NA Sowter: runs, wickets and records

NA Sowter appears in 194 recorded men's matches, from 28 May 2015 to 12 August 2026, most often for Middlesex, Durham and Oval Invincibles. The matches split as 184 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 10 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (13 matches), Sussex (11 matches) and Essex (11 matches). The ground used most often is Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, with 31 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 263 runs in 56 innings, an average of 8.77, a strike rate of 110.0 and a highest score of 37*, with 8 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 207 runs in 17 innings, an average of 12.94, a strike rate of 64.3 and a highest score of 52, with 1 fifties and 4 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 189 wickets in 180 innings, an average of 24.14, an economy rate of 7.83 and best figures of 5 for 15, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 14 wickets in 19 innings, an average of 57.86, an economy rate of 3.55 and best figures of 3 for 42.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 52 from 75 balls against Lancashire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 16 September 2019 (the County Championship). 37* from 24 balls against Somerset at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 2 July 2021 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 37 from 23 balls against Warwickshire at Lord's, London on 6 August 2017 (the County Championship). 31* from 23 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 11 June 2021 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 28 from 32 balls against Glamorgan at Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett on 16 June 2019 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 5 for 15 against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 26 May 2023. 4 for 14 against Northamptonshire at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 6 June 2023. 4 for 23 against Essex at County Ground on 11 August 2017. 4 for 29 against Somerset at Old Deer Park on 4 August 2019. 4 for 29 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 8 June 2023.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 87 and lost 87 of the 184 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 4 won, 9 lost in 13 matches, Sussex: 3 won, 7 lost in 11 matches, Essex: 5 won, 5 lost in 11 matches, Surrey: 5 won, 6 lost in 11 matches and Nottinghamshire: 2 won, 8 lost in 11 matches.

Matches by side: Middlesex (83), Durham (62), Oval Invincibles (31), Desert Vipers (9), MI London (7), Guyana Amazon Warriors (1) and Sharjah Warriorz (1).

The grounds used most often are Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (31), Lord's (21), Kennington Oval, London (19), Lord's, London (13), County Ground (12) and Old Trafford, Manchester (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (1), 2016 (6), 2017 (69), 2018 (9), 2019 (144), 2020 (16), 2021 (146), 2022 (9), 2023 (39), 2024 (13), 2025 (6), 2026 (12).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (2), 2016 (11), 2017 (15), 2018 (3), 2019 (27), 2020 (10), 2021 (19), 2022 (8), 2023 (35), 2024 (32), 2025 (30), 2026 (11).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (5), 2016 (11), 2017 (15), 2018 (8), 2019 (20), 2020 (10), 2021 (15), 2022 (10), 2023 (23), 2024 (28), 2025 (30), 2026 (19).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 25 fours and 3 sixes, one boundary every 8.5 balls faced; 44.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 28 fours and 1 sixes, one boundary every 11.1 balls faced; 57.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 30 recorded dismissals: caught 43%, bowled 23%, run out 20% and lbw 7%.

In the County Championship, 16 recorded dismissals: caught 62%, bowled 25% and lbw 12%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,097 dot balls (31.4% of legal deliveries), 93 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 57%, bowled 20% and lbw 13%.

In the County Championship: 926 dot balls (67.6% of legal deliveries), 29 maidens, 1 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by lbw 43%, bowled 29% and caught 21%.

Of the 3 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 11 August 2017 (Essex v Middlesex) and the latest 31 August 2025 (Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets): 3 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 28 May 2015 against Kent and the latest 12 August 2026 against Birmingham Phoenix.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 6 August 2017 against Warwickshire and the latest 11 July 2021 against Leicestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 62 against Hampshire in 8 innings (average 10.33), 25 against Gloucestershire in 8 innings (average 3.57), 18 against Sussex in 6 innings (average 3.60) and 17 against Surrey in 6 innings (average 3.40).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 18 against Lancashire in 12 innings, 17 against Surrey in 11 innings, 16 against Northamptonshire in 8 innings and 13 against Nottinghamshire in 10 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Old Trafford, Manchester (68 runs in 5 innings), Lord's, London (49 runs in 6 innings), Lord's (31 runs in 7 innings) and Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood (21 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 15 matches, 146 runs and 19 wickets; 2022: 10 matches, 9 runs and 8 wickets; 2023: 23 matches, 39 runs and 35 wickets; 2024: 28 matches, 13 runs and 32 wickets; 2025: 30 matches, 6 runs and 30 wickets; 2026: 19 matches, 12 runs and 11 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2021: 146. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2023: 35.