Fifty and hundred by a batsman in losing cause in tests

Fifty and hundred by a batsman in losing cause in tests

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
3 G Gunn 119 74 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
4 CAG Russell 135* 59 Eng Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
5 JWH Makepeace 117 54 Eng Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
6 JB Hobbs 115 57 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 H Sutcliffe 59 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
8 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
9 WM Woodfull 68 111 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
0 DG Bradman 79 112 Aus Eng Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
11 JB Hobbs 142 65 Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
12 M Leyland 137 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
13 EH Hendren 56 123 Eng Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
14 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Eng Aus The Oval         16 Aug 1930
15 HG Vivian 100 73 NZl SAF Wellington 04 Mar 1932
16 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
17 WJ Edrich 71 119 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1946
18 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
19 C Washbrook 143 65 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
20 WJ Edrich 111 54 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
21 AD Nourse 65 114 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
22 MH Mankad 72 184 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
23 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
24 CL Walcott 50 116 Win Eng Kingston 30 Mar 1954
25 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
26 DCS Compton 158 71 Eng SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
27 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
28 PR Umrigar 56 172* Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
29 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
30 EJ Barlow 109 54 SAF Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
31 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
32 KF Barrington 60 102 Eng Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
33 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
34 ML Jaisimha 74 101 Ind Aus Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
35 IM Chappell 117 50 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
36 SM Gavaskar 101 58 Ind Eng Manchester 06 Jun 1974
37 AW Greig 116 76* Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
38 RB McCosker 51 107 Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
39 M Amarnath 90 100 Ind Aus Perth 16 Dec 1977
40 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
41 DL Haynes 55 105 Win NZl Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
42 AR Border 78 126 Aus Win Adelaide 30 Jan 1982
43 DI Gower 60 114 Eng Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1982
44 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 Aus Eng Leeds 13 Jun 1985
45 GR Marsh 56 110 Aus Eng Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
46 DL Haynes 75 143 Win Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1989
47 DI Gower 57 106 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
48 KR Rutherford 57 102 NZl Aus Christchurch 25 Feb 1993
49 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
50 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
51 Basit Ali 103 67 Pak NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
52 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
53 NJ Astle 54 125 NZl Win Bridgetown 19 Apr 1996
54 M Azharuddin 109 52 Ind SAF Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
55 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
56 Saeed Anwar 61 119 Pak Aus Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
57 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
58 SR Tendulkar 116 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
59 CL Cairns 109 69 NZl Aus Wellington 24 Mar 2000
60 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
61 ME Trescothick 122 57 Eng Srl Galle 22 Feb 2001
62 RT Ponting 144 72 Aus Eng Leeds 16 Aug 2001
63 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
64 Habibul Bashar 108 76 Ban Zim Chittagong 15 Nov 2001
65 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
66 RP Arnold 62 109 Srl Eng Manchester 13 Jun 2002
67 Taufeeq Umar 135 67 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
68 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
69 Habibul Bashar 71 108 Ban Pak Karachi 20 Aug 2003
70 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
71 MH Richardson 93 101 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
72 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
73 JH Kallis 121 55 SAF Ind Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
74 HH Gibbs 161 98 SAF Eng Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
75 JH Kallis 111 50* SAF Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2006
76 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
77 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
78 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007
79 KC Sangakkara 57 192 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
80 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
81 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
82 Umar Akmal 129 75 Pak NZl Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
83 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
84 Shakib Al Hasan 87 100 Ban NZl Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
85 Tamim Iqbal 55 103 Ban Eng Lord’s 27 May 2010
86 TT Samaraweera 137* 83 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
87 SR Watson 126 56 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
88 BRM Taylor 50 117 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
89 DPMD Jayawardene 105 64 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
90 MN Samuels 117 76* Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
91 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
92 H Masakadza 158 61 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
93 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
94 KS Williamson 140 59 NZl Aus Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
95 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
2 CL Walcott 50 116 Win Eng Kingston 30 Mar 1954
3 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
4 DL Haynes 55 105 Win NZl Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
5 DL Haynes 75 143 Win Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1989
6 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
7 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
8 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
9 CH Gayle 77 107 Win SAF Centurion 16 Jan 2004
10 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
11 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
12 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
13 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007
14 MN Samuels 117 76* Win Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
15 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
2 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
3 Habibul Bashar 71 108 Ban Pak Karachi 20 Aug 2003
4 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
5 DM Bravo 87 116 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

A Flower {04}, BC Lara {04}, H Sutcliffe {03}, JR Reid {03} and S Chanderpaul {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have witnessed three or more occasions of their fifty and hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
3 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
4 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
               
1 BC Lara 87 145 Win Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
2 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
3 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
4 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
1 H Sutcliffe 59 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
3 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Eng Aus The Oval         16 Aug 1930
               
1 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
2 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
3 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
               
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Win Eng Manchester 7 Jun 2007
3 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Win Eng Chester-le-Street 15 Jun 2007

The following table lists the ten batsmen whose twin hundreds were in a losing cause. Three West Indian batsmen and three Indian batsmen are in the list.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
 1 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
2 GA Headley 106 107 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
3 VS Hazare 116 145 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
4 CL Walcott 155 110 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 1955
5 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
6 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 BC Lara 221 130 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
8 AJ Strauss 123 108 Eng Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
9 HM Amla 114 123* SAF Ind Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
10 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
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