Batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in a test innings – A research study
Younus Khan {127} and Misbau-ul-Haq {97} scored a century and a ninety in the test between Pakistan and West Indies at Abu Dhabi to provide the 27th occasion of batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | HW Taylor | 121 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | |
| 5 | * | HG Deane | 93 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | |
| 2 | 4 | AF Kippax | 146 | 2 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | |
| 5 | SJ McCabe | 90 | 2 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1930 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ML Page | 104 | 3 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1931 | |
| 5 | RC Blunt | 96 | 3 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1931 | ||
| 4 | 4 | * | WR Hammond | 240 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 5 | E Paynter | 99 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 | ||
| 5 | 4 | * | PBH May | 101 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 |
| 5 | C Washbrook | 98 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 12 Jul 1956 | ||
| 6 | 4 | * | PBH May | 92 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 5 | MC Cowdrey | 100* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | ||
| 7 | 4 | * | JR Reid | 92 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1962 |
| 5 | PGZ Harris | 101 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1962 | ||
| 8 | 4 | KF Barrington | 93 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1965 | |
| 5 | PH Parfitt | 122* | 2 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1965 | ||
| 9 | 4 | TW Graveney | 109 | 2 | Eng | Win | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1966 | |
| 5 | * | MC Cowdrey | 96 | 2 | Eng | Win | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1966 | |
| 10 | 4 | AI Kallicharran | 93 | 2 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | |
| 5 | * | CH Lloyd | 102 | 2 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | |
| 11 | 4 | Saleem Malik | 100* | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 5 | * | Javed Miandad | 92 | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 12 | 4 | M Amarnath | 95 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 | |
| 5 | M Azharuddin | 105 | 3 | Ind | Eng | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 | ||
| 13 | 4 | SR Tendulkar | 96 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Bangalore | 26 Jan 1994 | |
| 5 | * | M Azharuddin | 108 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Bangalore | 26 Jan 1994 | |
| 14 | 4 | BC Lara | 179 | 2 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 24 Aug 1995 | |
| 5 | * | RB Richardson | 93 | 2 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 24 Aug 1995 | |
| 15 | 4 | ME Waugh | 111 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 | |
| 5 | RT Ponting | 96 | 2 | Aus | Srl | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 | ||
| 16 | 4 | ME Waugh | 121 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 1999 | |
| 5 | SR Waugh | 96 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 1999 | ||
| 17 | 4 | ME Waugh | 90 | 2 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 14 Oct 1999 | |
| 5 | * | SR Waugh | 151* | 2 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 14 Oct 1999 | |
| 18 | 4 | M Jayawardene | 91 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 | |
| 5 | TM Dilshan | 163* | 2 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 | ||
| 19 | 4 | DS Lehmann | 96 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 01 May 2003 | |
| 5 | * | SR Waugh | 115 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 01 May 2003 | |
| 20 | 4 | JH Kallis | 92 | 1 | SAF | NZl | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 | |
| 5 | G Kirsten | 137 | 1 | SAF | NZl | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 | ||
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| 21 | 4 | BC Lara | 130 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 26 May 2005` | |
| 5 | * | S Chanderpaul | 92 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 26 May 2005 | |
| 22 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 5 | * | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 97 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 23 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 97 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 | |
| 5 | Faisal Iqbal | 139 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 | ||
| 23 | 4 | MN Samuels | 94 | 1 | Win | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 | |
| 5 | S Chanderpaul | 104 | 1 | Win | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 | ||
| 25 | 4 | M Jayawardene | 92 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | |
| 5 | TT Samaraweera | 143 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | ||
| 26 | 4 | KP Pietersen | 99 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 | |
| 5 | PD Collingwood | 145 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 | ||
| 27 | 4 | Younis Khan | 127 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 | |
| 5 | * | Misbah-ul-Haq | 96 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
Younus Khan {127} and Misbau-ul-Haq {97} scored a century and a ninety in the test between Pakistan and West Indies at Abu Dhabi to provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | Saleem Malik | 100* | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 5 | * | Javed Miandad | 92 | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 2 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 5 | * | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 97 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 3 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 97 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 | |
| 5 | Faisal Iqbal | 139 | 3 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 29 Jan 2006 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Younis Khan | 127 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 | |
| 5 | * | Misbah-ul-Haq | 96 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
Misbah-ul-Haq’a 97 makes him the seventh captain to score a ninety batting at number five when the batsman batting at number four had scored a century. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | HW Taylor | 121 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | |
| 5 | * | HG Deane | 93 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | |
| 2 | 4 | TW Graveney | 109 | 2 | Eng | Win | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1966 | |
| 5 | * | MC Cowdrey | 96 | 2 | Eng | Win | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1966 | |
| 3 | 4 | Saleem Malik | 100* | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 5 | * | Javed Miandad | 92 | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 4 | 4 | BC Lara | 179 | 2 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 24 Aug 1995 | |
| 5 | * | RB Richardson | 93 | 2 | Win | Eng | The Oval | 24 Aug 1995 | |
| 5 | 4 | BC Lara | 130 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 26 May 2005` | |
| 5 | * | S Chanderpaul | 92 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 26 May 2005 | |
| 6 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 5 | * | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 97 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 7 | 4 | Younis Khan | 127 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 | |
| 5 | * | Misbah-ul-Haq | 96 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
Misbah-ul-Haq’a 97 makes him the third Pakistan captain to score a ninety batting at number five when the the other Pakistan batsman batting at number four had scored a century. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | Saleem Malik | 100* | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 5 | * | Javed Miandad | 92 | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 | |
| 2 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 5 | * | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 97 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 3 | 4 | Younis Khan | 127 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 | |
| 5 | * | Misbah-ul-Haq | 96 | 1 | Pak | Win | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
WR Hammond of England {240} and Mohammad Yousuf of Pakiistan {223} are the only two batsmen to score 200 plus runs while batting at number four in this category of statistics
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | * | WR Hammond | 240 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 5 | E Paynter | 99 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 | |
| 5 | * | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 97 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 |
The following are the two occasions involving “Waugh” brothersa of Australia. It is interesting to note that one of the when ME Waugh scored a century, SE Waugh scored a ninety and when SE Waugh scored a century, ME Waugh scored a ninety in this category of statistics. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 4 | ME Waugh | 121 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 1999 | |
| 5 | SR Waugh | 96 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 02 Jan 1999 | ||
| 2 | 4 | ME Waugh | 90 | 2 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 14 Oct 1999 | |
| 5 | * | SR Waugh | 151* | 2 | Aus | Zim | Harare | 14 Oct 1999 |