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Teams posting identical scores in the first innings of a test match

Teams posting identical scores in the first innings of a test match

New Zealand and England has tied by posting an identical score of 350 runs in the first innings in the ongoing second test at Leeds to provide the eighth occasion of both the teams posting an identical score in the first innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 199 106.5 0 1 England Durban 21 Jan 1910
  England 199 75.1 0 2 South Africa Durban 21 Jan 1910
                 
2 West Indies 222 85.3 0 1 India Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
  India 222 101.4 0 2 West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
                 
3 Pakistan 402 117.5×8 0 1 New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 1973
  New Zealand 402 90.6×8 0 2 Pakistan Auckland 16 Feb 1973
                 
4 Australia 428 157.0 0 1 West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1973
  West Indies 428 124.5 0 2 Australia Kingston 16 Feb 1973
                 
5 England 390 116.3 0 1 India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
  India 390 139.5 0 2 England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
                 
6 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 0 1 England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 0 2 West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
7 Australia 240 72.1 0 1 West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
  West Indies 240 65.3 0 2 Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
                 
8 New Zealand 350 72.1 0 1 England Leeds 29 May 2015
  England 350 108.2 0 2 New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

New Zealand and England has tied by posting an identical score of 350 runs in the first innings in the ongoing second test at Leeds to provide the second occasion involving New Zealand when both the teams posting an identical score in the first innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 402 117.5×8 0 1 New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 1973
  New Zealand 402 90.6×8 0 2 Pakistan Auckland 16 Feb 1973
                 
2 New Zealand 350 72.1 0 1 England Leeds 29 May 2015
  England 350 108.2 0 2 New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

New Zealand and England has tied by posting an identical score of 350 runs in the first innings in the ongoing second test at Leeds to provide the fourth occasion involving England when both the teams posting an identical score in the first innings of the test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 199 106.5 0 1 England Durban 21 Jan 1910
  England 199 75.1 0 2 South Africa Durban 21 Jan 1910
                 
2 England 390 116.3 0 1 India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
  India 390 139.5 0 2 England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
                 
3 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 0 1 England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 0 2 West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
4 New Zealand 350 72.1 0 1 England Leeds 29 May 2015
  England 350 108.2 0 2 New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

It is interesting to note that there are two occasions in the annals of test cricket when both the teams have ties on the first innings score in test  started on the same date but in different countries. New Zealand and Pakistan scored 402 each in their first innings at Auckland in a test which started on 16 Feb 1973. Australia and West Indies tied on their first innints scoring 428 at Kingston which started on 16 Feb 1973

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 402 117.5×8 0 1 New Zealand Auckland 16 Feb 1973
  New Zealand 402 90.6×8 0 2 Pakistan Auckland 16 Feb 1973
                 
2 Australia 428 157.0 0 1 West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1973
  West Indies 428 124.5 0 2 Australia Kingston 16 Feb 1973

St John’s is the only ground in the annals of test cricket to witness two occasions of both the teams posting an identical score in the first innings of a test. Details are furnished below

No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 0 1 England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 0 2 West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
2 Australia 240 72.1 0 1 West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
  West Indies 240 65.3 0 2 Australia St John’s 09 May 2003

England and West Indies are the two teams which are involved in most occasions – four occasions each – when two teams have tied on first inning score. Detailed particulars of both the teams are furnished below

INVOLVING ENGLAND – FOUR OCCASIONS
No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 South Africa 199 106.5 0 1 England Durban 21 Jan 1910
  England 199 75.1 0 2 South Africa Durban 21 Jan 1910
                 
2 England 390 116.3 0 1 India Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
  India 390 139.5 0 2 England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
                 
3 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 0 1 England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 0 2 West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
4 New Zealand 350 72.1 0 1 England Leeds 29 May 2015
  England 350 108.2 0 2 New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015
INVOLVING WEST INDIES – FOUR OCCASIONS
No Team Score Overs Lead Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies 222 85.3 0 1 India Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
  India 222 101.4 0 2 West Indies Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
                 
2 Australia 428 157.0 0 1 West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1973
  West Indies 428 124.5 0 2 Australia Kingston 16 Feb 1973
                 
3 West Indies 593/5d 180.2 0 1 England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
  England 593 206.1 0 2 West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
                 
4 Australia 240 72.1 0 1 West Indies St John’s 09 May 2003
  West Indies 240 65.3 0 2 Australia St John’s 09 May 2003

 

 

 

Ninety and a hundred in a test match – BA Stokes of England joins the list

Ninety and a hundred in a test match – BA Stokes of England joins the list

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the 48th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 PA Gibb 93 106 England v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
2 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 South Africa v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
3 CG Borde 109 96 India v West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959
4 MC Cowdrey 114 97 England v West Indies Kingston 17 Feb 1960
5 KF Barrington 101 94 England v Australia Sydney 15 Feb 1963
6 Hanif Mohammad 104 93 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
7 RM Cowper 92 108 Australia v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
8 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
9 SM Nurse 95 168 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1969
10 APE Knott 101 96 England v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
11 G Boycott 99 112 England v West Indies Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
12 CG Greenidge 93 107 West Indies v India Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
13 M Amarnath 90 100 India v Australia Perth 16 Dec 1977
14 PM Toohey 122 97 Australia v West Indies Kingston 28 Apr 1978
15 Zaheer Abbas 176 96 Pakistan v India Faisalabad 16 Oct 1978
16 Mohsin Khan 94 101* Pakistan v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
17 AR Border 98* 100* Australia v West Indies Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
18 LRD Mendis 111 94 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
19 PA de Silva 96 123 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Auckland 01 Mar 1991
20 Saeed Anwar 94 136 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
21 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
22 MA Taylor 334* 92 Australia v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
23 Younis Khan 91 149* Pakistan v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
24 BC Lara 91 122 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
25 JH Kallis 92 150* South Africa v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
26 MH Richardson 93 101 New Zealand v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
27 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
28 DR Martyn 114 97 Australia v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
29 JL Langer 191 97 Australia v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
30 AJ Strauss 126 94* England v South Africa Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
31 HH Gibbs 161 98 South Africa v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
32 AB de Villiers 92 109 South Africa v England Centurion 21 Jan 2005
33 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown 26 May 2005
34 KC Sangakkara 92 152 Sri Lanka v England Kandy 01 Dec 2007
35 SC Ganguly 239 91 India v Pakistan Bangalore 08 Dec 2007
36 ND McKenzie 94 155* South Africa v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
37 G Gambhir 179 97 India v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
38 RT Ponting 101 99 Australia v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
39 RR Sarwan 94 106 West Indies v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
40 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
41 TM Dilshan 92 123* Sri Lanka v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
42 SR Watson 93 120* Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
43 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
44 MEK Hussey 118 93 Australia v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 16 Sep 2011
45 V Kohli 119 96 India v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
46 AD Mathews 91 157* Sri Lanka v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
47 Mohammad Hafeez 96 101* Pakistan v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
48 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the tenth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 PA Gibb 93 106 England v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
2 MC Cowdrey 114 97 England v West Indies Kingston 17 Feb 1960
3 KF Barrington 101 94 England v Australia Sydney 15 Feb 1963
4 APE Knott 101 96 England v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
5 G Boycott 99 112 England v West Indies Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
6 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
7 AJ Strauss 126 94* England v South Africa Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
8 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
9 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
10 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against New Zealand in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SM Nurse 95 168 West Indies v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1969
2 APE Knott 101 96 England v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
3 PA de Silva 96 123 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Auckland 01 Mar 1991
4 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
5 Younis Khan 91 149* Pakistan v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
6 JH Kallis 92 150* South Africa v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
7 TM Dilshan 92 123* Sri Lanka v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
8 Mohd Hafeez 96 101* Pakistan v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 09 Nov 2014
9 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match against New Zealand in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 APE Knott 101 96 England v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
3 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test match at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 LRD Mendis 111 94 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
2 MH Richardson 93 101 New Zealand v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
3 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
4 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
5 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 and 101 in the first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety and hundred in a test series between England and New Zealand in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MH Richardson 93 101 New Zealand v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
2 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s 3 Jun 2011
3 BA Stokes 92 101 England v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

AN Cook of England and S Chanderpaul of West Indies are the two batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score a ninety and a hundred on two occasions. Their performance is listed below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AN Cook 94 139* England v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
2 AN Cook 96 106 England v Sri Lanka Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
               
1 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* West Indies v England Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
2 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown 26 May 2005

 

England batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a hundred

England batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a hundred

A Lyth was dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the ongoing second test between England and New Zealand at Leeds to provide the 21st occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in a test innings.  It also provides the eighth occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

ENGLAND BATSMEN DISMISSED RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A HUNDRED
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 103 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1893
2 M Leyland 187 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
3 L Hutton 100 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1947
4 KF Barrington 139 2 v Pakistan Lahore 21 Oct 1961
5 KF Barrington 172 3 v India Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
6 Rev.DS Sheppard 113 4 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
7 TW Graveney 165 2 v West Indies The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 KWR Fletcher 122 2 v Pakistan The Oval 22 Aug 1974
9 DI Gower 111 2 v New Zealand The Oval 27 Jul 1978
10 AJ Lamb 107 1 v India The Oval 08 Jul 1982
11 G Fowler 105 3 v New Zealand The Oval 14 Jul 1983
12 AJ Lamb 113 4 v West Indies Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
13 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
14 MA Atherton 113 1 v West Indies Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
15 N Hussain 106 3 v West Indies St John’s 20 Mar 1998
16 GP Thorpe 138 2 v Pakistan Manchester 31 May 2001
17 MA Butcher 105 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 16 May 2002
18 ME Trescothick 107 3 v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
19 KP Pietersen 158 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
20 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
21 A Lyth 107 2 v New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015
ENGLAND OPENERS DISMISSED RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A HUNDRED
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 100 2 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1947
2 Rev.DS Sheppard 113 4 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
3 G Fowler 105 3 v New Zealand The Oval 14 Jul 1983
4 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
5 MA Atherton 113 1 v West Indies Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
6 ME Trescothick 107 3 v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
7 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
8 A Lyth 107 2 v New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

 

A Lyth was dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in the ongoing second test between England and New Zealand at Leeds to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand It also provides the third occasion of an England opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DI Gower 111 2 v New Zealand The Oval 27 Jul 1978
2 G Fowler 105 3 v New Zealand The Oval 14 Jul 1983
3 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
4 A Lyth 107 2 v New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Fowler 105 3 v New Zealand The Oval 14 Jul 1983
2 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
3 A Lyth 107 2 v New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015

 

AN Cook goes past GA Gooch to become England’s highest run getter in tests

AN Cook goes past GA Gooch to become England’s highest run getter in tests

AN Cook became the highest run getter for England during the second test against New Zealand at Leeds on 30.05.15. He went past GA Gooch’s 8900 runs when he was on 31 during the course of his knock of 75 in England’s first innings. At the end of the second day of the test, his run aggregate read 8944 – 44 runs more than GA Gooch. The following table furnished the performance of AN Cook against each team

 

Opposition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
Australia 25 46 1 1787 235* 39.71 4 9 3 198 1
Bangladesh 4 7 1 401 173 66.83 2 0 0 42 2
India 20 35 3 1735 294 54.21 5 7 0 205 3
New Zealand 13 22 0 968 162 44.00 3 3 0 121 1
Pakistan 11 20 0 729 127 36.45 3 2 0 91 0
South Africa 11 20 0 811 118 40.55 2 6 1 98 2
Sri Lanka 13 23 2 1078 133 51.33 3 6 2 118 0
West Indies 17 30 5 1435 160 57.40 5 8 1 156 1
Total 114 203 12 8944 294 46.82 27 41 7 1029 10

 

Teams losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test – Lord’s witnesses first such occasion as New Zealand lose the test after posting 523 runs

Teams losing a test after posting 500 plus runs in the first innings or second innings of a test – Lord’s witnesses first such occasion as New Zealand lose the test after posting 523 runs

New Zeland posted 523 runs in the second innings of the test at Lord’s against England and lost the test by 124 runs to provide the 14th occasion of a team posting 500 plus runs in the first or second innings of test and ending up on the losing side. It also provides the first ever such occasion at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket and also for New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below 

No Team Score Overs Inns Res Margin Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Aus 586/10 172.3 1 lost 010 runs Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 SAF 506/10 153.0 2 lost 089 runs Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
3 Eng 519/10 215.1 1 lost 005 wkts Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
4 Aus 520/10 133.4×8 1 lost 006 wkts SAF Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
5 Win 526/7d 133.0 1 lost 007 wkts Eng Trinidad 14 Mar 1968
6 Pak 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost 092 runs Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
7 Srl 547/8d 170.0 2 lost 016 runs Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
8 Aus 556/10 127.0 1 lost 004 wkts Ind Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
9 Pak 538/10 141.4 2 lost 167 runs Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
10 Pak 504/10 129.5 2 lost Awarded Eng The Oval 17 Aug 2006
11 Eng 551/6d 168.0 1 lost 006 wkts Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
12 Ind 532/10 138.2 2 lost 122 runs Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2008
13 Ban 556/10 148.3 2 lost 077 runs Win Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
14 NZl 523/10 131.2 2 lost 124 runs Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015

The following table lists such occasions in the first and second innings of a test match – six occasions in the first inning and eights occasions in the second.

No Team Score Overs Inns Res Margin Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Aus 586/10 172.3 1 lost 010 runs Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 Eng 519/10 215.1 1 lost 005 wkts Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
3 Aus 520/10 133.4×8 1 lost 006 wkts SAF Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
4 Win 526/7d 133.0 1 lost 007 wkts Eng Trinidad 14 Mar 1968
5 Aus 556/10 127.0 1 lost 004 wkts Ind Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
6 Eng 551/6d 168.0 1 lost 006 wkts Aus Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
                   
1 SAF 506/10 153.0 2 lost 089 runs Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1910
2 Pak 574/8d 124.6×8 2 lost 092 runs Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
3 Srl 547/8d 170.0 2 lost 016 runs Aus Col-SSC 17 Aug 1992
4 Pak 538/10 141.4 2 lost 167 runs Eng Leeds 04 Aug 2006
5 Pak 504/10 129.5 2 lost Awarded Eng The Oval 17 Aug 2006
6 Ind 532/10 138.2 2 lost 122 runs Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2008
7 Ban 556/10 148.3 2 lost 077 runs Win Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
8 NZl 523/10 131.2 2 lost 124 runs Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015

 

New Zealand batsmen scoring a hundred in a test innings against England at Lord’s – KS Williamson is the new entrant

New Zealand batsmen scoring a hundred in a test innings against England at Lord’s – KS Williamson is the new entrant

KS Williamson scored 132 in New Zealand’s first innings {second innings  of the test} in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against England at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CS Dempster 120 3 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
2 ML Page 104 3 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
3 MP Donnelly 206 2 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
4 BE Congdon 175 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
5 MG Burgess 105 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
6 V Pollard 105* 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
7 GP Howarth 123 1 v England Lord’s 24 Aug 1978
8 MD Crowe 106 2 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
9 TJ Franklin 101 2 v England Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
10 MD Crowe 142 1 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
11 MJ Horne 100 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jul 1999
12 MH Richardson 101 3 v England Lord’s 20 May 2004
13 JDP Oram 101 3 v England Lord’s 15 May 2008
14 KS Williamson 132 2 v England Lord’s 21 May 2015

 

England’s captain openers scoring a hundred in a test innings – AN Cook’s 153 not out provide the 50th occasion

England’s captain openers scoring a hundred in a test innings – AN Cook’s 153 not out provide the 50th occasion

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 50th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 109 1 v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1897
2 AC MacLaren 116 1 v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1901
3 RES Wyatt 149 1 v South Africa Nottingham 15 Jun 1935
4 L Hutton 150 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
5 L Hutton 104 1 v India Manchester 17 Jul 1952
6 L Hutton 145 2 v Australia Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
7 L Hutton 169 1 v West Indies Georgetown 24 Feb 1954
8 L Hutton 205 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
9 MC Cowdrey 119 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
10 MC Cowdrey 155 3 v South Africa The Oval 18 Aug 1960
11 GA Gooch 154 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
12 GA Gooch 333 1 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
13 GA Gooch 123 3 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
14 GA Gooch 116 1 v India Manchester 09 Aug 1990
15 GA Gooch 117 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
16 GA Gooch 154* 3 v West Indies Leeds 06 Jun 1991
17 GA Gooch 174 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
18 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
19 GA Gooch 135 2 v Pakistan Leeds 23 Jul 1992
20 GA Gooch 133 4 v Australia Manchester 03 Jun 1993
21 MA Atherton 144 1 v West Indies Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
22 MA Atherton 135 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
23 MA Atherton 101 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 02 Jun 1994
24 MA Atherton 111 1 v New Zealand Manchester 30 Jun 1994
25 MA Atherton 113 1 v West Indies Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
26 MA Atherton 185* 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
27 MA Atherton 160 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
28 MA Atherton 118 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
29 AJ Stewart 107 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1998
30 MP Vaughan 105 4 v Sri Lanka Kandy 10 Dec 2003
31 MP Vaughan 140 3 v West Indies St John’s 10 Apr 2004
32 ME Trescothick 193 2 v Pakistan Multan 12 Nov 2005
33 AJ Strauss 128 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
34 AJ Strauss 116 3 v Pakistan Leeds 04 Aug 2006
35 AJ Strauss 169 1 v West Indies St John’s 15 Feb 2009
36 AJ Strauss 142 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
37 AJ Strauss 142 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
38 AJ Strauss 161 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
39 AN Cook 173 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
40 AN Cook 109* 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 20 Mar 2010
41 AJ Strauss 110 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
42 AJ Strauss 122 2 v West Indies Lord’s 17 May 2012
43 AJ Strauss 141 2 v West Indies Nottingham 25 May 2012
44 AN Cook 176 3 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
45 AN Cook 122 2 v India Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
46 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
47 AN Cook 116 3 v New Zealand Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
48 AN Cook 130 3 v New Zealand Leeds 24 May 2013
49 AN Cook 105 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 01 May 2015
50 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 150 2 v India Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
2 L Hutton 145 2 v Australia Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
3 GA Gooch 333 1 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
4 GA Gooch 123 3 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
5 GA Gooch 174 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
6 AJ Strauss 128 3 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
7 AJ Strauss 161 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
8 AJ Strauss 122 2 v West Indies Lord’s 17 May 2012
9 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the eighth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Gooch 154 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
2 GA Gooch 114 3 v New Zealand Auckland 30 Jan 1992
3 MA Atherton 101 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 02 Jun 1994
4 MA Atherton 111 1 v New Zealand Manchester 30 Jun 1994
5 MA Atherton 118 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
6 AN Cook 116 3 v New Zealand Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
7 AN Cook 130 3 v New Zealand Leeds 24 May 2013
8 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

MA Atherton and AN Cook with three hundreds each share the record for most hundreds by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MA Atherton 101 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 02 Jun 1994
2 MA Atherton 111 1 v New Zealand Manchester 30 Jun 1994
3 MA Atherton 118 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
             
1 AN Cook 116 3 v New Zealand Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
2 AN Cook 130 3 v New Zealand Leeds 24 May 2013
3 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 16th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Gooch 333 1 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
2 L Hutton 205 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
3 ME Trescothick 193 2 v Pakistan Multan 12 Nov 2005
4 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
5 MA Atherton 185* 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
6 AN Cook 176 3 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
7 GA Gooch 174 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
8 AN Cook 173 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
9 L Hutton 169 1 v West Indies Georgetown 24 Feb 1954
10 AJ Strauss 169 1 v West Indies St John’s 15 Feb 2009
11 AJ Strauss 161 1 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
12 MA Atherton 160 2 v India Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
13 MC Cowdrey 155 3 v South Africa The Oval 18 Aug 1960
14 GA Gooch 154* 3 v West Indies Leeds 06 Jun 1991
15 GA Gooch 154 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
16 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

AN Cook and GA Gooch with four scores of 150 plus runs each share the record for most scores of 150 plus runs by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
2 AN Cook 176 3 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
3 AN Cook 173 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
4 AN Cook 153* 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015
             
1 GA Gooch 333 1 v India Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
2 GA Gooch 174 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
3 GA Gooch 154* 3 v West Indies Leeds 06 Jun 1991
4 GA Gooch 154 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990

AN Cook’s 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s represent his ninth hundred as England’s captain opener. He now shares the second place with AJ Strauss who also has scored nine  hundreds as captain opener in the list of England’s captain openers who have scored most hundreds. GA Gooch with ten hundreds holds the record in this category of statistics.

First four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings at Lord’s

First four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings at Lord’s

In the ongoing first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s, New Zealand’s first four batsmen –  MJ Guptill {70}, TWM Latham {59}, KS Williamson {112*} and LRPL Taylor scored fifties when the rain halted play on the  third day of the test to provide the eighth occasion of first four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test inning at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

 

The list also contains two occasions of New Zealand batsmen performing such a feat and also such feats by first four batsmen in England-New Zealand test series.

 

FIRST FOUR OR  FIVE BATSMEN SCORING A FIFTY IN A TEST INNINGS AT LORD’S
No Pos Inns Batman Score Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 1   JB Hobbs 211          
  2   H Sutcliffe 122          
  3   FE Woolley 134*          
  4 2 EN Hendren 50* Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 1924
                   
2 1   JB Hobbs 119          
  2   H Sutcliffe 82          
  3   FE Woolley 87          
  4   EN Hendren 127 Eng Aus Lord’s Jun 1926
                   
3 1   WM Woodfull 155          
  2   WH Ponsford 81          
  3   DG Bradman 254          
  4   AF Kippax 83 Aus Eng Lord’s Jun 1930
                   
4 1   G Boycott 92          
  2   DL Amiss 53          
  3   GRJ Roope 51          
  4 3 KWR Fletcher 178 Eng NZl Lord’s Jun 1973
                   
5 1   MA Taylor 111          
  2   MJ Slater 152          
  3   DC Boon 164          
  4   ME Waugh 99          
  5 1 AR Border 77 Aus Eng Lord’s Jun 1993
                   
6 1   ME Tresothick 76          
  2   MP Vaughan 115          
  3   MA Butcher 105          
  4 3 N Hussain 68 Eng Srl Lord’s May 2002
                   
7 1   ME Tresothick 194          
  2   AJ Strauss 69          
  3   MP Vaughan 190          
  4 2 IR Bell 65 Eng Ban Lord’s May 2005
                   
8 1   MJ Guptill 70          
  2   TWM Latham 59          
  3   KS Williamson 112          
  4 2 LRPL Taylor 62 NZl Eng Lord’s May  2015
NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST FOUR OR FIVE BATSMEN SCORING FIFTIES  IN A TEST INNINGS
1 1   GT Dowling 83          
  2   TW Jarvis 55          
  3   BW Sinclair 130          
  4 2 JR Reid 88          
      RW Moran 50 NZl Pak Lahore Apr 1965
                   
2 1   MJ Guptill 70          
  2   TWM Latham 59          
  3   KS Williamson 112          
  4 2 LRPL Taylor 62 NZl Eng Lord’s May  2015
INSTANCES IN ENGLAND-NEW ZEALAND TEST SERIES
1 1   G Boycott 92          
  2   DL Amiss 53          
  3   GRJ Roope 51          
  4 3 KWR Fletcher 178 Eng NZl Lord’s Jun 1973
                   
2 1   MJ Guptill 70          
  2   TWM Latham 59          
  3   KS Williamson 112          
  4 2 LRPL Taylor 62 NZl Eng Lord’s May  2015

 

Batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

Batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

JE Root {98}, BA Stokes {92}, JC Butler {67} and MM Ali {58} scored fifties in England’s first innings while batting at No.5.6.7 and 8 against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen batting at No.5.6.7 and 8 scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.  It also provides the second such instance at Lord’s – the first being England batsmen performing the feat at Lord’s in Jun 2011. All the four occasions are listed below

 

 

No Pos Batsman Score Team Oppn Ground Mon Year Inns
1 5 CD McMillan 84            
  6 AC Parore 50            
  7 CL Cairns 126            
  8 DJ Nash 63 NZl Ind Hamilton Jan 1999 3
                   
2 5 JD  Ryder 201            
  6 JEC Franklyn 52            
  7 BB McCullum 115            
  8 DL Vettori 55 NZL Ind Napier Mar 2009 1
                   
3 5 IR Bell 52            
  6 EJG Morgan 79            
  7 MJ Prior 126            
  8 SCJ Broad 54 Eng Srl Lord’s Jun 2011 1
                   
4 5 JE Root 98            
  6 BA Stokes 92            
  7 JC Butler 67            
  8 MM Ali 58 Eng NZL Lord’s May  2015 1

 

England batsmen scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings

England batsmen scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 12th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92,   JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against  New Zealand in a test innings

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TE Bailey 93 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
2 APE Knott 96 3 v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
3 G Boycott 92 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
4 GA Gooch 91* 4 v New Zealand The Oval 27 Jul 1978
5 CL Smith 91 2 v New Zealand Auckland 10 Feb 1984
6 MD Moxon 99 2 v New Zealand Auckland 25 Feb 1988
7 RA Smith 96 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 18 Jan 1992
8 AJ Lamb 93 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 18 Jan 1992
9 MA Atherton 94* 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
10 AJ Tudor 99* 4 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
11 A Flintoff 94 2 v New Zealand Leeds 03 Jun 2004
12 BA Stokes 92 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015

 

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand at Lord’s in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92,   JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against  New Zealand at Lord’s in a test innings

 

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TE Bailey 93 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
2 G Boycott 92 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
3 BA Stokes 92 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015