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Batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after the team had lost its first wicket without a run on the board in tests

Batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after the team had lost its first wicket without a run on the board in tests

Salim Aslam and Azhar Ali of Pakistan added 181 runs for the second wicket after Pakistan had lost its first wicket without a run on the board, to provide the 45th occasion of batmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero. All such occasions are listed below chronologically

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 H Sutcliffe, GE Tyldesley 2 230 1/0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
3 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4 DG Bradman, WM Woodfull 2 115 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 23 Feb 1933
5 H Gimblett, MJL Turnbull 2 108* 1/0 4 Eng Ind Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
6 WJ Edrich, C Washbrook 2 118 1/0 3 Eng NZl Leeds 11 Jun 1949
7 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 217 1/0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
8 SM Gavaskar, ED Solkar 2 168 1/0 2 Ind Win Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
9 JM Brearley, RA Woolmer 2 132 1/0 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
10 AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar 2 170 1/0 2 Ind Win Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
11 JM Brearley, DW Randall 2 111 1/0 3 Eng Aus Sydney 06 Jan 1979
12 JF Reid, JG Wright 2 148 1/0 2 NZl Ind Auckland 13 Mar 1981
13 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126 1/0 4 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1986
14 AH Jones, JG Wright 2 128 1/0 1 NZl Aus Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
15 DL Haynes, RB Richardson 2 103 1/0 3 Win Aus Perth 02 Dec 1988
16 DC Boon, MA Taylor 2 111 1/0 4 Aus Win Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
17 WJ Cronje, AC Hudson 2 117 1/0 2 SAF Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
18 ADR Campbell, MH Dekker 2 102 1/0 2 Zim Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
19 ADR Campbell, MH Dekker 2 135 1/0 4 Zim Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
20 BC Lara, RB Richardson 2 103 1/0 1 Win Aus Kingston 29 Apr 1995
21 R Dravid, NS Sidhu 2 171 1/0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
22 Ijaz Ahmed, Rameez Raja 2 102 1/0 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
23 MJ Horne, AC Parore 2 103 1/0 2 NZl Zim Wellington 19 Feb 1998
24 Imran Nazir, Wajahatullah Wasti 2 105 1/0 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
25 D Dasgupta, R Dravid 2 171 1/0 4 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
26 Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan 2 144 1/0 3 Pak Win Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
27 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 203 1/0 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
28 SV Carlisle, DD Ebrahim 2 107 1/0 1 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
29 HH Gibbs, JA Rudolph 2 103 1/0 3 SAF NZl Auckland 18 Mar 2004
30 R Dravid, PA Patel 2 129 1/0 2 Ind Pak Rawalpindi 13 Apr 2004
31 Habibul Bashar, Javed Omar 2 121 1/0 1 Ban Win Gros Islet 28 May 2004
32 JL Langer, RT Ponting 2 111 1/0 1 Aus SAF Perth 16 Dec 2005
33 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 144 1/0 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
34 IR Bell, AN Cook 2 170 1/0 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
35 R Dravid, KD Karthik 2 124 1/0 1 Ind Ban Chittagong 18 May 2007
36 IR Bell, MP Vaughan 2 107 1/0 2 Eng Srl Kandy 01 Dec 2007
37 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 166 1/0 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
38 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 126 1/0 1 Aus Win Brisbane 26 Nov 2009
39 DM Bravo, DS Smith 2 115 1/0 1 Win Srl Pallekele 01 Dec 2010
40 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 117 1/0 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
41 KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne 2 153 1/0 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
42 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 170 1/0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
43 Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman 2 232 1/0 2 Ban Srl Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
44 CJL Rogers, SR Watson 2 115 1/0 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
45 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali’s feat provides the sixth such occasion against England in a test innings and also the first such occasion by Pakistan. All the other five occasions are by Australian batsmen. The following table lists all the six occasions.

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
3 DG Bradman, WM Woodfull 2 115 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 23 Feb 1933
4 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126 1/0 4 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1986
5 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 144 1/0 3 Aus Eng Perth 14 Dec 2006
6 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali’s feat provides the fourth such occasion by Pakistan batsmen. The following table lists all the four occasions

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Ijaz Ahmed, Rameez Raja 2 102 1/0 2 Pak Srl Colombo (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
2 Imran Nazir, Wajahatullah Wasti 2 105 1/0 1 Pak Srl Lahore 04 Mar 1999
3 Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan 2 144 1/0 3 Pak Win Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
4 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Salim Aslam and Azhar Ali of Pakistan added 181 runs for the second wicket after Pakistan had lost its first wicket without a run on the board, to provide the 15th occasion of batmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket after a team had lost its first wicket at zero. All such occasions are listed below in the descending order of runs scored. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsmen.

No Partners Wkt Runs In Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CG Macartney, WM Woodfull 2 235 1/0 1 Aus Eng Leeds 10 Jul 1926
2 Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman 2 232 1/0 2 Ban Srl Chittagong 04 Feb 2014
3 H Sutcliffe, GE Tyldesley 2 230 1/0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
4 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 217 1/0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
5 HSTL Hendry, WM Woodfull 2 215 1/0 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
6 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 2 203 1/0 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
7 Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam 2 181 1/0 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
8 R Dravid, NS Sidhu 2 171 1/0 2 Ind Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
9 D Dasgupta, R Dravid 2 171 1/0 4 Ind SAF Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
10 AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar 2 170 1/0 2 Ind Win Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
11 IR Bell, AN Cook 2 170 1/0 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
12 AN Cook, IJL Trott 2 170 1/0 1 Eng SAF The Oval 19 Jul 2012
13 SM Gavaskar, ED Solkar 2 168 1/0 2 Ind Win Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
14 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 166 1/0 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
15 KC Sangakkara, HDRL Thirimanne 2 153 1/0 3 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011

 

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test – FDM Karunaratne is the latest entrant to the elite club

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test – FDM Karunaratne is the latest entrant to the elite club

FDM Karunaratne of Sri Lanka was dismissed caught by JA Burns of MA Starc in the ongoing second test at Galle between Sri Lanka and Australia to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 AC MacLaren A Coningham Eng v Aus Melbourne 1894/95
2 TW Hayward AEE Vogler Eng v SAF The Oval 1907
3 W Bardsley MW Tate Aus v Eng Leeds 1926
4 H Sutcliffe FT Badcock Eng v NZl Christchurch 1932/33
5 TS Worthington EL McCormick Eng v Aus Brisbane 1936/37
6 CC Hunte Fazal Mahmood Win v Pak Port-of-Spain 1957/58
7 EJ Barlow GD McKenzie SAF v Aus Durban 1966/67
8 RC Fredericks S Abid Ali Win v Ind Port-of-Spain 1970/71
9 KR Stackpole RJ Hadlee Aus v NZl Auckland 1973/74
10 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
11 SS Naik AME Roberts Ind v Win Kolkata 1974/75
12 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
13 Mohsin Khan N Kapil Dev Pak v Ind Jullundur 1983/84
14 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
15 SM Gavaskar Imran Khan Ind v Pak Jaipur 1986/87
16 WV Raman RJ Hadlee Ind v NZl Napier 1989/90
17 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
18 G Kirsten CEL Ambrose SAF v Win Cape Town 1998/99
19 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
20 LV Garrick AA Donald Win v SAF Kingston 2000/01
21 SS Das M Dillon Ind v Win Bridgetown 2001/02
22 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
23 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
24 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
25 W Jaffer Mashrafe Mortaza Ind v Ban Chittagong (CDS) 2007
26 D Ganga RJ Sidebottom Win v Eng Chester-le-Street 2007
27 TG McIntosh Mohammad Aamer NZl v Pak Dunedin 2009/10
28 AJ Strauss DW Steyn Eng v SAF Johannesburg 2009/10
29 CH Gayle RAS Lakmal Win v Srl Pallekele 2010/11
30 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016

FDM Karunaratne became the second Sri Lankan batsman to suffer from such an ignominy after ST Jayasuriya. It is interesting to note that ST Jayasuriya was also dismissed by the first ball of the test against Australia by GD McGrath in 1999. Both ST Jayasuriya and FDM Karunaratne were dismissed in a test at Galle is yet another coincidence

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
2 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016

SM Gavaskar of India and Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh are the two batsmen to be dismissed by the first ball of the test on three occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two batsmen.

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
2 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
3 SM Gavaskar Imran Khan Ind v Pak Jaipur 1986/87
           
1 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
3 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004

GG Arnold, N Kapil Dev and RJ Hadlee are the two bowlers who have dismissed the batsmen by the first ball of the test on two occasions. PT Collins of West Indies is the only bowler in the list  to have dismissed a batsman by the first ball of the test on three occasions.

What is interesting in PT Collin’s case is that the batsman dismissed by the first ball of the test is Hannan Sarkar of Bangladesh on all the three occasions.

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 SM Gavaskar GG Arnold Ind v Eng Birmingham 1974
2 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
           
1 Mohsin Khan N Kapil Dev Pak v Ind Jullundur 1983/84
2 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
           
1 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Dhaka 2002/03
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Gros Islet 2004
3 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
           
1 KR Stackpole RJ Hadlee Aus v NZl Auckland 1973/74
2 WV Raman RJ Hadlee Ind v NZl Napier 1989/90

Christchurch, Durban, Galle, Kingston, Kolkata and Port of Spain are the six grounds which have witnessed the batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the test on two occasions. Galle joining the list with FDM Karunaratne’s dismissal in the ongoing test

No Batsman Bowler Match Ground Season
1 H Sutcliffe FT Badcock Eng v NZl Christchurch 1932/33
2 JFM Morrison GG Arnold NZl v Eng Christchurch 1974/75
           
1 EJ Barlow GD McKenzie SAF v Aus Durban 1966/67
2 SJ Cook N Kapil Dev SAF v Ind Durban 1992/93
           
1 ST Jayasuriya GD McGrath Srl v Aus Galle 1999
2 FDM Karunaratne MA Starc Srl v Aus Galle 2016
           
1 LV Garrick AA Donald Win v SAF Kingston 2000/01
2 Hannan Sarkar PT Collins Ban v Win Kingston 2004
           
1 SS Naik AME Roberts Ind v Win Kolkata 1974/75
2 SM Gavaskar MD Marshall Ind v Win Kolkata 1983/84
           
1 CC Hunte Fazal Mahmood Win v Pak Port-of-Spain 1957/58
2 RC Fredericks S Abid Ali Win v Ind Port-of-Spain 1970/71

 

West Indies batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test against India

West Indies batsmen scoring twin fifties in a test against India

J Blackwood of West Indies scored 62 and 63 in the just concluded Kingston test against India to provide the 23rd occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 54 108 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
2 ED Weekes 162 101 v India Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 ED Weekes 161 55* v India Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
4 OG Smith 63 58 v India Mumbai (BS) 28 Nov 1958
5 JKC Holt 63 81* v India Chennai 21 Jan 1959
6 EDAS McMorris 50 56 v India Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
7 GS Sobers 104 50 v India Kingston 13 Apr 1962
8 CH Lloyd 82 78* v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
9 GS Sobers 50 53* v India Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
10 GS Sobers 95 74* v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
11 RB Kanhai 56 158* v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
12 CA Davis 71* 74* v India Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
13 CG Greenidge 93 107 v India Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
14 HA Gomes 51 82 v India Bangalore 15 Dec 1978
15 CG Greenidge 141 69 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
16 RB Richardson 93 59 v India Bridgetown 07 Apr 1989
17 CL Hooper 81 67 v India Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
18 JC Adams 174* 78* v India Mohali 10 Dec 1994
19 BC Lara 83 78 v India Kingston 06 Mar 1997
20 S Chanderpaul 58 59 v India Kingston 18 May 2002
21 CH Gayle 72 69 v India St John’s 02 Jun 2006
22 D Ganga 135 66* v India Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
23 J Blackwood 62 63 v India Kingston 30 Jul 2016

J Blackwood became the fifth West Indian batsman to score twin fifties in a test against India at Kingston. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 104 50 v India Kingston 13 Apr 1962
2 RB Kanhai 56 158* v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
3 BC Lara 83 78 v India Kingston 06 Mar 1997
4 S Chanderpaul 58 59 v India Kingston 18 May 2002
5 J Blackwood 62 63 v India Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

All round performance – century and five wickets in a test – RL Chase joins the long list

All round performance – century and five wickets in a test – RL Chase joins the long list

RL Chase captured 5 for 121 and scored 137 not out in the just concluded second test between West Indies and India at Kingston to provide the 32nd occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wickets in test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 JH Sinclair 106 6/026 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 GA Faulkner 123 5/120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
3 C Kelleway 114 5/033 Aus SAF Manchester 27 May 1912
4 JM Gregory 100 7/069 Aus Eng Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
5 MH Mankad 184 5/196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
7 KR Miller 109 6/107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
8 R Benaud 100 5/084 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
9 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
10 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
11 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
12 BR Taylor 105 5/086 NZl Ind Kolkata 05 Mar 1965
13 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
14 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 5/049 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
15 AW Greig 148 6/164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
16 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 5/028 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
17 IT Botham 103 5/073 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
18 IT Botham 108 8/034 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
19 IT Botham 114 6/058, 7/048 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
20 IT Botham 149* 6/095 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
21 Imran Khan 117 6/098, 5/082 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
22 IT Botham 138 5/059 Eng NZl Wellington 20 Jan 1984
23 Wasim Akram 123 5/100 Pak Aus Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
24 PA Strang 106* 5/212 Zim Pak Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
25 JH Kallis 110 5/090 SAF Win Cape Town 20 Jan 1999
26 JH Kallis 139* 5/021 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002
27 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
28 Shakib Al Hasan 144 6/082 Ban Pak Dhaka 17 Dec 2011
29 Sohag Gazi 101* 6/077 Ban NZl Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
30 Shakib Al Hasan 137 5/080, 5/044 Ban Zim Khulna 03 Nov 2014
31 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
32 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

RL Chase’s feat provides the fifth occasion of a West Indies cricketer scoring a century and capture five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below. RL Chase became the fourth West Indian cricketer to accomplish such a feat. RL Chase’s feat came after almost 50 years. The last occasion of such a feat by a West Indian cricketer was in Aug 1966 – GS Sobers had scored 174 and captured 5 for 41 against England at Leeds in Aug 1966

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
3 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
5 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

The following five cricketers – OG Smith, PR Umrigar, GS Sobers, R Ashwin {twice} and RL Chase – have accomplished the feat in India-West Indies test series. The performance of these cricketers are listed below

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 OG Smith 100 5/090 Win Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
2 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
3 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
4 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
5 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
6 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

1961-62 series and 2016 series between West Indies and India has witnessed rival cricketers scoring a hundred and capturing five or more wickets in the same test series. The following table lists the performance of these cricketers

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
2 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
               
1 R Ashwin 113 7/083 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

Bridgetown, Cape Town, Johanneaburg, Leeds, Lord’s, Mumbai and Port of Spain are the grounds which have witnessed two occasions of an all-round performance of a century coupled with five or more wickets. Kingston is the only ground in the annals of test cricket to witness three such occasions

No Player Bat Bowl Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 DS Atkinson 219 5/056 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
2 AW Greig 148 6/164 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
               
1 JH Sinclair 106 6/026 SAF Eng Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
2 JH Kallis 110 5/090 SAF Win Cape Town 20 Jan 1999
               
1 GA Faulkner 123 5/120 SAF Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
2 R Benaud 100 5/084 Aus SAF Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
               
1 KR Miller 109 6/107 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
2 GS Sobers 104 5/063 Win Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
3 RL Chase 137* 5/121 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
               
1 GS Sobers 174 5/041 Win Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
2 IT Botham 149* 6/095 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
               
1 MH Mankad 184 5/196 Ind Eng Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
2 IT Botham 108 8/034 Eng Pak Lord’s 15 Jun 1978
               
1 IT Botham 114 6/058, 7/048 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 R Ashwin 103 5/156 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
               
1 PR Umrigar 172* 5/107 Ind Win Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 121 5/028 Pak Win Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977

 

West Indies batsmen in a rare feat – batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight score fifties in a test innings at Kingston in the second test against India

West Indies batsmen in a rare feat – batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight score fifties in a test innings at Kingston in the second test against India

JM Blackwood {63}, RL Chase {137*}, SO Dowrich {74} and JO Holder {64*} scored fifties in the third innings of the just concluded Kingston test between West Indies and India to provide the fifth occasion of batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

It also provides the first ever occasion of West Indies batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third such occasion of a team performing such a feat against India. The other two occasions are by New Zealand at Hamilton in Jan 1999 and at Napier in Mar 2009

West Indies batsmen’s feat provides the second such occasion in the third innings of a test – the first such occasion was witnessed in the third innings of the test between New Zealand and India at Hamilton in Jan 1999

No Pos Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 5 CD McMillan 84 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  6 AC Parore 50 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  7 CL Cairns 126 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
  8 DJ Nash 63 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
                 
2 5 JD Ryder 201 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
  6 JEC Franklin 52 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
  7 BB McCullum 115 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
  8 DL Vettori 55 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
                 
3 5 IR Bell 52 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
  6 EJG Morgan 79 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
  7 MJ Prior 126 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
  8 SCJ Broad 54 1 Eng Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
                 
4 5 JE Root 98 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
  6 BA Stokes 92 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
  7 JC Buttler 67 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
  8 MM Ali 58 1 Eng NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
                 
5 5 JM Blackwood 63 3 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
  6 RL Chase 137* 3 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
  7 SO Dowrich 74 3 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
  6 JO Holder 64* 3 Win Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

 

Batsmen who have scored first appearance hundred against West Indies

Batsmen who have scored first appearance hundred against West Indies

KL Rahul scored 158 in the ongoing Kingston test against West Indies to provide the 61st occasion of a batsman scoring a first appearance hundred against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Team FI SI Oppn Ground Season  
1 Tyldesley GE Eng 122 DNB Win Lord’s 1928    
2 Sandham A Eng 152 51 Win Bridgetown 1929 30
3 Kippax AF Aus 146 DNB Win Adelaide 1930 31
4 Bakewell AH Eng 107 DNB Win The Oval 1933    
5 Hutton L Eng 196 16 Win Lord’s 1939    
6 Compton DCS Eng 120 DNB Win Lord’s 1939    
7 Griffith SC Eng 140 4 Win Port-of-Spain 1947 48
8 Adhikari HR Ind 114* 29* Win Delhi (Feroz) 1948 49
9 Mushtaq Ali Ind 54 106 Win Kolkata 1948 49
10 Washbrook C Eng 36 114 Win Lord’s 1950    
11 Watson W Eng 3 116 Win Kingston 1953 54
12 Cowdrey MC Eng 4 154 Win Edgbaston 1957    
13 Hanif Mohammad Pak 17 337 Win Bridgetown 1957 58
14 Dexter ER Eng 136* DNB Win Bridgetown 1959 60
15 Barrington KF Eng 128 DNB Win Bridgetown 1959 60
16 Parks JM Eng 43 101* Win Port-of-Spain 1959 60
17 Subba Row R Eng 27 100 Win Georgetown 1959 60
18 O’Neill NCL Aus 181 26 Win Brisbane (Gab) 1960 61
19 Murray JT Eng 112 DNB Win The Oval 1966    
20 Chappell IM Aus 117 50 Win Brisbane (Gab) 1968 69
21 Taylor BR NZl 124 9 Win Auckland 1968 69
22 Hampshire JH Eng 107 5 Win Lord’s 1969    
23 Hayes FC Eng 16 106* Win The Oval 1973    
24 Cosier GJ Aus 109 DNB Win Melbourne 1975 76
25 Steele DS Eng 106 6 Win Trent Bridge 1976    
26 Hughes KJ Aus 3 130* Win Brisbane (Gab) 1979 00
27 Dyson J Aus 28 127* Win Sydney 1981 82
28 Hilditch AMJ Aus 70 113 Win Melbourne 1984 85
29 Hudson AC RSA 163 0 Win Bridgetown 1991 92
30 Parore AC NZl 100 DNB Win Christchurch 1994 95
31 Astle NJ NZl 54 125 Win Bridgetown 1995 96
32 Sinclair MS NZl 214 DNB Win Wellington 1999 00
33 Imran Nazir Pak 2 131 Win Bridgetown 1999 00
34 Flower A Zim 113* 5 Win Port-of-Spain 1999 00
35 Shahid Afridi Pak 107 0 Win Sharjah 2001 02
36 Sangakkara KC Srl 140 DNB Win Galle 2001 02
37 Masakadza H Zim 9 119 Win Harare 2001    
38 Sehwag V Ind 147 DNB Win Wankhede 2002 03
39 Styris SB NZl 107 69* Win Queen’s Park 2 2002    
40 Smith GC RSA 132 44 Win Wanderers 2003 04
41 Mohammad Rafique Ban 111 29 Win Gros ISrlet 2004    
42 Key RWT Eng 221 15 Win Lord’s 2004    
43 Strauss AJ Eng 137 35 Win Lord’s 2004    
44 Hayden ML Aus 111 77 Win Sydney 2005 06
45 Prior MJ Eng 126* 21 Win Lord’s 2007    
46 Collingwood PD Eng 111 34 Win Lord’s 2007    
47 Cook AN Eng 105 65 Win Lord’s 2007    
48 Pietersen KP Eng 26 109 Win Lord’s 2007    
49 Warnapura SM Srl 120 62 Win Providence 2007 08
50 Bopara RS Eng 104 DNB Win Bridgetown 2008 09
51 Tamim Iqbal Ban 14 128* Win Arnos Vale 2009    
52 Abul Hasan Ban 113 7* Win Khulna 2012 13
53 Sharma RG Ind 177 DNB Win Kolkata 2013  
54 Neesham JDS NZl 107 20 Win Kingston 2014  
55 van Zyl S SAF 101*   Win Centurion 2014 15
56 Balance GS Eng 10 122 Win North Sound 2014 15
57 Voges AC Aus 130*   Win Roseay 2015  
58 Karunaratne FMD Srl 186   Win Galle 2015 16
59 Chandimal LD Srl 151   Win Galle 2015 16
60 Khwaja UT Aus 144 56 Win Melbourne 2015 16
61 KL Rahul Ind 158   Win Kingston 2016  

KL Rahul became the fifth Indian batsman to score a first appearance hundred against West Indies after HR Adhikari, Mushtaq Ali, V Sehwag and RG Sharma. The following table lists the five batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

No Batsman Team FI SI Oppn Ground season  
1 Adhikari HR Ind 114* 29* Win Delhi (Feroz) 1948 49
2 Mushtaq Ali Ind 54 106 Win Kolkata 1948 49
3 Sehwag V Ind 147 DNB Win Wankhede 2002 03
4 Sharma RG Ind 177 DNB Win Kolkata 2013  
5 KL Rahul Ind 158   Win Kingston 2016  

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs on first appearance against West Indies. The list includes stalwarts/legends like A Sandham, L Hutton, Hanif Mohammad, NCL O’Neill of 1950s and 1960s

No Batsman Team FI SI Oppn Ground season  
1 Sandham A Eng 152 51 Win Bridgetown 1929 30
2 Hutton L Eng 196 16 Win Lord’s 1939    
3 Hanif Mohammad Pak 17 337 Win Bridgetown 1957 58
4 O’Neill NCL Aus 181 26 Win Brisbane (Gab) 1960 61
5 Hudson AC RSA 163 0 Win Bridgetown 1991 92
6 Sinclair MS NZl 214 DNB Win Wellington 1999 00
7 Key RWT Eng 221 15 Win Lord’s 2004    
8 Sharma RG Ind 177 DNB Win Kolkata 2013  
9 Karunaratne FMD Srl 186   Win Galle 2015 16
10 Chandimal LD Srl 151   Win Galle 2015 16
11 KL Rahul Ind 158   Win Kingston 2016  

 

KL Rahul rewrites the record for most runs in a test innings at Kingston by an Indian opening batsman against West Indies after 63 years

KL Rahul rewrites the record for most runs in a test innings at Kingston by an Indian opening batsman against West Indies after 63 years

KL Rahul’s 158 in the ongoing second test at Kingston against West Indies provides the tenth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ML Apte 163* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
2 P Roy 150 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
3 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
4 SM Gavaskar 156 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
5 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 1 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 182* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
7 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
8 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
9 V Sehwag 180 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
10 KL Rahul 158 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016

It also provides the eighth such occasion by an Indian batsman against West Indies in West Indies. All the eight occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ML Apte 163* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
2 P Roy 150 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
3 SM Gavaskar 220 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 13 Apr 1971
4 SM Gavaskar 156 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
5 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
6 W Jaffer 212 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
7 V Sehwag 180 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
8 KL Rahul 158 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016

KL Rahul’s 158 is a record by an Indian opening batsman for the highest score in a test at Kingston. The previous best was 150 by P Roy in Mar 1953. Thus it took 63 years for KL Rahul to emulate P Roy. P Roy and KL Rahul are the only two Indian opening batsmen to score 150 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies at Kingston.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 P Roy 150 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
2 KL Rahul 158 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016

 

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the seventh Indian bowler to capture four or more five wicket innings hauls against West Indies

R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the seventh Indian bowler to capture four or more five wicket innings hauls against West Indies

R Ashwin’s five for 52 against West Indies in the first innings of the ongoing Kingston test was his fourth five wicket haul against Indies. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture four or more five wicket innings hauls against West Indies. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {05}, BS Chandrasekhar {04}, SP Gupte {04}, N Kapil Dev {04}, A Kumble {04} and PP Ojha {04}. The following table lists the performance of these seven bowlers.

Harbhajan Singh
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 38.0 3 138 5 1 Win Kingston 18 May 2002
2 28.3 12 48 7 3 Win Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
3 57.3 15 115 5 2 Win Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
4 44.0 6 147 5 1 Win Basseterre 22 Jun 2006
5 4.3 0 13 5 2 Win Kingston 30 Jun 2006
R Ashwin
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 21.3 5 47 6 3 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 52.1 6 156 5 1 Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
3 25.0 8 83 7 3 Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 16.0 2 52 5 1 Win Kingston 30 Jul 2016
BS Chandrasekhar
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 61.5 17 157 7 2 Win Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
2 32.2 8 120 6 1 Win Port of Spain 07 Apr 1976
3 42.0 7 153 5 2 Win Kingston 21 Apr 1976
4 43.0 7 116 5 2 Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
SP Gupte
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 66.0 15 162 7 2 Win Port of Spain 21 Jan 1953
2 48.0 14 107 5 2 Win Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
3 65.1 14 180 5 2 Win Kingston 28 Mar 1953
4 34.3 11 102 9 1 Win Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
N Kapil Dev
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 31.0 2 77 6 2 Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
2 30.3 6 83 9 3 Win Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
3 25.0 5 58 5 3 Win Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989
4 33.0 7 84 6 2 Win Kingston 28 Apr 1989
A Kumble
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 42.4 5 120 5 1 Win Kingston 06 Mar 1997
2 39.0 8 104 5 1 Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
3 23.3 10 30 5 1 Win Chennai 17 Oct 2002
4 22.4 3 78 6 4 Win Kingston 30 Jun 2006
PP Ojha
No Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 34.2 9 72 6 1 Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
2 27.0 5 47 6 3 Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
3 11.2 2 40 5 1 Win Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
4 18.0 6 49 5 3 Win Mumbai 14 Nov 2013

 

New Zealand skippers scoring a ninety in a test innings

New Zealand skippers scoring a ninety in a test innings

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 91 against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test at Bulawayo to provide the 13th occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a ninety in a test innings. He became the seventh New Zealand captain to score a ninety in a test innings. All the thirteen occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JR Reid 92 1 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
2 JR Reid 97 1 v Pakistan Wellington 22 Jan 1965
3 JV Coney 98 2 v Australia Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
4 JV Coney 93 2 v Australia Auckland 13 Mar 1986
5 JG Wright 98 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
6 MD Crowe 98 1 v Australia Wellington 04 Mar 1993
7 SP Fleming 91 2 v Australia Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
8 SP Fleming 99 3 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
9 SP Fleming 97 1 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
10 SP Fleming 97 2 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
11 DL Vettori 94 2 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2008
12 DL Vettori 99 1 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
13 KS Williamson 91 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 28 Jul 2016

He became the fourth captain to score a ninety in a test innings against Zimbabwe. Others are – ST Jayasuriya, Habibul Bashar and Mushfiqur Rahim

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 92 1 Srl Zim Colombo (SSC) 27 Dec 2001
2 Habibul Bashar 94 1 Ban Zim Chittagong 06 Jan 2005
3 Mushfiqur Rahim 93 3 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
4 KS Williamson 91 2 NZl Zim Bulawayo 28 Jul 2016

 

Batsmen scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test

Batsmen scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 176 against Australia in the ongoing Palekkele test to provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test. He is the third batsman to accomplish such a feat after ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara. ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara have achieved this feat on two occasions. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 199 3 v India Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
2 ST Jayasuriya 253 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
3 KC Sangakkara 185 3 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 26 Mar 2006
4 KC Sangakkara 211 3 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
5 BKG Mendis 176 3 v Australia Pallekele 26 Jul 2016

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 176 against Australia in the ongoing Palekkele test to provide the fifteenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test against Australia. He aslo became the first Sri Lankan batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasion are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 177 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
2 AD Nourse 231 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
3 DCS Compton 184 3 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
4 ER Dexter 180 3 Eng Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
5 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
6 JH Edrich 175 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
7 CG Greenidge 226 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
8 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
9 VVS Laxman 281 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
10 R Dravid 180 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
11 MP Vaughan 183 3 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2003
12 AN Cook 235* 3 Eng Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
13 HM Amla 196 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
14 JE Root 180 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
15 BKG Mendis 176 3 Srl Aus Pallekele 26 Jul 2016

India’s VVS Laxman {281} and R Dravid {180} scored 175 plus runs against Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001 to provide the lone occasion of two batsmen accomplishing such a feat against Australia

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VVS Laxman 281 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
2 R Dravid 180 3 Ind Aus Kolkata 11 Mar 2001