Australian opening batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test

Australian opening batsmen scoring centuries in the fourth innings of a test

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 17th  occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 160 4 v England Sydney 26 Feb 1898
2 AR Morris 124* 4 v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
3 AR Morris 182 4 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1948
4 RB Simpson 115 4 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
5 KR Stackpole 136 4 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
6 GM Wood 126 4 v West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
7 J Dyson 127* 4 v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1982
8 AMJ Hilditch 113 4 v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
9 MA Taylor 113 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
10 MJ Slater 103 4 v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
11 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
12 ML Hayden 101* 4 v Zimbabwe Sydney 17 Oct 2003
13 DA Warner 123* 4 v New Zealand Hobart 09 Dec 2011
14 CJL Rogers 116 4 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
15 CJL Rogers 107 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
16 DA Warner 112 4 v Bangladesh Dhaka 27 Aug 2017
17 UT Khawaja 141 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the  just  concluded  test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC  to provide  the second  occasion of  an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 115 4 v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 UT Khawaja 141 4 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the eighth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test which  ended in a draw. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AR Morris 124* 4 Draw v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
2 RB Simpson 115 4 Draw v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 KR Stackpole 136 4 Draw v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
4 J Dyson 127* 4 Draw v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1982
5 AMJ Hilditch 113 4 Draw v West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
6 MA Taylor 113 4 Draw v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
7 MJ Slater 103 4 Draw v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
8 UT Khawaja 141 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 141 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the highest individual score by Australian opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test which ended in a draw. The previous best was 136 by KR Stackpole against England at Adelaide in Jan 1971. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
8 UT Khawaja 141 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
3 KR Stackpole 136 4 Draw v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1971

 

 

Australian captains scoring a fifty in the fourth innings of a drawn test

Australian captains scoring a fifty in the fourth innings of a drawn test

TD Paine of Australia scored 61 not out in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 14th occasion of Australian captain scoring a fifty in the fourth innings of a drawn test. All such occasions are tabulated below

o Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 102* 4 Draw v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
2 DG Bradman 56* 4 Draw v England Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
3 RB Simpson 115 4 Draw v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
4 WM Lawry 89 4 Draw v West Indies Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
5 WM Lawry 56* 4 Draw v India Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
6 IM Chappell 86 4 Draw v England Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
7 IM Chappell 62 4 Draw v England Leeds 14 Aug 1975
8 GS Chappell 70 4 Draw v Pakistan Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
9 MA Taylor 113 4 Draw v England Sydney 01 Jan 1995
10 SR Waugh 67 4 Draw v New Zealand Perth 30 Nov 2001
11 SR Waugh 80 4 Draw v India Sydney 02 Jan 2004
12 RT Ponting 156 4 Draw v England Manchester 11 Aug 2005
13 RT Ponting 51* 4 Draw v England Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
14 TD Paine 61* 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

TD Paine of Australia scored 61 not out in the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the third occasion of Australian captain scoring a fifty in the fourth innings of a drawn test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 115 4 Draw v Pakistan Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 GS Chappell 70 4 Draw v Pakistan Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
3 TD Paine 61* 4 Draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Teams posting 350 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test

Teams posting 350 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test

Australia scored 362 for 8 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to draw the test providing the 17th occasion of a team posting 350 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 654/5 218.2×8 4 draw v South Africa Durban 03 Mar 1939
2 South Africa 450/7 136.0 4 draw v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
3 India 429/8 150.5 4 draw v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
4 South Africa 423/7 141.0 4 draw v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
5 West Indies 408/5 164.3 4 draw v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
6 Sri Lanka 391/4 134.0 4 draw v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
7 Australia 381/7 110.0 4 draw v New Zealand Perth 30 Nov 2001
8 Australia 371/9 108.0 4 draw v England Manchester 11 Aug 2005
9 West Indies 370/9 128.0 4 draw v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
10 England 369/6 110.0 4 draw v India The Oval 09 Aug 2007
11 India 364/6 131.0 4 draw v Pakistan Delhi 04 Dec 1979
12 Australia 362/8 139.5 4 draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
13 Australia 357/6 094.0 4 draw v India Sydney 02 Jan 2004
14 India 355/8 107.0 4 draw v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 04 Feb 1949
15 West Indies 354/5 100.0 4 draw v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
16 England 351/5 165.0 4 draw v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
17 West Indies 350/7 129.4 4 draw v England North Sound 13 Apr 2015

Australia scored 362 for 8 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to draw the test providing the fourth occasion of Australia posting 350 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test to draw the test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 381/7 110.0 4 draw v New Zealand Perth 30 Nov 2001
2 Australia 371/9 108.0 4 draw v England Manchester 11 Aug 2005
3 Australia 362/8 139.5 4 draw v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
4 Australia 357/6 094.0 4 draw v India Sydney 02 Jan 2004

 

Australian opening batsmen scoring a half century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test

Australian opening batsmen scoring a half century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the 50th occasion of  an opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PS McDonnell 124 83 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
2 VT Trumper 113 59 Aus Eng Adelaide 15 Jan 1904
3 W Bardsley 136 130 Aus Eng The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 CG Macartney 137 56 Aus SAF Sydney 03 Mar 1911
5 HL Collins 70 104 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
6 WM Woodfull 68 111 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1928
7 AR Morris 122 124* Aus Eng Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
8 AR Morris 105 62 Aus Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
9 J Moroney 118 101* Aus SAF Johannesburg 10 Feb 1950
10 CC McDonald 133 51* Aus Eng Melbourne 13 Feb 1959
11 WM Lawry 74 102 Aus Eng Manchester 27 Jul 1961
12 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
13 WM Lawry 210 58* Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
14 RB Simpson 55 103 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
15 KR Stackpole 87 136 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1971
16 IR Redpath 103 65 Aus Win Adelaide 23 Jan 1976
17 IR Redpath 101 70 Aus Win Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
18 RB McCosker 51 107 Aus Eng Nottingham 28 Jul 1977
19 GM Wood 50 126 Aus Win Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
20 AMJ Hilditch 70 113 Aus Win Melbourne 22 Dec 1984
21 AMJ Hilditch 119 80 Aus Eng Leeds 13 Jun 1985
22 GR Marsh 56 110 Aus Eng Brisbane 14 Nov 1986
23 MA Taylor 136 60 Aus Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1989
24 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
25 MA Taylor 59 144 Aus Win St John’s 27 Apr 1991
26 MA Taylor 64 142* Aus NZl Perth 12 Nov 1993
27 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
28 ML Hayden 197 103 Aus Eng Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
29 JL Langer 146 78* Aus Win Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
30 ML Hayden 136 53* Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
31 ML Hayden 117 132 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
32 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
33 ML Hayden 111 77 Aus ICC Sydney 14 Oct 2005
34 ML Hayden 65 137 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2005
35 JL Langer 82 100* Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
36 PA Jaques 150 68 Aus Srl Hobart 16 Nov 2007
37 PJ Hughes 115 160 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
38 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
39 SM Katich 88 106 Aus NZl Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
40 SR Watson 126 56 Aus Ind Mohali 01 Oct 2010
41 DA Warner 60 112 Aus Eng Perth 13 Dec 2013
42 CJL Rogers 61 116 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2013
43 DA Warner 135 145 Aus SAF Cape Town 01 Mar 2014
44 DA Warner 145 102 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
45 DA Warner 163 116 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
46 JA Burns 71 129 Aus NZl Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
47 JA Burns 170 65 Aus NZl Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
48 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
49 DA Warner 103 86 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
50 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of  the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the 19th occasion of  an opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 RE Redmond 107 56 NZl Pak Auckland 16 Feb 1973
3 RC Fredericks 120 57 Win Pak Port of Spain 04 Mar 1977
4 CG Greenidge 100 82 Win Pak Kingston 15 Apr 1977
5 G Boycott 79 100* Eng Pak Hyd-Pak 02 Jan 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 111 137 Ind Pak Karachi 14 Nov 1978
7 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
8 ST Jayasuriya 72 113 Srl Pak Col-SSC 26 Apr 1997
9 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
10 RP Arnold 123 56* Srl Pak Lahore 04 Mar 1999
11 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
12 W Jaffer 202 56 Ind Pak Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
13 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
14 TM Dilshan 101 56 Srl Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
15 Imrul Kayes 51 150 Ban Pak Khulna 28 Apr 2015
16 AN Cook 105 76* Eng Pak Manchester 22 Jul 2016
17 KC Brathwaite 142* 60* Win Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
18 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
19 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia  scored 85 and  122  not out at Tea on the  fifth and final day of  the ongoing test  against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide  the seventh occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a half-century and a century in the same test including centuries in both innings of a test against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 MA Taylor 52 101 Aus Pak Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
3 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
4 JL Langer 191 97 Aus Pak Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 SR Watson 93 120* Aus Pak Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
6 DA Warner 113 55 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2017
7 UT Khawaja 85 122* Aus Pak Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018

Batsmen scoring a duck and a fifty on test debut – TM Head of Australia joins the list

Batsmen scoring a duck and a fifty on test debut – TM Head of Australia joins the list

TM Head of Australia scored zero and 72 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring a duck and fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 0 53 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 AP Freeman 0 50* Eng Aus Sydney 19 Dec 1924
3 AEV Hartkopf 80 0 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
4 JA Small 0 52 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1928
5 KL Wishart 52 0 Win Eng Georgetown 14 Feb 1935
6 DAR Moloney 64 0 NZl Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1937
7 JB Stollmeyer 59 0 Win Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1939
8 W Ferguson 0 56* Win Eng Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
9 C Milburn 0 94 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
10 GR Viswanath 0 137 Ind Aus Kanpur 15 Nov 1969
11 AR Lewis 0 70* Eng Ind Delhi 20 Dec 1972
12 RL Dias 0 77 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 17 Feb 1982
13 BC Broad 55 0 Eng Win Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
14 KJ Barnett 66 0 Eng Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
15 MAR Samarasekera 0 57 Srl Eng Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
16 AC Hudson 163 0 SAF Win Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
17 MG Bevan 82 0 Aus Pak Karachi 28 Sep 1994
18 Mohd Wasim 0 109* Pak NZl Lahore 21 Nov 1996
19 CD McMillan 54 0 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
20 GR Robertson 57 0 Aus Ind Chennai 06 Mar 1998
21 DJ Gandhi 0 75 Ind NZl Mohali 10 Oct 1999
22 AJ Hall 70 0 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
23 ET Smith 64 0 Eng SAF Nottingham 14 Aug 2003
24 TR Ambrose 55 0 Eng NZl Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
25 PJ Hughes 0 75 Aus SAF Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
26 Zulqarnain Haider 0 88 Pak Eng Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
27 FDM Karunaratne 0 60* Srl NZl Galle 17 Nov 2012
28 Shan Masood 75 0 Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
29 KK Jennings 112 0 Eng Ind Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
30 LA Dawson 66* 0 Eng Ind Chennai 16 Dec 2016
31 ARS Silva 0 74* Srl Ind Delhi 02 Dec 2017
32 GH Vihari 56 0 Ind Eng The Oval 07 Sep 2018
33 TM Head 0 72 Aus Pak Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

TM Head of Australia scored zero and 72 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a duck and fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 0 53 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Dec 1894
2 AEV Hartkopf 80 0 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
3 MG Bevan 82 0 Aus Pak Karachi 28 Sep 1994
4 GR Robertson 57 0 Aus Ind Chennai 06 Mar 1998
5 PJ Hughes 0 75 Aus SAF Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
6 TM Head 0 72 Aus Pak Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

TM Head of Australia scored zero and 72 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring a duck and fifty on test debut against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that on both the occasions, it was an Australian batsman who has achieved the feat.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MG Bevan 82 0 Aus Pak Karachi 28 Sep 1994
2 TM Head 0 72 Aus Pak Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batsmen batting at number three and four dismissed for ducks in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number three and four dismissed for ducks in a test innings

SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia were  dismissed for ducks in the fourth innings of  the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to  provide  the 59th occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four  collecting ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Date                   Ducks
1 Australia innings 3 England Manchester 30 Aug 1888 2
2 England innings 3 Australia Sydney 01 Feb 1895 2
3 Australia innings 1 England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896 2
4 Australia innings 1 England Leeds 29 Jun 1899 2
5 Australia innings 3 England Leeds 29 Jun 1899 2
6 England innings 1 Australia Leeds 03 Jul 1905 2
7 South Africa innings 1 England Johannesburg 26 Dec 1913 2
8 England innings 1 Australia Nottingham 28 May 1921 2
9 Australia innings 2 England Leeds 20 Jul 1934 2
0 West Indies innings 3 England Bridgetown 08 Jan 1935 2
11 Australia innings 2 England Sydney 18 Dec 1936 2
12 India innings 1 England Kanpur 12 Jan 1952 2
13 India innings 1 West Indies Georgetown 11 Mar 1953 2
14 England innings 2 Australia Nottingham 11 Jun 1953 2
15 South Africa innings 2 England Nottingham 09 Jun 1955 2
16 South Africa innings 1 England Leeds 21 Jul 1955 2
17 South Africa innings 4 England The Oval 13 Aug 1955 2
18 New Zealand innings 3 Pakistan Karachi 13 Oct 1955 2
19 England innings 2 West Indies Lord’s 20 Jun 1957 2
20 New Zealand innings 3 England Leeds 03 Jul 1958 2
21 England innings 1 Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1958 2
22 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960 2
23 New Zealand innings 1 England Wellington 01 Mar 1963 2
24 Pakistan innings 3 England The Oval 24 Aug 1967 2
25 Australia innings 3 India Delhi 28 Nov 1969 2
26 England innings 3 India The Oval 19 Aug 1971 2
27 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Wellington 02 Feb 1973 2
28 England innings 3 Pakistan Lord’s 12 Aug 1982 2
29 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984 2
30 New Zealand innings 2 Australia Auckland 13 Mar 1986 2
31 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990 2
32 Pakistan innings 4 England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992 2
33 Zimbabwe innings 2 NewZealand Bulawayo 01 Nov 1992 2
34 India innings 3 West Indies Mumbai 18 Nov 1994 2
35 Sri Lanka innings 1 West Indies St John’s 13 Jun 1997 2
36 Pakistan innings 4 South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997 2
37 Australia innings 2 Pakistan Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998 2
38 Pakistan innings 3 Australia Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998 2
39 Zimbabwe innings 1 Sri Lanka Harare 26 Nov 1999 2
40 England innings 2 Bangladesh Dhaka 21 Oct 2003 2
41 West Indies innings 3 v England Kingston 11 Mar 2004 2
42 South Africa innings 2 West Indies Georgetown 31 Mar 2005 2
43 Zimbabwe innings 2 NewZealand Harare 07 Aug 2005 2
44 Pakistan innings 1 India Karachi 29 Jan 2006 2
45 West Indies innings 2 Pakistan Karachi 27 Nov 2006 2
46 Bangladesh innings 2 NewZealand Dhaka 25 Oct 2008 2
47 Australia innings 1 South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008 2
48 Pakistan innings 1 Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Jul 2012 2
49 Australia innings 2 England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013 2
50 West Indies innings 2 NewZealand Kingston 08 Jun 2014 2
51 India innings 1 England Manchester 07 Aug 2014 2
52 England innings 1 Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016 2
53 Australia innings 4 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Aug 2016 2
54 Pakistan innings 3 West Indies Sharjah 30 Oct 2016 2
55 Pakistan innings 2 West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017 2
56 Bangladesh innings 1 Australia Dhaka 27 Aug 2017 2
57 Ireland innings 2 Pakistan Dublin-M 11 May 2018 2
58 India innings 4 England The Oval 07 Sep 2018 2
59 Australia innings 4 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 2

SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia were  dismissed for ducks in the fourth innings of  the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to  provide  the 14th occasion of Australian batsmen batting at number three and four  collecting ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Date                   Ducks
1 Australia innings 3 England Manchester 30 Aug 1888 2
2 Australia innings 1 England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896 2
3 Australia innings 1 England Leeds 29 Jun 1899 2
4 Australia innings 3 England Leeds 29 Jun 1899 2
5 Australia innings 2 England Leeds 20 Jul 1934 2
6 Australia innings 2 England Sydney 18 Dec 1936 2
7 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960 2
8 Australia innings 3 India Delhi 28 Nov 1969 2
9 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984 2
10 Australia innings 2 Pakistan Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998 2
11 Australia innings 1 South Africa Perth 17 Dec 2008 2
12 Australia innings 2 England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013 2
13 Australia innings 4 Sri Lanka Galle 04 Aug 2016 2
14 Australia innings 4 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 2

SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia were  dismissed for ducks in the fourth innings of  the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to  provide  the eighth occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four  collecting ducks in a test innings against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Date                   Ducks
1 New Zealand innings 3 Pakistan Karachi 13 Oct 1955 2
2 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Wellington 02 Feb 1973 2
3 England innings 3 Pakistan Lord’s 12 Aug 1982 2
4 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990 2
5 Australia innings 2 Pakistan Rawalpindi 01 Oct 1998 2
6 West Indies innings 2 Pakistan Karachi 27 Nov 2006 2
7 Ireland innings 2 Pakistan Dublin-M 11 May 2018 2
8 Australia innings 4 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 2

SE Marsh and MR Marsh of Australia were  dismissed for ducks in the fourth innings of  the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to  provide  the tenth occasion of batsmen batting at number three and four  collecting ducks in the fourth innings of a test match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Innings Opposition Ground Date                   Ducks
1 South Africa innings 4 England The Oval 13 Aug 1955 2
2 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960 2
3 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Wellington 02 Feb 1973 2
4 Australia innings 4 West Indies Melbourne 22 Dec 1984 2
5 New Zealand innings 4 Pakistan Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990 2
6 Pakistan innings 4 England Lord’s 18 Jun 1992 2
7 Pakistan innings 4 South Africa Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997 2
8 Australia innings 4 Sri Lanka Galle 04 Aug 2016 2
9 India innings 4 England The Oval 07 Sep 2018 2
10 Australia innings 4 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 2

 

 

Australian opening batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test

Australian opening batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and 50 not out at the end of the fourth day of the ongoing test against  Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 42nd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Worrall 55 75 v England The Oval 14 Aug 1899
2 W Bardsley 88 63* v England Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
3 WA Brown 66 55 v South Africa Durban 14 Dec 1935
4 SG Barnes 62 64* v England Nottingham 10 Jun 1948
5 AR Morris 51 54* v England Manchester 08 Jul 1948
6 AR Morris 67 60 v England Nottingham 11 Jun 1953
7 LE Favell 72 53 v West Indies Bridgetown 14 May 1955
8 RB Simpson 75 92 v West Indies Melbourne 10 Feb 1961
9 RB Simpson 50 71 v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
10 WM Lawry 52 57 v England Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
11 RB Simpson 67 71 v India Kolkata 17 Oct 1964
12 WM Lawry 88 78 v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
13 RB Simpson 59 67 v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
14 WM Lawry 66 52 v India Sydney 26 Jan 1968
15 WM Lawry 62 89 v West Indies Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
16 KR Stackpole 62 50 v West Indies Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
17 KR Stackpole 53 67 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1972
18 IR Redpath 71 58 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Mar 1974
19 IC Davis 56 88 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
20 WM Darling 65 56 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
21 GM Wood 69 56 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Mar 1978
22 WM Darling 75 79 v Pakistan Perth 24 Mar 1979
23 BM Laird 92 75 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
24 GR Marsh 64 84* v Pakistan Lahore 07 Oct 1988
25 MA Taylor 77 59 v Pakistan Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
26 DC Boon 76 63* v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 1993
27 MA Taylor 59 58 v England Brisbane 25 Nov 1994
28 MJ Slater 96 86* v West Indies Sydney 02 Jan 2001
29 ML Hayden 97 67 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
30 ML Hayden 63 96 v South Africa Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
31 ML Hayden 70 54 v New Zealand Adelaide 26 Nov 2004
32 PA Jaques 66 51 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
33 SM Katich 55 54 v South Africa Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
34 SR Watson 62 53 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2009
35 SM Katich 80 83 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2010
36 SR Watson 51 57 v England Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
37 DA Warner 57 68 v Sri Lanka Hobart 14 Dec 2012
38 DA Warner 70 66 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 20 Feb 2014
39 CJL Rogers 55 55 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
40 CJL Rogers 57 69 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
41 CJL Rogers 95 56 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
42 UT Khawaja 85 50* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

UT Khawaja of Australia scored 85 and 50 not out at the end of the fourth day of the ongoing test against  Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 IC Davis 56 88 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
2 WM Darling 75 79 v Pakistan Perth 24 Mar 1979
3 GR Marsh 64 84* v Pakistan Lahore 07 Oct 1988
4 MA Taylor 77 59 v Pakistan Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
5 SM Katich 80 83 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2010
6 UT Khawaja 85 50* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

The following table lists the two occasions when both the Aussie openers scored half-centuries in both innings of a test.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WM Lawry 88 78 v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
2 RB Simpson 59 67 v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
             
1 WM Lawry 62 89 v West Indies Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
2 KR Stackpole 62 50 v West Indies Adelaide 24 Jan 1969

 

Cricketers born in other countries representing Australia in tests.

Cricketers born in other countries representing Australia in tests.

Australia capped Marnus Labuschagne for the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 26th cricketer born outside Australia to make his test debut for Australia. He also became the second South African born cricketer to represent Australia in tests. Prior to this Kepler Wessels hard represented Australia. The following table lists the cricketers born in various countries who represented Australia in tests.

England 11 Charles Bannerman John Hodges Tom Kendall
    William Midwinter Percy McDonnell William Cooper
    Henry Musgrove Hanson Sammy Carter Tony Dell
    Andrew Symonds   Matt Renshaw  
New Zealand 3 Tom Groube Clarrie Grimmett Brendon Julian
India 2 Bransby Cooper Rex Sellers  
Ireland 2 Tom Horan Tom Kelly  
Malaysia 1 Stephen O’Keefe    
Scotland 1 Archie Jackson    
South Africa 2 Kepler Wessels Marnus Labuschagne  
Pakistan 1 Usman Khawaja    
Portugal 1 Moises Henriques    
Sri Lanka 1 Dav Whatmore    
Zimbabwe 1 Hilton Cartwright    
Total 26      
Pakistan openers scoring a half century and a century against Australia in a test innings

Pakistan openers scoring a half century and a century against Australia in a test innings

Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Huq {76} and Mohammad Hafeez {126} scored a half-century and a century respectively against Australia in the first innings of the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan openers scoring a half-century and a century against Australia.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 Khalid Ibadulla 166 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  2 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
               
2 1 Sadiq Mohammad 137 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
  2 Saeed Ahmed 50 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
               
3 1 Majid Khan 76 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  2 Sadiq Mohammad 105 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
               
4 1 Salman Butt 108 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
  2 Yasir Hameed 58 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
               
5 1 Imam-ul-Haq 76 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 Mohammad Hafeez 126 1 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty on test debut

Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty on test debut

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the 85th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Bannerman 165* 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 AC Bannerman 73 2 v England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
3 JW Trumble 59 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
4 AH Jarvis 82 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
5 JE Barrett 67* 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
6 H Graham 107 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
7 FA Iredale 81 1 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
8 J Darling 53 4 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
9 AE Trott 72* 3 v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
10 RA Duff 104 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
11 H Carter 61 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907
12 MJ Hartigan 116 3 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
13 RB Minnett 90 1 v England Sydney 15 Dec 1911
14 TJ Matthews 53 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
15 HL Collins 70 1 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
16 HL Collins 104 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
17 JM Taylor 51 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
18 WH Ponsford 110 1 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
19 AJ Richardson 98 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
20 AEV Hartkopf 80 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
21 A Jackson 164 2 v England Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
22 AG Fairfax 65 2 v England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
23 AG Chipperfield 99 1 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
24 WA Brown 73 3 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
25 RG Gregory 50 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
26 SJE Loxton 80 1 v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
27 JW Burke 101* 3 v England Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
28 GB Hole 63 3 v England Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
29 CC McDonald 62 3 v West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952
30 ID Craig 53 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
31 RB Simpson 60 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
32 NCL O’Neill 71* 4 v England Brisbane 05 Dec 1958
33 JW Martin 55 1 v West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960
34 WM Lawry 57 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
35 BK Shepherd 71* 2 v England Sydney 11 Jan 1963
36 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
37 KD Walters 155 1 v England Brisbane 10 Dec 1965
38 GD Watson 50 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
39 AP Sheahan 81 1 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
40 GS Chappell 108 2 v England Perth 11 Dec 1970
41 GJ Gilmour 52 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
42 RB McCosker 80 1 v England Sydney 04 Jan 1975
43 GJ Cosier 109 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
44 DW Hookes 56 3 v England Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
45 CS Serjeant 81 2 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
46 PM Toohey 82 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
47 PM Toohey 57 3 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
48 J Dyson 53 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
49 WM Darling 65 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
50 WM Darling 56 3 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
51 BM Laird 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
52 BM Laird 75 3 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
53 JM Wiener 58 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 1979
54 DM Wellham 103 3 v England The Oval 27 Aug 1981
55 KC Wessels 162 2 v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
56 WB Phillips 159 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
57 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
58 DC Boon 51 3 v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
59 AIC Dodemaide 50 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
60 TM Moody 61 1 v New Zealand Perth 24 Nov 1989
61 ME Waugh 138 1 v England Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
62 JL Langer 54 4 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
63 MJ Slater 58 1 v England Manchester 03 Jun 1993
64 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
65 GS Blewett 102* 2 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
66 RT Ponting 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
67 SG Law 54* 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
68 GR Robertson 57 2 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
69 DS Lehmann 52 2 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
70 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
71 ML Love 62* 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
72 MJ Clarke 151 1 v India Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
73 BJ Hodge 60 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
74 MJ North 117 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
75 PJ Hughes 75 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
76 SE Marsh 141 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
77 EJM Cowan 68 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
78 MC Henriques 68 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
79 MC Henriques 81* 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
80 AC Agar 98 2 v England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
81 AJ Doolan 89 3 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
82 AC Voges 130* 2 v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015
83 PSP Handscomb 54 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
84 CT Bancroft 82* 4 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2017
85 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the 65th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a half century on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Bannerman 73 2 v England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879
2 JW Trumble 59 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
3 AH Jarvis 82 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
4 JE Barrett 67* 3 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
5 FA Iredale 81 1 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
6 J Darling 53 4 v England Sydney 14 Dec 1894
7 AE Trott 72* 3 v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
8 H Carter 61 4 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907
9 RB Minnett 90 1 v England Sydney 15 Dec 1911
0 TJ Matthews 53 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
11 HL Collins 70 1 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
12 JM Taylor 51 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
13 AJ Richardson 98 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
14 AEV Hartkopf 80 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
15 AG Fairfax 65 2 v England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929
16 AG Chipperfield 99 1 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
17 WA Brown 73 3 v England Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
18 RG Gregory 50 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
19 SJE Loxton 80 1 v India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948
20 GB Hole 63 3 v England Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
21 CC McDonald 62 3 v West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952
22 ID Craig 53 1 v South Africa Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
23 RB Simpson 60 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
24 NCL O’Neill 71* 4 v England Brisbane 05 Dec 1958
25 JW Martin 55 1 v West Indies Melbourne 30 Dec 1960
26 WM Lawry 57 2 v England Birmingham 08 Jun 1961
27 BK Shepherd 71* 2 v England Sydney 11 Jan 1963
28 IR Redpath 97 2 v South Africa Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
29 GD Watson 50 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1966
30 AP Sheahan 81 1 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
31 GJ Gilmour 52 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 29 Dec 1973
32 RB McCosker 80 1 v England Sydney 04 Jan 1975
33 DW Hookes 56 3 v England Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
34 CS Serjeant 81 2 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
35 PM Toohey 82 1 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
36 PM Toohey 57 3 v India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
37 J Dyson 53 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
38 WM Darling 65 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
39 WM Darling 56 3 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
40 BM Laird 92 1 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
41 BM Laird 75 3 v West Indies Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
42 JM Wiener 58 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 1979
43 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
44 DC Boon 51 3 v West Indies Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
45 AIC Dodemaide 50 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
46 TM Moody 61 1 v New Zealand Perth 24 Nov 1989
47 JL Langer 54 4 v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
48 MJ Slater 58 1 v England Manchester 03 Jun 1993
49 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
50 RT Ponting 96 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
51 SG Law 54* 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 08 Dec 1995
52 GR Robertson 57 2 v India Chennai 06 Mar 1998
53 DS Lehmann 52 2 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 1998
54 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
55 ML Love 62* 1 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 2002
56 BJ Hodge 60 2 v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
57 PJ Hughes 75 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
58 EJM Cowan 68 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
59 MC Henriques 68 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
60 MC Henriques 81* 3 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
61 AC Agar 98 2 v England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
62 AJ Doolan 89 3 v South Africa Centurion 12 Feb 2014
63 PSP Handscomb 54 2 v South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016
64 CT Bancroft 82* 4 v England Brisbane 23 Nov 2017
65 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

AJ Finch of Australia scored 62 on his test debut against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty on test debut against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WB Phillips 159 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
2 GRJ Matthews 75 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
3 MG Bevan 82 1 v Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994
4 AC Gilchrist 81 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
5 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018