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Australian opening batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings on home soil

Australian opening batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings on home soil

DA Warner of Australia scored 97 against South Africa in the ongoing Perth test to provide the 39th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against various oppositions at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Bannerman 94 2 v England Sydney 26 Jan 1883
2 AC Bannerman 91 3 v England Sydney 29 Jan 1892
3 GHS Trott 95 4 v England Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
4 AJ Richardson 98 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
5 WH Ponsford 92* 4 v West Indies Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
6 WA Brown 99 1 v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
7 AR Morris 99 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
8 RB Simpson 92 2 v West Indies Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
9 CC McDonald 91 2 v West Indies Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
10 RB Simpson 92 4 v West Indies Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
11 WM Lawry 98 3 v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
12 RB Simpson 91 2 v England Sydney 11 Jan 1963
13 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
14 WM Darling 91 2 v England Sydney 06 Jan 1979
15 BM Laird 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
16 GR Marsh 92 2 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
17 MA Taylor 94 2 v India Brisbane 29 Nov 1991
18 MJ Slater 99 3 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
19 MJ Slater 92 2 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1994
20 MA Taylor 90 2 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
21 MA Taylor 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
22 MJ Slater 97 2 v Pakistan Hobart 18 Nov 1999
23 MJ Slater 91 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
24 MJ Slater 96 2 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 2001
25 ML Hayden 91 1 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
26 ML Hayden 99 3 v India Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
27 JL Langer 97 3 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
28 JL Langer 99 2 v West Indies Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
29 ML Hayden 90 4 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
30 ML Hayden 92 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
31 SM Katich 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
32 SR Watson 96 2 v West Indies Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
33 SM Katich 99 1 v West Indies Perth 16 Dec 2009
34 SR Watson 93 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
35 SM Katich 98 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
36 SR Watson 97 3 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2010
37 SR Watson 95 3 v England Perth 16 Dec 2010
38 CJL Rogers 95 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
39 DA Warner 97 2 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against South Africa at home. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 99 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
2 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
3 MJ Slater 92 2 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 1994
4 ML Hayden 90 4 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2006
5 DA Warner 97 2 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against various oppositions in a test at Perth. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Slater 99 3 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
2 MA Taylor 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
3 JL Langer 97 3 v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
4 ML Hayden 92 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
5 SM Katich 99 1 v West Indies Perth 16 Dec 2009
6 SR Watson 95 3 v England Perth 16 Dec 2010
7 DA Warner 97 2 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

 

Teams taking the first innings lead of two runs in the annals of test cricket

Teams taking the first innings lead of two runs in the annals of test cricket

Australia took a lead of two runs in the first innings against South Africa at Perth to provide the seventh occasion of a team taking the lead of exact two runs in the first innings. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first such occasion for Australia in the annals of test cricket and provides the second occasion of a team taking the lead of two runs against South Africa. Prior to this test when Australia gained a lead of two runs against South Africa, India had taken the lead of two run against South Africa at Cape Town in Jan 2011

No Team Score Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 344 2 2 v England Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
2 West Indies 410 2 2 v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
3 West Indies 406 2 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
4 West Indies 192 2 2 v India Chennai 11 Jan 1975
5 England 226 2 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 Apr 2004
6 India 364 2 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
7 Australia 244 2 2 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

 

SPD Smith’s dubious distinction – collects his first duck as captain

SPD Smith’s dubious distinction – collects his first duck as captain

SPD Smith of Australia scored a duck against South Africa at Perth on 03.11.16 to provide his first duck while leading Australia. He also became the fifth Australian captain to collect the duck after playing four deliveries. Others are – GN Yallop, AR Border, MA Taylor and SR Waugh. The performance of these five captains are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GN Yallop 0 4 2 Eng Adelaide 27 Jan 1979
2 AR Border 0 4 1 Ind Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
3 MA Taylor 0 4 1 Pak Karachi 28 Sep 1994
4 SR Waugh 0 4 1 Ind Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
5 SPD Smith 0 4 2 SAF Perth 03 Nov 2016

 

Opening stands of 150 plus runs by Australian openers against various oppositions at home

Opening stands of 150 plus runs by Australian openers against various oppositions at home

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the 29th occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 A Jackson, WH Ponsford 1 172* v West Indies Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 JW Burke, CC McDonald 1 171 v England Adelaide 30 Jan 1959
3 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
4 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 244 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
5 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 191 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
6 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 217 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
7 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 162 v England Sydney 29 Jan 1988
8 GR Marsh, MA Taylor 1 157* v England Brisbane 23 Nov 1990
9 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 198 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
10 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 208 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
11 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
12 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
13 ML Hayden, MJ Slater 1 156 v West Indies Adelaide 15 Dec 2000
14 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
15 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 223 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
16 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
17 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
18 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 195 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
19 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
20 ML Hayden, MEK Hussey 1 231 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
21 ML Hayden, PA Jaques 1 159 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
22 SM Katich, SR Watson 1 174 v West Indies Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
23 SM Katich, SR Watson 1 182 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
24 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
25 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 157 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
26 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 200 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
27 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 161 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
28 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
29 SE Marsh, DA Warner 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the fourth occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against South Africa in Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
3 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
4 SE Marsh, DA Warner 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Nov 2016

DA Warner and SE Marsh added 158 runs for the first wicket against South Africa in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the fifth occasion of Australian openers posting 150 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test at Perth. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 198 v New Zealand Perth 12 Nov 1993
2 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
3 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
4 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 157 v England Perth 13 Dec 2013
5 SE Marsh, DA Warnerv 1 158 v South Africa Perth 03 Novv 2016

The following table lists the fifteen occasions of Australian opening batsmen posting a 200 plus runs stand against various oppositions in Australia

No Partners Wkt Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Blewett, MJ Slater 1 269 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
2 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 255 v Sri Lanka Cairns 09 Jul 2004
3 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 244 v England Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
4 JA Burns, DA Warner 1 237 v New Zealand Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 ML Hayden, MEK Hussey 1 231 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
6 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 228 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
7 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 224 v New Zealand Brisbane 08 Nov 2001
8 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 223 v New Zealand Hobart 22 Nov 2001
9 WM Lawry, IR Redpath 1 219 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
10 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 219 v South Africa Sydney 02 Jan 2002
11 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 217 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1986
12 EJM Cowan, DA Warner 1 214 v India Perth 13 Jan 2012
13 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 208 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
14 ML Hayden, JL Langer 1 202 v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
15 CJL Rogers, DA Warner 1 200 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015

 

 

Pakistan bowlers with 20 plus wickets in a three test series

Pakistan bowlers with 20 plus wickets in a three test series

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured 21 wickets in the just concluded series against West indies to provide the 13th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in a three-test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Abdul Qadir Eng 1987-88 3 437 30 9/056 13/101 14.56 3 2
2 Waqar Younis NZl 1990-91 3 315 29 7/076 12/130 10.86 3 2
3 Waqar Younis Zim 1993-94 3 373 27 7/091 13/135 13.81 4 1
4 Wasim Akram NZl 1993-94 3 431 25 7/119 11/179 17.24 2 1
5 Saeed Ajmal Eng 2011-12 3 353 24 7/055 10/997 14.70 1 1
6 Yasir Shah Srl 2015 3 464 24 7/076 09/155 19.33 3 0
7 Imran Khan Win 1987-88 3 416 23 7/080 11/121 18.08 2 1
8 Pervez Sajjad NZl 1969-70 3 342 22 7/074 09/112 15.54 2 0
9 Abdul Qadir Aus 1982-83 3 562 22 7/142 11/218 25.54 2 1
10 Fazal Mahmood Win 1958-59 3 333 21 6/034 12/100 15.85 2 1
11 Imran Khan Eng 1982 3 390 21 7/052 09/136 18.57 2 0
12 Wasim Akram Win 1990-91 3 298 21 5/028 09/089 14.19 1 0
13 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

Yasir Shah of Pakistan captured 21 wickets in the just concluded series against West indies to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in a three-test series against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below. Yasir Shah is the only spin bowler in the four member list to accomplish the feat

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Imran Khan Win 1987-88 3 416 23 7/080 11/121 18.08 2 1
2 Fazal Mahmood Win 1958-59 3 333 21 6/034 12/100 15.85 2 1
3 Wasim Akram Win 1990-91 3 298 21 5/028 09/089 14.19 1 0
4 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

Yasir Shah’s feat provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan spin bowler accomplishing such a feat in a three-test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Oppn Series M Runs W BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 Abdul Qadir Eng 1987-88 3 437 30 9/056 13/101 14.56 3 2
2 Saeed Ajmal Eng 2011-12 3 353 24 7/055 10/997 14.70 1 1
3 Yasir Shah Srl 2015 3 464 24 7/076 09/155 19.33 3 0
4 Pervez Sajjad NZl 1969-70 3 342 22 7/074 09/112 15.54 2 0
5 Abdul Qadir Aus 1982-83 3 562 22 7/142 11/218 25.54 2 1
6 Yasir Shah Win 2016-17 3 564 21 6/124 10/210 26.85 2 1

 

South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia

South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia

South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the tenth occasion of South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1/0 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 1/0 2 v Australia Cape Town 01 Jan 1936
3 1/0 3 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
4 1/0 3 v Australia Port Elizabeth 03 Mar 1950
5 1/0 3 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
6 1/0 1 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1967
7 1/0 1 v Australia Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
8 1/0 2 v Australia Durban 24 Mar 2006
9 1/0 2 v Australia Durban 06 Mar 2009
10 1/0 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016

It also provides the second such occasion on Aussie soil. The first such occasion was at Melbourne in Feb 1932. Thus, South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in Australia for the second time after 84 years and nine months

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1/0 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 1/0 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016

 

Unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test – KC Brathwaite’s distinction – becomes the first opening batsman to accomplish the feat

Unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test – KC Brathwaite’s distinction – becomes the first opening batsman to accomplish the feat

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the 28th occasion of a batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
3 KF Barrington 151* 52* Eng Ind Mum-BS 11 Nov 1961
4 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* Ind Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
5 CA Davis 71* 74* Win Ind Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
6 Javed Miandad 88* 61* Pak Eng Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
7 AR Border 98* 100* Aus Win Trinidad 16 Mar 1984
8 RA Smith 121* 61* Eng Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
9 Saleem Malik 82* 84* Pak Eng Leeds 23 Jul 1992
10 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
11 BM McMillan 103* 59* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
12 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
13 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
14 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
15 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
16 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
17 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
18 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
19 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
20 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
21 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
22 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
23 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
24 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
25 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
26 LRPL Taylor 124* 67* NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
27 WP Saha 54* 58* Ind NZl Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
28 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the ninth occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
3 CA Davis 71* 74* Win Ind Trinidad 06 Mar 1971
4 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
5 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
6 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
7 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
8 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
9 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies scored 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of the test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
2 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
3 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

The following table lists the 21 occasions of a batsman scoring an unbeaten century and an unbeaten half century in both innings of a test.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KF Barrington 151* 52* Eng Ind Mum-BS 11 Nov 1961
2 RG Nadkarni 52* 122* Ind Eng Kanpur 15 Feb 1964
3 AR Border 98* 100* Aus Win Trinidad 16 Mar 1984
4 RA Smith 121* 61* Eng Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
5 JC Adams 174* 78* Win Ind Mohali 10 Dec 1994
6 BM McMillan 103* 59* SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
7 PA de Silva 138* 103* Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
8 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
9 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
10 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
11 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
12 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
13 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
14 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
15 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
16 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008
17 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
18 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
19 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
20 LRPL Taylor 124* 67* NZl Zim Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
21 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

SP Fleming, SR Tendulkar, MS Sinclair, R Dravid and VVS Laxman are the five batsman in the annals of test cricket to score an unbeaten double century and an unbeaten half century. The performance of these five batsmen are furnished below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
2 SR Tendulkar 241* 60* Ind Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2004
3 MS Sinclair 204* 50* NZl Pak Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
4 R Dravid 200* 70* Ind Zim Delhi 18 Nov 2000
5 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008

S Chanderpaul {04}, SPD Smith {02} and VVS Laxman {02} are the three batsmen to score unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test on two or more occasions. SC Chanderpaul with four such occasions hold the record for most such occasions in the annals of test cricket.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Win Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 65* 70* Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2008
3 S Chanderpaul 107* 77* Win Aus North Sound 30 May 2008
4 S Chanderpaul 84* 101* Win Ban Gros Islet 13 Sep 2014
               
1 SPD Smith 162* 52* Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
               
1 VVS Laxman 104* 67* Ind NZl Mohali 16 Oct 2003
2 VVS Laxman 200* 59* Ind Aus Delhi 29 Oct 2008

GC Grant of West Indies, SP Fleming of New Zealand and SPD Smith of Australia are three captains in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat of scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of test. The performance of these three captains are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
2 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
3 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

FCM Alexander of West Indies and WP Saha of India are the two wicket keeper batsmen in the annals of test cricket to accomplish the feat of scoring unbeaten fifties in both innings of test. The performance of these two wicket keepers are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
2 WP Saha 54* 58* Ind NZl Kolkata 30 Sep 2016

KC Brathwaite of West Indies with his 142 not out and 60 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah in the just concluded test earned the distinction of becoming the first opening batsman to score unbeaten fifties in both innings of a test

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia.

South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia.

South Africa lost its half the side for 81 runs against Australia at Perth in the ongoing test today to provide the 15th occasion of South Africa losing its five wickets for less than 100 runs against Australia in Australia. It also provides the second such instance at Perth. The first such occasion was in Nov 2012 when the score card read 5 for 67. All the fifteen occasions are listed below

No FoW Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 5/19 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
2 5/30 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
3 5/38 2 v Australia Sydney 09 Dec 1910
4 5/38 2 v Australia Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
5 5/41 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1998
6 5/46 4 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
7 5/54 4 v Australia Adelaide 14 Dec 2001
8 5/62 1 v Australia Sydney 18 Dec 1931
9 5/67 1 v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
10 5/72 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
11 5/81 1 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
12 5/87 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
13 5/93 1 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
14 5/93 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
15 5/97 3 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1931

 

Sri Lanka’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

Sri Lanka’s test wins by 200 plus runs margin

Sri Lanka won the just concluded test against Zimbabwe at Harare by 225 runs to provide the 13th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below in the order of descending runs margin

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
2 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
3 Sri Lanka won 313 runs v South Africa Col-SSC 11 Aug 2004
4 Sri Lanka won 288 runs v Bangladesh Col-SSC 28 Jul 2002
5 Sri Lanka won 241 runs v New Zealand Napier 11 Mar 1995
6 Sri Lanka won 240 runs v West Indies Kandy 22 Jul 2005
7 Sri Lanka won 229 runs v Australia Galle 04 Aug 2016
8 Sri Lanka won 225 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 29 Oct 2016
9 Sri Lanka won 217 runs v New Zealand Wellington 15 Dec 2006
10 Sri Lanka won 209 runs v Pakistan Galle 22 Jun 2012
11 Sri Lanka won 208 runs v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2011
12 Sri Lanka won 202 runs v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
13 Sri Lanka won 201 runs v Pakistan Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004

This win provides the second test win by 200 plus runs margin against Zimbabwe. The first such win was at Galle in Jan 2002, when Sri Lanka was victorious by 315 runs

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
2 Sri Lanka won 225 runs v Zimbabwe Harare 29 Oct 2016
Zimbabwe captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

Zimbabwe captain’s test centuries in a losing cause

AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the 90th occasion of a captain’s century going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Zimbabwe captain’s test century in vain. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the third Zimbabwe captain to suffer such an ignominy

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
2 A Flower 113* 2 Zim Win Trinidad 16 Mar 2000
3 BRM Taylor 117 4 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
4 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016

AG Cremer’s 102 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Harare was in a losing cause to provide the eighth occasion of a captain’s century going in vain against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are listed below. AJ Cremer became the seventh captain to suffer such an ignominy against Sri Lanka

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 107 3 NZl Srl Col-SSC 06 Dec 1992
2 A Flower 129 3 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
3 Mohd Ashraful 129* A Ban Srl Col-PSS 03 Jul 2007
4 Mohd Ashraful 101 4 Ban Srl Dhaka 26 Dec 2008
5 DL Vettori 140 4 NZl Srl Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
6 V Kohli 103 2 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
7 SPD Smith 119 2 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
8 AG Cremer 102* 2 Zim Srl Harare 29 Oct 2016