PI Walter: runs, wickets and records

PI Walter appears in 266 recorded men's matches, from 24 June 2016 to 24 September 2026, most often for Essex, Manchester Originals and Brisbane Heat. The matches split as 195 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 71 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (30 matches), Kent (24 matches) and Surrey (22 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Chelmsford, with 77 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 3,134 runs in 168 innings, an average of 22.23, a strike rate of 144.9 and a highest score of 80, with 14 fifties and 11 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,529 runs in 109 innings, an average of 34.94, a strike rate of 54.1 and a highest score of 158, with 7 hundreds, 16 fifties and 10 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 120 wickets in 146 innings, an average of 27.82, an economy rate of 9.31 and best figures of 3 for 20.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 27 wickets in 49 innings, an average of 40.70, an economy rate of 3.57 and best figures of 3 for 20.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 158 from 167 balls against Somerset at County Ground, Chelmsford on 24 September 2025 (the County Championship). 141 from 322 balls against Yorkshire at County Ground, Chelmsford on 5 May 2022 (the County Championship). 134 from 181 balls against Durham at County Ground, Chelmsford on 23 June 2024 (the County Championship). 118 from 147 balls against Surrey at Kennington Oval, London on 23 May 2025 (the County Championship). 110 from 135 balls against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester on 12 June 2026 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 3 for 20 against Southern Brave at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 18 August 2022. 3 for 20 against Lancashire at Stanley Park, Blackpool on 10 July 2023. 3 for 24 against Surrey at Kennington Oval on 19 July 2017. 3 for 26 against Kent at County Ground on 1 July 2016. 3 for 27 against Northern Superchargers at Headingley, Leeds on 21 August 2022.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 93 and lost 94 of the 195 recorded matches (49.7% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 31 and lost 16 of the 71 recorded matches (66.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 14 won, 12 lost in 30 matches, Kent: 10 won, 11 lost in 24 matches, Surrey: 7 won, 8 lost in 22 matches, Somerset: 6 won, 13 lost in 20 matches and Sussex: 10 won, 8 lost in 19 matches.

Matches by side: Essex (202), Manchester Originals (28), Brisbane Heat (17), Peshawar Zalmi (5), Welsh Fire (5), Manchester Super Giants (5) and Sharjah Warriors (4).

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Chelmsford (77), County Ground (22), Old Trafford, Manchester (17), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (14), Kennington Oval, London (13) and Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2016 (90), 2017 (168), 2018 (149), 2019 (79), 2020 (147), 2021 (643), 2022 (901), 2023 (969), 2024 (975), 2025 (1,287), 2026 (1,255).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2016 (8), 2017 (18), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020 (7), 2021 (3), 2022 (15), 2023 (36), 2024 (41), 2025 (13), 2026 (2).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2016 (9), 2017 (17), 2018 (8), 2019 (11), 2020 (10), 2021 (25), 2022 (31), 2023 (44), 2024 (46), 2025 (33), 2026 (32).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 288 fours and 143 sixes, one boundary every 5.0 balls faced; 64.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 461 fours and 34 sixes, one boundary every 13.2 balls faced; 58.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 141 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 18%, run out 6% and lbw 4%.

In the County Championship, 101 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, bowled 23%, lbw 15% and caught and bowled 1%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 634 dot balls (29.5% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 59 wides and 11 no-balls and wickets by caught 78%, bowled 15% and caught and bowled 6%.

In the County Championship: 1,257 dot balls (68.1% of legal deliveries), 44 maidens, 2 wides and 7 no-balls and wickets by caught 74%, lbw 19% and bowled 4%.

Of the 3 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 21 December 2023 (Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat) and the latest 8 August 2026 (Manchester Super Giants v Southern Brave): 3 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 24 June 2016 against Hampshire and the latest 16 August 2026 against Trent Rockets.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 August 2016 against Derbyshire and the latest 24 September 2026 against Glamorgan.

The most runs against a single opponent are 790 against Somerset in 26 innings (average 34.35), 774 against Surrey in 22 innings (average 38.70), 521 against Kent in 23 innings (average 30.65) and 412 against Hampshire in 29 innings (average 17.17).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 15 against Surrey in 15 innings, 14 against Hampshire in 25 innings, 9 against Kent in 18 innings and 9 against Middlesex in 13 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Chelmsford (2,755 runs in 92 innings), Kennington Oval, London (585 runs in 15 innings), Old Trafford, Manchester (345 runs in 16 innings) and County Ground (257 runs in 16 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 25 matches, 643 runs and 3 wickets; 2022: 31 matches, 901 runs and 15 wickets; 2023: 44 matches, 969 runs and 36 wickets; 2024: 46 matches, 975 runs and 41 wickets; 2025: 33 matches, 1,287 runs and 13 wickets; 2026: 32 matches, 1,255 runs and 2 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2024, with 46 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2025: 1,287. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2024: 41.