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England batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India

England batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India

SM Curran of England scored 78 against India in the ongoing test at Southampton to provide the 17th occasion of an England batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RWV Robins 76 2 v India Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 R Swetman 65 2 v India The Oval 20 Aug 1959
3 RA Hutton 81 1 v India The Oval 19 Aug 1971
4 CM Old 52 2 v India Kolkata 01 Jan 1977
5 DL Bairstow 59 3 v India The Oval 30 Aug 1979
6 PH Edmonds 64 1 v India Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
7 C White 53 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
8 C White 94* 2 v India Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
9 MJ Prior 53* 1 v India Chennai 11 Dec 2008
10 SCJ Broad 74* 3 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
11 TT Bresnan 90 3 v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
12 TT Bresnan 53* 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
13 JC Buttler 70 2 v India Manchester 07 Aug 2014
14 H Hameed 59* 3 v India Mohali 26 Nov 2016
15 LA Dawson 66* 1 v India Chennai 16 Dec 2016
16 SM Curran 63 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
17 SM Curran 78 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

SM Curran of England scored 78 against India in the ongoing test at Southampton to provide the 13th  occasion of an England batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty in a test innings against India in England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RWV Robins 76 2 v India Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 R Swetman 65 2 v India The Oval 20 Aug 1959
3 RA Hutton 81 1 v India The Oval 19 Aug 1971
4 DL Bairstow 59 3 v India The Oval 30 Aug 1979
5 PH Edmonds 64 1 v India Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
6 C White 53 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
7 C White 94* 2 v India Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
7 SCJ Broad 74* 3 v India Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
8 TT Bresnan 90 3 v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
10 TT Bresnan 53* 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
11 JC Buttler 70 2 v India Manchester 07 Aug 2014
12 SM Curran 63 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
13 SM Curran 78 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

SM Curran’s 78 in this test provides the second occasion of his scoring a fifty while batting at number eight against India. The other occasion was at Birmingham test which has a start date of 01 Aug 2018 in which he had made 63. SM Curran became the third England batsman to score the fifties while batting at number eight on two occasions against India. Others are  C White and TT Bresnan. The following table lists the fifties scored by these three batsmen.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C White 53 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
2 C White 94* 2 v India Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
             
1 SM Curran 63 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
2 SM Curran 78 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018
             
1 TT Bresnan 90 3 v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
2 TT Bresnan 53* 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011

 

England losing six wickets in a test innings for 90 and less than 90 runs

England losing six wickets in a test innings for 90 and less than 90 runs

England scoreboard read six for 80 in the first innings in the ongoing test against India at Southampton to provide the eleventh occasion of England losing its six wickets for 90 and less than 90 runs in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of England losing its six wickets for 90 and less than 90 runs against India in the first innings of a test. The other occasion was at Nottingham in Jul 2011 when  England had lost its six wickets for 88 runs.

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 6/50 4 v India Mumbai 27 Nov 1981
2 6/61 4 v India Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
3 6/63 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
4 6/65 3 v India The Oval 19 Aug 1971
5 6/80 2 v India Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
6 6/80 2 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
7 6/86 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
8 6/86 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018
9 6/88 1 v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
10 6/89 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
11 6/90 4 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
I Sharma joins the elite club of Indian bowlers who have captured 250 plus wickets in tests

I Sharma joins the elite club of Indian bowlers who have captured 250 plus wickets in tests

I Sharma captured his  250th wicket in tests when he had England captain JE Root leg before the wicket for 4 in England’s first innings in the ongoing test against India at Southampton. At the end of the first day’s play, his tally read 251 wickets. I  Sharma became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 250 plus test wickets. All such occasions  are listed below

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 A Kumble 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
2 N Kapil Dev 131 227 27740 12867 434 09/83 11/146 29.64 23 2
3 Harbhajan Singh 103 190 28580 13537 417 08/84 15/217 32.46 25 5
4 R Ashwin 062 115 17248 08286 326 07/59 13/140 25.41 26 7
5 Z Khan 092 165 18785 10247 311 07/87 10/149 32.94 11 1
6 BS Bedi 067 118 21364 07637 266 07/98 10/194 28.71 14 1
7 I Sharma 086 152 16254 08782 251 07/74 10/108 34.98 08 1

I Sharma became the third Indian pace bowler to capture 250 plus test wickets after N Kapil Dev and Z Khan. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 N Kapil Dev 131 227 27740 12867 434 09/83 11/146 29.64 23 2
2 Z Khan 092 165 18785 10247 311 07/87 10/149 32.94 11 1
3 I Sharma 086 152 16254 08782 251 07/74 10/108 34.98 08 1

 

England opening batsmen scoring a duck against India in a test innings

England opening batsmen scoring a duck against India in a test innings

KK Jennings of England scored a duck in the first innings of the ongoing test against India at Southampton to provide the seventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck against India in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Mitchell 1 0 4 v India Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 WN Slack 2 0 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
3 GA Gooch 1 0 1 v India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
4 MA Atherton 1 0 1 v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
5 MP Vaughan 2 0 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
6 AN Cook 1 0 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
7 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck against India in the first innings of a test played in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
3 GA Gooch 1 0 1 v India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
4 MA Atherton 1 0 1 v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
5 MP Vaughan 2 0 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
7 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

KK Jennings became the third England opening batsman to collect a duck against India while batting at number two in a test played in England. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WN Slack 2 0 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
2 MP Vaughan 2 0 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
3 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

It also provides the 15th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck in  a test innings against  India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CJ Barnett 2 0 4 v India Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
2 A Mitchell 1 0 4 v India Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 RT Spooner 2 0 4 v India Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
4 AR Lewis 1 0 2 v India Mumbai (BS) 06 Feb 1973
5 DL Amiss 1 0 4 v India Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
6 WN Slack 2 0 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
7 GA Gooch 1 0 1 v India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
8 AJ Stewart 2 0 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
9 AJ Stewart 2 0 3 v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
10 MA Atherton 1 0 1 v India Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
11 MP Vaughan 2 0 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
12 AJ Strauss 1 0 2 v India Mohali 19 Dec 2008
13 KK Jennings 2 0 3 v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
14 AN Cook 1 0 3 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
15 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of an England opening batsman batting at number two scoring a duck in  a test innings against  India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CJ Barnett 2 0 4 v India Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
2 RT Spooner 2 0 4 v India Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
3 WN Slack 2 0 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
4 AJ Stewart 2 0 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
5 AJ Stewart 2 0 3 v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
6 MP Vaughan 2 0 1 v India Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
7 KK Jennings 2 0 3 v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
8 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

KK Jennings’s duck in this test provides his second duck against India while batting at number two in test innings. The first such occasion was at Mumbai in  Dec 2016. KK Jennings became the second England opening batsman batting at number two to score a duck in a test innings against India on two occasions after AJ Stewart. The ducks scored by these two batsmen are listed below

No Player Pos Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 2 0 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
2 AJ Stewart 2 0 3 v India Chennai 11 Feb 1993
               
1 KK Jennings 2 0 3 v India Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
2 KK Jennings 2 0 1 v India Southampton 30 Aug 2018

 

England vs India – Fourth Test at Southampton – First day’s stats highlights

England vs India – Fourth Test at Southampton – First day’s stats highlights

I Sharma needed one more wicket for his 50 wickets against England. He took the wicket of England Captain J Root leg before wicket for 4 to claim his 50th wicket against England on the opening day of the fourth test between England and India at Southampton.  He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture 50 wickets against England. Others are – BS Chandrashekhar {95}, A Kumble {92}, BS Bedi {85}, N Kapil Dev {85}, MH Mankad {54} and R Ashwin {53}. I Sharma has captured  51 wickets against England at  the end of  the first day’s play

I Sharma became the second Indian pace bowler to capture 50 wickets against England. N Kapil Dev is the other pace bowler to achieve the feat. He has captured 85 wickets against England. I Sharma has captured  51 wickets against England at  the end of  the first day’s play

I Sharma has captured 38 wickets against England in England at  the end of  the first day’s play.  He occupies the second place in the list of Indian bowlers who have captured most wickets against England in England. N Kapil Dev with 43 wickets to his credit occupies the first place. I Sharma went past A Kumble who had taken 36 wickets against England in England to occupy the second place. 

R Ashwin had an aggregate of 99 wickets on away soil prior to the start of this test. He captured his 100th wicket on away soil, when he had Moeen Ali caught by Bumrah for 40 on the first day of the test at Southampton against England. He became the ninth Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets on away soil. Others  are A Kumble {269}, N Kapil Dev {215}, Z Khan {207}, I Sharma {166}, Harbhajan Singh {152}, BS Bedi {129}, J Srinath {128} and BS Chandrashekhar {100}. R Ashwin has captured 101 wickets on away soil at  the end of  the first day’s play

England was dismissed all out for a total of 246 runs in the first innings of this test to provide the 15th occasion of England dismissed all out against India at home for a total of less than 250 runs. It also provides the third occasion of England dismissed all out for a total of less than 250 runs at home in the first innings of a test against India. The other two occasions are – 198 at Nottingham in Jul 2007 and 221 at Nottingham in Jul 2011

V Kohli occupies the third place in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli occupies the third place in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s 103 against England at Nottingham in the recently concluded test provides his 16th century while leading India. He now stands third in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in the annals of test cricket.  GC Smith with 25 centuries and RT Ponting with 19 centuries are the other two captains who have scored more centuries than V Kohli while leading their teams. V Kohli’s 16 centuries are listed below. He went past AR Border and SPD Smith who have scored 15 centuries on his way to the third place.

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 115 4 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 141 4 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 147 4 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
4 103 4 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 200 4 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
6 211 4 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
7 167 4 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
8 235 4 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 204 4 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
10 103* 4 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
11 104* 4 3 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 16 Nov 2017
12 213 4 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
13 243 4 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
14 153 4 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
15 149 4 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
16 103 4 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

V Kohli has scored all his 16 centuries as captain while batting at number four. He holds the record for most centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka has scored 14 centuries as captain batting at number four.

V Kohli’s yet another feat – becomes the first captain to score 200 plus runs in a test on ten occasions in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli’s yet another feat – becomes the first captain to score 200 plus runs in a test on ten occasions in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli became the first captain in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs in a test on ten occasions in the annals of test cricket when he totaled 200 runs in the just concluded test against England at Nottingham. He scored 97 and 103 in this test. BC Lara and RT Ponting are the other two captains who have scored 200 plus runs in a test on seven occasions. The performance of these three captains is tabulated below.

No Player FI SI Tot Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 115 141 256 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 200 – 200 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
3 V Kohli 211 17 228 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
4 V Kohli 167 81 248 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 V Kohli 235 – 235 Ind Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
6 V Kohli 204 38 242 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
7 V Kohli 213 – 213 Ind Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
8 V Kohli 243 50 293 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017
9 V Kohli 149 51 200 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
10 V Kohli 97 103 200 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
                 
1 BC Lara 213 DNB 213 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
2 BC Lara 91 122 213 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
3 BC Lara 209 – 209 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
4 BC Lara 202 5 207 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
5 BC Lara 115 86 201 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
6 BC Lara 400* – 400 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
7 BC Lara 216 – 216 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
                 
1 RT Ponting 207 4* 211 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
2 RT Ponting 149 104* 253 Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
3 RT Ponting 120 143* 263 Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
4 RT Ponting 103 116 219 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
5 RT Ponting 196 60* 256 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
6 RT Ponting 101 99 200 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
7 RT Ponting 209 89 298 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010

 

England batsman’s fourth innings test century in losing cause

England batsman’s fourth innings test century in losing cause

JC Buttler of England scored 106 against  India in the just concluded test at Nottingham. His effort was in losing cause to provide the 79th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings test century in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England batsman’s fourth innings test century going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JB Hobbs 123 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
2 H Sutcliffe 115 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
3 FE Woolley 123 4 Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
4 H Sutcliffe 127 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
5 EH Hendren 123 4 Eng Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
6 M Leyland 111* 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
7 C Washbrook 114 4 Eng Win Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
8 W Watson 116 4 Eng Win Kingston 15 Jan 1954
9 FC Hayes 106* 4 Eng Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
10 APE Knott 106* 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
11 DW Randall 174 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
12 GA Gooch 116 4 Eng Win Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
12 AJ Lamb 113 4 Eng Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
14 GA Gooch 133 4 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
15 ME Trescothick 117 4 Eng Pak Manchester 31 May 2001
16 AN Cook 116 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
17 IJL Trott 112 4 Eng Srl Galle 26 Mar 2012
18 BA Stokes 120 4 Eng Aus Perth 13 Dec 2013
19 MM Ali 108* 4 Eng Srl Leeds 20 Jun 2014
20 JC Buttler 106 4 Eng Ind Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

JC Buttler’s 106 provides the third occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings test century in a losing cause against India. All the three occasions are listed below. JC Buttler became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to witness a batsman’s fourth innings test century in a losing cause against India

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chittagong 17 Jan 2010
2 AD Mathews 110 4 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
3 JC Buttler 106 4 Eng Ind Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

India’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

India’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

India won  the just  concluded test against England at Nottingham by 203 runs to provide the 18th occasion of India winning a test by 200 plus runs  margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of runs  margin

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 337 runs won 1st v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
2 India won 321 runs won 1st v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 India won 320 runs won 1st v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
4 India won 304 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
5 India won 280 runs won 1st v South Africa Kanpur 08 Dec 1996
6 India won 279 runs won 1st v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
7 India won 278 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Col-PSS 20 Aug 2015
8 India won 272 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Auckland 07 Mar 1968
9 India won 259 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
10 India won 255 runs won 1st v West Indies Chennai 11 Jan 1988
11 India won 246 runs won 1st v England Vizag 17 Nov 2016
12 India won 237 runs lost 1st v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
13 India won 235 runs won 1st v Sri Lanka Col-SSC 27 Jul 1993
14 India won 222 runs won 1st v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
15 India won 216 runs won 1st v New Zealand Chennai 26 Nov 1976
16 India won 212 runs won 1st v Pakistan Delhi 04 Feb 1999
17 India won 208 runs won 1st v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
18 India won 203 runs lost 1st v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

India’s win by 203 runs provide its third win by 200 plus runs when it was inserted by the opposition after having lost the toss. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 272 runs lost 1st v New Zealand Auckland 07 Mar 1968
2 India won 237 runs lost 1st v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
3 India won 203 runs lost 1st v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

India’s win by 203 runs provide its third win by 200 plus runs margin against  England. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 279 runs won 1st v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
2 India won 246 runs won 1st v England Vizag 17 Nov 2016
3 India won 203 runs lost 1st v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

England captains scoring the “inauspicious thirteen runs” in a test innings

England captains scoring the “inauspicious thirteen runs” in a test innings

 JE Root of England was dismissed for a score of 13 – a number considered as an inauspicious number in cricketing circles in all the countries except Australia – in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against India to provide the 44th occasion of England captain scoring 13 runs in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the 144th occasion of a captain scoring 13 runs  in an innings in the annals of test cricket

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hon.IFW Bligh 13 1 v Australia Sydney 26 Jan 1883
2 AE Stoddart 13 3 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
3 AC MacLaren 13 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 FL Fane 13 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
5 JWHT Douglas 13 3 v Australia Nottingham 28 May 1921
6 AER Gilligan 13 1 v South Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
7 AW Carr 13 2 v Australia Leeds 10 Jul 1926
8 GTS Stevens 13 1 v South Africa Durban 04 Feb 1928
9 GOB Allen 13 2 v India Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
10 GOB Allen 13 1 v India The Oval 15 Aug 1936
11 GOB Allen 13 3 v West Indies Kingston 27 Mar 1948
12 FG Mann 13 4 v South Africa Durban 16 Dec 1948
13 ND Howard 13 1 v India Delhi 02 Nov 1951
14 Rev.DS Sheppard 13 1 v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 1954
15 L Hutton 13 3 v Australia Brisbane 26 Nov 1954
16 MC Cowdrey 13 1 v Australia Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
17 MJK Smith 13 4 v South Africa Lord’s 22 Jul 1965
18 R Illingworth 13 3 v West Indies Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
19 MH Denness 13 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
20 JM Brearley 13 4 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
21 IT Botham 13 1 v West Indies Kingston 10 Apr 1981
22 JM Brearley 13 3 v Australia Birmingham 30 Jul 1981
23 DI Gower 13 1 v India Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
24 MW Gatting 13 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
25 MW Gatting 13 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Jan 1988
26 GA Gooch 13 1 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1991
27 GA Gooch 13 3 v West Indies Nottingham 04 Jul 1991
28 GA Gooch 13 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
29 MA Atherton 13 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 26 Dec 1996
30 MA Atherton 13 3 v West Indies St John’s 20 Mar 1998
31 N Hussain 13 1 v Australia Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
32 MP Vaughan 13 4 v South Africa The Oval 04 Sep 2003
33 MP Vaughan 13 2 v New Zealand Leeds 03 Jun 2004
34 MP Vaughan 13 3 v Pakistan Lahore 29 Nov 2005
35 A Flintoff 13 2 v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2006
36 A Flintoff 13 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
37 MP Vaughan 13 3 v New Zealand Wellington 13 Mar 2008
38 KP Pietersen 13 4 v South Africa The Oval 07 Aug 2008
39 AJ Strauss 13 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 26 Aug 2010
40 AN Cook 13 3 v India Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
41 AN Cook 13 1 v Australia Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
42 AN Cook 13 2 v Australia Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
43 AN Cook 13 3 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
44 JE Root 13 4 v India Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

JE Root’s 13 in this innings provide the seventh occasion of an England captain scoring 13 runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GOB Allen 13 2 v India Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
2 GOB Allen 13 1 v India The Oval 15 Aug 1936
3 ND Howard 13 1 v India Delhi 02 Nov 1951
4 DI Gower 13 1 v India Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
5 MW Gatting 13 2 v India Leeds 19 Jun 1986
6 AN Cook 13 3 v India Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
7 JE Root 13 4 v India Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

JE Root became the seventh England captain to score 13 runs in the fourth innings of a test. The following table lists all the seven captains. JE Root is the only England captain to score 13 runs in the fourth innings of a test against India.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 FG Mann 13 4 v South Africa Durban 16 Dec 1948
2 MJK Smith 13 4 v South Africa Lord’s 22 Jul 1965
3 JM Brearley 13 4 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
4 MP Vaughan 13 4 v South Africa The Oval 04 Sep 2003
5 KP Pietersen 13 4 v South Africa The Oval 07 Aug 2008
6 JE Root 13 4 v India Nottingham 18 Aug 2018