South African batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia

South African batsmen scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia

AB de Villiers of South Africa scored 64 and  51  not out at the end of the third day of the ongoing test against Australia at Cape Town to provide the 57th occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 18th occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Faulkner 52 92 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 B Mitchell 75 95 v Australia Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
3 HW Taylor 78 84 v Australia Adelaide 29 Jan 1932
4 RA McLean 81 76* v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
5 JC Watkins 92 50 v Australia Melbourne 06 Feb 1953
6 WR Endean 50 77 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
7 KJ Funston 70 64* v Australia Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
8 KC Bland 51 85 v Australia Sydney 10 Jan 1964
9 TL Goddard 80 84 v Australia Sydney 10 Jan 1964
10 TL Goddard 74 59 v Australia Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967
11 BL Irvine 79 73 v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
12 RG Pollock 52 87 v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
13 JH Kallis 63 57 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
14 GC Smith 62 75 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
15 HM Amla 51 59 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2009
16 AB de Villiers 64 73 v Australia Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
17 Q de Kock 84 64 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
18 AB de Villiers 64 51* v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

AB de Villiers and TL Goddard are the two South African batsmen to score twin half-centuries against Australia on two occasions.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 64 73 v Australia Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
2 AB de Villiers 64 51* v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
             
1 TL Goddard 80 84 v Australia Sydney 10 Jan 1964
2 TL Goddard 74 59 v Australia Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967

AB de Villiers’ feat provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test at home.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WR Endean 50 77 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 KJ Funston 70 64* v Australia Johannesburg 07 Feb 1958
3 TL Goddard 74 59 v Australia Port Elizabeth 24 Feb 1967
4 BL Irvine 79 73 v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
5 RG Pollock 52 87 v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
6 AB de Villiers 64 73 v Australia Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
7 AB de Villiers 64 51* v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

AB de Villiers is the only South African batsman to score twin half-centuries in a test against Australia at home on two occasions.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 64 73 v Australia Johannesburg 17 Nov 2011
2 AB de Villiers 64 51* v Australia Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

 

Occasion of fieldsmen excluding wicket keepers accounting for six or more catches in a test

Occasion of fieldsmen excluding wicket keepers accounting for six or more catches in a test

SPD Smith of Australia pouched six catches – five in the first innings and one in the second innings – in the ongoing test against South Africa at Cape Town to provide the 36th occasion of a fieldsman excluding wicketkeepers to pouch six or more catches  in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Shrewsbury Snr 6 6 6 Eng Aus Sydney 10 Feb 1888
2 AEE Vogler 6 6 6 SAF Eng Durban 21 Jan 1910
3 FE Woolley 6 6 6 Eng Aus Sydney 23 Feb 1912
4 JM Gregory 6 6 6 Aus Eng Sydney 25 Feb 1921
5 B Mitchell 6 6 6 SAF Aus Melbourne 31 Dec 1931
6 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
7 RN Harvey 6 6 6 Aus Eng Sydney 15 Feb 1963
8 MC Cowdrey 6 6 6 Eng Win Lord’s 20 Jun 1963
9 ED Solkar 6 6 6 Ind Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
10 GS Sobers 6 6 6 Win Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
11 IM Chappell 6 6 6 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
12 AW Greig 6 6 6 Eng Pak Leeds 25 Jul 1974
13 GS Chappell 7 7 7 Aus Eng Perth 13 Dec 1974
14 Yajurvindra Singh 7 7 7 Ind Eng Bengaluru 28 Jan 1977
15 DF Whatmore 6 6 6 Aus Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
16 AJ Lamb 6 6 6 Eng NZl Lord’s 11 Aug 1983
17 GA Hick 6 6 6 Eng Pak Leeds 23 Jul 1992
18 HP Tillakaratne 7 7 7 Srl NZl Col-SSC 06 Dec 1992
19 BA Young 6 6 6 NZl Pak Auckland 10 Feb 1994
20 JC Adams 6 6 6 Win Eng Kingston 19 Feb 1994
21 SP Fleming 7 7 7 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
22 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
23 M Jayawardene 6 6 6 Srl Pak Peshawar 05 Mar 2000
24 ME Waugh 6 6 6 Srl Ind Chennai 18 Mar 2001
25 V Sehwag 6 6 6 Ind Eng Leeds 22 Aug 2002
26 Taufeeq Umar 6 6 6 Pak SAF Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
27 ML Hayden 7 7 7 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
28 M Jayawardene 6 6 6 Srl Zim Harare 06 May 2004
29 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Win Wellington 17 Mar 2006
30 AN Cook 6 6 6 Eng NZl Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
31 JH Kallis 6 6 6 SAF Srl Cape Town 03 Jan 2012
32 GC Smith 6 6 6 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
33 DM Bravo 6 6 6 Win Ban Kingstown 05 Sep 2014
34 AM Rahane 8 8 8 Ind Srl Galle 12 Aug 2015
35 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
36 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SPD Smith’s feat provides the ninth occasion of an Australian fieldsman excluding wicketkeepers to pouch six or more catches in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JM Gregory 6 6 6 Aus Eng Sydney 25 Feb 1921
2 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
3 RN Harvey 6 6 6 Aus Eng Sydney 15 Feb 1963
4 IM Chappell 6 6 6 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
5 GS Chappell 7 7 7 Aus Eng Perth 13 Dec 1974
6 DF Whatmore 6 6 6 Aus Ind Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
7 ML Hayden 7 7 7 Aus Srl Galle 08 Mar 2004
8 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
9 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SPD Smith’s feat provides the third occasion of a fieldsman excluding wicketkeepers to pouch six or more catches in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 Taufeeq Umar 6 6 6 Pak SAF Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
3 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SPD Smith became the second Australian fieldsman excluding wicket keepers to pouch six catches in a test against South Africa. VY Richardson had pouched six catches against South Africa at Durban in Feb 1936.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SP Fleming of New Zealand {03}, M Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {02} and SPD Smith of Australia {02} are the three fieldsmen excluding wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to pouch six or more catches in a test on two or more occasions. The performance of these three fieldsmen  are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 7 7 7 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
2 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
3 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Win Wellington 17 Mar 2006
                 
1 M Jayawardene 6 6 6 Srl Pak Peshawar 05 Mar 2000
2 M Jayawardene 6 6 6 Srl Zim Harare 06 May 2004
                 
1 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
2 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
Occasion of captains excluding wicket keeper captains accounting for six or more catches in a test

Occasion of captains excluding wicket keeper captains accounting for six or more catches in a test

SPD Smith of Australia pouched six catches – five in the first innings and one in the second innings – in the ongoing test against South Africa at Cape Town to provide the eighth occasion of a captain excluding wicket keeper captains to pouch six or more catches in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 7 7 7 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
2 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
3 IM Chappell 6 6 6 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
4 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
5 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Win Wellington 17 Mar 2006
6 GC Smith 6 6 6 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
7 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
8 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SP Smith’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an Australian captain excluding wicket keeper captains to pouch six catches in a test.  All such occasions are tabulated below.  SPD Smith became the first Australian captain to perform the feat on two occasions.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 IM Chappell 6 6 6 Aus NZl Adelaide 26 Jan 1974
3 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
4 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SPD Smith became the second Australian captain excluding wicket keeper captains to pouch six catches in a test against South Africa. VY Richardson had pouched six catches against South Africa at Durban in Feb 1936.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 6 6 6 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SP Fleming  {03} and SPD Smith {02} are the two captains excluding wicket keeper captains to pouch six or more catches in a test on two or more occasions.

No Player Dis Ct Ct Fi Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 7 7 7 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
2 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Aus Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
3 SP Fleming 6 6 6 NZl Win Wellington 17 Mar 2006
                 
1 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus Srl Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
2 SPD Smith 6 6 6 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
D Elgar’s distinction – carries the bat through the completed innings on two occasions in the same calendar year

D Elgar’s distinction – carries the bat through the completed innings on two occasions in the same calendar year

D Elgar became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to carry the bat through the completed innings on two occasions in the same calendar year.  He carried the bat through the completed innings against  India in the fourth innings of the test by scoring 86 not out in a total of 177 at Johannesburg in Jan 2018. He again carried the bat through against Australia in the ongoing test by scoring 141 not out in a total of 311 at Cape Town in  March 2018

M Morkel joins the 300 plus wicket takers club in tests

M Morkel joins the 300 plus wicket takers club in tests

M Morkel of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 87 runs in Australia’s first innings on day two of the ongoing Cape Town test which fetched him an aggregate of 301 wickets. He became the 32nd bowler to capture 300 plus wickets the annals of test cricket. The performance of all the 32 bowlers is tabulated below in the descending order of wickets taken by them.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 22.72 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 25.41 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 29.65 35 8
4 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 21.64 29 3
5 JM Anderson Eng 135 251 29720 14386 526 27.34 25 3
6 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 24.44 22 3
7 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 227 27740 12867 434 29.64 23 2
8 Sir RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 22.29 36 9
9 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 23.11 16 1
10 DW Steyn SAF 86 157 17391 9354 419 22.32 26 5
11 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 32.46 25 5
12 HMRKB Herath Srl 89 162 24920 11694 415 28.17 33 9
13 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 23.62 25 5
14 CEL Ambrose Win 98 179 22103 8501 405 20.99 22 3
15 SCJ Broad Eng 115 209 23653 11743 400 29.35 15 2
16 M Ntini SAF 101 190 20834 11242 390 28.82 18 4
17 IT Botham Eng 102 168 21815 10878 383 28.40 27 4
18 MD Marshall Win 81 151 17584 7876 376 20.94 22 4
19 Waqar Younis Pak 87 154 16224 8788 373 23.56 22 5
20 Imran Khan Pak 88 142 19458 8258 362 22.81 23 6
21 DL Vettori NZl 113 187 28814 12441 362 34.36 20 3
22 DK Lillee Aus 70 132 18467 8493 355 23.92 23 7
23 WPUJC Vaas Srl 111 194 23438 10501 355 29.58 12 2
24 AA Donald SAF 72 129 15519 7344 330 22.25 20 3
25 RGD Willis Eng 90 165 17357 8190 325 25.20 16 0
26 MG Johnson Aus 73 140 16001 8891 313 28.40 12 3
27 R Ashwin Ind 57 107 16515 7951 311 25.56 26 7
28 Z Khan Ind 92 165 18785 10247 311 32.94 11 1
29 B Lee Aus 76 150 16531 9554 310 30.81 10 0
30 LR Gibbs Win 79 148 27115 8989 309 29.09 18 2
31 FS Trueman Eng 67 127 15178 6625 307 21.57 17 3
32 M Morkel SAF 85 157 16296 8465 301 28.12 7 0

M Morkel became the fifth South African bowler to capture 300 plus test wickets. The performance of these five bowlers is tabulated below in the descending order of wickets  taken by them.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 23.11 16 1
2 DW Steyn SAF 86 157 17391 9354 419 22.32 26 5
3 M Ntini SAF 101 190 20834 11242 390 28.82 18 4
4 AA Donald SAF 72 129 15519 7344 330 22.25 20 3
5 M Morkel SAF 85 157 16296 8465 301 28.12 7 0

M Morkel of South Africa captured four wickets conceding 87 runs in Australia’s first innings on day two of the ongoing Cape Town test which fetched him an aggregate of 301 wickets. He became the 24th pace bowler to capture 300 plus wickets the annals of test cricket. The performance of all the 24 bowlers is tabulated below in the descending order of wickets taken by them.

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 21.64 29 3
2 JM Anderson Eng 135 251 29720 14386 526 27.34 25 3
3 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 24.44 22 3
4 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 227 27740 12867 434 29.64 23 2
5 Sir RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 22.29 36 9
6 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 23.11 16 1
7 DW Steyn SAF 86 157 17391 9354 419 22.32 26 5
8 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 23.62 25 5
9 CEL Ambrose Win 98 179 22103 8501 405 20.99 22 3
10 SCJ Broad Eng 115 209 23653 11743 400 29.35 15 2
11 M Ntini SAF 101 190 20834 11242 390 28.82 18 4
12 IT Botham Eng 102 168 21815 10878 383 28.40 27 4
13 MD Marshall Win 81 151 17584 7876 376 20.94 22 4
14 Waqar Younis Pak 87 154 16224 8788 373 23.56 22 5
15 Imran Khan Pak 88 142 19458 8258 362 22.81 23 6
16 DK Lillee Aus 70 132 18467 8493 355 23.92 23 7
17 WPUJC Vaas Srl 111 194 23438 10501 355 29.58 12 2
18 AA Donald SAF 72 129 15519 7344 330 22.25 20 3
19 RGD Willis Eng 90 165 17357 8190 325 25.20 16 0
20 MG Johnson Aus 73 140 16001 8891 313 28.40 12 3
21 Z Khan Ind 92 165 18785 10247 311 32.94 11 1
22 B Lee Aus 76 150 16531 9554 310 30.81 10 0
23 FS Trueman Eng 67 127 15178 6625 307 21.57 17 3
24 M Morkel SAF 85 157 16296 8465 301 28.12 7 0

 

Opening batsmen carrying the bat through the completed test innings – DL Elgar emulates DL Haynes to perform the feat on three occasions

Opening batsmen carrying the bat through the completed test innings – DL Elgar emulates DL Haynes to perform the feat on three occasions

D Elgar of South Africa carried his through the completed innings in South Africa’s first innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Cape Town to provide the 54th occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JE Barrett 67* 176 3 Aus v Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 R Abel 132* 307 2 Eng v Aus Sydney 29 Jan 1892
4 PF Warner 132* 237 3 Eng v SAF Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899
5 WW Armstrong 159* 309 3 Aus v SAF Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
6 JW Zulch 43* 103 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
7 W Bardsley 193* 383 1 Aus v Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1926
8 WM Woodfull 30* 66† 4 Aus v Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
9 WM Woodfull 73* 193† 4 Aus v Eng Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
10 WA Brown 206* 422 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
12 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
13 Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 2 Pak v Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
14 FMM Worrell 191* 372 2 Win v Eng Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
15 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
16 DJ McGlew 127* 292 1 SAF v NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
17 CC Hunte 60* 131 3 Win v Aus Port of Spain 14 May 1965
18 GM Turner 43* 131 4 NZl v Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
19 WM Lawry 49* 107 3 Aus v Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
20 WM Lawry 60* 116† 4 Aus v Eng Sydney 09 Jan 1971
21 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
22 IR Redpath 159* 346 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 22 Mar 1974
23 G Boycott 99* 215 4 Eng v Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
24 SM Gavaskar 127* 286 3 Ind v Pak Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
25 Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 1 Pak v Ind Lahore 23 Jan 1983
26 S Wettimuny 63* 144 2 Srl v NZl Christchurch 4 Mar 1983
27 DC Boon 58* 103 3 Aus v NZl Auckland 13 Mar 1986
28 DL Haynes 88* 211 3 Win v Pak Karachi 20 Nov 1986
29 GA Gooch 154* 252 3 Eng v Win Leeds 06 Jun 1991
30 DL Haynes 75* 176 2 Win v Eng The Oval 08 Aug 1991
31 AJ Stewart 69* 175 3 Eng v Pak Lord’s 18 Jun 1992
32 DL Haynes 143* 382 3 Win v Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993
33 MH Dekker 68* 187 4 Zim v Pak Rawalpindi 09 Dec 1993
34 MA Atherton 94* 228 2 Eng v NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
35 G Kirsten 100* 239 1 SAF v Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
36 MA Taylor 169* 350 2 Aus v SAF Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
37 GW Flower 156* 321 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
38 Saeed Anwar 188* 316 3 Pak v Ind Kolkata 16 Feb 1999
39 MS Atapattu 216* 428 2 Srl v Zim Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
40 RP Arnold 104* 231 2 Srl v Zim Harare 04 Dec 1999
41 Javed Omar 85* 168† 3 Ban v Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
42 V Sehwag 201* 329 1 Ind v Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
43 SM Katich 131* 268 3 Aus v NZl Brisbane 20 Nov 2008
44 CH Gayle 165* 317 3 Win v Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
45 Imran Farhat 117* 223 1 Pak v NZl Napier 11 Dec 2009
46 R Dravid 146* 300 2 Ind v Eng The Oval 18 Aug 2011
47 TMK Mawoyo 163* 412 1 Zim v Pak Bulawayo 01 Sep 2011
48 DA Warner 123* 233 4 Aus v NZl Hobart 09 Dec 2011
49 CA Pujara 145* 312 1 Ind v Srl Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
50 D Elgar 118* 214 2 SAF v Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
51 KC Brathwaite 142* 337 2 Win v Pak Sharjah 30 Oct 2016
52 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
53 D Elgar 86* 177 4 SAF v Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
54 D Elgar 141^ 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

D Elgar’s feat provides the eighth occasion of a South African batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 AB Tancred 26* 47 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 JW Zulch 43* 103 2 SAF v Eng Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
3 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
4 DJ McGlew 127* 292 1 SAF v NZl Durban 08 Dec 1961
5 G Kirsten 100* 239 1 SAF v Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1997
6 D Elgar 118* 214 2 SAF v Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
7 D Elgar 86* 177 4 SAF v Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
8 D Elgar 141^ 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

D Elgar’s feat provides the eighth occasion of a batsman carrying the bat through the completed innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 R Abel 132* 307 2 Eng v Aus Sydney 29 Jan 1892
2 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
3 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
4 CC Hunte 60* 131 3 Win v Aus Port of Spain 14 May 1965
5 G Boycott 99* 215 4 Eng v Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
6 CH Gayle 165* 317 3 Win v Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
7 AN Cook 244* 491 2 Eng v Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2017
8 D Elgar 141^ 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

D Elgar became  the second South  African batsman to carrying the bat through in a completed innings against Australia. TL Goddard was the other batsman to  perform  such a feat against Australia. Both the batsmen’s feat was performed at the  same ground Cape Town – after 61 years

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 TL Goddard 56* 99 3 SAF v Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1957
2 D Elgar 141^ 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

D Elgar emulated DL Haynes in carrying the bat through the completed innings on three occasions. Their performance is listed  below

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 D Elgar 118* 214 2 SAF v Eng Durban 26 Dec 2015
2 D Elgar 86* 177 4 SAF v Ind Johannesburg 24 Jan 2018
3 D Elgar 141^ 311 1 SAF v Aus Cape Town 22 Mar 2018
                 
1 DL Haynes 88* 211 3 Win v Pak Karachi 20 Nov 1986
2 DL Haynes 75* 176 2 Win v Eng The Oval 08 Aug 1991
3 DL Haynes 143* 382 3 Win v Pak Port of Spain 16 Apr 1993

GM Turner, L Hutton, WM Lawry and WM Woodfull are the four batsmen who have carried the bat through in a completed innings on two occasions

No Player Runs Total Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GM Turner 43* 131 4 NZl v Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
2 GM Turner 223* 386 2 NZl v Win Kingston 16 Feb 1972
                 
1 L Hutton 202* 344 2 Eng v Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
2 L Hutton 156* 272 2 Eng v Aus Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
                 
1 WM Lawry 49* 107 3 Aus v Ind Delhi 28 Nov 1969
2 WM Lawry 60* 116† 4 Aus v Eng Sydney 09 Jan 1971
                 
1 WM Woodfull 30* 66† 4 Aus v Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 WM Woodfull 73* 193† 4 Aus v Eng Adelaide 13 Jan 1933

 

SPD Smith becomes the fifth captain excluding captain wicket keepers to pouch five catches in a test innings

SPD Smith becomes the fifth captain excluding captain wicket keepers to pouch five catches in a test innings

SPD Smith of Australia pouched five catches in South Africa’s first innings in the ongoing test at Cape Town to become the fifth captain excluding captain wicketkeepers to pouch five catches in test innings. The following table lists all the five captains who have pouched five catches in test innings.

No Player Dis Ct Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 5 5 3 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 SP Fleming 5 5 1 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
3 GC Smith 5 5 4 SAF Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
4 DJG Sammy 5 5 2 Win Ind Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
5 SPD Smith 5 5 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

SPD Smith became the second Australian captain excluding captain wicketkeepers to pouch five catches in test innings. The other captain to perform the feat was VY Richardson. Interestingly enough, both VY Richardson and SPD Smith pouched five catches against South Africa on the South African soil. The former’s performance was at Durban in Feb 1936, while the latter’s performance came 72 years later at Cape Town

No Player Dis Ct Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VY Richardson 5 5 3 Aus SAF Durban 28 Feb 1936
2 SPD Smith 5 5 1 Aus SAF Cape Town 22 Mar 2018

 

 

KS Williamson owns the record for most test centuries by a New Zealand batsman – goes past MD Crowe and LRPL Taylor

KS Williamson owns the record for most test centuries by a New Zealand batsman – goes past MD Crowe and LRPL Taylor

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 102 against England in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide his 18th test century. He now owns the record for most test centuries by a New Zealand batsman. He went past MD Crowe and LRPL Taylor who have scored 17 test centuries. The centuries scored by these three batsmen are tabulated below

KS WILLIAMSON
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 131 6 2 v India Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
2 102* 4 4 v South Africa Wellington 23 Mar 2012
3 135 3 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
4 114 3 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
5 113 3 1 v India Auckland 06 Feb 2014
6 113 3 1 v West Indies Kingston 08 Jun 2014
7 161* 3 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 Jun 2014
8 192 3 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
9 242* 3 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
10 132 3 2 v England Lord’s 21 May 2015
11 140 3 2 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
12 166 3 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
13 108* 3 4 v Sri Lanka Hamilton 18 Dec 2015
14 113 3 1 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
15 104* 3 4 v Bangladesh Wellington 12 Jan 2017
16 130 3 2 v South Africa Dunedin 08 Mar 2017
17 176 3 2 v South Africa Hamilton 25 Mar 2017
18 102 3 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018
MD CROWE
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 100 4 3 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
2 188 4 2 v West Indies Georgetown 06 Apr 1985
3 188 4 2 v Australia Brisbane 08 Nov 1985
4 137 4 2 v Australia Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
5 106 4 2 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
6 119 4 3 v West Indies Wellington 20 Feb 1987
7 104 4 3 v West Indies Auckland 27 Feb 1987
8 137 4 1 v Australia Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
9 143 4 1 v England Wellington 03 Mar 1988
10 174 4 1 v Pakistan Wellington 10 Feb 1989
11 113 4 3 v India Auckland 22 Feb 1990
12 108* 4 3 v Pakistan Lahore 18 Oct 1990
13 299 4 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 31 Jan 1991
14 140 4 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Nov 1992
15 107 4 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Dec 1992
16 142 4 1 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
17 115 5 3 v England Manchester 30 Jun 1994
LRPL TAYLOR
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 120 5 1 v England Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
2 154* 4 1 v England Manchester 23 May 2008
3 151 4 1 v India Napier 26 Mar 2009
4 107 4 4 v India Wellington 03 Apr 2009
5 138 4 2 v Australia Hamilton 27 Mar 2010
6 122* 4 1 v Zimbabwe Napier 26 Jan 2012
7 113 4 1 v India Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
8 142 4 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
9 217* 4 1 v West Indies Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
10 129 4 1 v West Indies Wellington 11 Dec 2013
11 131 4 2 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
12 104 4 3 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 17 Nov 2014
13 290 4 2 v Australia Perth 13 Nov 2015
14 173* 4 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 28 Jul 2016
15 124* 4 1 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 06 Aug 2016
16 102* 4 3 v Pakistan Hamilton 25 Nov 2016
17 107* 4 3 v West Indies Hamilton 09 Dec 2017

KS Williamson now occupies the third place in  the list  of New Zealand batsmen who have scored most fifties. His 102 in the ongoing test against England was his 44th fifty. SP Fleming {55} and LRPL Taylor {45} have scored more fifties than KS Williamson. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen.

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 50+
1 SP Fleming 1994-2008 111 189 10 7172 274* 40.06 09 46 16 55
2 LRPL Taylor 2007-2018 084 150 19 6266 290 47.83 17 28 12 45
3 KS Williamson 2010-2018 064 114 10 5316 242* 51.11 18 26 06 44

 

New Zealand bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against England

New Zealand bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against England

TA Boult of New Zealand captured six wickets for 32 runs in the ongoing test against England at Auckland to provide the 19th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Cowie 23.5 6 67 6 3 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1937
2 J Cowie 30.0 4 83 6 2 v England Christchurch 21 Mar 1947
3 TB Burtt 45.0 11 162 6 2 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1949
4 GF Cresswell 41.2 6 168 6 2 v England The Oval 13 Aug 1949
5 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 v England Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
6 RS Cunis 24.0×8 4 76 6 1 v England Auckland 05 Mar 1971
7 RJ Hadlee 13.3×8 4 26 6 4 v England Wellington 10 Feb 1978
8 RJ Hadlee 23.4 6 53 6 1 v England The Oval 14 Jul 1983
9 BL Cairns 33.2 14 74 7 1 v England Leeds 28 Jul 1983
10 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
11 RJ Hadlee 37.5 11 80 6 1 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
12 RJ Hadlee 32.0 7 80 6 1 v England Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
13 CL Cairns 21.0 4 52 6 1 v England Auckland 30 Jan 1992
14 DJ Nash 25.0 6 76 6 2 v England Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
15 CL Cairns 21.1 1 77 6 1 v England Lord’s 22 Jul 1999
16 DR Tuffey 19.0 6 54 6 2 v England Auckland 30 Mar 2002
17 TA Boult 25.0 9 68 6 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
18 TG Southee 19.0 4 50 6 3 v England Lord’s 16 May 2013
19 TA Boult 10.4 3 32 6 1 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018

BL Cairns {02}, CL Cairns {02}. J Cowie {02}. RJ Hadlee {04} and TA Boult {02} are the five bowlers who have captured six or more wickets in a test innings against England on two or more occasions. TA Boult joined this elite club with his six for 32 in the ongoing test to become the fifth bowler to perform the feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BL Cairns 33.2 14 74 7 1 v England Leeds 28 Jul 1983
2 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
                   
1 CL Cairns 21.0 4 52 6 1 v England Auckland 30 Jan 1992
2 CL Cairns 21.1 1 77 6 1 v England Lord’s 22 Jul 1999
                   
1 J Cowie 23.5 6 67 6 3 v England Manchester 24 Jul 1937
2 J Cowie 30.0 4 83 6 2 v England Christchurch 21 Mar 1947
                   
1 RJ Hadlee 13.3×8 4 26 6 4 v England Wellington 10 Feb 1978
2 RJ Hadlee 23.4 6 53 6 1 v England The Oval 14 Jul 1983
3 RJ Hadlee 37.5 11 80 6 1 v England Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
4 RJ Hadlee 32.0 7 80 6 1 v England Nottingham 07 Aug 1986
                   
1 TA Boult 25.0 9 68 6 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
2 TA Boult 10.4 3 32 6 1 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018

TA Boult of New Zealand captured six wickets for 32 runs in the ongoing test against England at Auckland to provide the ninth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 J Cowie 30.0 4 83 6 2 v England Christchurch 21 Mar 1947
2 AM Moir 56.3 16 155 6 2 v England Christchurch 17 Mar 1951
3 RS Cunis 24.0×8 4 76 6 1 v England Auckland 05 Mar 1971
4 RJ Hadlee 13.3×8 4 26 6 4 v England Wellington 10 Feb 1978
5 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
6 CL Cairns 21.0 4 52 6 1 v England Auckland 30 Jan 1992
7 DR Tuffey 19.0 6 54 6 2 v England Auckland 30 Mar 2002
8 TA Boult 25.0 9 68 6 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
9 TA Boult 10.4 3 32 6 1 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018

TA Boult of New Zealand captured six wickets for 32 runs in the ongoing test against England at Auckland to provide the ninth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England at Auckland. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RS Cunis 24.0×8 4 76 6 1 v England Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 CL Cairns 21.0 4 52 6 1 v England Auckland 30 Jan 1992
3 DR Tuffey 19.0 6 54 6 2 v England Auckland 30 Mar 2002
4 TA Boult 25.0 9 68 6 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
5 TA Boult 10.4 3 32 6 1 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018

TA Boult with his six wickets for 32 runs in the ongoing test against England at Auckland became the only New Zealand bowler to capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against England at Auckland on two occasions. Both occasions are tabulated below. What is more striking in TA Boult’s feat is that both his six-wicket hauls at Auckland  has the same start date of 22 March but five years apart

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TA Boult 25.0 9 68 6 2 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2013
2 TA Boult 10.4 3 32 6 1 v England Auckland 22 Mar 2018

 

Test cricket witnesses an unique instance

Test cricket witnesses an unique instance

Test cricket witnessed a unique instance of rival captains batting at number three scoring zero and a century in their respective team’s first innings or in the first and second innings of a test. The ongoing test between New Zealand and England at Auckland witnessed such an instance. England captain JE Root failed to score while New Zealand skipper KS Williamson scored  102. Both the rival skippers batted at number three in their team’s  innings

Player Pos Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
JE Root 3 0 1 Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2018
KS Williamson 3 102 2 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2018