KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 68th occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 70th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 40^th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite’s run aggregate against England at the end of this test read 751. He became the 30^th West Indies batsman to total 750 plus runs against England, He also became the eighth West Indies opening batsman total 750 plus runs against England,

His 75 in the first innings of this test provides the fifth fifty against England. He became the eight West Indies opening batsman to score five or more fifties. Others are – DL Haynes {18}, CG Greenidge {15}, RC Fredericks {14}, CH Gayle {10}, JB Stollmeyer {07}, SL Campbell {07} and CC Hunte {05}

SO Dowrich was dismissed for a duck to provide the 28^th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England. It also provides the 15^th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England in England

SO Dowrich became the third West Indies wicketkeeper batsman to score a duck in a test innings against England at Manchester. Others are IM Barrow in Jul 1933 and JR Marray in Jul 1995

J Blackwood batting at number seven and SO Downright batting at number eight scored ducks in West Indies innings to provide the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen batting at number seven and eight scoring zeroes in a test innings against England. The other three occasions are – FCM Alexander and DT Dewdney at The Oval in Aug 1957, GS Sobers and JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and EAE Baptiste and RA Harper in Jul 1984.

It is interesting to note one of the batsmen who was dismissed for a zero was the wicket keeper batsman in three of the captioned four occasions. FCM Alexander The Oval in Aug 1957, JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and SO Dowrich at Manchester in Jul  2020

RL Chase’s all round  performance of 5 for 172 and 51 in this test provides the eighth occasion of a West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	79	–	5	75	Eng	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
2	GS Sobers	174	–	5	41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
3	KD Boyce	72	–	11	147	Eng	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
4	MD Marshall	72	–	6	69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
5	CH Gayle	–	82	5	34	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004
6	DJ Bravo	77	–	6	55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
7	RL Chase	54	–	8	60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
8	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the first West Indies cricketer to score 50 plus runs and capture five or more wickets in a test against England on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Chase	54	–	8	60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
2	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the second West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England at Manchester after DJ Bravo. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	Si	W	R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DJ Bravo	77	–	6	55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
2	RL Chase	51	–	5	172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase’s five for 172 and 51 in this test provides the 221^st occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. It also provides the 27^th occasion of a West Indies cricketer performing such a feat. All such 27 occasions are tabulated belo

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	LN Constantine	79	–	5-75	Eng	The Oval	19 Aug 1939
2	DS Atkinson	219	–	5-56	Aus	Bridgetown	14 May 1955
3	DS Atkinson	60	–	5-66	NZl	Wellington	03 Mar 1956
4	OG Smith	100	–	5-90	Ind	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
5	WW Hall	50	–	5-63	Aus	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
6	GS Sobers	64	–	5-120	Aus	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961
7	WW Hall	50*	–	5-20	Ind	Port of Spain	04 Apr 1962
8	GS Sobers	104	50	5-63	Ind	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
9	GS Sobers	174	–	5-41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
10	KD Boyce	72	–	11-147	Eng	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
11	DR Parry	–	65	5-15	Aus	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978
12	MD Marshall	54	–	6-37	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
13	MD Marshall	57	–	5-82	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984
14	MD Marshall	55	–	5-86	Aus	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
15	MD Marshall	63	–	7-80	NZl	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985
16	MD Marshall	72	–	6-69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
17	CL Hooper	81	67	5-116	Ind	Nagpur	01 Dec 1994
18	CL Hooper	81	–	5-26	Srl	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997
19	CH Gayle	–	82	5-34	Eng	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004
20	DJ Bravo	77	–	6-55	Eng	Manchester	12 Aug 2004
21	CH Gayle	–	50	5-91	Pak	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
22	DJ Bravo	–	64	6-84	Aus	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005
23	RL Chase	–	137*	5-121	Ind	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
24	JO Holder	74	–	5-41	Srl	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018
25	JO Holder	52	–	5-56	Ind	Hyd-RGS	12 Oct 2018
26	RL Chase	54	–	8-60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
27	RL Chase	51	–	5-172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the third West Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test on three occasions, Others are GS Sobers {03} and MD Marshall {05}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No	Player	FI	SI	W-R	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Sobers	64	–	5-120	Aus	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961
2	GS Sobers	104	50	5-63	Ind	Kingston	13 Apr 1962
3	GS Sobers	174	–	5-41	Eng	Leeds	04 Aug 1966
1	MD Marshall	54	–	6-37	Ind	Kolkata	10 Dec 1983
2	MD Marshall	57	–	5-82	Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984
3	MD Marshall	55	–	5-86	Aus	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984
4	MD Marshall	63	–	7-80	NZl	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985
5	MD Marshall	72	–	6-69	Eng	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988
1	RL Chase	–	137*	5-121	Ind	Kingston	30 Jul 2016
2	RL Chase	54	–	8-60	Eng	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2019
3	RL Chase	51	–	5-172	Eng	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies and JS Buttler of England scored ducks in this test to provide the fourth occasion of tival wivket keeper scoring zeroes in a test in England-West Indies test series. The other three such occasions were witnessed at Georgetowin in 1934-35, at Kingston in 1959-50 and at Georgetown in 1997-98. Manchester became the first venue in England to witness such an instance.

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings at home. The five such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	HR Butt	0	3	SAF	Port Elizabeth	13 Feb 1896
2	JH Board	0	2	SAF	Cape Town	24 Mar 1906
3	RT Spooner	0	4	Ind	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952
4	AJ Stewart	0	2	Ind	Kolkata	29 Jan 1993
5	JC Buttler	0	3	Win	Manchester	16 Jul 2020

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home