RE van der Merwe: runs, wickets and records

RE van der Merwe appears in 317 recorded men's matches, from 29 March 2009 to 31 July 2026, most often for Somerset, Netherlands and South Africa. The matches split as 45 in One Day Internationals, 67 in Twenty20 Internationals, 182 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 23 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (19 matches), Surrey (17 matches) and Gloucestershire (15 matches). The ground used most often is The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, with 27 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 334 runs in 31 innings, an average of 14.52, a strike rate of 89.1 and a highest score of 57, with 1 fifties and 3 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 532 runs in 42 innings, an average of 20.46, a strike rate of 127.3 and a highest score of 75*, with 2 fifties and 7 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 1,330 runs in 113 innings, an average of 21.80, a strike rate of 137.7 and a highest score of 59, with 1 fifties and 4 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 691 runs in 35 innings, an average of 20.94, a strike rate of 67.5 and a highest score of 102*, with 1 hundred, 4 fifties and 8 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 53 wickets in 44 innings, an average of 31.70, an economy rate of 4.53 and best figures of 3 for 14.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 71 wickets in 66 innings, an average of 19.52, an economy rate of 6.56 and best figures of 4 for 35.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 159 wickets in 173 innings, an average of 26.77, an economy rate of 7.85 and best figures of 6 for 20, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 61 wickets in 36 innings, an average of 26.02, an economy rate of 2.88 and best figures of 5 for 174, including 1 five-wicket haul.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 102* from 139 balls against Hampshire at County Ground, Taunton on 23 August 2016 (the County Championship). 88 from 102 balls against Hampshire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 3 June 2021 (the County Championship). 76 from 88 balls against Leicestershire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 4 July 2021 (the County Championship). 75* from 39 balls against Zimbabwe at Hazelaarweg on 23 June 2019 (T20Is). 60 from 51 balls against Essex at County Ground, Taunton on 23 September 2019 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 20 against Durban's Super Giants at St George's Park, Gqeberha on 22 January 2023. 5 for 32 against Essex at County Ground on 7 August 2019. 5 for 174 against Lancashire at Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport on 11 July 2022. 4 for 22 against Middlesex at County Ground, Taunton on 25 September 2017. 4 for 27 against Lancashire at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 26 August 2021.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 22 and lost 21 of the 45 recorded matches (51.2% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 40 and lost 25 of the 67 recorded matches (61.5% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 92 and lost 87 of the 182 recorded matches (51.4% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 7 and lost 6 of the 23 recorded matches (53.8% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 10 won, 7 lost in 19 matches, Surrey: 6 won, 8 lost in 17 matches, Gloucestershire: 5 won, 10 lost in 15 matches, Kent: 4 won, 10 lost in 14 matches and Glamorgan: 11 won, 2 lost in 14 matches.

Matches by side: Somerset (132), Netherlands (87), South Africa (25), Royal Challengers Bangalore (11), Delhi Daredevils (10), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (10), Welsh Fire (8), Dubai Capitals (8), London Spirit (7) and Barbados Royals (7).

The grounds used most often are The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (27), The Cooper Associates County Ground (25), County Ground (16), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (14), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (11) and SuperSport Park (10).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2009 (188), 2010 (29), 2011 (20), 2012 (36), 2013 (22), 2014 (28), 2015 (24), 2016 (373), 2017 (261), 2018 (155), 2019 (477), 2020 (127), 2021 (370), 2022 (259), 2023 (155), 2024 (120), 2025 (162), 2026 (81).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2009 (34), 2010 (8), 2011 (6), 2012 (2), 2013 (3), 2014 (1), 2015 (5), 2016 (31), 2017 (26), 2018 (19), 2019 (49), 2020 (3), 2021 (25), 2022 (20), 2023 (50), 2024 (35), 2025 (17), 2026 (10).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2009 (29), 2010 (7), 2011 (5), 2012 (4), 2013 (3), 2014 (5), 2015 (3), 2016 (21), 2017 (19), 2018 (18), 2019 (37), 2020 (9), 2021 (24), 2022 (30), 2023 (42), 2024 (35), 2025 (15), 2026 (11).

In One Day Internationals, 22 fours and 8 sixes, one boundary every 12.5 balls faced; 40.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 40 fours and 15 sixes, one boundary every 7.6 balls faced; 47.0% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 106 fours and 52 sixes, one boundary every 6.1 balls faced; 55.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 64 fours and 17 sixes, one boundary every 12.6 balls faced; 51.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 23 recorded dismissals: caught 57%, bowled 22%, run out 9% and lbw 9%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 26 recorded dismissals: caught 65%, bowled 23% and lbw 12%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 61 recorded dismissals: caught 54%, bowled 26%, run out 7% and lbw 7%.

In the County Championship, 33 recorded dismissals: caught 42%, bowled 30%, lbw 24% and run out 3%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,138 dot balls (51.2% of legal deliveries), 6 maidens, 30 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 43%, bowled 23% and lbw 21%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 497 dot balls (39.2% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 20 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 49%, bowled 28% and lbw 18%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 973 dot balls (29.9% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 96 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 55%, bowled 23% and lbw 8%.

In the County Championship: 2,500 dot balls (75.5% of legal deliveries), 120 maidens, 2 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 51%, lbw 21% and bowled 21%.

Of the 10 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 29 March 2009 (South Africa v Australia) and the latest 11 July 2025 (Italy v Netherlands): 7 in Twenty20 Internationals and 3 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 5 April 2009 against Australia and the latest 31 July 2026 against Namibia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 29 March 2009 against Australia and the latest 18 February 2026 against India.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 29 April 2009 against Kolkata Knight Riders and the latest 14 September 2024 against Gloucestershire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 10 April 2016 against Durham and the latest 11 July 2022 against Lancashire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 334 against Hampshire in 14 innings (average 41.75), 180 against Surrey in 17 innings (average 12.00), 166 against Gloucestershire in 12 innings (average 27.67) and 128 against Sussex in 6 innings (average 42.67).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 24 against Surrey in 19 innings, 19 against Scotland in 12 innings, 18 against Essex in 14 innings and 17 against Gloucestershire in 15 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground (310 runs in 14 innings), County Ground, Taunton (304 runs in 15 innings), The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (273 runs in 19 innings) and The Cooper Associates County Ground (200 runs in 16 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 24 matches, 370 runs and 25 wickets; 2022: 30 matches, 259 runs and 20 wickets; 2023: 42 matches, 155 runs and 50 wickets; 2024: 35 matches, 120 runs and 35 wickets; 2025: 15 matches, 162 runs and 17 wickets; 2026: 11 matches, 81 runs and 10 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2023, with 42 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2019: 477. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2023: 50.