England’s test wins against West Indies by 100 plus runs margin

England’s test wins against West Indies by 100 plus runs margin

England won the second test at Manchester against West Indies by 113 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of England winning a test against West Indies by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

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

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

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

England won the second test at Manchester against West Indies by 113 runs to provide the second occasion of England winning a test against West Indies by 100 plus runs margin at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Result Margin Opp Ground Start Date
1 Eng won 202 runs Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
2 Eng won 113 runs Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
Highlights of the final day’s play of the Manchester test between England and West Indies

Highlights of the final day’s play of the Manchester test between England and 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

JE Root was dismissed run out for 22 in England’s second innings to provide the 27th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings at home

JE Root was dismissed run out for 22 in England’s second innings to provide the seventh occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings against West Indies . It also provides the fourth occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings at home against West Indies.

It also provides the second occasion of an England captain dismissed run out in a test innings against West Indies at Manchester. MA Atherton was the other captain to be dismissed for an identical score of 22 against West Indies at Mancheter in Jul 1995.

BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 12th 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 JH Edrich 0 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
  2 G Boycott 116 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
5 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
6 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
7 1 G Pullar 54 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
               
8 1 MA Atherton 0 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 79 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
9 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
10 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
11 1 L Hutton 77 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
  2 W Watson 0 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
               
12 1 AN Cook 59* 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015

BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the fourth 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

England declared its innings closed in both innings of this test to provide a total of 38 occasions of England declaring its innings closed in a test against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England declaring its both innings closed in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Team Score Overs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 Eng 164/7d 55.2×8 1 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1939
  2 Eng 128/6d 38.0×8 3 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1939
                 
2 1 Eng 553/5d 142.0 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  2 Eng 284/8d 66.5 3 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
                 
3 1 Eng 566/9d 165.2 1 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
  2 Eng 221/8d 50.0 3 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
                 
4 1 Eng 600/6d 153.2 1 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  2 Eng 279/2d 81.0 3 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
                 
5 1 Eng 546/6d 158.5 1 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  2 Eng 237/6d 38.4 3 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
                 
6 1 Eng 469/9d 162.0 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 Eng 129/3d 19.0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020

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 sixth 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

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 52nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket.

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 13th occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AP Binns Win Aus Kingston 26 Mar 1955
2 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
3 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
4 DL Murray Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
5 DA Murray Win Pak Multan 30 Dec 1980
6 PJL Dujon Win Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
7 D Williams Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
8 JR Murray Win Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
9 CO Browne Win Srl Kingstown 20 Jun 1997
10 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
11 RD Jacobs Win Ind Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
12 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
13 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 14th  occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JJ Kelly Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
2 KC James NZl Eng Christchurch 10 Jan 1930
3 IA Colquhoun NZl Eng Auckland 25 Mar 1955
4 LV Maddocks Aus Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1956
5 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
6 Imtiaz Ahmed Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
7 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 RW Marsh Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
9 WK Lees NZl Eng Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
10 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
11 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
12 Kamran Akmal Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
13 GC Wilson Ire Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
14 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket at Manchester. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 TA Ward SAF Aus Manchester 27 May 1912
2 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the fifth   occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England in Eng;and. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
2 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
3 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
4 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
5 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SSJ Brookes of West Indies scored 68 and 62 against England at Manchester to provide the 36th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the 15th occasion of West Indies batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test.

England won the second test at Manchester by 113 runs to provide England’s 50th victory against West Indies.

England has carved 110 test wins against Australia and 64 test wins against South Africa.

England became the second team in the annals of test cricket to win 50 plus tests against three oppositions after Australia. Australia has won 146 tests against England, 52 tests against South Africa and 58 tests against West Indies.

England has won 34 tests against West Indies at home prior to the start of the second test. The win at Manchester fetched England its 35th win at home against West Indies. England has carved 53 test wins at home against Australia

England became the second team in the annals of test cricket to win 35 plus home tests against two oppositions after Australia. Australia has won 95 home tests against England and 37 home tests against West Indies.

West Indies batmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England

West Indies batmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England

SSJ Brookes of West Indies scored 68 and 62 against England at Manchester to provide the 36th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test. It also provides the 15th occasion of West Indies batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 FI de Caires 80 70 Eng Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
2 CA Roach 122 77 Eng Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
3 GA Headley 114 112 Eng Georgetown 21 Feb 1930
4 RK Nunes 66 92 Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
5 GA Headley 106 107 Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
6 ED Weekes 63 63 Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
7 ED Weekes 55 90* Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
8 DS Atkinson 74 53* Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
9 CL Walcott 124 51* Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
10 FMM Worrell 167 56 Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
11 CL Walcott 50 116 Eng Kingston 30 Mar 1954
12 GS Sobers 102 52 Eng Leeds 25 Jul 1963
13 CC Hunte 80 108* Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1963
14 SM Nurse 93 53 Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
15 BF Butcher 86 60 Eng Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
16 GS Sobers 152 95* Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
17 RC Fredericks 63 60 Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
18 AI Kallicharran 80 80 Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
19 IVA Richards 232 63 Eng Nottingham 03 Jun 1976
20 CG Greenidge 134 101 Eng Manchester 08 Jul 1976
21 RC Fredericks 71 86* Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
22 CH Lloyd 100 66 Eng Bridgetown 13 Mar 1981
23 DL Haynes 131 70 Eng St John’s 11 Apr 1986
24 PJL Dujon 53 52 Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
25 AL Logie 81 95* Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
26 BC Lara 87 145 Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1995
27 S Chanderpaul 128* 97* Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
28 CH Gayle 66 81 Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
29 S Chanderpaul 50 116* Eng Manchester 07 Jun 2007
30 S Chanderpaul 136* 70 Eng Ch-le-St 15 Jun 2007
31 RR Sarwan 94 106 Eng St John’s 15 Feb 2009
32 S Chanderpaul 87* 91 Eng Lord’s 17 May 2012
33 MN Samuels 117 76* Eng Nottingham 25 May 2012
34 KC Brathwaite 134 95 Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017
35 SD Hope 147 118* Eng Leeds 25 Aug 2017
36 SSJ Brooks 68 62 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
             
No Player FI SI Opp Ground Start Date
1 FI de Caires 80 70 Eng Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
2 RK Nunes 66 92 Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 ED Weekes 63 63 Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
4 ED Weekes 55 90* Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
5 DS Atkinson 74 53* Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
6 SM Nurse 93 53 Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
7 BF Butcher 86 60 Eng Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968
8 RC Fredericks 63 60 Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1969
9 AI Kallicharran 80 80 Eng The Oval 26 Jul 1973
10 RC Fredericks 71 86* Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1976
11 PJL Dujon 53 52 Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
12 AL Logie 81 95* Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
13 CH Gayle 66 81 Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
14 S Chanderpaul 87* 91 Eng Lord’s 17 May 2012
15 SSJ Brooks 68 62 Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
Wicket keeper batsmen collecting a pair in a test

Wicket keeper batsmen collecting a pair in a test

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 52nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JJ Kelly Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
2 TA Ward SAF Aus Manchester 27 May 1912
3 H Strudwick Eng Aus Nottingham 28 May 1921
4 KC James NZl Eng Christchurch 10 Jan 1930
5 WAS Oldfield Aus SAF Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
6 F Nicholson SAF Aus Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936
7 PG Joshi Ind Win Bridgetown 07 Feb 1953
8 IA Colquhoun NZl Eng Auckland 25 Mar 1955
9 AP Binns Win Aus Kingston 26 Mar 1955
10 RT Spooner Eng SAF The Oval 13 Aug 1955
11 LV Maddocks Aus Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1956
12 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
13 NS Tamhane Ind Win Kolkata 31 Dec 1958
14 ATW Grout Aus Win Sydney 13 Jan 1961
15 Imtiaz Ahmed Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
16 AE Dick NZl Pak Rawalpindi 27 Mar 1965
17 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
18 JT Murray Eng Pak Lord’s 27 Jul 1967
19 APE Knott Eng NZl Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
20 DL Murray Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
21 FM Engineer Ind Win Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
22 RW Marsh Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
23 WK Lees NZl Eng Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
24 Wasim Bari Pak Aus Perth 24 Mar 1979
25 DA Murray Win Pak Multan 30 Dec 1980
26 IDS Smith NZl Aus Christchurch 19 Mar 1982
27 PJL Dujon Win Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
28 RG de Alwis Srl Ind Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
29 D Williams Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
30 IA Healy Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
31 JR Murray Win Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
32 DJ Richardson SAF Pak Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
33 CI Dunusinghe Srl Pak Peshawar 08 Sep 1995
34 CO Browne Win Srl Kingstown 20 Jun 1997
35 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
36 Rashid Latif Pak SAF P Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
37 AC Gilchrist Aus Ind Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
38 RD Jacobs Win Ind Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
39 AJ Stewart Eng Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
40 Khaled Mashud Ban Pak Peshawar 27 Aug 2003
41 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
42 GO Jones Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 2006
43 P Jayawardene Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
44 Kamran Akmal Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
45 P Jayawardene Srl Aus Galle 31 Aug 2011
46 CFK van Wyk NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Nov 2012
47 MJ Prior Eng NZl Lord’s 16 May 2013
48 Nurul Hasan Ban Win Kingston 12 Jul 2018
49 Sarfaraz Ahmed Pak SAF Centurion 26 Dec 2018
50 JM Bairstow Eng Ire Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
51 GC Wilson Ire Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
52 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 13th occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AP Binns Win Aus Kingston 26 Mar 1955
2 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
3 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
4 DL Murray Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
5 DA Murray Win Pak Multan 30 Dec 1980
6 PJL Dujon Win Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1986
7 D Williams Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1992
8 JR Murray Win Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
9 CO Browne Win Srl Kingstown 20 Jun 1997
10 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
11 RD Jacobs Win Ind Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
12 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
13 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the 14th  occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 JJ Kelly Aus Eng Sheffield 03 Jul 1902
2 KC James NZl Eng Christchurch 10 Jan 1930
3 IA Colquhoun NZl Eng Auckland 25 Mar 1955
4 LV Maddocks Aus Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1956
5 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
6 Imtiaz Ahmed Pak Eng Dhaka 19 Jan 1962
7 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 RW Marsh Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
9 WK Lees NZl Eng Christchurch 24 Feb 1978
10 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
11 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
12 Kamran Akmal Pak Eng Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
13 GC Wilson Ire Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 2019
14 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the second  occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket at Manchester. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 TA Ward SAF Aus Manchester 27 May 1912
2 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020

SO Dowrich of West Indies collected a pair in the second test at Manchester against England to provide the fifth   occasion of a West Indies wicket keeper batsman collecting a pair in the annals of test cricket against England in Eng;and. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 FCM Alexander Win Eng The Oval 22 Aug 1957
2 JL Hendriks Win Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1966
3 D Williams Win Eng Port of Spain 13 Feb 1998
4 RD Jacobs Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
5 SO Dowrich Win Eng Manchester 16 Jul 2020
England declaring in both innings of a test against West Indies

England declaring in both innings of a test against West Indies

England declared its both innings of this test to provide a total of 38 occasions of England declaring its innings closed in a test against West Indies. It also provides the sixth occasion of England declaring its both innings closed in a test against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Team Score Overs Inns Opp Ground Start Date
1 1 Eng 164/7d 55.2×8 1 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1939
  2 Eng 128/6d 38.0×8 3 Win Manchester 22 Jul 1939
                 
2 1 Eng 553/5d 142.0 1 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
  2 Eng 284/8d 66.5 3 Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
                 
3 1 Eng 566/9d 165.2 1 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
  2 Eng 221/8d 50.0 3 Win St John’s 15 Feb 2009
                 
4 1 Eng 600/6d 153.2 1 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
  2 Eng 279/2d 81.0 3 Win Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
                 
5 1 Eng 546/6d 158.5 1 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
  2 Eng 237/6d 38.4 3 Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
                 
6 1 Eng 469/9d 162.0 1 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 Eng 129/3d 19.0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
England opening batsmen scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies

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

BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the 12th 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 Opp 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 JH Edrich 0 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
  2 G Boycott 116 2 Win Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
5 1 ME Trescothick 0 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
  2 AJ Strauss 90 2 Win Manchester 12 Aug 2004
               
6 1 RT Simpson 0 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
  2 WJ Edrich 71 3 Win Manchester 08 Jun 1950
               
7 1 G Pullar 54 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
  2 MC Cowdrey 0 3 Win Port of Spain 25 Mar 1960
               
8 1 MA Atherton 0 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
  2 AJ Stewart 79 3 Win Georgetown 17 Mar 1994
               
9 1 AJ Strauss 0 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
  2 AN Cook 106 3 Win Manchester 07 Jun 2007
               
10 1 BA Stokes 78* 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
  2 JC Buttler 0 3 Win Manchester 16 Jul 2020
               
11 1 L Hutton 77 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
  2 W Watson 0 4 Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
               
12 1 AN Cook 59* 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
  2 IJL Trott 0 4 Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015

BA Stokes scored 78 not out and JS Buttler scored zero in England’s second innings of the just concluded test against West Indies at Manchester to provide the fourth occasion  of England openers scoring zero and fifty in a test innings against West Indies at Mancheter  All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs I Opp 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
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

Steve Bucknor: My ‘mistake’ in 2008 Sydney Test ‘might have cost India the game’

Steve Bucknor: My ‘mistake’ in 2008 Sydney Test ‘might have cost India the game’

“I made two mistakes in the Sydney Test in 2008”. Steve Bucknor, in speaking about his career, has said that he made “two mistakes” during the controversial Australia-India Sydney Test in 2008, which made headlines for the “monkeygate” spat between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh and the contentious umpiring decisions.

In an interview with Mid-Day, Bucknor said: “I made two mistakes in the Sydney Test in 2008. Mistake one, which happened when India were doing well, allowed an Australian batsman to get a hundred. Mistake two, on day five, might have cost India the game. But still, they are two mistakes over five days. Was I the first umpire to make two mistakes in a Test? Still, those two mistakes seem to have haunted me.”

India had reduced the hosts to 134 for 6 on the first day before an unbeaten 162 from Symonds and half-centuries from Brad Hogg and Brett Lee propelled Australia to a commanding 463. The first decision Bucknor refers to was when Symonds, on 30, edged a delivery from Ishant Sharma to MS Dhoni but Bucknor remained unmoved. Replays later showed Snicko had picked up the edge but there was no DRS at the time.

The other decision Bucknor recalls probably refers to Rahul Dravid’s dismissal on the last day when India were set 333 to chase from a possible 72 overs. In the 34th over of the chase, with India fighting for a draw on 115 for 3, Bucknor ruled Dravid caught behind. Dravid’s bat was tucked behind his pad, and replays confirmed the ball had flicked Dravid’s front knee roll on the way. Michael Clarke later picked up the last three India wickets in five balls with about six minutes to spare, and Australia won the match and took a 2-0 series lead.

“You need to know why mistakes are made,” Bucknor said. “You don’t want to make similar mistakes again. I am not giving excuses but there are times when the wind is blowing down the pitch and the sound travels with the wind. The commentators hear the nick from the stump mic but the umpires may not be sure. These are things spectators won’t know.”

The episode became a blot on Bucknor’s otherwise celebrated record, as he was removed by the ICC from officiating in the third Australia-India Test in Perth.

Looking back at happier times from his career, Bucknor recalled two World Cups, starting with 1992 when he had officiated only in a handful international matches but got to stand in the final. He would go on to officiate in four more consecutive finals until the 2007 edition.

“I stood in only four Tests and three ODIs before that [1992 World Cup],” Bucknor recalled. “And I was the only umpire from the Caribbean at that World Cup. So I didn’t know if I was good enough to be there. During the tournament, I was told I was doing very well. The captains had good things to say. My aim was to be among the six umpires for the semi-finals. I would have been happy to even be a reserve umpire. I stood in the New Zealand versus Pakistan semi-final in Auckland. And after the match I was told, ‘Bucknor, you’re doing the final.’

“I remember in 1996, West Indies versus Australia in the semi-final. I was in Delhi and I left my hotel room when Australia were 15 for 4. I went down to the lobby and told them to book my tickets to Jamaica. I then packed my bags and got ready to leave the next morning. That night, West Indies lost. I was sad because I wanted West Indies in the final. But personally, I was happy. Once the game was over, I was told, ‘Bucknor, first flight out to Pakistan for the final.'”

The former umpire also explained his signature style of taking a long pause before declaring a batsman out. “I created replays in my mind,” he said. “Did the ball pitch outside leg? Was it high? Is it missing off? These are the questions I asked myself. I was criticised in my own country when I started out. One commentator said that if there is an appeal in the last over of the day, Bucknor’s finger will go up the next morning.”

Bucknor retired in 2009 after officiating in 128 Tests and 181 ODIs; his Test record of umpiring in most matches was broken by Aleem Dar in December 2019.

Article courtesy – espncricinfo.com