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AN Cook’s feat – becomes the first England batsman to complete 1500 plus runs against Pakistan

AN Cook’s feat – becomes the first England batsman to complete 1500 plus runs against Pakistan

AN Cook of England completed 1500 runs against Pakistan to become the eighth batsman to accomplish the feat. He reached the milestone when he was on 6 during his knock of 64 not out in England second innings in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His aggregate on 07.08.16 read 1558. Others to score 1500 runs against Pakistan are – KC Sangakkara {2911}, SM Gavaskar {2089}, DPMD Jayawardene {1687}, AR Border {1666}, GS Chappell {1581}, JH Kallis {1564} and RT Ponting {1558}. AN Cook is the only England batsman in this elite list. The following table lists all the eight batsmen with stats as of 07.08.16

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 23 45 6 2911 230 74.64 10 12 2
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 24 41 4 2089 166 56.45 5 12 1
3 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 29 55 3 1687 240 32.44 2 10 5
4 AR Border Aus 22 36 8 1666 153 59.50 6 8 0
5 GS Chappell Aus 17 27 2 1581 235 63.24 6 6 1
6 JH Kallis SAF 19 33 4 1564 155 53.93 6 8 1
7 AN Cook Eng 17 31 2 1558 263 53.72 5 7 0
8 RT Ponting Aus 15 26 3 1537 209 66.82 5 6 5

 

 

Both England openers scoring fifties in a test innings against Pakistan

Both England openers scoring fifties in a test innings against Pakistan

AN Cook and AD Hales of England scored 64 not out and 50 not out in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 14th occasion of both the England openers scoring fifties in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

It also provides the second such feat at Birmingham against Pakistan – BC Broad {54} and RT Robinson {80} had scored fifties in Jul 1987

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Pullar 165 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
  RW Barber 86 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
             
2 Rev.DS Sheppard 57 1 v Pakistan The Oval 16 Aug 1962
  MC Cowdrey 182 1 v Pakistan The Oval 16 Aug 1962
             
3 BW Luckhurst 53* 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 17 Jun 1971
  RA Hutton 58* 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 17 Jun 1971
             
4 MH Denness 50 1 v Pakistan Lahore 02 Mar 1973
  DL Amiss 112 1 v Pakistan Lahore 02 Mar 1973
             
5 G Boycott 100* 4 v Pakistan Hyderabad (Sind) 02 Jan 1978
  JM Brearley 74 4 v Pakistan Hyderabad (Sind) 02 Jan 1978
             
6 CL Smith 66 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
  MW Gatting 75 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 12 Mar 1984
             
7 BC Broad 54 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
  RT Robinson 80 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
             
8 GA Gooch 69 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
  AJ Stewart 74 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
             
9 GA Gooch 135 2 v Pakistan Leeds 23 Jul 1992
  MA Atherton 76 2 v Pakistan Leeds 23 Jul 1992
             
10 MA Atherton 73 1 v Pakistan Lahore 15 Nov 2000
  ME Trescothick 71 1 v Pakistan Lahore 15 Nov 2000
             
11 MA Atherton 51 4 v Pakistan Manchester 31 May 2001
  ME Trescothick 117 4 v Pakistan Manchester 31 May 2001
             
12 ME Trescothick 50 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  MP Vaughan 58 1 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
13 ME Trescothick 58 3 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  AJ Strauss 116 3 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
             
14 AN Cook 64* 3 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
  AD Hales 50* 3 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

 

AN Cook goes past SM Gavaskar to own the record for most test fifties by an opening batsman

AN Cook goes past SM Gavaskar to own the record for most test fifties by an opening batsman

AN Cook’s 64 not out at the third day of the Birmingham test against Pakistan was his 76th fifty – {27 C + 49 HC} and now he owns the record for most fifties by an opening batsman in the annals of test cricket. He went past SM Gavaskar’s 75 fifties {33 C + 42 HC}. AN Cook and SM Gavaskar are the only two opening batsmen who have scored 75 plus fifties in test cricket. The following table lists the career summary of AN Cook and SM Gavaskar as on 07.08.16

CAREER SUMMARY OF AN COOK
Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
v Australia 30 55 1 2117 235* 39.20 4 11 15 3
v Bangladesh 4 7 1 401 173 66.83 2 0 02 0
v India 20 35 3 1735 294 54.21 5 7 12 0
v New Zealand 13 23 0 1024 162 44.52 3 4 07 0
v Pakistan 13 24 2 1155 263 52.50 3 6 09 0
v South Africa 15 28 0 995 118 35.53 2 7 09 2
v Sri Lanka 13 22 2 1066 133 53.30 3 6 09 2
v West Indies 17 30 5 1435 160 57.40 5 8 13 1
Total 125 224 14 9928 294 47.27 27 49 76 8
CAREER SUMMARY OF SM GAVASKAR
Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
v Australia 20 31 1 1550 172 51.66 8 4 12 2
v England 37 66 1 2483 221 38.20 4 16 20 3
v New Zealand 9 16 1 651 119 43.40 2 3 05 0
v Pakistan 24 40 4 2074 166 57.61 5 12 17 1
v Sri Lanka 3 3 0 336 176 112.00 2 0 02 0
v West Indies 26 47 5 2513 220 59.83 12 7 19 5
Total 119 203 12 9607 221 50.29 33 42 75 11
AN Cook is on the threshold of two world records as an opening batsman in tests

AN Cook is on the threshold of two world records as an opening batsman in tests

AN Cook is on the threshold of achieving two world records as an opening batsman in the annals of test cricket. He has an aggregate of 9928 runs as on 07.08.16 and needs 72 more runs which would fetch him 10000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the first ever opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 10000 runs.

Another world record is in store for him is the number of half centuries. As on date he has scored 49 half centuries and require one more for his 50th half century. Should he score it, he would then earn the distinction of becoming the first ever opening batsman to score 50 half centuries. The following table lists the opening batsmen who have scored 9000 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. SM Gavaskar {9607} and GC Smith {9030} are the other two opening batsmen who have an aggregate of 9000 plus runs

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 AN Cook Eng 125 224 14 9928 294 47.27 27 49 76 8
2 SM Gavaskar Ind 119 203 12 9607 221 50.29 33 42 75 11
3 GC Smith SAF 114 196 12 9030 277 49.07 27 36 63 11
Pakistan wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals behind the stumps in a test innings

Pakistan wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals behind the stumps in a test innings

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan effected five dismissals behind the wicket in England’s first innings in the ongoing fourth test at Birmingham to provide the 18th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 5 4 1 2 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Wasim Bari 5 5 0 1 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
3 Wasim Bari 7 7 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 23 Feb 1979
4 Saleem Yousuf 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 07 Nov 1985
5 Saleem Yousuf 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
6 Moin Khan 5 4 1 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 23 Apr 1993
7 Rashid Latif 5 5 0 2 v Zimbabwe Lahore 16 Dec 1993
8 Rashid Latif 5 5 0 3 v New Zealand Auckland 10 Feb 1994
9 Rashid Latif 5 4 1 2 v Australia Sydney 30 Nov 1995
10 Rashid Latif 5 4 1 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Dec 1995
11 Rashid Latif 6 6 0 1 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
12 Kamran Akmal 5 4 1 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 May 2005
13 Kamran Akmal 5 5 0 2 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005
14 Kamran Akmal 5 4 1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
15 Adnan Akmal 6 6 0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
16 Adnan Akmal 5 4 1 1 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
17 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 2 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
18 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed’s feat provides the third such occasion against England in test innings. Sarfraz Ahmed is became the only Pakistan wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in a test innings against England – He had effected five dismissals against England at Dubai {DSC} in Oct 2015 prior to his feat at Birmingham. Wasim Bari’s five at Leeds provides the first occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five dismissals against England. Sarfraz Ahmed’s five at Dubai and at Birmingham provide the seond and third such occasion against England. Al the three occasions are listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Bari 5 5 0 1 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 2 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

 

 

 

 

Hat tricks in a test – HMRKB Herath joins the list

Hat tricks in a test – HMRKB Herath joins the list

HMRKB Herath performed the hat trick in the ongoing second test against Australia at Galle to provide the 42nd occasion of a bowler performing the hat trick in the annals of test cricket. The list includes the hat tricks performed by TJ Matthews who had accomplished the feat in  both innings of the test. His feats are separately counted as two hat tricks. The following table list all the 42 hat tricks in chronological order

No Bowler Match Ground season
1 FR Spofforth Aus v Eng Melbourne 1878-79
2 W Bates Eng v Aus Melbourne 1882-83
3 J Briggs Eng v Aus Sydney 1891-92
4 GA Lohmann Eng v RSA P Elizabeth 1895-96
5 JT Hearne Eng v Aus Leeds 1899
6 H Trumble Aus v Eng Melbourne 1901-02
7 H Trumble Aus v Eng Melbourne 1903-04
8 TJ Matthews Aus v RSA Manchester 1912
9 TJ Matthews Aus v RSA Manchester 1912
10 MJC Allom Eng v NZl Christchurch 1929-30
11 TWJ Goddard Eng v RSA Johannesburg 1938-39
12 PJ Loader Eng v Win Leeds 1957
13 LF Kline Aus v RSA Cape Town 1957-58
14 WW Hall Win v Pak Lahore 1958-59
15 GM Griffin RSA v Eng Lord’s 1960
16 LR Gibbs Win v Aus Adelaide 1960-61
17 PJ Petherick NZl v Pak Lahore 1976-77
18 CA Walsh Win v Aus Brisbane 1988-89
19 MG Hughes Aus v Win Perth 1988-89
20 DW Fleming Aus v Pak Rawalpindi 1994-95
21 SK Warne Aus v Eng Melbourne 1994-95
22 DG Cork Eng v Win Manchester 1995
23 D Gough Eng v Aus Sydney 1998-99
24 Wasim Akram Pak v Srl Lahore 1998-99
25 Wasim Akram Pak v Srl Dhaka 1998-99
26 DNT Zoysa Srl v Zim Harare 1999-00
27 Abdul Razzaq Pak v Srl Galle 1999-00
28 GD McGrath Aus v Win Perth 2000-01
29 Harbhajan Singh Ind v Aus Kolkata 2000-01
30 Mohammad Sami Pak v Srl Lahore 2001-02
31 JJC Lawson Win v Aus Bridgetown 2002-03
32 Alok Kapali Ban v Pak Peshawar 2003
33 AM Blignaut Zim v Ban Harare 2003-04
34 MJ Hoggard Eng v Win Barbados 2003-04
35 JEC Franklin NZl v Ban Dhaka 2004-05
36 IK Pathan Ind v Pak Karachi 2005-06
37 RJ Sidebottom Eng v NZl Hamilton 2007-08
38 PM Siddle Aus v Eng Brisbane 2010-11
39 SCJ Broad Eng v Ind Nottingham 2011
40 Sohag Gazi Ban v NZl Chittagong 2013-14
41 SCJ Broad Eng v Srl Leeds 2014
42 HMRKB Herath Srl v Aus Galle 2016

HMRKB Herath became the second Sri Lankan bowler to perform hat trick in a test after DNT Zoysa. DNT Zoysa had performed the feat against Zimbabwe at Harare in 1999-00

No Bowler Match Ground season
1 DNT Zoysa Srl v Zim Harare 1999-00
2 HMRKB Herath Srl v Aus Galle 2016

HMRKB Herath became the ninth bowler to perform the hat trick against Australia. The nine bowlers list is furnished below

No Bowler Match Ground season
1 W Bates Eng v Aus Melbourne 1882-83
2 J Briggs Eng v Aus Sydney 1891-92
3 JT Hearne Eng v Aus Leeds 1899
4 LR Gibbs Win v Aus Adelaide 1960-61
5 CA Walsh Win v Aus Brisbane 1988-89
6 D Gough Eng v Aus Sydney 1998-99
7 Harbhajan Singh Ind v Aus Kolkata 2000-01
8 JJC Lawson Win v Aus Bridgetown 2002-03
9 HMRKB Herath Srl v Aus Galle 2016

 

Batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after the team had lost its first wicket without a run on the board in tests

Batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after the team had lost its first wicket without a run on the board in tests

Salim Aslam and Azhar Ali of Pakistan added 181 runs for the second wicket after Pakistan had lost its first wicket without a run on the board, to provide the 45th occasion of batmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero. All such occasions are listed below chronologically

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 H Sutcliffe, GE Tyldesley 2 230 1/0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
3 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 DG Bradman, WM Woodfull 2 115 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 23 Feb 1933
5 H Gimblett, MJL Turnbull 2 108* 1/0 4 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
6 WJ Edrich, C Washbrook 2 118 1/0 3 Eng NZl Leeds 11 Jun 1949
7 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 217 1/0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
8 SM Gavaskar, ED Solkar 2 168 1/0 2 Ind Win Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
9 JM Brearley, RA Woolmer 2 132 1/0 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
10 AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar 2 170 1/0 2 Ind Win Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
11 JM Brearley, DW Randall 2 111 1/0 3 Eng Aus Sydney 06 Jan 1979
12 JF Reid, JG Wright 2 148 1/0 2 NZl Ind Auckland 13 Mar 1981
13 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126 1/0 4 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1986
14 AH Jones, JG Wright 2 128 1/0 1 NZl Aus Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
15 DL Haynes, RB Richardson 2 103 1/0 3 Win Aus Perth 02 Dec 1988
16 DC Boon, MA Taylor 2 111 1/0 4 Aus Win Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
17 WJ Cronje, AC Hudson 2 117 1/0 2 SAF Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
18 ADR Campbell, MH Dekker 2 102 1/0 2 Zim Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
19 ADR Campbell, MH Dekker 2 135 1/0 4 Zim Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
20 BC Lara, RB Richardson 2 103 1/0 1 Win Aus Kingston 29 Apr 1995
21 R Dravid, NS Sidhu 2 171 1/0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
22 Ijaz Ahmed, Rameez Raja 2 102 1/0 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
23 MJ Horne, AC Parore 2 103 1/0 2 NZl Zim Wellington 19 Feb 1998
24 Imran Nazir, Wajahatullah Wasti 2 105 1/0 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
25 D Dasgupta, R Dravid 2 171 1/0 4 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
26 Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan 2 144 1/0 3 Pak Win Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
27 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 203 1/0 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
28 SV Carlisle, DD Ebrahim 2 107 1/0 1 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
29 HH Gibbs, JA Rudolph 2 103 1/0 3 SAF NZl Auckland 18 Mar 2004
30 R Dravid, PA Patel 2 129 1/0 2 Ind Pak Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
31 Habibul Bashar, Javed Omar 2 121 1/0 1 Ban Win Gros Islet 28 May 2004
32 JL Langer, RT Ponting 2 111 1/0 1 Aus SAF Perth 16 Dec 2005
33 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 144 1/0 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
34 IR Bell, AN Cook 2 170 1/0 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
35 R Dravid, KD Karthik 2 124 1/0 1 Ind Ban Chittagong 18 May 2007
36 IR Bell, MP Vaughan 2 107 1/0 2 Eng Srl Kandy 01 Dec 2007
37 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 166 1/0 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
38 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 126 1/0 1 Aus Win Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
39 DM Bravo, DS Smith 2 115 1/0 1 Win Srl Pallekele 01 Dec 2010
40 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 117 1/0 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
41 KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne 2 153 1/0 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
42 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 170 1/0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
43 Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman 2 232 1/0 2 Ban Srl Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
44 CJL Rogers, SR Watson 2 115 1/0 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
45 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali’s feat provides the sixth such occasion against England in a test innings and also the first such occasion by Pakistan. All the other five occasions are by Australian batsmen. The following table lists all the six occasions.

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
3 DG Bradman, WM Woodfull 2 115 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 23 Feb 1933
4 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126 1/0 4 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1986
5 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 144 1/0 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
6 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali’s feat provides the fourth such occasion by Pakistan batsmen. The following table lists all the four occasions

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ijaz Ahmed, Rameez Raja 2 102 1/0 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
2 Imran Nazir, Wajahatullah Wasti 2 105 1/0 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
3 Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan 2 144 1/0 3 Pak Win Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
4 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Salim Aslam and Azhar Ali of Pakistan added 181 runs for the second wicket after Pakistan had lost its first wicket without a run on the board, to provide the 15th occasion of batmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of runs scored. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsmen.

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman 2 232 1/0 2 Ban Srl Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
3 H Sutcliffe, GE Tyldesley 2 230 1/0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
4 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 217 1/0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
5 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
6 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 203 1/0 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
7 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
8 R Dravid, NS Sidhu 2 171 1/0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
9 D Dasgupta, R Dravid 2 171 1/0 4 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
10 AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar 2 170 1/0 2 Ind Win Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
11 IR Bell, AN Cook 2 170 1/0 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
12 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 170 1/0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
13 SM Gavaskar, ED Solkar 2 168 1/0 2 Ind Win Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
14 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 166 1/0 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
15 KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne 2 153 1/0 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011

 

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test – FDM Karunaratne is the latest entrant to the elite club

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test – FDM Karunaratne is the latest entrant to the elite club

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka was dismissed caught by JA Burns of MA Starc in the ongoing second test at Galle between Sri Lanka and Australia to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 AC MacLaren A Coningham Eng v Aus Melbourne 1894/95
2 TW Hayward AEE Vogler Eng v SAF The Oval 1907
3 W Bardsley MW Tate Aus v Eng Leeds 1926
4 H Sutcliffe FT Badcock Eng v NZl Christchurch 1932/33
5 TS Worthington EL McCormick Eng v Aus Brisbane 1936/37
6 CC Hunte Fazal Mahmood Win v Pak Port-of-Spain 1957/58
7 EJ Barlow GD McKenzie SAF v Aus Durban 1966/67
8 RC Fredericks S Abid Ali Win v Ind Port-of-Spain 1970/71
9 KR Stackpole RJ Hadlee Aus v NZl Auckland 1973/74
10 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
11 SS Naik AME Roberts Ind v Win Kolkata 1974/75
12 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
13 Mohsin Khan N Kapil Dev Pak v Ind Jullundur 1983/84
14 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
15 SM Gavaskar Imran Khan Ind v Pak Jaipur 1986/87
16 WV Raman RJ Hadlee Ind v NZl Napier 1989/90
17 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
18 G Kirsten CEL Ambrose SAF v Win Cape Town 1998/99
19 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
20 LV Garrick AA Donald Win v SAF Kingston 2000/01
21 SS Das M Dillon Ind v Win Bridgetown 2001/02
22 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
23 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
24 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
25 W Jaffer Mashrafe Mortaza Ind v Ban Chittagong (CDS) 2007
26 D Ganga RJ Sidebottom Win v Eng Chester-le-Street 2007
27 TG McIntosh Mohammad Aamer NZl v Pak Dunedin 2009/10
28 AJ Strauss DW Steyn Eng v SAF Johannesburg 2009/10
29 CH Gayle RAS Lakmal Win v Srl Pallekele 2010/11
30 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016

FDM Karunaratne became the second Sri Lankan batsman to suffer from such an ignominy after ST Jayasuriya. It is interesting to note that ST Jayasuriya was also dismissed by the first ball of the test against Australia by GD McGrath in 1999. Both ST Jayasuriya and FDM Karunaratne were dismissed in a test at Galle is yet another coincidence

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
2 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016

SM Gavaskar of India and Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh are the two batsmen to be dismissed by the first ball of the test on three occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
2 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
3 SM Gavaskar Imran Khan Ind v Pak Jaipur 1986/87
           
1 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
3 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004

GG Arnold, N Kapil Dev and RJ Hadlee are the two bowlers who have dismissed the batsmen by the first ball of the test on two occasions. PT Collins of West Indies is the only bowler in the list  to have dismissed a batsman by the first ball of the test on three occasions.

What is interesting in PT Collin’s case is that the batsman dismissed by the first ball of the test is Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh on all the three occasions.

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
2 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
           
1 Mohsin Khan N Kapil Dev Pak v Ind Jullundur 1983/84
2 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
           
1 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
3 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
           
1 KR Stackpole RJ Hadlee Aus v NZl Auckland 1973/74
2 WV Raman RJ Hadlee Ind v NZl Napier 1989/90

Christchurch, Durban, Galle, Kingston, Kolkata and Port of Spain are the six grounds which have witnessed the batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test on two occasions. Galle joining the list with FDM Karunaratne’s dismissal in the ongoing test

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 H Sutcliffe FT Badcock Eng v NZl Christchurch 1932/33
2 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
           
1 EJ Barlow GD McKenzie SAF v Aus Durban 1966/67
2 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
           
1 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
2 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016
           
1 LV Garrick AA Donald Win v SAF Kingston 2000/01
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
           
1 SS Naik AME Roberts Ind v Win Kolkata 1974/75
2 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
           
1 CC Hunte Fazal Mahmood Win v Pak Port-of-Spain 1957/58
2 RC Fredericks S Abid Ali Win v Ind Port-of-Spain 1970/71

 

West Indies batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test against India

West Indies batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test against India

J Blackwood of West Indies scored 62 and 63 in the just concluded Kingston test against India to provide the 23rd occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 54 108 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 ED Weekes 162 101 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 ED Weekes 161 55* v India Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
4 OG Smith 63 58 v India Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958
5 JKC Holt 63 81* v India Chennai 21 Jan 1959
6 EDAS McMorris 50 56 v India Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
7 GS Sobers 104 50 v India Kingston 13 Apr 1962
8 CH Lloyd 82 78* v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
9 GS Sobers 50 53* v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
10 GS Sobers 95 74* v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
11 RB Kanhai 56 158* v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
12 CA Davis 71* 74* v India Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
13 CG Greenidge 93 107 v India Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
14 HA Gomes 51 82 v India Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
15 CG Greenidge 141 69 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
16 RB Richardson 93 59 v India Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
17 CL Hooper 81 67 v India Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
18 JC Adams 174* 78* v India Mohali 10 Dec 1994
19 BC Lara 83 78 v India Kingston 06 Mar 1997
20 S Chanderpaul 58 59 v India Kingston 18 May 2002
21 CH Gayle 72 69 v India St John’s 02 Jun 2006
22 D Ganga 135 66* v India Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
23 J Blackwood 62 63 v India Kingston 30 Jul 2016

J Blackwood became the fifth West Indian batsman to score twin fifties in a test against India at Kingston. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 104 50 v India Kingston 13 Apr 1962
2 RB Kanhai 56 158* v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
3 BC Lara 83 78 v India Kingston 06 Mar 1997
4 S Chanderpaul 58 59 v India Kingston 18 May 2002
5 J Blackwood 62 63 v India Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

All round performance – century and five wickets in a test – RL Chase joins the long list

All round performance – century and five wickets in a test – RL Chase joins the long list

RL Chase captured 5 for 121 and scored 137 not out in the just concluded second test between West Indies and India at Kingston to provide the 32nd occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 JH Sinclair 106 6/026 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 GA Faulkner 123 5/120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
3 C Kelleway 114 5/033 Aus SAF Manchester 27 May 1912
4 JM Gregory 100 7/069 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
5 MH Mankad 184 5/196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
7 KR Miller 109 6/107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
8 R Benaud 100 5/084 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
9 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
10 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
11 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
12 BR Taylor 105 5/086 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
13 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
14 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 5/049 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
15 AW Greig 148 6/164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
16 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 5/028 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
17 IT Botham 103 5/073 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
18 IT Botham 108 8/034 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
19 IT Botham 114 6/058, 7/048 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
20 IT Botham 149* 6/095 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
21 Imran Khan 117 6/098, 5/082 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
22 IT Botham 138 5/059 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
23 Wasim Akram 123 5/100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
24 PA Strang 106* 5/212 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
25 JH Kallis 110 5/090 SAF Win Cape Town 20 Jan 1999
26 JH Kallis 139* 5/021 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
27 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
28 Shakib Al Hasan 144 6/082 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
29 Sohag Gazi 101* 6/077 Ban NZl Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
30 Shakib Al Hasan 137 5/080, 5/044 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
31 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
32 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

RL Chase’s feat provides the fifth occasion of a West Indies cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below. RL Chase became the fourth West Indian cricketer to accomplish such a feat. RL Chase’s feat came after almost 50 years. The last occasion of such a feat by a West Indian cricketer was in Aug 1966 – GS Sobers had scored 174 and captured 5 for 41 against England at Leeds in Aug 1966

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
3 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
5 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

The following five cricketers – OG Smith, PR Umrigar, GS Sobers, R Ashwin {twice} and RL Chase – have accomplished the feat in India-West Indies test series. The performance of these cricketers are listed below

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
3 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
5 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
6 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

1961-62 series and 2016 series between West Indies and India has witnessed rival cricketers scoring a hundred and capturing five or more wickets in the same test series. The following table lists the performance of these cricketers

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
               
1 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

Bridgetown, Cape Town, Johanneaburg, Leeds, Lord’s, Mumbai and Port of Spain are the grounds which have witnessed two occasions of an all-round performance of a century coupled with five or more wickets. Kingston is the only ground in the annals of test cricket to witness three such occasions

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 AW Greig 148 6/164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 JH Sinclair 106 6/026 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 JH Kallis 110 5/090 SAF Win Cape Town 20 Jan 1999
               
1 GA Faulkner 123 5/120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
2 R Benaud 100 5/084 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
               
1 KR Miller 109 6/107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
2 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
3 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
               
1 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
2 IT Botham 149* 6/095 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
               
1 MH Mankad 184 5/196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
2 IT Botham 108 8/034 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
               
1 IT Botham 114 6/058, 7/048 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
               
1 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 5/028 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977