West Indian captain-opening batsman Chris Gayle is the new addition to the list of batsmen who have carried their bat through the completed innings. He achieved the feat against Australia at Adelaide in the second innings of the second test of 2009-10 series. His feat represents the 44^th occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings, which are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	MatchDate
1	AB Tancred	26*	47	2	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Mar 1889
2	JE Barrett	67*	176	3	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1890
3	R Abel	132*	307	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1892
4	PF Warner	132*	237	3	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	Feb 1899
5	WW Armstrong	159*	309	3	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Oct 1902
6	JW Zulch	43*	103	2	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Mar 1910
7	W Bardsley	193*	383	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1926
8	WM Woodfull	30*	66†	4	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	Nov 1928
9	WM Woodfull	73*	193†	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1933
10	WA Brown	206*	422	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
11	L Hutton	202*	344	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
12	L Hutton	156*	272	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Feb 1951
13	Nazar Mohd	124*	331	2	Pak	Ind	Lucknow	Oct 1952
14	FMMWorrell	191*	372	2	Win	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1957
15	TL Goddard	56*	99	3	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	Dec 1957
16	DJ McGlew	127*	292	1	SAF	NZl	Durban	Dec 1961
17	CC Hunte	60*	131	3	Win	Aus	Trinidad	May 1965
18	GM Turner	43*	131	4	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 1969
19	WM Lawry	49*	107	3	Aus	Ind	Delhi	Nov 1969
20	WM Lawry	60*	116†	4	Aus	Eng	Sydney	Jan 1971
21	GM Turner	223*	386	2	NZl	Win	Kingston	Feb 1972
22	IR Redpath	159*	346	3	Aus	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1974
23	G Boycott	99*	215	4	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
24	SM Gavaskar	127*	286	3	Ind	Pak	Faisalabad	Jan 1983
25	M Nazar	152*	323	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 1983
26	S Wettimuny	63*	144	2	Srl	NZl	Christchurch	Mar 1983
27	DC Boon	58*	103	3	Aus	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1986
28	DL Haynes	88*	211	3	Win	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1986
29	GA Gooch	154*	252	3	Eng	Win	Leeds	Jun 1991
30	DL Haynes	75*	176	2	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1991
31	AJ Stewart	69*	175	3	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	Jun 1992
32	DL Haynes	143*	382	3	Win	Pak	Trinidad	Apr 1993
33	MH Dekker	68*	187	4	Zim	Pak	Rawalpindi	Dec 1993
34	MA Atherton	94*	228	2	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1997
35	G Kirsten	100*	239	1	SAF	Pak	Faisalabad	Oct 1997
36	MA Taylor	169*	350	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	Jan 1998
37	GW Flower	156*	321	1	Zim	Pak	Bulawayo	Mar 1998
38	Saeed Anwar	188*	316	3	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 1999
39	MSAtapattu	216*	428	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	Nov 1999
40	RP Arnold	104*	231	2	Srl	Zim	Harare	Dec 1999
41	J Omar	85*	168†	3	Ban	Zim	Bulawayo	Apr 2001
42	V Sehwag	201*	329	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
43	SM Katich	131*	268	3	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 2008
44	CH Gayle	165*	317	3	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2009

Chris Gayle’s feat represents the sixth occasion of a West Indian batsman accomplishing the feat. He is the fourth West Indian batsman to carry the bat through a completed innings after FMM Worrell, CC Hunte and DL Haynes {three occasions}. Chris Gayle is the second West Indian batsman after CC Hunte {60* at Trinidad in May 65} to carry the bat through the completed innings against Australia

No	Batsmen	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	MatchDate
1	FMMWorrell	191*	372	2	Win	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1957
2	CC Hunte	60*	131	3	Win	Aus	Trinidad	May 1965
3	DL Haynes	88*	211	3	Win	Pak	Karachi	Nov 1986
4	DL Haynes	75*	176	2	Win	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1991
5	DL Haynes	143*	382	3	Win	Pak	Trinidad	Apr 1993
6	CH Gayle	165*	317	3	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2009

CH Gayle became the sixth batsman to carry the bat through the completed innings against Australia.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	MatchDate
1	R Abel	132*	307	2	Eng	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1892
2	L Hutton	156*	272	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Feb 1951
3	TL Goddard	56*	99	3	SAF	Aus	CapeTown	Dec 1957
4	CC Hunte	60*	131	3	Win	Aus	Trinidad	May 1965
5	G Boycott	99*	215	4	Eng	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
6	CH Gayle	165*	317	3	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2009

The following are the sixteen batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs while carrying the bat through the completed innings. FMM Worrell and CH Gayle are the two West Indian batsmen in this elite list.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	MatchDate
1	GM Turner	223*	386	2	NZl	Win	Kingston	Feb 1972
2	MSAtapattu	216*	428	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	Nov 1999
3	WA Brown	206*	422	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1938
4	L Hutton	202*	344	2	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug 1950
5	V Sehwag	201*	329	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	Jul 2008
6	W Bardsley	193*	383	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 1926
7	FMMWorrell	191*	372	2	Win	Eng	Nottingham	Jul 1957
8	Saeed Anwar	188*	316	3	Pak	Ind	Kolkata	Feb 1999
9	MA Taylor	169*	350	2	Aus	SAF	Adelaide	Jan 1998
10	CH Gayle	165*	317	3	Win	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 2009
11	WW Armstrong	159*	309	3	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	Oct 1902
12	IR Redpath	159*	346	3	Aus	NZl	Auckland	Mar 1974
13	L Hutton	156*	272	2	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	Feb 1951
14	GW Flower	156*	321	1	Zim	Pak	Bulawayo	Mar 1998
15	GA Gooch	154*	252	3	Eng	Win	Leeds	Jun 1991
16	M Nazar	152*	323	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	Jan 1983