RJ Burns: runs, wickets and records

RJ Burns appears in 254 recorded men's matches, from 27 April 2014 to 24 September 2026, most often for Surrey and England. The matches split as 32 in Test matches, 72 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 150 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Hampshire (25 matches), Essex (24 matches) and Somerset (24 matches). The ground used most often is Kennington Oval, London, with 78 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,789 runs in 59 innings, an average of 30.32, a strike rate of 43.8 and a highest score of 133, with 3 hundreds, 11 fifties and 9 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 906 runs in 61 innings, an average of 17.76, a strike rate of 122.1 and a highest score of 62, with 3 fifties and 6 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 10,028 runs in 257 innings, an average of 42.67, a strike rate of 50.9 and a highest score of 227, with 19 hundreds, 57 fifties and 12 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 227 from 348 balls against Lancashire at Kennington Oval, London on 22 August 2024 (the County Championship). 219* from 423 balls against Hampshire at Kennington Oval, London on 3 July 2017 (the County Championship). 199 from 375 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 9 June 2014 (the County Championship). 193 from 408 balls against Worcestershire at Kennington Oval, London on 4 May 2018 (the County Championship). 161 from 266 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 29 August 2024 (the County Championship).

In Test matches, the player's side won 12 and lost 14 of the 32 recorded matches (46.2% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 39 and lost 27 of the 72 recorded matches (59.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 56 and lost 25 of the 150 recorded matches (69.1% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Hampshire: 14 won, 3 lost in 25 matches, Essex: 8 won, 5 lost in 24 matches, Somerset: 9 won, 7 lost in 24 matches, Kent: 9 won, 9 lost in 22 matches and Middlesex: 9 won, 4 lost in 18 matches.

The grounds used most often are Kennington Oval, London (78), Kennington Oval (21), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (10), County Ground (10), County Ground, Chelmsford (9) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (9).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (920), 2015 (767), 2016 (1,249), 2017 (896), 2018 (1,640), 2019 (1,424), 2020 (395), 2021 (1,232), 2022 (969), 2023 (631), 2024 (1,223), 2025 (785), 2026 (592).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (16), 2015 (16), 2016 (29), 2017 (16), 2018 (24), 2019 (20), 2020 (19), 2021 (28), 2022 (20), 2023 (14), 2024 (24), 2025 (14), 2026 (14).

In Test matches, 219 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 18.5 balls faced; 49.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 93 fours and 17 sixes, one boundary every 6.7 balls faced; 52.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 1,313 fours and 31 sixes, one boundary every 14.7 balls faced; 54.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 59 recorded dismissals: caught 66%, lbw 17%, bowled 12% and run out 5%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 51 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, bowled 20%, run out 12% and lbw 10%.

In the County Championship, 235 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, lbw 18%, bowled 12% and caught and bowled 3%.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 6 November 2018 against Sri Lanka and the latest 14 January 2022 against Australia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 24 July 2014 against Middlesex and the latest 14 September 2024 against Somerset.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 27 April 2014 against Hampshire and the latest 24 September 2026 against Somerset.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,422 against Hampshire in 35 innings (average 47.40), 1,198 against Somerset in 35 innings (average 37.44), 1,015 against Lancashire in 21 innings (average 56.39) and 966 against Essex in 35 innings (average 30.19).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Kennington Oval, London (4,854 runs in 128 innings), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (546 runs in 15 innings), Lord's, London (525 runs in 13 innings) and Trent Bridge, Nottingham (480 runs in 10 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 28 matches and 1,232 runs; 2022: 20 matches and 969 runs; 2023: 14 matches and 631 runs; 2024: 24 matches and 1,223 runs; 2025: 14 matches and 785 runs; 2026: 14 matches and 592 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2016, with 29 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 1,640.