England Vs Australia – First test at Birmingham

21/06/2023 hrg

UT Khawaja and AT Carey added 118 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the 347^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England. It also provides the 32nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England. It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in tests played at Birmingham

UT Khawaja and AT Carey added 118 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the 156^th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England. It also provides the tenth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England in England. It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against England in tests played at Birmingham. The other occasion was the 160 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between AC Gilchrist and DR Martin in Jul 2001.

NM Lyon returned with match figures of 8 for 229 in this test to provide the 38^th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England It also provides the 13^th occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against England in England. It also provides the first occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against England in tests played at Birmingham.

NM Lyon returned with match figures of 8 for 229 in this test to provide the 84th occasion of an Australian bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test against various oppositions It also provides the 29th occasion of an England bowler conceding 200 plus runs against various oppositions on away soil.

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a tests against various oppositions arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	v West Indies	Perth	02 Dec 1988
2	AA Mailey	76.2	6	9	236	13	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
3	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
4	NM Lyon	70.1	6	9	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	AK Davidson	54.6	8	6	222	11	v West Indies	Brisbane	09 Dec 1960
7	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
8	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
9	LO Fleetwood-Smith	71.4	8	11	239	10	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
10	GRJ Matthews	68.1	6	10	249	10	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
11	AA Mailey	61.3	6	6	302	10	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
12	WH Cooper	93.2	4	27	200	09	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
13	GD McGrath	77.0	6	18	220	09	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
14	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
15	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
16	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
17	CV Grimmett	84.1	6	11	298	09	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
18	A Cotter	47.5	6	1	202	08	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
18	NM Lyon	70.0	6	9	205	08	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
20	B Yardley	83.4	6	25	208	08	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982
21	MG Johnson	48.1	6	4	208	08	v West Indies	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009
22	MA Starc	44.5	6	6	209	08	v South Africa	Perth	30 Nov 2012
23	NM Lyon	70.0	6	13	213	08	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
24	WJ Whitty	73.2	6	12	218	08	v South Africa	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911
25	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
26	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
27	G Giffen	118.0	6	42	239	08	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
28	FA Ward	82.0	8	19	240	08	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
29	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

NM Lyon emulated SK Warne who had captured eight or more wickets in a test conceding 200 plus runs on four occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	70.1	6	9	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	NM Lyon	70.0	6	9	205	08	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
3	NM Lyon	70.0	6	13	213	08	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
4	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
3	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
4	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against various oppositions on away soil arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
3	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
4	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
5	GRJ Matthews	68.1	6	10	249	10	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
6	GD McGrath	77.0	6	18	220	09	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
7	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
8	SK Warne	71.5	6	14	240	09	v Pakistan	Lahore	01 Nov 1994
9	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
10	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
11	SK Warne	98.0	6	25	231	08	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
12	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England in England arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
2	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
3	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
4	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
5	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
6	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
7	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

The following table lists the Australian bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets conceding 200 plus runs in a test against England arranged in the descending order of wickets captured by them

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AA Mailey	76.2	6	9	236	13	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
2	SK Warne	76.0	6	8	246	12	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
3	SK Warne	72.2	6	15	229	11	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001
4	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	v England	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
5	LO Fleetwood-Smith	71.4	8	11	239	10	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
6	AA Mailey	61.3	6	6	302	10	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
7	WH Cooper	93.2	4	27	200	09	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
8	A Cotter	61.0	6	6	221	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1905
9	AA Mailey	76.4	6	9	266	09	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926
10	CV Grimmett	84.1	6	11	298	09	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
11	A Cotter	47.5	6	1	202	08	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1907
12	B Yardley	83.4	6	25	208	08	v England	Perth	12 Nov 1982
13	NM Lyon	53.0	6	3	229	08	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023
14	G Giffen	118.0	6	42	239	08	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894
15	FA Ward	82.0	8	19	240	08	v England	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
16	CV Grimmett	86.0	6	17	272	08	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1930

NM Lyon has conceded 200 plus runs in a test on 13 occasions against various oppositions. The following table lists these occasions. It is interesting to note that he has conceded 200 plus runs in a test against England for the first time.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	52.3	01	244	4	v India	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
2	NM Lyon	55.0	04	220	2	v Pakistan	Dub-DSC	22 Oct 2014
3	NM Lyon	55.0	04	202	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
4	NM Lyon	70.1	09	286	12	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	NM Lyon	76.5	16	233	4	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
6	NM Lyon	87.0	18	233	7	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
7	NM Lyon	60.0	09	215	5	v Pakistan	Sydney	03 Jan 2017
8	NM Lyon	81.0	16	298	5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018
9	NM Lyon	70.0	13	213	8	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018
10	NM Lyon	70.0	09	205	8	v India	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018
11	NM Lyon	77.0	25	201	2	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021
12	NM Lyon	78.0	10	236	1	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Mar 2022
13	NM Lyon	53.0	03	229	8	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja scored 141 and 65 in this test to provide the 141^st occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test. It also provides the 44^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PS McDonnell	124	83	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884
2	VT Trumper	113	59	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904
3	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
4	HL Collins	70	104	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	HL Collins	114	60	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
6	J Ryder	201*	88	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925
7	WM Woodfull	68	111	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
8	DG Bradman	79	112	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
9	DG Bradman	244	77	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
10	DG Bradman	51	144*	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
11	AR Morris	122	124*	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
12	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
13	CC McDonald	133	51*	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959
14	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
15	PJP Burge	103	52*	v England	Sydney	15 Feb 1963
16	KR Stackpole	87	136	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
17	GS Chappell	84	144	v England	Sydney	04 Jan 1975
18	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
19	KJ Hughes	117	84	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
20	AR Border	106*	84	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
21	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
22	GR Marsh	56	110	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
23	AR Border	70	100*	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
24	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
25	DM Jones	122	50	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989
26	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
27	SR Waugh	108	116	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
28	JL Langer	179*	52	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998
29	RT Ponting	144	72	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
30	ML Hayden	197	103	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
31	RT Ponting	196	60*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
32	JL Langer	82	100*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
33	MEK Hussey	74*	103	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2006
34	MEK Hussey	61	116	v England	Perth	16 Dec 2010
35	DA Warner	60	112	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013
36	CJL Rogers	61	116	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013
37	SPD Smith	215	58	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
38	DA Warner	103	86	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
39	SPD Smith	76	102*	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
40	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
41	SPD Smith	211	82	v England	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
42	M Labuschagne	103	51	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021
43	UT Khawaja	137	101*	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 2022
44	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	DG Bradman	244	77	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1934
3	DG Bradman	51	144*	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
4	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
5	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
6	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
7	KJ Hughes	117	84	v England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
8	AR Border	106*	84	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
9	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
10	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
11	DM Jones	122	50	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989
12	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
13	SR Waugh	108	116	v England	Manchester	03 Jul 1997
14	RT Ponting	144	72	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
15	SPD Smith	215	58	v England	Lord’s	16 Jul 2015
16	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
17	SPD Smith	211	82	v England	Manchester	04 Sep 2019
18	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England played at Birmingham. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ME Waugh	137	62*	v England	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993
2	SPD Smith	144	142	v England	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
3	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja scored 141 and 65 in this test to provide the 53rd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test. It also provides the 20^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	PS McDonnell	124	83	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884
2	VT Trumper	113	59	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904
3	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
4	HL Collins	70	104	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920
5	WM Woodfull	68	111	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
6	AR Morris	122	124*	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947
7	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
8	CC McDonald	133	51*	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959
9	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
10	KR Stackpole	87	136	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971
11	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
12	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
13	GR Marsh	56	110	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986
14	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
15	ML Hayden	197	103	v England	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002
16	JL Langer	82	100*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
17	DA Warner	60	112	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013
18	CJL Rogers	61	116	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013
19	DA Warner	103	86	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
20	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century and a half century in the test including twin centuries in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bardsley	136	130	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
2	AR Morris	105	62	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1948
3	WM Lawry	74	102	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961
4	RB McCosker	51	107	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
5	AMJ Hilditch	119	80	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985
6	MA Taylor	136	60	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989
7	UT Khawaja	141	65	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the 13^th batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all these batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	ML Jaisimha	20*	74	India	Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960
2	G Boycott	107	80*	England	Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
3	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
4	AJ Lamb	23	110	England	West Indies	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
5	RJ Shastri	111	07*	India	England	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984
6	AFG Griffith	114	18	West Indies	New Zealand	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999
7	A Flintoff	70	51	England	India	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
8	AN Petersen	156	39	South Africa	New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012
9	CA Pujara	52	22	India	Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2017
10	RJ Burns	133	11	England	Australia	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
11	KC Brathwaite	182	25	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	04 Feb 2023
12	T Chanderpaul	207*	15	West Indies	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	04 Feb 2023
13	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the second batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket against England The following table lists these two batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
2	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

UT Khawaja batted in all the five days of the test to become the fourth batsman to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket in England-Australia test series. The following table lists all these batsmen.

No	Player	FI	SI	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	G Boycott	107	80*	England	Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
2	KJ Hughes	117	84	Australia	England	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
3	RJ Burns	133	11	England	Australia	Birmingham	01 Aug 2019
4	UT Khawaja	141	65	Australia	England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

PJ Cummins scored 44 not out in England’s second innings to provide his highest individual innings while leading Australia. It was an improvement over his 38 in the first innings of this test.

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the ninth occasion of a team winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	England	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948
2	West Indies	won	2 wickets	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980
3	Pakistan	won	2 wickets	v England	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
4	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997
5	England	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Jan 2000
6	Sri Lanka	won	2 wickets	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000
7	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
8	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
9	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the fourth occasion of Australia winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket. It also represent Australia’s first win by exact two wickets margin against England

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997
2	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
3	Australia	won	2 wickets	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
4	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

Australia won this test by two wickets to provide the third occasion of a team winning a test by exact two wickets margin in the annals of test cricket against England. It also represent Australia’s first win by exact two wickets margin against England.

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	2 wickets	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 1980
2	Pakistan	won	2 wickets	v England	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
3	Australia	won	2 wickets	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023

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England Vs Australia – First test at Birmingham

21/06/2023 hrg