Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between England-West Indies Test Series-July 2020

Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between England-West Indies Test Series-July 2020

JE Root has scored seven fifties against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. Three more fifties in the ensuing series would fetch him ten fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score ten fifties against West Indies.

SCJ Broad has scored six zeroes against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more zero to collect his seventh duck against West Indies and share the record for most ducks against West Indies by England batsmen with PI Pollock, JA Snow and DL Underwood

JE Root has pouched 115 catches as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. seven more catches would fetch him 122 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the third England fieldsman to pouch most catches. AN Cook has the record with 175 catches. JE Root would go past MC Cowdrey {120}, IT Botham {120} and AJ Strauss {121} on his way to occupy the third place.

JE Root has pouched 69 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 70 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}

JE Root has pouched 14 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 15 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.

JO Holder has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the third test. He needs 46 more runs for his 2000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 38th West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus test runs.

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the second West Indies captain to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. GS Sobers is the other West Indies captain who has scored 3528 runs and captured 117 wickets

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. Others are GS Sobers, Imran Khan and DL Vettori.

No Player Team Mat Runs Wkts
1 GS Sobers Win 39 3528 117
2 Imran Khan Pak 48 2408 187
3 DL Vettori NZl 32 1917 116
4 JO Holder Win 33 1574 098

If JO Holder achieves the captioned double, then West Indies will become the only team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains scoring 1500 runs and 100 wickets.

JO Holder of West Indies has captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the ninth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets. The following table furnishes the bowlers

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 Imran Khan Pak 48 71 9211 3790 187 12 4
2 R Benaud Aus 28 56 10720 3559 138 9 0
3 GS Sobers Win 39 69 10860 3978 117 3 0
4 DL Vettori NZl 32 54 9275 3873 116 6 0
5 N Kapil Dev Ind 34 58 6718 2925 111 4 1
6 Wasim Akram Pak 25 46 5444 2499 107 3 1
7 BS Bedi Ind 22 39 7279 2631 106 8 1
8 SM Pollock SAF 26 50 5833 2201 103 4 1
9 JO Holder Win 34 59 5768 2424 098 7 1

If JO Holder captured 100 wickets, then West Indies will become the third team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains capturing 100 wickets. India and Pakistan are the other two teams.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 N Kapil Dev Ind 34 58 6718 2925 111 4 1
2 BS Bedi Ind 22 39 7279 2631 106 8 1
                   
1 Imran Khan Pak 48 71 9211 3790 187 12 4
2 Wasim Akram Pak 25 46 5444 2499 107 3 1
                   
1 GS Sobers Win 39 69 10860 3978 117 3 0
2 JO Holder Win 34 59 5768 2424 098 7 1

JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56}, DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}

JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wicket for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets.

JM Anderson of England has captured 588 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He needs 12 more wickets for his 600 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 600 plus wickets.  Others are- M Muralidharan {800}, SK Warne {708} and A Kumble {619}

Perhaps for the first time,if England picks both JM Anderson and SCJ Broad in its playing eleven, England team will be having two pace bowlers with 300 plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 311 wickets at home.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 M Muralitharan 133 230 44039 18180 800 67 22
2 SK Warne 145 273 40705 17995 708 37 10
3 A Kumble 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
4 JM Anderson 151 282 32779 15670 584 28 03
5 GD McGrath 124 243 29248 12186 563 29 03
6 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 03

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets, then England will become the third team to have two bowlers with 500 plus wickets. Australia is the other team with SK Warne {708} and GD McGrath {563}

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets England will become the  first team to have two pace bowlers with 500 plus wickets.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests. SK Warne has scored 3154 runs and captured 708 wickets

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first fast bowler to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests.

JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test apart from scoring 1199 runs and 587 wickets. He needs five more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become the third all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs, capture 100 plus wicket and pouch 100 plus catches. SK Warne is the other cricketer to perform such a feat. He has scored 3154 runs, captured 708 wickets and pouched 125 catches

JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test He needs seven more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become tenth England fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The following table lists the England fieldsmen with 100 plus catches.

No Player Span Mat Inns Dis
1 AN Cook 2006-2018 161 300 175
2 AJ Strauss 2004-2012 100 189 121
3 IT Botham 1977-1992 102 179 120
4 MC Cowdrey 1954-1975 114 214 120
5 JE Root 2012-2020 092 174 114
6 WR Hammond 1927-1947 085 154 110
7 GP Thorpe 1993-2005 100 179 105
8 GA Gooch 1975-1995 118 211 103
9 IR Bell 2004-2015 118 223 100
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