Captains who have aggregated 1000 plus runs in a calendar year

Captains who have aggregated 1000 plus runs in a calendar year

SPD Smith’s run aggregate at the end of the third day’s play in the test between Australia and England at Perth read 1117 in the calendar year 2017. His feat of scoring 1000 plus runs in 2017 provide the 30th occasion of a captain aggregating 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order of the calendar year.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
2 RB Simpson Aus 14 26 3 1381 311 60.04 3 7 2 1964
3 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
4 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
5 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
6 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
7 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
8 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
9 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
10 WJ Cronje SAF 14 24 2 1040 126 47.27 1 9 1 1998
11 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
12 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
13 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
14 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
15 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
16 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
17 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
18 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
19 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
20 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
21 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
22 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
23 BB McCullum NZl 9 16 0 1164 302 72.75 4 0 0 2014
24 AD Mathews Srl 11 20 5 1160 160 77.33 2 8 0 2014
25 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
26 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
27 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
28 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
29 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
30 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017

SPD Smith’s feat of 1000 plus runs in the calendar year 2017 provide the twelfth occasion of an Australian captain performing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
2 RB Simpson Aus 14 26 3 1381 311 60.04 3 7 2 1964
3 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
4 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
5 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
6 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
7 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
8 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
9 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
10 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
11 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
12 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017

SPD Smith became the second captain to amass 1000 plus runs in the calendar year 2017. V Kohli is the other captain to perform such a feat. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
2 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017

SPD Smith’s 229  not  out at Perth represents  his  fifth century in the calendar year 2017. His feat provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring five or more centuries  in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated belw.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
2 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
3 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
4 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
5 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
6 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
7 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
8 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017
9 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017

RT Ponting {03}, AN Cook {02} AR Border {02}, BC Lara {02}, GA Gooch {02}, GC Smith {02}, MA Atherton {02}, MJ Clarke {02}. SPD Smith {02} and V Kohli {02] are the ten captains who  have aggregated 1000 plus runs in two or more calendar years. The feats of these ten captains are tabulated below.

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 1 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
  2 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
  3 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
                           
2 1 AN Cook Eng 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 2015
  2 AN Cook Eng 17 33 3 1270 130 42.33 2 7 0 2016
                           
3 1 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
  2 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
                           
4 1 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
  2 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
                           
5 1 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
  2 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
                           
6 1 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
  2 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
                           
7 1 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
  2 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
                           
8 1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
  2 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
                           
9 1 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  2 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017
                           
10 1 V Kohli Ind 12 18 2 1215 235 75.93 4 2 0 2016
  2 V Kohli Ind 10 16 2 1059 243 75.64 5 1 2 2017

RT Ponting {03}, AR Border {02}, MJ Clarke {02} and SPD Smith {02} are the four captains who  have aggregated 1000 plus runs in two or more calendar years. The feats of these four captains are tabulated below.

No No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 1 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
  2 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
  3 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
                           
2 1 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
  2 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
                           
3 1 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
  2 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
                           
4 1 SPD Smith Aus 11 18 3 1079 165* 71.93 4 5 1 2016
  2 SPD Smith Aus 10 18 3 1117 229* 74.46 5 2 0 2017
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