England-India Test at Nottingham in July 2014 witnessed an unique occasion of rival teams posting century partnership for the tenth wicket.
England-India Test at Nottingham in July 2014 witnessed an unique occasion of both India and England posting a century partnership for the tenth wicket in the first and second innings of the Test. India batted first and its batsmen B Kumar and Mohammad Shami added 111 runs for the tenth wicket. This stand provides first occasion of batsmen posting a “Nelson” runs partnership – 111 runs – in the history of Test cricket and also provides the 25th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the tenth wicket.
Batting second in the Test/England batsmen – JE Root and JM Anderson posted 198 runs for the tenth wicket. This stand provide the 26th occasion of batsmen posting a century partnership for the tenth wicket and also represent the highest partnership for the tenth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WW Armstrong/RA Duff | 120 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1902 |
| 2 | RE Foster/W Rhodes | 130 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11.12.1903 |
| 3 | AA Mailey/JM Taylor | 127 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19.12.1924 |
| 4 | AJ Bell/HGO Owen-Smith | 103 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 13.07.1929 |
| 5 | HR Adhikari/Ghulam Ahmed | 109 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16.10.1952 |
| 6 | Amir Elahi/Zulfiqar Ahmed | 104 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | 28.11.1952 |
| 7 | K Higgs/JA Snow | 128 | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 18.08.1966 |
| 8 | RO Collinge/BF Hastings | 151 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 16.02.1973 |
| 9 | Wasim Bari/Wasim Raja | 133 | 3 | Pak | Win | Bridgetown | 18.02.1977 |
| 10 | P Willey/RGD Willis | 117* | 3 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 24.07.1980 |
| 11 | SL Boock/JG Bracewell | 124 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 22.11.1985 |
| 12 | CL Hooper/CA Walsh | 106 | 1 | Win | Pak | St John’s | 01.05.1993 |
| 13 | NJ Astle/DK Morrison | 106* | 3 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 24.01.1997 |
| 14 | A Mahmood/Mushtaq Ahmed | 151 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Rawalpindi | 06.10.1997 |
| 15 | AR Caddick/AJ Stewart | 103 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Birmingham | 05.07.2001 |
| 16 | NJ Astle/CL Cairns | 118 | 4 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 13.03.2002 |
| 17 | JN Gillespie/GD McGrath | 114 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Brisbane | 18.11.2004 |
| 18 | Z Khan/SR Tendulkar | 133 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 10.12.2004 |
| 19 | MEK Hussey/GD McGrath | 107 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 26.12.2005 |
| 20 | Harbhajan Singh/S Sreesanth | 105 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 12.11.2010 |
| 21 | AB de Villiers/M Morkel | 107* | 1 | SAF | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 20.11.2010 |
| 22 | TL Best/D Ramdin | 143 | 1 | Win | Eng | Birmingham | 07.06.2012 |
| 23 | AC Agar/PJ Hughes | 163 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10.07.2013 |
| 24 | TA Boult/BJ Watling | 127 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Chattogram | 09.10.2013 |
| 25 | B Kumar/Mohd Shami | 111 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
| 26 | JM Anderson/JE Root | 198 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
B Kumar and Mohammad Shami added 111 runs for the tenth wicket in this test to provide the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen. All such occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HR Adhikari/Ghulam Ahmed | 109 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 16.10.1952 |
| 2 | Z Khan/SR Tendulkar | 133 | 2 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 10.12.2004 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh/S Sreesanth | 105 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-RGS | 12.11.2010 |
| 4 | B Kumar/Mohd Shami | 111 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
JE Root and JM Anderson posted 198 runs for the tenth wicket to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting a century partnership for the tenth wicket. All such occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RE Foster/W Rhodes | 130 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11.12.1903 |
| 2 | K Higgs/JA Snow | 128 | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 18.08.1966 |
| 3 | P Willey/RGD Willis | 117* | 3 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 24.07.1980 |
| 4 | AR Caddick/AJ Stewart | 103 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Birmingham | 05.07.2001 |
| 5 | JM Anderson/JE Root | 198 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
The following are the four occasions of batsmen posting 150 plus runs for the tenth wicket in the annals of test cricket.
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JM Anderson/JE Root | 198 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
| 2 | AC Agar/PJ Hughes | 163 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10.07.2013 |
| 3 | RO Collinge/BF Hastings | 151 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Auckland | 16.02.1973 |
| 4 | Azhar Mahmood/Mushtaq Ahmed | 151 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Rawalpindi | 06.10.1997 |
JE Root and JM Anderson posted 198 runs for the tenth wicket. This stand represents the highest partnership for the tenth wicket in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was the 163 runs partnership between PJ Hughes and AC Agar of Australia against England at Nottingham in.07.2013. Both the occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JM Anderson/JE Root | 198 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
| 2 | AC Agar/PJ Hughes | 163 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10.07.2013 |
It is interesting to note that most tenth wicket century partnerships have been recorded against England – Eight partnerships. All such partnerships are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WW Armstrong/RA Duff | 120 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01.01.1902 |
| 2 | AA Mailey/JM Taylor | 127 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19.12.1924 |
| 3 | AJ Bell/HGO Owen-Smith | 103 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 13.07.1929 |
| 4 | NJ Astle/DK Morrison | 106* | 3 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 24.01.1997 |
| 5 | NJ Astle/CL Cairns | 118 | 4 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 13.03.2002 |
| 6 | TL Best/D Ramdin | 143 | 1 | Win | Eng | Birmingham | 07.06.2012 |
| 7 | AC Agar/PJ Hughes | 163 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10.07.2013 |
| 8 | B Kumar/Mohd Shami | 111 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
Nottingham in England and Sydney in Australia are the two grounds to witness tenth wicket century partnerships on three occasions. All such occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC Agar/PJ Hughes | 163 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10.07.2013 |
| 2 | B Kumar/Mohd Shami | 111 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
| 3 | JM Anderson/JE Root | 198 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Nottingham | 09.07.2014 |
| 1 | RE Foster/W Rhodes | 130 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11.12.1903 |
| 2 | AA Mailey/JM Taylor | 127 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19.12.1924 |
| 3 | SL Boock/JG Bracewell | 124 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Sydney | 22.11.1985 |