WB Rankin: runs, wickets and records

WB Rankin appears in 155 recorded men's matches, from 15 March 2007 to 9 January 2020, most often for Ireland, Warwickshire and England. The matches split as 3 in Test matches, 49 in One Day Internationals, 41 in Twenty20 Internationals, 30 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 32 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Australia (10 matches), Scotland (8 matches) and Nottinghamshire (8 matches). The ground used most often is Edgbaston, Birmingham, with 18 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 43 runs in 6 innings, an average of 8.60 and a highest score of 17, with 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 78 runs in 21 innings, an average of 11.14, a strike rate of 43.6 and a highest score of 18*, with 3 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 53 runs in 12 innings, an average of 10.60, a strike rate of 84.1 and a highest score of 16*, with 2 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 273 runs in 40 innings, an average of 10.92, a strike rate of 42.3 and a highest score of 56*, with 1 fifties and 5 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 64 wickets in 47 innings, an average of 30.22, an economy rate of 4.92 and best figures of 4 for 15.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 44 wickets in 40 innings, an average of 21.09, an economy rate of 6.40 and best figures of 3 for 16.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 29 wickets in 30 innings, an average of 30.21, an economy rate of 8.85 and best figures of 3 for 26.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 101 wickets in 56 innings, an average of 25.86, an economy rate of 3.62 and best figures of 6 for 55, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 56* from 100 balls against Worcestershire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 9 May 2015 (the County Championship). 21* from 65 balls against Yorkshire at Headingley, Leeds on 19 September 2017 (the County Championship). 20* from 28 balls against Lancashire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 26 June 2017 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 55 against Yorkshire at Headingley, Leeds on 26 April 2015. 6 for 75 against Hampshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 19 April 2015. 4 for 15 against United Arab Emirates at Old Hararians on 12 March 2018. 4 for 46 against Ireland at The Village, Malahide on 3 September 2013. 4 for 63 against Scotland at Harare Sports Club on 18 March 2018.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 19 and lost 27 of the 49 recorded matches (41.3% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 21 and lost 17 of the 41 recorded matches (55.3% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 16 and lost 13 of the 30 recorded matches (55.2% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 7 and lost 10 of the 32 recorded matches (41.2% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Australia: 1 won, 8 lost in 10 matches, Scotland: 7 won, 1 lost in 8 matches, Nottinghamshire: 3 won, 3 lost in 8 matches and Yorkshire: 1 won, 5 lost in 8 matches.

Matches by side: Ireland (83), Warwickshire (55), England (10), Derbyshire (5) and Birmingham Bears (2).

The grounds used most often are Edgbaston, Birmingham (18), Edgbaston (15), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (8), The Village, Malahide (8), County Ground (8) and Sheikh Zayed Stadium (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2007 (15), 2009 (5), 2010 (10), 2011 (9), 2012 (8), 2013 (5), 2014 (50), 2015 (155), 2016 (56), 2017 (75), 2018 (39), 2019 (22), 2020 (14).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2007 (12), 2008 (1), 2009 (5), 2010 (6), 2011 (6), 2012 (10), 2013 (10), 2014 (42), 2015 (47), 2016 (26), 2017 (23), 2018 (24), 2019 (32), 2020 (2).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2007 (9), 2008 (2), 2009 (5), 2010 (4), 2011 (9), 2012 (10), 2013 (7), 2014 (18), 2015 (19), 2016 (14), 2017 (15), 2018 (14), 2019 (27), 2020 (2).

In the County Championship, 32 fours and 6 sixes, one boundary every 17.0 balls faced; 60.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 25 recorded dismissals: lbw 36%, caught 36% and bowled 28%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,441 dot balls (61.1% of legal deliveries), 25 maidens, 132 wides and 10 no-balls and wickets by caught 77%, bowled 14% and caught and bowled 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 413 dot balls (47.5% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 44 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 64%, bowled 23% and lbw 9%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 222 dot balls (37.4% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 14 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 83%, bowled 14% and lbw 3%.

In the County Championship: 3,029 dot balls (69.9% of legal deliveries), 95 maidens, 2 wides and 36 no-balls and wickets by caught 67%, bowled 19% and lbw 11%.

Of the 2 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 14 March 2012 (Ireland v Kenya) and the latest 18 January 2017 (United Arab Emirates v Ireland): 2 in Twenty20 Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 3 January 2014 against Australia and the latest 24 July 2019 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 15 March 2007 against Zimbabwe and the latest 9 January 2020 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 8 June 2009 against Bangladesh and the latest 2 November 2019 against Namibia.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 30 May 2014 against Lancashire and the latest 23 August 2019 against Northamptonshire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 25 May 2014 against Somerset and the latest 19 September 2017 against Yorkshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 82 against Yorkshire in 9 innings (average 16.40), 34 against Hampshire in 6 innings (average 8.50), 25 against Australia in 6 innings (average 8.33) and 20 against West Indies in 5 innings (average 10.00).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 19 against Yorkshire in 12 innings, 16 against Scotland in 8 innings, 16 against Lancashire in 9 innings and 15 against Hampshire in 8 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Edgbaston, Birmingham (150 runs in 18 innings), The Village, Malahide (61 runs in 6 innings) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (30 runs in 5 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2015: 19 matches, 155 runs and 47 wickets; 2016: 14 matches, 56 runs and 26 wickets; 2017: 15 matches, 75 runs and 23 wickets; 2018: 14 matches, 39 runs and 24 wickets; 2019: 27 matches, 22 runs and 32 wickets; 2020: 2 matches, 14 runs and 2 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2019, with 27 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2015: 155. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2015: 47.