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LA Dawson scored 66 not out in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an Engalnd batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Eight
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CM Old	52	2	v India	Kolkata	01 Jan 1977
2	MJ Prior	53*	1	v India	Chennai	11 Dec 2008
3	H Hameed	59*	3	v India	Mohali	26 Nov 2016
4	LA Dawson	66*	1	v India	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

AU Rashid score 60 in England’s first innings against India in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number  nine scoring a fifty against India on Indian soil. All such occasions are listed below

England batsmen batting at number Nine
No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JK Lever	53	1	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
2	GR Dilley	52	1	v India	Bangalore	09 Dec 1981
3	GP Swann	56	1	v India	Nagpur	13 Dec 2012
4	AU Rashid	60	1	v India	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul ofIndia was dismissed for 199 against England at Chennai in the ongoing test to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 199 or 199 not out in a test innings in the annals  of test  cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Mudassar Nazar	199	2	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
2	M Azharuddin	199	2	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	MTG Elliott	199	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
4	ST Jayasuriya	199	3	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999
6	A Flower	199*	3	Zim	SAF	Harare	07 Sep 2001
7	Younis Khan	199	1	Pak	Ind	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
8	IR Bell	199	1	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	10 Jul 2008
9	KC Sangakkara	199*	1	Srl	Pak	Galle	22 Jun 2012
10	SPD Smith	199	1	Aus	Win	Kingston	11 Jun 2015
11	KL Rahul	199	2	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul is the second Indian batsman to be dismissed for 199 in a test innings after M Azharuddin. M Azharuddin was  dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Dec 1986.  It is interesting  to note that KL Rahul emulated M Azharuddin after 20 years

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	M Azharuddin	199	2	Ind	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	KL Rahul	199	2	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

KL Rahul became the second batsman to score 199 against England after MTG Elliot. MTG Elliot had scored 199 against England at Leeds in Jul 1997

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MTG Elliott	199	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
2	KL Rahul	199	2	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

A Flower of  Zimbabwe and KC Sangakkara  of Sri Lanka are the only two batsmen to  remain not out on 199. The performance of these two batsmen are furnished below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	A Flower	199*	3	Zim	SAF	Harare	07 Sep 2001
2	KC Sangakkara	199*	1	Srl	Pak	Galle	22 Jun 2012

SR Waugh remains the only captain in the annals of test cricket to score 199. He scored 199 in the test between Australia and West Indies at Bridgetown in Mar 1999

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Waugh	199	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999

KL Rahul earned the distinction  of becoming the fourth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to be dismissed on a score of 199. The complete list is furnished below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Mudassar Nazar	199	2	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
2	MTG Elliott	199	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
3	ST Jayasuriya	199	3	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
4	KL Rahul	199	2	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions of opening batsman scoring 199 against India and there are two occasions of opening batsmen scoring 199 against England in test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MTG Elliott	199	2	Aus	Eng	Leeds	24 Jul 1997
2	KL Rahul	199	2	Ind	Eng	Chennai	16 Dec 2016
1	Mudassar Nazar	199	2	Pak	Ind	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
2	ST Jayasuriya	199	3	Srl	Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997

 

 

SPD Smith of Australia scored 130 and 62 in the ongoing test against Pakistan at Brisbane to provide the 26^th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	HL Collins	114	60	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
2	DG Bradman	51	144*	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
3	DG Bradman	132	127*	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
4	RB Simpson	153	115	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
5	RB Simpson	55	103	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
6	IM Chappell	72	106*	v West Indies	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973
7	IM Chappell	145	121	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
8	GS Chappell	123	109*	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
9	GS Chappell	121	67	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977
10	RB Simpson	100	51	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
11	GS Chappell	74	124	v West Indies	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979
12	AR Border	140	114*	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
13	AR Border	70	100*	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986
14	AR Border	106	78	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Sep 1992
15	MA Taylor	334*	92	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
16	RT Ponting	105	86*	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005
17	RT Ponting	149	104*	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
18	RT Ponting	120	143*	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
19	RT Ponting	103	116	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006
20	RT Ponting	196	60*	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
21`	RT Ponting	101	99	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
22	RT Ponting	209	89	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
23	SPD Smith	117	71	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
24	SPD Smith	134*	70*	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015
25	SPD Smith	138	53*	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016
26	SPD Smith	130	63	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

SPD Smith’s feat makes him the fifth Australian captain to score a century and a half century against Pakistan in a test. The performance of these five captains are furnished below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RB Simpson	153	115	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
2	GS Chappell	121	67	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977
3	MA Taylor	334*	92	v Pakistan	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
4	RT Ponting	209	89	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010
5	SPD Smith	130	63	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016

The following are the eight occasions of Australian captains scoring centuries in both innings of a test. RT Ponting owns the record for most occasions of captain scoring twin centuries in a test. He has performed the feat on three occasions

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman	132	127*	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948
2	RB Simpson	153	115	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
3	IM Chappell	145	121	v New Zealand	Wellington	01 Mar 1974
4	GS Chappell	123	109*	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975
5	AR Border	140	114*	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986
6	RT Ponting	149	104*	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005
7	RT Ponting	120	143*	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006
8	RT Ponting	103	116	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006

England lost the Mumbai test against India by an innings and 36 runs posting exact 400 runs after it had won the toss and batted first to provide the third occasion of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had won the toss and batted first to post 400 plus runs in the first innings of the test – also its first innings. All the three occasions are listed below

Add to this list, the occasions of a team losing a test by an innings margin after it had lost the toss and batted in the second innings of the test – its first innings – to post 400 plus runs,  we get two more occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No	Team	Total	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	England	405-10	lost	inns & 39 runs	won	1st	Aus	The Oval	16 Aug 1930
2	England	400-10	lost	inns & 36 runs	won	1st	Ind	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
3	Sri Lanka	400-10	lost	inns & 14 runs	won	1st	Eng	Cardiff	26 May 2011
No	Team	Total	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	407-10	lost	inns & 52 runs	lost	2nd	Ind	Multan	28 Mar 2004
2	England	432-10	lost	inns & 25 runs	lost	2nd	Aus	The Oval	23 Aug 2001

 

JE Root’s run aggregate in calendar year 2016 read 2564 at the end of England’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Chennai in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. His feat of completing 2500 runs provides the 12^th occasion of batsman accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are listed below. He became the first England batsman to accomplish such a feat     

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	RT Ponting	Aus	46	58	08	2833	207	56.66	09	15	4	2005
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
3	KS Williamson	NZl	39	46	05	2692	242*	65.65	08	14	1	2015
4	RT Ponting	Aus	45	49	09	2657	257	66.42	11	08	1	2003
5	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
6	KC Sangakkara	Srl	50	55	05	2609	287	52.18	05	16	2	2006
7	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
8	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
9	TM Dilshan	Srl	42	49	03	2568	162	55.82	10	08	5	2009
10	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016
11	SR Tendulkar	Ind	39	42	05	2541	177	68.67	12	08	0	1998
12	AD Mathews	Srl	52	58	17	2530	160	61.70	03	17	0	2014

V Kohli is in sight of obliterating R Dravid’s record in this category of statistics. He has an aggregate of 2580 runs in 2016 and require 47 runs more to go past R Dravid’s 2626 runs in the year 1999. V Kohli is on par with SC Ganguly with 2580 runs – SC Ganguly’s scored 2580 runs in 1999. The following table lists the four batsmen who have an aggregate of 2500 runs in a calendar year in this category of statistics

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
2	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
3	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
4	SR Tendulkar	Ind	39	42	05	2541	177	68.67	12	08	0	1998

JE Root of England became the second batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in a calendar year 2016 in this category of statistics.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
2	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016

The calendar years of 1999, 2014 and 2016 have witnessed two batsmen completing 2500 runs in this category of statistics. 1999 witnesses two Indian batsmen – R Dravid and SC Ganguly – accomplishing such a feat. 2014 witnesses two Sri Lankan batsmen – KC Sangakkara and AD Matthews accomplishing such a feat. 2016 has witnessed two batsmen from different teams accomplishing the feat – V Kohli from India and JE Root from England.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	R Dravid	Ind	53	62	06	2626	190	46.89	10	09	3	1999
2	SC Ganguly	Ind	51	60	06	2580	183	47.77	06	17	2	1999
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
2	AD Mathews	Srl	52	58	17	2530	160	61.70	03	17	0	2014
1	V Kohli	Ind	37	40	11	2580	235	88.96	07	13	0	2016
2	JE Root	Eng	41	54	04	2564	254	51.28	05	18	1	2016

KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and RT Ponting of Australia are the only two batsman to have accomplished the feat on two occasions in this category of statistics. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below. RT Ponting with 2833 runs in 2005 owns the record for most runs in calendar year this category of statistics

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0	Year
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	47	56	03	2813	319	53.07	08	17	4	2014
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	50	55	05	2609	287	52.18	05	16	2	2006
1	RT Ponting	Aus	46	58	08	2833	207	56.66	09	15	4	2005
2	RT Ponting	Aus	45	49	09	2657	257	66.42	11	08	1	2003

LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the 19^th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	HR Bromley-Davenport, CW Wright	8	154	1	SAF	Johannesburg	02 Mar 1896
2	EH Hendren, H Larwood	8	124	1	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
3	GOB Allen, LEG Ames	8	246	2	NZl	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
4	RWV Robins, H Verity	8	138	2	Ind	Manchester	25 Jul 1936
5	AV Bedser, DCS Compton	8	121	1	Aus	Manchester	08 Jul 1948
6	DA Allen, DJ Brown	8	107	1	NZl	Christchurch	25 Feb 1966
7	TW Graveney, JT Murray	8	217	2	Win	The Oval	18 Aug 1966
8	R Illingworth, P Lever	8	168	1	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
9	R Illingworth, JA Snow	8	104	2	Aus	Leeds	27 Jul 1972
10	G Miller, RW Taylor	8	103	2	Ind	Lord’s	20 Aug 1979
11	IT Botham, GR Dilley	8	117	3	Aus	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
12	PAJ DeFreitas, D Gough	8	130	1	NZl	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
13	AF Giles, AJ Stewart	8	102	1	Srl	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
14	AF Giles, KP Pietersen	8	109	3	Aus	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
15	SCJ Broad, GP Swann	8	108	3	Aus	Leeds	07 Aug 2009
16	SCJ Broad, MJ Prior	8	119	1	Pak	The Oval	18 Aug 2010
17	SCJ Broad, IJL Trott	8	332	1	Pak	Lord’s	26 Aug 2010
18	TT Bresnan, MJ Prior	8	102	2	Aus	Sydney	03 Jan 2011
19	LA Dawson, AU Rashid	8	108	1	Ind	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

LA Dawson and AU Rashid of England posted 108 runs for the eighth wicket against India in the ongoing test at Chennai to provide the fourth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RWV Robins, H Verity	8	138	2	Ind	Manchester	25 Jul 1936
2	R Illingworth, P Lever	8	168	1	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
3	G Miller, RW Taylor	8	103	2	Ind	Lord’s	20 Aug 1979
4	LA Dawson, AU Rashid	8	108	1	Ind	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

The stand between LA Dawson and AU Rashid provides the second occasion of a three figure partnership in a test at Chennai – the first being the 112 runs partnership between Imran Khan and Wasim Akram of Pakistan in the test between India  and Pakistan in Feb 1987

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Imran Khan, Wasim Akram	8	112	1	Pak	Ind	Chennai	03 Feb 1987
2	LA Dawson, AU Rashid	8	108	1	Pak	Ind	Chennai	16 Dec 2016

R Ashwin’s 12 for 167 against England at Mumbai in the recently concluded test represents his fifth 12 plus wicket haul comprising of two five wickets innings haul in each innings of a test match. He became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture twelve or more wickets in a test comprising of two five wickets haul in each innings after M Muralitharan and HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	43.2	14	085	12	Ind	NZl	Hyd-RGS	23 Aug 2012
2	R Ashwin	74.0	18	198	12	Ind	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	R Ashwin	46.0	13	098	12	Ind	RSA	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
4	R Ashwin	41.1	07	140	13	Ind	NZl	Indore	08 Oct 2016
5	R Ashwin	64.3	07	167	12	Ind	Eng	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
1	HMRKB Herath	57.0	14	171	12	Srl	Eng	Galle	26 Mar 2012
2	HMRKB Herath	64.3	15	157	12	Srl	Ban	Col-RPS	16 Mar 2013
3	HMRKB Herath	55.2	05	184	14	Srl	Pak	Col-SSC	14 Aug 2014
4	HMRKB Herath	56.2	14	145	13	Srl	Aus	Col-SSC	13 Aug 2016
5	HMRKB Herath	49.0	10	152	13	Srl	Zim	Harare	06 Nov 2016
1	M Muralitharan	71.5	31	117	12	Srl	Zim	Kandy	07 Jan 1998
2	M Muralitharan	113.5	41	220	16	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1998
3	M Muralitharan	76.0	13	171	13	Srl	RSA	Galle	20 Jul 2000
4	M Muralitharan	80.4	14	225	12	Srl	RSA	Col-PSS	04 Aug 2006
5	M Muralitharan	35.5	11	082	12	Srl	Ban	Kandy	11 Jul 2007

 

R Ashwin with his 62 test wickets in 2015 and 59 test wickets in 2016 earned the distinction of becoming the eighth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in two or consecutive years. His feat provides the tenth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
3	1	MJ Hoggard	Eng	13	24	2453	1514	58	3	1	2005
	2	MJ Hoggard	Eng	14	26	3131	1560	51	2	0	2006
4	1	MG Johnson	Aus	14	28	3510	1828	63	2	1	2008
	2	MG Johnson	Aus	13	24	3017	1728	63	2	0	2009
5	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7	3	2000
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	7	4	2001
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	5	2	2002
6	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	4	1	2005
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	9	5	2006
7	1	GP Swann	Eng	12	21	3108	1508	54	4	0	2009
	2	GP Swann	Eng	14	25	3456	1662	64	6	1	2010
8	1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	2	0	1993
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	6	2	1994
9	1	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	4	1	2001
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	3	1	2002
10	1	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	5	2	2004
	2	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	6	2	2005
11	1	RGD Willis	Eng	11	21	2146	1049	50	5	0	1977
	2	RGD Willis	Eng	14	26	2977	1067	57	4	0	1978

R Ashwin with his 62 test wickets in 2015 and 59 test wickets in 2016 earned the distinction of becoming the second Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus test wickets in consecutive years.  Harbhajan Singh is the other bowler to accomplish such a feat. He had captured 60 test wickets in 2001 and 63 test wickets in 2002. The performance of these two bowlers is listed below

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka remains the only bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus test wickets in three consecutive years. He had captured 75 test wickets in 2000, 80 test wickets in 2001 and 55 test wickets in 2002. His performance is listed below

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7	3	2000
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	7	4	2001
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	5	2	2002

M Muralitharan of  Sri Lanka and SK Warne of Australia are the only two bowlers to accomplish the feat of capturing 50 plus test wickets in two or more consecutive calendar years on two or more occasions.  M Muralitharan has accomplished such a feat on two occasions, while SK Warne has accomplished the feat on three occasions. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7	3	2000
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	7	4	2001
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	5	2	2002
2	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	4	1	2005
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	9	5	2006
1	1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	2	0	1993
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	6	2	1994
2	1	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	4	1	2001
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	3	1	2002
2	1	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	5	2	2004
	2	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	6	2	2005

R Ashwin {59} and HMRKB Herath {54} captured 50 plus wickets in calendar year to provide the 93^rd and 94^th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. R Ashwin’s 59 wickets provides the second  occasion of his  capturing 50 plus  wickets in a calendar year – the  first being  his 62 wickets in 2015. HMRKB Herath’s 54 wickets provide the third occaion of his  capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year – the other two being  his 60 wickets in 2012 and 56 wickets in 2014. The following table lists the twenty two bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years.

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	TM Alderman	Aus	10	19	2672	1222	54	4	0	1981
	2	TM Alderman	Aus	10	18	2592	1067	50	6	1	1989
2	1	JM Anderson	Eng	12	23	2778	1309	57	3	1	2010
	2	JM Anderson	Eng	14	27	3191	1655	52	3	1	2013
3	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
4	1	IT Botham	Eng	12	23	2877	1201	66	6	1	1978
	2	IT Botham	Eng	13	21	3338	1584	62	4	1	1981
5	1	SCJ Broad	Eng	14	26	2869	1600	62	5	1	2013
	2	SCJ Broad	Eng	14	27	2703	1334	56	2	0	2015
6	1	J Garner	Win	12	22	2726	880	53	1	0	1980
	2	J Garner	Win	15	29	3626	1629	79	4	0	1984
7	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
8	1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	7	2	2012
	2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	18	3355	1522	56	5	1	2014
	3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	8	15	2205	947	54	5	2	2016
9	1	MJ Hoggard	Eng	13	24	2453	1514	58	3	1	2005
	2	MJ Hoggard	Eng	14	26	3131	1560	51	2	0	2006
10	1	MG Johnson	Aus	14	28	3510	1828	63	2	1	2008
	2	MG Johnson	Aus	13	24	3017	1728	63	2	0	2009
11	1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
	2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
12	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006
13	1	GD McGrath	Aus	10	20	2319	1138	52	4	0	1995
	2	GD McGrath	Aus	13	25	3113	1347	63	4	0	1997
	3	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3364	1425	67	4	1	1999
	4	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3508	1473	68	4	0	2001
	5	GD McGrath	Aus	13	26	3144	1352	62	3	0	2005
14	1	MD Marshall	Win	11	20	2371	1116	54	3	0	1983
	2	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	9	1	1984
	3	MD Marshall	Win	10	20	2477	1072	60	4	1	1988
15	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	7	2	1998
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7	3	2000
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	7	4	2001
	4	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	5	2	2002
	5	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	4	1	2005
	6	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	9	5	2006
16	1	M Ntini	SAF	12	24	2814	1566	59	4	1	2003
	2	M Ntini	SAF	10	19	2153	1253	58	5	2	2006
	3	M Ntini	SAF	15	28	2827	1537	54	1	0	2008
17	1	SM Pollock	SAF	14	25	3592	1411	69	6	0	1998
	2	SM Pollock	SAF	13	26	3126	1176	55	4	1	2001
18	1	DW Steyn	SAF	13	24	2653	1481	74	5	1	2008
	2	DW Steyn	SAF	11	20	2341	1285	60	4	1	2010
	3	DW Steyn	SAF	9	18	2146	901	51	4	1	2013
19	1	GP Swann	Eng	12	21	3108	1508	54	4	0	2009
	2	GP Swann	Eng	14	25	3456	1662	64	6	1	2010
	3	GP Swann	Eng	14	24	3806	1766	59	3	1	2012
20	1	CA Walsh	Win	12	23	3051	1349	62	4	1	1995
	2	CA Walsh	Win	14	24	3501	1234	66	4	1	2000
21	1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	2	0	1993
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	6	2	1994
	3	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3051	1254	52	1	1	1995
	4	SK Warne	Aus	15	28	4091	1661	68	2	0	1997
	5	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	4	1	2001
	6	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	3	1	2002
	7	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	5	2	2004
	8	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	6	2	2005
22	1	RGD Willis	Eng	11	21	2146	1049	50	5	0	1977
	2	RGD Willis	Eng	14	26	2977	1067	57	4	0	1978
	3	RGD Willis	Eng	13	24	2428	1236	52	2	0	1982

R Ashwin is the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years. Harbhajan Singh {03}, N Kapil Dev {02} and A Kumble {03} are the other three bowlers who have accomplished the feat

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
3	1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
	2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
4	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006