Birmingham test – some interesting coincidences
The just concluded Birmingham test between England and India has witnessed the following coincidences
JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 72 not out as at the end of the fourth day’s play in the ongoing test at Birmingham against India to provide the 110th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test.
Exact half of this, that is on 55 occasions, such a feat has been performed by England batsmen on home soil
RR Pant of India scored 146 and 57, while JM Bairstow of England scored 106 and 72 not out at the end of fourth day’s play in the ongoing test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 36th occasion of rival batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match.
Exact half of this that is on 18 occasions, such a feat has been performed by batsmen involving England.
Exact half of this, that is on nine occasions, such a feat has been performed by by batsmen involving India
India posted a team total of 416 in its first innings against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham and lost the test to provide the 50th occasion of a team losing a test after posting a total of 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test.