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Q de Kock’s feat

Q de Kock’s feat

Q de Kock wrote himself into record books as the only wicket keeper batsman to score a century and effect seven or more dismissals in a test on two occasions.  He had scored 129 not out and effected eight dismissals against England at Centurion in Jan 2016 and repeated the feat with 104 and seven dismissals against Australia at Hobart in the just concluded test in Nov 2016.

He also earned the distinction of becoming the only wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to accomplish such a feat in the same calendar year on two occasions

He also became the second wicket keeper and also the second South African wicket keeper to accomplish such a feat on two occasions against Australia. South Africa’s DT Lindsay had scored 182 and effected eight dismissals against Australia at Johannesburg in Dec 1966. The interval between DT Lindsay’s feat and Q de Kock’s feat is fifty years taking into calendar year into consideration {1966 and 2016}

Q de Kock’s feat against Australia at Hobart provides sixth such occasion in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Ct St Tot Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 – 8 1 9 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 06 Sep 1985
2 DT Lindsay – 182 8 0 8 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
3 Q de Kock 129* – 8 0 8 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016
4 AB de Villiers – 103 7 0 7 SAF Ind Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
5 BJ Watling – 142* 6 1 7 NZl Srl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
6 Q de Kock 104 – 7 0 7 SAF Aus Hobart 12 Nov 2016

 

Lowest totals by Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy

Lowest totals by Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy

Vidarbha was dismissed for 59 against Maharashtra at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the Ranji Trophy to provide the 22nd occasion of Vidarbha dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings in Ranji Trophy. All such occasions are listed below. It also represents its lowest total against Maharashtra. The previous lowest total was 61 at Nasik in 2010/11

No Total Opposition Ground Season
1 40 Rajasthan Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 1977/78
2 48 Uttar Pradesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 1963/64
3 54 Rajasthan Khatri Copper Complex Stadium, Khatrinagar 1981/82
4 57 Haryana Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 2004/05
5 59 Maharashtra Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2016/17
5 61 Maharashtra Hutatma Anant Kanhere Maidan, Golf Club Ground, Nasik 2010/11
6 66 Rajasthan Khatri Copper Complex Stadium, Khatrinagar 1981/82
7 73 Uttar Pradesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 1963/64
8 78 Uttar Pradesh Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra 1973/74
9 80 Rajasthan Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 1977/78
10 85 Gujarat Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 2013/14
11 86 Uttar Pradesh Modi Stadium, Kanpur 1958/59
12 87 Orissa Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 2005/06
13 88 Delhi Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi 2013/14
14 89 Railways Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi 2000/01
15 91 Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 1983/84
16 93 Himachal Pradesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 2005/06
17 95 Railways Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi 1996/97
18 96 Uttar Pradesh Sports Stadium, Civil Lines, Meerut 1960/61
19 97 Uttar Pradesh District Sports Association Ground, Bareilly 1979/80
20 97 Assam Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 2008/09
21 98 Uttar Pradesh Modi Stadium, Kanpur 1999/00
22 98 Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

2015/16

 

Three or more visiting batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India in India

Three or more visiting batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India in India

JE Root {124}, MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {124} of England scored centuries against India in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the tenth occasion of three or more visiting batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  2 GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  3 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  4 RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
                 
2 1 RB Kanhai 256 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
  2 BF Butcher 103 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
  3 GS Sobers 106* 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
                 
3 1 JKC Holt 123 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
  2 OG Smith 100 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
  3 JS Solomon 100* 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
                 
4 1 G Pullar 119 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
  2 KF Barrington 172 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
  3 ER Dexter 126* 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
                 
5 1 DC Boon 122 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Sep 1986
  2 DM Jones 210 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Sep 1986
  3 AR Border 106 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Sep 1986
                 
6 1 CG Greenidge 141 1 Win Ind Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  2 AL Logie 101 1 Win Ind Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  3 CL Hooper 100* 1 Win Ind Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
                 
7 1 WW Hinds 100 2 Win Ind Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
  2 S Chanderpaul 140 2 Win Ind Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
  3 MN Samuels 104 2 Win Ind Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
                 
8 1 MH Richardson 145 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  2 L Vincent 106 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  3 SB Styris 119 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  4 CD McMillan 100* 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
                 
9 1 TM Dilshan 112 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
  2 DPMD Jayawardene 275 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
  3 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
                 
10 1 JE Root 124 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  2 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  3 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

JE Root {124}, MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {124} of England scored centuries against India in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the second occasion of three England batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India in India. Both the occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 G Pullar 119 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
  2 KF Barrington 172 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
  3 ER Dexter 126* 3 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
                 
2 1 JE Root 124 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  2 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  3 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
AN Cook scores the 50th century on Indian grounds hosting its first test

AN Cook scores the 50th century on Indian grounds hosting its first test

AN Cook of England scored 130 against England at Rajkot to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred on Indian grounds hosting its first test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BH Valentine 136 2 Eng Ind Mum-Gym 15 Dec 1933
2 L Amarnath 118 3 Ind Eng Mum-Gym 15 Dec 1933
3 CF Walters 102 3 Eng Ind Chennai-Ch 10 Feb 1934
4 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
5 GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
6 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
7 RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
8 HR Adhikari 114* 2 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
9 AF Rae 104 1 Win Ind Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
10 ED Weekes 194 1 Win Ind Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
11 RS Modi 112 3 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
12 VS Hazare 134* 3 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 2 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 PR Umrigar 223 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
15 VL Manjrekar 118 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
16 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
17 JW Guy 102 2 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
18 B Sutcliffe 137* 3 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
19 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
20 P Roy 173 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
21 AI Kallicharran 124 1 Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
22 CG Greenidge 107 3 Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
23 CH Lloyd 163 3 Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
24 RC Fredericks 104 1 Win Ind Mum-WS 23 Jan 1975
25 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mum-WS 23 Jan 1975
26 ED Solkar 102 2 Ind Win Mum-WS 23 Jan 1975
27 Wasim Raja 125 1 Pak Ind Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
28 AD Gaekwad 201 2 Ind Pak Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
29 M Azharuddin 110 1 Ind Pak Jaipur 21 Feb 1987
30 RJ Shastri 125 1 Ind Pak Jaipur 21 Feb 1987
31 Ramiz Raja 114 2 Pak Ind Jaipur 21 Feb 1987
32 DB Vengsarkar 166 1 Ind Srl Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
33 NS Sidhu 124 1 Ind Srl Lucknow-KDS 12 Jan 1994
34 SR Tendulkar 142 1 Ind Srl Lucknow-KDS 12 Jan 1994
35 JC Adams 174* 1 Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
36 M Prabhakar 120 2 Ind Win Mohali 10 Dec 1994
37 SR Tendulkar 109 1 Ind Aus Nagpur-J 06 Nov 2008
38 SM Katich 102 2 Aus Ind Nagpur-J 06 Nov 2008
39 TG McIntosh 102 1 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
40 Harbhajan Singh 111* 2 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
41 BB McCullum 225 3 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
42 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
43 AM Rahane 188 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
44 CA Pujara 101* 3 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
45 JE Root 124 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
46 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
47 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rakjot 09 Nov 2016
48 M Vijay 126 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
49 CA Pujara 124 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
50 AN Cook 130 3 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

Rajkot witnessed six centuries which is a record for most centuries on Indian grounds hosting its first test. Previous record was five centuries witnessed at Delhi and Hyderabad-LBS.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
4 RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
5 HR Adhikari 114* 2 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
               
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 VL Manjrekar 118 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
3 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
4 JW Guy 102 2 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
5 B Sutcliffe 137* 3 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
               
1 JE Root 124 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
2 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
3 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
4 M Vijay 126 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
5 CA Pujara 124 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
6 AN Cook 130 3 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

 

Batsmen at number five and six scoring centuries against India in India

Batsmen at number five and six scoring centuries against India in India

England’s MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {128} scored centuries against India in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the sixth occasion of visiting batsmen batting at number 5 and 6 scoring centuries against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 BF Butcher 103 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
  6 GS Sobers 106* 1 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
                 
2 5 OG Smith 100 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
  6 JS Solomon 100* 2 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
                 
3 5 KWR Fletcher 113 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
  6 AW Greig 148 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
                 
4 5 AL Logie 101 1 Win Ind Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  6 CL Hooper 100* 1 Win Ind Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
                 
5 5 JD Ryder 103 2 NZl Ind Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
  6 KS Williamson 131 2 NZl Ind Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
                 
6 5 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  6 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

England’s MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {128} scored centuries against India in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the second occasion of England batsmen batting at number 5 and 6 scoring centuries against India in India. Both the occasions are listed below

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 KWR Fletcher 113 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
  6 AW Greig 148 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
                 
2 5 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  6 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

 

200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings by Indian batsmen

200 plus runs partnerships in a test innings by Indian batsmen

M Vijay and CA Pujara added 209 runs for the second wicket in the test between India and England at Rajkot to provide the 39th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership against various oppositions on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
2 VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar 3 238 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
3 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
5 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
6 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
7 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
8 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
9 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
10 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 200 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
11 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
12 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
13 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 229 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
15 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
18 SB Bangar, V Sehwag 1 201 1 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
19 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
20 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
21 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
22 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
24 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
25 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
26 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 224 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
27 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
28 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
29 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
30 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
31 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
32 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bangalore 09 Oct 2010
33 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
34 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
35 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
36 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
37 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
38 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
39 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

This partnership provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 2 Mar 2013
2 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
3 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
4 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
5 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009
6 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 4 Nov 2010
7 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 9 Nov 2016

This partnership provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against England. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
2 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 9 Nov 2016

This partnership provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for various wickets against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
2 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
3 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
4 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
5 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
6 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
Some interesting facts about centuries at Rajkot

Some interesting facts about centuries at Rajkot

England’s JE Root {124}, MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {128} scored centuries in the same innings to provide the third occasion of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India on Indian grounds hosting its first test. It also provides the second such occasion by visiting batsmen. The first such occasion was four centuries in an innings by West Indies batsman in Delhi’s first test

England’s JE Root {124}, MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {128} scored centuries in the same innings to provide the tenth occasion of three or more batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India in India. It also provides the second such occasion by England batsmen.

BA Stokes’ 128 provides the 200th occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a hundred against India in India.

JE Root {124}, MM Ali {117}, BA Stokes {128}, M Vijay {126} and CA Pujara {124} scored centuries in this test as on third day of the test to provide the third occasion of five batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings against India on Indian grounds hosting its first test. The first such occasion was witnessed in Delhi’s first test in November 1948 while the second occasion was witnessed at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad in November 1955. It is interesting to note all the three occasions have come on Indian ground hosting its first test in the month of November. The particulars of these three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
3 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
4 RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
5 HR Adhikari 114* 2 Ind Win Delhi 10 Nov 1948
               
1 PR Umrigar 223 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
2 VL Manjrekar 118 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
3 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
4 JW Guy 102 2 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
5 B Sutcliffe 137* 3 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
               
1 JE Root 124 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
2 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
3 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
4 M Vijay 126 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
5 CA Pujara 124 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

JE Root for England and CA Pujara scored identical number of runs – 124 – providing the first occasion in the annals of test cricket – of batsmen batting at number three scoring identical runs in the first and second innings of a test

M Vijay’s 126 in this test provides the 136th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against various oppositions. It also provides the 68th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against various oppositions on Indian soil. It is interesting to note that out of 136 occasions of an Indian opener scoring centuries, exact half of this number – that is on 68 occasions – an Indian opening batsmen have scored centuries against various oppositions on home soil.

CA Pujara became the fourth batsman to score  centuries on two Indian grounds hosting its first test. Others are ED Weekes of West Indies, CH Lloyd of West Indies and SR Tendulkar of India. The centuries scored by these four batsmen are furnished below. CA Pujara is  the second Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat after SR Tendulkar.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 101* 3 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
2 CA Pujara 124 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
               
1 CH Lloyd 163 3 Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
2 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mum-WS 23 Jan 1975
               
1 ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 ED Weekes 194 1 Win Ind Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
               
1 SR Tendulkar 142 1 Ind Srl Lucknow-KDS 12 Jan 1994
2 SR Tendulkar 109 1 Ind Aus Nagpur-J 06 Nov 2008

MA Vijay and CA Pujara scored centuries in this test to provide the sixth occasion of two or more Indian batsmen scoring centuries on Indian grounds hosting its first test. All such occasions are listed below.

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 RS Modi 112 3 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
  2 VS Hazare 134* 3 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
                 
2 1 PR Umrigar 223 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
  2 VL Manjrekar 118 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
  3 AG Kripal Singh 100* 1 Ind NZl Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
                 
3 1 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
  2 P Roy 173 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
                 
4 1 M Azharuddin 110 1 Ind Pak Jaipur 21 Feb 1986
  2 RJ Shastri 125 1 Ind Pak Jaipur 21 Feb 1986
                 
5 1 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
  2 AM Rahane 188 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
                 
6 1 M Vijay 126 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  2 CA Pujara 124 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

M Vijay became the sixth Indian opening batsman to score a century on Indian grounds hosting its first test. The following table furnishes the complete list

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 231 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
2 P Roy 173 1 Ind NZl Chennai-CS 06 Jan 1956
3 NS Sidhu 124 1 Ind Srl Lucknow-KDS 18 Jan 1994
4 AD Gaekwad 201 2 Ind Pak Jalandhar 24 Sep 1983
5 M Prabhakar 120 2 Ind Win Mohali 10 Dec 1994
6 M Vijay 124 1 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

England’s MM Ali {117} and BA Stokes {128} scored centuries against India in the ongoing test at Rajkot to provide the sixth occasion of visiting batsmen batting at number 5 and 6 scoring centuries against India in India. It also provides the second such occasion by England batsmen. The first such occasion was witnessed at Mum-BS in Feb 1973, when KWR Fletcher {113} and AW Greig {148} scored centuries batting at number five and six respectively

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 KWR Fletcher 113 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
  6 AW Greig 148 2 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
                 
2 5 MM Ali 117 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
  6 BA Stokes 128 1 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

 

 

Indian batsmen dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli joins the list

Indian batsmen dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli joins the list

V Kohli was dismissed hit wicket in the test against England at Rajkot to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed hit wicket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Amarnath 13 2 v West Indies Chennai 27 Jan 1949
2 ML Apte 30 3 v West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953
3 CG Borde 96 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
4 NS Tamhane 5 3 v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
5 BK Kunderan 2 3 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 01 Jan 1960
6 DN Sardesai 28 1 v England Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
7 VL Manjrekar 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Feb 1962
8 Hanumant Singh 0 2 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
9 ML Jaisimha 1 4 v New Zealand Delhi 19 Mar 1965
10 S Abid Ali 78 2 v Australia Sydney 26 Jan 1968
11 S Madan Lal 7 4 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1974
12 AV Mankad 43 3 v England Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
13 BP Patel 21 1 v England Kolkata 01 Jan 1977
14 DB Vengsarkar 48 2 v Australia Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
15 M Amarnath 20 1 v Pakistan Lahore 27 Oct 1978
16 M Amarnath 2 1 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
17 M Amarnath 37 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
18 KS More 6 1 v West Indies Kingston 28 Apr 1989
19 NR Mongia 34 2 v West Indies Mohali 10 Dec 1994
20 SS Das 39 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
21 VVS Laxman 130 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
22 V Kohli 40 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

The following table lists out the batsmen who have been dismissed hit wicket in a test innings on two or more occasions. DCS Compton holds the record of most occasions a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the annals of test cricket. He has been dismissed  hit wicket on five occasions

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 DCS Compton Eng 5 5 0 242 184 48.40 1 0 0
2 M Amarnath Ind 3 3 0 59 37 19.66 0 0 0
3 RS Kaluwitharana Srl 2 2 0 25 23 12.50 0 0 0
4 BC Lara Win 2 2 0 114 110 57.00 1 0 0
5 SN McGregor NZl 2 2 0 63 62 31.50 0 1 0
6 KD Mackay Aus 2 2 0 59 32 29.50 0 0 0
7 AR Morris Aus 2 2 0 91 47 45.50 0 0 0
8 DL Murray Win 2 2 0 15 15 7.50 0 0 1
9 WH Ponsford Aus 2 2 0 447 266 223.50 2 0 0
10 JS Solomon Win 2 2 0 69 65 34.50 0 1 0
11 HW Taylor SAF 2 2 0 140 72 70.00 0 2 0
12 FE Woolley Eng 2 2 0 74 46 37.00 0 0 0

The following table furnishes the details of DCS Compton’s hit wicket dismissal on five occasions which is a record

No Player Runs Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DCS Compton 004 hit wicket 1 v West Indies Manchester 22 Jul 1939
2 DCS Compton 017 hit wicket 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Feb 1947
3 DCS Compton 006 hit wicket 4 v South Africa Manchester 05 Jul 1947
4 DCS Compton 184 hit wicket 3 v Australia Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
5 DCS Compton 031 hit wicket 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
Captains dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli is the new entrant to the list

Captains dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli is the new entrant to the list

V Kohli of India was dismissed hit wicket against England at Rajkot to provide the 19th occasion of a captain dismissed hit  wicket in a test innings in  the history of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 26 2 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1933
2 A Melville 78 1 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
4 L Amarnath 13 2 Ind Win Chennai 27 Jan 1949
5 PBH May 112 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
6 JR Reid 84 1 NZl Win Auckland 09 Mar 1956
7 ER Dexter 20 2 Eng Pak Lahore 21 Oct 1961
8 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 3 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
9 A Bacher 73 3 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
10 KJ Hughes 31 1 Aus Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1981
11 A Ranatunga 55 2 Srl NZl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
12 MA Atherton 77 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 19 Jun 1997
13 BC Lara 4 2 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
14 BC Lara 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
15 GC Smith 35 2 SAF Eng Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
16 SR Waugh 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
17 Inzamam-ul-Haq 26 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
18 DJG Sammy 1 1 Win Ban Dhaka 29 Oct 2011
19 V Kohli 40 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

V Kohli became the second Indian captain to be dismissed hit wicket in a test innings after L Amarnath. L Amarnath was dismissed hit wicket against West Indies at Chennai in Jan 1949. V Kohli emulated L Amarnath after a gap of 67 years.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Amarnath 13 2 Ind Win Chennai 27 Jan 1949
2 V Kohli 40 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

The following table furnishes the list of batsmen who have been dismissed hit wicket against England. V Kohli is the first Indian captain to be dismissed hit wicket against England

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 26 2 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1933
2 A Melville 78 1 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 3 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
4 KJ Hughes 31 1 Aus Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1981
5 GC Smith 35 2 SAF Eng Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 26 2 Pak Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
7 V Kohli 40 2 Ind Eng Rajkot 09 Nov 2016

BC Lara of West Indies remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed hit wickets on two occasions. He was dismissed hit wicket for 4 against South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 1999 and was dismissed hit wicket for 110 against Australia at Georgetown in Apr 2003

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 4 2 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
2 BC Lara 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003

 

Imtiaz Ahmed of Pakistan and SR Waugh of Australia are the two captains to be dismissed hit wicket without scoring  while BC Lara of West Indies, PBH May of England and DG Bradman of Australia are the three captains to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring a century. The following table furnishes the performance of these five captains

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 3 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
2 SR Waugh 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
               
1 BC Lara 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
2 PBH May 112 3 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
3 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947

 

Karnataka’s five or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in Ranji Trophy

Karnataka’s five or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in Ranji Trophy

Karnataka’s five batsmen – R Samarth {53}, MA Agarwal {56}, KK Nair {53}, MK Abbas {52} and CM Gautham {63} scored fifties against Delhi at Eden Gardens, Kolkata to provide the 19th occasion of Karnataka’s five or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings of a Ranji Trophy match against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

No Opposition 50s Ground Season
1 Bengal 6 Eden Gardens, Calcutta 1974/75
2 Delhi 6 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 1981/82
3 Hyderabad 6 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1999/00
4 Uttar Pradesh 6 Modi Stadium, Kanpur 2010/11
5 Delhi 6 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2012/13
6 Hyderabad 5 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad 1971/72
7 Hyderabad 5 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1976/77
8 Bihar 5 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1977/78
9 Kerala 5 Municipal Stadium, Trichur 1978/79
10 Maharashtra 5 Nehru Stadium, Pune 1990/91
11 Bengal 5 Eden Gardens, Calcutta 1990/91
12 Andhra 5 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1992/93
13 Hyderabad 5 Nehru Stadium, Hubli 1992/93
14 Tamil Nadu 5 VISL Ground, Bhadravati 1995/96
15 Kerala 5 Municipal Stadium, Thalassery 1998/99
16 Hyderabad 5 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2000/01
17 Maharashtra 5 Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Ratnagiri 2007/08
18 Saurashtra 5 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2011/12
19 Delhi 5 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2016/17

It also provides the third occasion of Karnataka’s five or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings of a Ranji Trophy match against Delhi. All such occasions are listed below.

No Opposition 50s Ground Season
1 Delhi 6 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 1981/82
2 Delhi 6 M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2012/13
3 Delhi 5 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2016/17