TJ Murtagh: runs, wickets and records

TJ Murtagh appears in 151 recorded men's matches, from 23 June 2012 to 19 September 2023, most often for Middlesex and Ireland. The matches split as 2 in Test matches, 32 in One Day Internationals, 12 in Twenty20 Internationals, 8 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 97 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Somerset (9 matches), Surrey (9 matches) and Sussex (8 matches). The ground used most often is Lord's, London, with 44 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 143 runs in 20 innings, an average of 14.30, a strike rate of 77.3 and a highest score of 23*, with 2 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 1,165 runs in 134 innings, an average of 12.26, a strike rate of 66.8 and a highest score of 47, with 30 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 12 wickets in 4 innings, an average of 13.75, an economy rate of 2.43, a strike rate of 34.0 balls per wicket and best figures of 5 for 13, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 45 wickets in 31 innings, an average of 28.09, an economy rate of 4.58 and best figures of 5 for 21, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 11 wickets in 12 innings, an average of 26.45, an economy rate of 7.31 and best figures of 3 for 23.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 367 wickets in 165 innings, an average of 23.40, an economy rate of 2.79 and best figures of 6 for 42, including 14 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 47 from 38 balls against Yorkshire at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough on 3 July 2016 (the County Championship). 42 from 30 balls against Durham at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 1 June 2014 (the County Championship). 40 from 21 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 25 June 2018 (the County Championship). 39* from 37 balls against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 1 May 2016 (the County Championship). 39 from 40 balls against Derbyshire at Lord's, London on 18 September 2018 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 42 against Kent at Lord's, London on 27 April 2023. 6 for 51 against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 27 May 2019. 6 for 63 against Lancashire at Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport on 9 June 2017. 6 for 80 against Northamptonshire at County Ground, Northampton on 5 April 2019. 6 for 83 against Warwickshire at Lord's, London on 19 September 2023.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 9 and lost 20 of the 32 recorded matches (31.0% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 5 and lost 6 of the 12 recorded matches (45.5% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 31 and lost 30 of the 97 recorded matches (50.8% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Somerset: 1 won, 4 lost in 9 matches, Surrey: 2 won, 3 lost in 9 matches, Sussex: 2 won, 5 lost in 8 matches and Durham: 4 won, 2 lost in 8 matches.

The grounds used most often are Lord's, London (44), Harare Sports Club (7), The Village, Malahide (6), Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont (5), Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood (5) and Lord's (5).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2013 (33), 2014 (230), 2015 (201), 2016 (217), 2017 (154), 2018 (211), 2019 (150), 2021 (88), 2022 (48), 2023 (27).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2013 (7), 2014 (45), 2015 (48), 2016 (54), 2017 (39), 2018 (67), 2019 (57), 2020 (7), 2021 (58), 2022 (30), 2023 (30).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2012 (1), 2013 (6), 2014 (16), 2015 (17), 2016 (26), 2017 (17), 2018 (16), 2019 (17), 2020 (5), 2021 (14), 2022 (10), 2023 (6).

In the County Championship, 153 fours and 8 sixes, one boundary every 10.8 balls faced; 56.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 95 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, bowled 37%, lbw 5% and stumped 2%.

In Test matches: 331 dot balls (81.1% of legal deliveries), 13 maidens and wickets by caught 58%, lbw 25% and bowled 17%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,030 dot balls (62.2% of legal deliveries), 23 maidens, 23 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 69%, bowled 22% and lbw 7%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 106 dot balls (44.4% of legal deliveries), 14 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 73% and bowled 27%.

In the County Championship: 14,541 dot balls (78.7% of legal deliveries), 768 maidens, 3 wides and 16 no-balls and wickets by caught 52%, lbw 26% and bowled 22%.

The one player of the match award on record is dated 13 October 2015 (Zimbabwe v Ireland): 1 in One Day Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 11 May 2018 against Pakistan and the latest 24 July 2019 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 23 June 2012 against Australia and the latest 7 July 2019 against Zimbabwe.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 16 November 2013 against Canada and the latest 13 March 2016 against Netherlands.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 21 July 2016 against Surrey and the latest 18 June 2021 against Glamorgan.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 6 April 2014 against Sussex and the latest 19 September 2023 against Warwickshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 193 against Durham in 12 innings (average 19.30), 118 against Sussex in 11 innings (average 16.86), 115 against Lancashire in 10 innings (average 16.43) and 102 against Derbyshire in 9 innings (average 12.75).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 37 against Warwickshire in 12 innings, 34 against Somerset in 15 innings, 31 against Yorkshire in 13 innings and 26 against Northamptonshire in 9 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Lord's, London (473 runs in 60 innings), County Ground, Hove (93 runs in 6 innings), Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (61 runs in 4 innings) and Old Trafford, Manchester (49 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2018: 16 matches, 211 runs and 67 wickets; 2019: 17 matches, 150 runs and 57 wickets; 2020: 5 matches and 7 wickets; 2021: 14 matches, 88 runs and 58 wickets; 2022: 10 matches, 48 runs and 30 wickets; 2023: 6 matches, 27 runs and 30 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2016, with 26 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2014: 230. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2018: 67.