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West Indies captains capturing five or more wickets in a test innings – JO Holder’s distinction

West Indies captains capturing five or more wickets in a test innings – JO Holder’s distinction

JO Holder of West Indies captured five wickets for 30 runs against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Sharjah to provide the 16th occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. JO Holder earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to return with a five wicket haul at a neutral venue

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JDC Goddard 14.2 5 31 5 2 v England Georgetown 3 Mar 1948
2 DS Atkinson 36.2 16 56 5 3 v Australia Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 31.0 12 66 5 3 v New Zealand Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 DS Atkinson 40.0 21 53 7 3 v New Zealand Auckland 09 Mar 1956
5 GS Sobers 19.3 4 41 5 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 1966
6 GS Sobers 33.6×8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
7 GS Sobers 40.0 18 42 5 3 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969
8 CA Walsh 22.0 4 79 6 1 v India Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
9 CA Walsh 20.4 7 37 7 2 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
10 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
11 CA Walsh 30.0 6 98 5 1 v Australia Sydney 29 Nov 1996
12 CA Walsh 20.0 4 74 5 3 v Australia Perth 01 Feb 1997
13 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
14 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
15 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
16 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

JO Holder of West Indies captured five wickets for 30 runs against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Sharjah to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Walsh 32.0 9 78 5 2 v Pakistan Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
2 CA Walsh 43.1 6 143 5 2 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
3 DJG Sammy 17.0 7 29 5 4 v Pakistan Providence 12 May 2011
4 JO Holder 17.3 5 30 5 3 v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

Pakistan opening batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

Pakistan opening batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings

Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 91 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Sharjah to provide the 25th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 96 3 v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 98 3 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1962
4 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 Sadiq Mohammad 91 4 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
6 Majid Khan 98 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Majid Khan 98 1 v New Zealand Hyderabad (Sind) 23 Oct 1976
8 Majid Khan 92 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
9 Sadiq Mohammad 97 1 v England Leeds 29 Jun 1978
10 Taslim Arif 90 2 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
11 Mudassar Nazar 95 1 v Australia Melbourne 11 Dec 1981
12 Mohsin Khan 94 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
13 Mohsin Khan 91 2 v India Karachi 30 Jan 1983
14 Rameez Raja 98 2 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 12 Dec 1991
15 Saeed Anwar 94 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
16 Aamer Sohail 99 3 v Australia Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
17 Mohammad Wasim 91 1 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
18 Mohammad Hafeez 95 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
19 Imran Farhat 91 2 v England The Oval 17 Aug 2006
20 Khurram Manzoor 93 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
21 Salman Butt 92 4 v Australia Lord’s 13 Jul 2010
22 Mohammad Hafeez 96 1 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
23 Mohammad Hafeez 98 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
23 Sami Aslam 90 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
25 Azhar Ali 91 3 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

Azhar Ali of Pakistan scored 91 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Sharjah to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Majid Khan 92 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
3 Sami Aslam 90 1 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016
4 Azhar Ali 91 3 v West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

 

Carrying the bat through a completed innings in tests – KC Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

Carrying the bat through a completed innings in tests – KC Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

KC Brathwaite of West Indies carried the bat through the completed innings by scoring 142 not out out of West Indies total of 337 against Pakistan at Sharjah in the ongoing third test to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman carrying  the bat through the completed innings In the history of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 South Africa v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JE Barrett 67* 176 Australia v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 R Abel 132* 307 England v Australia Sydney 29 Jan 1892
4 PF Warner 132* 237 England v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
5 WW Armstrong 159* 309 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 JW Zulch 43* 103 South Africa v England Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
7 W Bardsley 193* 383 Australia v England Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
8 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
9 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
10 WA Brown 206* 422 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
12 L Hutton 156* 272 England v Australia Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 Pakistan v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 FMM Worrell 191* 372 West Indies v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
15 TL Goddard 56* 99 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
16 DJ McGlew 127* 292 South Africa v New Zealand Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
18 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
19 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
20 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
21 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
22 IR Redpath 159* 346 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 1974
23 G Boycott 99* 215 England v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
24 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
25 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 Pakistan v India Lahore 23 Jan 1983
26 S Wettimuny 63* 144 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
27 DC Boon 58* 103 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 13 Mar 1986
28 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
29 GA Gooch 154* 252 England v West Indies Leeds 06 Jun 1991
30 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
31 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
32 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
33 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
34 MA Atherton 94* 228 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
35 G Kirsten 100* 239 South Africa v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
36 MA Taylor 169* 350 Australia v South Africa Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
37 GW Flower 156* 321 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
38 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 Pakistan v India Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
39 MS Atapattu 216* 428 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
40 RP Arnold 104* 231 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Harare 04 Dec 1999
41 Javed Omar 85* 168† Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
42 V Sehwag 201* 329 India v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
43 SM Katich 131* 268 Australia v New Zealand Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
44 CH Gayle 165* 317 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
45 Imran Farhat 117* 223 Pakistan v New Zealand Napier 11 Dec 2009
46 R Dravid 146* 300 India v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
47 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
48 DA Warner 123* 233 Australia v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
49 CA Pujara 145* 312 India v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
50 D Elgar 118* 214 South Africa v England Durban 26 Dec 2015
51 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
  † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the seventh occasion of a West Indies batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings and he became the fifth West Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 FMM Worrell 191* 372 West Indies v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
2 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
3 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
4 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
5 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
6 CH Gayle 165* 317 West Indies v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
7 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

There are five batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores of 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
2 MS Atapattu 216* 428 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
3 WA Brown 206* 422 Australia v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
4 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
5 V Sehwag 201* 329 India v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008

The following list furnishes the nineteen batsmen who have carried the bat through the completed innings with scores less than 100 runs. All such occasions are listed below. MA Atherton and G Boycott – both of England – are the two batsmen to have accomplished the feat with scores of 90 plus runs. G Boycott is the only batsman to have carried the bat through the completed innings with a score of 99 not out – his feat came against Australia at Perth in Dec 1970

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 South Africa v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
3 JW Zulch 43* 103 South Africa v England Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
4 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
5 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
6 TL Goddard 56* 99 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
7 DC Boon 58* 103 Australia v New Zealand Auckland 13 Mar 1986
8 CC Hunte 60* 131 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
9 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
10 S Wettimuny 63* 144 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Christchurch 04 Mar 1983
11 JE Barrett 67* 176 Australia v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
12 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
13 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
14 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
15 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
16 Javed Omar 85* 168† Bangladesh v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
17 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
18 MA Atherton 94* 228 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
19 G Boycott 99* 215 England v Australia Perth 14 Dec 1979
  † indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

DL Haynes {03}, GM Turner {02}, L Hutton {02]. WM Lawry {02} and WM Woodful {02} are the five batsmen who have accomplished the feat on two or more occasions.

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
2 DL Haynes 75* 176 West Indies v England The Oval 08 Aug 1991
3 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
               
1 GM Turner 43* 131 New Zealand v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
2 GM Turner 223* 386 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
               
1 L Hutton 202* 344 England v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
2 L Hutton 156* 272 England v Australia Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
               
1 WM Lawry 49* 107 Australia v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
2 WM Lawry 60* 116† Australia v England Sydney 09 Jan 1971
               
1 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
† indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

Nazar Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan are the only Father-Son combination to have carried the bat through the completed innings in the history of test cricket. It is interesting to note that these two have performed the feat against England

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 Pakistan v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 Pakistan v India Lahore 23 Jan 1983

KC Brathwaite’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 India v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
2 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
3 AJ Stewart 69* 175 England v Pakistan Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
4 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
5 MH Dekker 68* 187 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
6 G Kirsten 100* 239 South Africa v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
7 GW Flower 156* 321 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
8 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 Zimbabwe v Pakistan Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
9 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 West Indies v Pakistan Sharjah 30 Oct 2016

DL Haynes of West Indies and WM Woodfull of Australia are the only two batsmen to have accomplished the feat of carrying the bat through the completed innings on two occasions against a specific opposition. DL Haynes’ feat came against Pakistan  while WM Woodfull’s feat was against England

No Player Runs Total Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 DL Haynes 88* 211 West Indies v Pakistan Karachi 20 Nov 1986
2 DL Haynes 143* 382 West Indies v Pakistan Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
               
1 WM Woodfull 30* 66† Australia v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 WM Woodfull 73* 193† Australia v England Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
† indicates that not all 10 wickets fell in the innings

 

Yasir Shah’s 10 for 210 against West Indies at Abu Dhabi provides the 50th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match.

Yasir Shah’s 10 for 210 against West Indies at Abu Dhabi provides the 50th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match.

Yasir Shah’s 10 for 210 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi provides the 50th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 v India Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
2 Fazal Mahmood 60.0 27 99 12 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1954
3 Zulfiqar Ahmed 83.5 40 79 11 v New Zealand Karachi 13 Oct 1955
4 Fazal Mahmood 75.0 28 114 13 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
5 Fazal Mahmood 45.3 19 100 12 v West Indies Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
6 Intikhab Alam 95.4 39 182 10 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
7 Intikhab Alam 39.4×8 05 130 11 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
8 Imran Khan 45.7×8 09 165 12 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
9 Sarfraz Nawaz 57.2×8 13 125 11 v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
10 Sikander Bakht 59.0 10 190 11 v India Delhi 04 Dec 1979
11 Iqbal Qasim 72.5 29 175 10 v India Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
12 Iqbal Qasim 72.0 34 118 11 v Australia Karachi 27 Feb 1980
13 Imran Khan 52.2 11 116 14 v Sri Lanka Lahore 22 Mar 1982
14 Abdul Qadir 92.5 26 218 11 v Australia Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
15 Imran Khan 32.2 10 79 11 v India Karachi 23 Dec 1982
16 Imran Khan 55.5 15 180 11 v India Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
17 Abdul Qadir 72.0 12 194 10 v England Lahore 19 Mar 1984
18 Wasim Akram 59.0 17 128 10 v New Zealand Dunedin 09 Feb 1985
19 Imran Khan 38.1 08 77 10 v England Leeds 02 Jul 1987
20 Abdul Qadir 97.4 36 211 10 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
21 Abdul Qadir 73.0 27 101 13 v England Lahore 25 Nov 1987
22 Abdul Qadir 104.4 31 186 10 v England Karachi 16 Dec 1987
23 Imran Khan 37.2 02 121 11 v West Indies Georgetown 02 Apr 1988
24 Wasim Akram 71.4 21 160 11 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 Waqar Younis 52.5 17 106 10 v New Zealand Lahore 18 Oct 1990
26 Waqar Younis 54.1 22 130 12 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
27 Waqar Younis 56.0 15 135 13 v Zimbabwe Karachi 01 Dec 1993
28 Wasim Akram 61.0 17 179 11 v New Zealand Wellington 17 Feb 1994
29 Waqar Younis 32.0 05 119 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 26 Aug 1994
30 Mushtaq Ahmed 65.2 17 171 10 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Dec 1995
31 Wasim Akram 38.4 12 106 10 v Zimbabwe Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
32 Mushtaq Ahmed 54.1 12 143 10 v New Zealand Lahore 21 Nov 1996
33 Mohammad Zahid 41.0 08 130 11 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
34 Mushtaq Ahmed 41.3 12 106 10 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
35 Waqar Younis 40.4 10 133 10 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
36 Saqlain Mushtaq 67.2 16 187 10 v India Chennai 28 Jan 1999
37 Saqlain Mushtaq 82.3 22 216 10 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
38 Wasim Akram 56.2 19 110 11 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
39 Danish Kaneria 28.0 06 94 12 v Bangladesh Multan 29 Aug 2001
40 Saqlain Mushtaq 63.5 11 155 10 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 16 Nov 2002
41 Shoaib Akhtar 34.5 06 80 10 v Bangladesh Peshawar 27 Aug 2003
42 Shoaib Akhtar 38.3 08 78 11 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 2003
43 Danish Kaneria 83.0 23 190 10 v Sri Lanka Karachi 28 Oct 2004
44 Mohammad Asif 35.0 13 71 11 v Sri Lanka Kandy 03 Apr 2006
45 Saeed Ajmal 56.5 20 111 11 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
46 Saeed Ajmal 42.0 11 97 10 v England Dubai (DSC) 17 Jan 2012
47 Saeed Ajmal 60.1 11 147 10 v South Africa Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
48 Saeed Ajmal 49.1 09 118 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
49 Yasir Shah 60.0 15 141 10 v England Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
50 Yasir Shah 67.4 11 210 10 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Yasir Shah’s 10 for 210 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi provides the fifth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below. Yasir Shah became the first Pakistan bowler to concede 200 plus  runs in a test against West Indies

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imran Khan 37.2 02 121 11 v West Indies Georgetown 02 Apr 1988
2 Mushtaq Ahmed 41.3 12 106 10 v West Indies Peshawar 17 Nov 1997
3 Wasim Akram 56.2 19 110 11 v West Indies St John’s 25 May 2000
4 Saeed Ajmal 56.5 20 111 11 v West Indies Providence 12 May 2011
5 Yasir Shah 67.4 11 210 10 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Yasir Shah’s 10 for 210 against West Indies in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a match conceding 200 plus runs. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Qadir 92.5 26 218 11 v Australia Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 82.3 22 216 10 v India Delhi 04 Feb 1999
3 Abdul Qadir 97.4 36 211 10 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
4 Yasir Shah 67.4 11 210 10 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

 

Batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in a test innings – A research study

Batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in a test innings – A research study

Younus Khan {127} and Misbau-ul-Haq {97} scored a century and a ninety in the test between Pakistan and West Indies at Abu Dhabi to provide the 27th occasion of batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4   HW Taylor 121 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
  5 * HG Deane 93 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
                   
2 4   AF Kippax 146 2 Aus Win Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
  5   SJ McCabe 90 2 Aus Win Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
                   
3 4   ML Page 104 3 NZl Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
  5   RC Blunt 96 3 NZl Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
                   
4 4 * WR Hammond 240 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
  5   E Paynter 99 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
                   
5 4 * PBH May 101 1 Eng Aus Leeds 12 Jul 1956
  5   C Washbrook 98 1 Eng Aus Leeds 12 Jul 1956
                   
6 4 * PBH May 92 3 Eng Aus Sydney 09 Jan 1959
  5   MC Cowdrey 100* 3 Eng Aus Sydney 09 Jan 1959
                   
7 4 * JR Reid 92 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
  5   PGZ Harris 101 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
                   
8 4   KF Barrington 93 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965
  5   PH Parfitt 122* 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965
                   
9 4   TW Graveney 109 2 Eng Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
  5 * MC Cowdrey 96 2 Eng Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
                   
10 4   AI Kallicharran 93 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
  5 * CH Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
                   
11 4   Saleem Malik 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
  5 * Javed Miandad 92 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
                   
12 4   M Amarnath 95 3 Ind Eng Chennai 13 Jan 1985
  5   M Azharuddin 105 3 Ind Eng Chennai 13 Jan 1985
                   
13 4   SR Tendulkar 96 1 Ind Srl Bangalore 26 Jan 1994
  5 * M Azharuddin 108 1 Ind Srl Bangalore 26 Jan 1994
                   
14 4   BC Lara 179 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
  5 * RB Richardson 93 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
                   
15 4   ME Waugh 111 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
  5   RT Ponting 96 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
                   
16 4   ME Waugh 121 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 1999
  5   SR Waugh 96 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 1999
                   
17 4   ME Waugh 90 2 Aus Zim Harare 14 Oct 1999
  5 * SR Waugh 151* 2 Aus Zim Harare 14 Oct 1999
                   
18 4   M Jayawardene 91 2 Srl Zim Harare 26 Nov 1999
  5   TM Dilshan 163* 2 Srl Zim Harare 26 Nov 1999
                   
19 4   DS Lehmann 96 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
  5 * SR Waugh 115 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 01 May 2003
                   
20 4   JH Kallis 92 1 SAF NZl Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
  5   G Kirsten 137 1 SAF NZl Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
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21 4   BC Lara 130 1 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005`
  5 * S Chanderpaul 92 1 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
                   
22 4   Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  5 * Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
                   
23 4   Mohammad Yousuf 97 3 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
  5   Faisal Iqbal 139 3 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
                   
23 4   MN Samuels 94 1 Win SAF Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
  5   S Chanderpaul 104 1 Win SAF Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2007
                   
25 4   M Jayawardene 92 1 Srl NZl Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
  5   TT Samaraweera 143 1 Srl NZl Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
                   
26 4   KP Pietersen 99 1 Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
  5   PD Collingwood 145 1 Eng Ban Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
                   
27 4   Younis Khan 127 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
  5 * Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Younus Khan {127} and Misbau-ul-Haq {97} scored a century and a ninety in the test between Pakistan and West Indies at Abu Dhabi to provide the fourth occasion of Pakistan batsmen batting at number four and five scoring a century and a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4   Saleem Malik 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
  5 * Javed Miandad 92 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
                   
2 4   Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  5 * Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
                   
3 4   Mohammad Yousuf 97 3 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
  5   Faisal Iqbal 139 3 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
                   
4 4   Younis Khan 127 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
  5 * Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq’a 97 makes him the seventh captain to score a ninety batting at number five when the batsman batting at number four had scored a century. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4   HW Taylor 121 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
  5 * HG Deane 93 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
                   
2 4   TW Graveney 109 2 Eng Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
  5 * MC Cowdrey 96 2 Eng Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
                   
3 4   Saleem Malik 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
  5 * Javed Miandad 92 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
                   
4 4   BC Lara 179 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
  5 * RB Richardson 93 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
                   
5 4   BC Lara 130 1 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005`
  5 * S Chanderpaul 92 1 Win Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
                   
6 4   Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  5 * Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
                   
7 4   Younis Khan 127 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
  5 * Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Misbah-ul-Haq’a 97 makes him the third Pakistan captain to score a ninety batting at number five when the the other Pakistan batsman batting at number four had scored a century. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4   Saleem Malik 100* 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
  5 * Javed Miandad 92 3 Pak Srl Karachi 05 Mar 1982
                   
2 4   Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  5 * Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
                   
3 4   Younis Khan 127 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
  5 * Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

WR  Hammond of England  {240} and Mohammad Yousuf of Pakiistan {223} are the only two batsmen to score 200 plus runs while batting at number four in this category of statistics

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4 * WR Hammond 240 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
  5   E Paynter 99 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
                   
2 4   Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
  5 * Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005

The following are the two occasions involving “Waugh” brothersa of Australia. It is interesting to note that one of the when ME Waugh scored a century, SE Waugh scored a ninety and when SE Waugh scored a century, ME Waugh scored a ninety in this category of statistics. Both the occasions are listed below

No Pos */+ Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 4   ME Waugh 121 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 1999
  5   SR Waugh 96 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 1999
                   
2 4   ME Waugh 90 2 Aus Zim Harare 14 Oct 1999
  5 * SR Waugh 151* 2 Aus Zim Harare 14 Oct 1999

 

Pakistan captains scoring nineties in a test innings – Misbah-ul-Haq’s records

Pakistan captains scoring nineties in a test innings – Misbah-ul-Haq’s records

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan scored 96 against West Indies in the ongoing second test at Abu Dhabhi to provide the 113th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a ninety in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AH Kardar 93 3 v India Karachi 26 Feb 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 93 3 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
3 Majid Khan 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 Javed Miandad 92 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
5 Imran Khan 93* 2 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 12 Dec 1991
6 Javed Miandad 92 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
7 Saleem Malik 99 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 09 Jan 1995
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 92* 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 19 Jan 2007
10 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 97 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

Inzamam-ul-Haq {02}, Javed Miandad {02} and Misbah-ul-Haq {03} are the three Pakistan captains to score ninety on two or more occasions. Their performance is listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 92* 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 19 Jan 2007
             
1 Javed Miandad 92 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
2 Javed Miandad 92 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
             
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 97 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016

With three nineties to his credit as Captain, Misbah-ul-Haq became the tenth captain to score three or more nineties in the annals of test cricket. The complete list of captains who have scored three or more nineties is furnished below. Misbah-ul-Haq became the first Pakistan captain to score three nineties

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 90s
1 MS Dhoni Ind 4 4 0 379 99 94.75 4
2 SP Fleming NZl 4 4 0 384 99 96.00 4
3 GS Sobers Win 4 4 1 377 95* 125.66 4
4 MA Atherton Eng 3 3 1 288 99 144.00 3
5 BC Lara Win 3 3 0 279 95 93.00 3
6 AD Mathews Srl 3 3 0 273 91 91.00 3
7 PBH May Eng 3 3 0 284 97 94.66 3
8 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 3 3 0 292 99 97.33 3
9 RT Ponting Aus 3 3 0 289 99 96.33 3
10 MA Taylor Aus 3 3 0 278 96 92.66 3

Misbah-ul-Haq scored all his nineties as captain while batting at number five. He now owns the record for most nineties by a captain batting at number five. The previous record in this category of statistics was held by GS Sobers and West Indies who had scored nineties on two occasions as captains while batting at number five

No Pos Player Score Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 5 Misbah-ul-Haq 97 3 Pak Srl Dubai (DSC) 8 Jan 2014
3 5 Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
                 
1 5 CH Lloyd 91* 4 Win Aus Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
2 5 CH Lloyd 95 2 Win Eng Kingston 10 Apr 1981
                 
1 5 GS Sobers 95* 3 Win Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
2 5 GS Sobers 93 3 Win Ind Kingston 18 Feb 1971

 

Ten or more wickets in a test by West Indies bowlers

Ten or more wickets in a test by West Indies bowlers

D Bishoo returned with match figures of 10 for 174 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 30th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 W Ferguson 73.2 09 229 11 v England Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
2 HHH Johnson 65.5 24 96 10 v England Kingston 27 Mar 1948
3 AL Valentine 106.0 36 204 11 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1950
4 S Ramadhin 115.0 70 152 11 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
5 AL Valentine 90.3 31 160 10 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1950
6 GE Gomez 36.2×8 06 113 10 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952
7 WW Hall 60.4 16 126 11 v India Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
8 LR Gibbs 75.3 25 157 11 v England Manchester 06 Jun 1963
9 LR Gibbs 69.1 29 106 10 v England Manchester 02 Jun 1966
10 KD Boyce 43.1 08 147 11 v England The Oval 26 Jul 1973
11 AME Roberts 42.3 11 121 12 v India Chennai 11 Jan 1975
12 AME Roberts 52.5 16 123 10 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
13 MA Holding 53.4 15 149 14 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
14 MA Holding 38.3 08 107 11 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1981
15 MD Marshall 41.5 12 107 10 v Australia Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
16 MD Marshall 40.3 09 120 11 v New Zealand Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
17 MD Marshall 43.0 10 92 10 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
18 MD Marshall 36.5 09 89 11 v India Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989
19 CA Walsh 46.0 15 101 10 v India Kingston 28 Apr 1989
20 CEL Ambrose 47.4 12 127 10 v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
21 CEL Ambrose 54.2 11 120 10 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
22 CEL Ambrose 39.0 07 84 11 v England Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
23 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1995
24 KCG Benjamin 59.3 15 174 10 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
25 CA Walsh 40.5 11 117 10 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
26 CD Collymore 44.2 07 134 11 v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
27 KAJ Roach 45.0 09 146 10 v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012
28 S Shillingford 81.5 16 219 10 v Australia Roseau 23 Apr 2012
29 S Shillingford 36.5 08 93 10 v Zimbabwe Roseau 20 Mar 2013
30 D Bishoo 48.5 05 174 10 v Pakistan Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo returned with match figures of 10 for 174 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 24th occasion of a bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 71.2 30 131 13 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
3 DK Lillee 37.0×8 05 135 10 Aus Pak Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
4 N Kapil Dev 42.4 12 146 11 Ind Pak Chennai 15 Jan 1980
5 RJ Bright 57.5 22 111 10 Aus Pak Karachi 27 Feb 1980
6 CG Rackemann 34.0 06 118 11 Aus Pak Perth 11 Nov 1983
7 NGB Cook 44.0 20 83 11 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Mar 1984
8 Maninder Singh 62.1 16 126 10 Ind Pak Bangalore 13 Mar 1987
9 C Pringle 59.0 17 152 11 NZl Pak Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
10 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 SAF Pak Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
11 SK Warne 44.0 19 77 11 Aus Pak Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
12 A Kumble 51.0 13 149 14 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
13 J Srinath 46.0 10 132 13 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
14 M Muralitharan 66.1 14 148 10 Srl Pak Peshawar 05 Mar 2000
15 SK Warne 55.0 10 188 11 Aus Pak Col-PSS 03 Oct 2002
16 A Kumble 75.1 27 161 10 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Mar 2005
17 CD Collymore 44.2 07 134 11 Win Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
18 SJ Harmison 31.1 10 76 11 Eng Pak Manchester 27 Jul 2006
19 JM Anderson 37.0 15 71 11 Eng Pak Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
20 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
21 HMRKB Herath 55.2 05 184 14 Srl Pak Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
22 MD Craig 48.1 07 203 10 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
23 CR Woakes 42.0 13 102 11 Eng Pak Lord’s 14 Jul 2016
24 D Bishoo 48.5 05 174 10 Win Pak Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo returned with match figures of 10 for 174 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against Pakistan. Prior to D Bishoo’s feat, CD Collymore had figures of 11 for 131 at Kingston in Jun 2005. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CD Collymore 44.2 07 134 11 Win Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
2 D Bishoo 48.5 05 174 10 Win Pak Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016

 

Eight plus wickets in a test innings by West Indies bowlers

Eight plus wickets in a test innings by West Indies bowlers

D Bishoo captured 8 for 49 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the seventh occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 LR Gibbs 53.3 37 038 8 3 v India Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962
3 JM Noreiga 49.4 16 095 9 2 v India Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
4 MA Holding 33.0 09 092 8 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
5 CEH Croft 18.5 07 029 8 1 v Pakistan Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
6 CEL Ambrose 22.4 10 045 8 4 v England Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
7 D Bishoo 13.5 01 049 8 3 v Pakistan Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo captured 8 for 49 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 13th occasion of a bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MH Mankad 47.0 27 52 8 2 Ind Pak Delhi 16 Oct 1952
2 AA Mallett 23.6×8 06 59 8 3 Aus Pak Adelaide 22 Dec 1972
3 DL Underwood 34.5 17 51 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
4 CEH Croft 18.5 07 29 8 1 Win Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
5 IT Botham 20.5 08 34 8 3 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
6 N Kapil Dev 30.5 07 85 8 1 Ind Pak Lahore 23 Jan 1983
7 JR Ratnayeke 23.2 05 83 8 2 Srl Pak Sialkot 27 Oct 1985
8 NA Foster 46.2 15 107 8 2 Eng Pak Leeds 02 Jul 1987
9 A Kumble 26.3 09 74 10 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Feb 1999
10 J Srinath 27.0 06 86 8 3 Ind Pak Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
11 GD McGrath 16.0 08 24 8 4 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
12 HMRKB Herath 33.1 03 127 9 2 Srl Pak Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
13 D Bishoo 13.5 01 49 8 3 Win Pak Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016

D Bishoo captured 8 for 49 in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the second occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing eight or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. Prior to D Bishoo, CEH Croft had returned with figures of 8 for 29 at Port of Spain in Mar 1977. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CEH Croft 18.5 07 29 8 1 Win Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
2 D Bishoo 13.5 01 49 8 3 Win Pak Dubai-DSC 13 Oct 2016
Fourth innings test hundreds by West Indies batsmen

Fourth innings test hundreds by West Indies batsmen

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 116 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 33rd occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Headley 223 4 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 JB Stollmeyer 104 4 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952
3 JB Stollmeyer 104* 4 v India Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
4 CC Hunte 114 4 v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
5 GS Sobers 109* 4 v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
6 RB Kanhai 110 4 v England Port of Spain 28 Jan 1960
7 CC Hunte 108* 4 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1963
8 GS Sobers 113 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
9 SM Nurse 137 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
10 SM Nurse 168 4 v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1969
11 L Baichan 105* 4 v Pakistan Lahore 15 Feb 1975
12 IVA Richards 101 4 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
13 RC Fredericks 138 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
14 AI Kallicharran 126 4 v Australia Kingston 28 Apr 1978
15 CG Greenidge 120* 4 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
16 DL Haynes 103* 4 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
17 CG Greenidge 214* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
18 IVA Richards 109* 4 v India Delhi 25 Nov 1987
19 CG Greenidge 104 4 v Australia Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
20 DL Haynes 112* 4 v India Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
21 PV Simmons 110 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
22 SL Campbell 113 4 v Australia Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
23 BC Lara 153* 4 v Australia Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
24 BC Lara 122 4 v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
25 RR Sarwan 105 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
26 S Chanderpaul 104 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
27 DR Smith 105* 4 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
28 S Chanderpaul 116* 4 v England Manchester 07 Jun 2007
29 RR Sarwan 102 4 v Sri Lanka Port of Spain 03 Apr 2008
30 RR Sarwan 128 4 v Australia North Sound 30 May 2008
31 RR Sarwan 106 4 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
32 JO Holder 103* 4 v England North Sound 13 Apr 2015
33 DM Bravo 116 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 116 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte 114 4 Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
2 GS Sobers 109* 4 Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
3 RB Simpson 115 4 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
4 L Baichan 105* 4 Win Pak Lahore 15 Feb 1975
5 G Boycott 100* 4 Eng Pak Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
6 AR Border 105 4 Aus Pak Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
7 DB Vengsarkar 146* 4 Ind Pak Delhi 04 Dec 1979
8 JV Coney 111* 4 NZl Pak Dunedin 09 Feb 1985
9 SV Manjrekar 113* 4 Ind Pak Karachi 15 Nov 1989
10 DM Jones 121* 4 Aus Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
11 BA Young 120 4 NZl Pak Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
12 SA Thomson 120* 4 NZl Pak Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
13 SR Tendulkar 136 4 Ind Pak Chennai 28 Jan 1999
14 JL Langer 127 4 Aus Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
15 AC Gilchrist 149* 4 Aus Pak Hobart 18 Nov 1999
16 ME Trescothick 117 4 Eng Pak Manchester 31 May 2001
17 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 Ind Pak Karachi 29 Jan 2006
18 KC Sangakkara 130* 4 Srl Pak Col-SSC 20 Jul 2009
19 DM Bravo 116 4 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo of West Indies scored 116 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the fourth occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test Pakistan All such occasions are listed below. Prior to DM Bravo accomplishing the feat, L Baichan was the last batsman to score a fourth innings hundred against Pakistan in Feb 1975. Thus DM Bravo emulated L Baichan after a gap of 41 years

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte 114 4 Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
2 GS Sobers 109* 4 Win Pak Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
3 L Baichan 105* 4 Win Pak Lahore 15 Feb 1975
4 DM Bravo 116 4 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

CG Greenidge {03} and RR Sarwan {04} are the two West Indies batsman to score three or more fourth innings hundreds. Their exploits are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CG Greenidge 120* 4 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
2 CG Greenidge 214* 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
3 CG Greenidge 104 4 v Australia Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
             
1 RR Sarwan 105 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
2 RR Sarwan 102 4 v Sri Lanka Port of Spain 03 Apr 2008
3 RR Sarwan 128 4 v Australia North Sound 30 May 2008
4 RR Sarwan 106 4 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009

Georgetown, Sydney and St John’s are the three test grounds to witness two West Indies batsman scoring fourth innings hundreds. Georgetown has witnessed two such occasions – against Pakistan in Mar 1958 and against Australia in Mar 1984

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte 114 4 v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
2 GS Sobers 109* 4 v Pakistan Georgetown 13 Mar 1958
             
1 GS Sobers 113 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
2 SM Nurse 137 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
             
1 CG Greenidge 120* 4 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
2 DL Haynes 103* 4 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
             
1 RR Sarwan 105 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
2 S Chanderpaul 104 4 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003

 

Fourth innings centuries in a test going in vain – DM Bravo joins the list

Fourth innings centuries in a test going in vain – DM Bravo joins the list

DM Bravo scored 116 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC. His century was in a losing cause as West Indies lost the test by 56 runs. It provides the 70th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century going in vain and provides the tenth occasion of West Indies batsman’s fourth innings hundred in a losing cause. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JB Stollmeyer 104 4 v Australia Sydney 25 Jan 1952
2 RB Kanhai 110 4 v England Port of Spain 28 Jan 1960
3 GS Sobers 113 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
4 SM Nurse 137 4 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
5 IVA Richards 101 4 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
6 PV Simmons 110 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
7 SL Campbell 113 4 v Australia Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
8 BC Lara 122 4 v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
9 S Chanderpaul 116* 4 v England Manchester 07 Jun 2007
10 DM Bravo 116 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016

DM Bravo scored 116 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC. His century was in a losing cause as West Indies lost the test by 56 runs. It provides the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings century going in vain against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 105 4 Aus Pak Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
2 SR Tendulkar 136 4 Ind Pak Chennai 28 Jan 1999
3 ME Trescothick 117 4 Eng Pak Manchester 31 May 2001
4 Yuvraj Singh 122 4 Ind Pak Karachi 29 Jan 2006
5 DM Bravo 116 4 Win Pak Dubai (DSC) 13 Oct 2016