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Teams dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in the Caribbean Premier League

Teams dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in the Caribbean Premier League

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots were dismissed all out for a total of 75 against Jamaica Tallawahs at Kingston on 16.07.16 to provide the 34th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in Caribbean Premier League. All such occasions are listed below

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots registered their lowest total in the Caribbean Premier League when it was dismissed for a total of 75 runs against Jamaica Tallawahas at Kingston on 16.07.16. It also provides the second occasion when it was dismissed all out in the CPL. The first such occasion was when it was dismissed for 146 against Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel at Basseterre on 11.07.15.

Its 75 in this game provide the first occasion of it being dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in its 17 games in the CPL

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Leeward Is 44 12.5 2 v Trinidad & T North Sound 11 Jan 2012
2 Red Steel 52 12.5 1 v Tridents Bridgetown 03 Aug 2013
3 Guyana 65 17.3 2 v Jamaica North Sound 10 Jan 2011
4 Barbados 66 17.2 2 v Guyana Port of Spain 10 Jan 2013
5 Jamaica 72 17.3 1 v Barbados Port of Spain 08 Jan 2013
6 Netherlands 73 20.0 1 v Barbados North Sound 12 Jan 2012
7 BVI 73 17.2 2 v Dominica Coolidge 27 Jan 2008
8 Bermuda 74 19.4 1 v Jamaica Coolidge 21 Jul 2006
9 Patriots 75 15.5 2 v Tallawahs Kingston 16 Jul 2016
10 Comb C&C 76 20.0 1 v Barbados Bridgetown 20 Jan 2012
11 Dominica 77 16.0 2 v Barbados Coolidge 05 Feb 2008
12 Tallawahs 80 16.0 2 v Patriots Basseterre 04 Jul 2015
13 Dominica 83 17.4 1 v Grenada Coolidge 14 Jul 2006
14 Comb C&C 87 18.5 2 v Windward Is Port of Spain 10 Jan 2013
15 Leeward Is 87 17.3 1 v Barbados Port of Spain 07 Jan 2013
16 Tallawahs 87 15.3 2 v Tridents Basseterre 10 Aug 2014
17 Sussex 89 18.0 1 v Barbados Bridgetown 18 Jan 2012
18 Barbados 90 19.5 1 v Trinidad & T Bridgetown 21 Jan 2012
19 Netherlands 91 18.3 2 v Sussex North Sound 10 Jan 2012
20 Jamaica 91 16.4 1 v Trinidad & T Coolidge 24 Feb 2008
21 Cayman Is 92 19.5 1 v Trinidad & T Coolidge 25 Jul 2006
22 US Virgin Is 92 19.1 1 v St Vincent Coolidge 18 Jul 2006
23 Zouks 92 17.5 2 v Tridents Gros Islet 08 Aug 2013
24 Guyana 93 19.4 1 v Jamaica Gros Islet 15 Jan 2013
25 Jamaica 95 16.5 2 v Barbados North Sound 14 Jan 2012
26 Tallawahs 95 15.5 2 v Amazon Kingston 12 Jul 2015
27 Hawksbills 96 18.3 1 v Tallawahs North Sound 17 Jul 2014
28 Barbados 96 18.2 2 v Trinidad & T Coolidge 29 Jul 2006
29 Leeward Is 97 18.4 2 v Trinidad & T North Sound 13 Jan 2011
30 Grenada 98 18.1 2 v Barbados Coolidge 15 Feb 2008
31 St Maarten 98 18.0 2 v US Virgin Is Coolidge 11 Jul 2006
32 England 99 19.5 1 v Superstars Coolidge 01 Nov 2008
33 St Kitts 100 19.5 1 v Nevis Coolidge 14 Jul 2006
34 Tallawahs 100 18.0 1 v Amazon Providence 07 Jul 2016
Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test at Lord’s – CR Woakes is the latest addition

Bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test at Lord’s – CR Woakes is the latest addition

CR Woakes of England captured eleven wickets as on the third day of the ongoing Lord’s test against Pakistan to provide the 27th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 72.1×4 39 74 11 Eng Aus Lord’s 19 Jul 1886
2 CTB Turner 49.0×4 17 63 10 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
3 T Richardson 58.3×5 18 173 11 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
4 E Jones 72.1×5 26 164 10 Aus Eng Lord’s 15 Jun 1899
5 SF Barnes 47.0 12 110 11 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
6 H Verity 58.3 23 104 15 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
7 GOB Allen 35.0 8 78 10 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
8 AV Bedser 61.2 14 145 11 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
9 DVP Wright 71.2 16 175 10 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
10 S Ramadhin 115.0 70 152 11 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
11 R Tattersall 60.2 24 101 12 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1951
12 KR Miller 70.1 21 152 10 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
12 TE Bailey 43.0 14 98 11 Eng Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1957
14 JB Statham 41.0 11 97 11 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
15 FS Trueman 70.0 25 152 11 Eng Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1963
16 DL Underwood 60.3 34 70 11 Eng NZl Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
17 RAL Massie 60.1 16 137 16 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
18 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
19 AME Roberts 52.5 16 123 10 Win Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
20 IT Botham 56.1 17 140 11 Eng NZl Lord’s 24 Aug 1978
21 MD Marshall 43.0 10 92 10 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
22 DJ Nash 54.0 14 169 11 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
23 CA Walsh 40.5 11 117 10 Win Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
24 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
25 SCJ Broad 58.5 12 165 11 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2012
26 TG Southee 47.2 12 108 10 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 May 2013
27 CR Woakes 41.0 13 101 11 Eng Pak Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

CR Woakes of England captured eleven wickets as on the third day of the ongoing Lord’s test against Pakistan to provide the 16th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 72.1×4 39 74 11 Eng Aus Lord’s 19 Jul 1886
2 T Richardson 58.3×5 18 173 11 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 SF Barnes 47.0 12 110 11 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
4 H Verity 58.3 23 104 15 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1934
5 GOB Allen 35.0 8 78 10 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
6 AV Bedser 61.2 14 145 11 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
7 DVP Wright 71.2 16 175 10 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
8 R Tattersall 60.2 24 101 12 Eng SAF Lord’s 21 Jun 1951
9 TE Bailey 43.0 14 98 11 Eng Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1957
10 JB Statham 41.0 11 97 11 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
11 FS Trueman 70.0 25 152 11 Eng Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1963
12 DL Underwood 60.3 34 70 11 Eng NZl Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
12 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
14 IT Botham 56.1 17 140 11 Eng NZl Lord’s 24 Aug 1978
15 SCJ Broad 58.5 12 165 11 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2012
16 CR Woakes 41.0 13 101 11 Eng Pak Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

CR Woakes of England captured eleven wickets as on the third day of the ongoing Lord’s test against Pakistan to provide the 16th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Pakistan in a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
2 CR Woakes 41.0 13 101 11 Eng Pak Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

DL Underwood is the only bowler to have captured ten or more wickets in a test at Lord’s on two occasions – against New Zealand in Jul 1969 and against Pakistan in 1974

No Player O M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DL Underwood 60.3 34 70 11 Eng NZl Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
2 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974

 

Batsmen scoring a hundred and a duck in a test at Lord’s – Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan joins the elite list

Batsmen scoring a hundred and a duck in a test at Lord’s – Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan joins the elite list

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 and zero in the ongoing Lord’s test between England and Pakistan to provide the eighth occasion of a batsman scoring a century and duck in a test at Lord’s.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GHS Trott 0 143 Australia v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
2 SG Barnes 0 141 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
3 PBH May 0 112 England v South Africa Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
4 CA Davis 103 0 West Indies v England Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
5 RC Fredericks 0 138 West Indies v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
6 DB Vengsarkar 0 103 India v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
7 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
8 Misbah-ul-Haa 114 0 Pakistan v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 and zero in the ongoing Lord’s test between England and Pakistan to provide the 15th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a century and a duck in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 0 Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v West Indies Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 Hanif Mohammad 160 0 Pakistan v India Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1960
4 Javed Burki 140 0 Pakistan v England Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
5 Asif Iqbal 0 152* Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
6 Sadiq Mohammad 105 0 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
7 Asif Iqbal 0 104 Pakistan v India Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
8 Ijaz Ahmed 122 0 Pakistan v Australia Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
9 Mohammad Wasim 0 109* Pakistan v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
10 Saeed Anwar 0 188* Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
11 Shahid Afridi 107 0 Pakistan v West Indies Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
12 Younis Khan 147 0 Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
13 Azhar Ali 0 136 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Jul 2012
14 Shoaib Malik 245 0 Pakistan v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
15 Misbah-ul-Haa 114 0 Pakistan v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 and zero in the ongoing Lord’s test between England and Pakistan to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century and duck in a test against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 WL Murdoch 0 153* Australia v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 GHS Trott 0 143 Australia v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 C Hill 188 0 Australia v England Melbourne 29 Jan 1898
4 RH Catterall 0 120 South Africa v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
5 DG Bradman 0 103* Australia v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1932
6 IM Barrow 105 0 West Indies v England Manchester 22 Jul 1933
7 JHW Fingleton 100 0 Australia v England Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
8 DG Bradman 138 0 Australia v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
9 SG Barnes 0 141 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
10 P Roy 140 0 India v England Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
11 VL Manjrekar 133 0 India v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
12 RN Harvey 122 0 Australia v England Manchester 09 Jul 1953
13 Javed Burki 140 0 Pakistan v England Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
14 VL Manjrekar 108 0 India v England Chennai 10 Jan 1964
15 GS Sobers 0 113* West Indies v England Kingston 08 Feb 1968
16 CA Davis 103 0 West Indies v England Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
17 RC Fredericks 0 138 West Indies v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
18 DB Vengsarkar 0 103 India v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
19 IVA Richards 0 182* West Indies v England Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
20 GN Yallop 0 114 Australia v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
21 DC Boon 103 0 Australia v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
22 DL Haynes 0 109 West Indies v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
23 RB Richardson 104 0 West Indies v England Birmingham 25 Jul 1991
24 JG Wright 116 0 New Zealand v England Wellington 06 Feb 1992
25 S Chanderpaul 118 0 West Indies v England Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
26 MV Boucher 0 108 South Africa v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
27 V Sehwag 106 0 India v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
28 AC Gilchrist 0 102* Australia v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
29 R Dravid 136 0 India v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
30 MEK Hussey 0 121 Australia v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
31 Shoaib Malik 245 0 Pakistan v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
32 Misbah-ul-Haa 114 0 Pakistan v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

 

AN Cook’s feats as captain – becomes the first England captain to score 4000 runs

AN Cook’s feats as captain – becomes the first England captain to score 4000 runs

AN Cook became the first England captain to aggregate 4000 plus runs in tests. He reached the milestone when he was on 37 during his knock of 81 in England’s first innings in the ongoing first test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s. His run aggregate at the end of the second day of the test read 4044.

AN Cook became the eighth captain to total 4000 plus runs in test cricket. The performance of all the eight captains are furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 GC Smith ICC/SAF 109 193 12 8659 277 47.83 25 36 61 10
2 AR Border Aus 93 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 51 7
3 RT Ponting Aus 77 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 54 7
4 CH Lloyd Win 74 111 9 5233 242* 51.30 14 27 41 3
5 SP Fleming NZl 80 135 8 5156 274* 40.59 8 31 34 13
6 BC Lara Win 47 85 4 4685 400* 57.83 14 19 44 5
7 GS Chappell Aus 48 86 10 4209 235 55.38 13 19 39 7
8 AN Cook Eng 49 90 6 4044 263 48.14 10 20 30 3

AN Cook’s 81 at Lord’s provide his 30th fifty in tests – 10 C plus 20 HC. He became the tenth captain in the annals of test cricket to score 30 plus fifties. The following table lists the captains who have scored 30 plus fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 50+
1 GC Smith SAF 54 61 6 6111 277 111.10 25 36 0 61
2 RT Ponting Aus 45 54 8 5063 209 110.06 19 35 0 54
3 AR Border Aus 46 51 15 4619 205 128.30 15 36 0 51
4 CH Lloyd Win 39 41 5 3740 242* 103.88 14 27 0 41
5 SP Fleming NZl 36 39 6 3638 274* 110.24 8 31 0 39
6 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 30 36 10 2820 135 108.46 8 28 0 36
7 BC Lara Win 27 33 3 3777 400* 125.90 14 19 0 33
8 GS Chappell Aus 26 32 4 3150 235 112.50 13 19 0 32
9 MA Atherton Eng 28 30 4 2649 185* 101.88 8 22 0 30
10 AN Cook Eng 27 30 3 2958 263 109.55 10 20 0 30

AN Cook became the second England captain to score 30 fifties after MA Atherton. MA Atherton has also scored 30 fifties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 50+
1 MA Atherton Eng 28 30 4 2649 185* 101.88 8 22 0 30
2 AN Cook Eng 27 30 3 2958 263 109.55 10 20 0 30

 

AN Cook go past SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate in tests as an opener

AN Cook go past SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate in tests as an opener

AN Cook of England went past SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate as an opening batsman in tests. He surpassed SM Gavaskar’s run aggregate of 9607 when he was on 58 during his knock of 81 in the first innings of the ongoing Lord’s test between England and Pakistan. At the end of England’s innings, AN Cook’s runs aggregate read 9630. The following table shows the performance of these two openers in tests against each opposition they played

Career summary of SM Gavaskar
Opponents Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
v Australia 1977-1986 20 31 1 1550 172 51.66 8 4 2
v England 1971-1986 37 66 1 2483 221 38.20 4 16 3
v New Zealand 1976-1981 9 16 1 651 119 43.40 2 3 0
v Pakistan 1978-1987 24 40 4 2074 166 57.61 5 12 1
v Sri Lanka 1982-1987 3 3 0 336 176 112.00 2 0 0
v West Indies 1971-1983 26 47 5 2513 220 59.83 12 7 5
Total 1971-1987 119 203 12 9607 221 50.29 33 42 11
Career summary of AN Cook
Opponents Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
v Australia 2006-2015 30 55 1 2117 235* 39.20 4 11 3
v Bangladesh 2010-2010 4 7 1 401 173 66.83 2 0 0
v India 2006-2014 20 35 3 1735 294 54.21 5 7 0
v New Zealand 2008-2015 13 23 0 1024 162 44.52 3 4 0
v Pakistan 2010-2016 11 19 0 857 263 45.10 2 4 0
v South Africa 2008-2016 15 28 0 995 118 35.53 2 7 2
v Sri Lanka 2007-2016 13 22 2 1066 133 53.30 3 6 2
v West Indies 2007-2015 17 30 5 1435 160 57.40 5 8 1
Total 2006-2016 123 219 12 9630 294 46.52 26 47 8

 

 

Six or more wickets by England bowlers in a test innings at Lord’s – CR Woakes in the new entrant

Six or more wickets by England bowlers in a test innings at Lord’s – CR Woakes in the new entrant

CR Woakes of England captured six for 70 in the first innings of the ongoing Lord’s test against Pakistan to provide the 34th occasion of an England bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s. The following table lists all such occasions.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 E Peate 40.0×4 14 85 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 21.07.1884
2 G Ulyett 39.1×4 23 36 7 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 21.07.1884
3 J Briggs 38.1×4 17 45 6 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 19.07.1886
4 WH Lockwood 45.0×5 11 101 6 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 17.07.1893
5 T Richardson 11.3×5 3 39 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1896
6 SF Barnes 34.0 9 85 6 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 10.06.1912
7 RWV Robins 11.5 1 32 6 2 Eng Win Lord’s 24.06.1933
8 H Verity 36.0 15 61 7 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1934
9 H Verity 22.3 8 43 8 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1934
10 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22.06.1946
11 R Tattersall 28.0 10 52 7 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 21.06.1951
12 JB Statham 29.0 12 39 7 4 Eng SAF Lord’s 23.06.1955
13 TE Bailey 21.0 8 44 7 1 Eng Win Lord’s 20.06.1957
14 JB Statham 20.0 5 63 6 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 23.06.1960
15 FS Trueman 17.4 6 31 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
16 LJ Coldwell 41.0 13 85 6 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
17 FS Trueman 44.0 16 100 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 20.06.1963
18 K Higgs 33.0 9 91 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 16.06.1966
19 R Illingworth 22.3 12 29 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 22.06.1967
20 DL Underwood 31.0 18 32 7 4 Eng NZl Lord’s 24.07.1969`
21 DL Underwood 34.5 17 51 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 08.08.1974
22 RGD Willis 30.1 7 78 7 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16.06.1977
23 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15.06.1978
24 IT Botham 38.0 13 101 6 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 24.08.1978
25 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10.06.1982
26 IT Botham 27.4 6 103 8 2 Eng Win Lord’s 28.06.1984
27 IT Botham 27.0 6 90 6 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 23.08.1984
28 PAJ DeFreitas 26.0 8 70 7 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 22.08.1991
29 DG Cork 19.3 5 43 7 4 Eng Win Lord’s 22.06.1995
30 DG Cork 31.1 5 119 6 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 18.06.1998
31 MS Panesar 36.1 3 129 6 2 Eng Win Lord’s 17.05.2007
32 SCJ Broad 24.5 6 72 7 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17.05.2012
33 SCJ Broad 11.0 0 44 7 4 Eng NZl Lord’s 16.05.2013
34 CR Woakes 24.0 7 70 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 14.07.2016

CR Woakes of England captured six for 70 in the first innings of the ongoing Lord’s test against Pakistan to provide the fifth occasion of an England bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s against Pakistan. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 FS Trueman 17.4 6 31 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
2 LJ Coldwell 41.0 13 85 6 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
3 DL Underwood 34.5 17 51 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 08.08.1974
4 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15.06.1978
5 CR Woakes 24.0 7 70 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 14.07.2016

The following table lists out eight England bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s on two or more occasions. IT Botham holds the record for capturing six or more wickets in test innings at Lord’s on most occasions. He has accomplished the feat on four occasions

No No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 DG Cork 19.3 5 43 7 4 Eng Win Lord’s 22.06.1995
  2 DG Cork 31.1 5 119 6 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 18.06.1998
                       
2 1 DL Underwood 31.0 18 32 7 4 Eng NZl Lord’s 24.07.1969`
  2 DL Underwood 34.5 17 51 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 08.08.1974
                       
3 1 FS Trueman 17.4 6 31 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
  2 FS Trueman 44.0 16 100 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 20.06.1963
                       
4 1 H Verity 36.0 15 61 7 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1934
  2 H Verity 22.3 8 43 8 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1934
                       
5 1 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15.06.1978
  2 IT Botham 38.0 13 101 6 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 24.08.1978
  3 IT Botham 27.4 6 103 8 2 Eng Win Lord’s 28.06.1984
  4 IT Botham 27.0 6 90 6 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 23.08.1984
                       
6 1 JB Statham 29.0 12 39 7 4 Eng SAF Lord’s 23.06.1955
  2 JB Statham 20.0 5 63 6 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 23.06.1960
                       
7 1 RGD Willis 30.1 7 78 7 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 16.06.1977
  2 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10.06.1982
                       
8 1 SCJ Broad 24.5 6 72 7 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17.05.2012
  2 SCJ Broad 11.0 0 44 7 4 Eng NZl Lord’s 16.05.2013

CR Woakes became the tenth England bowler to capture six or more wickets in the first innings of the Lord’s test. His six for 70 in the ongoing test provides the eleventh such occasion. FS Trueman has performed such a feat twice – vs Pakistan in Jun 1962 and  vs West Indies in  Jun 1963. All the eleven such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 E Peate 40.0×4 14 85 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 21.07.1884
2 T Richardson 11.3×5 3 39 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22.06.1896
3 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22.06.1946
4 TE Bailey 21.0 8 44 7 1 Eng Win Lord’s 20.06.1957
5 FS Trueman 17.4 6 31 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 21.06.1962
6 FS Trueman 44.0 16 100 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 20.06.1963
7 K Higgs 33.0 9 91 6 1 Eng Win Lord’s 16.06.1966
8 IT Botham 38.0 13 101 6 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 24.08.1978
9 DG Cork 31.1 5 119 6 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 18.06.1998
10 SCJ Broad 24.5 6 72 7 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17.05.2012
11 CR Woakes 24.0 7 70 6 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 14.07.2016
Centuries by Visiting captains in test innings at Lord’s – Misbah-ul-Haq joins the list

Centuries by Visiting captains in test innings at Lord’s – Misbah-ul-Haq joins the list

Misbah-ul-Haq’s 114 at Lord’s in the ongoing test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s provide the  21st occasion  of a visiting captain scoring a century at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GHS Trott 143 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
2 PW Sherwell 115 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
3 WM Woodfull 155 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
4 DG Bradman 102* 4 Aus Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
5 A Melville 117 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
6 AL Hassett 104 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
7 Javed Burki 101 3 Pak Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
8 GS Sobers 163* 3 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
9 Hanif Mohammad 187* 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
10 BE Congdon 175 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
11 RB Kanhai 157 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
12 LRD Mendis 111 1 Srl Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
13 AR Border 196 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
14 M Azharuddin 121 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
15 KC Wessels 105 1 SAF Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
16 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
17 DPMD Jayawardene 119 3 Srl Eng Lord’s 11 May 2006
18 GC Smith 107 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
19 TM Dilshan 193 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
20 AD Mathews 102 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
21 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

GA Smith of South Africa is the only visiting captain to score centuries at Lord’s on two occasions. He has scored 259 in Jul 2003 and 107 in Jul 2008

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 107 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 10 Jul 2008

Misbah-ul-Haq became the third Pakistan captain to score a century in a test innings at Lord’s after Javed Burki and Hanif Mohammad. Javed Burki has scored 101 in Jun 1962 and Hanif Mohammad has scored 187 not out in Jul 1967

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Javed Burki 101 3 Pak Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
2 Hanif Mohammad 187* 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

 

Five or more wickets by a visiting spin bowler at Lord’s – Yasir Shah of Pakistan joins the elite list

Five or more wickets by a visiting spin bowler at Lord’s – Yasir Shah of Pakistan joins the elite list

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured five for 64 on the second day of the ongoing first test at Lord’s between England and Pakistan to provide the 13th occasion of a visiting spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s. He became the 12th visiting spin bowler to perform such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GE Palmer 75.0×4 26 111 6 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 21.07.1884
2 CV Grimmett 53.0 13 167 6 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 27.06.1930
3 XC Balaskas 32.0 8 49 5 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 29.06.1935
4 S Ramadhin 43.0 27 66 5 2 Win Eng Lord’s 24.06.1950
5 S Ramadhin 72.0 43 86 6 4 Win Eng Lord’s 24.06.1950
6 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 19.06.1952
7 HJ Tayfield 38.5 12 80 5 3 SAF Eng Lord’s 23.06.1955
8 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 22.06.1967
9 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 20.06.1974
10` RG Holland 32.0 12 68 5 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 27.06.1985
11 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 Pak Eng Lord’s 25.07.1996
12 DL Vettori 22.3 4 69 5 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 15.05.2008
13 Yasir Shah 25.0 5 64 5 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 14.07.2016

Yasir Shah is the second Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings at Lord’s after Mushtaq Ahmed. Mushtaq Ahmed had returned with figures of 5 for 57 in Jul 1996

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mushtaq Ahmed 38.0 15 57 5 4 Pak Eng Lord’s 25.07.1996
2 Yasir Shah 25.0 5 64 5 2 Pak Eng Lord’s 14.07.2016

 

Batsmen who have scored test centuries after attaining 40 plus years

Batsmen who have scored test centuries after attaining 40 plus years

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 at Lord’s in the ongoing first test between England and Pakistan to provide the 42nd occasion of a batsman scoring a test century after he has crossed 40 years. The following table lists all such occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WW Armstrong 158 3 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
2 WW Armstrong 121 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
3 WW Armstrong 123* 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
4 AW Nourse 111 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
5 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
6 JB Hobbs 115 2 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 JB Hobbs 154 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
8 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
9 W Bardsley 193* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
10 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
11 CG Macartney 151 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
12 CG Macartney 109 1 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1926
12 JB Hobbs 100 3 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1926
14 JB Hobbs 159 2 Eng Win The Oval 11 Aug 1928
15 JB Hobbs 142 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
16 FE Woolley 154 1 Eng SAF Manchester 27 Jul 1929
17 HW Taylor 121 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
18 EH Hendren 205* 3 Eng Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
19 EH Hendren 123 4 Eng Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
20 HW Taylor 117 1 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1931
21 EH Hendren 132 1 Eng Aus Manchester 06 Jul 1934
22 EAB Rowan 143 1 SAF Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
23 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
24 EAB Rowan 236 1 SAF Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
25 VM Merchant 154 2 Ind Eng Delhi 02 Nov 1951
26 B Sutcliffe 151* 1 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
27 TW Graveney 151 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
28 TW Graveney 118 1 Eng Win Port of Spain 19 Jan 1968
29 TW Graveney 105 1 Eng Pak Karachi 06 Mar 1969
30 RB Simpson 176 2 Aus Ind Perth 16 Dec 1977
31 RB Simpson 100 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
32 G Boycott 104* 3 Eng Win St John’s 27 Mar 1981
33 G Boycott 137 2 Eng Aus The Oval 27 Aug 1981
34 G Boycott 105 1 Eng Ind Delhi 23 Dec 1981
35 CH Lloyd 114 2 Win Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
36 GA Gooch 210 2 Eng NZl Nottingham 02 Jun 1994
37 S Chanderpaul 101* 3 Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
38 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
39 Misbah-ul-Haq 101* 3 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
40 Misbah-ul-Haq 102* 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
41 Misbah-ul-Haq 102 1 Pak Eng Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
42 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq’s 114 at Lord’s in the ongoing test provides his fifth test century after crossing 40 years.  He became the second batsman in the history of test cricket to score five or more centuries after crossing 40 years. The other batsman to accomplish such a feat was JB Hobbs who has scored eight centuries

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
2 JB Hobbs 115 2 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
3 JB Hobbs 154 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
4 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
5 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
6 JB Hobbs 100 3 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1926
7 JB Hobbs 159 2 Eng Win The Oval 11 Aug 1928
8 JB Hobbs 142 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
               
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 101* 3 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 102* 1 Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 102 1 Pak Eng Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
5 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – has witnessed five centuries by batsman who have crossed 40 years. Misbah-ul-Haq’s 114 in the ongoing test provides the fifth occasion.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
2 W Bardsley 193* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
3 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
4 TW Graveney 151 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
5 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016

Lord’s and The Oval are the two grounds which have witness four of more centuries scored by batsmen who  have crossed forty years. Lord’s has witnessed five centuries – the most number of centuries – in this category of statistics.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs 211 2 Eng SAF Lord’s 28 Jun 1924
2 W Bardsley 193* 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
3 JB Hobbs 119 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
4 TW Graveney 151 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
5 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 1 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
               
1 JB Hobbs 100 3 Eng Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1926
2 JB Hobbs 159 2 Eng Win The Oval 11 Aug 1928
3 HW Taylor 121 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
4 G Boycott 137 2 Eng Aus The Oval 27 Aug 1981

 

 

Batsmen who have collected a pair on test debut – R Chandrika of West Indies is the latest addition to the long list

Batsmen who have collected a pair on test debut – R Chandrika of West Indies is the latest addition to the long list

West Indian batsman R Chandrika who has been named in the West Indies squad to play India in the first test at North Sound on 21st July 2016 had collected a pair on his test debut against Australia at Kingston in Jun 2015. His debut pair provides the 40th occasion of a batsman collecting a pair on test debut. All such occasions are listed below in the chronological order

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GF Grace 0 0 Eng Aus The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 CS Wimble 0 0 SAF Eng Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
3 JT Willoughby 0 0 SAF Eng Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
4 JJ Kotze 0 0 SAF Aus Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
5 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
6 TA Ward 0 0 SAF Aus Manchester 27 May 1912
7 PT Lewis 0 0 SAF Eng Durban 13 Dec 1913
8 CD Dixon 0 0 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
9 FT Badcock 0 0 NZl Eng Christchurch 10 Jan 1930
10 KC James 0 0 NZl Eng Christchurch 10 Jan 1930
11 CIJ Smith 0 0 Eng Win Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
12 LA Butterfield 0 0 NZl Aus Wellington 29 Mar 1946
13 CG Rowe 0 0 NZl Aus Wellington 29 Mar 1946
14 CN McCarthy 0 0 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
15 AL Valentine 0 0 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
16 GS Ramchand 0 0 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
17 GA Gooch 0 0 Eng Aus Birmingham 10 Jul 1975
18 BP Bracewell 0 0 NZl Eng The Oval 27 Jul 1978
19 MR Whitney 0 0 Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
20 Maninder Singh 0 0 Ind Pak Karachi 23 Dec 1982
21 KR Rutherford 0 0 NZl Win Port of Spain 29 Mar 1985
22 CM Kuggeleijn 0 0 NZl Ind Bangalore 12 Nov 1988
23 RGM Patel 0 0 Ind NZl Mumbai 24 Nov 1988
24 MS Atapattu 0 0 Srl Ind Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
25 Saeed Anwar 0 0 Pak Win Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
26 AA Donald 0 0 SAF Win Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
27 SG Peall 0 0 Zim Pak Karachi 01 Dec 1993
28 PE McIntyre 0 0 Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
29 DP Viljoen 0 0 Zim Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
30 GM Hamilton 0 0 Eng SAF Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
31 JEC Franklin 0 0 NZl Pak Auckland 08 Mar 2001
32 Alamgir Kabir 0 0 Ban Pak Colombo (PSS) 21 Jul 2002
33 KHRK Fernando 0 0 Srl SAF Johannesburg 08 Nov 2002
34 SL Malinga 0 0 Srl Aus Darwin 01 Jul 2004
35 LPC Silva 0 0 Srl NZl Christchurch 07 Dec 2006
36 CT Tremlett 0 0 Eng Ind Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
37 MR Gillespie 0 0 NZl SAF Centurion 16 Nov 2007
38 D Elgar 0 0 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
39 N M’shangwe 0 0 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
40 R Chandrika 0 0 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015

R Chandrika became the second West Indies batsman to collect a pair on test debut after AL Valentine. AL Valentine has bagged a pair on his test debut against England at Manchester in Jun 1950. R Chandika emulated him after a gap of 65 years !!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AL Valentine 0 0 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 R Chandrika 0 0 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015

R Chandrika became the tenth batsman to collect a pair on debut against Australia. The list includes GF Grace and GA Gooch of England

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GF Grace 0 0 Eng Aus The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 JJ Kotze 0 0 SAF Aus Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
3 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
4 TA Ward 0 0 SAF Aus Manchester 27 May 1912
5 LA Butterfield 0 0 NZl Aus Wellington 29 Mar 1946
6 CG Rowe 0 0 NZl Aus Wellington 29 Mar 1946
7 GA Gooch 0 0 Eng Aus Birmingham 10 Jul 1975
8 SL Malinga 0 0 Srl Aus Darwin 01 Jul 2004
9 D Elgar 0 0 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
10 R Chandrika 0 0 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015

R Chandrika is one of the four opening batsmen to collect a pair on debut. Others are – KR Rutherford of New Zealand, Saeed Anwar of Pakistan and DP Vijolen of Zimbabwe. The performance of these four batsmen are listed below. R Chandrika is the first West Indian opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KR Rutherford 0 0 NZl Win Port of Spain 29 Mar 1985
2 Saeed Anwar 0 0 Pak Win Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
3 DP Viljoen 0 0 Zim Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
4 R Chandrika 0 0 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015