Batsmen collecting pairs in a test match on three or more occasions

Batsmen collecting pairs in a test match on three or more occasions

JM Anderson collected a pair in the just concluded test against India at Lord’s. This pair represents his third pair in tests. He became the 23rd batsman to collect the pair on three or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamOppGroundStart Date
1A FlintoffEngSAFLeeds06 Aug 1998
 A FlintoffEngIndLeeds22 Aug 2002
 A FlintoffEngWinSt John’s15 Feb 2009
      
2A MishraIndSAFNagpur06 Feb 2010
 A NehraIndZimHarare15 Jun 2001
 A NehraIndWinTrinidad19 Apr 2002
 A NehraIndAusMelbourne26 Dec 2003
      
3AB AgarkarIndAusMelbourne26 Dec 1999
 AB AgarkarIndAusSydney02 Jan 2000
 AB AgarkarIndAusMumbai27 Feb 2001
      
4AG HurstAusEngBrisbane01 Dec 1978
 AG HurstAusEngSydney06 Jan 1979
 AG HurstAusPakMelbourne10 Mar 1979
      
5BS BediIndEngManchester06 Jun 1974
 BS BediIndWinDelhi11 Dec 1974
 BS BediIndEngDelhi17 Dec 1976
      
6ChandrasekharIndNZlWellington13 Feb 1976
 ChandrasekharIndEngDelhi17 Dec 1976
 ChandrasekharIndAusBrisbane02 Dec 1977
 ChandrasekharIndAusMelbourne30 Dec 1977
      
7CA WalshWinPakRawalpindi29 Nov 1997
 CA WalshWinNZlWellington26 Dec 1999
 CA WalshWinAusAdelaide15 Dec 2000
 CA WalshWinSAFTrinidad17 Mar 2001
      
8CB MpofuZimNZlHarare07 Aug 2005
 CB MpofuZimNZlBulawayo01 Nov 2011
 CB MpofuZimSAFP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
      
9CEL AmbroseWinEngLord’s16 Jun 1988
 CEL AmbroseWinPakLahore06 Dec 1990
 CEL AmbroseWinEngThe Oval08 Aug 1991
      
10CS MartinNZlPakAuckland08 Mar 2001
 CS MartinNZlPakLahore01 May 2002
 CS MartinNZlAusBrisbane18 Nov 2004
 CS MartinNZlWinAuckland09 Mar 2006
 CS MartinNZlSAFJo’burg08 Nov 2007
 CS MartinNZlAusAdelaide28 Nov 2008
 CS MartinNZlIndHyd-RGS23 Aug 2012
      
11DE MalcolmEngNZlBirmingham05 Jul 1990
 DE MalcolmEngPakLord’s18 Jun 1992
 DE MalcolmEngAusThe Oval21 Aug 1997
      
12DK MorrisonNZlAusMelbourne26 Dec 1987
 DK MorrisonNZlSrlHamilton22 Feb 1991
 DK MorrisonNZlAusHobart26 Nov 1993
      
13DL UnderwoodEngWinLeeds04 Aug 1966
 DL UnderwoodEngAusAdelaide25 Jan 1975
 DL UnderwoodEngWinManchester08 Jul 1976
      
14GD McGrathAusPakSydney30 Nov 1995
 GD McGrathAusEngMelbourne26 Dec 1998
 GD McGrathAusEngSydney02 Jan 1999
      
15JM AndersonEngSrlLeeds20 Jun 2014
 JM AndersonEngIndVizag17 Nov 2016
 JM AndersonEngIndLord’s12 Aug 2021
      
16M DillonWinAusTrinidad05 Mar 1999
 M DillonWinAusBrisbane23 Nov 2000
 M DillonWinPakSharjah07 Feb 2002
 M DillonWinNZlBridgetown21 Jun 2002
      
17MuralitharanSrlSAFKandy30 Jul 2000
 MuralitharanSrlAusGalle08 Mar 2004
 MuralitharanSrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
 MuralitharanSrlIndGalle31 Jul 2008
      
18Manjural IslamBanZimHarare26 Apr 2001
 Manjural IslamBanNZlWellington26 Dec 2001
 Manjural IslamBanSrlCol-SSC28 Jul 2002
      
19MS AtapattuSrlIndChandigarh23 Nov 1990
 MS AtapattuSrlIndAhmedabad08 Feb 1994
 MS AtapattuSrlEngCol-SSC15 Mar 2001
 MS AtapattuSrlPakFaisalabad20 Oct 2004
      
20N PradeepSrlWinCol-PSS22 Oct 2015
 N PradeepSrlPakAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017
 N PradeepSrlPakDub-DSC06 Oct 2017
      
21R PeelEngAusAdelaide11 Jan 1895
 R PeelEngAusSydney01 Feb 1895
 R PeelEngAusThe Oval10 Aug 1896
      
22RW BlairNZlWinDunedin03 Feb 1956
 RW BlairNZlEngChristchurch15 Mar 1963
 RW BlairNZlSAFAuckland13 Mar 1964
      
23Z KhanIndSAFBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
 Z KhanIndNZlHamilton19 Dec 2002
 Z KhanIndAusMumbai03 Nov 2004

JM Anderson collected a pair in the just concluded test against India at Lord’s. This pair represents his third pair in tests. He became the fifth England batsman to collect the pair on three or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamOppGroundStart Date
1A FlintoffEngSAFLeeds06 Aug 1998
 A FlintoffEngIndLeeds22 Aug 2002
 A FlintoffEngWinSt John’s15 Feb 2009
      
2DE MalcolmEngNZlBirmingham05 Jul 1990
 DE MalcolmEngPakLord’s18 Jun 1992
 DE MalcolmEngAusThe Oval21 Aug 1997
      
3DL UnderwoodEngWinLeeds04 Aug 1966
 DL UnderwoodEngAusAdelaide25 Jan 1975
 DL UnderwoodEngWinManchester08 Jul 1976
      
4JM AndersonEngSrlLeeds20 Jun 2014
 JM AndersonEngIndVizag17 Nov 2016
 JM AndersonEngIndLord’s12 Aug 2021
      
5R PeelEngAusAdelaide11 Jan 1895
 R PeelEngAusSydney01 Feb 1895
 R PeelEngAusThe Oval10 Aug 1896
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