Those who have taken a wicket with the second ball of their first over on Test debut arefurnished below. The list includes the latest entrant MJ Neser of Australia, who became the eleventh bowler to perform the feat
No
Bowler
Team
Opp
Batsman
Ground
Season
1
GA Rowe
SAF
Eng
TC O’Brian
Jo’burg
1895-96
2
W Barber
Eng
SAF
HB Cameron
Leeds
1935
3
J Cameron
Win
Eng
H Gimblett
Lord’s
1939
4
C McCool
Aus
NZl
DAN McRae
Wellington
1945-46
5
GWA Cubb
SAF
Eng
JT Ikin
Nottingham
1951
6
B Appleyard
Eng
Pak
Hanif Mohd
Nottingham
1954
7
F Mission
Aus
Win
CC Hutton
Melbourne
1960-61
8
P Philpott
Aus
Win
CC Hunte
Kingston
1964-65
9
G Dymock
Aus
NZl
JM Parker
Adelaide
1973-74
10
BAG Murray
NZl
Ind
S Abid Ali
Wellington
1967-68
11
MJ Neser
Aus
Eng
H Hameed
Adelaide
2021-22
Bowlers who have captured a wicket in their first over on debut
On December 17, 2021, MJ Neser became the fifth Australian bowler and his feat provides the 95th occasion in the world to claim a wicket in his first over of a Test match, when he got England opener Haseeb Hameed caught by MA Stars with his second delivery on the second day of the second Test match Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, the second test of the Ashes series 2021-22
The feat of capturing a wicket in the first over on Test debut is not as rare as it seems. It has taken place on as many as 95 occasions, thirtysix for England, ten for New Zealand, fifteen for Australia, eight for West Indies, six for India, five for Pakistan, eight for South Africa, five for Sri Lanka and two for Zimbabwe.
The prime feat is, of course, to capture a wicket with the first delivery of the first over bowled by a test debutant. There are twenty-one bowlers who have achieved this feat, the last being GP Vijolen of South Africa who dismissed England opener AN Cook at Johannesburg in 2015-16.
The others to do so are six Englishmen: Bill Bradley v Aus (Victim: F. Laver) at Manchester 1899, Ted Arnold v Aus (V.T. Trumper) at Sydney 1903-04, George Macaulay v SA (G.A.L. Hearne) at Cape Town 1922-23, Maurice Tate v SA (M.J. Susskind) at Birmingham 1924, Dick Howarth v SA (D.V. Dyer) at The Oval in 1947 and Richard Illingworth v WI (P.V. Simmons) at Nottingham in 1991. Two Australians, Arthur Coningham v Eng (A.R. Maclaren) at Melbourne 1894-95, and NM Lyon v SL (KC Sangakkara) at Galle in 2011, two New Zealanders namely, Matthew Henderson v Eng (E.W. Dawson) in 1929-30 and Horace Dennis Smith v Eng (E. Paynter) in 1932-33 both at Christchurch, a Pakistani, Intikhab Alam v Australia (C.C. McDonald) at Karachi in 1959-60, and a West Indian, Tyrell Francis Johnson v Eng (W.W. Keeton) at the Oval in 1939, two Sri Lankans MKGCP Lakshitha v Ban (Mohd Ashraful) at Col-SSC in 2002, RMS Eranga v Aus (SR Watson) at Col-SSC in 2011, Two South Africans DL Piedt v Zimbabwe (MA Vermeulen) at Harare in 2014 and GP Vijolen v Eng (AN Cook) at Johannesburg in 2015-16.
One finds it quite extraordinary that, an Aussie Coningham, two Kiwis, Henderson and Smith and a West Indian Johnson, were never again chosen to represent their country after their only Test appearance, when they took a wicket with the very first delivery. As amazing as the classic instances of batsmen, Andy Ganteaume of West Indies and Robert Redmond of New Zealand, who scored a debut century in the first and only Test of their career, and then never appeared again in Test cricket.
Seven bowlers have also claimed a wicket in their first over on debut, New Zealand’s Alan Fisher Lissett v WI (A.P. Binns) at Dunedin 1955-56; Eric William Dempster v SA (D.J. McGlew) at Auckland 1952-53 and Bert Sutcliffe v Eng (A. Wharton) at Headingley in 1949, England’s A Hornby v Aus (F.E. Allan) at Melbourne in 1878-79; Maurice Leyland v WI (G. Challenor) at The Oval 1928; M.S. Nicholas v NZ (H. Foley) at Christchurch in 1929-30 and West Indies’ Lester Anthony King v Ind (M.L. Jaismha) at Kingston in 1961-62. But I am unable to trace which specific delivery of the first over it was. Can any reader throw some light on this?
Those who have taken a wicket with the second ball of their first over on Test debut are two Englishmen, Wilf Barber v SA (H.B. Cameron) at Leeds in 1935 and Bob Appleyard v Pak (Hanif Mohammad) at Nottingham in 1954. Five Australians, Colin McCool v NZ (D.A.N. McRae) at Wellington in 1945-46; Frank Mission v WI (C.C. Hutton) at Melbourne in 1960-61; Peter Philpott v WI (C.C. Hunte) at Kingston in 1964-65 and Geoff Dymock v NZ (J.M. Parker) at Adelaide in 1973-74, MJ Neser v Eng (Haseeb Hameed} at Adelaide in 2021-22, two South Africans George Alexander Rowe v Eng (T.C.O’Brian) at Johannesburg in 1895-96 and Geoffrey Walter Ashton Cubb v England (J.T. Ikn) at Nottingham in 1951; and a West Indian John Cameron v Eng (H. Gimblett) at Lord’s in 1939 and a New Zealander, Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray v India (S. Abid Ali) at Wellington in 1967-68.
The bowlers who claimed a wicket with their third ball are five Englishmen, Rolly Jenkins v SA (E.A.B. Rowan) at Durban in 1948-49; Mike Hendrick v India (E.D. Solkar) at Manchester in 1974 and Greame Hick v WI (P.V. Simmons) at Lord’s in 1991, GP Swann Vs Ind (G Gambhir} at Chennai in 2008-09, R Johnson v Zim (M Vermeulen) at Chester-le-Street in 2003, two Australians, Ian Johnson v Eng (L. Hutton) at Sydney in 1946-47 and Eric Freeman v India (S. Abid Ali) at Brisbane in 1967-68. Two Sri Lankans, Kuruppuarachchi v Pak (Mudassar Nazar) in 1985-86 and Duleep Liyanage v Ind (M.A. Taylor) in 1992-93, both at Colombo, two West Indians, Peter Lashley v Eng (G. Boycott) at Leeds in 1966 and Cletan Lambert v Eng (M.R. Ramprakash) at The Oval in 1991, two New Zealanders, Keith Thomson v India (F. M. Engineer) at Wellington in 1967-68 and Brendon Bracewell v Eng (G.A. Gooch) at The Oval in 1978, an Indian Manohar Hardikar v WI (R.B. Kanhai) at Bombay in 1958-59 and a Zimbabwean, Henry Olanga v Pak (Saeed Anwar) at Harare in 1994-95.
Those who took a wicket with their fourth ball are nine Englishmen, Nobby Clarke v SA (R.H. Caterall) at the Oval in 1929; Dough Wright v Aus (J.H.W. Fingleton) at Nottingham in 1938; Jim Laker v West Indies (C.L. Walcott) at Bridgetown 1947-48; Harold Rhodes v Ind (P. Roy) at Leeds in 1959; David Steele v Aus (A.A. Mallett) at Lord’s 1975, John Emburey v NZ (B.A. Edgar) at Lord’s in 1978, Edward Ernest Hemmings v Pak (Javed Miandad) at Birmingham in 1982 and Chris Cowdrey v Ind (Kapil Dev) at Bombay in 1984-85, R Johnson v Zim (S Carlisle) at Chester-le-Street in 2003, two West Indians, David Holford (F.J.Titmus) at Manchester in 1966 and Jimmy Adams v SA (W.J. Cronje) at Bridgetown 1991-92, an Australian, Fredrick William Freer v Eng (C. Washbrook) at Sydney in 1946-47, a South African Athol Matthew Rowan v England (L. Hutton) at Nottingham 1947, an Indian, Woorkery Raman v WI (C.A. Walsh) at Madras 1987-88, a New Zealander Gordon Lindsay Weir (G. B. Legge) at Wellington in 1929-30 and a Sri Lankan, Saliya Ahangama v Ind ( M.A. Azharuddin) at Colombo in 1985-86, a Zimbabwean, Robert Peall v Pak (Aamer Sohail) and a Pakistani Shahid Nazir v Zim (A.D.R. Campbell) at Sheikhupura in 1996-97.
Those who took a wicket with their fifth ball are five Englishmen, George Simpson, Hayward v SA (J.W. Zulch) at Johannesburg 1909-10; Len Coldwell v Pak (Imtiaz Ahmed) at Lord’s 1962; Robin Jackman v WI (C.G. Greenidge) at Bridgetown 1980-81; Darren Gough v NZ (Martin Crowe) at Old Trafford 1994 and Ronnie Irani v Ind (M.A. Azharuddin) at Edgbaston in 1996, an Australian, Ashley Mallett v Eng (M.C. Cowdrey) at The Oval in 1968, a South African, Graham Anton Chevalier v Aus (A.P. Sheahan) at Cape Town in 1969-70, a New Zealander, Brain Yuile v Eng (E.R. Dexter) at Auckland in 1962-63, and two Indians, Montu Banerjee v WI (D.St E. Atkinson) at Calcutta in 1948-49, Chetan Sharma v Pak (Mohsin Khan) at Lahore in 1984-85 and a Pakistani, Mohammad Sami v NZ (Mark Richardson) at Auckland in 2000-01.
Those who took a wicket with their sixth ball are six Englishmen Maurice Leyland v WI (G. Challenor) at The Oval 1928, Edward Winchester Clarke v SA (R.H. Catterall) at The Oval 1929, Geoff Pullar v WI (F.M.M. Worrell) at Port-of-Spain 1959-60; Mike Selvey v WI (R.C. Fredericks) at Manchester in 1976 and Derek Pringle v Ind (Yashpal Shrama) at Lord’s in 1982, GP Swann v Ind (R Dravid) at Chennai in 2008-09, a South African, Denys Paul Beck Morkel v Eng (P. Holmes) at Johannesburg in 1929-30, an Indian, Vaman Kumar v Pak (Imtiaz Ahmed) at Delhi 1961-62 and a Pakistani Fazl-e-Akbar v SA (G. Kirsten) at Durban in 1997-98.
Two Australian bowlers captured a wicket with the seventh delivery of their first over (8 ball over), Ron Gaunt v SA (R.J. Westcott) at Durban in 1957-58 and Tony Mann v Ind (G.R. Viswanath) at Brisbane in 1977-78.
It may be noted that Aussie, Ian Johnson, West Indians Peter Lashley and Cleton Lambert, New Zealand’s Bruce Murray and Keith Thomson and England’s Greame Hick had made their debut in an earlier Test before they bowled their first over in a later Test.
M Labuschagne scored a century {103} in Australia’s first innings to provide the 865th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 493rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil
M Labuschagne scored a century {103} in Australia’s first innings to provide the 320th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. It also provides the 179th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against England.
M Labuschagne scored a century {103} in Australia’s first innings to provide the 106th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Adelaide. It also provides the 41st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century in a test innings at Adelaide against England.
M Labuschagne scored a century {103} in Australia’s first innings to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test innings in a day night test. It also represents his third century in a day-night test. He now holds the record for most centuries in a day-night test. Asad Shafiq of Pakistan is the other batsman to score two centuries in a day-night test.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Asad Shafiq
137
4
Pak
Aus
Brisbane
Dec 2016
2
Asad Shafiq
112
4
Pak
Srl
Dub-DSC
Oct 2017
1
Labuschagne
162
1
Aus
Pak
Adelaide
Nov 2019
2
Labuschagne
143
1
Aus
NZl
Perth
Dec 2019
3
Labuschagne
103
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
M Labuschagne scored a century {103} in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in a test innings in a day night test against England
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SE Marsh
126*
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2017
2
Williamson
102
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
Mar 2018
3
HM Nicholls
145*
2
NZl
Eng
Auckland
Mar 2018
4
Labuschagne
103
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
It also represents the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century against England in a day-night test after SE Marsh. SE Marsh had scored 126 not out against England at Adelaide in Dec 2017
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SE Marsh
126*
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2017
2
Labuschagne
103
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
SPD Smith scored 93 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 193rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 70th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.
SPD Smith scored 93 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 114th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against It also provides the 42nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
SPD Smith scored 93 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 18th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 12th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings on home soil
SPD Smith scored 93 in Australia’s first innings to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against England It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
SPD Smith scored 93 in Australia’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test at Adelaide. It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring a ninety in a test at Adelaide
DA Warner {95} and SPD Smith {93} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the eighth occasion of two Australian batsmen scoring nineties in an innings. It also provides the first such occasion by Australian batsmen against England.
DA Warner {95} and SPD Smith {93} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 59th occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in an innings. It also provides the ninth such occasion by batsmen against England.
DA Warner {95} and SPD Smith {93} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the eighth occasion of two Australian batsmen dismissed for nineties in an innings. It also provides the first such occasion by Australian batsmen against England.
DA Warner {95} and SPD Smith {93} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 51st occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in an innings. It also provides the eighth such occasion by batsmen against England.
DA Warner {95}, M Labuschagne {104} and SPD Smith {93} scored 90 plus runs in Australia’s first innings to provide the 17th occasion of batsmen batting at number two, three and four scoring 90 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.
Of these seventeen occasions, there are eleven occasions of batsmen batting at number two,three and four scoring centuries, and five occasions of two batsmen scoring centuries and one batsmen scoring ninety and only one occasion of one batsman scoring a century and two batsmen scoring ninety.
only one occasion of one batsman scoring a century and two batsmen scoring ninety has been witnessed in this test through DA Warner {95}, M Labuschagne {104} and SPD Smith {93}.
SPD Smith’s 93 represent his fourth ninety as a batsman in his test career and also his first ninety while leading Australia.
No
Player
R
I
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
SPD Smith
92
1
Ind
Mohali
Mar 2013
2
SPD Smith
97
4
Pak
A Dhabi
Oct 2014
3
SPD Smith
92
2
Eng
Lord’s
Aug 2019
4
SPD Smith
93
1
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
It also provides the first ninety by a captain in a day-night test and fourth occasion by a batsman in a day-night test.
No
Player
R
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Babar Azam
97
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
Nov 2019
2
Sami Aslam
90
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
3
SPD Smith
93
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
4
DA Warner
95
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
MG Neser who was making his test debut in this match captured his first test wicket when he captured the wicket of opening batsman Haseeb Hameed caught by MA Starc for 6. Espncricino.com describes Haseeb Hameed’s dismissal thus
6.2 – chipped to mid on! Starc takes it and Neser gets mobbed! Full and angled into middle and off, almost a half volley, Hameed tried to whip it with the bottom hand through midwicket and just chipped it straight to mid on. Strange shot. Not many Test openers get caught at mid on like that in the 7th over. 12/2.
MG Neser captured his first test wicket of the second ball he bowled in his test career
SPD Smith took his 126th catch as a fieldsman and 77th as captain when he caught RJ Burns off MA Starc for 4 in England’s innings. It was the 12th catch he has taken off MA Starc as a fieldsman and eighth catch off MA Starc when he was captaining Australia.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 337th occasion of Australia doing so. It also provides the 174th occasion of Australia doing so in a test on home soil.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 143rd occasion of Australia doing so against England. It also provides the 80th occasion of Australia doing so in a test on home soil against England.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 39th occasion of Australia doing so in tests at Adelaide. It also provides the 18th occasion of Australia doing so in a test at Adelaide against England.
Australia capped MG Neser for this test to provide the 462nd occasion of an cricketer making his test debut for Australia. He also became the 287th Australian cricketer to make his debut on home soil
Australia capped MG Neser for this test to provide the 246th occasion of an Australian cricketer making his test debut against England. He also became the 168th Australian cricketer to make his debut on home soil against England.
Australia capped MG Neser for this test to provide the 49th occasion of an Australian cricketer making his test debut at Adelaide. He also became the 21st Australian cricketer to make his debut at Adelaide against England.
Australia was captained by SPD Smith as its appointed captain PJ Cummins could not take the field due to Covid close contact.
First reported in Nine newspapers, Cummins was dining at an Adelaide restaurant with his brother and Adelaide Strikers’ bowler Harry Conway when a patron on an adjoining table was identified as a Covid positive case. Cummins immediately left the restaurant and alerted authorities. He has since returned a negative PCR test but is required to isolate for seven days.
SPD Smith was captaining Australia for the 35th occasion. The last occasion he led Australia was at Cape Town against South Africa in Mar 2018. It also provides the 21st occasion of his leading Australia on home soil. It also provides his fourth captaincy assignment at Adelaide and his second assignment against England at Adelaide.
SPD Smith was captaining Australia for the fifth occasion in a day-night test. He now holds the record of captaining Australia for most occasions in a day-night test. SPD Smith and TD Paine had captained Australia in four tests each prior to the start of the test, thus sharing the record.
This test is the ninth Day-Night test for Australia. It also provides the 17th Day-night test in the annals of test cricket.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 924th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 530th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 178th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 101st occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 343rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England. It also provides the 188th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on home soil against England
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 67th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 114th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings at Adelaide. It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in a test innings at Adelaide.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 359th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 218th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings on home soil.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 129th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England. It also provides the 77th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 73rd occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 41st occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 26th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against England. It also provides the twelfth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings on home soil against England.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 16th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings at Adelaide. It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings at Adelaide.
DA Warner scored 95 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 192nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 69th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.
DA Warner scored 95 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 113th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against It also provides the 41st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
DA Warner scored 95 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 61st occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 16th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England.
DA Warner scored 95 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 42nd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
DA Warner scored 95 in Australia’s first innings to provide the 23rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test at Adelaide. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test at Adelaide
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety against England in a test at Adelaide. Prior to DA Warner, MA Taylor had scored 90 against England at Adelaide in Jan 1995 while opening the Australia’s innings.
M Labuschagne scored 95 not out in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 70th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England. It also provides the 43rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
M Labuschagne scored 95 not out in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 193rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 114th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England on home soil
M Labuschagne scored 95 not out in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 24th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Adelaide. It also provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against England at Adelaide
DA Warner {95} and M Labuschagne {95*} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the eighth occasion of two Australian batsmen scoring nineties in an innings. It also provides the first such occasion by Australian batsmen against England.
DA Warner {95} and M Labuschagne {95*} scored nineties in Australia’s first innings at the end of the first day’s play in this test to provide the 59th occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in an innings. It also provides the ninth such occasion by batsmen against England.
DA Warner’s 95 in this test provides his third ninety of his test career, while M Labuschagne’s ninety provides his second ninety of his test career.
No
Player
Runs
I
Opp
Ground
Start Date
1
M Labuschagne
91
1
Ind
Sydney
07 Jan 2021
2
M Labuschagne
95*
1
Eng
Adelaide
16 Dec 2021
1
DA Warner
97
2
SAF
Perth
03 Nov 2016
2
DA Warner
94
2
Eng
Brisbane
08 Dec 2021
3
DA Warner
95
1
Eng
Adelaide
16 Dec 2021
DA Warner’s 95 in this test provide his tenth fifty on home soil against England. He became the eleventh Australian batsman to score ten or more fifties against England on home soil.
No
Player
M
I
NO
Runs
C
HC
50+
1
DG Bradman
18
33
3
2354
8
9
17
2
GS Chappell
20
37
5
1599
6
8
14
3
C Hill
25
48
0
1883
2
12
14
4
SR Waugh
24
41
8
1567
3
10
13
5
AR Border
22
39
8
1466
3
9
12
6
WM Lawry
15
27
3
1226
3
8
11
7
KD Walters
18
32
5
1236
4
7
11
8
BJ Haddin
10
17
1
853
2
8
10
9
MEK Hussey
10
16
2
1028
3
7
10
10
VT Trumper
20
40
2
1400
4
6
10
11
DA Warner
12
20
2
1153
3
7
10
DA Warner’s run aggregate at the end of first innings of this test read 7500. He became the tenth Australian batsman to aggregate 7500 plus runs. The following table lists all the ten batsmen.
No
Player
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
C
HC
1
RT Ponting
168
287
29
13378
41
62
2
AR Border
156
265
44
11174
27
63
3
SR Waugh
168
260
46
10927
32
50
4
MJ Clarke
115
198
22
08643
28
27
5
ML Hayden
103
184
14
08625
30
29
6
ME Waugh
128
209
17
08029
20
47
7
JL Langer
105
182
12
07696
23
30
8
SPD Smith
079
141
18
07570
27
31
9
MA Taylor
104
186
13
07525
19
40
10
DA Warner
088
161
07
07500
24
32
DA Warner’s run aggregate at the end of first innings of this test read 7500. He became the 43rd batsman to aggregate 7500 plus runs in the annals of test cricket.
DA Warner’s run aggregate at the end of first innings of this test read 691. He became the first batsman in day-night tests to aggregate 600 plus runs. M Labuschagne has scored 581 runs while SPD Smith has an aggregate of 520 runs as at the end of the first day’s play in this test. These are the only three batsmen who have compiled 500 plus runs in Day-night tests.
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the ninth occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in a day-night test. It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in a day-night test
DA Warner-M Labuschagne added 172 runs for the second wicket in this test to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in a day-night test. It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in a day-night test
DA Warner {95} and M Labuschagne {95*} scored nineties in this test to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in a day-night test. It also provides the second and third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety at Adelaide in a day-night test.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Sami Aslam
90
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
2
Babar Azam
97
2
Pak
Aus
Adelaide
Nov 2019
3
DA Warner
95
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
4
Labuschagne
95*
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
DA Warner’s 95 in this test provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a day-night test. Prior to DA Warner Sami Aslam of Pakistan had scored 90 against West Indies in Oct 2016 in a day-night test.
No
Player
Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
Sami Aslam
90
1
Pak
Win
Dub-DSC
Oct 2016
2
DA Warner
95
1
Aus
Eng
Adelaide
Dec 2021
Best innings figures in tests in a losing cause bettered
AY Patel’s 10 for 119 for New Zealand against India at Mum-WS in the second test which had a start date of 03 Dec 2021 was in a losing cause. His figures now represent the best bowling figures in an innings in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. The previous best innings figures in a losing cause was credited to N Kapil Dev of India. His figures of 9 for 83 against West Indies at Ahmedabad in Nov 1983 had gone in vain. Thus it took 38 years to better the bowling figures of N Kapil Dev. The following table lists the five bowlers who have witnessed their nine plus wickets in an innings going in vain.
No
Player
W-Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
10-119
1
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
N Kapil Dev
09-083
3
Ind
Win
Ahmedabad
Nov 1983
3
JM Noreiga
09-095
2
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Mar 1971
4
SP Gupte
09-102
1
Ind
Win
Kanpur
Dec 1958
5
KA Maharaj
09-129
1
SAF
Srl
Col-SSC
Jul 2018
AY Patel’s figures now represent the best bowling figures in an innings in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket against India. The previous best innings figures in a losing cause against India were credited to JM Noreiga of West Indies. His figures of 9 for 95 against India at Trinidad in March 1971 had gone in vain. Thus it took 50 years to better the bowling figures of J Noreiga. The following table lists the two bowlers who have witnessed their nine plus wickets in an innings going in vain against India.
No
Player
W-Runs
I
Team
Opp
Ground
Mon/Year
1
AY Patel
10-119
1
NZl
Ind
Mumbai
Dec 2021
2
JM Noreiga
09-095
2
Win
Ind
Trinidad
Mar 1971
A Close look at the five bowlers who have witnessed their nine plus wickets in an innings in a losing cause will reveal one thing – All the five bowler’s feats have relation to India. AY Patel and KA Maharaj are Indian origin bowlers, N Kapil Dev and SP Gupte are Indian bowlers, while JM Noreiga’s feat came against India
Four or more wickets in an innings by bowlers in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22
There are 54 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy as of 14 Dec 21. The break of these 54 occasion read thus – Six wicket hauls {03 occasions}, five wicket hauls {16 occasions} and four wicket hauls {35 occasions}. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
W
R
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
NS Siddique
6
39
Meghalaya
Manipur
Jaipur
11.12.21
2
CV Milind
6
63
Hyderabad
Jharkhand
Chandigarh
14.12.21
3
MJ Dagar
6
59
H. Pradesh
Odisha
Mum-BS
14.12.21
4
Konthoujam
5
11
Manipur
Arunachal
Jaipur
12.12.21
5
S Sharma
5
12
Rajasthan
Goa
Ranchi
09.12.21
6
Murasingh
5
19
Tripura
Nagaland
Jaipur
12.12.21
7
Amit Ali
5
26
Tripura
Meghalaya
Jaipur
14.12.21
8
Yash Dayal
5
31
U. Pradesh
Hyderabad
Mullanpur
12.12.21
9
S Joseph
5
33
Kerala
Chhattisgarh
Saurashtra
12.12.21
10
AS Rajpoot
5
33
U. Pradesh
Haryana
Mohali
14.12.21
11
CS Jani
5
35
Saurashtra
U. Pradesh
Chandigarh
08.12.21
12
AS Raut
5
36
Odisha
Vidarbha
Thana
11.12.21
13
A Mushtaq
5
38
J + K
Odisha
Thana
12.12.21
14
MM Raj
5
38
Bihar
Arunachal
Jaipur
14.12.21
15
W Sundar
5
48
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Thumba
12.12.21
16
Nidheesh
5
49
Kerala
Maharashtra
Rajkot
11.12.21
17
PJ Sangwan
5
52
Delhi
Haryana
Chandigarh
12.12.21
18
Yash Thakur
5
53
Vidarbha
H. Pradesh
Thana
08.12.21
19
R Ralte
5
60
Mizoram
Bihar
Jaipur
08.12.21
20
J Suchith
4
3
Karnataka
Puducherry
Man’puram
08.12.21
21
DA Jadeja
4
14
Saurashtra
Haryana
Chandigarh
09.12.21
22
RS Shah
4
16
Tripura
Arunachal
Jaipur
08.12.21
23
Fabid Ahmed
4
16
Puducherry
Mumbai
Trivandrum
14.12.21
24
NTT Varma
4
23
Hyderabad
Haryana
Mullanpur
08.12.21
25
M Siddharth
4
23
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Trivandrum
09.12.21
26
I Lemtur
4
23
Nagaland
Mizoram
Jaipur
14.12.21
27
J Behera
4
24
Odisha
Andhra
Mumbai
08.12.21
28
Shivam Mavi
4
26
U. Pradesh
Saurashtra
Chandigarh
08.12.21
29
Silambarasan
4
28
Tamil Nadu
Bengal
Trivandrum
11.12.21
30
PG Reddy
4
29
Andhra
J + K
Mum-BS
11.12.21
31
P Dubey
4
29
Karnataka
Mumbai
Man’puram
11.12.21
32
CT Gaja
4
30
Gujarat
J + K
Mum-BS
08.12.21
33
AD Singh
4
30
Punjab
Assam
Ranchi
11.12.21
34
G Manish
4
30
Andhra
Gujarat
Thana
14.12.21
35
FB Alemao
4
34
Goa
Services
Ranchi
11.12.21
36
R Bishnoi
4
35
Arunachal
Nagaland
Jaipur
09.12.21
37
KK Ahmed
4
36
Rajasthan
Punjab
Ranchi
08.12.21
38
T Kohli
4
37
Mizoram
Meghalaya
Jaipur
12.12.21
39
A Aman
4
37
Bihar
Sikkim
Jaipur
12.12.21
40
Markande
4
40
Punjab
Railways
Ranchi
09.12.21
41
P Narang
4
42
Services
Railways
Ranchi
08.12.21
42
R Bishnoi
4
45
Rajasthan
Assam
Ranchi
12.12.21
43
S Mavi
4
48
U. Pradesh
Delhi
Chandigarh
11.12.21
44
Pramanik
4
48
Bengal
Karnataka
Thumba
14.12.21
45
PC Dadhe
4
49
Maharashtra
Chandigarh
Saurashtra
14.12.21
46
Amit Ali
4
50
Tripura
Sikkim
Jaipur
11.12.21
47
Majumdar
4
52
Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Rajkot
11.12.21
48
PG Reddy
4
52
Andhra
H. Pradesh
Mumbai
12.12.21
49
PN Mankad
4
54
Saurashtra
Hyderabad
Mohali
11.12.21
50
PM Datey
4
59
M. Pradesh
Kerala
Saurashtra
09.12.21
51
AA Sheth
4
62
Baroda
Bengal
Trivandrum
08.12.21
52
MA Avasthi
4
63
Mumbai
Bengal
Man’puram
12.12.21
53
Choudhary
4
67
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Rajkot
09.12.21
54
CT Gaja
4
71
Gujarat
H. Pradesh
Mumbai
11.12.21
Batsman scoring an individual ninety in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22
MK Pandey of Karnatka scored 90 against Bengal at Thumba on 14.12.21 to provie the 13th occasion of a batsman scoring an individual Ninety in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
R Samarth
95
Karnataka
Puducherry
M’Puram
08.12.21
2
S Kanwar
97
Chandigarh
Uttarakhand
Rajkot
09.12.21
3
VP Solanki
94
Baroda
Mumbai
Thumba
09.12.21
4
S Gani
94
Bihar
Meghalaya
Jaipur
09.12.21
5
CR Gnaneshwar
93
Andhra
Vidarbha
Mum-BS
09.12.21
6
A Tomar
92
Rajasthan
Goa
Ranchi
09.12.21
7
RA Tripathi
99
Maharashtra
Kerala
Rajkot
11.12.21
8
R Samarth
96*
Karnataka
Mumbai
M’Puram
11.12.21
9
MK Mahrour
94*
Bihar
Nagaland
Jaipur
11.12.21
10
T Kohli
94*
Mizoram
Arunachal
Jaipur
11.12.21
11
HJ Rana
94
Haryana
Jharkhand
Mullanpur
11.12.21
12
MK Pandey
90
Karnataka
Bengal
Thumba
14.12.21
13
J Basta
93
Uttarakhand
Kerala
Rajkot
14.12.21
Ninety plus runs conceded by a bowler in Vijay Hazare Trophy
DG Nalkande of Vidarbha returned with figures of 2 for 92 against Gujarat at Mum-BS on 12.12.21 to provide the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding 90 plus runs in an innings in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are listed below
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
SH Srinivas
2-103
Andhra
Goa
Bangalore
24.02.12
2
SV Trivedi
1-099
Puducherry
Mumbai
Jaipur
25.02.21
3
Umran Malik
1-098
J + K
Bengal
Kolkata
27.02.21
4
SM Fallah
0-094
Maha
Sau
Ah’bad
11.02.10
5
S Nadeem
0-094
Jharkhand
Odisha
Kolkata
22.02.13
6
KV Sharma
1-094
Andhra
Delhi
Delhi
02.10.18
7
Anureet Singh
1-093
Railways
M. Pradesh
Indore
16.02.10
8
PM Datey
0-093
M. Pradesh
Jharkhand
Indore
20.02.21
9
MK Dutta
2-092
Assam
Baroda
Alur (3)
16.02.18
10
Santhamoorthy
0-092
Puducherry
Mumbai
Jaipur
25.02.21
11
DG Nalkande
2-092
Vidarbha
Gujarat
Mum-BS
12.12.21
12
SS Mundhe
0-091
Maha
Mumbai
Pune
03.03.08
13
SB Jakati
0-091
Goa
Andhra
Bangalore
24.02.12
14
P Negi
1-091
Delhi
Maha
Cuttack
28.02.17
15
B Ayyappa
1-091
Andhra
U. Pradesh
Delhi
06.10.18
16
BB Sran
1-091
Punjab
M. Pradesh
Indore
28.02.21
16
MY Vahora
0-090
Baroda
Gujarat
Ah’bad
08.11.14
Various Statistical parameters of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy as of 12 Dec 2021