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

 

SCJ Broad of England joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets

SCJ Broad of England joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets

SCJ Broad of  England became the 15th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of  TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for  26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. The performance  of all such bowlers is tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 9/51 16/220 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 35 8
4 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 29 3
5 JM Anderson Eng 135 251 29684 14372 525 7/42 11/71 25 3
6 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 7/37 13/55 22 3
7 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 227 27740 12867 434 9/83 11/146 23 2
8 RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 36 9
9 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 7/87 10/147 16 1
10 DW Steyn SAF 86 157 17391 9354 419 7/51 11/60 26 5
11 Harbhajan Singh Ind 103 190 28580 13537 417 8/84 15/217 25 5
12 HMRKB Herath Srl 89 162 24920 11694 415 9/127 14/184 33 9
13 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 7/119 11/110 25 5
14 CEL Ambrose Win 98 179 22103 8501 405 8/45 11/84 22 3
15 SCJ Broad Eng 115 209 23635 11736 400 8/15 11/121 15 2

SCJ Broad of  England became the tenth pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of  TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for  26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. The performance  of all such bowlers is tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 29 3
2 JM Anderson Eng 135 251 29684 14372 525 7/42 11/71 25 3
3 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 7/37 13/55 22 3
4 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 227 27740 12867 434 9/83 11/146 23 2
5 RJ Hadlee NZl 86 150 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 36 9
6 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 7/87 10/147 16 1
7 DW Steyn SAF 86 157 17391 9354 419 7/51 11/60 26 5
8 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 9779 414 7/119 11/110 25 5
9 CEL Ambrose Win 98 179 22103 8501 405 8/45 11/84 22 3
10 SCJ Broad Eng 115 209 23635 11736 400 8/15 11/121 15 2

SCJ Broad of  England became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of  TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for  26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. JM Anderson is the other England bowler who had an aggregate of 525  wickets as on the first day of the test. The performance  of both the bowlers is tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
1 JM Anderson Eng 135 251 29684 14372 525 7/42 11/71 25 3
2 SCJ Broad Eng 115 209 23635 11736 400 8/15 11/121 15 2

Note – All statistical figures as on 22.03.18 – as at the end of the first day of the test between New Zealand and England at Auckland

 

SCJ Broad’s Career Summary, Performance at home, away and neutral soils, and under various captains are tabulated below.

CAREER SUMMARY
Opponents Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
v Australia 27 48 910.1 193 2851 95 8/15 11/121 6 1
v Bangladesh 3 6 102.0 24 319 8 2/31 3/135 0 0
v India 15 26 492.1 137 1322 54 6/25 8/76 2 0
v New Zealand 13 24 433.2 81 1455 52 7/44 8/108 3 0
v Pakistan 14 27 469.0 136 1156 47 4/36 6/104 0 0
v South Africa 18 33 655.2 149 1987 61 6/17 8/99 2 0
v Sri Lanka 10 19 375.0 75 1126 30 4/21 5/78 0 0
v West Indies 15 26 502.1 111 1520 53 7/72 11/165 2 1
overall 115 209 3939.1 906 11736 400 8/15 11/121 15 2
PERFORMANCE AT  HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL SOILS
Venues Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
home 64 122 2225.2 495 6836 252 8/15 11/121 11 2
away 45 75 1505.1 345 4443 128 6/17 8/99 4 0
neutral 6 12 208.4 66 457 20 4/36 5/57 0 0
PERFORMANCE UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS
Captains Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM 5 10
AN Cook 54 99 1811.0 423 5443 202 8/15 11/121 9 1
KP Pietersen 2 4 70.2 18 238 7 3/44 5/104 0 0
JE Root 13 23 439.1 119 1233 32 4/51 5/81 0 0
AJ Strauss 38 68 1327.4 292 3884 140 7/72 11/165 6 1
MP Vaughan 8 15 291.0 54 938 19 3/54 5/132 0 0

Note – All statistical figures as on 22.03.18 – as at the end of the first day of the test between New Zealand and England at Auckland

 

England captains and wicket keepers scoring ducks against New Zealand in a test innings

England captains and wicket keepers scoring ducks against New Zealand in a test innings

JE Root of England failed to open his account against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide the 105th occasion of an England captain scoring a duck in test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England captain scoring a duck against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

JM Bairstow of England failed to open his account against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide the 154th  occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in test innings. It also provides the sixteenth occasion of an England wicket keeper scoring a duck against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below

ENGLAND  CAPTAINS SCORING DUCKS AGAINST NEW ZEALAND
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJK Smith 0 1 v New Zealand Birmingham 27 May 1965
2 R Illingworth 0 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 24 Jul 1969
3 R Illingworth 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 05 Mar 1971
4 RGD Willis 0 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 03 Feb 1984
5 GA Gooch 0 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 07 Jun 1990
6 JE Root 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018
ENGLAND WICKET  KEEPER BATSMEN  SCORING DUCKS AGAINST NEW ZEALAND
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TG Evans 0 2 v New Zealand Dunedin 11 Mar 1955
2 TG Evans 0 2 v New Zealand Auckland 25 Mar 1955
3 TG Evans 0 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jun 1958
4 APE Knott 0 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
5 APE Knott 0 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
6 RW Taylor 0 4 v New Zealand Wellington 10 Feb 1978
7 RW Taylor 0 1 v New Zealand The Oval 14 Jul 1983
8 RW Taylor 0 3 v New Zealand Nottingham 25 Aug 1983
9 RC Russell 0 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
10 CMW Read 0 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 22 Jul 1999
11 CMW Read 0 1 v New Zealand Manchester 05 Aug 1999
12 TR Ambrose 0 4 v New Zealand Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
13 TR Ambrose 0 2 v New Zealand Lord’s 15 May 2008
14 MJ Prior 0 1 v New Zealand Lord’s 16 May 2013
15 MJ Prior 0 3 v New Zealand Lord’s 16 May 2013
16 JM Bairstow 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018

 

England’s Captain and Wicket keepers scoring ducks in the same test innings

England’s Captain and Wicket keepers scoring ducks in the same test innings

JE Root and JM Bairstow of England failed to open their accounts in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland to provide the eleventh occasions of both England captain and wicketkeeper scoring ducks in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list does not include captains who have doubled up as wicketkeepers

No  No C/Wk Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 C AN Hornby 0 1 v Australia Manchester 10 Jul 1884
  2 Wk R Pilling 0 1 v Australia Manchester 10 Jul 1884
2 1  C WG Grace 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
  2 Wk G MacGregor 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 1890
3 1 C AO Jones 0 2 v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
  2 Wk RA Young 0 2 v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908
4 1 C JWHT Douglas 0 2 v South Africa Durban 14 Feb 1914
  2 Wk H Strudwick 0 2 v South Africa Durban 14 Feb 1914
5 1 C  APF Chapman 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1931
  2  Wk G Duckworth 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1931
6 1 C RES Wyatt 0 1 v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1935
  2 Wk LEG Ames 0 1 v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1935
7 1 C MW Gatting 0 3 v Pakistan Karachi 16 Dec 1987
  2 Wk BN French 0 3 v Pakistan Karachi 16 Dec 1987
8 1 C MA Atherton 0 2 v West Indies Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
  2 Wk RC Russell 0 2 v West Indies Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
9 1 C N Hussain 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
  2 Wk AJ Stewart 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
10 1 C N Hussain 0 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 15 Mar 2001
  2 Wk AJ Stewart 0 4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 15 Mar 2001
11 1 C JE Root 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018
  2  Wk JM Bairstow 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018

 

 

 

 

Batsmen batting at number five, six and seven scoring ducks in a test innings

Batsmen batting at number five, six and seven scoring ducks in a test innings

England batsmen – BA Stokes, JM Bairstow  and MM Ali – batting at number five, six and seven respectively scored  ducks in the ongoing test against  New Zealand at Auckland to provide the fifth occasion of a team’s batsmen batting at number five, six and seven scoring ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. It should be noted  with interest that this  is the first such occasion in the first innings of the test in the annals of test cricket

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date 0
1 England 2 South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927 3
2 New Zealand 2 South Africa Johannesburg 29 Jan 1954 3
3 Australia 3 England Manchester 26 Jul 1956 3
4 New Zealand 4 Pakistan Auckland 29 Jan 1965 3
5 Sri Lanka 3 South Africa Centurion 27 Mar 1998 3
6 Sri Lanka 2 England Lord’s 11 May 2006 3
7 England 1 New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018 3

It also provides the second occasion of England batsmen batting at number five, six and seven scoring ducks in test innings. The first such occasions was against South Africa at Johannesburg in Dec 1927. Thus it took 91 years for New Zealand bowlers to emulate South African bowlers to dismiss England batsmen batting at five, six and seven for  ducks

No Team Inns Opposition Ground Start Date 0
1 England 2 South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927 3
2 England 1 New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018 3

 

Five or more batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings

Five or more batsmen scoring ducks in a test innings

Five England batsmen – JE Root, BA Stokes, JM Bairstow, MM Ali and SCJ Broad – scored ducks against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide the 39th  occasion of five or more batsmen scoring ducks in a test inning. It also provides the fourth occasion of five England batsman scoring ducks in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Oppn Inns Ground Date Z
1 Eng Win 4 Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954 5
2 Eng Aus 1 The Oval 23 Aug 1956 5
3 Eng Win 4 Leeds 22 Jul 1976 5
4 Eng NZl 1 Auckland 22 Mar 2018 5