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South African wicket keepers scoring a century in a test innings

South African wicket keepers scoring a century in a test innings

Q de Kock scored 101 against Sri Lanka at Cape Town to  provide the 25th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in a test innings

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 101 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Cape Town to provide the 25th occasion of a South African wicket keeper scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. Q de Kock became the first wicket keeper batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 PW Sherwell 115 3 v England Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
2 WW Wade 125 1 v England Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1949
3 JHB Waite 113 2 v England Manchester 07 Jul 1955
4 JHB Waite 115 1 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
5 JHB Waite 134 2 v Australia Durban 24 Jan 1958
6 JHB Waite 101 1 v New Zealand Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
7 DT Lindsay 182 3 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
8 DT Lindsay 137 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1967
9 DT Lindsay 131 2 v Australia Johannesburg 03 Feb 1967
10 DJ Richardson 109 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
11 MV Boucher 100 1 v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
12 MV Boucher 125 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Nov 1999
13 MV Boucher 108 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
14 MV Boucher 122* 1 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
15 MV Boucher 117 2 v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008
16 AB de Villiers 169 3 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
17 AB de Villiers 103* 3 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
18 AB de Villiers 121 1 v Pakistan Centurion 22 Feb 2013
19 AB de Villiers 164 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
20 AB de Villiers 103 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
21 AB de Villiers 116 1 v Australia Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
22 AB de Villiers 148 2 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
23 Q de Kock 129* 1 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
24 Q de Kock 104 2 v Australia Hobart 12 Nov 2016
25 Q de Kock 101 1 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017

Q de Kock earned  the distinction of becoming the fourth South African wicket keeper to score a century in a “January Test” at Cape Town. Others are – DJ Richardson, MV Boucher and AB de Viilliers. The performance of these  four wicket keepers are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DJ Richardson 109 2 v New Zealand Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
2 MV Boucher 122* 1 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
3 AB de Villiers 148 2 v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2015
4 Q de Kock 101 1 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017

 

Both the Australian openers scoring centuries in the same test innings

Both the Australian openers scoring centuries in the same test innings

  MD Renshaw scored his maiden ton at Sydney. He was on 167 not out at the end of the first day

DA Warner exults after scoring his 18th test century at Sydney. He made 113 on the first day

DA Warner {113} and MD Renshaw {167 not out} scored centuries on the first day of the Sydney test between Australia and Pakistan to provide the 21st occasion of both Australian openers scoring centuries in a test. The complete list is furnished below. They also became the first Australian pair to accomplish the feat against Pakistan.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WA Brown 121 1 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
  JHW Fingleton 112 1 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
             
2 AR Morris 111 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
  J Moroney 118 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
             
3 CC McDonald 110 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
  AR Morris 111 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
             
4 WM Lawry 106 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  RB Simpson 311 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
             
5 WM Lawry 210 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
  RB Simpson 201 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
             
6 RB Simpson 225 2 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
  WM Lawry 119 2 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
             
7 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
  WM Lawry 100 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
             
8 GR Marsh 138 1 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
  MA Taylor 219 1 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
             
9 MA Taylor 111 1 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  MJ Slater 152 1 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
             
10 MA Taylor 113 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
  MJ Slater 103 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
             
11 JL Langer 104 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
  ML Hayden 136 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
             
12 JL Langer 126 1 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
  ML Hayden 105 1 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
             
13 JL Langer 250 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
  ML Hayden 102 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
             
14 JL Langer 111 3 v West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
  ML Hayden 177 3 v West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
             
15 JL Langer 162 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
  ML Hayden 117 1 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
             
16 JL Langer 105 2 v England The Oval 08 Sep 2005
  ML Hayden 138 2 v England The Oval 08 Sep 2005
             
17 ML Hayden 110 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
  MEK Hussey 137 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
             
18 PA Jaques 108 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
  SM Katich 157 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
             
19 PJ Hughes 115 1 v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
  SM Katich 108 1 v South Africa Durban 06 Mar 2009
             
20 DA Warner 163 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
  JA Burns 129 3 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
             
21 MT Renshaw 167* 1 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
  DA Warner 113 1 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
DA Warner becomes the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score century before Lunch on the first day of the test

DA Warner becomes the fifth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score century before Lunch on the first day of the test

DA Warner in action during his century before Lunch on the first day of the test at Sydney on 03.01.17

DA Warner of Australia became the fifth batsman in the  annals of test cricket to score a century before Lunch on the first day of the test. The complete list of batsman who have accomplished the feat is listed below.

First Day’s play
No Runs Batsman Match Venue Year
1 103* VT Trumper (104) Aus v Eng Manchester 1902
2 112* CG Macartney (151) Aus v Eng Leeds 1926
3 105* DG Bradman (334) Aus v Eng Leeds 1930
4 108* Majid Khan (112) Pak v NZ Karachi 1976-77
5 100* DA Warner (113) Aus v Pak Sydney 2016-17

It is note that he became the fourth Australian batsman to accomplish the feat and also the first batsman to perform the feat against Pakistan.  He is also the first  Australian batsman to perform the feat on home soil, while the other three Australian batsmen’s feat have come on away soil. He is also the second batsman to perform the feat on home soil after Majid Khan of Pakistan. DA Warner’s feat has come after 40 seasons. Majid Khan’s feat has come against New Zealand at Karachi in 1976-77.

Rival captains scoring a duck and a century in the same test

Rival captains scoring a duck and a century in the same test

SPD Smith of Australia scored 165 not out and Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan scored a duck in the just concluded Melbourne test to provide the 60th  occasion of rival captains scoring a century and duck in the same test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below in the reverse order with the captain’s duck shown first – in the order of  recent happenings first

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 0 3 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
  SPD Smith 165* 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
               
2 BB McCullum 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
  AN Cook 162 3 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
               
3 MS Dhoni 0 3 Ind Aus Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  SPD Smith 133 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
               
4 AN Cook 0 4 Eng Aus Manchester 01 Aug 2013
  MJ Clarke 187 1 Aus Eng Manchester 01 Aug 2013
               
5 MS Dhoni 0 3 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
  AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
               
6 GC Smith 0 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
7 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  GC Smith 131 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
               
8 AJ Strauss 0 4 Eng Srl Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
  M Jayawardene 105 1 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
               
9 LRPL Taylor 0 3 NZl Aus Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
  MJ Clarke 139 2 Aus NZl Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
               
10 AJ Strauss 0 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
  TM Dilshan 193 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
               
11 AJ Strauss 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
  GC Smith 105 2 SAF Eng Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
               
12 RT Ponting 0 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
  JH Kallis 102 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
               
13 RT Ponting 0 1 Aus SAF Perth 17 Dec 2008
  GC Smith 108 4 SAF Aus Perth 17 Dec 2008
               
14 CH Gayle 0 2 Win Srl Providence 22 Mar 2008
  M Jayawardene 136 1 Srl Win Providence 22 Mar 2008
               
15 Mohd Ashraful 0 2 Ban SAF Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
               
16 A Flintoff 0 2 Eng Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
  RT Ponting 196 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
               
17 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 2 Pak Win Lahore 11 Nov 2006
  BC Lara 122 3 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
18 GC Smith 0 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 103 1 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 116 3 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
               
19 S Chanderpaul 0 4 Win Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 117* 3 Pak Win Kingston 03 Jun 2005
               
20 Younis Khan 0 4 Pak Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
  S Chanderpaul 153* 3 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
               
21 T Taibu 0 3 Zim Srl Bulawayo 14 May 2004
  MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
               
22 T Taibu 0 3 Zim Srl Harare 06 May 2004
  MS Atapattu 170 2 Srl Zim Harare 06 May 2004
               
23 R Dravid 0 3 Ind Pak Lahore 05 Apr 2004
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 118 2 Pak Ind Lahore 05 Apr 2004
               
24 SR Waugh 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
  SC Ganguly 144 2 Ind Aus Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
               
25 Khaled Mahmud 0 1 Ban Aus Cairns 25 Jul 2003
  SR Waugh 156* 2 Aus Ban Cairns 25 Jul 2003
               
26 SC Ganguly 0 4 Ind Eng Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
  N Hussain 155 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
               
27 SV Carlisle 0 1 Zim Ind Delhi 28 Feb 2002
  SC Ganguly 136 2 Ind Zim Delhi 28 Feb 2002
               
28 ST Jayasuriya 0 3 Srl Eng Kandy 07 Mar 2001
  N Hussain 109 2 Eng Srl Kandy 07 Mar 2001
               
29 SR Tendulkar 0 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
  SR Waugh 150 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
               
30 SP Fleming 0 4 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
  MA Taylor 112 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
               
31 LK Germon 0 3 NZl Pak Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
  Saeed Anwar 149 2 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
               
32 AR Border 0 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
  M Azharuddin 106 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
               
33 Imran Khan 0 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
  MW Gatting 124 2 Eng Pak Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
               
34 MW Gatting 0 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  AR Border 100* 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
               
35 N Kapil Dev 0 1 Ind Srl Kandy 14 Sep 1985
  LRD Mendis 124 4 Srl Ind Kandy 14 Sep 1985
               
36 N Kapil Dev 0 3 Ind Win Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
  CH Lloyd 161* 2 Win Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
               
37 N Kapil Dev 0 3 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
  CH Lloyd 103 2 Win Ind Delhi 29 Oct 1983
               
38 RGD Willis 0 3 Eng Aus Perth 12 Nov 1982
  GS Chappell 117 2 Aus Eng Perth 12 Nov 1982
               
39 SM Gavaskar 0 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
               
40 GS Chappell 0 2 Aus Win Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
  CH Lloyd 121 1 Win Aus Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
               
41 Mushtaq Mohd 0 1 Pak Win Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
  CH Lloyd 157 2 Win Pak Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
               
42 BS Bedi 0 1 Ind Win Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
  CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
               
43 CH Lloyd 0 3 Win Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
  GS Chappell 123 2 Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
               
44 R Illingworth 0 2 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
  RB Kanhai 157 1 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
               
45 R Illingworth 0 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
  IM Chappell 118 2 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1972
               
46 GS Sobers 0 2 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  MC Cowdrey 101 1 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
               
47 MC Cowdrey 0 4 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  GS Sobers 113* 3 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
               
48 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 1 Pak Eng Karachi 02 Feb 1962
  ER Dexter 205 2 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
               
49 R Benaud 0 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1958
  PBH May 113 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1958
               
50 IWG Johnson 0 2 Aus Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1956
  PBH May 101 1 Eng Aus Leeds 12 Jul 1956
               
51 JDC Goddard 0 3 Win Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
  AL Hassett 102 4 Aus Win Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
               
52 AD Nourse 0 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
  AL Hassett 112 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
               
53 L Amarnath 0 3 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
54 L Amarnath 0 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 132 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 127* 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
               
55 WR Hammond 0 3 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1938
  DG Bradman 103 2 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1938
               
56 GOB Allen 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
  DG Bradman 169 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
               
57 PW Sherwell 0 4 SAF Aus Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
  C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
               
58 J Darling 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1905
  Hon.FS Jackson 113 1 Eng Aus Manchester 24 Jul 1905
               
59 PF Warner 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
  MA Noble 133 1 Aus Eng Sydney 11 Dec 1903
               
60 TP Horan 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 21 Mar 1885
  A Shrewsbury snr 105* 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 21 Mar 1885
               

The following table lists the occasions of an Australian captain scoring a century when the rival skipper has failed to score in the same test. There are 22 such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 0 3 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
  SPD Smith 165* 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
               
2 MS Dhoni 0 3 Ind Aus Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  SPD Smith 133 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
               
3 AN Cook 0 4 Eng Aus Manchester 01 Aug 2013
  MJ Clarke 187 1 Aus Eng Manchester 01 Aug 2013
               
4 GC Smith 0 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
5 LRPL Taylor 0 3 NZl Aus Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
  MJ Clarke 139 2 Aus NZl Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
               
6 A Flintoff 0 2 Eng Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
  RT Ponting 196 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
               
7 GC Smith 0 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 103 1 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 116 3 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
               
8 Khaled Mahmud 0 1 Ban Aus Cairns 25 Jul 2003
  SR Waugh 156* 2 Aus Ban Cairns 25 Jul 2003
               
9 SR Tendulkar 0 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
  SR Waugh 150 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
               
10 SP Fleming 0 4 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
  MA Taylor 112 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
               
11 MW Gatting 0 4 Eng Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  AR Border 100* 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
               
12 RGD Willis 0 3 Eng Aus Perth 12 Nov 1982
  GS Chappell 117 2 Aus Eng Perth 12 Nov 1982
               
13 SM Gavaskar 0 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
               
14 R Illingworth 0 1 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
  IM Chappell 118 2 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1972
               
15 JDC Goddard 0 3 Win Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
  AL Hassett 102 4 Aus Win Melbourne 31 Dec 1951
               
16 AD Nourse 0 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
  AL Hassett 112 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
               
17 L Amarnath 0 3 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
18 L Amarnath 0 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 132 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 127* 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
               
19 WR Hammond 0 3 Eng Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1938
  DG Bradman 103 2 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1938
               
20 GOB Allen 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
  DG Bradman 169 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
               
21 PW Sherwell 0 4 SAF Aus Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
  C Hill 100 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
               
22 PF Warner 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
  MA Noble 133 1 Aus Eng Sydney 11 Dec 1903

The following table lists the five occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a duck when the rival captain scored a century in the same test.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 0 3 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
  SPD Smith 165* 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
               
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 0 2 Pak Win Lahore 11 Nov 2006
  BC Lara 122 3 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
3 Younis Khan 0 4 Pak Win Bridgetown 26 May 2005
  S Chanderpaul 153* 3 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
               
4 Imran Khan 0 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
  MW Gatting 124 2 Eng Pak Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
               
5 Mushtaq Mohd 0 1 Pak Win Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
  CH Lloyd 157 2 Win Pak Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977
               

The following are the six occasions when a captain has scored duck and rival captain has scored a double century in the same test.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 0 4 SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
2 Mohd Ashraful 0 2 Ban SAF Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
               
3 T Taibu 0 3 Zim Srl Bulawayo 14 May 2004
  MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
               
4 SM Gavaskar 0 1 Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
               
5 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 1 Pak Eng Karachi 02 Feb 1962
  ER Dexter 205 2 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
               
6 L Amarnath 0 3 Ind Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948

There are two occasions in which a captain has scored a duck and rival captain has come up with centuries in  both innings of the same test.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith 0 2 SAF Aus Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 103 1 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
  RT Ponting 116 3 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
               
2 L Amarnath 0 2 Ind Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 132 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  DG Bradman 127* 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948

The Kingston test between West Indies and England in Feb 1968 has a special significance in this category of statistics. Rival skippers – GS Sobers of West Indies and MC Cowdrey of England – both scored a duck and a century in this test. In the first innings of this test, England captain MC Cowdrey scored 101 and in the second innings of this test, West Indies captain GS Sobers scored a duck. GS Sobers came up with a century – 113 not out in the third innings and MC Cowdrey was dismissed for a duck in the fourth innings. 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 0 2 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  MC Cowdrey 101 1 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
               
2 MC Cowdrey 0 4 Eng Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
  GS Sobers 113* 3 Win Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968

 

 

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings

Yasir Shah of Pakistan returned with figures of 3 for 207 in the just concluded test at Melbourne against Australia to provide the 30th occasion of a bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 IAR Peebles 71.0 08 204 6 2 Eng Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
3 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 1 Aus Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1938
4 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 1 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
5 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 2 Ind Win Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
7 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 2 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
9 BS Bedi 64.2 08 226 6 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
10 N Kapil Dev 38.4 03 220 7 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
11 IT Botham 52.0 07 217 3 1 Eng Pak The Oval 06 Aug 1987
12 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 1 NZl Pak Auckland 24 Feb 1989
13 M Muralitharan 54.0 03 224 2 2 Srl Aus Perth 08 Dec 1995
14 PA Strang 69.0 12 212 5 2 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
15 RK Chauhan 78.0 08 276 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
16 A Kumble 72.0 07 223 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
17 DL Vettori 57.0 05 200 4 1 NZl Ind Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
18 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 03 237 3 1 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
19 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
20 B Lee 39.3 05 201 4 1 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 2004
21 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 04 204 1 1 Pak Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
22 N Boje 65.0 05 221 0 2 SAF Srl Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
23 PL Harris 53.1 06 203 3 2 SAF Ind Chennai 26 Mar 2008
24 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
25 A Mishra 58.0 06 203 1 2 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
26 HMRKB Herath 53.3 02 240 3 2 Srl Ind Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
27 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
28 NM Lyon 47.0 01 215 3 2 Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
29 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
30 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

Yasir Shah’s 3 for 207 provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 2 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 03 237 3 1 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 04 204 1 1 Pak Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
6 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
7 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

Yasir Shah became the fourth bowler to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings against Australia after IAR Peebles of England, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and OAC Banks of West Indies. The performance of these four bowlers are furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IAR Peebles 71.0 08 204 6 2 Eng Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
2 M Muralitharan 54.0 03 224 2 2 Srl Aus Perth 08 Dec 1995
3 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
4 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

The following table lists the two occasions of two bowlers leaking 200 plus runs in the same innings of a test. The occasions were witnessed in the test between Pakistan and West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1958 and India and West Inndies at Sri Lanka at Col-RPS in Aug 1997

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
                     
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 08 276 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 07 223 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997

MH Mankad of India, Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan and Yasir Shah of Pakistan are the three bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 1 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
2 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 2 Ind Win Kingston 28 Mar 1953
                     
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 03 237 3 1 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 04 204 1 1 Pak Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
                     
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
2 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

The following table lists the bowlers who have conceded 200 plus runs in the same calendar year. There are eight such occasions.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 IAR Peebles 71.0 08 204 6 2 Eng Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
                     
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
                     
1 RK Chauhan 78.0 08 276 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
2 A Kumble 72.0 07 223 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
                     
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 03 237 3 1 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
2 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
                     
1 B Lee 39.3 05 201 4 1 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 2004
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 43.0 04 204 1 1 Pak Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004
                     
1 PL Harris 53.1 06 203 3 2 SAF Ind Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
                     
1 A Mishra 58.0 06 203 1 2 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
2 HMRKB Herath 53.3 02 240 3 2 Srl Ind Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
                     
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
2 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

It is noted with interest that Yasir Shah of Pakistan remains the only bowler to concede 200 plus runs in the same calendar year on two occasions. He had returned with figures of 1 for 213 against England in Jul 2016 and returned with figures of 3 for 207 against Australia in Dec 2016

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
2 Yasir Shah 41.0 02 207 3 2 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

The following table furnishes the two occasions in which a bowler has conceded 200 plus runs in a test innings without capturing a wicket and eight occasions of bowlers conceding 200 plus runs in a test innings capturing five or more wickets.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 N Boje 65.0 05 221 0 2 SAF Srl Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
                     
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 2 Ind Win Kingston 28 Mar 1953
3 PA Strang 69.0 12 212 5 2 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
4 IAR Peebles 71.0 08 204 6 2 Eng Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
5 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 2 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
6 BS Bedi 64.2 08 226 6 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
7 N Kapil Dev 38.4 03 220 7 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
8 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008

OAC Banks of West Indies, JJ Kreza of Australis and S Randiv of Sri Lanka are the three bowlers to concede 200 plus runs in a test innings on their debut test. The performance of these three bowlers are listed belo

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 OAC Banks 40.0 02 204 3 1 Win Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
2 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010

The following table lists the 23 occasions in which a bowler has leaked 200 plus runs in a test innings after bowling 50 plus overs.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 50.0 03 237 3 1 Pak SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
2 IT Botham 52.0 07 217 3 1 Eng Pak The Oval 06 Aug 1987
3 PL Harris 53.1 06 203 3 2 SAF Ind Chennai 26 Mar 2008
4 HMRKB Herath 53.3 02 240 3 2 Srl Ind Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
5 Khan Mohammad 54.0 05 259 0 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
6 M Muralitharan 54.0 03 224 2 2 Srl Aus Perth 08 Dec 1995
7 Yasir Shah 54.0 06 213 1 1 Pak Eng Manchester 22 Jul 2016
8 DL Vettori 57.0 05 200 4 1 NZl Ind Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
9 A Mishra 58.0 06 203 1 2 Ind Srl Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
10 BS Bedi 64.2 08 226 6 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 N Boje 65.0 05 221 0 2 SAF Srl Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
12 PA Strang 69.0 12 212 5 2 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
13 SL Boock 70.0 10 229 1 1 NZl Pak Auckland 24 Feb 1989
14 IAR Peebles 71.0 08 204 6 2 Eng Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
15 A Kumble 72.0 07 223 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
16 S Randiv 73.0 16 222 2 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 26 Jul 2010
17 MH Mankad 75.0 16 202 3 1 Ind Win Mum-BS 09 Dec 1948
18 RK Chauhan 78.0 08 276 1 2 Ind Srl Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
19 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
20 MH Mankad 82.0 17 228 5 2 Ind Win Kingston 28 Mar 1953
21 Haseeb Ahsan 84.0 19 202 6 2 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
22 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
23 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 1 Aus Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1938

N Kapil Dec of India has bowled least number of overs – 38.4 overs – and conceded 220 runs while LO Fleetwood-Smith of Australia has bowled most number of over – 87.0 overs – and conceded 298 runs.LO  Fleetwood-Smith owns the record for conceding most runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 38.4 03 220 7 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
2 LO Fleetwood-Smith 87.0 11 298 1 1 Aus Eng The Oval 20 Aug 1938

JJ Kreza and NM Lyon – both from Australia – own the record for bowling least number of maiden overs in this category of statistics. Both the bowlers bowled one maiden over and both conceded 215 runs. The record for bowling most maiden overs wrests with Fazal Mahomood who bowled 20 maiden overs in this category of statistics. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JJ Krejza 43.5 01 215 8 1 Aus Ind Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
2 NM Lyon 47.0 01 215 3 2 Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
                     
1 Fazal Mahmood 85.2 20 247 2 2 Pak Win Kingston 26 Feb 1958
Batsmen’s double centuries in a test innings in a losing cause

Batsmen’s double centuries in a test innings in a losing cause

Pakistan’s Azhar Ali scored 205 not out in the just concluded test between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne and Pakistan lost the test by an innings and 18 runs to provide the 17th occasion of a batsman’s double century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SE Gregory 201 1 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 GA Faulkner 204 2 SAF Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
3 VT Trumper 214* 2 Aus SAF Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
4 L Hutton 202* 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
5 RN Harvey 205 1 Aus SAF Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
6 RG Pollock 209 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
7 DL Amiss 203 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
8 ML Hayden 203 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Mar 2001
9 BC Lara 221 1 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
10 NJ Astle 222 4 NZl Eng Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
11 RT Ponting 242 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
12 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
13 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
14 BC Lara 226 1 Win Aus Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
15 PD Collingwood 206 1 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
16 KC Sangakkara 203 2 Srl NZl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
17 Azhar Ali 205* 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

Pakistan’s Azhar Ali scored 205 not out in the just concluded test between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne and Pakistan lost the test by an innings and 18 runs to provide the fifth occasion of an opening  batsman’s double century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 202* 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
2 DL Amiss 203 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
3 ML Hayden 203 1 Aus Ind Chennai 18 Mar 2001
4 V Sehwag 201 2 Ind Pak Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
5 Azhar Ali 205* 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

VT Trumper of Australia, L Hutton of England and Azhar Ali of Pakistan are the three batsmen who have witnessed their unbeaten double centuries going in vain. The performance of these three batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VT Trumper 214* 2 Aus SAF Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
2 L Hutton 202* 2 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
3 Azhar Ali 205* 1 Pak Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016

BC Lara of West Indies remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to witness three of his double centuries in a losing cause. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 221 1 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
2 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
3 BC Lara 226 1 Win Aus Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
Teams losing a test by an innings margin after scoring 400 plus runs in its first innings

Teams losing a test by an innings margin after scoring 400 plus runs in its first innings

Pakistan  lost  the Melbourne test against Australia by an innings and 18 runs after posting 443 for 9 declared to provide the fifth occasion of a team losing a test by an innings margin after posting 400 plus runs in the first innings of a test.  The list becomes seven occasions when you add two more occasions when a side batting in second innings of a test {its first innings} and posting 400 and plus runs. All the seven occasions are listed below

No Team Score Result Margin Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 England 405-10 lost inns & 39 runs 1st Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
2 Sri Lanka 400-10 lost inns & 14 runs 1st Eng Cardiff 26 May 2011
3 England 400-10 lost inns & 36 runs 1st Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
4 England 477-10 lost inns & 75 runs 1st Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016
5 Pakistan 443-9d lost inns & 18 runs 1st Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
1 England 432-10 lost inns & 25 runs 2nd Aus The Oval 23 Aug 2001
2 Pakistan 407-10 lost inns & 52 runs 2nd Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004

Pakistan’s loss by an innings and 18 runs at Melbourne under the circumstances cited above provides the second occasion of it losing a test by an innings margin. The first such occasion was against India at Multan in Mar 2004. Pakistan scored 407 in the second innings of the test – its first innings – and lost the test by an innings and 52 runs. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Result Margin Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 443-9d lost inns & 18 runs 1st Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
2 Pakistan 407-10 lost inns & 52 runs 2nd Ind Multan 28 Mar 2004

It is interesting to note that out of the seven occasions under this category of statistics, three such occasions are witnessed this year and in the month of December 2016. All the three occasions are listed below

No Team Score Result Margin Bat Oppn Ground Start Date
1 England 400-10 lost inns & 36 runs 1st Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
2 England 477-10 lost inns & 75 runs 1st Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016
3 Pakistan 443-9d lost inns & 18 runs 1st Aus Melbourne

26 Dec 2016

 

Team totals of 600 plus runs in test innings against Pakistan

Team totals of 600 plus runs in test innings against Pakistan

Australia’s total of 624 for 8 declared provides the twelfth occasion of a team posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 790/3d 208.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 New Zealand 690 143.1 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
3 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
4 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
5 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
6 Australia 624/8d 142.0 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
7 South Africa 620/7d 135.0 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
8 Australia 617 211.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
9 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
10 Sri Lanka 606 151.0 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Mar 2009
11 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
12 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004

The following table furnishes the team wise break up of occasions of posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 624/8d 142.0 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
2 Australia 617 211.0 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
               
1 India 675/5d 161.5 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
2 India 626 150.2 1 v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
3 India 616/5d 152.5 1 v Pakistan Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
4 India 603 165.4 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
5 India 600 177.2 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
               
1 New Zealand 690 143.1 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
               
1 South Africa 620/7d 135.0 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
               
1 Sri Lanka 644/7d 155.2 1 v Pakistan Karachi 21 Feb 2009
2 Sri Lanka 606 151.0 1 v Pakistan Lahore 01 Mar 2009
               
1 West Indies 790/3d 208.1 2 v Pakistan Kingston 26 Feb 1958
Australia’s totals of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Australia’s totals of 600 plus runs in a test innings

Australia posted a total of 624 for 8 declared against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Melbourne to provide the 32nd occasion of Australia posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 758/8d 245.4 v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955
2 Australia 735/6d 146.3 v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
3 Australia 729/6d 232.0 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1930
4 Australia 701 171.2 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
5 Australia 695 256.1 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1930
6 Australia 674 151.3×8 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
7 Australia 674/6d 181.0 v England Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
8 Australia 668 235.5 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
9 Australia 659/8d 173.0×8 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1946
10 Australia 659/4d 163.0 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
11 Australia 656/8d 255.5 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1964
12 Australia 653/4d 193.0 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1993
13 Australia 652/7d 146.0 v South Africa Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
14 Australia 650/6d 189.0 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 May 1965
15 Australia 645 158.6×8 v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
16 Australia 641/4d 152.0 v England The Oval 23 Aug 2001
17 Australia 632/4d 196.0 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
18 Australia 628/8d 193.4 v South Africa Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
19 Australia 624/8d 142.0 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
20 Australia 619 152.7×8 v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
21 Australia 617 211.0 v Pakistan Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
22 Australia 617/5d 174.0 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
23 Australia 607/6d 183.0 v New Zealand Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
24 Australia 605/9d 154.3 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 May 2003
25 Australia 604 140.5×8 v England Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
26 Australia 604/7d 157.0 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
27 Australia 602/6d 206.3 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1989
28 Australia 602/9d 155.0 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
29 Australia 601/8d 129.0×8 v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1954
30 Australia 601/7d 178.3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1989
31 Australia 600 149.5×8 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
32 Australia 600/9d 201.0 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955

The following table lists the occasions of Australia posting a total of 600 plus runs in a test innings at home. There are twelve such occasions.

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 674 151.3×8 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 Australia 659/8d 173.0×8 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1946
3 Australia 659/4d 163.0 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
4 Australia 645 158.6×8 v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 Australia 624/8d 142.0 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
6 Australia 619 152.7×8 v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
7 Australia 607/6d 183.0 v New Zealand Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
8 Australia 604 140.5×8 v England Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
9 Australia 604/7d 157.0 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
10 Australia 602/9d 155.0 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
11 Australia 601/8d 129.0×8 v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1954
12 Australia 600 149.5×8 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925

Australia has posted 600 plus runs in a test innings at Melbourne. All the three occasions are listed below. Australia’s 624 for 8 declared in this test represents its highest total in a test at Melbourne. It is also noted that this total has come in least number of overs – 142.0 overs.

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 624/8d 142.0 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
2 Australia 604 140.5×8 v England Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
3 Australia 600 149.5×8 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925

Australia’s 624 for 8 declared in this test represents its highest team total against Pakistan in a test inning and also provides the second occasion of Australia posting a total of 600 plus runs against Pakistan in a test innings. Australia’s previous best total of 600 plus runs against Pakistan was its 617 at Faisalabad in Mar 1980. The following table lists both the occasions

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 624/8d 142.0 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
2 Australia 617 211.0 v Pakistan Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980

 

Batsmen scoring two double centuries in a calendar year – Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the new entrant to the list

Batsmen scoring two double centuries in a calendar year – Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the new entrant to the list

Azhar Ali joined the elite list of batsmen who have scored double hundreds on two occasions in a calendar year. He had scored 302 not out against West Indies at Dubai-DSC in Oct 2016 and 205 not out against Australia in the ongoing test at Melbourne in Dec 2016. His feat provides the 29th occasion of a batsman scoring two or more double hundreds in a calendar year. Azhar Ali became the first Pakistan batsman to accomplish such a feat

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 MJ Clarke Aus 4 4 2 1028 329* 514.00 4 0 0 2012
2 DG Bradman Aus 3 3 0 820 334 273.33 3 0 0 1930
3 RT Ponting Aus 3 3 0 705 257 235.00 3 0 0 2003
4 BB McCullum NZl 3 3 0 728 302 242.66 3 0 0 2014
5 V Kohli Ind 3 3 0 646 235 215.33 3 0 0 2016
6 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 0 451 251 225.50 2 0 0 1928
7 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 449 226 224.50 2 0 0 1931
8 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 563 336* 563.00 2 0 0 1933
9 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 548 304 274.00 2 0 0 1934
10 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 448 231* 448.00 2 0 0 1936
11 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 482 270 241.00 2 0 0 1937
12 GM Turner NZl 2 2 1 482 259 482.00 2 0 0 1972
13 IVA Richards Win 2 2 0 523 291 261.50 2 0 0 1976
14 GS Chappell Aus 2 2 0 405 204 202.50 2 0 0 1981
15 CG Greenidge Win 2 2 1 437 223 437.00 2 0 0 1984
16 VG Kambli Ind 2 2 0 451 227 225.50 2 0 0 1993
17 MS Atapattu Srl 2 2 1 402 201* 402.00 2 0 0 2001
18 R Dravid Ind 2 2 0 455 233 227.50 2 0 0 2003
19 BC Lara Win 2 2 0 411 209 205.50 2 0 0 2003
20 GC Smith SAF 2 2 0 536 277 268.00 2 0 0 2003
21 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 502 270 251.00 2 0 0 2004
22 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 2 489 248* – 2 0 0 2004
23 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 2 422 222* – 2 0 0 2007
24 V Sehwag Ind 2 2 1 520 319 520.00 2 0 0 2008
25 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 2 2 0 515 275 257.50 2 0 0 2009
26 TT Samaraweera Srl 2 2 0 445 231 222.50 2 0 0 2009
27 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 0 417 214 208.50 2 0 0 2010
28 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 540 319 270.00 2 0 0 2014
29 Azhar Ali Pak 2 2 2 507 302* – 2 0 0 2016

DG Bradman {04}. KC Sangakkara {03}, WR Hammond {03} and SR Tendulkar {02} are the four batsmen to score two or more double hundreds in a calendar year in two or more calendar years. The performance of these four batsmen are furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 3 3 0 820 334 273.33 3 0 0 1930
2 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 449 226 224.50 2 0 0 1931
3 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 548 304 274.00 2 0 0 1934
4 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 482 270 241.00 2 0 0 1937
                         
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 502 270 251.00 2 0 0 2004
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 2 422 222* – 2 0 0 2007
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 540 319 270.00 2 0 0 2014
                         
1 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 0 451 251 225.50 2 0 0 1928
2 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 563 336* 563.00 2 0 0 1933
3 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 448 231* 448.00 2 0 0 1936
                         
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 2 489 248* – 2 0 0 2004
2 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 0 417 214 208.50 2 0 0 2010

The Calendar years of 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2016 have witnessed batsmen scoring two or more double hundreds on two or more occasions. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 3 3 0 705 257 235.00 3 0 0 2003
2 R Dravid Ind 2 2 0 455 233 227.50 2 0 0 2003
3 BC Lara Win 2 2 0 411 209 205.50 2 0 0 2003
4 GC Smith SAF 2 2 0 536 277 268.00 2 0 0 2003
                         
1 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 502 270 251.00 2 0 0 2004
2 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 2 489 248* – 2 0 0 2004
                         
1 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 2 2 0 515 275 257.50 2 0 0 2009
2 TT Samaraweera Srl 2 2 0 445 231 222.50 2 0 0 2009
                         
1 BB McCullum NZl 3 3 0 728 302 242.66 3 0 0 2014
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 540 319 270.00 2 0 0 2014
                         
1 V Kohli Ind 3 3 0 646 235 215.33 3 0 0 2016
2 Azhar Ali Pak 2 2 2 507 302* – 2 0 0 2016

The following table lists the teams wise break up of 29 occasions in which the batsmen have scored two or more double hundreds in a calendar year

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 Year
1 MJ Clarke Aus 4 4 2 1028 329* 514.00 4 0 0 2012
2 DG Bradman Aus 3 3 0 820 334 273.33 3 0 0 1930
3 RT Ponting Aus 3 3 0 705 257 235.00 3 0 0 2003
4 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 449 226 224.50 2 0 0 1931
5 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 548 304 274.00 2 0 0 1934
6 DG Bradman Aus 2 2 0 482 270 241.00 2 0 0 1937
7 GS Chappell Aus 2 2 0 405 204 202.50 2 0 0 1981
                         
1 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 0 451 251 225.50 2 0 0 1928
2 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 563 336* 563.00 2 0 0 1933
3 WR Hammond Eng 2 2 1 448 231* 448.00 2 0 0 1936
                         
1 V Kohli Ind 3 3 0 646 235 215.33 3 0 0 2016
2 VG Kambli Ind 2 2 0 451 227 225.50 2 0 0 1993
3 R Dravid Ind 2 2 0 455 233 227.50 2 0 0 2003
4 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 2 489 248* – 2 0 0 2004
5 V Sehwag Ind 2 2 1 520 319 520.00 2 0 0 2008
6 SR Tendulkar Ind 2 2 0 417 214 208.50 2 0 0 2010
                         
1 BB McCullum NZl 3 3 0 728 302 242.66 3 0 0 2014
2 GM Turner NZl 2 2 1 482 259 482.00 2 0 0 1972
                         
1 Azhar Ali Pak 2 2 2 507 302* – 2 0 0 2016
                         
1 GC Smith SAF 2 2 0 536 277 268.00 2 0 0 2003
                         
1 MS Atapattu Srl 2 2 1 402 201* 402.00 2 0 0 2001
2 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 502 270 251.00 2 0 0 2004
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 2 422 222* – 2 0 0 2007
4 DPMD Jayawardene Srl 2 2 0 515 275 257.50 2 0 0 2009
5 TT Samaraweera Srl 2 2 0 445 231 222.50 2 0 0 2009
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 2 2 0 540 319 270.00 2 0 0 2014
                         
1 IVA Richards Win 2 2 0 523 291 261.50 2 0 0 1976
2 CG Greenidge Win 2 2 1 437 223 437.00 2 0 0 1984
3 BC Lara Win 2 2 0 411 209 205.50 2 0 0 2003