JC Archer

Bowler, England, 23 Tests, 2019-2026. Debut v Australia, 2019

29.5Adjusted bowling average, 65th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 28.6. It could reasonably be anywhere from 26.0 to 36.4.

His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

62MS PanesarEngland29.3 63AM FernandoSri Lanka29.4 64JO HolderWest Indies29.4

65JC ArcherEngland29.5

66PP OjhaIndia29.5 67A NortjeSouth Africa29.6 68BA StokesEngland29.6

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2019	30	822	27.40	3.00
2020	8	360	45.00	2.86
2021	4	122	30.50	3.47
2025	18	502	27.89	2.98
2026	23	571	24.83	3.77
Career	83	2377	28.64	3.15

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

29.6

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

28.64

Strike rate

54.6

Economy

3.15

Conditions

Away average

35.33

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

13.6

Value / inns

7.4

Volume

Runs

364

Average

12.13

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

Strike rate

54.4

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

12.85

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
Australia	13	150	13.64
Pakistan	5	87	43.50
New Zealand	7	67	9.57
India	7	27	5.40
West Indies	3	26	8.67
South Africa	2	7	3.50

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Australia	31	22.26	6/45	3
Pakistan	16	29.88	3/25	0
India	13	29.23	3/55	0
New Zealand	13	35.38	4/53	0
South Africa	6	27.83	5/102	1
West Indies	4	50.50	3/45	0

Home & away

Home

11.59bat avg

26.37bowl avg

Away

12.85bat avg

35.33bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	11	95	9.50
2nd	11	166	20.75
3rd	9	78	13.00
4th	6	25	4.17

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Pakistan324/145Edgbaston2026-09-09 v Pakistan14 & 25/99Lord's2026-08-27 v Pakistan233/76Headingley2026-08-19 v New Zealand15 & 26/128Trent Bridge2026-06-25 v New Zealand8 & 05/123The Oval2026-06-17 v Australia51 & 36/73Adelaide Oval2025-12-17 v Australia38 & 51/115Brisbane Cricket Ground2025-12-04 v Australia0 & 52/56Perth Stadium2025-11-21 v India24/151Old Trafford2025-07-23 v India4 & 55/107Lord's2025-07-10

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 37
Not outs: 7
Runs: 364
Average: 12.13
Strike rate: 54.4
Highest: 51
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 1
Ducks: 4

Wickets: 83
Average: 28.64
Economy: 3.15
Strike rate: 54.6
Best: 6/45
5 wickets: 4
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 4529