Second one day – England vs. West Indies at The Oval on 18.06.12 – England won by eight wickets

CH Gayle scored 53 in this game which represent the 100^th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies in one day games. DJ Bravo’s 77 represent the 101^st occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies.

CH Gayle’s 53 in this game represent his seventh fifty against England. He became the sixth West Indies batsman to score seven or more fifties against England in one day games. Others are – IVA Richards {14}, DL Haynes {08}, RB Richardson {08}, S Chanderpaul {07} and BC Lara {07|

CH Gayle’s seven fifties were scored while opening the innings against England. He now stands second in the list of West Indies opening batsmen who have scored most fifties against England. DL Haynes with eight fifties to his credit occupies the first place. CH Gayle went past CG Greenidge who had scored six fifties on his way to occupy the second place.

CH Gayle’s 53 in this game represent the 35^th occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 26^th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting 100 plus runs against England in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket against England in one day games. The other occasions are – 139 runs between CL King and IVA Richards at Lord’s on 23.06.79 and 124 runs between JC Adams and DL Haynes at Trinidad on 05.03.94.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which was in a losing cause providing the sixth occasion of West Indies losing a game against England when their batsmen posting 100 plus runs. All the six occasions are listed below

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 208^th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in one day games.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which was in a losing cause providing the 37^th occasion of West Indies losing a one day game when their  batsmen have posted 100 plus runs against various oppositions

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the 67^th occasion of batsmen posting exact 100 runs for various wickets in the annals of one day games.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of batsmen posting exact 100 runs for fifth wicket in the annals of one day games which are listed below

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of batsmen posting exact 100 runs for various wickets against England in the annals of one day games which are listed below

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game providing the third occasion of West Indies batsmen posting exact 100 runs for various in one day games which are listed below

This partnership provide the first occasion of West Indies batsmen posting exact 100 runs partnership against England in one day games

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which was in a losing cause providing the 23rd occasion of a team losing a one day game when their batsmen have posted exact 100 plus runs for various wickets.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of a team losing a one day game when their batsmen have posted exact 100 plus runs for the fifth wicket which are listed below.

DJ Bravo and KA Pollard added 100 runs for the fifth wicket in this game which was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of a team losing a one day game when their batsmen have posted exact 100 plus runs against England for various wickets which are listed below.

AN Cook and IR Bell added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 172^nd occasion of England posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 54^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.

AN Cook and IR Bell added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 16^th occasion of England posting a three figure partnership against West Indies in one day games. This stand also represents the ninth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies in one day games.

AN Cook and IR Bell added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the first occasion of England posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies at The Oval in one day games. Thus this stand also represents the record partnership by England batsmen for the first wicket against West Indies at The Oval in one day games. The previous best was 38 runs between JA Jameson and MJ Smith on 07.09.73

AN Cook scored 112 in this game providing the 108^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the 13^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games.

AN Cook scored 112 in this game providing the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games.

AN Cook scored 112 in this game providing the 15th occasion of an England captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games. Others are – 127 by MA Atherton at Lord’s on 28.05.95 and 105 by AJ Strauss at Providence on 22.03.09

AN Cook’s 112 in this game represents his fourth hundred as captain. He now jointly holds the record for most hundreds for an England captain in one day games with AJ Strauss. Hundreds scored by these two captains are listed below.

AN Cook’s three hundreds as captain in the calendar year 2012 makes him the only England captain to score three hundreds in a calendar year. His feat provides the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring three or more hundreds in a calendar year in the annals of one day games. Other ten occasions are – SC Ganguly – 05 in 2000 : RT Ponting – 05 in 2003 : GC Smith – 05 in 2005 : RT Ponting – 05 in 2007 : M Azharuddin – 03 in 1998 : SC Ganguly – 03 in 2003 : ST Jayasuriya – 03 in 2003 : RT Ponting – 03 in 2005 : CH Gayle – 03 in 2008 and BRM Taylor – 03 in 2011

It is interesting to note that only two captains have scored three hundreds in consecutive calendar years – BRM Taylor in 2011 and AN Cook in 2012.

AN Cook’s 112 in this game represent his fifth hundred as a batsman. He became the ninth England batsman to score five or more hundreds in one day games. Others are – ME Trescothick {12}, KP Pietersen {09}, GA Gooch {08}, DI Gower {07}, AJ Strauss {06}, PD Collingwood {05}, GA Hick {05} and NV Knight {05}

AN Cook’s 112 in this game represent his fifth hundred as an opening batsman. He became the fifht England opening batsman to score five or more hundreds in one day games. Others are – ME Trescothick {12}, GA Gooch {08}, AJ Strauss {06} and NV Knight {05}

JM Anderson’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 32 wickets against West Indies. He now holds the record for most wickets by an England bowler against West Indies. He went past IT Botham’s tally of 31 wickets – which was the previous record – on his way to the record.

JM Anderson’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 95 wickets on home soil. The record for most wickets by an England bowler is 108 and is held by D Gough. JM Anderson with his 95 wickets stands second to D Gough

AN Cook’s 112 in this game provide the tenth occasion of an England captain scoring a hundred on home soil in one day games which are listed below

AN Cook’s 112 in this game provide the second occasion of his scoring a hundred on home soil in one day games. He became the third England captain to score two hundreds on home soil. Other two are – MA Atherton and AJ Strauss. The hundreds scored by these three captains are listed below