BA Stokes became the eighth England all rounder to score 2000 plus runs and capture 100 wickets in tests.

BA Stokes became the eighth England all rounder to score 2000 plus runs and capture 100 wickets in tests.

BA Stokes became the eighth England all rounder to score 2000 plus runs and capture 100 wickets in tests. He completed the double in the recently concluded test between England and India at Birmingham. He needed two wickets for his 100 wickets. He captured two for 73 in the first innings and 4 for 40 in the second innings which fetched him a total of 104 wickets at the end of the test. His 100th victim was KD Karthik whom he had bowled for a duck in the first innings. The following table lists the eight England all rounder’s who have performed the double of 2000 runs and 100 wickets

No Player Mat Runs HS Bat Av C Wkts BBI Bowl Av 5 Ct St
1 IT Botham 102 5200 208 33.54 14 383 8/34 28.40 27 120 0
2 A Flintoff 078 3795 167 31.89 05 219 5/58 33.34 03 52 0
3 AW Greig 058 3599 148 40.43 08 141 8/86 32.20 06 87 0
4 SCJ Broad 119 2988 169 19.78 01 419 8/15 28.95 16 37 0
5 BA Stokes 043 2606 258 34.28 06 104 6/22 32.97 04 38 0
6 MM Ali 050 2495 155* 32.40 05 133 6/53 40.68 04 27 0
7 W Rhodes 058 2325 179 30.19 02 127 8/68 26.96 06 60 0
8 TE Bailey 061 2290 134* 29.74 01 132 7/34 29.21 05 32 0
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