Captains who have scored nineties in a test innings against England

Captains who have scored nineties in a test innings against England

V Kohli of India scored 97 against England in the ongoing test at Nottingham to provide the 27th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against England in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 98 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
2 HW Taylor 93 3 SAF Eng Durban 14 Feb 1914
3 HW Taylor 91 2 SAF Eng Durban 18 Jan 1923
4 HG Deane 93 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
5 RK Nunes 92 4 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
6 AL Hassett 92 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
7 GS Sobers 94 3 Win Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
8 GS Sobers 95* 3 Win Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
9 AL Wadekar 90 1 Ind Eng Kanpur 25 Jan 1973
10 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
11 IM Chappell 90 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 29 Nov 1974
12 GS Chappell 98* 4 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 1980
13 CH Lloyd 95 2 Win Eng Kingston 10 Apr 1981
14 LRD Mendis 94 3 Srl Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
15 JG Wright 98 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
16 MA Taylor 90 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
17 RB Richardson 93 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
18 BC Lara 93 1 Win Eng Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
19 JC Adams 98 2 Win Eng Birmingham 15 Jun 2000
20 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
21 SP Fleming 97 1 NZl Eng Leeds 03 Jun 2004
22 BC Lara 95 2 Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
23 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
24 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Mohali 09 Mar 2006
25 Shakib Al Hasan 96 3 Ban Eng Dhaka 20 Mar 2010
26 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
27 V Kohli 97 1 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AL Wadekar 90 1 Ind Eng Kanpur 25 Jan 1973
2 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
3 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Mohali 09 Mar 2006
4 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 V Kohli 97 1 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

BC Lara, GS Sobers and HW Taylor are the three captains to score nineties on two occasions against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 93 1 Win Eng Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
2 BC Lara 95 2 Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
               
1 GS Sobers 94 3 Win Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
2 GS Sobers 95* 3 Win Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
1 HW Taylor 93 3 SAF Eng Durban 14 Feb 1914
2 HW Taylor 91 2 SAF Eng Durban 18 Jan 1923

 

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