Carrying the bat through a completed innings in tests – KC Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list
KC Brathwaite of West Indies carried the bat through the completed innings by scoring 142 not out out of West Indies total of 337 against Pakistan at Sharjah in the ongoing third test to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings In the history of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | AB Tancred | 26* | 47 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | JE Barrett | 67* | 176 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1890 |
| 3 | R Abel | 132* | 307 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 29 Jan 1892 |
| 4 | PF Warner | 132* | 237 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Feb 1899 |
| 5 | WW Armstrong | 159* | 309 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 6 | JW Zulch | 43* | 103 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 |
| 7 | W Bardsley | 193* | 383 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 8 | WM Woodfull | 30* | 66† | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 9 | WM Woodfull | 73* | 193† | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 |
| 10 | WA Brown | 206* | 422 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 11 | L Hutton | 202* | 344 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 12 | L Hutton | 156* | 272 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 13 | Nazar Mohammad | 124* | 331 | Pakistan | v India | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 14 | FMM Worrell | 191* | 372 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 15 | TL Goddard | 56* | 99 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 16 | DJ McGlew | 127* | 292 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 |
| 17 | CC Hunte | 60* | 131 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 14 May 1965 |
| 18 | GM Turner | 43* | 131 | New Zealand | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 19 | WM Lawry | 49* | 107 | Australia | v India | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 20 | WM Lawry | 60* | 116† | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 |
| 21 | GM Turner | 223* | 386 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 |
| 22 | IR Redpath | 159* | 346 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 |
| 23 | G Boycott | 99* | 215 | England | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 |
| 24 | SM Gavaskar | 127* | 286 | India | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 25 | Mudassar Nazar | 152* | 323 | Pakistan | v India | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 |
| 26 | S Wettimuny | 63* | 144 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 |
| 27 | DC Boon | 58* | 103 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1986 |
| 28 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 29 | GA Gooch | 154* | 252 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 30 | DL Haynes | 75* | 176 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 |
| 31 | AJ Stewart | 69* | 175 | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1992 |
| 32 | DL Haynes | 143* | 382 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 33 | MH Dekker | 68* | 187 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 09 Dec 1993 |
| 34 | MA Atherton | 94* | 228 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
| 35 | G Kirsten | 100* | 239 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 |
| 36 | MA Taylor | 169* | 350 | Australia | v South Africa | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 37 | GW Flower | 156* | 321 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Bulawayo | 14 Mar 1998 |
| 38 | Saeed Anwar | 188* | 316 | Pakistan | v India | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 39 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 428 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 40 | RP Arnold | 104* | 231 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Dec 1999 |
| 41 | Javed Omar | 85* | 168† | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 |
| 42 | V Sehwag | 201* | 329 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 43 | SM Katich | 131* | 268 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 |
| 44 | CH Gayle | 165* | 317 | West Indies | v Australia | Adelaide | 04 Dec 2009 |
| 45 | Imran Farhat | 117* | 223 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Dec 2009 |
| 46 | R Dravid | 146* | 300 | India | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 2011 |
| 47 | TMK Mawoyo | 163* | 412 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Bulawayo | 01 Sep 2011 |
| 48 | DA Warner | 123* | 233 | Australia | v New Zealand | Hobart | 09 Dec 2011 |
| 49 | CA Pujara | 145* | 312 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |
| 50 | D Elgar | 118* | 214 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 |
| 51 | KC Brathwaite | 142* | 337 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
| † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings | |||||||
KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the seventh occasion of a West Indies batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings and he became the fifth West Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | FMM Worrell | 191* | 372 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 2 | CC Hunte | 60* | 131 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 14 May 1965 |
| 3 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 4 | DL Haynes | 75* | 176 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 |
| 5 | DL Haynes | 143* | 382 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 165* | 317 | West Indies | v Australia | Adelaide | 04 Dec 2009 |
| 7 | KC Brathwaite | 142* | 337 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
There are five batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores of 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GM Turner | 223* | 386 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 |
| 2 | MS Atapattu | 216* | 428 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | WA Brown | 206* | 422 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 4 | L Hutton | 202* | 344 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 201* | 329 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
The following list furnishes the nineteen batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores less than 100 runs. All such occasions are listed below. MA Atherton and G Boycott – both of England – are the two batsmen to have accomplished the feat with scores of 90 plus runs. G Boycott is the only batsman to have carried the bat through the completed innings with a score of 99 not out – his feat came against Australia at Perth in Dec 1970
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | AB Tancred | 26* | 47 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 2 | WM Woodfull | 30* | 66† | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 3 | JW Zulch | 43* | 103 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 |
| 4 | GM Turner | 43* | 131 | New Zealand | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 5 | WM Lawry | 49* | 107 | Australia | v India | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 6 | TL Goddard | 56* | 99 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 7 | DC Boon | 58* | 103 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1986 |
| 8 | CC Hunte | 60* | 131 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 14 May 1965 |
| 9 | WM Lawry | 60* | 116† | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 |
| 10 | S Wettimuny | 63* | 144 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 |
| 11 | JE Barrett | 67* | 176 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 21 Jul 1890 |
| 12 | MH Dekker | 68* | 187 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 09 Dec 1993 |
| 13 | AJ Stewart | 69* | 175 | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1992 |
| 14 | WM Woodfull | 73* | 193† | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 |
| 15 | DL Haynes | 75* | 176 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 |
| 16 | Javed Omar | 85* | 168† | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 |
| 17 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 18 | MA Atherton | 94* | 228 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
| 19 | G Boycott | 99* | 215 | England | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 |
| † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings | |||||||
DL Haynes {03}, GM Turner {02}, L Hutton {02]. WM Lawry {02} and WM Woodful {02} are the five batsmen who have accomplished the feat on two or more occasions.
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | 75* | 176 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 |
| 3 | DL Haynes | 143* | 382 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 1 | GM Turner | 43* | 131 | New Zealand | v England | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 2 | GM Turner | 223* | 386 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 |
| 1 | L Hutton | 202* | 344 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 156* | 272 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 1 | WM Lawry | 49* | 107 | Australia | v India | Delhi | 28 Nov 1969 |
| 2 | WM Lawry | 60* | 116† | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 |
| 1 | WM Woodfull | 30* | 66† | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 2 | WM Woodfull | 73* | 193† | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 |
| † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings | |||||||
Nazar Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan are the only Father-Son combination to have carried the bat through the completed innings in the history of test cricket. It is interesting to note that these two have performed the feat against England
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Nazar Mohammad | 124* | 331 | Pakistan | v India | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Mudassar Nazar | 152* | 323 | Pakistan | v India | Lahore | 23 Jan 1983 |
KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 127* | 286 | India | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 3 | AJ Stewart | 69* | 175 | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1992 |
| 4 | DL Haynes | 143* | 382 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 5 | MH Dekker | 68* | 187 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 09 Dec 1993 |
| 6 | G Kirsten | 100* | 239 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 |
| 7 | GW Flower | 156* | 321 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Bulawayo | 14 Mar 1998 |
| 8 | TMK Mawoyo | 163* | 412 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Bulawayo | 01 Sep 2011 |
| 9 | KC Brathwaite | 142* | 337 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
DL Haynes of West Indies and WM Woodfull of Australia are the only two batsmen to have accomplished the feat of carrying the bat through the completed innings on two occasions against a specific opposition. DL Haynes’ feat came against Pakistan while WM Woodfull’s feat was against England
| No | Player | Runs | Total | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | DL Haynes | 88* | 211 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 20 Nov 1986 |
| 2 | DL Haynes | 143* | 382 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 |
| 1 | WM Woodfull | 30* | 66† | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 2 | WM Woodfull | 73* | 193† | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 |
| † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings | |||||||