Bowlers capturing twelve or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

Bowlers capturing twelve or more wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs

SNJ  O’Keefe of Australia returned with match figures of 11 for 70 to provide the 23rd occasion of a bowler capturing 12 or more wickets conceding less than 100 runs in a match.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Briggs 33.3×4 16 28 15 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
2 GA Lohmann 25.3×5 11 45 15 Eng SAF Port Elizabeth 13 Feb 1896
3 CA Walsh 36.0 15 55 13 Win NZl Wellington 10 Feb 1995
4 SF Barnes 37.4 14 57 13 Eng SAF The Oval 12 Aug 1912
5 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
6 GA Lohmann 31.2 10 71 12 Eng SAF Johannesburg 02 Mar 1896
7 DL Underwood 48.5 25 71 13 Eng Pak Lord’s 08 Aug 1974
8 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
9 M Muralitharan 35.5 11 82 12 Srl Ban Kandy 11 Jul 2007
10 R Ashwin 43.2 14 85 12 Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
11 CTB Turner 88.0×4 50 87 12 Aus Eng Sydney 10 Feb 1888
12 H Trumble 65.0×5 19 89 12 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
13 JH Wardle 42.6×8 12 89 12 Eng SAF Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
14 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882
15 JC Laker 68.0 27 90 19 Eng Aus Manchester 26 Jul 1956
16 JJ Ferris 54.2 27 91 13 Eng SAF Cape Town 19 Mar 1892
17 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952
18 Danish Kaneria 28.0 6 94 12 Pak Ban Multan 29 Aug 2001
19 DL Underwood 44.1×8 14 97 12 Eng NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 1971
20 R Ashwin 46.0 13 98 12 Inf SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
21 C Blythe 38.3 10 99 15 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
22 AV Bedser 55.5 23 99 14 Eng Aus Nottingham 11 Jun 1953
23 Fazal Mahmood 60.0 27 99 12 Pa Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1954

SNJ O’Keefe became the second bowler to capture 12 wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs against India after Fazal Mahmood. Fazal Mahmood had figures of 12 for 94 at Lucknow in Oct 1952. Thus it took 67 years for another bowler to capture 12 wickets conceding less than 100 runs against India

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 Fazal Mahmood 51.4 19 94 12 Pak Ind Lucknow 23 Oct 1952

SNJ O’Keefe became the fifth Australian bowler to capture 12 wickets in a test conceding less than 100 runs. He became the first Australian bowler to perform such a feat against India. All the other four bowler has chosen England as  their opposition. All the five occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
3 CTB Turner 88.0×4 50 87 12 Aus Eng Sydney 10 Feb 1888
4 H Trumble 65.0×5 19 89 12 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
5 FR Spofforth 64.3×4 33 90 14 Aus Eng The Oval 28 Aug 1882

SNJ O’Keefe’s feat has come after 115 years after MA Noble’s feat. MA Noble had captured 13 for 77 against England at Melbourne in Jan 1902

No Player Overs M R W Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SNJ O’Keefe 28.1 6 70 12 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
2 MA Noble 33.4 7 77 13 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1902

 

Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs margin

Teams winning a test by 300 plus runs margin

Australia won the first test against India at Pune by 333 runs to provide the 55th occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 675 runs v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
2 Australia won 562 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
3 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
4 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
5 Sri Lanka won 465 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 03 Jan 2009
6 West Indies won 425 runs v England Manchester 08 Jul 1976
7 Australia won 409 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
8 West Indies won 408 runs v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 1980
9 Australia won 405 runs v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
10 Australia won 384 runs v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
11 Australia won 382 runs v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
12 Australia won 382 runs v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
13 Australia won 381 runs v England Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
14 Australia won 379 runs v West Indies Brisbane 3 Nov 2005
15 Australia won 377 runs v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
16 Australia won 365 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
17 South Africa won 358 runs v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
18 Pakistan won 356 runs v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
19 South Africa won 356 runs v England Lord’s 21 Jul 1994
20 England won 354 runs v Pakistan Nottingham 29 Jul 2010
21 Australia won 352 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
22 South Africa won 351 runs v West Indies Centurion 15 Jan 1999
23 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
24 England won 347 runs v Australia Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
25 West Indies won 343 runs v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
26 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
27 Pakistan won 341 runs v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
28 England won 338 runs v Australia Adelaide 13 Jan 1933
29 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
30 India won 337 runs v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
31 Zimbabwe won 335 runs v Bangladesh Harare 17 Apr 2013
32 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
33 England won 330 runs v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
34 Australia won 329 runs v England Perth 03 Feb 1995
35 England won 329 runs v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
36 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
37 Pakistan won 328 runs v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
38 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
39 West Indies won 326 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1950
40 South Africa won 324 runs v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
41 South Africa won 323 runs v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
42 England won 322 runs v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
43 India won 321 runs v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
44 India won 320 runs v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
45 England won 319 runs v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
46 Sri Lanka won 315 runs v Zimbabwe Galle 12 Jan 2002
47 Sri Lanka won 313 runs v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 11 Aug 2004
48 Australia won 312 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
49 England won 312 runs v South Africa Cape Town 01 Jan 1957
50 South Africa won 309 runs v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012
51 Australia won 308 runs v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
52 Australia won 307 runs v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
53 South Africa won 307 runs v Australia Johannesburg 19 Feb 1970
54 Pakistan won 301 runs v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 09 Aug 1994
55 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992

Australia won the first test against India at Pune by 333 runs to provide the 22nd occasion of Australia winning a test by 300 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 562 runs v England The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 Australia won 530 runs v South Africa Melbourne 17 Feb 1911
3 Australia won 491 runs v Pakistan Perth 16 Dec 2004
4 Australia won 409 runs v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
5 Australia won 405 runs v England Lord’s 16 Jul 2015
6 Australia won 384 runs v England Brisbane 07 Nov 2002
7 Australia won 382 runs v England Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
8 Australia won 382 runs v West Indies Sydney 14 Feb 1969
9 Australia won 381 runs v England Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
10 Australia won 379 runs v West Indies Brisbane 3 Nov 2005
11 Australia won 377 runs v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
12 Australia won 365 runs v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
13 Australia won 352 runs v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
14 Australia won 348 runs v Pakistan Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
15 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
16 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
17 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
18 Australia won 329 runs v England Perth 03 Feb 1995
19 Australia won 312 runs v West Indies Port of Spain 05 Mar 1999
20 Australia won 308 runs v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
21 Australia won 307 runs v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
22 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992

Australia won the first test against India at Pune by 333 runs to provide the eighth occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin against India.  All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
2 Pakistan won 341 runs v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
3 Australia won 337 runs v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007
4 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
5 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
6 South Africa won 328 runs v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
7 England won 319 runs v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
8 Australia won 300 runs v India Perth 01 Feb 1992

Australia won the first test against India at Pune by 333 runs to provide the third occasion of a team winning a test by 300 plus runs margin against India in India. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 342 runs v India Nagpur 26 Oct 2004
2 Australia won 333 runs v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
3 South Africa won 329 runs v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
Captains who have scored four or more centuries against India

Captains who have scored four or more centuries against India

CH Lloyd owns the  record for scoring most centuries as captain against India – He has  scored seven centuries

SPD Smith of Australia who has scored four centuries against India as Australian captain earned the distinction of becoming the sixth captain in the annals of test cricket to score four or more centuries against India. Others – CH Lloyd of West Indies {07}, AN Cook of England {04}, DG Bradman of Australia {04},  RB Simpson of Australia {04} and MJ Clarke of Australia {04}. The performance of these six captains is furnished below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CH  Lloyd 163 3 Win Ind Bangalore 22 Nov 1974
  2 CH  Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
  3 CH  Lloyd 102 2 Win Ind Bridgetown 10 Mar 1976
  4 CH  Lloyd 143 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
  5 CH  Lloyd 106 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
  6 CH  Lloyd 103 2 Win Ind Delhi 29 Oct 1983
  7 CH  Lloyd 161* 2 Win Ind Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
                 
2 1 AN Cook 176 3 Eng Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
  2 AN Cook 122 2 Eng Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
  3 AN Cook 190 2 Eng Ind Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
  4 AN Cook 130 3 Eng Ind Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
                 
3 1 DG Bradman 185 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
  2 DG Bradman 132 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  3 DG Bradman 127* 3 Aus Ind Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  4 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
                 
4 1 RB Simpson 103 3 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
  2 RB Simpson 109 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
  3 RB Simpson 176 2 Aus Ind Perth 16 Dec 1977
  4 RB Simpson 100 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
                 
5 1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
  3 MJ Clarke 130 1 Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
  4 MJ Clarke 128 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
                 
6 1 SPD Smith 133 2 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  2 SPD Smith 192 1 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
  3 SPD Smith 117 1 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  4 SPD Smith 109 3 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

Australian captains who have scored centuries against India

 

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the 26th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
5 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
6 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
7 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
8 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
9 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
10 GS Chappell 204 2 v India Sydney 02 Jan 1981
11 AR Border 163 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1985
12 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
13 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
14 SR Waugh 150 1 v India Adelaide 10 Dec 1999
15 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
16 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
17 RT Ponting 140 2 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
18 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
19 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
20 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
21 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
22 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
23 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
24 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
25 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
26 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith of Australia scored 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the eighth occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KJ Hughes 100 1 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
2 AR Border 106 1 v India Chennai 18 Sep 1986
3 MA Taylor 102* 4 v India Bangalore 25 Mar 1998
4 SR Waugh 110 1 v India Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
5 AC Gilchrist 104 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
6 RT Ponting 123 1 v India Bangalore 09 Oct 2008
7 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
8 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SPD Smith’s 109 against India in just concluded test at Pune to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a century against India. He emulated DG Bradman, RB Simpson and MJ Clarke who have scored four centuries while leading Australia against India. The performance of these four captains is listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 DG Bradman 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
  2 DG Bradman 132 1 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  3 DG Bradman 127* 3 v India Melbourne 01 Jan 1948
  4 DG Bradman 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
2 1 RB Simpson 103 3 v India Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
  2 RB Simpson 109 2 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
  3 RB Simpson 176 2 v India Perth 16 Dec 1977
  4 RB Simpson 100 1 v India Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
               
3 1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 MJ Clarke 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
  3 MJ Clarke 130 1 v India Chennai 22 Feb 2013
  4 MJ Clarke 128 1 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
               
4 1 SPD Smith 133 2 v India Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  2 SPD Smith 192 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
  3 SPD Smith 117 1 v India Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  4 SPD Smith 109 3 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017
India dismissed all out for a total of 105 and less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil

India dismissed all out for a total of 105 and less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil

India was dismissed all out for a total of 105 in its first innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Pune to provide the eleventh occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 105 runs in a test innings on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 75 30.5 v West Indies Delhi 25 Nov 1987
2 India 76 20.0 v South Africa Ahmedabad 03 Apr 2008
3 India 83 38.5 v England Chennai 14 Jan 1977
4 India 83 27.0 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
5 India 88 33.3 v New Zealand Mumbai (BS) 12 Mar 1965
6 India 89 54.2 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 15 Oct 1969
7 India 90 30.0 v West Indies Kolkata 10 Dec 1983
8 India 100 48.2 v England Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
9 India 103 47.1 v West Indies Ahmedabad 12 Nov 1983
10 India 104 41.3 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
11 India 105 40.1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017

India was dismissed all out for a total of 105 in its first innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Pune to provide the second occasion of India dismissed for a total less than 105 runs in a test innings against Australia  on Indian soil. Both the occasions are listed below

No Team Score Overs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India 104 41.3 v Australia Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
2 India 105 40.1 v Australia Pune 23 Feb 2017

 

V Kohli collects his first duck as captain

V Kohli collects his first duck as captain

Virat Kohli

V Kohli collected his first duck as captain when he failed to score in India’s first innings against Australia in the ongoing first test at Pune. It was his 24th test and 38th innings as captain. V Kohli and NJ Contractor were the only two Indian captains who have lead India in ten or more tests not to score a duck prior to the India’s innings in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune. NJ Contractor captained India in twelve tests. The complete list of Indian captains who have not scored a duck is listed below – captains who have lead India in 12 or less than 12 tests

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 NJ Contractor 12 18 0 525 92 29.16 0 4 0
2 PR Umrigar 8 13 1 394 79* 32.83 0 3 0
3 MH Mankad 6 7 1 55 33 09.16 0 0 0
4 CK Nayudu 4 8 0 210 67 26.25 0 1 0
5 Nawab of Pataudi Snr 3 5 0 55 22 11.00 0 0 0
6 Vizianagram 3 6 2 33 19* 08.25 0 0 0
7 GR Viswanath 2 4 0 42 13 10.50 0 0 0
8 HR Adhikari 1 2 0 103 63 51.50 0 1 0
9 CG Borde 1 2 0 81 69 40.50 0 1 0
10 RJ Shastri 1 2 1 43 23 43.00 0 0 0

 

Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India – SNJ O’Keefe is the latest addition

Australian bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against India – SNJ O’Keefe is the latest addition

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the 21st occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 ERH Toshack 17.0×8 6 29 6 3 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
2 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
3 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
4 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
5 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
6 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
7 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
8 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
9 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
10 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
11 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
12 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
13 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
14 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
15 MR Whitney 12.1 3 27 7 4 v India Perth 01 Feb 1992
16 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
17 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
18 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
19 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
20 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
21 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the 14th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India in India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
3 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 2 Nov 1956
4 AK Davidson 57.3 23 93 7 3 v India Kanpur 19 Dec 1959
5 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
6 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
7 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
8 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
9 G Dymock 28.4 5 67 7 3 v India Kanpur 02 Oct 1979
10 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
11 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
12 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
13 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
14 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’Keefe’s 6 for 35 in the ongoing test between India and Australia at Pune provides the ninth occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing six or more  wickets in an innings against India in India.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
3 AA Mallett 32.3 10 64 6 2 v India Delhi 28 Nov 1969
4 JD Higgs 41.3 12 143 7 2 v India Chennai 11 Sep 1979
5 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2 v India Chennai 14 Oct 2004
6 MJ Clarke 6.2 0 9 6 3 v India Mumbai 03 Nov 2004
7 JJ Krejza 43.5 1 215 8 1 v India Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
8 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
9 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 v India Pune 23 Feb 2017

GD Mckenzie {03}, BA Reid {02}, NM Lyon {02}, R Benaud {02} and RR Lindwall {02} are the five Australian bowlers to capture six or more wickets in test innings on two occasions. BA Reid has accomplished the feat in both innings of the test.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GD McKenzie 32.3 8 58 6 2 v India Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 GD McKenzie 21.4 2 66 7 1 v India Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
3 GD McKenzie 33.4 12 67 6 1 v India Kolkata 12 Dec 1969
                   
1 BA Reid 26.2 7 66 6 1 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
2 BA Reid 29.0 9 60 6 3 v India Melbourne 26 Dec 1991
                   
1 NM Lyon 23.2 4 94 7 2 v India Delhi 22 Mar 2013
2 NM Lyon 34.1 5 152 7 4 v India Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
                   
1 R Benaud 29.3 10 72 7 1 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
2 R Benaud 29.0 10 52 6 2 v India Kolkata 02 Nov 1956
                   
1 RR Lindwall 16.5×8 4 38 7 3 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
2 RR Lindwall 22.5 9 43 7 3 v India Chennai 19 Oct 1956
Spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball – SN O’keefe’s feat against India at Pune provides the 50th such occasion

Spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball – SN O’keefe’s feat against India at Pune provides the 50th such occasion

Stephen Norman John O'Keefe

SNJ O’Keefe of Australia shared the new ball as a spin bowler and captured six wickets in the ongoing test against India at Pune to provide the 50th occasion of a spin bowler sharing the new ball and capturing six or more wickets in  an innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GE Palmer 58.0×4 36 68 7 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 GE Palmer 52.2×4 25 65 7 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
3 E Peate 40.0×4 14 85 6 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
4 GE Palmer 75.0×4 26 111 6 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
5 R Peel 26.2×4 17 31 7 2 Eng Aus Manchester 30 Aug 1888
6 J Briggs 14.2×4 5 11 8 3 Eng SAF Cape Town 25 Mar 1889
7 J Briggs 21.5 4 49 6 2 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
8 J Briggs 28.0 7 87 6 3 Eng Aus Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
9 R Peel 30.0 9 67 6 4 Eng Aus Sydney 14 Dec 1894
10 H Trumble 40.0×5 10 59 6 1 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
11 H Trumble 25.0×5 9 30 6 3 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
12 H Trumble 44.0 18 74 6 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
13 W Rhodes 11.0 3 17 7 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 29 May 1902
14 H Trumble 25.0 9 53 6 4 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1902
15 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
16 W Rhodes 15.2 3 56 7 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
17 W Rhodes 15.0 0 68 8 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
18 LC Braund 29.1 6 81 8 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 05 Mar 1904
19 C Blythe 32.0 13 68 6 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 24 Mar 1906
20 C Blythe 15.5 1 59 8 2 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
21 C Blythe 22.4 9 40 7 4 Eng SAF Leeds 29 Jul 1907
22 C Blythe 23.0 6 44 6 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 27 May 1909
23 CG Macartney 25.3 6 58 7 2 Aus Eng Leeds 01 Jul 1909
24 C Blythe 18.0 5 46 7 2 Eng SAF Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
25 GA Faulkner 27.1 4 84 7 2 SAF Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1912
26 CV Grimmett 44.1 9 131 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
27 AL Valentine 26.3 10 39 6 3 Win Eng The Oval 12 Aug 1950
28 PR Umrigar 58.0 25 74 6 2 Ind Pak Bahawalpur 15 Jan 1955
29 Zulfiqar Ahmed 46.3 21 42 6 3 Pak NZl Karachi 13 Oct 1955
30 BS Bedi 21.3 4 71 6 4 Ind Eng Bangalore 28 Jan 1977
31 Iqbal Qasim 28.5 14 40 6 3 Pak Ind Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
32 DN Patel 40.4 12 113 6 2 NZl Zim Bulawayo 01 Nov 1992
33 HDPK Dharmasena 24.1 4 72 6 1 Srl NZl Galle 03 Jun 1998
34 DL Vettori 33.0 10 64 6 3 NZl Srl Col-SSC 10 Jun 1998
35 A Kumble 68.4 15 143 6 2 Ind SAF Bangalore 02 Mar 2000
36 R Ashwin 21.3 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Delhi 06 Nov 2011
37 PP Ojha 27.0 5 47 6 3 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
38 Sohag Gazi 23.2 2 74 6 3 Ban Win Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
39 MS Panesar 22.0 3 81 6 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
40 HMRKB Herath 30.2 11 48 6 3 Srl Pak Galle 06 Aug 2014
41 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
42 R Ashwin 29.5 7 66 7 4 Ind SAF Nagpur 25 Nov 2015
43 MDK Perera 23.0 5 70 6 4 Srl Aus Galle 04 Aug 2016
44 HMRKB Herath 18.1 3 64 7 4 Srl Aus Col-SSC 13 Aug 2016
45 R Ashwin 35.3 5 132 6 4 Ind NZl Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
46 M Hasan Miraz 39.5 7 80 6 1 Ban Eng Chittagong 20 Oct 2016
47 M Hasan Miraz 28.0 2 82 6 2 Ban Eng Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
48 Mi Hasan Miraz 21.3 2 77 6 4 Ban Eng Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
49 HMRKB Herath 23.0 6 63 8 4 Srl Zim Harare 06 Nov 2016
50 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the eleventh occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GE Palmer 58.0×4 36 68 7 1 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1882
2 GE Palmer 52.2×4 25 65 7 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
3 GE Palmer 75.0×4 26 111 6 2 Aus Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 1884
4 H Trumble 40.0×5 10 59 6 1 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
5 H Trumble 25.0×5 9 30 6 3 Aus Eng The Oval 10 Aug 1896
6 H Trumble 44.0 18 74 6 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 17 Jan 1902
7 H Trumble 25.0 9 53 6 4 Aus Eng Manchester 24 Jul 1902
8 H Trumble 31.0 13 65 8 2 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1902
9 CG Macartney 25.3 6 58 7 2 Aus Eng Leeds 01 Jul 1909
10 CV Grimmett 44.1 9 131 6 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 30 Nov 1928
11 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

SNJ O’keefe’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings while sharing the new ball against India. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Iqbal Qasim 28.5 14 40 6 3 Pak Ind Mumbai 16 Dec 1979
2 MS Panesar 22.0 3 81 6 3 Eng Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
3 HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 48 7 4 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 SNJ O’Keefe 13.1 2 35 6 2 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017

 

JR Hazzlwood – a stickler at the crease

JR Hazzlwood – a stickler at the crease

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

JR Hazzlewood scored one not out and faced 31 deliveries in Australia’s first innings against India in the ongoing test at Pune to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman facing 30 or more deliveries while remaining not out on one in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JN Gillespie 1* 37 2 Aus SAF P Elizabeth 14 Mar 1997
2 FH Edwards 1* 36 4 Win Ind St John’s 02 Jun 2006
3 SB Doull 1* 35 4 NZl Aus Hobart 27 Nov 1997
4 A Flower 1* 34 3 Zim Ind Harare 18 Oct 1992
5 FH Edwards 1* 33 4 Win Zim Harare 04 Nov 2003
6 JE Emburey 1* 32 1 Eng Srl Col -SSC 13 Mar 1993
7 AD Gaekwad 1* 31 3 Ind Eng Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
8 SB O’Connor 1* 31 4 NZl Zim Harare 18 Sep 1997
9 JR Hazlewood 1* 31 1 Aus Ind Pune 23 Feb 2017
10 GG Arnold 1* 30 2 Eng Aus Leeds 27 Jul 1972

 

 

 

MA Starc becomes the 101st Australian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus test runs

MA Starc becomes the 101st Australian batsman to aggregate 1000 plus test runs

Mitchell Aaron Starc

MA Starc of Australia completed 1000 runs when he was on 51 during the course of his knock of 57 not out on the   first day of the test against India at Pune. He became the 101st Australian batsman to score 1000 plus runs in tests. The following table lists all the batsmen in the descending order of the runs scored.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 RT Ponting 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62 17
2 AR Border 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 11
3 SR Waugh 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 22
4 MJ Clarke 115 198 22 8643 329* 49.10 28 27 9
5 ML Hayden 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29 14
6 ME Waugh 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.81 20 47 19
7 JL Langer 105 182 12 7696 250 45.27 23 30 11
8 MA Taylor 104 186 13 7525 334* 43.49 19 40 5
9 DC Boon 107 190 20 7422 200 43.65 21 32 16
0 GS Chappell 87 151 19 7110 247* 53.86 24 31 12
11 DG Bradman 52 80 10 6996 334 99.94 29 13 7
12 MEK Hussey 79 137 16 6235 195 51.52 19 29 12
13 RN Harvey 79 137 10 6149 205 48.41 21 24 7
14 AC Gilchrist 96 137 20 5570 204* 47.60 17 26 14
15 KD Walters 74 125 14 5357 250 48.26 15 33 4
16 IM Chappell 75 136 10 5345 196 42.42 14 26 11
17 MJ Slater 74 131 7 5312 219 42.83 14 21 9
18 DA Warner 61 112 4 5299 253 49.06 18 23 6
19 WM Lawry 67 123 12 5234 210 47.15 13 27 6
20 RB Simpson 62 111 7 4869 311 46.81 10 27 8
21 SPD Smith 51 93 13 4779 215 59.73 17 20 4
22 IR Redpath 66 120 11 4737 171 43.45 8 31 9
23 KJ Hughes 70 124 6 4415 213 37.41 9 22 10
24 DR Martyn 67 109 14 4406 165 46.37 13 23 7
25 IA Healy 119 182 23 4356 161* 27.39 4 22 18
26 SM Katich 56 99 6 4188 157 45.03 10 25 4
27 SR Watson 59 109 3 3731 176 35.19 4 24 6
28 RW Marsh 96 150 13 3633 132 26.51 3 16 12
29 DM Jones 52 89 11 3631 216 46.55 11 14 11
30 AR Morris 46 79 3 3533 206 46.48 12 12 4
31 C Hill 49 89 2 3412 191 39.21 7 19 9
32 GM Wood 59 112 6 3374 172 31.83 9 13 9
33 BJ Haddin 66 112 13 3266 169 32.98 4 18 8
34 VT Trumper 48 89 8 3163 214* 39.04 8 13 7
35 SK Warne 145 199 17 3154 99 17.32 0 12 34
36 CC McDonald 47 83 4 3107 170 39.32 5 17 2
37 AL Hassett 43 69 3 3073 198* 46.56 10 11 1
38 KR Miller 55 87 7 2958 147 36.97 7 13 5
39 WW Armstrong 50 84 10 2863 159* 38.68 6 8 6
40 GR Marsh 50 93 7 2854 138 33.18 4 15 3
41 KR Stackpole 43 80 5 2807 207 37.42 7 14 5
42 NCL O’Neill 42 69 8 2779 181 45.55 6 15 6
43 GN Yallop 39 70 3 2756 268 41.13 8 9 3
44 SJ McCabe 39 62 5 2748 232 48.21 6 13 4
45 GS Blewett 46 79 4 2552 214 34.02 4 15 6
46 W Bardsley 41 66 5 2469 193* 40.47 6 14 6
47 WM Woodfull 35 54 4 2300 161 46.00 7 13 6
48 PJP Burge 42 68 8 2290 181 38.16 4 12 5
49 SE Gregory 58 100 7 2282 201 24.53 4 8 12
50 R Benaud 63 97 7 2201 122 24.45 3 9 8
51 CG Macartney 35 55 4 2131 170 41.78 7 9 1
52 WH Ponsford 29 48 4 2122 266 48.22 7 6 1
53 MG Johnson 73 109 16 2065 123* 22.20 1 11 19
54 RM Cowper 27 46 2 2061 307 46.84 5 10 3
55 CJL Rogers 25 48 1 2015 173 42.87 5 14 1
56 MA Noble 42 73 7 1997 133 30.25 1 16 4
57 GRJ Matthews 33 53 8 1849 130 41.08 4 12 2
58 DS Lehmann 27 42 2 1798 177 44.95 5 10 2
59 BC Booth 29 48 6 1773 169 42.21 5 10 5
60 KC Wessels 24 42 1 1761 179 42.95 4 9 3
61 UT Khawaja 23 40 4 1726 174 47.94 5 8 3
62 GM Ritchie 30 53 5 1690 146 35.20 3 7 1
63 J Darling 34 60 2 1657 178 28.56 3 8 8
64 RB McCosker 25 46 5 1622 127 39.56 4 9 5
65 AP Sheahan 31 53 6 1594 127 33.91 2 7 3
66 WA Brown 22 35 1 1592 206* 46.82 4 9 1
67 PJ Hughes 26 49 2 1535 160 32.65 3 7 6
68 KD Mackay 37 52 7 1507 89 33.48 0 13 6
69 RR Lindwall 61 84 13 1502 118 21.15 2 5 9
70 WB Phillips 27 48 2 1485 159 32.28 2 7 1
71 AC Voges 20 31 7 1485 269* 61.87 5 4 2
72 A Symonds 26 41 5 1462 162* 40.61 2 10 4
73 B Lee 76 90 18 1451 64 20.15 0 5 14
74 WAS Oldfield 54 80 17 1427 65* 22.65 0 4 9
75 C Kelleway 26 42 4 1422 147 37.42 3 6 1
76 J Ryder 20 32 5 1394 201* 51.62 3 9 1
77 J Dyson 30 58 7 1359 127* 26.64 2 5 4
78 HL Collins 19 31 1 1352 203 45.06 4 6 0
79 BM Laird 21 40 2 1341 92 35.28 0 11 2
80 SE Marsh 20 35 1 1341 182 39.44 4 5 7
81 AK Davidson 44 61 7 1328 80 24.59 0 5 1
82 RA Duff 22 40 3 1317 146 35.59 2 6 0
83 DW Hookes 23 41 3 1306 143* 34.36 1 8 4
84 JW Burke 24 44 7 1280 189 34.59 3 5 0
85 G Giffen 31 53 0 1238 161 23.35 1 6 5
86 JN Gillespie 71 93 28 1218 201* 18.73 1 2 13
87 VS Ransford 20 38 6 1211 143* 37.84 1 7 2
88 AF Kippax 22 34 1 1192 146 36.12 2 8 1
89 JHW Fingleton 18 29 1 1189 136 42.46 5 3 3
90 MTG Elliott 21 36 1 1172 199 33.48 3 4 5
91 R Edwards 20 32 3 1171 170* 40.37 2 9 4
92 MJ North 21 35 2 1171 128 35.48 5 4 5
93 JM Gregory 24 34 3 1146 119 36.96 2 7 3
94 AC Bannerman 28 50 2 1108 94 23.08 0 8 3
95 AMJ Hilditch 18 34 0 1073 119 31.55 2 6 3
96 SG Barnes 13 19 2 1072 234 63.05 3 5 1
97 PM Siddle 62 86 14 1063 51 14.76 0 2 16
98 MG Hughes 53 70 8 1032 72* 16.64 0 2 10
99 MA Starc 35 52 13 1006 99 25.79 0 9 10
100 EJM Cowan 18 32 0 1001 136 31.28 1 6 2
101 IWG Johnson 45 66 12 1000 77 18.51 0 6 10