RS Bopara: runs, wickets and records

RS Bopara appears in 508 recorded men's matches, from 2 February 2007 to 13 September 2025, most often for England, Essex and Sussex. The matches split as 13 in Test matches, 117 in One Day Internationals, 38 in Twenty20 Internationals, 269 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 71 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Australia (36 matches), India (28 matches) and Kent (26 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, with 49 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 575 runs in 19 innings, an average of 31.94, a strike rate of 52.9 and a highest score of 143, with 3 hundreds and 5 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 2,689 runs in 108 innings, an average of 30.91, a strike rate of 77.9 and a highest score of 101*, with 1 hundred, 14 fifties and 4 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 711 runs in 35 innings, an average of 28.44, a strike rate of 118.7 and a highest score of 65*, with 3 fifties.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 5,723 runs in 255 innings, an average of 29.50, a strike rate of 127.5 and a highest score of 108, with 2 hundreds, 31 fifties and 11 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 3,775 runs in 105 innings, an average of 39.32, a strike rate of 47.6 and a highest score of 192, with 7 hundreds, 19 fifties and 6 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 38 wickets in 73 innings, an average of 39.26, an economy rate of 4.94 and best figures of 4 for 38.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 16 wickets in 21 innings, an average of 24.19, an economy rate of 7.21 and best figures of 4 for 10.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 152 wickets in 190 innings, an average of 27.03, an economy rate of 7.82 and best figures of 6 for 16, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 93 wickets in 96 innings, an average of 29.73, an economy rate of 3.47 and best figures of 5 for 49, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 192 from 379 balls against Warwickshire at County Ground, Chelmsford on 19 June 2017 (the County Championship). 162 from 294 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 7 June 2014 (the County Championship). 147 from 302 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Chelmsford on 29 June 2014 (the County Championship). 143 from 284 balls against West Indies at Lord's on 6 May 2009 (Tests). 135 from 242 balls against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 30 June 2019 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 16 against Lahore Qalandars at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 12 February 2016. 5 for 49 against Derbyshire at County Ground, Chelmsford on 15 May 2016. 5 for 95 against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 28 May 2016. 4 for 10 against West Indies at Kennington Oval on 23 September 2011. 4 for 15 against Sharjah Warriors at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 5 February 2024.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 58 and lost 55 of the 117 recorded matches (51.3% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 16 and lost 20 of the 38 recorded matches (44.4% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 120 and lost 133 of the 269 recorded matches (47.4% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 39 and lost 10 of the 71 recorded matches (79.6% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Australia: 11 won, 21 lost in 36 matches, India: 14 won, 13 lost in 28 matches, Kent: 13 won, 11 lost in 26 matches, Sri Lanka: 7 won, 16 lost in 25 matches and West Indies: 16 won, 8 lost in 25 matches.

Matches by side: England (168), Essex (147), Sussex (51), Karachi Kings (29), Northamptonshire (29), London Spirit (20), Kings XI Punjab (15), Colombo Stars (10), Sunrisers Hyderabad (9) and Multan Sultans (6).

The grounds used most often are County Ground (49), County Ground, Chelmsford (37), Kennington Oval (26), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (24), County Ground, Hove (20) and Lord's (17).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2007 (340), 2008 (297), 2009 (1,193), 2010 (383), 2011 (538), 2012 (468), 2013 (425), 2014 (1,802), 2015 (1,024), 2016 (1,292), 2017 (996), 2018 (1,106), 2019 (809), 2020 (214), 2021 (610), 2022 (646), 2023 (483), 2024 (385), 2025 (462).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2007 (5), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (9), 2011 (11), 2012 (8), 2013 (12), 2014 (32), 2015 (44), 2016 (60), 2017 (25), 2018 (18), 2019 (18), 2021 (9), 2022 (14), 2023 (14), 2024 (18), 2025 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2007 (21), 2008 (14), 2009 (36), 2010 (17), 2011 (22), 2012 (21), 2013 (17), 2014 (58), 2015 (36), 2016 (37), 2017 (36), 2018 (34), 2019 (24), 2020 (17), 2021 (32), 2022 (28), 2023 (22), 2024 (20), 2025 (16).

In Test matches, 71 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 14.9 balls faced; 51.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 204 fours and 34 sixes, one boundary every 14.5 balls faced; 37.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 54 fours and 17 sixes, one boundary every 8.4 balls faced; 44.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 427 fours and 199 sixes, one boundary every 7.2 balls faced; 50.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 432 fours and 26 sixes, one boundary every 17.3 balls faced; 49.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 18 recorded dismissals: caught 44%, lbw 28%, bowled 22% and run out 6%.

In One Day Internationals, 87 recorded dismissals: caught 54%, bowled 17%, lbw 15% and run out 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 25 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, bowled 32%, lbw 12% and caught and bowled 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 194 recorded dismissals: caught 73%, bowled 8%, lbw 7% and run out 6%.

In the County Championship, 96 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, bowled 21%, lbw 15% and stumped 3%.

In One Day Internationals: 920 dot balls (50.8% of legal deliveries), 10 maidens, 49 wides and 7 no-balls and wickets by caught 53%, bowled 34% and stumped 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 120 dot balls (37.3% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 20 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 62% and bowled 38%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 907 dot balls (28.8% of legal deliveries), 115 wides and 11 no-balls and wickets by caught 61%, bowled 27% and caught and bowled 7%.

In the County Championship: 3,522 dot balls (73.6% of legal deliveries), 130 maidens, 22 wides and 76 no-balls and wickets by caught 57%, bowled 22% and lbw 20%.

Of the 26 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 4 April 2007 (England v Sri Lanka) and the latest 3 September 2025 (Northamptonshire v Surrey): 5 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 20 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 1 December 2007 against Sri Lanka and the latest 19 July 2012 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 2 February 2007 against Australia and the latest 1 February 2015 against Australia.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 13 June 2008 against New Zealand and the latest 7 September 2014 against India.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 19 April 2009 against Delhi Daredevils and the latest 13 September 2025 against Hampshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Derbyshire and the latest 23 September 2019 against Somerset.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,094 against Kent in 29 innings (average 47.57), 908 against West Indies in 24 innings (average 47.79), 863 against Australia in 38 innings (average 26.97) and 853 against Hampshire in 28 innings (average 37.09).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 24 against Kent in 23 innings, 24 against Hampshire in 26 innings, 24 against Glamorgan in 18 innings and 20 against Surrey in 22 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Chelmsford (2,148 runs in 54 innings), County Ground (932 runs in 48 innings), Kennington Oval (706 runs in 24 innings) and Lord's (627 runs in 18 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2020: 17 matches and 214 runs; 2021: 32 matches, 610 runs and 9 wickets; 2022: 28 matches, 646 runs and 14 wickets; 2023: 22 matches, 483 runs and 14 wickets; 2024: 20 matches, 385 runs and 18 wickets; 2025: 16 matches, 462 runs and 1 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2014, with 58 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2014: 1,802. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2016: 60.