Teams posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test and losing the test

Teams posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test and losing the test

England scored 435 for 8 in the first innings of the test at Wellington against New Zealand in the just concluded test and lost the test to provide the 51st occasion of team posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test and losing the test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Australia5861lostv EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894
2Australia4141lostv EnglandMelbourne01 Mar 1895
3England5191lostv AustraliaMelbourne8 Mar 1929
4England4251lostv AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
5England4051lostv AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
6Australia4351lostv EnglandSydney23 Feb 1933
7England4961lostv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1948
8Australia5201lostv South AfricaMelbourne06 Feb 1953
9Pakistan4081lostv West IndiesGeorgetown13 Mar 1958
10West Indies526/7d1lostv EnglandPort of Spain14 Mar 1968
11India4021lostv AustraliaPerth16 Dec 1977
12Australia401/9d1lostv EnglandLeeds16 Jul 1981
13Australia4291lostv West IndiesBridgetown30 Mar 1984
14India4241lostv AustraliaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
15England4451lostv Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998
16Australia4901lostv West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
17Bangladesh4001lostv IndiaDhaka10 Nov 2000
18Zimbabwe422/9d1lostv IndiaDelhi18 Nov 2000
19Pakistan4051lostv EnglandKarachi07 Dec 2000
20Australia4451lostv IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
21Australia4471lostv EnglandLeeds16 Aug 2001
22West Indies4481lostv Sri LankaGalle13 Nov 2001
23South Africa4841lostv EnglandThe Oval04 Sep 2003
24Australia5561lostv IndiaAdelaide12 Dec 2003
25New Zealand4091lostv EnglandLeeds03 Jun 2004
26New Zealand4331lostv AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
27West Indies4051lostv AustraliaAdelaide25 Nov 2005
28South Africa451/9d1lostv AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2006
29Bangladesh4271lostv AustraliaFatullah09 Apr 2006
30England551/6d1lostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
31India4141lostv South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
32Bangladesh4191lostv EnglandMirpur20 Mar 2010
33Sri Lanka4251lostv IndiaColombo (PSS)03 Aug 2010
34Australia4281lostv IndiaMohali01 Oct 2010
35Australia4781lostv IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2010
36Sri Lanka4001lostv EnglandCardiff26 May 2011
37Zimbabwe4121lostv PakistanBulawayo01 Sep 2011
38West Indies449/9d1lostv AustraliaBridgetown07 Apr 2012
39Australia4081lostv IndiaMohali14 Mar 2013
40Sri Lanka428/9d1lostv PakistanSharjah16 Jan 2014
41Pakistan4511lostv Sri LankaGalle06 Aug 2014
42India4081lostv AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2014
43England4001lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
44England4771lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
45Pakistan443/9d1lostv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2016
46Bangladesh595/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
47England4031lostv AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2017
48Bangladesh4301lostv West IndiesChattogram03 Feb 2021
49New Zealand5531lostv EnglandNottingham10 Jun 2022
50India4161lostv EnglandBirmingham01 Jul 2022
51England435/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023

It also provides the tenth occasion of England posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test and losing the test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1England5191lostv AustraliaMelbourne8 Mar 1929
2England4251lostv AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
3England4051lostv AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
4England4961lostv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1948
5England4451lostv Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998
6England551/6d1lostv AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
7England4001lostv IndiaWankhede08 Dec 2016
8England4771lostv IndiaChennai16 Dec 2016
9England4031lostv AustraliaPerth14 Dec 2017
10England435/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023

It also provides the second occasion of a team posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test against New Zealand and losing the test. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamScoreIResOppositionGroundStart Date
1Bangladesh595/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington12 Jan 2017
2England435/8d1lostv New ZealandWellington24 Feb 2023
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