The Wisden Trophy – Shivnarine Chanderpaul establishes a West Indian record in scoring twin fifties in a test match
S Chanderpaul’s 87 not out and 91 in the first test against England at Lord’s in May 2012 was his tenth twin fifty in a test. He now holds the West Indian record for most twin fifties. He went past BC Lara who has scored nine twin fifties and held the record previously. Twin fifties scored by both these batsmen are listed below
No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
1 | SChanderpaul | 58 | 59 | Win | Ind | Kingston | May | 2002 |
2 | SChanderpaul | 128* | 97* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | Jul | 2004 |
3 | SChanderpaul | 92 | 153* | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | May | 2005 |
4 | SChanderpaul | 50 | 116* | Win | Eng | Manchester | Jun | 2007 |
5 | SChanderpaul | 136* | 70 | Win | Eng | Ch-le-St | Jun | 2007 |
6 | SChanderpaul | 65* | 70* | Win | SAF | Cape Town | Jan | 2008 |
7 | SChanderpaul | 107* | 77* | Win | Aus | North Sound | May | 2008 |
8 | SChanderpaul | 79* | 50 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | Jun | 2008 |
9 | SChanderpaul | 68 | 69 | Win | Aus | Roseau | Apr | 2012 |
10 | SChanderpaul | 87* | 91 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | May | 2012 |
1 | BC Lara | 87 | 145 | Win | Eng | Manchester | Jul | 1995 |
2 | BC Lara | 83 | 78 | Win | Ind | Kingston | Mar | 1997 |
3 | BC Lara | 51 | 79 | Win | SAF | Durban | Dec | 1998 |
4 | BC Lara | 67 | 75 | Win | NZl | Wellington | Dec | 1999 |
5 | BC Lara | 221 | 130 | Win | Srl | Col-SSC | Nov | 2001 |
6 | BC Lara | 91 | 122 | Win | Aus | Trinidad | Apr | 2002 |
7 | BC Lara | 68 | 60 | Win | Aus | St John’s | May | 2003 |
8 | BC Lara | 115 | 86 | Win | SAF | Cape Town | Jan | 2004 |
9 | BC Lara | 61 | 122 | Win | Pak | Lahore | Nov | 2006 |
S Chanderpaul became the seventh batsmen to score ten or more twin fifties in the annals of test cricket. The list is headed by RT Ponting who has 15 twin fifties to his credit and is followed by JH Kallis who has 14 twin fifties. The following table lists out all the seven batsmen who have scored ten or more twin fifties. The list has an Indian batsman in R Dravid who has scored ten twin fifties
No | Player | Team | Occs |
1 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 |
2 | JH Kallis | SAF | 14 |
3 | AR Border | Aus | 13 |
4 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pak | 11 |
5 | GS Chappell | Aus | 10 |
6 | R Dravid | Ind | 10 |
7 | S Chanderpaul | Win | 10 |