England openers dismissed for an inauspicious score of 13 in a test innings
England opener AN Cook was dismissed for a score of 13 in the ongoing test at Birmingham against India to provide the ninth occasion of his being dismissed for a score of 13. He owns the record for an opening batsman dismissed most times for 13 in the annals of test cricket. English cricketers consider the number 13 as an unlucky number and also as an inauspicious number. MA Atherton of England and MA Taylor of Australia are the other two opening batsmen who stand joint second in the list of opening batsmen who have been dismissed most times on 13. Both the batsmen have been dismissed for 13 on six occasions. AN Cook’s nine dismissals for a score of 13 as an opening batsman are tabulated below
| No | Runs | Pos | Dismissal | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | caught | 2 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 |
| 2 | 13 | 1 | caught | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | 13 | 1 | caught | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | lbw | 4 | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 5 | 13 | 1 | caught | 3 | v India | Nagpur | 13 Dec 2012 |
| 6 | 13 | 1 | caught | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jul 2013 |
| 7 | 13 | 1 | caught | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2013 |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | caught | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 13 Apr 2015 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | bowled | 1 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
AN Cook was dismissed bowled for 13 for the first time in his career as an opening batsman. His dismissal provides the 66th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed bowled for 13 in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed bowled for 13 in test innings. AN Cook became the 17th England opening batsman dismissed bowled for 13 in a test inning.
AN Cook’s dismissal for 13 in this game provides the 45th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a score of 13 against India in test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a score of 13 against India in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JDB Robertson | 13 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 30 Dec 1951 |
| 2 | PE Richardson | 13 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 10 Jan 1962 |
| 3 | JG Binks | 13 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 4 | JG Binks | 13 | 4 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 5 | AJ Stewart | 13 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 6 | AJ Strauss | 13 | 3 | v India | Mohali | 09 Mar 2006 |
| 7 | AN Cook | 13 | 3 | v India | Nagpur | 13 Dec 2012 |
| 8 | SD Robson | 13 | 3 | v India | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 |
| 9 | H Hameed | 13 | 2 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 10 | AN Cook | 13 | 1 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
AN Cook became the second England opening batsman to be dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings against India on two occasions. Prior to this he was dismissed for 13 at Nagpur in Dec 2012. JG Binks was the other batsman to be dismissed for 13 against India on two occasions. He was dismissed for 13 in both innings at Kolkata in Jun 1964
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AN Cook | 13 | 3 | v India | Nagpur | 13 Dec 2012 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 13 | 1 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
| 1 | JG Binks | 13 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | JG Binks | 13 | 4 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
AN Cook became the eighth opening batsman to be dismissed bowled for a score of 13 against India in a test innings. The following table lists all the eight batsmen
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Stollmeyer | 13 | 2 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 2 | JG Binks | 13 | 4 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 3 | AE Greenidge | 13 | 1 | Win | Ind | Chennai | 12 Jan 1979 |
| 4 | Mudassar Nazar | 13 | 4 | Pak | Ind | Mumbai | 16 Dec 1979 |
| 5 | CG Greenidge | 13 | 2 | Win | Ind | Mumbai | 24 Nov 1983 |
| 6 | MJ Slater | 13 | 4 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 7 | MJ Guptill | 13 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Kolkata | 30 Sep 2016 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 13 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
AN Cook became the second England opening batsman to be dismissed bowled for a score of 13 against India in a test innings. The following table lists both the batsmen
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JG Binks | 13 | 4 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 13 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
AN Cook became the 21st opening batsman to be dismissed for a score of 13 on home soil against India in a test innings. He also became second England opening batsman to be dismissed for a score of 13 on home soil against India in a test innings. SD Robson was the other England opening batman. He was dismissed for 13 against India at Southamton in Jul 2014