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Alex Lees

33England

Left-handed strike-rotating opener
Right-arm leg-spin bowler

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class	166	282	10,289	38.54	50.2	27/45	195
Tests	10	19	453	23.84	43.1	0/2	67
Domestic	156	263	9,836	39.66	50.6	27/43	195
Last 10	10	16	441	27.56	50.3	0/2	80

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class	166	55	3	27.33	8.95	2/51	0	0
Domestic	156	55	3	27.33	8.95	2/51	0	0

Batting style

Matches

Balanced opener

Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	44.3	30.8
Average v pace	41.5	29.0
Average v spin	59.7	37.9
Strike rate v pace	56	54
Strike rate v spin	54	55
Balls per dismissal	79	57
Dot %	71.2	73.3

8,884 balls in Tests and first-class · Mar 2022 – Sept 2026

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Watchful opener

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	25.2	27.8
Average v pace	26.7	27.4
Average v spin	17.3	31.9
Strike rate v pace	42	55
Strike rate v spin	49	54
Balls per dismissal	58	50
Dot %	79.7	73.3

1,052 balls in Tests · Mar 2022 – Sept 2022

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Strike-rotating opener

Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	47.9	31.2
Average v pace	44.4	29.3
Average v spin	67.6	38.3
Strike rate v pace	59	53
Strike rate v spin	55	55
Balls per dismissal	83	58
Dot %	70.1	73.3

7,832 balls in first-class matches · Apr 2022 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

Overall rank: 103rd; all first-class batters
County Championship rank: 31st; batters
Runs a match: +7.4; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +12.9
June 2025Now +7.4
201520172019202120232025

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	28	1,585	35.2	55.0	–	–	–

Team

DurhamCounty ChampionshipLast played Sept 2026

Matches

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	26%	0	4	63062480483740253
63062480483740253

Alex Lees has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Sept 2026	Durham	Lancashire	Old Trafford	3 (12)	–	Drawn
15 Sept 2026	Durham	Worcestershire	Riverside Ground	40 & 25	–	Drawn
8 Sept 2026	Durham	Middlesex	Riverside Ground	48 & 37	–	Durham won by 93 runs
2 Sept 2026	Durham	Northamptonshire	County Ground	24 & 80	–	Durham won by 153 runs
27 Aug 2026	Durham	Gloucestershire	Riverside Ground	6 (10)	–	Durham won by 10 wickets
20 Aug 2026	Durham	Derbyshire	County Ground	63 & 0	–	Durham won by 338 runs
19 Jun 2026	Durham	Northamptonshire	Riverside Ground	6 & 39	–	Durham won by 6 wickets
12 Jun 2026	Durham	Derbyshire	Riverside Ground	26 (65)	–	Durham won by an innings and 22 runs
15 May 2026	Durham	Kent	Kent County Cricket Ground	31 (41)	–	Drawn
8 May 2026	Durham	Worcestershire	County Ground, New Road	9 & 4	–	Durham won by 9 wickets

Test streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	1/10	11%	0	1	444965653541339
444965653541339

Alex Lees has made 50 or more in 1 of the last 10 Test innings.

Last 10 Tests

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
8 Sept 2022	England	South Africa	Kennington Oval	13 & 39	–	England won by 9 wickets
25 Aug 2022	England	South Africa	Old Trafford	4 (7)	–	England won by an innings and 85 runs
17 Aug 2022	England	South Africa	Lord's	5 & 35	–	South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
1 Jul 2022	England	India	Edgbaston	6 & 56	–	England won by 7 wickets
23 Jun 2022	England	New Zealand	Headingley	4 & 9	–	England won by 7 wickets
10 Jun 2022	England	New Zealand	Trent Bridge	67 & 44	–	England won by 5 wickets
2 Jun 2022	England	New Zealand	Lord's	25 & 20	–	England won by 5 wickets
24 Mar 2022	England	West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada	31 & 31	–	West Indies won by 10 wickets
16 Mar 2022	England	West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	30 & 24	–	Drawn
8 Mar 2022	England	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua	4 & 6	–	Drawn

Domestic first-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	27%	0	4	63062480483740253
63062480483740253

Alex Lees has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 Domestic first-class innings.

Last 10 domestic first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Sept 2026	Durham	Lancashire	Old Trafford	3 (12)	–	Drawn
15 Sept 2026	Durham	Worcestershire	Riverside Ground	40 & 25	–	Drawn
8 Sept 2026	Durham	Middlesex	Riverside Ground	48 & 37	–	Durham won by 93 runs
2 Sept 2026	Durham	Northamptonshire	County Ground	24 & 80	–	Durham won by 153 runs
27 Aug 2026	Durham	Gloucestershire	Riverside Ground	6 (10)	–	Durham won by 10 wickets
20 Aug 2026	Durham	Derbyshire	County Ground	63 & 0	–	Durham won by 338 runs
19 Jun 2026	Durham	Northamptonshire	Riverside Ground	6 & 39	–	Durham won by 6 wickets
12 Jun 2026	Durham	Derbyshire	Riverside Ground	26 (65)	–	Durham won by an innings and 22 runs
15 May 2026	Durham	Kent	Kent County Cricket Ground	31 (41)	–	Drawn
8 May 2026	Durham	Worcestershire	County Ground, New Road	9 & 4	–	Durham won by 9 wickets

Records

=2ndMost hundreds in One-Day Cup history10
3rdMost runs in One-Day Cup history3,130
=5thMost fifties in One-Day Cup history19
6thMost fours in One-Day Cup history313
6thMost matches in One-Day Cup history79
8thHighest partnerships in One-Day Cup history242
9thHighest partnerships in T20 Blast history181