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Captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year – AN Cook of England is the new entrant

Captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year – AN Cook of England is the new entrant

AN Cook of England has completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2015. His aggregate prior to the start of the series against England read 1357. His feat of aggregating 1357 in 2015 provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that AN Cook is the only captain to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a calendar year 2015

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
2 RB Simpson Aus 14 26 3 1381 311 60.04 3 7 2 1964
3 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
4 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
5 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
6 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
7 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
8 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
9 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
10 WJ Cronje SAF 14 24 2 1040 126 47.27 1 9 1 1998
11 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
12 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
13 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
14 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
15 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
16 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
17 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
18 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
19 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
20 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
21 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
22 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
23 BB McCullum NZl 9 16 0 1164 302 72.75 4 0 0 2014
24 AD Mathews Srl 11 20 5 1160 160 77.33 2 8 0 2014
25 AN Cook Eng 13 24 1 1357 263 59.00 3 8 0 2015

 

AN Cook’s 1357 in 2015 provide the sixth occasion of an England captain totaling 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
2 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
3 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
4 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
5 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
6 AN Cook Eng 13 24 1 1357 263 59.00 3 8 0 2015

 

Points table at the end of League stage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16

Points table at the end of League stage of Ranji Trophy 2015-16

 

POINTS TABLE
Group A                
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Abd Pts Net RR
Vidarbha 8 4 2 0 2 0 29 +0.047
Bengal 8 2 0 0 6 0 28 +0.110
Assam 8 3 2 0 3 0 26 -0.304
Delhi 8 3 1 0 4 0 25 +0.215
Karnataka 8 2 1 0 5 0 24 +0.336
Rajasthan 8 2 3 0 3 0 17 -0.313
Maharashtra 8 1 2 0 5 0 17 +0.301
Odisha 8 1 3 0 4 0 12 +0.016
Haryana 8 0 4 0 4 0 6 -0.406
Group B                
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Abd Pts Net RR
Mumbai 8 4 0 0 4 0 35 +0.851
Punjab 8 3 2 0 3 0 26 +0.045
Mad Pradesh 8 3 2 0 3 0 24 -0.059
Gujarat 8 3 1 0 4 0 24 -0.092
Uttar Pradesh 8 2 1 0 5 0 21 -0.117
Tamil Nadu 8 2 2 0 4 0 18 -0.322
Baroda 8 2 3 0 3 0 17 -0.045
Railways 8 2 6 0 0 0 12 +0.039
Andhra 8 0 4 0 4 0 10 -0.459
Group C                
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Abd Pts Net RR
Saurashtra 8 5 1 0 2 0 36 -0.061
Jharkhand 8 4 2 0 2 0 31 +0.088
Him Pradesh 8 3 1 0 4 0 30 +1.013
Services 8 3 1 0 4 0 27 +0.472
Kerala 8 2 2 0 4 0 25 +0.084
Goa 8 1 1 0 6 0 18 -0.210
J & K 8 0 3 0 5 0 9 -0.053
Hyderabad 8 0 2 0 6 0 8 -0.467
Tripura 8 0 5 0 3 0 3 -0.760

 

BB McCullum emulates AC Gilchrist to become the second batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

BB McCullum emulates AC Gilchrist to become the second batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

BB McCullum became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score one hundred boundary sixes in tests after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist was the first batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket.

BB McCullum achieved this coveted distinction in the just concluded Dunedin test against Sri Lanka. This is how espncricinfo.com describes the 100th boundary six scored by BB McCullum in New Zealand’s second innings during his knock of 17 not out in which he scored two boundary sixes. His second boundary six was his one  hundredth boundary six.

65.4 – Herath to McCullum, SIX, Drum rolls, please! 100th six in Tests for Baz, he draws level with Gilchrist as the highest six-hitter. Baz jumps outside leg, and walloped it over midwicket. Herath dropped it shorter and Baz sent it clattering over Siriwardana in the deep. And with that NZ declare

The following table lists the career summary of BB McCullum with breakup of boundary sixes against each opposition

Career summary
Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 6s
v Australia 14 26 1 654 104 26.16 1 3 1 9
v Bangladesh 9 12 2 558 185 55.80 2 1 0 9
v England 16 30 1 1041 97 35.89 0 10 3 18
v India 10 19 1 1224 302 68.00 4 2 1 13
v Pakistan 8 14 0 695 202 49.64 1 4 2 17
v South Africa 13 24 2 575 61 26.13 0 5 2 4
v Sri Lanka 11 20 2 670 195 37.22 1 3 3 21
v West Indies 13 20 0 577 113 28.85 1 2 1 6
v Zimbabwe 4 5 0 243 111 48.60 1 1 0 3
overall 98 170 9 6237 302 38.73 11 31 13 100

The following is the batting career of BB McCullum which also shows the boundary sixes scored by him in each test. He has scored eleven sixes in two consecutive innings – against Pakistan at Sharjah in Nov 2014 when he made 202 in the first innings and against Sri Lanka at Christchurch in Dec 2014 when he made 195 in the first innings.

No FI SI Runs 6s Opposition Ground Start Date
1 57 19* 76 0 v South Africa Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
2 13 DNB 13 0 v South Africa Auckland 18 Mar 2004
3 55 3 58 0 v South Africa Wellington 26 Mar 2004
4 5 96 101 0 v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
5 54 20 74 0 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
6 21 4 25 0 v England Nottingham 10 Jun 2004
7 143 – 143 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
8 17* – 17 0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
9 10 8 18 0 v Australia Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
10 10 36 46 1 v Australia Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
11 29 24 53 0 v Australia Christchurch 10 Mar 2005
12 3 DNB 3 0 v Australia Wellington 18 Mar 2005
13 25 0 25 0 v Australia Auckland 26 Mar 2005
14 99 7 106 2 v Sri Lanka Napier 04 Apr 2005
15 0 – 0 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 11 Apr 2005
16 111 – 111 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
17 24 – 24 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
18 19 74 93 1 v West Indies Auckland 09 Mar 2006
19 23 DNB 23 0 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
20 TDNB – 0 0 v West Indies Napier 25 Mar 2006
21 31 33 64 2 v South Africa Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 5 DNB 5 0 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
23 0 5 5 0 v South Africa Johannesburg 05 May 2006
24 0 14* 14 1 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 07 Dec 2006
25 43 17 60 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 15 Dec 2006
26 9 26 35 0 v South Africa Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
27 13 21 34 0 v South Africa Centurion 16 Nov 2007
28 7 DNB 7 1 v Bangladesh Dunedin 04 Jan 2008
29 40 – 40 1 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2008
30 51 0 51 2 v England Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
31 25 85 110 3 v England Wellington 13 Mar 2008
32 9 42 51 0 v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
33 97 24 121 2 v England Lord’s 15 May 2008
34 11 0 11 1 v England Manchester 23 May 2008
35 9 71 80 0 v England Nottingham 05 Jun 2008
36 25 2 27 0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
37 66 DNB 66 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 Oct 2008
38 8 3 11 0 v Australia Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
39 30 84* 114 3 v Australia Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
40 25 DNB 25 0 v West Indies Dunedin 11 Dec 2008
41 31 19 50 2 v West Indies Napier 19 Dec 2008
42 3 84 87 0 v India Hamilton 18 Mar 2009
43 115 – 115 0 v India Napier 26 Mar 2009
44 24 6 30 0 v India Wellington 03 Apr 2009
45 1 29 30 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Aug 2009
46 18 13 31 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
47 78 0 78 0 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
48 0 24 24 0 v Pakistan Wellington 03 Dec 2009
49 89 DNB 89 1 v Pakistan Napier 11 Dec 2009
50 185 19* 204 3 v Bangladesh Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
51 24 104 128 2 v Australia Wellington 19 Mar 2010
52 5 51 56 1 v Australia Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
53 65 11* 76 0 v India Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
54 4 225 229 4 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
55 40 25 65 0 v India Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
56 56 35 91 2 v Pakistan Hamilton 07 Jan 2011
57 2 64 66 1 v Pakistan Wellington 15 Jan 2011
58 14 11 25 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
59 34 1 35 0 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
60 16 12 28 0 v Australia Hobart 09 Dec 2011
61 83 – 83 2 v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
62 48 58* 106 1 v South Africa Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
63 61 5 66 1 v South Africa Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
64 31 0 31 0 v South Africa Wellington 23 Mar 2012
65 25 84 109 0 v West Indies North Sound 25 Jul 2012
66 0 19 19 0 v West Indies Kingston 02 Aug 2012
67 22 42 64 0 v India Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
68 0 23 23 0 v India Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
69 68 13 81 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 17 Nov 2012
70 4 35 39 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
71 7 51 58 0 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
72 13 11 24 0 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
73 74 – 74 3 v England Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
74 69 DNB 69 1 v England Wellington 14 Mar 2013
75 38 67* 105 3 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
76 2 8 10 0 v England Lord’s 16 May 2013
77 20 1 21 0 v England Leeds 24 May 2013
78 21 22 43 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
79 11 – 11 0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 21 Oct 2013
80 113 9 122 3 v West Indies Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
81 37 – 37 0 v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
82 12 DNB 12 0 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
83 224 1 225 5 v India Auckland 06 Feb 2014
84 8 302 310 4 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
85 7 17 24 0 v West Indies Kingston 08 Jun 2014
86 4 3 7 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Jun 2014
87 31 25 56 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Jun 2014
88 18 39 57 0 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
89 43 45 88 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 17 Nov 2014
90 202 – 202 11 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
91 195 DNB 195 11 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
92 0 22 22 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
93 42 0 42 1 v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
94 41 55 96 2 v England Leeds 29 May 2015
95 6 80 86 2 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
96 27 DNB 27 0 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
97 4 20 24 0 v Australia Adelaide 27 Nov 2015
98 75 17* 92 3 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
98 3712 2525 6237 100 Total    

BB McCullum is the only batsman to score eleven boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions in the list of batsmen who have scored ten or more boundary sixes in an innings. This he has achieved in two consecutive tests/innings which makes the feat more credible

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wasim Akram 257* 12 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
2 NJ Astle 222 11 New Zealand v England Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 ML Hayden 380 11 Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
4 BB McCullum 202 11 New Zealand v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
5 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
6 WR Hammond 336* 10 England v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933

 

Bowlers capturing thirty plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs in a test series

Bowlers capturing thirty plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs in a test series

R Ashwin captured 31 wickets conceding 345 runs in the just concluded home series against South Africa to become the only spinner and the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. Quite interestingly all the three bowlers have chosen to perform the feat  against South Africa.

GA Lohmann of England was the first bowler to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. He captured 35 wickets conceding 203 runs against South Africa in 1895-96. SF Barnes of England emulated GA Lohmann by capturing 34 wickets conceding 282 runs in 1912 test series.  Both GA Lehmann and SF Barnes performed the feat in three test series which is incredible. R Ashwin’s 31 wickets came in four tests. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player Team Oppn series M I Balls Runs W Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4 1
2 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34 8.29 5 3
3 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35 5.80 4 2

 

R Ashwin is the lone spinner to capture four five wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions

R Ashwin is the lone spinner to capture four five wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions

R Ashwin captured four five wicket hauls in the recently concluded home series against South Africa to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more five wicket hauls in a four test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Season M I Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1913-14 4 8 1356 536 49 10.93 7
2 AK Davidson Aus Win 1960-61 4 8 1391 612 33 18.54 5
3 GD McGrath Aus Win 1998-99 4 8 1198 508 30 16.93 4
4 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2012-13 4 8 1448 583 29 20.10 4
5 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4

R Ashwin appears as a lone spinner in this elite list and also as the only bowler to capture four wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions. He had captured four five wicket hauls against Australia in 2012-13 series

No Player Team Oppn Season M I Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2012-13 4 8 1448 583 29 20.10 4
2 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4

 

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand – LD Chandimal is the new entrant to the elite list

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand – LD Chandimal is the new entrant to the elite list

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 83 and 58 in the just concluded test against New Zealand to provide the 67th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring twin fifties in test. It also provides the 97th occasion of a batsman scoring twin fifties against  New Zealand in test.

LD Chandimal’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. He became the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to perform such a feat against New Zealand. The following is the complete list which contains two such performances by DPMD Jayawardene.

No Player Bat1 Bat2 Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AP Gurusinha 119 102 v New Zealand Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 PA de Silva 96 123 v New Zealand Auckland 01 Mar 1991
3 M Jayawardene 52 54 v New Zealand Col-RPS 27 May 1998
4 LPC Silva 61 152* v New Zealand Wellington 15 Dec 2006
5 TM Dilshan 92 123* v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
6 M Jayawardene 92 96 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
7 KC Sangakkara 50 109 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
8 AD Mathews 50 66 v New Zealand Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
9 LD Chandimal 83 58 v New Zealand Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

 

Wicket keeper batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test – LD Chandimal’s feat

Wicket keeper batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test – LD Chandimal’s feat

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 83 and 58 in the just concluded test at Dunedin against New Zealand to provide the 49th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JM Blackham 57 58* Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1883
2 Dilawar Hussain 59 57 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
3 CL Walcott 54 108 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
4 RT Spooner 71 92 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
5 JHB Waite 115 59 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
6 JHB Waite 58 56* SAF Eng Birmingham 09 Jun 1960
7 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
8 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
9 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
10 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
11 FM Engineer 121 66 Ind Eng Mumbai BS 06 Feb 1973
12 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyd-Sind 16 Mar 1973
13 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
14 DL Murray 66 55 Win Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
15 APE Knott 50 57 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
16 GN Edwards 55 54 NZl Eng Auckland 04 Mar 1978
17 PJL Dujon 53 52 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
18 Saleem Yousuf 62 66* Pak Aus Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
19 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
20 IA Healy 74 51* Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
21 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
22 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
23 AC Gilchrist 78 55 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
24 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
25 A Flower 55 232* Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
26 A Flower 51 83 Zim Ind Bulawayo 07 Jun 2001
27 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
28 T Taibu 59 58 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
29 T Taibu 85* 153 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
30 T Taibu 71* 52 Zim Ind Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
31 Kamran Akmal 52 71 Pak SAF Lahore 08 Oct 2007
32 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
33 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
34 MJ Prior 131* 61 Eng Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
35 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
36 Mushfiqur Rahim 79 95 Ban Eng Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
37 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
38 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
39 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
40 BJ Watling 63 63 NZl SAF P Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
41 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
42 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
43 BJ Haddin 94 53 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
44 Sarfraz Ahmed 55 52* Pak Srl Galle 06 Aug 2014
45 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
46 BJ Watling 61* 59 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
47 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
48 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
49 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

LD Chandimal’s feat of 83 and 58 in the just concluded Dunedin Test against New Zealand provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, LD Chandimal appears three times in the list. The following table lists the performance of the Wicket keepers

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
2 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
3 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
4 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

LD Chandimal’s feat of 83 and 58 in the just concluded Dunedin Test against New Zealand provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. The following table lists the performance of the Wicket keepers

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
5 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

The following table furnishes the list of batsmen with their performances who have scored fifties in both innings of a test on three or more occasions. A Flower holds the record with seven occasion of twin fifties in test. He is followed by APE Knott who has performed the feat on five occasions. MS Dhoni is third in the list with four such occasions. MJ Prior and TJ Taibu have done it on three occasions and LD Chandimal joins this elite list with three occasions

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
3 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
4 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
5 A Flower 55 232* Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
6 A Flower 51 83 Zim Ind Bulawayo 07 Jun 2001
7 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
               
1 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyd-Sind 16 Mar 1973
4 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
5 APE Knott 50 57 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
               
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
               
1 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
2 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
3 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
               
1 MJ Prior 131* 61 Eng Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
2 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
3 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
               
1 T Taibu 59 58 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
2 T Taibu 85* 153 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
3 T Taibu 71* 52 Zim Ind Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test match on five occasions – KS Williamson joins the list

New Zealand batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test match on five occasions – KS Williamson joins the list

KS Williamson scored 88 and 71 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Dunedin to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test. He became the third New Zealand batsman to achieve such a feat after SP Fleming and LRPL Taylor

It is noted with interest that all the three batsmen have scored at least one century and a half century in their five twin fifties. SP Fleming and KS Williamson has two such performances while LRPL Taylor has one such performance.

SP Fleming and KS Williamson have scored a double century and a half century in their five twin fifties, while LRPL Taylor has rare twin half centuries – an identical score of 76 in both innings of a test – against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Nov 2011

SP Fleming scored 274 not out and 69 not out against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Apr 2003,  while KS Williamson emulated SP Fleming by scoring 69 and 242 not out at Wellington in Jan 2015 against the same opposition – that is Sri Lanka

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 79 53 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
2 SP Fleming 78 174* v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
3 SP Fleming 57 99 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
4 SP Fleming 274* 69* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
5 SP Fleming 59 66 v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
             
1 LRPL Taylor 53 55 v England Wellington 13 Mar 2008
2 LRPL Taylor 94 59 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
3 LRPL Taylor 78 52 v Pakistan Wellington 15 Jan 2011
4 LRPL Taylor 76 76 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
5 LRPL Taylor 142 74 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
             
1 KS Williamson 114 74 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
2 KS Williamson 58 56 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
3 KS Williamson 69 242* v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
4 KS Williamson 140 59 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 KS Williamson 88 71 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

 

Wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals in a test innings

Wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals in a test innings

BJ Watling of New Zealand effected six dismissals in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Dunedin to provide the 32nd occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Bari 7 7 0 1 Pak NZl Auckland 23 Feb 1979
2 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
3 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
4 RD Jacobs 7 7 0 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
5 ATW Grout 6 6 0 3 Aus Win Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
6 DT Lindsay 6 6 0 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
7 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
7 SMH Kirmani 6 5 1 2 Ind NZl Christchurch 05 Feb 1976
9 RW Marsh 6 6 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
10 SAR Silva 6 6 0 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 30 Aug 1985
11 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
12 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
13 IA Healy 6 6 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
14 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jul 1997
15 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
16 Rashid Latif 6 6 0 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
17 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
18 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
19 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
20 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 Eng Ban Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
21 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
22 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2007
23 MS Dhoni 6 6 0 2 Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
24 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
25 Adnan Akmal 6 6 0 1 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
26 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
28 AB de Villiers 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
30 BJ Haddin 6 6 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
31 LD Chandimal 6 5 1 3 Srl Pak Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
32 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat provide the third occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in a test innings. Other two occasions are – seven dismissals by IDS Smith against Sri Lanka at Hamilton in Feb 1991 and six dismissals by BJ Watling himself against India at Auckland in Feb 2014. Thus BJ Watling became the second New Zealand wicket keeper to effect six or more dismissals against Sri Lanka in a test innings.

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
3 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in a test innings against Sri Lanka.  The following table lists them

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
3 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
17 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
26 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
32 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat of six dismissals in a test innings in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka represent his second such performance. Earlier he had effected six dismissals against India at Auckland in Feb 2014. BJ Watling joined the elite list of wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals on two or more occasions. He is the first New Zealand wicket keeper to achieve such a feat and fifth overall. The full list comprises of MV Boucher of South Africa on four occasions, CMW Read of England on three occasions. BJ Watling of New Zealand on two occasions, MJ Prior of England on two occasions and RC Russell of England on two occasions. The performance of these five wicket keepers are furnished below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
2 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
3 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
4 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
                   
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2007
                   
1 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
                   
1 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
2 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
1 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
2 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995

 

 

Wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals in a test innings on six or more occasions – BJ Watling of New Zealand joins the elite list

Wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals in a test innings on six or more occasions – BJ Watling of New Zealand joins the elite list

BJ Watling of New Zealand effected six dismissals in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Dunedin. It represents his sixth occasion of effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. His feat provides the first such occasion by a New Zealand wicket keeper and also provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals on six or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are MV Bouvher {14}, RW Marsh {12}, IA Healey {11}, AC Gilchrist {08}, MS Dhoni {07}, BJ Haddin {07} and AT Grout {06}. The following table lists the performance of these eight wicket keepers.

No No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
  2 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
  3 MV Boucher 5 5 0 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
  4 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Eng Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
  5 MV Boucher 5 5 0 3 SAF Ind Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
  6 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Win Kingston 19 Apr 2001
  7 MV Boucher 5 5 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
  8 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
  9 MV Boucher 5 5 0 4 SAF Aus Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
  10 MV Boucher 5 5 0 2 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  11 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Eng Leeds 18 Jul 2008
  12 MV Boucher 5 5 0 4 SAF Eng Centurion 16 Dec 2009
  13 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
  14 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
                     
2 1 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1972
  2 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
  3 RW Marsh 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Sydney 05 Jan 1974
  4 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 08 Mar 1974
  5 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
  6 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 18 Feb 1977
  7 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
  8 RW Marsh 5 5 0 1 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  9 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Pak Perth 13 Nov 1981
  10 RW Marsh 6 6 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
  11 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Perth 11 Nov 1983
  12 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 1984
                     
3 1 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
  2 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
  3 IA Healy 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
  4 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
  5 IA Healy 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
  6 IA Healy 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 1994
  7 IA Healy 5 5 0 4 Aus Eng Melbourne 24 Dec 1994
  8 IA Healy 5 5 0 4 Aus Srl Adelaide 25 Jan 1996
  9 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  10 IA Healy 6 6 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
  11 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1998
                     
4 1 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
  2 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 3 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
  3 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 3 Aus Win Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
  4 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Leeds 16 Aug 2001
  5 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2003
  6 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 4 Aus Srl Darwin 01 Jul 2004
  7 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 25 Aug 2005
  8 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2007
                     
5 1 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 2 Ind Aus Perth 16 Jan 2008
  2 MS Dhoni 6 6 0 2 Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
  3 MS Dhoni 5 3 2 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
  4 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 1 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
  5 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 1 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
  6 MS Dhoni 5 3 2 1 Ind Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
  7 MS Dhoni 5 4 1 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
                     
6 1 BJ Haddin 5 4 1 4 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  2 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2010
  3 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
  4 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
  5 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Manchester 01 Aug 2013
  6 BJ Haddin 6 6 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  7 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
                     
7 1 ATW Grout 6 6 0 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
  2 ATW Grout 5 4 1 2 Aus SAF Durban 24 Jan 1958
  3 ATW Grout 5 5 0 1 Aus Pak Lahore 21 Nov 1959
  4 ATW Grout 5 4 1 1 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
  5 ATW Grout 5 5 0 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1961
  6 ATW Grout 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Sydney 07 Jan 1966
                     
8 1 BJ Watling 5 5 0 1 NZl Win Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
  2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
  3 BJ Watling 5 5 0 2 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  4 BJ Watling 5 5 0 4 NZl Win Kingston 08 Jun 2014
  5 BJ Watling 5 4 1 2 NZl Srl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
  6 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015