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Opening batsmen scoring ninety in Twenty20 Internationals

Opening batsmen scoring ninety in Twenty20 Internationals

S Dhawan of India scored 90 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 06.03.18 to provide the 17th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DR Martyn 96 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 09 Jan 2006
2 HH Gibbs 90* 2 RSA Win Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007
3 TM Dilshan 96* 1 Srl Win The Oval 19 Jun 2009
4 LE Bosman 94 1 RSA Eng Centurion 15 Nov 2009
5 DPMD Jayawardene 98* 1 Srl Win Bridgetown 07 May 2010
6 CH Gayle 98 1 Win Ind Bridgetown 09 May 2010
7 MJ Guptill 91* 2 NZl Zim Auckland 11 Feb 2012
8 AD Hales 99 2 Eng Win Nottingham 24 Jun 2012
9 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
10 Ahmed Shehzad 98* 1 Pak Zim Harare 24 Aug 2013
11 AD Hales 94 1 Eng Aus Chester-le-Street 31 Aug 2013
12 CH Gayle 90 2 Win RSA Johannesburg 11 Jan 2015
13 H Masakadza 93* 1 Zim Ban Khulna 22 Jan 2016
14 HM Amla 97* 1 RSA Aus Cape Town 09 Mar 2016
15 Najeeb Tarakai 90 1 Afg Ire Greater Noida 10 Mar 2017
16 E Lewis 91 2 Win Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 2017
17 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018

S Dhawan of India scored 90 against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 06.03.18 to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety against Sri Lanka in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DA Warner 90* 1 Aus Srl Sydney 26 Jan 2013
2 S Dhawan 90 1 Ind Srl Colombo (RPS) 06 Mar 2018

 

Captain openers dismissed for a duck in Twenty20 Internationals

Captain openers dismissed for a duck in Twenty20 Internationals

RG Sharma of India was dismissed for zero against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 06 Mar 2018 to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain-opener dismissed for a duck in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RR Watson 0 2 Sco Ber Belfast 03 Aug 2008
2 WTS Porterfield 0 2 Ire Ken Belfast 04 Aug 2008
3 CH Gayle 0 2 Win RSA North Sound 20 May 2010
4 WTS Porterfield 0 2 Ire Afg Dubai-DSC 24 Mar 2012
5 Mohammad Hafeez 0 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
6 WTS Porterfield 0 1 Ire Aus Col-RPS 19 Sep 2012
7 WTS Porterfield 0 1 Ire Win Col-RPS 24 Sep 2012
8 KS Williamson 0 1 NZl Pak Dubai-DSC 04 Dec 2014
9 PW Borren 0 2 Net HKG Dubai-DSC 18 Jan 2017
10 WU Tharanga 0 2 Srl Aus Melbourne 17 Feb 2017
11 RG Sharma 0 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 06 Mar 2018

RG Sharma of India was dismissed for zero against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 06 Mar 2018 to provide the second occasion of a captain-opener dismissed for a duck against Sri Lanks in the history of Twenty20 Internationals. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Hafeez 0 2 Pak Srl Hambantota 01 Jun 2012
2 RG Sharma 0 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS 06 Mar 2018

 

South African opening batsman’s centuries in a losing cause

South African opening batsman’s centuries in a losing cause

AK Markram’s 143 in the just concluded test at Durban between South Africa and Australia was in a losing cause to provide the 16th occasion of a South African opening batsman’s century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JW Zulch 150 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 HW Taylor 109 1 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
3 B Mitchell 109 3 v England Durban 20 Jan 1939
4 A Melville 117 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1947
5 EAB Rowan 143 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1950
6 EJ Barlow 109 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
7 AC Hudson 163 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
8 AC Hudson 102 1 v Australia Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
9 G Kirsten 153 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
10 HH Gibbs 183 1 v England The Oval 04 Sep 2003
11 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
12 AN Petersen 100 1 v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
13 D Elgar 118* 2 v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
14 SC Cook 104 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
15 D Elgar 136 4 v England The Oval 27 Jul 2017
16 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African opening batsman’s century in a losing cause on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 109 1 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
2 B Mitchell 109 3 v England Durban 20 Jan 1939
3 EAB Rowan 143 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1950
4 AC Hudson 102 1 v Australia Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
5 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
6 D Elgar 118* 2 v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
7 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African opening batsman’s century in a losing cause in tests at Durban. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 109 1 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
2 B Mitchell 109 3 v England Durban 20 Jan 1939
3 EAB Rowan 143 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1950
4 D Elgar 118* 2 v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
5 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African opening batsman’s century in a losing cause in tests against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JW Zulch 150 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 EAB Rowan 143 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1950
3 EJ Barlow 109 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
4 AC Hudson 102 1 v Australia Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
5 G Kirsten 153 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
6 SC Cook 104 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
7 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

South African bowler’s five fors on home soil in losing cause

South African bowler’s five fors on home soil in losing cause

KA Maharaj’s 5 for 123 was in a losing cause in the just concluded Durban test between South Africa and Australia to provide the 38th occasion of a South African bowler’s five-wicket haul going in vain on its home soil.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Rose-Innes 18.0×4 05 43 5 2 Eng P Elizabeth 12 Mar 1889
2 WH Ashley 43.1×4 18 95 7 1 Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 J Middleton 25.4×5 06 64 5 1 Eng P Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
4 GA Rowe 49.0×5 09 115 5 1 Eng Jo’burg 02 Mar 1896
5 J Middleton 26.0×5 08 51 5 3 Eng Jo’burg 14 Feb 1899
6 JH Sinclair 12.0×5 04 26 6 1 Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
7 CB Llewellyn 18.1 03 43 5 1 Aus Jo’burg 18 Oct 1902
8 CB Llewellyn 31.4 09 73 5 3 Aus Jo’burg 18 Oct 1902
9 CB Llewellyn 30.5 04 97 6 1 Aus Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
10 JM Blanckenberg 38.0 13 83 5 2 Eng Jo’burg 26 Dec 1913
11 JM Blanckenberg 24.1 05 61 5 2 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
12 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
13 HLE Promnitz 37.0 14 58 5 2 Eng Jo’burg 24 Dec 1927
14 GF Bissett 17.0 05 37 5 1 Eng Cape Town 31 Dec 1927
15 B Mitchell 25.5 02 87 5 2 Aus Durban 28 Feb 1936
16 NBF Mann 37.4×8 14 59 6 2 Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
17 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 02 43 6 4 Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
18 AMB Rowan 60.0×8 09 167 5 2 Eng P Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
19 HJ Tayfield 08.4×8 01 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
20 HJ Tayfield 53.0×8 21 130 5 1 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
21 HJ Tayfield 51.0×8 18 120 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
22 PS Heine 37.5×8 06 96 6 1 Aus Jo’burg 07 Feb 1958
23 SF Burke 53.5 19 128 6 1 NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
24 SF Burke 27.1 10 68 5 3 NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
25 EJ Barlow 33.3 09 85 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
26 CR Matthews 36.0 12 80 5 2 Aus Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
27 CR Matthews 19.0 09 42 5 3 NZl Jo’burg 25 Nov 1994
28 AA Donald 19.2 04 79 5 1 Pak Durban 26 Feb 1998
29 SM Pollock 22.3 06 50 6 3 Pak Durban 26 Feb 1998
30 M Ntini 18.5 02 100 6 2 Aus Jo’burg 31 Mar 2006
31 M Ntini 21.0 06 59 6 2 Pak P Elizabeth 19 Jan 2007
32 DW Steyn 19.0 06 50 6 1 Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
33 VD Philander 20.0 03 70 5 4 Aus Jo’burg 17 Nov 2011
34 M de Lange 23.2 03 81 7 1 Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
35 DW Steyn 20.0 03 73 5 3 Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
36 DL Piedt 36.0 04 153 5 3 Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
37 K Rabada 23.1 05 78 5 2 Eng Jo’burg 14 Jan 2016
38 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler’s five-wicket haul going in vain in a  Durban test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Mitchell 25.5 02 87 5 2 Aus Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 NBF Mann 37.4×8 14 59 6 2 Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
3 CN McCarthy 12.0×8 02 43 6 4 Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
4 HJ Tayfield 08.4×8 01 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
5 AA Donald 19.2 04 79 5 1 Pak Durban 26 Feb 1998
6 SM Pollock 22.3 06 50 6 3 Pak Durban 26 Feb 1998
7 DW Steyn 19.0 06 50 6 1 Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
8 M de Lange 23.2 03 81 7 1 Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
9 DW Steyn 20.0 03 73 5 3 Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
10 DL Piedt 36.0 04 153 5 3 Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
11 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the twelfth occasion of a South African bowler’s five-wicket haul going in vain against Australia at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 18.1 03 43 5 1 Aus Jo’burg 18 Oct 1902
2 CB Llewellyn 31.4 09 73 5 3 Aus Jo’burg 18 Oct 1902
3 CB Llewellyn 30.5 04 97 6 1 Aus Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
4 B Mitchell 25.5 02 87 5 2 Aus Durban 28 Feb 1936
5 HJ Tayfield 08.4×8 01 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
6 HJ Tayfield 51.0×8 18 120 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
7 PS Heine 37.5×8 06 96 6 1 Aus Jo’burg 07 Feb 1958
8 EJ Barlow 33.3 09 85 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
9 CR Matthews 36.0 12 80 5 2 Aus Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
10 M Ntini 18.5 02 100 6 2 Aus Jo’burg 31 Mar 2006
11 VD Philander 20.0 03 70 5 4 Aus Jo’burg 17 Nov 2011
12 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain in a  Durban test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that KA Maharaj’s five wicket haul went in vain after 68 years and two months. The previous occasion of such an instance was  HJ Tayfield’s 7 for 23 going in vain at Durban in Jan 1950

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Mitchell 25.5 02 87 5 2 Aus Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 HJ Tayfield 08.4×8 01 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
3 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

The following table lists eight South African bowlers whose five wickets hauls went in vain at home after they conceded 100 plus runs.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Ntini 18.5 02 100 6 2 Aus Jo’burg 31 Mar 2006
2 GA Rowe 49.0×5 09 115 5 1 Eng Jo’burg 02 Mar 1896
3 HJ Tayfield 51.0×8 18 120 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
4 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
5 SF Burke 53.5 19 128 6 1 NZl Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
6 HJ Tayfield 53.0×8 21 130 5 1 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
7 DL Piedt 36.0 04 153 5 3 Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
8 AMB Rowan 60.0×8 09 167 5 2 Eng P Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949

KA Maharaj’s 5 for 123 provides the  tenth occasion of South African spin bowler’s five wicket haul going in vain on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Rose-Innes 18.0×4 05 43 5 2 Eng P Elizabeth 12 Mar 1889
2 GA Rowe 49.0×5 09 115 5 1 Eng Jo’burg 02 Mar 1896
3 B Mitchell 25.5 02 87 5 2 Aus Durban 28 Feb 1936
4 NBF Mann 37.4×8 14 59 6 2 Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 AMB Rowan 60.0×8 09 167 5 2 Eng P Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
6 HJ Tayfield 08.4×8 01 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
7 HJ Tayfield 53.0×8 21 130 5 1 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
8 HJ Tayfield 51.0×8 18 120 5 1 Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
9 DL Piedt 36.0 04 153 5 3 Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
10 KA Maharaj 33.4 05 123 5 1 Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

South African soil witness the occasion of rival bowlers capturing exact nine wickets in a test after a gap of 118 years and 11 months

South African soil witness the occasion of rival bowlers capturing exact nine wickets in a test after a gap of 118 years and 11 months

KA Maharaj of South Africa and MA Starc of Australia captured nine wickets in the just concluded test between South Africa and Australia at Durban to provide the eighth occasion of rival bowlers capturing exact nine wickets in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 S Haigh 38.4×5 10 99 9 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
  2 JH Sinclair 43.2×5 12 89 9 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
                     
2 1 RR Lindwall 34.0×8 4 109 9 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Feb 1947
  2 DVP Wright 51.0×8 5 198 9 Eng Aus Sydney 28 Feb 1947
                     
3 1 HJ Howarth 53.0 16 100 9 NZl Ind Nagpur 03 Oct 1969
  2 S Venkataraghavan 61.1 17 133 9 Ind NZl Nagpur 03 Oct 1969
                     
4 1 GG Arnold 44.2 13 91 9 Eng Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
  2 BS Chandrasekhar 65.5 25 149 9 Ind Eng Delhi 20 Dec 1972
                     
5 1 SCG MacGill 46.3 6 138 9 Aus Ban Fatullah 09 Apr 2006
  2 Mohd Rafique 70.2 15 160 9 Ban Aus Fatullah 09 Apr 2006
                     
6 1 Shakib Al Hasan 70.4 24 115 9 Ban NZl Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
  2 DL Vettori 78.0 28 133 9 NZl Ban Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
                     
7 1 ST Gabriel 43.0 10 92 9 Win Pak Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
  2 Yasir Shah 65.4 14 177 9 Pak Win Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
                     
8 1 KA Maharaj 63.2 9 225 9 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
  2 MA Starc 28.4 5 109 9 Aus SAF Durban 01 Mar 2018

KA Maharaj of South Africa and MA Starc of Australia captured nine wickets in the just concluded test between South Africa and Australia at Durban to provide the second occasion of rival bowlers capturing exact nine wickets in a test in the annals of test cricket on the South African soil. The first such occasion was at Cape Town in Apr 1899 – when S Haigh of England and JH Sinclair of South Africa captured nine wickets each. Both the occasions are tabulated below. Thus such an occasion was witnessed on South African soil after an interval of 118 years 11 months.

No No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 S Haigh 38.4×5 10 99 9 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
  2 JH Sinclair 43.2×5 12 89 9 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
                     
2 1 KA Maharaj 63.2 9 225 9 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
  2 MA Starc 28.4 5 109 9 Aus SAF Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

Australian test wins against South Africa by 100 plus runs margin

Australian test wins against South Africa by 100 plus runs margin

Australia won the just concluded Durban test against South Africa by 118 runs to provide the 13th occasion of Australia winning a test against South Africa by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
2 Australia won 281 runs v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
3 Australia won 246 runs v South Africa Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
4 Australia won 245 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
5 Australia won 191 runs v South Africa Adelaide 28 Jan 1994
6 Australia won 184 runs v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
7 Australia won 175 runs v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
8 Australia won 169 runs v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
9 Australia won 162 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
10 Australia won 159 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
11 Australia won 118 runs v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
12 Australia won 112 runs v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
13 Australia won 103 runs v South Africa Sydney 03 Jan 2009

Australia won the just concluded Durban test against South Africa by 118 runs to provide the seventh occasion of Australia winning a test against South Africa by 100 plus runs margin on South African soil. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 281 runs v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
2 Australia won 245 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
3 Australia won 175 runs v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
4 Australia won 162 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
5 Australia won 159 runs v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 Australia won 118 runs v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
7 Australia won 112 runs v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006

Australia won the just concluded Durban test against South Africa by 118 runs to provide the seventh occasion of Australia winning a test against South Africa by 100 plus runs margin at Durban. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 175 runs v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
2 Australia won 118 runs v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
3 Australia won 112 runs v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006

 

Fourth innings centuries by opening batsmen in a losing cause

Fourth innings centuries by opening batsmen in a losing cause

AK Markram’s 143 against Australia in the just concluded test between South Africa and Australia at  Durban  was  in a losing cause to provide the 76th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century in a losing cause. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an opening batsman’s fourth innings test century going in vain in the history of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored by the batsmen

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AK Markram 143 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
2 D Elgar 136 4 SAF Eng The Oval 27 Jul 2017
3 GA Gooch 133 4 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
4 ST Jayasuriya 131 4 Srl Aus Kandy 16 Mar 2004
5 H Sutcliffe 127 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
6 DA Warner 123* 4 Aus NZl Hobart 09 Dec 2011
7 JB Hobbs 123 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
8 ME Trescothick 117 4 Eng Pak Manchester 31 May 2001
9 W Watson 116 4 Eng Win Kingston 15 Jan 1954
10 GA Gooch 116 4 Eng Win Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
11 AN Cook 116 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
12 H Sutcliffe 115 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
13 S Dhawan 115 4 Ind NZl Auckland 06 Feb 2014
14 C Washbrook 114 4 Eng Win Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
15 SM Gavaskar 113 4 Ind Aus Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
16 SL Campbell 113 4 Win Aus Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
17 ST Jayasuriya 112 4 Srl Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1996
18 DA Warner 112 4 Aus Ban Dhaka 27 Aug 2017
19 PV Simmons 110 4 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
20 CJL Rogers 107 4 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
21 JB Stollmeyer 104 4 Win Aus Sydney 25 Jan 1952
22 IVA Richards 101 4 Win Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976

It also represents the second occasion of a South African opening batsman’s fourth-innings century in a losing cause. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AK Markram 143 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
2 D Elgar 136 4 SAF Eng The Oval 27 Jul 2017

It also provides the 13th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings going in vain against Australia. All such occasions are listed below. It represents the highest fourth innings score by an opening batsman in a losing cause against Australia. The previous best was 133 by GA Gooch of England at Manchester in Jun 1993

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AK Markram 143 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
2 GA Gooch 133 4 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
3 ST Jayasuriya 131 4 Srl Aus Kandy 16 Mar 2004
4 H Sutcliffe 127 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
5 JB Hobbs 123 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
6 AN Cook 116 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
7 H Sutcliffe 115 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
8 SM Gavaskar 113 4 Ind Aus Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
9 SL Campbell 113 4 Win Aus Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
10 ST Jayasuriya 112 4 Srl Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1996
11 PV Simmons 110 4 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
12 JB Stollmeyer 104 4 Win Aus Sydney 25 Jan 1952
13 IVA Richards 101 4 Win Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976

It also provides the second such occasion witnessed on the South African soil. The first such occasion was 107 by CJL Rogers of Australia against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in Feb 2014

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AK Markram 143 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
2 CJL Rogers 107 4 Aus SAF Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014

It also provides the highest fourth innings score by an opening batsman in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was 136 by DA Elgar of South Africa against England at The Oval in Jul 2017.  Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AK Markram 143 4 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018
2 D Elgar 136 4 SAF Eng The Oval 27 Jul 2017

 

Cricketers collecting a pair and capturing five or more wickets in an innings or in both innings of the same test – KA Maharaj of South Africa joins the list

Cricketers collecting a pair and capturing five or more wickets in an innings or in both innings of the same test – KA Maharaj of South Africa joins the list

KA Maharaj  collected a pair  and returned with 5 for 123 in the first innings of the ongoing test between South Africa and  Australia at Durban to provide the 44th occasion of a cricketer collecting a pair and capture five or more wickets  in an innings or in both  innings of the same test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W R W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 0 0 7 38 8 07 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 R Peel 0 0 6 23     Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
3 JV Saunders 0 0 5 82     Aus Eng Sydney 21 Feb 1908
4 CV Grimmett 0 0 5 107 5 94 Aus Eng Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
5 CIJ Smith 0 0 5 16     Eng Win Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935
6 J Cowie 0 0 6 67     NZl Aus Manchester 24 Jul 1937
7 CN McCarthy 0 0 6 43     SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
8 AL Valentine 0 0 8 104     Win Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
9 J Trim 0 0 5 34     Win Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
10 JW Gleeson 0 0 5 125     Aus SAF Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
11 EAS Prasanna 0 0 5 70     Ind Win Chennai 11 Jan 1975
12 DL Underwood 0 0 7 113     Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
13 BS Chandrasekhar 0 0 6 52 6 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
14 AG Hurst 0 0 5 28     Aus Eng Sydney 06 Jan 1979
15 BL Cairns 0 0 5 87     NZl Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1980
16 DE Malcolm 0 0 5 46     Eng NZl Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
17 Waqar Younis 0 0 7 76 5 54 Pak NZl Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
18 CEL Ambrose 0 0 5 35     Win Pak Lahore 06 Dec 1990
19 ML Su’a 0 0 5 73     NZl Pak Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
20 CJ McDermott 0 0 5 49     Aus Pak Sydney 30 Nov 1995
21 SB Doull 0 0 5 75     NZl Eng Wellington 06 Feb 1997
22 BKV Prasad 0 0 5 82     Ind Win Bridgetown 27 Mar 1997
23 D Gough 0 0 5 149     Eng Aus Leeds 24 Jul 1997
24 CA Walsh 0 0 5 143     Win Pak Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
25 AR Caddick 0 0 5 67     Eng Win Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
26 SB O’Connor 0 0 5 51     NZl Aus Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
27 CA Walsh 0 0 6 61     Win SAF Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
28 SK Warne 0 0 7 94     Aus Pak Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
29 Z Khan 0 0 5 29     Ind NZl Hamilton 19 Dec 2002
30 M Muralitharan 0 0 6 59 5 153 Srl Aus Galle 08 Mar 2004
31 CS Martin 0 0 5 152     NZl Aus Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
32 DBL Powell 0 0 5 25     Win Srl Kandy 22 Jul 2005
33 SL Malinga 0 0 5 68     Srl NZl Wellington 15 Dec 2006
34 M Muralitharan 0 0 6 87     Srl NZl Wellington 15 Dec 2006
35 MR Gillespie 0 0 5 136     NZl SAF Centurion 16 Nov 2007
36 Rubel Hossain 0 0 5 166     Ban NZl Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
37 MG Johnson 0 0 6 73     Aus NZl Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
38 Mohammad Asif 0 0 5 77     Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
39 Mohammad Amir 0 0 6 84     Pak Eng Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
40 ST Finn 0 0 6 125     Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
42 HMRKB Herath 0 0 5 125     Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
42 KTGD Prasad 0 0 5 50     Srl Eng Leeds 20 Jun 2014
43 JE Taylor 0 0 6 47     Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015
44 KA Maharaj 0 0 5 123     SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the second such occasion by a South African cricketer. It is noted that KA Maharaj emulated CN McCarthy after an interval of 70 years.

No Player FI SI W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CN McCarthy 0 0 6 43 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
2 KA Maharaj 0 0 5 123 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the twelfth such occasion by a cricketer against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. KA Maharaj became the first South African cricketer to collect a pair and capture five wickets in an innings or in both innings in the same test against Australia.

No Player FI SI W R W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 R Peel 0 0 6 23     Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1896
2 J Cowie 0 0 6 67     NZl Aus Manchester 24 Jul 1937
3 J Trim 0 0 5 34     Win Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
4 DL Underwood 0 0 7 113     Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
5 BS Chandrasekhar 0 0 6 52 6 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
6 BL Cairns 0 0 5 87     NZl Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1980
7 D Gough 0 0 5 149     Eng Aus Leeds 24 Jul 1997
8 SB O’Connor 0 0 5 51     NZl Aus Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
9 M Muralitharan 0 0 6 59 5 153 Srl Aus Galle 08 Mar 2004
10 CS Martin 0 0 5 152     NZl Aus Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
11 JE Taylor 0 0 6 47     Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015
12 KA Maharaj 0 0 5 123     SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

South African soil has witnessed five occasions of a cricketer collecting a pair and captures five wickets in an innings or in both innings of the same test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI W R W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 0 0 7 38 8 07 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 CN McCarthy 0 0 6 43     SAF Aus Durban 16 Dec 1948
3 JW Gleeson 0 0 5 125     Aus SAF Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
4 MR Gillespie 0 0 5 136     NZl SAF Centurion 16 Nov 2007
5 KA Maharaj 0 0 5 123     SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

Durban has witnessed two occasions of a cricketer collecting a pair and captures five wickets in an innings or in both innings of the same test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CN McCarthy 0 0 6 43 SAF Eng Durban 16 Dec 1948
2 KA Maharaj 0 0 5 123 SAF Aus Durban 01 Mar 2018

GA Lohmann of England, CV Grimmett of Australia, BS Chandrasekhar of India, Waqar Younis of Pakistan and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka are the five cricketers in the  annals of test cricket who have collected a pair and captured five wickets in each innings of the same  test. The performance of these five cricketers is furnished below

No Player FI SI W R W R Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Lohmann 0 0 7 38 8 07 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 CV Grimmett 0 0 5 107 5 94 Aus Eng Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
3 BS Chandrasekhar 0 0 6 52 6 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
4 Waqar Younis 0 0 7 76 5 54 Pak NZl Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
5 M Muralitharan 0 0 6 59 5 153 Srl Aus Galle 08 Mar 2004

 

South African batsmen collecting a pair in a test – KA Maharaj joins the list

South African batsmen collecting a pair in a test – KA Maharaj joins the list

KA Maharaj of South Africa collected a pair in  the  ongoing test at Durban against Australia to provide  the 42nd occasion of a  South African batsman collecting a pair in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CS Wimble 0 0 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 JT Willoughby 0 0 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
5 LJ Tancred 0 0 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907
6 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
7 TA Ward 0 0 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
8 CB Llewellyn 0 0 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
9 LJ Tancred 0 0 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
10 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
11 JL Cox 0 0 v England Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
12 CD Dixon 0 0 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
13 GAL Hearne 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
14 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
15 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
16 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
17 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
18 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
19 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
20 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
21 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
22 DJ McGlew 0 0 v England Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
23 WR Endean 0 0 v England The Oval 13 Aug 1955
24 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
25 C Wesley 0 0 v England Nottingham 07 Jul 1960
26 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
27 AA Donald 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
28 CR Matthews 0 0 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1994
29 DJ Richardson 0 0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
30 G Kirsten 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001
31 JM Kemp 0 0 v West Indies Kingston 19 Apr 2001
32 A Nel 0 0 v Pakistan Lahore 17 Oct 2003
33 M Ntini 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
34 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
35 A Nel 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
36 HH Gibbs 0 0 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
37 HH Gibbs 0 0 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
38 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
39 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
40 D Elgar 0 0 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
41 AB de Villiers 0 0 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
42 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the 14th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair  against Australia  in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
3 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
4 TA Ward 0 0 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
5 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
6 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
7 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
8 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
9 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
10 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
11 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
12 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
13 D Elgar 0 0 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
14 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the 24th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair at home  in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CS Wimble 0 0 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 JT Willoughby 0 0 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
5 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
6 JL Cox 0 0 v England Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
7 CD Dixon 0 0 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
8 GAL Hearne 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
9 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
10 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
11 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
12 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
13 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
15 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
15 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
16 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
17 DJ Richardson 0 0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
18 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
19 HH Gibbs 0 0 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
20 HH Gibbs 0 0 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
21 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
22 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
23 AB de Villiers 0 0 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
24 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the  eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test at Durban.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
2 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
4 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
6 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
7 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
8 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the  third occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test  against Australia at Durban.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
3 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

KA Maharaj  became the sixth South African batsman to  collect a pair – dismissed  bowled in both innings  – of a test.  All such occasions are listed  below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
3 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
6 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

KA Maharaj  became the fourth South African batsman to  collect a pair – dismissed  bowled in both innings  – of a test against Australia.  All such occasions are listed  below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
3 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

KA Maharaj of South Africa collected a pair in  the  ongoing test at Durban against Australia to provide  the 42nd occasion of a  South African batsman collecting a pair in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CS Wimble 0 0 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 JT Willoughby 0 0 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
5 LJ Tancred 0 0 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907
6 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
7 TA Ward 0 0 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
8 CB Llewellyn 0 0 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
9 LJ Tancred 0 0 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
10 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
11 JL Cox 0 0 v England Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
12 CD Dixon 0 0 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
13 GAL Hearne 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
14 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
15 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
16 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
17 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
18 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
19 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
20 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
21 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
22 DJ McGlew 0 0 v England Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
23 WR Endean 0 0 v England The Oval 13 Aug 1955
24 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
25 C Wesley 0 0 v England Nottingham 07 Jul 1960
26 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
27 AA Donald 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
28 CR Matthews 0 0 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1994
29 DJ Richardson 0 0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
30 G Kirsten 0 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001
31 JM Kemp 0 0 v West Indies Kingston 19 Apr 2001
32 A Nel 0 0 v Pakistan Lahore 17 Oct 2003
33 M Ntini 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
34 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
35 A Nel 0 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
36 HH Gibbs 0 0 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
37 HH Gibbs 0 0 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
38 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
39 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
40 D Elgar 0 0 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
41 AB de Villiers 0 0 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
42 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the 14th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair  against Australia  in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
3 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
4 TA Ward 0 0 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
5 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
6 Q McMillan 0 0 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
7 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
8 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
9 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
10 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
11 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
12 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
13 D Elgar 0 0 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
14 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the 24th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair at home  in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CS Wimble 0 0 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
2 JT Willoughby 0 0 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 JJ Kotze 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
5 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
6 JL Cox 0 0 v England Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913
7 CD Dixon 0 0 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1914
8 GAL Hearne 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
9 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
10 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
11 XC Balaskas 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
12 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
13 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
15 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
15 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
16 MA Seymour 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
17 DJ Richardson 0 0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
18 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
19 HH Gibbs 0 0 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
20 HH Gibbs 0 0 v West Indies Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
21 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
22 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
23 AB de Villiers 0 0 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
24 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the  eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test at Durban.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PT Lewis 0 0 v England Durban 13 Dec 1913
2 AE Hall 0 0 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
4 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
6 LL Tsotsobe 0 0 v India Durban 26 Dec 2010
7 JH Kallis 0 0 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2011
8 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

It also provides the  third occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test  against Australia at Durban.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RJ Crisp 0 0 v Australia Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 M Ntini 0 0 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
3 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

KA Maharaj  became the sixth South African batsman to  collect a pair – dismissed  bowled in both innings  – of a test.  All such occasions are listed  below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
3 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 CN McCarthy 0 0 v England Durban 16 Dec 1948
5 PS Heine 0 0 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
6 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

KA Maharaj  became the fourth South African batsman to  collect a pair – dismissed  bowled in both innings  – of a test against Australia.  All such occasions are listed  below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PS Twentyman-Jones 0 0 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 AEE Vogler 0 0 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
3 F Nicholson 0 0 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 KA Maharaj 0 0 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

South African batsmen scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test – AK Markram joins the list

South African batsmen scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test – AK Markram joins the list

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against Australia provides the 21st occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 101 4 v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
2 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 A Melville 104* 4 v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
4 B Mitchell 189* 4 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
5 RA McLean 113 4 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
6 JN Rhodes 101* 4 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 25 Aug 1993
7 DJ Cullinan 122* 4 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
8 JH Kallis 101 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
9 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
10 GC Smith 125* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
11 JA Rudolph 102* 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 GC Smith 154* 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
13 GC Smith 108 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
14 AB de Villiers 106* 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
15 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
16 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
17 F du Plessis 110* 4 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
18 F du Plessis 134 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
19 AB de Villiers 103 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
20 D Elgar 136 4 v England The Oval 27 Jul 2017
21 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JH Kallis 101 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
2 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
3 JA Rudolph 102* 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2005
4 GC Smith 108 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
5 AB de Villiers 106* 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
6 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
7 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
8 F du Plessis 110* 4 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
9 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions on South African soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score in the fourth innings by a South African batsman on home soil. The previous best was F du Plessis’ 134 against India at Johannesburg in Dec 2013

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 101 4 v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
2 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 RA McLean 113 4 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
4 DJ Cullinan 122* 4 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
5 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
6 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
7 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
8 F du Plessis 134 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
9 AB de Villiers 103 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
10 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test Durban. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score in the fourth innings by a South African batsman at Durban. The previous best was 104 by  HH Gibbs in Mar 2002

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
2 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
3 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018