MA Wood: runs, wickets and records

MA Wood appears in 177 recorded men's matches, from 11 May 2014 to 21 November 2025, most often for England, Durham and Lucknow Super Giants. The matches split as 38 in Test matches, 65 in One Day Internationals, 37 in Twenty20 Internationals, 17 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 20 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Australia (37 matches), India (21 matches) and New Zealand (19 matches). The ground used most often is The Rose Bowl, with 10 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 811 runs in 64 innings, an average of 15.60, a strike rate of 71.0 and a highest score of 52, with 1 fifties and 11 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 147 runs in 23 innings, an average of 13.36, a strike rate of 105.0 and a highest score of 43*, with 5 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 27 runs in 7 innings, an average of 13.50, a strike rate of 96.4 and a highest score of 10*, with 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 77 runs in 10 innings, an average of 15.40, a strike rate of 104.1 and a highest score of 17*.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 615 runs in 32 innings, an average of 23.65, a strike rate of 58.7 and a highest score of 72*, with 3 fifties and 1 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 119 wickets in 71 innings, an average of 30.80, an economy rate of 3.33, a strike rate of 55.5 balls per wicket and best figures of 6 for 37, including 5 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 75 wickets in 65 innings, an average of 40.73, an economy rate of 5.58 and best figures of 4 for 33.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 52 wickets in 36 innings, an average of 20.58, an economy rate of 8.54 and best figures of 3 for 9.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 28 wickets in 17 innings, an average of 16.54, an economy rate of 7.23 and best figures of 5 for 14, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 65 wickets in 31 innings, an average of 24.28, an economy rate of 3.15 and best figures of 6 for 46, including 4 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 72* from 89 balls against Kent at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 5 September 2017 (the County Championship). 66 from 114 balls against Nottinghamshire at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 10 May 2015 (the County Championship). 61* from 100 balls against Gloucestershire at College Ground, Cheltenham on 22 July 2018 (the County Championship). 52 from 62 balls against New Zealand at Hagley Oval on 30 March 2018 (Tests). 43* from 17 balls against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 21 October 2023 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 37 against Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on 14 January 2022. 6 for 46 against Derbyshire at County Ground, Derby on 11 May 2018. 5 for 14 against Delhi Capitals at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on 1 April 2023. 5 for 34 against Australia at Headingley, Leeds on 6 July 2023. 5 for 37 against Somerset at County Ground, Taunton on 19 May 2014.

In Test matches, the player's side won 17 and lost 15 of the 38 recorded matches (53.1% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 37 and lost 26 of the 65 recorded matches (58.7% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 19 and lost 16 of the 37 recorded matches (54.3% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 10 and lost 7 of the 17 recorded matches (58.8% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 4 and lost 8 of the 20 recorded matches (33.3% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Australia: 17 won, 17 lost in 37 matches, India: 7 won, 14 lost in 21 matches, New Zealand: 9 won, 7 lost in 19 matches, Pakistan: 8 won, 6 lost in 15 matches and South Africa: 8 won, 5 lost in 13 matches.

Matches by side: England (140), Durham (32), Lucknow Super Giants (4) and Chennai Super Kings (1).

The grounds used most often are The Rose Bowl (10), Riverside Ground (9), Trent Bridge (9), Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (9), Lord's (9) and Sophia Gardens (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (141), 2015 (278), 2016 (143), 2017 (200), 2018 (227), 2019 (18), 2020 (108), 2021 (145), 2022 (144), 2023 (161), 2024 (83), 2025 (29).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (20), 2015 (39), 2016 (27), 2017 (23), 2018 (33), 2019 (34), 2020 (25), 2021 (42), 2022 (37), 2023 (32), 2024 (20), 2025 (7).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (9), 2015 (17), 2016 (12), 2017 (15), 2018 (26), 2019 (16), 2020 (12), 2021 (22), 2022 (12), 2023 (16), 2024 (12), 2025 (8).

In Test matches, 108 fours and 20 sixes, one boundary every 8.9 balls faced; 68.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 98 fours and 3 sixes, one boundary every 10.4 balls faced; 66.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 52 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, bowled 31%, lbw 10% and run out 2%.

In the County Championship, 26 recorded dismissals: caught 42%, bowled 35%, lbw 15% and caught and bowled 4%.

In Test matches: 4,866 dot balls (73.6% of legal deliveries), 197 maidens, 42 wides and 16 no-balls and wickets by caught 73%, bowled 16% and lbw 11%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,753 dot balls (53.4% of legal deliveries), 18 maidens, 90 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 57%, bowled 28% and lbw 13%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 324 dot balls (43.1% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 40 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 77%, bowled 17% and caught and bowled 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 184 dot balls (47.9% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 17 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 64%, bowled 32% and caught and bowled 4%.

In the County Championship: 2,258 dot balls (75.1% of legal deliveries), 88 maidens, 3 wides and 9 no-balls and wickets by caught 60%, bowled 31% and lbw 9%.

Of the 6 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 20 August 2016 (Durham v Yorkshire) and the latest 26 July 2024 (West Indies v England): 4 in Test matches and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 21 May 2015 against New Zealand and the latest 21 November 2025 against Australia.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 8 May 2015 against Ireland and the latest 22 February 2025 against Australia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 23 June 2015 against New Zealand and the latest 2 February 2025 against India.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Worcestershire and the latest 15 April 2023 against Punjab Kings.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 11 May 2014 against Sussex and the latest 20 May 2021 against Derbyshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 307 against Australia in 27 innings (average 17.06), 204 against New Zealand in 16 innings (average 20.40), 173 against South Africa in 9 innings (average 28.83) and 143 against Pakistan in 11 innings (average 17.88).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 70 against Australia in 46 innings, 35 against Pakistan in 20 innings, 32 against New Zealand in 24 innings and 31 against West Indies in 16 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (288 runs in 12 innings), Edgbaston, Birmingham (103 runs in 5 innings), Lord's, London (74 runs in 5 innings) and Headingley, Leeds (61 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2020: 12 matches, 108 runs and 25 wickets; 2021: 22 matches, 145 runs and 42 wickets; 2022: 12 matches, 144 runs and 37 wickets; 2023: 16 matches, 161 runs and 32 wickets; 2024: 12 matches, 83 runs and 20 wickets; 2025: 8 matches, 29 runs and 7 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2018, with 26 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2015: 278. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2021: 42.