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Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Manender Singh of Rajasthan scored 166 not out against Assam at Delhi on 12.12.21, KS Bharat of Andhra Pradesh scored 161 not out against Himachal Pradesh at Mumbai on 12.12.21 and VR Iyer of Madhya Pradesh scored 151 against Chandigarh at Rajkot on 12.12.21 to provide the 46th, 47th and 48th occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending runs scored.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1PP Shaw227*MumbaiPuducherryJaipur25.02.21
2SV Samson212*KeralaGoaAlur (2)12.10.19
3YBK Jaiswal203MumbaiJharkhandAlur (2)16.10.19
4KV Kaushal202UttarakhandSikkimNadiad06.10.18
5VR Iyer198M. PradeshPunjabIndore28.02.21
6R Samarth192KarnatakaKeralaDelhi08.03.21
7AM Rahane187MumbaiMaharashtraPune03.03.08
8PP Shaw185*MumbaiSaurashtraDelhi09.03.21
9W Jaffer178*MumbaiBarodaPoona27.02.08
10PN Mankad174SaurashtraChandigarhKolkata27.02.21
11AK Bains173*H. PradeshVidarbhaAlur26.09.18
12Ishan Kishan173JharkhandM. PradeshIndore20.02.21
13ED Kerkar169*GoaHyderabadSurat28.02.21
14RV Uthappa169KarnatakaGoaPorvorim14.02.13
15GH Vihari169AndhraMumbaiChennai14.02.18
16NV Ojha167M. PradeshRailwaysIndore16.02.10
17PS Singh167PunjabVidarbhaIndore26.02.21
18M Singh166*RajasthanAssamRanchi12.12.21
19PP Shaw165MumbaiKarnatakaDelhi11.03.21
20A Taide164*VidarbhaAndhraMum-BS09.12.21
21Purkayastha163*AssamMizoramDehra Dun25.09.19
22MA Agarwal162KarnatakaAndhraSec’bad07.11.14
23KS Bharat161*AndhraH. PradeshMumbai12.12.21
24DJ Hooda161BarodaRailwaysAlur (2)13.02.18
25YG Rao159*AndhraKeralaChennai29.02.08
26IR Jaggi159*JharkhandAssamKolkata21.02.09
27P Chopra159H. PradeshDelhiBhubaneswar26.02.17
28R Samarth158*KarnatakaBiharBengaluru22.02.21
29M Kaushik158*U. PradeshMumbaiDelhi14.03.21
30RM Patidar158M. PradeshTamil NaduChennai09.02.18
31GR Singh158ServicesSaurashtraKolkata01.03.21
32PR Shah157*BarodaMumbaiPoona27.02.08
33Rahmatullah156*BiharSikkimAnand30.09.18
34NTT Varma156*HyderabadTripuraSurat20.02.21
35S Dhawan155*DelhiHaryanaRohtak16.02.10
36S Seth155*ArunachalSikkimDehradun05.10.19
37KD Karthik154*Tamil NaduHyderabadMalappuram18.02.11
38RD Gaikwad154*MaharashtraChhattisgarhRajkot09.12.21
39PA Reddy154HyderabadSaurashtraKalyani26.02.17
40S Dhawan153DelhiMaharashtraJaipur27.02.21
41D Padikkal152KarnatakaOdishaAlur (3)24.02.21
42LR Shukla151BengalJharkhandKolkata24.02.12
43G Gambhir151DelhiKeralaDelhi28.09.18
44VR Iyer151M. PradeshChandigarhRajkot12.12.21
45AG Paunikar150*RailwaysVidarbhaIndore15.02.13
46SP Jackson150*SaurashtraGoaRajkot12.12.15
47P Chopra150H. PradeshDelhiNadaun15.02.18
48TD Agarwal150HyderabadGoaSurat28.02.21

Couple of records for Manish Pandey in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Couple of records for Manish Pandey in Vijay Hazare Trophy

MK Pandey of Karnataka has 20 half centuries in Vijay Hazare Trophy at the end of its game against Mumbai on 11.12.21. He became the fourth batsman in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy to score 20 plus half centuries. Others are – MK Tiwary {24}, Yashpal Singh {21} and B Aparajith {20}.

R Samarth has an aggregate of 1631 as of 11 Dec 21, He became the fifth Karnataka batsman to compile 1500 plus runs  in the tournament.

The following table lists eight Karnataka batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in the tournament.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC
1MK Pandey8076152687142*44.04220
2RV Uthappa525101233416946.68911
3MA Agarwal434302214616252.34611
4KL Rahul424204170913144.97411
5R Samarth353305163119258.25509
6KK Nair615310146412034.04207
7D Padikkal181804134615296.14608
8Ganesh Satish3332031126121*38.82209

MK Pandey’s run aggregate of 2687 runs places him as one of the eleven batsmen in the tournament who have scored 2500 plus runs.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAveCHC
1Yashpal Singh7269163193134*60.241021
2RV Uthappa807902311516940.451114
3A Mukund636303304814750.800916
4MK Tiwary777317300713053.690324
5SP Goswami7777072961149*42.300615
6KD Karthik6559092922154*58.440816
7PK Panchal7070042797135*42.370518
8DB Ravi Teja757317272813148.710613
9MK Pandey8076152687142*44.040220
10Ganesh Satish8076082608140*38.350418
11SS Tiwary7269152520107*46.660415

Ganesh Satish, RV Uthappa, Mandeep Singh and MK Pandey share the record for most appearances in the tournament. All the four cricketers have played 80 matches.

Manish Pandey has won 21 games to become the ninth captain in the tournament to win 21 or more matches. He has lead Karnataka in 27 matches as of 11.12.21 and has won 21 games which work out to 80.76 percent wins. He has most win percentage as skipper in the tournament.

NoPlayerSpanMWLTNR%
1PA Patel2008-20196743240064.17
2LR Shukla2008-20143728090075.67
3R Vinay Kumar2010-20183726101071.62
4KD Karthik2009-20213325070178.12
5A Mishra2008-20194623210252.27
6Harbhajan Singh2012-20173322110066.66
7Sachin Baby2013-20214721241146.73
8G Gambhir2008-20183121100067.74
9MK Pandey2014-20212721050180.76
J Suchith’s feat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

J Suchith’s feat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

P Dubey’s  four for 29 against Mumbai at Mangalapuram on 11 Dec 2021 provides the 48th occasion of a Karnataka bowler capturing four or more wickets in the history of Vijay Hazare Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerWRunsOppositionGroundMatch Date
1R Vinay Kumar446GoaChennai29 Feb 2008
2KP Appanna48KeralaChennai01 Mar 2008
3SB Joshi452HyderabadVizag16 Feb 2009
4KP Appanna556GoaChennai10 Feb 2010
5R Vinay Kumar445HaryanaVadodara23 Feb 2010
6R Vinay Kumar435GoaMalappuram10 Feb 2011
7RG More618GoaBengaluru20 Feb 2012
8RG More531HyderabadBangalore24 Feb 2012
9AA Kazi433AndhraBengaluru26 Feb 2012
10HS Sharath440KeralaVasco15 Feb 2013
11SL Akshay450HyderabadPorvorim18 Feb 2013
12STR Binny456HyderabadPorvorim18 Feb 2013
13R Vinay Kumar438AndhraMargao20 Feb 2013
14R Vinay Kumar542HyderabadBengaluru28 Feb 2014
15R Vinay Kumar534KeralaAlur02 Mar 2014
16AA Kazi449GoaAlur (3)03 Mar 2014
17R Vinay Kumar585GujaratKolkata11 Mar 2014
18R Vinay Kumar475JharkhandKolkata14 Mar 2014
19A Mithun419RailwaysKolkata16 Mar 2014
20A Mithun418AndhraSec’bad07 Nov 2014
21A Mithun438Tamil NaduSec’bad10 Nov 2014
22S Aravind441HyderabadHyd-RGS11 Nov 2014
23R Vinay Kumar445RailwaysBengaluru10 Dec 2015
24J Suchith435JharkhandAlur (2)15 Dec 2015
25S Gopal519KeralaBengaluru17 Dec 2015
26K Gowtham458JharkhandKolkata25 Feb 2017
27RG More420SaurashtraKolkata28 Feb 2017
28M P Krishna415J + KKalyani03 Mar 2017
29K Gowtham528HyderabadKolkata04 Mar 2017
30K Gowtham442BarodaBengaluru07 Feb 2018
31M P Krishna633AssamBengaluru08 Feb 2018
32J Suchith534OdishaAlur13 Feb 2018
33M P Krishna435RailwaysAlur16 Feb 2018
34T Pradeep448RailwaysAlur16 Feb 2018
35S Gopal531HyderabadDelhi21 Feb 2018
36T Pradeep435H. PradeshBengaluru06 Oct 2018
37K Gowtham426H. PradeshBengaluru06 Oct 2018
38K Gowtham543JharkhandBengaluru26 Sep 2019
39S Gopal448AndhraBengaluru07 Oct 2019
40M P Krishna519SaurashtraBengaluru12 Oct 2019
41Koushik446ChhattisgarhBengaluru23 Oct 2019
42A Mithun534Tamil NaduBengaluru25 Oct 2019
43M P Krishna417BiharBengaluru22 Feb 2021
44A Mithun552KeralaBengaluru26 Feb 2021
45RG More536KeralaDelhi08 Mar 2021
46Vyshak456MumbaiDelhi11 Mar 2021
47J Suchith43PuducherryM’puram08 Dec 2021
48P Dubey429MumbaiM’puram11 Dec 2021

R Vinay Kumar {09}, M Prasid Krishna {05}, K Gowtham {05} and A Mithun {05} are the four bowlers who have captured four plus wickets on five or more occasions.

NovPlayerWRunsOppositionGroundMatch Date
1R Vinay Kumar446GoaChennai29 Feb 2008
2R Vinay Kumar445HaryanaVadodara23 Feb 2010
3R Vinay Kumar435GoaMalappuram10 Feb 2011
4R Vinay Kumar438AndhraMargao20 Feb 2013
5R Vinay Kumar542HyderabadBengaluru28 Feb 2014
6R Vinay Kumar534KeralaAlur02 Mar 2014
7R Vinay Kumar585GujaratKolkata11 Mar 2014
8R Vinay Kumar475JharkhandKolkata14 Mar 2014
9R Vinay Kumar445RailwaysBengaluru10 Dec 2015
       
1M P Krishna415J + KKalyani03 Mar 2017
2M P Krishna633AssamBengaluru08 Feb 2018
3M P Krishna435RailwaysAlur16 Feb 2018
4M P Krishna519SaurashtraBengaluru12 Oct 2019
5M P Krishna417BiharBengaluru22 Feb 2021
       
1K Gowtham458JharkhandKolkata25 Feb 2017
2K Gowtham528HyderabadKolkata04 Mar 2017
3K Gowtham442BarodaBengaluru07 Feb 2018
4K Gowtham426H. PradeshBengaluru06 Oct 2018
5K Gowtham543JharkhandBengaluru26 Sep 2019
       
1A Mithun419RailwaysKolkata16 Mar 2014
2A Mithun418AndhraSec’bad07 Nov 2014
3A Mithun438Tamil NaduSec’bad10 Nov 2014
4A Mithun534Tamil NaduBengaluru25 Oct 2019
5A Mithun552KeralaBengaluru26 Feb 2021

KP Appanna and J Suchit are the only two Karnataka bowlers to capture four wickets conceding single digit runs in the tournament.

NoPlayerWROppositionGroundMatch Date
1KP Appanna48KeralaChennai01 Mar 2008
2J Suchith43PuducherryM’puram08 Dec 2021

J Suchit’s four for three against Puducherry at Mangalapuram on 08 Dec 2021 provides the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets conceding single digit runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerWRTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1J Suchith43KarnatakaPuducherryM’puram08 Dec 2021
2PL Das55AssamManipurDehradun07 Oct 2019
3S Nadeem46JharkhandGujaratIndore01 Mar 2011
4KP Appanna48KarnatakaKeralaChennai01 Mar 2008
5Fabid Ahmed58PuducherrySikkimNadiad02 Oct 2018
6Fabid Ahmed48PuducherryArunachalVadodara04 Oct 2018
7Swapnil Singh48BarodaOdishaVadodara13 Oct 2019

J Suchit remains the only bowler in the tournament to concede less runs than the wickets captured when a bowler has taken exact four wickets in the tournament.

Shakib Al Hasan’s all round feat : Joins the select band of all rounders who have scored 4000 plus runs and captured 200 plus wickets

Shakib Al Hasan’s all round feat : Joins the select band of all rounders who have scored 4000 plus runs and captured 200 plus wickets

Shakib Al Hasan’s aggregate of 96 runs {33 and 63} in the recently concluded test match against Pakistan at Dhaka fetched him a run aggregate of 4029 runs. He has already captured 215 wickets and went wicket less against Pakistan at Dhaka. He returned with match figures of none for 52 in the test.

Shakib Ali Hasan became the sixth all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 4000 plus runs and capture 200 plus wickets. The all-rounders who have performed such a feat are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsWkts
1N Kapil DevInd1978-199413105248434
2IT BothamEng1977-199210205200383
3DL VettoriNZl1997-201411204523361
4JH KallisSAF1995-201316513206291
5GS SobersWin1954-197409308032235
6S Al HasanBan2007-202105904029215
AT Carey of Australia scripts a world record for most catches by a debutant wicket keeper

AT Carey of Australia scripts a world record for most catches by a debutant wicket keeper

AT Carey of Australia became the third wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect eight dismissals in a test on test debut after HB Taber of Australia and CMS Read of England.

NoPlayerDisCt+StTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1HB Taber87+1AusSAFJo’burgDec 1966
2CMW Read87+1EngNZlBirminghamJul 1999
3AT Carey88+0AusEngBrisbaneDec 2021

AT Carey created a world record for most catches in a test on test debut. He held eight catches in the just concluded test at Brisbane against England. He bettered the record of seven catches held by  six other wicket keepers listed in the following table.

NoPlayerDisCtTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AT Carey88AusEngBrisbaneDec 2021
2HB Taber87AusSAFJo’burgDec 1966
3APE Knott77EngPakNottinghamAug 1967
4Dunusinghe77SrlNZlNapierMar 1995
5CMW Read87EngNZlBirminghamJul 1999
6PM Nevill77AusEngLord’sJul 2015
7RR Pant77IndEngNottinghamAug 2018

AT Carey’s eight catches in a test is also an Ashes record for most catches in a match by a debutant wicket keeper. His effort is an improvement over the seven catches held by Australia’s P Nevill on test debut against England at Lord’s in Jul 2015

NoPlayerDisCtTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AT Carey88AusEngBrisbaneDec 2021
2PM Nevill77AusEngLord’sJul 2015
Ashes Series 2021-22 : Brisbane Test : Fourth Day

Ashes Series 2021-22 : Brisbane Test : Fourth Day

DJ Malan-JE Root added 162 runs for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket against Australia at Brisbane. Both the occasions are listed below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1GA Hick, GP Thorpe31604AusBrisbane25 Nov 1994
2DJ Malan, JE Root31623AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021

Thus the 162 runs partnership between DJ Malan-JE Root represents the highest partnership for the third wicket by England batsmen for the third wicket at Brisbane against Australia.

NM Lyon’s four wickets in England’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 403 wickets in his test career. He became the 17th bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 400 plus wickets. The following table lists all the 17 bowlers

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsBallsRunsWkt
1MuralitharanSrl1332304403918180800
2SK WarneAus1452734070517995708
3JM AndersonEng1663093577216827632
4A KumbleInd1322364085018355619
5GD McGrathAus1242432924812186563
6SCJ BroadEng1492742986314590524
7CA WalshWin1322423001912688519
8DW SteynSAF931711860810077439
9N Kapil DevInd1312272774012867434
10HMRKB HerathSrl931702599312157433
11Sir RJ HadleeNZl86150219189611431
12R AshwinInd811522228810303427
13SM PollockSAF108202243539733421
14HarbhajanInd1031902858013537417
15Wasim AkramPak104181226279779414
16CEL AmbroseWin98179221038501405
17NM LyonAus1011932594812928403

NM Lyon’s four wickets in England’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 403 wickets in his test career. He became the seventh spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 400 plus wickets. The following table lists all the seven bowlers

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsBallsRunsWkt
1MuralitharanSrl1332304403918180800
2SK WarneAus1452734070517995708
3A KumbleInd1322364085018355619
4HMRKB HerathSrl931702599312157433
5R AshwinInd811522228810303427
6HarbhajanInd1031902858013537417
7NM LyonAus1011932594812928403

NM Lyon’s four wickets in England’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 403 wickets in his test career. He became the third Australian bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 400 plus wickets. The following table lists all the three bowlers

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsBallsRunsWkt
1SK WarneAus1452734070517995708
2GD McGrathAus1242432924812186563
3NM LyonAus1011932594812928403

NM Lyon’s four wickets in England’s second innings fetched him an aggregate of 403 wickets in his test career. He became the second Australian spin bowler in the annals of test cricket to aggregate 400 plus wickets. The following table lists both these two bowlers

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsBallsRunsWkt
1SK WarneAus1452734070517995708
2NM LyonAus1011932594812928403

Australia won this test by nine wickets margin to provide the eighth occasion of Australia winning a test by exact nine wickets margin. All such wins are listed below

NoTeamResMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Auswon9 wktsEngMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Auswon9 wktsEngLord’s14 Jun 1909
3Auswon9 wktsEngSydney25 Feb 1921
4Auswon9 wktsEngMelbourne13 Feb 1959
5Auswon9 wktsEngPerth13 Dec 1974
6Auswon9 wktsEngManchester27 Jul 1989
7Auswon9 wktsEngPerth01 Feb 1991
8Auswon9 wktsEngBrisbane08 Dec 2021

Australia won this test by nine wickets margin to provide the sixth occasion of Australia winning a test by exact nine wickets margin on home soil. All such wins are listed below. It also represents Australia’s first nine wickets win against England at Brisbane.

NoTeamResMarginOppGroundStart Date
1Auswon9 wktsEngMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Auswon9 wktsEngSydney25 Feb 1921
3Auswon9 wktsEngMelbourne13 Feb 1959
4Auswon9 wktsEngPerth13 Dec 1974
5Auswon9 wktsEngPerth01 Feb 1991
6Auswon9 wktsEngBrisbane08 Dec 2021

Australia’s nine wickets win in this test provides the 13th occasion of Australia winning a test against England at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginOppGroundStart Date
1AuswonI + 332 runsEngBrisbane29 Nov 1946
2AuswonI + 154 runsEngBrisbane26 Nov 1954
3Auswon384 runsEngBrisbane07 Nov 2002
4Auswon381 runsEngBrisbane21 Nov 2013
5Auswon277 runsEngBrisbane23 Nov 2006
6Auswon184 runsEngBrisbane25 Nov 1994
7Auswon166 runsEngBrisbane29 Nov 1974
8Auswon070 runsEngBrisbane01 Dec 1950
9Auswon010 wktsEngBrisbane23 Nov 1990
10Auswon010 wktsEngBrisbane23 Nov 2017
11Auswon009 wktsEngBrisbane08 Dec 2021
12Auswon008 wktsEngBrisbane05 Dec 1958
13Auswon007 wktsEngBrisbane26 Nov 1982
Ashes Series 2021-22 : Brisbane Test : Third day

Ashes Series 2021-22 : Brisbane Test : Third day

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 252nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 150th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 93rd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the 51st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England.

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 27th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings at Brisbane. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England at Brisbane.

TM Head’s 152 in this test represent the third century of his test career. Prior to this he had scored 161 against Sri Lanka at Canberra in Feb 2019 and 114 against New Zealand at Melbourne in Dec 2019. This two of his three centuries are 150 plus scores

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundMon/Year
1TM Head1611SrlCanberraFeb 2019
2TM Head1141NZlMelbourneDec 2019
3TM Head1522EngBrisbaneDec 2021

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 138th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 83rd occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 49th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings against England. It also provides the 29th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England.

TM Head scored 152 in this test to provide the 13th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings at Brisbane. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number five scoring 100 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against England at Brisbane

MJ Leach returned with figures of 1 for 102 providing the 319th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 165th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against Australia in Australia. It also provides the 27th occasion of an England bowler conceding 100 plus runs against Australia in tests at Brisbane.

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 1053rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 486th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 323rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 163rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 14th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Australia at Brisbane.

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 341st occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 158th occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 93rd occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the 45th occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings against Australia at Brisbane.

JE Root’s 86 not out represents his 36th fifty {12 C plus 24 HC} while leading England. He shares the record for most fifties by an England captain with AN Cook who has also scored 36 fifties {12 C plus 24 HC}

JE Root’s aggregate in calendar year 2021 read 1541 at the end of the third day of this test while leading England. He became the first England captain and fourth in the annals of test cricket to total 1500 runs in a calendar year. The following table lists all the four captains.

NoPlayerTeamMatINORunsYear
1GC SmithSAF1525216562008
2MJ ClarkeAus1118315952012
3RT PontingAus1528515442005
4JE RootEng1325215412021

JE Root’s aggregate in calendar year 2021 read 1541 at the end of the third day of this test. It provides the eighth occasion of a batsman aggregating 1500 runs in a calendar year. The following table lists all the nine occasions. JE Root became the first England batsman to accomplish the feat.

NoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsYear
1Mohd YousufPak1119117882006
2IVA RichardsWin1119017101976
3GC SmithSAF1525216562008
4MJ ClarkeAus1118315952012
5SR TendulkarInd1423315622010
6RT PontingAus1528515442005
7JE RootEng1325215412021
8RT PontingAus1118315032003

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 59th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings. It also provides the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the 15th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Australia on away soil

DJ Malan-JE Root added 159 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in England’s innings to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket against Australia at Brisbane. Both the occasions are listed below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1GA Hick, GP Thorpe31604AusBrisbane25 Nov 1994
2DJ Malan, JE Root3159*3AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021
England captains scoring a duck and a fifty in a test match

England captains scoring a duck and a fifty in a test match

JE Root of England scored zero and 86 not out as at the end of the third day of the Brisbane test against Australia to provide the 29th occasion of an England captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test match. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerFISIOpGroundStart Date
1WG Grace075*AusLord’s21 Jul 1890
2AC MacLaren650AusSydney26 Feb 1898
3Hon.FS Jackson082*AusNottingham29 May 1905
4WR Hammond760AusLeeds22 Jul 1938
5PBH May0112SAFLord’s23 Jun 1955
6PBH May610SAFJo’burg15 Feb 1957
7MC Cowdrey1190WinTrinidad25 Mar 1960
8PBH May950AusManchester27 Jul 1961
9MC Cowdrey1010WinKingston08 Feb 1968
10R Illingworth530NZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
11AR Lewis070*IndDelhi20 Dec 1972
12JM Brearley051AusThe Oval27 Aug 1981
13MW Gatting1000AusAdelaide12 Dec 1986
14MW Gatting096AusSydney10 Jan 1987
15AJ Stewart740IndChennai11 Feb 1993
16MA Atherton1440WinGeorgetown17 Mar 1994
17MA Atherton063SAFThe Oval18 Aug 1994
18AJ Stewart063*AusAdelaide11 Dec 1998
19MA Atherton051AusNottingham02 Aug 2001
20MP Vaughan580AusNottingham25 Aug 2005
21AJ Strauss0110AusBrisbane25 Nov 2010
22AJ Strauss610SrlCol-PSS03 Apr 2012
23AN Cook620AusManchester01 Aug 2013
24AN Cook720AusPerth13 Dec 2013
25JE Root051NZlAuckland22 Mar 2018
26JE Root0125IndThe Oval07 Sep 2018
27JE Root077AusLeeds22 Aug 2019
28JE Root710AusManchester04 Sep 2019
29JE Root086*AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021

It also provides the 17th occasion of an England captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1WG Grace075*AusLord’s21 Jul 1890
2AC MacLaren650AusSydney26 Feb 1898
3Hon.FS Jackson082*AusNottingham29 May 1905
4WR Hammond760AusLeeds22 Jul 1938
5PBH May950AusManchester27 Jul 1961
6JM Brearley051AusThe Oval27 Aug 1981
7MW Gatting1000AusAdelaide12 Dec 1986
8MW Gatting096AusSydney10 Jan 1987
9AJ Stewart063*AusAdelaide11 Dec 1998
10MA Atherton051AusNottingham02 Aug 2001
11MP Vaughan580AusNottingham25 Aug 2005
12AJ Strauss0110AusBrisbane25 Nov 2010
13AN Cook620AusManchester01 Aug 2013
14AN Cook720AusPerth13 Dec 2013
15JE Root077AusLeeds22 Aug 2019
16JE Root710AusManchester04 Sep 2019
17JE Root086*AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021

It also provides the seventh occasion of an England captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1AC MacLaren650AusSydney26 Feb 1898
2MW Gatting1000AusAdelaide12 Dec 1986
3MW Gatting096AusSydney10 Jan 1987
4AJ Stewart063*AusAdelaide11 Dec 1998
5AJ Strauss0110AusBrisbane25 Nov 2010
6AN Cook720AusPerth13 Dec 2013
7JE Root086*AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021

It also provides the seconf occasion of an England captain scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against Australia in a test at Brisbane. Bothl such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerFISIOppGroundStart Date
1AJ Strauss0110AusBrisbane25 Nov 2010
2JE Root086*AusBrisbane08 Dec 2021
Batsmen scoring a century in a test innings in 85 deliveries and less than 85 deliveries

Batsmen scoring a century in a test innings in 85 deliveries and less than 85 deliveries

TM Head of Australia scored his century in 85 deliveries against England in the ongoing test at Brisbane to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring century in 85 deliveries or less in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all such occasions in the ascending order of ball faced.

NoBFPlayerTeamOppLocationSeason
154BB McCullumNZlAusCh’church2015/16
256IVA RichardsWinEngSt John’s1985/86
356Misbah-ul-HaqPakAusA Dhabi2014/15
457AC GilchristAusEngPerth2006/07
567JM GregoryAusSAFJo’burg1921/22
669S ChanderpaulWinAusGeorgetown2002/03
769DA WarnerAusIndPerth2011/12
870CH GayleWinAusPerth2009/10
971RC FredericksWinAusPerth1975/76
1071de GrandhommeNZlWinWellington2017/18
1174Majid KhanPakNZlKarachi1976/77
1274Kapil DevIndSrlKanpur1986/87
1374M AzharuddinIndSAFCalcutta1996/97
1474BB McCullumNZlSrlCh’church2014/15
1575AB de VilliersSAFIndCenturion2010/11
1676GL JessopEngAusThe Oval1902
1777BC LaraWinPakMultan2006/07
1878Shahid AfridiPakWinBridgetown2004/05
1978Shahid AfridiPakIndLahore2005/06
2078V SehwagIndWinGros Islet2006
2178BB McCullumNZlPakSharjah2014/15
2278DA WarnerAusPakSydney2016/17
2379CH GayleWinSAFCape Town2003/04
2480CH GayleWinEngThe Oval2004
2580Sarfraz AhmedPakAusDub-DSC2014/15
2681M JayawardeneSrlBanCol-SSC2001/02
2781Kamran AkmalPakIndLahore2005/06
2881LRPL TaylorNZlAusHamilton2009/10
2982BC LaraWinAusSt John’s1998/99
3082DL VettoriNZlZimHarare2005/06
3182DA WarnerAusWinSydney2015/16
3283BR TaylorNZlWinAuckland1968/69
3384AC GilchristAusIndMum-WS2000/01
3484AC GilchristAusZimPerth2003/04
3584ML HaydenAusZimSydney2003/04
3685CH LloydWinIndBangalore1974/75
3785S DhawanIndAusMohali2012/13
3885BA StokesEngNZlLord’s2015
3985TM HeadAusEngBrisbane2021/22

It also provides rhe third such occasion in the Ashes series – two by an Australian batsman and one by England batsmen

NoBFPlayerTeamOppLocationSeason
157AC GilchristAusEngPerth2006/07
285TM HeadAusEngBrisbane2021/22
       
176GL JessopEngAusThe Oval1902

The following table lists the nine occasions of Australian batsmen performing such a feat and two occasions by England batsmen.

NoBFPlayerTeamOppLocationSeason
157AC GilchristAusEngPerth2006/07
267JM GregoryAusSAFJo’burg1921/22
369DA WarnerAusIndPerth2011/12
478DA WarnerAusPakSydney2016/17
582DA WarnerAusWinSydney2015/16
684AC GilchristAusIndMum-WS2000/01
784AC GilchristAusZimPerth2003/04
884ML HaydenAusZimSydney2003/04
985TM HeadAusEngBrisbane2021/22
       
176GL JessopEngAusThe Oval1902
285BA StokesEngNZlLord’s2015
Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a test

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of a test

RJ Burns was dismissed by the first ball of the test in the ongoing test between Australia and England at Brisbane to provide the 34th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the test match in the annals of test cricket. All auch occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AC MacLaren011EngAusMelbourneDec 1894
2TW Hayward011EngSAFThe OvalAug 1907
3W Bardsley011AusEngLeedsJul 1926
4H Sutcliffe011EngNZlCh’churchMar 1933
5TS Worthington011EngAusBrisbaneDec 1936
6CC Hunte011WinPakTrinidadMar 1958
7EJ Barlow011SAFAusDurbanJan 1967
8RC Fredericks011WinIndTrinidadMar 1971
9KR Stackpole011AusNZlAucklandMar 1974
10SM Gavaskar011IndEngBirminghamJul 1974
11SS Naik011IndWinKolkataDec 1974
12JFM Morrison011NZlEngCh’churchFeb 1975
13Mohsin Khan011PakIndJalandharSep 1983
14SM Gavaskar011IndWinKolkataDec 1983
15SM Gavaskar011IndPakJaipurFeb 1987
16WV Raman011IndNZlNapierFeb 1990
17SJ Cook011SAFIndDurbanNov 1992
18G Kirsten011SrlWinCape TownJan 1999
19ST Jayasuriya011SrlAusGalleSep 1999
20LV Garrick011WinSAFKingstonApr 2001
21SS Das011IndWinBridgetownMay 2002
22Hannan Sarkar011BanWinDhakaDec 2002
23Hannan Sarkar011BanWinGros IsletMay 2004
24Hannan Sarkar011BanWinKingstonJun 2004
25W Jaffer011IndBanChattogramMay 2007
26D Ganga011WinEngCh-le-StJun 2007
27TG McIntosh011NZlPakDunedinNov 2009
28AJ Strauss011EngSAFJo’burgJan 2010
29CH Gayle011WinSrlPallekeleDec 2010
30FDM Karunaratne011SrlAusGalleAug 2016
31KL Rahul011IndSrlKolkataNov 2017
32D Elgar011SAFEngCenturionDec 2019
33Abdul Malik (1)011AfgZimAbu DhabiMar 2021
34RJ Burns011EngAusBrisbaneDec 2021

It also provides the fourth such occasion in the Ashes series. All the four occasions are listed below.

NoPlayerRBFITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1W Bardsley011AusEngLeedsJul 1926
         
1AC MacLaren011EngAusMelbourneDec 1894
2TS Worthington011EngAusBrisbaneDec 1936
3RJ Burns011EngAusBrisbaneDec 2021