Captains batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings in the annals of test cricket
JO Holder of West Indies scored 52 against India in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 51st occasion of a captain batting at number eight scoring a fifty in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | SJ Snooke | 52 | 3 | SAF | Emg | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 1910 |
| 2 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 58* | 1 | Win | Emg | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 3 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 57* | 3 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 |
| 4 | 8 | IWG Johnson | 66 | 2 | Aus | Win | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 |
| 5 | 8 | IWG Johnson | 57 | 3 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 |
| 6 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 61 | 3 | Win | Emg | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 7 | 8 | FCM Alexander | 70 | 1 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 8 | 8 | R Benaud | 52 | 4 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 09 Dec 1960 |
| 9 | 8 | R Benaud | 57 | 2 | Aus | Emg | Sydney | 15 Feb 1963 |
| 10 | 8 | PL van der Merwe | 76 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 11 | 8 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
| 12 | 8 | R Illingworth | 57 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 |
| 13 | 8 | Intikhab Alam | 64 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1972 |
| 14 | 8 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 15 | 8 | N Kapil Dev | 69 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 10 Dec 1983 |
| 16 | 8 | N Kapil Dev | 78 | 4 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 06 Sep 1985 |
| 17 | 8 | Imran Khan | 135* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 03 Feb 1987 |
| 18 | 8 | N Kapil Dev | 50* | 2 | Ind | Pak | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 1987 |
| 19 | 8 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
| 20 | 8 | Moin Khan | 70 | 3 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 12 Mar 2000 |
| 21 | 8 | SM Pollock | 61* | 3 | SAF | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 |
| 22 | 8 | SM Pollock | 99* | 2 | SAF | Srl | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 |
| 23 | 8 | HH Streak | 127* | 1 | Zim | Win | Harare | 04 Nov 2003 |
| 24 | 8 | GC Smith | 67* | 4 | SAF | Emg | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 25 | 8 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 92* | 2 | Pak | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 19 Jan 2007 |
| 26 | 8 | DL Vettori | 94 | 2 | NZl | Ban | Wellington | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 27 | 8 | A Kumble | 87 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2008 |
| 28 | 8 | DL Vettori | 88 | 1 | NZl | Emg | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 |
| 29 | 8 | DL Vettori | 50* | 2 | NZl | Emg | Wellington | 13 Mar 2008 |
| 30 | 8 | DL Vettori | 55* | 2 | NZl | Ban | Chittagong | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 31 | 8 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 32 | 8 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 33 | 8 | DL Vettori | 55 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Napier | 26 Mar 2009 |
| 34 | 8 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 35 | 8 | DL Vettori | 99 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Dunedin | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 36 | 8 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 37 | 8 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 38 | 8 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 39 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 58 | 2 | Win | Ban | Chittagong | 21 Oct 2011 |
| 40 | 8 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | 14 Nov 2011 |
| 41 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 61 | 4 | Win | Aus | Roseau | 23 Apr 2012 |
| 42 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Emg | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 43 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 50 | 2 | Win | NZl | North Sound | 25 Jul 2012 |
| 44 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 73 | 2 | Win | Zim | Bridgetown | 12 Mar 2013 |
| 45 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 80 | 3 | Win | NZl | Dunedin | 03 Dec 2013 |
| 46 | 8 | MS Dhoni | 68 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 47 | 8 | JO Holder | 64* | 3 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 48 | 8 | AG Cremer | 102* | 2 | Zim | Srl | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 49 | 8 | JO Holder | 57* | 1 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 50 | 8 | JO Holder | 58 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 51 | 8 | JO Holder | 52 | 1 | Win | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Oct 2018 |
JO Holder of West Indies scored 52 against India in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 15th occasion of a West Indies captain batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 58* | 1 | Win | Emg | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 2 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 57* | 3 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | 8 | JDC Goddard | 61 | 3 | Win | Emg | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 4 | 8 | FCM Alexander | 70 | 1 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 5 | 8 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 6 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 58 | 2 | Win | Ban | Chittagong | 21 Oct 2011 |
| 7 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 61 | 4 | Win | Aus | Roseau | 23 Apr 2012 |
| 8 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Emg | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 9 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 50 | 2 | Win | NZl | North Sound | 25 Jul 2012 |
| 10 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 73 | 2 | Win | Zim | Bridgetown | 12 Mar 2013 |
| 11 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 80 | 3 | Win | NZl | Dunedin | 03 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | 8 | JO Holder | 64* | 3 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 13 | 8 | JO Holder | 57* | 1 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 14 | 8 | JO Holder | 58 | 1 | Win | Pak | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 15 | 8 | JO Holder | 52 | 1 | Win | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Oct 2018 |
JO Holder of West Indies scored 52 against India in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies captain batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | FCM Alexander | 70 | 1 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 2 | 8 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 3 | 8 | JO Holder | 64* | 3 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | 8 | JO Holder | 52 | 1 | Win | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Oct 2018 |
JO Holder of West Indies scored 52 against India in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the seventh occasion of a captain batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | FCM Alexander | 70 | 1 | Win | Ind | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 2 | 8 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 28 Apr 1983 |
| 3 | 8 | Imran Khan | 135* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 03 Feb 1987 |
| 4 | 8 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 5 | 8 | DL Vettori | 55 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Napier | 26 Mar 2009 |
| 6 | 8 | JO Holder | 64* | 3 | Win | Ind | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
| 7 | 9 | JO Holder | 52 | 1 | Win | Ind | Hyd-RGS | 12 Oct 2018 |