MM Ali of England scored 75 not out and captured five wickets conceding 69 runs against England in the just  concluded  fourth test at Manchester to provide  the 46^th occasion of an England all rounder scoring fifty plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bates	55	–	14	102	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
2	W Barnes	58	–	6	31	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885
3	W Flowers	–	56	5	46	Eng	Aus	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
4	W Barnes	62	–	5	32	Eng	Aus	The Oval	13 Aug 1888
5	GH Hirst	–	58*	5	77	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
6	Hon.FS Jackson	–	82*	5	52	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	29 May 1905
7	FR Foster	56	–	5	92	Eng	Aus	Sydney	15 Dec 1911
8	FR Foster	71	–	5	36	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
9	FE Woolley	62	–	10	49	Eng	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
10	PGH Fender	–	59	5	122	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
11	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
12	H Larwood	70	–	6	32	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
13	G Geary	66	–	5	35	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
14	GOB Allen	–	68	5	36	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
15	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
16	TE Bailey	72*	–	6	84	Eng	NZl	Manchester	23 Jul 1949
17	T Greenhough	–	–	5	35	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	18 Jun 1959
18	GG Arnold	59	–	5	58	Eng	Pak	The Oval	24 Aug 1967
19	P Lever	88*	–	5	70	Eng	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
20	AW Greig	–	67	5	24	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
21	AW Greig	148	–	6	164	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
22	AW Greig	51	–	10	149	Eng	NZl	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
23	JK Lever	53	–	7	46	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
24	IT Botham	103	–	5	73	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
25	IT Botham	53	–	5	109	Eng	NZl	Auckland	04 Mar 1978
26	IT Botham	108	–	8	34	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
27	IT Botham	114	–	13	106	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	15 Feb 1980
28	IT Botham	50	149*	6	95	Eng	Aus	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
29	IT Botham	67	–	5	46	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
30	IT Botham	57	–	5	74	Eng	Pak	Leeds	26 Aug 1982
31	IT Botham	138	–	5	59	Eng	NZl	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
32	IT Botham	–	81	8	103	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
33	IT Botham	–	54	5	72	Eng	Win	The Oval	09 Aug 1984
34	IT Botham	–	85	5	109	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
35	JE Emburey	69	–	7	78	Eng	Aus	Sydney	10 Jan 1987
36	CC Lewis	–	65	6	111	Eng	Win	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991
37	PAJ DeFreitas	51*	–	5	71	Eng	NZl	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
38	D Gough	51	–	6	49	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
39	A Flintoff	72	–	5	78	Eng	Aus	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
40	SCJ Broad	–	61	6	91	Eng	Aus	Leeds	07 Aug 2009
41	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
42	SCJ Broad	64	–	6	46	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
43	TT Bresnan	–	90	5	48	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
45	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
46	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali’s all round feat provides the fifth occasion of an England all rounder performing  the feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing five  or more wickets in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
2	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
3	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
4	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
5	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali is the only England cricketer to perform such a feat against South Africa on two occasions. Prior to his feat at Manchester, he had scored 87 and captured 6 for 53 at Lord’s in the just concluded test series against South Africa.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
2	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

There are fourteen occasions of an all rounder scoring fifty plus runs  capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	C Kelleway	114	–	5	33	Aus	SAF	Manchester	27 May 1912
2	JM Gregory	51	–	6	77	Aus	SAF	Durban	05 Nov 1921
3	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
4	WJ O’Reilly	56*	–	5	20	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936
5	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
6	GO Rabone	56	–	6	68	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954
7	R Benaud	100	–	5	84	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
8	SR Waugh	86	–	5	28	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994
9	SK Warne	63	–	6	161	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
10	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
11	MA Starc	–	68*	6	154	Aus	SAF	Perth	30 Nov 2012
12	R Ashwin	56	–	5	61	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
13	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
14	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali is the only cricketer to perform such a feat against South Africa on two occasions. Prior to his feat at Manchester, he had scored 87 and captured 6 for 53 at Lord’s in the just concluded test series against South Africa.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
2	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali became the third England cricketer to perform such a feat at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. His feat provides the sixth such occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	T Greenhough	–	–	5	35	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	18 Jun 1959
2	IT Botham	108	–	8	34	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	67	–	5	46	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
4	IT Botham	–	81	8	103	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
5	IT Botham	–	85	5	109	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
6	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017

MM Ali became the third England cricketer to perform such a feat at Manchester. His feat provides the third such occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	72*	–	6	84	Eng	NZl	Manchester	23 Jul 1949
2	P Lever	88*	–	5	70	Eng	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
3	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017