RJW Topley: runs, wickets and records

RJW Topley appears in 236 recorded men's matches, from 17 May 2014 to 24 September 2026, most often for England, Surrey and Essex. The matches split as 29 in One Day Internationals, 35 in Twenty20 Internationals, 147 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 25 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are South Africa (17 matches), Middlesex (15 matches) and Hampshire (11 matches). The ground used most often is Kennington Oval, London, with 33 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 20 runs in 11 innings, an average of 6.67, a strike rate of 31.7 and a highest score of 6*, with 1 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 17 runs in 7 innings, an average of 8.50, a strike rate of 85.0 and a highest score of 9, with 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 109 runs in 32 innings, an average of 9.91, a strike rate of 101.9 and a highest score of 14*, with 6 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 111 runs in 28 innings, an average of 5.55, a strike rate of 27.2 and a highest score of 16, with 8 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 46 wickets in 29 innings, an average of 26.30, an economy rate of 5.42 and best figures of 6 for 24, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 33 wickets in 35 innings, an average of 29.64, an economy rate of 8.31 and best figures of 3 for 22.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 179 wickets in 146 innings, an average of 23.50, an economy rate of 8.63 and best figures of 4 for 20.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 76 wickets in 37 innings, an average of 29.92, an economy rate of 3.33 and best figures of 6 for 41, including 3 five-wicket hauls.

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 24 against India at Lord's, London on 14 July 2022. 6 for 41 against Glamorgan at County Ground, Chelmsford on 1 June 2014. 5 for 53 against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Chelmsford on 29 June 2014. 5 for 66 against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 8 April 2021. 4 for 20 against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl on 18 September 2020.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 16 and lost 12 of the 29 recorded matches (57.1% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 21 and lost 13 of the 35 recorded matches (61.8% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 81 and lost 61 of the 147 recorded matches (57.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were South Africa: 6 won, 10 lost in 17 matches, Middlesex: 12 won, 2 lost in 15 matches, Hampshire: 6 won, 4 lost in 11 matches, Gloucestershire: 6 won, 4 lost in 11 matches and Sussex: 9 won, 2 lost in 11 matches.

Matches by side: England (64), Surrey (58), Essex (27), Durban's Super Giants (20), Sussex (12), Northern Superchargers (12), Oval Invincibles (11), Hampshire (9), Melbourne Renegades (7) and Sydney Thunder (5).

The grounds used most often are Kennington Oval, London (33), County Ground (18), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (11), County Ground, Hove (9), Headingley, Leeds (9) and Lord's, London (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (18), 2015 (17), 2016 (17), 2017 (17), 2019 (13), 2021 (65), 2022 (26), 2023 (30), 2024 (8), 2025 (20), 2026 (26).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (34), 2015 (31), 2016 (11), 2017 (9), 2019 (23), 2020 (16), 2021 (34), 2022 (62), 2023 (42), 2024 (29), 2025 (15), 2026 (28).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (15), 2015 (19), 2016 (10), 2017 (8), 2019 (12), 2020 (12), 2021 (22), 2022 (41), 2023 (29), 2024 (33), 2025 (16), 2026 (19).

In the County Championship, 20 recorded dismissals: caught 45%, bowled 35% and lbw 20%.

In One Day Internationals: 763 dot balls (57.0% of legal deliveries), 16 maidens, 49 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 63%, bowled 20% and lbw 11%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 289 dot balls (40.9% of legal deliveries), 33 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 85%, bowled 12% and lbw 3%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,206 dot balls (41.2% of legal deliveries), 5 maidens, 134 wides and 21 no-balls and wickets by caught 78%, bowled 18% and lbw 4%.

In the County Championship: 3,050 dot balls (74.5% of legal deliveries), 141 maidens, 13 wides and 26 no-balls and wickets by caught 62%, bowled 25% and lbw 13%.

Of the 3 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 24 July 2019 (Sussex v Hampshire) and the latest 14 July 2022 (England v India): 1 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 13 September 2015 against Australia and the latest 6 November 2024 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 31 August 2015 against Australia and the latest 9 November 2024 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 17 May 2014 against Middlesex and the latest 4 August 2026 against London Spirit.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 1 June 2014 against Glamorgan and the latest 24 September 2026 against Somerset.

The most runs against a single opponent are 22 against India in 6 innings (average 7.33), 20 against Middlesex in 5 innings (average 6.67), 16 against Gloucestershire in 7 innings (average 4.00) and 10 against Somerset in 5 innings (average 2.50).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 27 against Hampshire in 13 innings, 24 against Gloucestershire in 13 innings, 22 against Glamorgan in 10 innings and 20 against Middlesex in 17 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are The Rose Bowl, Southampton (53 runs in 6 innings), Lord's, London (19 runs in 5 innings), Old Trafford, Manchester (16 runs in 5 innings) and County Ground, Bristol (13 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 22 matches, 65 runs and 34 wickets; 2022: 41 matches, 26 runs and 62 wickets; 2023: 29 matches, 30 runs and 42 wickets; 2024: 33 matches, 8 runs and 29 wickets; 2025: 16 matches, 20 runs and 15 wickets; 2026: 19 matches, 26 runs and 28 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 41 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2021: 65. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2022: 62.