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Month: January 2010

South Africa vs Englad Test series : JH Kallis shares the South African record for most hundreds against England

South Africa vs Englad Test series : JH Kallis shares the South African record for most hundreds against England

JH Kallis with his hundred – 108 not out in the first innings against England at the end of first day’s play at Cape Town in the going test registered his seventh hundred against England which are listed below.

No Runs Ground Mon/Year
1 132 Manchester Jul 1998
2 105 Cape Town Jan 2000
3 162 Durban Dec 2004
4 149 Cape Town Jan 2005
5 136* Centurion Jan 2005
6 120 Centurion Dec 2009
7 108* Cape Town Jan 2010

With his seven hundreds against England, JH Kallis now shares the South African record of most hundreds against England – which is seven – jointly with three other batsmen – B Mitchell, AD Nourse and HW Taylor

South Africa vs England Test series – MV Boucher's distinction

South Africa vs England Test series – MV Boucher's distinction

Mark Boucher of South Africa with his 51 in the third test against England at Cape Town in the ongoing test registered his 31st half century in his test career as a wicket keeper batsman. At the end of the first innings, Boucher has the record of registering most half centuries by a wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket. Boucher by registering 51 in the first innings, went past England’s APE Knott’s 30 half centuries which was hither to the record for most half centuries by a wicket keeper batsman. MV Boucher’s 31 half centuries are listed below

No Runs Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 78 Pak Johannesburg Feb 1998
2 52 Pak Durban Feb 1998
3 52 Pak P Elizabeth Mar 1998
4 55* Zim Bloemfontein Oct 1999
5 60 Srl Kandy Jul 2000
6 76 NZl Bloemfontein Nov 2000
7 92 Srl Cape Town Jan 2001
8 52 Win Georgetown Mar 2001
9 68* Ind P Elizabeth Nov 2001
10 64 Aus Adelaide Dec 2001
11 63 Srl Centurion Nov 2002
12 55 Pak Durban Dec 2002
13 71 Ban Dhaka May 2003
14 68 Eng Lord’s Jul 2003
15 52 Eng Nottingham Aug 2003
16 72 Pak Lahore Oct 2003
17 51 Srl Col-SSC Aug 2004
18 64 Eng Johannesburg Jan 2005
19 62 Aus Perth Dec 2005
20 51* Aus Durban Mar 2006
21 63 Aus Johannesburg Mar 2006
22 85 Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006
23 65 Srl Col-PSS Aug 2006
24 53 Ind Durban Dec 2006
25 50 Ind Cape Town Jan 2007
26 54 Pak Lahore Oct 2007
27 59 Win Cape Town Jan 2008
28 70 Ind Chennai Mar 2008
29 89 Aus Sydney Jan 2009
30 63* Eng Centurion Dec 2009
31 51 Eng Cape Town Jan 2010

Australia vs Pakistan Test series : Six or more wickets by Pakistan bowlers against Australia in a test innings

Australia vs Pakistan Test series : Six or more wickets by Pakistan bowlers against Australia in a test innings

Mohammad Asif’s 6 for 41 in the first innings of the Sydney Test against Australia represent the 12th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets against Australia in a test innings. The complete list is furnished below

No Bowlers W R Ground Mon/Year
1 FazalMahmood 6 34 Karachi Oct 1956
2 FazalMahmood 7 80 Karachi Oct 1956
3 Arif Butt 6 89 Melbourne Dec 1964
4 Imran Khan 6 102 Sydney Jan 1977
5 Imran Khan 6 63 Sydney Jan 1977
6 SarfrazNawaz 9 86 Melbourne Mar 1979
7 Iqbal Qasim 7 49 Karachi Feb 1980
8 Abdul Qadir 7 142 Faisalabad Sep 1982
9 Wasim Akram 6 62 Melbourne Jan 1990
10 SaqlainMushtaq 6 46 Hobart Nov 1999
11 Danish Kaneria 7 188 Sydney Jan 2005
12 Mohd Asif 6 41 Sydney Jan 2010

Mohammad Asif’s 6 for 41 provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan bowler to capture six or more wickets in a test innings at Sydney,

No Bowlers W R Ground Mon/Year
1 Imran Khan 6 102 Sydney Jan 1977
2 Imran Khan 6 63 Sydney Jan 1977
3 Danish Kaneria 7 188 Sydney Jan 2005
4 Mohd Asif 6 41 Sydney Jan 2010

Australia vs Pakisan Test series – RT Ponting's distinction and more about first ball ducks by captains in a test innings

Australia vs Pakisan Test series – RT Ponting's distinction and more about first ball ducks by captains in a test innings

RT Ponting became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to appear in 100 tests while batting at number three. Ponting earned this distinction when he batted at number three against Pakistan at Sydney in the second test.

It is unfortunate that he could not celebrate the distinction in the first innings of this test as much as he wanted. He was dismissed without scoring caught by Umar Gul of the bowling of Mohammad Sami. It was his first ball duck

Ponting’s first ball duck in the first innings of this test provides the 93rd occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck in a test innings.

Ponting’s first ball duck in the first innings of this test provides the third occasion of his collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. The other two occasions were against South Africa at Perth in Dec 2008 and at Sydney in Jan 2009

Ponting with his three first ball ducks became the sixth captain to collect the first ball duck on three or more occasions. The other five are – GS Chappell of Australia {five occasions}, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka {four occasions}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {three occasions}, R Illingworth of England {three occasions} and GS Sobers of West Indies {three occasions}. The performance of these six captains is listed below.

No Captains Runs BF Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1980
2 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Ind Melbourne Feb 1981
3 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Win Melbourne Dec 1981
4 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1982
5 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne Dec 1982
1 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl Aus Galle Sep 1999
2 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl Aus Col-SSC Sep 1999
3 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl SAF Kandy Jul 2000
4 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl Eng Kandy Mar 2001
1 SPFleming 0 1 NZl Aus Hobart Nov 1997
2 SPFleming 0 1 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 2001
3 SPFleming 0 1 NZl Aus Wellington Mar 2005
1 RIllingworth 0 1 Eng NZl Lord’s Jul 1969
2 RIllingworth 0 1 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1972
3 RIllingworth 0 1 Eng Win Lord’s Aug 1973
1 RTPonting 0 1 Aus SAF Perth Dec 2008
2 RTPonting 0 1 Aus SAF Sydney Jan 2009
3 RTPonting 0 1 Aus Pak Sydney Jan 2010
1 GSSobers 0 1 Win Eng The Oval Aug 1966
2 GSSobers 0 1 Win Eng Kingston Feb 1968
3 GSSobers 0 1 Win Eng Trinidad Apr 1971

RT Ponting became the fourth captain and the second Australian captain in the annals of test cricket to collect the first ball duck at a specific venue on two or more occasions. The other three are – GS Chappell of Australia at Melbourne on three occasions, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka at Kandy on two occasions and R Illingworth of England at Lord’s on two occasions.

No Captains Runs BF Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Ind Melbourne Feb 1981
2 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Win Melbourne Dec 1981
3 GSChappell 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne Dec 1982
1 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl SAF Kandy Jul 2000
2 STJayasuriya 0 1 Srl Eng Kandy Mar 2001
1 RIllingworth 0 1 Eng NZl Lord’s Jul 1969
2 RIllingworth 0 1 Eng Win Lord’s Aug 1973
1 RTPonting 0 1 Aus SAF Sydney Jan 2009
2 RTPonting 0 1 Aus Pak Sydney Jan 2010

One thousand runs in a calendar year – Some more combinations

One thousand runs in a calendar year – Some more combinations

1000 plus runs in a calendar year without a hundred

As many as ten batsmen, whose names are listed below, have completed 1000 runs in a calendar year with out scoring a hundred.

BC Broad of England was the first batsman in the history of one day internationals to aggregate 1000 runs in a calendar year without a hundred. He amassed 1047 runs in 1987 with the highest score of 99. He remains the only batsmen in the list of ten to have scored 99 as his highest score.

GC Smith of South Africa remains the only captain in this list of ten, to have completed 1000 runs as a captain with out hundred. He totaled 1079 in 2007 with 96 as his highest score.

JH Kallis’s 1300 in 2000 with 98 not out as highest score represent the most runs scored by a batsman in this category of statistics

No Batsmen Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 BC Broad Eng 26 1047 99 40.26 1987
2 DC Boon Aus 26 1073 98* 46.65 1994
3 JH Kallis RSA 39 1300 98* 44.82 2000
4 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1240 98 44.28 2007
5 GC Smith RSA 26 1079 96 46.91 2007
6 MSAtapattu Srl 33 1084 92 38.71 2001
7 YounisKhan Pak 36 1173 90 41.89 2002
8 ML Hayden Aus 32 1037 88 39.88 2003
9 RT Ponting Aus 32 1038 87* 39.92 1999
10 MEKHussey Aus 33 1166 83* 48.58 2009

1000 runs in a calendar year with 150 plus runs as the highest score

As many as fifteen batsmen have aggregated 1000 runs with the highest score of 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. South Africa’s G Kirsten scored 188 while aggregating 1442 runs in 1996 which represent the highest score by a batsman in this category of statistics.

M Azharuddin’s 153 not out with an aggregate of 1268 runs in 1998 makes him the lone captain in the following list to total 1000 runs with the highest score of 150 plus runs

SC Ganguly’s 1767 and 41 matches in 1999 remains the most runs scored in a calendar year with 150 plus runs as highest score. SC Ganguy scored 183 as his highest score.

R Dravid’s 43 matches is record for number of matches played by batsmen in this category of statistics. Dravid totaled 1761 runs in 43 matches with 153 as his highest score in 1999. His aggregate of 1761 was six runs shy of SC Ganguly who aggregated 1767 in 1999

H Masakadza of Zimbabwe and TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka are the two batsmen who satisfied the criteria and aggregated 1000 runs the calendar year 2009

No Batsmen Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 G Kirsten RSA 29 1442 188* 57.68 1996
2 SC Ganguly Ind 41 1767 183 46.50 1999
3 ML Hayden Aus 32 1601 181* 59.29 2007
4 HMasakadza Zim 27 1087 178* 43.48 2009
5 TM Dilshan Srl 19 1000 160 55.55 2009
6 DI Gower Eng 20 1086 158 63.88 1983
7 STJayasuriya Srl 26 1153 157 48.04 2006
8 AC Gilchrist Aus 37 1241 154 33.54 1999
9 BC Lara Win 30 1349 153 49.96 1993
10 R Dravid Ind 43 1761 153 46.34 1999
11 HH Gibbs RSA 37 1310 153 38.52 2002
12 MAzharuddin Ind 37 1268 153* 43.72 1998
13 SRTendulkar Ind 21 1141 152 57.05 2003
14 DL Haynes Win 23 1007 152* 55.94 1989
15 STJayasuriya Srl 26 1178 151* 51.21 1997

RT Ponting aggregates 1000 runs in six calendar years and emulates SC Ganguly of India

RT Ponting aggregates 1000 runs in six calendar years and emulates SC Ganguly of India

RT Ponting’s aggregate of 1198 runs in 2009 represent the sixth occasion of his totaling 1000 runs in a calendar year. The previous five occasions are – 1166 in 1998, 1038 in 1999, 1154 in 2003, 1191 in 2005 and 1424 in 2007.

RT Ponting emulated SC Ganguly of India who also had an aggregate of 1000 runs in six calendar years. SR Tendulkar with 1000 runs in seven calendar years holds the record for 1000 runs in most calendar year in the history of one day internationals

No Batsmen Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 SRTendulkar Ind 25 1089 115 47.34 1994
2 SRTendulkar Ind 32 1611 137 53.70 1996
3 SRTendulkar Ind 39 1011 117 30.63 1997
4 SRTendulkar Ind 34 1894 143 65.31 1998
5 SRTendulkar Ind 34 1328 146 39.05 2000
6 SRTendulkar Ind 21 1141 152 57.05 2003
7 SRTendulkar Ind 33 1425 100* 47.50 2007
1 SC Ganguly Ind 38 1338 113 41.81 1997
2 SC Ganguly Ind 36 1328 124 41.50 1998
3 SC Ganguly Ind 41 1767 183 46.50 1999
4 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1579 144 56.39 2000
5 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1114 117* 38.41 2002
6 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1240 98 44.28 2007
1 RT Ponting Aus 24 1166 145 53.00 1998
2 RT Ponting Aus 32 1038 87* 39.92 1999
3 RT Ponting Aus 34 1154 140* 46.16 2003
4 RT Ponting Aus 29 1191 141* 45.80 2005
5 RT Ponting Aus 27 1424 134* 79.11 2007
6 RT Ponting Aus 29 1198 126 42.78 2009

Captains with aggregate of 1000 runs in a calendar year – Personal milestones for MS Dhoni and RT Ponting

Captains with aggregate of 1000 runs in a calendar year – Personal milestones for MS Dhoni and RT Ponting

MS Dhoni of India and RT Ponting of Australia aggregated 1198 runs in 2009 providing the first occasion of two captains aggregating identical number of runs in a calendar year which is the first of its kind in the history of one day internationals

Their feat of 1000 runs in 2009 takes the number of instances of captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year to fourteen which are listed below.

No Captains Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 39 1011 117 30.63 1997
2 M Azharuddin Ind 37 1268 153* 43.72 1998
3 SC Ganguly Ind 25 1223 144 58.23 2000
4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 33 1202 107 37.56 2001
5 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1114 117* 38.41 2002
6 ST Jayasuriya Srl 31 1077 112 35.90 2002
7 RT Ponting Aus 34 1154 140* 46.16 2003
8 RT Ponting Aus 29 1191 141* 45.80 2005
9 DPMDJayawardene Srl 32 1089 115* 37.55 2007
10 RT Ponting Aus 27 1424 134* 79.11 2007
11 GC Smith RSA 26 1079 96 46.91 2007
12 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1097 109* 57.73 2008
13 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1198 124 70.47 2009
14 RT Ponting Ind 29 1198 126 42.78 2009

MS Dhoni and RT Ponting’s feat in 2009 provide the third occasion of two or more captains aggregating 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. In 2002, SC Ganguly of India and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka achieved the feat, while 2007 witnessesed three captains accomplishing the feat – DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka, RT Ponting of Australia and GC Smith of South Africa/

No Captains Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1114 117* 38.41 2002
2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 31 1077 112 35.90 2002
1 DPMDJayawardene Srl 32 1089 115* 37.55 2007
2 RT Ponting Aus 27 1424 134* 79.11 2007
3 GC Smith RSA 26 1079 96 46.91 2007
1 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1198 124 70.47 2009
2 RT Ponting Ind 29 1198 126 42.78 2009

RT Ponting’s 1198 runs in 2009 represent the fourth occasion of his scoring 1000 run in a calendar year. Prior to this, he had an aggregate of 1154 in 2003, 1181 in 2005, 1424 in 2007. RT Ponting is the only captain in the history of one day games to complete 1000 runs in four calendar years

No Captains Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 34 1154 140* 46.16 2003
2 RT Ponting Aus 29 1191 141* 45.80 2005
3 RT Ponting Aus 27 1424 134* 79.11 2007
4 RT Ponting Ind 29 1198 126 42.78 2009

MS Dhoni’s feat of 1000 runs in 2009 gave him another distinction. He became the third captain in the history of one day internationals to aggregate 1000 plus runs on two occasions. Dhoni has aggregated 1000 runs in 2008 when he had scored 2009. Other two captains are SC Ganguly of India and ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka

No Captains Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1097 109* 57.73 2008
2 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1198 124 70.47 2009
1 SC Ganguly Ind 25 1223 144 58.23 2000
2 SC Ganguly Ind 32 1114 117* 38.41 2002
1 STJayasuriya Srl 33 1202 107 37.56 2001
2 STJayasuriya Srl 31 1077 112 35.90 2002

MS Dhoni and ST Jayasuriya remain the only two captains in the history of one day intnerationals to aggregate 1000 runs in consecutive calendar years. ST Jayasuriya was the first captain to accomplish this feat by aggregating 1202 in 2001 and following it up with 1077 in 2002. MS Dhoni emulated ST Jayasuriya by scoring 1097 and 2008 and 1198 in 2009

No Captains Team Mat Runs HS Ave Year
1 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1097 109* 57.73 2008
2 MS Dhoni Ind 29 1198 124 70.47 2009
1 STJayasuriya Srl 33 1202 107 37.56 2001
2 STJayasuriya Srl 31 1077 112 35.90 2002

RT Ponitng’s 1424 runs in 2007 remains the highest run aggregate by a captain in the history of one day internationals.

GC Smith of South Africa remains the only captain in the history of one day internationals to aggregate 1000 plus runs with out a hundred. He amassed 1079 runs with 96 as highest individual score

SR Tendulkar of India was the first captain to score 1000 runs in a calendar year. He totaled 1011 runs in 1997 from 39 matches. His 39 matches is also a record in itself as it represents the most number of matches taken by a captain to complete 1000 runs.

Another Indian captain SC Ganguly completed 1000 runs in least number of matches. He aggregated 1223 runs in 2000 in 25 matches