JL du Plooy: runs, wickets and records

JL du Plooy appears in 273 recorded men's matches, from 3 June 2019 to 2 September 2026, most often for Derbyshire, Middlesex and Joburg Super Kings. The matches split as 185 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 88 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Leicestershire (18 matches), Durham (14 matches) and Worcestershire (14 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Derby, with 40 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 3,914 runs in 172 innings, an average of 27.76, a strike rate of 137.7 and a highest score of 92, with 23 fifties and 10 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 5,819 runs in 144 innings, an average of 46.55, a strike rate of 58.3 and a highest score of 263*, with 15 hundreds, 28 fifties and 11 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 263* from 358 balls against Gloucestershire at Lord's, London on 24 September 2025 (the County Championship). 238* from 356 balls against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 25 June 2023 (the County Championship). 196* from 205 balls against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 12 April 2024 (the County Championship). 182 from 274 balls against Gloucestershire at Lord's, London on 3 April 2026 (the County Championship). 170 from 294 balls against Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield on 11 June 2023 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 2 for 24 against Glamorgan at St Helen's, Swansea on 11 June 2019. 2 for 42 against Middlesex at County Ground, Derby on 30 June 2019.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 78 and lost 97 of the 185 recorded matches (44.6% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 19 and lost 27 of the 88 recorded matches (41.3% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Leicestershire: 9 won, 4 lost in 18 matches, Durham: 2 won, 5 lost in 14 matches, Worcestershire: 5 won, 6 lost in 14 matches, Lancashire: 4 won, 8 lost in 14 matches and Glamorgan: 3 won, 5 lost in 13 matches.

Matches by side: Derbyshire (113), Middlesex (69), Joburg Super Kings (31), Southern Brave (27), Dubai Capitals (11), Welsh Fire (10), Manchester Super Giants (10) and Karachi Kings (2).

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Derby (40), Lord's, London (30), The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (17), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (16), Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (15) and Old Trafford, Manchester (12).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2019 (827), 2020 (138), 2021 (970), 2022 (1,275), 2023 (1,888), 2024 (1,749), 2025 (1,634), 2026 (1,252).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2019 (4), 2020 (1), 2022 (2), 2024 (3).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2019 (23), 2020 (8), 2021 (31), 2022 (33), 2023 (46), 2024 (48), 2025 (48), 2026 (36).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 329 fours and 135 sixes, one boundary every 6.1 balls faced; 54.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 647 fours and 32 sixes, one boundary every 14.7 balls faced; 47.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 141 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 23%, lbw 6% and run out 6%.

In the County Championship, 125 recorded dismissals: caught 59%, lbw 22%, bowled 17% and caught and bowled 2%.

Of the 6 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 17 June 2021 (Northamptonshire v Derbyshire) and the latest 19 January 2026 (Joburg Super Kings v Paarl Royals): 6 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 20 July 2019 against Yorkshire and the latest 16 August 2026 against Trent Rockets.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 3 June 2019 against Durham and the latest 2 September 2026 against Lancashire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,070 against Gloucestershire in 17 innings (average 89.17), 943 against Worcestershire in 21 innings (average 58.94), 763 against Northamptonshire in 16 innings (average 84.78) and 639 against Leicestershire in 20 innings (average 37.59).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Lord's, London (1,722 runs in 39 innings), County Ground, Derby (1,538 runs in 51 innings), County Ground, New Road, Worcester (521 runs in 8 innings) and The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (502 runs in 15 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 31 matches and 970 runs; 2022: 33 matches, 1,275 runs and 2 wickets; 2023: 46 matches and 1,888 runs; 2024: 48 matches, 1,749 runs and 3 wickets; 2025: 48 matches and 1,634 runs; 2026: 36 matches and 1,252 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 48 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 1,888. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2019: 4.