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 44th 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 |