KJ Abbott: runs, wickets and records

KJ Abbott appears in 244 recorded men's matches, from 22 February 2013 to 24 September 2026, most often for Hampshire, South Africa and Middlesex. The matches split as 11 in Test matches, 28 in One Day Internationals, 20 in Twenty20 Internationals, 60 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 125 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Somerset (22 matches), Essex (19 matches) and Surrey (17 matches). The ground used most often is The Rose Bowl, Southampton, with 62 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 95 runs in 14 innings, an average of 6.79 and a highest score of 17, with 4 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 76 runs in 13 innings, an average of 8.44, a strike rate of 60.3 and a highest score of 23, with 1 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 23 runs in 6 innings, an average of 11.50, a strike rate of 115.0 and a highest score of 9*.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 155 runs in 20 innings, an average of 11.92, a strike rate of 132.5 and a highest score of 29, with 5 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 2,245 runs in 169 innings, an average of 16.27, a strike rate of 54.2 and a highest score of 97*, with 8 fifties and 23 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 39 wickets in 21 innings, an average of 22.72, an economy rate of 2.55, a strike rate of 53.4 balls per wicket and best figures of 7 for 29, including 3 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 34 wickets in 27 innings, an average of 30.91, an economy rate of 4.84 and best figures of 4 for 21.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 24 wickets in 20 innings, an average of 22.62, an economy rate of 7.91 and best figures of 3 for 20.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 60 wickets in 59 innings, an average of 32.02, an economy rate of 9.10 and best figures of 5 for 14, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 523 wickets in 216 innings, an average of 19.79, an economy rate of 2.86 and best figures of 9 for 40, including 33 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 97* from 134 balls against Lancashire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 19 June 2017 (the County Championship). 89* from 152 balls against Somerset at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 10 July 2023 (the County Championship). 67 from 51 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 9 May 2025 (the County Championship). 60* from 113 balls against Nottinghamshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 19 August 2018 (the County Championship). 58 from 144 balls against Middlesex at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 15 April 2021 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 9 for 40 against Somerset at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 16 September 2019. 8 for 46 against Somerset at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 16 September 2019. 7 for 29 against Pakistan at SuperSport Park on 22 February 2013. 7 for 41 against Yorkshire at Headingley, Leeds on 7 April 2017. 6 for 20 against Essex at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 19 September 2017.

In Test matches, the player's side won 6 and lost 4 of the 11 recorded matches (60.0% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 17 and lost 10 of the 28 recorded matches (63.0% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 11 and lost 9 of the 20 recorded matches (55.0% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 25 and lost 33 of the 60 recorded matches (43.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 45 and lost 33 of the 125 recorded matches (57.7% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Somerset: 7 won, 9 lost in 22 matches, Essex: 5 won, 10 lost in 19 matches, Surrey: 2 won, 8 lost in 17 matches, Kent: 6 won, 6 lost in 16 matches and Australia: 5 won, 9 lost in 14 matches.

Matches by side: Hampshire (166), South Africa (59), Middlesex (6), Kings XI Punjab (5), Worcestershire (5), Jaffna Stallions (2) and Lahore Qalandars (1).

The grounds used most often are The Rose Bowl, Southampton (62), The Rose Bowl (19), Kennington Oval, London (9), SuperSport Park (8), County Ground (8) and Newlands (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2013 (20), 2014 (195), 2015 (74), 2016 (91), 2017 (377), 2018 (453), 2019 (112), 2020 (4), 2021 (148), 2022 (233), 2023 (246), 2024 (129), 2025 (296), 2026 (216).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2013 (11), 2014 (56), 2015 (36), 2016 (48), 2017 (73), 2018 (53), 2019 (78), 2021 (48), 2022 (58), 2023 (44), 2024 (55), 2025 (56), 2026 (64).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2013 (4), 2014 (34), 2015 (29), 2016 (28), 2017 (29), 2018 (17), 2019 (22), 2020 (2), 2021 (12), 2022 (13), 2023 (13), 2024 (13), 2025 (14), 2026 (14).

In the County Championship, 305 fours and 28 sixes, one boundary every 12.4 balls faced; 61.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 138 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, lbw 24%, bowled 14% and run out 4%.

In Test matches: 1,685 dot balls (81.0% of legal deliveries), 95 maidens, 9 wides and 6 no-balls and wickets by caught 72%, lbw 15% and bowled 13%.

In One Day Internationals: 795 dot balls (61.0% of legal deliveries), 13 maidens, 28 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 65%, bowled 21% and lbw 12%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 173 dot balls (42.0% of legal deliveries), 23 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 75%, bowled 17% and lbw 8%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 429 dot balls (33.9% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 40 wides and 24 no-balls and wickets by caught 62%, bowled 30% and lbw 7%.

In the County Championship: 17,171 dot balls (78.9% of legal deliveries), 955 maidens, 28 wides and 68 no-balls and wickets by caught 46%, lbw 29% and bowled 24%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 22 February 2013 (South Africa v Pakistan) and the latest 12 July 2017 (Hampshire v Sussex): 2 in Test matches, 1 in One Day Internationals and 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 22 February 2013 against Pakistan and the latest 2 January 2017 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 10 March 2013 against Pakistan and the latest 12 October 2016 against Australia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 3 March 2013 against Pakistan and the latest 28 March 2016 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Glamorgan and the latest 15 June 2021 against Middlesex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Gloucestershire and the latest 24 September 2026 against Sussex.

The most runs against a single opponent are 342 against Essex in 22 innings (average 19.00), 316 against Somerset in 24 innings (average 17.56), 288 against Surrey in 22 innings (average 15.16) and 253 against Nottinghamshire in 15 innings (average 23.00).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 80 against Somerset in 33 innings, 73 against Essex in 27 innings, 54 against Nottinghamshire in 21 innings and 53 against Yorkshire in 20 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are The Rose Bowl, Southampton (1,120 runs in 86 innings), County Ground, Chelmsford (199 runs in 12 innings), Kennington Oval, London (175 runs in 13 innings) and The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (155 runs in 7 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 12 matches, 148 runs and 48 wickets; 2022: 13 matches, 233 runs and 58 wickets; 2023: 13 matches, 246 runs and 44 wickets; 2024: 13 matches, 129 runs and 55 wickets; 2025: 14 matches, 296 runs and 56 wickets; 2026: 14 matches, 216 runs and 64 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2014, with 34 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 453. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2019: 78.