MJ Santner: runs, wickets and records

MJ Santner appears in 404 recorded men's matches, from 9 June 2015 to 16 August 2026, most often for New Zealand, Worcestershire and Chennai Super Kings. The matches split as 33 in Test matches, 127 in One Day Internationals, 134 in Twenty20 Internationals, 108 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 2 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (56 matches), England (42 matches) and Pakistan (32 matches). The ground used most often is Seddon Park, with 16 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,089 runs in 46 innings, an average of 24.75, a strike rate of 47.0 and a highest score of 126, with 1 hundred, 4 fifties and 4 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 1,641 runs in 94 innings, an average of 26.90, a strike rate of 92.0 and a highest score of 67, with 3 fifties and 3 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,087 runs in 88 innings, an average of 20.51, a strike rate of 130.6 and a highest score of 77*, with 2 fifties and 6 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,263 runs in 79 innings, an average of 25.26, a strike rate of 130.2 and a highest score of 64, with 4 fifties and 1 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 80 wickets in 56 innings, an average of 33.95, an economy rate of 2.86, a strike rate of 71.2 balls per wicket and best figures of 7 for 53, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 136 wickets in 122 innings, an average of 35.52, an economy rate of 4.75 and best figures of 5 for 50, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 142 wickets in 130 innings, an average of 23.33, an economy rate of 7.17 and best figures of 4 for 11.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 100 wickets in 105 innings, an average of 25.79, an economy rate of 7.33 and best figures of 3 for 11.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 126 from 269 balls against England at Bay Oval on 21 November 2019 (Tests). 77* from 42 balls against Netherlands at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague on 5 August 2022 (T20Is). 76 from 117 balls against England at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 14 December 2024 (Tests). 73 from 103 balls against Bangladesh at Basin Reserve on 12 January 2017 (Tests). 71 from 179 balls against India at Green Park on 22 September 2016 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 7 for 53 against India at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on 24 October 2024. 6 for 104 against India at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on 24 October 2024. 5 for 50 against Ireland at Malahide on 14 May 2017. 5 for 59 against Netherlands at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on 9 October 2023. 4 for 11 against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha on 15 March 2016.

In Test matches, the player's side won 18 and lost 10 of the 33 recorded matches (64.3% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 71 and lost 50 of the 127 recorded matches (58.7% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 73 and lost 51 of the 134 recorded matches (58.9% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 55 and lost 51 of the 108 recorded matches (51.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 16 won, 35 lost in 56 matches, England: 17 won, 19 lost in 42 matches, Pakistan: 23 won, 9 lost in 32 matches, Sri Lanka: 18 won, 10 lost in 30 matches and West Indies: 21 won, 6 lost in 30 matches.

Matches by side: New Zealand (294), Worcestershire (27), Chennai Super Kings (18), Mumbai Indians (17), Northern Superchargers (11), Barbados Tridents (9), Texas Super Kings (9), Trent Rockets (9), Surrey (8) and Southern Brave (2).

The grounds used most often are Seddon Park (16), Eden Park (16), Bay Oval (14), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (12), Westpac Stadium (11) and Hagley Oval (10).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (274), 2016 (476), 2017 (691), 2018 (298), 2019 (458), 2020 (258), 2021 (36), 2022 (285), 2023 (939), 2024 (429), 2025 (472), 2026 (487).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (15), 2016 (56), 2017 (51), 2018 (15), 2019 (39), 2020 (17), 2021 (16), 2022 (39), 2023 (59), 2024 (53), 2025 (68), 2026 (31).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (12), 2016 (36), 2017 (45), 2018 (19), 2019 (36), 2020 (24), 2021 (17), 2022 (36), 2023 (54), 2024 (34), 2025 (58), 2026 (33).

In Test matches, 121 fours and 32 sixes, one boundary every 15.1 balls faced; 62.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 116 fours and 53 sixes, one boundary every 10.6 balls faced; 47.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 88 fours and 42 sixes, one boundary every 6.4 balls faced; 55.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 94 fours and 57 sixes, one boundary every 6.4 balls faced; 56.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 44 recorded dismissals: caught 57%, bowled 27%, lbw 9% and stumped 5%.

In One Day Internationals, 61 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 18%, run out 13% and lbw 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 53 recorded dismissals: caught 51%, bowled 25%, run out 15% and stumped 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 50 recorded dismissals: caught 70%, bowled 16%, run out 6% and caught and bowled 4%.

In Test matches: 4,205 dot balls (73.8% of legal deliveries), 189 maidens, 0 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 50%, lbw 24% and bowled 19%.

In One Day Internationals: 3,153 dot balls (51.7% of legal deliveries), 30 maidens, 119 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 62%, bowled 15% and lbw 10%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 1,082 dot balls (39.0% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 112 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 75%, stumped 9% and bowled 8%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 797 dot balls (37.8% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 88 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 61%, bowled 14% and stumped 11%.

Of the 12 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 15 March 2016 (India v New Zealand) and the latest 8 August 2026 (MI London v Trent Rockets): 2 in Test matches, 3 in One Day Internationals, 5 in Twenty20 Internationals and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 27 November 2015 against Australia and the latest 25 June 2026 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 9 June 2015 against England and the latest 21 July 2026 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 23 June 2015 against England and the latest 20 March 2026 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 20 May 2016 against Durham and the latest 16 August 2026 against Manchester Super Giants.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 8 May 2016 against Glamorgan and the latest 22 June 2025 against Worcestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 823 against England in 35 innings (average 31.65), 780 against India in 50 innings (average 21.08), 436 against Sri Lanka in 25 innings (average 22.95) and 425 against West Indies in 21 innings (average 38.64).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 63 against India in 59 innings, 54 against England in 45 innings, 39 against Australia in 31 innings and 35 against West Indies in 28 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Seddon Park (293 runs in 12 innings), Bay Oval (278 runs in 10 innings), Seddon Park, Hamilton (233 runs in 7 innings) and Eden Park (183 runs in 13 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 17 matches, 36 runs and 16 wickets; 2022: 36 matches, 285 runs and 39 wickets; 2023: 54 matches, 939 runs and 59 wickets; 2024: 34 matches, 429 runs and 53 wickets; 2025: 58 matches, 472 runs and 68 wickets; 2026: 33 matches, 487 runs and 31 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 58 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 939. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2025: 68.