MRJ Watt: runs, wickets and records

MRJ Watt appears in 206 recorded men's matches, from 20 June 2015 to 13 August 2026, most often for Scotland, Derbyshire and Lancashire. The matches split as 84 in One Day Internationals, 76 in Twenty20 Internationals, 38 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 8 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Netherlands (19 matches), United Arab Emirates (18 matches) and Namibia (16 matches). The ground used most often is Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with 17 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 916 runs in 61 innings, an average of 21.81, a strike rate of 82.8 and a highest score of 66, with 2 fifties and 4 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 319 runs in 38 innings, an average of 11.39, a strike rate of 114.3 and a highest score of 31*, with 5 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 83 runs in 13 innings, an average of 8.30, a strike rate of 96.5 and a highest score of 17*, with 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 129 runs in 10 innings, an average of 16.12, a strike rate of 58.1 and a highest score of 55*, with 1 fifties and 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 108 wickets in 82 innings, an average of 28.60, an economy rate of 4.31 and best figures of 5 for 33, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 87 wickets in 75 innings, an average of 22.05, an economy rate of 7.02 and best figures of 4 for 12.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 24 wickets in 38 innings, an average of 48.88, an economy rate of 8.74 and best figures of 4 for 19.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 24 wickets in 13 innings, an average of 33.96, an economy rate of 3.23 and best figures of 5 for 83, including 1 five-wicket haul.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 66 from 85 balls against United States at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on 20 May 2026 (ODIs). 60 from 72 balls against Netherlands at Forthill, Dundee on 6 June 2025 (ODIs). 55* from 67 balls against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 26 June 2022 (the County Championship). 47 from 43 balls against Ireland at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 21 June 2023 (ODIs). 44* from 31 balls against United Arab Emirates at Bulawayo Athletic Club on 23 June 2023 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 5 for 33 against United Arab Emirates at Mannofield Park, Aberdeen on 14 August 2022. 5 for 83 against Yorkshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield on 11 June 2023. 4 for 12 against Netherlands at Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague on 22 May 2024. 4 for 19 against Yorkshire at Queen's Park on 20 July 2019. 4 for 21 against Jersey at Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on 21 July 2023.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 49 and lost 29 of the 84 recorded matches (62.8% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 37 and lost 38 of the 76 recorded matches (49.3% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 18 and lost 19 of the 38 recorded matches (48.6% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Netherlands: 10 won, 9 lost in 19 matches, United Arab Emirates: 12 won, 6 lost in 18 matches, Namibia: 10 won, 5 lost in 16 matches, Nepal: 6 won, 8 lost in 15 matches and Oman: 10 won, 2 lost in 14 matches.

Matches by side: Scotland (160), Derbyshire (37), Lancashire (4), Sharjah Warriors (4) and Desert Vipers (1).

The grounds used most often are Dubai International Cricket Stadium (17), Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh (13), County Ground, Derby (11), ICC Academy (10), Forthill, Dundee (10) and Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2016 (25), 2017 (36), 2018 (88), 2019 (52), 2021 (78), 2022 (288), 2023 (304), 2024 (168), 2025 (182), 2026 (226).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (4), 2016 (7), 2017 (5), 2018 (12), 2019 (43), 2021 (13), 2022 (54), 2023 (47), 2024 (24), 2025 (18), 2026 (16).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (3), 2016 (7), 2017 (6), 2018 (17), 2019 (25), 2021 (17), 2022 (39), 2023 (32), 2024 (26), 2025 (18), 2026 (16).

In One Day Internationals, 69 fours and 25 sixes, one boundary every 11.8 balls faced; 46.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 28 fours and 7 sixes, one boundary every 8.0 balls faced; 48.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 42 recorded dismissals: caught 50%, bowled 21%, run out 12% and lbw 10%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 28 recorded dismissals: caught 43%, bowled 36%, run out 11% and stumped 7%.

In One Day Internationals: 2,483 dot balls (57.8% of legal deliveries), 48 maidens, 83 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 51%, lbw 25% and bowled 18%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 632 dot balls (38.6% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 48 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 54%, bowled 22% and lbw 17%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 238 dot balls (29.6% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 17 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 54%, bowled 33% and lbw 8%.

In the County Championship: 1,139 dot balls (75.3% of legal deliveries), 63 maidens, 1 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 46%, bowled 38% and lbw 12%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 15 April 2022 (Oman v Scotland) and the latest 6 June 2025 (Scotland v Netherlands): 3 in One Day Internationals and 1 in Twenty20 Internationals.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 8 September 2016 against Hong Kong and the latest 13 August 2026 against Canada.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 20 June 2015 against Ireland and the latest 18 April 2026 against Namibia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 3 August 2018 against Leicestershire and the latest 11 February 2024 against Desert Vipers.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 12 June 2022 against Middlesex and the latest 10 September 2023 against Gloucestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 178 against Nepal in 12 innings (average 19.78), 170 against United Arab Emirates in 13 innings (average 18.89), 127 against Netherlands in 13 innings (average 12.70) and 111 against Ireland in 7 innings (average 22.20).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 31 against United Arab Emirates in 18 innings, 25 against Namibia in 16 innings, 22 against Netherlands in 19 innings and 21 against Nepal in 14 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur (173 runs in 7 innings), Forthill, Dundee (141 runs in 9 innings), Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh (130 runs in 9 innings) and Dubai International Cricket Stadium (121 runs in 10 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 17 matches, 78 runs and 13 wickets; 2022: 39 matches, 288 runs and 54 wickets; 2023: 32 matches, 304 runs and 47 wickets; 2024: 26 matches, 168 runs and 24 wickets; 2025: 18 matches, 182 runs and 18 wickets; 2026: 16 matches, 226 runs and 16 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 39 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 304. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2022: 54.