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SR Tendulkar added one more feather to his cap during his innings of 76 not out at the end of the first day’s play against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 17.01.10. He aggregated 1700 boundary fours to become the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 1700 boundary fours. He reached the milestone when he hit Shakib Al Hasan for a boundary four, which was his sixth four of his innings. He collected the ball from outside the off stump and hit against the turn with a slog sweep over midwicket for four.

The following are the batsmen who have hit more than 1000 boundary fours in their test career. It should be noted that SR Tendulkar’s 1700 boundary fours, IVA Richards’s 1051 boundary fours and SM Gavaskar’s 1016 boundary fours have a suffix {+} denoting that the figures are as per available records.

No	Batsmen	Team	Mat	Runs	Ave	4s
1	SRTendulkar	Ind	163	13046	55.04	1700+
2	BC Lara	Win	131	11953	52.88	1559
3	R Dravid	Ind	138	11260	53.36	1420
4	RT Ponting	Aus	142	11859	55.67	1342
5	JH Kallis	SAF	135	10640	54.56	1197
6	SR Waugh	Aus	168	10927	51.06	1175
7	AR Border	Aus	156	11174	50.56	1161
8	AJ Stewart	Eng	133	8463	39.54	1121
9	InzamamulHaq	Pak	120	8830	49.60	1105
10	MJayawardene	Srl	110	9120	53.96	1086
11	GA Gooch	Eng	118	8900	42.58	1079
12	IVA Richards	Win	121	8540	50.23	1051+
13	ML Hayden	Aus	103	8625	50.73	1049
14	SM Gavaskar	Ind	125	10122	51.12	1016+

Mohammad Yousuf was dismissed run out for 7 in Pakistan’s first innings against Australia at Hobart providing the 183^rd occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the annals of test cricket. His run out provides the 16^th occasion of a Pakistan captain dismissed run out in a test innings against Australia. All the 16 occasions are listed below.

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AH Kardar	22	2	NZl	Karachi	Oct 1955
2	Intikhab Alam	16	1	NZl	Wellington	Feb 1973
3	Majid Khan	32	2	Eng	Lahore	Mar 1973
4	MushtaqMohd	101	1	NZl	Hyd-Pak	Oct 1976
5	Wasim Bari	10	1	Eng	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1978
6	MushtaqMohd	67	2	Ind	Lahore	Oct 1978
7	MushtaqMohd	23	1	Aus	Perth	Mar 1979
8	Asif Iqbal	15	4	Ind	Kolkata	Jan 1980
9	JavedMiandad	30	3	Win	Lahore	Nov 1980
10	Imran Khan	118	1	Eng	The Oval	Aug 1987
11	InzamamulHaq	0	3	Ind	Multan	Mar 2004
12	Younis Khan	0	4	Win	Bridgetown	May 2005
13	InzamamulHaq	109	1	Eng	Faisalabad	Nov 2005
14	InzamamulHaq	97	2	Eng	Lahore	Nov 2005
15	InzamamulHaq	15	2	Srl	Kandy	Apr 2006
16	Mohd Yousuf	7	2	Aus	Hobart	Jan 2010

Mohammad Yousuf was run out for the first time as captain, while Inzamam-ul-Haq who has been dismissed run out on four occasions holds the Pakistan record for most run out dismissals of a captain

No	Captains	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	InzamamulHaq	0	3	Ind	Multan	Mar 2004
2	InzamamulHaq	109	1	Eng	Faisalabad	Nov 2005
3	InzamamulHaq	97	2	Eng	Lahore	Nov 2005
4	InzamamulHaq	15	2	Srl	Kandy	Apr 2006

The following are the captains who have been dismissed run out on four or more occasions. SP Fleming of New Zealand {06}, RT Ponting of Australia {06}, GP Howarth of New Zealand {05}, FCM Alexander of West Indies {04}, AR Border of Australia {04}, BE Congdon of New Zealand {04}, WJ Cronje of South Africa {04}, SC Ganguly of India {04}, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan {04}, DJ McGlew of South Africa {04}, A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {04} and RB Simpson of Australia {04}.

SR Tendulkar completed 13000 runs when he was on 30 during his first innings knock of 76 not out against Bangaladesh at Chittagong. He was playing his 163^rd test and 266^th innings. His 266 innings is a world record for a batsman who has played most test innings in the annals of test cricket. The following table details out SR Tendulkar’s progressive milestones in terms of 1000 runs. The table also shows the Opposition, Ground, Date, Test and innings of completion of progressive milestones

SR Tendulkar – Progressive Milestones – Debut 15 Nov 1989
Milestones	Opp	Venue	Date	Tests	Inns
1000 runs	SAF	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	19	28
2000 runs	NZl	Hamilton	19 Mar 1994	32	44
3000 runs	SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	45	67
4000 runs	Srl	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997	58	86
5000 runs	Pak	Kolkata	16 Feb 1999	67	103
6000 runs	SAF	Bangalore	02 Mar 2000	76	120
7000 runs	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	85	136
8000 runs	Win	Kingston	18 May 2002	96	154
9000 runs	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2004	111	179
10000 runs	Pak	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005	122	195
11000 runs	Eng	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007	139	223
12000 runs	Aus	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	152	247
13000 runs	Ban	Chittagong	17 Jan 2010	163	266

Ponting 89 in the second innings of the Hobart test against Pakistan represents his 90^th fifty in tests {39 centuries and 51 half centuries}. At the end of the test, he shares the Australian record for most test fifties with AR Border who also has registered 90 fifties {27 centuries plus 63 half centuries}

SR Tendulkar with 98 fifties to his credit {43 centuries and 55 half centuries} holds the record for most fifties in the annals of test cricket

{All Stats as at the end of the first day’s play of the first test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong}

MV Boucher of South Africa completed 5000 runs when he was on 66 during his knock of 95 against England at Johannesburg in the fourth and final test. At the end of the test, he has an aggregate of 5029 runs, Boucher achieved the milestone in his 130^th test and 185^th innings. He has scored five hundreds and 32 half centuries. His 32 half centuries remains the most half centuries scored by a wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket. His highest score is 125 against Zimbabwe at Harare in Nov 1999, Out of his 185 test innings, he has remained not out on 22 occasions and has an average of 30.85 runs per innings.

MV Boucher is the second wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket, after AC Gilchrist of Australia who aggregated 5570 runs.

South Africa won the test fourth and final test at Johannesburg against England by an innings and 74 runs. This innings win represent South Africa’s 33^rd innings victory against various opponents.

No	SAF	Result	Inns and	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SAF	Won	016 runs	Eng	Cape Town	Mar 1906
2	SAF	Won	012 runs	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1932
3	SAF	Won	180 runs	NZl	Wellington	Mar 1953
4	SAF	Won	058 runs	NZl	Durban	Dec 1953
5	SAF	Won	051 runs	NZl	Johannesburg	Feb 1962
6	SAF	Won	129 runs	Aus	Durban	Feb 1970
7	SAF	Won	208 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	Sep 1993
8	SAF	Won	013 runs	Zim	Bloemfontein	Oct 1999
9	SAF	Won	219 runs	Zim	Harare	Nov 1999
10	SAF	Won	021 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	Nov 1999
11	SAF	Won	037 runs	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2000
12	SAF	Won	071 runs	Ind	Bangalore	Mar 2000
13	SAF	Won	229 runs	Srl	Cape Town	Jan 2001
14	SAF	Won	007 runs	Srl	Centurion	Jan 2001
15	SAF	Won	160 runs	Ban	Potchefstroom	Oct 2002
16	SAF	Won	107 runs	Ban	East London	Oct 2002
17	SAF	Won	064 runs	Srl	Johannesburg	Nov 2002
18	SAF	Won	142 runs	Pak	Cape Town	Jan 2003
19	SAF	Won	060 runs	Ban	Chittagong	Apr 2003
20	SAF	Won	018 runs	Ban	Dhaka	May 2003
21	SAF	Won	092 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 2003
22	SAF	Won	065 runs	Win	Durban	Dec 2003
23	SAF	Won	062 runs	Zim	Centurion	Mar 2005
24	SAF	Won	021 runs	Zim	Cape Town	Mar 2005
25	SAF	Won	086 runs	Win	Bridgetown	Apr 2005
26	SAF	Won	059 runs	NZl	Centurion	Nov 2007
27	SAF	Won	100 runs	Win	Durban	Jan 2008
28	SAF	Won	205 runs	Ban	Chittagong	Feb 2008
29	SAF	Won	090 runs	Ind	Ahmedabad	Apr 2008
30	SAF	Won	129 runs	Ban	Bloemfontein	Nov 2008
31	SAF	Won	048 runs	Ban	Centurion	Nov 2008
32	SAF	Won	020 runs	Aus	Cape Town	Mar 2009
33	SAF	Won	074 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	Jan 2010

South Africa won the test fourth and final test at Johannesburg against England by an innings and 74 runs. This innings win represent South Africa’s fifth innings victory against England which are listed below

No	SAF	Result	Inns and	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	SAF	Won	016 runs	Eng	Cape Town	Mar 1906
2	SAF	Won	021 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	Nov 1999
3	SAF	Won	037 runs	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2000
4	SAF	Won	092 runs	Eng	Lord’s	Jul 2003
5	SAF	Won	074 runs	Eng	Johannesburg	Jan 2010

MS Dhoni was ruled out for play and V Sehwag led India in this test. V Sehwag was leading India for the third occasion. The other two occasions were against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Dec 2005 and against New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009.

V Sehwag registered his first half century as captain when he scored 52 in this game. It was also his first fifty as a captain opener.

V Sehwag’s 52 in this game represent the 19^th half century by an Indian captain opener in a test innings. The break up read thus – NJ Contractor {04}, SM Gavaskar {14} and V Sehwag {01}

V Sehwag’s 52 in this game represent the 32^nd fifty by an Indian captain opener in a test innings. The break up read thus – NJ Contractor {04}, SM Gavaskar {25}, R Dravid {02}, and V Sehwag {01}

SR Tendulkar was playing his 266^th test innings in this test. He has now played most test innings in the annals of test cricket surpassing AR Border’s 265 test innings.

R Dravid was dismissed bowled in the first innings of this test. He has been dismissed bowled on 42 occasions in his test career. He is now on par with SR Tendulkar who also has been dismissed bowled on 42 occasions. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar share the Indian record of bowled dismissals. AR Border {53}, JR Reid {44} and JH Kallis {43} are the three batsmen who have been dismissed bowled on more occasions than R Dravid and SR Tendulkar.

R Dravid with his bowled dismissal in the first innings of this test went past GR Viswanath’s record of 41 bowled dismissals.

R Dravid’s dismissal for 4 in the first innings of this test provide the 46h occasion of his being dismissed in single digits in a test innings.

VVS Laxman was playing is 100^th test innings on away soil. He became the 24^th batsman overall and sixth Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to play 100 test innings on away soil. The other five Indian batsmen are – SR Tendulkar {147}, R Dravid {129}, SM Gavaskar {106}, DB Vengsarkar {105} and SC Ganguly {104}.

SR Tendulkar completed 13000 test runs when he was on 30 during his first innings knock of 76 not out. At the end of the first day’s play, he had an aggregate of 13046 runs. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to complete 13000 runs in tests

VVS Laxman dismissal stumped in the first innings of this test provides the fourth occasion of his being dismissed stumped in his test career. The other three occasions are – for 45 against West Indies at Mumbai in Oct 2002, for 24 against Pakistan at Kolkata in Mar 2005 and for 25 against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2008

VVS Laxman joins the following Indian batsmen who have been dismissed stumped on four or more occasions – A Kumble {06}, FM Engineer {05}, SC Ganguly {04}, N Kapil Dev {04}, GS Ramchand {04}, DB Vengsarkar {04} and GR Viswanath {04}

KRD Karthik’s dismissal for zero in the first innings of this test provides the 62^nd occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in test innings. He is the first Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a duck against Bangladesh.

SR Tendulkar registered his 98^th fifty when he scored 76 not out in the first innings of this test – {43 centuries and 55 half centuries}. AR Border {90 – 27 C plus 63 HC} and RT Ponting {90 – 39 C plus 51 HC } are the other two batsmen who have registered 90 plus fifties.

SR Tendulkar’s half century – 76 not out – in the first innings of this test is his 55^th half century. AR Border {63} and R Dravid {58} are the other two batsmen who have scored more half centuries than SR Tendulkar.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 91st test on away soil. His fifty – 76 not out – in the first innings of this test provide the 55^th fifty. His 55 fifties have taken him 50 tests on away soil

SR Tendulkar’s 76 not out in the first innings of this test provide the 55^th fifty on away soil – {24 C plus 31 HC}. R Dravid is the only other batsman to register 50 fifties on away soil {16 C plus 34 HC}

SR Tendulkar was playing his 266^th test innings in this test. He has now played most test innings in the annals of test cricket surpassing AR Border’s 265 test innings.

SR Tendulkar completed 13000 test runs when he was on 30 during his first innings knock of 76 not out. At the end of the first day’s play, he has an aggregate of 13046 runs. He became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to complete 13000 test runs.

SR Tendulkar was playing his 91st test on away soil. His fifty – 76 not out – in the first innings of this test provide the 55^th fifty. His 55 fifites have taken him 50 tests on away soil

RT Ponting and MJ Clarke were concerned in 352 runs partnership for the fourth wicket against Pakistan at Hobart in the third and final test of the 2009-10 series providing the 33^rd occasion of batsmen posting 350 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

This stand represents the sixth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 350 plus runs in a test innings which are listed below.

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner-2	Ground	Mon/Year
1	4	388	DGBradman	WHPonsford	Leeds	Jul 1934
2	2	451	DGBradman	WHPonsford	The Oval	Aug 1934
3	5	405	SGBarnes	DGBradmna	Sydney	Dec 1946
4	1	382	WMLawry	RBSimpson	Bridgetown	May 1965
5	5	385	GSBlewett	SRWaugh	Jo’burg	Feb 1997
6	4	352	RTPonting	MJClarke	Hobart	Jan 2010

352 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between RT Ponting and MJ Clarke represent the highest three figure partnership for any wicket by Australian batsmen against Pakistan in a test innings. Their previous best was 327 runs for the fifth wicket between JL Langer and RT Ponting at Perth in Nov 1999.

352 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between RT Ponting and MJ Clarke represent the highest three figure partnership for fourth wicket by Australian batsmen against Pakistan in a test innings. Their previous best was 217 runs between GS Chappell and GN Yallop at Faisalabad in Mar 1980

352 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between RT Ponting and MJ Clarke provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting a 350 plus runs against Pakistan in a test innings. All the five occasions are listed below

No	Wkt	Runs	Partner1	Partner2	Team	Ground	Month/Yr
1	2	446	CC Hunte	GS Sobers	Win	Kingston	Feb 1958
2	4	437	MJ’wardene	TTS’weera	Srl	Karachi	Feb 2009
3	1	410	R Dravid	V Sehwag	Ind	Lahore	Jan 2006
4	1	368	HH Gibbs	GC Smith	SAF	CapeTown	Jan 2003
5	4	352	RT Ponting	MJ Clarke	Aus	Hobart	Jan 2010

352 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between RT Ponting and MJ Clarke provides the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a 350 plus runs for the fourth wicket in a test innings. All the seven occasions are listed below

No	Runs	Partner1	Partner2	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	437	MJ’wardene	TTS’weera	Srl	Pak	Karachi	Feb 2009
2	411	MCCowdrey	PBH May	Eng	Win	Birmingham	May 1957
3	399	GS Sobers	FMMWorrell	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	Jan 1960
4	388	DGBradman	WHPonsford	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1934
5	353	VVSLaxman	SRTendulkar	Ind	Aus	Sydney	Jan 2004
6	352	MJ Clarke	RTPonting	Aus	Pak	Hobart	Jan 2010
7	250	Asif Iqbal	MushtaqMohd	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	Feb 1973

MV Bouchers’ 95 in South Africa’s first innings against England at Johannesburg in the fourth and final test of the 09-10 series provide the 49^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in the annals of test cricket.

MV Boucher’s 95 represent the 14^th occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman registering a ninety against England. He is the second South African wicket keeper to register a ninety against England after HB Cameron {90 at Lord’s in Jun 35

No	Wicketkeepers	Runs	Inns	Team	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	HB Cameron	90	1	SAF	Lord’s	Jun/1935
2	D Tallon	92	3	Aus	Melbourne	Jan/1947
3	JR Reid	93	3	NZl	The Oval	Aug/1949
4	ImtiazAhmed	98	3	Pak	The Oval	Aug/1962
5	RW Marsh	92*	1	Aus	Melbourne	Jan/1971
6	RW Marsh	91	4	Aus	Manchester	Jun/1972
7	WB Phillips	91	3	Aus	Leeds	Jun/1985
8	SaleemYousuf	91*	1	Pak	Birmingham	Jul/1987
9	KCSangakkara	95	3	Srl	Kandy	Mar/2001
10	AC Gilchrist	90	2	Aus	Lord’s	Jul/2001
11	BB McCullum	96	3	NZl	Lord’s	May/2004
12	MS Dhoni	92	1	Ind	The Oval	Aug/2007
13	BB McCullum	97	1	NZl	Lord’s	May/2008
14	MV Boucher	95	2	SAF	Johannesburg	Jan/2010

MV Boucher’s 95 at Johannesburg represent the second occasion of his scoring ninety in a test innings. The other occasion was his 92 against Sri Lanka at Cape Town in Jan 2001

No	Wicketkeepers	Runs	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	MV Boucher	92	2	Srl	Cape Town	Jan/2001
2	MV Boucher	95	2	Eng	Johannesburg	Jan/2010

MV Boucher became the tenth wicket keeper batsman to register ninety in a test innings on two or more occasions. Others are APE Knott {04}, RW Marsh {04}, AC Gilchrist {03}, BB McCullum {03}, RD Jacobs {03}, DL Murray {02}, Imtiaz Ahmed {02}, MS Dhoni {02} and RC Russel {02}.

No	Wicketkeepers	Runs	Inns	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	APE Knott	96*	1	Eng	Pak	Karachi	Mar/1969
2	APE Knott	96	3	Eng	NZl	Auckland	Mar/1971
3	APE Knott	90	1	Eng	Ind	The Oval	Aug/1971
4	APE Knott	92	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug/1972
1	RW Marsh	92*	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan/1971
2	RW Marsh	91	4	Aus	Eng	Manchester	Jun/1972
3	RW Marsh	97	1	Aus	Win	Kingston	Feb/1973
4	RW Marsh	91	2	Aus	Nl	Perth	Dec/1980
1	AC Gilchrist	90	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jul/2001
2	AC Gilchrist	91	1	Aus	SAF	Durban	Mar/2002
3	AC Gilchrist	94	1	Aus	ICC	Sydney	Oct/2005
1	BB McCullum	96	3	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May/2004
2	BB McCullum	99	1	NZl	Srl	Napier	Apr/2005
3	BB McCullum	97	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May/2008
1	RD Jacobs	96*	1	Win	Aus	Perth	Dec/2000
2	RD Jacobs	93*	2	Win	SAF	Port of Spain	Mar/2001
3	RD Jacobs	91*	2	Win	Ban	Dhaka	Dec/2002
1	DL Murray	90	2	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	Mar/1973
2	DL Murray	91	1	Win	Ind	Mumbai	Jan/1975
1	ImtiazAhmed	91	3	Pak	Win	Bridgetown	Jan/1958
2	ImtiazAhmed	98	3	Pak	Eng	The Oval	Aug/1962
1	MS Dhoni	92	1	Ind	Eng	The Oval	Aug/2007
2	MS Dhoni	92	1	Ind	Aus	Mohali	Oct/2008
1	MV Boucher	92	2	SAF	Srl	Cape Town	Jan/2001
2	MV Boucher	95	2	SAF	Eng	Johannesburg	Jan/2010
1	RC Russell	94	2	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	Aug/1988
2	RC Russell	91	1	Eng	Win	The Oval	Aug/1995