JL Smith: runs, wickets and records

JL Smith appears in 206 recorded men's matches, from 5 July 2018 to 9 September 2026, most often for Surrey, England and Birmingham Phoenix. The matches split as 25 in Test matches, 18 in One Day Internationals, 5 in Twenty20 Internationals, 100 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 58 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Somerset (16 matches), Hampshire (16 matches) and Middlesex (13 matches). The ground used most often is Kennington Oval, London, with 53 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,549 runs in 43 innings, an average of 39.72, a strike rate of 73.4 and a highest score of 184*, with 2 hundreds, 10 fifties and 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 383 runs in 17 innings, an average of 22.53, a strike rate of 114.0 and a highest score of 64, with 3 fifties and 4 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 130 runs in 5 innings, an average of 26.00, a strike rate of 194.0 and a highest score of 60, with 1 fifties.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,733 runs in 84 innings, an average of 24.07, a strike rate of 141.8 and a highest score of 87, with 8 fifties and 9 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,450 runs in 86 innings, an average of 43.12, a strike rate of 60.1 and a highest score of 234*, with 10 hundreds, 16 fifties and 7 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 234* from 430 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 28 April 2022 (the County Championship). 184* from 207 balls against India at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 2 July 2025 (Tests). 166 from 240 balls against Leicestershire at Kennington Oval, London on 10 April 2026 (the County Championship). 155 from 179 balls against Warwickshire at Kennington Oval, London on 10 May 2024 (the County Championship). 138 from 236 balls against Glamorgan at Kennington Oval, London on 21 September 2021 (the County Championship).

In Test matches, the player's side won 14 and lost 10 of the 25 recorded matches (58.3% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 7 and lost 10 of the 18 recorded matches (41.2% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 54 and lost 38 of the 100 recorded matches (58.7% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 23 and lost 11 of the 58 recorded matches (67.6% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Somerset: 7 won, 6 lost in 16 matches, Hampshire: 11 won, 3 lost in 16 matches, Middlesex: 10 won, 2 lost in 13 matches, Kent: 8 won, 4 lost in 13 matches and Sussex: 5 won, 3 lost in 11 matches.

Matches by side: Surrey (119), England (48), Birmingham Phoenix (12), Gulf Giants (12), Southern Brave (8) and London Spirit (7).

The grounds used most often are Kennington Oval, London (53), Lord's, London (17), Edgbaston, Birmingham (16), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (14), Trent Bridge, Nottingham (9) and Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2018 (7), 2019 (302), 2020 (89), 2021 (953), 2022 (488), 2023 (1,114), 2024 (1,921), 2025 (1,410), 2026 (961).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2018 (2), 2019 (8), 2020 (9), 2021 (25), 2022 (21), 2023 (36), 2024 (49), 2025 (36), 2026 (20).

In Test matches, 174 fours and 32 sixes, one boundary every 10.2 balls faced; 57.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 50 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 5.6 balls faced; 67.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 141 fours and 77 sixes, one boundary every 5.6 balls faced; 59.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 461 fours and 38 sixes, one boundary every 11.5 balls faced; 60.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 39 recorded dismissals: caught 69%, bowled 23%, lbw 3% and run out 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 17 recorded dismissals: caught 82% and bowled 18%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 72 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 26%, lbw 10% and caught and bowled 1%.

In the County Championship, 80 recorded dismissals: caught 51%, bowled 34%, lbw 12% and stumped 1%.

Of the 7 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 30 June 2021 (Surrey v Hampshire) and the latest 23 August 2025 (London Spirit v Southern Brave): 1 in Test matches, 1 in One Day Internationals, 4 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 1 in the County Championship.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 10 July 2024 against West Indies and the latest 9 September 2026 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 23 September 2023 against Ireland and the latest 1 November 2025 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 25 January 2025 against India and the latest 10 June 2025 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 5 July 2018 against Middlesex and the latest 10 August 2026 against Trent Rockets.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 10 June 2019 against Yorkshire and the latest 15 May 2026 against Yorkshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 487 against Warwickshire in 8 innings (average 60.88), 462 against India in 11 innings (average 51.33), 447 against Somerset in 19 innings (average 29.80) and 440 against Hampshire in 16 innings (average 29.33).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Kennington Oval, London (2,209 runs in 61 innings), Edgbaston, Birmingham (868 runs in 17 innings), Lord's, London (680 runs in 22 innings) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (400 runs in 16 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 25 matches and 953 runs; 2022: 21 matches and 488 runs; 2023: 36 matches and 1,114 runs; 2024: 49 matches and 1,921 runs; 2025: 36 matches and 1,410 runs; 2026: 20 matches and 961 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2024, with 49 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2024: 1,921.