RJ Gleeson: runs, wickets and records

RJ Gleeson appears in 187 recorded men's matches, from 14 September 2015 to 12 August 2026, most often for Northamptonshire, Lancashire and Birmingham Bears. The matches split as 6 in Twenty20 Internationals, 155 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 26 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Worcestershire (11 matches), Durham (11 matches) and Leicestershire (11 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, with 16 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 66 runs in 36 innings, an average of 3.88, a strike rate of 68.0 and a highest score of 8, with 6 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 222 runs in 30 innings, an average of 11.68, a strike rate of 37.9 and a highest score of 31, with 5 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 189 wickets in 153 innings, an average of 22.65, an economy rate of 8.18 and best figures of 5 for 33, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 114 wickets in 45 innings, an average of 22.23, an economy rate of 3.45 and best figures of 6 for 43, including 9 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 31 from 96 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 22 May 2016 (the County Championship). 27* from 43 balls against Essex at County Ground, Northampton on 28 May 2016 (the County Championship). 26 from 58 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 4 September 2018 (the County Championship). 25 from 48 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 28 August 2017 (the County Championship). 21 from 33 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 28 August 2017 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 43 against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester on 23 September 2019. 6 for 79 against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 4 September 2018. 5 for 33 against Worcestershire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 29 May 2022. 5 for 37 against Worcestershire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 20 May 2019. 5 for 46 against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Northampton on 6 August 2017.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 81 and lost 69 of the 155 recorded matches (54.0% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 11 and lost 6 of the 26 recorded matches (64.7% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Worcestershire: 8 won, 3 lost in 11 matches, Durham: 6 won, 3 lost in 11 matches, Leicestershire: 8 won, 1 lost in 11 matches, Yorkshire: 4 won, 6 lost in 11 matches and Nottinghamshire: 5 won, 4 lost in 9 matches.

Matches by side: Northamptonshire (45), Lancashire (37), Birmingham Bears (13), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (13), London Spirit (11), Gulf Giants (10), Islamabad United (9), Melbourne Renegades (8), Manchester Originals (8) and Warwickshire (8).

The grounds used most often are County Ground (16), Old Trafford, Manchester (15), Edgbaston, Birmingham (15), County Ground, Northampton (11), Lord's, London (9) and National Stadium, Karachi (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (2), 2016 (101), 2017 (70), 2018 (50), 2019 (23), 2022 (27), 2024 (2), 2025 (12), 2026 (3).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (2), 2016 (24), 2017 (50), 2018 (27), 2019 (53), 2020 (5), 2022 (36), 2023 (11), 2024 (24), 2025 (39), 2026 (41).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (1), 2016 (15), 2017 (19), 2018 (11), 2019 (22), 2020 (4), 2021 (2), 2022 (25), 2023 (10), 2024 (20), 2025 (30), 2026 (28).

In the County Championship, 30 fours and 0 sixes, one boundary every 19.5 balls faced; 54.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 17 recorded dismissals: bowled 47%, caught 29%, run out 18% and lbw 6%.

In the County Championship, 19 recorded dismissals: caught 47%, bowled 32% and lbw 21%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,331 dot balls (42.4% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 149 wides and 26 no-balls and wickets by caught 69%, bowled 23% and lbw 6%.

In the County Championship: 3,288 dot balls (74.6% of legal deliveries), 140 maidens, 5 wides and 18 no-balls and wickets by caught 54%, bowled 24% and lbw 22%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 1 July 2016 (Warwickshire v Northamptonshire) and the latest 12 August 2026 (MI London v Birmingham Phoenix): 4 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 9 July 2022 against India and the latest 30 September 2022 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 10 June 2016 against Worcestershire and the latest 12 August 2026 against Birmingham Phoenix.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 14 September 2015 against Glamorgan and the latest 23 September 2019 against Leicestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 53 against Nottinghamshire in 7 innings (average 10.60), 51 against Gloucestershire in 5 innings (average 12.75) and 19 against Worcestershire in 6 innings (average 6.33).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 31 against Leicestershire in 15 innings, 22 against Worcestershire in 12 innings, 22 against Northamptonshire in 10 innings and 18 against Nottinghamshire in 10 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Trent Bridge, Nottingham (47 runs in 4 innings), County Ground, Northampton (46 runs in 10 innings), Lord's, London (19 runs in 4 innings) and Old Trafford, Manchester (7 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 2 matches; 2022: 25 matches, 27 runs and 36 wickets; 2023: 10 matches and 11 wickets; 2024: 20 matches, 2 runs and 24 wickets; 2025: 30 matches, 12 runs and 39 wickets; 2026: 28 matches, 3 runs and 41 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2016: 101. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2019: 53.