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West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its 38^th loss by an innings margin against various teams. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	lost	inns & 283 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
2	Win	lost	inns & 237 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
3	Win	lost	inns & 220 runs	won	2nd	SAF	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
4	Win	lost	inns & 217 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
5	Win	lost	inns & 212 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
6	Win	lost	inns & 183 runs	won	1st	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
7	Win	lost	inns & 172 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
8	Win	lost	inns & 126 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
9	Win	lost	inns & 126 runs	lost	1st	Ind	Mumbai	14 Nov 2013
10	Win	lost	inns & 122 runs	won	1st	Aus	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
11	Win	lost	inns & 112 runs	lost	2nd	Ind	Mumbai	09 Oct 2002
12	Win	lost	inns & 105 runs	won	2nd	NZl	Wellington	26 Dec 1999
13	Win	lost	inns & 100 runs	lost	1st	SAF	Durban	10 Jan 2008
14	Win	lost	inns & 086 runs	won	1st	SAF	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
15	Win	lost	inns & 083 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	Ch-le-St	14 May 2009
16	Win	lost	inns & 082 runs	won	1st	Aus	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
17	Win	lost	inns & 073 runs	won	2nd	NZl	Wellington	11 Dec 2013
18	Win	lost	inns & 071 runs	won	1st	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1928
19	Win	lost	inns & 065 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
20	Win	lost	inns & 065 runs	lost	1st	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2003
21	Win	lost	inns & 058 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
22	Win	lost	inns & 055 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
23	Win	lost	inns & 053 runs	won	1st	Aus	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
24	Win	lost	inns & 051 runs	won	1st	Ind	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
25	Win	lost	inns & 039 runs	won	1st	Eng	Leeds	17 Aug 2000
26	Win	lost	inns & 036 runs	won	1st	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
27	Win	lost	inns & 034 runs	won	1st	Eng	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
28	Win	lost	inns & 030 runs	won	1st	Eng	Manchester	21 Jul 1928
29	Win	lost	inns & 030 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
30	Win	lost	inns & 029 runs	lost	1st	Pak	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
31	Win	lost	inns & 027 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	Lord’s	24 Jun 1933
32	Win	lost	inns & 027 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Perth	01 Dec 2000
33	Win	lost	inns & 019 runs	won	1st	Pak	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
34	Win	lost	inns & 017 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
35	Win	lost	inns & 015 runs	lost	2nd	Ind	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011
36	Win	lost	inns & 006 runs	lost	2nd	Srl	Galle	14 Oct 2015
37	Win	lost	inns & 005 runs	won	1st	Eng	Leeds	25 Jul 1957
38	Win	lost	inns & 001 runs	won	1st	Pak	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958

West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its 12th loss by an innings margin against Australia.  All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the second loss by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against Australia. The first such loss was by an innings and 217 runs loss at Brisbane in Jan 1931. Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 200 plus runs margin after a gap of almost 85 years

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	lost	inns & 217 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
2	Win	lost	inns & 212 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
3	Win	lost	inns & 183 runs	won	1st	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997
4	Win	lost	inns & 172 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Sydney	01 Jan 1931
5	Win	lost	inns & 126 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000
6	Win	lost	inns & 122 runs	won	1st	Aus	Melbourne	13 Feb 1931
7	Win	lost	inns & 082 runs	won	1st	Aus	Kingston	11 Jun 1955
8	Win	lost	inns & 065 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Brisbane	26 Nov 2009
9	Win	lost	inns & 055 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Sydney	30 Dec 1984
10	Win	lost	inns & 053 runs	won	1st	Aus	Kingston	29 Apr 1995
11	Win	lost	inns & 030 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968
12	Win	lost	inns & 027 runs	lost	1st	Aus	Perth	01 Dec 2000

West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its fifth loss by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against various teams. All such occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Win	lost	inns & 283 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
2	Win	lost	inns & 237 runs	lost	2nd	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
3	Win	lost	inns & 220 runs	won	2nd	SAF	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
4	Win	lost	inns & 217 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Brisbane	16 Jan 1931
5	Win	lost	inns & 212 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	Hobart	10 Dec 2015

 

 

JA Warrican of West Indies returned with figures of 3 for 158 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Hobart to provide the 28^th occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	40.0	6	4	165	4	3	Eng	Port of Spain	01 Feb 1930
2	HC Griffith	58.0	6	6	155	2	1	Eng	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
3	OC Scott	80.2	6	13	266	5	1	Eng	Kingston	03 Apr 1930
4	W Ferguson	47.0	6	7	155	1	2	Eng	Port of Spain	17 Mar 1954
5	LS Butler	40.0	6	7	151	2	2	Aus	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955
6	S Ramadhin	98.0	6	35	179	2	3	Eng	Birmingham	30 May 1957
7	LR Gibbs	73.0	6	17	168	2	1	Aus	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
8	WW Hall	35.7	8	3	157	3	1	Aus	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
9	CC Griffith	37.0	8	1	175	3	1	Aus	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
10	AME Roberts	45.0	6	6	174	3	3	Pak	Georgetown	18 Mar 1977
11	N Phillip	38.2	6	3	159	3	1	Ind	Delhi	24 Jan 1979
12	NC McGarrell	60.0	6	19	162	3	3	Zim	Harare	27 Jul 2001
13	D Ramnarine	58.0	6	12	158	3	2	Srl	Galle	13 Nov 2001
14	PT Collins	47.0	6	4	156	3	2	Srl	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001
15	OAC Banks	40.0	6	2	204	3	1	Aus	Bridgetown	01 May 2003
16	OAC Banks	37.0	6	5	153	2	3	Aus	St John’s	09 May 2003
17	A Sanford	38.2	6	4	170	3	2	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2003
18	D Mohammed	29.5	6	3	162	3	3	Ind	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
19	DBL Powell	33.0	6	5	153	2	1	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
20	SJ Benn	47.0	6	7	154	3	3	Aus	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
21	FH Edwards	30.0	6	0	151	3	1	Eng	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009
22	SJ Benn	53.0	6	8	155	5	2	Aus	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009
23	S Shillingford	52.0	6	4	193	3	1	SAF	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010
24	D Bishoo	45.0	6	2	154	1	1	Ind	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011
25	S Shillingford	55.0	6	9	167	6	2	Ind	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
26	S Shillingford	43.0	6	6	179	5	2	Ind	Mumbai	14 Nov 2013
27	D Bishoo	51.0	6	10	177	4	2	Eng	St George’s	21 Apr 2015
28	JA Warrican	28.0	6	1	158	3	1	Aus	Hobart	10 Dec 2015

JA Warrican’s feat of conceding 158 runs in the ongoing test against Australia at Hobart provide the ninth occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. OAC Banks and SJ Benn appear in the following table on two occasions. The full list of nine occasions read thus

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	LS Butler	40.0	6	7	151	2	2	Aus	Port of Spain	11 Apr 1955
2	LR Gibbs	73.0	6	17	168	2	1	Aus	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
3	WW Hall	35.7	8	3	157	3	1	Aus	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
4	CC Griffith	37.0	8	1	175	3	1	Aus	Sydney	14 Feb 1969
5	OAC Banks	40.0	6	2	204	3	1	Aus	Bridgetown	01 May 2003
6	OAC Banks	37.0	6	5	153	2	3	Aus	St John’s	09 May 2003
7	SJ Benn	47.0	6	7	154	3	3	Aus	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
8	SJ Benn	53.0	6	8	155	5	2	Aus	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009
9	JA Warrican	28.0	6	1	158	3	1	Aus	Hobart	10 Dec 2015

S Shillingford, D Bishoo, OAC Banks and SJ Benn are the four West Indian bowlers to concede 150 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions. SJ Shillingford holds the record in this category of statisitics leaking 150 plus runs in a test innings on three occasions.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	S Shillingford	52.0	6	4	193	3	1	SAF	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010
2	S Shillingford	55.0	6	9	167	6	2	Ind	Kolkata	06 Nov 2013
3	S Shillingford	43.0	6	6	179	5	2	Ind	Mumbai	14 Nov 2013
1	D Bishoo	45.0	6	2	154	1	1	Ind	Kolkata	14 Nov 2011
2	D Bishoo	51.0	6	10	177	4	2	Eng	St George’s	21 Apr 2015
1	OAC Banks	40.0	6	2	204	3	1	Aus	Bridgetown	01 May 2003
2	OAC Banks	37.0	6	5	153	2	3	Aus	St John’s	09 May 2003
1	SJ Benn	47.0	6	7	154	3	3	Aus	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008
2	SJ Benn	53.0	6	8	155	5	2	Aus	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009

 

MJ Guptill of New Zealand scored 156 in the ongoing first test against Sri Lanka at Dunedin to provide the 13^th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasion are listed below in the order of descending runs.

No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Young	267*	37	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
2	GM Turner	259	22	0	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972
3	GT Dowling	239	26	5	1	v India	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968
4	B Sutcliffe	230*	30	0	1	v India	Delhi	16 Dec 1955
5	BB McCullum	225	22	4	3	v India	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
6	GM Turner	223*	26	0	2	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972
7	BB McCullum	202	21	11	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
8	JG Wright	185	23	0	1	v India	Christchurch	02 Feb 1990
9	TW Jarvis	182	19	0	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972
10	HD Rutherford	171	22	3	2	v England	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
11	BA Edgar	161	22	0	2	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982
12	MJ Horne	157	19	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998
13	MJ Guptill	156	21	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015

MJ Guptill became the second New Zealand opening batsman to score 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in a test innings after BA Young. BA Young had scored 267 not out – also at Dunedin – in Mar 1997.  BA Young’s 267 not out represent the highest individual inning by a New Zealand opening batsman.

No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BA Young	267*	37	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
2	MJ Guptill	156	21	0	1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015

The following table lists the opening batsmen who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. West Indian CH Gayle’s 333 at Galle in Nov 2010 provides the highest individual innings by an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in a test innings. It also remains the only triple century by an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	333	34	9	1	Win	Srl	Galle	15 Nov 2010
2	V Sehwag	293	40	7	2	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
3	BA Young	267*	37	0	1	NZl	Srl	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997
4	Taufeeq Umar	236	17	1	2	Pak	Srl	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
5	MJ Slater	219	15	5	2	Aus	Srl	Perth	08 Dec 1995
6	V Sehwag	201*	22	4	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
7	Mohd Hafeez	196	20	1	1	Pak	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Jun 2012
8	G Kirsten	180	20	0	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2000
9	SM Gavaskar	176	22	0	2	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
10	GA Gooch	174	19	0	3	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
11	Fawad Alam	168	15	1	3	Pak	Srl	Col-PSS	12 Jul 2009
12	G Gambhir	167	15	0	1	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
13	JL Langer	166	13	2	3	Aus	Srl	Col-SSC	24 Mar 2004
14	MA Taylor	164	17	2	3	Aus	Srl	Brisbane	08 Dec 1989
15	JL Langer	162	22	0	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
16	ME Trescothick	161	23	3	2	Eng	Srl	Birmingham	30 May 2002
17	MJ Guptill	156	21	0	1	NZl	Srl	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015
18	SM Gavaskar	155	24	1	2	Ind	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
19	PA Jaques	150	18	0	1	Aus	Srl	Hobart	16 Nov 2007

JL Langer of Australia, SM Gavaskar of India and  V Sehwag of India are the three opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. The feats of these three batsmen are furnished below. It is observed that V Sehwag is the only opening batsman to score two double hundreds against Sri Lanka – 201 not out at Galle in Jul 2008 and 293 at Mum-BS in Dec 2009

No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JL Langer	166	13	2	3	Aus	Srl	Col-SSC	24 Mar 2004
2	JL Langer	162	22	0	1	Aus	Srl	Cairns	09 Jul 2004
1	SM Gavaskar	155	24	1	2	Ind	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Gavaskar	176	22	0	2	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
1	V Sehwag	201*	22	4	1	Ind	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
2	V Sehwag	293	40	7	2	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009

 

AC Voges of Australia scored 269 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Hobart to provide the 20^th occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	M Jayawardene	374	2	Srl	SAF	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006
2	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	01 May 2002
3	RM Cowper	307	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
4	MD Crowe	299	3	NZl	Srl	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
5	LRPL Taylor	290	2	NZl	Aus	Perth	13 Nov 2015
6	PBH May	285*	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
7	Javed Miandad	280*	1	Pak	Ind	Hyderabad (Sind)	14 Jan 1983
8	DCS Compton	278	2	Eng	Pak	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954
9	BC Lara	277	2	Win	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 1993
10	DJ Cullinan	275*	1	SAF	NZl	Auckland	27 Feb 1999
11	M Jayawardene	275	2	Srl	Ind	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
12	RG Pollock	274	1	SAF	Aus	Durban	05 Feb 1970
13	Javed Miandad	271	1	Pak	NZl	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
14	AC Voges	269*	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
15	PA de Silva	267	2	Srl	NZl	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
16	DL Houghton	266	1	Zim	Srk	Bulawayo	20 Oct 1994
17	FMM Worrell	261	2	Win	Eng	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950
18	Javed Miandad	260	1	Pak	Eng	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
19	MN Samuels	260	2	Win	Ban	Khulna	21 Nov 2012
20	KF Barrington	256	2	Eng	Aus	Manchester	23 Jul 1964

AC Voges became the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus while batting at number four after RM Cowper. RM Cowper had scored 307 against England at Melbourne in Feb 1966

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RM Cowper	307	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966
2	AC Voges	269*	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015

AC Voges became the second batsman to score 250 plus runs while batting at number against West Indies after PBH May of England. PBH May had scored 285 not out against West Indies at Birmingham in May 1957

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	PBH May	285*	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
2	AC Voges	269*	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015

Jsved Miandad of Pakistan {03} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {02} are the two batsmen who have scored 250 plus runs while batting at number four on two or more occasions. The feats of these two batsmen are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Javed Miandad	280*	1	Pak	Ind	Hyderabad (Sind)	14 Jan 1983
2	Javed Miandad	271	1	Pak	NZl	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
3	Javed Miandad	260	1	Pak	Eng	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
1	M Jayawardene	374	2	Srl	SAF	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006
2	M Jayawardene	275	2	Srl	Ind	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
	RM Cowper	307	2	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966

 

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the 15^th occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	M  Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara	3	624	2	Srl	SAF	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
2	ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama	2	576	2	Srl	Ind	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3	MD Crowe, AH Jones	3	467	3	NZl	Srl	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
4	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	2	451	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
5	Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar	3	451	1	Pak	Ind	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
6	SE Marsh, AC Voges	4	449	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
7	CC Hunte, GS Sobers	2	446	2	Win	Pak	Kingston	26 Feb 1958
8	MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara	2	438	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
9	M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera	4	437	1	Srl	Pak	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
10	HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph	3	429*	2	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
11	ND McKenzie, GC Smith	1	415	1	SAF	Ban	Chittagong	29 Feb 2008
12	MH Mankad, P Roy	1	413	1	Ind	NZl	Chennai	06 Jan 1956
13	MC Cowdrey, PBH May	4	411	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
14	R Dravid, V Sehwag	1	410	2	Ind	Pak	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
15	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	5	405	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	13 Dec 1946

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SE Marsh, AC Voges	4	449	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
2	M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera	4	437	1	Srl	Pak	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
3	MC Cowdrey, PBH May	4	411	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide record partnership for the fourth wicket in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was the 437 runs partnership between Sri Lankan’s DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera in the test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009. Both occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SE Marsh, AC Voges	4	449	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
2	M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera	4	437	1	Srl	Pak	Karachi	21 Feb 2009

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman, WH Ponsford	2	451	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
2	SE Marsh, AC Voges	4	449	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
3	SG Barnes, DG Bradman	5	405	2	Aus	Eng	Sydney	13 Dec 1946

AC Voges and SE Marsh’s stand of 449 runs was just two runs shy of Australia’s best partnership in a test innings – 451 runs second wicket partnership between DG Bradman and WH Ponsford against England at The Oval in Aug 1954

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SE Marsh, AC Voges	4	449	1	Aus	Win	Hobart	10 Dec 2015
2	MC Cowdrey, PBH May	4	411	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide record partnership by a team against West Indies in a test innings. The previous best was the 411 runs partnership – also for the fourth wicket –  by England’s MC Cowdrey and PBH May at Birmingham in May 1957. Thus it took 58 years and seven months to rewrite the record partnership against West Indies. The interval between Dec 2015 and May 1957 is 58 years and seven months

 

HM Amla scored 25 runs in 244 deliveries in its second innings of this test  to become the third captain in the annals of test cricket to score less than 50 runs in an innings while facing 200 plus deliveries. Others are AR Border of Australia scored 45 runs facing 204 deliveries against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 1994 and JC Adams of West Indies scored 48 not out facing 212 deliveries against Pakistan at St John’s in May 2000.

Thus HM Amla holds the dubious record of a captain scoring least numbers of runs while playing the most deliveries in the annals of test cricket

R Ashwin’s tally of wickets in the calendar year at the end of the test read 62. His feat of 62 wickets in 2015 provides the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 60 plus wickets in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5s	10	Year
1	N Kapil Dev	18	25	3469	1739	75	9/83	10/135	23.18	5	1	1983
2	N Kapil Dev	17	29	3553	1699	74	6/63	9/121	22.95	5	0	1979
3	A Kumble	12	23	3680	1838	74	8/141	13/181	24.83	6	2	2004
4	Harbhajan Singh	13	24	3567	1463	63	7/48	8/85	23.22	5	0	2002
5	Harbhajan Singh	13	23	4230	1987	63	6/102	10/153	31.53	2	1	2008
7	R Ashwin	9	17	2260	1067	62	7/66	12/98	17.35	7	2	2015
6	Harbhajan Singh	12	22	3424	1557	60	8/84	15/217	25.95	6	2	2001

R Ashwin’s 5 for 61 in the South Africa’s second innings of the Delhi test against South Africa represent his seventh five wicket haul in an innings in the calendar year 2015. All his seven five wicket hauls are furnished below

No	O	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	25.0	6	87	5	2	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
2	13.4	2	46	6	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
3	16.0	6	42	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
4	24.0	5	51	5	2	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
5	16.1	6	32	5	2	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
6	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
7	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

R Ashwin became the ninth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture seven or more five wicket hauls in a calendar year. He is also the first Indian bowler to achieve the feat. All the nine occasions are listed below

No	Player	Team	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	BBI	BBM	Ave	5s	Year
1	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	7/53	10/107	20.15	9	1984
2	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	8/70	12/225	16.90	9	2006
3	SF Barnes	Eng	9	15	2201	863	61	8/29	13/57	14.14	8	1912
4	AA Donald	SAF	14	26	3232	1571	80	6/88	8/74	19.63	7	1998
5	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	9/65	16/220	18.47	7	1998
6	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7/84	13/171	19.50	7	2000
7	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	8/87	11/170	21.23	7	2001
8	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	6/43	12/171	23.61	7	2012
9	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7/66	12/98	17.35	7	2015

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of the just concluded test series between India and South Africa read 31. His feat provides the seventh occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 30 plus wickets in a test series. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Oppn	Series	M	I	Balls	R	W	5	10
1	BS Chandrasekhar	Eng	1972-73	5	9	1747	662	35	4	0
2	MH Mankad	Eng	1951-52	5	10	2225	571	34	1	1
3	SP Gupte	NZl	1955-56	5	10	2140	669	34	4	0
4	N Kapil Dev	Pak	1979-80	6	11	1271	566	32	3	1
5	Harbhajan Singh	Aus	2000-01	3	6	1071	545	32	4	2
6	BS Bedi	Aus	1977-78	5	10	1259	740	31	3	1
7	R Ashwin	SAF	2015-16	4	7	988	345	31	4	1

R Ashwin’s feat of 31 wickets in the just concluded test series against South Africa provides the fourth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing 25 or more wickets in a four test home series. It also represents the record for most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in a four test series at home. It was an improvement over his own 29 wickets against Australia in 2012-13

No	Player	Oppn	Series	M	I	Overs	M	R	W	5	10
1	R Ashwin	SAF	2015-16	4	7	164.4	56	345	31	4	1
2	R Ashwin	Aus	2012-13	4	8	241.2	74	583	29	4	1
3	A Kumble	Aus	2004-04	4	8	197.3	30	685	27	3	1
4	MH Mankad	Pak	1952-53	4	7	265.2	100	514	25	3	1

R Ashwin became the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture nine five wicket hauls while opening the bowling as a spinner. He went past C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia who had captured eight five wicket hauls. His exploits are furnished below

No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	21.3	5	47	6	2	3	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	32.0	6	95	5	1	3	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	28.0	12	63	5	2	3	v Australia	Hyd-RGS	02 Mar 2013
4	25.0	6	87	5	2	2	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
5	16.0	6	42	5	1	4	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	20 Aug 2015
6	24.0	5	51	5	1	2	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
7	16.1	6	32	5	2	2	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
8	29.5	7	66	7	2	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
9	49.1	26	61	5	2	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets at the end of just concluded test series between India and South Africa read 31.  His feat provides the 12^th occasion of a bowler and also the first Indian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in a test series against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	Balls	Runs	W
1	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	1913-14	4	8	1356	536	49
2	CV Grimmett	Aus	SAF	1935-36	5	10	2077	642	44
3	WJ Whitty	Aus	SAF	1910-11	5	10	1395	632	37
4	GA Lohmann	Eng	SAF	1895-96	3	6	520	203	35
5	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	1912	3	6	768	282	34
6	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	1912	3	6	768	282	34
7	CV Grimmett	Aus	SAF	1931-32	5	8	1836	557	33
8	AS Kennedy	Eng	SAF	1932-33	5	9	1683	599	31
9	H Ironmonger	Aus	SAF	1931-32	4	8	1331	296	31
10	R Ashwin	Ind	SAF	2015-16	4	7	988	345	31
11	AV Bedser	Eng	SAF	1951	5	10	1655	517	30
12	R Benaud	Aus	SAF	1957-58	5	9	1937	658	30

R Ashwin with his 31 wickets became the third bowler to capture 30 plus wickets in a four test series against South Africa. Others are – SF Barnes {49} and H Ironmonger {31}.  The feats of these three bowlers are listed below

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Series	M	Inns	Balls	Runs	W
1	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	1913-14	4	8	1356	536	49
2	H Ironmonger	Aus	SAF	1931-32	4	8	1331	296	31
3	R Ashwin	Ind	SAF	2015-16	4	7	988	345	31

India won this test by 337 runs margin to provide the second occasion of India winning a test by 300 plus runs margin. The other occasion was its 320 runs win against Australia at Mohali in Oct 2008. Thus the victory margin of 337 runs in this test represent India’s largest win by runs margin.