SJ Croft: runs, wickets and records

SJ Croft appears in 240 recorded men's matches, from 4 May 2014 to 4 September 2024, most often for Lancashire. The matches split as 144 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 96 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Yorkshire (27 matches), Durham (25 matches) and Nottinghamshire (23 matches). The ground used most often is Old Trafford, Manchester, with 65 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 3,048 runs in 132 innings, an average of 31.10, a strike rate of 126.8 and a highest score of 101, with 1 hundred, 16 fifties and 5 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 4,516 runs in 141 innings, an average of 34.47, a strike rate of 47.4 and a highest score of 156, with 9 hundreds, 20 fifties and 12 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 50 wickets in 85 innings, an average of 26.02, an economy rate of 6.95 and best figures of 3 for 31.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 17 wickets in 57 innings, an average of 53.35, an economy rate of 3.03 and best figures of 4 for 35.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 156 from 242 balls against Northamptonshire at Old Trafford, Manchester on 22 June 2014 (the County Championship). 155 from 336 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 14 April 2022 (the County Championship). 122 from 240 balls against Essex at Old Trafford, Manchester on 6 July 2015 (the County Championship). 115 from 173 balls against Surrey at Old Trafford, Manchester on 25 September 2017 (the County Championship). 104* from 118 balls against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 8 June 2014 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 4 for 35 against Surrey at Old Trafford, Manchester on 14 September 2015. 3 for 25 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 8 June 2014. 3 for 31 against Leicestershire at Grace Road on 11 July 2014. 2 for 9 against Derbyshire at County Ground, Derby on 19 April 2015. 2 for 11 against Hampshire at Edgbaston on 23 August 2014.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 85 and lost 54 of the 144 recorded matches (61.2% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 30 and lost 17 of the 96 recorded matches (63.8% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Yorkshire: 10 won, 9 lost in 27 matches, Durham: 12 won, 11 lost in 25 matches, Nottinghamshire: 8 won, 11 lost in 23 matches, Northamptonshire: 12 won, 5 lost in 22 matches and Leicestershire: 14 won, 4 lost in 20 matches.

The grounds used most often are Old Trafford, Manchester (65), Old Trafford (40), Headingley, Leeds (10), Edgbaston (10), County Ground (8) and Riverside Ground (8).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (988), 2015 (1,116), 2016 (912), 2017 (547), 2018 (384), 2019 (615), 2020 (272), 2021 (567), 2022 (1,385), 2023 (573), 2024 (205).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (20), 2015 (21), 2016 (8), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (3), 2020 (4), 2021 (5), 2024 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (25), 2015 (29), 2016 (29), 2017 (20), 2018 (21), 2019 (20), 2020 (10), 2021 (24), 2022 (31), 2023 (19), 2024 (12).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 216 fours and 103 sixes, one boundary every 7.5 balls faced; 48.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 519 fours and 25 sixes, one boundary every 17.5 balls faced; 49.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 98 recorded dismissals: caught 68%, bowled 14%, run out 9% and lbw 4%.

In the County Championship, 131 recorded dismissals: caught 69%, lbw 16%, bowled 11% and stumped 2%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 378 dot balls (33.7% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 47 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 52%, bowled 30% and stumped 10%.

In the County Championship: 1,261 dot balls (70.3% of legal deliveries), 39 maidens, 7 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 59%, bowled 18% and lbw 12%.

Of the 8 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 23 May 2014 (Lancashire v Derbyshire) and the latest 8 July 2022 (Essex v Lancashire): 8 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Nottinghamshire and the latest 4 September 2024 against Sussex.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 4 May 2014 against Sussex and the latest 26 September 2023 against Kent.

The most runs against a single opponent are 763 against Northamptonshire in 22 innings (average 40.16), 732 against Yorkshire in 32 innings (average 30.50), 694 against Durham in 28 innings (average 28.92) and 558 against Surrey in 15 innings (average 39.86).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 9 against Derbyshire in 10 innings, 9 against Durham in 18 innings, 9 against Warwickshire in 11 innings and 9 against Leicestershire in 11 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Old Trafford, Manchester (2,153 runs in 74 innings), Old Trafford (769 runs in 37 innings), Edgbaston, Birmingham (401 runs in 12 innings) and Headingley, Leeds (350 runs in 13 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2019: 20 matches, 615 runs and 3 wickets; 2020: 10 matches, 272 runs and 4 wickets; 2021: 24 matches, 567 runs and 5 wickets; 2022: 31 matches and 1,385 runs; 2023: 19 matches and 573 runs; 2024: 12 matches, 205 runs and 1 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 31 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2022: 1,385. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2015: 21.