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Occasions of a team’s total less than the individual batsman’s three figure knock in one day internationals

Occasions of a team’s total less than the individual batsman’s three figure knock in one day internationals

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 124 in the first game of the ongoing Asia Cup against Bangladesh at Dubai-ICS on 15.09.18. Bangladesh’s innings contained Mushfiqar Rahim’s 144. Thus Sri Lanka’s 124 was less than Mushfiqar Rahim’s 144 to provide the 32nd occasion of a team’s total less than the individual batsman’s three-figure knock. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Date Runs Oppn Total Ground
1 Amiss DL Eng 07.06.75 137 Ind 132 Lord’s
2 Turner GM NZl 07.06.75 171* EAF 128 Edgbaston
3 Richards IVA Win 31.05.84 189* Eng 168 Old Trafford
4 Haynes DL Win 14.04.85 145* NZl 129 Guayna
5 Richards IVA Win 13.10.87 181 Srl 169 Karachi
6 Ijaz Ahmed Pak 29.10.88 124* Ban 111 Chittagong
7 Marsh GR Aus 10.01.89 125* Pak 108 Melbourne
8 deSilva PA Srl 06.11.94 107* Zim 105 Harare
9 Kirsten G SAF 16.02.96 188* UAE 152 Rawalpindi
10 Flower GW Zim 27.03.99 140 Kenya 123 Dhanka
11 Mohd Yousuf Pak 21.04.02 125 NZl 122 Karachi
12 Hayden ML Aus 30.08.02 146 Pak 108 Nairobi-G
13 Gibbs HH SAF 03.10.02 153 Ban 133 Potchefstroom
14 Wishart CB Zim 10.02.03 172* Nam 104 Harare
15 Tendulkar SR Ind 23.02.03 152 Nam 130 Pietermaritzburg
16 Gayle CH Win 04.03.03 119 Ken 104 Kimberlry
17 Astle NJ NZl 10.09.04 145* USA 137 TheOval
18 McCullum BB NZl 01.07.08 166 Ire 112 Aberdeen
19 Marshall JAH NZl 01.07.08 161 Ire 112 Aberdeen
20 Duminy J-P* SAF 22.10.10 129 Zim 127 Benoni
21 deVilliers AB SAF 03.03.11 134 Net 120 Mohali
22 Cook AN Eng 13.02.12 137 Pak 130 Abu Dhabi
23 Sangakkara KC Srl 20.07.13 169 SAF 140 Col-RPS
24 Anderson CJ NZl 01.01.14 131* Win 124 Queenstown
25 MacLeod CS Sco 23.01.14 175 Can 171 Christchurch
26 Sharma RG Ind 13.11.14 264 Srl 251 Kolkata
27 deVilliers AB SAF 27.02.15 162* Win 151 Sydney
28 Warner DA Aus 04.03.15 178 Afg 142 Perth
29 Warner DA Aus 09.12.16 156 NZl 147 Melbourne
30 Imam-ul-Haq Pak 13.07.18 128 Zim 107 Harare
31 Fakhar Zaman Pak 20.07.18 210* Zim 155 Harare
32 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 15.09.18 144 Srl 124 Dubai ICS

It also provides the third such occasion against Sri Lanka. All the three occasions are listed below.

No Player Team Date Runs Oppn Total Ground
1 Richards IVA Win 13.10.87 181 Srl 169 Karachi
2 Sharma RG Ind 13.11.14 264 Srl 251 Kolkata
3 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 15.09.18 144 Srl 124 Dubai ICS

 

Two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a Test.

Two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a Test.

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} of India scored centuries against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the 24th occasion of two or more batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Sutcliffe 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
  FE Woolley 123 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
             
2 PA Gibb 120 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
  WJ Edrich 219 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
  WR Hammond 140 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
             
3 AR Morris 182 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
  DG Bradman 173* Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
             
4 CC Hunte 114 Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
  GS Sobers 109* Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
             
5 AA Baig 112 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
  PR Umrigar 118 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
6 GS Sobers 113 Win Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
  SM Nurse 137 Win Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
             
7 KR Stackpole 136 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
  IM Chappell 104 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
             
8 BE Congdon 176 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
  V Pollard 116 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
             
9 SM Gavaskar 102 Ind Win Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
  GR Viswanath 112 Ind Win Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
             
10 GM Wood 126 Aus Win Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
  CS Serjeant 124 Aus Win Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
             
11 GN Yallop 114 Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
  AR Border 123* Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
             
12 CG Greenidge 120* Win Aus Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
  DL Haynes 103* Win Aus Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
             
13 Mudassar Nazar 106 Pak NZl Hyd-Pak 25 Nov 1984
  Javed Miandad 103* Pak NZl Hyd-Pak 25 Nov 1984
             
14 RL Dias 106 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
  LRD Mendis 124 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
             
15 BA Young 120 NZl Pak Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
  SA Thomson 120* NZl Pak Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
             
16 MA Taylor 113 Aus Eng Sydney 01 Jan 1995
  MJ Slater 103 Aus Eng Sydney 01 Jan 1995
             
17 R Dravid 103* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  SC Ganguly 101* Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
             
18 JL Langer 127 Aus Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
  AC Gilchrist 149* Aus Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
             
19 RR Sarwan 105 Win Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
  S Chanderpaul 104 Win Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
             
20 GC Smith 108 SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
  AB de Villiers 106* SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
             
21 GC Smith 101* SAF Aus Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
  HM Amla 112 SAF Aus Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
             
22 F du Plessis 134 SAF Ind Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
  AB de Villiers 103 SAF Ind Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
             
23 Shan Masood 125 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
  Younis Khan 171* Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015
             
24 KL Rahul 149 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  RR Pant 114 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} of India scored centuries against England in the just concluded test at The Oval to provide the seventh occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 182 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
  DG Bradman 173* Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
             
2 AA Baig 112 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
  PR Umrigar 118 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
3 KR Stackpole 136 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
  IM Chappell 104 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
             
4 BE Congdon 176 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
  V Pollard 116 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
             
5 GN Yallop 114 Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
  AR Border 123* Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
             
6 MA Taylor 113 Aus Eng Sydney 01 Jan 1995
  MJ Slater 103 Aus Eng Sydney 01 Jan 1995
             
7 KL Rahul 149 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  RR Pant 114 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} of India  scored centuries against England in the  just  concluded test at The Oval to provide the sixth occasion of two batsmen’s  fourth innings centuries  in a losing cause All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Sutcliffe 115 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
  FE Woolley 123 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
             
2 AA Baig 112 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
  PR Umrigar 118 Ind Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
3 GS Sobers 113 Win Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
  SM Nurse 137 Win Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
             
4 BE Congdon 176 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
  V Pollard 116 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
             
5 GN Yallop 114 Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
  AR Border 123* Aus Eng Manchester 13 Aug 1981
             
6 KL Rahul 149 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  RR Pant 114 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

 

Fourth innings test centuries by wicket keepers – RR Pant joins the elite list

Fourth innings test centuries by wicket keepers – RR Pant joins the elite list

RR Pant’s 114 in the just concluded test for India against England at The Oval provides the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. RR Pant became the first Indian gloveman to perform such a feat and his feat provides the first such occasions against England in a test.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
2 Moin Khan 117* 4 Pak Srl Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
3 AC Gilchrist 149* 4 Aus Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
4 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
5 MJ Prior 110* 4 Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
6 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
7 RR Pant 114 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper’s fourth-innings century in a losing cause. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
2 Moin Khan 117* 4 Pak Srl Sialkot 22 Sep 1995
3 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
4 RR Pant 114 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
Fourth Innings centuries by Indian batsmen

Fourth Innings centuries by Indian batsmen

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} scored centuries for India in the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide the 27th and 28th occasion of an Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Mushtaq Ali 106 4 v West Indies Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 VS Hazare 122 4 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 04 Feb 1949
3 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
4 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
5 ML Jaisimha 101 4 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
6 SM Gavaskar 117* 4 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 1971
7 SM Gavaskar 102 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
8 GR Viswanath 112 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
9 SM Gavaskar 113 4 v Australia Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
10 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
11 DB Vengsarkar 146* 4 v Pakistan Delhi 04 Dec 1979
12 SV Manjrekar 113* 4 v Pakistan Karachi 15 Nov 1989
13 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
14 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
15 M Azharuddin 108* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
16 R Dravid 103* 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
17 SC Ganguly 101* 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
18 SR Tendulkar 136 4 v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
19 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
20 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006
21 W Jaffer 100 4 v England Nagpur 1 Mar 2006
22 SR Tendulkar 103* 4 v England Chennai 11 Dec 2008
23 VVS Laxman 103* 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
24 S Dhawan 115 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
25 V Kohli 105* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
36 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
27 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
28 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

The following table furnishes the centuries scored by nine Indian batsmen in the  fourth innings of a test against England.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
2 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
3 SM Gavaskar 221 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
4 SR Tendulkar 119* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
5 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
6 W Jaffer 100 4 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
7 SR Tendulkar 103* 4 v England Chennai 11 Dec 2008
8 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
9 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} scored centuries for India in the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide the fourth occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
2 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
1 SM Gavaskar 102 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
2 GR Viswanath 112 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
             
1 R Dravid 103* 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
2 SC Ganguly 101* 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
             
1 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
2 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} scored centuries for India in the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide the second occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
2 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
1 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
2 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} scored centuries for India in the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide the eleventh and twelfth occasion of an Indian batsmen’s fourth-innings centuries in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
2 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
3 ML Jaisimha 101 4 v Australia Brisbane 19 Jan 1968
4 SM Gavaskar 113 4 v Australia Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
5 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
6 SR Tendulkar 136 4 v Pakistan Chennai 28 Jan 1999
7 AB Agarkar 109* 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
8 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 v Pakistan Karachi 29 Jan 2006
9 S Dhawan 115 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
10 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
11 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
12 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul {149} and RR Pant {114} scored centuries for India in the just concluded test against England at The Oval to provide the second occasion of two Indian batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test which have gone in vain. Both such occasions are tabulated below. By a coincidence, both these occasions are against England

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AA Baig 112 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
2 PR Umrigar 118 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
             
11 KL Rahul 149 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
12 RR Pant 114 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018

 

England batsmen scoring a duck and a century in a test – JE Root is the latest addition

England batsmen scoring a duck and a century in a test – JE Root is the latest addition

JE Root of England scored a duck and a century in the just concluded test at The Oval against India to provide the occasion of an England batsman scoring a duck and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 LC Braund 102 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
2 JT Tyldesley 0 100 England v Australia Leeds 03 Jul 1905
3 G Gunn 122* 0 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
4 FE Woolley 0 123 England v Australia Sydney 19 Dec 1924
5 GB Legge 196 0 England v New Zealand Auckland 21 Feb 1930
6 DCS Compton 145* 0 England v Australia Manchester 08 Jul 1948
7 L Hutton 101 0 England v New Zealand Leeds 11 Jun 1949
8 PBH May 0 112 England v South Africa Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
9 MC Cowdrey 119 0 England v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
10 Rev.DS Sheppard 0 113 England v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
11 MC Cowdrey 101 0 England v West Indies Kingston 08 Feb 1968
12 DL Amiss 158 0 England v Pakistan Hyd-Pak 16 Mar 1973
13 DW Randall 0 150 England v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 1979
14 IT Botham 0 118 England v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
15 G Boycott 137 0 England v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
16 MW Gatting 100 0 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
17 DI Gower 100 0 England v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
18 CC Lewis 0 117 England v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
19 MA Atherton 144 0 England v West Indies Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
20 MW Gatting 117 0 England v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
21 GP Thorpe 123 0 England v Australia Perth 03 Feb 1995
22 N Hussain 113 0 England v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Dec 1996
23 GA Hick 107 0 England v Sri Lanka The Oval 27 Aug 1998
24 A Flintoff 0 137 England v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
25 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
26 MP Vaughan 0 183 England v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
27 AJ Strauss 147 0 England v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
28 IR Bell 115 0 England v Pakistan Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
29 AJ Strauss 0 177 England v New Zealand Napier 22 Mar 2008
30 AJ Strauss 0 110 England v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
31 AN Cook 115 0 England v South Africa The Oval 19 Jul 2012
32 NRD Compton 0 117 England v New Zealand Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
33 KK Jennings 112 0 England v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
34 JE Root 0 126 England v India The Oval 07 Sep 2018

JE Root became the fourth England batsman to score a duck and a century against India in a test.

The following table lists all such batsmen

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 CC Lewis 0 117 England v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
2 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
3 KK Jennings 112 0 England v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
4 JE Root 0 125 England v India The Oval 07 Sep 2018

As  on date there are 18 occasions of batsmen scoring a duck and a century against India in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 160 0 Pakistan v India Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1960
2 GT Dowling 129 0 New Zealand v India Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
3 IM Chappell 138 0 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
4 GS Sobers 132 0 West Indies v India Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
5 AI Kallicharran 0 103* West Indies v India Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
6 Asif Iqbal 0 104 Pakistan v India Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
7 CC Lewis 0 117 England v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
8 G Kirsten 103 0 South Africa v India Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
9 Saeed Anwar 0 188* Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
10 MP Vaughan 0 100 England v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
11 JL Langer 121 0 Australia v India Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
12 RT Ponting 242 0 Australia v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
13 Younis Khan 147 0 Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
14 AG Prince 121 0 South Africa v India Durban 26 Dec 2006
15 Tamim Iqbal 0 151 Bangladesh v India Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
16 BJ Watling 0 124 New Zealand v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
17 KK Jennings 112 0 England v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
18 JE Root 0 125 England v India The Oval 07 Sep 2018

 

 

 

KL Rahul’s distinction – holds the record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series

KL Rahul’s distinction – holds the record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series

KL Rahul of India pouched 14 catches in the ongoing test series against England. He became the third fieldsman other than the wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch 14 or more catches in a test series. The other two fieldsmen are – JM Gregory of Australia {15 catches against England in 1920-21 series} and GS Chappell of Australia {14 catches against England in 1974-75 series}. KL Rahul’s 14 catches in 2018 series against England are listed below. Thus KL Rahul shares the second place jointly with GS  Chappell for most catches by a fieldsman in a test series

No Batsman MoD Bowler Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KK Jennings ct R Ashwin 08 3 Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
2 JE Root ct R Ashwin 14 3 Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
3 JE Root ct HH Pandya 16 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
4 BA Stokes ct Mohd Shami 10 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
5 JM Bairstow ct HH Pandya 15 2 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
6 AN Cook ct I Sharma 17 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 JE Root ct JJ Bumrah 13 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
8 BA Stokes ct HH Pandya 62 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
9 SCJ Broad ct JJ Bumrah 20 4 Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
10 AN Cook ct JJ Bumrah 12 3 Eng Southampton 30 Aug 2018
11 MM Ali ct I Sharma 09 3 Eng Southampton 30 Aug 2018
12 KK Jennings ct RA Jadeja 23 1 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
13 SCJ Broad ct RA Jadeja 38 1 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
14 BA Stokes ct RA Jadeja 37 3 Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

KL Rahul now  holds the record for most catches in a series by an Indian fieldsman. He went past R Dravid’s 13 catches  against Australia in 2004-05 test series

KL Rahul’s 14 catches in the ongoing test series is a record for most catches by a fieldsman in an away series. The previous record was 13 catches and was credited to RB Simpson of Australia. He had pouched 13 catches against South Africa in South Africa  in 1957-58 test series.

 

Rival skippers scoring a duck and a century in the same test

Rival skippers scoring a duck and a century in the same test

JE Root of England scored 125 and V Kohli scored a duck in the ongoing test between the two teams at The Oval to provide the 63rd  occasion of rival captains scoring a century and duck in the same test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the reverse order with the captain’s duck shown first and also in the order of recent happenings first

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 0 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  JE Root 125 3 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
               
2 JO Holder 0 3 Win Eng Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
  JE Root 136 1 Eng Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
               
3 V Kohli 0 2 Ind Aus Pune 23 Feb 2017
  SPD Smith 109 3 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
               
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 0 3 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
  SPD Smith 165* 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
               
5 BB McCullum 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
  AN Cook 162 3 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
               
6 MS Dhoni 0 3 Ind Aus Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  SPD Smith 133 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
               
7 AN Cook 0 4 Eng Aus Manchester 01 Aug 2013
  MJ Clarke 187 1 Aus Eng Manchester 01 Aug 2013
               
8 MS Dhoni 0 3 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
  AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
               
9 GC Smith 0 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
10 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  GC Smith 131 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
               
11 AJ Strauss 0 4 Eng Srl Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
  M Jayawardene 105 1 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
               
12 LRPL Taylor 0 3 NZl Aus Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
  MJ Clarke 139 2 Aus NZl Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
               
13 AJ Strauss 0 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
  TM Dilshan 193 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
               
14 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
  GC Smith 105 2 SAF Eng Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
               
15 RT Ponting 0 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
  JH Kallis 102 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
               
16 RT Ponting 0 1 Aus SAF Perth 17 Dec 2008
  GC Smith 108 4 SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
               
17 CH Gayle 0 2 Win Srl Providence 22 Mar 2008
  M Jayawardene 136 1 Srl Win Providence 22 Mar 2008
               
18 Mohd Ashraful 0 2 Ban SAF Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
               
19 A Flintoff 0 2 Eng Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
  RT Ponting 196 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
               
20 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 2 Pak Win Lahore 11 Nov 2006
  BC Lara 122 3 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
21 GC Smith 0 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 103 1 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 116 3 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
               
22 S Chanderpaul 0 4 Win Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 117* 3 Pak Win Kingston 03 Jun 2005
               
23 Younis Khan 0 4 Pak Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
  S Chanderpaul 153* 3 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
               
24 T Taibu 0 3 Zim Srl Bulawayo 14 May 2004
  MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
               
25 T Taibu 0 3 Zim Srl Harare 06 May 2004
  MS Atapattu 170 2 Srl Zim Harare 06 May 2004
               
26 R Dravid 0 3 Ind Pak Lahore 05 Apr 2004
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 2 Pak Ind Lahore 05 Apr 2004
               
27 SR Waugh 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
  SC Ganguly 144 2 Ind Aus Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
               
28 Khaled Mahmud 0 1 Ban Aus Cairns 25 Jul 2003
  SR Waugh 156* 2 Aus Ban Cairns 25 Jul 2003
               
29 SC Ganguly 0 4 Ind Eng Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
  N Hussain 155 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
               
30 SV Carlisle 0 1 Zim Ind Delhi 28 Feb 2002
  SC Ganguly 136 2 Ind Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
               
31 ST Jayasuriya 0 3 Srl Eng Kandy 07 Mar 2001
  N Hussain 109 2 Eng Srl Kandy 07 Mar 2001
               
32 SR Tendulkar 0 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
  SR Waugh 150 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
               
33 SP Fleming 0 4 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
  MA Taylor 112 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
               
34 LK Germon 0 3 NZl Pak Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
  Saeed Anwar 149 2 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
               
35 AR Border 0 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
  M Azharuddin 106 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
               
36 Imran Khan 0 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
  MW Gatting 124 2 Eng Pak Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
               
37 MW Gatting 0 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  AR Border 100* 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
               
38 N Kapil Dev 0 1 Ind Srl Kandy 14 Sep 1985
  LRD Mendis 124 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
               
39 N Kapil Dev 0 3 Ind Win Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
  CH Lloyd 161* 2 Win Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
               
40 N Kapil Dev 0 3 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
  CH Lloyd 103 2 Win Ind Delhi 29 Oct 1983
               
41 RGD Willis 0 3 Eng Aus Perth 12 Nov 1982
  GS Chappell 117 2 Aus Eng Perth 12 Nov 1982
               
42 SM Gavaskar 0 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
               
43 GS Chappell 0 2 Aus Win Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
  CH Lloyd 121 1 Win Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
               
44 Mushtaq Mohd 0 1 Pak Win Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
  CH Lloyd 157 2 Win Pak Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
               
45 BS Bedi 0 1 Ind Win Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
  CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
               
46 CH Lloyd 0 3 Win Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
  GS Chappell 123 2 Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
               
47 R Illingworth 0 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
  RB Kanhai 157 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
               
48 R Illingworth 0 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
  IM Chappell 118 2 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1972
               
49 GS Sobers 0 2 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  MC Cowdrey 101 1 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
               
50 MC Cowdrey 0 4 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  GS Sobers 113* 3 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
               
51 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 1 Pak Eng Karachi 02 Feb 1962
  ER Dexter 205 2 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
               
52 R Benaud 0 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1958
  PBH May 113 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1958
               
53 IWG Johnson 0 2 Aus Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1956
  PBH May 101 1 Eng Aus Leeds 12 Jul 1956
               
54 JDC Goddard 0 3 Win Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
  AL Hassett 102 4 Aus Win Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
               
55 AD Nourse 0 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
  AL Hassett 112 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
               
56 L Amarnath 0 3 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
57 L Amarnath 0 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 132 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 127* 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
               
58 WR Hammond 0 3 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1938
  DG Bradman 103 2 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1938
               
59 GOB Allen 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
  DG Bradman 169 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
               
60 PW Sherwell 0 4 SAF Aus Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
  C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
               
61 J Darling 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1905
  Hon.FS Jackson 113 1 Eng Aus Manchester 24 Jul 1905
               
62 PF Warner 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
  MA Noble 133 1 Aus Eng Sydney 11 Dec 1903
               
63 TP Horan 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 21 Mar 1885
  A Shrewsbury snr 105* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 21 Mar 1885

 

AN Cook’s distinction – becomes the second cricketer to score centuries on debut, debut as captain and in the farewell test

AN Cook’s distinction – becomes the second cricketer to score centuries on debut, debut as captain and in the farewell test

AN Cook of England became the second cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score a century on debut, a century on first captaincy assignment and a century in a farewell test. GS Chappell of Australia is the other cricketer to achieve such a feat.

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date Test
3 GS Chappell 108 Aus Eng Perth 11 Dec 1970 Debut Test
  GS Chappell 123 + 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975 Debut as captain
  GS Chappell 182 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 1984 Farewell Test
               
5 AN Cook 104* Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006 Debut Test
  AN Cook 173 Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010 Debut as captain
  AN Cook 147 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018 Farewell Test
Skippers scoring a duck and a century in a test

Skippers scoring a duck and a century in a test

JE Root of England scored zero and 125 in the ongoing test against India at The Oval to provide the 21st occasion of a captain scoring a duck and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 0 153* Aus Eng The Oval 06 Sep 1880
2 GHS Trott 0 143 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 DG Bradman 138 0 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
4 PBH May 0 112 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
5 MC Cowdrey 119 0 Eng Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
6 MC Cowdrey 101 0 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
7 GS Sobers 0 113* Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
8 GS Sobers 132 0 Win Ind Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
9 A Ranatunga 127 0 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
10 MD Crowe 0 107 NZl Srl Colombo (SSC) 06 Dec 1992
11 MA Atherton 144 0 Eng Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
12 SP Fleming 192 0 NZl Pak Hamilton 19 Dec 2003
13 Mohd Ashraful 0 129* Ban Srl Colombo (PSS) 03 Jul 2007
14 M Jayawardene 104 0 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
15 AJ Strauss 0 110 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
16 GC Smith 122 0 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
17 MJ Clarke 161* 0 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
18 Misbah-ul-Haq 114 0 Pak Eng Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
19 V Kohli 0 104* Ind Srl Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
20 F du Plessis 0 120 SAF Aus Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
21 JE Root 0 125 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018

JE Root of England scored zero and 125 in the ongoing test against India at The Oval to provide the sixth occasion of an England captain scoring a duck and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PBH May 0 112 Eng SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
2 MC Cowdrey 119 0 Eng Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
3 MC Cowdrey 101 0 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
4 MA Atherton 144 0 Eng Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
5 AJ Strauss 0 110 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
6 JE Root 0 125 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018

JE Root of England scored zero and 125 in the ongoing test against India at The Oval to provide the second occasion of a captain scoring a duck and a century in a test against India. Prior to this, GS Sobers of West Indies had scored 132 and zero at Port of Spain in Apr 1971. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 132 0 Win Ind Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
2 JE Root 0 125 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018

GS Sobers and MC Cowdrey are the two captains in the annals of test cricket to score a duck and a century in a test on two occasions. The feats of these two captains is tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 0 113* Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
2 GS Sobers 132 0 Win Ind Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
               
1 MC Cowdrey 119 0 Eng Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
2 MC Cowdrey 101 0 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968

The test cricket has witnessed a lone occasion of rival skippers scoring a duck and a century in the same test. England captain MC Cowdrey scored 101 and zero while West Indies captain GS Sobers scored zero and 113 not out in the test played between the two teams at Kingston in Feb 1968

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MC Cowdrey 101 0 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
2 GS Sobers 0 113* Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968

 

Rival skippers scoring ducks in a test match

Rival skippers scoring ducks in a test match

JE Root of England and V Kohli of India scored ducks in the ongoing test between England and India at The Oval to provide the 16th occasion of rival skippers scoring ducks in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Hon.FS Jackson 0 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 29 May 1905
  2 J Darling 0 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 29 May 1905
                 
2 1 WM Woodfull 0 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
  2 HB Cameron 0 3 SAF Aus Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
                 
3 1 HB Cave 0 1 NZl Win Dunedin 02 Feb 1956
  2 DS Atkinson 0 2 Win NZl Dunedin 02 Feb 1956
  3 HB Cave 0 3 NZl Win Dunedin 02 Feb 1956
                 
4 1 FCM Alexander 0 1 Win Pak Karachi 20 Feb 1959
  2 Fazal Mahmood 0 2 Pak Win Karachi 20 Feb 1959
                 
5 1 GS Sobers 0 2 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 4 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
                 
6 1 AL Wadekar 0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
  2 GS Sobers 0 3 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
                 
7 1 Imran Khan 0 3 Pak Win Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
  2 DL Haynes 0 4 Win Pak Faisalabad 23 Nov 1990
                 
8 1 LK Germon 0 1 NZl Pak Lahore 21 Nov 1996
  2 Saeed Anwar 0 4 Pak NZl Lahore 21 Nov 1996
                 
9 1 Wasim Akram 0 2 Pak Win Karachi 06 Dec 1997
  2 CA Walsh 0 3 Win Pak Karachi 06 Dec 1997
                 
10 1 Waqar Younis 0 1 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
  2 SR Waugh 0 2 Aus Pak Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
  3 Waqar Younis 0 3 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
                 
11 1 BC Lara 0 1 Win Eng Port of Spain 19 Mar 2004
  2 MP Vaughan 0 2 Eng Win Port of Spain 19 Mar 2004
                 
12 1 DPMD Jayawardene 0 1 Srl Eng Nottingham 02 Jun 2006
  2 A Flintoff 0 4 Eng Srl Nottingham 02 Jun 2006
                 
13 1 DPMD Jayawardene 0 3 Srl NZl Christchurch 07 Dec 2006
  2 SP Fleming 0 4 NZl Srl Christchurch 07 Dec 2006
                 
14 1 DPMD Jayawardene 0 1 Srl NZl Wellington 15 Dec 2006
  2 SP Fleming 0 2 NZl Srl Wellington 15 Dec 2006
                 
15 1 Mushfiqur Rahim 0 3 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
  2 BRM Taylor 0 4 Zim Ban Khulna 03 Nov 2014
                 
16 1 JE Root 0 1 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  2 V Kohli 0 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

JE Root of England and V Kohli of India scored ducks in the ongoing test between England and India at The Oval to provide the second occasion of rival skippers scoring ducks in a test involving an Indian captain. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AL Wadekar 0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
  2 GS Sobers 0 3 Win Ind Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
                 
2 1 JE Root 0 1 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  2 V Kohli 0 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018

JE Root of England and V Kohli of India scored ducks in the ongoing test between England and India at The Oval to provide the fifth occasion of rival skippers scoring ducks in a test involving an England captain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 Hon.FS Jackson 0 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 29 May 1905
  2 J Darling 0 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 29 May 1905
                 
2 1 GS Sobers 0 2 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 4 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
                 
3 1 BC Lara 0 1 Win Eng Port of Spain 19 Mar 2004
  2 MP Vaughan 0 2 Eng Win Port of Spain 19 Mar 2004
                 
4 1 DPMD Jayawardene 0 1 Srl Eng Nottingham 02 Jun 2006
  2 A Flintoff 0 4 Eng Srl Nottingham 02 Jun 2006
                 
5 1 JE Root 0 1 Eng Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
  2 V Kohli 0 4 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018