When Shohadat Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan captured 5 for 71 and 5 for 62 respectively in the first innings of the first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong in the on going test series their feat provided the 52nd instance of two bowlers sharing wickets equally in a test innings. It is the very first occasion of Bangladesh bowlers shared the wickets equally in a test innings. The break up read thus
Australian |
Bowlers |
16 |
Occasions |
Bangladesh |
Bowlers |
01 |
Occasion |
England |
Bowlers |
16 |
Occasions |
Indian |
Bowlers |
05 |
Occasions |
New Zealand |
Bowlers |
02 |
Occasions |
Pakistan |
Bowlers |
05 |
Occasions |
South African |
Bowlers |
03 |
Occasion |
Sri Lankan |
Bowlers |
03 |
Occasions |
West Indian |
Bowlers |
01 |
Occasion |
Total |
Bowlers |
52 |
Occasions |
It is rather strange to see that West Indian bowlers figure only once in this list. The lone occasion of West Indian bowlers sharing wickets equally was when Curtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop captured 5 for 35 and 5/041 in the first innings against Pakistan at Lahore in 1990/91
The complete list of 52 instances are listed thus in the order of its occurrence with details of names of the bowlers with their figures, match details, ground, series and innings
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
JJ Ferris |
5/071 |
CTB Turner |
5/041 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Sydney |
1886/87 |
FI |
2 |
GA Lohmann |
5/017 |
R Peel |
5/018 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Sydney |
1887/88 |
FI |
3 |
JJ Ferris |
5/028 |
CTB Turner |
5/026 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Lord’s |
1888 |
SI |
4 |
G Giffen |
5/076 |
ST Callaway |
5/037 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Adelaide |
1894/95 |
FI |
5 |
T Richardson |
5/134 |
JT Hearne |
5/036 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Lord’s |
1896 |
SI |
6 |
MA Noble |
5/084 |
CC McLeod |
5/065 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Adelaide |
1897/98 |
SI |
7 |
MA Noble |
5/054 |
JV Saunders |
5/043 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Sydney |
1901/02 |
SI |
8 |
JV Saunders |
5/050 |
MA Noble |
5/051 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Sheffield |
1902 |
FI |
9 |
JV Saunders |
5/065 |
JDAO’Connor |
5/040 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Adelaide |
1907/08 |
SI |
10 |
GH Hirst |
5/050 |
C Blythe |
5/058 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Edgbaston |
1909 |
SI |
11 |
SF Barnes |
5/056 |
C Blythe |
5/063 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Manchester |
1909 |
FI |
12 |
AEE Vogler |
5/087 |
GA Faulkner |
5/120 |
|
SAF vs Eng |
Johannesburg |
1909/10 |
FI |
13 |
FR Foster |
5/016 |
SF Barnes |
5/025 |
|
Eng vs SAF |
Lord’s |
1912 |
FI |
14 |
SF Barnes |
5/028 |
FE Woolley |
5/041 |
|
Eng vs SAF |
The Oval |
1912 |
FI |
15 |
SF Barnes |
5/030 |
FE Woolley |
5/029 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
The Oval |
1912 |
FI |
16 |
G Geary |
5/068 |
WR Hammond |
5/036 |
|
Eng vs SAF |
Johannesburg |
1927/28 |
SI |
17 |
WE Bowes |
5/055 |
EW Clark |
5/098 |
|
Eng v Aus |
The Oval |
1934 |
SI |
18 |
LAmaranath |
5/096 |
MH Mankad |
5/101 |
|
Ind vs Eng |
Manchester |
1946 |
FI |
19 |
J Cowie |
5/107 |
TB Burtt |
5/097 |
|
NZl vs Eng |
Lord’s |
1949 |
FI |
20 |
AV Bedser |
5/044 |
FR Brown |
5/049 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Melbourne |
1950/51 |
FI |
21 |
AV Bedser |
5/041 |
FS Trueman |
5/048 |
|
Eng vs Ind |
The Oval |
1952 |
FI |
22 |
SP Gupte |
5/180 |
MH Mankad |
5/226 |
|
Ind vs Win |
Kingston |
1952/53 |
FI |
23 |
Khan Mohd |
5/073 |
Fazal Mahmood |
5/048 |
|
Pak vs Ind |
Karachi |
1954/55 |
FI |
24 |
TL Goddard |
5/069 |
HJ Tayfield |
5/094 |
|
Eng vs SAF |
Leeds |
1955 |
SI |
25 |
AK Davidson |
5/036 |
R Benuad |
5/082 |
|
Aus vs SAF |
PElizabeth |
1957/57 |
FI |
26 |
BS Bedi |
5/037 |
EAS Prasanna |
5/042 |
|
Ind vs Aus |
Delhi |
1969/70 |
SI |
27 |
MHN Walker |
5/075 |
TJ Jenner |
5/090 |
|
Aus vs Win |
Trinidad |
1972/73 |
FI |
28 |
N Gifford |
5/055 |
Birkenshaw |
5/057 |
|
Eng vs Pak |
Karachi |
1972/73 |
SI |
29 |
DK Lillee |
5/015 |
MHN Walker |
5/048 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Manchester |
1975 |
FI |
30 |
DK Lillee |
5/063 |
GJ Gilmour |
5/034 |
|
Aus vs Win |
Melbourne |
1975/76 |
FI |
31 |
S Bakht |
5/056 |
Ehteshamuddin |
5/047 |
|
Pak vs Ind |
Kanpur |
1979/80 |
FI |
32 |
Kapil Dev |
5/097 |
KD Ghavri |
5/107 |
|
Ind vs Aus |
Sydney |
1980/81 |
FI |
33 |
DK Lillee |
5/046 |
TM Alderman |
5/062 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Nottingham |
1981 |
SI |
34 |
Kapil Dev |
5/073 |
Madanlal |
5/023 |
|
Ind vs Eng |
Bom/WS |
1981/82 |
SI |
35 |
GF Lawson |
5/087 |
JRThomson |
5/073 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Brisbane |
1982/83 |
SI |
36 |
RJ Hadlee |
5/073 |
EW Chatfield |
5/063 |
|
NZl vs Srl |
Col/CCC |
1983/84 |
FI |
37 |
GRJMatthews |
5/146 |
RJ Bright |
5/094 |
|
Aus vs Ind |
Madras |
1986/87 |
SI |
38 |
G Small |
5/048 |
IT Botham |
5/041 |
|
Eng vs Aus |
Melbourne |
1986/87 |
FI |
39 |
Iqbal Qasim |
5/048 |
Tausif Ahmed |
5/054 |
|
Pak vs Ind |
Bangalore |
1986/87 |
FI |
40 |
CE Ambrose |
5/035 |
I Bishop |
5/041 |
|
Win vs Pak |
Lahore |
1990/91 |
FI |
41 |
Wasim kram |
5/045 |
Waqar Younis |
5/022 |
|
Pak vs NZl |
Hamilton |
1992/93 |
SI |
42 |
TBA May |
5/089 |
SK Warne |
5/082 |
|
Aus vs Eng |
Birmingham |
1993 |
SI |
43 |
C Vaas |
5/043 |
Muralitharan |
5/064 |
|
Srl vs NZl |
Napier |
1994/95 |
SI |
44 |
AR Caddick |
5/067 |
A Fraser |
5/040 |
|
Eng vs Win |
Trinidad |
1997/98 |
FI |
45 |
SM Pollock |
5/053 |
AA Donald |
5/071 |
|
SAF vs Eng |
Leeds |
1998 |
SI |
46 |
JN Gillespie |
5/098 |
CR Miller |
5/081 |
|
Aus vs Win |
Adelaide |
2000/01 |
FI |
47 |
RD Fernando |
5/098 |
Muralitharan |
5/122 |
|
Srl vs SAF |
Durban |
2000/01 |
FI |
48 |
Muralitharan |
5/067 |
ST Jayasuriya |
5/043 |
|
Srl vs Zim |
Galle |
2001/02 |
FI |
49 |
Shoiab Aktar |
5/109 |
D Kaneria |
5/125 |
|
Pak vs Aus |
Melbourne |
2004/05 |
FI |
50 |
M Ntini |
5/051 |
DW Steyn |
5/046 |
|
SAF v NZl |
Centurion |
2005/06 |
SI |
51 |
MJ Hoggard |
5/057 |
MS Panesar |
5/072 |
|
Eng v Pak |
Manchester |
2006 |
SI |
52 |
ShahadatHossain |
5/071 |
ShakibAliHassan |
5/062 |
|
Ban v Ind |
Chittagong |
2009/10 |
Fi |
Invariably with such a bowling performance by the bowlers, the teamto which the bowlers belong to would end up with a win. However there are three tests which were lost by the teams, despite their bowler sharing the wickets equally in a test innings. The following are the three instances which have ended in a defeat for the side when the bowlers shared the wickets equally
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
JJ Ferris |
5/071 |
CTBTurner |
5/041 |
|
AusvsEng |
Sydney |
1886/87 |
FI |
|
England |
won by |
71 |
runs |
2 |
Kapil Dev |
5/097 |
KD Ghavri |
5/107 |
|
IndvsAus |
Sydney |
1980/81 |
FI |
|
Australia |
wonbyinns |
and 05 |
runs |
3 |
ShoiabAktar |
5/109 |
DKaneria |
5/125 |
|
PakvsAus |
Melbourne |
2004/05 |
FI |
|
Australia |
won by |
09 |
wkts |
MA Noble-CTB Turner of Australia, SF Barnes-FE Woolley of England and MA Noble-JV Saunders of Australia have the distinction of sharing the wickets equally on two separate occasions.
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
JJFerris |
5/071 |
CTBTurner |
5/041 |
|
AusvsEng |
Sydney |
1886/87 |
FI |
2 |
JJFerris |
5/028 |
CTBTurner |
5/026 |
|
AusvsEng |
Lord’s |
1888 |
SI |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
MANoble |
5/054 |
JVSaunders |
5/043 |
|
AusvsEng |
Sydney |
1901/02 |
SI |
2 |
MANoble |
5/051 |
JVSaunders |
5/050 |
|
AusvsEng |
Sheffield |
1902 |
FI |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
SFBarnes |
5/028 |
FEWoolley |
5/041 |
|
EngvsSAF |
TheOval |
1912 |
FI |
2 |
SFBarnes |
5/030 |
FEWoolley |
5/029 |
|
EngvsAus |
TheOval |
1912 |
FI |
SF Barnes has the distinction of being one of the bowlers to be involved in such a feat on most number of occasions-four
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
SFBarnes |
5/056 |
CBlythe |
5/063 |
|
EngvsAus |
Manchester |
1909 |
FI |
2 |
SFBarnes |
5/025 |
FRFoster |
5/016 |
|
EngvsSAF |
Lord’s |
1912 |
FI |
3 |
SFBarnes |
5/028 |
FEWoolley |
5/041 |
|
EngvsSAF |
The Oval |
1912 |
FI |
4 |
SFBarnes |
5/030 |
FEWoolley |
5/029 |
|
EngvsAus |
The Oval |
1912 |
FI |
Sheffied {Barmall Lane} which has staged the only one test in the annals of test cricket between England and Australia in 1902 also figures in this long list. Australian pair JV Saunders {5/050} and MA Noble {5/051} were the bowlers.
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
JVSaunders |
5/050 |
MANoble |
5/051 |
|
AusvsEng |
Sheffield |
1902 |
FI |
The following are the two occasions when both the bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while performing the feat
No |
Bowler |
W/R |
Bowler |
W/R |
|
Match |
Ground |
Series |
Ins |
1 |
SPGupte |
5/180 |
MHMankad |
5/226 |
|
IndvsWin |
Kingston |
1952/53 |
FI |
2 |
ShoiabAktar |
5/109 |
DKaneria |
5/125 |
|
PakvsAus |
Melbourne |
2004/05 |
FI |
MH Mankad remains th e only bowler to concede 200 plus runs in this category of statistics while SP Gupte and MH Mankad remains the only pair of bowlers to concede 175 plus runs while sharing the wickets equally in a test innings