All round feat in tests – Cricketers who have scored a fifty plus runs and captured five or more wickets in a test

All round feat in tests – Cricketers who have scored a fifty plus runs and captured five or more wickets in a test

India’s R Ashwin scored 54 and captured 5 for 69 and RA Jadeja scored 70 not out and captured 5 for 152 in the test match against Col-SSC to provide the 24th and 25th occasion of an Indian cricketer performing an all round feat  of scoring fifty and capturing five  wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Amarnath 50 5 118 Ind Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
2 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
3 DG Phadkar 57 5 72 Ind Pak Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
4 RF Surti 70 53 5 74 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
5 N Kapil Dev 89 5 125 Ind Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
6 N Kapil Dev 73 5 102 Ind Pak Karachi 23 Dec 1982
7 RJ Shastri 52 5 75 Ind Pak Nagpur 05 Oct 1983
8 RMH Binny 52* 6 56 Ind Pak Kolkata 11 Feb 1987
9 M Prabhakar 54* 6 132 Ind Pak Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989
10 N Kapil Dev 56 5 130 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
11 J Srinath 76 5 95 Ind NZl Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
12 SB Joshi 92 5 142 Ind Ban Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
13 IK Pathan 52 5 58 Ind Zim Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
14 Z Khan 57* 5 91 Ind Aus Bengaluru 09 Oct 2008
15 R Ashwin 103 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
16 B Kumar 58 63* 5 82 Ind Eng Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
17 B Kumar 52 6 82 Ind Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
18 R Ashwin 56 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
19 R Ashwin 113 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
20 RA Jadeja 50* 5 73 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
21 R Ashwin 58 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
22 RA Jadeja 51 7 48 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
23 RA Jadeja 54* 5 124 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
24 R Ashwin 54 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
25 RA Jadeja 70* 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following table lists the Indian cricketers who have performed the feat of scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Kumar 58 63* 5 82 Ind Eng Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
2 B Kumar 52 6 82 Ind Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
                   
1 N Kapil Dev 89 5 125 Ind Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
2 N Kapil Dev 73 5 102 Ind Pak Karachi 23 Dec 1982
3 N Kapil Dev 56 5 130 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
                   
1 R Ashwin 103 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
2 R Ashwin 56 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 R Ashwin 113 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 R Ashwin 58 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 R Ashwin 54 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
                   
1 RA Jadeja 50* 5 73 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
2 RA Jadeja 51 7 48 Ind Eng Chennai 16 Dec 2016
3 RA Jadeja 54* 5 124 Ind Aus Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
4 RA Jadeja 70* 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

India’s R Ashwin scored 54 and captured 5 for 69 and RA Jadeja scored 70 not out and captured 5 for 152 in the test match against Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of an two cricketers from  the same team  performing an all round feat  of scoring fifty and capturing five  wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AE Trott 72* 8 43 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
  2 G Giffen 58 5 76 Aus Eng Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
                     
2 1 SCJ Broad 64 6 46 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
  2 TT Bresnan 90 5 48 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
                     
3 1 R Ashwin 54 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017
  2 RA Jadeja 70* 5 152 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following list shows thirteen cricketers who have scored a fifty and captured ten or more innings in a test. The list is arranged in the descending order of wickets captured.  The list includes three occasions of cricketers scoring centuries in test coupled  with ten or  more  wickets – IT Botham, Imran Khan and Shakib Al Hasan. It should be noted that the bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in this list have five wicket hauls in both innings of the test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Hadlee 54 15 123 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
2 W Bates 55 14 102 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
3 IT Botham 114 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
4 AK Davidson 80 11 222 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
5 KD Boyce 72 11 147 Win Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
6 RJ Hadlee 51 11 102 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
7 Imran Khan 117 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
8 J Nash 56 11 169 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
9 FE Woolley 62 10 49 Eng Aus The Oval 19 Aug 1912
10 AW Greig 51 10 149 Eng NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
11 Abdul Qadir 61 10 186 Pak Eng Karachi 16 Dec 1987
12 DW Steyn 76 10 154 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
13 Shakib Al Hasan 137 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014

 

R Ashwin with his 54 and 5 for 69 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC performed his fifth occasion of the all round performance  of a fifty and five wicket haul in a test. He earned the distinction of becoming the fourth cricketer to accomplish the feat on five or more occasions. Others are – IT Botham {11}, RJ Hadlee {06} and Shakib Al Hasan {06}. The following table lists the performance of these four cricketers

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IT Botham 103 5 73 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
2 IT Botham 53 5 109 Eng NZl Auckland 04 Mar 1978
3 IT Botham 108 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
4 IT Botham 114 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
5 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
6 IT Botham 67 5 46 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
7 IT Botham 57 5 74 Eng Pak Leeds 26 Aug 1982
8 IT Botham 138 5 59 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
9 IT Botham 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
10 IT Botham 54 5 72 Eng Win The Oval 09 Aug 1984
11 IT Botham 85 5 109 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
                   
1 RJ Hadlee 53* 5 104 NZl Pak Auckland 23 Feb 1979
2 RJ Hadlee 51 11 102 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
3 RJ Hadlee 84 6 53 NZl Eng The Oval 14 Jul 1983
4 RJ Hadlee 99 5 28 NZl Eng Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
5 RJ Hadlee 54 15 123 NZl Aus Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
6 RJ Hadlee 68 6 80 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
                   
1 Shakib Al Hasan 71 7 36 Ban NZl Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
2 Shakib Al Hasan 96 5 70 Ban Srl Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
3 Shakib Al Hasan 96* 5 70 Ban Win St George’s 17 Jul 2009
4 Shakib Al Hasan 73 55 5 63 Ban Win Dhaka 29 Oct 2011
5 Shakib Al Hasan 144 6 82 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
6 Shakib Al Hasan 137 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
                   
1 R Ashwin 103 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
2 R Ashwin 56 5 61 Ind SAF Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 R Ashwin 113 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 R Ashwin 58 5 67 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 R Ashwin 54 5 69 Ind Srl Col-SSC 03 Aug 2017

 

The following nine cricketers have scored fifties in both innings and captured five or more wickets in a test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GA Faulkner 78 123 5 120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
2 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
3 GS Sobers 104 50 5 63 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
5 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
6 Wasim Akram 52 123 5 100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
7 CL Hooper 81 67 5 116 Win Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
8 JH Kallis 110 88* 5 90 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
9 DL Vettori 55* 76 5 59 NZl Ban Chittagong 17 Oct 2008

 

There are 31 occasions of cricketers scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in an innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JH Sinclair 106 6 26 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 GA Faulkner 78 123 5 120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
3 C Kelleway 114 5 33 Aus SAF Manchester 27 May 1912
4 JM Gregory 100 7 69 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
5 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 DS Atkinson 219 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
7 KR Miller 109 6 107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
8 R Benaud 100 5 84 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
9 OG Smith 100 5 90 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
10 GS Sobers 104 50 5 63 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
11 BR Taylor 105 5 86 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
12 GS Sobers 174 5 41 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
13 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 5 49 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
14 AW Greig 148 6 164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
15 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
16 IT Botham 103 5 73 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
17 IT Botham 108 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
18 IT Botham 114 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
19 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
20 Imran Khan 117 11 180 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
21 IT Botham 138 5 59 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
22 Wasim Akram 52 123 5 100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
23 PA Strang 106* 5 212 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
24 JH Kallis 110 88* 5 90 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
25 JH Kallis 139* 5 21 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
26 R Ashwin 103 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
27 Shakib Al Hasan 144 6 82 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
28 Sohag Gazi 101* 6 77 Ban NZl Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
29 Shakib Al Hasan 137 10 124 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
30 R Ashwin 113 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
31 RL Chase 137* 5 121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

DS Atkinson of West Indies and Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan are the two cricketers who have scored a double hundred and captured five or more wickets in a test.

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 5 56 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 5 49 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973

 

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