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

 

Both the Aussie openers scoring half centuries in a test innings against Pakistan.

Both the Aussie openers scoring half centuries in a test innings against Pakistan.

Australian openers UT Khwaja {85} and AJ Finch {62} scored half-centuries against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC to provide the fourth occasion of both the Aussie openers scoring half-centuries in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 IC Davis 56 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  2 A Turner 82 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
               
2 1 SR Watson 93 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
  2 SM Katich 98 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
               
3 1 DA Warner 55 3 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
  2 UT Khawaja 79* 3 v Pakistan Sydney 03 Jan 2017
               
4 1 UT Khawaja 85 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 AJ Finch 62 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
Three or more Australian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan

Three or more Australian batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan

Australian first innings against Pakistan in the ongoing test at Dubai-DSC contained three ducks to provide the 141st occasion of three or more batsmen scoring ducks in test innings.  TM Head. M Labuschagne and MA Starc are the three batsmen to be dismissed for ducks. It also provides the twelfth occasion of three or more batsman scoring ducks in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team – innings Opposition Venue Start Date Zeroes
1 Australia (innings 4) Pakistan Melbourne 10 Mar 1979 5
2 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Karachi 27 Feb 1980 3
3 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Karachi 22 Sep 1982 3
4 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982 3
5 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1990 3
6 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Karachi 28 Sep 1994 4
7 Australia (innings 1) Pakistan Hobart 17 Nov 1995 3
8 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Hobart 18 Nov 1999 3
9 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Perth 26 Nov 1999 4
10 Australia (innings 3) Pakistan Col (PSS) 03 Oct 2002 3
11 Australia (innings 4) Pakistan Dubai-DSC             22 Oct 2014 3
12 Australia (innings 2) Pakistan Dubai-DSC             07 Oct 2018 3

 

Three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia

Three or more cricketers making their test debut for Australia

Australia capped three cricketers – AJ Finch, TM Head and M Labuschagne – for the ongoing test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC to provide the 36th occasion of Australia capping three or more cricketers in a test. The complete list in the chorological order is furnished below. It also provides  the first occasion of Australia capping its three cricketers for a test against Pakistan

No Opposition Ground Start Date Debutants
1 England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877 11
2 England Melbourne 31 Mar 1877 03
3 England Melbourne 02 Jan 1879 03
4 England The Oval 06 Sep 1880 07
5 England Melbourne 31 Dec 1881 04
6 England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885 09
7 England Sydney 28 Jan 1887 03
8 England Sydney 25 Feb 1887 05
9 England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888 03
10 England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890 05
11 England Melbourne 01 Jan 1892 03
12 England Sydney 14 Dec 1894 05
13 England Lord’s 22 Jun 1896 03
14 England Sydney 13 Dec 1907 04
15 South Africa Manchester 27 May 1912 03
16 England Sydney 17 Dec 1920 07
17 England Sydney 19 Dec 1924 03
18 England Melbourne 08 Mar 1929 03
19 South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932 03
20 England Brisbane 10 Feb 1933 03
21 England Brisbane 04 Dec 1936 04
22 New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946 07
23 India Melbourne 06 Feb 1948 03
24 West Indies Sydney 25 Jan 1952 03
25 South Africa Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957 04
26 West Indies Kingston 03 Mar 1965 03
27 England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970 03
28 New Zealand Adelaide 26 Jan 1974 03
29 England Lord’s 16 Jun 1977 03
30 India Brisbane 02 Dec 1977 06
31` India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978 04
32 India Adelaide 13 Dec 1985 03
33 South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009 03
34 New Zealand Brisbane 01 Dec 2011 03
35 South Africa Adelaide 24 Nov 2016 03
36 Pakistan Dubai-DSC 07 Oct 2018 03

The summary read this

No Debutants Occasions
1 11 01
2 09 01
3 07 03
4 06 01
5 05 03
6 04 05
7 03 22
Total 36

The previous occasion of three cricketers making their test debut for Australia was at Adelaide against South Africa in Nov  2016. The cricketers who made their debut in this test are – PSP Handscomb, NJ Maddison and MT Renshaw.

 

Two or more Australian debutants collecting ducks in a test innings

Two or more Australian debutants collecting ducks in a test innings

Australians debutants – TM Head and M Labuschagne – collected ducks on their test debut to provide the tenth occasion of two or more Australian debutants dismissed for ducks in the same innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 EJ Gregory 0 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
  2 JR Hodges 0 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
               
2 1 TU Groube 0 3 v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
  2 J Slight 0 3 v England The Oval 06 Sep 1880
               
3 1 RJ Pope 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
  2 AP Marr 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
  3 WR Robertson 0 2 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
               
4 1 JJ Lyons 0 4 v England Sydney 25 Feb 1887
  2 WF Giffen 0 4 v England Sydney 25 Feb 1887
               
5 1 SE Gregory 0 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
  2 EJK Burn 0 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
               
6 1 WA Hunt 0 2 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
  2 HM Thurlow 0 2 v South Africa Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
               
7 1 KD Meuleman 0 2 v New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946
  2 RR Lindwall 0 2 v New Zealand Wellington 29 Mar 1946
               
8 1 TJ Jenner 0 1 v England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
  2 AL Thomson 0 1 v England Brisbane 27 Nov 1970
               
9 1 PJ Hughes 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
  2 BW Hilfenhaus 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
               
10 1 TM Head 0 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
  2 M Labuschagne 0 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

 

Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut – Bilal Asif joins the elite list

Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets on test debut – Bilal Asif joins the elite list

Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the eleventh occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
3 Shahid Nazir 22.4 3 53 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
4 Mohammad Zahid 20.0 3 66 7 3 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
5 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
6 Mohammad Sami 15.0 4 36 5 4 v New Zealand Auckland 08 Mar 2001
7 Shabbir Ahmed 18.1 2 48 5 3 v Bangladesh Karachi 20 Aug 2003
8 Yasir Arafat 39.0 5 161 5 1 v India Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
9 Wahab Riaz 18.0 6 63 5 1 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010
10 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
11 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
3 Mohammad Zahid 20.0 3 66 7 3 v New Zealand Rawalpindi 28 Nov 1996
4 Tanvir Ahmed 28.0 6 120 6 1 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
5 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia in test innings. Others are – Arif  Butt  and Shahid Afridi. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 6 for 89 by Arif Butt at Melbourne in Dec 1964.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
2 Arif Butt 21.3×8 1 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964

Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif became the second Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia.  The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Nazir 30.1 3 99 7 2 v New Zealand Karachi 24 Oct 1969
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
3 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018

Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan spin bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 5 for 52 by Shahid Afridi at Karachi on 22.10.98.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Bilal Asif 21.3 7 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
2 Shahid Afridi 23.3 6 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998