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England captains scoring zero in a test innings

England captains scoring zero in a test innings

BA Stokes of England scored zero in the first innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 117th occasion of an England captain scoring zero in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Hon.IFW Bligh02v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Hon.IFW Bligh01v AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3AN Hornby01v AustraliaManchester10 Jul 1884
4A Shrewsbury snr02v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1884
5WG Grace02v AustraliaLord’s21 Jul 1890
6WG Grace02v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890
7AE Stoddart03v AustraliaSydney01 Feb 1895
8AC MacLaren03v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1898
9Lord Hawke01v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Feb 1899
10PF Warner02v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
11PF Warner01v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1904
12Hon.FS Jackson01v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905
13Hon.FS Jackson03v AustraliaLord’s15 Jun 1905
14PF Warner03v South AfricaJohannesburg06 Mar 1906
15PF Warner01v South AfricaCape Town30 Mar 1906
16RE Foster01v South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907
17FL Fane04v AustraliaAdelaide10 Jan 1908
18AO Jones02v AustraliaSydney21 Feb 1908
19JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911
20JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
21JWHT Douglas02v South AfricaDurban14 Feb 1914
22AER Gilligan04v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
23AER Gilligan01v AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1925
24RT Stanyforth02v South AfricaDurban21 Jan 1928
25APF Chapman03v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
26Hon.FSG Calthorpe03v West IndiesPort of Spain01 Feb 1930
27APF Chapman02v South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1931
28DR Jardine04v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1932
29RES Wyatt01v AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
30RES Wyatt01v South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1935
31GOB Allen02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Feb 1937
32WR Hammond03v AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1938
33NWD Yardley01v West IndiesManchester08 Jun 1950
34FR Brown02v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1950
35L Hutton01v AustraliaLeeds23 Jul 1953
36L Hutton02v PakistanLord’s10 Jun 1954
37PBH May01v South AfricaLord’s23 Jun 1955
38PBH May04v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
39PBH May02v West IndiesLord’s20 Jun 1957
40PBH May01v West IndiesPort of Spain28 Jan 1960
41MC Cowdrey03v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1960
42MC Cowdrey03v South AfricaBirmingham09 Jun 1960
43PBH May04v AustraliaManchester27 Jul 1961
44MJK Smith01v New ZealandBirmingham27 May 1965
45MJK Smith01v AustraliaMelbourne11 Feb 1966
46MC Cowdrey04v West IndiesKingston08 Feb 1968
47R Illingworth03v New ZealandLord’s24 Jul 1969
48R Illingworth01v New ZealandAuckland05 Mar 1971
49R Illingworth01v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1972
50AR Lewis02v IndiaDelhi20 Dec 1972
51AR Lewis02v IndiaBrabourne06 Feb 1973
52R Illingworth02v West IndiesLord’s23 Aug 1973
53MH Denness03v West IndiesBridgetown06 Mar 1974
54AW Greig02v West IndiesNottingham03 Jun 1976
55JM Brearley01v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
56JM Brearley02v PakistanLeeds29 Jun 1978
57JM Brearley03v AustraliaW.A.C.A15 Dec 1978
58JM Brearley04v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1978
59IT Botham02v AustraliaLord’s28 Aug 1980
60IT Botham02v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Feb 1981
61IT Botham01v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
62IT Botham03v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
63JM Brearley02v AustraliaThe Oval27 Aug 1981
64DI Gower03v PakistanLord’s12 Aug 1982
65RGD Willis03v AustraliaW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
66RGD Willis03v New ZealandChristchurch03 Feb 1984
67MW Gatting04v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1986
68MW Gatting02v AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1987
69MW Gatting01v PakistanLahore25 Nov 1987
70MW Gatting03v PakistanKarachi16 Dec 1987
71CS Cowdrey01v West IndiesLeeds21 Jul 1988
72GA Gooch02v New ZealandNottingham07 Jun 1990
73AJ Stewart03v IndiaChennai11 Feb 1993
74MA Atherton03v West IndiesGeorgetown17 Mar 1994
75MA Atherton04v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
76MA Atherton02v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1994
77MA Atherton01v West IndiesBirmingham06 Jul 1995
78MA Atherton01v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1996
79MA Atherton01v IndiaLord’s20 Jun 1996
80MA Atherton02v West IndiesGeorgetown27 Feb 1998
81AJ Stewart03v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1998
82AJ Stewart02v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1998
83N Hussain01v South AfricaJohannesburg25 Nov 1999
84N Hussain03v ZimbabweNottingham01 Jun 2000
85N Hussain01v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000
86N Hussain03v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000
87N Hussain04v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001
88MA Atherton01v AustraliaNottingham02 Aug 2001
89MP Vaughan02v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Mar 2004
90MP Vaughan02v South AfricaCenturion21 Jan 2005
91MP Vaughan04v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005
92A Flintoff04v Sri LankaNottingham02 Jun 2006
93A Flintoff02v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 2006
94MP Vaughan01v South AfricaLeeds18 Jul 2008
95MP Vaughan01v South AfricaBirmingham30 Jul 2008
96AJ Strauss01v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Jan 2010
97AJ Strauss03v PakistanNottingham29 Jul 2010
98AJ Strauss01v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
99AJ Strauss03v Sri LankaLord’s03 Jun 2011
100AJ Strauss04v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012
101AJ Strauss01v South AfricaThe Oval19 Jul 2012
102AN Cook04v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 2013
103AN Cook04v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Dec 2013
104AN Cook01v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2015
105JE Root01v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 2018
106JE Root01v IndiaThe Oval07 Sep 2018
107JE Root03v AustraliaLord’s14 Aug 2019
108JE Root02v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
109JE Root04v AustraliaManchester04 Sep 2019
110JE Root01v AustraliaBrisbane08 Dec 2021
111JE Root02v AustraliaSydney05 Jan 2022
112JE Root01v West IndiesSt George’s24 Mar 2022
113BA Stokes03v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
114BA Stokes01v IndiaDharamsala7 Mar 2024
115OJ Pope02v PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
116BA Stokes02v IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025
117BA Stokes01v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026

BA Stokes of England scored zero in the first innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 51st occasion of an England captain scoring zero in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. a

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Hon.IFW Bligh02v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Hon.IFW Bligh01v AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3AN Hornby01v AustraliaManchester10 Jul 1884
4A Shrewsbury snr02v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1884
5WG Grace02v AustraliaLord’s21 Jul 1890
6WG Grace02v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890
7AE Stoddart03v AustraliaSydney01 Feb 1895
8AC MacLaren03v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1898
9PF Warner02v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
10PF Warner01v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1904
11Hon.FS Jackson01v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905
12Hon.FS Jackson03v AustraliaLord’s15 Jun 1905
13FL Fane04v AustraliaAdelaide10 Jan 1908
14AO Jones02v AustraliaSydney21 Feb 1908
15JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911
16JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
17AER Gilligan04v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
18AER Gilligan01v AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1925
19APF Chapman03v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
20DR Jardine04v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1932
21RES Wyatt01v AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
22GOB Allen02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Feb 1937
23WR Hammond03v AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1938
24L Hutton01v AustraliaLeeds23 Jul 1953
25PBH May04v AustraliaManchester27 Jul 1961
26MJK Smith01v AustraliaMelbourne11 Feb 1966
27R Illingworth01v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1972
28JM Brearley01v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
29JM Brearley03v AustraliaW.A.C.A15 Dec 1978
30JM Brearley04v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1978
31IT Botham02v AustraliaLord’s28 Aug 1980
32IT Botham01v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
33IT Botham03v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
34JM Brearley02v AustraliaThe Oval27 Aug 1981
35RGD Willis03v AustraliaW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
36MW Gatting04v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1986
37MW Gatting02v AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1987
38AJ Stewart03v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1998
39AJ Stewart02v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1998
40MA Atherton01v AustraliaNottingham02 Aug 2001
41MP Vaughan04v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005
42A Flintoff02v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 2006
43AJ Strauss01v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
44AN Cook04v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 2013
45AN Cook04v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Dec 2013
46JE Root03v AustraliaLord’s14 Aug 2019
47JE Root02v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
48JE Root04v AustraliaManchester04 Sep 2019
49JE Root01v AustraliaBrisbane08 Dec 2021
50JE Root02v AustraliaSydney05 Jan 2022
51BA Stokes01v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026
Australian captains scoring a century in a test innings

Australian captains scoring a century in a test innings

SPD Smith of Australia scored 138 against England is the second innings of the test in the just concluded test at Sydney to provide the 162nd occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WL Murdoch153*3v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2WL Murdoch2111v EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1884
3GHS Trott1433v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1896
4MA Noble1331v EnglandSydney11 Dec 1903
5C Hill1911v South AfricaSydney09 Dec 1910
6C Hill1003v South AfricaMelbourne17 Feb 1911
7WW Armstrong1583v EnglandSydney17 Dec 1920
8WW Armstrong1213v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
9WW Armstrong123*2v EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1921
10HL Collins2031v South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
11HL Collins1141v EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924
12J Ryder1121v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928
13WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
14WM Woodfull1613v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
15DG Bradman2703v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
16DG Bradman2123v EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
17DG Bradman1691v EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
18DG Bradman144*3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1938
19DG Bradman102*4v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
20DG Bradman1032v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1938
21DG Bradman1871v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
22DG Bradman2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
23DG Bradman1851v IndiaBrisbane28 Nov 1947
24DG Bradman1321v IndiaMelbourne01 Jan 1948
25DG Bradman127*3v IndiaMelbourne01 Jan 1948
26DG Bradman2011v IndiaAdelaide23 Jan 1948
27DG Bradman1382v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948
28DG Bradman173*4v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
29AL Hassett1121v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949
30AL Hassett1671v South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
31AL Hassett1322v West IndiesSydney30 Nov 1951
32AL Hassett1024v West IndiesMelbourne31 Dec 1951
33AL Hassett1631v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
34AL Hassett1151v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 1953
35AL Hassett1041v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1953
36RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
37RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
38RB Simpson1154v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
39RB Simpson2011v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
40RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
41RB Simpson1531v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966
42RB Simpson1033v IndiaAdelaide23 Dec 1967
43RB Simpson1092v IndiaMelbourne30 Dec 1967
44WM Lawry1352v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1968
45WM Lawry1052v West IndiesBrisbane06 Dec 1968
46WM Lawry2052v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
47WM Lawry1511v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
48IM Chappell1182v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1972
49IM Chappell1962v PakistanAdelaide22 Dec 1972
50IM Chappell106*3v West IndiesBridgetown09 Mar 1973
51IM Chappell1092v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1973
52IM Chappell1451v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
53IM Chappell1213v New ZealandWellington01 Mar 1974
54IM Chappell1921v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
55GS Chappell1232v West IndiesBrisbane28 Nov 1975
56GS Chappell109*4v West IndiesBrisbane28 Nov 1975
57GS Chappell182*2v West IndiesSydney03 Jan 1976
58GS Chappell1211v PakistanMelbourne01 Jan 1977
59GS Chappell1123v EnglandManchester07 Jul 1977
60RB Simpson1762v IndiaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977
61RB Simpson1001v IndiaAdelaide28 Jan 1978
62GN Yallop1023v EnglandBrisbane01 Dec 1978
63GN Yallop1211v EnglandSydney10 Feb 1979
64KJ Hughes1001v IndiaChennai11 Sep 1979
65GS Chappell1243v West IndiesBrisbane01 Dec 1979
66GS Chappell1142v EnglandMelbourne01 Feb 1980
67GS Chappell2351v PakistanFaisalabad06 Mar 1980
68GS Chappell2042v IndiaSydney02 Jan 1981
69GS Chappell2012v PakistanBrisbane27 Nov 1981
70GS Chappell1761v New ZealandChristchurch19 Mar 1982
71GS Chappell1172v EnglandW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
72GS Chappell1151v EnglandAdelaide10 Dec 1982
73KJ Hughes1063v PakistanAdelaide09 Dec 1983
74AR Border1962v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1985
75AR Border146*3v EnglandManchester01 Aug 1985
76AR Border152*3v New ZealandBrisbane08 Nov 1985
77AR Border1633v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 1985
78AR Border1401v New ZealandChristchurch28 Feb 1986
79AR Border114*3v New ZealandChristchurch28 Feb 1986
80AR Border1061v IndiaChennai18 Sep 1986
81AR Border1252v EnglandW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
82AR Border100*3v EnglandAdelaide12 Dec 1986
83AR Border2052v New ZealandAdelaide11 Dec 1987
84AR Border113*2v PakistanFaisalabad23 Sep 1988
85AR Border1061v Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Sep 1992
86AR Border1101v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1992
87AR Border200*1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
88AR Border1052v New ZealandBrisbane03 Dec 1993
89MA Taylor1134v EnglandSydney01 Jan 1995
90MA Taylor1233v PakistanHobart17 Nov 1995
91MA Taylor1293v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1997
92MA Taylor1121v New ZealandBrisbane07 Nov 1997
93MA Taylor169*2v South AfricaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
94MA Taylor102*4v IndiaBengaluru25 Mar 1998
95MA Taylor334*1v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
96SR Waugh1001v West IndiesKingston13 Mar 1999
97SR Waugh1991v West IndiesBridgetown26 Mar 1999
98SR Waugh151*2v ZimbabweHarare14 Oct 1999
99SR Waugh1501v IndiaAdelaide10 Dec 1999
100SR Waugh151*2v New ZealandWellington24 Mar 2000
101SR Waugh121*1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2000
102SR Waugh1032v West IndiesSydney02 Jan 2001
103SR Waugh1101v IndiaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001
104SR Waugh1052v EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
105SR Waugh157*1v EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
106SR Waugh103*1v PakistanSharjah19 Oct 2002
107SR Waugh1022v EnglandSydney02 Jan 2003
108SR Waugh1151v West IndiesBridgetown01 May 2003
109SR Waugh100*2v BangladeshDarwin18 Jul 2003
110SR Waugh156*2v BangladeshCairns25 Jul 2003
111AC Gilchrist1041v IndiaBengaluru06 Oct 2004
112RT Ponting2072v PakistanSydney02 Jan 2005
113RT Ponting1052v New ZealandAuckland26 Mar 2005
114RT Ponting1564v EnglandManchester11 Aug 2005
115RT Ponting1491v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
116RT Ponting104*3v West IndiesBrisbane03 Nov 2005
117RT Ponting1171v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
118RT Ponting1202v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
119RT Ponting143*4v South AfricaSydney02 Jan 2006
120RT Ponting1031v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006
121RT Ponting1163v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006
122RT Ponting118*4v BangladeshFatullah09 Apr 2006
123RT Ponting1961v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2006
124RT Ponting1422v EnglandAdelaide01 Dec 2006
125RT Ponting1402v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2008
126RT Ponting1581v West IndiesKingston22 May 2008
127RT Ponting1231v IndiaBengaluru09 Oct 2008
128RT Ponting1011v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2008
129RT Ponting1502v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
130RT Ponting2091v PakistanHobart14 Jan 2010
131MJ Clarke1123v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)16 Sep 2011
132MJ Clarke1511v South AfricaCape Town09 Nov 2011
133MJ Clarke1392v New ZealandBrisbane01 Dec 2011
134MJ Clarke329*2v IndiaSydney03 Jan 2012
135MJ Clarke2101v IndiaAdelaide24 Jan 2012
136MJ Clarke259*2v South AfricaBrisbane09 Nov 2012
137MJ Clarke2301v South AfricaAdelaide22 Nov 2012
138MJ Clarke1062v Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012
139MJ Clarke1301v IndiaChennai22 Feb 2013
140MJ Clarke1871v EnglandManchester01 Aug 2013
141MJ Clarke1133v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
142MJ Clarke1481v EnglandAdelaide05 Dec 2013
143MJ Clarke161*1v South AfricaCape Town1 Mar 2014
144MJ Clarke1281v IndiaAdelaide09 Dec 2014
145SPD Smith1332v IndiaBrisbane17 Dec 2014
146SPD Smith1921v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2014
147SPD Smith1171v IndiaSydney06 Jan 2015
148SPD Smith1383v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
149SPD Smith134*1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2015
150SPD Smith1382v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
151SPD Smith1192v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)13 Aug 2016
152SPD Smith1301v PakistanBrisbane15 Dec 2016
153SPD Smith165*2v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2016
154SPD Smith1093v IndiaPune23 Feb 2017
155SPD Smith178*1v IndiaRanchi16 Mar 2017
156SPD Smith1111v IndiaDharamsala25 Mar 2017
157SPD Smith141*2v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2017
158SPD Smith2392v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
159SPD Smith102*3v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
160SPD Smith1411v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
161SPD Smith1312v Sri LankaGalle06 Feb 2025
162SPD Smith1382v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026

SPD Smith of Australia scored 138 against England is the second innings of the test in the just concluded test at Sydney to provide the 54th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WL Murdoch153*3v EnglandThe Oval06 Sep 1880
2WL Murdoch2111v EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1884
3GHS Trott1433v EnglandLord’s22 Jun 1896
4MA Noble1331v EnglandSydney11 Dec 1903
5WW Armstrong1583v EnglandSydney17 Dec 1920
6WW Armstrong1213v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
7WW Armstrong123*2v EnglandMelbourne11 Feb 1921
8HL Collins1141v EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924
9J Ryder1121v EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928
10WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
11DG Bradman2703v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1937
12DG Bradman2123v EnglandAdelaide29 Jan 1937
13DG Bradman1691v EnglandMelbourne26 Feb 1937
14DG Bradman144*3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1938
15DG Bradman102*4v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
16DG Bradman1032v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1938
17DG Bradman1871v EnglandBrisbane29 Nov 1946
18DG Bradman2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
19DG Bradman1382v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948
20DG Bradman173*4v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
21AL Hassett1151v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 1953
22AL Hassett1041v EnglandLord’s25 Jun 1953
23RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
24RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
25WM Lawry1352v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1968
26IM Chappell1182v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1972
27IM Chappell1921v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1975
28GS Chappell1123v EnglandManchester07 Jul 1977
29GN Yallop1023v EnglandBrisbane01 Dec 1978
30GN Yallop1211v EnglandSydney10 Feb 1979
31GS Chappell1142v EnglandMelbourne01 Feb 1980
32GS Chappell1172v EnglandW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
33GS Chappell1151v EnglandAdelaide10 Dec 1982
34AR Border1962v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1985
35AR Border146*3v EnglandManchester01 Aug 1985
36AR Border1252v EnglandW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
37AR Border100*3v EnglandAdelaide12 Dec 1986
38AR Border200*1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1993
39MA Taylor1134v EnglandSydney01 Jan 1995
40MA Taylor1293v EnglandBirmingham05 Jun 1997
41SR Waugh1052v EnglandBirmingham05 Jul 2001
42SR Waugh157*1v EnglandThe Oval23 Aug 2001
43SR Waugh1022v EnglandSydney02 Jan 2003
44RT Ponting1564v EnglandManchester11 Aug 2005
45RT Ponting1961v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2006
46RT Ponting1422v EnglandAdelaide01 Dec 2006
47RT Ponting1502v EnglandCardiff08 Jul 2009
48MJ Clarke1871v EnglandManchester01 Aug 2013
49MJ Clarke1133v EnglandBrisbane21 Nov 2013
50MJ Clarke1481v EnglandAdelaide05 Dec 2013
51SPD Smith141*2v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2017
52SPD Smith2392v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2017
53SPD Smith102*3v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2017
54SPD Smith1382v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026
Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

TM Head of Australia scored 163 against England in the ongoing test at Sydney to provide the 88th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStartv Datev
1C Bannerman165*1v EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2J Darling1781v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1898
3J Darling1604v EnglandSydney26 Feb 1898
4WW Armstrong159*3v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Oct 1902
5VT Trumper1593v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1910
6HL Collins1621v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
7HL Collins2031v South AfricaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
8W Bardsley193*1v EnglandLord’s26 Jun 1926
9A Jackson1642v EnglandAdelaide01 Feb 1929
10WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
11WH Ponsford1831v West IndiesSydney01 Jan 1931
12WM Woodfull1613v South AfricaMelbourne31 Dec 1931
13WH Ponsford1812v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
14WH Ponsford2661v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
15WA Brown206*2v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
16SG Barnes2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
17AR Morris1553v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1947
18AR Morris1824v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
19AR Morris1962v EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
20AR Morris1571v South AfricaGqeberha03 Mar 1950
21AR Morris2061v EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
22CC McDonald1541v South AfricaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
23AR Morris1531v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954
24JW Burke1612v IndiaBrabourne26 Oct 1956
25JW Burke1891v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1957
26CC McDonald1701v EnglandAdelaide30 Jan 1959
27WM Lawry1572v South AfricaMelbourne01 Jan 1964
28RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
29RB Simpson1532v PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
30WM Lawry2101v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
31RB Simpson2011v West IndiesBridgetown05 May 1965
32WM Lawry1661v EnglandBrisbane10 Dec 1965
33RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
34RB Simpson1531v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966
35RM Cowper1653v IndiaSydney26 Jan 1968
36WM Lawry2052v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1968
37WM Lawry1511v West IndiesSydney14 Feb 1969
38KR Stackpole2071v EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970
39R Edwards170*3v EnglandNottingham13 Jul 1972
40IR Redpath159*3v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 1974
41GN Yallop1671v IndiaEden Gardens26 Oct 1979
42KC Wessels1622v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1982
43WB Phillips1591v PakistanW.A.C.A11 Nov 1983
44KC Wessels1791v PakistanAdelaide09 Dec 1983
45GM Wood1722v EnglandNottingham11 Jul 1985
46DC Boon184*3v EnglandSydney29 Jan 1988
47MA Taylor2191v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
48DC Boon2001v New ZealandW.A.C.A24 Nov 1989
49MA Taylor1643v Sri LankaBrisbane08 Dec 1989
50MJ Slater1521v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
51MJ Slater1681v New ZealandHobart26 Nov 1993
52MA Taylor1701v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 1993
53MJ Slater1761v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 1994
54MJ Slater2192v Sri LankaW.A.C.A08 Dec 1995
55MTG Elliott1992v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
56MA Taylor169*2v South AfricaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
57MA Taylor334*1v PakistanPeshawar15 Oct 1998
58MJ Slater1692v PakistanBrisbane05 Nov 1999
59ML Hayden2031v IndiaChennai18 Mar 2001
60ML Hayden1971v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
61JL Langer2501v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
62ML Hayden1773v West IndiesSt John’s09 May 2003
63ML Hayden3801v ZimbabweW.A.C.A09 Oct 2003
64JL Langer1663v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Mar 2004
65JL Langer1621v Sri LankaCairns09 Jul 2004
66JL Langer2151v New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004
67JL Langer1911v PakistanW.A.C.A16 Dec 2004
68ML Hayden1532v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
69PA Jaques1501v Sri LankaHobart16 Nov 2007
70SM Katich1573v West IndiesBridgetown12 Jun 2008
71PJ Hughes1603v South AfricaDurban06 Mar 2009
72DA Warner1802v IndiaW.A.C.A13 Jan 2012
73CJL Rogers1731v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
74DA Warner1631v New ZealandBrisbane05 Nov 2015
75DA Warner2531v New ZealandW.A.C.A13 Nov 2015
76JA Burns1702v New ZealandChristchurch20 Feb 2016
77MT Renshaw1841v PakistanSydney03 Jan 2017
78JA Burns1801v Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019
79DA Warner1542v PakistanBrisbane21 Nov 2019
80DA Warner335*1v PakistanAdelaide29 Nov 2019
81UT Khawaja1601v PakistanKarachi12 Mar 2022
82DA Warner2002v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2022
83UT Khawaja195*1v South AfricaSydney04 Jan 2023
84UT Khawaja1801v IndiaAhmedabad09 Mar 2023
85DA Warner1641v PakistanPerth14 Dec 2023
86UT Khawaja2321v Sri LankaGalle29 Jan 2025
87TM Head1703v EnglandAdelaide17 Dec 2025
88TM Head1632v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026

TM Head of Australia scored 163 against England in the ongoing test at Sydney to provide the 35th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStartv Datev
1C Bannerman165*1v EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877
2J Darling1781v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1898
3J Darling1604v EnglandSydney26 Feb 1898
4HL Collins1621v EnglandAdelaide14 Jan 1921
5W Bardsley193*1v EnglandLord’s26 Jun 1926
6A Jackson1642v EnglandAdelaide01 Feb 1929
7WM Woodfull1552v EnglandLord’s27 Jun 1930
8WH Ponsford1812v EnglandLeeds20 Jul 1934
9WH Ponsford2661v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1934
10WA Brown206*2v EnglandLord’s24 Jun 1938
11SG Barnes2342v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946
12AR Morris1553v EnglandMelbourne01 Jan 1947
13AR Morris1824v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948
14AR Morris1962v EnglandThe Oval14 Aug 1948
15AR Morris2061v EnglandAdelaide02 Feb 1951
16AR Morris1531v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954
17CC McDonald1701v EnglandAdelaide30 Jan 1959
18RB Simpson3111v EnglandManchester23 Jul 1964
19WM Lawry1661v EnglandBrisbane10 Dec 1965
20RB Simpson2252v EnglandAdelaide28 Jan 1966
21KR Stackpole2071v EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970
22R Edwards170*3v EnglandNottingham13 Jul 1972
23KC Wessels1622v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1982
24GM Wood1722v EnglandNottingham11 Jul 1985
25DC Boon184*3v EnglandSydney29 Jan 1988
26MA Taylor2191v EnglandNottingham10 Aug 1989
27MJ Slater1521v EnglandLord’s17 Jun 1993
28MJ Slater1761v EnglandBrisbane25 Nov 1994
29MTG Elliott1992v EnglandLeeds24 Jul 1997
30ML Hayden1971v EnglandBrisbane07 Nov 2002
31JL Langer2501v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002
32ML Hayden1532v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2006
33CJL Rogers1731v EnglandLord’s16 Jul 2015
34TM Head1703v EnglandAdelaide17 Dec 2025
35TM Head1632v EnglandSydney04 Jan 2026
England batsmen scoring 150 runs without a boundary six in a test innings

England batsmen scoring 150 runs without a boundary six in a test innings

JE Root of England scored 160 against Australia in the ongoing test at Sydney. His knock did not contain a boundary six to provide the 156th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs without a boundary six in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WG Grace15201v AustraliaThe Oval6 Sep 1880
2A Shrewsbury snr16401v AustraliaLord’s19 Jul 1886
3WG Grace17001v AustraliaThe Oval12 Aug 1886
4KS Ranjitsinhji154*03v AustraliaManchester16 Jul 1896
5KS Ranjitsinhji17501v AustraliaSydney13 Dec 1897
6RE Foster28702v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
7JB Hobbs18701v South AfricaCape Town11 Mar 1910
8JB Hobbs18702v AustraliaAdelaide12 Jan 1912
9JB Hobbs17802v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
10W Rhodes17902v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
11W Rhodes15202v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Dec 1913
12CP Mead182*01v AustraliaThe Oval13 Aug 1921
13CP Mead18101v South AfricaDurban18 Jan 1923
14JB Hobbs21102v South AfricaLord’s28 Jun 1924
15JB Hobbs15402v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
16H Sutcliffe17602v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
17H Sutcliffe16103v AustraliaThe Oval14 Aug 1926
18JB Hobbs15902v West IndiesThe Oval11 Aug 1928
19EH Hendren16901v AustraliaBrisbane30 Nov 1928
20WR Hammond25102v AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928
21WR Hammond20002v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
22WR Hammond17703v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
23FE Woolley15401v South AfricaManchester27 Jul 1929
24A Sandham15202v West IndiesBridgetown11 Jan 1930
25EH Hendren205*03v West IndiesPort of Spain01 Feb 1930
26GB Legge19601v New ZealandAuckland21 Feb 1930
27A Sandham32501v West IndiesKingston03 Apr 1930
28KS Duleepsinhji17301v AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
29H Sutcliffe16101v AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
30H Sutcliffe19402v AustraliaSydney02 Dec 1932
31WR Hammond22701v New ZealandChristchurch24 Mar 1933
32M Leyland15301v AustraliaManchester6 Jul 1934
33WR Hammond16702v IndiaManchester25 Jul 1936
34WR Hammond21701v IndiaThe Oval15 Aug 1936
35WR Hammond231*01v AustraliaSydney18 Dec 1936
36WR Hammond24001v AustraliaLord’s24 Jun 1938
37L Hutton36401v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
38M Leyland18701v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
39J Hardstaff jnr169*01v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
40WR Hammond18101v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1938
41E Paynter24301v South AfricaDurban20 Jan 1939
42WJ Edrich21904v South AfricaDurban03 Mar 1939
43L Hutton19602v West IndiesLord’s24 Jun 1939
44L Hutton165*03v West IndiesThe Oval19 Aug 1939
45J Hardstaff jnr205*02v IndiaLord’s22 Jun 1946
46DCS Compton16303v South AfricaNottingham07 Jun 1947
47DCS Compton20801v South AfricaLord’s21 Jun 1947
48DCS Compton18403v AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1948
49L Hutton15801v South AfricaJohannesburg27 Dec 1948
50C Washbrook19501v South AfricaJohannesburg27 Dec 1948
51L Hutton20602v New ZealandThe Oval13 Aug 1949
52L Hutton202*02v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1950
53L Hutton156*02v AustraliaAdelaide02 Feb 1951
54RT Simpson156*02v AustraliaMelbourne23 Feb 1951
55TW Graveney17502v IndiaBrabourne14 Dec 1951
56L Hutton15002v IndiaLord’s19 Jun 1952
57DCS Compton15801v South AfricaManchester07 Jul 1955
58MC Cowdrey15403v West IndiesBirmingham30 May 1957
59MC Cowdrey15202v West IndiesLord’s20 Jun 1957
60TW Graveney25801v West IndiesNottingham04 Jul 1957
61TW Graveney16401v West IndiesThe Oval22 Aug 1957
62MC Cowdrey15503v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1960
63ER Dexter18003v AustraliaBirmingham08 Jun 1961
64KF Barrington151*01v IndiaBrabourne11 Nov 1961
65KF Barrington17203v IndiaKanpur01 Dec 1961
66G Pullar16502v PakistanDhaka19 Jan 1962
67ER Dexter20502v PakistanKarachi2 Feb 1962
68MC Cowdrey15901v PakistanBirmingham31 May 1962
69ER Dexter17402v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
70KF Barrington25602v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
71ER Dexter17201v South AfricaJohannesburg23 Dec 1964
72KF Barrington16301v New ZealandLeeds08 Jul 1965
73RW Barber18501v AustraliaSydney07 Jan 1966
74TW Graveney16502v West IndiesThe Oval18 Aug 1966
75JH Edrich16401v AustraliaThe Oval22 Aug 1968
76BL D’Oliveira15801v AustraliaThe Oval22 Aug 1968
77JH Edrich15502v New ZealandNottingham07 Aug 1969
78DL Amiss15801v PakistanHyderabad (Sind)16 Mar 1973
79DL Amiss17403v West IndiesPort of Spain02 Feb 1974
80DL Amiss18801v IndiaLord’s20 Jun 1974
81D Lloyd214*02v IndiaBirmingham04 Jul 1974
82DL Amiss18302v PakistanThe Oval22 Aug 1974
83MH Denness18802v AustraliaMelbourne08 Feb 1975
84MH Denness18101v New ZealandAuckland20 Feb 1975
85KWR Fletcher21601v New ZealandAuckland20 Feb 1975
86DL Amiss164*02v New ZealandChristchurch28 Feb 1975
87JH Edrich17503v AustraliaLord’s31 Jul 1975
88DL Amiss20302v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1976
89DW Randall17404v AustraliaMelbourne12 Mar 1977
90G Boycott19101v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
91CT Radley15802v New ZealandAuckland04 Mar 1978
92DW Randall15003v AustraliaSydney06 Jan 1979
93G Boycott15501v IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979
94DI Gower200*01v IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979
95DI Gower15202v PakistanFaisalabad12 Mar 1984
96DI Gower173*03v PakistanLahore19 Mar 1984
97RT Robinson16002v IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1984
98RT Robinson17502v AustraliaLeeds13 Jun 1985
99DI Gower16601v AustraliaNottingham11 Jul 1985
100MW Gatting16002v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 1985
101GA Gooch19601v AustraliaThe Oval29 Aug 1985
102DI Gower15701v AustraliaThe Oval29 Aug 1985
103GA Gooch18303v New ZealandLord’s24 Jul 1986
104BC Broad16201v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
105RT Robinson16601v PakistanManchester04 Jun 1987
106MW Gatting150*03v PakistanThe Oval06 Aug 1987
107MA Atherton15102v New ZealandNottingham07 Jun 1990
108DI Gower157*03v IndiaThe Oval23 Aug 1990
109GA Gooch154*03v West IndiesLeeds06 Jun 1991
110GA Gooch17403v Sri LankaLord’s22 Aug 1991
111AJ Stewart19002v PakistanBirmingham04 Jun 1992
112GA Gooch21002v New ZealandNottingham02 Jun 1994
113MA Atherton185*04v South AfricaJohannesburg30 Nov 1995
114MA Atherton16002v IndiaNottingham04 Jul 1996
115AJ Stewart17002v PakistanLeeds8 Aug 1996
116N Hussain20702v AustraliaBirmingham05 Jun 1997
117MR Ramprakash15401v West IndiesBridgetown12 Mar 1998
118AJ Stewart16403v South AfricaManchester02 Jul 1998
119N Hussain15501v IndiaLord’s25 Jul 2002
120MP Vaughan19702v IndiaNottingham08 Aug 2002
121MP Vaughan19501v IndiaThe Oval05 Sep 2002
122RWT Key22101v West IndiesLord’s22 Jul 2004
123ME Trescothick19402v BangladeshLord’s26 May 2005
124PD Collingwood18601v PakistanLord’s13 Jul 2006
125PD Collingwood20601v AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
126AJ Strauss17703v New ZealandNapier22 Mar 2008
127PD Collingwood16101v West IndiesPort of Spain06 Mar 2009
128AN Cook16001v West IndiesCh-le-St14 May 2009
129AJ Strauss16101v AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
130IJL Trott22601v BangladeshLord’s27 May 2010
131IJL Trott18401v PakistanLord’s26 Aug 2010
132AN Cook235*03v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
133IJL Trott168*02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2010
134AN Cook18902v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2011
135IJL Trott20302v Sri LankaCardiff26 May 2011
136IR Bell15903v IndiaNottingham29 Jul 2011
137AN Cook29402v IndiaBirmingham10 Aug 2011
138KP Pietersen17501v IndiaThe Oval18 Aug 2011
139AN Cook17603v IndiaAhmedabad15 Nov 2012
140JE Root200*01v Sri LankaLord’s12 Jun 2014
141JE Root154*02v IndiaNottingham09 Jul 2014
142GS Ballance15601v IndiaSouthampton27 Jul 2014
143AN Cook16203v New ZealandLord’s21 May 2015
144AN Cook26302v PakistanAbu Dhabi13 Oct 2015
145JM Bairstow167*01v Sri LankaLord’s09 Jun 2016
146JE Root25401v PakistanManchester22 Jul 2016
147AN Cook24301v West IndiesBirmingham17 Aug 2017
148AN Cook244*02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
149JE Root18602v Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021
150JE Root180*02v IndiaLord’s12 Aug 2021
151JE Root15301v West IndiesBridgetown16 Mar 2022
152JM Bairstow16202v New ZealandLeeds23 Jun 2022
153OJ Pope19603v IndiaHyderabad25 Jan 2024
154JE Root26202v PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
155JE Root15002v IndiaManchester23 Jul 2025
156JE Root16001v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026

JE Root of England scored 160 against Australia in the ongoing test at Sydney. His knock did not contain a boundary six to provide the 54th occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs without a boundary six in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRuns6sIOppositionGroundStart Date
1WG Grace15201v AustraliaThe Oval6 Sep 1880
2A Shrewsbury snr16401v AustraliaLord’s19 Jul 1886
3WG Grace17001v AustraliaThe Oval12 Aug 1886
4KS Ranjitsinhji154*03v AustraliaManchester16 Jul 1896
5KS Ranjitsinhji17501v AustraliaSydney13 Dec 1897
6RE Foster28702v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
7JB Hobbs18702v AustraliaAdelaide12 Jan 1912
8JB Hobbs17802v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
9W Rhodes17902v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
10CP Mead182*01v AustraliaThe Oval13 Aug 1921
11JB Hobbs15402v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
12H Sutcliffe17602v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
13H Sutcliffe16103v AustraliaThe Oval14 Aug 1926
14EH Hendren16901v AustraliaBrisbane30 Nov 1928
15WR Hammond25102v AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1928
16WR Hammond20002v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928
17WR Hammond17703v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
18KS Duleepsinhji17301v AustraliaLord’s27 Jun 1930
19H Sutcliffe16101v AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930
20H Sutcliffe19402v AustraliaSydney02 Dec 1932
21M Leyland15301v AustraliaManchester6 Jul 1934
22WR Hammond231*01v AustraliaSydney18 Dec 1936
23WR Hammond24001v AustraliaLord’s24 Jun 1938
24L Hutton36401v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
25M Leyland18701v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
26J Hardstaff jnr169*01v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938
27DCS Compton18403v AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1948
28L Hutton156*02v AustraliaAdelaide02 Feb 1951
29RT Simpson156*02v AustraliaMelbourne23 Feb 1951
30ER Dexter18003v AustraliaBirmingham08 Jun 1961
31ER Dexter17402v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
32KF Barrington25602v AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1964
33RW Barber18501v AustraliaSydney07 Jan 1966
34JH Edrich16401v AustraliaThe Oval22 Aug 1968
35BL D’Oliveira15801v AustraliaThe Oval22 Aug 1968
36MH Denness18802v AustraliaMelbourne08 Feb 1975
37JH Edrich17503v AustraliaLord’s31 Jul 1975
38DW Randall17404v AustraliaMelbourne12 Mar 1977
39G Boycott19101v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
40DW Randall15003v AustraliaSydney06 Jan 1979
41RT Robinson17502v AustraliaLeeds13 Jun 1985
42DI Gower16601v AustraliaNottingham11 Jul 1985
43MW Gatting16002v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 1985
44GA Gooch19601v AustraliaThe Oval29 Aug 1985
45DI Gower15701v AustraliaThe Oval29 Aug 1985
46BC Broad16201v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1986
47N Hussain20702v AustraliaBirmingham05 Jun 1997
48PD Collingwood20601v AustraliaAdelaide01 Dec 2006
49AJ Strauss16101v AustraliaLord’s16 Jul 2009
50AN Cook235*03v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
51IJL Trott168*02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2010
52AN Cook18902v AustraliaSydney03 Jan 2011
54AN Cook244*02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2017
54JE Root16001v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026
For the first time in the annals of test cricket a test match witnessed three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the first three innings of test.

For the first time in the annals of test cricket a test match witnessed three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the first three innings of test.

For the first time in the annals of test cricket a test match witnessed three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the first three innings of test. The details are furnished below. The just concluded Mount Maunganui test between New Zealand and West Indies witnessed such an occasion

NoPartnersWktRunsITeamOppGroundStart Date
1DP Conway, TWM Latham13231NZlWinMt Maunganui18 Dec 2025
2JD Campbell, BA King11112WinNZlMt Maunganui18 Dec 2025
3DP Conway, TWM Latham11923NZlWinMt Maunganui18 Dec 2025
Captain openers scoring centuries in both innings of a test

Captain openers scoring centuries in both innings of a test

TWM Latham of New Zealand became the fifth captain opener to score centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11A Melville1891South Africav EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1947
 2A Melville104*4South Africav EnglandNottingham07 Jun 1947
         
21RB Simpson1532Australiav PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
 2RB Simpson1154Australiav PakistanKarachi24 Oct 1964
         
31SM Gavaskar1071Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
 2SM Gavaskar182*3Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
         
41GA Gooch3331Englandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
 2GA Gooch1233Engalandv IndiaLord’s26 Jul 1990
         
51TWM Latham1371New Zealandv West IndiesMount Maunganui18 Dec 2025
 2TWM Latham1013New Zealandv West IndiesMount Maunganui18 Dec 2025

He also became the second captain opener to perform such a feat against West Indies. He emulated India’s Sunil Gavaskar in performing such a feat

NoNoPlayerRunsITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
11SM Gavaskar1071Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
 2SM Gavaskar182*3Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978
         
21TWM Latham1371New Zealandv West IndiesMount Maunganui18 Dec 2025
 2TWM Latham1013New Zealandv West IndiesMount Maunganui18 Dec 2025
New Zealand openers create a World record

New Zealand openers create a World record

New Zealand openers TW Latham and DP Convey created a World record by scoring centuries in both innings of a test. TW Latham scored 137 and DP Convey scored 202 in the first innings and TW Latham scored 101 and DP Convey scored 100 in the second innings of the test against West Indies at Mount Maunganui to post a world record.

It is also for the first time in the annals of test cricket the same openers scoring centuries in the first and second innings of a test constituting another world record

TW Latham and DP Convey’s second innings feat provides the 100th occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test – not necessarily openers

The pair missed another world record of posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in both innings of the test. In the first innings the pair posted 323 runs for the first wicket and in the second they added 192 runs for the first wicket

Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath

Do you know that Javagal Srinath is the only cricketer in the world to witness two ten wickets hauls by bowlers.  As a cricketer on the field when Anil Kumble captured ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at Delhi in Feb 1999 and as a match referee when Azaz Patel of New Zealand captured ten wickets in an innings against India at Wankhede in Dec 2021

Azaz Patel with his 14 for 225 against India at Wankhede in Dec 2021 obliterated Javagal Srinath’s 13 for 132 against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Feb 1999 for the best match figures by a bowler on the losing side

When I informed Javagal Srinath the second tit bit, he told me the first tit bit during a casual chat some time back

New Zealand Vs West Indies Third Test at Mount Maunganui on 18 Dec 2025

New Zealand Vs West Indies Third Test at Mount Maunganui on 18 Dec 2025

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 85th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

It also provides the twelfth occasion of opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 111th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the twelfth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 20th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {227} scored centuries in this test to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand’s openers performing such a feat against West Indies

DP Convey scored 227 in this game to provide the 35th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey scored 227 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey became the fourth New Zealand batsman to score 200 plus runs on two occasions. Others are – TWM Latham, BB McCullum and GM Turnee

NoPlayerRunsI OppositionGroundStart Date
1DP Conway2001 v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
2DP Conway2271 v West IndiesMt Maunganui18 Dec 2025
        
1TWM Latham264*2 v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2018
2TWM Latham2521 v BangladeshChristchurch09 Jan 2022
        
1BB McCullum2253 v IndiaHyderabad12 Nov 2010
2BB McCullum2022 v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
        
1GM Turner223*2 v West IndiesKingston16 Feb 1972
2GM Turner2592 v West IndiesGeorgetown06 Apr 1972

DP Convey’s 227 in this test represents his second double century and also represents his highest individual score in a test innings

NoPlayerRunsI OppositionGroundStart Date
1DP Conway2001 v EnglandLord’s02 Jun 2021
2DP Conway2271 v West IndiesMt Maunganui18 Dec 2025
New Zealand Vs West Indies Third Test at Mount Maunganui on 18 Dec 2025

New Zealand Vs West Indies Third Test at Mount Maunganui on 18 Dec 2025

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 85th occasion of both the openers scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

It also provides the twelfth occasion of opening batsmen scoring in a test innings against West Indies

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 111th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the twelfth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

DP Convey and TWM Latham of New Zealand added 323 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Mt Manganui to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 300 plus runs in an innings for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.  

It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting 300 plus runs for the first wicket in an innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The interval between these two occasions is 53 years

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman batting at number one scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham scored 137 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman one scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain opening batsman scoring a century in a test innings against West Indies.

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 20th occasion of one of the openers scoring a century and another a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket {if DP Convey scores a double century}

TM Latham {137} and DP Convey {178 not out} scored centuries in this test to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 175 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third occasion of New Zealand’s one of the openers scoring a century and another 175 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indis.