Ashes series 2021 22 : Adelaide Test : Fourth day

Ashes series 2021 22 : Adelaide Test : Fourth day

M Labuschagne scored 103 and 51 in this test to provide the 125th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test which includes twin centuries in a test. It also provides the 39th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against England which includes twin centuries in a test.

M Labuschagne scored 103 and 51 in this test to provide the third occasion of his scoring a century and a half century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides his first such feat against England.

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1M Labuschagne14350NZlPerth12 Dec 2019
2M Labuschagne21559NZlSydney03 Jan 2020
3M Labuschagne10351EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021

M Labuschagne scored 103 and 51 in this test to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test Adelaide which includes three twin centuries in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1PS McDonnell12483EngAdelaide12 Dec 1884
2VT Trumper11359EngAdelaide15 Jan 1904
3AR Morris122124*EngAdelaide31 Jan 1947
4RN Harvey84116SAFAdelaide24 Jan 1953
5RB Simpson55103IndAdelaide23 Dec 1967
6RM Cowper92108IndAdelaide23 Dec 1967
7KD Walters11050WinAdelaide24 Jan 1969
8KR Stackpole87136EngAdelaide29 Jan 1971
9IR Redpath10365WinAdelaide23 Jan 1976
10KD Walters10751PakAdelaide24 Dec 1976
11RB Simpson10051IndAdelaide28 Jan 1978
12KJ Hughes21353IndAdelaide23 Jan 1981
13AR Border78126WinAdelaide30 Jan 1982
14AR Border70100*EngAdelaide12 Dec 1986
15DM Jones116121*PakAdelaide19 Jan 1990
16SR Waugh17061*SrlAdelaide25 Jan 1996
17ME Waugh63115*SAFAdelaide30 Jan 1998
18RT Ponting22160*IndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
19MEK Hussey10354SAFAdelaide22 Nov 2012
20DA Warner145102IndAdelaide09 Dec 2014
21M Labuschagne10351EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021

M Labuschagne scored 103 and 51 in this test to provide the 21st occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a half century in a day-night test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1DM Bravo87116WinPakDub-DSCOct 2016
2SPD Smith13063AusPakBrisbaneDec 2016
3Labuschagne14350AusNZlPerthDec 2019
4Labuschagne10351AusEngAdelaideDec 2021

M Labuschagne became the only batsman to score a century and a fifty on two occasions in a day-night test. Both the occasions are listed below

NoPlayerFISITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1Labuschagne14350AusNZlPerthDec 2019
2Labuschagne10351AusEngAdelaideDec 2021

M Labuschagne {51} and TM Head scored {51} in Australia’s second innings to provide the 59th and 60th occasion of a batsman scoring half centuries in a day-night test. They also provide the 21st and 22nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring half centuries in a day-night test.

Three Australian batsmen scored 51 in this test. AT Carey in Australia’s first innings:  M Labuschagne and TM Head in Australia’s second innings

The following three batsmen have scored three or more half centuries in a day-night test. SPD Smith’s 93 in the first innings of this test is his fourth half centuty, TM Head’s 51 in Australia’s second innings is his third half century, M Labuschagne’s 51 in Australia’s second innings is his third half century.

NoPlayerRIOppGroundStart Date
1TM Head842SrlBrisbane24 Jan 2019
2TM Head561NZlPerth12 Dec 2019
3TM Head513EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021
       
1Labuschagne812SrlBrisbane24 Jan 2019
2Labuschagne503NZlPerth12 Dec 2019
3Labuschagne513EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021
       
1SPD Smith532NZlAdelaide27 Nov 2015
2SPD Smith592SAFAdelaide24 Nov 2016
3SPD Smith633PakBrisbane15 Dec 2016
4SPD Smith931EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021

There are four occasions of two batsmen scoring exact 51 runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. Pakistan batsmen in third innings of the test against India at Dhaka in Jan 1955, South African batsmen in fourth innings of the test against West Indies at Kingston in April 2001, Pakistan batsmen in first innings against West Indies at Sharjah in Oct 2016 and Australian batsmen in third innings against England at Adelaide in Dec 2021.

Australia declared its both innings closed in this test – 473-9d and 230-9d – to provide the 34th occasion of Australia doing so and eleventh occasion against England. All such eleven occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppGroundStart Date
1Australia493/9d1EngMelbourne21 Jan 1971
 Australia169/4d3EngMelbourne21 Jan 1971
       
2Australia385/5d1EngLord’s28 Aug 1980
 Australia189/4d3EngLord’s28 Aug 1980
       
3Australia514/5d1EngAdelaide12 Dec 1986
 Australia201/3d3EngAdelaide12 Dec 1986
       
4Australia601/7d1EngLeeds08 Jun 1989
 Australia230/3d3EngLeeds08 Jun 1989
       
5Australia602/9d1EngBrisbane23 Nov 2006
 Australia202/1d3EngBrisbane23 Nov 2006
       
6Australia527/7d1EngManchester01 Aug 2013
 Australia172/7d3EngManchester01 Aug 2013
       
7Australia492/9d1EngThe Oval21 Aug 2013
 Australia111/6d3EngThe Oval21 Aug 2013
       
8Australia570/9d1EngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
 Australia132/3d3EngAdelaide05 Dec 2013
       
9Australia566/8d1EngLord’s16 Jul 2015
 Australia254/2d3EngLord’s16 Jul 2015
       
10Australia497/8d1EngManchester04 Sep 2019
 Australia186/6d3EngManchester04 Sep 2019
       
11Australia473/9d1EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021
 Australia230/9d3EngAdelaide16 Dec 2021

DW Malan captured two wickets in Australia’s second innings which represents his first two wickets of his test career. His first test wicket was M Labuschagne caught by BA Stokes for 51 and his second wicket was JA Richardson caught by JC Buttler for 8.

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s second innings to provide the 263rd occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 151st occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s second innings to provide the 96th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 65th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings on away soil against Australia

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s second innings to provide the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings against Australia at Adelaide.

H Hameed was dismissed for a duck in England’s second innings to provide the 13th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings in a day-night match. It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for a duck in a test innings in a day-night test and provides the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring a duck against Australia in a day-night test

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