Two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test.

Two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test.

Pakistan deployed two bowlers against England in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against  England at  Multan to provide the  30th occasion of two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerW/RBowlerW/RITeamOppGroundDate
1GE Palmer7/68E Evans3/641Ausv EngSydney17 Feb 1882
2F Morley2/34RG Barlow7/404Engv AusSydney26 Jan 1883
3GE Palmer4/32FR Spofforth5/303Ausv EngSydney14 Mar 1885
4GA Lohmann7/36J Briggs3/282Engv AusThe Oval12 Aug 1886
5CTB Turner6/15JJ Ferris4/271Ausv EngSydney28 Jan 1887
6GA Lohmann5/17R Peel5/182Engv AusSydney10 Feb 1888
7CTB Turner5/36JJ Ferris5/264Ausv EngLord’s16 Jul 1888
8J Briggs8/11AJ Fothergill1/303Engv SAFCape Town25 Mar 1889
9JJ Ferris7/37F Martin2/393Engv SAFCape Town19 Mar 1892
10J Briggs6/49GA Lohmann3/462Engv AusAdelaide24 Mar 1892
11G Giffen5/26CTB Turner4/333Ausv EngSydney01 Feb 1895
12T Richardson6/39GA Lohmann3/131Engv AusLord’s22 Jun 1896
13S Haigh6/11AE Trott4/194Engv SAFCape Town01 Apr 1899
14SF Barnes6/42C Blythe4/641Engv AusMelbourne01 Jan 1902
15H Trumble3/38MA Noble7/172Ausv EngMelbourne01 Jan 1902
16JV Saunders5/43MA Noble5/543Ausv EngSydney14 Feb 1902
17GH Hirst4/28C Blythe6/441Engv AusBirmingham27 May 1909
18FR Foster5/16SF Barnes5/251Engv SAFLord’s10 Jun 1912
19AER Gilligan6/07MW Tate4/122Engv SAFBirmingham14 Jun 1924
20W Voce4/16GOB Allen5/364Engv AusBrisbane04 Dec 1936
21Fazal Mahmood6/34Khan Mohammad4/431Pakv AusKarachi11 Oct 1956
22CEL Ambrose6/24CA Walsh3/164Winv EngPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
23Wasim Akram4/32Waqar Younis6/341Pakv SrlKandy26 Aug 1994
24GD McGrath5/28JN Gillespie4/184Ausv WinPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
25JM Anderson2/23SCJ Broad7/444Engv NZlLord’s16 May 2013
26TA Boult6/32TG Southee4/251NZlv EngAuckland22 Mar 2018
27SCJ Broad4/19CR Woakes6/174Engv IreLord’s24 Jul 2019
28KA Maharaj7/32SR Harmer3/214SAFv BanDurban31 Mar 2022
29KA Maharaj7/40SR Harmer3/344SAFv BanGqeberha08 Apr 2022
30Sajid Khan2/93Noman Ali8/464Pakv EngMultan15 Oct 2024

Pakistan deployed two bowlers against England  in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against  England at  Multan to provide the  third occasion of two Pakistan bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBowlerW/RBowlerW/RITeamOppGroundDate
1Fazal Mahmood6/34Khan Mohammad4/431Pakv AusKarachi11 Oct 1956
2Wasim Akram4/32Waqar Younis6/341Pakv SrlKandy26 Aug 1994
3Sajid Khan2/93Noman Ali8/464Pakv EngMultan15 Oct 2024

Pakistan deployed two bowlers against England in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against  England at  Multan to provide the  tenth occasion of two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of two Pakistan bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test against England.

NoBowlerW/RBowlerW/RITeamOppGroundDate
1GE Palmer7/68E Evans3/641Ausv EngSydney17 Feb 1882
2GE Palmer4/32FR Spofforth5/303Ausv EngSydney14 Mar 1885
3CTB Turner6/15JJ Ferris4/271Ausv EngSydney28 Jan 1887
4CTB Turner5/36JJ Ferris5/264Ausv EngLord’s16 Jul 1888
5G Giffen5/26CTB Turner4/333Ausv EngSydney01 Feb 1895
6H Trumble3/38MA Noble7/172Ausv EngMelbourne01 Jan 1902
7JV Saunders5/43MA Noble5/543Ausv EngSydney14 Feb 1902
8CEL Ambrose6/24CA Walsh3/164Winv EngPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
9TA Boult6/32TG Southee4/251NZlv EngAuckland22 Mar 2018
10Sajid Khan2/93Noman Ali8/464Pakv EngMultan15 Oct 2024

It is interesting to note that there are only two occasions of a bowler capturing eight wickets in an innings when only two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test. The first such occasion was in March 1889 when J Briggs of England returned with figures of 8 for 11 against South Africa at Cape Town. The difference in dates of these two matches is 135 years and 07 months

NoBowlerW/RBowlerW/RITeamOppGroundDate
1J Briggs8/11AJ Fothergill1/303Engv SAFCape Town25 Mar 1889
2Sajid Khan2/93Noman Ali8/464Pakv EngMultan15 Oct 2024

Pakistan deployed two bowlers against England in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against England at  Multan to provide the  eleventh occasion of two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test in the fourth innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBowlerW/RBowlerW/RITeamOppGroundDate
1F Morley2/34RG Barlow7/404Engv AusSydney26 Jan 1883
2CTB Turner5/36JJ Ferris5/264Ausv EngLord’s16 Jul 1888
3S Haigh6/11AE Trott4/194Engv SAFCape Town01 Apr 1899
4W Voce4/16GOB Allen5/364Engv AusBrisbane04 Dec 1936
5CEL Ambrose6/24CA Walsh3/164Winv EngPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
6GD McGrath5/28JN Gillespie4/184Ausv WinPort of Spain05 Mar 1999
7JM Anderson2/23SCJ Broad7/444Engv NZlLord’s16 May 2013
8SCJ Broad4/19CR Woakes6/174Engv IreLord’s24 Jul 2019
9KA Maharaj7/32SR Harmer3/214SAFv BanDurban31 Mar 2022
10KA Maharaj7/40SR Harmer3/344SAFv BanGqeberha08 Apr 2022
11Sajid Khan2/93Noman Ali8/464Pakv EngMultan15 Oct 2024
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