WG Jacks: runs, wickets and records

WG Jacks appears in 340 recorded men's matches, from 20 June 2018 to 27 September 2026, most often for Surrey, England and Oval Invincibles. The matches split as 6 in Test matches, 29 in One Day Internationals, 48 in Twenty20 Internationals, 213 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 44 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are West Indies (23 matches), Kent (19 matches) and Somerset (18 matches). The ground used most often is Kennington Oval, London, with 74 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 234 runs in 11 innings, an average of 21.27 and a highest score of 47, with 1 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 802 runs in 26 innings, an average of 34.87, a strike rate of 100.9 and a highest score of 94, with 5 fifties and 2 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 684 runs in 39 innings, an average of 22.06, a strike rate of 147.7 and a highest score of 53*, with 1 fifties and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 5,671 runs in 204 innings, an average of 29.54, a strike rate of 157.6 and a highest score of 108*, with 4 hundreds, 41 fifties and 12 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 2,005 runs in 62 innings, an average of 34.57, a strike rate of 66.2 and a highest score of 150*, with 4 hundreds, 12 fifties and 6 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 12 wickets in 9 innings, an average of 46.17, an economy rate of 4.61, a strike rate of 60.1 balls per wicket and best figures of 6 for 161, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 16 wickets in 21 innings, an average of 38.25, an economy rate of 5.93 and best figures of 5 for 22, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 22 wickets in 24 innings, an average of 22.64, an economy rate of 8.59 and best figures of 3 for 14.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 79 wickets in 117 innings, an average of 24.04, an economy rate of 7.60 and best figures of 4 for 15.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 44 wickets in 50 innings, an average of 40.95, an economy rate of 3.12 and best figures of 7 for 129, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 150* from 184 balls against Essex at Kennington Oval, London on 19 July 2022 (the County Championship). 120 from 194 balls against Kent at Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham on 20 May 2019 (the County Championship). 119 from 94 balls against Durham at Kennington Oval, London on 29 June 2025 (the County Championship). 108* from 48 balls against Southern Brave at Kennington Oval, London on 14 August 2022 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 103* from 92 balls against Kent at Kennington Oval, London on 26 June 2022 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 7 for 129 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 29 August 2024. 6 for 161 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 1 December 2022. 5 for 22 against Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on 22 September 2026. 5 for 87 against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 26 September 2023. 4 for 15 against Kent at Kennington Oval on 1 October 2020.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 17 and lost 11 of the 29 recorded matches (60.7% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 33 and lost 12 of the 48 recorded matches (73.3% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 122 and lost 81 of the 213 recorded matches (60.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 20 and lost 5 of the 44 recorded matches (80.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were West Indies: 13 won, 9 lost in 23 matches, Kent: 10 won, 6 lost in 19 matches, Somerset: 9 won, 7 lost in 18 matches, Middlesex: 13 won, 4 lost in 17 matches and Essex: 6 won, 7 lost in 17 matches.

Matches by side: Surrey (143), England (83), Oval Invincibles (41), Pretoria Capitals (26), Mumbai Indians (20), Hobart Hurricanes (8), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (8), MI London (8), Islamabad United (2) and MI Emirates (1).

The grounds used most often are Kennington Oval, London (74), Kennington Oval (18), Lord's, London (16), The Rose Bowl, Southampton (16), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (14) and Edgbaston, Birmingham (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2018 (167), 2019 (686), 2020 (353), 2021 (720), 2022 (1,498), 2023 (1,956), 2024 (1,246), 2025 (1,680), 2026 (1,090).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2020 (13), 2021 (9), 2022 (27), 2023 (33), 2024 (25), 2025 (30), 2026 (36).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2018 (14), 2019 (21), 2020 (17), 2021 (29), 2022 (39), 2023 (57), 2024 (54), 2025 (60), 2026 (49).

In Test matches, 17 fours and 6 sixes, one boundary every 19.7 balls faced; 44.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 71 fours and 23 sixes, one boundary every 8.5 balls faced; 52.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 60 fours and 34 sixes, one boundary every 4.9 balls faced; 64.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 533 fours and 302 sixes, one boundary every 4.3 balls faced; 69.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 247 fours and 41 sixes, one boundary every 10.5 balls faced; 61.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 23 recorded dismissals: caught 78%, bowled 9%, lbw 9% and caught and bowled 4%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 31 recorded dismissals: caught 68%, bowled 16%, lbw 10% and run out 6%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 192 recorded dismissals: caught 74%, bowled 14%, lbw 5% and caught and bowled 3%.

In the County Championship, 58 recorded dismissals: caught 45%, bowled 26%, lbw 22% and caught and bowled 5%.

In Test matches: 440 dot balls (61.0% of legal deliveries), 11 maidens and wickets by caught 83%, stumped 8% and bowled 8%.

In One Day Internationals: 292 dot balls (47.2% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 22 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 69%, lbw 12% and caught and bowled 6%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 122 dot balls (35.1% of legal deliveries), 9 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 68%, bowled 9% and caught and bowled 9%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 539 dot balls (35.9% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 52 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 56%, bowled 28% and stumped 8%.

In the County Championship: 2,494 dot balls (72.0% of legal deliveries), 86 maidens, 0 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 50%, lbw 23% and bowled 18%.

Of the 26 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 23 August 2019 (Kent v Surrey) and the latest 22 September 2026 (England v Sri Lanka): 2 in One Day Internationals, 4 in Twenty20 Internationals and 20 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 1 December 2022 against Pakistan and the latest 4 January 2026 against Australia.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 1 March 2023 against Bangladesh and the latest 27 September 2026 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 23 September 2022 against Pakistan and the latest 19 September 2026 against Sri Lanka.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 5 July 2018 against Middlesex and the latest 12 August 2026 against Birmingham Phoenix.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 20 June 2018 against Somerset and the latest 7 June 2026 against Hampshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 738 against Somerset in 20 innings (average 38.84), 632 against Middlesex in 17 innings (average 39.50), 623 against Essex in 18 innings (average 36.65) and 594 against Kent in 21 innings (average 31.26).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 19 against Sri Lanka in 11 innings, 16 against Kent in 14 innings, 14 against Hampshire in 13 innings and 12 against Nottinghamshire in 6 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Kennington Oval, London (2,825 runs in 78 innings), Lord's, London (502 runs in 16 innings), SuperSport Park, Centurion (401 runs in 10 innings) and The Rose Bowl, Southampton (381 runs in 16 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 29 matches, 720 runs and 9 wickets; 2022: 39 matches, 1,498 runs and 27 wickets; 2023: 57 matches, 1,956 runs and 33 wickets; 2024: 54 matches, 1,246 runs and 25 wickets; 2025: 60 matches, 1,680 runs and 30 wickets; 2026: 49 matches, 1,090 runs and 36 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 60 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 1,956. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2026: 36.