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Batsmen who have scored centuries with ten or more boundary fours in an innings in Indian Premier League

Batsmen who have scored centuries with ten or more boundary fours in an innings in Indian Premier League

JC Buttler of Rajasthan scored 100 against Mumbai at Mum-DYP on 02.04.22 in the ongoing IPL. His knock contains eleven boundary fours to provide the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring a century with ten plus boundary fours in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRuns4sTeamOppositionGroundDate
1PC Valthaty120*19PunjabChennaiMohali13.04.11
2de Villiers133*19BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
3M Vijay11315ChennaiDelhiChennai25.05.12
4Q de Kock10815DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
5RR Pant128*15DelhiSunrisersDelhi10.05.18
6M Jaya’ene110*14PunjabKolkataKolkata04.04.10
7L Simmons100*14MumbaiPunjabMohali21.05.14
8KL Rahul132*14PunjabBangaloreDubDSC25.09.20
9S Dhawan101*14DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
10BA Stokes107*14RajasthanMumbaiA Dhabi25.10.20
11V Sehwag11913DelhiDeccanHydRGS05.05.11
12CH Gayle175*13BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
13Tendulkar100*12MumbaiKochiMumbai15.04.11
14AM Rahane103*12RajasthanBangaloreBangalore15.04.12
15RG Sharma109*12MumbaiKolkataKolkata12.05.12
16V Sehwag12212PunjabChennaiMumbai20.05.14
17V Kohli11312BangalorePunjabBangalore18.05.16
18Bairstow11412SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
19S Dhawan106*12DelhiPunjabDubDSC20.10.20
20SV Samson11912RajasthanPunjabMumbai12.04.21
21A Symonds117*11DeccanRajasthanHydRGS24.04.08
22SE Marsh11511PunjabRajasthanMohali28.05.08
23V Kohli100*11BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
24V Kohli108*11BangaloreRis PuneBangalore07.05.16
25SR Watson117*11ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
26AM Rahane105*11RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
27D Padikkal101*11BangaloreRajasthanMumbai22.04.21
28JC Buttler12411RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad02.05.21
29JC Buttler10011RajasthanMumbaiMumDYP03.04.22
30McCullum158*10KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
31MK Pandey114*10BangaloreDeccanCenturion21.05.09
32CH Gayle102*10BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
33CH Gayle10710BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
34DA Warner109*10DelhiDeccanHydRGS10.05.12
35WP Saha115*10PunjabKolkataBangalore01.06.14
36de Villiers129*10BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
37DA Warner12610SunrisersKolkataHydRGS30.04.17
38SV Samson102*10RajasthanSunrisersHydRGS29.03.19
39MA Agarwal10610PunjabRajasthanSharjah27.09.20
Batsmen who have scored two or more centuries in an innings in Indian Premier League

Batsmen who have scored two or more centuries in an innings in Indian Premier League

CH Gayle {05}, V Kohli {04}, de Villiers {03}, DA Warner {04}, SR Watson {04}, AC Gilchrist {02}, M Vijay {02},  BB McCullum {02}, HM Amla {02}, SV Samson {03}, AM Rahane {02}, KL Rahul {02}, S Dhawan {02},BA Stokes {02} and  JC Buttler {02} are the batsman who have scored centuries on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1CH Gayle175*BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
2CH Gayle128*BangaloreDelhiDelhi17.05.12
3CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
4CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
5CH Gayle117BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
6CH Gayle104*PunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
       
1V Kohli100*BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
2V Kohli108*BangaloreRis PuneBangalore07.05.16
3V Kohli109BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
4V Kohli113BangalorePunjabBangalore18.05.16
5V Kohli100BangaloreKolkataKolkata19.04.19
       
1de Villiers105*DelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
2de Villiers133*BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
3de Villiers129*BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
       
1Warner109*DelhiDeccanHydRGS10.05.12
2Warner107*DelhiKolkataDelhi29.03.10
3Warner126SunrisersKolkataHydRGS30.04.17
4Warner100*SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
       
1SR Watson101RajasthanChennaiChennai22.04.13
2SR Watson104*RajasthanKolkataMumBS16.05.15
3SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPuneMCA20.04.18
4SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
       
1Gilchrist109*DeccanMumbaiMumbai27.04.08
2Gilchrist106PunjabBangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
       
1M Vijay127ChennaiRajasthanChennai03.04.10
2M Vijay113ChennaiDelhiChennai25.05.12
       
1McCullum158*KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
2McCullum100*ChennaiSunrisersChennai11.04.15
       
1HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
2HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
       
1SV Samson102DelhiRis PunePuneMCA11.04.17
2SV Samson102*RajasthanSunrisersHydRGS29.03.19
3SV Samson119RajasthanPunjabMumbai12.04.21
       
1AM Rahane103*RajasthanBangaloreBangalore15.04.12
2AM Rahane105*RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
       
1KL Rahul100*PunjabMumbaiMumbai10.04.19
2KL Rahul132*PunjabBangaloreDubDSC25.09.20
       
1S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
2S Dhawan106*DelhiPunjabDubDSC20.10.20
       
1BA Stokes103*Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA01.05.17
2BA Stokes107*RajasthanMumbaiA Dhabi25.10.20
       
1JC Buttler124RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad02.05.21
2JC Buttler100RajasthanMumbaiMumDYP03.04.22

CH Gayle {05}, de Villiers {03}, DA Warner {04}, SR Watson {04}, AC Gilchrist {02}, BB McCullum {02}, HM Amla {02}, BA Stokes {02} and JC Buttler {02} are the overseas batsman who have scored centuries on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1CH Gayle175*BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
2CH Gayle128*BangaloreDelhiDelhi17.05.12
3CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
4CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
5CH Gayle117BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
6CH Gayle104*PunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
       
1de Villiers105*DelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
2de Villiers133*BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
3de Villiers129*BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
       
1Warner109*DelhiDeccanHydRGS10.05.12
2Warner107*DelhiKolkataDelhi29.03.10
3Warner126SunrisersKolkataHydRGS30.04.17
4Warner100*SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
       
1SR Watson101RajasthanChennaiChennai22.04.13
2SR Watson104*RajasthanKolkataMumBS16.05.15
3SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPuneMCA20.04.18
4SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
       
1Gilchrist109*DeccanMumbaiMumbai27.04.08
2Gilchrist106PunjabBangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
       
1McCullum158*KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
2McCullum100*ChennaiSunrisersChennai11.04.15
       
1HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
2HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
       
1BA Stokes103*Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA01.05.17
2BA Stokes107*RajasthanMumbaiA Dhabi25.10.20
       
1JC Buttler124RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad02.05.21
2JC Buttler100RajasthanMumbaiMumDYP03.04.22
Batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in Indian Premier League

Batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in Indian Premier League

JC Buttler of Rajasthan scored 100 against Mumbai at Mum-DYP on 02.04.22 in the ongoing IPL to provide the 68th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1BB McCullum158*KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
2MEK Hussey116*ChennaiPunjabMohali19.04.08
3A Symonds117*DeccanRajasthanHydRGS24.04.08
4AC Gilchrist109*DeccanMumbaiMumbai27.04.08
5Jayasuriya114*MumbaiChennaiMumbai14.05.08
6SE Marsh115PunjabRajasthanMohali28.05.08
7de Villiers105*DelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
8MK Pandey114*BangaloreDeccanCenturion21.05.09
9YK Pathan100RajasthanMumbaiMumBS13.03.10
10DA Warner107*DelhiKolkataDelhi29.03.10
11M Vijay127ChennaiRajasthanChennai03.04.10
12M Jaya’ene110*PunjabKolkataKolkata04.04.10
13PC Valthaty120*PunjabChennaiMohali13.04.11
14Tendulkar100*MumbaiKochiMumbai15.04.11
15CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
16V Sehwag119DelhiDeccanHydRGS05.05.11
17CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
18AC Gilchrist106PunjabBangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
19AM Rahane103*RajasthanBangaloreBangalore15.04.12
20KP Pietersen103*DelhiDeccanDelhi19.04.12
21DA Warner109*DelhiDeccanHydRGS10.05.12
22RG Sharma109*MumbaiKolkataKolkata12.05.12
23CH Gayle128*BangaloreDelhiDelhi17.05.12
24M Vijay113ChennaiDelhiChennai25.05.12
25SR Watson101RajasthanChennaiChennai22.04.13
26CH Gayle175*BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
27SK Raina100*ChennaiPunjabChennai02.05.13
28DA Miller101*PunjabBangaloreMohali06.05.13
29L Simmons100*MumbaiPunjabMohali21.05.14
30V Sehwag122PunjabChennaiMumbai20.05.14
31WP Saha115*PunjabKolkataBangalore01.06.14
32McCullum100*ChennaiSunrisersChennai11.04.15
33CH Gayle117BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
34de Villiers133*BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
35SR Watson104*RajasthanKolkataMumBS16.05.15
36Q de Kock108DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
37V Kohli100*BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
38SPD Smith101Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA29.04.16
39V Kohli108*BangaloreRis PuneBangalore07.05.16
40V Kohli109BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
41de Villiers129*BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
42V Kohli113BangalorePunjabBangalore18.05.16
43SV Samson102DelhiRis PunePuneMCA11.04.17
44HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
45DA Warner126SunrisersKolkataHydRGS30.04.17
46BA Stokes103*Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA01.05.17
47HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
48CH Gayle104*PunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
49SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPuneMCA20.04.18
50RR Pant128*DelhiSunrisersDelhi10.05.18
51AT Rayudu100*Chennai`RajasthanPuneMCA20.04.18
52SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
53SV Samson102*RajasthanSunrisersHydRGS29.03.19
54Bairstow114SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
55Warner100*SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
56KL Rahul100*PunjabMumbaiMumbai10.04.19
57V Kohli100BangaloreKolkataKolkata19.04.19
58Rahane105*RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
59KL Rahul132*PunjabBangaloreDubDSC25.09.20
60Agarwal106PunjabRajasthanSharjah27.09.20
61S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
62S Dhawan106*DelhiPunjabDubDSC20.10.20
63BA Stokes107*RajasthanMumbaiA Dhabi25.10.20
64SV Samson119RajasthanPunjabMumbai12.04.21
65D Padikkal101*BangaloreRajasthanMumbai22.04.21
66JC Buttler124RajasthanSunrisersAhm’bad02.05.21
67Gaekwad101*ChennaiRajasthanA Dhabi02.10.21
68JC Buttler100RajasthanMumbaiMumDYP02.04.22

JC Buttler of Rajasthan scored 100 against Mumbai at Mum-DYP on 02.04.22 in the ongoing IPL to provide the 38th occasion of an overseas batsman scoring a century in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
1McCullum158*KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
2M Hussey116*ChennaiPunjabMohali19.04.08
3A Symonds117*DeccanRajasthanHydRGS24.04.08
4Gilchrist109*DeccanMumbaiMumbai27.04.08
5Jayasuriya114*MumbaiChennaiMumbai14.05.08
6SE Marsh115PunjabRajasthanMohali28.05.08
7de Villiers105*DelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
8DA Warner107*DelhiKolkataDelhi29.03.10
9Jaya’ene110*PunjabKolkataKolkata04.04.10
10CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
11CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
12Gilchrist106PunjabBangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
13Pietersen103*DelhiDeccanDelhi19.04.12
14DA Warner109*DelhiDeccanHydRGS10.05.12
15CH Gayle128*BangaloreDelhiDelhi17.05.12
16SR Watson101RajasthanChennaiChennai22.04.13
17CH Gayle175*BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
18DA Miller101*PunjabBangaloreMohali06.05.13
19L Simmons100*MumbaiPunjabMohali21.05.14
20McCullum100*ChennaiSunrisersChennai11.04.15
21CH Gayle117BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
22de Villiers133*BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
23SR Watson104*RajasthanKolkataMumBS16.05.15
24Q de Kock108DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
25SPD Smith101Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA29.04.16
26de Villiers129*BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
27HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
28DA Warner126SunrisersKolkataHydRGS30.04.17
29BA Stokes103*Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA01.05.17
30HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
31CH Gayle104*PunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
32SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPuneMCA20.04.18
33SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
34Bairstow114SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
35DA Warner100*SunrisersBangaloreHydRGS31.03.19
36BA Stokes107*RajasthanMumbaiA Dhabi25.10.20
37JC Buttler124RajasthanSunrisersAhmedabad02.05.21
38JC Buttler100RajasthanMumbaiMumDYP02.04.22
Teams losing a game despite scoring 200 plus runs in Indian Premier League

Teams losing a game despite scoring 200 plus runs in Indian Premier League

Chennai lost its game against Lucknow at Mum-WS on 31 Mar 22 in the ongoing IPL despite posting 210 for 7 to provide the 31st occasion of a team losing a game despite posting 200 plus runs in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversOppositionGroundDate
1Punjab207/420.0ChennaiMohali19.04.08
2Chennai208/520.0MumbaiChennai23.04.08
3Rajasthan217/719.5DeccanHyd-RGS24.04.08
4Rajasthan211/520.0ChennaiChennai24.05.08
5Mumbai212/620.0RajasthanMum-BS13.03.10
6Punjab203/320.0BangaloreBangalore16.03.10
7Chennai246/520.0RajasthanChennai03.04.10
8Punjab204/218.2KolkataKolkata04.04.10
9Delhi231/420.0PunjabDelhi23.04.11
10Bangalore205/820.0ChennaiChennai12.04.12
11Chennai205/420.0PunjabA Dhabi18.04.14
12Punjab211/418.4SunrisersHyd-RGS14.05.14
13Punjab226/620.0ChennaiMumbai30.05.14
14Bangalore200/720.0SunrisersBangalore29.05.16
15Gujarat208/720.0DelhiDelhi04.05.17
16Mumbai223/620.0PunjabMumbai11.05.17
17Kolkata202/620.0ChennaiChennai10.04.08
18Bangalore205/820.0ChennaiBangalore25.04.18
19Punjab214/820.0KolkataIndore12.05.18
20Sunrisers204/320.0BangaloreBangalore17.05.18
21Bangalore205/320.0KolkataBangalore05.04.19
22Kolkata203/520.0BangaloreKolkata19.04.19
23Chennai200/620.0RajasthanSharjah22.09.20
24Punjab223/220.0RajasthanSharjah27.09.20
25Bangalore201/320.0MumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
26Kolkata210/820.0DelhiSharjah03.10.20
27Rajasthan217/720.0PunjabMumbai12.04.21
28Kolkata20219.1ChennaiMumbai21.04.21
29Chennai218/420.0MumbaiDelhi01.05.21
30Bangalore205/220.0PunjabMum-DYP27.03.22
31Chennai210/720.0LucknowMum-BS31.03.22

It also provides the 17th occasion of a team losing a game despite posting 200 plus runs in the first innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversOppositionGroundDate
1Rajasthan211/520.0ChennaiChennai24.05.08
2Mumbai212/620.0RajasthanMum-BS13.03.10
3Punjab203/320.0BangaloreBangalore16.03.10
4Chennai246/520.0RajasthanChennai03.04.10
5Delhi231/420.0PunjabDelhi23.04.11
6Bangalore205/820.0ChennaiChennai12.04.12
7Chennai205/420.0PunjabA Dhabi18.04.14
8Punjab226/620.0ChennaiMumbai30.05.14
9Gujarat208/720.0DelhiDelhi04.05.17
10Kolkata202/620.0ChennaiChennai10.04.08
11Bangalore205/820.0ChennaiBangalore25.04.18
12Bangalore205/320.0KolkataBangalore05.04.19
13Punjab223/220.0RajasthanSharjah27.09.20
14Bangalore201/320.0MumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
15Chennai218/420.0MumbaiDelhi01.05.21
16Bangalore205/220.0PunjabMum-DYP27.03.22
17Chennai210/720.0LucknowMum-BS31.03.22

The following table lists the 14 occasions of a team losing a game despite posting 200 plus runs in the second innings in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreOversOppositionGroundDate
1Punjab207/0420.0ChennaiMohali19.04.08
2Mumbai202/720.0Chennai 23.04.08
3Rajasthan217/0719.5DeccanHyd-RGS24.04.08
4Punjab204/0218.2KolkataKolkata04.04.10
5Punjab211/0418.4SunrisersHyd-RGS14.05.14
6Bangalore200/0720.0SunrisersBangalore29.05.16
7Mumbai223/0620.0PunjabMumbai11.05.17
8Punjab214/0820.0KolkataIndore12.05.18
9Sunrisers204/0320.0BangaloreBangalore17.05.18
10Kolkata203/0520.0BangaloreKolkata19.04.19
11Chennai200/0620.0RajasthanSharjah22.09.20
12Kolkata210/0820.0DelhiSharjah03.10.20
13Rajasthan217/0720.0PunjabMumbai12.04.21
14Kolkata202/1019.1ChennaiMumbai21.04.21
My Autobiography – Meeting the genial Anandji Dossa – Doyen of Cricket Statisticians of India – for the first time

My Autobiography – Meeting the genial Anandji Dossa – Doyen of Cricket Statisticians of India – for the first time

Anand Ji Dossa

Since that was my first ever venture outside Bengaluru, I had requested Sri Anandji Dossa to host me during the match. He had expressed his inability to host me. I had made an alternative arrangement for my stay in Bombay at Dadar. Sri Narayana Rao, a hotelier, was my uncle’s friend who lived in Dadar hosted me during my stay in Bombay

Anandji Dossa, came to the station to receive me and put me on to the local train from VT to Dadar. It was so nice of this genial gentleman.

It was during this visit I met one of the cricket’s most diehard fans, a Bombay School boy Cricketer, a gentleman to the core – Sri Kishore Udeshi, an officer with Dena Bank. We are still friends today and seek his advice and blessings on various occasions. Kishore Udeshi retired as Deputy General Manager of Dena Bank and even today we are in touch through telephone calls and Whatsapp

During the Subcommittee meeting of the statisticians, various decisions were taken. One  such decision was that the accurate score cards were not  sent to the Board  and  hence  the  members of the subcommittee along with the respective Secretaries of the Association should ensure the correct score cards being sent to the Board. I was assigned the duty of preparing the score cards of matches played by Mysore State Cricket Association. Anandji took so much of pain in correcting the mistakes that I had made in preparing the big Score sheet. I corrected the mistakes pointed out by him which made me a perfect scorer. I owe a lot to him in shaping my career.

My Autobiography – B Raghunath’s influence on me becoming a Statistician

My Autobiography – B Raghunath’s influence on me becoming a Statistician

It was one Friday evening, which shaped my career as a Statistician. I was walking near Richmond Circle {which was circular  in shape then} and was about to enter Lavelle Road on my way to Stadium to collect my badge for the next day’s Ranji Trophy match between Mysore  and Madras.

Raghunath Beerala and Prasannasimha Rao were returning home on Raghu’s motor cycle after their net practice. On seeing me, Raghu stopped the motor cycle and called me. When I went to him, he asked me, “how many runs he has scored in Ranji Trophy”. I told him that I am at present only a scorer and not a statistician. He urged me to take up statistics and told me that it would be useful one day.

I took Raghu’s advice seriously and started my statistical career compiling the statistics of Mysore cricketers who were playing Ranji Trophy. Sri Bhagavat Subramanya, father of legendary leg spinner Bhagavat Chandrashekhar was of great help to me in this regard. He had Indian Cricket editions published by the Hindu Group right from Chandra’s test debut in 1963-64. I used to borrow three to four books at a time and return them in exchange for another three editions. He had a long book and used to write the editions lent to me and strike those when returned and enter the editions taken in exchange. This is how I compiled the statistics of Karnataka Cricketers. I owe a lot to Late Sri Bhagavat Subramanya who shaped my statistical career. 

During 1975-76, Board of Control for Cricket in India had formed the Statistical Subcommittee and I was nominated by Mysore State Cricket Association as one of its members from South Zone by Sri M. Chinnaswamy. I was one of the members for four consecutive years – from 1976-77 to 1980-81. My services were used to compile the statistics for the Golden Jubilee Publications – Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup – published by the Board on the eve of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Anandji Dossa, Doyen of Cricket Statisticians in India was the Chairman of the Statistical Subcommittee.

Hanumanth Singh, the Central Zone captain was fond of my scoring. I was officiating as a scorer for the Duleep Trophy game between South Zone and Central Zone in Bangalore in 1977-78. He called me during the second day of the Lunch and wanted him to show him the score book. He had scored a half century in that game and was impressed at the way it was scored in coloured pens. He was so impressed that he did not give me the score book despite my asking. He had called me for the score book during Lunch and the game was about to start post lunch. He sent to the score book through some one as I had taken my seat in the Press Box. Hanumanth Singh remained a good friend of mine.

There was one more Duleep Trophy match between South Zone and North Zone at Bengaluru. North Zone won this game to meet the West Zone at Bombay in the finals.

M.S. Srihari of All India Radio broke the news that I was selected by AIR Bombay to officiate the finals of Duleep Trophy at Bombay. Thus fell the honour on me to become the “first ever outstation Scorer-Statistician”. Till then, All India Radio never hired a scorer from other stations for its commentary broadcast of a cricket matches at a particular station. M.S. Srihari advised me to be ready with the statistics.

The entire North Zone team comprising of Chetan Chauhan, Bishen Singh Bedi, Mohinder Amarnath, Venkat Sundaram, Rakesh Shukla, Hari Gidwani and Vinay Lamba were travelling by the same train that I took from Bengaluru to Bombay on way to officiate the Finals of Duleep Trophy. It was a day-night journey from Bengalureu to Bombay.

I took the TC’s permission to travel in the first class compartment with the North Zone team and befriended the entire team – courtesy Vinay Lamba, my colleague. It was a travel which I can never forget in my life. It gave me inexplicable joy.

What else a 24 year old boy, who was into cricket, both physically and  mentally, required when he was destined to spend some quality time with celebrated cricketers of the country. Most of these cricketers are still good friends of mine.

West Indies wicket keeper batsmen who have scored centuries in a test innings

West Indies wicket keeper batsmen who have scored centuries in a test innings

J de Silva of West Indies scored 100 not out against England in the ongoing test against England at St George’s to provide the 23rd occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundMon/Year
1IM Barrow1051EngMan’terJul 1933
2CL Walcott1521IndDelhiNov 1948
3CL Walcott1083IndKolkataDec 1948
4CL Walcott168*3EngLord’sJun 1950
5CC Depeiaza1222AusBarbadosMay 1955
6FCM Alexander1083AusSydneyJan 1961
7PJL Dujon1102IndSt John’sApr 1983
8PJL Dujon1302AusTrinidadMar 1984
9PJL Dujon1011EngMan’terJul 1984
10PJL Dujon1391AusPerthNov 1984
11PJL Dujon106*3PakTrinidadApr 1988
12JR Murray101*1NZlWellingtonFeb 1995
13RD Jacobs113*2SAFBarbadosMar 2001
14RD Jacobs1182IndSt John’sMay 2002
15RD Jacobs107*1EngSt John’sApr 2004
16D Ramdin1662EngBarbadosFeb 2009
17D Ramdin107*1EngBir’hamJun 2012
18D Ramdin126*1BanMirpurNov 2012
19D Ramdin1071NZlHamiltonDec 2013
20SO Dowrich1032ZimBulawayoOct 2017
21SO Dowrich125*1SrlTrinidadJun 2018
22SO Dowrich116*3EngBarbadosJan 2019
23J Da Silva100*2EngSt George’sMar 2022

It also provides the eighth occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundMon/Year
1IM Barrow1051EngMan’terJul 1933
2CL Walcott168*3EngLord’sJun 1950
3PJL Dujon1011EngMan’terJul 1984
4RD Jacobs107*1EngSt John’sApr 2004
5D Ramdin1662EngBarbadosFeb 2009
6D Ramdin107*1EngBir’hamJun 2012
7SO Dowrich116*3EngBarbadosJan 2019
8J Da Silva100*2EngSt George’sMar 2022

The following eleven wicket keeper batsmen have scored 100 not out or exact 100 in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AC Parore100*1NZlWinCh’churchFeb 1995
2A Flower100*3ZimPakBulawayoMar 1998
3MS Dhoni100*2IndSrlBrabourneDec 2009
4LD Chandimal100*3SrlBanChattogramFeb 2014
5RR Pant100*3IndSAFCape TownJan 2022
6J Da Silva100*2WinEngSt George’sMar 2022
7BK Kunderan1003IndEngDelhiFeb 1964
8MV Boucher1001SAFWinCenturionJan 1999
9RS Kaluwitharana1002SrlPakLahoreMar 1999
10D Dasgupta1002IndEngMohaliDec 2001
11GO Jones1002EngNZlLeedsJun 2004

The following six wicket keeper batsmen have scored 100 not out in a test innings.

NoPlayerRunsITeamOppGroundMon/Year
1AC Parore100*1NZlWinCh’churchFeb 1995
2A Flower100*3ZimPakBulawayoMar 1998
3MS Dhoni100*2IndSrlBrabourneDec 2009
4LD Chandimal100*3SrlBanChattogramFeb 2014
5RR Pant100*3IndSAFCape TownJan 2022
6J Da Silva100*2WinEngSt George’sMar 2022
Mithali Raj of India shares the record for most fifties in Women World Cup with DA Hockley of New Zealand

Mithali Raj of India shares the record for most fifties in Women World Cup with DA Hockley of New Zealand

Mithali Raj of India scored 68 against Australia at Auckland in the World Cup game being played today, i.e., on 19.03.22. This knock represents her twelfth fifty in the World Cup. She now shares the record for most fifties by a batswoman in the World Cup with DA Hockley of New Zealand.  DA Hockely had scored twelve fifties.

It is interesting to note that Mithali Raj’s first fifty came in the World Cup played in 2000 Women World Cup played in New Zealand. She made 69 not out against South Africa at Christchurch on 30 Nov 2000. DA Hockley’s 12th fifty in World Cup came in 2000 2000 Women World Cup played in New Zealand. She made 53 against India at Lincoln on 09 Dec 2000

NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1Mithali Raj69*2RSACh’church30 Nov 2000
2Mithali Raj511NetLincoln02 Dec 2000
3Mithali Raj522NZlPretoria30 Mar 2005
4Mithali Raj91*1NZlP’stroom07 Apr 2005
5Mithali Raj591EngSydney10 Mar 2009
6Mithali Raj75*1SrlSydney12 Mar 2009
7Mithali Raj103*2PakCuttack07 Feb 2013
8Mithali Raj711EngDerby24 Jun 2017
9Mithali Raj531SrlDerby05 Jul 2017
10Mithali Raj691AusBristol12 Jul 2017
11Mithali Raj1091NZlDerby15 Jul 2017
12Mithali Raj681AusAuckland19 Mar 2022
       
NoPlayerRunsIOppGroundStart Date
1DA Hockley771IntDunedin31 Jan 1982
2DA Hockley781IrePerth29 Nov 1988
3DA Hockley811EngPerth30 Nov 1988
4DA Hockley561NetSydney04 Dec 1988
5DA Hockley90*1NetMelbourne13 Dec 1988
6DA Hockley50*2EngMelbourne14 Dec 1988
7DA Hockley53*1IndLondon28 Jul 1993
8DA Hockley100*1SrlChandigarh13 Dec 1997
9DA Hockley1001WinChandigarh15 Dec 1997
10DA Hockley701IreWankhede23 Dec 1997
11DA Hockley791AusKolkata29 Dec 1997
12DA Hockley531IndLincoln09 Dec 2000
My Autobiography – Down Memory Lane

My Autobiography – Down Memory Lane

Starting from Monday, the 21st March 2022, I have planned to bring to the netizens of my portal hrgcricstats.com and also my facebook friends, excerpts of my autobiography “DOWN MEMORY LANE” which I wrote at the behest of my good friend “Papu” {Sri DN Raghavendra Rao}. It was he who egged me to write the anecdotes I had with cricketing greats. I am also extremely thankful to Smt Rajyasri Satish, who went through my manuscript and edited the same. The autobiography was written to commemorate the test at Bangalore between India and Afghanistan starting on June, 14, 2018 which marked my 100th International match as a Scorer-cum-Statistician. I am extremely thankful to my daughter-in-law Smt Meghana Bharadwaj for having put forth this idea.

200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. Pakistan batsmen better a 127 year old record against Australia

200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. Pakistan batsmen better a 127 year old record against Australia

Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam of Pakistan posted 228 runs partnership for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia to provide the 19th occasion of  batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2GA Headley, RK Nunes2227WinEngKingstonApr 1930
3WJ Edrich, PA Gibb2280EngSAFDurbanMar 1939
4Bradman, Morris2301AusEngLeedsJul 1948
5IM Chappell, Stackpole2202AusEngAdelaideJan 1971
6CS Serjeant, GM Wood4251AusWinGuyanaMar 1978
7CPS Chauhan, Gavaskar1213IndEngThe OvalAug 1979
8Greenidge, Haynes1250*WinAusGuyanaMar 1984
9HA Gomes, Greenidge2287*WinEngLord’sJun 1984
10J Miandad, M Nazar3212PakNZlHyd-PakNov 1984
11RL Dias, LRD Mendis4216SrlIndKandySep 1985
12Atherton, Gooch1203EngAusAdelaideJan 1991
13Slater, MA Taylor1208AusEngSydneyJan 1995
14Gilchrist, JL Langer6238AusPakHobartNov 1999
15de Villiers, du Plessis5205SAFIndJo’burgDec 2013
16S Masood, Y Khan3242PakSrlPallekeleJul 2015
17RR Pant, KL Rahul6204IndEngThe OvalSep 2018
18Bonner, Mayers4216WinBanCh’gramFeb 2021
19A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2Greenidge, Haynes1250*WinAusGuyanaMar 1984
3Atherton, Gooch1203EngAusAdelaideJan 1991
4A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. Interestingly enough, all these three partnerships are for the third wicket. These are the only three 200 plus partnerships posted for the third wicket in the fourth innings of a test.

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1J Miandad, M Nazar3212PakNZlHyd-PakNov 1984
2S Masood, Y Khan3242PakSrlPallekeleJul 2015
3A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022

It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below. 228 runs partnership between Abdullah Shafique-Babar Azam for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia represent the highest partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in the fourth innings of against Australia. It is interesting to note that the Pakistan batsmen bettered the 127 year old record against Australia

NoPartnersWRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1JT Brown, A Ward3210EngAusMelbourneMar 1895
2A Shafique, B Azam3228PakAusKarachiMar 2022