JO Holder emulates Wasim Akram of Pakistan in scoring a double century as captain batting at number eight.
West Indies captain JO Holder scored 202 not out against England at Bridgetown in the just concluded teat to provide the thirteenth occasion of a captain scoring a test hundred while batting at number eight. All such occasions are listed below
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
2 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
3 | Imran Khan | 135* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 03 Feb 1987 |
4 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
5 | HH Streak | 127* | 1 | Zim | Win | Harare | 04 Nov 2003 |
6 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
7 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 |
8 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
9 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
10 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 |
11 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
12 | AG Cremer | 102* | 2 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 |
13 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies captain scoring centuries against England while batting at number eight. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
2 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
It also provides the third occasion of a West Indies captain scoring centuries while batting at number eight. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
2 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
3 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
JO Holder emulated Wasim Akram of Pakistan in scoring a double century as captain batting at number eight. Wasim Akram had scored 257 not out against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in Oct 1996
No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
2 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |