SCJ Broad of England became the seventh bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests. His 500^th victim was KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before wicket for 19 in West Indies second innings.  He needed nine wickets to reach the land mark and captured six wickets in the first innings of the third test at Manchester and his third wicket West Indies’ second innings on the final day of the  test – that of KC Brathwaite whom he had leg before – gave him his 500^th wicket. At the end of the test his wicket aggregate read 501. He captured 10 for 67 in this test – 6 for 31 in the first innings and 4 for 36 in the second innings. The following table lists the seven bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	5	10
1	Muralitharan	Srl	133	230	44039	18180	800	67	22
2	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708	37	10
3	A Kumble	Ind	132	236	40850	18355	619	35	08
4	JMAnderson	Eng	153	286	33163	15820	589	28	03
5	GDMcGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563	29	03
6	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519	22	03
7	SCJ Broad	Eng	140	258	28440	14002	501	18	02

SCJ Broad of England became the fourth pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson, GD McGrath and CA Walsh. He became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 500 wickets in tests after JM Anderson

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and capture 10 for 67 in the just concluded third test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 29th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty  in an innings and capturing ten or more wickets in a match in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by an England cricketer against West Indies.

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FE Woolley	62	–	10-049	Eng	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1912
2	AW Greig	51	–	10-149	Eng	NZl	Auckland	Feb 1975
3	JK Lever	53	–	10-070	Eng	Ind	Delhi	Dec 1976
4	IT Botham	114	–	13-106	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	Feb 1980
5	MM Ali	87	–	10-112	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jul 2017
6	SCJ Broad	62	–	10-067	Eng	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AK Davidson	–	80	11-222	Aus	Win	Brisbane	Dec 1960
2	RJ Hadlee	51	–	11-102	NZl	Win	Dunedin	Feb 1980
3	AR Border	75	–	11-096	Aus	Win	Sydney	Jan 1989
4	MG Bevan	85*	–	10-113	Aus	Win	Adelaide	Jan 1997
5	CL Cairns	72	–	10-100	NZl	Win	Hamilton	Dec 1999
6	SCJ Broad	62	–	10-067	Eng	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

SCJ Broad captured 10 for 67 in this test to provide the 108^th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. It also provides the 61st  occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at home and the 12^th such occasion at Manchester. All the twelve occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	R Peel	42.2×4	21	68	11	Aus	Manchester	Aug 1888
2	T Richardson	67.4×5	20	156	10	Aus	Manchester	Aug 1893
3	T Richardson	110.3×5	39	244	13	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
4	WH Lockwood	37.1	10	76	11	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1902
5	AP Freeman	51.4	23	93	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 1928
6	AP Freeman	71.4	25	171	12	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1929
7	AV Bedser	51.0	13	93	11	Ind	Manchester	Jul 1946
8	AV Bedser	56.5	18	112	12	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1951
9	JC Laker	68.0	27	90	19	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
10	SJ Harmison	31.1	10	76	11	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2006
11	MS Panesar	68.3	18	187	10	Win	Manchester	Jun 2007
12	SCJ Broad	22.1	5	67	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

SCJ Broad captured 10 for 67 in this test to provide the 15^th occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against West Indies. It also provides the ninth occasion of an England bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test at home against West Indies

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AP Freeman	51.4	23	093	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 1928
2	CS Marriott	41.1	08	096	11	Win	The Oval	Aug 1933
3	TE Bailey	43.0	14	098	11	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1957
4	GAR Lock	37.4	19	048	11	Win	The Oval	Aug 1957
5	FS Trueman	70.0	25	152	11	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1963
6	FS Trueman	40.3	07	119	12	Win	Birmingham	Jul 1963
7	MS Panesar	68.3	18	187	10	Win	Manchester	Jun 2007
8	SCJ Broad	58.5	12	165	11	Win	Lord’s	May 2012
9	SCJ Broad	22.1	05	067	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

FS Trueman and SCJ Broad are the two bowlers to capture ten plus wickets in a test against West Indies at home on two occasions. SCJ Broad emulated FS Trueman with his 10 for 67 in this test

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	FS Trueman	70.0	25	152	11	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1963
2	FS Trueman	40.3	07	119	12	Win	Birmingham	Jul 1963
1	SCJ Broad	58.5	12	165	11	Win	Lord’s	May 2012
2	SCJ Broad	22.1	05	067	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

It also provides the third such occasion at Manchester. All the three occasions are tabulated below.SCJ Broad’s 10 for 67 in this test represent the best match figures by an England bowler against West Indies at Manchester. Previous best was AP Freeman’s 10 for 93 in Jul 1928. Thus SCJ Broad’s figures was an improvement after 92 years.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	AP Freeman	51.4	23	093	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 1928
2	MS Panesar	68.3	18	187	10	Win	Manchester	Jun 2007
3	SCJ Broad	22.1	5	067	10	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

SCJ Broad’s 10 for 67 represents his third ten wicket haul in a test. He became the 14^th England bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a test on three of more occasions. The following table lists all the 14 bowlers with their performances. 

No	No	Player	W	Runs	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	1	SF Barnes	13	163	Aus	Melbourne	Jan 1902
	2	SF Barnes	11	110	SAF	Lord’s	Jun 1912
	3	SF Barnes	10	115	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1912
	4	SF Barnes	13	57	SAF	The Oval	Aug 1912
	5	SF Barnes	10	105	SAF	Durban	Dec 1913
	6	SF Barnes	17	159	SAF	Jo’burg	Dec 1913
	7	SF Barnes	14	144	SAF	Durban	Feb 1914
2	1	DL Underwood	11	70	NZl	Lord’s	Jul 1969
	2	DL Underwood	12	101	NZl	The Oval	Aug 1969
	3	DL Underwood	12	97	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1971
	4	DL Underwood	10	82	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1972
	5	DL Underwood	13	71	Pak	Lord’s	Aug 1974
	6	DL Underwood	11	215	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1975
3	1	AV Bedser	11	145	Ind	Lord’s	Jun 1946
	2	AV Bedser	11	93	Ind	Manchester	Jul 1946
	3	AV Bedser	10	105	Aus	Melbourne	Feb 1951
	4	AV Bedser	12	112	SAF	Manchester	Jul 1951
	5	AV Bedser	14	99	Aus	Nottingham	Jun 1953
4	1	GA Lohmann	12	104	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1886
	2	GA Lohmann	10	87	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1887
	3	GA Lohmann	10	142	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1892
	4	GA Lohmann	15	45	SAF	P Elizabeth	Feb 1896
	5	GA Lohmann	12	71	SAF	Jo’burg	Mar 1896
5	1	C Blythe	11	118	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1906
	2	C Blythe	15	99	SAF	Leeds	Jul 1907
	3	C Blythe	11	102	Aus	Birmingham	May 1909
	4	C Blythe	10	104	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1910
6	1	IT Botham	11	140	NZl	Lord’s	Aug 1978
	2	IT Botham	11	176	Aus	Perth	Dec 1979
	3	IT Botham	13	106	Ind	Mumbai	Feb 1980
	4	IT Botham	10	253	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1981
7	1	J Briggs	11	74	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 1886
	2	J Briggs	15	28	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1889
	3	J Briggs	12	136	Aus	Adelaide	Mar 1892
	4	J Briggs	10	148	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1893
8	1	T Richardson	10	156	Aus	Manchester	Aug 1893
	2	T Richardson	11	173	Aus	Lord’s	Jun 1896
	3	T Richardson	13	244	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1896
	4	T Richardson	10	204	Aus	Sydney	Feb 1898
9	1	FS Trueman	11	88	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1961
	2	FS Trueman	11	152	Win	Lord’s	Jun 1963
	3	FS Trueman	12	119	Win	Birmingham	Jul 1963
10	1	GAR Lock	11	48	Win	The Oval	Aug 1957
	2	GAR Lock	11	65	NZl	Leeds	Jul 1958
	3	GAR Lock	11	84	NZl	Christchurch	Feb 1959
11	1	GP Swann	10	217	Ban	Chattogram	Mar 2010
	2	GP Swann	10	181	Srl	Col-PSS	Apr 2012
	3	GP Swann	10	132	NZl	Leeds	May 2013
12	1	JC Laker	10	119	SAF	The Oval	Aug 1951
	2	JC Laker	11	113	Aus	Leeds	Jul 1956
	3	JC Laker	19	90	Aus	Manchester	Jul 1956
13	1	JM Anderson	11	71	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 2010
	2	JM Anderson	10	158	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 2013
	3	JM Anderson	10	45	Srl	Leeds	May 2016
14	1	SCJ Broad	11	165	Win	Lord’s	May 2012
	2	SCJ Broad	11	121	Aus	Ch-le-St	Aug 2013
	3	SCJ Broad	10	67	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

CR Woakes captured 5 for 50 in the second innings of this test to provide the 103^rd occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies. It also provides the 64^th occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against West Indies at home and also tenth such occasion at Manchester

CR Woakes captured 5 for 50 in the second innings of this test to provide the 19^th occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings.

CR Woakes became the fourth England bowler to capture five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings after C Blythe, NA Mallender and AR Caddick

No	Player	W	R	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	C Blythe	5	50	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	Mar 1906
2	NA Mallender	5	50	Eng	Pak	Leeds	Jul 1992
3	AR Caddick	5	50	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	Jun 1997
4	CR Woakes	5	50	Eng	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

He also became the second bowler to capture five wickets conceding exact 50 runs in a test innings against West Indies after GD McGrath. His figures represent the third occasion.

No	Player	W	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	GD McGrath	5	50	Aus	Win	Melbourne	Dec 1996
2	GD McGrath	5	50	Aus	Win	Port of Spain	Mar 1999
3	CR Woakes	5	50	Aus	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the 16th occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	England	won	675 runs	Aus	Brisbane	Nov 1928
2	England	won	354 runs	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 2010
3	England	won	347 runs	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 2013
4	England	won	338 runs	Aus	Adelaide	Jan 1933
5	England	won	330 runs	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
6	England	won	329 runs	Ban	Chattogram	Oct 2003
7	England	won	322 runs	Aus	Brisbane	Dec 1936
8	England	won	319 runs	Ind	Nottingham	Jul 2011
9	England	won	312 runs	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 1957
10	England	won	299 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan 1971
11	England	won	289 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1926
12	England	won	288 runs	SAF	P Elizabeth	Feb 1896
13	England	won	269 runs	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020
14	England	won	266 runs	Ind	Southampton	Jul 2014
15	England	won	256 runs	Win	Birmingham	Jul 2004
16	England	won	256 runs	Win	Port of Spain	Jan 1960

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the third occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	England	won	269 runs	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020
2	England	won	256 runs	Win	Birmingham	Jul 2004
3	England	won	256 runs	Win	Port of Spain	Jan 1960

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the second occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at Manchester. Both occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	England	won	330 runs	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
2	England	won	269 runs	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020

England won this test by 269 runs to provide the eighth occasion of England winning a test by 250 plus runs margin at home. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	England	won	256 runs	Win	Birmingham	Jul 2004
2	England	won	347 runs	Aus	Lord’s	Jul 2013
3	England	won	330 runs	Pak	Manchester	Jul 2016
4	England	won	269 runs	Win	Manchester	Jul 2020
5	England	won	354 runs	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 2010
6	England	won	319 runs	Ind	Nottingham	Jul 2011
7	England	won	266 runs	Ind	Southampton	Jul 2014
8	England	won	289 runs	Aus	The Oval	Aug 1926