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England batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies

England batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies

BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 20th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 152 51 Win Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
2 EH Hendren 77 205* Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
3 EH Hendren 56 123 Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
4 A Sandham 325 50 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
5 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
6 MC Cowdrey 114 97 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
7 MC Cowdrey 148 71 Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
8 G Boycott 99 112 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
9 AW Greig 116 76* Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
10 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
11 AJ Stewart 118 143 Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
12 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
13 MP Vaughan 103 101* Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
14 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
15 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
16 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
17 AN Cook 94 139* Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
18 MJ Prior 131* 61 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
19 BA Stokes 100 58 Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
20 BA Stokes 176 78* Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the tenth occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against West Indies at home. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 AW Greig 116 76* Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
3 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
4 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
5 MP Vaughan 103 101* Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
6 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
7 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
8 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
9 BA Stokes 100 58 Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
10 BA Stokes 176 78* Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
England batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test

England batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test

BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 103rd occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 G Ulyett 149 64 Aus Melbourne 10 Mar 1882
2 A Shrewsbury snr 106 81 Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
3 A Ward 75 117 Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1894
4 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
5 AC MacLaren 109 50* Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
6 G Gunn 119 74 Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
7 CAG Russell 135* 59 Aus Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
8 JWH Makepeace 117 54 Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
9 CAG Russell 140 111 SAF Durban 16 Feb 1923
10 H Sutcliffe 59 115 Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
11 JB Hobbs 115 57 Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
12 H Sutcliffe 176 127 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
13 H Sutcliffe 76 161 Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1926
14 H Sutcliffe 58 135 Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
15 WR Hammond 119* 177 Aus Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
16 JB Hobbs 142 65 Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
17 M Leyland 137 53* Aus Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
18 M Leyland 73 102 SAF Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
19 H Sutcliffe 104 109* SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
20 A Sandham 152 51 Win Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
21 EH Hendren 77 205* Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
22 EH Hendren 56 123 Win Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
23 A Sandham 325 50 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
24 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
25 WR Hammond 101 75* Aus Sydney 23 Feb 1933
26 CF Walters 59 102 Ind Chennai 10 Feb 1934
27 J Hardstaff jnr 114 64 NZl Lord’s 26 Jun 1937
28 E Paynter 117 100 SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
29 PA Gibb 93 106 SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
30 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
31 WJ Edrich 71 119 Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1946
32 C Washbrook 62 112 Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
33 DCS Compton 147 103* Aus Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
34 DCS Compton 65 163 SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
35 DCS Compton 53 113 SAF The Oval 16 Aug 1947
36 C Washbrook 143 65 Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
37 WJ Edrich 111 54 Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
38 DCS Compton 158 71 SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
49 MC Cowdrey 101 61 SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
40 MC Cowdrey 114 97 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
41 G Pullar 59 175 SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1960
42 R Subba Row 59 112 Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
43 KF Barrington 151* 52* Ind Mumbai (BS) 11 Nov 1961
44 MC Cowdrey 113 58* Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
45 KF Barrington 63 132* Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1963
46 KF Barrington 101 94 Aus Sydney 15 Feb 1963
47 KF Barrington 60 102 Aus Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
48 MC Cowdrey 148 71 Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
49 G Boycott 77 142* Aus Sydney 09 Jan 1971
50 G Boycott 58 119* Aus Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
51 APE Knott 101 96 NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
52 BW Luckhurst 78 101 Ind Manchester 05 Aug 1971
53 G Boycott 99 112 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
54 AW Greig 116 76* Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
55 RA Woolmer 79 120 Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
56 G Boycott 107 80* Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
57 G Boycott 79 100* Pak Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
58 G Boycott 62 128* Aus Lord’s 28 Aug 1980
59 IT Botham 50 149* Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
60 DW Randall 78 115 Aus Perth 12 Nov 1982
61 DI Gower 60 114 Aus Adelaide 10 Dec 1982
62 MW Gatting 61 150* Pak The Oval 06 Aug 1987
63 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
64 DI Gower 57 106 Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
65 GA Gooch 333 123 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
66 MA Atherton 131 74 Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
67 RA Smith 121* 61* Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
68 GA Gooch 87 117 Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
69 AJ Stewart 107 63 NZl Wellington 06 Feb 1992
70 GA Gooch 65 133 Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
71 AJ Stewart 118 143 Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
72 MA Atherton 94* 118 NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
73 AJ Stewart 107 52 Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1998
74 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
75 ME Trescothick 122 57 Srl Galle 22 Feb 2001
76 MP Vaughan 64 115 Srl Lord’s 16 May 2002
77 JP Crawley 64 100* Ind Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
78 ME Trescothick 219 69* SAF The Oval 04 Sep 2003
79 MP Vaughan 52 105 Srl Kandy 10 Dec 2003
80 AJ Strauss 112 83 NZl Lord’s 20 May 2004
81 MP Vaughan 103 101* Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
82 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
83 AJ Strauss 126 94* SAF Port Elizabeth 17 Dec 2004
84 AN Cook 60 104* Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
85 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
86 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
87 AJ Strauss 60 106 NZl Manchester 23 May 2008
88 AJ Strauss 123 108 Ind Chennai 11 Dec 2008
89 AN Cook 94 139* Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
90 MJ Prior 131* 61 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
91 AN Cook 67 235* Aus Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
92 AN Cook 96 106 Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
93 MJ Prior 71 103* Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
94 MJ Prior 73 110* NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
95 IR Bell 109 74 Aus Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
96 BA Stokes 92 101 NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
97 JE Root 134 60 Aus Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
98 AN Cook 105 76* Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
99 JE Root 254 71* Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
100 BA Stokes 100 58 Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
101 DJ Malan 140 54 Aus Perth 14 Dec 2017
102 AN Cook 71 147 Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
103 BA Stokes 176 78* Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

BA Stokes of England scored 176 and 78 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 47th occasion of an England batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test at home. The list includes centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 A Shrewsbury snr 106 81 Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
3 H Sutcliffe 76 161 Aus The Oval 14 Aug 1926
4 M Leyland 73 102 SAF Lord’s 29 Jun 1929
5 H Sutcliffe 104 109* SAF The Oval 17 Aug 1929
6 H Sutcliffe 161 54 Aus The Oval 16 Aug 1930
7 J Hardstaff jnr 114 64 NZl Lord’s 26 Jun 1937
8 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
9 DCS Compton 65 163 SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
10 DCS Compton 53 113 SAF The Oval 16 Aug 1947
11 C Washbrook 143 65 Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
12 WJ Edrich 111 54 Aus Leeds 22 Jul 1948
13 DCS Compton 158 71 SAF Manchester 07 Jul 1955
14 G Pullar 59 175 SAF The Oval 18 Aug 1960
15 R Subba Row 59 112 Aus Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
16 BW Luckhurst 78 101 Ind Manchester 05 Aug 1971
17 AW Greig 116 76* Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
18 RA Woolmer 79 120 Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
19 G Boycott 107 80* Aus Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
20 G Boycott 62 128* Aus Lord’s 28 Aug 1980
21 IT Botham 50 149* Aus Leeds 16 Jul 1981
22 MW Gatting 61 150* Pak The Oval 06 Aug 1987
23 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
24 DI Gower 57 106 Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
25 GA Gooch 333 123 Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
26 MA Atherton 131 74 Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
27 RA Smith 121* 61* Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990
28 GA Gooch 65 133 Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
29 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
30 MP Vaughan 64 115 Srl Lord’s 16 May 2002
31 JP Crawley 64 100* Ind Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
32 ME Trescothick 219 69* SAF The Oval 04 Sep 2003
33 AJ Strauss 112 83 NZl Lord’s 20 May 2004
34 MP Vaughan 103 101* Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
35 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
36 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
37 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
38 AJ Strauss 60 106 NZl Manchester 23 May 2008
49 AN Cook 96 106 Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
40 MJ Prior 71 103* Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
41 IR Bell 109 74 Aus Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
42 BA Stokes 92 101 NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015
43 AN Cook 105 76* Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
44 JE Root 254 71* Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
45 BA Stokes 100 58 Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
46 AN Cook 71 147 Ind The Oval 07 Sep 2018
47 BA Stokes 176 78* Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
Statistical highlights of the fourth day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

Statistical highlights of the fourth day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 123rd occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 68th occasion of West Indies opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite scored 75 in West Indies first innings to provide the 70th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England. It also provides the 40th occasion of West Indies opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty against England in England.

KC Brathwaite’s run aggregate against England at the end of this test read 751. He became the 30th West Indies batsman to total 750 plus runs against England, He also became the eighth West Indies opening batsman total 750 plus runs against England,

His 75 in the first innings of this test provides the fifth fifty against England. He became the eight West Indies opening batsman to score five or more fifties. Others are – DL Haynes {18}, CG Greenidge {15}, RC Fredericks {14}, CH Gayle {10}, JB Stollmeyer {07}, SL Campbell {07} and CC Hunte {05}

SO Dowrich was dismissed for a duck to provide the 28th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England. It also provides the 15th occasion of a West Indies wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against England in England

SO Dowrich became the third West Indies wicketkeeper batsman to score a duck in a test innings against England at Manchester. Others are IM Barrow in Jul 1933 and JR Marray in Jul 1995

J Blackwood batting at number seven and SO Downright batting at number eight scored ducks in West Indies innings to provide the fourth occasion of West Indies batsmen batting at number seven and eight scoring zeroes in a test innings against England. The other three occasions are – FCM Alexander and DT Dewdney at The Oval in Aug 1957, GS Sobers and JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and EAE Baptiste and RA Harper in Jul 1984.

It is interesting to note one of the batsmen who was dismissed for a zero was the wicket keeper batsman in three of the captioned four occasions. FCM Alexander The Oval in Aug 1957, JL Hendricks at The Oval in Aug 1966 and SO Dowrich at Manchester in Jul  2020

RL Chase’s all round  performance of 5 for 172 and 51 in this test provides the eighth occasion of a West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI Si W R Opp Ground Start Date
1 LN Constantine 79 5 75 Eng The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 GS Sobers 174 5 41 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
3 KD Boyce 72 11 147 Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
4 MD Marshall 72 6 69 Eng Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
5 CH Gayle 82 5 34 Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
6 DJ Bravo 77 6 55 Eng Manchester 12 Aug 2004
7 RL Chase 54 8 60 Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
8 RL Chase 51 5 172 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the first West Indies cricketer to score 50 plus runs and capture five or more wickets in a test against England on two occasions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI Si W R Opp Ground Start Date
1 RL Chase 54 8 60 Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
2 RL Chase 51 5 172 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the second West Indies cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against England at Manchester after DJ Bravo. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI Si W R Opp Ground Start Date
1 DJ Bravo 77 6 55 Eng Manchester 12 Aug 2004
2 RL Chase 51 5 172 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

RL Chase’s five for 172 and 51 in this test provides the 221st occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test. It also provides the 27th occasion of a West Indies cricketer performing such a feat. All such 27 occasions are tabulated belo

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Start Date
1 LN Constantine 79 5-75 Eng The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 DS Atkinson 219 5-56 Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
3 DS Atkinson 60 5-66 NZl Wellington 03 Mar 1956
4 OG Smith 100 5-90 Ind Delhi 06 Feb 1959
5 WW Hall 50 5-63 Aus Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
6 GS Sobers 64 5-120 Aus Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
7 WW Hall 50* 5-20 Ind Port of Spain 04 Apr 1962
8 GS Sobers 104 50 5-63 Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
9 GS Sobers 174 5-41 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
10 KD Boyce 72 11-147 Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
11 DR Parry 65 5-15 Aus Port of Spain 15 Apr 1978
12 MD Marshall 54 6-37 Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
13 MD Marshall 57 5-82 Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
14 MD Marshall 55 5-86 Aus Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
15 MD Marshall 63 7-80 NZl Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
16 MD Marshall 72 6-69 Eng Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
17 CL Hooper 81 67 5-116 Ind Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
18 CL Hooper 81 5-26 Srl Kingstown 20 Jun 1997
19 CH Gayle 82 5-34 Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
20 DJ Bravo 77 6-55 Eng Manchester 12 Aug 2004
21 CH Gayle 50 5-91 Pak Bridgetown 26 May 2005
22 DJ Bravo 64 6-84 Aus Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
23 RL Chase 137* 5-121 Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
24 JO Holder 74 5-41 Srl Bridgetown 23 Jun 2018
25 JO Holder 52 5-56 Ind Hyd-RGS 12 Oct 2018
26 RL Chase 54 8-60 Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
27 RL Chase 51 5-172 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

RL Chase became the third West Indian cricketer to score a fifty and capture five or more wickets in a test on three occasions, Others are GS Sobers {03} and MD Marshall {05}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Start Date
1 GS Sobers 64 5-120 Aus Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
2 GS Sobers 104 50 5-63 Ind Kingston 13 Apr 1962
3 GS Sobers 174 5-41 Eng Leeds 04 Aug 1966
               
1 MD Marshall 54 6-37 Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
2 MD Marshall 57 5-82 Aus Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
3 MD Marshall 55 5-86 Aus Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
4 MD Marshall 63 7-80 NZl Bridgetown 26 Apr 1985
5 MD Marshall 72 6-69 Eng Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
               
1 RL Chase 137* 5-121 Ind Kingston 30 Jul 2016
2 RL Chase 54 8-60 Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
3 RL Chase 51 5-172 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies and JS Buttler of England scored ducks in this test to provide the fourth occasion of tival wivket keeper scoring zeroes in a test in England-West Indies test series. The other three such occasions were witnessed at Georgetowin in 1934-35, at Kingston in 1959-50 and at Georgetown in 1997-98. Manchester became the first venue in England to witness such an instance.

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the fifth occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of an England wicketkeeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings at home. The five such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 HR Butt 0 3 SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
2 JH Board 0 2 SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
3 RT Spooner 0 4 Ind Kanpur 12 Jan 1952
4 AJ Stewart 0 2 Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1993
5 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home

JS Buttler scored a duck in this test in England’s second innings to provide the first occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the first   occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies at home

Statistical highlights of the second day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

Statistical highlights of the second day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

DP Sibley completed his century and was dismissed for 120. His century provides the 57th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century against West Indies. It also provides the 29th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a century against West Indies at home.

DP Sibley became the third England opening batsman to score a century against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 G Boycott 128 1 Win Manchester 12 Jun 1969
2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
3 DP Sibley 120 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley’s 120 provides the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman batting at number two scoring a century against West Indies at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 AH Bakewell 107 1 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1933
2 C Washbrook 114 4 Win Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
3 C Washbrook 102 3 Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
4 C Milburn 126* 4 Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
5 DL Amiss 203 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
6 MA Atherton 113 1 Win Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
7 AJ Strauss 137 1 Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
8 AN Cook 105 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
9 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
10 AN Cook 160 1 Win Ch-le-St 14 May 2009
11 DP Sibley 120 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley’s 120 represent his second century of his eight test career. Prior to this he had scored 133 not out against at Capetown in Jan 2020.

BA Stokes scored 176 in England’s first innings to provide his tenth century. All his centuries are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored

No Runs Pos I Opposition Ground Start Date
1 258 6 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
2 176 5 1 v West Indies Manchester 16 Jul 2020
3 135* 5 4 v Australia Leeds 22 Aug 2019
4 128 6 1 v India Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
5 120 6 4 v Australia Perth 13 Dec 2013
6 120 5 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Jan 2020
7 115* 5 3 v Australia Lord’s 14 Aug 2019
8 112 6 1 v South Africa The Oval 27 Jul 2017
9 101 6 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 May 2015
10 100 6 1 v West Indies Leeds 25 Aug 2017

It also provides his second century against West Indies after his 100 at Leeds in Aug 2017.

BA Stokes’176 provides the 20th occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring a century against West Indies

It also provides the eleventh occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring a century against West Indies at home. All such occasions are tabulated below in the  descending order of the runs scored

No Player Runs Pos I Opp Ground Start Date
1 BA Stokes 176 5 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
2 MC Cowdrey 154 5 3 Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
3 MC Cowdrey 152 5 2 Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1957
4 DR Jardine 127 5 2 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1933
5 DCS Compton 120 5 2 Win Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
6 GP Thorpe 114 5 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
7 AJ Lamb 113 5 4 Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
8 PD Collingwood 111 5 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
9 AJ Stewart 105 5 2 Win Manchester 03 Aug 2000
10 AJ Lamb 100* 5 2 Win Manchester 26 Jul 1984
11 AJ Lamb 100 5 1 Win Leeds 12 Jul 1984

BA Stokes’s 176 represent the highest score by an England batsman batting at number against West Indies at home. The previous best was 154 by MC Cowdrey at Birmingham in May 1957.

Thus BA Stokes with his 176 improved the record of 154 by MC Cowdrey after a period of 63 years. It also provides the third occasion of an England batsman scoring 150 plus runs batting at number five against West Indies at home

No Player Runs Pos I Opp Ground Start Date
1 BA Stokes 176 5 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
2 MC Cowdrey 154 5 3 Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
3 MC Cowdrey 152 5 2 Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1957

BA Stokes became the fifth England batsman to score a century against West Indies while batting at number five at Manchester.

No Player Runs Pos I Opp Ground Start Date
1 BA Stokes 176 5 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
2 DR Jardine 127 5 2 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1933
3 GP Thorpe 114 5 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
4 AJ Stewart 105 5 2 Win Manchester 03 Aug 2000
5 AJ Lamb 100* 5 2 Win Manchester 26 Jul 1984

BA Stokes’ 176 provide the 15th occasion of an England batsman batting at number five scoring 175 plus runs against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored

  No Player Runs Pos I Opp Ground Start Date
1 RE Foster 287 5 2 Aus Sydney 11 Dec 1903
2 E Paynter 216* 5 1 Aus Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
3 KWR Fletcher 216 5 1 NZl Auckland 20 Feb 1975
4 IT Botham 208 5 1 Ind The Oval 08 Jul 1982
5 J Hardstaff jnr 205* 5 2 Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
6 DI Gower 200* 5 1 Ind Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
7 GP Thorpe 200* 5 3 NZl Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
8 JE Root 200* 5 1 Srl Lord’s 12 Jun 2014
9 IR Bell 199 5 1 SAF Lord’s 10 Jul 2008
10 GB Legge 196 5 1 NZl Auckland 21 Feb 1930
11 PD Collingwood 186 5 1 Pal Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
12 MW Gatting 183* 5 1 Ind Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
13 CP Mead 182* 5 1 Aus The Oval 13 Aug 1921
14 JE Root 182* 5 2 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
15 BA Stokes 176 5 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

It also provides the second such occasion against West Indies. JE Root has scored 182 not out at St George’s in April 2015.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 101st occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 61st occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings for the fourth wicket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings for the fourth wicket at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 18th occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the eleventh occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies at home.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies for the fourth wicket. It also provides the third occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs in a test innings against West Indies for the fourth wicket at home.

The following table lists the seven 200 plus runs partnerships posted by England batsmen for various wickets and teams at Manchester

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 GP Thorpe, MP Vaughan 3 267 2 Pak Manchester 31 May 2001
2 DP Sibley, BA Stokes 4 260 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
3 Barrington,Dexter 3 246 2 Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964
4 FE Woolley, RES Wyatt 3 245 1 SAF Manchester 27 Jul 1929
5 Compton,WJEdrich 3 228 2 SAF Manchester 05 Jul 1947
6 MA Atherton, AJ Stewart 3 226 3 SAF Manchester 02 Jul 1998
7 MA Atherton, GA Gooch 1 225 1 Ind Manchester 09 Aug 1990

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides record partnership by England batsmen for the fourth wicket at Manchester. The previous best was 179 between AJ Stewert-ME Trescothick against West Indies in Aug 2000.

DP Sibley-BA Stokes added 260 runs for the fourth wicket in this game provides the first occasion of England batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the fourth wicket at Manchester.

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the 96th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides 61st occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the 24th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides 14th occasion of a West Indies spin bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against England in England

RL Chase captured five for 172 in England’s innings to provide the eighth occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England.

No Player O M R W I Opp Ground Start Date
1 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 RL Chase 44.0 3 172 5 1 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
3 W Ferguson 39.0 5 137 5 1 Eng Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
4 S Ramadhin 81.2 25 135 5 3 Eng Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
5 W Ferguson 40.0 6 116 5 3 Eng Georgetown 03 Mar 1948
6 S Ramadhin 67.0 34 113 6 1 Eng Georgetown 24 Feb 1954
7 LR Gibbs 57.2 15 108 6 3 Eng Port of Spain 02 Feb 1974
8 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950

It also provides the third occasion of a West Indies spin bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against England in England

No Player O M R W I Opp Ground Start Date
2 RL Chase 44.0 3 172 5 1 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
4 S Ramadhin 81.2 25 135 5 3 Eng Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
8 AL Valentine 50.0 14 104 8 1 Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950

RL Chase is now the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded against England in England with his 5 for 172 in England’s first innings.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the 45th occasion of England posting a total of 400 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 26th occasion of England posting a total of 400 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings in England.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the 23rd occasion of England posting a total of 450 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of England posting a total of 450 plus runs against West Indies in a test innings in England.

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the highest team total by England against West Indies in a test innings at Manchester. The previous best was 437 all out in Jul 1995

England posted a total of 469 for 9 declared to provide the highest team total by England against West Indies in the first innings of a test at Manchester. The previous best was 413 all out in Jun 1969.

Thus England posted a team total of 400 plus in the first innings of a test at Manchester against West Indies after a lapse of 51 years.

Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and West Indies

West Indies won the toss and decided to field in this test to provide the 103rd occasion of West Indies doing so,  It also provides the 28th occasion of West Indies doing so against England and also provides the 14th occasion West Indies doing so against England in England.

It also provides the third occasion of West Indies doing so against England in a test at Manchester. All the three occasions are tabulated below

No Team Toss Bat Opposition Ground Start Date
1 West Indies won 2nd v England Manchester 22 Jul 1939
2 West Indies won 2nd v England Manchester 10 Jul 1980
3 West Indies won 2nd v England Manchester 16 Jul 2020

The previous occasion of West Indies inserting England after it had won the toss at Manchester was 40 years ago –  in July 1980.

It is interesting to note that the interval of West Indies inserting England at Manchester in the first two occasions was 41 years and the interval between the second and third occasion is 40 years.

Z Crawley collected a duck in England’s first innings to provide the 143rd occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 73rd occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings on home soil.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the 20th occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings with data of first ball ducks wherever available. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a first ball duck in a test innings on home soil with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the third occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available. It also provides the first occasion of England batsman batting at number three scoring a first ball duck in a test innings on home soil against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings at Manchester with data of first ball ducks wherever available. All the four such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs BF Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 RES Wyatt 0 1 1 Aus Manchester 06 Jul 1934
2 GA Gooch 0 1 1 NZl Manchester 30 Jun 1994
3 JE Root 0 1 4 Aus Manchester 04 Sep 2019
4 Z Crawley 0 1 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

Z Crawley collected the first ball duck in England’s first innings to provide the first occasion of an England batsman batting at number three scoring a duck in a test innings at Manchester against West Indies with data of first ball ducks wherever available.

JE Root is captaining England on 40th occasion. He became the seventh captain to lead England on 40 plus occasions,

No Player Mat Runs HS C W 5 Ct
1 AN Cook 59 4844 263 12 1 0 68
2 MA Atherton 54 3815 185* 8 1 0 33
3 MP Vaughan 51 3170 166 9 1 0 27
4 AJ Strauss 50 3343 169 9 60
5 N Hussain 45 2487 155 5 0 0 27
6 PBH May 41 3080 285* 10 28
7 JE Root 40 3028 226 6 13 0 49

JE Root was playing his 10th test against West Indies. He became the 12th England cricketer to appear in more than ten tests against West Indies.

No Player Mat Runs HS C W 5 Ct St
1 DB Close 11 574 70 0 1 0 9 0
2 PD Collingwood 11 857 161 4 1 0 18 0
3 PAJ DeFreitas 11 239 55* 0 33 0 4 0
4 GR Dilley 11 71 28 0 36 1 2 0
5 MJ Hoggard 11 105 38 0 34 0 4 0
6 DR Pringle 11 261 46* 0 28 3 4 0
7 BA Stokes 11 703 100 1 28 1 13 0
8 ME Trescothick 11 675 107 2 0 0 15 0
9 DL Amiss 10 1130 262* 4 2 0
10 ER Dexter 10 866 136* 2 12 0 2 0
11 PI Pocock 10 84 23 0 22 1 4 0
12 JE Root 10 826 182* 3 3 0 13 0

DP Sibley and BA Stokes added 126 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 35th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the 20th such occasion by England batsmen on home soil against West Indies and sixth such occasion in a test at Manchester.

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond, DR Jardine 4 120 2 Win Manchester 21 Jul 1928
2 RA Smith, GP Thorpe 4 104 2 Win Manchester 27 Jul 1995
3 AJ Stewart, ME Trescothick 4 179 2 Win Manchester 3 Aug 2000
4 AJ Strauss, GP Thorpe 4 177 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
5 A Flintoff, RWT Key 4 120* 4 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
6 DP Sibley, BA Stokes 4 126* 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley and BA Stokes added 126 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket against West Indies in the first innings of the Manchester test.

It also provides the fourth such occasion by England batsmen against West Indies in the first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 RA Smith, GP Thorpe 4 111 1 Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
2 IR Bell, MP Vaughan 4 146 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 2004
3 AN Cook, DJ Malan 4 162 1 Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
4 DP Sibley, BA Stokes 4 126* 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored 86 not out to provide the 76th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home. It also provides 48th occasion of an England batsman scoring a half century against West Indies at home.

Southampton test interestingly poised at the end of the fourth day

Southampton test interestingly poised at the end of the fourth day

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the second England opening batsman after ME Tresothick to score a exact half century and a duck in a test. ME Trescothick had scored 50 and zero against Pakistan at Lahore in Nov 2005

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the first England opening batsman to score a exact half century and a duck in a test at home.

DP Sibley scored zero and 50 in this test.  He became the eighth opening batsman to score a exact half century and a duck in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. DP Sibley is the first opening batsman to perform such a feat against West Indies in the annals of test cricket.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CA Roach 50 0 Win Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
2 RC Fredericks 0 50 Win Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
3 DL Haynes 0 50 Win Aus Adelaide 07 Dec 1984
4 ST Jayasuriya 0 50 Srl NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
5 ME Trescothick 50 0 Eng Pak Lahore 29 Nov 2005
6 KC Brathwaite 50 0 Win Ban Dhaka 29 Oct 2011
7 FDM Karunaratne 0 50 Srl SAF Johannesburg 12 Jan 2017
8 DP Sibley 0 50 Eng Win Southampton 08 Jul 2020

West Indies gained a lead of 114 runs over England’s first innings score of 204 to provide the 15th occasion of West Indies gaining the first innings lead over England in a test played in England.

KC Brathwaite scored 65 in West Indies’ first innings to provide the 26th occasion of his scoring a fifty in his test career; It also represents 12th fifty on away soil.

SO Dowrich scored 61 in West Indies’ first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of his scoring a fifty in his test career. He now occupies the joint fourth position among the West Indies wicket keepers who have scored most fifties in tests. DL Murray has scored eleven fifties. PJL Dujon {21}, D Ramdin {19} and RD Jacobs {17} are the other three wicket keepers who have scored more fifties than SO Dowrich and DL Murray.

BA Stokes’ tally of wickets in tests read 151 at the end of West Indies’ first innings. He became the 24th England bowler to capture 150 plus wickets.

BA Stokes’ tally of wickets in tests against West Indies read 26 at the end of West Indies’ first innings. He became the 29th England bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in tests against West Indies

Z Crawley’s 76 in this game represent his second test half century in five tests and eight innings. It represents his highest test score and was an improvement over his 66 against South Africa at Johannesburg in Jan 2020.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES AT SOUTHAMPTON – SECOND DAY’S PLAY

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES AT SOUTHAMPTON – SECOND DAY’S PLAY

At stumps on the first day’s play, RO Burns’ aggregate runs read 999. One more run would fetch him 1000 runs. He added ten more runs to his overnight score of 20 and was dismissed for 30. His run aggregate read 1009 and he became the 104th England batsman to total 1000 plus runs in tests. He also became the 28th England opening batsman to reach the landmark.

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the 47th occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of a West Indies captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the tenth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England. It also provides the eighth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. It also provides the fifth occasion of a visiting captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in the first innings of a test.

JO Holder with his six for 42 in the first innings of this test earned the distinction of becoming the first West Indies captain to capture six or more wickets against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of West Indies captain to capture six or more wickets on away soil

JO Holder’s six for 42 in the first innings of this test provides the 38th occasion of a West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets in an innings against England. It also provides the 27th occasion of West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets against England in England

JO Holder’s six for 42 in the first innings of this test provides the 106th occasion of a West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets in an innings. It also provides the 61st occasion of West Indies bowler to capture six or more wickets on away soil.

KC Brathwaite has an aggregate of 3496 runs prior to the start of the series. He completed 3500 runs when he was on four during his knock of 20 not out at the end of the second day’s play. His run aggregate read 3516. He became the 20th West Indian batsman to score 3500 runs.

Captains capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

Captains capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the 47th occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 6 155 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
2 MA Noble 7 100 1 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1904
3 AER Gilligan 6 7 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
4 EP Nupen 6 87 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
5 GOB Allen 7 80 3 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
6 GO Rabone 6 68 2 NZl SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1954
7 IWG Johnson 7 44 3 Aus Win Georgetown 26 Apr 1955
8 DS Atkinson 7 53 3 Win NZl Auckland 09 Mar 1956
9 Fazal Mahmood 6 34 2 Pak Win Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
10 Fazal Mahmood 6 66 4 Pak Win Dhaka 06 Mar 1959
11 R Benaud 6 70 4 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
12 R Benaud 6 115 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
13 JR Reid 6 60 2 NZl SAF Dunedin 28 Feb 1964
14 GS Sobers 6 73 4 Win Aus Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
15 Intikhab Alam 7 52 2 Pak NZl Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
16 Intikhab Alam 6 127 2 Pak NZl Auckland 16 Feb 1973
17 BS Bedi 6 71 4 Ind Eng Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
18 RGD Willis 6 101 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
19 Imran Khan 7 52 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
20 Imran Khan 8 60 3 Pak Ind Karachi 23 Dec 1982
21 Imran Khan 6 98 1 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
22 Imran Khan 6 35 2 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
23 N Kapil Dev 6 77 2 Ind Win Delhi 29 Oct 1983
24 N Kapil Dev 9 83 3 Ind Win Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
25 N Kapil Dev 8 106 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 13 Dec 1985
26 Imran Khan 6 46 3 Pak Win Karachi 20 Nov 1986
27 Imran Khan 7 40 3 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
28 Imran Khan 6 129 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
29 Imran Khan 7 80 1 Pak Win Georgetown 02 Apr 1988
30 AR Border 7 46 1 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1989
31 Waqar Younis 7 91 2 Pak Zim Karachi 01 Dec 1993
32 Waqar Younis 6 44 4 Pak Zim Karachi 01 Dec 1993
33 CA Walsh 6 79 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
34 CA Walsh 7 37 2 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
35 CA Walsh 6 18 3 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
36 Wasim Akram 6 48 1 Pak Zim Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
37 Naimur Rahman 6 132 2 Ban Ind Dhaka 10 Nov 2000
38 SM Pollock 6 30 1 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2001
39 SM Pollock 6 56 3 SAF Ind Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
40 Waqar Younis 6 55 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
41 DL Vettori 6 56 2 NZl Win Dunedin 11 Dec 2008
42 HMRKB Herath 8 63 4 Srl Zim Harare 06 Nov 2016
43 HMRKB Herath 6 59 4 Srl Ban Galle 07 Mar 2017
44 S Al Hasan 6 33 3 Ban Win Kingston 12 Jul 2018
45 JO Holder 6 59 4 Win Ban Kingston 12 Jul 2018
46 Rashid Khan 6 49 4 Afg Ban Chattogram 05 Sep 2019
47 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the seventh occasion of a West Indies captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 7 53 3 Win NZl Auckland 09 Mar 1956
2 GS Sobers 6 73 4 Win Aus Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
3 CA Walsh 6 79 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
4 CA Walsh 7 37 2 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
5 CA Walsh 6 18 3 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
6 JO Holder 6 59 4 Win Ban Kingston 12 Jul 2018
7 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the tenth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 6 155 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 29 Dec 1894
2 MA Noble 7 100 1 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1904
3 EP Nupen 6 87 4 SAF Eng Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
4 R Benaud 6 70 4 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
5 R Benaud 6 115 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
6 BS Bedi 6 71 4 Ind Eng Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
7 Imran Khan 7 52 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
8 Imran Khan 7 40 3 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
9 Imran Khan 6 129 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
10 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the eighth occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AER Gilligan 6 7 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
2 GOB Allen 7 80 3 Eng Ind The Oval 15 Aug 1936
3 R Benaud 6 70 4 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
4 RGD Willis 6 101 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
5 Imran Khan 7 52 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
6 Imran Khan 7 40 3 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
7 Imran Khan 6 129 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
8 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the fifth occasion of a visiting captain capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 6 70 4 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
2 Imran Khan 7 52 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
3 Imran Khan 6 129 2 Pak Eng Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
4 Imran Khan 7 40 3 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
5 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020

JO Holder of West Indies returned with six for 42 in the ongoing first test against England at Southampton to provide the eleventh occasion of a captain capturing six or more wickets in the first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player W Runs I Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 MA Noble 7 100 1 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1904
2 Imran Khan 7 52 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
3 Imran Khan 6 98 1 Pak Ind Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 8 106 1 Ind Aus Adelaide 13 Dec 1985
5 Imran Khan 7 80 1 Pak Win Georgetown 02 Apr 1988
6 AR Border 7 46 1 Aus Win Sydney 26 Jan 1989
7 CA Walsh 6 79 1 Win Ind Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
8 Wasim Akram 6 48 1 Pak Zim Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
9 SM Pollock 6 30 1 SAF Srl Cape Town 02 Jan 2001
10 Waqar Younis 6 55 1 Pak Ban Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
11 JO Holder 6 42 1 Win Eng Southampton 08 Jul 2020
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES AT SOUTHAMPTON – FIRST DAY’S PLAY

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND WEST INDIES AT SOUTHAMPTON – FIRST DAY’S PLAY

England won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 405th occasion of England doing so in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 227th occasion of England doing so in a home test.

England won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of England doing so against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 36th occasion of England doing so in a home test against West Indies.

West Indies lost the toss and were asked to field first in this test to provide the 197th occasion of West Indies asked to do so in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 108th occasion of West Indies asked to so in an away test.

West Indies lost the toss and were asked to field first in this test to provide the 62nd occasion of West Indies asked to do so against England in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 36th occasion of West Indies asked to so in an away test against England.

England lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 121st occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring. It also provides 49th occasion England losing its first wicket without scoring in a home test

England lost its first wicket without a run on the board to provide the 18th occasion of England losing its first wicket without scoring against West Indies. It also provides ninth occasion England losing its first wicket without scoring against West Indies in a home test

BA Stokes who led England in this test in the absence of JE Root became the 81st captain to lead England in tests. He also became the 55th captain to lead England in tests at home

BA Stokes who led England in this test in the absence of JE Root became the 33rd captain to lead England in tests against West Indies. He also became the 26th captain to lead England in tests against West Indies at home

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 50th occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a test. It also provides the 23rd occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a home test.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 247thoccasion of England’s opening batsman to collecting a duck against in a test. It also provides the 103rd occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed bowled for a duck in this test provides the 71st occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a test. It also provides the 22nd occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed bowled for a duck in this test provides the 15thoccasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a test against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed bowled for a duck in a home test against West Indies

At stumps on the first day’s play, RO Burns’ aggregate runs read 999. One more run would fetch him 1000 runs and with it he would become the 104th England batsman to total 1000 plus runs in tests. He would also become the 28th England opening batsman to reach the landmark.

JM Anderson and KAJ Roach set to achieve personal milestones

JM Anderson and KAJ Roach set to achieve personal milestones

JM Anderson has an aggregate of 82 wickets against West Indies prior to the start of the series. Five more wickets would fetch him 87 wickets and with it the distinction of becoming England’s highest wicket taker against West Indies. FS Trueman has an aggregate of 86 wickets

Eight more wickets would fetch JM Anderson 90 wickets against West Indies. He would  earn the distinction of becoming the second highest wicket taker against West Indies. GD McGrath has captured 110 wickets, JM Anderson would also become the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 90 plus wickets against West Indies.

KAJ Roach is all set to become the seventh West Indies bowler to join the 200 plus wicket takers club. He has an aggregate of 193 wickets prior to the start of the series. Seven more wickets would fetch him 200 wickets in tests. Other West Indian bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets are – CA Walsh {519}, CEL Ambrose {405}, MD Marshall {376}, J Garner {259}, MA Holding {249}, GS Sobers {235} and AME Roberts {202}

KAJ Roach has captured five plus wickets in an innings on nine occasions. One more five wicket haul would fetch him ten five wicket hauls. He would then become the ninth West Indies bowler to capture five plus wicket hauls on ten or more occasions. Other West Indies bowlers are –

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5
1 CEL Ambrose 98 179 22103 8501 405 20.99 22
2 MD Marshall 81 151 17584 7876 376 20.94 22
3 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 24.44 22
4 LR Gibbs 79 148 27115 8989 309 29.09 18
5 MA Holding 60 113 12680 5898 249 23.68 13
6 FH Edwards 55 97 9602 6249 165 37.87 12
7 AME Roberts 47 90 11135 5174 202 25.61 11
8 S Ramadhin 43 76 13939 4579 158 28.98 10
9 KAJ Roach 56 100 10020 5238 193 27.13 09