“Nelson” – 111 runs partnerships in a test innings
CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India stitched a partnership of 111 runs for the third wicket in the recently concluded test at Johannesburg against South Africa to provide the 67th occasion of batsmen posting a “Nelson” partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
CA Pujara and AM Rahane of India stitched a partnership of 111 runs for the third wicket in the recently concluded test at Johannesburg against South Africa to provide the 67th occasion of batsmen posting a “Nelson” partnership in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | MacLaren,E Wainwright | 1 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Feb 1898 |
| 2 | JW Hearne, FE Woolley | 5 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | Jul 1912 |
| 3 | HL Collins, CG Macartney | 2 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | Dec 1920 |
| 4 | WVS Ling, HW Taylor | 4 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1922 |
| 5 | EH Bowley, Duleepsinhji | 2 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | Feb 1930 |
| 6 | DG Bradman, KE Rigg | 3 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Sydney | Dec 1931 |
| 7 | AF Kippax, SJ McCabe | 4 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | Dec 1931 |
| 8 | AH Bakewell, CF Walters | 1 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Chennai | Feb 1934 |
| 9 | M Leyland, RWV Robins | 7 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | Jan 1937 |
| 10 | DCS Compton, L Hutton | 3 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | Jun 1948 |
| 11 | WR Endean, JHB Waite | 2 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | Dec 1952 |
| 12 | Cheetham,PNF Mansell | 7 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Melbourne | Feb 1953 |
| 13 | PBH May, G Pullar | 3 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | Jul 1961 |
| 14 | G Boycott, ER Dexter | 2 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | Jul 1964 |
| 15 | RM Cowper,WM Lawry | 1 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | Jan 1968 |
| 16 | IM Chappell,RM Cowper | 2 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | Jul 1968 |
| 17 | FM Engineer,AV Mankad | 1 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | Nov 1969 |
| 18 | GS Chappell, KD Walters | 4 | 1 | Aus | Win | Trinidad | Apr 1973 |
| 19 | RB McCosker, IR Redpath | 1 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | Feb 1975 |
| 20 | JH Edrich, B Wood | 1 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | Jul 1975 |
| 21 | CG Greenidge, CL King | 5 | 1 | Win | Eng | Manchester | Jul 1976 |
| 22 | G Boycott, GA Gooch | 1 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Nottingham | Aug 1978 |
| 23 | Brearley, DW Randall | 2 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1979 |
| 24 | Imran Khan, Majid Khan | 8 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Lahore | Mar 1980 |
| 25 | GS Chappell, KJ Hughes | 3 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Aug 1980 |
| 26 | AR Border, AMJ Hilditch | 4 | 4 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | Dec 1984 |
| 27 | J Miandad, Ramiz Raja | 3 | 2 | Pak | Win | Karachi | Nov 1986 |
| 28 | N Kapil Dev, Vengsarkar | 6 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Cuttack | Jan 1987 |
| 29 | SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad | Mar 1987 |
| 30 | Ijaz Ahmed, S Yousuf | 6 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Faisalabad | Sep 1988 |
| 31 | DL Haynes, CL Hooper | 3 | 3 | Win | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1989 |
| 32 | DC Boon, MA Taylor | 2 | 4 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | Apr 1991 |
| 33 | RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1992 |
| 34 | J Miandad, S Mohd | 3 | 2 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1992 |
| 35 | GA Hick, AJ Stewart | 2 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Chennai | Feb 1993 |
| 36 | Greatbatch, JG Wright | 1 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Wellington | Mar 1993 |
| 37 | Ranatunga,H Tillakaratne | 5 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-SSC | Jul 1993 |
| 38 | RA Smith, GP Thorpe | 4 | 1 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | Jun 1995 |
| 39 | AM Bacher, AC Hudson | 2 | 3 | SAF | Ind | Durban | Dec 1996 |
| 40 | Atapattu, M Jayawardene | 4 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | Feb 2001 |
| 41 | SP Fleming, CD McMillan | 5 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | Mar 2001 |
| 42 | TCB Fernando,C Vaas | 8 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Kandy | Jan 2002 |
| 43 | ML Hayden, ME Waugh | 3 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | Feb 2002 |
| 44 | Inzamam, S Mushtaq | 7 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Lahore | May 2002 |
| 45 | CH Gayle, WW Hinds | 1 | 1 | Win | Ind | Kingston | May 2002 |
| 46 | DD Ebrahim, GW Flower | 3 | 4 | Zim | Pak | Harare | Nov 2002 |
| 47 | H Bashar, Rajin Saleh | 4 | 3 | Ban | Pak | Karachi | Aug 2003 |
| 48 | JL Langer, RT Ponting | 2 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Perth | Dec 2005 |
| 49 | TM Dilshan,Maharoof | 6 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Col-SSC | Mar 2006 |
| 50 | Chanderpaul,MN Samuels | 4 | 1 | Win | SAF | P Elizabeth | Dec 2007 |
| 51 | M Rahim, S Al Hasan | 7 | 4 | Ban | Srl | Dhaka | Dec 2008 |
| 52 | AN Petersen, GC Smith | 1 | 2 | SAF | Ind | Centurion | Dec 2010 |
| 53 | Chandimal, Samaraweera | 6 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Durban | Dec 2011 |
| 54 | R Ashwin, CA Pujara | 7 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | Nov 2012 |
| 55 | KP Pietersen, JE Root | 3 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 2013 |
| 56 | B Kumar, Mohd Shami | 10 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | Jul 2014 |
| 57 | JE Root, BA Stokes | 5 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2016 |
| 58 | UT Khawaja, SPD Smith | 3 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | Dec 2016 |
| 59 | Mahmudullah, S Al Hasan | 6 | 1 | Ban | Win | Dhaka | Nov 2018 |
| 60 | Labuschagne, DA Warner | 3 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | Aug 2019 |
| 61 | CR Ervine, PS Masvaure | 2 | 1 | Zim | Ban | Dhaka | Feb 2020 |
| 62 | Liton Das, M Rahim | 6 | 2 | Ban | Zim | Dhaka | Feb 2020 |
| 63 | TA Blundell, TWM Latham | 1 | 3 | NZl | Pak | Mt M’ganui | Dec 2020 |
| 64 | JM Bairstow, JE Root | 3 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
| 65 | N Dickwella, RTM Mendis | 7 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Pallekele | Apr 2021 |
| 66 | DM de Silva, Karunaratne | 4 | 1 | Srl | Win | Galle | Nov 2021 |
| 67 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 3 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2022 |
It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings against South Africa.
| No | Partners | Wkt | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | FM Engineer, AV Mankad | 1 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Kanpur | Nov 1969 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev, Vengsarkar | 6 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Cuttack | Jan 1987 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad | Mar 1987 |
| 4 | RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1992 |
| 5 | R Ashwin, CA Pujara | 7 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | Nov 2012 |
| 6 | B Kumar, Mohd Shami | 10 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | Jul 2014 |
| 7 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 3 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2022 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | JW Hearne, FE Woolley | 5 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Leeds | Jul 1912 |
| 2 | DG Bradman, KE Rigg | 3 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Sydney | Dec 1931 |
| 3 | AF Kippax, SJ McCabe | 4 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | Dec 1931 |
| 4 | ML Hayden, ME Waugh | 3 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | Feb 2002 |
| 5 | JL Langer, RT Ponting | 2 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Perth | Dec 2005 |
| 6 | Chanderpaul,MN Samuels | 4 | 1 | Win | SAF | P Elizabeth | Dec 2007 |
| 7 | Chandimal, Samaraweera | 6 | 1 | Srl | SAF | Durban | Dec 2011 |
| 8 | JE Root, BA Stokes | 5 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2016 |
| 9 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 3 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2022 |
It also provides the 16th occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | DG Bradman, KE Rigg | 3 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Sydney | Dec 1931 |
| 2 | DCS Compton, L Hutton | 3 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | Jun 1948 |
| 3 | PBH May, G Pullar | 3 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | Jul 1961 |
| 4 | GS Chappell, KJ Hughes | 3 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Aug 1980 |
| 5 | J Miandad, Ramiz Raja | 3 | 2 | Pak | Win | Karachi | Nov 1986 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad | Mar 1987 |
| 7 | DL Haynes, CL Hooper | 3 | 3 | Win | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1989 |
| 8 | RJ Shastri, Vengsarkar | 3 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Sydney | Jan 1992 |
| 9 | J Miandad, Shoaib Mohd | 3 | 2 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1992 |
| 10 | ML Hayden, ME Waugh | 3 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | Feb 2002 |
| 11 | DD Ebrahim, GW Flower | 3 | 4 | Zim | Pak | Harare | Nov 2002 |
| 12 | KP Pietersen, JE Root | 3 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Dec 2013 |
| 13 | UT Khawaja, SPD Smith | 3 | 3 | Aus | Pak | Brisbane | Dec 2016 |
| 14 | Labuschagne, Warner | 3 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | Aug 2019 |
| 15 | JM Bairstow, JE Root | 3 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Galle | Jan 2021 |
| 16 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 3 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2022 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings at Johannesburg. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the third occasion of visiting batsmen posting a Nelson partnership in a test innings at Johannesburg.
| No | Partners | Wkt | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | WVS Ling, HW Taylor | 4 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | Dec 1922 |
| 2 | ML Hayden, ME Waugh | 3 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | Feb 2002 |
| 3 | JE Root, BA Stokes | 5 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2016 |
| 4 | CA Pujara, AM Rahane | 3 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Jo’burg | Jan 2022 |