2015 in numbers: Jamie Vardy, Lewis Hamilton and other staggering stats
Saturday 26 December 2015 11:41, UK
The past 12 months have delivered some thrilling action and memorable moments across a wide range of sports.
From the domination of Novak Djokovic and Lewis Hamilton to the fireworks of Michael van Gerwen and Anthony Joshua, some of the statistics have been staggering.
Here, we look back on 2015 in numbers…
FOOTBALL
11 - Consecutive Premier League games in which Jamie Vardy scored, setting a new record.
8 - Years both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were banned for by Fifa's Ethics Committee.
5 - Trophies won by Barcelona in 2015 (La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, European Super Cup, World Club Cup).
CRICKET
836 - Minutes taken by Alastair Cook to make 263 against Pakistan - the third-longest Test innings in history.
53 - Letters in the combined surnames of England's Test team at both Trent Bridge and the Oval during the Ashes, breaking Australia's 55-letter record at Faisalabad in 1988.
350 - Runs scored by England as they levelled their one-day series against New Zealand by registering the fourth-best run-chase in ODI history
F1
11 - Pole positions for Lewis Hamilton in 2015.
15 - Front-row lockouts sealed by Mercedes out of a total of 19 - a new all-time F1 record.
6 - Points finishes for McLaren - their joint-lowest tally since 1971, when there were only 11 races in the season.
BOXING
90 - Seconds Anthony Joshua needed to knock out Gary Cornish in September.
4.4 million - Number of pay per view buys for Floyd Mayweather's fight with Manny Pacquiao, almost doubling the previous record of 2.4 million for Mayweather v Oscar de la Hoya in 2007.
11 - Rounds lasted by Martin Murray before eventually being stopped by Gennady Golovkin in February. It was the furthest the Kazakh has ever been taken in his 34-fight career.
GOLF
46 - Aces posted on the European Tour during the 2015 season, more than any other in the Tour's history.
22 - Different major winners since Tiger Woods' last major victory, after Jason Day claimed the PGA Championship title.
3,623 - Amount, in US dollars, earned by Jordan Spieth for every shot he played last season.
RUGBY UNION
21 - Appearances made by Sam Burgess for Bath before his switch back to rugby league and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
2,477,875 - People who attended Rugby World Cup matches in 2015, making it the most attended Rugby World Cup to date.
8 - Days incoming England head coach Eddie Jones spent in his role as the Stormers' head coach.
Rugby Union in numbers in 2015
RUGBY LEAGUE
944 - Points scored by Leeds Rhinos on their way to the Super League trophy.
27 - Tries scored by Super League's 2015 top try-scorer, Jermaine McGillvary.
44,393 - People who watched the second test between England and New Zealand at the Olympic Stadium.
Rugby league in numbers in 2015
TENNIS
11 - Tournaments won by Novak Djokovic in 2015 (Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Wimbledon, US Open, Beijing, Shanghai, Paris, ATP Finals).
102 - World ranking places Britain's Johanna Konta climbed over the course of the year.
518 - Aces served by Andy Murray on the ATP World Tour in 2015.
DARTS
97.68 - Gary Anderson's average in the final of last year's PDC World Darts Championship, three points lower than Phil Taylor, who he defeated.
468 - 180s thrown in the 2015 Premier League.
105.26 - Michael van Gerwen's average for the 2015 Premier League, the highest in the tournament.
CYCLING
54.526 - Distance in kilometres covered by Sir Bradley Wiggins in his successful UCI Hour Record attempt in June.
72 - Chris Froome's winning margin at the Tour de France in seconds.
14 - Number of wins achieved by Mark Cavendish in 2015.
