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JM Anderson holds the record for most five wicket hauls against India at Lord’s

JM Anderson holds the record for most five wicket hauls against India at Lord’s

JM Anderson captured five for 20 in India’s first innings to provide the 183rd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in an innings at Lord’s. By a coincidence, all the six bowlers are England bowlers.All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ESH Giddins 7.0 2 15 5 1 Eng Zim Lord’s 18 May 2000
2 FR Foster 13.1 7 16 5 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
3 AR Caddick 13.0 8 16 5 3 Eng Win Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
4 GAR Lock 11.3 7 17 5 2 Eng NZl Lord’s 19 Jun 1958
5 DL Underwood 14.0 8 20 5 1 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
6 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 09 Aug 2018

JM Anderson captured five for 20 in India’s first innings to provide the 137th occasion of a pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the fourth occasion of a pace bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in an innings at Lord’s. By a coincidence, all the four bowlers are England bowlers. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ESH Giddins 7.0 2 15 5 1 Eng Zim Lord’s 18 May 2000
2 FR Foster 13.1 7 16 5 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
3 AR Caddick 13.0 8 16 5 3 Eng Win Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
4 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 09 Aug 2018

JM Anderson’s feat of 5 for 20 provides the 96th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. It also provides the 68th occasion of an England pace bowler performing such a feat at Lord’s

JM Anderson’s 5 for 20 at Lord’s provide the 13th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GOB Allen 17.0 7 35 5 1 Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GOB Allen 18.0 1 43 5 3 Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 AV Bedser 29.1 11 49 7 1 Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
4 T Greenhough 16.0 4 35 5 1 Ind Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
5 R Illingworth 22.3 12 29 6 3 Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
6 CM Old 8.0 3 21 5 3 Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
7 IT Botham 19.0 9 35 5 1 Ind Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
8 IT Botham 19.4 3 46 5 2 Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
9 RGD Willis 28.0 3 101 6 3 Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
10 ARC Fraser 39.1 9 104 5 2 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
11 JM Anderson 24.2 8 42 5 2 Ind Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
12 JM Anderson 28.0 7 65 5 4 Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
13 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 Ind Lord’s 09 Aug 2018

JM Anderson’s 5 for 20 at Lord’s provide the third occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in an innings at Lord’s. He now holds the  record for most five wicket hauls against India at Lord’s. He went past GOB Allen and IT Botham  who had two five  wicket hauls against India at Lord’s.The performance of  these  three bowlers is  tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GOB Allen 17.0 7 35 5 1 Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GOB Allen 18.0 1 43 5 3 Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
                   
1 IT Botham 19.0 9 35 5 1 Ind Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
2 IT Botham 19.4 3 46 5 2 Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
                   
1 JM Anderson 24.2 8 42 5 2 Ind Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
2 JM Anderson 28.0 7 65 5 4 Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
3 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 Ind Lord’s 09 Aug 2018

JM Anderson’s 5 for 20 in this test provides the sixth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in  an  innings a  Lord’s against various oppositions. He now occupies the second place among the bowlers who have more five wicket huals in an innings at Lord’s. IT Botham with eight five wicket hauls occupy the first place. JM Andersons’s six five fors are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JM Anderson 16.0 4 73 5 2 v Zimbabwe Lord’s 22 May 2003
2 JM Anderson 24.2 8 42 5 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
3 JM Anderson 28.0 7 65 5 4 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
4 JM Anderson 24.0 11 47 5 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 16 May 2013
5 JM Anderson 20.1 5 42 7 3 v West Indies Lord’s 07 Sep 2017
6 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 v India Lord’s 09 Aug 2018

IT Botham {08}, JM Anderson {06} and FS Trueman {05} are the three  bowlers  who have captured five or more wickets  in an  innings at Lord’s on five or more occasions. Their exploits are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IT Botham 20.5 8 34 8 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
2 IT Botham 38.0 13 101 6 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 24 Aug 1978
3 IT Botham 18.1 4 39 5 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 24 Aug 1978
4 IT Botham 19.0 9 35 5 1 v India Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
5 IT Botham 19.4 3 46 5 2 v India Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
6 IT Botham 27.4 6 103 8 2 v West Indies Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
7 IT Botham 27.0 6 90 6 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
8 IT Botham 24.0 2 109 5 2 v Australia Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
                   
1 JM Anderson 16.0 4 73 5 2 v Zimbabwe Lord’s 22 May 2003
2 JM Anderson 24.2 8 42 5 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
3 JM Anderson 28.0 7 65 5 4 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
4 JM Anderson 24.0 11 47 5 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 16 May 2013
5 JM Anderson 20.1 5 42 7 3 v West Indies Lord’s 07 Sep 2017
6 JM Anderson 13.2 5 20 5 1 v India Lord’s 09 Aug 2018
                   
1 FS Trueman 28.0 2 90 5 3 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
2 FS Trueman 17.4 6 31 6 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 21 Jun 1962
3 FS Trueman 44.0 16 100 6 1 v West Indies Lord’s 20 Jun 1963
4 FS Trueman 26.0 9 52 5 3 v West Indies Lord’s 20 Jun 1963
5 FS Trueman 25.0 8 48 5 1 v Australia Lord’s 18 Jun 1964

JM Anderson’s wicket tally at Lord’s read 32 at the end of first innings against India in the ongoing test. He became the second bowler to capture 30 plus wickets at Lord’s. IT Botham has captured 48 wickets at Lord’s and occupy the first place. FS Trueman {27} and DL Underwood {25} are the other two bowlers who have captured 25 plus wickets at  Lord’s. By a coincidence,  these are the four England bowlers –IT Botham [48}, JM Anderson {32}, FS Trueman {27} and DL Underwood {25} –  who have captured 25 plus wickets at  Lord’s.

JM Anderson now has a tally of 95 wickets against India. He stands second among the bowlers who have captured most wickets against India in tests. M Muralitharan with 105 wickets occupy the first place. JM Anderson went past Imaran Khan who had a tally of 94 wickets against India to occupy the second place.

JM Anderson with 95 wickets to his credit against India now holds the record for most wickets by a pace bowler against  India. JM Anderson went past Imran Khan who had a tally of 94 wickets against India to occupy the first place.

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
BC Lara and V Kohli share the record for most centuries by captains in losing cause

BC Lara and V Kohli share the record for most centuries by captains in losing cause

V Kohli’s 149 against England at Birmingham in the recently concluded test to provide his fifth century in a losing cause while leading India. He is the second captain to witness five centuries in losing cause after BC Lara. The centuries scored by these two captains in losing cause are tabulated below

V KOHLI  OF  INDIA
No Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 115 2 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 141 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 103 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 153 2 Ind SAF Centurion 13 Jan 2018
5 149 2 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
BC LARA OF WEST INDIES
No Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 100 2 Win Aus St John’s 03 Apr 1999
2 110 3 Win Aus Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
3 122 4 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
4 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
5 122 3 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
Indian captain’s centuries in a losing cause on away soil.

Indian captain’s centuries in a losing cause on away soil.

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test was in a losing cause to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian captain’s century in a losing cause on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 SM Gavaskar 127* 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
3 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
4 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
5 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
6 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
7 SR Tendulkar 116 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
8 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
9 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
10 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
11 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
12 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of an Indian captain’s century in a losing cause against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli’s 149 is the highest score in a losing cause by an Indian captain against England in England. The previous best was MAK Pataudi’s 148 at Leeds in Jun 1967.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
3 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
V Kohli’s dubious distinction – becomes the first captain in the annals of test cricket to witness five of his centuries on away soil in losing cause

V Kohli’s dubious distinction – becomes the first captain in the annals of test cricket to witness five of his centuries on away soil in losing cause

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test was in a losing cause to provide his fifth century in a losing cause on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. He earned the  dubious distinction of becoming the first captain in the annals of test cricket to witness five of his centuries on away soil in losing cause

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
5 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

Indian captains scoring a century on away soil.

Indian captains scoring a century on away soil.

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the  just concluded test provides the 28th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 SM Gavaskar 116 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
3 SM Gavaskar 127* 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
5 M Azharuddin 192 2 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 1990
6 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
7 M Azharuddin 179 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
8 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
9 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
10 SR Tendulkar 143 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
11 SR Tendulkar 139 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
12 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
13 SR Tendulkar 116 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
14 SC Ganguly 128 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
15 SC Ganguly 144 2 v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
16 SC Ganguly 101 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
17 R Dravid 128* 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
18 R Dravid 103 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
19 R Dravid 146 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
20 R Dravid 129 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
21 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
22 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
23 V Kohli 147 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
24 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
25 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
26 V Kohli 103* 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
27 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
28 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test provide the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against England  in England.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
3 M Azharuddin 179 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
4 SC Ganguly 128 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
5 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test provides the eighth occasion of his scoring  century as an Indian captain on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 V Kohli 147 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
4 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
6 V Kohli 103* 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
7 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
8 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli became the first  Indian captain and seventh captain overall to score eight or more centuries  on away soil. Others are – GC Smith {15}, CH Lloyd {09}, AR Border {08}, AN Cook {08], RT Ponting {08} and SR Waugh {08}

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

JM Bairstow scored 70 and effected five dismissals in the just concluded test at Birmingham against India to provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides  the first such feat by an England wicketkeeper against India in a test

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 55 4       v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
  RC Russell   1 5 5 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
                   
2 AJ Stewart 56 3       v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
  AJ Stewart   1 5 5 0 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
                   
3 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
4 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
5 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
6 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
7 JC Buttler 59* 3       v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
  JC Buttler   2 5 5 0 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
                   
8 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
9 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
10 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides his third such feat and he became the second England wicketkeeper to perform such a feat on three or more occasions. MJ Prior has  performed the feat on four occasions

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
2 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
3 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
4 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
1 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
2 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
3 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

 

Indian bowler’s five wicket hauls in an innings going in vain against England in England.

Indian bowler’s five wicket hauls in an innings going in vain against England in England.

I Sharma’s five for 51 in the just concluded test at Birmingham against England was in a losing cause to provide the fifteenth occasion of an Indian bowler’s five-wicket haul in an innings going in vain against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
6 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
7 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
8 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
9 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
10 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
11 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
12 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
13 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
14 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
15 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

I Sharma captured five for 51 in the just concluded test at Birmingham against England to  provide the  29th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England  in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
6 MH Mankad 46.0 15 101 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
7 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
8 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
9 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
10 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
11 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
12 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
13 BS Chandrasekhar 18.1 3 38 6 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1971
14 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
15 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
16 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
17 DR Doshi 47.1 17 102 6 1 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
18 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
19 RMH Binny 13.0 1 40 5 2 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
20 C Sharma 24.0 4 58 6 3 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
21 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
22 Harbhajan Singh 38.4 6 115 5 1 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 RP Singh 16.3 3 59 5 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
24 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
25 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
26 B Kumar 30.5 8 82 5 2 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
27 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
38 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
29 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings

England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings

JM Bairstow of England effected five dismissals against India in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the 38th occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 v India Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
3 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
4 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
5 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
6 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
7 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
8 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
9 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2007
10 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
11 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
12 JM Bairstow 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
12 JG Binks 5 5 0 1 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1964
14 JM Parks 5 3 2 2 v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1966
15 JM Parks 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1966
16 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
17 RW Taylor 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 10 Aug 1978
18 RW Taylor 5 5 0 1 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
19 CJ Richards 5 5 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1986
20 RC Russell 5 5 0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
21 RC Russell 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
22 RC Russell 5 4 1 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
23 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
24 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
25 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
26 JS Foster 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
27 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
28 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
29 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
30 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
31 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
32 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
33 MJ Prior 5 5 0 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
34 MJ Prior 5 5 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
35 JC Buttler 5 5 0 2 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
36 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
37 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
38 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the seventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 v India Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
3 JG Binks 5 5 0 1 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1964
4 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
5 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
6 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
7 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of his effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. He became the sixth England wicketkeeper to effect five or more dismissals in a test innings on four or more occasions. Others are – GO Jones {05}, MJ Prior {05}, RC Russell {05}, AJ Stewart {04} an CMW Read {04}. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
2 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
3 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
4 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
5 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
                 
1 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
2 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
3 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
4 MJ Prior 5 5 0 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
5 MJ Prior 5 5 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                 
1 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
2 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
3 RC Russell 5 5 0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
4 RC Russell 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
5 RC Russell 5 4 1 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
                 
1 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
2 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
3 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
4 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
                 
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2007
4 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
                 
1 JM Bairstow 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
3 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
4 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the 16th occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at home against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
2 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
4 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
5 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
6 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
7 RW Taylor 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 10 Aug 1978
8 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
9 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
10 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
11 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
12 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
13 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
14 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
15 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
16 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at Birmingham against various oppositions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
2 JS Foster 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
4 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018