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AB de Villiers become the second South African captain to collect a pair in tests after 103 years 05 months and 10 days

AB de Villiers become the second South African captain to collect a pair in tests after 103 years 05 months and 10 days

AB de Villiers of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to provide the 21st occasion of a captain collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 0 0 Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
2 LJ Tancred 0 0 SAF Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
3 VS Hazare 0 0 Ind Eng Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
4 HB Cave 0 0 NZl Win Dunedin 03 Feb 1956
5 FMM Worrell 0 0 Win Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1960
6 R Benaud 0 0 Aus Eng Leeds 06 Jul 1961
7 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 0 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
8 BS Bedi 0 0 Ind Eng Delhi 17 Dec 1976
9 IT Botham 0 0 Eng Aus Lord’s 02 Jul 1981
10 AR Border 0 0 Aus Win Perth 30 Jan 1993
11 MA Taylor 0 0 Aus Pak Karachi 28 Sep 1994
12 SP Fleming 0 0 NZl Aus Hobart 27 Nov 1997
13 CA Walsh 0 0 Win Pak Rawalpindi 29 Nov 1997
14 Rashid Latif 0 0 Pak SAF Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
15 N Hussain 0 0 Eng Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
16 JC Adams 0 0 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
17 Waqar Younis 0 0 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
18 Habibul Bashar 0 0 Ban Zim Harare 19 Feb 2004
19 MS Atapattu 0 0 Srl Pak Faisalabad 20 Oct 2004
20 DJG Sammy 0 0 Win NZl Wellington 11 Dec 2013
21 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

AB de Villiers of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to provide the second occasion of a South African captain collecting a pair a test after LJ Tancred. LJ Tancred was dismissed for a pair against England at The Oval in Aug 1912. Both the occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that AB de Villiers collected a pair after 103 years 05 months and 10 days to become the second South African captain to earn the dubious distinction {Note the number of days has reference to the start date of the test}

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 0 0 SAF Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
2 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

The following list tabulates the seven captains who have collected a pair in test against England and the list include the two South African captains – LJ Tancred and AB de Villiers

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 0 0 Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
2 LJ Tancred 0 0 SAF Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
3 VS Hazare 0 0 Ind Eng Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
4 R Benaud 0 0 Aus Eng Leeds 06 Jul 1961
5 Imtiaz Ahmed 0 0 Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
6 BS Bedi 0 0 Ind Eng Delhi 17 Dec 1976
7 AB de Villiers 0 0 SAF Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

 

List of South African bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings – K Rabada joins the list

List of South African bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings – K Rabada joins the list

K Rabada of South Africa captured seven wickets for 112 runs against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 24th occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Ashley 43.1×4 18 95 7 1 Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 SJ Snooke 31.4 8 70 8 4 Eng Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 47.2 12 128 7 1 Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
4 AEE Vogler 22.0 2 94 7 4 Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
5 SJ Pegler 31.0 8 65 7 2 Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
6 GA Faulkner 27.1 4 84 7 2 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
7 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
8 GF Bissett 19.0 5 29 7 3 Eng Durban 04 Feb 1928
9 HJ Tayfield 8.4 1 23 7 2 Aus Durban 20 Jan 1950
10 HJ Tayfield 37.1×8 13 81 7 4 Aus Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
11 HJ Tayfield 37.7×5 14 69 8 3 Eng Durban 25 Jan 1957
12 HJ Tayfield 37.0×8 11 113 9 4 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
13 GB Lawrence 30.3 12 53 8 2 NZl Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
14 JT Partridge 31.1 6 91 7 1 Aus Sydney 07 Feb 1964
15 AA Donald 28.0 4 84 7 3 Ind Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
16 AA Donald 33.0 12 71 8 3 Zim Harare 13 Oct 1995
17 L Klusener 21.3 4 64 8 4 Ind Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
18 SM Pollock 41.0 11 87 7 2 Aus Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
19 PR Adams 45.0 11 128 7 2 Pak Lahore 17 Oct 2003
20 M Ntini 19.5 7 37 7 3 Win Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
21 DW Steyn 16.4 6 51 7 2 Ind Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
22 M de Lange 23.2 3 81 7 1 Srl Durban 26 Dec 2011
23 KJ Abbott 11.4 4 29 7 2 Pak Centurion 22 Feb 2013
24 K Rabada 29.0 6 112 7 2 Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

K Rabada of South Africa captured seven wickets for 112 runs against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the eleventh occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WH Ashley 43.1×4 18 95 7 1 Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 SJ Snooke 31.4 8 70 8 4 Eng Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 47.2 12 128 7 1 Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
4 AEE Vogler 22.0 2 94 7 4 Eng Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
5 SJ Pegler 31.0 8 65 7 2 Eng Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
6 GA Faulkner 27.1 4 84 7 2 Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
7 AE Hall 37.3 12 63 7 4 Eng Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
8 GF Bissett 19.0 5 29 7 3 Eng Durban 04 Feb 1928
9 HJ Tayfield 37.7×5 14 69 8 3 Eng Durban 25 Jan 1957
10 HJ Tayfield 37.0×8 11 113 9 4 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
11 K Rabada 29.0 6 112 7 2 Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

K Rabada of South Africa captured seven wickets for 112 runs against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the fourth occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in test innings conceding 100 plus runs against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

 N0 Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
 1 AEE Vogler 47.2 12 128 7 1 Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
 2 PR Adams 45.0 11 128 7 2 Pak Lahore 17 Oct 2003
 3 HJ Tayfield 37.0×8 11 113 9 4 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
 4 K Rabada 29.0 6 112 7 2 Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

K Rabada of South Africa captured seven wickets for 112 runs against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the third occasion of a South African bowler to capture seven or more wickets in test innings conceding 100 plus runs against England. All such occasions are listed below

No  Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
 1 AEE Vogler 47.2 12 128 7 1 Eng Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
 2 HJ Tayfield 37.0×8 11 113 9 4 Eng Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
 3 K Rabada 29.0 6 112 7 2 Eng Centurion 22 Jan 2016

SC Cook of South Africa earns the distinction of becoming the 100th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century on test debut

SC Cook of South Africa earns the distinction of becoming the 100th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century on test debut

SC Cook of South Africa scored 115 on his test debut against England in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to become the 100th batsman to score a century on test debut. His century provides the 102nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut. The following table shows the spread of batsmen who have scored century on test debut team wise

Team Players Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C
Australia 20 1877-2015 20 20 4 2546 165* 159.12 20
England 18 1880-2009 18 18 7 2358 287 214.36 18
West Indies 13 1930-2011 13 14 4 1694 214 169.40 14
New Zealand 10 1930-2014 10 10 2 1300 214 162.50 10
India 14 1933-2013 14 14 1 1739 187 133.76 14
Pakistan 11 1964-2009 10 12 3 1564 170 173.77 12
Sri Lanka 03 1987-2001 3 3 3 436 201* – 3
South Africa 06 1992-2016 6 6 3 811 222* 270.33 6
Zimbabwe 02 1992-2001 2 2 0 240 121 120.00 2
Bangladesh 03 2000-2012 3 3 0 372 145 124.00 3
Total 100   99 102 27       102

SC Cook of South Africa scored 115 on his test debut against England in the ongoing test against England at Centurion to become the sixth South African batsman to score a century on test debut. The feat of these six batsmen are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Hudson 163 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
2 JA Rudolph 222* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
3 AN Petersen 100 1 v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
4 F du Plessis 110* 4 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
5 S van Zyl 101* 1 v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
6 SC Cook 115 1 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016

 

South Africa dismissed for a team total of less than 100 runs in a completed innings

South Africa dismissed for a team total of less than 100 runs in a completed innings

South Africa was dismissed for 83 in its second innings at Johannesburg in the just concluded test against England to provide the 31st occasion of South Africa dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 84 75.2×4 1 v England Port Elizabeth 12 Mar 1889
2 South Africa 47 47.1×4 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 South Africa 43 28.2×4 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
4 South Africa 97 58.2×5 1 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
5 South Africa 83 49.3×5 3 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
6 South Africa 93 30.4×5 2 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
7 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
8 South Africa 99 77.1×5 4 v England Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
9 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
10 South Africa 85 22.0 4 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
11 South Africa 85 33.2 2 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
12 South Africa 91 46.1 2 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
13 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907
14 South Africa 80 32.0 4 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
15 South Africa 95 28.2 3 v Australia Manchester 27 May 1912
16 South Africa 58 26.1 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
17 South Africa 95 42.3 1 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
18 South Africa 93 32.4 3 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
19 South Africa 30 12.3 2 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
20 South Africa 36 23.2 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
21 South Africa 45 31.3 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
22 South Africa 98 43.5 3 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
23 South Africa 99 46.2×8 3 v Australia Durban 20 Jan 1950
24 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
25 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
26 South Africa 99 57.4×8 3 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
27 South Africa 88 38.3 2 v England Nottingham 07 Jul 1960
28 South Africa 84 25.1 2 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
29 South Africa 96 24.3 2 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
30 South Africa 79 33.1 2 v India Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
31 South Africa 83 33.1 3 v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

South Africa was dismissed for 83 in its second innings at Johannesburg in the just concluded test against England to provide the 19th occasion of South Africa dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 84 75.2×4 1 v England Port Elizabeth 12 Mar 1889
2 South Africa 47 47.1×4 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 South Africa 43 28.2×4 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
4 South Africa 97 58.2×5 1 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
5 South Africa 83 49.3×5 3 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
6 South Africa 93 30.4×5 2 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
7 South Africa 30 18.4×5 4 v England Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
8 South Africa 99 77.1×5 4 v England Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
9 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
10 South Africa 91 46.1 2 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
11 South Africa 75 44.4 4 v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907
12 South Africa 58 26.1 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
13 South Africa 95 42.3 1 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
14 South Africa 93 32.4 3 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1912
15 South Africa 30 12.3 2 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
16 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
17 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
18 South Africa 88 38.3 2 v England Nottingham 07 Jul 1960
19 South Africa 83 33.1 3 v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

South Africa was dismissed for 83 in its second innings at Johannesburg in the just concluded test against England to provide the seventh occasion of South Africa dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in a completed innings at Johannesburg. At Cape Town, South Africa has been dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs in a completed innings on nine occasions. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 47 47.1×4 2 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 South Africa 43 28.2×4 3 v England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 South Africa 97 58.2×5 1 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
4 South Africa 83 49.3×5 3 v England Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
5 South Africa 35 22.4×5 4 v England Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
6 South Africa 85 33.2 2 v Australia Cape Town 08 Nov 1902
7 South Africa 72 50.1×8 4 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
8 South Africa 99 57.4×8 3 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
9 South Africa 96 24.3 2 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
               
1 South Africa 99 77.1×5 4 v England Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
2 South Africa 85 22.0 4 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
3 South Africa 91 46.1 2 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
4 South Africa 98 43.5 3 v Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
5 South Africa 72 33.4×8 4 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1956
6 South Africa 84 25.1 2 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006
7 South Africa 83 33.1 3 v England Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

 

List of bowlers who have captured six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings

List of bowlers who have captured six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings

SJC Broad of England captured six wickets conceding 17 runs in the just concluded test against South Africa at Johannesburg to provide the 30th occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CTB Turner 18.0×4 11 15 6 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 J Briggs 19.1×4 11 17 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
4 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
5 S Haigh 11.4×5 6 11 6 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
6 MA Noble 7.4 2 17 7 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
7 W Rhodes 11.0 3 17 7 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
8 GA Faulkner 11.0 4 17 6 1 SAF Eng Leeds 29 Jul 1907
9 WJ Whitty 16.0 7 17 6 4 Aus SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
10 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
11 H Ironmonger 15.3 7 18 6 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
12 RR Lindwall 16.1 5 20 6 1 Aus Eng The Oval 14 Aug 1948
13 HJ Tayfield 14.0×8 7 13 6 2 SAF NZl Johannesburg 29 Jan 1954
14 GAR Lock 16.0 7 20 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 22 Aug 1957
15 DL Underwood 11.6×8 7 12 6 1 Eng NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 1971
16 MHN Walker 16.0×8 8 15 6 4 Aus Pak Sydney 06 Jan 1973
17 Abdul Qadir 9.3 1 16 6 4 Pak Win Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
18 SLV Raju 17.5 13 12 6 2 Ind Srl Chandigarh 23 Nov 1990
19 CA Walsh 15.2 8 18 6 3 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
20 GD McGrath 20.0 12 17 6 1 Aus Win Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
21 Shoaib Akhtar 8.2 4 11 6 2 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
22 JJC Lawson 6.5 4 3 6 3 Win Ban Dhaka 08 Dec 2002
23 SJ Harmison 12.3 8 12 7 3 Eng Win Kingston 11 Mar 2004
24 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 Aus Ind Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
25 M Muralitharan 10.4 4 18 6 3 Srl Ban Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2005
26 SJ Harmison 13.0 7 19 6 1 Eng Pak Manchester 27 Jul 2006
27 JM Anderson 15.0 8 17 6 4 Eng Pak Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
28 DW Steyn 8.1 6 8 6 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 SCJ Broad 9.3 5 15 8 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
30 SCJ Broad 12.1 6 17 6 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

SJC Broad of England captured six wickets conceding 17 runs in the just concluded test against South Africa at Johannesburg to provide the 13th occasion of an England bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 19.1×4 11 17 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
4 S Haigh 11.4×5 6 11 6 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
5 W Rhodes 11.0 3 17 7 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
6 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
7 GAR Lock 16.0 7 20 6 3 Eng Win The Oval 22 Aug 1957
8 DL Underwood 11.6×8 7 12 6 1 Eng NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 1971
9 SJ Harmison 12.3 8 12 7 3 Eng Win Kingston 11 Mar 2004
10 SJ Harmison 13.0 7 19 6 1 Eng Pak Manchester 27 Jul 2006
11 JM Anderson 15.0 8 17 6 4 Eng Pak Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
12 SCJ Broad 9.3 5 15 8 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
13 SCJ Broad 12.1 6 17 6 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

SJC Broad of England captured six wickets conceding 17 runs in the just concluded test against South Africa at Johannesburg to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings against South Africa.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 19.1×4 11 17 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
4 S Haigh 11.4×5 6 11 6 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
5 WJ Whitty 16.0 7 17 6 4 Aus SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
6 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
7 H Ironmonger 15.3 7 18 6 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 12 Feb 1932
8 SCJ Broad 12.1 6 17 6 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

SJC Broad of England captured six wickets conceding 17 runs in the just concluded test against South Africa at Johannesburg to provide the sixth occasion of an England bowler capturing six or more wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 19.1×4 11 17 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
3 GA Lohmann 9.4×5 5 7 8 4 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
4 S Haigh 11.4×5 6 11 6 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
5 AER Gilligan 6.3 4 7 6 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
6 SCJ Broad 12.1 6 17 6 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016

SJC Broad of England became the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture six wickets conceding less than 20 runs in a test innings on two occasions in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. J Briggs of England and SJ Harmison of England are the other two bowlers. It is noted with interest that the bowlers who have performed this feat on two occasions are from England.  J Briggs’ performance came in the same test at against South Africa at Cape Town in Mar 1889

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 19.1×4 11 17 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
                     
1 SCJ Broad 9.3 5 15 8 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
2 SCJ Broad 12.1 6 17 6 3 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
                     
1 SJ Harmison 12.3 8 12 7 3 Eng Win Kingston 11 Mar 2004
2 SJ Harmison 13.0 7 19 6 1 Eng Pak Manchester 27 Jul 2006

 

Captains scoring double centuries in a test innings – HM Amla becomes the first captain to score a double century in his farewell test as captain

Captains scoring double centuries in a test innings – HM Amla becomes the first captain to score a double century in his farewell test as captain

HM Amla of South Afirca scored 201 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the 69th occasion of a captain scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
5 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng  Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
6 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
7 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
8 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
9 L Hutton 205 2 Eng  Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
10 DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
11 PBH May 285* 3 Eng  Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
12 ER Dexter 205 2 Eng  Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
13 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
14 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
15 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 Pak NZl Lahore 02 Apr 1965
16 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
17 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
18 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
19 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
20 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
21 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
22 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
23 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
24 GS Chappell 201 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 27 Nov 1981
25 DI Gower 215 2 Eng  Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
26 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
27 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
28 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
29 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng  Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
30 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
31 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
32 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
33 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
34 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
35 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
37 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
38 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
39 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
40 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
41 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
42 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
43 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
44 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
45 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
46 RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
47 S Chanderpaul 203* 1 Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
48 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
49 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
50 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
51 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
52 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
53 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
54 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
55 RT Ponting 209 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
56 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
57 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
58 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
59 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
60 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
61 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
62 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
63 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
64 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
65 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
66 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
67 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
68 AN Cook 263 2 Eng  Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
69 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the seventh occasion of a South African captain scoring double century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
4 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
5 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
6 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
7 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the fourth occasion of a South African captain scoring double century in a test innings against England.  HM Amla became the third South African captain to perform such a feat, All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
4 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

HM Amla’s 201 also provide the 14th occasion of a captain scoring double century in a test innings against England.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
5 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
6 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
7 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
8 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
9 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
10 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
11 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
12 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
13 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
14 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

BC Lara with five double centuries to his credit holds the record for most double centuries by a aaptain in the annals of test cricket. DG Bradman of England, GC Smith of South Africa and MJ Clarke of Australia are the three captains to score four double centuries. The performance of these four captains are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
2 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
3 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
4 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
5 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
               
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
4 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012

BC Laras’ fifth double century – 216 against Pakistan at Multan in Nov 2006 earned him two records. It was the double century with which he earned the record for most double centuries as captain surpassing DG Bradman’s four double centuries. It was also the 50th double century by a captain in the annals of test cricket.

HM Amla stepped down as captain after the Cape Town test which gave him another record. He became the first and the only captain as on date to score a double century on his farewell test as captain

Test Cricket witnesses the record sixth wicket partnership

Test Cricket witnesses the record sixth wicket partnership

BA Stokes and JM Bairstow of England added 399 runs for the sixth wicket in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the record sixth wicket partnership in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was 365 runs unbeaten partnership between KS Williamson and BJ Waitling in the test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Wellington in Jan 2015. The following table furnishes all the 300 plus runs partnerships for the sixth wicket. There are eight such partnerships.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 JM Bairstow, BA Stokes 6 399 1 Eng SAF Cape Town Jan 2016
2 BJ Watling, KS Williamson 6 365* 3 NZl Srl Wellington Jan 2015
3 BB McCullum, BJ Watling 6 352 3 NZl Ind Wellington Feb 2014
4 M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene 6 351 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad Nov 2009
5 DG Bradman, JHW Fingleton 6 346 3 Aus Eng Melbourne Jan 1937
6 MJ Guptill, BB McCullum 6 339 1 NZl Ban Hamilton Feb 2010
7 AC Gilchrist, DR Martyn 6 317 1 Aus SAF Jo’burg Feb 2002
8 BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey 6 307 2 Aus Eng Brisbane Nov 2010

 

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the 37th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CL Walcott 168* 3 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
3 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 Pal NZl Lahore 26 Oct 1955
4 BK Kunderan 192 1 Ind Eng Chennai 10 Jan 1964
5 DT Lindsay 182 3 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
6 WK Lees 152 2 NZl Pak Karachi 30 Oct 1976
7 Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
8 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
9 IDS Smith 173 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
10 A Flower 156 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
11 NR Mongia 152 2 Ind Aus Delhi 10 Oct 1996
12 IA Healy 161* 1 Aus Win Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
13 AJ Stewart 173 2 Eng NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1997
14 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
15 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 AC Gilchrist 152 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jul 2001
18 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
19 Rashid Latif 150 1 Pak Win Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
20 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
21 KC Sangakkara 230 2 Srl Pak Lahore 06 Mar 2002
22 T Taibu 153 3 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
23 AC Gilchrist 162 1 Aus NZl Wellington 18 Mar 2005
24 KC Sangakkara 157* 3 Srl Win Kandy 22 Jul 2005
25 Kamran Akmal 154 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
26 KC Sangakkara 185 3 Srl Pak Colombo (SSC) 26 Mar 2006
27 BJ Haddin 169 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
28 Kamran Akmal 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
29 D Ramdin 166 2 Win Eng Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
30 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
31 BB McCullum 185 1 NZl Bang Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
32 AB de Villiers 169 3 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
33 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
34 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
35 AB de Villiers 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
36 LD Chandimal 162* 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
37 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the third occasion of a England  wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 173 2 Eng NZl Auckland 24 Jan 1997
2 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
3 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
2 A Flower 199* 3 Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
3 AC Gilchrist 204* 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 22 Feb 2002
4 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

JM Bairstow of England scored 150 not out in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the second occasion of a England wicket keeper batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against South Africa after AJ Stewart. AJ Stewart had scored 164 runs at Manchester in Jul 1990. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Stewart 164 3 Eng SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
2 JM Bairstow 150* 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

 

Both teams posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test

Both teams posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test

England and South Africa posted team totals of 629-6d and 627-9d respectively in the first and second innings of the test {team’s respective first innings} in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the fifth occasion of both teams posting a team total of 600 plus runs in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Series Team Total Team Total
1 Eng Aus Manchester 1964 Aus 656-8d Eng 611-10
2 Pak Srl Karachi 2008/09 Srl 644-7d Pak“ 765-6d
3 Win Eng Bridgetown 2008/09 Eng 600-6d Win 749-9d
4 Srl Ind Col-SS 2010 Srl 642=4d Ind 707-10
5 SAF Eng Cape Town 2015/16 Eng 629-6d SAF 627-7d

 

 

 

 

Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – BA Stokes of England joins the elite list

Batsmen dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings – BA Stokes of England joins the elite list

BA Stokes of England was dismissed run out for 258 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. The list includes two Indian batsmen – SV Manjrekar and R Dravid.  The following table lists all the ten occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
2 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
3 DM Jones 216 1 Aus Win Adelaide 03 Feb 1989
4 SV Manjrekar 218 1 Ind Pak Lahore 01 Dec 1989
5 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
6 R Dravid 217 2 Ind Eng The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 L Vincent 224 2 NZl Srl Wellington 11 Apr 2005
8 TT Samaraweera 214 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
9 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
10 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016

BA Stokes of England was dismissed run out for 258 in the just concluded Cape Town test between South Africa and England to provide the third occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 250 plus runs in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. The other two batsmen are CC Hunte and BC Lara – both from West Indies. The following table lists all the three occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC Hunte 260 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
2 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
3 BA Stokes 258 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2016