SR Watson: runs, wickets and records

SR Watson appears in 526 recorded men's matches, from 9 January 2003 to 29 October 2020, most often for Australia, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. The matches split as 57 in Test matches, 164 in One Day Internationals, 58 in Twenty20 Internationals and 247 in franchise Twenty20 leagues. The most frequent opponents in the records are England (65 matches), West Indies (42 matches) and India (40 matches). The ground used most often is Sawai Mansingh Stadium, with 32 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 3,684 runs in 107 innings, an average of 35.42, a strike rate of 52.8 and a highest score of 176, with 4 hundreds, 24 fifties and 6 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 5,357 runs in 150 innings, an average of 41.85, a strike rate of 91.7 and a highest score of 185*, with 9 hundreds, 31 fifties and 12 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,462 runs in 56 innings, an average of 29.24, a strike rate of 145.3 and a highest score of 124*, with 1 hundred, 10 fifties and 3 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 6,672 runs in 243 innings, an average of 30.61, a strike rate of 137.9 and a highest score of 117*, with 5 hundreds, 39 fifties and 14 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 73 wickets in 90 innings, an average of 33.51, an economy rate of 2.75, a strike rate of 73.2 balls per wicket and best figures of 6 for 33, including 3 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 146 wickets in 140 innings, an average of 32.01, an economy rate of 5.03 and best figures of 4 for 36.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 48 wickets in 49 innings, an average of 24.73, an economy rate of 7.66 and best figures of 4 for 15.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 141 wickets in 163 innings, an average of 29.47, an economy rate of 8.07 and best figures of 4 for 29.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 185* from 96 balls against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium on 11 April 2011 (ODIs). 176 from 247 balls against England at Kennington Oval on 21 August 2013 (Tests). 161* from 150 balls against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 16 January 2011 (ODIs). 143 from 107 balls against England at The Rose Bowl on 16 September 2013 (ODIs). 136* from 132 balls against England at SuperSport Park on 2 October 2009 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 33 against Pakistan at Headingley on 21 July 2010. 5 for 17 against South Africa at Newlands on 9 November 2011. 5 for 40 against Pakistan at Lord's on 13 July 2010. 4 for 15 against England at Adelaide Oval on 12 January 2011. 4 for 29 against Gujarat Lions at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 24 May 2016.

In Test matches, the player's side won 27 and lost 18 of the 57 recorded matches (60.0% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 111 and lost 44 of the 164 recorded matches (71.6% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 29 and lost 27 of the 58 recorded matches (51.8% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 121 and lost 121 of the 247 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were England: 35 won, 24 lost in 65 matches, West Indies: 29 won, 9 lost in 42 matches, India: 14 won, 19 lost in 40 matches, Sri Lanka: 15 won, 12 lost in 30 matches and Pakistan: 20 won, 9 lost in 30 matches.

Matches by side: Australia (279), Rajasthan Royals (78), Chennai Super Kings (43), Sydney Thunder (38), Quetta Gladiators (31), Royal Challengers Bangalore (24), Islamabad United (15), St Lucia Zouks (9), St Lucia Stars (8) and Brisbane Heat (1).

The grounds used most often are Sawai Mansingh Stadium (32), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (27), Melbourne Cricket Ground (25), Sydney Cricket Ground (24), M Chinnaswamy Stadium (21) and Sharjah Cricket Stadium (19).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2003 (52), 2004 (28), 2005 (115), 2006 (282), 2007 (267), 2008 (927), 2009 (1,726), 2010 (2,146), 2011 (1,929), 2012 (1,401), 2013 (2,059), 2014 (789), 2015 (886), 2016 (1,140), 2017 (691), 2018 (1,108), 2019 (1,083), 2020 (546).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2003 (6), 2005 (12), 2006 (16), 2007 (11), 2008 (38), 2009 (35), 2010 (54), 2011 (45), 2012 (46), 2013 (27), 2014 (15), 2015 (14), 2016 (45), 2017 (24), 2018 (19), 2019 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2003 (5), 2004 (4), 2005 (9), 2006 (12), 2007 (14), 2008 (28), 2009 (34), 2010 (51), 2011 (45), 2012 (39), 2013 (47), 2014 (34), 2015 (28), 2016 (48), 2017 (34), 2018 (35), 2019 (39), 2020 (20).

In Test matches, 477 fours and 31 sixes, one boundary every 13.7 balls faced; 56.8% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 541 fours and 123 sixes, one boundary every 8.8 balls faced; 54.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 115 fours and 83 sixes, one boundary every 5.1 balls faced; 65.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 611 fours and 350 sixes, one boundary every 5.0 balls faced; 68.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 104 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, lbw 27%, bowled 14% and run out 3%.

In One Day Internationals, 128 recorded dismissals: caught 63%, bowled 19%, lbw 12% and run out 4%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 50 recorded dismissals: caught 50%, bowled 20%, lbw 18% and run out 8%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 218 recorded dismissals: caught 61%, bowled 22%, run out 8% and lbw 6%.

In Test matches: 4,258 dot balls (79.7% of legal deliveries), 235 maidens, 13 wides and 13 no-balls and wickets by caught 48%, lbw 32% and bowled 21%.

In One Day Internationals: 2,992 dot balls (53.7% of legal deliveries), 29 maidens, 111 wides and 24 no-balls and wickets by caught 68%, bowled 19% and lbw 9%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 348 dot balls (37.4% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 30 wides and 5 no-balls and wickets by caught 79%, bowled 15% and lbw 4%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,228 dot balls (39.7% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 148 wides and 14 no-balls and wickets by caught 77%, bowled 18% and caught and bowled 3%.

Of the 54 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 9 October 2005 (Australia v ICC World XI) and the latest 4 October 2020 (Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings): 2 in Test matches, 15 in One Day Internationals, 9 in Twenty20 Internationals and 28 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 14 October 2005 against ICC World XI and the latest 8 July 2015 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 9 January 2003 against Sri Lanka and the latest 5 September 2015 against England.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 24 February 2006 against South Africa and the latest 27 March 2016 against India.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 19 April 2008 against Delhi Daredevils and the latest 29 October 2020 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,896 against England in 81 innings (average 38.61), 1,797 against India in 52 innings (average 35.94), 1,583 against West Indies in 46 innings (average 38.61) and 1,178 against Pakistan in 34 innings (average 42.07).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 54 against England in 65 innings, 46 against West Indies in 45 innings, 44 against India in 43 innings and 32 against Pakistan in 26 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Sydney Cricket Ground (1,167 runs in 28 innings), Melbourne Cricket Ground (1,063 runs in 28 innings), Sawai Mansingh Stadium (955 runs in 31 innings) and Adelaide Oval (776 runs in 22 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2015: 28 matches, 886 runs and 14 wickets; 2016: 48 matches, 1,140 runs and 45 wickets; 2017: 34 matches, 691 runs and 24 wickets; 2018: 35 matches, 1,108 runs and 19 wickets; 2019: 39 matches, 1,083 runs and 1 wickets; 2020: 20 matches and 546 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2010, with 51 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2010: 2,146. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2010: 54.