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
Two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test

Two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test

TA Boult {6 for 32} and TG Southee {4 for 25} of New Zealand bowled unchanged in England’s completed innings in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide the 26th occasion of two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Bowler Bowl Bowler Bowl Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GE Palmer 7/68 E Evans 3/64 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 F Morley 2/34 RG Barlow 7/40 4 Eng Aus Sydney 26 Jan 1883
3 GE Palmer 4/32 FR Spofforth 5/30 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Mar 1885
4 GA Lohmann 7/36 J Briggs 3/28 2 Eng Aus The Oval 12 Aug 1886
5 CTB Turner 6/15 JJ Ferris 4/27 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
6 GA Lohmann 5/17 R Peel 5/18 2 Eng Aus Sydney 10 Feb 1888
7 CTB Turner 5/36 JJ Ferris 5/26 4 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
8 J Briggs 8/11 AJ Fothergill 1/30 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
9 JJ Ferris 7/37 F Martin 2/39 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
10 J Briggs 6/49 GA Lohmann 3/46 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
11 G Giffen 5/26 CTB Turner 4/33 3 Aus Eng Sydney 01 Feb 1895
12 T Richardson 6/39 GA Lohmann 3/13 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
13 S Haigh 6/11 AE Trott 4/19 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
14 SF Barnes 6/42 C Blythe 4/64 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
15 H Trumble 3/38 MA Noble 7/17 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
16 JV Saunders 5/43 MA Noble 5/54 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Feb 1902
17 GH Hirst 4/28 C Blythe 6/44 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
18 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
19 AER Gilligan 6/07 MW Tate 4/12 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
20 W Voce 4/16 GOB Allen 5/36 4 Eng Aus Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
21 Fazal Mahmood 6/34 Khan Mohammad 4/43 1 Pak Aus Karachi 11 Oct 1956
22 CEL Ambrose 6/24 CA Walsh 3/16 4 Win Eng Trinidad 25 Mar 1994
23 Wasim Akram 4/32 Waqar Younis 6/34 1 Pak Srl Kandy 26 Aug 1994
24 GD McGrath 5/28 JN Gillespie 4/18 4 Aus Win Trinidad 05 Mar 1999
25 JM Anderson 2/23 SCJ Broad 7/44 4 Eng NZl Lord’s 16 May 2013
26 TA Boult 6/32 TG Southee 4/25 1 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2018

TA Boult {6 for 32} and TG Southee {4 for 25} of New Zealand bowled unchanged in England’s completed innings in the ongoing test at Auckland to provide the ninth occasion of two bowlers bowling unchanged in a completed first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Bowler Bowl Bowler Bowl Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GE Palmer 7/68 E Evans 3/64 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 CTB Turner 6/15 JJ Ferris 4/27 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
3 T Richardson 6/39 GA Lohmann 3/13 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
4 SF Barnes 6/42 C Blythe 4/64 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
5 GH Hirst 4/28 C Blythe 6/44 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
6 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
7 Fazal Mahmood 6/34 Khan Mohammad 4/43 1 Pak Aus Karachi 11 Oct 1956
8 Wasim Akram 4/32 Waqar Younis 6/34 1 Pak Srl Kandy 26 Aug 1994
9 TA Boult 6/32 TG Southee 4/25 1 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2018

The following table lists the fifteen occasions of two bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in completed innings of a test.

No Bowler Bowl Bowler Bowl Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GE Palmer 7/68 E Evans 3/64 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 GA Lohmann 7/36 J Briggs 3/28 2 Eng Aus The Oval 12 Aug 1886
3 CTB Turner 6/15 JJ Ferris 4/27 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
4 GA Lohmann 5/17 R Peel 5/18 2 Eng Aus Sydney 10 Feb 1888
5 CTB Turner 5/36 JJ Ferris 5/26 4 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
6 S Haigh 6/11 AE Trott 4/19 4 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Apr 1899
7 SF Barnes 6/42 C Blythe 4/64 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
8 H Trumble 3/38 MA Noble 7/17 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
9 JV Saunders 5/43 MA Noble 5/54 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Feb 1902
10 GH Hirst 4/28 C Blythe 6/44 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
11 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
12 AER Gilligan 6/07 MW Tate 4/12 2 Eng SAF Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
13 Fazal Mahmood 6/34 Khan Mohammad 4/43 1 Pak Aus Karachi 11 Oct 1956
14 Wasim Akram 4/32 Waqar Younis 6/34 1 Pak Srl Kandy 26 Aug 1994
15 TA Boult 6/32 TG Southee 4/25 1 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2018

The following are the four occasions when two bowlers shared the wickets equally when they bowled unchanged in test innings.

No Bowler Bowl Bowler Bowl Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GA Lohmann 5/17 R Peel 5/18 2 Eng Aus Sydney 10 Feb 1888
2 CTB Turner 5/36 JJ Ferris 5/26 4 Aus Eng Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
3 JV Saunders 5/43 MA Noble 5/54 3 Aus Eng Sydney 14 Feb 1902
4 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912

The following table lists the eight occasions of two bowlers capturing all the ten wickets in a completed first innings of a test.

No Bowler Bowl Bowler Bowl Inns Team Oppn Ground Match Date
1 GE Palmer 7/68 E Evans 3/64 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 CTB Turner 6/15 JJ Ferris 4/27 1 Aus Eng Sydney 28 Jan 1887
3 SF Barnes 6/42 C Blythe 4/64 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 GH Hirst 4/28 C Blythe 6/44 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
5 FR Foster 5/16 SF Barnes 5/25 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 10 Jun 1912
6 Fazal Mahmood 6/34 Khan Mohammad 4/43 1 Pak Aus Karachi 11 Oct 1956
7 Wasim Akram 4/32 Waqar Younis 6/34 1 Pak Srl Kandy 26 Aug 1994
8 TA Boult 6/32 TG Southee 4/25 1 NZl Eng Auckland 22 Mar 2018
England dismissed for a team total less than 60 runs in a test innings

England dismissed for a team total less than 60 runs in a test innings

England was dismissed for a total of 58 in its day-night test against New Zealand at Auckland to provide the sixth occasion of England dismissed for a total of fewer than 60 runs in test innings. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 45 35.3×4 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England 46 19.1 4 v West Indies Port of Spain 25 Mar 1994
3 England 51 33.2 3 v West Indies Kingston 04 Feb 2009
4 England 52 42.1 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
5 England 53 50.0×4 2 v Australia Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
6 England 58 20.4 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018

It also provides the third occasion of England dismissed for a total of fewer than 60 runs in the first innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is noted that England was dismissed for a total of fewer than 60 runs in a test innings after a gap of nearly 70 years. The last such occasion was against Australia at The Oval in Aug 1948.

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 45 35.3×4 1 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887
2 England 52 42.1 1 v Australia The Oval 14 Aug 1948
3 England 58 20.4 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2018

 

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games

Batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games

CH Gayle of West Indies was dismissed by the first ball of the match against Scotland at Harare on 21.03.18 in the ongoing ICC WCQ to provide the 72nd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the history of one day games. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 B Wood 0 1 1 Eng Win Scarborough 26 Aug 1976
2 DW Randall 0 1 1 Eng Win Brisbane 23 Dec 1979
3 SM Gavaskar 0 1 1 Ind NZl Perth 09 Dec 1980
4 JG Wright 0 1 1 NZl Aus Wellington 20 Feb 1982
5 GM Wood 0 1 1 Aus Win Melbourne 06 Jan 1985
6 RJ Shastri 0 1 1 Ind Pak Sharjah 22 Mar 1985
7 JG Bracewell 0 1 1 NZl Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1986
8 Mudassar Nazar 0 1 1 Pak Eng Birmingham 25 May 1987
9 Rameez Raja 0 1 1 Pak Aus Brisbane 08 Jan 1989
10 JG Wright 0 1 1 NZl Aus Auckland 22 Feb 1992
11 RS Mahanama 0 1 1 Srl Aus Col-RPS 05 Sep 1992
12 Rameez Raja 0 1 1 Pak Win Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
13 A Flower 0 1 1 Zim Pak Karachi 24 Dec 1993
14 RS Mahanama 0 1 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 08 Dec 1994
15 AP Gurusinha 0 1 1 Srl Ban Sharjah 06 Apr 1995
16 Shahid Afridi 0 1 1 Pak Zim Peshawar 03 Nov 1996
17 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Srl Mumbai 17 May 1997
18 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win Eng Sharjah 13 Dec 1997
19 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
20 RD Jacobs 0 1 1 Win Ind Singapore 05 Sep 1999
21 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Taupo 04 Jan 2000
22 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Napier 06 Jan 2000
23 AC Parore 0 1 1 NZl Pak Auckland 17 Feb 2001
24 Saeed Anwar 0 1 1 Pak NZl Napier 20 Feb 2001
25 CJ Nevin 0 1 1 NZl Srl Sharjah 17 Apr 2001
26 ME Trescothick 0 1 1 Eng Pak Leeds 17 Jun 2001
27 MS Sinclair 0 1 1 NZl Ind Col-RPS 20 Jul 2001
28 V Sehwag 0 1 1 Ind Srl Col-SSC 01 Aug 2001
29 DD Ebrahim 0 1 1 Zim Srl Col-SSC 08 Dec 2001
30 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus RSA Melbourne 13 Jan 2002
31 HH Gibbs 0 1 1 RSA NZl Brisbane 19 Jan 2002
32 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus Pak Melbourne-CS 15 Jun 2002
33 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Eng Ch-le-St 04 Jul 2002
34 HH Gibbs 0 1 1 RSA Pak Tangier 18 Aug 2002
35 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 1 Srl Ind Col-RPS 30 Sep 2002
36 Hannan Sarkar 0 1 1 Ban Srl Pietermaritzburg 14 Feb 2003
37 Imran Nazir 0 1 1 Pak Eng The Oval 20 Jun 2003
38 Yasir Hameed 0 1 1 Pak Zim Multan 30 Sep 2004
39 S Matsikenyeri 0 1 1 Zim Ban Chittagong 24 Jan 2005
40 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 15 Jan 2006
41 KO Otieno 0 1 1 Ken Ban Nairobi-G 15 Aug 2006
42 ME Trescothick 0 1 1 Eng Pak Southampton 05 Sep 2006
43 MJ Clarke 0 1 1 Aus Ind Mumbai 17 Oct 2007
44 DJ Reekers 0 1 1 Net Sco Dublin 29 Jul 2008
45 Mohammad Iqbal 0 1 1 Can Win King City-NW 24 Aug 2008
46 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 1 Ban Aus Darwin 03 Sep 2008
47 Salman Butt 0 1 1 Pak Win Abu Dhabi 16 Nov 2008
48 SR Waters 0 1 1 Ken Zim Nairobi-G 31 Jan 2009
49 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 1 Ban Win Roseau 26 Jul 2009
50 KOA Powell 0 1 1 Win Ban Basseterre 31 Jul 2009
51 Nasir Jamshed 0 1 1 Pak Srl Dambulla 01 Aug 2009
52 Kamran Akmal 0 1 1 Pak Srl Col-RPS 09 Aug 2009
53 SR Watson 0 1 1 Aus Win Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
54 WU Tharanga 0 1 1 Srl Ind Delhi 27 Dec 2009
55 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
56 WU Tharanga 0 1 1 Srl Ind Dambulla 16 Aug 2010
57 Karim Sadiq 0 1 1 Afg Sco Ayr 17 Aug 2010
58 BRM Taylor 0 1 1 Zim Can Nagpur 28 Feb 2011
59 HM Amla 0 1 1 RSA Aus Port Elizabeth 23 Oct 2011
60 WTS Porterfield 0 1 1 Ire Aus Belfast 23 Jun 2012
61 SR Watson 0 1 1 Aus Win Melbourne 10 Feb 2013
62 HM Amla 0 1 1 RSA Pak Durban 21 Mar 2013
63 MDKJ Perera 0 1 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
64 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Eng Cardiff 14 Sep 2013
65 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 1 Srl NZl Hambantota 10 Nov 2013
66 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Pak Sharjah 07 Oct 2014
67 IR Bell 0 1 1 Eng Aus Sydney 16 Jan 2015
68 MJ Guptill 0 1 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
69 JJ Roy 0 1 1 Eng NZl Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
70 MDKJ Perera 1 1 1 Srl Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2016
71 Azhar Ali 0 1 1 Pak Win Sharjah 30 Sep 2016
72 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Sco Harare 21 Mar 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of a West Indian batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win Eng Sharjah 13 Dec 1997
2 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
3 RD Jacobs 0 1 1 Win Ind Singapore 05 Sep 1999
4 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Taupo 04 Jan 2000
5 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Napier 06 Jan 2000
6 KOA Powell 0 1 1 Win Ban Basseterre 31 Jul 2009
7 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
8 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Sco Harare 21 Mar 2018

It also provides the third occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match against Scotland in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Reekers 0 1 1 Net Sco Dublin 29 Jul 2008
2 Karim Sadiq 0 1 1 Afg Sco Ayr 17 Aug 2010
3 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Sco Harare 21 Mar 2018

CH Gayle became the 16th batsman in the  history of one day game s to be dismissed by the  first ball of the match on  two or  more occasions. AC Gilchrist of Australia holds the record  in this category of statistics with three such dismissals. All such occasions are listed below.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus RSA Melbourne 13 Jan 2002
  2 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus Pak Melbourne-CS 15 Jun 2002
  3 AC Gilchrist 0 1 1 Aus RSA Brisbane 15 Jan 2006
                   
2 1 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Eng Cardiff 14 Sep 2013
  2 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus Pak Sharjah 07 Oct 2014
                   
3 1 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
  2 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Sco Harare 21 Mar 2018
                   
4 1 HH Gibbs 0 1 1 RSA NZl Brisbane 19 Jan 2002
  2 HH Gibbs 0 1 1 RSA Pak Tangier 18 Aug 2002
                   
5 1 HM Amla 0 1 1 RSA Aus Port Elizabeth 23 Oct 2011
  2 HM Amla 0 1 1 RSA Pak Durban 21 Mar 2013
                   
6 1 JG Wright 0 1 1 NZl Aus Wellington 20 Feb 1982
  2 JG Wright 0 1 1 NZl Aus Auckland 22 Feb 1992
                   
7 1 MDKJ Perera 0 1 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
  2 MDKJ Perera 1 1 1 Srl Eng The Oval 29 Jun 2016
                   
8 1 ME Trescothick 0 1 1 Eng Pak Leeds 17 Jun 2001
  2 ME Trescothick 0 1 1 Eng Pak Southampton 05 Sep 2006
                   
9 1 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win Eng Sharjah 13 Dec 1997
  2 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
                   
10 1 Rameez Raja 0 1 1 Pak Aus Brisbane 08 Jan 1989
  2 Rameez Raja 0 1 1 Pak Win Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
                   
11 1 RS Mahanama 0 1 1 Srl Aus Col-RPS 05 Sep 1992
  2 RS Mahanama 0 1 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 08 Dec 1994
                   
12 1 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Srl Mumbai 17 May 1997
  2 SC Ganguly 0 1 1 Ind Eng Ch-le-St 04 Jul 2002
                   
13 1 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Taupo 04 Jan 2000
  2 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Napier 06 Jan 2000
                   
14 1 SR Watson 0 1 1 Aus Win Johannesburg 26 Sep 2009
  2 SR Watson 0 1 1 Aus Win Melbourne 10 Feb 2013
                   
15 1 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 1 Ban Aus Darwin 03 Sep 2008
  2 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 1 Ban Win Roseau 26 Jul 2009
                   
16 1 WU Tharanga 0 1 1 Srl Ind Delhi 27 Dec 2009
  2 WU Tharanga 0 1 1 Srl Ind Dambulla 16 Aug 2010

CH Gayle became the third West Indian batsman in the history of one-day games to be dismissed by the first ball of the match on  two occasions. Others are PA Wallace and SL Campbell. All such occasions are listed below.

No No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Aus Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
  2 CH Gayle 0 1 1 Win Sco Harare 21 Mar 2018
                   
2 1 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win Eng Sharjah 13 Dec 1997
  2 PA Wallace 0 1 1 Win RSA East London 24 Jan 1999
                   
3 1 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Taupo 04 Jan 2000
  2 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Napier 06 Jan 2000

Rashid Khan – the Afghan spinner and his exploits in one day internationals

Rashid Khan – the Afghan spinner and his exploits in one day internationals

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the seventh occasion of an Afghan bowler to capture five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Rahmat Shah 5.3 0 32 5 2 v U.A.E Kuala Lumpur 02 May 2014
2 Hamid Hassan 10.0 1 45 5 1 v U.A.E. ICCA Dubai 04 Dec 2014
3 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 v Ireland Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
4 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
5 Rashid Khan 8.3 1 24 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 13 Feb 2018
6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10.0 0 50 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 16 Feb 2018
7 Rashid Khan 9.0 0 41 5 1 v U.A.E. Harare 20 Mar 2018

Rashid Khan of Afghanistan captured 5 for 41 against UAE at Harare on 20.03.18 in the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifiers to provide the fourth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 v Ireland Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
3 Rashid Khan 8.3 1 24 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 13 Feb 2018
4 Rashid Khan 9.0 0 41 5 1 v U.A.E. Harare 20 Mar 2018

Rashid Khan is one of the twelve bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WW Davis 10.3 0 51 7 2 Win Aus Leeds 11 Jun 1983
2 Aaqib Javed 10.0 1 37 7 2 Pak Ind Sharjah 25 Oct 1991
3 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Srl Ind Sharjah 27 Oct 2000
4 Waqar Younis 10.0 0 36 7 1 Pak Eng Leeds 17 Jun 2001
5 WPUJC Vaas 8.0 3 19 8 1 Srl Zim Colombo (SSC) 8 Dec 2001
6 GD McGrath 7.0 4 15 7 2 Aus Nam Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
7 AJ Bichel 10.0 0 20 7 1 Aus Eng Port Elizabeth 2 Mar 2003
8 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013
9 TG Southee 9.0 0 33 7 1 NZl Eng Wellington 20 Feb 2015
10 Imran Tahir 9.0 0 45 7 2 RSA Win Basseterre 15 Jun 2016
11 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 9 Jun 2017
12 TA Boult 10.0 3 34 7 2 NZl Win Christchurch 23 Dec 2017

Rashid Khan is one of the four spin bowlers in the history of one-day internationals to capture seven or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are listed below. His figures of 7 for 12 against West Indies at Gros Islet on 09.06.07 represent the second best bowling figures in an innings in the history of one-day internationals.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 9 Jun 2017
3 M Muralitharan 10.0 1 30 7 2 Srl Ind Sharjah 27 Oct 2000
4 Imran Tahir 9.0 0 45 7 2 RSA Win Basseterre 15 Jun 2016

Rashid Khan is one of the three spin bowlers to capture six or more wickets on two or more occasions in the history of one-day internationals. Other two are BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below.

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BAW Mendis 8.0 1 13 6 2 Srl Ind Karachi 06 Jul 2008
2 BAW Mendis 9.0 0 29 6 1 Srl Zim Harare 28 Nov 2008
                     
1 Rashid Khan 9.3 0 43 6 2 Afg Ire Greater Noida 17 Mar 2017
2 Rashid Khan 8.4 1 18 7 2 Afg Win Gros Islet 09 Jun 2017
                     
1 Shahid Afridi 10.0 0 38 6 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) 22 Apr 2009
2 Shahid Afridi 9.0 3 12 7 2 Pak Win Providence 14 Jul 2013

The wily leg-spinner has captured 96 wickets as on 20.03.18 and requires four more wickets for his 100 wickets. If he captures four wickets, he would then become the second Afghan bowler to capture 100 plus wickets after Mohammad Nabi who has taken 102 wickets. Seven more  wickets would  fetch  him  the record  of  most wicket  taker amongst  Afghan bowlers

No Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 Mohammad Nabi 96 93 748.0 30 3206 102 4/30 31.43 2 0
2 Rashid Khan 42 40 344.3 20 1358 96 7/18 14.14 4 4

 

South African bowlers with ten wicket haul in test with five plus wickets in both innings

South African bowlers with ten wicket haul in test with five plus wickets in both innings

K Rabada of South Africa captured 11 wickets conceding 150 runs {5 for 96 and 6 for 54} in the Port Elizabeth Test against Australia to provide the 19th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test comprising of five plus wickets in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
2 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
3 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
4 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
6 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
7 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
8 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
9 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
10 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
11 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
12 PM Pollock 47.5 23 87 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
13 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
14 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
15 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
15 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
17 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
18 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
19 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003

K Rabada became the fourth South African bowler to capture ten  or more wickets with five plus in both innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
2 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
3 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
4 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008

DW Steyn {03}. K Rabada {03} and M Ntini {03} are the three South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test with five plus in both innings on three occasions.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
2 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
                 
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
                 
1 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
2 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
3 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003