Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – BA Stokes of England joins the elite list

Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – BA Stokes of England joins the elite list

BA Stokes of England was dismissed run out for 258 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. The list includes two Indian batsmen – SV Manjrekar and R Dravid.  The following table lists all the ten occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 DM Jones 216 1 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
4 SV Manjrekar 218 1 Ind Pak Lahore 01 Dec 1989
5 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
6 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 L Vincent 224 2 NZl Srl Wellington 11 Apr 2005
8 TT Samaraweera 214 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
9 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
10 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

BA Stokes of England was dismissed run out for 258 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the third occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. The other two batsmen are CC Hunte and BC Lara – both from West Indies. The following table lists all the three occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
3 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

 

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