Sharjah Cricket Stadium (12) and County Ground, Chelmsford (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2009 (282), 2010 (6), 2014 (521), 2015 (1,173), 2016 (1,111), 2017 (1,526), 2018 (1,564), 2019 (1,324), 2020 (514), 2021 (779), 2022 (871), 2023 (810), 2024 (856), 2025 (383), 2026 (96).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2009 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (7), 2018 (38), 2019 (8), 2020 (5), 2021 (15), 2022 (6), 2023 (7), 2024 (3), 2025 (3), 2026 (2).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2009 (12), 2010 (2), 2014 (20), 2015 (26), 2016 (29), 2017 (24), 2018 (44), 2019 (28), 2020 (16), 2021 (42), 2022 (20), 2023 (29), 2024 (23), 2025 (17), 2026 (10).

In Test matches, 110 fours and 4 sixes, one boundary every 18.3 balls faced; 56.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 44 fours and 6 sixes, one boundary every 12.6 balls faced; 47.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 432 fours and 166 sixes, one boundary every 6.1 balls faced; 57.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 717 fours and 49 sixes, one boundary every 13.6 balls faced; 55.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 28 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, lbw 18%, bowled 14% and run out 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 174 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, bowled 22%, stumped 5% and caught and bowled 4%.

In the County Championship, 158 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 22%, bowled 18% and caught and bowled 1%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 363 dot balls (34.1% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 20 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 50%, bowled 19% and lbw 15%.

In the County Championship: 2,498 dot balls (68.6% of legal deliveries), 81 maidens, 10 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 53%, lbw 24% and bowled 11%.

Of the 8 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 18 June 2014 (Somerset v Middlesex) and the latest 6 January 2019 (Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers): 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 7 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 31 January 2019 against West Indies and the latest 8 July 2020 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 27 August 2009 against Ireland and the latest 9 February 2020 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 30 August 2009 against Australia and the latest 8 September 2020 against Australia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 17 May 2014 against Essex and the latest 5 July 2026 against Hampshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 4 May 2014 against Warwickshire and the latest 15 September 2025 against Leicestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 990 against Somerset in 27 innings (average 39.60), 969 against Northamptonshire in 22 innings (average 48.45), 902 against Essex in 36 innings (average 25.77) and 894 against Surrey in 29 innings (average 31.93).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 12 against Essex in 17 innings, 11 against Northamptonshire in 15 innings, 11 against Gloucestershire in 12 innings and 11 against Hampshire in 9 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (2,851 runs in 97 innings), St Lawrence Ground (823 runs in 26 innings), Kennington Oval (509 runs in 10 innings) and Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells (500 runs in 6 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 42 matches, 779 runs and 15 wickets; 2022: 20 matches, 871 runs and 6 wickets; 2023: 29 matches, 810 runs and 7 wickets; 2024: 23 matches, 856 runs and 3 wickets; 2025: 17 matches, 383 runs and 3 wickets; 2026: 10 matches, 96 runs and 2 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2018, with 44 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 1,564. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2018: 38.