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England cricketers scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in a test – BA Stokes joins the list

England cricketers scoring a fifty and capturing five or more wickets in a test – BA Stokes joins the list

BA Stokes scored 60 and captured 6 for 22 against West Indies at Lord’s to provide  the 45th occasion of an England cricketer performing an all round performance of scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 W Bates 55 – 14 102 Eng Aus Melbourne 19 Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 58 – 6 31 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
3 W Flowers – 56 5 46 Eng Aus Sydney 20 Feb 1885
4 W Barnes 62 – 5 32 Eng Aus The Oval 13 Aug 1888
5 GH Hirst – 58* 5 77 Eng Aus The Oval 11 Aug 1902
6 Hon.FS Jackson – 82* 5 52 Eng Aus Nottingham 29 May 1905
7 FR Foster 56 – 5 92 Eng Aus Sydney 15 Dec 1911
8 FR Foster 71 – 5 36 Eng Aus Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
9 FE Woolley 62 – 10 49 Eng Aus The Oval 19 Aug 1912
10 PGH Fender – 59 5 122 Eng Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
11 WR Hammond 51 – 5 36 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
12 H Larwood 70 – 6 32 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
13 G Geary 66 – 5 35 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1928
14 GOB Allen – 68 5 36 Eng Aus Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
15 DCS Compton – 51* 5 70 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1949
16 TE Bailey 72* – 6 84 Eng NZl Manchester 23 Jul 1949
17 GG Arnold 59 – 5 58 Eng Pak The Oval 24 Aug 1967
18 P Lever 88* – 5 70 Eng Ind Manchester 05 Aug 1971
19 AW Greig – 67 5 24 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1972
20 AW Greig 148 – 6 164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
21 AW Greig 51 – 10 149 Eng NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
22 JK Lever 53 – 7 46 Eng Ind Delhi 17 Dec 1976
23 IT Botham 103 – 5 73 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
24 IT Botham 53 – 5 109 Eng NZl Auckland 04 Mar 1978
25 IT Botham 108 – 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
26 IT Botham 114 – 13 106 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
27 IT Botham 50 149* 6 95 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
28 IT Botham 67 – 5 46 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
29 IT Botham 57 – 5 74 Eng Pak Leeds 26 Aug 1982
30 IT Botham 138 – 5 59 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
31 IT Botham – 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
32 IT Botham – 54 5 72 Eng Win The Oval 09 Aug 1984
33 IT Botham – 85 5 109 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
34 JE Emburey 69 – 7 78 Eng Aus Sydney 10 Jan 1987
35 CC Lewis – 65 6 111 Eng Win Birmingham 25 Jul 1991
36 PAJ DeFreitas 51* – 5 71 Eng NZl Nottingham 02 Jun 1994
37 D Gough 51 – 6 49 Eng Aus Sydney 01 Jan 1995
38 A Flintoff 72 – 5 78 Eng Aus The Oval 08 Sep 2005
39 SCJ Broad – 61 6 91 Eng Aus Leeds 07 Aug 2009
40 GP Swann 85 – 5 110 Eng SAF Centurion 16 Dec 2009
41 SCJ Broad 64 – 6 46 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
42 TT Bresnan – 90 5 48 Eng Ind Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
43 MM Ali 87 – 6 53 Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul 2017
44 MM Ali – 75* 5 69 Eng SAF Manchester 04 Aug 2017
45 BA Stokes 60   6 22 Eng Win Lord’s 07 Aug 2017

 

BA Stokes scored 60 and captured 6 for 22 against West Indies at Lord’s to provide  the 23rd occasion of a cricketer performing an all round performance of scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets against West Indies in a test. All such occasions are listed below

 

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KR Miller – 69 5 26 Aus Win Sydney 25 Jan 1952
2 KR Miller 109 – 6 107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
3 AK Davidson – 80 11 222 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
4 R Benaud 77 – 5 96 Aus Win Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
5 KD Walters 81 – 5 66 Aus Win Georgetown 06 Apr 1973
6 AW Greig 148 – 6 164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
7 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 56 5 28 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
8 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11 102 NZl Win Dunedin 08 Feb 1980
9 IT Botham – 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
10 IT Botham – 54 5 72 Eng Win The Oval 09 Aug 1984
11 Wasim Akram – 66 6 91 Pak Win Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
12 AR Border 75 – 7 46 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1989
13 CC Lewis – 65 6 111 Eng Win Birmingham 25 Jul 1991
14 MG Bevan 85* – 6 82 Aus Win Adelaide 25 Jan 1997
15 JH Kallis 110 88* 5 90 SAF Win Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
16 CL Cairns 72 – 7 27 NZl Win Hamilton 16 Dec 1999
17 WPUJC Vaas 54* – 5 61 Srl Win Providence 22 Mar 2008
18 B Lee 63* – 5 59 Aus Win North Sound 30 May 2008
19 Shakib Al Hasan – 96* 5 70 Ban Win St George’s 17 Jul 2009
20 Shakib Al Hasan 73 55 5 63 Ban Win Dhaka 29 Oct 2011
21 R Ashwin 103 – 5 156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
22 R Ashwin 113 – 7 83 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
23 BA Stokes 60   6 22 Eng Win Lord’s 07 Aug 2017

 

BA Stokes scored 60 and captured 6 for 22 against West Indies at Lord’s to provide  the 23rd occasion of a cricketer performing an all round performance of scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Wkts Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Lyons 55 – 5 30 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
2 L Amarnath – 50 5 118 Ind Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
3 MH Mankad 72 184 5 196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 RR Lindwall – 50 5 66 Aus Eng Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
5 IT Botham 108 – 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
6 IT Botham 67 – 5 46 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
7 N Kapil Dev – 89 5 125 Ind Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
8 IT Botham – 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
9 IT Botham – 85 5 109 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
10 RJ Ratnayake 52 – 5 69 Srl Eng Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
11 J Nash 56 – 11 169 NZl Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
12 VD Philander 61 – 5 30 SAF Eng Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
13 B Kumar – 52 6 82 Ind Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
14 MM Ali 87 – 6 53 Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul 2017
15 BA Stokes 60   6 22 Eng Win Lord’s 07 Aug 2017

 

BA Stokes scored 60 and captured 6 for 22 against West Indies at Lord’s to provide the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing an all round performance of scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI W Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IT Botham 108 – 8 34 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
2 IT Botham 67 – 5 46 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
3 IT Botham – 81 8 103 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
4 IT Botham – 85 5 109 Eng Aus Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
5 MM Ali 87 – 6 53 Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul 2017
6 BA Stokes 60   6 22 Eng Win Lord’s 07 Aug 2017

 

Australian bowlers capturing 13 or more wickets in test – NM Lyon joins the elite list

Australian bowlers capturing 13 or more wickets in test – NM Lyon joins the elite list

NM Lyon of Australia captured 13 wickets conceding 154 runs against Bangladesh at Chittagong to provide the 55th occasion of a bowler capturing 13 or more wickets in a test. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian bowler accomplishing such a feat in tests. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 FR Spofforth 60.0×4 25 110 13 v England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 FR Spofforth 64.3x 33 90 14 v England The Oval 28 Aug 1882
3 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 AA Mailey 76.2 9 236 13 v England Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
5 CV Grimmett 96.2 28 199 14 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
6 CV Grimmett 93.0 41 173 13 v South Africa Durban 28 Feb 1936
7 RAL Massie 60.1 16 137 16 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1972
8 MG Hughes 73.1 16 217 13 v West Indies Perth 02 Dec 1988
9 BA Reid 61.0 20 148 13 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
10 NM Lyon 69.2 18 154 13 v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Sep 2017

 

NM Lyon became the fifth bowler to capture 12 or more wickets in a test against Bangladesh and  is the  first bowler to capture 13 wickets  in a test against Bangladesh. M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka had the previous best figures of 12 for 82 against Bangladesh – the effort coming at Kandy in Jul 2007

 

No Player O M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NM Lyon 69.2 18 154 13 Aus Ban Chittagong 04 Sep 2017
2 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 082 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
3 Danish Kaneria 28.0 06 094 12 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
4 HMRKB Herath 64.3 15 157 12 Srl Ban Colombo (RPS) 16 Mar 2013
5 DL Vettori 60.4 21 170 12 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004

 

Australian batsmen’s fourth innings test centuries in a losing cause

Australian batsmen’s fourth innings test centuries in a losing cause

DA Warner of Australia scored 112 in the fourth innings of Dhaka test against Bangladesh which went in vain. DA Warner’s century provides the 74th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century in a losing cause and also provides the ninth occasion of an Australian batsman’s fourth innings century going in vain. All the nine occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 131 4 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
2 AR Border 105 4 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
3 GN Yallop 114 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
4 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
5 MJ Clarke 136 4 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
6 MEK Hussey 121 4 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2009
7 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
8 CJL Rogers 107 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
9 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017

 

AR Border and DA Warner are the two Australian batsmen who have witnessed two fourth innings centuries go in vain. The centuries by these two batsmen are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 AR Border 105 4 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
  2 AR Border 123* 4 v England Manchester 13 Aug 1981
               
2 1 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
  2 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017

 

Opening batsman scoring a century and a ninety in a test – KG Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

Opening batsman scoring a century and a ninety in a test – KG Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the 22nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
2 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 MC Cowdrey 114 97 Eng Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
4 G Boycott 99 112 Eng Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
5 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
6 Mohsin Khan 94 101* Pak Ind Lahore 10 Dec 1982
7 Saeed Anwar 94 136 Pak Srl Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
8 MA Atherton 94* 118 Eng NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
9 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
10 MH Richardson 93 101 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
11 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
12 AJ Strauss 126 94* Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
13 HH Gibbs 161 98 SAF Eng Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
14 AB de Villiers 92 109 SAF Eng Centurion 21 Jan 2005
15 ND McKenzie 94 155* SAF Ind Chennai 26 Mar 2008
16 G Gambhir 179 97 Ind Eng Mohali 19 Dec 2008
17 AN Cook 94 139* Eng Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
18 TM Dilshan 92 123* Srl NZl Galle 18 Aug 2009
19 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
20 AN Cook 96 106 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
21 Mohammad Hafeez 96 101* Pak NZl Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
22 KC Brathwaite 134 95 Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an West Indies opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. CG Greenidge was the other batsman to accomplish such a feat. He had scored 93 and 107 against India  at Bangalore in Nov 1974. Both such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
2 KC Brathwaite 134 95 Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the fifth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against Englan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 SAF Eng Durban 03 Mar 1939
2 MH Richardson 93 101 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
3 HH Gibbs 161 98 SAF Eng Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
4 AB de Villiers 92 109 SAF Eng Centurion 21 Jan 2005
5 G Gambhir 179 97 Ind Eng Mohali 19 Dec 2008
6 KC Brathwaite 134 95 Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against England in England in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Richardson 93 101 NZl Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
2 KC Brathwaite 134 95 Win Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017

AN Cook of England is the only opening batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score a ninety and a hundred on two occasions. His performance is listed below

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
2 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s

03 Jun 2011

 

Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in a test – KG Brathwaite’s feat at Leeds provides the 50th occasion

Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in a test – KG Brathwaite’s feat at Leeds provides the 50th occasion

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Mon/Year
1 PA Gibb 93 106 England v South Africa Johannesburg Dec 1938
2 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 South Africa v England Durban Mar 1939
3 CG Borde 109 96 India v West Indies Delhi Feb 1959
4 MC Cowdrey 114 97 England v West Indies Kingston Feb 1960
5 KF Barrington 101 94 England v Australia Sydney Feb 1963
6 Hanif Mohammad 104 93 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne Dec 1964
7 RM Cowper 92 108 Australia v India Adelaide Dec 1967
8 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown Mar 1968
9 SM Nurse 95 168 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland Feb 1969
10 APE Knott 101 96 England v New Zealand Auckland Mar 1971
11 G Boycott 99 112 England v West Indies Port of Spain Mar 1974
12 CG Greenidge 93 107 West Indies v India Bangalore Nov 1974
13 M Amarnath 90 100 India v Australia Perth Dec 1977
14 PM Toohey 122 97 Australia v West Indies Kingston Apr 1978
15 Zaheer Abbas 176 96 Pakistan v India Faisalabad Oct 1978
16 Mohsin Khan 94 101* Pakistan v India Lahore Dec 1982
17 AR Border 98* 100* Australia v West Indies Port of Spain Mar 1984
18 LRD Mendis 111 94 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s Aug 1984
19 PA de Silva 96 123 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Auckland Mar 1991
20 Saeed Anwar 94 136 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) Aug 1994
21 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch Feb 1997
22 MA Taylor 334* 92 Australia v Pakistan Peshawar Oct 1998
23 Younis Khan 91 149* Pakistan v New Zealand Auckland Mar 2001
24 BC Lara 91 122 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain Apr 2003
25 JH Kallis 92 150* South Africa v New Zealand Hamilton Mar 2004
26 MH Richardson 93 101 New Zealand v England Lord’s May 2004
27 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s Jul 2004
28 DR Martyn 114 97 Australia v India Nagpur Oct 2004
29 JL Langer 191 97 Australia v Pakistan Perth Dec 2004
30 AJ Strauss 126 94* England v South Africa Port Elizabeth Dec 2004
31 HH Gibbs 161 98 South Africa v England Johannesburg Jan 2005
32 AB de Villiers 92 109 South Africa v England Centurion Jan 2005
33 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown May 2005
34 KC Sangakkara 92 152 Sri Lanka v England Kandy Dec 2007
35 SC Ganguly 239 91 India v Pakistan Bangalore Dec 2007
36 ND McKenzie 94 155* South Africa v India Chennai Mar 2008
37 G Gambhir 179 97 India v England Mohali Dec 2008
38 RT Ponting 101 99 Australia v South Africa Melbourne Dec 2008
39 RR Sarwan 94 106 West Indies v England St John’s Feb 2009
40 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown Feb 2009
41 TM Dilshan 92 123* Sri Lanka v New Zealand Galle Aug 2009
42 SR Watson 93 120* Australia v Pakistan Melbourne Dec 2009
43 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s Jun 2011
44 MEK Hussey 118 93 Australia v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) Sep 2011
45 V Kohli 119 96 India v South Africa Johannesburg Dec 2013
46 AD Mathews 91 157* Sri Lanka v Pakistan Abu Dhabi Dec 2013
47 Mohammad Hafeez 96 101* Pakistan v New Zealand Abu Dhabi Nov 2014
48 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s May 2015
49 HM Amla 109 96 South Africa v England Centurion Jan 2016
50 KG Brathwaite 134 95 West Indies v England Leeds Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the eighth  occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Mpn/Year
1 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown Mar 1968
2 SM Nurse 95 168 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland Feb 1969
3 CG Greenidge 93 107 West Indies v India Bangalore Nov 1974
4 BC Lara 91 122 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain Apr 2003
5 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s Jul 2004
6 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown May 2005
7 RR Sarwan 94 106 West Indies v England St John’s Feb 2009
8 KG Brathwaite 134 95 West Indies v England Leeds Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against England in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Mon/Year
1 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown Mar 1968
2 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s Jul 2004
3 RR Sarwan 94 106 West Indies v England St John’s Feb 2009
4 KG Brathwaite 134 95 West Indies v England Leeds Aug 2017

KG Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 and 95 in the just concluded test against England at Leeds to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against England in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Mon/Year
1 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 South Africa v England Durban Mar 1939
2 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown Mar 1968
3 LRD Mendis 111 94 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s Aug 1984
4 MH Richardson 93 101 New Zealand v England Lord’s May 2004
5 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s Jul 2004
6 HH Gibbs 161 98 South Africa v England Johannesburg Jan 2005
7 AB de Villiers 92 109 South Africa v England Centurion Jan 2005
8 KC Sangakkara 92 152 Sri Lanka v England Kandy Dec 2007
9 G Gambhir 179 97 India v England Mohali Dec 2008
10 RR Sarwan 94 106 West Indies v England St John’s Feb 2009
11 HM Amla 109 96 South Africa v England Centurion Jan 2016
12 KG Brathwaite 134 95 West Indies v England Leeds Aug 2017

AN Cook of England and S Chanderpaul of West Indies are the two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score a ninety and a hundred on two occasions. Their performance is listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Mon/Year
1 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown Feb 2009
2 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s Jun 2011
               
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown May 2005
Centuries in both innings of a test – SD Hope of West Indies joins the list

Centuries in both innings of a test – SD Hope of West Indies joins the list

SD Hope  of West Indies scored 147 and 118 not out in  the just concluded test against England at Leeds to  provide the 82nd occasion of a batsman scoring centuries  in each innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first such instance in a test at Leeds.

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 W Bardsley 136 130 Australia v England The Oval 09 Aug 1909
2 CAG Russell 140 111 England v South Africa Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 H Sutcliffe 176 127 England v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
4 WR Hammond 119* 177 England v Australia Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 H Sutcliffe 104 109* England v South Africa The Oval 17 Aug 1929
6 GA Headley 114 112 West Indies v England Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
7 E Paynter 117 100 England v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
8 GA Headley 106 107 West Indies v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
9 DCS Compton 147 103* England v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
10 AR Morris 122 124* Australia v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
11 A Melville 189 104* South Africa v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
12 B Mitchell 120 189* South Africa v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
13 DG Bradman 132 127* Australia v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
14 VS Hazare 116 145 India v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
15 ED Weekes 162 101 West Indies v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
16 J Moroney 118 101* Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
17 CL Walcott 126 110 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
18 CL Walcott 155 110 West Indies v Australia Kingston 11 Jun 1955
19 GS Sobers 125 109* West Indies v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
20 RB Kanhai 117 115 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
21 Hanif Mohammad 111 104 Pakistan v England Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
22 RB Simpson 153 115 Australia v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
23 KD Walters 242 103 Australia v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
24 SM Gavaskar 124 220 India v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
25 LG Rowe 214 100* West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 16 Feb 1972
26 GS Chappell 247* 133 Australia v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
27 IM Chappell 145 121 Australia v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
28 GM Turner 101 110* New Zealand v Australia Christchurch 8 Mar 1974
29 GS Chappell 123 109* Australia v West Indies Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
30 CG Greenidge 134 101 West Indies v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
31 GP Howarth 122 102 New Zealand v England Auckland 04 Mar 1978
32 SM Gavaskar 111 137 India v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
33 SM Gavaskar 107 182* India v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
34 AR Border 150* 153 Australia v Pakistan Lahore 18 Mar 1980
35 LRD Mendis 105 105 Sri Lanka v India Chennai 17 Sep 1982
36 Javed Miandad 104 103* Pakistan v New Zealand Hyd-Pak 25 Nov 1984
37 AR Border 140 114* Australia v New Zealand Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
38 DM Jones 116 121* Australia v Pakistan Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
39 GA Gooch 333 123 England v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
40 AP Gurusinha 119 102 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
41 AH Jones 122 100* New Zealand v Sri Lanka Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
42 AJ Stewart 118 143 England v West Indies Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
43 G Kirsten 102 133 South Africa v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
44 PA de Silva 138* 103* Sri Lanka v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
45 SR Waugh 108 116 Australia v England Manchester 03 Jul 1997
46 PA de Silva 146 120 Sri Lanka v India Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
47 GW Flower 104 151 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Harare 18 Sep 1997
48 R Dravid 190 103* India v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
49 W Wasti 133 121* Pakistan v Sri Lanka Lahore 04 Mar 1999
50 A Flower 142 199* Zimbabwe v South Africa Harare 07 Sep 2001
51 BC Lara 221 130 West Indies v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
52 ML Hayden 197 103 Australia v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
53 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pakistan v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
54 ML Hayden 117 132 Australia v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
55 MP Vaughan 103 101* England v West Indies Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
56 ME Trescothick 105 107 England v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
57 R Dravid 110 135 India v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
58 RT Ponting 149 104* Australia v West Indies Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
59 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 100* Pakistan v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
60 RT Ponting 120 143* Australia v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
61 RT Ponting 103 116 Australia v South Africa Durban 24 Mar 2006
62 Mohammad Yousuf 102 124 Pakistan v West Indies Karachi 27 Nov 2006
63 JH Kallis 155 100* South Africa v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
64 AJ Strauss 123 108 England v India Chennai 11 Dec 2008
65 TM Dilshan 162 143 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
66 PJ Hughes 115 160 Australia v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
67 HM Amla 114 123* South Africa v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
68 JH Kallis 161 109* South Africa v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
79 KOA Powell 117 110 West Indies v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
70 KC Sangakkara 142 105 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Galle 08 Mar 2013
71 PG Fulton 136 110 New Zealand v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
72 BRM Taylor 171 102* Zimbabwe v Bangladesh Harare 17 Apr 2013
73 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
74 DA Warner 135 145 Australia v South Africa Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
75 Younis Khan 106 103* Pakistan v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
76 Azhar Ali 109 100* Pakistan v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
77 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pakistan v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
78 V Kohli 115 141 India v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
79 DA Warner 145 102 Australia v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
80 DA Warner 163 116 Australia v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
81 AM Rahane 127 100* India v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
82 SD Hope 147 118* West Indies v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

SD Hope’s feat of scoring twin centuries in a test provides the twelfth   occasion of a West Indian batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulate d below.

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GA Headley 114 112 West Indies v England Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
2 GA Headley 106 107 West Indies v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
3 ED Weekes 162 101 West Indies v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
4 CL Walcott 126 110 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
5 CL Walcott 155 110 West Indies v Australia Kingston 11 Jun 1955
6 GS Sobers 125 109* West Indies v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
7 RB Kanhai 117 115 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
8 LG Rowe 214 100* West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 16 Feb 1972
9 CG Greenidge 134 101 West Indies v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
10 BC Lara 221 130 West Indies v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
11 KOA Powell 117 110 West Indies v Bangladesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
12 SD Hope 147 118* West Indies v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

SD Hope became the second West Indian bastman to score twin centuries in a test against  England and his feat provides the third such occasion. The last occasion when a West Indian batsman performed the feat of scoring centuries in both innings of a test  against England was GA Headley in Jun 1939. He had scored 106 and 107 at Lord’s. Thus it took 78 years for another West Indian batsman to score twin centuries  in a test against England

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GA Headley 114 112 West Indies v England Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
2 GA Headley 106 107 West Indies v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
3 SD Hope 147 118* West Indies v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

SD Hope became the second West Indian bastman to score twin centuries in a test against England in England . The first such  occasion  when a West Indian batsman performed the feat of scoring centuries in both innings of a test against England in England was GA Headley in Jun 1939. He had scored 106 and 107 at Lord’s.

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GA Headley 106 107 West Indies v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
2 SD Hope 147 118* West Indies v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

 

SD Hope’s feat of  scoring twin centuries  in a test provides the 14th occasion of a batsman performing  such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 W Bardsley 136 130 Australia v England The Oval 09 Aug 1909
2 GA Headley 114 112 West Indies v England Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
3 GA Headley 106 107 West Indies v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
4 AR Morris 122 124* Australia v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
5 A Melville 189 104* South Africa v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
6 B Mitchell 120 189* South Africa v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
7 Hanif Mohammad 111 104 Pakistan v England Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
8 CG Greenidge 134 101 West Indies v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
9 GP Howarth 122 102 New Zealand v England Auckland 04 Mar 1978
10 SR Waugh 108 116 Australia v England Manchester 03 Jul 1997
11 ML Hayden 197 103 Australia v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
12 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 100* Pakistan v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
13 PG Fulton 136 110 New Zealand v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
14 SD Hope 147 118* West Indies v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

The following table list the seven batsmen who have scored a double century and a century in a test. There are seven such occasions which includes two occasions of a batsman scoring a treble century and a century in a test – GA Gooch and  KS Sangakkara. The list includes the Indian legend SM Gavaskar who had scored 124 and 220 against West Indies at Port of Spain in Apr 1971. It is interesting to note that SM Gavaskar is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century in the first innings and a double century in the second innings of a test.

 

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 KD Walters 242 103 Australia v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
2 SM Gavaskar 124 220 India v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
3 LG Rowe 214 100* West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 16 Feb 1972
4 GS Chappell 247* 133 Australia v New Zealand Wellington 01 Mar 1974
5 GA Gooch 333 123 England v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
6 BC Lara 221 130 West Indies v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
7 KC Sangakkara 319 105 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chittagong 04 Feb 2014

 

 

West Indies opening batsmen scoring a century against England – KC Brathwaite scores 134 at Leeds

West Indies opening batsmen scoring a century against England – KC Brathwaite scores 134 at Leeds

KC  Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to  provide the 37th occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a century against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Roach 122 1 v England Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
2 CA Roach 209 1 v England Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
3 IM Barrow 105 1 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1933
4 GM Carew 107 2 v England Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
5 AG Ganteaume 112 2 v England Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
6 AF Rae 106 1 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
7 AF Rae 109 1 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1950
8 JKC Holt 166 3 v England Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
9 FMM Worrell 191* 2 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
10 CC Hunte 182 1 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1963
11 CC Hunte 108* 4 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1963
12 CC Hunte 135 1 v England Manchester 02 Jun 1966
13 RC Fredericks 150 1 v England Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
14 LG Rowe 120 2 v England Kingston 16 Feb 1974
15 LG Rowe 302 2 v England Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
16 LG Rowe 123 2 v England Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
17 RC Fredericks 138 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
18 CG Greenidge 134 1 v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
19 CG Greenidge 101 3 v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
20 RC Fredericks 109 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
21 CG Greenidge 115 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
22 DL Haynes 184 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1980
23 CG Greenidge 214* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
24 CG Greenidge 223 1 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1984
25 DL Haynes 125 3 v England The Oval 09 Aug 1984
26 DL Haynes 131 1 v England St John’s 11 Apr 1986
27 CG Greenidge 103 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
28 DL Haynes 109 3 v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
29 CG Greenidge 149 2 v England St John’s 12 Apr 1990
30 DL Haynes 167 2 v England St John’s 12 Apr 1990
31 CB Lambert 104 2 v England St John’s 20 Mar 1998
32 DS Smith 108 1 v England Kingston 11 Mar 2004
33 CH Gayle 105 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 2004
34 CH Gayle 104 2 v England Kingston 04 Feb 2009
35 CH Gayle 102 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
36 KC Brathwaite 116 3 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015
37 KC Brathwaite 134 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

KC  Brathwaite of West Indies scored 134 in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to  provide the 20th occasion of a West Indies opening batsman scoring a century against England in England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IM Barrow 105 1 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1933
2 AF Rae 106 1 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
3 AF Rae 109 1 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1950
4 FMM Worrell 191* 2 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
5 CC Hunte 182 1 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1963
6 CC Hunte 108* 4 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1963
7 CC Hunte 135 1 v England Manchester 02 Jun 1966
8 RC Fredericks 150 1 v England Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
9 RC Fredericks 138 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
10 CG Greenidge 134 1 v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
11 CG Greenidge 101 3 v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
12 RC Fredericks 109 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
13 CG Greenidge 115 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
14 DL Haynes 184 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1980
15 CG Greenidge 214* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
16 CG Greenidge 223 1 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1984
17 DL Haynes 125 3 v England The Oval 09 Aug 1984
18 CG Greenidge 103 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
19 CH Gayle 105 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 2004
20 KC Brathwaite 134 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

KC Brathwaite became the third West Indies opening batsman to score a century against England at Leeds. Others are RC Fredericks and CG Greenidge

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RC Fredericks 109 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
2 CG Greenidge 115 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976
3 KC Brathwaite 134 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

KC Brathwaite’s 134 represent the highest score by a West Indies opening batsman against England a Leeds. The previous best was CG Greenidge’s 115 in Jul 1976.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Brathwaite 134 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017
2 CG Greenidge 115 1 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976

 

KC Brathwaite’s 134 represent his highest score against England in a test innings. The previous best was 116 at St George’s in Apr 2015

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Brathwaite 134 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017
2 KC Brathwaite 116 3 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

200 plus runs partnerships by West Indies batsmen against England in a test innings – KJ Brathwaite and SD Hope add 246 runs for the fourth wicket at Leeds

200 plus runs partnerships by West Indies batsmen against England in a test innings – KJ Brathwaite and SD Hope add 246 runs for the fourth wicket at Leeds

KG Brathwaite and SD Hope of West Indies added 246 runs for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test against England at Leeds to provide the 73rd occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a two hundred plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test innings. It also provides the 29th such occasion against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Headley, RK Nunes 2 227 4 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 IM Barrow, GA Headley 2 200 1 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1933
3 GA Headley, JED Sealy 3 202 1 v England Kingston 14 Mar 1935
4 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 6 211 3 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
5 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 4 283 2 v England Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
6 JKC Holt, FMM Worrell 2 222 3 v England Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
7 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 3 338 1 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
8 GS Sobers, FMM Worrell 4 399 2 v England Bridgetown 06 Jan 1960
9 DAJ Holford, GS Sobers 6 274* 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
10 SM Nurse, GS Sobers 5 265 1 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
11 RB Kanhai, SM Nurse 3 273 1 v England Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
12 RB Kanhai, GS Sobers 4 250 1 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
13 AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd 4 208 1 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
14 RC Fredericks, LG Rowe 1 206 2 v England Kingston 16 Feb 1974
15 AI Kallicharran, LG Rowe 2 249 2 v England Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
16 AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards 3 303 1 v England Nottingham 03 Jun 1976
17 DL Haynes, IVA Richards 2 223 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1980
18 HA Gomes, IVA Richards 3 206 2 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1984
19 HA Gomes, CG Greenidge 2 287* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
20 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes 1 298 2 v England St John’s 12 Apr 1990
21 S Chanderpaul, BC Lara 5 219 1 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
22 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 232 1 v England St John’s 10 Apr 2004
23 RD Jacobs, BC Lara 6 282* 1 v England St John’s 10 Apr 2004
24 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 209 2 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
25 CH Gayle, RR Sarwan 2 202 2 v England Kingston 04 Feb 2009
26 D Ramdin, RR Sarwan 6 261 2 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
27 S Chanderpaul, BP Nash 5 234 2 v England Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
28 DJG Sammy, MN Samuels 7 204 1 v England Nottingham 25 May 2012
29 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

This partnership provides the fifth occasion of  West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth  wicket against England. All such occasions are listed below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 4 283 2 v England Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
2 GS Sobers, FMM Worrell 4 399 2 v England Bridgetown 06 Jan 1960
3 RB Kanhai, GS Sobers 4 250 1 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
4 AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd 4 208 1 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
5 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IM Barrow, GA Headley 2 200 1 v England Manchester 22 Jul 1933
2 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 6 211 3 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
3 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 4 283 2 v England Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
4 DAJ Holford, GS Sobers 6 274* 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
5 SM Nurse, GS Sobers 5 265 1 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd 4 208 1 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
7 AI Kallicharran, IVA Richards 3 303 1 v England Nottingham 03 Jun 1976
8 DL Haynes, IVA Richards 2 223 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1980
9 HA Gomes, IVA Richards 3 206 2 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1984
10 HA Gomes, CG Greenidge 2 287* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
11 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 209 2 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
12 DJG Sammy, MN Samuels 7 204 1 v England Nottingham 25 May 2012
13 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

It also provides the second occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership against England at Leeds. Prior to this SM Nurse and GS Sobers had added 265 runs for the fifth wicket in Aug 1966.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Nurse, GS Sobers 5 265 1 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
2 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

It also provides the first 200 plus runs partnership by West Indies batsmen for the fourth wicket against England at Leeds thus constitute a record partnership at Leeds. The previous best was 143 runs between RB Kanhai and GS Sobers in Jul 1963

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017
2 RB Kanhai, GS Sobers 4 143 1 v England Leeds 25 Jul 1963

It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket  on away soil. The last occasion when West Indies batsmen had posted a 200 plus runs partnership on away soil was against India at Bengaluru in Nov 1974, which incidentally was Bengaluru’s first ever test. Thus it took 42 years and nine months for the West Indies batsmen to post a 200 plus runs partnership on away soil.  All the six occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 v India Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 4 283 2 v England Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
3 BF Butcher, RB Kanhai 4 217 1 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
4 AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd 4 208 1 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
5 CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd 4 207 3 v India Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
6 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

It also provides the 13th occasion of West Indies batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GE Gomez, CL Walcott 4 267 1 v India Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 ED Weekes, FMM Worrell 4 283 2 v England Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
3 CL Walcott, FMM Worrell 4 213 2 v India Kingston 28 Mar 1953
4 BF Butcher, RB Kanhai 4 217 1 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
5 GS Sobers, FMM Worrell 4 399 2 v England Bridgetown 06 Jan 1960
6 RB Kanhai, GS Sobers 4 250 1 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
7 AI Kallicharran, CH Lloyd 4 208 1 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
8 CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd 4 207 3 v India Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
9 HA Gomes, CH Lloyd 4 237 2 v India Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
10 IVA Richards, RB Richardson 4 235 2 v India Kingston 28 Apr 1989
11 S Chanderpaul, WW Hinds 4 284 1 v South Africa Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
12 S Chanderpaul, BP Nash 4 220 2 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
13 KC Brathwaite, SD Hope 4 246 2 v England Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

JE Root emulates AB de Villiers to score a fifty in twelve consecutive test matches

JE Root emulates AB de Villiers to score a fifty in twelve consecutive test matches

JE Root of England scored 59 in the first innings of the ongoing Leeds test against West Indies to emulate AB de Villiers of South Africa who had scored fifty in twelve consecutive test matches. As on date AB de Villers and JE Root are the only two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to  score a fifty in twelve consecutive test matches. JE Root went past – IVA Richards of West Indies, G Gambhir of India, V Sehwag of India and Mominul Haque of Bangladesh who had scored a fifty in eleven consecutive tests – on his way to share the world record. The following table lists the performance of AB de Villiers and JE Root

Player Mat 1st 2nd Team Oppn Ground Match Date
AB de Villiers 12 4 169 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
    67 – SAF NZl Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
    51 – SAF NZl Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
    31 103* SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
    61 36 SAF Pak Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
    121 – SAF Pak Centurion 22 Feb 2013
    19 90 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
    164 – SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
    13 103 SAF Ind Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
    74 DNB SAF Ind Durban 26 Dec 2013
    91 48 SAF Aus Centurion 12 Feb 2014
    116 29 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
               
JE Root 12 56 1 Eng Ban Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
    124 4 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
    53 25 Eng Ind Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
    15 78 Eng Ind Mohali 26 Nov 2016
    21 77 Eng Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
    88 6 Eng Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016
    190 5 Eng SAF Lord’s 06 Jul 2017
    78 8 Eng SAF Nottingham 14 Jul 2017
    29 50 Eng SAF The Oval 27 Jul 2017
    52 49 Eng SAF Manchester 04 Aug 2017
    136 – Eng Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
    59 – Eng Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017

 

England batsmen and opening batsmen scoring double centuries against West Indies in a test innings

England batsmen and opening batsmen scoring double centuries against West Indies in a test innings

AN Cook’s 243 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Nottingham provided the eleventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

ENGLAND BATSMEN
No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 EH Hendren 205* 3 Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
2 A Sandham 325 1 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 L Hutton 202* 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
4 L Hutton 205 2 Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
5 PBH May 285* 3 Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
6 TW Graveney 258 1 Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
7 DL Amiss 262* 3 Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
8 DL Amiss 203 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
9 RWT Key 221 1 Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
10 KP Pietersen 226 1 Win Leeds 25 May 2007
11 AN Cook 243 1 Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
ENGLAND OPENING BATSMEN
No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 325 1 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 L Hutton 202* 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
3 L Hutton 205 2 Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
4 DL Amiss 262* 3 Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
5 DL Amiss 203 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
6 AN Cook 243 1 Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017