Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without a wicket in a test innings – MG Johnson joins the list to become the first Aussie bowler to suffer such an ignominy

Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without a wicket in a test innings – MG Johnson joins the list to become the first Aussie bowler to suffer such an ignominy

MG Johnson of Australia returned with figure of none for 111 in England’s  first innings in the ongoing first test between England and Australia at Cardiff to provide the 16th occasion of a bowler conceding “Nelson”  runs without a wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. MG Johnson became the first Australian bowler to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists the sixteen bowlers who have returned with figures of none of 111 in a test innings

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VI Smith 25.0×8 0 111 0 1 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
2 Fazal Mahmood 39.0 10 111 0 2 Pak Ind Mum-BS 13 Nov 1952
3 DR Smith 44.0 11 111 0 1 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
4 GG Arnold 35.0 6 111 0 1 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
5 N Kapil Dev 27.0 2 111 0 1 Ind Pak Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
6 MD Marshall 37.0 2 111 0 1 Win Aus Sydney 30 Dec 1984
7 AA Donald 35.0 10 111 0 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
8 IR Bishop 35.0 5 111 0 1 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
9 AB Agarkar 24.0 4 111 0 1 Ind Eng The Oval 5 Sep 2002
10 SM Pollock 34.0 5 111 0 2 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
11 AG Cremer 24.0 1 111 0 2 Zim NZl Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
12 RP Singh 23.0 1 111 0 1 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
13 JM Anderson 30.0 4 111 0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
14 RJ Peterson 27.0 2 111 0 2 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
15 MD Craig 29.0 4 111 0 2 NZl Win Trinidad 16 Jun 2014
16 MG Johnson 25.0 3 111 0 1 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2015

 

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