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Opening stands of 150 plus runs by Australian openers against various oppositions at home

Opening stands of 150 plus runs by Australian openers against various oppositions at home

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the 29th occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Jackson, WH Ponsford 1 172* v West Indies Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 JW Burke, CC McDonald 1 171 v England Adelaide 30 Jan 1959
3 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
4 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 244 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
5 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 191 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
6 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 217 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
7 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 162 v England Sydney 29 Jan 1988
8 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 157* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 1990
9 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 198 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
10 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 208 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
11 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
12 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
13 ML Hayden, MJ Slater 1 156 v West Indies Adelaide 15 Dec 2000
14 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
15 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 223 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
16 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
17 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
18 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 195 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
19 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
20 ML Hayden, MEK Hussey 1 231 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
21 ML Hayden, PA Jaques 1 159 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
22 SM Katich, SR Watson 1 174 v West Indies Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
23 SM Katich, SR Watson 1 182 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
24 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
25 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 157 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
26 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 200 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
27 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 161 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
28 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
29 SE Marsh, DA Warner 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the fourth occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against South Africa in Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
3 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
4 SE Marsh, DA Warner 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test at Perth. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 198 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
2 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
3 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
4 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 157 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
5 SE Marsh, DA Warnerv 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Novv 2016

The following table lists the fifteen occasions of Australian opening batsmen posting a 200 plus runs stand against various oppositions in Australia

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
3 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 244 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
4 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 ML Hayden, MEK Hussey 1 231 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
6 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
7 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
8 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 223 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
9 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
10 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
11 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 217 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
12 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
13 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 208 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
14 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
15 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 200 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015

 

 

Pakistan bowlers with 20 plus wickets in a three test series

Pakistan bowlers with 20 plus wickets in a three test series

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured 21 wickets in the just concluded series against West indies to provide the 13th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in a three-test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Abdul Qadir Eng 1987-88 3 437 30 9/056 13/101 14.56 3 2
2 Waqar Younis NZl 1990-91 3 315 29 7/076 12/130 10.86 3 2
3 Waqar Younis Zim 1993-94 3 373 27 7/091 13/135 13.81 4 1
4 Wasim Akram NZl 1993-94 3 431 25 7/119 11/179 17.24 2 1
5 Saeed Ajmal Eng 2011-12 3 353 24 7/055 10/997 14.70 1 1
6 Yasir Shah Srl 2015 3 464 24 7/076 09/155 19.33 3 0
7 Imran Khan Win 1987-88 3 416 23 7/080 11/121 18.08 2 1
8 Pervez Sajjad NZl 1969-70 3 342 22 7/074 09/112 15.54 2 0
9 Abdul Qadir Aus 1982-83 3 562 22 7/142 11/218 25.54 2 1
10 Fazal Mahmood Win 1958-59 3 333 21 6/034 12/100 15.85 2 1
11 Imran Khan Eng 1982 3 390 21 7/052 09/136 18.57 2 0
12 Wasim Akram Win 1990-91 3 298 21 5/028 09/089 14.19 1 0
13 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured 21 wickets in the just concluded series against West indies to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in a three-test series against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below. Yasir Shah is the only spin bowler in the four member list to accomplish the feat

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Imran Khan Win 1987-88 3 416 23 7/080 11/121 18.08 2 1
2 Fazal Mahmood Win 1958-59 3 333 21 6/034 12/100 15.85 2 1
3 Wasim Akram Win 1990-91 3 298 21 5/028 09/089 14.19 1 0
4 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

Yasir Shah’s feat provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan spin bowler accomplishing such a feat in a three-test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Abdul Qadir Eng 1987-88 3 437 30 9/056 13/101 14.56 3 2
2 Saeed Ajmal Eng 2011-12 3 353 24 7/055 10/997 14.70 1 1
3 Yasir Shah Srl 2015 3 464 24 7/076 09/155 19.33 3 0
4 Pervez Sajjad NZl 1969-70 3 342 22 7/074 09/112 15.54 2 0
5 Abdul Qadir Aus 1982-83 3 562 22 7/142 11/218 25.54 2 1
6 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

 

South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia

South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia

South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the tenth occasion of South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1/0 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 1/0 2 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
3 1/0 3 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 1/0 3 v Australia Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
5 1/0 3 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
6 1/0 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1967
7 1/0 1 v Australia Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
8 1/0 2 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
9 1/0 2 v Australia Durban 06 Mar 2009
10 1/0 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the second such occasion on Aussie soil. The first such occasion was at Melbourne in Feb 1932. Thus, South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in Australia for the second time after 84 years and nine months

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1/0 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 1/0 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016

 

Unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test – KC Brathwaite’s distinction – becomes the first opening batsman to accomplish the feat

Unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test – KC Brathwaite’s distinction – becomes the first opening batsman to accomplish the feat

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
3 KF Barrington 151* 52* Eng Ind Mum-BS 11 Nov 1961
4 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* Ind Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
5 CA Davis 71* 74* Win Ind Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
6 Javed Miandad 88* 61* Pak Eng Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
7 AR Border 98* 100* Aus Win Trinidad 16 Mar 1984
8 RA Smith 121* 61* Eng Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
9 Saleem Malik 82* 84* Pak Eng Leeds 23 Jul 1992
10 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
11 BM McMillan 103* 59* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
12 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
13 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
14 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
16 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
17 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
18 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
19 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
20 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
21 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
22 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
23 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
24 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
25 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
26 LRPL Taylor 124* 67* NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
27 WP Saha 54* 58* Ind NZl Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
28 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the ninth occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
3 CA Davis 71* 74* Win Ind Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
4 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
5 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
6 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
7 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
8 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
9 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
2 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
3 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

The following table lists the 21 occasions of a batsman scoring an unbeaten century and an unbeaten half century in both innings of a test.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KF Barrington 151* 52* Eng Ind Mum-BS 11 Nov 1961
2 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* Ind Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
3 AR Border 98* 100* Aus Win Trinidad 16 Mar 1984
4 RA Smith 121* 61* Eng Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
5 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
6 BM McMillan 103* 59* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
7 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
8 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
9 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
10 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
11 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
12 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
13 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
14 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
15 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
16 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
17 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
18 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
19 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
20 LRPL Taylor 124* 67* NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
21 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

SP Fleming, SR Tendulkar, MS Sinclair, R Dravid and VVS Laxman are the five batsman in the annals of test cricket to score an unbeaten double century and an unbeaten half century. The performance of these five batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
2 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
4 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
5 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008

S Chanderpaul {04}, SPD Smith {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the three batsmen to score unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test on two or more occasions. SC Chanderpaul with four such occasions hold the record for most such occasions in the annals of test cricket.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
3 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
4 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
               
1 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
               
1 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
2 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008

GC Grant of West Indies, SP Fleming of New Zealand and SPD Smith of Australia are three captains in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat of scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of test. The performance of these three captains are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
3 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

FCM Alexander of West Indies and WP Saha of India are the two wicket keeper batsmen in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat of scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of test. The performance of these two wicket keepers are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
2 WP Saha 54* 58* Ind NZl Kolkata 30 Sep 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies with his 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test earned the distinction of becoming the first opening batsman to score unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia.

South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia.

South Africa lost its half the side for 81 runs against Australia at Perth in the ongoing test today to provide the 15th occasion of South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia. It also provides the second such instance at Perth. The first such occasion was in Nov 2012 when the score card read 5 for 67. All the fifteen occasions are listed below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/19 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 5/30 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
3 5/38 2 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
4 5/38 2 v Australia Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
5 5/41 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1998
6 5/46 4 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
7 5/54 4 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
8 5/62 1 v Australia Sydney 18 Dec 1931
9 5/67 1 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
10 5/72 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
11 5/81 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
12 5/87 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
13 5/93 1 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
14 5/93 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
15 5/97 3 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931

 

Sri Lanka’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

Sri Lanka’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

Sri Lanka won the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Harare by 225 runs to provide the 13th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below in the order of descending runs margin

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
2 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
3 Sri Lanka won 313 runs v South Africa Col-SSC 11 Aug 2004
4 Sri Lanka won 288 runs v Bangladesh Col-SSC 28 Jul 2002
5 Sri Lanka won 241 runs v New Zealand Napier 11 Mar 1995
6 Sri Lanka won 240 runs v West Indies Kandy 22 Jul 2005
7 Sri Lanka won 229 runs v Australia Galle 04 Aug 2016
8 Sri Lanka won 225 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 29 Oct 2016
9 Sri Lanka won 217 runs v New Zealand Wellington 15 Dec 2006
10 Sri Lanka won 209 runs v Pakistan Galle 22 Jun 2012
11 Sri Lanka won 208 runs v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
12 Sri Lanka won 202 runs v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
13 Sri Lanka won 201 runs v Pakistan Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004

This win provides the second test win by 200 plus runs margin against Zimbabwe. The first such win was at Galle in Jan 2002, when Sri Lanka was victorious by 315 runs

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
2 Sri Lanka won 225 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 29 Oct 2016
Zimbabwe captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

Zimbabwe captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the 90th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe captain’s test century in vain. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the third Zimbabwe captain to suffer such an ignominy

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
2 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Trinidad 16 Mar 2000
3 BRM Taylor 117 4 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
4 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016

AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s century going in vain against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the seventh captain to suffer such an ignominy against Sri Lanka

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 107 3 NZl Srl Col-SSC 06 Dec 1992
2 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
3 Mohd Ashraful 129* A Ban Srl Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
4 Mohd Ashraful 101 4 Ban Srl Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
5 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
6 V Kohli 103 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
8 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016

 

West Indies captains capturing five or more wickets in a test innings – JO Holder’s distinction

West Indies captains capturing five or more wickets in a test innings – JO Holder’s distinction

JO Holder of West Indies captured five wickets for 30 runs against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Sharjah to provide the 16th occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. JO Holder earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to return with a five wicket haul at a neutral venue

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JDC Goddard 14.2 5 31 5 2 v England Georgetown 3 Mar 1948
2 DS Atkinson 36.2 16 56 5 3 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 v New Zealand Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
5 GS Sobers 19.3 4 41 5 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 GS Sobers 33.6×8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
7 GS Sobers 40.0 18 42 5 3 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969
8 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
9 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
10 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
11 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
12 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
13 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
14 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
15 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
16 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

JO Holder of West Indies captured five wickets for 30 runs against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Sharjah to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
2 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
3 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
4 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

Pakistan opening batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

Pakistan opening batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 91 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Sharjah to provide the 25th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 96 3 v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 98 3 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1962
4 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 Sadiq Mohammad 91 4 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
6 Majid Khan 98 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Majid Khan 98 1 v New Zealand Hyderabad (Sind) 23 Oct 1976
8 Majid Khan 92 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
9 Sadiq Mohammad 97 1 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1978
10 Taslim Arif 90 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
11 Mudassar Nazar 95 1 v Australia Melbourne 11 Dec 1981
12 Mohsin Khan 94 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
13 Mohsin Khan 91 2 v India Karachi 30 Jan 1983
14 Rameez Raja 98 2 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 12 Dec 1991
15 Saeed Anwar 94 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
16 Aamer Sohail 99 3 v Australia Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
17 Mohammad Wasim 91 1 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
18 Mohammad Hafeez 95 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
19 Imran Farhat 91 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
20 Khurram Manzoor 93 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
21 Salman Butt 92 4 v Australia Lord’s 13 Jul 2010
22 Mohammad Hafeez 96 1 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
23 Mohammad Hafeez 98 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
23 Sami Aslam 90 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
25 Azhar Ali 91 3 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 91 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Sharjah to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Majid Khan 92 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
3 Sami Aslam 90 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
4 Azhar Ali 91 3 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

Carrying the bat through a completed innings in tests – KC Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

Carrying the bat through a completed innings in tests – KC Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

KC Brathwaite of West Indies carried the bat through the completed innings by scoring 142 not out out of West Indies total of 337 against Pakistan at Sharjah in the ongoing third test to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman carrying  the bat through the completed innings In the history of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 South Africa v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JE Barrett 67* 176 Australia v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 R Abel 132* 307 England v Australia Sydney 29 Jan 1892
4 PF Warner 132* 237 England v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
5 WW Armstrong 159* 309 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 JW Zulch 43* 103 South Africa v England Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
7 W Bardsley 193* 383 Australia v England Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
8 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
9 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
10 WA Brown 206* 422 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
12 L Hutton 156* 272 England v Australia Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 Pakistan v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 FMM Worrell 191* 372 West Indies v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
15 TL Goddard 56* 99 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
16 DJ McGlew 127* 292 South Africa v New Zealand Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
18 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
19 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
20 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
21 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
22 IR Redpath 159* 346 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 1974
23 G Boycott 99* 215 England v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
24 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
25 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 Pakistan v India Lahore 23 Jan 1983
26 S Wettimuny 63* 144 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
27 DC Boon 58* 103 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 13 Mar 1986
28 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
29 GA Gooch 154* 252 England v West Indies Leeds 06 Jun 1991
30 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
31 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
32 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
33 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
34 MA Atherton 94* 228 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
35 G Kirsten 100* 239 South Africa v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
36 MA Taylor 169* 350 Australia v South Africa Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
37 GW Flower 156* 321 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
38 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
39 MS Atapattu 216* 428 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
40 RP Arnold 104* 231 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Harare 04 Dec 1999
41 Javed Omar 85* 168† Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
42 V Sehwag 201* 329 India v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
43 SM Katich 131* 268 Australia v New Zealand Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
44 CH Gayle 165* 317 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
45 Imran Farhat 117* 223 Pakistan v New Zealand Napier 11 Dec 2009
46 R Dravid 146* 300 India v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
47 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
48 DA Warner 123* 233 Australia v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
49 CA Pujara 145* 312 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
50 D Elgar 118* 214 South Africa v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
51 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
  † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the seventh occasion of a West Indies batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings and he became the fifth West Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 FMM Worrell 191* 372 West Indies v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
2 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
3 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
4 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
5 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
6 CH Gayle 165* 317 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
7 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

There are five batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores of 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
2 MS Atapattu 216* 428 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
3 WA Brown 206* 422 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
4 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
5 V Sehwag 201* 329 India v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008

The following list furnishes the nineteen batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores less than 100 runs. All such occasions are listed below. MA Atherton and G Boycott – both of England – are the two batsmen to have accomplished the feat with scores of 90 plus runs. G Boycott is the only batsman to have carried the bat through the completed innings with a score of 99 not out – his feat came against Australia at Perth in Dec 1970

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 South Africa v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
3 JW Zulch 43* 103 South Africa v England Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
4 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
5 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
6 TL Goddard 56* 99 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
7 DC Boon 58* 103 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 13 Mar 1986
8 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
9 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
10 S Wettimuny 63* 144 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
11 JE Barrett 67* 176 Australia v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
12 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
13 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
14 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
15 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
16 Javed Omar 85* 168† Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
17 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
18 MA Atherton 94* 228 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
19 G Boycott 99* 215 England v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
  † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

DL Haynes {03}, GM Turner {02}, L Hutton {02]. WM Lawry {02} and WM Woodful {02} are the five batsmen who have accomplished the feat on two or more occasions.

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
2 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
3 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
               
1 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
2 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
               
1 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
2 L Hutton 156* 272 England v Australia Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
               
1 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
2 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
               
1 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
† indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

Nazar Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan are the only Father-Son combination to have carried the bat through the completed innings in the history of test cricket. It is interesting to note that these two have performed the feat against England

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 Pakistan v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 Pakistan v India Lahore 23 Jan 1983

KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
2 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
3 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
4 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
5 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
6 G Kirsten 100* 239 South Africa v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
7 GW Flower 156* 321 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
8 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
9 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

DL Haynes of West Indies and WM Woodfull of Australia are the only two batsmen to have accomplished the feat of carrying the bat through the completed innings on two occasions against a specific opposition. DL Haynes’ feat came against Pakistan  while WM Woodfull’s feat was against England

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
2 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
               
1 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
† indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings