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

 

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