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Bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket on their test debut – CR Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

Bowlers who have conceded 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket on their test debut – CR Brathwaite of West Indies joins the list

CR Brathwaite of West Indies conceded 109 runs without capturing a wicket on his test debut in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne to provide the 25th occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a capturing a wicket in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 GOB Allen 34.0 7 115 0 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 27.06.30
2 JJ Warr 36.0×8 4 142 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 05.01.51
3 RG Nadkarni 54.0 13 132 0 1 Ind NZl Delhi 16.12.55
4 S Guha 43.0 10 105 0 1 Ind Eng Leeds 08.06.67
5 JR Thomson 17.0×8 1 100 0 2 Aus Pak Melbourne 29.12.72
6 B Andrews 19.0×8 2 100 0 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29.12.73
7 RGCE Wijesuriya 24.0 2 105 0 2 Srl Pak Lahore 22.03.82
8 CG Butts 47.0 12 113 0 2 Win NZl Georgetown 06.04.85
9 Aaqib Javed 34.0 5 103 0 1 Pak NZl Wellington 10.02.89
10 PL Symcox 28.0 3 100 0 1 SAF Srl Moratuwa 25.08.93
11 Fahim Muntasir 32.0 6 109 0 2 Ban Pak Dhaka 09.01.02
12 T Mupariwa 34.0 1 136 0 2 Zim Srl Bulawayo 14.05.04
13 Shahadat Hossain 12.0 0 101 0 2 Ban Eng Lord’s 26.05.05
14 SJ Benn 40.0 6 120 0 1 Win Srl Providence 22.03.08
15 Sohail Khan 21.0 2 131 0 1 Pak Srl Karachi 21.02.09
16 BE McGain 18.0 2 149 0 2 Aus SAF Cape Town 19.03.09
17 Robiul Islam 22.0 2 107 0 1 Ban Eng Lord’s 27.05.10
18 XJ Doherty 35.0 5 107 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 25.11.10
19 JD Unadkat 26.0 4 101 0 2 Ind SAF Centurion 16.12.10
20 N Pradeep 27.0 1 107 0 2 Srl Pak Abu Dhabi 18.10.11
21 Abul Hasan 24.0 0 113 0 2 Ban Win Khulna 21.11.12
22 JW Hastings 19.0 1 102 0 3 Aus SAF Perth 30.11.12
23 Pankaj Singh 37.0 8 146 0 1 Ind Eng Southampton 27.07.14
24 AU Rashid 34.0 0 163 0 1 Eng Pak Abu Dhabi 13.10.15
25 CR Brathwaite 30.0 3 109 0 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26.12.15

CR Brathwaite of West Indies conceded 109 runs without capturing a wicket on his test debut in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne to provide the third  occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a capturing a wicket in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 CG Butts 47.0 12 113 0 2 Win NZl Georgetown 06.04.85
2 SJ Benn 40.0 6 120 0 1 Win Srl Providence 22.03.08
3 CR Brathwaite 30.0 3 109 0 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26.12.15

CR Brathwaite of West Indies conceded 109 runs without capturing a wicket on his test debut in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne to provide the fourth occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a capturing a wicket in an innings on his test debut. All such occasions are listed below. CR Breathwaite is the first West Indian bowler to suffer such an ignominy on test debut against Australia

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 GOB Allen 34.0 7 115 0 2 Eng Aus Lord’s 27.06.30
2 JJ Warr 36.0×8 4 142 0 2 Eng Aus Sydney 05.01.51
3 B Andrews 19.0×8 2 100 0 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 29.12.73
4 CR Brathwaite 30.0 3 109 0 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26.12.15

 

 

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

Four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings

The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the 20th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. The list includes two occasions of five batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – Australia vs West Indies at Kingston in Jun 1955 and Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Multan in Aug 2001

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CJ Barnett 126 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  L Hutton 100 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  E Paynter 216* 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  DCS Compton 102 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
               
2 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  GE Gomez 101 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  ED Weekes 128 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
  RJ Christiani 107 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
               
3 CC McDonald 127 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RN Harvey 204 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  KR Miller 109 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer 128 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  R Benaud 121 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
               
4 Javed Miandad 126 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  Zaheer Abbas 168 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  Saleem Malik 107 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  Imran Khan 117 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
               
5 CG Greenidge 154* 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  DL Haynes 136 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  PJL Dujon 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  CH Lloyd 106 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
               
6 Saeed Anwar 123 2 Pak Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 112 2 Pak Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000
  Younis Khan 116 2 Pak Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000
  Wasim Akram 100 2 Pak Srl Galle 21 Jun 2000
               
7 MS Atapattu 108 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
  DPMD Jayawardene 139 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
  HP Tillakaratne 136* 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
  TT Samaraweera 103* 2 Srl Ind Col-SSC 29 Aug 2001
               
8 Saeed Anwar 101 2 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
  Taufeeq Umar 104 2 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
  Inzamam-ul-Haq 105* 2 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
  Mohammad Yousuf 102* 2 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
  Abdul Razzaq 110* 2 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
               
9 L Vincent 104 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
  SP Fleming 105 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
  NJ Astle 156* 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
  AC Parore 110 1 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
               
10 MH Richardson 145 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  L Vincent 106 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  SB Styris 119 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
  CD McMillan 100* 1 NZl Ind Mohali 16 Oct 2003
               
11 AB de Villiers 114 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  GC Smith 126 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  JH Kallis 147 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  AG Prince 131 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
12 CH Gayle 317 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  RR Sarwan 127 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  S Chanderpaul 127 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  DJ Bravo 107 2 Win SAF St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
13 Younis Khan 199 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  Mohammad Yousuf 173 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  Shahid Afridi 103 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  Kamran Akmal 102* 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
               
14 AN Cook 105 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  PD Collingwood 111 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  IR Bell 109* 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  MJ Prior 126* 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
               
15 KD Karthik 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  W Jaffer 138* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  R Dravid 129 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
  SR Tendulkar 122* 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 25 May 2007
               
16 MG Vandort 117 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
  DPMD Jayawardene 127 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
  HAPW Jayawardene 120* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
  WPUJC Vaas 100* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25 Jun 2007
               
17 SM Warnapura 115 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
  DPMD Jayawardene 136 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
  TT Samaraweera 127 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
  TM Dilshan 125* 1 Srl Ind Col-SSC 23 Jul 2008
               
18 SM Katich 122 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
“` RT Ponting 150 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  MJ North 125* 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  BJ Haddin 121 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
               
19 V Sehwag 165 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  SR Tendulkar 106 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  VVS Laxman 143* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  MS Dhoni 132* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
               
20 JA Burns 128 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  UT Khawaja 144 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith 134* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  AC Voges 106* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the third occasion of four or more Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. The list includes one occasion of five Australian batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings – Australia vs West Indies at Kingston in Jun 1955

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC McDonald 127 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RN Harvey 204 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  KR Miller 109 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer 128 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  R Benaud 121 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
               
2 SM Katich 122 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  RT Ponting 150 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  MJ North 125* 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  BJ Haddin 121 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
               
3 JA Burns 128 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  UT Khawaja 144 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith 134* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  AC Voges 106* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

The ongoing Boxing Day test between Australia and West Indies has witnessed four centuries by Australian batsmen – JA Burns {128}, UT Khwaja {144}, SPD Smith {134*} and AV Voges {106*} – to provide the fourth occasion of four or more batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies, All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC McDonald 127 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RN Harvey 204 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  KR Miller 109 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer 128 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  R Benaud 121 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
               
2 AB de Villiers 114 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  GC Smith 126 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  JH Kallis 147 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  AG Prince 131 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
               
3 AN Cook 105 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  PD Collingwood 111 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  IR Bell 109* 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  MJ Prior 126* 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
               
4 JA Burns 128 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  UT Khawaja 144 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith 134* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  AC Voges 106* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

It took Australia 60 years to score four or more centuries in a test innings against West Indies. The first such occasion was at Kingston in Jun 1955. The interval between the ongoing Melbourne test in Dec 2015 and the Kingston test in June 1955 is 60 years 6 months and 15 days {the interval between start dates of the two tests. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CC McDonald 127 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RN Harvey 204 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  KR Miller 109 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer 128 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  R Benaud 121 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
               
2 JA Burns 128 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  UT Khawaja 144 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith 134* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  AC Voges 106* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

 

List of two 200 plus runs partnerships in the same innings of a test – Australian batsmen perform the feat against West Indies after 65 years

List of two 200 plus runs partnerships in the same innings of a test – Australian batsmen perform the feat against West Indies after 65 years

Australia’s JA Burns-UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the first wicket and SPD Smith-AC Voges added 223 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the 24th occasion of batsmen posting two two hundred plus runs partnerships in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CJ Barnett, L Hutton 1 219 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
  DCS Compton, E Paynter 5 206 1 Eng Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
                 
2 L Hutton, M Leyland 2 382 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  J Hardstaff jnr, L Hutton 6 215 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
                 
3 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
4 TW Graveney, PE Richardson 2 266 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
  TW Graveney, PBH May 3 207 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
                 
5 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 201 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  BC Booth, RB Simpson 5 219 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
                 
6 DL Amiss, JH Edrich 2 221 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
  MH Denness, AW Greig 5 202 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
                 
7 Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas 4 287 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
  Imran Khan, Saleem Malik 6 207 2 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
                 
8 CG Greenidge, DL Haynes 1 296 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd 6 207 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
                 
9 CWJ Athey, BC Broad 1 223 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
  DI Gower, CJ Richards 6 207 1 Eng Aus Perth 28 Nov 1986
                 
10 A Flower, GW Flower 4 269 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
  GW Flower, GJ Whittall 5 233* 1 Zim Pak Harare 31 Jan 1995
                 
11 ML Hayden, SR Waugh 4 207 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
  AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 6 233 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
                 
12 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 232 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
  RD Jacobs, BC Lara 6 282* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
                 
13 AB de Villiers, GC Smith   1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                 
14 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
                 
15 TT Samaraweera, KC Sangakkara 4 204 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
  TM Dilshan, TT Samaraweera 5 207 1 Srl Pak Lahore 01 Mar 2009
                 
16 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 239 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  BJ Haddin, MJ North 6 200 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
                 
17 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
  R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 Ind Srl Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
                 
18 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
  MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 Ind SAF Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
                 
19 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 230 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
  AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 4 224 2 SAF Ind Centurion 16 Dec 2010
                 
20 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 288 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
21 HM Amla, GC Smith 2 259 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
  HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 377* 2 SAF Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
                 
22 MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan 4 259 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 228 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
                 
23 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 250 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
  Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali 5 207 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 06 May 2015
                 
24 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

Australia’s JA Burns-UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the first wicket and SPD Smith-AC Voges added 223 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the seventh occasion of Australian batsmen posting two two hundred plus runs partnerships in the same innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
2 WM Lawry, RB Simpson 1 201 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
  BC Booth, RB Simpson 5 219 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
                 
3 ML Hayden, SR Waugh 4 207 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
  AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 6 233 1 Aus Zim Perth 09 Oct 2003
                 
4 SM Katich, RT Ponting 2 239 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
  BJ Haddin, MJ North 6 200 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
                 
5 MJ Clarke, RT Ponting 4 288 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 334* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
                 
6 MJ Clarke, EJM Cowan 4 259 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
  MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey 5 228 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
                 
7 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

Australia’s JA Burns-UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the first wicket and SPD Smith-AC Voges added 223 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen posting two two hundred plus runs partnerships in the same innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
2 TW Graveney, PE Richardson 2 266 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
  TW Graveney, PBH May 3 207 1 Eng Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
                 
3 AB de Villiers, GC Smith   1 245 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  JH Kallis, AG Prince 5 267 1 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
                 
4 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

Australia’s JA Burns-UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the first wicket and SPD Smith-AC Voges added 223 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting two two hundred plus runs partnerships in the same innings against West Indies. Both occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that Australian batsmen performed this feat against West Indies after a gap of 65 years

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
3 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
  RG Archer, KR Miller 5 220 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 1955
                 
24 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  SPD Smith, AC Voges 4 223* 1 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

Batsmen scoring six or more test centuries in a calendar year – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the elite list

Batsmen scoring six or more test centuries in a calendar year – SPD Smith is the new entrant to the elite list

SPD Smith of Australia registered his sixth century in the calendar year 2015 when he scored   in the ongoing test against West Indies at Melbourne. His centuries are listed below

No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 117 15 0 4 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
2 199 21 2 3 1 v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 2015
3 215 25 1 3 1 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
4 143 17 2 3 1 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2015
5 138 18 0 3 3 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
6 109* 6 0 4 1 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

SPD Smith’s feat of six centuries in a calendar year provides the 17th occasion of a batsman scoring six or more centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s Year
1 Mohd Yousuf Pak 11 19 1 1788 202 99.33 9 2006
2 IVA Richards Win 11 19 0 1710 291 90.00 7 1976
3 PA de Silva Srl 11 19 3 1220 168 76.25 7 1997
4 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 2006
5 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 23 3 1562 214 78.10 7 2010
6 DCS Compton Eng 9 15 1 1159 208 82.78 6 1947
7 GS Sobers Win 8 13 4 1299 365* 144.33 6 1958
8 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 2002
9 MP Vaughan Eng 14 26 2 1481 197 61.70 6 2002
10 RT Ponting Aus 11 18 3 1503 257 100.20 6 2003
11 DR Martyn Aus 14 26 2 1353 161 56.37 6 2004
12 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 2005
13 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 2008
14 TM Dilshan Srl 11 18 1 1097 162 64.52 6 2009
15 JH Kallis SAF 11 19 4 1198 201* 79.86 6 2010
16 DA Warner Aus 9 18 0 1136 145 63.11 6 2014
17 SPD Smith Aus 13 23 2 1270 215 63.50 6 2015

SPD Smith’s feat of six centuries in a calendar year provides the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman scoring six or more centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. SPD Smith is the fifth Australian batsman to perform the feat. RT Ponting has accomplished the feat on three occasions – in 2003, 2005 and 2006.  This feat by RT Ponting is unparalleled in the annals of test crikcet. Apart from this record – RT Ponting also holds the Australian record for most centuries in a calendar year. He has scored seven centuries in 2007

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s Year
1 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 2006
2 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 2002
3 RT Ponting Aus 11 18 3 1503 257 100.20 6 2003
4 DR Martyn Aus 14 26 2 1353 161 56.37 6 2004
5 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 2005
6 DA Warner Aus 9 18 0 1136 145 63.11 6 2014
7 SPD Smith Aus 13 23 2 1270 215 63.50 6 2015

 

 

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings

Australian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings

JA Burns and UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the 12th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman, WM Woodfull 2 274 3 v South Africa Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
2 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 DG Bradman, AR Morris 2 301 4 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1948
4 AL Hassett, CC McDonald 2 275 1 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Jan 1953
5 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 298 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
6 IM Chappell, RB McCosker 2 277 1 v England The Oval 28 Aug 1975
7 WB Phillips, GN Yallop 2 259 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
8 JL Langer, MA Taylor 2 279 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
9 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 272 1 v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
10 CJL Rogers, SPD Smith 2 284 1 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
11 UT Khawaja, DA Warner 2 302 1 v New Zealand Perth 13 Nov 2015
12 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

JA Burns and UT Khwaja added 258 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing test at Melbourne against West Indies to provide the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in a test innings against West Indies. Both the occasions are listed below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IM Chappell, WM Lawry 2 298 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
2 JA Burns, UT Khawaja 2 258 1 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2015

West Indians were at the receiving end for the second time in this category of statistics. The first such occasion was also at Melbourne in Dec 1968. WM Lawry and IM Chappell posted 298 runs for the second wicket in this test.  Australia had lost its opener IR Redpath for 7 runs when the score card read 14. WM Lawry and IM Chappell added 298 runs for the second wicket and the score at the fall of second wicket read 312. WM Lawry scored 205 and IM Chappell scored 165. IM Chappell was the batsman dismissed at the fall of the second wicket for 165 before he was bowled by GS Sobers.

It is interesting to note that WM Lawry has been a part on both the occasions. In 1968 as a batsman and 47 years later –  in 2015 as a commentator

 

KS Willamson’s feat – becomes the first New Zealand batsman to score five centuries in a calendar year

KS Willamson’s feat – becomes the first New Zealand batsman to score five centuries in a calendar year

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 108 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Hamilton. This century represents his fifth century in the calendar year 2015. He became the second batsman to score five centuries in a calendar year 2015 after SPD Smith of Australia. The performances of these two batsmen are furnished below

KS WILLIAMSON OF NEW ZEALAND
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 242* 18 0 3 3 Srl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
2 132 15 0 3 2 Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
3 140 24 0 3 2 Aus Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
4 166 24 0 3 2 Aus Perth 13 Nov 2015
5 108* 12 1 3 4 Srl Hamilton 18 Dec 2015
SPD SMITH OF AUSTRALIA
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 117 15 0 4 1 Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
2 199 21 2 3 1 Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
3 215 25 1 3 1 Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
4 143 17 2 3 1 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 2015
5 138 18 0 3 3 NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 108 not out in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Hamilton. This century represents his fifth century in the calendar year 2015. His feat provides the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring five or more centuries in a calendar year in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed belwo.

KS Williamson earned the distinction of becoming the first New Zealand batsman to score five centuries in a calendar year. The previous record was four centuries scored by BB McCullum and KS Williamson himself in the calendar year 2014.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s Year
1 Mohd Yousuf Pak 11 19 1 1788 202 99.33 9 2006
2 IVA Richards Win 11 19 0 1710 291 90.00 7 1976
3 PA de Silva Srl 11 19 3 1220 168 76.25 7 1997
4 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 2006
5 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 23 3 1562 214 78.10 7 2010
6 DCS Compton Eng 9 15 1 1159 208 82.78 6 1947
7 GS Sobers Win 8 13 4 1299 365* 144.33 6 1958
8 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 2002
9 MP Vaughan Eng 14 26 2 1481 197 61.70 6 2002
10 RT Ponting Aus 11 18 3 1503 257 100.20 6 2003
11 DR Martyn Aus 14 26 2 1353 161 56.37 6 2004
12 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 2005
13 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 2008
14 TM Dilshan Srl 11 18 1 1097 162 64.52 6 2009
15 JH Kallis SAF 11 19 4 1198 201* 79.86 6 2010
16 DA Warner Aus 9 18 0 1136 145 63.11 6 2014
17 DG Bradman Aus 7 9 0 950 226 105.55 5 1931
18 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 1948
19 ED Weekes Win 7 10 0 878 194 87.80 5 1948
20 CL Walcott Win 5 10 0 827 155 82.70 5 1955
21 KD Walters Aus 8 13 1 909 242 75.75 5 1969
22 DL Amiss Eng 13 22 2 1379 262* 68.95 5 1974
23 SM Gavaskar Ind 8 14 2 1099 205 91.58 5 1978
24 GR Viswanath Ind 17 26 2 1388 179 57.83 5 1979
25 SM Gavaskar Ind 18 32 4 1310 236* 46.78 5 1983
26 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 1986
27 SR Tendulkar Ind 10 19 3 1088 217 68.00 5 1999
28 ML Hayden Aus 14 25 3 1391 203 63.22 5 2001
29 R Dravid Ind 16 26 3 1357 217 59.00 5 2002
30 RT Ponting Aus 11 16 1 1064 154 70.93 5 2002
31 ML Hayden Aus 12 21 4 1312 380 77.17 5 2003
32 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 2003
33 JH Kallis SAF 11 21 5 1288 162 80.50 5 2004
34 JL Langer Aus 14 27 0 1481 215 54.85 5 2004
35 ML Hayden Aus 15 29 3 1380 138 53.07 5 2005
36 BC Lara Win 9 17 0 1110 226 65.29 5 2005
37 M Jayawardene Srl 8 11 1 982 213* 98.20 5 2007
38 JH Kallis SAF 9 17 3 1210 186 86.42 5 2007
39 KP Pietersen Eng 12 20 0 1015 152 50.75 5 2008
40 HM Amla SAF 11 19 3 1249 253* 78.06 5 2010
41 AN Cook Eng 14 24 2 1287 235* 58.50 5 2010
42 V Sehwag Ind 14 25 2 1422 173 61.82 5 2010
43 IR Bell Eng 8 11 3 950 235 118.75 5 2011
44 R Dravid Ind 12 23 3 1145 146* 57.25 5 2011
45 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 2012
46 SPD Smith Aus 9 17 3 1146 192 81.85 5 2014
47 Younis Khan Pak 9 18 2 1064 213 66.50 5 2014
48 SPD Smith Aus 12 22 2 1270 215 63.50 5 2015
49 KS Williamson NZl 8 16 3 1172 242* 90.15 5 2015

SPD Smith of  Australia became the third batsman in the annals of test cricket to score five or more hundreds in a calendar year on two or more occasions. The batsmen who have accomplished this rare feat are – ML Hayden {on three occasions in 2001, 2002 and 2003} and RT Ponting {on two occasions in 2005 and 2006 and SPD Smith {on two occasions in 2014 and 2015}  It is  interesting to note that all the three batsmen are Australians. SPD Smith’s exploits in the calendar year 2014 and 2015 are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s Year
1 ML Hayden Aus 14 25 3 1391 203 63.22 5 2001
2 ML Hayden Aus 11 17 1 1160 197 72.50 6 2002
3 ML Hayden Aus 12 21 4 1312 380 77.17 5 2003
                     
1 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 2005
2 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 2006
                     
1 SPD Smith Aus 9 17 3 1146 192 81.85 5 2014
2 SPD Smith Aus 12 22 2 1270 215 63.50 5 2015

 

SPD SMITH’S CENTURIES IN 2014
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 115 17 1 5 1 Eng Sydney 03 Jan 2014
2 100 13 0 6 1 SAF Centurion 12 Feb 2014
3 162* 21 0 5 1 Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 133 13 2 4 2 Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
5 192 15 2 4 1 Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
SPD SMITH’S CENTURIES IN 2015
No Runs 4s 6s Pos Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 117 15 0 4 1 Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
2 199 21 2 3 1 Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
3 215 25 1 3 1 Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
4 143 17 2 3 1 Eng The Oval 20 Aug 2015
5 138 18 0 3 3 NZl Perth 13 Nov 2015

 

Captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year – AN Cook of England is the new entrant

Captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year – AN Cook of England is the new entrant

AN Cook of England has completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2015. His aggregate prior to the start of the series against England read 1357. His feat of aggregating 1357 in 2015 provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that AN Cook is the only captain to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a calendar year 2015

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 DG Bradman Aus 8 13 4 1025 201 113.88 5 2 2 1948
2 RB Simpson Aus 14 26 3 1381 311 60.04 3 7 2 1964
3 AR Border Aus 11 20 3 1099 196 64.64 4 2 0 1985
4 AR Border Aus 11 19 3 1000 140 62.50 5 3 0 1986
5 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
6 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
7 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
8 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
9 SR Tendulkar Ind 12 17 1 1000 169 62.50 4 3 0 1997
10 WJ Cronje SAF 14 24 2 1040 126 47.27 1 9 1 1998
11 MA Taylor Aus 12 22 3 1112 334* 58.52 3 4 1 1998
12 BC Lara Win 10 19 1 1344 209 74.66 5 5 0 2003
13 GC Smith SAF 11 18 0 1047 277 58.16 3 2 0 2003
14 BC Lara Win 12 21 1 1178 400* 58.90 3 4 3 2004
15 RT Ponting Aus 15 28 5 1544 207 67.13 6 6 1 2005
16 R Dravid Ind 12 22 4 1095 146 60.83 3 7 0 2006
17 RT Ponting Aus 10 18 3 1333 196 88.86 7 4 0 2006
18 RT Ponting Aus 14 25 0 1182 158 47.28 4 5 1 2008
19 GC Smith SAF 15 25 2 1656 232 72.00 6 6 1 2008
20 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
21 MJ Clarke Aus 11 18 3 1595 329* 106.33 5 3 0 2012
22 MJ Clarke Aus 13 26 3 1093 187 47.52 4 3 2 2013
23 BB McCullum NZl 9 16 0 1164 302 72.75 4 0 0 2014
24 AD Mathews Srl 11 20 5 1160 160 77.33 2 8 0 2014
25 AN Cook Eng 13 24 1 1357 263 59.00 3 8 0 2015

 

AN Cook’s 1357 in 2015 provide the sixth occasion of an England captain totaling 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Year
1 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1264 333 79.00 4 5 1 1990
2 GA Gooch Eng 9 17 1 1040 174 65.00 3 5 0 1991
3 MA Atherton Eng 13 23 0 1136 144 49.39 4 5 3 1994
4 MA Atherton Eng 13 24 1 1129 185* 49.08 2 7 1 1995
5 AJ Strauss Eng 14 24 2 1172 169 53.27 4 4 0 2009
6 AN Cook Eng 13 24 1 1357 263 59.00 3 8 0 2015

 

BB McCullum emulates AC Gilchrist to become the second batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

BB McCullum emulates AC Gilchrist to become the second batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket

BB McCullum became the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to score one hundred boundary sixes in tests after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist was the first batsman to score one hundred boundary sixes in the annals of test cricket.

BB McCullum achieved this coveted distinction in the just concluded Dunedin test against Sri Lanka. This is how espncricinfo.com describes the 100th boundary six scored by BB McCullum in New Zealand’s second innings during his knock of 17 not out in which he scored two boundary sixes. His second boundary six was his one  hundredth boundary six.

65.4 – Herath to McCullum, SIX, Drum rolls, please! 100th six in Tests for Baz, he draws level with Gilchrist as the highest six-hitter. Baz jumps outside leg, and walloped it over midwicket. Herath dropped it shorter and Baz sent it clattering over Siriwardana in the deep. And with that NZ declare

The following table lists the career summary of BB McCullum with breakup of boundary sixes against each opposition

Career summary
Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 6s
v Australia 14 26 1 654 104 26.16 1 3 1 9
v Bangladesh 9 12 2 558 185 55.80 2 1 0 9
v England 16 30 1 1041 97 35.89 0 10 3 18
v India 10 19 1 1224 302 68.00 4 2 1 13
v Pakistan 8 14 0 695 202 49.64 1 4 2 17
v South Africa 13 24 2 575 61 26.13 0 5 2 4
v Sri Lanka 11 20 2 670 195 37.22 1 3 3 21
v West Indies 13 20 0 577 113 28.85 1 2 1 6
v Zimbabwe 4 5 0 243 111 48.60 1 1 0 3
overall 98 170 9 6237 302 38.73 11 31 13 100

The following is the batting career of BB McCullum which also shows the boundary sixes scored by him in each test. He has scored eleven sixes in two consecutive innings – against Pakistan at Sharjah in Nov 2014 when he made 202 in the first innings and against Sri Lanka at Christchurch in Dec 2014 when he made 195 in the first innings.

No FI SI Runs 6s Opposition Ground Start Date
1 57 19* 76 0 v South Africa Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
2 13 DNB 13 0 v South Africa Auckland 18 Mar 2004
3 55 3 58 0 v South Africa Wellington 26 Mar 2004
4 5 96 101 0 v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
5 54 20 74 0 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
6 21 4 25 0 v England Nottingham 10 Jun 2004
7 143 – 143 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 19 Oct 2004
8 17* – 17 0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
9 10 8 18 0 v Australia Brisbane 18 Nov 2004
10 10 36 46 1 v Australia Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
11 29 24 53 0 v Australia Christchurch 10 Mar 2005
12 3 DNB 3 0 v Australia Wellington 18 Mar 2005
13 25 0 25 0 v Australia Auckland 26 Mar 2005
14 99 7 106 2 v Sri Lanka Napier 04 Apr 2005
15 0 – 0 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 11 Apr 2005
16 111 – 111 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Aug 2005
17 24 – 24 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
18 19 74 93 1 v West Indies Auckland 09 Mar 2006
19 23 DNB 23 0 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
20 TDNB – 0 0 v West Indies Napier 25 Mar 2006
21 31 33 64 2 v South Africa Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 5 DNB 5 0 v South Africa Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
23 0 5 5 0 v South Africa Johannesburg 05 May 2006
24 0 14* 14 1 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 07 Dec 2006
25 43 17 60 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 15 Dec 2006
26 9 26 35 0 v South Africa Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
27 13 21 34 0 v South Africa Centurion 16 Nov 2007
28 7 DNB 7 1 v Bangladesh Dunedin 04 Jan 2008
29 40 – 40 1 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2008
30 51 0 51 2 v England Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
31 25 85 110 3 v England Wellington 13 Mar 2008
32 9 42 51 0 v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
33 97 24 121 2 v England Lord’s 15 May 2008
34 11 0 11 1 v England Manchester 23 May 2008
35 9 71 80 0 v England Nottingham 05 Jun 2008
36 25 2 27 0 v Bangladesh Chittagong 17 Oct 2008
37 66 DNB 66 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 Oct 2008
38 8 3 11 0 v Australia Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
39 30 84* 114 3 v Australia Adelaide 28 Nov 2008
40 25 DNB 25 0 v West Indies Dunedin 11 Dec 2008
41 31 19 50 2 v West Indies Napier 19 Dec 2008
42 3 84 87 0 v India Hamilton 18 Mar 2009
43 115 – 115 0 v India Napier 26 Mar 2009
44 24 6 30 0 v India Wellington 03 Apr 2009
45 1 29 30 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 18 Aug 2009
46 18 13 31 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Aug 2009
47 78 0 78 0 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
48 0 24 24 0 v Pakistan Wellington 03 Dec 2009
49 89 DNB 89 1 v Pakistan Napier 11 Dec 2009
50 185 19* 204 3 v Bangladesh Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
51 24 104 128 2 v Australia Wellington 19 Mar 2010
52 5 51 56 1 v Australia Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
53 65 11* 76 0 v India Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
54 4 225 229 4 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
55 40 25 65 0 v India Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
56 56 35 91 2 v Pakistan Hamilton 07 Jan 2011
57 2 64 66 1 v Pakistan Wellington 15 Jan 2011
58 14 11 25 0 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
59 34 1 35 0 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
60 16 12 28 0 v Australia Hobart 09 Dec 2011
61 83 – 83 2 v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
62 48 58* 106 1 v South Africa Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
63 61 5 66 1 v South Africa Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
64 31 0 31 0 v South Africa Wellington 23 Mar 2012
65 25 84 109 0 v West Indies North Sound 25 Jul 2012
66 0 19 19 0 v West Indies Kingston 02 Aug 2012
67 22 42 64 0 v India Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
68 0 23 23 0 v India Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
69 68 13 81 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 17 Nov 2012
70 4 35 39 0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
71 7 51 58 0 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2013
72 13 11 24 0 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
73 74 – 74 3 v England Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
74 69 DNB 69 1 v England Wellington 14 Mar 2013
75 38 67* 105 3 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
76 2 8 10 0 v England Lord’s 16 May 2013
77 20 1 21 0 v England Leeds 24 May 2013
78 21 22 43 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
79 11 – 11 0 v Bangladesh Dhaka 21 Oct 2013
80 113 9 122 3 v West Indies Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
81 37 – 37 0 v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
82 12 DNB 12 0 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
83 224 1 225 5 v India Auckland 06 Feb 2014
84 8 302 310 4 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
85 7 17 24 0 v West Indies Kingston 08 Jun 2014
86 4 3 7 0 v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Jun 2014
87 31 25 56 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Jun 2014
88 18 39 57 0 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
89 43 45 88 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 17 Nov 2014
90 202 – 202 11 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
91 195 DNB 195 11 v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
92 0 22 22 0 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
93 42 0 42 1 v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
94 41 55 96 2 v England Leeds 29 May 2015
95 6 80 86 2 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
96 27 DNB 27 0 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
97 4 20 24 0 v Australia Adelaide 27 Nov 2015
98 75 17* 92 3 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
98 3712 2525 6237 100 Total    

BB McCullum is the only batsman to score eleven boundary sixes in an innings on two occasions in the list of batsmen who have scored ten or more boundary sixes in an innings. This he has achieved in two consecutive tests/innings which makes the feat more credible

No Player Runs 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Wasim Akram 257* 12 Pakistan v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
2 NJ Astle 222 11 New Zealand v England Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 ML Hayden 380 11 Australia v Zimbabwe Perth 09 Oct 2003
4 BB McCullum 202 11 New Zealand v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
5 BB McCullum 195 11 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
6 WR Hammond 336* 10 England v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933

 

Bowlers capturing thirty plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs in a test series

Bowlers capturing thirty plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs in a test series

R Ashwin captured 31 wickets conceding 345 runs in the just concluded home series against South Africa to become the only spinner and the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. Quite interestingly all the three bowlers have chosen to perform the feat  against South Africa.

GA Lohmann of England was the first bowler to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. He captured 35 wickets conceding 203 runs against South Africa in 1895-96. SF Barnes of England emulated GA Lohmann by capturing 34 wickets conceding 282 runs in 1912 test series.  Both GA Lehmann and SF Barnes performed the feat in three test series which is incredible. R Ashwin’s 31 wickets came in four tests. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No Player Team Oppn series M I Balls Runs W Ave 5 10
1 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4 1
2 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1912 3 6 768 282 34 8.29 5 3
3 GA Lohmann Eng SAF 1895-96 3 6 520 203 35 5.80 4 2

 

R Ashwin is the lone spinner to capture four five wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions

R Ashwin is the lone spinner to capture four five wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions

R Ashwin captured four five wicket hauls in the recently concluded home series against South Africa to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more five wicket hauls in a four test series. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Oppn Season M I Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 SF Barnes Eng SAF 1913-14 4 8 1356 536 49 10.93 7
2 AK Davidson Aus Win 1960-61 4 8 1391 612 33 18.54 5
3 GD McGrath Aus Win 1998-99 4 8 1198 508 30 16.93 4
4 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2012-13 4 8 1448 583 29 20.10 4
5 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4

R Ashwin appears as a lone spinner in this elite list and also as the only bowler to capture four wicket hauls in a four test series on two occasions. He had captured four five wicket hauls against Australia in 2012-13 series

No Player Team Oppn Season M I Balls Runs W Ave 5
1 R Ashwin Ind Aus 2012-13 4 8 1448 583 29 20.10 4
2 R Ashwin Ind SAF 2015-16 4 7 988 345 31 11.12 4