Sussex Championship Records

The tables below set out records for the main categories of individual achievement in the men’s official County Championship starting in 1890.
Names of Sussex-born players are set in italics.

Appearances

Most appearances

Pos Matches Player Seasons Runs Wkts Ct/st
1 561 Jas.Langridge 1924-1953 25,893 1,257 309
2 555 G.R.Cox 1898-1928 12,507 1.645 485
3 546 K.G.Suttle 1949-1971 26,588 242 343/2
4 518 J.M.Parks 1949-1972 27,233 27 813/61
5 505 J.G.Langridge 1929-1955 30,338 33 707
6 479 M.W.Tate 1912-1937 15,240 2,014 200
7 461 H.R.Butt 1890-1912 6,179 0 809/233
8 452 W.L.Cornford 1921-1939, 1947 5,837 0 608/299
9 451 J.Vine 1896-1922 21,399 519 185
10 448 A.S.M.Oakman 1947, 1948, 1950-1968 17,952 601 507
11 432 H.W.Parks 1926-1948 19,471 9 170
12 418 T.E.R.Cook 1922-1937 18,247 66 157/1
13 415 E.H.Bowley 1912-1914, 1920-1934 22,861 594 296
14 401 A.E.Relf 1900-1921 16,557 1,428 349
15 400 G.Cox 1931-1955, 1957, 1960 19,351 161 128
Notes: The table lists all players making 400 or more appearances. Matches abandoned without a ball bowled are excluded.
 
Suttle’s appearances include 423 successive matches from 1954 to 1969, the most for any county. A.H.H. Gilligan made 264 appearances between 1919 and 1932, the most by an amateur. G.R. Cox is the oldest player for the side: he was 54 yr 6 mth in the match v Hampshire, Horsham, 1928. J.R.T.  Barclay is the youngest: he was 16 yr, 6 mth in the match v Glamorgan, Swansea, 1970.

Most matches as captain

Pos Player Matches Seasons Highest finish
1 A.E.R.Gilligan 166 1920-1929 4th in 1929
2 C.J.Adams 165 1998-2008 1st in 2003, 2006, 2007
3 R.G.Marlar 137 1955-1960 4th in 1955
4 J.R.T.Barclay 117 1979-1986 2nd in 1981
  H.P.Chaplin 117 1910-1914 6th in 1914
6 A.J.Holmes 115 1925, 1935-1939 5th in 1937
7 W.L.Murdoch 113 1893-1899 5th in 1899
8 M.G.Griffith 101 1968-1972 7th in 1969
9 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 100 1896, 1899-1903, 1908, 1912, 1920 2nd in 1902, 1903,
10 E.R.Dexter 98 1960-1965 4th in 1960, 1963
11 A.P.Wells 95 1990-1996 7th in 1996
12 A.H.H.Gilligan 86 1920, 1922-1930 7th in 1930
  H.T.Bartlett 86 1939-1949 9th in 1947
14 Jas Langridge 83 1950-1953 10th in 1951
15 C.L.A.Smith 77 1905-1909, 1911 4th in 1909
Notes: The table lists all players captaining the side in 75 or more matches. In a small number of matches, information on captains is missing: this may affect the figures for one or two players listed above. The years given in the ‘Seasons’ column include matches where a player was a ‘stand-in’ captain, in addition to those as a full ‘appointed’ captain for a season. The ‘Highest Finish’ column refers to seasons in which the player was a full ‘appointed’ captain.
 
G.A.K. Collins is the youngest player to captain the side: he was 20 yr,1 mth in the match v Somerset, Bath, 1929. K.S. Ranjitsinhji, the nineteenth Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, is the oldest player to captain the side: he was 47 yr, 10 mth in the match v Yorkshire, Leeds, 1920.

Batting

Most runs in an innings

Pos Runs Player Match Ground Season
1 344* M.W.Goodwin Sussex v Somerset Taunton 2009
2 335* M.W.Goodwin Sussex v Leicestershire Hove 2003
3 333 K.S.Duleepsinhji Sussex v Northamptonshire Hove 1930
4 285* K.S.Ranjitsinhji Sussex v Somerset Taunton 1901
5 283 E.H.Bowley Sussex v Middlesex Hove 1933
6 280* E.H.Bowley Sussex v Gloucestershire Hove 1929
7 278 T.E.R.Cook Sussex v Hampshire Hove 1930
8 275 K.S.Ranjitsinhji Sussex v Leicestershire Leicester [GR] 1900
9 274* M.W.Goodwin Sussex v Yorkshire Hove 2011
10 272* R.R.Relf Sussex v Worcestershire Eastbourne 1909
11 258 L.W.P.Wells Sussex v Durham Hove 2017
12 254 K.C.Wessels Sussex v Middlesex Hove 1980
13 253* A.P.Wells Sussex v Yorkshire Middlesborough 1991
14 250* J.G.Langridge Sussex v Glamorgan Hove 1933
  250 E.C.Joyce Sussex v Derbyshire Derby 2016
Notes: The table lists all scores of 250 or more in an innings; asterisks indicate a not-out innings .Matches in bold indicate a second innings score otherwise they are first innings scores
 
Duleepsinhji’s 333 is the most in a day’s play and the highest score by an amateur. He scored 361 runs (115 and 246) v Kent, Hastings, 1929, the most in a match.

Most runs in partnerships, by wicket

Wkt Runs Players Match Ground Season
1 490 E.H.Bowley & J.G.Langridge Sussex v Middlesex Hove 1933
2 385 E.H.Bowley & M.W.Tate Sussex v Northamptonshire Hove 1921
3 385* M.H.Yardy & M.W.Goodwin Sussex v Warwickshire Hove 2006
4 363 M.W.Goodwin & C.D.Hopkinson Sussex v Somerset Taunton 2009
5 297 J.H.Parks & H.W.Parks Sussex v Hampshire Portsmouth 1937
6 335 L.J.Wright & B.C.Brown Sussex v Durham Hove 2014
7 344 K.S.Ranjitsinhji & W.Newham Sussex v Essex Leyton 1902
8 291 R.S.C.Martin-Jenkins & M.J.G.Davis Sussex v Somerset Taunton 2002
9 178 A.F.Wensley & H.W.Parks Sussex v Derbyshire Horsham 1930
10 164 O.E.Robinson & M.E.Holden Sussex v Durham Chester-le-Street 2015
Notes: Asterisks indicate unfinished partnerships. In the match column, names in bold indicates a second innings partnership, otherwise they are first innings partnerships.

There have been four other partnerships of 350 runs or more. These are:
3 376 L.P.T.Wells & S. van Zyl Sussex v Durham Hove 2017
1 372* M.W.Goodwin & R.R. Montgomerie Sussex v Notts Nottingham 2001
1 368 E.H.Bowley & J.H.Parks Sussex v Gloucestershire Hove 1929
3 351 T.J Haines & C.A.Pujara Sussex v Derbyshire Hove 2022
Notes: Of these players, Wells, Parks and Haines are Sussex-born.

Most runs in a season

Pos Player Season Mtch Inns Runs Avge
1 J.H.Parks 1937 30 54 2,578 50.54
2 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 1900 22 34 2,563 85.43
3 J.G.Langridge 1949 22 41 2,441 65.97
4 C.B.Fry 1903 23 36 2,413 80.43
5 C.B.Fry 1901 23 34 2,382 74.43
6 C.B.Fry 1904 23 32 2,376 79.20
7 J.G.Langridge 1937 32 57 2,364 43.77
8 J.G.Langridge 1938 31 52 2,302 47.95
9 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 1899 20 35 2,285 76.16
10 E.H.Bowley 1928 30 50 2,135 43.57
11 J.G.Langridge 1939 31 51 2,106 41.29
12 J.M.Parks 1959 28 49 2,082 53.38
13 T.E.R.Cook 1934 30 43 2,072 56.00
14 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 1901 21 31 2,067 76.55
15 K.G.Suttle 1962 32 59 2,057 38.81
16 K.S.Duleepsinhji 1929 21 36 2,028 56.33
17 J.G.Langridge 1934 30 46 2,007 48.95
Notes: The table lists all batters scoring 2,000 runs or more in a season.
 
Ranjitsinhji’s 2,563 total in 1900 is the most by an amateur. J.G.Langridge and J.H.Parks scored ten hundreds in 1937, and Langridge another ten in 1949, the most in a season. Fry scored 1,116 runs in August 1901, the most for any county in a calendar month.

Most runs in a career

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Inns Runs Avge
1 J.G.Langridge 1928-1955 505 866 30,338 37.50
2 J.M.Parks 1949-1972 518 877 27.233 36.16
3 K.G.Suttle 1949-1971 546 953 26,588 30.42
4 Jas.Langridge 1924-1953 561 861 25,893 35.18
5 E.H.Bowley 1912-1914, 1920-1934 415 699 22,861 34.42
6 J.Vine 1896-1922 451 762 21,399 30.48
7 H.W.Parks 1926-1948 432 666 19,471 33.78
8 G.Cox 1931-1955, 1957, 1960 400 655 19,351 31.82
9 C.B.Fry 1894-1908 215 349 18,471 56.65
10 T.E.R.Cook 1922-1937 418 663 18,247 30.01
11 A.S.M.Oakman 1947, 1948, 1950-1968 448 769 17,952 25.53
12 J.M.Parks 1924-1939 398 640 17,874 30.50
13 A.E.Relf 1900-1921 401 641 16,557 28.11
14 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 1895-1897, 1899-1904, 1908, 1912, 1920 187 297 16,194 62.04
15 A.P.Wells 1982-1996 281 470 16,251 39.92
16 E.H.Killick 1893-1913 397 659 16,101 26.13
17 M.W.Tate 1912-1937 479 702 15,240 23.84
Notes: The table lists all batters scoring 15,000 runs or more in a career.
 
Fry’s 18,451 total is the most by an amateur. J.G.Langridge scored 67 hundreds, and Fry 62, the most in a career.

Bowling

Most wickets in an innings

Analysis Player Match Ground Season
25.2-9-48-10 C.H.G.Bland Sussex v Kent Tonbridge 1899
34.2-19-49-10 N.I.Thomson Sussex v Warwickshire Worthing 1964
33.4-15-34-9 Jas.Langridge Sussex v Yorkshire Sheffield 1934
11.2-1-35-9 J.E.B.B.P.Q.C.Dwyer Sussex v Derbyshire Hove 1906
23.3-11-44-9 J.E.B.B.P.Q.C.Dwyer Sussex v Middlesex Hove 1906
23.2-2-46-9 R.G.Marlar Sussex v Lancashire Hove 1955
11.3-2-48-9 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex v Nottinghamshire Nottingham 2006
36.5-17-50-9 G.R.Cox Sussex v Warwickshire Horsham 1926
22-5-53-9 J.H.Cornford Sussex v Northamptonshire Rushden 1949
33.5-13-60-9 A.E.James Sussex v Yorkshire Hove 1955
39.1-12-71-9 M.W.Tate Sussex v Middlesex Lord’s 1926
41.3-15-73-9 F.W.Tate Sussex v Leicestershire Leicester 1902
30.1-10-78-9 O.E.Robinson Sussex v Glamorgan Cardiff (SG) 2021
40.9-9-95-9 A.E.Relf Sussex v Warwickshire Hove 1910
39.4-8-114-9 E.H.Bowley Sussex v Derbyshire Hove 1929
Notes:  The table lists, in runs-conceded order, all instances of bowlers taking nine or ten wickets in an innings. The first column, headed Analysis, gives overs bowled, maidens, runs and wickets, in that order. Matches highlighted in bold indicate instances in the second innings. In the Bland instance, overs were of five balls; in all other instances overs were of six balls.
 
Dwyer was playing in his first match in the competition in 1906. Marlar’s 9-46 is the best innings return by an amateur. Cox took seventeen wickets in the fixture v Warwickshire, Horsham, 1926, the most in a match; he was 52 yr, 6mth at the time. F.Parris took 15 wickets for 98 (7-70, 8-28) v Gloucestershire, Bristol, 1894, the most for the county in a day’s play.

Most wickets in a season

Pos Player Season Mtch Overs Wickets Avge
1 M.W.Tate 1925 28 1,309.1 194 13.44
2 M.W.Tate 1923 28 1,277.1 174 13.19
3 G.R.Cox 1905 28 1,378.3 154 21.40
4 F.W.Tate 1902 20 974.2 153 14.28
5 M.W.Tate 1924 23 930.3 139 12.61
6 G.R.Cox 1907 26 1,061.4 138 18.39
7 M.W.Tate 1934 29 1,403.2 137 19.00
8 Jas.Langridge 1933 27 1,034.3 136 15.50
9 A.E.R.Gilligan 1923 26 771.4 129 15.01
10 A.E.Relf 1910 26 1,109.2 128 19.99
11 M.W.Tate 1928 26 1,189.1 127 18.51
12 F.W.Tate 1901 24 1,009.1 126 20.00
13 M.W.Tate 1932 26 1,071 124 15.58
14 N.I.Thomson 1961 31 1,170.2 124 21.21
15 N.I.Thomson 1958 27 897 123 15.91
16 W.A.Humphreys 1893 16 643.4 122 16.43
17 N.I.Thomson 1954 28 991.2 122 19.04
18 N.I.Thomson 1959 28 1,092 120 21.32
Notes: The table lists all bowlers taking 120 wickets or more in a season. In the Humphreys instance, overs were of five balls: in all other instances overs were of six balls.
 
Maurice Tate took five wickets in an innings on 22 occasions in 1925, the most in a season. Gilligan took the most wickets in a season by an amateur. Humphreys was an underarm bowler and the only instance of such a bowler taking 100 wickets in a season for any county.

Most wickets in a career

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Overs Wickets Avge
1 M.W.Tate 1912-1937 479 17,826.2 2,014 17.55
2 G.R.Cox 1898-1928 555 15,738.3* 1,645 2253
3 N.I.Thomson 1952-1965, 1972 375 13,110.4 1,431 20.33
4 A.E.Relf 1900-1921 401 13,674.3 1,428 21.01
5 Jas.Langridge 1924-1953 561 12,206.4 1,257 22.07
6 F.W.Tate 1891-1905 244 8,993.5* 1,062 21.37
7 J.H.Cornford 1931-1952 310 9,896.5* 961 26.20
8 A.F.Wensley 1922-1936 334 10,120.3 918 26.51
9 A.Buss 1958-1974 282 8,043.5 886 24.99
10 J.A.Snow 1961-1977 248 6,794 821 21.68
11 A.E.James 1948-1960 263 8,784.1 755 26.59
12 D.L.Bates 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955-1971 283 7,388.5 773 26.27
13 J.H.Parks 1924-1939 398 8,520.2* 723 26.13
14 R.G.Marlar 1951-1961, 1968 205 6,091.1 677 23.92
15 E.H.Killick 1893-1913 397 5,974* 630 27.66
16 A.S.M.Oakman 1947, 1948, 1950-1968 448 6,605.5 601 27.39
Notes: The table lists all bowlers taking 600 or more wickets in a career. An asterisk indicates bowlers who have bowled in seasons when five- or eight-ball overs were in use: these have been converted to their six-ball equivalent for this table.
 
Maurice Tate took five wickets in an innings on 149 occasions in his career, the most for the county. Marlar took 676 wickets in his career when playing as an amateur, the most for the county.

Fielding

Most catches in an innings

Catches Players Match Ground Season
5 G.A.Stannard Sussex v Gloucestershire* Gloucester 1919
5 A.F.Wensley Sussex v Warwickshire* Edgbaston 1932
5 A.F.Wensely Sussex v Surrey Horsham 1934
5 J.G.Langridge Sussex v Somerset* Taunton 1950
5 A.S.M.Oakman Sussex v Glamorgan Worthing 1958
5 A.S.M.Oakman Sussex v Lancashire* Hastings 1961
5 G.A.Greenidge Sussex v Glamorgan Hove 1975
5 H.Z.Finch Sussex v Worcestershire Worcester 2017
Notes: The table lists all fielders taking more than five catches in an innings: the figures exclude catches taken when players were wicketkeeping. Asterisks denote catches taken in the second innings, otherwise they relate to the first innings.
 
There have been four instances of fielders taking seven catches in a match. These are A.F.Wensley (5,2) v Surrey, Horsham, 1934: J.G.Langridge (2,5) v Somerset, Taunton, 1950; A.S.M.Oakman (5,2) v Glamorgan, Worthing, 1958 and G.C.Cooper (3,4) v Nottinghamshire, Hove, 1961.

Most catches in a season

Pos Player Season Mtch Ct Avge
1 J.G.Langridge 1955 28 66 2.35
2 J.G.Langridge 1933 31 59 1.90
3 J.G.Langridge 1950 28 52 1.85
4 A.S.M.Oakman 1958 27 49 1.81
5 A.S.M.Oakman 1959 26 46 1.76
6 J.G.Langridge 1934 30 44 1.46
7 J.G.Langridge 1947 26 44 1.69
8 J.G.Langridge 1939 31 43 1.38
9 J.G.Langridge 1935 30 41 1.36
10 J.G.Langridge 1937 32 41 1.31
11 A.S.M.Oakman 1963 28 41 1.46
12 G.R.Cox 1910 26 40 1.53
13 R.J.Langridge 1961 31 40 1.24
Notes: The table lists all fielders taking forty or more catches in a season: the figures exclude catches taken when players were wicketkeeping.
 
Langridge’s 66 in 1955 is the highest for any county in a season.

Most catches in a career

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Ct Avge
1 J.G.Langridge 1928-1955 505 707 1.40
2 A.S.M.Oakman 1947, 1948, 1950-1968 448 507 1.13
3 G.R.Cox 1898-1928 555 485 0.87
4 K.G.Suttle 1949-1971 546 343 0.62
5 Jas.Langridge 1924-1953 561 309 0.55
6 E.B.Bowley 1912-1914, 1920-1934 415 296 0.71
7 J.H.Parks 1924-1939 398 277 0.69
8 R.R.Relf 1906-1921, 1924 253 245 0.96
9 A.F.Wensley 1922-1936 334 226 0.67
10 C.J.Adams 1998-2008 163 217 1.33
11 M.W.Tate 1912-1937 479 200 0.42
12 M.A.Buss 1961-1978 271 200 0.73
Notes: The table lists all fielders taking 200 or more catches in a career: the figures exclude catches taken when players were wicketkeeping. John Langridge’s 707 is the second highest career total for any county.

Wicketkeeping

Most dismissals in an innings

Dismisssals Player Match Ground Season
6 (6ct, 0st) H.R.Butt Sussex v Gloucestershire Bristol 1899
6 (6ct, 0st) H.R.Butt Sussex v Hampshire Hove 1901
6 (6ct, 0st) H.R.Butt Sussex v Leicestershire Hove 1909
6 (3ct, 3st) R.T.Webb Sussex v Nottinghamshire Hove 1955
6 (6ct, 0st) J.M.Parks Sussex v Worcestershire Dudley 1959
6 (6ct, 0st) R.T.Webb Sussex v Somerset Hove 1960
6 (6ct, 0st) M.G.Griffith Sussex v Essex Clacton-on-Sea 1964
6 (6ct, 0st) A.J.Hodd Sussex v Hampshire West End 2011
6 (6ct, 0st) B.C.Brown Sussex v Middlesex Hove 2012
6 (6ct, 0st) M.J.Prior Sussex v Warwickshire Hove 2013
6 (6ct, 0st) B.C.Brown Sussex v Warwickshire Horsham 2014
6 (6ct, 0st) B.C.Brown Sussex v Gloucestershire Cheltenham 2018
Notes: The table lists all wicketkeepers making more than five dismissals in an innings: the figures exclude catches taken when players were fielding. Matches in bold denote instances in the second innings.
 
Brown made nine dismissals, all caught, v Somerset, Taunton, 2013 and v Warwickshire, Horsham, 2014, the most for the county in a match. There have been no instances of a Sussex wicketkeeper making more than three stumpings in an innings.

Most dismissals in a season

Pos Player Season Mtch Ct St Total Avge
1 J.M.Parks 1959 28 79 6 85 3.03
2 H.R.Butt 1905 28 65 16 81 2.89
3 G.B.Street 1923 26 60 20 80 3.07
4 W.L.Cornford 1925 31 57 21 78 2.57
5 J.M.Parks 1961 30 73 4 77 2.56
6 W.L.Cornford 1933 29 41 31 72 2.48
7 W.L.Cornford 1932 26 40 30 70 2.64
8 G.B.Street 1914 27 55 14 69 2.55
9 H.R.Butt 1903 23 56 10 66 2.86
10 I.J.Gould 1984 22 60 6 66 3.00
11 W.L.Cornford 1925 28 47 18 65 2.32
12 W.L.Cornford 1935 29 46 19 65 2.24
13 R.T.Webb 1955 28 41 24 65 2.32
 
Notes: The table lists all wicketkeepers making 65 or more dismissals in a season: the figures exclude catches taken when players were fielding. Column eight, headed ‘Avge’, gives the average number of dismissals per match for each player.
 
Parks’ 79 in 1959, and Cornford’s 31 in 1933 are respectively the most catches and most stumpings in a season. Parks was playing his first full season as wicketkeeper in 1959.

Most dismissals in a career

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Ct Stpd Total Avge
1 H.R.Butt 1890-1912 461 809 233 1,042 2.26
2 W.L.Cornford 1921-1939, 1947 443 608 299 907 2.04
3 J.M.Parks 1958-1972 318 688 61 749 2.35
4 P.Moores 1985, 1987-1998 206 430 33 463 2.24
5 R.T.Webb 1948-1960 225 285 110 395 1.75
6 B.C.Brown 2010-2019 129 377 15 392 3.03
7 G.B.Street 1912-1914, 1920-1923 174 272 97 369 2.12
8 I.J.Gould 1981-1988 156 308 32 340 2.17
9 M.J.Prior 2001-2014 104 274 22 296 2.84
10 A.Long 1976-1980 94 207 21 228 2.42
11 S.C.Griffith 1938-1950, 1952-1954 105 165 35 200 1.90

All-Round Play

Most runs and wickets in an innings

Pos Player Performance Match Ground Season
1 G.Bean 186
8-31		 Sussex v Lancashire
Sussex v Yorkshire		 Manchester
Dewsbury		 1893
1891
2 A.E.Relf 189*
9-95		 Sussex v Hampshire
Sussex v Warwickshire		 Portsmouth
Hove		 1906
1910
3 R.R.Relf 272*
8-79		 Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex v Essex		 Eastbourne
Hove		 1909
1910
4 J.Vine 202
8-76		 Sussex v Northamptonshire
Sussex v Nottinghamshire		 Hastings
Nottingham		 1920
1901
5 M.W.Tate 203
9-71		 Sussex v Northamptonshire
Sussex v Middlesex		 Hove
Lord’s		 1921
1926
6 G.R.Cox 167*
9-50		 Sussex v Hampshire
Sussex v Warwickshire		 Chichester
Horsham		 1906
1926
7 E.H.Bowley 280*
9-114		 Sussex v Gloucestershire
Sussex v Derbyshire		 Hove
Hove		 1929
1929
8 Jas. Langridge 167
9-34		 Sussex v Nottinghamshire
Sussex v Yorkshire		 Nottingham
Sheffield		 1936
1934
9 C.Oakes 160
8-147		 Sussex v Glamorgan
Sussex v Kent		 Chichester
Tonbridge		 1950
1939
10 A.W.Greig 226
8-25		 Sussex v Warwickshire
Sussex v Gloucestershire		 Hastings
Hove		 1975
1967
11 Imran Khan 167
8-34		 Sussex v Gloucestershire
Sussex v Middlesex		 Hove
Lord’s		 1978
1986

Most runs and wickets in a season

Pos Player Season Mtch Runs Avge Wkt Avge Ratio
1 Jas Langridge 1933 27 1,340 41.87 136 15.50 2,70
2 M.W.Tate 1924 23 1,095 30.41 139 12.61 2.41
3 M.W.Tate 1926 17 1,054 34.00 106 15.83 2.14
4 A.E.Relf 1913 26 1,560 34.66 116 17.57 1.97
5 M.W.Tate 1925 28 1,162 24.72 194 13.44 1.83
6 M.W.Tate 1923 28 1,000 23.25 174 13.19 1.76
7 M.W.Tate 1927 26 1.346 34.51 119 20.09 1.71
8 M.W.Tate 1928 26 1,174 31.10 127 18.51 1.62
9 A.E.Relf 1911 24 1,375 31.97 116 20.95 1.52
10 A.E.Relf 1908 28 1,130 27.56 109 19.11 1.44
11 E.H.Killkick 1905 28 1,241 27.57 101 20.28 1.35
12 A.E.Relf 1910 26 1,098 24.95 128 19.99 1.24

Most runs and wickets in a career

Over 10,000 runs and 1,000 wickets

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Runs Avge Wkt Avge Ratio
1 Jas Langridge 1924-1953 561 25,893 35.18 1,257 22.07 1.59
2 M.W.Tate 1912-1937 479 15,240 23.82 2,014 17.55 1.35
3 A.E.Relf 1900-1921 401 16,557 28.11 1,428 21.01 1.33
4 G.R.Cox 1898-1928 555 12,507 18.34 1,645 22.53 0.81

Over 5,000 runs and 500 wickets, excluding players above

Pos Player Seasons Mtch Runs Avge Wkt Avge Ratio
1 J.Vine 1896-1922 451 21,399 30.48 519 29.87 1.02
2 E.H.Bowley 1912-1914
1920-1934		 415 22,861 34.42 594 25.35 1.35
3 J.H.Parks 1924-1939 398 17,874 30.50 723 26.25  
4 A.S.M.Oakman 1947, 1948,
1950-1968		 448 17,952 25.53 601 27.39  
5 E.H.Killick 1893-1913 275 16,101 26.13 630 27.65  
6 A.E.R.Gilligan 1920-1929
1931, 1932		 208 6,227 20.34 594 20.86 0.97
7 A.F.Wensley 1922-1936 334 8.744 19.97 918 26.51 0.74
8 N.I.Thomson 1952-1965, 1972 375 6,379 14.39 1,431 20.33 0.70

Captaincy

Most matches as captain

Pos Player Matches Seasons Highest finish
1 A.E.R.Gilligan 166 1920-1929 4th in 1929
2 C.J.Adams 165 1998-2008 1st in 2003, 2006, 2007
3 R.G.Marlar 137 1955-1960 4th in 1955
4 J.R.T.Barclay 117 1979-1986 2nd in 1981
  H.P.Chaplin 117 1910-1914 6th in 1914
6 A.J.Holmes 115 1925, 1935-1939 5th in 1937
7 W.L.Murdoch 113 1893-1899 5th in 1899
8 M.G.Griffith 101 1968-1972 7th in 1969
9 K.S.Ranjitsinhji 100 1896, 1899-1903,
1908, 1912, 1920		 2nd in 1902, 1903
10 E.R.Dexter 98 1960-1965 4th in 1960, 1963
11 A.P.Wells 95 1990-1996 7th in 1996
12 A.H.H.Gilligan 86 1920, 1922-1930 7th in 1930
  H.T.Bartlett 86 1939-1949 9th in 1947
14 Jas Langridge 83 1950-1953 10th in 1951
15 C.L.A.Smith 77 1905-1909,1911 4th in 1909
Notes: The table lists all players captaining the side in 75 or more matches. In a small number of matches, information on captains is missing: this may affect the figures for one or two players listed above. The years given in the ‘Seasons’ column include matches where a player was a ‘stand-in’ captain, in addition to those as a full ‘appointed’ captain for a season. The ‘Highest Finish’ column refers to seasons in which the player was a full ‘appointed’ captain.
 
G.A.K. Collins is the youngest player to captain the side: he was 20 yr, 1 mth in the match v Somerset, Bath, 1929. K.S.Ranjitsinhj, then the Maharajah of Nawanagar, is the oldest player to captain the side: he was 47 yr, 10 mth in the match v Yorkshire, Leeds, 1920.