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Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings

Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings

TM Head of Australia scored 99 against West Indies in the ongoing test against West Indies at Perth to provide the 198th occasion of Australian batsman scoring ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Bannerman942v EnglandSydney26 Jan 1883
2AC Bannerman913v EnglandSydney29 Jan 1892
3GHS Trott923v EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1893
4GHS Trott954v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1894
5C Hill963v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1897
6C Hill993v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1902
7C Hill982v EnglandAdelaide17 Jan 1902
8C Hill974v EnglandAdelaide17 Jan 1902
9C Hill91*1v South AfricaCape Town08 Nov 1902
10VS Ransford953v South AfricaMelbourne17 Feb 1911
11W Bardsley941v South AfricaSydney03 Mar 1911
12RB Minnett901v EnglandSydney15 Dec 1911
13WW Armstrong903v EnglandMelbourne30 Dec 1911
14C Hill983v EnglandAdelaide12 Jan 1912
15CG Macartney992v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1912
16JM Gregory932v EnglandSydney25 Feb 1921
17TJE Andrews923v EnglandLeeds02 Jul 1921
18TJE Andrews942v EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1921
19AJ Richardson983v EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924
20JM Taylor903v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1925
21SJ McCabe902v West IndiesAdelaide12 Dec 1930
22WH Ponsford92*4v West IndiesAdelaide12 Dec 1930
23AG Chipperfield991v EnglandNottingham08 Jun 1934
24SJ McCabe933v EnglandSydney18 Dec 1936
25CL McCool951v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
26D Tallon923v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1947
27WA Brown991v IndiaMelbourne06 Feb 1948
28SJE Loxton932v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
29KR Miller993v EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
30AL Hassett921v EnglandMelbourne23 Feb 1951
31AR Morris991v South AfricaMelbourne06 Feb 1953
32RN Harvey92*4v EnglandSydney17 Dec 1954
33RG Archer981v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955
34R Benaud973v EnglandLord’s21 Jun 1956
35CC McDonald991v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
36RN Harvey962v PakistanDhaka13 Nov 1959
37RB Simpson922v West IndiesBrisbane09 Dec 1960
38CC McDonald912v West IndiesMelbourne10 Feb 1961
39RB Simpson924v West IndiesMelbourne10 Feb 1961
40WM Lawry983v EnglandBrisbane30 Nov 1962
41RB Simpson912v EnglandSydney11 Jan 1963
42IR Redpath972v South AfricaMelbourne01 Jan 1964
43BK Shepherd962v South AfricaMelbourne01 Jan 1964
44R Benaud903v South AfricaSydney10 Jan 1964
45PJP Burge911v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1964
46BC Booth981v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
47WM Lawry942v EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1964
48RM Cowper991v EnglandMelbourne30 Dec 1965
49WM Lawry982v South AfricaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966
50RB Simpson943v South AfricaDurban20 Jan 1967
51RM Cowper921v IndiaAdelaide23 Dec 1967
52KD Walters931v IndiaBrisbane19 Jan 1968
53KD Walters94*1v IndiaSydney26 Jan 1968
54IR Redpath921v EnglandLeeds25 Jul 1968
55IM Chappell964v West IndiesAdelaide24 Jan 1969
56IM Chappell992v IndiaEden Gardens12 Dec 1969
57RW Marsh92*1v EnglandMelbourne21 Jan 1971
58RW Marsh914v EnglandManchester08 Jun 1972
59RW Marsh971v West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1973
60IM Chappell973v West IndiesPort of Spain23 Mar 1973
61KD Walters941v New ZealandAdelaide26 Jan 1974
62IR Redpath933v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
63IM Chappell901v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1974
64R Edwards992v EnglandLord’s31 Jul 1975
65RB McCosker95*4v EnglandLeeds14 Aug 1975
66GJ Gilmour951v West IndiesAdelaide23 Jan 1976
67GM Wood903v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1978
68PM Toohey973v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1978
69WM Darling912v EnglandSydney06 Jan 1979
70KJ Hughes921v IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979
71BM Laird921v West IndiesBrisbane01 Dec 1979
72KJ Hughes991v EnglandPerth14 Dec 1979
73GS Chappell98*4v EnglandSydney04 Jan 1980
74JM Wiener931v PakistanLahore18 Mar 1980
75RW Marsh912v New ZealandPerth12 Dec 1980
76GN Yallop981v Sri LankaKandy22 Apr 1983
77KJ Hughes942v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 1983
78AR Border98*1v West IndiesPort of Spain16 Mar 1984
79AR Border981v West IndiesSt John’s07 Apr 1984
80KC Wessels982v West IndiesAdelaide07 Dec 1984
81KC Wessels902v West IndiesMelbourne22 Dec 1984
82WB Phillips913v EnglandLeeds13 Jun 1985
83GM Ritchie942v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1985
84GR Marsh922v IndiaSydney02 Jan 1986
85GM Ritchie921v New ZealandWellington21 Feb 1986
86DM Jones931v EnglandAdelaide12 Dec 1986
87PR Sleep902v New ZealandMelbourne26 Dec 1987
88SR Waugh903v West IndiesBrisbane18 Nov 1988
89SR Waugh912v West IndiesPerth02 Dec 1988
90DC Boon942v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1989
91SR Waugh922v EnglandManchester27 Jul 1989
92DM Jones991v New ZealandPerth24 Nov 1989
93DC Boon94*4v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 1990
94DC Boon971v EnglandSydney04 Jan 1991
95GR Marsh941v West IndiesGeorgetown23 Mar 1991
96MA Taylor942v IndiaBrisbane29 Nov 1991
97AR Border91*3v IndiaAdelaide25 Jan 1992
98GRJ Matthews963v Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Sep 1992
99DC Boon933v EnglandManchester03 Jun 1993
100ME Waugh991v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
101MJ Slater993v New ZealandPerth12 Nov 1993
102MJ Slater922v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 1994
103DC Boon962v South AfricaCape Town17 Mar 1994
104MJ Slater953v South AfricaDurban25 Mar 1994
105SR Waugh981v PakistanRawalpindi05 Oct 1994
106MG Bevan912v PakistanLahore01 Nov 1994
107SR Waugh94*1v EnglandMelbourne24 Dec 1994
108MA Taylor902v EnglandAdelaide26 Jan 1995
109SR Waugh99*1v EnglandPerth03 Feb 1995
110MA Taylor962v Sri LankaPerth08 Dec 1995
111RT Ponting962v Sri LankaPerth08 Dec 1995
112GS Blewett992v West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
113GS Blewett913v New ZealandBrisbane07 Nov 1997
114SR Waugh962v New ZealandPerth20 Nov 1997
115GS Blewett991v New ZealandHobart27 Nov 1997
116SR Waugh961v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 1997
117IA Healy902v IndiaChennai06 Mar 1998
118MJ Slater912v IndiaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
119DS Lehmann982v PakistanRawalpindi01 Oct 1998
120MA Taylor923v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
121MJ Slater961v PakistanKarachi22 Oct 1998
122SR Waugh961v EnglandSydney02 Jan 1999
123RT Ponting961v Sri LankaKandy09 Sep 1999
124MJ Slater962v Sri LankaGalle22 Sep 1999
125ME Waugh902v ZimbabweHarare14 Oct 1999
126MJ Slater972v PakistanHobart18 Nov 1999
127MJ Slater911v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 1999
128RT Ponting922v West IndiesAdelaide15 Dec 2000
129MJ Slater962v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 2001
130ML Hayden971v IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
131AC Gilchrist902v EnglandLord’s19 Jul 2001
132ML Hayden911v New ZealandHobart22 Nov 2001
133SK Warne992v New ZealandPerth30 Nov 2001
134SR Waugh902v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2001
135ML Hayden964v South AfricaCape Town08 Mar 2002
136AC Gilchrist911v South AfricaDurban15 Mar 2002
137DR Martyn952v EnglandAdelaide21 Nov 2002
138DS Lehmann961v West IndiesBridgetown01 May 2003
139ML Hayden993v IndiaBrisbane04 Dec 2003
140RT Ponting921v Sri LankaCol-SSC24 Mar 2004
141DR Martyn971v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
142MJ Clarke911v IndiaNagpur26 Oct 2004
143SM Katich993v IndiaNagpur26 Oct 2004
144DR Martyn973v IndiaNagpur26 Oct 2004
145JL Langer973v PakistanPerth16 Dec 2004
146RT Ponting983v PakistanPerth16 Dec 2004
147MJ Clarke913v EnglandLord’s21 Jul 2005
148SK Warne902v EnglandManchester11 Aug 2005
149AC Gilchrist941v ICC World XISydney14 Oct 2005
150JL Langer992v West IndiesAdelaide25 Nov 2005
151ML Hayden904v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
152ML Hayden942v South AfricaCape Town16 Mar 2006
153MEK Hussey912v EnglandAdelaide1 Dec 2006
154ML Hayden923v EnglandPerth14 Dec 2006
155MEK Hussey902v IndiaNagpur06 Nov 2008
156MJ Clarke981v New ZealandBrisbane20 Nov 2008
157BJ Haddin943v South AfricaPerth17 Dec 2008
158RT Ponting993v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2008
159MG Johnson96*1v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 2009
160MJ North963v EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2009
161MJ Clarke932v EnglandLeeds07 Aug 2009
162SM Katich921v West IndiesBrisbane26 Nov 2009
163SR Watson962v West IndiesAdelaide04 Dec 2009
164SM Katich991v West IndiesPerth16 Dec 2009
165SR Watson931v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2009
166SM Katich981v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2009
167SR Watson973v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2010
168MJ North903v New ZealandHamilton27 Mar 2010
169TD Paine921v IndiaMohali01 Oct 2010
170MEK Hussey931v EnglandAdelaide03 Dec 2010
171SR Watson953v EnglandPerth16 Dec 2010
172MEK Hussey951v Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011
173MEK Hussey933v Sri LankaCol-SSC16 Sep 2011
174MG Johnson92*2v Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
175MJ Clarke911v IndiaHyd-RGS02 Mar 2013
176SPD Smith921v IndiaMohali14 Mar 2013
177MA Starc991v IndiaMohali14 Mar 2013
178AC Agar982v EnglandNottingham10 Jul 2013
179BJ Haddin941v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
180SPD Smith974v PakistanAbu Dhabi30 Oct 2014
181SE Marsh993v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2014
182CJL Rogers951v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
183CJL Rogers952v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2015
184DA Warner972v South AfricaPerth03 Nov 2016
185UT Khawaja974v South AfricaPerth03 Nov 2016
186UT Khawaja972v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
187MR Marsh961v South AfricaDurban01 Mar 2018
188SPD Smith922v EnglandLord’s14 Aug 2019
189JA Burns972v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
190M Labuschagne911v IndiaSydney07 Jan 2021
191DA Warner942v EnglandBrisbane08 Dec 2021
192DA Warner951v EnglandAdelaide16 Dec 2021
193SPD Smith931v EnglandAdelaide16 Dec 2021
194UT Khawaja972v PakistanRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
195M Labuschagne902v PakistanRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
196AT Carey931v PakistanKarachi12 Mar 2022
197UT Khawaja911v PakistanLahore21 Mar 2022
198TM Head991v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the 29th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1SJ McCabe902v West IndiesAdelaide12 Dec 1930
2WH Ponsford92*4v West IndiesAdelaide12 Dec 1930
3RG Archer981v West IndiesBridgetown14 May 1955
4RB Simpson922v West IndiesBrisbane09 Dec 1960
5CC McDonald912v West IndiesMelbourne10 Feb 1961
6RB Simpson924v West IndiesMelbourne10 Feb 1961
7IM Chappell964v West IndiesAdelaide24 Jan 1969
8RW Marsh971v West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1973
9IM Chappell973v West IndiesPort of Spain23 Mar 1973
10GJ Gilmour951v West IndiesAdelaide23 Jan 1976
11GM Wood903v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1978
12PM Toohey973v West IndiesKingston28 Apr 1978
13BM Laird921v West IndiesBrisbane01 Dec 1979
14AR Border98*1v West IndiesPort of Spain16 Mar 1984
15AR Border981v West IndiesSt John’s07 Apr 1984
16KC Wessels982v West IndiesAdelaide07 Dec 1984
17KC Wessels902v West IndiesMelbourne22 Dec 1984
18SR Waugh903v West IndiesBrisbane18 Nov 1988
19SR Waugh912v West IndiesPerth02 Dec 1988
20GR Marsh941v West IndiesGeorgetown23 Mar 1991
21GS Blewett992v West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997
22RT Ponting922v West IndiesAdelaide15 Dec 2000
23MJ Slater962v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 2001
24DS Lehmann961v West IndiesBridgetown01 May 2003
25JL Langer992v West IndiesAdelaide25 Nov 2005
26SM Katich921v West IndiesBrisbane26 Nov 2009
27SR Watson962v West IndiesAdelaide04 Dec 2009
28SM Katich991v West IndiesPerth16 Dec 2009
29TM Head991v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022
Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings

MA Labuschagne and SPD Smith of Australia posted 251 runs for the third wicket in the ongoing teat against Pakistan at Rawalpindi to provide the 52nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DG Bradman, WM Woodfull22743v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
2DG Bradman, WH Ponsford43882v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
3DG Bradman, WH Ponsford24511v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
4DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton63463v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
5DG Bradman, AL Hassett32761v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
6SG Barnes, DG Bradman54052v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
7DG Bradman, AR Morris23014v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
8AL Hassett, CC McDonald22751v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
9RN Harvey, CC McDonald32952v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
10WM Lawry, RB Simpson13821v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
11IM Chappell, WM Lawry22982v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
12WM Lawry, KD Walters43361v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
13GS Chappell, IM Chappell32641v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
14IM Chappell, RB McCosker22771v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
15CS Serjeant, GM Wood42514v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
16WB Phillips, GN Yallop22591v PakistanPerth11 Nov 1983
17GR Marsh, MA Taylor13291v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
18DM Jones, SR Waugh6260*3v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989
19MJ Slater, MA Taylor12601v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
20AR Border, SR Waugh5332*1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
21GS Blewett, SR Waugh53852v South AfricaJohannesburg28 Feb 1997
22MTG Elliott, RT Ponting52682v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
23JL Langer, MA Taylor22791v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
24RT Ponting, SR Waugh52811v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
25GS Blewett, MJ Slater12692v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
26JL Langer, RT Ponting53272v PakistanPerth26 Nov 1999
27AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn63171v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Feb 2002
28ML Hayden, RT Ponting22721v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
29DS Lehmann, RT Ponting33151v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
30DS Lehmann, SR Waugh42502v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
31ML Hayden, JL Langer12551v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
32AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn62561v New ZealandWellington18 Mar 2005
33JN Gillespie, MEK Hussey43202v BangladeshChattogram16 Apr 2006
34ML Hayden, A Symonds62792v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
35MJ Clarke, RT Ponting43521v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
36MJ Clarke, MJ North52531v New ZealandWellington19 Mar 2010
37BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey63072v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 2010
38MEK Hussey, SE Marsh42582v Sri LankaPallekele08 Sep 2011
39MJ Clarke, RT Ponting42882v IndiaSydney30 Jan 2012
40MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey5334*2v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
41MJ Clarke, RT Ponting43861v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
42MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan42592v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
43MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey52721v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
44CJL Rogers, SPD Smith22841v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
45UT Khawaja, DA Warner23021v New ZealandPerth13 Nov 2015
46SE Marsh, AC Voges44491v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
47JA Burns, UT Khawaja22581v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
48JA Burns, SPD Smith32892v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
49MR Marsh, SPD Smith53012v EnglandPerth14 Dec 2017
50JA Burns, TM Head43081v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
51M Labuschagne, DA Warner23611v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
52M Labuschagne, SPD Smith32511v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RN Harvey, CC McDonald32952v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
2WM Lawry, RB Simpson13821v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
3IM Chappell, WM Lawry22982v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
4WM Lawry, KD Walters43361v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
5CS Serjeant, GM Wood42514v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978
6RT Ponting, SR Waugh52811v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
7DS Lehmann, RT Ponting33151v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
8SE Marsh, AC Voges44491v West IndiesHobart10 Dec 2015
9JA Burns, UT Khawaja22581v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
10M Labuschagne, SPD Smith32511v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings against West Indies for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RN Harvey, CC McDonald32952v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
2DS Lehmann, RT Ponting33151v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
3M Labuschagne, SPD Smith32511v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the third wicket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWktRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DG Bradman, AL Hassett32761v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
2RN Harvey, CC McDonald32952v West IndiesKingston11 Jun 1955
3GS Chappell, IM Chappell32641v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
4DS Lehmann, RT Ponting33151v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003
5JA Burns, SPD Smith32892v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
6M Labuschagne, SPD Smith32511v West IndiesPerth30 Nov 2022
First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

England batsmen – Z Crawley {122}, BM Duckket {107} and OJ Pope {108} – scored centuries against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Rawalpindi to provide the 15th occasion of first three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1England2South AfricaLord’s                  28 Jun 19243
2Australia2West IndiesPort of Spain                  11 Apr 19553
3Australia1West IndiesBridgetown                  05 May 19653
4India1AustraliaSydney                  02 Jan 19863
5Australia1EnglandLord’s                  17 Jun 19933
6South Africa1ZimbabweHarare                  07 Sep 20013
7New Zealand1IndiaMohali                  16 Oct 20033
8India1BangladeshMirpur                  25 May 20073
9South Africa3EnglandLord’s                  10 Jul 20083
10India1Sri LankaKanpur                  24 Nov 20093
11England3AustraliaBrisbane                 25 Nov 20103
12South Africa1BangladeshBloemfontein                  06 Oct 20173
13New Zealand2BangladeshHamilton                 28 Feb 20193
14Pakistan3Sri LankaKarachi                 19 Dec 20193
15England1PakistanRawalpindi                 01 Dec 20223

It also provides the third such occasion by England batsmen in a test innings and also the first such instance against Pakistan by any team

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1England2South AfricaLord’s                  28 Jun 19243
2England3AustraliaBrisbane                 25 Nov 20103
3England1PakistanRawalpindi                 01 Dec 20223
Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four England batsmen scored centuries against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in the ongoing test to provide the 24th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings.  All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1England1AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 19384
2West Indies1IndiaDelhi10 Nov 19484
3Australia2West IndiesKingston11 Jun 19555
4Pakistan2IndiaFaisalabad03 Jan 19834
5West Indies2IndiaSt John’s28 Apr 19834
6Pakistan2Sri LankaGalle21 Jun 20004
7Sri Lanka2IndiaCol-SSC29 Aug 20014
8Pakistan2BangladeshMultan29 Aug 20015
9New Zealand1AustraliaPerth30 Nov 20014
10New Zealand1IndiaMohali16 Oct 20034
11South Africa1West IndiesSt John’s29 Apr 20054
12West Indies2South AfricaSt John’s29 Apr 20054
13Pakistan1IndiaLahore13 Jan 20064
14England1West IndiesLord’s17 May 20074
15India1BangladeshMirpur25 May 20074
16Sri Lanka2BangladeshCol-SSC25 Jun 20074
17Sri Lanka1IndiaCol-SSC23 Jul 20084
18Australia2EnglandCardiff08 Jul 20094
19India2South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 20104
20Australia1West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 20154
21South Africa1BangladeshBloemfontein06 Oct 20174
22India2Sri LankaNagpur24 Nov 20174
23Pakistan3Sri LankaKarachi19 Dec 20194
24England1PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 20224

It also provides the third such occasion by England batsmen. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first ever such occasion against Pakistan by any team

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1England1AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 19384
2England1West IndiesLord’s17 May 20074
3England1PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 20224

The following are the two occasions when five batsmen have scored centuries in an innings.

NoTeamIOppositionGroundStart DateC
1Australia2West IndiesKingston11 Jun 19555
2Pakistan2BangladeshMultan29 Aug 20015
Teams posting 425 runs on the first day of the test

Teams posting 425 runs on the first day of the test

England posted 506 for 4 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi on the first day of the ongoing test to provide the first occasion of a team posting 500 plus runs in a day’s play on the first day of a test match. The previous  best was 494 for 6 in the test between Australia and South Africa at Sydney in Dec 2010. The following table lists 24 occasions of team posting 400 plus runs on the first day’s play of a test.

NoTeam 1Team 2DayRunsWGroundMatch Date
1PakistanEngland150604Rawalpindi01 Dec 2022
2AustraliaSouth Africa149406Sydney09 Dec 1910
3AustraliaSouth Africa148205Adelaide22 Nov 2012
4EnglandAustralia147502The Oval18 Aug 1934
5EnglandIndia147108The Oval15 Aug 1936
6AustraliaSouth Africa146411Manchester27 May 1912
7EnglandAustralia145803Leeds11 Jul 1930
8ZimbabweNew Zealand145209Harare07 Aug 2005
9South AfricaAustralia145010Johannesburg12 Nov 1921
10Sri LankaBangladesh144907Col-PSS20 Sep 2005
11South AfricaPakistan144503Cape Town02 Jan 2003
12New ZealandSouth Africa144212Wellington04 Mar 1932
13AustraliaWest Indies143803Hobart10 Dec 2015
14EnglandWest Indies143709Leeds22 Jul 1976
15EnglandAustralia143504The Oval14 Aug 1899
16EnglandAustralia142912Leeds02 Jul 1921
17New ZealandSri Lanka142907Christchurch26 Dec 2014
18South AfricaAustralia142807Johannesburg11 Oct 1902
19EnglandSouth Africa142810Lord’s01 Jul 1907
20AustraliaWest Indies142803Brisbane16 Jan 1931
21South AfricaBangladesh142803Bloemfontein06 Oct 2017
22EnglandSouth Africa142707Manchester27 Jul 1929
23EnglandAustralia142712Birmingham05 Jul 2001
24New ZealandAustralia142711Christchurch20 Feb 2016
Teams posting 500 plus runs in a day’s play

Teams posting 500 plus runs in a day’s play

England posted 506 for 4 against Pakistan at Rawalpindi on the first day of the ongoing test to provide the fifth occasion of a team posting 500 plus runs in  a day’s play. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeam 1Team 2DayRunsWGroundMatch Date
1EnglandIndia25886Manchester25 Jul 1936
2EnglandSouth Africa25222Lord’s28 Jun 1924
3Sri LankaBangladesh25099Colombo (PSS)21 Jul 2002
4EnglandSouth Africa35088The Oval17 Aug 1935
5PakistanEngland15064Rawalpindi01 Dec 2022
Two batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings of a test

Two batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings of a test

Australian batsmen M Labuschagne {204} and SPD Smith {200 not out} scored 200 plus runs against West Indies at Perth in the ongoing test to provide the 17th occasion of two batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1WH Ponsford2661AusEngThe Oval18 Aug 1934
 DG Bradman2441AusEngThe Oval18 Aug 1934
        
2SG Barnes2342AusEngSydney13 Dec 1946
 DG Bradman2342AusEngSydney13 Dec 1946
        
3CC Hunte2602WinPakKingston26 Feb 1958
 GS Sobers365*2WinPakKingston26 Feb 1958
        
4WM Lawry2101AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
 RB Simpson2011AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
        
5Mudassar Nazar2311PakIndHyd-Pak14 Jan 1983
 Javed Miandad280*1PakIndHyd-Pak14 Jan 1983
        
6G Fowler2012EngIndChennai13 Jan 1985
 MW Gatting2072EngIndChennai13 Jan 1985
        
7Qasim Umar2062PakSrlFaisalabad16 Oct 1985
 Javed Miandad203*2PakSrlFaisalabad16 Oct 1985
        
8ST Jayasuriya3402SrlIndCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
 RS Mahanama2252SrlIndCol-RPS02 Aug 1997
        
9Ijaz Ahmed2112PakSrlDhaka12 Mar 1999
 Inzamam-ul-Haq200*2PakSrlDhaka12 Mar 1999
        
10MS Atapattu2492SrlZimBulawayo14 May 2004
 KC Sangakkara2702SrlZimBulawayo14 May 2004
        
11WW Hinds2131WinSAFGeorgetown31 Mar 2005
 S Chanderpaul203*1WinSAFGeorgetown31 Mar 2005
        
12KC Sangakkara2872SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
 M Jayawardene3742SrlSAFCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
        
13ND McKenzie2261SAFBanChattogram29 Feb 2008
 GC Smith2321SAFBanChattogram29 Feb 2008
        
14G Gambhir2061IndAusDelhi29 Oct 2008
 VVS Laxman200*1IndAusDelhi29 Oct 2008
        
15M Jayawardene2401SrlPakKarachi21 Feb 2009
 TT Samaraweera2311SrlPakKarachi21 Feb 2009
        
16RT Ponting2211AusIndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
 MJ Clarke2101AusIndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
        
17M Labuschagne2041AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022
 SPD Smith200*1AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of two Australian batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1WH Ponsford2661AusEngThe Oval18 Aug 1934
 DG Bradman2441AusEngThe Oval18 Aug 1934
        
2SG Barnes2342AusEngSydney13 Dec 1946
 DG Bradman2342AusEngSydney13 Dec 1946
        
3WM Lawry2101AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
 RB Simpson2011AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
        
4RT Ponting2211AusIndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
 MJ Clarke2101AusIndAdelaide24 Jan 2012
        
5M Labuschagne2041AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022
 SPD Smith200*1AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022

It also provides the second occasion of two batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in an innings of a test against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below.  By a coincidence, the feat is achieved by Australian batsmen on both these occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1WM Lawry2101AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
 RB Simpson2011AusWinBridgetown05 May 1965
        
2M Labuschagne2041AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022
 SPD Smith200*1AusWinPerth30 Nov 2022
Opening batsmen’s 150 plus runs in losing cause in one day internationals

Opening batsmen’s 150 plus runs in losing cause in one day internationals

Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan scored 162 against Sri Lanka at Palekkele on 30 Nov 2022 which was in a losing cause. It provides the 15th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs going in vain in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle152*01WinRSAJo’burg04 Feb 2004
2ML Hayden181*01AusNZlHamilton20 Feb 2007
3SR Tendulkar17502IndAusHyd-LBS05 Nov 2009
4TM Dilshan16002SrlIndRajkot15 Dec 2009
5TM Dilshan160*01SrlIndHobart28 Feb 2012
6KJ Coetzer15601ScoBanNelson05 Mar 2015
7RG Sharma15002IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
8RG Sharma171*01IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
9DA Warner17302AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
10E Lewis176*01WinEngThe Oval27 Sep 2017
11TP Ura15101PNGIreHarare06 Mar 2018
12CH Gayle16202WinEngSt George’s27 Feb 2019
13Imam-ul-Huq15101PakEngBristol14 May 2019
14Fakhar Zaman19302PakRSAJo’burg04 Apr 2021
15Ibrahim Zadran16201AfgSrlPallekele30 Nov 2022

CH Gayle of West Indies, RG Sharma of India and TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka are the three opening  batsmen in the history of one day internationals to witness their 150 plus scores going in vain on two occasions. CH Gayle and RG Sharma’s effort have gone in vain against two different oppositions, while TM Dilshan’s effort was against the same opposition,  that is against India. Add to this another oddity -TM Dilshan had identical scores – 160 not out against India at Rajkot on 15.12.09 and 160 against India at Hobart on 28.02.12

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1CH Gayle152*01WinRSAJo’burg04 Feb 2004
2CH Gayle16202WinEngSt George’s27 Feb 2019
        
1RG Sharma15002IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
2RG Sharma171*01IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
        
1TM Dilshan16002SrlIndRajkot15 Dec 2009
2TM Dilshan160*01SrlIndHobart28 Feb 2012
Opening batsmen scoring150 plus runs in one day internationals.

Opening batsmen scoring150 plus runs in one day internationals.

Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan scored 162 against Sri Lanka at Palekkele on 30 Nov 2022 to provide the 98th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1GM Turner171*01NZlEAfBirmingham07 Jun 1975
2DL Haynes152*01WinIndGeorgetown21 Mar 1989
3BC Lara15302WinPakSharjah05 Nov 1993
4DJ Callaghan169*01RSANZlCenturion11 Dec 1994
5G Kirsten188*01RSAUAE.Rawalpindi16 Feb 1996
6AC Hudson16101RSANetRawalpindi05 Mar 1996
7ST Jayasuriya151*02SrlIndWankhede17 May 1997
8Saeed Anwar19401PakIndChennai21 May 1997
9S Chanderpaul15001WinRSAEast London24 Jan 1999
10AC Gilchrist15401AusSrlMelbourne07 Feb 1999
11SC Ganguly18301IndSrlTaunton26 May 1999
12SR Tendulkar186*01IndNZlHyd-LBS08 Nov 1999
13SC Ganguly153*01IndNZlGwalior11 Nov 1999
14ST Jayasuriya18901SrlIndSharjah29 Oct 2000
15ME Waugh17301AusWinMelbourne09 Feb 2001
16CH Gayle15201WinKenNairobi15 Aug 2001
17D Mongia159*01IndZimGuwahati19 Mar 2002
18HH Gibbs15301RSABanPotchefstroom03 Oct 2002
19CB Wishart172*01ZimNamHarare10 Feb 2003
20SR Tendulkar15201IndNamPMburg23 Feb 2003
21CH Gayle153*01WinZimBulawayo22 Nov 2003
22AC Gilchrist17201AusZimHobart16 Jan 2004
23CH Gayle152*01WinRSAJohannesburg04 Feb 2004
24AJ Strauss15201EngBanNottingham21 Jun 2005
25L Vincent17201NZlZimBulawayo24 Aug 2005
26ST Jayasuriya15202SrlEngLeeds01 Jul 2006
27ST Jayasuriya15701SrlNetAmstelveen04 Jul 2006
28ML Hayden181*01AusNZlHamilton20 Feb 2007
29Imran Nazir16001PakZimKingston21 Mar 2007
30ML Hayden15801AusWinNorth Sound27 Mar 2007
31JAH Marshall16101NZlIreAberdeen01 Jul 2008
32BB McCullum16601NZlIreAberdeen01 Jul 2008
33G Gambhir15001IndSrlCol-RPS05 Feb 2009
34SR Tendulkar163*01IndNZlChristchurch08 Mar 2009
35Tamim Iqbal15402BanZimBulawayo16 Aug 2009
36H Masakadza15601ZimKenHarare12 Oct 2009
37H Masakadza178*01ZimKenHarare18 Oct 2009
38SR Tendulkar17502IndAusHyd-LBS05 Nov 2009
39TM Dilshan16002SrlIndRajkot15 Dec 2009
40SR Tendulkar200*01IndRSAGwalior24 Feb 2010
41AJ Strauss15401EngBanBirmingham12 Jul 2010
42PR Stirling17701IreCanToronto07 Sep 2010
43SR Watson161*02AusEngMelbourne16 Jan 2011
44V Sehwag17501IndBanMirpur19 Feb 2011
45AJ Strauss15802EngIndBengaluru27 Feb 2011
46SR Watson185*02AusBanMirpur11 Apr 2011
47V Sehwag21901IndWinIndore08 Dec 2011
48TM Dilshan160*01SrlIndHobart28 Feb 2012
49DA Warner16301AusSrlBrisbane04 Mar 2012
50HM Amla15001RSAEngSouthampton28 Aug 2012
51MJ Guptill189*01NZlEngSouthampton02 Jun 2013
52WU Tharanga174*01SrlIndKingston02 Jul 2013
53SE Marsh15101AusScoEdinburgh03 Sep 2013
54RG Sharma20901IndAusBengaluru02 Nov 2013
55CS MacLeod17501ScoCanChristchurch23 Jan 2014
56RG Sharma26401IndSrlEden Gardens13 Nov 2014
57HM Amla153*01RSAWinJohannesburg18 Jan 2015
58CH Gayle21501WinZimCanberra24 Feb 2015
59TM Dilshan161*01SrlBanMelbourne26 Feb 2015
60HM Amla15901RSAIreCanberra03 Mar 2015
61DA Warner17801AusAfgPerth04 Mar 2015
62KJ Coetzer15601ScoBanNelson05 Mar 2015
63MJ Guptill237*01NZlWinWellington21 Mar 2015
64RG Sharma15002IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
65RG Sharma171*01IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
66JJ Roy16202EngSrlThe Oval29 Jun 2016
67EC Joyce160*01IreAfgBelfast19 Jul 2016
68Sharjeel Khan15201PakIreDublin-M18 Aug 2016
69AD Hales17101EngPakNottingham30 Aug 2016
70Q de Kock17802RSAAusCenturion30 Sep 2016
71DA Warner17302AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
72DA Warner15601AusNZlMelbourne09 Dec 2016
73DA Warner17901AusPakAdelaide26 Jan 2017
74HM Amla15401RSASrlCenturion10 Feb 2017
75MJ Guptill180*02NZlRSAHamilton01 Mar 2017
76E Lewis176*01WinEngThe Oval27 Sep 2017
77Q de Kock168*02RSABanKimberley15 Oct 2017
78RG Sharma208*01IndSrlMohali13 Dec 2017
79JJ Roy18002EngAusMelbourne14 Jan 2018
80TP Ura15101PNGIreHarare06 Mar 2018
81Fakhar Zaman210*01PakZimBulawayo20 Jul 2018
82RG Sharma152*02IndWinGuwahati21 Oct 2018
83RG Sharma16201IndWinBrabourne29 Oct 2018
84CH Gayle16202WinEngSt George’s27 Feb 2019
85AJ Finch153*02AusPakSharjah24 Mar 2019
86JD Campbell17901WinIreDublin05 May 2019
87SD Hope17001WinIreDublin05 May 2019
88Imam-ul-Haq15101PakEngBristol14 May 2019
89JJ Roy15301EngBanCardiff08 Jun 2019
90AJ Finch15301AusSrlThe Oval15 Jun 2019
91DA Warner16601AusBanNottingham20 Jun 2019
92RG Sharma15901IndWinVisakhapatnam18 Dec 2019
93Tamim Iqbal15801BanZimSylhet03 Mar 2020
94Litton Das17601BanZimSylhet06 Mar 2020
95Fakhar Zaman19302PakRSAJohannesburg04 Apr 2021
96JN Malan177*01RSAIreDublin-M16 Jul 2021
97TM Head15201AusEngMelbourne22 Nov 2022
98Ibrahim Zadran16201AfgSrlPallekele30 Nov 2022

It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan opening batsman scoringĀ  150 plus runs in an one day international and also provides ninth occasion of an opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1AC Gilchrist15401AusSrlMelbourne07 Feb 1999
2SC Ganguly18301IndSrlTaunton26 May 1999
3G Gambhir15001IndSrlCol-RPS05 Feb 2009
4DA Warner16301AusSrlBrisbane04 Mar 2012
5RG Sharma26401IndSrlEden Gardens13 Nov 2014
6JJ Roy16202EngSrlThe Oval29 Jun 2016
7RG Sharma208*01IndSrlMohali13 Dec 2017
8AJ Finch15301AusSrlThe Oval15 Jun 2019
9Ibrahim Zadran16201AfgSrlPallekele30 Nov 2022

The following table lists the opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on four or more occasions. RG Sharma of India owns the record with eight occasions.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RG Sharma20901IndAusBengaluru02 Nov 2013
2RG Sharma26401IndSrlEden Gardens13 Nov 2014
3RG Sharma15002IndRSAKanpur11 Oct 2015
4RG Sharma171*01IndAusPerth12 Jan 2016
5RG Sharma208*01IndSrlMohali13 Dec 2017
6RG Sharma152*02IndWinGuwahati21 Oct 2018
7RG Sharma16201IndWinBrabourne29 Oct 2018
8RG Sharma15901IndWinVisakhapatnam18 Dec 2019
        
1DA Warner16301AusSrlBrisbane04 Mar 2012
2DA Warner17801AusAfgPerth04 Mar 2015
3DA Warner17302AusRSACape Town12 Oct 2016
4DA Warner15601AusNZlMelbourne09 Dec 2016
5DA Warner17901AusPakAdelaide26 Jan 2017
6DA Warner16601AusBanNottingham20 Jun 2019
        
1CH Gayle15201WinKenNairobi15 Aug 2001
2CH Gayle153*01WinZimBulawayo22 Nov 2003
3CH Gayle152*01WinRSAJohannesburg04 Feb 2004
4CH Gayle21501WinZimCanberra24 Feb 2015
5CH Gayle16202WinEngSt George’s27 Feb 2019
        
1SR Tendulkar186*01IndNZlHyd-LBS08 Nov 1999
2SR Tendulkar15201IndNamPMburg23 Feb 2003
3SR Tendulkar163*01IndNZlChristchurch08 Mar 2009
4SR Tendulkar17502IndAusHyd-LBS05 Nov 2009
5SR Tendulkar200*01IndRSAGwalior24 Feb 2010
        
1HM Amla15001RSAEngSouthampton28 Aug 2012
2HM Amla153*01RSAWinJohannesburg18 Jan 2015
3HM Amla15901RSAIreCanberra03 Mar 2015
4HM Amla15401RSASrlCenturion10 Feb 2017
        
1ST Jayasuriya151*02SrlIndWankhede17 May 1997
2ST Jayasuriya18901SrlIndSharjah29 Oct 2000
3ST Jayasuriya15202SrlEngLeeds01 Jul 2006
4ST Jayasuriya15701SrlNetAmstelveen04 Jul 2006

One day internationals has witnessed eight occasions of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RG Sharma26401IndSrlEden Gardens13 Nov 2014
2MJ Guptill237*01NZlWinWellington21 Mar 2015
3V Sehwag21901IndWinIndore08 Dec 2011
4CH Gayle21501WinZimCanberra24 Feb 2015
5Fakhar Zaman210*01PakZimBulawayo20 Jul 2018
6RG Sharma20901IndAusBengaluru02 Nov 2013
7RG Sharma208*01IndSrlMohali13 Dec 2017
8SR Tendulkar200*01IndRSAGwalior24 Feb 2010

RG Sharma of India not only owns the record for highest individual score by an opening batsman in one day internationals but also owns the record for most double centuries by an opening batsman in the history of one day internationals. He has scored three double centuries which are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1RG Sharma26401IndSrlEden Gardens13 Nov 2014
2RG Sharma20901IndAusBengaluru02 Nov 2013
3RG Sharma208*01IndSrlMohali13 Dec 2017