Wicket keeper batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test – Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan joins the list
Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan score 71 and 60 against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 56th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below‘
No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | JM Blackham | 57 | 58* | Aus | Eng | Sydney | Feb 1883 |
2 | Dilawar Hussain | 59 | 57 | Ind | Eng | Kolkata | Jan 34 |
3 | CL Walcott | 54 | 108 | Win | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 48 |
4 | RT Spooner | 71 | 92 | Eng | Ind | Kolkata | Dec 51 |
5 | JHB Waite | 115 | 59 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | Dec 57 |
6 | JHB Waite | 58 | 56* | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | Jun 60 |
7 | FCM Alexander | 63* | 87* | Win | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 61 |
8 | DT Lindsay | 69 | 182 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | Dec 66 |
9 | APE Knott | 101 | 96 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | Mar 71 |
10 | APE Knott | 92 | 63 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug 72 |
11 | FM Engineer | 121 | 66 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai (BS) | Feb 73 |
12 | APE Knott | 71 | 63* | Eng | Pak | Hyd-Pak | Mar 73 |
13 | APE Knott | 87 | 67 | Eng | Win | Bridgetown | Mar 74 |
14 | DL Murray | 66 | 55 | Win | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 75 |
15 | APE Knott | 50 | 57 | Eng | Win | The Oval | Aug 76 |
16 | GN Edwards | 55 | 54 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | Mar 78 |
17 | PJL Dujon | 53 | 52 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 88 |
18 | Saleem Yousuf | 62 | 66* | Pak | Aus | Faisalabad | Sep 88 |
19 | A Flower | 115 | 62* | Zim | Ind | Delhi | Mar 93 |
20 | IA Healy | 74 | 51* | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | Jan 95 |
21 | A Flower | 65 | 83 | Zim | NZl | Auckland | Feb 98 |
22 | A Flower | 74 | 129 | Zim | Srl | Harare | Nov 99 |
23 | AC Gilchrist | 78 | 55 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | Dec 99 |
24 | A Flower | 183* | 70 | Zim | Ind | Delhi | Nov 00 |
25 | A Flower | 55 | 232* | Zim | Ind | Nagpur | Nov 00 |
26 | A Flower | 51 | 83 | Zim | Ind | Bulawayo | Jun 01 |
27 | A Flower | 142 | 9* | Zim | SAF | Harare | Sep 01 |
28 | T Taibu | 59 | 58 | Zim | Ban | Harare | Feb 04 |
29 | T Taibu | 85* | 153 | Zim | Ban | Dhaka | Jan 05 |
30 | T Taibu | 71* | 52 | Zim | Ind | Bulawayo | Sep 05 |
31 | Kamran Akmal | 52 | 71 | Pak | SAF | Lahore | Oct 07 |
32 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 68* | Ind | Aus | Mohali | Oct 08 |
33 | MS Dhoni | 56 | 55 | Ind | Aus | Nagpur | Nov 08 |
34 | MJ Prior | 131* | 61 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | Mar 09 |
35 | MS Dhoni | 52 | 56* | Ind | NZl | Wellington | Apr 09 |
36 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 79 | 95 | Ban | Eng | Chattogram | Mar 10 |
37 | MJ Prior | 71 | 103* | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Jul 11 |
38 | MS Dhoni | 77 | 74* | Ind | Eng | Birmingham | Aug 11 |
39 | LD Chandimal | 58 | 54 | Srl | SAF | Durban | Dec 11 |
40 | BJ Watling | 63 | 63 | NZl | SAF | Port Elizabeth | Jan 13 |
41 | MJ Prior | 73 | 110* | Eng | NZl | Auckland | Mar 13 |
42 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 60 | 93 | Ban | Zim | Harare | Apr 13 |
43 | BJ Haddin | 94 | 53 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | Nov 13 |
44 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 55 | 52* | Pak | Srl | Galle | Aug 14 |
45 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 103 | 55 | Pak | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | Aug 14 |
46 | BJ Watling | 61* | 59 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | May 15 |
67 | LD Chandimal | 59 | 162* | Srl | Ind | Galle | Aug 15 |
68 | MDKJ Perera | 55 | 70 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | Aug 15 |
69 | LD Chandimal | 83 | 58 | Srl | NZl | Dunedin | Dec 15 |
50 | JM Bairstow | 55 | 81 | Eng | Pak | The Oval | Aug 16 |
51 | Q de Kock | 82 | 50 | SAF | NZl | Centurion | Aug 16 |
52 | WP Saha | 54* | 58* | Ind | NZl | Kolkata | Sep 16 |
53 | Q de Kock | 84 | 64 | SAF | Aus | Perth | Nov 16 |
54 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 94 | 81 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | Oct 18 |
55 | Q de Kock | 80 | 55 | SAF | Srl | Durban | Feb 20 |
56 | Mohd Rizwan | 71 | 60 | Pak | NZl | Mt Maunganui | Dec 20 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | FI | SI | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Saleem Yousuf | 62 | 66* | Aus | Faisalabad | 23 Sep 1988 |
2 | Kamran Akmal | 52 | 71 | SAF | Lahore | 08 Oct 2007 |
3 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 55 | 52* | Srl | Galle | 06 Aug 2014 |
4 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 103 | 55 | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Aug 2014 |
5 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 94 | 81 | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
6 | Mohd Rizwan | 71 | 60 | NZl | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Ground | Start Date |
1 | APE Knott | 101 | 96 | Eng | Auckland | 05 Mar 1971 |
2 | A Flower | 65 | 83 | Zim | Auckland | 26 Feb 1998 |
3 | MS Dhoni | 52 | 56* | Ind | Wellington | 03 Apr 2009 |
4 | MJ Prior | 73 | 110* | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2013 |
5 | LD Chandimal | 83 | 58 | Srl | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 |
6 | Q de Kock | 82 | 50 | SAF | Centurion | 27 Aug 2016 |
7 | WP Saha | 54* | 58* | Ind | Kolkata | 30 Sep 2016 |
8 | Mohd Rizwan | 71 | 60 | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |