Cricketers who have scored a fifty in an innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test – SCJ Broad of England joins the list

Cricketers who have scored a fifty in an innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test – SCJ Broad of England joins the list

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and capture 10 for 67 in the just concluded third test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 29th occasion of a cricketer scoring a fifty  in an innings and capturing ten or more wickets in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
2 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
3 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
4 KD Boyce 72 – 11-147 Win Eng The Oval Jul 1973
5 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
6 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
7 N Kapil Dev 84 – 11-146 Ind Pak Chennai Jan 1980
8 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
9 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
10 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
11 MD Marshall 63 – 11-120 Win NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
12 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
13 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
14 Abdul Qadir 61 – 10-186 Pak Eng Karachi Dec 1987
15 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
16 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
17 PS de Villiers 66* – 10-108 SAF Pak Jo’burg Jan 1995
18 MG Bevan 85* – 10-113 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1997
19 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
20 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
21 DW Steyn 76 – 10-154 SAF Aus Melbourne Dec 2008
22 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014
23 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014
24 MDK Perera – 64 10-099 Srl Aus Galle Aug 2016
25 RA Jadeja 51 – 10-154 Ind Eng Chennai Dec 2016
26 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
27 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017
28 Rashid Khan 51 – 11-104 Afg Ban Chattogram Sep 2019
29 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such occasion by an England cricketer against West Indies.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
5 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
2 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
3 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
4 MG Bevan 85* – 10-113 Aus Win Adelaide Jan 1997
5 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020

New Zealand bowlers have performed such a feat on most occasions – seven – followed by England bowlers who have performed the feat on six occasions. The following table list the occasions by these two teams.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 Eng NZl Auckland Feb 1975
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
5 MM Ali 87 – 10-112 Eng SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
2 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
3 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
4 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
5 CL Cairns 72 – 10-100 NZl Win Hamilton Dec 1999
6 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
7 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014

RJ Hadlee of New Zealand has performed the feat on most occasions – three. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has performed the feat on two occasions

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 11-102 NZl Win Dunedin Feb 1980
2 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
3 RJ Hadlee 68 – 10-140 NZl Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
1 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014
2 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017

IT Botham, Imran Khan and Shakib Al Hasan are the only three cricketers in the annals of test cricket to score a century and capture ten plus wickets in a test. Shakib Al Hasan has performed the feat scoring most runs – 137.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
2 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
3 S Al Hasan 137 – 10-124 Ban Zim Khulna Nov 2014

The following table lists the ten cricketers who have performed the feat conceding 150 plus runs while capturing ten plus wickets in a test. AK Davidson and MD Craig are the only two cricketers to concede 200 plus runs while capturing ten plus wickets in a test.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AK Davidson – 80 11-222 Aus Win Brisbane Dec 1960
2 MD Craig 65 – 10-203 NZl Pak Sharjah Nov 2014
                 
3 Abdul Qadir 61 – 10-186 Pak Eng Karachi Dec 1987
4 DL Vettori – 51 10-183 NZl Srl Wellington Dec 2006
5 Imran Khan 117 – 11-180 Pak Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
6 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
7 DJ Nash 56 – 11-169 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1994
8 DW Steyn 76 – 10-154 SAF Aus Melbourne Dec 2008
9 RA Jadeja 51 – 10-154 Ind Eng Chennai Dec 2016
10 S Al Hasan 84 – 10-153 Ban Aus Dhaka Aug 2017

FE Wooley, SCJ Broad, JK Lever, AR Border an MDK Perera are the five cricketers to perform the feat conceding less than 100 runs  while capturing ten or more wickets in a test

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912
2 SCJ Broad 62 – 10-067 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
3 JK Lever 53 – 10-070 Eng Ind Delhi Dec 1976
4 AR Border 75 – 11-096 Aus Win Sydney Jan 1989
5 MDK Perera – 64 10-099 Srl Aus Galle Aug 2016

FE Wooley is the only cricketer to perform the feat conceding less than 50 runs while capturing ten or more wickets in a test. He scored 62 and capture 10 for 49 against Australia at The Oval in Aug 1912.

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 FE Woolley 62 – 10-049 Eng Aus The Oval Aug 1912

RJ Hadlee, IT Botham and H Trumble are the three cricketers who have performed the feat capturing 12 or more wickets in a test. RJ  Hadlee is the only cricketer to have performed the feat with 15 wickets to his credit

No Player FI SI W-R Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 NZl Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Eng Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
3 H Trumble 64* – 12-173 Aus Eng The Oval Aug 1902
Additional stats of the third day’s play of the third test

Additional stats of the third day’s play of the third test

RJ Burns {90}, DP Sibley {56} and JE Root {58} scored fifties in England’s second innings to provide the  62nd occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings. It also provides the ninth occasion of England’s first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against West Indies.

JE Root scored 58 in England’s second innings to provide the 421st occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 65th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in a test innings against West Indies

JE Root scored 58 in England’s second innings to provide the 28th occasion of his scoring a fifty in a test innings as England captain. He now stands third in the list of England captains who have scored most fifties. Others are – AN Cook {36} and MA Atherton {30}. He went past GA Gooch who has  scored 27 fifties  as England captain to occupy the third place.

JE Root was leading England for the 25th occasion in this test. He became the third captain to lead England in 25 plus tests. Others are AN Cook {32} and MA Atherton {28}

JE Root became the 15th captain to lead a team in 25 plus tests in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the 15 captains with their batting performance

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS C Hc 0
1 GC Smith SAF 54 61 06 6111 277 25 36 0
2 AR Border Aus 46 51 15 4619 205 15 36 0
3 RT Ponting Aus 45 54 08 5063 209 19 35 0
4 CH Lloyd Win 39 41 05 3740 242* 14 27 0
5 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 37 43 11 3334 135 08 35 0
6 SP Fleming NZl 36 39 06 3638 274* 08 31 0
7 AN Cook Eng 32 36 04 3448 263 12 24 0
8 MA Atherton Eng 28 30 04 2649 185* 08 22 0
9 V Kohli Ind 27 32 03 4071 254* 20 12 0
10 BC Lara Win 27 33 03 3777 400* 14 19 0
11 IVA Richards Win 27 29 05 2266 146 06 23 0
12 GS Chappell Aus 26 32 04 3150 235 13 19 0
13 MS Dhoni Ind 25 29 06 2416 224 05 24 0
14 JE Root Eng 25 28 02 2315 226 06 22 0
15 SR Waugh Aus 25 25 09 2614 199 15 10 0
Highlights of the third day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

Highlights of the third day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and captured 6 for 31 in this test to provide the 222nd occasion of a cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 47th occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 W Bates 55 – 14-102 Aus Melbourne Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 58 – 6-31 Aus Melbourne Jan 1885
3 W Flowers – 56 5-46 Aus Sydney Feb 1885
4 W Barnes 62 – 5-32 Aus The Oval Aug 1888
5 LC Braund 58 – 5-61 Aus Sydney Dec 1901
6 GH Hirst – 58* 5-77 Aus The Oval Aug 1902
7 Hon.FS Jackson – 82* 5-52 Aus Nottingham May 1905
8 FR Foster 56 – 5-92 Aus Sydney Dec 1911
9 FR Foster 71 – 5-36 Aus Adelaide Jan 1912
10 FE Woolley 62 – 10-49 Aus The Oval Aug 1912
11 PGH Fender – 59 5-122 Aus Melbourne Feb 1921
12 WR Hammond 51 – 5-36 SAF Jo’burg Dec 1927
13 H Larwood 70 – 6-32 Aus Brisbane Nov 1928
14 G Geary 66 – 5-35 Aus Sydney Dec 1928
15 GOB Allen – 68 5-36 Aus Brisbane Dec 1936
16 DCS Compton – 51* 5-70 SAF Cape Town Jan 1949
17 TE Bailey 72* – 6-84 NZl Manchester Jul 1949
18 GG Arnold 59 – 5-58 Pak The Oval Aug 1967
19 P Lever 88* – 5-70 Ind Manchester Aug 1971
20 AW Greig – 67 5-24 Ind Kolkata Dec 1972
21 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
22 AW Greig 51 – 10-149 NZl Auckland Feb 1975
23 JK Lever 53 – 7-46 Ind Delhi Dec 1976
24 IT Botham 103 – 5-73 NZl Christchurch Feb 1978
25 IT Botham 53 – 5-109 NZl Auckland Mar 1978
26 IT Botham 108 – 8-34 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
27 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
28 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
29 IT Botham 67 – 5-46 Ind Lord’s Jun 1982
30 IT Botham 57 – 5-74 Pak Leeds Aug 1982
31 IT Botham 138 – 5-59 NZl Wellington Jan 1984
32 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
33 IT Botham – 54 5-72 Win The Oval Aug 1984
34 IT Botham – 85 5-109 Aus Lord’s Jun 1985
35 JE Emburey 69 – 7-78 Aus Sydney Jan 1987
36 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
37 PAJ DeFreitas 51* – 5-71 NZl Nottingham Jun 1994
38 D Gough 51 – 6-49 Aus Sydney Jan 1995
39 A Flintoff 72 – 5-78 Aus The Oval Sep 2005
40 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
41 GP Swann 85 – 5-110 SAF Centurion Dec 2009
42 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
43 TT Bresnan – 90 5-48 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
44 MM Ali 87 – 6-53 SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
45 MM Ali – 75* 5-69 SAF Manchester Aug 2017
46 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
47 SCJ Broad 62   6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the sixth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No  Player FI SI W-R Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
2 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
3 IT Botham – 54 5-72 Win The Oval Aug 1984
4 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
5 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
6 SCJ Broad 62   6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 and captured 6 for 31 in this test to provide the 80th occasion of a cricketer scoring 50 plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18th occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 W Bates 55 – 14-102 Aus Melbourne Jan 1883
2 W Barnes 58 – 6-31 Aus Melbourne Jan 1885
3 H Larwood 70 – 6-32 Aus Brisbane Nov 1928
4 TE Bailey 72* – 6-84 NZl Manchester Jul 1949
5 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
6 JK Lever 53 – 7-46 Ind Delhi Dec 1976
7 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
8 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
9 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
10 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
11 JE Emburey 69 – 7-78 Aus Sydney Jan 1987
12 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
13 D Gough 51 – 6-49 Aus Sydney Jan 1995
14 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
15 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
16 MM Ali 87 – 6-53 SAF Lord’s Jul 2017
17 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
18 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the 14th occasion of a cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 KR Miller 109 – 6-107 Win Kingston Jun 1955
2 AK Davidson – 80 6-87 Win Brisbane Dec 1960
3 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
4 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
5 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
6 Wasim Akram – 66 6-91 Win Faisalabad Oct 1986
7 AR Border 75 – 7-46 Win Sydney Jan 1989
8 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
9 MG Bevan 85* – 6-82 Win Adelaide Jan 1997
10 CL Cairns 72 – 7-27 Win Hamilton Dec 1999
11 R Ashwin 113 – 7-83 Win North Sound Jul 2016
12 BA Stokes 60 – 6-22 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
13 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
14 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

It also provides the fifth occasion of an England cricketer performing such a feat against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 AW Greig 148 – 6-164 Win Bridgetown Mar 1974
2 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
3 CC Lewis – 65 6-111 Win Birmingham Jul 1991
4 BA Stokes 060 – 6-022 Win Lord’s Sep 2017
5 SCJ Broad 062 – 6-031 Win Manchester Jul 2020

SCJ Broad became the eleventh cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on two  or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    NewZealand            
2 1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
  2 RJ Hadlee 84 – 6-53 Eng The Oval Jul 1983
  3 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
  4 RJ Hadlee 68 – 6-80 Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
    West Indies            
3 1 MD Marshall 54 – 6-37 Ind Kolkata Dec 1983
  2 MD Marshall 63 – 7-80 NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
  3 MD Marshall 72 – 6-69 Eng Nottingham Jun 1988
                 
    Bangladesh            
4 1 S Al Hasan – 71 7-36 NZl Chattogram Oct 2008
  2 S Al Hasan 144 – 6-82 Pak Dhaka Dec 2011
  3 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
                 
    England            
5 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
    West Indies            
6 1 DJ Bravo 77 – 6-55 Eng Manchester Aug 2004
  2 DJ Bravo – 64 6-84 Aus Adelaide Nov 2005
                 
    Australia            
7 1 H Trumble – 62* 6-74 Eng Adelaide Jan 1902
  2 H Trumble 64* – 8-65 Eng The Oval Aug 1902
                 
    Pakistan            
8 1 Imran Khan – 65 7-32 Eng Birmingham Jul 1982
  2 Imran Khan 117 – 6-93 Ind Faisalabad Jan 1983
                 
    Australia            
9 1 KR Miller 79 – 7-60 Eng Brisbane Nov 1946
  2 KR Miller 109 – 6-107 Win Kingston Jun 1955
                 
    Australia            
10 1 SK Warne – 53 6-48 Eng Manchester Jul 1997
  2 SK Warne 63 – 6-161 SAF Cape Town Mar 2002
                 
    South Africa            
11 1 SM Pollock 70* – 6-50 Pak Durban Feb 1998
  2 SM Pollock 62 – 6-39 Eng Nottingham Aug 2003

SCJ Broad became the fifth cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on three or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    NewZealand            
2 1 RJ Hadlee 51 – 6-68 Win Dunedin Feb 1980
  2 RJ Hadlee 84 – 6-53 Eng The Oval Jul 1983
  3 RJ Hadlee 54 – 15-123 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
  4 RJ Hadlee 68 – 6-80 Eng Nottingham Aug 1986
                 
    West Indies            
3 1 MD Marshall 54 – 6-37 Ind Kolkata Dec 1983
  2 MD Marshall 63 – 7-80 NZl Bridgetown Apr 1985
  3 MD Marshall 72 – 6-69 Eng Nottingham Jun 1988
                 
    Bangladesh            
4 1 S Al Hasan – 71 7-36 NZl Chattogram Oct 2008
  2 S Al Hasan 144 – 6-82 Pak Dhaka Dec 2011
  3 S Al Hasan – 54 6-33 Win Kingston Jul 2018
                 
    England            
5 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 

SCJ Broad became the second England cricketer to perform the all round feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing six or more wickets in a test innings on three or more occasions.  The following table lists the feat of all these eleven cricketers

No No Player FI SI W-R Oppn Ground Mon/Year
    England            
1 1 IT Botham 108 – 8-54 Pak Lord’s Jun 1978
  2 IT Botham 114 – 13-106 Ind Mumbai Feb 1980
  3 IT Botham 50 149* 6-95 Aus Leeds Jul 1981
  4 IT Botham – 81 8-103 Win Lord’s Jun 1984
                 
    England            
2 1 SCJ Broad – 61 6-91 Aus Leeds Aug 2009
  2 SCJ Broad 64 – 6-46 Ind Nottingham Jul 2011
  3 SCJ Broad 62 – 6-31 Win Manchester Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored zero and 56 in this test to provide the eleventh occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 MC Cowdrey 119 0 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
2 C Milburn 0 94 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
3 G Boycott 0 71 Win Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
4 GA Gooch 83 0 Win The Oval 24 Jul 1980
5 BC Broad 55 0 Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
6 GA Gooch 51 0 Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986
7 AJ Stewart 0 79 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
8 MA Atherton 144 0 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
9 IJL Trott 59 0 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
10 DP Sibley 0 50 Win Southampton 08 Jul 2020
11 DP Sibley 0 56 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

DP Sibley scored zero and 56 in this test to provide the second occasion of his scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against West Indies. Prior to this he had scred a duck and 50 against West Indies in the first test of this series at Southampton. He became the second England opening batsman to score a duck and 50 against West Indies on two occasions after GA Gooch. The following table lists the performance of these two opening batsmen.

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 DP Sibley 0 50 Win Southampton 08 Jul 2020
2 DP Sibley 0 56 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 GA Gooch 83 0 Win The Oval 24 Jul 1980
2 GA Gooch 51 0 Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986

RJ Burns scored 57 and 90 in this test to provide the 21st occasion of an England opening batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against West Indies. 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 L Hutton 73 165* Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
3 JDB Robertson 80 51* Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
4 L Hutton 56 60 Win Kingston 27 Mar 1948
5 L Hutton 72 77 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
6 MC Cowdrey 114 97 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
7 G Boycott 62 80* Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
8 DL Amiss 56 86* Win Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
9 G Boycott 99 112 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
10 GA Gooch 51 51 Win St John’s 11 Apr 1986
11 GA Gooch 73 146 Win Nottingham 02 Jun 1988
12 AJ Stewart 118 143 Win Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
13 AJ Stewart 50 73 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1998
14 MA Atherton 83 108 Win The Oval 31 Aug 2000
15 ME Trescothick 105 107 Win Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
16 AN Cook 105 65 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
17 AN Cook 60 106 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
18 AN Cook 52 58 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
19 AN Cook 94 139* Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
20 AN Cook 76 59* Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
21 RJ Burns 57 90 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 57 and 90 in this test to provide the tenth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 JDB Robertson 80 51* Win Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
2 L Hutton 56 60 Win Kingston 27 Mar 1948
3 L Hutton 72 77 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
4 G Boycott 62 80* Win Port of Spain 14 Mar 1968
5 DL Amiss 56 86* Win Birmingham 09 Aug 1973
6 GA Gooch 51 51 Win St John’s 11 Apr 1986
7 AJ Stewart 50 73 Win Port of Spain 05 Feb 1998
8 AN Cook 52 58 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
9 AN Cook 76 59* Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
10 RJ Burns 57 90 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 90 in the second innings of this test to provide the 12th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 RT Simpson 94 3 Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
2 MC Cowdrey 97 3 Win Kingston 17 Feb 1960
3 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
4 JH Edrich 96 1 Win Kingston 08 Feb 1968
5 G Boycott 90 2 Win Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
6 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
7 G Boycott 93 3 Win Port of Spain 02 Feb 1974
8 G Boycott 99 1 Win Port of Spain 30 Mar 1974
9 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
10 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
11 AN Cook 94 1 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
12 RJ Burns 90 3 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns scored 90 in the second innings of this test to provide the third occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
3 RJ Burns 90 3 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 188th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket. It also provides the 91st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket on home soil

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies. It also provides the 13th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against West Indies on home soil and the third such occasion at Manchester

RJ Burns-JE Root added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 191st occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket. It also provides the 103rd occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket on home soil

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 30th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies. It also provides the 12th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies on home soil and the second such occasion at Manchester

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the record stand for the second wicket by England batsmen against West Indies at Manchester. The previous best was the 104 runs partnership between AN Cook and MP Vaughan in Jun 2007

RJ Burns-DP Sibley added 114 runs for the first wicket and RJ Burns-JE Root added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 91st occasion of a team posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.

It also provides the 31st occasion of England batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of England batsmen posting three figure partnerships for the consecutive first and second wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against West Indies.

Highlights of the second day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

Highlights of the second day’s play of the third test at Manchester between England and West Indies

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 140 runs for the fifth wicket in England’s innings to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies. It also provides the eighth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies at home

OJ Pope was dismissed for 91 to provide the 31st occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at home.

OJ Pope was dismissed for 91 to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. Manchester has witnessed most nineties by England batsmen against West Indies than any other ground in England. The Oval has witnessed five such occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 2 Jun 1966
2 GP Thorpe 94 2 Win Manchester 27 Jul 1995
3 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
4 RWT Key 93* 4 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
5 IR Bell 97 1 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
6 OJ Pope 91 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 J Hardstaff jnr 94 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
3 GA Hick 96 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
4 RC Russell 91 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
5 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995

JC Buttler’s 67 in this game provide the 36th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the third such occasion at Manchester.

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 201. He became the ninth West Indies bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in tests. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 3
2 CEL Ambrose 98 179 22103 8501 405 22 3
3 MD Marshall 81 151 17584 7876 376 22 4
4 LR Gibbs 79 148 27115 8989 309 18 2
5 J Garner 58 111 13169 5433 259 07 0
6 MA Holding 60 113 12680 5898 249 13 2
7 GS Sobers 93 159 21599 7999 235 06 0
8 AME Roberts 47 090 11135 5174 202 11 2
9 KAJ Roach 59 105 10654 5496 201 09 1

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 50 against England. He became the 13th West Indies bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in tests against England. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CEL Ambrose 34 63 8284 3082 164 8 2
2 CA Walsh 36 68 8818 3683 145 5 1
3 MD Marshall 26 50 5790 2436 127 6 1
4 GS Sobers 36 62 8771 3323 102 3 0
5 LR Gibbs 26 47 8841 2889 100 7 2
5 MA Holding 21 42 4486 2031 096 6 1
6 J Garner 19 38 4428 1650 092 1 0
7 S Ramadhin 18 32 7154 2201 080 5 1
8 WW Hall 19 35 4271 2121 065 2 0
9 CC Griffith 15 26 2913 1291 057 4 0
10 IR Bishop 13 24 2728 1231 051 2 0
11 LN Constantine 13 22 2818 1339 050 2 0
12 KAJ Roach 13 24 2672 1375 050 2 0
13 AME Roberts 12 24 2886 1174 050 4 1

JE Root had pouched 69 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. He caught KC Brathwaite of SCJ Braod which fetched him 70 catches and with it he became the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}

JE Root had pouched 14 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. He caught KC Brathwaite of SCJ Braod which fetched him 15 catches against West Indies and with it he became the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.

JM Anderson of England had captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needed one more wicketsfor his 50 wickets. SD Hope became his 50th victim, He became the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. At the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson’s tally of wickets against West Indies at home read 51. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56}, DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}

JM Anderson of England had captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needed one more wicket for his 50 wickets. SD Hope became his 50th victim, He became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets. At the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson’s tally of wickets against West Indies at home read 51

Perhaps for the first time, England team had two pace bowlers with 300 plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 311 wickets at home prior to the start of the test.

JM Anderson had a tally of 85 wickets against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He captured two   wickets in West Indies first innings at the end of second day’s play which fetched him a total of 87 wickets. When he captured the wicket of SCJ Brooks he captured his 87th wicket against West Indies. He became the highest wicket taker against West Indies in tests. He went past FS Trueman’s aggregate of 86 wickets. FS Trueman’s record stood for 57 years.

With 87 wickets to his credit against West Indies at the end of second day’s play, JM Anderson now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets against West Indies. The other two are – GD McGrath {110} and N Kapil Dev {89}.

West Indies bowlers who have captured 200 plus test wickets – KAJ Roach is the latest addition to the list

West Indies bowlers who have captured 200 plus test wickets – KAJ Roach is the latest addition to the list

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 201. He became the ninth West Indies bowler to capture 200 plus wickets in tests. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 3
2 CEL Ambrose 98 179 22103 8501 405 22 3
3 MD Marshall 81 151 17584 7876 376 22 4
4 LR Gibbs 79 148 27115 8989 309 18 2
5 J Garner 58 111 13169 5433 259 07 0
6 MA Holding 60 113 12680 5898 249 13 2
7 GS Sobers 93 159 21599 7999 235 06 0
8 AME Roberts 47 090 11135 5174 202 11 2
9 KAJ Roach 59 105 10654 5496 201 09 1

KAJ Roach captured four for 72 in England’s first innings and his aggregate of test wickets at the end of England’s innings read 50 against West Indies. He became the 13th West Indies bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in tests against West Indies. The following table lists them all.

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 CEL Ambrose 34 63 8284 3082 164 8 2
2 CA Walsh 36 68 8818 3683 145 5 1
3 MD Marshall 26 50 5790 2436 127 6 1
4 GS Sobers 36 62 8771 3323 102 3 0
5 LR Gibbs 26 47 8841 2889 100 7 2
5 MA Holding 21 42 4486 2031 096 6 1
6 J Garner 19 38 4428 1650 092 1 0
7 S Ramadhin 18 32 7154 2201 080 5 1
8 WW Hall 19 35 4271 2121 065 2 0
9 CC Griffith 15 26 2913 1291 057 4 0
10 IR Bishop 13 24 2728 1231 051 2 0
11 LN Constantine 13 22 2818 1339 050 2 0
12 KAJ Roach 13 24 2672 1375 050 2 0
13 AME Roberts 12 24 2886 1174 050 4 1
Batsmen batting at number ten scoring fifties in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number ten scoring fifties in a test innings

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the 74th occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 42nd occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty in the annals of test cricket at home and the second such occasion at Manchester

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the fifth occasion of a England batsman batting at number ten scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the first such occasion at Manchester.

SCJ Broad of England scored 62 in the ongoing test at Manchester to provide the second occasion of his scoring a fifty while batting at number ten. Prior to this he had scored 56 against Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2017. He became the seventh batman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties on two occasions while batting at number ten. The following table lists all the seven batsmen with their performances.

No No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 1 SCJ Broad 56 2 Eng Aus Melbourne Dec 2017
  2 SCJ Broad 62 1 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
2 1 MA Holding 58* 2 Win Eng St John’s Mar 1981
  2 MA Holding 69 2 Win Eng Birmingham Jun 1984
                 
3 1 ACB Langton 73* 1 SAF Eng The Oval Aug 1935
  2 ACB Langton 64* 2 SAF Eng Jo’burg Dec 1938
                 
4 1 GAR Lock 56 3 Eng Win Birmingham Jul 1963
  2 GAR Kock 53 2 Eng Win Leeds Jul 1963
                 
5 1 SarfrazNawaz 53 1 Pak Eng Leeds Jul 1974
  2 SarfrazNawaz 90 2 Pak Eng Lahore Mar 1984
                 
6 1 IS Sodhi 58 2 NZl Ban Dhaka Oct 2013
  2 IS Sodhi 63 4 NZl Pak Abu Dhabi Nov 2014
                 
7 1 H Verity 55* 1 Eng Ind Kolkata Jan 1934
  2 H Verity 60* 1 Eng Aus Manchester Jul 1934

He became the third batman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties on two occasions while batting at number ten after GAR Lock and H Verity. The following table lists all the seven batsmen with their performances.

No No Player Runs I Team Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 1 SCJ Broad 56 2 Eng Aus Melbourne Dec 2017
  2 SCJ Broad 62 1 Eng Win Manchester Jul 2020
                 
2 1 GAR Lock 56 3 Eng Win Birmingham Jul 1963
  2 GAR Kock 53 2 Eng Win Leeds Jul 1963
                 
3 1 H Verity 55* 1 Eng Ind Kolkata Jan 1934
  2 H Verity 60* 1 Eng Aus Manchester Jul 1934
Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the third test between England and West Indies at Manchester

Statistical highlights of the first day’s play of the third test between England and West Indies at Manchester

West Indies won the toss and fielded first in this test to provide the 29th occasion of England doing so against West Indies. It also provides the 15th occasion of West Indies doing so against England in England and fourth such occasion at Manchester.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 51st occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a test. It also provides the 24th occasion of England’s opening batsman collecting a duck against West Indies in a home test.

DP Sibley’s duck in this test provides the 248th occasion of England’s opening batsman to collecting a duck against in a test. It also provides the 104th occasion of England’ opening batsman collecting a duck in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in this test provides the 53rd occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 26th occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in an innings in a home test.

DP Sibley was dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in this test provides the tenth occasion of England’s opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in a test innings against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England’ opening batsman dismissed leg before wicket for a duck in an innings in a home test against West Indies and also provides the second such occasion at Manchester.

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 28th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test on home soil

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. It also provides the fifth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test on home soil against West Indies and also provides the third occasion at Manchester.

JE Root was dismissed run out in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his as England captain dismissed run out in an innings in the test. He now holds the record for most run out dismissals of an England captain in a test innings. The previous record was held by AC MacLaren. The following table lists the run out dismissals of these two captains

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 67 1 Aus Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
2 AC MacLaren 49 4 Aus Melbourne 28 Feb 1902
3 AC MacLaren 9 1 Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
             
1 JE Root 80 1 Ind Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
2 JE Root 48 3 Ind Southampton 30 Aug 2018
3 JE Root 22 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
4 JE Root 17 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

RA Burns scored 57 and DP Sibley scored a duck in the ongoing test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 13th occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs I Oppo Ground Start Date
1 1 L Hutton 73 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
  2 WW Keeton 0 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
               
2 1 MA Atherton 144 1 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 0 1 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
3 1 AN Cook 105 1 Win Bridgetown 01 May 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 1 Win Bridgetown 01 May 2015
               
4 1 RA Burns 57 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
  2 DP Sibley 0 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
               
5 1 JH Edrich 0 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
  2 G Boycott 116 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
6 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
7 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
8 1 G Pullar 54 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
               
9 1 MA Atherton 0 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 79 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
10 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
11 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
12 1 L Hutton 77 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
  2 W Watson 0 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
               
13 1 AN Cook 59* 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015

RA Burns scored 57 and DP Sibley scored a duck in the ongoing test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs I Oppo Ground Start Date
1 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
2 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
3 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
4 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
5 1 RA Burns 57 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
  2 DP Sibley 0 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings to provide the 16th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies. It also provides the eighth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies at home

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings and reauire nine more runs to post the highest partnership for the fifth wicket against West Indies at home. The best stand for the fifth wicket is credited to IR Bell-PD Collingwood who had posted 144 runs at Lord’s in May 2007

No Partners Wkt Runs I Opp Ground Start Date
1 IR Bell/Collingwood 5 144 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
2 OJ Pope/JC Buttler, 5 136* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020

OJ Pope-JS Buttler added 136 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in England’s innings provides the first three figure partnership by England batsmen for the fifth wicket against West Indies at Manchester. Previous best was 83 runs between LEG Ames and DR Jardine in Jul 1933.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 Buttler/Pope 5 136* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
2 Ames/Jardine 5 83 2 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1933

JC Buttler’s 56 not out in this game provide the 36th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against West Indies at home and the third such occasion at Manchester.

OJ Pope scored 91 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the 31st occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies. It also provides the 16th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at home.

OJ Pope scored 91 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provide the sixth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against West Indies at Manchester. Manchester has witnessed most nineties by England batsmen against West Indies than any other ground in England. The Oval has witnessed five such occasions.

No Player Runs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 C Milburn 94 3 Win Manchester 2 Jun 1966
2 GP Thorpe 94 2 Win Manchester 27 Jul 1995
3 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
4 RWT Key 93* 4 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
5 IR Bell 97 1 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
6 OJ Pope 91* 1 Win Manchester 24 Jul 2020
             
1 J Hardstaff jnr 94 1 Win The Oval 19 Aug 1939
2 G Boycott 97 2 Win The Oval 26 Jul 1973
3 GA Hick 96 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
4 RC Russell 91 1 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
5 MA Atherton 95 3 Win The Oval 24 Aug 1995
West Indies batsmen scoring zero and fifty in a test against England

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

J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the  32nd occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 JA Small 0 52 Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1928
2 CA Roach 50 0 Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
3 IM Barrow 105 0 Eng Manchester 22 Jul 1933
4 KL Wishart 52 0 Eng Georgetown 14 Feb 1935
5 JB Stollmeyer 59 0 Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
6 GE Gomez 86 0 Eng Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
7 W Ferguson 0 56* Eng Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
8 FMM Worrell 0 76* Eng Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
9 FMM Worrell 81 0 Eng Birmingham 30 May 1957
10 JDC Goddard 0 61 Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
11 GS Sobers 81 0 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
12 SM Nurse 0 70 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
13 GS Sobers 0 113* Eng Kingston 08 Feb 1968
14 RC Fredericks 0 64 Eng Manchester 12 Jun 1969
15 CA Davis 103 0 Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
16 RC Fredericks 0 138 Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
17 RC Fredericks 0 50 Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
18 CL King 0 58 Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1976
19 CG Greenidge 0 85* Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
20 IVA Richards 0 182* Eng Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
21 DL Haynes 0 109 Eng Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
22 RB Richardson 104 0 Eng Birmingham 25 Jul 1991
23 KLT Arthurton 0 52 Eng Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
24 CL Hooper 0 73* Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1995
25 KLT Arthurton 75 0 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
26 WW Hinds 59 0 Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
27 S Chanderpaul 50 0 Eng Bridgetown 01 Apr 2004
28 D Ramdin 55 0 Eng Ch-le-St 14 May 2009
29 RL Chase 54 0 Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
30 SO Dowrich 0 116* Eng Bridgetown 23 Jan 2019
31 RL Chase 0 102* Eng Gros Islet 09 Feb 2019
32 J Blackwood 0 55 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the 20th occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 JA Small 0 52 Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1928
2 CA Roach 50 0 Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
3 IM Barrow 105 0 Eng Manchester 22 Jul 1933
4 JB Stollmeyer 59 0 Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
5 FMM Worrell 81 0 Eng Birmingham 30 May 1957
6 JDC Goddard 0 61 Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
7 GS Sobers 81 0 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 SM Nurse 0 70 Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
9 RC Fredericks 0 64 Eng Manchester 12 Jun 1969
10 CA Davis 103 0 Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
11 RC Fredericks 0 138 Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1976
12 RC Fredericks 0 50 Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
13 CL King 0 58 Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1976
14 CG Greenidge 0 85* Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
15 RB Richardson 104 0 Eng Birmingham 25 Jul 1991
16 CL Hooper 0 73* Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1995
17 KLT Arthurton 75 0 Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
18 WW Hinds 59 0 Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 2000
19 D Ramdin 55 0 Eng Ch-le-St 14 May 2009
20 J Blackwood 0 55 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

J Blackwood of West Indies scored zero and 55 against England at Manchester to provide the fifth occasion of West Indies batsman scoring a duck and a fifty in a test against England at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 CA Roach 50 0 Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
2 IM Barrow 105 0 Eng Manchester 22 Jul 1933
3 RC Fredericks 0 64 Eng Manchester 12 Jun 1969
4 RC Fredericks 0 50 Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
5 J Blackwood 0 55 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between England-West Indies Test Series-July 2020

Approaching milestones ahead of the third test between England-West Indies Test Series-July 2020

JE Root has scored seven fifties against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. Three more fifties in the ensuing series would fetch him ten fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth England batsman to score ten fifties against West Indies.

SCJ Broad has scored six zeroes against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more zero to collect his seventh duck against West Indies and share the record for most ducks against West Indies by England batsmen with PI Pollock, JA Snow and DL Underwood

JE Root has pouched 115 catches as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. seven more catches would fetch him 122 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the third England fieldsman to pouch most catches. AN Cook has the record with 175 catches. JE Root would go past MC Cowdrey {120}, IT Botham {120} and AJ Strauss {121} on his way to occupy the third place.

JE Root has pouched 69 catches at home as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 70 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 70 plus catches at home. Others are – AN Cook {113}, AJ Strauss {83} and MC Cowdrey {70}

JE Root has pouched 14 catches against West Indies as a fieldsman other than wicketkeepers prior to the start of the third test. One more catch would fetch him 15 catches and with it the distinction of becoming the 19th England fieldsman to pouch 15 or more catches against West Indies.

JO Holder has an aggregate of 1954 runs prior to the start of the third test. He needs 46 more runs for his 2000 test runs. If he gets it, he would then become the 38th West Indies batsman to total 2000 plus test runs.

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the second West Indies captain to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. GS Sobers is the other West Indies captain who has scored 3528 runs and captured 117 wickets

JO Holder of West Indies has scored 1574 runs and captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score 1500 runs and capture 100 wickets. Others are GS Sobers, Imran Khan and DL Vettori.

No Player Team Mat Runs Wkts
1 GS Sobers Win 39 3528 117
2 Imran Khan Pak 48 2408 187
3 DL Vettori NZl 32 1917 116
4 JO Holder Win 33 1574 098

If JO Holder achieves the captioned double, then West Indies will become the only team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains scoring 1500 runs and 100 wickets.

JO Holder of West Indies has captured 98 wickets while leading West Indies. Two more wickets would fetch him 100 wickets and with it he would earn the distinction of becoming the ninth captain in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 wickets. The following table furnishes the bowlers

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 Imran Khan Pak 48 71 9211 3790 187 12 4
2 R Benaud Aus 28 56 10720 3559 138 9 0
3 GS Sobers Win 39 69 10860 3978 117 3 0
4 DL Vettori NZl 32 54 9275 3873 116 6 0
5 N Kapil Dev Ind 34 58 6718 2925 111 4 1
6 Wasim Akram Pak 25 46 5444 2499 107 3 1
7 BS Bedi Ind 22 39 7279 2631 106 8 1
8 SM Pollock SAF 26 50 5833 2201 103 4 1
9 JO Holder Win 34 59 5768 2424 098 7 1

If JO Holder captured 100 wickets, then West Indies will become the third team in the annals of test cricket to have two captains capturing 100 wickets. India and Pakistan are the other two teams.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 N Kapil Dev Ind 34 58 6718 2925 111 4 1
2 BS Bedi Ind 22 39 7279 2631 106 8 1
                   
1 Imran Khan Pak 48 71 9211 3790 187 12 4
2 Wasim Akram Pak 25 46 5444 2499 107 3 1
                   
1 GS Sobers Win 39 69 10860 3978 117 3 0
2 JO Holder Win 34 59 5768 2424 098 7 1

JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wickets for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies. Others are- GD McGrath {60}, FS Trueman {56}, DK Lillee (55}, N Kapil Dev {54} and SM Pollock {50}

JM Anderson of England has captured 49 wickets at home against West Indies prior to the start of the third test. He needs one more wicket for his 50 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets at home against West Indies after FS Trueman. FS Trueman has captured 56 wickets.

JM Anderson of England has captured 588 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He needs 12 more wickets for his 600 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 600 plus wickets.  Others are- M Muralidharan {800}, SK Warne {708} and A Kumble {619}

Perhaps for the first time,if England picks both JM Anderson and SCJ Broad in its playing eleven, England team will be having two pace bowlers with 300 plus wickets in a home test. JM Anderson has an aggregate of 368 wickets at home and SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 311 wickets at home.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate of 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh bowler to capture 500 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the bowlers who have captured 500 plus wickets

No Player Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts 5 10
1 M Muralitharan 133 230 44039 18180 800 67 22
2 SK Warne 145 273 40705 17995 708 37 10
3 A Kumble 132 236 40850 18355 619 35 08
4 JM Anderson 151 282 32779 15670 584 28 03
5 GD McGrath 124 243 29248 12186 563 29 03
6 CA Walsh 132 242 30019 12688 519 22 03

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets, then England will become the third team to have two bowlers with 500 plus wickets. Australia is the other team with SK Warne {708} and GD McGrath {563}

If SCJ Broad gets 500 wickets England will become the  first team to have two pace bowlers with 500 plus wickets.

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third cricketer to score 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests. SK Warne has scored 3154 runs and captured 708 wickets

SCJ Broad has an aggregate 3222 runs and 491 wickets prior to the start of the third test. He requires nine more wickets for his 500 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first fast bowler to perform the feat of scoring 3000 plus runs and capture 500 wickets in tests.

JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test apart from scoring 1199 runs and 587 wickets. He needs five more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become the third all rounder in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus runs, capture 100 plus wicket and pouch 100 plus catches. SK Warne is the other cricketer to perform such a feat. He has scored 3154 runs, captured 708 wickets and pouched 125 catches

JM Anderson has pouched 95 catches prior to the start of the third test He needs seven more catches for his 100 catches. He is all set to become tenth England fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches. The following table lists the England fieldsmen with 100 plus catches.

No Player Span Mat Inns Dis
1 AN Cook 2006-2018 161 300 175
2 AJ Strauss 2004-2012 100 189 121
3 IT Botham 1977-1992 102 179 120
4 MC Cowdrey 1954-1975 114 214 120
5 JE Root 2012-2020 092 174 114
6 WR Hammond 1927-1947 085 154 110
7 GP Thorpe 1993-2005 100 179 105
8 GA Gooch 1975-1995 118 211 103
9 IR Bell 2004-2015 118 223 100
West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin

West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin

West Indies lost the second test against England at Manchester by 113 runs to provide the 52nd occasion of West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Start Date
1 Win lost 382 runs Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
2 Win lost 379 runs Aus Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
3 Win lost 352 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
4 Win lost 351 runs SAF Centurion 15 Jan 1999
5 Win lost 318 runs Ind North Sound 22 Aug 2019
6 Win lost 312 runs Aus Port of Spain 5 Mar 1999
7 Win lost 277 runs Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015
8 Win lost 266 runs Pak Port of Spain 01 Apr 1977
9 Win lost 257 runs Ind Kingston 30 Aug 2019
10 Win lost 256 runs Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
11 Win lost 256 runs Eng Port of Spain 28 Jan 1960
12 Win lost 255 runs Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1988
13 Win lost 244 runs Pak Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
14 Win lost 240 runs Srl Kandy 22 Jul 2005
15 Win lost 240 runs NZl Hamilton 09 Dec 2017
16 Win lost 237 runs Ind Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
17 Win lost 232 runs Eng Gros Islet 09 Feb 2019
18 Win lost 217 runs Eng Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
19 Win lost 210 runs Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
20 Win lost 208 runs Eng Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
21 Win lost 204 runs NZl Bridgetown 21 Jun 2002
22 Win lost 202 runs Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
23 Win lost 202 runs Aus Sydney 25 Jan 1952
24 Win lost 199 runs Pak Karachi 27 Nov 2006
25 Win lost 196 runs Pak Basseterre 20 May 2011
26 Win lost 190 runs Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
27 Win lost 190 runs NZl Auckland 09 Mar 1956
28 Win lost 189 runs SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
29 Win lost 186 runs Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
30 Win lost 186 runs NZl Kingston 08 Jun 2014
31 Win lost 178 runs SAF P Elizabeth 10 Dec 1998
32 Win lost 177 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
33 Win lost 176 runs Aus St John’s 03 Apr 1999
34 Win lost 170 runs Pak Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
35 Win lost 167 runs Eng Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
36 Win lost 165 runs Aus Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
37 Win lost 163 runs SAF Port of Spain 10 Jun 2010
38 Win lost 158 runs Eng The Oval 31 Aug 2000
39 Win lost 157 runs Aus St John’s 27 Apr 1991
40 Win lost 149 runs SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
41 Win lost 139 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
42 Win lost 136 runs Pak Kingston 03 Jun 2005
43 Win lost 133 runs Pak Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
44 Win lost 131 runs Srl Kandy 21 Nov 2001
45 Win lost 124 runs Aus Sydney 29 Nov 1996
46 Win lost 123 runs Aus Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
47 Win lost 121 runs Srl Providence 22 Mar 2008
48 Win lost 118 runs Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
49 Win lost 115 runs Eng Leeds 06 Jun 1991
50 Win lost 113 runs Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
51 Win lost 101 runs Pak Roseau 10 May 2017
52 Win lost 100 runs Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1975

West Indies lost the second test against England at Manchester by 113 runs to provide the 32nd occasion of West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Start Date
1 Win lost 202 runs Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 Win lost 202 runs Aus Sydney 25 Jan 1952
3 Win lost 190 runs NZl Auckland 09 Mar 1956
4 Win lost 217 runs Eng Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
5 Win lost 382 runs Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
6 Win lost 100 runs Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1975
7 Win lost 190 runs Aus Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
8 Win lost 165 runs Aus Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
9 Win lost 186 runs Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
10 Win lost 255 runs Ind Chennai 11 Jan 1988
11 Win lost 115 runs Eng Leeds 06 Jun 1991
12 Win lost 139 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
13 Win lost 123 runs Aus Brisbane 22 Nov 1996
14 Win lost 124 runs Aus Sydney 29 Nov 1996
15 Win lost 178 runs SAF P Elizabeth 10 Dec 1998
16 Win lost 149 runs SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
17 Win lost 351 runs SAF Centurion 15 Jan 1999
18 Win lost 158 runs Eng The Oval 31 Aug 2000
19 Win lost 352 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
20 Win lost 131 runs Srl Kandy 21 Nov 2001
21 Win lost 170 runs Pak Sharjah 31 Jan 2002
22 Win lost 244 runs Pak Sharjah 07 Feb 2002
23 Win lost 189 runs SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
24 Win lost 210 runs Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
25 Win lost 256 runs Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
26 Win lost 240 runs Srl Kandy 22 Jul 2005
27 Win lost 379 runs Aus Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
28 Win lost 199 runs Pak Karachi 27 Nov 2006
29 Win lost 177 runs Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
30 Win lost 133 runs Pak Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
31 Win lost 240 runs NZl Hamilton 09 Dec 2017
32 Win lost 113 runs Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

West Indies lost the second test against England at Manchester by 113 runs to provide the 11th occasion of West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against England. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Start Date
1 Win lost 256 runs Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
2 Win lost 256 runs Eng Port of Spain 28 Jan 1960
3 Win lost 232 runs Eng Gros Islet 09 Feb 2019
4 Win lost 217 runs Eng Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
5 Win lost 210 runs Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
6 Win lost 208 runs Eng Bridgetown 08 Apr 1994
7 Win lost 202 runs Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
8 Win lost 167 runs Eng Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
9 Win lost 158 runs Eng The Oval 31 Aug 2000
10 Win lost 115 runs Eng Leeds 06 Jun 1991
11 Win lost 113 runs Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

West Indies lost the second test against England at Manchester by 113 runs to provide the seventh occasion of West Indies losing a test by 100 plus runs margin against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below in the order of descending order of runs margin.

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Start Date
1 Win lost 202 runs Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 Win lost 217 runs Eng Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
3 Win lost 115 runs Eng Leeds 06 Jun 1991
4 Win lost 158 runs Eng The Oval 31 Aug 2000
5 Win lost 210 runs Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
6 Win lost 256 runs Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
7 Win lost 113 runs Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020