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Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa

Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa

MA Starc of Australia returned with figures of 5 for 34 in South Africa’s first innings – second innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Durban to provide the 11th occasion of an Australian left-arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian left-arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.

Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa
No Player Overs M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WJ Whitty 16.0 7 17 6 4 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 WJ Whitty 39.2 5 104 6 3 v South Africa Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
3 WJ Whitty 34.0 12 55 5 2 v South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912
4 I Meckiff 31.0×8 3 125 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
5 AK Davidson 17.4×8 4 34 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
6 AK Davidson 26.1×8 8 38 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
7 MG Johnson 24.0 4 61 8 2 v South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008
8 MA Starc 28.5 3 154 6 3 v South Africa Perth 30 Nov 2012
9 MG Johnson 17.1 1 68 7 2 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
10 MG Johnson 16.0 3 59 5 4 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
11 MA Starc 10.4 3 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in South Africa
No Player Overs M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 I Meckiff 31.0×8 3 125 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 AK Davidson 17.4×8 4 34 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
3 AK Davidson 26.1×8 8 38 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
4 MG Johnson 17.1 1 68 7 2 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
5 MG Johnson 16.0 3 59 5 4 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
6 MA Starc 10.4 3 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Davidson {02}, MA Starc {02}. MG Johnson {03} and WJ Whitty {03} are the four Australian left-arm pace bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in test innings on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated  below

No Player Overs BPO M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AK Davidson 17.4 8 4 34 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 AK Davidson 26.1 8 8 38 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
                     
1 MA Starc 28.5 6 3 154 6 3 v South Africa Perth 30 Nov 2012
2 MA Starc 10.4 6 3 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
                     
1 MG Johnson 24.0 6 4 61 8 2 v South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008
2 MG Johnson 17.1 6 1 68 7 2 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
3 MG Johnson 16.0 6 3 59 5 4 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
                     
1 WJ Whitty 16.0 6 7 17 6 4 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 WJ Whitty 39.2 6 5 104 6 3 v South Africa Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
3 WJ Whitty 34.0 6 12 55 5 2 v South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912
Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa

Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa

MA Starc of Australia returned with figures of 5 for 34 in South Africa’s first innings – second innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Durban to provide the  611th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in test innings. It also provides the 74th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa and the 45th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa in South Africa and the ninth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings at Durban. All such occasions are tabulated below.

Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JV Saunders 11.0 02 34 7 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 WP Howell 26.0 06 81 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
3 A Cotter 20.0 02 69 6 2 v South Africa Sydney 09 Dec 1910
4 WJ Whitty 16.0 07 17 6 4 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
5 WJ Whitty 39.2 05 104 6 3 v South Africa Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
6 HV Hordern 14.2 02 66 5 4 v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
7 WJ Whitty 34.0 12 55 5 2 v South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912
8 C Kelleway 14.2 04 33 5 3 v South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912
9 JM Gregory 25.1 04 77 6 2 v South Africa Durban 05 Nov 1921
10 CG Macartney 24.3 10 44 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 26 Nov 1921
11 H Ironmonger 47.0 29 42 5 2 v South Africa Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
12 TW Wall 15.1 07 14 5 3 v South Africa Brisbane 27 Nov 1931
13 CV Grimmett 46.0 14 92 6 4 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
14 CV Grimmett 47.0 11 116 7 1 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
15 CV Grimmett 49.2 17 83 7 3 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
16 H Ironmonger 7.2 05 6 5 1 v South Africa Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
17 H Ironmonger 15.3 07 18 6 3 v South Africa Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
18 WJ O’Reilly 17.0 05 49 5 3 v South Africa Durban 14 Dec 1935
19 CV Grimmett 17.0 04 32 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
20 CV Grimmett 36.4 17 56 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
21 WJ O’Reilly 21.0 11 20 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
22 CV Grimmett 19.5 09 40 7 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
23 CV Grimmett 45.0 18 100 7 1 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
24 CV Grimmett 48.0 23 73 6 3 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
25 KR Miller 15.0×8 03 40 5 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
26 WA Johnston 20.1×8 05 44 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
27 CL McCool 11.4×8 01 41 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
28 RR Lindwall 15.4×8 02 32 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
29 IWG Johnson 17.0×8 02 34 5 3 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
30 DT Ring 21.0×8 02 72 6 2 v South Africa Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
31 RR Lindwall 30.0×8 08 60 5 4 v South Africa Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
32 WA Johnston 49.3×8 17 110 5 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
33 WA Johnston 46.0×8 08 152 6 2 v South Africa Melbourne 6 Feb 1953
34 I Meckiff 31.0×8 03 125 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
35 AK Davidson 17.4×8 04 34 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
36 R Benaud 21.0×8 06 49 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
37 R Benaud 50.7×8 13 114 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Jan 1958
38 R Benaud 41.0×8 08 84 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
39 AK Davidson 26.1×8 08 38 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
40 R Benaud 33.0×8 14 82 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
41 R Benaud 33.0×8 10 68 5 2 v South Africa Brisbane 06 Dec 1963
42 NJN Hawke 39.0×8 05 139 6 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
43 GD McKenzie 21.5 06 46 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
44 GD McKenzie 33.0 10 65 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
45 DA Renneberg 25.0 03 97 5 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
46 GD McKenzie 35.0 13 65 5 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967
47 AA Mallett 55.1 16 126 5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
48 AN Connolly 26.0 10 47 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
49 JW Gleeson 45.0 15 125 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
50 AN Connolly 28.2 09 47 6 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
51 SK Warne 27.0 08 56 7 1 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1994
52 SK Warne 42.0 17 72 5 3 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1994
53 SR Waugh 22.3 09 28 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
54 JN Gillespie 23.0 10 54 5 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 14 Mar 1997
55 GD McGrath 40.4 15 86 6 2 v South Africa Centurion 21 Mar 1997
56 SK Warne 32.1 08 75 5 1 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1998
57 SK Warne 21.0 09 34 6 3 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1998
58 SK Warne 39.4 09 113 5 2 v South Africa Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
59 GD McGrath 12.3 04 21 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
60 SK Warne 70.0 15 161 6 3 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
61 B Lee 22.2 01 93 5 2 v South Africa Perth 16 Dec 2005
62 SR Clark 17.0 03 55 5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 16 Mar 2006
63 B Lee 19.4 05 69 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
64 SK Warne 35.5 09 86 6 4 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
65 MG Johnson 24.0 04 61 8 2 v South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008
66 PM Siddle 27.5 11 59 5 2 v South Africa Sydney 03 Jan 2009
67 SR Watson 5.0 02 17 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
68 PJ Cummins 29.0 05 79 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
69 MA Starc 28.5 03 154 6 3 v South Africa Perth 30 Nov 2012
70 MG Johnson 17.1 01 68 7 2 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
71 MG Johnson 16.0 03 59 5 4 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
72 NM Lyon 46.0 07 130 5 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
73 JR Hazlewood 30.5 10 89 6 2 v South Africa Hobart 12 Nov 2016
74 MA Starc 10.4 03 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in South Africa
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JV Saunders 11.0 02 34 7 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 WP Howell 26.0 06 81 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
3 JM Gregory 25.1 04 77 6 2 v South Africa Durban 05 Nov 1921
4 CG Macartney 24.3 10 44 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 26 Nov 1921
5 WJ O’Reilly 17.0 05 49 5 3 v South Africa Durban 14 Dec 1935
6 CV Grimmett 17.0 04 32 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
7 CV Grimmett 36.4 17 56 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
8 WJ O’Reilly 21.0 11 20 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
9 CV Grimmett 19.5 09 40 7 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
10 CV Grimmett 45.0 18 100 7 1 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
11 CV Grimmett 48.0 23 73 6 3 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
12 KR Miller 15.0 x8 03 40 5 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
13 WA Johnston 20.1 x8 05 44 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
14 CL McCool 11.4 x8 01 41 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
15 RR Lindwall 15.4 x8 02 32 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
16 IWG Johnson 17.0 x8 02 34 5 3 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
17 I Meckiff 31.0 x8 03 125 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
18 AK Davidson 17.4 x8 04 34 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
19 R Benaud 21.0 x8 06 49 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
20 R Benaud 50.7 x8 13 114 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Jan 1958
21 R Benaud 41.0 x8 08 84 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
22 AK Davidson 26.1 x8 08 38 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
23 R Benaud 33.0 x8 14 82 5 3 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 28 Feb 1958
24 GD McKenzie 21.5 06 46 5 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
25 GD McKenzie 33.0 10 65 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
26 DA Renneberg 25.0 03 97 5 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
27 GD McKenzie 35.0 13 65 5 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967
28 AA Mallett 55.1 16 126 5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
29 AN Connolly 26.0 10 47 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 22 Jan 1970
30 JW Gleeson 45.0 15 125 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
31 AN Connolly 28.2 09 47 6 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
32 SR Waugh 22.3 09 28 5 3 v South Africa Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
33 JN Gillespie 23.0 10 54 5 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 14 Mar 1997
34 GD McGrath 40.4 15 86 6 2 v South Africa Centurion 21 Mar 1997
35 GD McGrath 12.3 04 21 5 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
36 SK Warne 70.0 15 161 6 3 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
37 SR Clark 17.0 03 55 5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 16 Mar 2006
38 B Lee 19.4 05 69 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
39 SK Warne 35.5 09 86 6 4 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
40 SR Watson 5.0 02 17 5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
41 PJ Cummins 29.0 05 79 6 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
42 MG Johnson 17.1 01 68 7 2 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
43 MG Johnson 16.0 03 59 5 4 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
44 NM Lyon 46.0 07 130 5 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
45 MA Starc 10.4 03 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa at Durban
No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JM Gregory 25.1 04 77 6 2 v South Africa Durban 05 Nov 1921
2 WJ O’Reilly 17.0 05 49 5 3 v South Africa Durban 14 Dec 1935
3 CV Grimmett 45.0 18 100 7 1 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
4 CV Grimmett 48.0 23 73 6 3 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
5 IWG Johnson 17.0 x8 02 34 5 3 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1950
6 R Benaud 50.7 x8 13 114 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Jan 1958
7 B Lee 19.4 05 69 5 2 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
8 SK Warne 35.5 09 86 6 4 v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
9 MA Starc 10.4 03 34 5 2 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

Australian batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings against South Africa

Australian batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings against South Africa

MR Marsh scored 96 against South Africa in the ongoing first test at Durban to provide the 187th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings against various oppositions. It also provides the 26th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test inning against South Africa and eleventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a test inning against South Africa in South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

Australian batsman scoring ninety against South Africa
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 91* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 VS Ransford 95 3 v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 W Bardsley 94 1 v South Africa Sydney 03 Mar 1911
4 AR Morris 99 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
5 CC McDonald 99 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
6 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
7 BK Shepherd 96 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
8 R Benaud 90 3 v South Africa Sydney 10 Jan 1964
9 PJP Burge 91 1 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
10 WM Lawry 98 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
11 RB Simpson 94 3 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1967
12 MJ Slater 92 2 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1994
13 DC Boon 96 2 v South Africa Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
14 MJ Slater 95 3 v South Africa Durban 25 Mar 1994
15 SR Waugh 96 1 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
16 SR Waugh 90 2 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
17 ML Hayden 96 4 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
18 AC Gilchrist 91 1 v South Africa Durban 15 Mar 2002
19 ML Hayden 90 4 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
20 ML Hayden 94 2 v South Africa Cape Town 16 Mar 2006
21 BJ Haddin 94 3 v South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008
22 RT Ponting 99 3 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
23 MG Johnson 96* 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
24 DA Warner 97 2 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016
25 UT Khawaja 97 4 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016
26 MR Marsh 96 1 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018
Australian batsman scoring ninety against South Africa in South Africa
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 91* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
2 CC McDonald 99 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
3 WM Lawry 98 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
4 RB Simpson 94 3 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1967
5 DC Boon 96 2 v South Africa Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
6 MJ Slater 95 3 v South Africa Durban 25 Mar 1994
7 ML Hayden 96 4 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
8 AC Gilchrist 91 1 v South Africa Durban 15 Mar 2002
9 ML Hayden 94 2 v South Africa Cape Town 16 Mar 2006
10 MG Johnson 96* 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
11 MR Marsh 96 1 v South Africa Durban 01 Mar 2018

 

Test cricket witnesses the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 runs without byes and leg byes

Test cricket witnesses the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 runs without byes and leg byes

Bangladesh posted a total of 513 against Sri Lanka in the just concluded test at Chittagong. This total did not contain byes and leg byes to provide the first occasion of a team total in excess of 500 plus runs without byes and leg byes in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was Australia’s 494 for 7 declared against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 2014. The three occasions of team totals of 400 plus runs without byes and leg byes are tabulated below

No Team Ext b lb w nb pen Score Overs Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Bangladesh 9 0 0 5 4 0 513 129.5 Srl Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
2 Australia 12 0 0 6 6 0 494/7d 127.4 SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
3 Pakistan 5 0 0 1 4 0 465/9d 134.5 Ban Chittagong 16 Jan 2002

 

Rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the  just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the 38th occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 538 235.3 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
  England 505 224.5 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1951
               
2 West Indies 681/8d 198.4 1 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
  England 537 221.2 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
               
3 Australia 668 235.5 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  West Indies 510 157.1 2 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
               
4 Australia 656/8d 255.5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  England 611 293.1 2 v Australia Manchester 23 Jul 1964
               
5 Australia 650/6d 189.0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  West Indies 573 212.0 2 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
               
6 Pakistan 600/7d 165.3 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
  England 545 225.4 2 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Aug 1974
               
7 India 500 163.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
  Pakistan 674/6 224.5 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
               
8 West Indies 530/5d 151.5 1 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
  India 565 172.2 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
               
9 India 509 178.2 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Dec 1989
  Pakistan 699/5 203.4 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
               
10 Australia 503/9d 171.4 1 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1993
  West Indies 606 184.4 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1993
               
11 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 1 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
               
12 India 521 167.0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
  England 564 198.5 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
               
13 India 537/8d 167.3 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
  Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
               
14 Australia 599/4d 174.0 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
  Pakistan 580/9d 172.1 2 v Australia Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
               
15 India 513/9d 196.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
  West Indies 629/9d 248.0 2 v India St John’s 10 May 2002
               
16 England 515 155.4 1 v India The Oval 05 Sep 2002
  India 508 170.0 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
               
17 Australia 556 127.0 1 v India Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
  India 523 161.5 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
               
18 South Africa 588/6d 163.0 1 v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
19 Pakistan 588 136.2 1 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
               
20 New Zealand 593/8d 165.0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
  South Africa 512 188.0 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
               
21 England 515 123.0 1 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
  Pakistan 538 141.4 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
               
22 England 551/6d 168.0 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
  Australia 513 165.3 2 v England Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
               
23 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
  Pakistan 537 168.1 2 v India Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
               
24 India 526 152.5 1 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
  Australia 563 181.0 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
               
25 South Africa 540 152.5 1 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  India 627 155.1 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
               
26 India 613/7d 161.0 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
  Australia 577 179.3 2 v India Delhi 29 Oct 2008
               
27 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
28 England 600/6d 153.2 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
               
29 England 546/6d 158.5 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  West Indies 544 178.4 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
               
30 South Africa 543/6d 147.0 1 v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
  West Indies 546 181.1 2 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
               
31 Sri Lanka 642/4d 159.4 1 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
  India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
               
32 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
33 West Indies 527/4d 144.0 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
  Bangladesh 556 148.3 2 v West Indies Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
               
34 Pakistan 523/8d 151.1 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  England 598/9d 206.0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
               
35 Australia 559/9d 133.0 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
  New Zealand 624 153.5 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
               
36 England 629/6d 125.5 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
  South Africa 627/7d 211.0 2 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
               
37 Bangladesh 595/8d 152.0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2017
  New Zealand 539 148.2 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017
               
38 Bangladesh 513 129.5 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
  Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka posted the team totals of 513 and 713 for 9 declared in the first and second innings of the  just concluded Chittagong test between the two teams to provide the second occasion of rival teams posting a total of 500 plus runs in the first and second innings of a test in the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh test series. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 570/4d 135.0 1 v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
  Bangladesh 638 196.0 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 08 Mar 2013
               
2 Bangladesh 513 129.5 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
  Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

 

Teams posting a team total of 700 plus runs in a test innings

Teams posting a team total of 700 plus runs in a test innings

Sri Lanka posted a team  total of 713 for 9 declared against Bangladesh at Chittagong in the recently concluded test to provide the 23rd occasion of a team posting a total of 700 plus runs  in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
2 England 903/7d 335.2 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
3 England 849 258.2 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 West Indies 790/3d 208.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958
5 Pakistan 765/6d 248.5 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
6 Sri Lanka 760/7d 202.4 2 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
7 India 759/7d 190.4 2 v England Chennai 16 Dec 2016
8 Australia 758/8d 245.4 2 v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955
9 Sri Lanka 756/5d 185.1 2 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
10 West Indies 751/5d 202.0 1 v England St John’s 10 Apr 2004
11 West Indies 749/9d 194.4 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
12 West Indies 747 235.2 2 v South Africa St John’s 29 Apr 2005
13 Australia 735/6d 146.3 1 v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
14 Sri Lanka 730/6d 187.5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
15 Australia 729/6d 232.0 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
16 India 726/9d 163.3 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 2 Dec 2009
17 Sri Lanka 713/3d 165.3 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
18 Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018
19 England 710/7d 188.1 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
20 Pakistan 708 220.3 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
21 India 707 225.2 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
22 India 705/7d 187.3 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
23 Australia 701 171.2 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934

Sri Lanka posted a team  total of 713 for 9 declared against Bangladesh at Chittagong in the recently concluded test to provide the sixth occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 700 plus runs  in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Sri Lanka is the only team to post 700 plus runs in an innings on six occasions and  thus  own  the record for posting 700 plus runs on most occasions.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka 952/6d 271.0 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
2 Sri Lanka 760/7d 202.4 2 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
3 Sri Lanka 756/5d 185.1 2 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
4 Sri Lanka 730/6d 187.5 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Jan 2014
5 Sri Lanka 713/3d 165.3 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
6 Sri Lanka 713/9d 199.3 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 31 Jan 2018

 

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Taijul Islam of Bangladesh returned with figures of four for 219 against Sri Lanka at Chittagong to provide the 32nd occasion of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Taijil Islam became the first Bangladesh bowler to leak 200 plus runs in a test innings.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 Win Eng Kingston Apr 1930
2 IAR Peebles 71.0 8 204 6 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1930
3 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1938
4 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
5 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar 1953
6 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
7 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
8 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 Pak Ind Chennai Jan 1961
9 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 Ind Eng Lord’s Jun 1974
10 N Kapil Dev 38.4 3 220 7 Ind Pak Faisalabad Jan 1983
11 IT Botham 52.0 7 217 3 Eng Pak The Oval Aug 1987
12 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1989
13 M Muralitharan 54.0 3 224 2 Srl Aus Perth Dec 1995
14 PA Strang 69.0 12 212 5 Zim Pak Sheikhupura Oct 1996
15 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
16 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
17 DL Vettori 57.0 5 200 4 NZl Ind Ahmedabad Oct 1999
18 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 3 237 3 Pak SAF Cape Town Jan 2003
19 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 Win Aus Bridgetown May 2003
20 B Lee 39.3 5 201 4 Aus Ind Sydney Jan 2004
21 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 4 204 1 Pak Ind Multan Mar 2004
22 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006
23 PL Harris 53.1 6 203 3 SAF Ind Chennai Mar 2008
24 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 Aus Ind Nagpur Nov 2008
25 A Mishra 58.0 6 203 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad Nov 2009
26 HMRKB Herath 53.3 2 240 3 Srl Ind Mum-BS Dec 2009
27 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010
28 NM Lyon 47.0 1 215 3 Aus Ind Chennai Feb 2013
29 Yasir Shah 54.0 6 213 1 Pak Eng Manchester Jul 2016
30 Yasir Shah 41.0 2 207 3 Pak Aus Melbourne Dec 2016
31 MDK Perera 45.0 2 202 3 Srl Ind Nagpur Nov 2017
32 Taijul Islam 67.3 13 219 4 Ban Srl Chittagong Jan 2018

Taijul Islam of Bangladesh returned with figures of four for 219 against Sri Lanka at Chittagong to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
3 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006
4 A Mishra 58.0 6 203 1 Ind Srl Ahmedabad Nov 2009
5 Taijul Islam 67.3 13 219 4 Ban Srl Chittagong Jan 2018

MH Mankad. Saqlain Mushtaq and Yasir Shah are  the three  bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
2 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar 1953
                   
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 3 237 3 Pak SAF Cape Town Jan 2003
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 4 204 1 Pak Ind Multan Mar 2004
                   
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 6 213 1 Pak Eng Manchester Jul 2016
2 Yasir Shah 41.0 2 207 3 Pak Aus Melbourne Dec 2016

OAC Banks, JJ Kreza and S Randiv are the three bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in an innings on their test debut. The bowling figures of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 Win Aus Bridgetown May 2003
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 Aus Ind Nagpur Nov 2008
3 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010

The following table lists the two occasions of two bowlers conceding  200 plus runs  in  an innings. Fazal Mahmood and  Khan Mohammad  of Pakistan conceded   247 and 259 runs respectively against  West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1958. RK Chauhan and A Kumble conceded 276 and 223  runs respectively against Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Aug 1997.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
2 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
                   
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997

There are eleven occasions of a bowler bowling seventy plus overs and conceding 200 plus runs in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1938
2 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
3 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 Pak Ind Chennai Jan 1961
4 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 Ind Win Kingston Mar1953
5 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 Win Eng Kingston Apr 1930
6 RK Chauhan 78.0 8 276 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
7 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 Ind Win Mum-BS Dec 1948
8 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC Jul 2010
9 A Kumble 72.0 7 223 1 Ind Srl Col-RPS Aug 1997
10 IAR Peebles 71.0 8 204 6 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1930
11 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 NZl Pak Auckland Feb 1989

Khan Mohammad of Pakistan and N Boje of South Africa are the two bowlers to concede 200 plus runs without capturing a wicket.  Both the occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 Khan Mohammad 54.0 5 259 0 Pak Win Kingston Feb 1958
2 N Boje 65.0 5 221 0 SAF Srl Col-SSC Jul 2006

 

Wicket keeper batsmen dismissed first ball for a duck in the fourth innings of a test

Wicket keeper batsmen dismissed first ball for a duck in the fourth innings of a test

Q de Kock of South Africa collected the first ball duck against India at Johannesburg in the fourth innings of the test to provide the 20th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AFA Lilley 0 1 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 05 Mar 1904
2 WAS Oldfield 0 1 4 Aus Win Sydney 27 Feb 1931
3 LEG Ames 0 1 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
4 JM Parks 0 1 4 Eng Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
5 WK Lees 0 1 4 NZl Eng Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
6 WK Lees 0 1 4 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
7 KS More 0 1 4 Ind Aus Chennai 18 Sep 1986
8 IA Healy 0 1 4 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
9 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 RD Jacobs 0 1 4 Win Pak Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
11 AJ Stewart 0 1 4 Eng Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
12 RD Jacobs 0 1 4 Win Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
13 KC Sangakkara 0 1 4 Srl Win Colombo (SSC) 13 Jul 2005
14 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus SAF Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
15 HAPW Jayawardene 0 1 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
16 Kamran Akmal 0 1 4 Pak Ind Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
17 MS Dhoni 0 1 4 Ind Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
18 BJ Watling 0 1 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
19 SO Dowrich 0 1 4 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
20 Q de Kock 0 1 4 SAF Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018

AC Gilchirst, RD Jacoba and WK Lees are the three wicket keeper batsmen to collect the first ball duck in the fourth innings of a test on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus SAF Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
                 
1 RD Jacobs 0 1 4 Win Pak Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
2 RD Jacobs 0 1 4 Win Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
                 
1 WK Lees 0 1 4 NZl Eng Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
2 WK Lees 0 1 4 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980

 

Wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a test innings against India

Wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a test innings against India

Q de Kock of South Africa collected the first ball duck against India at Johannesburg in the fourth innings of the test to provide the 12th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first  ball duck  in a test innings against India  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KJ Wright 0 1 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
2 IDS Smith 0 1 3 NZl Ind Hyd-LBS 02 Dec 1988
3 AJ Stewart 0 1 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
4 RJ Blakey 0 1 3 Aus Ind Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
5 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
6 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
7 RD Jacobs 0 1 3 Win Ind Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
8 Kamran Akmal 0 1 4 Pak Ind Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
9 HAPW Jayawardene 0 1 3 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 03 Aug 2010
10 MV Boucher 0 1 1 SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
11 Q de Kock 0 1 1 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018
12 Q de Kock 0 1 4 SAF Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018

AC Gilchrist and  Q de Kock are the two wicketkeepers to collect the first ball duck on two occasions against India. AC Gilchrist collected the first ball duck in both innings at Kolkata in Mar  2001

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 AC Gilchrist 0 1 4 Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
                 
1 Q de Kock 0 1 1 SAF Ind Centurion 13 Jan 2018
2 Q de Kock 0 1 4 SAF Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
South African wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a test innings

South African wicket keeper batsmen collecting the first ball duck in a test innings

Q de Kock of South Africa collected the first ball duck against India at Johannesburg in the fourth innings of the test to provide the 129th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman suffering from such an ignominy. It also provides the 13th occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first  ball duck  in a test innings.   All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 FW Smith 0 1 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 TA Ward 0 1 2 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
3 TA Ward 0 1 3 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
4 WW Wade 0 1 2 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
5 JHB Waite 0 1 1 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
6 JHB Waite 0 1 1 v New Zealand Johannesburg 24 Dec 1953
7 DJ Richardson 0 1 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
8 DJ Richardson 0 1 3 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
9 DJ Richardson 0 1 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
10 MV Boucher 0 1 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
11 MV Boucher 0 1 1 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
12 Q de Kock 0 1 1 v India Centurion 13 Jan 2018
13 Q de Kock 0 1 4 v India Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018

It also provides the third occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck against India. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MV Boucher 0 1 1 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
2 Q de Kock 0 1 1 v India Centurion 13 Jan 2018
3 Q de Kock 0 1 4 v India Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018

TA Ward {02}, JHB Waite {02}, DJ Richardson {03}, MV Boucher {02}  and Q de Kock {02} are the five South African wicketkeepers to collect the first ball duck on two or more occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TA Ward 0 1 2 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
2 TA Ward 0 1 3 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
               
1 JHB Waite 0 1 1 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
2 JHB Waite 0 1 1 v New Zealand Johannesburg 24 Dec 1953
               
1 DJ Richardson 0 1 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
2 DJ Richardson 0 1 3 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
3 DJ Richardson 0 1 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
               
1 MV Boucher 0 1 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
2 MV Boucher 0 1 1 v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
               
1 Q de Kock 0 1 1 v India Centurion 13 Jan 2018
2 Q de Kock 0 1 4 v India Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018

TA Ward and DJ Richardson are the two South African wicket keepers to be dismissed first all in both innings of the test.

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TA Ward 0 1 2 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
2 TA Ward 0 1 3 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
               
1 DJ Richardson 0 1 1 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
2 DJ Richardson 0 1 3 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995