Batsmen scoring a Nelson in a test innings

Batsmen scoring a Nelson in a test innings

AT Carey of Australia scored 111 in the ongoing test at Melbourne against South Africa to provide the 69th occasion of a batsman scoring a “Nelson” in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1AW Nourse111SAFAusJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
2CAG Russell111EngSAFDurban16 Feb 1923
3WM Woodfull111AusEngSydney14 Dec 1928
4KG Viljoen111SAFAusMelbourne31 Dec 1931
5M Leyland111*EngAusMelbourne01 Jan 1937
6MH Mankad111IndAusMelbourne06 Feb 1948
7WJ Edrich111EngAusLeeds22 Jul 1948
8AJ Watkins111EngSAFJohannesburg12 Feb 1949
9AR Morris111AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
10P Roy111EngEngChennai06 Feb 1952
11TW Graveney111EngAusSydney25 Feb 1955
12AR Morris111AusWinPort of Spain11 Apr 1955
13SN McGregor111NZlPakLahore26 Oct 1955
14Hanif Mohammad111PakEngDhaka19 Jan 1962
15PH Parfitt111EngPakKarachi02 Feb 1962
16PJ Sharpe111EngNZlNottingham07 Aug 1969
17IM Chappell111AusEngMelbourne21 Jan 1971
18MG Burgess111NZlPakLahore09 Oct 1976
19DI Gower111EngNZlThe Oval27 Jul 1978
20SM Gavaskar111IndPakKarachi14 Nov 1978
21AB Williams111WinIndKolkata29 Dec 1978
22GM Wood111AusNZlBrisbane28 Nov 1980
23Mansoor Akhtar111PakAusFaisalabad30 Sep 1982
24LRD Mendis111SrlEngLord’s23 Aug 1984
25RJ Shastri111IndEngKolkata31 Dec 1984
26JV Coney111*NZlPakDunedin09 Feb 1985
27A Ranatunga111SrlIndCol-SSC30 Aug 1985
28SAR Silva111SrlIndCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
29GM Wood111AusWinPerth02 Dec 1988
30DL Haynes111WinAusGeorgetown23 Mar 1991
31CL Hooper111WinEngLord’s20 Jun 1991
32SR Tendulkar111IndSAFJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
33DC Boon111AusWinBrisbane27 Nov 1992
34MA Taylor111AusEngLord’s17 Jun 1993
35ME Waugh111AusNZlHobart26 Nov 1993
36MA Atherton111EngNZlManchester30 Jun 1994
37ME Waugh111AusSrlPerth08 Dec 1995
38NS Sidhu111IndSrlCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
39SM Pollock111SAFSrlCenturion20 Jan 2001
40ST Jayasuriya111SrlIndGalle14 Aug 2001
41Taufeeq Umar111PakZimHarare09 Nov 2002
42JL Langer111AusWinSt John’s09 May 2003
43Taufeeq Umar111PakSAFLahore17 Oct 2003
44Mohammad Rafique111BanWinGros Islet28 May 2004
45Mohammad Yousuf111PakAusMelbourne26 Dec 2004
46BB McCullum111NZlZimHarare07 Aug 2005
47ML Hayden111AusICCSydney14 Oct 2005
48JH Kallis111SAFAusSydney02 Jan 2006
49PD Collingwood111EngWinLord’s17 May 2007
50R Dravid111IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
51R Dravid111*IndBanDhaka24 Jan 2010
52NT Paranavitana111SrlIndGalle18 Jul 2010
53Harbhajan Singh111*IndNZlHyd-RGS12 Nov 2010
54SR Tendulkar111*IndSAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
55Younis Khan111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
56Asad Shafiq111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
57H Masakadza111*ZimBanHarare25 Apr 2013
58RG Sharma111*IndWinMumbai14 Nov 2013
59SPD Smith111AusEngPerth13 Dec 2013
60SPD Smith111AusIndDharamsala25 Mar 2017
61AD Mathews111SrlIndDelhi02 Dec 2017
62GH Vihari111IndWinKingston30 Aug 2019
63Q de Kock111SAFIndVizag02 Oct 2019
64SSJ Brooks111WinAfgLucknow27 Nov 2019
65DA Warner111*AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
66HDRL Thirimanne111SrlEngGalle14 Jan 2021
67Imam-ul-Haq111*PakAusRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
68HC Brook111EngPakKarachi17 Dec 2022
69AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022

It also provides the 16th occasion of am Australian batsman scoring a “Nelson” in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1WM Woodfull111AusEngSydney14 Dec 1928
2AR Morris111AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
3AR Morris111AusWinPort of Spain11 Apr 1955
4IM Chappell111AusEngMelbourne21 Jan 1971
5GM Wood111AusNZlBrisbane28 Nov 1980
6GM Wood111AusWinPerth02 Dec 1988
7DC Boon111AusWinBrisbane27 Nov 1992
8MA Taylor111AusEngLord’s17 Jun 1993
9ME Waugh111AusNZlHobart26 Nov 1993
10ME Waugh111AusSrlPerth08 Dec 1995
11JL Langer111AusWinSt John’s09 May 2003
12ML Hayden111AusICCSydney14 Oct 2005
13SPD Smith111AusEngPerth13 Dec 2013
14SPD Smith111AusIndDharamsala25 Mar 2017
15DA Warner111*AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
16AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022

It also provides the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a “Nelson” in an innings against South Africa in the annals of test cricket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1CAG Russell111EngSAFDurban16 Feb 1923
2AJ Watkins111EngSAFJohannesburg12 Feb 1949
3AR Morris111AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
4SR Tendulkar111IndSAFJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
5Taufeeq Umar111PakSAFLahore17 Oct 2003
6R Dravid111IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
7SR Tendulkar111*IndSAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
8Younis Khan111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
9Asad Shafiq111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
10AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a “Nelson” in an innings against South Africa in the annals of test cricket. Prior to this AR Morris had scored 111 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Feb 1950. The interval between these two occasions is 72 years and ten months. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1AR Morris111AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
2AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022

AT Carey of Australia scored 111 in the ongoing test at Melbourne against South Africa to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a “Nelson” in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1SAR Silva111SrlIndCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
2BB McCullum111NZlZimHarare07 Aug 2005
3Q de Kock111SAFIndVizag02 Oct 2019
4AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022

There are sixth occasions of a batsman dismissed for a “Nelson” in a test innings and nine occasions of a batsman remaining not out on “Nelson” in a test innings.  All such occasions are listed below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppnGroundStart Date
1AW Nourse111SAFAusJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
2CAG Russell111EngSAFDurban16 Feb 1923
3WM Woodfull111AusEngSydney14 Dec 1928
4KG Viljoen111SAFAusMelbourne31 Dec 1931
5MH Mankad111IndAusMelbourne06 Feb 1948
6WJ Edrich111EngAusLeeds22 Jul 1948
7AJ Watkins111EngSAFJohannesburg12 Feb 1949
8AR Morris111AusSAFJohannesburg10 Feb 1950
9P Roy111EngEngChennai06 Feb 1952
10TW Graveney111EngAusSydney25 Feb 1955
11AR Morris111AusWinPort of Spain11 Apr 1955
12SN McGregor111NZlPakLahore26 Oct 1955
13Hanif Mohammad111PakEngDhaka19 Jan 1962
14PH Parfitt111EngPakKarachi02 Feb 1962
15PJ Sharpe111EngNZlNottingham07 Aug 1969
16IM Chappell111AusEngMelbourne21 Jan 1971
17MG Burgess111NZlPakLahore09 Oct 1976
18DI Gower111EngNZlThe Oval27 Jul 1978
19SM Gavaskar111IndPakKarachi14 Nov 1978
20AB Williams111WinIndKolkata29 Dec 1978
21GM Wood111AusNZlBrisbane28 Nov 1980
22Mansoor Akhtar111PakAusFaisalabad30 Sep 1982
23LRD Mendis111SrlEngLord’s23 Aug 1984
24RJ Shastri111IndEngKolkata31 Dec 1984
25A Ranatunga111SrlIndCol-SSC30 Aug 1985
26SAR Silva111SrlIndCol-PSS06 Sep 1985
27GM Wood111AusWinPerth02 Dec 1988
28DL Haynes111WinAusGeorgetown23 Mar 1991
29CL Hooper111WinEngLord’s20 Jun 1991
30SR Tendulkar111IndSAFJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
31DC Boon111AusWinBrisbane27 Nov 1992
32MA Taylor111AusEngLord’s17 Jun 1993
33ME Waugh111AusNZlHobart26 Nov 1993
34MA Atherton111EngNZlManchester30 Jun 1994
35ME Waugh111AusSrlPerth08 Dec 1995
36NS Sidhu111IndSrlCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
37SM Pollock111SAFSrlCenturion20 Jan 2001
38ST Jayasuriya111SrlIndGalle14 Aug 2001
39Taufeeq Umar111PakZimHarare09 Nov 2002
40JL Langer111AusWinSt John’s09 May 2003
41Taufeeq Umar111PakSAFLahore17 Oct 2003
42Mohammad Rafique111BanWinGros Islet28 May 2004
43Mohammad Yousuf111PakAusMelbourne26 Dec 2004
44BB McCullum111NZlZimHarare07 Aug 2005
45ML Hayden111AusICCSydney14 Oct 2005
46JH Kallis111SAFAusSydney02 Jan 2006
47PD Collingwood111EngWinLord’s17 May 2007
48R Dravid111IndSAFChennai26 Mar 2008
49NT Paranavitana111SrlIndGalle18 Jul 2010
50Younis Khan111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
51Asad Shafiq111PakSAFCape Town14 Feb 2013
52SPD Smith111AusEngPerth13 Dec 2013
53SPD Smith111AusIndDharamsala25 Mar 2017
54AD Mathews111SrlIndDelhi02 Dec 2017
55GH Vihari111IndWinKingston30 Aug 2019
56Q de Kock111SAFIndVizag02 Oct 2019
57SSJ Brooks111WinAfgLucknow27 Nov 2019
58HDRL Thirimanne111SrlEngGalle14 Jan 2021
59HC Brook111EngPakKarachi17 Dec 2022
60AT Carey111AusSAFMelbourne26 Dec 2022
       
1M Leyland111*EngAusMelbourne01 Jan 1937
2JV Coney111*NZlPakDunedin09 Feb 1985
3R Dravid111*IndBanDhaka24 Jan 2010
4Harbhajan Singh111*IndNZlHyd-RGS12 Nov 2010
5SR Tendulkar111*IndSAFCenturion16 Dec 2010
6H Masakadza111*ZimBanHarare25 Apr 2013
7RG Sharma111*IndWinMumbai14 Nov 2013
8DA Warner111*AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
9Imam-ul-Haq111*PakAusRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
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