MR Adair: runs, wickets and records

MR Adair appears in 174 recorded men's matches, from 22 September 2015 to 27 May 2026, most often for Ireland, Gulf Giants and Warwickshire. The matches split as 7 in Test matches, 49 in One Day Internationals, 91 in Twenty20 Internationals, 25 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 2 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Zimbabwe (29 matches), Bangladesh (14 matches) and South Africa (13 matches). The ground used most often is Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with 15 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 382 runs in 14 innings, an average of 34.73, a strike rate of 68.7 and a highest score of 88, with 2 fifties and 2 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 448 runs in 34 innings, an average of 21.33, a strike rate of 109.3 and a highest score of 32, with 2 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 814 runs in 63 innings, an average of 16.28, a strike rate of 129.6 and a highest score of 72, with 1 fifties and 4 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 101 runs in 14 innings, an average of 10.10, a strike rate of 109.8 and a highest score of 20*.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 20 wickets in 12 innings, an average of 34.30, an economy rate of 3.69, a strike rate of 55.8 balls per wicket and best figures of 3 for 32.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 61 wickets in 47 innings, an average of 35.07, an economy rate of 5.77 and best figures of 4 for 40.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 128 wickets in 91 innings, an average of 20.02, an economy rate of 7.78 and best figures of 4 for 13.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 23 wickets in 24 innings, an average of 25.70, an economy rate of 7.50 and best figures of 2 for 12.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 88 from 76 balls against England at Lord's, London on 1 June 2023 (Tests). 78 from 91 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 6 February 2025 (Tests). 72 from 36 balls against Scotland at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 28 July 2023 (T20Is). 49 from 24 balls against Netherlands at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague on 19 May 2024 (T20Is). 44* from 47 balls against New Zealand at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast on 27 May 2026 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 4 for 13 against Austria at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 23 July 2023. 4 for 23 against Zimbabwe at Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Bready on 2 September 2021. 4 for 31 against South Africa at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 29 September 2024. 4 for 40 against Zimbabwe at Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason on 12 July 2019. 4 for 40 against Bangladesh at County Ground, Chelmsford on 14 May 2023.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 16 and lost 26 of the 49 recorded matches (38.1% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 42 and lost 49 of the 91 recorded matches (46.2% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 12 and lost 12 of the 25 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Zimbabwe: 16 won, 10 lost in 29 matches, Bangladesh: 2 won, 10 lost in 14 matches, South Africa: 3 won, 9 lost in 13 matches, West Indies: 3 won, 8 lost in 11 matches and United Arab Emirates: 4 won, 6 lost in 10 matches.

Matches by side: Ireland (147), Gulf Giants (17), Warwickshire (7) and Washington Freedom (3).

The grounds used most often are Dubai International Cricket Stadium (15), Harare Sports Club (15), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (10), Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast (10), Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi (10) and The Village, Malahide, Dublin (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (34), 2016 (43), 2019 (257), 2020 (51), 2021 (98), 2022 (233), 2023 (474), 2024 (206), 2025 (250), 2026 (165).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (1), 2016 (5), 2019 (39), 2020 (2), 2021 (27), 2022 (25), 2023 (59), 2024 (30), 2025 (32), 2026 (13).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (1), 2016 (6), 2019 (24), 2020 (5), 2021 (20), 2022 (27), 2023 (39), 2024 (15), 2025 (28), 2026 (9).

In Test matches, 52 fours and 5 sixes, one boundary every 9.8 balls faced; 62.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 34 fours and 21 sixes, one boundary every 7.5 balls faced; 58.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 55 fours and 39 sixes, one boundary every 6.7 balls faced; 55.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 21 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, bowled 33%, stumped 5% and run out 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 50 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, run out 18%, bowled 12% and lbw 6%.

In Test matches: 826 dot balls (74.1% of legal deliveries), 30 maidens, 10 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 45%, bowled 30% and lbw 25%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,265 dot balls (56.9% of legal deliveries), 22 maidens, 132 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 69%, bowled 20% and lbw 7%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 849 dot balls (42.9% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 125 wides and 10 no-balls and wickets by caught 74%, bowled 16% and lbw 6%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 200 dot balls (42.3% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 28 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 78%, bowled 13% and caught and bowled 4%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 25 October 2019 (Ireland v Jersey) and the latest 25 January 2025 (MI Emirates v Gulf Giants): 3 in Twenty20 Internationals and 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 24 July 2019 against England and the latest 27 May 2026 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 3 May 2019 against England and the latest 18 February 2025 against Zimbabwe.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 12 July 2019 against Zimbabwe and the latest 14 February 2026 against Oman.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 27 May 2016 against Worcestershire and the latest 28 December 2025 against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 22 September 2015 against Somerset and the latest 26 June 2016 against Nottinghamshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 307 against Zimbabwe in 19 innings (average 23.62), 204 against New Zealand in 8 innings (average 40.80), 161 against England in 7 innings (average 23.00) and 139 against West Indies in 9 innings (average 27.80).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 50 against Zimbabwe in 30 innings, 22 against Bangladesh in 15 innings, 19 against South Africa in 12 innings and 10 against Netherlands in 6 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast (228 runs in 11 innings), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (115 runs in 11 innings), Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo (105 runs in 4 innings) and Harare Sports Club (103 runs in 8 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 20 matches, 98 runs and 27 wickets; 2022: 27 matches, 233 runs and 25 wickets; 2023: 39 matches, 474 runs and 59 wickets; 2024: 15 matches, 206 runs and 30 wickets; 2025: 28 matches, 250 runs and 32 wickets; 2026: 9 matches, 165 runs and 13 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2023, with 39 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 474. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2023: 59.