Fifties in both innings of a test by a batsmen batting at number seven

Fifties in both innings of a test by a batsmen batting at number seven

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 84 and 64 against Australia at Perth to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman batting at number seven scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VS Ransford 51 54 Aus Eng Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
2 VS Ransford 75 95 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 HG Deane 77 73 SAF Eng Durban 21 Jan 1928
4 M Leyland 137 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
5 AG Fairfax 54 60* Eng Win Sydney 27 Feb 1931
6 NWD Yardley 61 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
7 BL D’Oliveira 76 54 Eng Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
8 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
9 GS Sobers 95 74* Win Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1967
10 MAK Pataudi 75 85 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
11 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973
12 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
13 KD Boyce 95* 69 Win Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
14 Wasim Raja 117* 71 Pak Win Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
15 IT Botham 50 149* Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
16 Imran Khan 83 72* Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
17 VJ Marks 74 55 Eng Pak Lahore 19 Mar 1984
18 Wasim Raja 51 60* Pak NZl Karachi 10 Dec 1984
19 PJL Dujon 53 52 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
20 Saleem Yousuf 62 66* Pak Aus Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
21 GRJ Matthews 55 51 Aus Srl Colombo (RPS) 28 Aug 1992
22 GRJ Matthews 57 96 Aus Srl Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
23 SP Fleming 79 53 NZl SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
24 IA Healy 74 51* Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
25 CL Cairns 109 69 NZl Aus Wellington 24 Mar 2000
26 A Flintoff 55 50 Eng SAF Leeds 21 Aug 2003
27 A Symonds 70* 79 Aus Win Kingston 22 May 2008
28 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
29 CK Kapugedera 96 59* Srl Ban Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
30 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
31 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
32 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
33 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
34 Nasir Hossain 52 94 Ban Win Khulna 21 Nov 2012
35 MC Henriques 68 81* Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
36 Nasir Hossain 77 67* Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
37 BJ Haddin 94 53 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
38 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
39 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
40 MM Ali 63 86* Eng Pak Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
41 Q de Kock 84 64 SAF Aus Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman batting at number seven scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HG Deane 77 73 SAF Eng Durban 21 Jan 1928
2 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
3 Q de Kock 84 64 SAF Aus Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman batting at number seven scoring fifties in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Leyland 137 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
2 NWD Yardley 61 53* Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
3 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
4 MAK Pataudi 75 85 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
5 KD Boyce 95* 69 Win Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
6 IT Botham 50 149* Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
7 Imran Khan 83 72* Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
8 Saleem Yousuf 62 66* Pak Aus Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
9 CL Cairns 109 69 NZl Aus Wellington 24 Mar 2000
10 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
11 Q de Kock 84 64 SAF Aus Perth 03 Nov 2016

The following list furnishes the fifteen occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties while batting at number seven in a test.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
2 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973
3 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
4 PJL Dujon 53 52 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
5 Saleem Yousuf 62 66* Pak Aus Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
6 IA Healy 74 51* Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
7 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
9 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
10 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
11 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
12 BJ Haddin 94 53 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
13 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 14 Aug 2014
14 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
15 Q de Kock 84 64 SAF Aus Perth 03 Nov 2016

MS Dhoni {03}, APE Knott {02}, GRJ Matthews {02}. Nasir Hossain {02}. VS Ransford {02} and Wasim Raja {02} are the batsmen who have scored twin fifties while batting at number seven on two or more occasions. MS Dhoni with three such occasions holds the record in this category of statistics. The performance of these batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
3 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
               
1 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyderabad (Sind) 16 Mar 1973
2 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 GRJ Matthews 55 51 Aus Srl Colombo (RPS) 28 Aug 1992
2 GRJ Matthews 57 96 Aus Srl Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
               
1 Nasir Hossain 52 94 Ban Win Khulna 21 Nov 2012
2 Nasir Hossain 77 67* Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
               
1 VS Ransford 51 54 Aus Eng Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
2 VS Ransford 75 95 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
               
1 Wasim Raja 117* 71 Pak Win Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
2 Wasim Raja 51 60* Pak NZl Karachi 10 Dec 1984

 

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