England opening batsmen dismissed for nineties in a test innings against Australia

England opening batsmen dismissed for nineties in a test innings against Australia

England opening batsman JL Denly scored 94 in its second innings – the third innings of the test – in the final test at The Oval against Australia to provide the 20th occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed in nineties against Australia in a Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 A Ward 93 4 v Australia Melbourne 01 Mar 1895
3 TW Hayward 90 1 v Australia Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
4 AC MacLaren 92 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1902
5 TW Hayward 91 4 v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
6 W Rhodes 92 1 v Australia Manchester 29 Jul 1912
7 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
8 L Hutton 94 1 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
9 BW Luckhurst 96 4 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
10 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
11 DL Amiss 90 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1974
12 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
13 G Boycott 99* 4 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
14 GA Gooch 99 1 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
15 CWJ Athey 96 1 v Australia Perth 28 Nov 1986
16 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
17 ME Trescothick 90 1 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
18 AN Cook 95 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
19 AN Cook 96 2 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
20 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against Australia in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 W Rhodes 92 1 v Australia Manchester 29 Jul 1912
3 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
4 BW Luckhurst 96 4 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
5 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
6 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
7 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
8 ME Trescothick 90 1 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
9 AN Cook 95 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
10 AN Cook 96 2 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
11 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed for ninety in a test innings at The Oval. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WH Scotton 90 2 v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
4 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed in nineties against Australia in the third innings of the test.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 H Sutcliffe 94 3 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 B Wood 90 3 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 DL Amiss 90 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1974
4 JH Edrich 96 3 v Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1975
5 MA Atherton 99 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
6 JL Denly 94 3 v Australia The Oval 12 Sep 2019
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