WL Madsen: runs, wickets and records

WL Madsen appears in 338 recorded men's matches, from 13 April 2014 to 24 September 2026, most often for Derbyshire, Manchester Originals and Italy. The matches split as 8 in Twenty20 Internationals, 179 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 151 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Leicestershire (39 matches), Northamptonshire (31 matches) and Worcestershire (27 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Derby, with 90 matches.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 205 runs in 7 innings, an average of 34.17, a strike rate of 132.3 and a highest score of 61*, with 2 fifties and 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 4,807 runs in 173 innings, an average of 33.15, a strike rate of 139.7 and a highest score of 109*, with 2 hundreds, 31 fifties and 12 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 10,848 runs in 265 innings, an average of 44.64, a strike rate of 57.2 and a highest score of 204*, with 26 hundreds, 60 fifties and 27 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 21 wickets in 44 innings, an average of 37.00, an economy rate of 8.19 and best figures of 2 for 20.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 26 wickets in 70 innings, an average of 50.50, an economy rate of 3.20 and best figures of 2 for 8.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 204* from 351 balls against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Bristol on 11 April 2019 (the County Championship). 198 from 236 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 24 September 2025 (the County Championship). 176 from 263 balls against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 26 June 2022 (the County Championship). 172* from 292 balls against Leicestershire at Grace Road, Leicester on 7 August 2015 (the County Championship). 163 from 293 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 26 June 2016 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 2 for 8 against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 21 September 2021. 2 for 12 against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 26 June 2017. 2 for 19 against Nottinghamshire at County Ground, Derby on 29 April 2021. 2 for 20 against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road on 19 July 2017. 2 for 24 against Glamorgan at Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay on 17 July 2016.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 70 and lost 105 of the 179 recorded matches (40.0% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 30 and lost 56 of the 151 recorded matches (34.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Leicestershire: 18 won, 9 lost in 39 matches, Northamptonshire: 11 won, 14 lost in 31 matches, Worcestershire: 10 won, 13 lost in 27 matches, Yorkshire: 13 won, 12 lost in 27 matches and Nottinghamshire: 4 won, 21 lost in 27 matches.

Matches by side: Derbyshire (302), Manchester Originals (21), Italy (8), Joburg Super Kings (4), Peshawar Zalmi (2) and London Spirit (1).

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Derby (90), County Ground (36), Old Trafford, Manchester (16), Queen's Park, Chesterfield (15), Grace Road, Leicester (13) and County Ground, Northampton (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (1,434), 2015 (1,184), 2016 (1,444), 2017 (1,065), 2018 (1,078), 2019 (1,152), 2020 (192), 2021 (687), 2022 (1,929), 2023 (1,480), 2024 (1,529), 2025 (1,599), 2026 (1,087).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (1), 2016 (9), 2017 (18), 2018 (5), 2019 (3), 2020 (2), 2021 (4), 2022 (4), 2025 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (29), 2015 (23), 2016 (26), 2017 (23), 2018 (24), 2019 (27), 2020 (8), 2021 (12), 2022 (39), 2023 (33), 2024 (37), 2025 (29), 2026 (28).

In Twenty20 Internationals, 20 fours and 5 sixes, one boundary every 6.2 balls faced; 53.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 500 fours and 108 sixes, one boundary every 5.7 balls faced; 55.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 1,399 fours and 33 sixes, one boundary every 13.3 balls faced; 53.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 145 recorded dismissals: caught 64%, bowled 19%, lbw 8% and run out 6%.

In the County Championship, 243 recorded dismissals: caught 54%, lbw 28%, bowled 15% and run out 1%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 207 dot balls (36.4% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 10 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 43%, lbw 29% and bowled 19%.

In the County Championship: 1,694 dot balls (68.9% of legal deliveries), 73 maidens and wickets by caught 54%, lbw 23% and bowled 12%.

Of the 11 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 1 July 2016 (Worcestershire v Derbyshire) and the latest 23 July 2023 (Italy v Jersey): 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 10 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 23 July 2023 against Jersey and the latest 9 February 2026 against Scotland.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 May 2014 against Leicestershire and the latest 12 July 2026 against Leicestershire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 13 April 2014 against Essex and the latest 24 September 2026 against Worcestershire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,998 against Leicestershire in 49 innings (average 51.23), 1,631 against Worcestershire in 35 innings (average 56.24), 1,504 against Northamptonshire in 42 innings (average 41.78) and 1,259 against Gloucestershire in 29 innings (average 46.63).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 10 against Nottinghamshire in 13 innings, 6 against Leicestershire in 13 innings, 6 against Glamorgan in 8 innings and 5 against Sussex in 7 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Derby (4,873 runs in 133 innings), County Ground (1,006 runs in 35 innings), Queen's Park, Chesterfield (963 runs in 24 innings) and Grace Road, Leicester (943 runs in 17 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 12 matches, 687 runs and 4 wickets; 2022: 39 matches, 1,929 runs and 4 wickets; 2023: 33 matches and 1,480 runs; 2024: 37 matches and 1,529 runs; 2025: 29 matches, 1,599 runs and 1 wickets; 2026: 28 matches and 1,087 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2022, with 39 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2022: 1,929. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2017: 18.