Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs – JE Root of England joins the list

Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs – JE Root of England joins the list

JE Root of England was dismissed run out for 186 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Galle to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for  175 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1M Leyland1871EngAusThe OvalAug 1938
2AR Morris1962AusEngThe OvalAug 1948
3AD Nourse2081SAFEngNottinghamJun 1951
4CC Hunte2602WinPakKingstonFeb 1958
5GS Sobers1983WinIndKanpurDec 1958
6CA Davis1833WinNZlBridgetownMar 1972
7RB Richardson1851WinNZlGeorgetownApr 1985
8DM Jones2161AusWinAdelaideFeb 1989
9SV Manjrekar2181IndPakLahoreDec 1989
10BC Lara2772WinAusSydneyJan 1993
11R Dravid1803IndAusKolkataMar 2001
12R Dravid2172IndEngThe OvalSep 2002
13ML Hayden1773AusWinSt John’sMay 2003
14L Vincent2242NZlSrlWellingtonApr 2005
15Younis Khan1991PakIndLahoreJan 2006
16Samaraweera2141SrlPakLahoreMar 2009
17Taufeeq Umar2362PakSrlAbu DhabiOct 2011
18AN Cook1902EngIndKolkataDec 2012
19BA Stokes2581EngSAFCape TownJan 2016
20JE Root1862EngSrlGalleJan 2021

R Dravid remains the only batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs on two occasions in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1R Dravid1803IndAusKolkataMar 2001
2R Dravid2172IndEngThe OvalSep 2002

The following table lists ten batsmen who have dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AD Nourse2081SAFEngNottinghamJun 1951
2Samaraweera2141SrlPakLahoreMar 2009
3DM Jones2161AusWinAdelaideFeb 1989
4R Dravid2172IndEngThe OvalSep 2002
5SV Manjrekar2181IndPakLahoreDec 1989
6L Vincent2242NZlSrlWellingtonApr 2005
7Taufeeq Umar2362PakSrlAbu DhabiOct 2011
8BA Stokes2581EngSAFCape TownJan 2016
9CC Hunte2602WinPakKingstonFeb 1958
10BC Lara2772WinAusSydneyJan 1993

JE Root became the fourth England batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175  plus runs after M Leyland, AN Cook and BA Stokes.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1M Leyland1871EngAusThe OvalAug 1938
2AN Cook1902EngIndKolkataDec 2012
3BA Stokes2581EngSAFCape TownJan 2016
4JE Root1862EngSrlGalleJan 2021

JE Root became the third batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus  against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1L Vincent2242NZlSrlWellingtonApr 2005
2Taufeeq Umar2362PakSrlAbu DhabiOct 2011
3JE Root1862EngSrlGalleJan 2021

Sri Lanka became the fifth team in the annals of test cricket to dismiss three batmen run out after they had scored 175 runs. Other teams are –Australia, England, India and Pakistan.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1M Leyland1871EngAusThe OvalAug 1938
2BC Lara2772WinAusSydneyJan 1993
3R Dravid1803IndAusKolkataMar 2001
        
1AR Morris1962AusEngThe OvalAug 1948
2AD Nourse2081SAFEngNottinghamJun 1951
3R Dravid2172IndEngThe OvalSep 2002
        
1GS Sobers1983WinIndKanpurDec 1958
2Younis Khan1991PakIndLahoreJan 2006
3AN Cook1902EngIndKolkataDec 2012
        
1CC Hunte2602WinPakKingstonFeb 1958
2SV Manjrekar2181IndPakLahoreDec 1989
3Samaraweera2141SrlPakLahoreMar 2009
        
1L Vincent2242NZlSrlWellingtonApr 2005
2Taufeeq Umar2362PakSrlAbu DhabiOct 2011
3JE Root1862EngSrlGalleJan 2021

JE Root became the third captain in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed run out after scoring 175 plus runs after AD Nourse of South Africa and AN Cook of England. He also became the second England captain after AN Cook to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists all these three captains.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AD Nourse2081SAFEngNottinghamJun 1951
2AN Cook1902EngIndKolkataDec 2012
3JE Root1862EngSrlGalleJan 2021
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