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Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

Batsmen scoring 199 runs in a test innings – KL Rahul of India joins the list

KL Rahul ofIndia was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 199 or 199 not out in a test innings in the annals  of test  cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
3 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
4 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
5 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
6 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
7 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
8 IR Bell 199 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
9 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
10 SPD Smith 199 1 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
11 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to be dismissed for 199 in a test innings after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin was  dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Dec 1986.  It is interesting  to note that KL Rahul emulated M Azharuddin after 20 years

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin 199 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul became the second batsman to score 199 against England after MTG Elliot. MTG Elliot had scored 199 against England at Leeds in Jul 1997

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

A Flower of  Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara  of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to  remain not out on 199. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
2 KC Sangakkara 199* 1 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012

SR Waugh remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 199. He scored 199 in the test between Australia and West Indies at Bridgetown in Mar 1999

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Waugh 199 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999

KL Rahul earned the distinction  of becoming the fourth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed on a score of 199. The complete list is furnished below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
3 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997
4 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions of opening batsman scoring 199 against India and there are two occasions of opening batsmen scoring 199 against England in test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MTG Elliott 199 2 Aus Eng Leeds 24 Jul 1997
2 KL Rahul 199 2 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
               
1 Mudassar Nazar 199 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
2 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 Srl Ind Col-SSC 09 Aug 1997

 

 

Australian captains scoring a century and a half century in a test

Australian captains scoring a century and a half century in a test

SPD Smith of Australia scored 130 and 62 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HL Collins 114 60 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
2 DG Bradman 51 144* v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
3 DG Bradman 132 127* v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
4 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 RB Simpson 55 103 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
6 IM Chappell 72 106* v West Indies Bridgetown 09 Mar 1973
7 IM Chappell 145 121 v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
8 GS Chappell 123 109* v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
9 GS Chappell 121 67 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
10 RB Simpson 100 51 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
11 GS Chappell 74 124 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
12 AR Border 140 114* v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
13 AR Border 70 100* v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
14 AR Border 106 78 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
15 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
16 RT Ponting 105 86* v New Zealand Auckland 26 Mar 2005
17 RT Ponting 149 104* v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
18 RT Ponting 120 143* v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
19 RT Ponting 103 116 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
20 RT Ponting 196 60* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
21` RT Ponting 101 99 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
22 RT Ponting 209 89 v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
23 SPD Smith 117 71 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
24 SPD Smith 134* 70* v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
25 SPD Smith 138 53* v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
26 SPD Smith 130 63 v Pakistan Brisbane 15 Dec 2016

SPD Smith’s feat makes him the fifth Australian captain to score a century and a half century against Pakistan in a test. The performance of these five captains are furnished below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 GS Chappell 121 67 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 RT Ponting 209 89 v Pakistan Hobart 14 Jan 2010
5 SPD Smith 130 63 v Pakistan Brisbane 15 Dec 2016

The following are the eight occasions of Australian captains scoring centuries in both innings of a test. RT Ponting owns the record for most occasions of captain scoring twin centuries in a test. He has performed the feat on three occasions

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 132 127* v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
2 RB Simpson 153 115 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 IM Chappell 145 121 v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
4 GS Chappell 123 109* v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
5 AR Border 140 114* v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
6 RT Ponting 149 104* v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
7 RT Ponting 120 143* v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
8 RT Ponting 103 116 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

Teams losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in its first innings

England lost the Mumbai test against India by an innings and 36 runs posting exact 400 runs after it had won the toss and batted first to provide the third occasion of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had won the toss and batted first to post 400 plus runs in the first innings of the test – also its first innings. All the three occasions are listed below

Add to this list, the occasions of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had lost the toss and batted in the second innings of the test – its first innings – to post 400 plus runs,  we get two more occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 England 405-10 lost inns & 39 runs won 1st Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
2 England 400-10 lost inns & 36 runs won 1st Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
3 Sri Lanka 400-10 lost inns & 14 runs won 1st Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
                   
No Team Total Result Margin Toss Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 407-10 lost inns & 52 runs lost 2nd Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 England 432-10 lost inns & 25 runs lost 2nd Aus The Oval 23 Aug 2001

 

Batsmen who have scored 2500 runs in a calendar year in Tests, One day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals – JE Root become the first Engalnd batsman to accomplish the feat – V Kohli in sight of an Indian record

Batsmen who have scored 2500 runs in a calendar year in Tests, One day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals – JE Root become the first Engalnd batsman to accomplish the feat – V Kohli in sight of an Indian record

JE Root’s run aggregate in calendar year 2016 read 2564 at the end of England’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Chennai in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His feat of completing 2500 runs provides the 12th occasion of batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first England batsman to accomplish such a feat     

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 46 58 08 2833 207 56.66 09 15 4 2005
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
3 KS Williamson NZl 39 46 05 2692 242* 65.65 08 14 1 2015
4 RT Ponting Aus 45 49 09 2657 257 66.42 11 08 1 2003
5 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 50 55 05 2609 287 52.18 05 16 2 2006
7 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
8 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
9 TM Dilshan Srl 42 49 03 2568 162 55.82 10 08 5 2009
10 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016
11 SR Tendulkar Ind 39 42 05 2541 177 68.67 12 08 0 1998
12 AD Mathews Srl 52 58 17 2530 160 61.70 03 17 0 2014

V Kohli is in sight of obliterating R Dravid’s record in this category of statistics. He has an aggregate of 2580 runs in 2016 and require 47 runs more to go past R Dravid’s 2626 runs in the year 1999. V Kohli is on par with SC Ganguly with 2580 runs – SC Ganguly’s scored 2580 runs in 1999. The following table lists the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 2500 runs in a calendar year in this category of statistics

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
2 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
3 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 39 42 05 2541 177 68.67 12 08 0 1998

JE Root of England became the second batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in a calendar year 2016 in this category of statistics.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
2 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016

The calendar years of 1999, 2014 and 2016 have witnessed two batsmen completing 2500 runs in this category of statistics. 1999 witnesses two Indian batsmen – R Dravid and SC Ganguly – accomplishing such a feat. 2014 witnesses two Sri Lankan batsmen – KC Sangakkara and AD Matthews accomplishing such a feat. 2016 has witnessed two batsmen from different teams accomplishing the feat – V Kohli from India and JE Root from England.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 R Dravid Ind 53 62 06 2626 190 46.89 10 09 3 1999
2 SC Ganguly Ind 51 60 06 2580 183 47.77 06 17 2 1999
                         
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
2 AD Mathews Srl 52 58 17 2530 160 61.70 03 17 0 2014
                         
1 V Kohli Ind 37 40 11 2580 235 88.96 07 13 0 2016
2 JE Root Eng 41 54 04 2564 254 51.28 05 18 1 2016

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and RT Ponting of Australia are the only two batsman to have accomplished the feat on two occasions in this category of statistics. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below. RT Ponting with 2833 runs in 2005 owns the record for most runs in calendar year this category of statistics

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 47 56 03 2813 319 53.07 08 17 4 2014
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 50 55 05 2609 287 52.18 05 16 2 2006
                         
1 RT Ponting Aus 46 58 08 2833 207 56.66 09 15 4 2005
2 RT Ponting Aus 45 49 09 2657 257 66.42 11 08 1 2003
Eighth wicket three figure partnership by England batsmen

Eighth wicket three figure partnership by England batsmen

LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 19th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HR Bromley-Davenport, CW Wright 8 154 1 SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
2 EH Hendren, H Larwood 8 124 1 Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
3 GOB Allen, LEG Ames 8 246 2 NZl Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
4 RWV Robins, H Verity 8 138 2 Ind Manchester 25 Jul 1936
5 AV Bedser, DCS Compton 8 121 1 Aus Manchester 08 Jul 1948
6 DA Allen, DJ Brown 8 107 1 NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 1966
7 TW Graveney, JT Murray 8 217 2 Win The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 R Illingworth, P Lever 8 168 1 Ind Manchester 05 Aug 1971
9 R Illingworth, JA Snow 8 104 2 Aus Leeds 27 Jul 1972
10 G Miller, RW Taylor 8 103 2 Ind Lord’s 20 Aug 1979
11 IT Botham, GR Dilley 8 117 3 Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
12 PAJ DeFreitas, D Gough 8 130 1 NZl Manchester 30 Jun 1994
13 AF Giles, AJ Stewart 8 102 1 Srl Manchester 13 Jun 2002
14 AF Giles, KP Pietersen 8 109 3 Aus The Oval 08 Sep 2005
15 SCJ Broad, GP Swann 8 108 3 Aus Leeds 07 Aug 2009
16 SCJ Broad, MJ Prior 8 119 1 Pak The Oval 18 Aug 2010
17 SCJ Broad, IJL Trott 8 332 1 Pak Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
18 TT Bresnan, MJ Prior 8 102 2 Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2011
19 LA Dawson, AU Rashid 8 108 1 Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016

LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RWV Robins, H Verity 8 138 2 Ind Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 R Illingworth, P Lever 8 168 1 Ind Manchester 05 Aug 1971
3 G Miller, RW Taylor 8 103 2 Ind Lord’s 20 Aug 1979
4 LA Dawson, AU Rashid 8 108 1 Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016

The stand between LA Dawson and AU Rashid provides the second occasion of a three figure partnership in a test at Chennai – the first being the 112 runs partnership between Imran Khan and Wasim Akram of Pakistan in the test between India  and Pakistan in Feb 1987

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan, Wasim Akram 8 112 1 Pak Ind Chennai 03 Feb 1987
2 LA Dawson, AU Rashid 8 108 1 Pak Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016
R Ashwim emulates M Muralitharan and HMRKB Herath

R Ashwim emulates M Muralitharan and HMRKB Herath

R Ashwin’s 12 for 167 against England at Mumbai in the recently concluded test represents his fifth 12 plus wicket haul comprising of two five wickets innings haul in each innings of a test match. He became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture twelve or more wickets in a test comprising of two five wickets haul in each innings after M Muralitharan and HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Ashwin 43.2 14 085 12 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 R Ashwin 74.0 18 198 12 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 R Ashwin 46.0 13 098 12 Ind RSA Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
4 R Ashwin 41.1 07 140 13 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 R Ashwin 64.3 07 167 12 Ind Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
                   
1 HMRKB Herath 57.0 14 171 12 Srl Eng Galle 26 Mar 2012
2 HMRKB Herath 64.3 15 157 12 Srl Ban Col-RPS 16 Mar 2013
3 HMRKB Herath 55.2 05 184 14 Srl Pak Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
4 HMRKB Herath 56.2 14 145 13 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
5 HMRKB Herath 49.0 10 152 13 Srl Zim Harare 06 Nov 2016
                   
1 M Muralitharan 71.5 31 117 12 Srl Zim Kandy 07 Jan 1998
2 M Muralitharan 113.5 41 220 16 Srl Eng The Oval 27 Aug 1998
3 M Muralitharan 76.0 13 171 13 Srl RSA Galle 20 Jul 2000
4 M Muralitharan 80.4 14 225 12 Srl RSA Col-PSS 04 Aug 2006
5 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 082 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007

 

Australia one day wins by one hundred plus runs

Australia one day wins by one hundred plus runs

Australia won the second one day game against New Zealand at Canberra on 06.12.16 by 116 runs to provide the 59th occasion of Australia winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 275 runs v Afghanistan Perth 04 Mar 2015
2 Australia won 256 runs v Namibia Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
3 Australia won 232 runs v Sri Lanka Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
4 Australia won 229 runs v Netherlands Basseterre 18 Mar 2007
5 Australia won 224 runs v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 30 Aug 2002
6 Australia won 215 runs v New Zealand St George’s 20 Apr 2007
7 Australia won 208 runs v India Sydney 08 Feb 2004
8 Australia won 203 runs v Scotland Basseterre 14 Mar 2007
9 Australia won 200 runs v Scotland Edinburgh 03 Sep 2013
10 Australia won 198 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 25 Aug 2014
11 Australia won 189 runs v Scotland Edinburgh 28 Aug 2009
12 Australia won 180 runs v Bangladesh Darwin 30 Aug 2008
13 Australia won 169 runs v West Indies Basseterre 06 Jul 2008
14 Australia won 167 runs v Sri Lanka Sydney 12 Feb 2006
15 Australia won 164 runs v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
16 Australia won 162 runs v England Melbourne 13 Feb 1999
17 Australia won 162 runs v India Nottingham 13 Jun 1983
18 Australia won 156 runs v ICC World XI Melbourne-CS 09 Oct 2005
19 Australia won 152 runs v India Adelaide 26 Jan 2000
20 Australia won 152 runs v Pakistan Sydney 04 Feb 2000
21 Australia won 150 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1990
22 Australia won 149 runs v New Zealand Melbourne 13 Feb 1983
23 Australia won 148 runs v Zimbabwe Hobart 16 Jan 2004
24 Australia won 147 runs v New Zealand Auckland 03 Dec 2005
25 Australia won 142 runs v Sri Lanka Perth 22 Dec 2002
26 Australia won 141 runs v South Africa Durban 03 Apr 2009
27 Australia won 140 runs v Pakistan Sydney 24 Jan 2010
28 Australia won 139 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 27 May 2004
29 Australia won 135 runs v Pakistan Perth 29 Jan 2010
30 Australia won 134 runs v West Indies Sydney 07 Feb 2001
31 Australia won 131 runs v New Zealand Sydney 14 Jan 1998
32 Australia won 129 runs v New Zealand Dunedin 19 Mar 1993
33 Australia won 128 runs v Zimbabwe Hobart 14 Mar 1992
34 Australia won 128 runs v Sri Lanka Sydney 08 Feb 2008
35 Australia won 127 runs v West Indies Kuala Lumpur 24 Sep 2006
36 Australia won 125 runs v India Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
37 Australia won 125 runs v England Manchester 14 Jun 2001
38 Australia won 125 runs v West Indies Melbourne 19 Feb 2010
39 Australia won 125 runs v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 26 Aug 1996
40 Australia won 122 runs v New Zealand Napier 05 Mar 2005
41 Australia won 121 runs v West Indies Adelaide 17 Dec 1995
42 Australia won 116 runs v Sri Lanka Melbourne-CS 13 Jan 2006
43 Australia won 116 runs v New Zealand Canberra 06 Dec 2016
44 Australia won 116 runs v West Indies Melbourne 14 Jan 2005
45 Australia won 114 runs v New Zealand Hobart 20 Dec 2007
46 Australia won 114 runs v Sri Lanka Sharjah 02 May 1990
47 Australia won 113 runs v West Indies Melbourne 07 Feb 2010
48 Australia won 112 runs v England Perth 01 Feb 2015
49 Australia won 112 runs v Bangladesh Darwin 06 Aug 2003
50 Australia won 111 runs v England Melbourne 14 Feb 2015
51 Australia won 111 runs v England Nottingham 17 Sep 2009
52 Australia won 110 runs v India Brisbane 19 Feb 2012
53 Australia won 109 runs v England Melbourne 01 Feb 1987
54 Australia won 107 runs v Sri Lanka Melbourne 11 Jan 2013
55 Australia won 106 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 22 Feb 2005
56 Australia won 105 runs v New Zealand Hobart 14 Jan 2007
57 Australia won 103 runs v South Africa Sydney 14 Dec 1993
58 Australia won 103 runs v West Indies North Sound 27 Mar 2007
59 Australia won 100 runs v India Sydney 21 Jan 1986

Australia won the second one day game against New Zealand at Canberra on 06.12.16 by 116 runs to provide the twelfth occasion of Australia winning a one day game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 215 runs v New Zealand St George’s 20 Apr 2007
2 Australia won 164 runs v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
3 Australia won 150 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1990
4 Australia won 149 runs v New Zealand Melbourne 13 Feb 1983
5 Australia won 147 runs v New Zealand Auckland 03 Dec 2005
6 Australia won 131 runs v New Zealand Sydney 14 Jan 1998
7 Australia won 129 runs v New Zealand Dunedin 19 Mar 1993
8 Australia won 122 runs v New Zealand Napier 05 Mar 2005
9 Australia won 116 runs v New Zealand Canberra 06 Dec 2016
10 Australia won 114 runs v New Zealand Hobart 20 Dec 2007
11 Australia won 106 runs v New Zealand Christchurch 22 Feb 2005
12 Australia won 105 runs v New Zealand Hobart 14 Jan 2007

 

DA Warner’s feat – scores six centuries in the calendar year 2016

DA Warner’s feat – scores six centuries in the calendar year 2016

DA Warner’s 119 against New Zealand at Canberra on 06.12.16 represents his sixth century in calendar year 2016. The following table lists all the six centuries.

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 122 1 v India Sydney 23 Jan 2016
2 109 1 v South Africa Basseterre 11 Jun 2016
3 106 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 04 Sep 2016
4 117 1 v South Africa Durban 05 Oct 2016
5 173 2 v South Africa Cape Town 12 Oct 2016
6 119 1 v New Zealand Canberra 06 Dec 2016

DA Warner became the fifth batsman in the annals of one day games to score six or more centuries in a calendar year. His feat provides the sixth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 G Kirsten RSA 29 29 4 1442 188* 57.68 6 4 1 1996
2 SR Tendulkar Ind 32 32 2 1611 137 53.70 6 9 0 1996
3 SR Tendulkar Ind 34 33 4 1894 143 65.31 9 7 0 1998
4 R Dravid Ind 43 43 5 1761 153 46.34 6 8 3 1999
5 SC Ganguly Ind 32 32 4 1579 144 56.39 7 6 0 2000
6 DA Warner Aus 22 22 1 1232 173 58.66 6 4 0 2016

It is interesting to note that the list contains four occasions by Indian batsmen – SR Tendulkar {twice}, R Dravid and SC Ganguly. The last occasion of a batsman accomplishing the feat of six centuries in a calendar year was in 2000, when SC Ganguly scored seven centuries. Thus during the last sixteen years no batsman has accomplished the feat of scoring six or more centuries in a calendar year.

SR Tendulkar with nine centuries owns the record for most centuries in a calendar year. He had performed the feat in 1998

Bowlers conceding ninety plus runs without capturing a wicket in one day games

Bowlers conceding ninety plus runs without capturing a wicket in one day games

MJ Henry of New Zealand conceded 91 runs without capturing a wicket against Australia in the one day game at Canberra on 06.12.16 to provide the 12th occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the history of one day games.  All such occasions are listed below. 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ van Vuuren 10.0 0 92 0 1 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
2 M Muralitharan 10.0 0 99 0 1 Srl Aus Sydney 12 Feb 2006
3 ML Lewis 10.0 0 113 0 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 SJ Harmison 10.0 0 97 0 2 Eng Srl Leeds 01 Jul 2006
5 PC Connell 9.0 0 95 0 1 Ire NZl Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
6 TG Southee 10.0 0 105 0 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
7 LN Onyango 10.0 0 91 0 1 Ken Zim Harare 12 Oct 2009
8 JO Holder 9.0 0 91 0 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
9 RAS Lakmal 10.0 0 93 0 1 Srl NZl Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
10 Bilawal Bhatti 10.0 0 93 0 1 Pak NZl Napier 03 Feb 2015
11 Wahab Riaz 10.0 0 110 0 1 Pak Eng Nottingham 30 Aug 2016
12 MJ Henry 10.0 0 91 0 1 NZl Aus Canberra 06 Dec 2016

MJ Henry of New Zealand conceded 91 runs without capturing a wicket against Australia in the one day game at Canberra on 06.12.16 to provide the third occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs without capturing a wicket against Australia in one day games.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ van Vuuren 10.0 0 92 0 1 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
2 M Muralitharan 10.0 0 99 0 1 Srl Aus Sydney 12 Feb 2006
3 MJ Henry 10.0 0 91 0 1 NZl Aus Canberra 06 Dec 2016

MJ Henry of New Zealand conceded 91 runs without capturing a wicket against Australia in the one day game at Canberra on 06.12.16 to provide the second occasion of a New Zealand bowler conceding 90 plus runs without capturing a wicket in one day games.  Both the occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 TG Southee 10.0 0 105 0 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
2 MJ Henry 10.0 0 91 0 1 NZl Aus Canberra 06 Dec 2016

 

Batsmen remaning not out with no score facing a single delivery – GD McGrath and Dhaka own the record for most occasions for batsman and ground

Batsmen remaning not out with no score facing a single delivery – GD McGrath and Dhaka own the record for most occasions for batsman and ground

GD McGrath of Australia holds the record for remaining not  out without scoring facing a single delivery in the history of one day internationals – on seven occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Mins BF Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GD McGrath 0* 1 1 1 Ind Sharjah 19 Apr 1994
2 GD McGrath 0* 4 1 1 RSA Birmingham 17 Jun 1999
3 GD McGrath 0* 3 1 2 RSA Melbourne-CS 20 Aug 2000
4 GD McGrath 0* 5 1 2 Ind Indore 31 Mar 2001
5 GD McGrath 0* 1 1 1 Eng Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
6 GD McGrath 0* 1 1 1 Eng Bristol 19 Jun 2005
7 GD McGrath 0* 1 1 1 Ind Kuala Lumpur 22 Sep 2006

Dhaka {15}, Melbourne {11},  Sharajah  {12} and Sydney {10} are the four grounds which have witnessed ten or more occasions of a batsman remaining not out without scoring facing one delivery in the history of one  day internationals.  Dhaka with 15 such occasions holds the ground record in this category of statistics

No Player Runs Mins BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Srinath 0* – 1 1 Ind Pak Dhaka 11 Jan 1998
2 Mohammad Hussain 0* 3 1 2 Pak Ind Dhaka 16 Jan 1998
3 Umar Gul 0* 3 1 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 08 Jun 2008
4 I Sharma 0* 5 1 2 Ind Pak Dhaka 14 Jun 2008
5 EC Rainsford 0* 1 1 1 Zim Ban Dhaka 10 Jan 2009
6 EC Rainsford 0* 1 1 2 Zim Srl Dhaka 12 Jan 2009
7 KM Jarvis 0* 3 1 1 Zim Ban Dhaka 31 Oct 2009
8 Imran Tahir 0* 4 1 2 RSA NZl Dhaka 25 Mar 2011
9 Elias Sunny 0* 1 1 2 Ban Pak Dhaka 03 Dec 2011
10 Umar Gul 0* 1 1 1 Pak Ind Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
11 Shahadat Hossain 0* 3 1 2 Ban Pak Dhaka 22 Mar 2012
12 T Muzarabani 0* 1 1 2 Zim Ban Dhaka 07 Nov 2015
13 Naveen-ul-Haq 0* 4 1 2 Afg Ban Dhaka 25 Sep 2016
14 DJ Willey 0* 2 1 1 Eng Ban Dhaka 07 Oct 2016
15 Shafiul Islam 0* 1 1 1 Ban Eng Dhaka 09 Oct 2016
                   
1 M Hendrick 0* 4 1 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 07 Feb 1979
2 BJ McKechnie 0* 1 1 2 NZl Aus Melbourne 01 Feb 1981
3 CG Rackemann 0* 3 1 2 Aus NZl Melbourne 22 Jan 1983
4 Azeem Hafeez 0* 1 1 1 Pak Eng Melbourne 02 Mar 1985
5 PH Edmonds 0* 8 1 2 Eng Pak Melbourne 02 Mar 1985
6 MG Hughes 0* 1 1 1 Aus Srl Melbourne 04 Jan 1990
7 AJ Stewart 0* 3 1 2 Eng Win Melbourne 27 Feb 1992
8 Saleem Malik 0* 2 1 1 Pak Eng Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
9 SR Waugh 0* 2 1 1 Aus NZl Melbourne 19 Jan 1994
10 SCG MacGill 0* 2 1 1 Aus Pak Melbourne 23 Jan 2000
11 TA Boult 0* 3 1 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29 Mar 2015
                   
1 Tauseef Ahmed 0* – 1 2 Pak Win Sharjah 22 Oct 1988
2 RJ Shastri 0* – 1 1 Ind Pak Sharjah 15 Oct 1989
3 GD McGrath 0* 1 1 1 Aus Ind Sharjah 19 Apr 1994
4 SLV Raju 0* 1 1 2 Ind RSA Sharjah 19 Apr 1996
5 KSC de Silva 0* 3 1 2 Srl NZl Sharjah 07 Nov 1996
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 0* – 1 1 Pak Srl Sharjah 11 Apr 1997
7 RK Chauhan 0* 4 1 2 Ind Win Sharjah 16 Dec 1997
8 Arshad Khan 0* 1 1 1 Pak Ind Sharjah 08 Apr 1999
9 PT Collins 0* – 1 2 Win Pak Sharjah 19 Oct 1999
10 M Mbangwa 0* – 1 1 Zim Ind Sharjah 26 Oct 2000
11 PJ Ongondo 0* 1 1 2 Ken Pak Sharjah 08 Apr 2003
12 CRD Fernando 0* 2 1 2 Srl Pak Sharjah 20 Nov 2011
                   
1 GP Howarth 0* 5 1 2 NZl Aus Sydney 21 Jan 1981
2 Sikander Bakht 0* 3 1 2 Pak Aus Sydney 14 Jan 1982
3 LS Pascoe 0* 5 1 2 Aus Win Sydney 19 Jan 1982
4 PL Taylor 0* 1 1 2 Aus Win Sydney 06 Feb 1987
5 TM Alderman 0* 3 1 2 Aus Pak Sydney 20 Feb 1990
6 MR Whitney 0* 2 1 1 Aus Ind Sydney 20 Jan 1992
7 BP Patterson 0* 1 1 1 Win Pak Sydney 17 Dec 1992
8 SK Warne 0* 3 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 14 Jan 1998
9 XJ Doherty 0* 2 1 1 Aus Srl Sydney 08 Mar 2015
10 PJ Cummins 0* 16 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016