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Batsmen scoring unbeaten centuries in both innings of a First Class Match

Batsmen scoring unbeaten centuries in both innings of a First Class Match

DC Jurel of India A scored 132 not out and 127 not out against South Africa A at BCCI CoE Ground 1, Bangalore to provide the 59th occasion of batsman scoring unbeaten centuries in both innings of a First Class match. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoFISIPlayerTeamsGroundSeason
1148*100*DRA GehrsSouth Australia v Western AustraliaFremantle1905/06
2107*117*CJB WoodLeicestershire v YorkshireBradford1911
3112*103*C HallowsLancashire v LeicestershireAshby-de-la-Zouch1924
4127*101*CCR DacreAuckland v VictoriaAuckland1924/25
5100*100*A MitchellHDG L-Gower’s XI v MCC Ausn Tour TeamScarborough1933
6114*105*HW ParksSussex v EssexLeyton1933
7131*100*LB FishlockSurrey v SussexKennington1936
8100*114*J HardstaffNottinghamshire v Northamptonshire Nottingham1949
9131*100*RJ ChristianiWest Indians v MiddlesexLord’s1950
10115*103*MC CowdreyKent v EssexGillingham1955
11100*102*JP Fellows-SmithTransvaal v Commonwealth XIJohannesburg1959/60
12159*134*JHB WaiteTransvaal v NatalDurban1959/60
13144*109*Javed BurkiOxford University v Essex Brentwood1960
14183*134*WE AlleySomerset v SurreyTaunton1961
15203*143*MR HallamLeicestershire v SussexWorthing1961
16110*102*CA MiltonGloucestershire v KentBristol1962
17187*105*A JonesGlamorgan v SomersetGlastonbury1963
18107*149*MR HallamLeicestershire v WorcestershireLeicester1965
19119*104*H PillingLancashire v WarwickshireManchester1970
20127*118*APE KnottKent v SurreyMaidstone1972
21127*100*NG FeatherstoneMiddlesex v KentCanterbury1975
22216*156*Zaheer AbbasGloucestershire v SurreyKennington1976
23230*104*Zaheer AbbasGloucestershire v KentCanterbury1976
24205*108*Zaheer AbbasGloucestershire v SussexCheltenham1977
25145*100*BJ WhitfieldNatal B v Eastern Province BPort Elizabeth1979/80
26101 131*JA OrmrodWorcestershire v SomersetWorcester1980
27131*114*CEB RiceNottinghamshire v SomersetNottingham1980
28100*100*Zaheer AbbasPakistan International Airlines v RailwaysLahore1980/81
29215*150*Zaheer AbbasGloucestershire v SomersetBath1981
30135*128 Zaheer AbbasGloucestershire v NorthamptonshireNorthampton1981
31100 100*Azmat RanaMuslim Commercial Bank v RawalpindiRawalpindi1981/82
32123*118*RB McCoskerNew South Wales v VictoriaSydney1981/82
33164*123*PN KirstenDerbyshire v SurreyDerby1982
34132*102*JW LloydsSomerset v NorthamptonshireNorthampton1982
35200*117*AI KallicharranWarwickshire v NorthamptonshireBirmingham1984
36104*120*Munir-ul-HaqHouse Bldg Fin Corpn v Pakistan Int AirlinesBahawalpur1984/85
37163*105*WN SlackMiddlesex v GlamorganLord’s1988
38120*131*SJ CookSomerset v NottinghamshireNottingham1989
39150*151*MW RushmereSouth African Invitation XI v England XIPietermaritzburg1989/90
40168*128*MJ GreatbatchM Parkinson’s World XI v IndiansScarborough1990
41252*100*GA HickWorcestershire v GlamorganAbergavenny1990
42197 115*SJ CookSomerset v HampshireSouthampton1991
43118*100*RT PontingTasmania v QueenslandHobart1995/96
44138*103*PA de SilvaSri Lanka v PakistanCol-SSC1996/97
45100*106*M JayawardeneSinhalese Sports Club v Colts Cricket ClubCol-CCC Gd1996/97
46208*104*DP FultonKent v SomersetCanterbury2001
47182*158*M van JaarsveldNortherns v Griqualand WestCenturion2001/02
48172*102*JL ArnbergerVictoria v TasmaniaMelbourne2002/03
49133*161*ML LoveNorthamptonshire v WorcestershireWorcester2004
50130*125*MD PhadkeGoa v ServicesPalam A Delhi2004/05
51119*110*Shahin HossainBarisal Division v Chittagong DivisionChittagong2004/05
52134*100*J HughesGlamorgan v MiddlesexSouthgate2005
53132*101*W WyngaardWestern Province v BorderCape Town2005/06
54135*101*Jahangir MirzaWP Dev Authority v Pakistan CustomsSialkot2008/09
55132*100*NLJ BrowneEssex v DerbyshireChesterfield2014
56154*109*TJ DeanVictoria v QueenslandMelbourne2015/16
57175*122*DP ConwayGauteng v NamibiaJohannesburg2016/17
58106*115*IR BellWarwickshire v GlamorganBirmingham2018
59132*127*DC JurelIndia A v South Africa ABCCI CoE Gd 1, B’lore2025/26
Bowlers performing the hattrick in India’s first class matches

Bowlers performing the hattrick in India’s first class matches

A Nabi of North Zone performed the hat-trick against East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy at Bangalore on its new ground CEG-1 to provide the 123rd occasion of bowlers performing the hat-trick in the first class matches played in India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerMatchGroundSeason
1HE BrowneEuropeans v ParseesPoona1895/96
2MD ParekhParsees v HindusBombay1912/13
3HL SimmsEuropeans v MuslimsDG-Poona1915/16
4JN MehtaHindus v EuropeansLahore1923/24
5L RamjiFreelooters v Nizam’s State Railway ASecunderabad1931/32
6MJ GopalanMadras v CeylonChepauk1932/33
7M Baqa JilaniNorthern India v Southern PunjabAmritsar1934/35
8M NissarIndian University Occasionals v Viceroy’s XIDelhi1934/35
9Mubarak AliNawanagar v Western IndiaPoona1936/37
10G ParthasarathiMadras v Southern IndiaPudokottah1936/37
11TC LongfieldBengal v BiharRG-Calcutta1937/38
12CT OrtonEuropeans v MuslimsBombay1938/39
13VS HazareBaroda v MaharashtraPoona1941/42
14JB KhotBombay v BarodaBombay1943/44
15NR ChowdhuryMajor-General Stewart’s XII v Bengal Governor’s XICalcutta1944/45
16VM MerchantDr CR Pereira’s XI v Sir Homi Mehta’s XIBrabourne1946/47
17D NarottamKathiawar v BarodaDhrol1947/48
18SA BanerjeeEast Zone v West ZoneBrabourne1948/49
19SN BanerjeeBihar v DelhiJamshedpur1948/49
20CT SarwateHolkar v BiharJamshedpur1948/49
21CG PepperCommonwealth XI v HolkarIndore1949/50
22PK SenBengal v OrissaCuttack1954/55
23VM MuddiahServices v Eastern PunjabDelhi1955/56
24VB Ranjane†Maharashtra v SaurashtraKhadakvasla1956/57
25N KhannaSouthern Punjab v Jammu and KashmirBG-Patiala1959/60
26S NyalchandSaurashtra v BarodaDharangadhra1961/62
27HG GaekwadMadhya Pradesh v RajasthanJabalpur1962/63
28SS JhanjiUttar Pradesh v VidarbhaVCA-Nagpur1963/64
29UN KulkarniBombay v GujaratAnand1963/64
30JS Rao†Services v Jammu and KashmirAHQ-Delhi1963/64
31JS RaoServices v Northern PunjabAmritsar1963/64
32JS RaoServices v Northern PunjabAmritsar1963/64
33SN MoholIBPXI v MSS Minister’s and LIC Chairman’s Comb XIPoona1965/66
34Ravinder PalDelhi v Southern PunjabChandigarh1965/66
35BS BediDelhi v PunjabDelhi1968/69
36KR GattaniRajasthan v Uttar PradeshVaranasi1969/70
37Mehboodullah Khan†Uttar Pradesh v Madhya PradeshLucknow1971/72
38B KalyanasundaramTamil Nadu v BombayChepauk1972/73
39AM IsmailBombay v SaurashtraBombay1973/74
40Kapil DevNorth Zone v West ZoneDelhi1978/79
41AR BhatKarnataka v BombayMCS-Bangalore1981/82
42B ArunTamil Nadu v GoaPanaji1986/87
43B BurmanBengal v TripuraCalcutta1986/87
44S MohapatraOrissa v TripuraCuttack1987/88
45SA Ankola†Maharashtra v GujaratPune1988/89
46SS SainiDelhi v Himachal PradeshDelhi1988/89
47SP Mukherjee†Bengal v HyderabadSecunderabad1989/90
48AS SinglaHaryana v ServicesGurgaon1989/90
49J Srinath†Karnataka v HyderabadSecunderabad1989/90
50V VenkatramBihar v TripuraJamshedpur1990/91
51A KumbleKarnataka v AndhraUS-Visakhapatnam1991/92
52RP SinghUttar Pradesh v VidarbhaKanpur1991/92
53S SubramaniamTamil Nadu v KeralaThiruvalla1992/93
54Arshad AyubHyderabad v KeralaKottayam1993/94
55PV GandheVidarbha v RajasthanAlwar1993/94
56S SensharmaBengal v DelhiCalcutta1993/94
57M Suresh KumarRailways v RajasthanKSS-Delhi1995/96
58M KartikRailways v VidarbhaDelhi1996/97
59A KumbleKarnataka v OrissaRourkela1997/98
60DK DevanandTamil Nadu v OrissaChepauk1998/99
61A KattiKarnataka v KeralaThalassery1998/99
62SV BahutuleWest Zone v East ZonePune2000/01
63Harbhajan SinghIndia v AustraliaCalcutta2000/01
64A BarikOrissa v AssamBalasore2001/02
65A MishraHaryana v Himachal PradeshRohtak2001/02
66Gagandeep SinghPunjab v Uttar PradeshMohali2002/03
67R RamkumarTamil Nadu v KarnatakaIAF-Bangalore2003/04
68RB PatelBaroda v Tamil NaduVadodara2004/05
69RV PawarBaroda v HyderabadSecunderabad2004/05
70S SreesanthKerala v Himachal PradeshPalakkad2004/05
71J SharmaHaryana v AndhraLahli2006/07
72P AwanaDelhi v MaharashtraNagothane2007/08
73SK CheruvathurKerala v GujaratSurat2007/08
74VR SinghPunjab v OrissaMohali2007/08
75R Vinay KumarKarnataka v MaharashtraRatnagiri2007/08
76PV GandheVidarbha v ServicesPalam A-Delhi2008/09
77SY VeragiBaroda v Tamil NaduMBS-Vadodara2008/09
78SM FallahMaharashtra v BarodaPune2009/10
79A Mithun†Karnataka v Uttar PradeshMeerut2009/10
80Dhruv SinghHaryana v Uttar PradeshMohan Nagar2010/11
81PS SuyalDelhi v AssamRCG-Delhi2010/11
82AN AhmedAssam v GoaGuwahati2011/12
83SK TrivediSaurashtra v PunjabMohali2011/12
84KR UpadhyayRailways v PunjabMohali2011/12
85Mohammed ShamiBengal v Madhya PradeshIndore2012/13
86RV DhruveGujarat v VidarbhaVCA-Nagpur2013/14
87R Shreyas GopalKarnataka v Rest of IndiaMCS-Bangalore2013/14
88S AravindKarnataka v Tamil NaduMCS-Bangalore2014/15
89M SharmaHaryana v DelhiLahli2014/15
90BC MohantyOrissa v DelhiBhubaneswar2015/16
91HS SharathKarnataka v HaryanaMysore2015/16
92UT YadavVidarbha v RajasthanVCAG-Nagpur2015/16
93RK DattaTripura v Himachal PradeshKalyani2016/17
94RN GurbaniVidarbha v DelhiIndore2017/18
95R Vinay KumarKarnataka v MumbaiVCA Stadium-Nagpur2017/18
96A AmanBihar v ManipurPatna2018/19
97DM DhapolaUttarakhand v MeghalayaDehra Dun2018/19
98DA JadejaSaurashtra v MaharashtraNasik2018/19
99RB KalariaGujarat v KeralaWayanad2018/19
100Mohd MudhasirJammu and Kashmir v Rajasthan Jaipur2018/19
101M MohammedTamil Nadu v Madhya PradeshDindigul2018/19
102TA RahmanNagaland v ManipurDimapur2018/19
103S KaulPunjab v AndhraDPS-Patiala2019/20
104TT NeriArunachal Pradesh v ManipurDibrugarh2019/20
105PS PooniaServices v TripuraPalam A-Delhi2019/20
106AR SanganakalPuducherry v MeghalayaMangoldoi2019/20
107Shahbaz AhmedBengal v HyderabadKalyani2019/20
108RR Yadav†Madhya Pradesh v Uttar PradeshIndore2019/20
109L Kishan Singha†Manipur v Arunachal PradeshCCFG-Calcutta2021/22
110AA ShethBaroda v HyderabadBhubaneswar2021/22
111SB PradhanOrissa v BengalKolkata2022/23
112JD UnadkatSaurashtra v DelhiSCS Stadium C, Rajkot2022/23
113Arafat KhanRajasthan v MaharashtraJodhpur2023/24
114DM DhapolaUttarakhand v PuducherryDehra Dun2023/24
115DM DhapolaUttarakhand v DelhiMohali2023/24
116RH DiasMumbai v BiharPatna2023/24
117MS JangraMizoram v Arunachal PradeshAnand2023/24
118K KartikeyaMadhya Pradesh v PuducherryPuducherry2023/24
119K KhejroliyaMadhya Pradesh v BarodaIndore2023/24
120J YadavHaryana v ManipurAhmedabad2023/24
121R DhawanHimachal Pradesh v PuducherryDharamsala2024/25
122SN ThakurMumbai v MeghalayaSPCS Ground, Mumbai2024/25
123A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG-1 Bangalore2025/26

A Kumble, DM Dhapola, JS Rao and PV Gandhe are the four bowlers to perform the fear on two or more occasions. The following table details the occasions

NoPlayerMatchGroundSeason
1A KumbleKarnataka v AndhraUS-Visakhapatnam1991/92
2A KumbleKarnataka v OrissaRourkela1997/98
     
1DM DhapolaUttarakhand v MeghalayaDehra Dun2018/19
2DM DhapolaUttarakhand v PuducherryDehra Dun2023/24
3DM DhapolaUttarakhand v DelhiMohali2023/24
     
1JS RaoServices v Northern PunjabAmritsar1963/64
2JS RaoServices v Northern PunjabAmritsar1963/64
3JS Rao†Services v Jammu and KashmirAHQ-Delhi1963/64
     
1PV GandheVidarbha v RajasthanAlwar1993/94
2PV GandheVidarbha v ServicesPalam A-Delhi2008/09

A Nabi of North Zone performed the hat-trick against East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy at Bangalore on its new ground CEG-1 to provide the fourth occasion of bowlers performing the hat-trick in the Duleep Trophy matches played in India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerMatchGroundSeason
1SA BanerjeeEast Zone v West ZoneBrabourne1948/49
2Kapil DevNorth Zone v West ZoneDelhi1978/79
3SV BahutuleWest Zone v East ZonePune2000/01
4A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG-1 Bangalore2025/26

A Nabi of North Zone performed the hat-trick against East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy at Bangalore on its new ground CEG-1 to provide the second occasion of North Zone bowler performing the hat-trick in the Duleep Trophy matches. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerMatchGroundSeason
1Kapil DevNorth Zone v West ZoneDelhi1978/79
2A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG-1 Bangalore2025/26

A Nabi of North Zone performed the hat-trick against East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy at Bangalore on its new ground CEG-1 to provide the second occasion of bowlers performing the hat-trick in the Duleep Trophy matches against East Zone. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerMatchGroundSeason
1SV BahutuleWest Zone v East ZonePune2000/01
2A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG-1 Bangalore2025/26
Four Wickets with Consecutive balls in First-Class Cricket

Four Wickets with Consecutive balls in First-Class Cricket

A Nabi of North Zone captured four wickets in consecutive deliveries against North Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy at Bangalore’s new ground CEG-1 to provide the 48th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in consecutive deliveries in first class cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamsVenueSeason
1J WellsKent v SussexHove1862
2G UlyettLord Harris’ XI v New South WalesAG-Sydney1878/79
3G NashLancashire v SomersetManchester1882
4JB HideSussex v Marylebone Cricket ClubLord’s1890
5FJ ShacklockNottinghamshire v SomersetNottingham1893
6AD DownesOtago v AucklandDunedin1893/94
7F MartinMarylebone Cricket Club v DerbyshireLord’s1895
8AW MoldLancashire v NottinghamshireNottingham1895
9W BrearleyLancashire v SomersetManchester1905
10S HaighMarylebone Cricket Club v South Africa ArmyPretoria1905/06
11FA TarrantMiddlesex v GloucestershireBristol1907
12AE TrottMiddlesex v SomersetLord’s1907
13A DrakeYorkshire v DerbyshireChesterfield1914
14SG SmithNorthamptonshire v WarwickshireBirmingham1914
15HA PeachSurrey v SussexThe Oval1924
16AF BorlandNatal v Griqualand WestKimberley1926/27
17JEH HookerNew South Wales v VictoriaSydney1928/29
18RK TyldesleyLancashire v DerbyshireDerby1929
19RJ CrispWestern Province v Griqualand WestJohannesburg1931/32
20RJ CrispWestern Province v NatalDurban1933/34
21AR GoverSurrey v WorcestershireWorcester1935
22WH CopsonDerbyshire v WarwickshireDerby1937
23WA HendersonNorth Eastern Transvaal v Orange Free StateBloemfontein1937/38
24F RidgwayKent v DerbyshireFolkestone1951
25AK WalkerNottinghamshire v LeicestershireLeicester1956
26SN MoholIBPXI v MSS Minister’s and LIC Chairman’s Comb XIPoona-Club of Poona1965/66
27D RobinsSouth Australia v New South WalesAdelaide1965/66
28PI PocockSurrey v SussexEastbourne1972
29SS SainiDelhi v Himachal PradeshDelhi1988/89
30D DiasWestern Province Suburbs v Central ProvinceNondescripts CCG Colombo1990/91
31Ali GauharKarachi Blues v United Bank LimitedPeshawar1994/95
32KD JamesHampshire v IndiansSouthampton1996
33GP ButcherSurrey v DerbyshireThe Oval2000
34Fazl-e-AkbarPakistan International Airlines v Habib Bank LimitedLahore2001/02
35CM WilloughbyCape Cobras v DolphinsSahara Stadium, Durban2005/06
36Kamran HussainHabib Bank Limited v Lahore ShalimarLahore2009/10
37Tabish KhanKarachi Whites v Zarai Taraqiati Bank LimitedUBLS Complex, Karachi2009/10
38N WagnerOtago v WellingtonQEC-Queenstown2010/11
39Khalid UsmanAbbottabad v Karachi BluesKarachi2011/12
40MahmudullahCentral Zone v North ZoneBangladesh KSPG 3 Savar2013/14
41AC ThomasSomerset v SussexTaunton2014
42NGRP JayasuriyaColts Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports ClubMaggona2015/16
43KR SmutsEastern Province v BolandPaarl2015/16
44Taj WaliPeshawar v Port Qasim AuthorityPeshawar2015/16
45Mohd MudhasirJammu and Kashmir v RajasthanJaipur2018/19
46Jalat KhanSouthern Rocks v TuskersHarare2023/24
47K KhejroliyaMadhya Pradesh v BarodaIndore2023/24
48A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG 1, Bangalore2025/26

It also provides the fourth occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in four consecutive deliveries in Indian First class cricket matches. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamsVenueSeason
1SN MoholIBPXI v MSS Minister’s and LIC Chairman’s Comg XIPoona-Club of Poona1965/66
2SS SainiDelhi v Himachal PradeshDelhi1988/89
3K KhejroliyaMadhya Pradesh v BarodaIndore2023/24
4A NabiNorth Zone v East ZoneCEG 1, Bangalore2025/26

Five hundred plus partnerships in First class cricket and in Ranji Trophy in which at least one batsman has scored 300 plus runs

Five hundred plus partnerships in First class cricket and in Ranji Trophy in which at least one batsman has scored 300 plus runs

The following are the 500 plus runs partnerships in First class cricket in which at least one batsman has scored 300 plus runs

NoWRunsPartnersTeamsGroundSeason
13624  KC Sangakkara (287)-M Jayawardene (374)Sri Lanka v South AfricaCol-SSC2006
23606*KU Bakhle (300*)-SS Kauthankar (314*)Goa v ArunachalPorvorim2024/25
33594*SM Gugale (351*)-AR Bawne (258*)Maharashtra v DelhiWankhede2016/17
42580  R Mohmand (302*)-Aamer Sajjad (289)WPDA v SSGas CorpnSheikhupura2009/10
54577  VS Hazare (288)-Gul Mohammad (319)Baroda v HolkarBaroda1946/47
62576  ST Jayasuriya (340)-RS Mahanama (225)Sri Lanka v IndiaCol-RPS1997
74574*CL Walcott (314*)-FMM Worrell (255*)Barbados v TrinidadTrinidad1945/46
81561  Waheed Mirza (324)-Mansoor Akhtar (224*)Karachi Whites v QuettaKarachi1976/77
91555  P Holmes (224*)-H Sutcliffe (313)Yorkshire v EssexLeyton1932
101554  JT Brown (300)-J Tunnicliffe (243)Yorkshire v DerbyshireChesterfield1898
113539  SD Jogiyani (282)-RA Jadeja (303*)Saurashtra v GujaratSurat2012/13
124538  Babul Kumar (229*)-S Gani (341)Bihar v MizoramKolkata-JUSCG2021/22
133523  MA Carberry (300*)-ND McKenzie (237)Hampshire v YorkshireSouthampton2011
145520*CA Pujara (302*)-RA Jadeja (232*)Saurashtra v OrissaRajkot2008/09
154502*FMM Worrell (308*)-JDC Goddard (218*)Barbados v TrinidadBridgetown1943/44

The following are the 500 plus runs partnerships in Ranji Trophy in which at least one batsman has scored 300 plus runs

NoWRunsPartnersTeamsGroundSeason
13606*KU Bakhle (300*)-SS Kauthankar (314*)Goa v ArunachalPorvorim2024/25
23594*SM Gugale (351*)-AR Bawne (258*)Maharashtra v DelhiWankhede2016/17
34577  VS Hazare (288)-Gul Mohammad (319)Baroda v HolkarBaroda1946/47
43539  SD Jogiyani (282)-RA Jadeja (303*)Saurashtra v GujaratSurat2012/13
54538  Babul Kumar (229*)-S Gani (341)Bihar v MizoramKolkata-JUSCG2021/22
65520*CA Pujara (302*)-RA Jadeja (232*)Saurashtra v OrissaRajkot2008/09
Ranji Trophy and First class Cricket Record unearthed

Ranji Trophy and First class Cricket Record unearthed

HR Gopala Krishna,  cricket statistician unearths two world records in Ranji Trophy and one world  record in First Class cricket.

The two world records in Ranji Trophy are

01       KU Bakhle and SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting 600 plus runs partnership in the history of Ranji Trophy. This partnership not only constitutes a record partnership for any wicket in Ranji Trophy but also constitutes a record partnership for the third wicket in the Ranji Trophy. The previous best partnership for any wicket and for the third wicket was 594 runs unfinished partnerships between SM Gugale and AR Bawne of Maharashtra and Delhi at Wankhere in 2016-17

NoWktRunsPartnersTeamsVenueSeason
13606*KU Bakhle-SS Kauthankar Goa v ArunachalPorvorim2024/25
23594*SM Gugale-AR Bawne Maharashtra v DelhiWankhede2016/17

02       KU Bakhle and SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 to provide the first occasion of batsmen posting 600 plus runs partnership in the history of Ranji Trophy. During this partnership KU Bakhle scored 300 not out while SS Kauthankar scored 314 not out providing the first occasion of two batsmen scoring 300 runs in the same innings in the history of Ranji Trophy. It is also for the first time in two batsmen scoring unbeaten 300 plus runs  in the history of Ranji Trophy

World record in First Class cricket

KU Bakhle and SS Kauthankar of Goa posted an unfinished partnership of 606 runs for the third wicket at Porvorim in the Ranji Trophy in Nov 24 to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting 600 plus runs partnership in the history of First class cricket. During this partnership KU Bakhle scored 300 not out while SS Kauthankar scored 314 not out providing the first occasion of two batsmen scoring 300 runs in the same innings in the history of First class cricket. 2 It is also for the first time in two batsmen scoring unbeaten 300 plus runs in the history of Ranji Trophy

In the only other 600 plus runs partnership in First Class cricket – 624 runs partnership between KC Sangkkkara and M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka against South Africa at Col-SSC in 1996, KC sangakkars had scored 287 and M Jayawardene had scored 374

These world records went unnoticed by Cricket statisticians including me and sports correspondents and media as we were busy in covering Australia-India Test Series in Australia.

Indian bowlers capturing ten wickets in an innings in first class matches

Indian bowlers capturing ten wickets in an innings in first class matches

A Kambhoj of Haryana returned with figures of ten for 49 against Kerala at Lahli in Nov 2024 in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing ten wickets in an innings in the history of first class cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoW-RPlayerMatchGroundSeason
110-20PM ChatterjeeBengal v AssamJorhat1956/57
210-46DS MohantyEast Zone v South ZoneAgartala2000/01
310-49A KambojHaryana v KeralaLahli2024/25
410-74A KumbleIndia v PakistanDelhi1998/99
510-78SP GupteBombay v Pak Com Se and B’pur XIBrabourne1954/55
Bowlers who have captured ten wickets in an innings in first class cricket

Bowlers who have captured ten wickets in an innings in first class cricket

A Kambhoj of Haryana returned with figures of ten for 49 against Kerala at Lahli in Nov 2024 in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season to provide the 91st occasion  of a bowler capturing ten wickets in an innings in the history of first class cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoW-RPlayerMatchGroundSeason
110-10H VerityYorkshire v NottinghamshireHeadingley, Leeds1932
210-18G GearyLeicestershire v GlamorganYnysangharad Park,1929
310-20PM ChatterjeeBengal v AssamJorhat1956/57
410-26AEE VoglerE Province v Griqualand WestOld Wanderers, Johannesburg1906/07
510-28AE MossCanterbury v WellingtonHagley Oval, Christchurch1889/90
610-28WP HowellAustralians v SurreyKennington Oval, Kennington1899
710-28Naeem AkhtarRawalpindi B v PeshawarArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar1995/96
810-30C BlytheKent v NorthamptonshireCounty Ground, Northampton1907
910-32H PickettEssex v LeicestershireCounty Ground, Leyton1895
1010-35A DrakeYorkshire v SomersetClarence Park, Weston-super-Mare1914
1110-36†DCS HindsAB St Hill’s XI v TrinidadQueen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain1900/01
1210-36H VerityYorkshire v WarwickshireHeadingley, Leeds1931
1310-36TW WallSouth Australia v New South WalesSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1932/33
1410-36SA WhiteheadSouth Western Districts v EasternsRecreation Ground, Oudtshoorn2021/22
1510-37AS KennedyPlayers v GentlemenKennington Oval, Kennington1927
1610-37CV GrimmettAustralians v YorkshireBramall Lane, Sheffield1930
1710-37PM PushpakumaraColombo Cricket Club v Saracens Sports ClubTyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa2018/19
1810-38SE ButlerOxford University v Cambridge UniversityLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1871
1910-40†GF TarrantEngland v KentLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1863
2010-40EG DennettGloucestershire v EssexAshley Down Ground, Bristol1906
2110-40W BestwickDerbyshire v GlamorganCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff1921
2210-40GOB AllenMiddlesex v LancashireLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1929
2310-41JD BannisterWarwickshire v Combined ServicesMitchell’s and Butler’s Ground, Birmingham1959
2410-41GP WickramasingheSSCv Kalutara Physical Culture CentreSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo1991/92
2510-42AE TrottMiddlesex v SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton1900
2610-43ED BarrattPlayers v AustraliansKennington Oval, Kennington1878
2710-43T RushbySurrey v SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton1921
2810-44IJ BrayshawWestern Australia v VictoriaWACA Ground, Perth1967/68
2910-45T RichardsonSurrey v EssexKennington Oval, Kennington1894
3010-45RL JohnsonMiddlesex v DerbyshireCounty Ground, Derby1994
3110-46W HicktonLancashire v HampshireOld Trafford, Manchester1870
3210-46DS MohantyEast Zone v South ZoneAgartala2000/01
3310-47TF SmailesYorkshire v DerbyshireBramall Lane, Sheffield1939
3410-47OD GibsonDurham v HampshireRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street2007
3510-48CHG BlandSussex v KentAngel Ground, Tonbridge1899
3610-49WG GraceMarylebone Cricket Club v Oxford UniversityThe University Parks, Oxford1886
3710-49EJ TylerSomerset v SurreyCounty Ground, Taunton1895
3810-49WE HolliesWarwickshire v NottinghamshireEdgbaston, Birmingham1946
3910-49NI ThomsonSussex v WarwickshireThe Manor Sports Ground, Worthing1964
4010-49A KambojHaryana v KeralaChaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli2024/25
4110-51H HowellWarwickshire v YorkshireEdgbaston, Birmingham1923
4210-51J MercerGlamorgan v WorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, Worcester1936
4310-53JB KingGentlemen of Philadelphia v Gentlemen of IrelandMerion Cricket Club Ground, Haverford1909
4410-53AP FreemanKent v EssexSouthchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea1930
4510-53JC LakerEngland v AustraliaOld Trafford, Manchester1956
4610-54G WoottonAll England Eleven v YorkshireBramall Lane, Sheffield1865
4710-54GAR LockSurrey v KentThe Rectory Field, Blackheath1956
4810-55J BriggsLancashire v WorcestershireOld Trafford, Manchester1900
4910-58†J WisdenAll England Eleven v YorkshireHyde Park Ground, Sheffield1851
5010-58Shahid MahmoodKarachi Whites v KhairpurNational Stadium, Karachi1969/70
5110-59G BurtonMiddlesex v SurreyKennington Oval, Kennington1888
5210-59ST JefferiesWestern Province v Orange Free StateNewlands, Cape Town1987/88
5310-61PJ AllanQueensland v VictoriaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1965/66
5410-64TB MitchellDerbyshire v LeicestershireAylestone Road, Leicester1935
5510-65GC CollinsKent v NottinghamshireCrabble Athletic Ground, Dover1922
5610-65MW OlivierWarriors v EaglesOUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein2007/08
5710-66G GiffenAustralian XI v Combined XIAssociation Ground, Sydney1883/84
5810-66AA MaileyAustralians v GloucestershireCollege Ground, Cheltenham1921
5910-66JKR GraveneyGloucestershire v DerbyshireQueen’s Park, Chesterfield1949
6010-66K SmalesNottinghamshire v GloucestershireErinoid Ground, Stroud1956
6110-67EA WattsSurrey v WarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham1939
6210-69†EM GraceGentlemen of MCC v Gentlemen of KentSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury1862
6310-69SMJ WoodsCambridge University v CI Thornton’s XIFP Fenner’s Ground, Cambridge1890
6410-73A ShawMarylebone Cricket Club v NorthLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1874
6510-74VE WalkerEngland v SurreyKennington Oval, Kennington1859
6610-74A KumbleIndia v PakistanFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi1998/99
6710-76JC WhiteSomerset v WorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, Worcester1921
6810-78SP GupteBombay v Pak Combined Services and Bahawalpur XIBrabourne Stadium, Bombay1954/55
6910-78AJG PearsonCambridge University v LeicestershireBrush Ground, Loughborough1961
7010-78P SunderamRajasthan v VidarbhaBarkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur1985/86
7110-79CWL ParkerGloucestershire v SomersetFry’s Ground, Bristol1921
7210-79AP FreemanKent v LancashireOld Trafford, Manchester1931
7310-88JC LakerSurrey v AustraliansKennington Oval, Kennington1956
7410-90A FielderPlayers v GentlemenLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1906
7510-90FA TarrantMaharaja of Cooch-Behar’s XI v Lord Willingdon’s XIDeccan Gymkhana Ground, Poona1918/19
7610-90JM SimsEast v WestLeyland Motors Ground, Kingston-upon-Thames1948
7710-90TE BaileyEssex v LancashireVista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea1949
7810-92†WG GraceGentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club v KentSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury1873
7910-92Imran AdilBahawalpur v FaisalabadIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad1989/90
8010-102R BerryLancashire v WorcestershireStanley Park, Blackpool1953
8110-104VE WalkerMiddlesex v LancashireOld Trafford, Manchester1865
8210-113TWJ GoddardGloucestershire v WorcestershireCollege Ground, Cheltenham1937
8310-119AY PatelNew Zealand v IndiaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai2021/22
8410-127VWC JuppNorthamptonshire v KentThe Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells1932
8510-129J LillywhiteSouth v NorthSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury1872
8610-131AP FreemanKent v LancashireMote Park, Maidstone1929
8710-143Zulfiqar BabarMultan v IslamabadMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan2009/10
8810-175EE HemmingsInternational XI v West Indies XISabina Park, Kingston1982/83
8910-?†FW LillywhitePlayers v GentlemenLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1837
9010-?E HinklyKent v EnglandLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1848
9110-?J WisdenNorth v SouthLord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood1850
Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in an innings in the league stage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25

Bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in an innings in the league stage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25

The following table lists the bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in the league stage of Ranji Trophy and Ranji Trophy Plate league of the season 2024-25.

NoW-RPlayerMatchGroundSeason
110-10H VerityYorkshire v NottinghamshireLeeds1932
210-18G GearyLeicestershire v GlamorganYnysangharad Park,1929
310-20PM ChatterjeeBengal v AssamJorhat1956/57
410-26AEE VoglerE Province v Griqualand WestOW, Johannesburg1906/07
510-28AE MossCanterbury v WellingtonChristchurch1889/90
610-28WP HowellAustralians v SurreyThe Oval,1899
710-28Naeem AkhtarRawalpindi B v PeshawarPeshawar1995/96
810-30C BlytheKent v NorthamptonshireNorthampton1907
910-32H PickettEssex v LeicestershireLeyton1895
1010-35A DrakeYorkshire v SomersetWeston-super-Mare1914
1110-36†DCS HindsAB St Hill’s XI v TrinidadPort of Spain1900/01
1210-36H VerityYorkshire v WarwickshireLeeds1931
1310-36TW WallSouth Australia v New South WalesSydney1932/33
1410-36SA WhiteheadSouth Western Districts v EasternsOudtshoorn2021/22
1510-37AS KennedyPlayers v GentlemenThe Oval1927
1610-37CV GrimmettAustralians v YorkshireSheffield1930
1710-37PM PushpakumaraCol Cricket Club v Saracens SCMoratuwa2018/19
1810-38SE ButlerOxford Uni v Cambridge UnLord’s1871
1910-40†GF TarrantEngland v KentLord’s1863
2010-40EG DennettGloucestershire v EssexBristol1906
2110-40W BestwickDerbyshire v GlamorganCardiff1921
2210-40GOB AllenMiddlesex v LancashireLord’s1929
2310-41JD BannisterWarwickshire v Com ServicesBirmingham1959
2410-41WickramasingheSSC v Kalutara Phy Culture CentreCol-SSC1991/92
2510-42AE TrottMiddlesex v SomersetTaunton1900
2610-43ED BarrattPlayers v AustraliansThe Oval1878
2710-43T RushbySurrey v SomersetTaunton1921
2810-44IJ BrayshawWestern Australia v VictoriaWACA, Perth1967/68
2910-45T RichardsonSurrey v EssexThe Oval1894
3010-45RL JohnsonMiddlesex v DerbyshireDerby1994
3110-46W HicktonLancashire v HampshireManchester1870
3210-46DS MohantyEast Zone v South ZoneAgartala2000/01
3310-47TF SmailesYorkshire v DerbyshireSheffield1939
3410-47OD GibsonDurham v HampshireChester-le-Street2007
3510-48CHG BlandSussex v KentTonbridge1899
3610-49WG GraceMCC v Oxford UniversityOxford1886
3710-49EJ TylerSomerset v SurreyTaunton1895
3810-49WE HolliesWarwickshire v NottinghamshireBirmingham1946
3910-49NI ThomsonSussex v WarwickshireWorthing1964
4010-49A KambojHaryana v KeralaLahli2024/25
4110-51H HowellWarwickshire v YorkshireBirmingham1923
4210-51J MercerGlamorgan v WorcestershireWorcester1936
4310-53JB KingGmen of Philadelphia v Gmen of IreHaverford1909
4410-53AP FreemanKent v EssexSouthend-on-Sea1930
4510-53JC LakerEngland v AustraliaManchester1956
4610-54G WoottonAll England Eleven v YorkshireSheffield1865
4710-54GAR LockSurrey v KentBlackheath1956
4810-55J BriggsLancashire v WorcestershireManchester1900
4910-58†J WisdenAll England Eleven v YorkshireSheffield1851
5010-58Shahid MahmoodKarachi Whites v KhairpurKarachi1969/70
5110-59G BurtonMiddlesex v SurreyThe Oval1888
5210-59ST JefferiesW Province v Orange Free StateCape Town1987/88
5310-61PJ AllanQueensland v VictoriaMelbourne1965/66
5410-64TB MitchellDerbyshire v LeicestershireLeicester1935
5510-65GC CollinsKent v NottinghamshireDover1922
5610-65MW OlivierWarriors v EaglesBloemfontein2007/08
5710-66G GiffenAustralian XI v Combined XISydney1883/84
5810-66AA MaileyAustralians v GloucestershireCheltenham1921
5910-66JKR GraveneyGloucestershire v DerbyshireChesterfield1949
6010-66K SmalesNottinghamshire v GloucestershireStroud1956
6110-67EA WattsSurrey v WarwickshireBirmingham1939
6210-69†EM GraceGmen of MCC v Gmen of KentCanterbury1862
6310-69SMJ WoodsCambridge Uni v CI Thornton’s XICambridge1890
6410-73A ShawMarylebone Cricket Club v NorthLord’s1874
6510-74VE WalkerEngland v SurreyThe Oval1859
6610-74A KumbleIndia v PakistanDelhi1998/99
6710-76JC WhiteSomerset v WorcestershireWorcester1921
6810-78SP GupteBombay v Pak Com Se and B’pur XIBrabourne1954/55
6910-78AJG PearsonCambridge University v LeicestershireLoughborough1961
7010-78P SunderamRajasthan v VidarbhaJodhpur1985/86
7110-79CWL ParkerGloucestershire v SomersetBristol1921
7210-79AP FreemanKent v LancashireManchester1931
7310-88JC LakerSurrey v AustraliansThe Oval1956
7410-90A FielderPlayers v GentlemenLord’s1906
7510-90FA TarrantMah of C-B’s XI v Willingdon’s XIPoona1918/19
7610-90JM SimsEast v WestKingston-upon-Thames1948
7710-90TE BaileyEssex v LancashireClacton-on-Sea1949
7810-92†WG GraceGmen of MCC v KentCanterbury1873
7910-92Imran AdilBahawalpur v FaisalabadFaisalabad1989/90
8010-102R BerryLancashire v WorcestershireBlackpool1953
8110-104VE WalkerMiddlesex v LancashireManchester1865
8210-113TWJ GoddardGloucestershire v WorcestershireCheltenham1937
8310-119AY PatelNew Zealand v IndiaWankhede2021/22
8410-127VWC JuppNorthamptonshire v KentTunbridge Wells1932
8510-129J LillywhiteSouth v NorthCanterbury1872
8610-131AP FreemanKent v LancashireMaidstone1929
8710-143Zulfiqar BabarMultan v IslamabadMultan2009/10
8810-175EE HemmingsIntl XI v West Indies XIKingston1982/83
8910-?†FW LillywhitePlayers v GentlemenLord’s1837
9010-?E HinklyKent v EnglandLord’s1848
9110-?J WisdenNorth v SouthLord’s1850
Teams winning a game by 600 plus runs in first class games played all over the world

Teams winning a game by 600 plus runs in first class games played all over the world

South Zone beat North Zone by 645 runs at  Salem in the ongoing Duleep Trophy to provide the sixth occasion of a team winning  a first class game played all over the world by 600 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoMarginTeamsGroundSeason
1725Mumbai beat UttarakhandKSCA Ground No 2, Alur2022
2685New South Wales beat QueenslandSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1929/30
3675England beat AustraliaExhibition Ground, Brisbane1928/29
4645South Zone beat North ZoneSalem, India2022/23
5638New South Wales beat South AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide1920/21
6609Muslim Com Bank beat WPDANiaz Stadium, Hyderabad1977/78

It also provides the second occasion of a team winning a first class game by 600 plus runs in Indian domestic cricket. Mumbai had won by 725 runs against Uttarakhand at KSCA Ground Alur {02} in 2022 season

NoMarginTeamsGroundSeason
1725Mumbai beat UttarakhandKSCA Ground No 2, Alur2022
2645South Zone beat North ZoneSalem, India2022/23
Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe.

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe.

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand by 725 runs in Ranji Trophy Quarter finals of the ongoing 2022 season at Alur {2} ground, Bangalore to post the highest margin of victory  by runs margin in a first class match played across the globe. The previous highest margin of victory was 685 runs by New South Wales against Queensland at Sydney in 1929/30 season. The following table lists the teams winning by 500 plus runs in the first class matches played across the globe.

NoMarTeamsGroundSeason
1725Mumbai beat UttarakhandAlur (2)2022
2685NSW beat QueenslandSydney1929/30
3675England beat AustraliaBrisbane1928/29
4638NSW beat South AustraliaAdelaide1920/21
5609Muslim Com Bank beat Water and Power DAHyd-Pak1977/78
6585Sargodha beat Lahore Mun CorpnFaisalabad1978/79
7573SS Club beat Sebastianites C and A ClubCol-SSC1990/91
8571Victoria beat South AustraliaMelbourne1926/27
9568Somerset beat Cardiff MCC UniversityTaunton2019
10562Australia beat EnglandKennington1934
11556ND Cricket Club beat Matara Sports ClubCol-NDCC1998/99
12552South Zone beat Central Zone Hyd-RGS2010/11
13550Victoria beat TasmaniaLaunceston1913/14
14543ND Cricket Club beat Moors Sports ClubCol-MSCG2018/19
15541NSW beat South AustraliaSydney1925/26
16541Nottinghamshire beat Durham CC UniversityNottingham2013
17540Bengal beat OrissaCuttack1953/54
18537Band-e-Amir Region beat Speen Ghar RegionGhazi AK Town2017/18
19533CM Cricket Club beat Rio Sports ClubCol-MSCG2001/02
20531Bombay beat HolkarBombay1951/52
21530Australia beat South AfricaMelbourne1910/11
22524Zimbabweans beat GloucestershireGloucester2000
23523Essex beat Cambridge MCC UniversityCambridge2016
24522Leicestershire beat Cambridge UniversityCambridge1984
25517N’hamshire beat Cambridge MCC UniversityCambridge2016
26512Wellington beat AucklandWellington1925/26
27511Punjab beat SindLahore2011/12