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KA Maharaj of South Africa joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured nine wickets in a test innings

Posted by on Jul 21, 2018 in Test Matches | 0 comments

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine wickets  conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the seventeenth occasion of a bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the sixteenth bowler to accomplish the feat. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 14.2×5 6 28 9 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
2 SF Barnes 38.4 7 103 9 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
3 AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
4 JC Laker 16.4 4 37 9 2 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
5 HJ Tayfield 37.0 11 113 9 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
6 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
7 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 Ind Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
8 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
9 Sarfraz Nawaz 35.4×8 7 86 9 4 Pak Aus Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
10 N Kapil Dev 30.3 6 83 9 3 Ind Win Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
11 RJ Hadlee 23.4 4 52 9 1 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
12 Abdul Qadir 37.0 13 56 9 1 Pak Eng Lahore 25 Nov 1987
13 DE Malcolm 16.3 2 57 9 3 Eng SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1994
14 M Muralitharan 54.2 27 65 9 3 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
15 M Muralitharan 40.0 19 51 9 1 Srl Zim Kandy 04 Jan 2002
16 HMRKB Herath 33.1 3 127 9 2 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
17 KA Maharaj 41.1 10 129 9 1 SAF Srl Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine  wickets  conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the second South African bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.HJ Tayfield was the other bowler to  perform such a feat. He had captured nine for 113 against England at  Johannesburg in Fev 1957. Thus it took 61 years for KA Maharaj to emulate HJ Tayfield to become the second South African bowler to capture nine wickets in a test innings.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HJ Tayfield 37.0 11 113 9 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
2 KA Maharaj 41.1 10 129 9 1 SAF Srl Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj became the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket  to  capture nine wickets in an innings conceding 100 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
2 SF Barnes 38.4 7 103 9 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
3 HJ Tayfield 37.0 11 113 9 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
5 AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
6 HMRKB Herath 33.1 3 127 9 2 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
6 KA Maharaj 41.1 10 129 9 1 SAF Srl Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018

KA Maharaj of South Africa captured nine wickets conceding 129 runs against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC to  provide the eleventh occasion of a spin bowler capturing nine wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. He became the tenth spin bowler to accomplish the feat. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
2 JC Laker 16.4 4 37 9 2 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
3 HJ Tayfield 37.0 11 113 9 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
4 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
5 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 Ind Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
6 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 95 9 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
7 Abdul Qadir 37.0 13 56 9 1 Pak Eng Lahore 25 Nov 1987
8 M Muralitharan 54.2 27 65 9 3 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
9 M Muralitharan 40.0 19 51 9 1 Srl Zim Kandy 04 Jan 2002
10 HMRKB Herath 33.1 3 127 9 2 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
11 KA Maharaj 41.1 10 129 9 1 SAF Srl Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018

Col-SSC became  the fifth ground in the annals of test cricket to witness two or more bowlers capturing nine  wickets  in a test innings. Others are – Johannesburg {03}, Kanpur  {02}, Melbourne {02} and The Oval {02}

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 14.2×5 6 28 9 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
2 SF Barnes 38.4 7 103 9 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
3 HJ Tayfield 37.0 11 113 9 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
                     
1 HMRKB Herath 33.1 3 127 9 2 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
2 KA Maharaj 41.1 10 129 9 1 SAF Srl Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2018
                     
1 SP Gupte 34.3 11 102 9 1 Ind Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
2 JM Patel 35.5 16 69 9 2 Ind Aus Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
                     
1 AA Mailey 47.0 8 121 9 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
2 Sarfraz Nawaz 35.4×8 7 86 9 4 Pak Aus Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
                     
1 DE Malcolm 16.3 2 57 9 3 Eng SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1994
2 M Muralitharan 54.2 27 65 9 3 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998

 

South Africa dismissed all out for a total of 75 and less than 75 runs in a test innings

Posted by on Jul 16, 2018 in Test Matches | 0 comments

South Africa was  dismissed all out  for 73 in the  fourth innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide  the 82nd occasion  of team dismissed  all out  for a total of 75 runs and  less than 75 runs in an innings in the  annals  of test cricket. It also provides the twelfth occasion of South Africa dismissed for a total  of 75 and less than 75 runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of ascending runs

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 South Africa 30 12.3 2 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
4 South Africa 36 23.2 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
5 South Africa 43 28.2×4 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
6 South Africa 45 31.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
7 South Africa 47 47.1×4 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
8 South Africa 58 26.1 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
9 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
10 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
11 South Africa 73 28.5 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Jul 2018
12 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907

South Africa was  dismissed all out  for 73 in the fourth innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide  the second occasion  of team dismissed  all out  for a total of 75 runs and  less than 75 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka  in a test innings. .

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 62 25.2 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
2 South Africa 73 28.5 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Jul 2018

South Africa was  dismissed all out  for 73 in the fourth innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide  the 20th occasion  of team dismissed  all out  for a total of 75 runs and  less than 75 runs in the  fourth  innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
3 Australia 44 26.0×5 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
4 England 46 19.1 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
5 West Indies 51 19.1 4 v Australia Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
6 West Indies 53 25.3 4 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
7 Australia 58 12.3×8 4 v England Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
8 England 62 47.0×4 4 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
9 Zimbabwe 63 47.0 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
10 England 64 27.3×8 4 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1978
11 Australia 65 22.4 4 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1912
12 Australia 66 25.3 4 v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
13 India 66 34.1 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
14 New Zealand 68 22.3 4 v England Lord’s 16 May 2013
15 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
16 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
17 Pakistan 72 31.3 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
18 England 72 36.1 4 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012
19 South Africa 73 28.5 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Jul 2018
20 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907

South Africa was  dismissed all out  for 73 in the fourth innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka to provide  the sixth occasion  of South Africa dismissed  all out  for a total of 75 runs and  less than 75 runs in the  fourth  innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
3 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
4 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
5 South Africa 73 28.5 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Jul 2018
6 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907

 

Carrying the bat through in a completed innings of a test – FDM Karunaratne joins the list

Posted by on Jul 16, 2018 in Test Matches | 0 comments

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through in a completed innings against South Africa in the recently concluded test at Galle to provide the 55th occasion of a batsman performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JE Barrett 67* 176 3 Aus v Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 R Abel 132* 307 2 Eng v Aus Sydney 29 Jan 1892
4 PF Warner 132* 237 3 Eng v SAF Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
5 WW Armstrong 159* 309 3 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 JW Zulch 43* 103 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
7 W Bardsley 193* 383 1 Aus v Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
8 WM Woodfull 30* 66† 4 Aus v Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
9 WM Woodfull 73* 193† 4 Aus v Eng Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
10 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
12 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 2 Pak v Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 FMM Worrell 191* 372 2 Win v Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
15 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
16 DJ McGlew 127* 292 1 SAF v NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 CC Hunte 60* 131 3 Win v Aus Port of Spain 14 May 1965
18 GM Turner 43* 131 4 NZl v Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
19 WM Lawry 49* 107 3 Aus v Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
20 WM Lawry 60* 116† 4 Aus v Eng Sydney 09 Jan 1971
21 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
22 IR Redpath 159* 346 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 22 Mar 1974
23 G Boycott 99* 215 4 Eng v Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
24 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 3 Ind v Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
25 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 1 Pak v Ind Lahore 23 Jan 1983
26 S Wettimuny 63* 144 2 Srl v NZl Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
27 DC Boon 58* 103 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 13 Mar 1986
28 DL Haynes 88* 211 3 Win v Pak Karachi 20 Nov 1986
29 GA Gooch 154* 252 3 Eng v Win Leeds 06 Jun 1991
30 DL Haynes 75* 176 2 Win v Eng The Oval 08 Aug 1991
31 AJ Stewart 69* 175 3 Eng v Pak Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
32 DL Haynes 143* 382 3 Win v Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
33 MH Dekker 68* 187 4 Zim v Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
34 MA Atherton 94* 228 2 Eng v NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
35 G Kirsten 100* 239 1 SAF v Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
36 MA Taylor 169* 350 2 Aus v SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
37 GW Flower 156* 321 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
38 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 3 Pak v Ind Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
39 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
40 RP Arnold 104* 231 2 Srl v Zim Harare 04 Dec 1999
41 Javed Omar 85* 168† 3 Ban v Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
42 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
43 SM Katich 131* 268 3 Aus v NZl Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
44 CH Gayle 165* 317 3 Win v Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
45 Imran Farhat 117* 223 1 Pak v NZl Napier 11 Dec 2009
46 R Dravid 146* 300 2 Ind v Eng The Oval 18 Aug 2011
47 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
48 DA Warner 123* 233 4 Aus v NZl Hobart 09 Dec 2011
49 CA Pujara 145* 312 1 Ind v Srl Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
50 D Elgar 118* 214 2 SAF v Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
51 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 2 Win v Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
53 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
54 D Elgar 86* 177 4 SAF v Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
54 D Elgar 141* 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
55 FDM Karunaratne 158* 287 1 Srl v SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018
† indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through in a completed innings against South Africa in the recently concluded test at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman performing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 S Wettimuny 63* 144 2 Srl v NZl Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
2 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
3 RP Arnold 104* 231 2 Srl v Zim Harare 04 Dec 1999
4 FDM Karunaratne 158* 287 1 Srl v SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through in a completed innings against South Africa in the recently concluded test at Galle to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against South Africa in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 PF Warner 132* 237 3 Eng v SAF Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
2 WW Armstrong 159* 309 3 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
3 MA Taylor 169* 350 2 Aus v SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
4 FDM Karunaratne 158* 287 1 Srl v SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka carried the bat through in a completed innings against South Africa in the recently concluded test at Galle to provide the 19th occasion of a batsman performing such a feat  scoring 150 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 1 Pak v Ind Lahore 23 Jan 1983
2 GA Gooch 154* 252 3 Eng v Win Leeds 06 Jun 1991
3 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
4 GW Flower 156* 321 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
5 FDM Karunaratne 158* 287 1 Srl v SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018
6 WW Armstrong 159* 309 3 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
7 IR Redpath 159* 346 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 22 Mar 1974
8 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
9 CH Gayle 165* 317 3 Win v Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
10 MA Taylor 169* 350 2 Aus v SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
11 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 3 Pak v Ind Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
12 FMM Worrell 191* 372 2 Win v Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
13 W Bardsley 193* 383 1 Aus v Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
14 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
15 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
16 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
17 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
18 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
19 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017

 

 

Spin bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball

Posted by on Jul 16, 2018 in Test Matches | 0 comments

MDK Perera of South Africa captured 6 for 32 against South Africa in the recently concluded test at Galle. He had shared the new ball as a spin bowler. His effort of 6 for 32 at Galle provides the 102nd occasion of a spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings while opening the bowling in  the  annals of test cricket. His effort provides the eighteenth such occasion against South Africa in a test  innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NO Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 C Blythe 32.0 13 68 6 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
3 C Blythe 28.5 10 50 5 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
4 C Blythe 15.5 1 59 8 2 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
5 C Blythe 22.4 9 40 7 4 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
6 C Blythe 20.3 5 61 5 2 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Aug 1907
7 C Blythe 18.0 5 46 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
8 JW Hearne 16.0 4 49 5 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
9 R Benaud 21.0×8 6 49 5 3 Aus SAF Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
10 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 Ind SAF Bengaluru 02 Mar 2000
11 Harbhajan Singh 48.3 23 59 5 3 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
12 HMRKB Herath 45.0 30 40 5 4 Srl SAF Col-SSC 24 Jul 2014
13 R Ashwin 24.0 5 51 5 2 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
14 RA Jadeja 11.5 4 21 5 4 Ind SAF Mohali 05 Nov 2015
15 R Ashwin 16.1 6 32 5 2 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
16 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
17 R Ashwin 49.1 26 61 5 4 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
18 MDK Perera 14.0 4 32 6 4 Srl SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018

MDK Perera’s effort provides the sixteenth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowlers achieving such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HDPK Dharmasena 24.1 4 72 6 1 Srl NZl Galle 3 Jun 1998
2 MRCN Bandaratilleke 24.0 9 36 5 3 Srl NZl Galle 3 Jun 1998
3 M Muralitharan 50.3 8 173 5 3 Srl Aus Kandy 16 Mar 2004
4 S Randiv 29.0 3 82 5 4 Srl Ind Col-PSS 3 Aug 2010
5 HMRKB Herath 38.1 8 125 5 2 Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
6 HMRKB Herath 45.0 30 40 5 4 Srl SAF Col-SSC 24 Jul 2014
7 HMRKB Herath 30.2 11 48 6 3 Srl Pak Galle 6 Aug 2014
8 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
9 HMRKB Herath 33.3 16 54 5 4 Srl Aus Pallekele 26 Jul 2016
10 MDK Perera 23.0 5 70 6 4 Srl Aus Galle 4 Aug 2016
11 HMRKB Herath 18.1 3 64 7 4 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
12 HMRKB Herath 26.0 4 89 5 2 Srl Zim Harare 6 Nov 2016
13 HMRKB Herath 23.0 6 63 8 4 Srl Zim Harare 6 Nov 2016
14 HMRKB Herath 39.1 5 133 6 3 Srl Zim Col-RPS 14 Jul 2017
15 HMRKB Herath 21.4 4 43 6 4 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 28 Sep 2017
16 MDK Perera 14.0 4 32 6 4 Srl SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018

MDK Perera’s effort provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler achieving such a feat against South Africa.. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HMRKB Herath 45.0 30 40 5 4 Srl SAF Col-SSC 24 Jul 2014
2 MDK Perera 14.0 4 32 6 4 Srl SAF Galle 12 Jul 2018

 

Occasions of ten batsmen scoring single digits – zero to nine – in a test innings

Posted by on Jul 5, 2018 in Test Matches | 0 comments

Bangladesh was dismissed for 43 against West Indies at North Sound in the ongoing test. In Bangaldesh’s innings only one batsman scoring double figures and the other ten batsman scored single digit runs. This occasion provides  the 29th occasion of a team’s innings containing ten batsmen scoring single digit runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 45 10 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 Australia 42 10 2 v England Sydney 10 Feb 1888
3 South Africa 47 10 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
4 South Africa 43 10 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
5 South Africa 30 10 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
6 Australia 44 10 4 v England The Oval 10 Aug 1896
7 South Africa 35 10 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
8 Australia 36 10 2 v England Birmingham 29 May 1902
9 South Africa 58 10 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
10 South Africa 36 10 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
11 South Africa 45 10 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
12 England 52 10 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
13 New Zealand 26 10 3 v England Auckland 25 Mar 1955
14 England 71 10 2 v West Indies Manchester 08 Jul 1976
15 Pakistan 62 10 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 1981
16 England 46 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
17 Sri Lanka 71 10 1 v Pakistan Kandy 26 Aug 1994
18 India 66 10 4 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996
19 India 81 10 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
20 West Indies 51 10 4 v Australia Port of Spain 5 Mar 1999
21 Zimbabwe 63 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
22 West Indies 54 10 3 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
23 Pakistan 59 10 1 v Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
24 Zimbabwe 54 10 1 v South Africa Cape Town 04 Mar 2005
25 Bangladesh 62 10 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
26 England 51 10 3 v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
27 Zimbabwe 51 10 2 v New Zealand Napier 26 Jan 2012
28 New Zealand 45 10 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
29 Bangladesh 43 10 1 v West Indies North Sound 04 Jul 2018

Bangladesh was dismissed for 43 against West Indies at North Sound in the ongoing test. In Bangaldesh’s innings only one batsman scoring double figures and the other ten batsman scored single digit runs. This occasion provides the second occasion of Bangladesh innings containing ten batsmen scoring single digit runs. Both such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
25 Bangladesh 62 10 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
29 Bangladesh 43 10 1 v West Indies North Sound 04 Jul 2018

Bangladesh was dismissed for 43 against West Indies at North Sound in the ongoing test. In Bangaldesh’s innings only one batsman scoring double figures and the other ten batsman scored single digit runs. This occasion provides the sixth occasion of a team’s innings containing ten batsmen scoring single digit runs against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 England 71 10 2 v West Indies Manchester 08 Jul 1976
2 England 46 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
3 India 81 10 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
4 Zimbabwe 63 10 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
5 England 51 10 3 v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
6 Bangladesh 43 10 1 v West Indies North Sound 04 Jul 2018

 

 

Bowlers capturing five or more wickets conceding single digit runs in a test innings

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KAJ Roach of West Indies captured five  wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in the  ongoing test at North Sound to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings  conceding single  digit runs {one to nine} in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 H Ironmonger 7.2 5 6 5 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
4 ERH Toshack 2.3×8 1 2 5 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
5 TBA May 6.5 3 9 5 3 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
6 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 8 Dec 2002
7 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Aus Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
8 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
9 DW Steyn 8.1 6 8 6 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
10 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018

KAJ Roach of West Indies captured five  wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in the  ongoing test at North Sound to provide the second occasion of a Wes Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings  conceding single  digit runs {one to nine} in  the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
2 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018

KAJ Roach of West Indies captured five  wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in the  ongoing test at North Sound to provide the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings  conceding single  digit runs {one to nine}   in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
2 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018

The following table lists the ten occasions  in the ascending order of the runs  conceded. ERH Toshack of Australia has conceded least number of runs – two runs – while capturing five wickets in a test innings.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 2.3×8 1 2 5 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 8 Dec 2002
3 H Ironmonger 7.2 5 6 5 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
4 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
5 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
6 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
7 DW Steyn 8.1 6 8 6 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
8 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018
9 TBA May 6.5 3 9 5 3 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
10 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Aus Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004

KAJ Roach of West Indies captured five  wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in the  ongoing test at North Sound to provide the third occasions of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings  conceding single  digit runs {one to nine} in the first innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Ironmonger 7.2 5 6 5 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
3 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018

KAJ Roach of West Indies captured five  wickets conceding eight runs against Bangladesh in the  ongoing test at North Sound to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings  conceding single  digit runs {one to nine}  in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 2.3×8 1 2 5 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 H Ironmonger 7.2 5 6 5 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
3 VD Philander 6.0 3 7 5 1 SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
4 KAJ Roach 5.0 1 8 5 1 Win Ban North Sound 04 Jul 2018
5 TBA May 6.5 3 9 5 3 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993

 

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