Opening batsman collecting first ball ducks against New Zealand in one day games

Opening batsman collecting first ball ducks against New Zealand in one day games

AJ Finch of Australia collected the first ball duck against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16 to provide the 26th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck against New Zealand in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 0 1 1 Ind NZl Perth 09 Dec 1980
2 GR Marsh 0 1 2 Aus NZl Melbourne 15 Jan 1991
3 Aamer Sohail 0 1 2 Pak NZl Christchurch 18 Mar 1992
4 RS Mahanama 0 1 1 Srl NZl Bloemfontein 08 Dec 1994
5 CB Wishart 0 1 1 Zim NZl Wellington 06 Feb 1998
6 ST Jayasuriya 0 1 2 Srl NZl Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
7 G Kirsten 0 1 2 RSA NZl Napier 26 Mar 1999
8 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Taupo 04 Jan 2000
9 SL Campbell 0 1 1 Win NZl Napier 06 Jan 2000
10 ME Waugh 0 1 2 Aus NZl Napier 01 Mar 2000
11 Saeed Anwar 0 1 1 Pak NZl Napier 20 Feb 2001
12 Imran Nazir 0 1 2 Pak NZl Christchurch 25 Feb 2001
13 HH Gibbs 0 1 1 RSA NZl Brisbane 19 Jan 2002
14 Imran Nazir 0 1 2 Pak NZl Rawalpindi 24 Apr 2002
15 Al Sahariar 0 1 2 Ban NZl Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
16 SC Ganguly 0 1 2 Ind NZl Wellington 08 Jan 2003
17 DD Ebrahim 0 1 1 Zim NZl Bloemfontein 08 Mar 2003
18 MP Vaughan 0 1 1 Eng NZl Brisbane 06 Feb 2007
19 BJ Haddin 0 1 2 Aus NZl Auckland 11 Mar 2010
20 Shahriar Nafees 0 1 1 Ban NZl Dhaka 14 Oct 2010
21 LD Chandimal 0 1 1 Srl NZl Hambantota 12 Nov 2012
22 MDKJ Perera 0 1 1 Srl NZl Cardiff 09 Jun 2013
23 FDM Karunaratne 0 1 1 Srl NZl Hambantota 10 Nov 2013
24 CS MacLeod 0 1 1 Sco NZl Dunedin 17 Feb 2015
25 JJ Roy 0 1 1 Eng NZl Birmingham 09 Jun 2015
26 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

AJ Finch of Australia collected the first ball duck against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16 to provide the fourth occasion of an Australian opening batsman collecting the first ball duck against New Zealand in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GR Marsh 0 1 2 Aus NZl Melbourne 15 Jan 1991
2 ME Waugh 0 1 2 Aus NZl Napier 01 Mar 2000
3 BJ Haddin 0 1 2 Aus NZl Auckland 11 Mar 2010
4 AJ Finch 0 1 1 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

 

Opening batsmen collecting first ball ducks on four or more occasions in the annals of one day games

Opening batsmen collecting first ball ducks on four or more occasions in the annals of one day games

AJ Finch of Australia was dismissed first ball for a duck against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16. It represents his fourth first ball duck in one day internations and provides the tenth occasion of an opening batsman collecting first ball ducks on four or more occasions in the history of one day internationals. The following table lists all such occasions

No No Player Team Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 24 Aug 1994
  2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Gwalior 12 May 1997
  3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 18 Jul 1997
  4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
  5 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
  6 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Dambulla 10 May 2003
  7 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Australia Melbourne 22 Feb 2008
  8 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 03 Feb 2009
                   
2 1 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v Australia Kuala Lumpur 24 Sep 2006
  2 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v India Chennai 27 Jan 2007
  3 CH Gayle Win 0 1 1 v Australia Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
  4 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Feb 2011
  5 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v South Africa Centurion 28 Jan 2015
                   
3 1 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Australia Melbourne 05 Jan 1989
  2 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v India Perth 06 Dec 1991
  3 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v South Africa Port of Spain 12 Apr 1992
  4 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Pakistan Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
  5 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 25 Nov 1993
                   
4 1 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 1 v Australia Brisbane 08 Jan 1989
  2 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v Australia Sydney 25 Feb 1990
  3 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v England Nottingham 20 Aug 1992
  4 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v West Indies Sydney 17 Dec 1992
  5 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 1 v West Indies Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
                   
5 1 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 01 Aug 2001
  2 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Jun 2002
  3 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 06 Jul 2002
  4 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v Australia Mumbai 01 Nov 2003
  5 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 05 Dec 2011
                   
6 1 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v England Cardiff 14 Sep 2013
  2 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 07 Oct 2014
  3 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v West Indies Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
  4 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v New Zealand Sydney 04 Dec 2016
                   
7 1 GW Flower Zim 0 1 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 Mar 1999
  2 GW Flower Zim 0 1 2 v Australia Bulawayo 21 Oct 1999
  3 GW Flower Zim 0 1 2 v South Africa Durban 02 Feb 2000
  4 GW Flower Zim 0 1 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Feb 2000
                   
8 1 HH Gibbs RSA 0 1 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 24 Mar 2000
  2 HH Gibbs RSA 0 1 1 v New Zealand Brisbane 19 Jan 2002
  3 HH Gibbs RSA 0 1 1 v Pakistan Tangier 18 Aug 2002
  4 HH Gibbs RSA 0 1 2 v Pakistan Lahore 20 Oct 2007
                   
9 1 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v South Africa Melbourne 13 Jan 2002
  2 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v Pakistan Melbourne-CS 15 Jun 2002
  3 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v South Africa Brisbane 15 Jan 2006
  4 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 2 v England Sydney 02 Feb 2007
                   
10 1 MJ Guptill NZl 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 13 Aug 2010
  2 MJ Guptill NZl 0 1 2 v India Dambulla 25 Aug 2010
  3 MJ Guptill NZl 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
  4 MJ Guptill NZl 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Wellington 29 Jan 2015

ST Jayasuriya of  Sri Lanka, CH Gayle of West Indies, DL Haynes of West Indies, Rameez Raja of Pakistan and V Sehwag of India are the five opening batsmen who have collected the first ball ducks on five or more occasions. Their performance is furnished below

No No Player Team Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 24 Aug 1994
  2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Gwalior 12 May 1997
  3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 18 Jul 1997
  4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
  5 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
  6 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Dambulla 10 May 2003
  7 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Australia Melbourne 22 Feb 2008
  8 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 03 Feb 2009
                   
2 1 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v Australia Kuala Lumpur 24 Sep 2006
  2 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v India Chennai 27 Jan 2007
  3 CH Gayle Win 0 1 1 v Australia Adelaide 09 Feb 2010
  4 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 06 Feb 2011
  5 CH Gayle Win 0 1 2 v South Africa Centurion 28 Jan 2015
                   
3 1 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Australia Melbourne 05 Jan 1989
  2 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v India Perth 06 Dec 1991
  3 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v South Africa Port of Spain 12 Apr 1992
  4 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Pakistan Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
  5 DL Haynes Win 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Kolkata 25 Nov 1993
                   
4 1 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 1 v Australia Brisbane 08 Jan 1989
  2 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v Australia Sydney 25 Feb 1990
  3 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v England Nottingham 20 Aug 1992
  4 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 2 v West Indies Sydney 17 Dec 1992
  5 Rameez Raja Pak 0 1 1 v West Indies Cape Town 25 Feb 1993
                   
5 1 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 01 Aug 2001
  2 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 1 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Jun 2002
  3 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v Sri Lanka Birmingham 06 Jul 2002
  4 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v Australia Mumbai 01 Nov 2003
  5 V Sehwag Ind 0 1 2 v West Indies Ahmedabad 05 Dec 2011

ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka with eight first ball ducks hold the record for most first ball ducks by an  opening batsman in the annals of one day internationals. His performance is furnished below

No No Player Team Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 24 Aug 1994
  2 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Gwalior 12 May 1997
  3 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 18 Jul 1997
  4 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 26 Oct 1998
  5 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
  6 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Pakistan Dambulla 10 May 2003
  7 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v Australia Melbourne 22 Feb 2008
  8 ST Jayasuriya Srl 0 1 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 03 Feb 2009

AJ Finch became the second Australian opening batsman to collect the first ball ducks in one day internationals after AC Gilchrist. The performance of  both the openers is furnished below

No No Player Team Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v England Cardiff 14 Sep 2013
  2 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 07 Oct 2014
  3 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v West Indies Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
  4 AJ Finch Aus 0 1 1 v New Zealand Sydney 04 Dec 2016
                   
2 1 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v South Africa Melbourne 13 Jan 2002
  2 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v Pakistan Melbourne-CS 15 Jun 2002
  3 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 1 v South Africa Brisbane 15 Jan 2006
  4 AC Gilchrist Aus 0 1 2 v England Sydney 02 Feb 2007
Captains scoring 150 plus runs in one day internationals – SPD Smith joins the elite list

Captains scoring 150 plus runs in one day internationals – SPD Smith joins the elite list

SPD Smith of Australia scored 164 run against New Zealand at Sydney on 04.12.16 to provide the 14th occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below. V Sehwag of India is the only captain to score 200 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. He has scored 219 against West Indies at Indore on 08.12.11

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GM Turner 171* NZl EAF Birmingham 07 Jun 1975
2 N Kapil Dev 175* Ind Zim Tunbridge Wells 18 Jun 1983
3 IVA Richards 181 Win Srl Karachi 13 Oct 1987
4 M Azharuddin 153* Ind Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
5 SR Tendulkar 186* Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 08 Nov 1999
6 ST Jayasuriya 189 Srl Ind Sharjah 29 Oct 2000
7 BC Lara 156 Win Pak Adelaide 28 Jan 2005
8 RT Ponting 164 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
9 AJ Strauss 154 Eng Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
10 AJ Strauss 158 Eng Ind Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
11 V Sehwag 219 Ind Win Indore 08 Dec 2011
12 GJ Bailey 156 Aus Ind Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
13 AB de Villiers 162* SAF Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
14 SPD Smith 164 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

It also provides the third  occasion of an Australian captain scoring 150 plus runs  in a one  day game. All the three occasions are listed below. SPD Smith and  RT Ponting share the record for most runs by an Australian captain in one day games – both have scored an identical 164 runs. RT Ponting had scored 164 runs against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 164 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
2 GJ Bailey 156 Aus Ind Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
3 SPD Smith 164 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

SPD Smith became the second captain to score 150 plus runs against New Zealand after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 186 not out against New Zealand at Hyd-RGS on 08.11.99

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SR Tendulkar 186* Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 08 Nov 1999
2 SPD Smith 164 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

SPD Smith became the second captain to score 150 plus runs at Sydney. AB de Villiers of South Africa is the other captain. He had made 162 not out against West Indies on 27.02.15. Thus SPD Smith holds the record for most runs by a captain in a one day game at Sydney

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 162* SAF Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
2 SPD Smith 164 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016

AJ Strauss of England Is the only captain to score 150 plus runs on two occasions. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AJ Strauss 154 Eng Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
2 AJ Strauss 158 Eng Ind Bangalore 27 Feb 2011

The following table lists the teams wise break up of captains who have scored 150 plus runs. Indian captains has the record for scoring 150 plus runs on most occasions – four. Australian captains have  accomplished the feat on three occasions

No Player Runs Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting 164 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
2 GJ Bailey 156 Aus Ind Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
3 SPD Smith 164 Aus NZl Sydney 04 Dec 2016
             
1 AJ Strauss 154 Eng Ban Birmingham 12 Jul 2010
2 AJ Strauss 158 Eng Ind Bangalore 27 Feb 2011
             
1 N Kapil Dev 175* Ind Zim Tunbridge Wells 18 Jun 1983
2 M Azharuddin 153* Ind Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
3 SR Tendulkar 186* Ind NZl Hyd-RGS 08 Nov 1999
4 V Sehwag 219 Ind Win Indore 08 Dec 2011
             
1 GM Turner 171* NZl EAF Birmingham 07 Jun 1975
             
1 AB de Villiers 162* SAF Win Sydney 27 Feb 2015
             
1 ST Jayasuriya 189 Srl Ind Sharjah 29 Oct 2000
             
1 IVA Richards 181 Win Srl Karachi 13 Oct 1987
2 BC Lara 156 Win Pak Adelaide 28 Jan 2005

 

Fifty plus test wickets by bowlers in a calendar year in consecutive years

Fifty plus test wickets by bowlers in a calendar year in consecutive years

R Ashwin with his 62 test wickets in 2015 and 59 test wickets in 2016 earned the distinction of becoming the eighth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus wickets in two or consecutive years. His feat provides the tenth such occasion. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 R Ashwin Ind 9 17 2260 1067 62 7 2 2015
  2 R Ashwin Ind 10 19 2707 1347 59 6 2 2016
                       
2 1 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 6 2 2001
  2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 24 3567 1463 63 5 0 2002
                       
3 1 MJ Hoggard Eng 13 24 2453 1514 58 3 1 2005
  2 MJ Hoggard Eng 14 26 3131 1560 51 2 0 2006
                       
4 1 MG Johnson Aus 14 28 3510 1828 63 2 1 2008
  2 MG Johnson Aus 13 24 3017 1728 63 2 0 2009
                       
5 1 M Muralitharan Srl 10 17 3740 1463 75 7 3 2000
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 12 23 4688 1699 80 7 4 2001
  3 M Muralitharan Srl 8 14 2836 979 55 5 2 2002
                       
6 1 M Muralitharan Srl 8 15 2049 963 52 4 1 2005
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 11 21 3532 1521 90 9 5 2006
                       
7 1 GP Swann Eng 12 21 3108 1508 54 4 0 2009
  2 GP Swann Eng 14 25 3456 1662 64 6 1 2010
                       
8 1 SK Warne Aus 16 29 5054 1697 72 2 0 1993
  2 SK Warne Aus 10 19 3774 1274 70 6 2 1994
                       
9 1 SK Warne Aus 13 25 3501 1809 58 4 1 2001
  2 SK Warne Aus 10 20 2874 1310 67 3 1 2002
                       
10 1 SK Warne Aus 12 22 3472 1685 70 5 2 2004
  2 SK Warne Aus 15 30 4336 2114 96 6 2 2005
                       
11 1 RGD Willis Eng 11 21 2146 1049 50 5 0 1977
  2 RGD Willis Eng 14 26 2977 1067 57 4 0 1978

R Ashwin with his 62 test wickets in 2015 and 59 test wickets in 2016 earned the distinction of becoming the second Indian bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus test wickets in consecutive years.  Harbhajan Singh is the other bowler to accomplish such a feat. He had captured 60 test wickets in 2001 and 63 test wickets in 2002. The performance of these two bowlers is listed below

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 R Ashwin Ind 9 17 2260 1067 62 7 2 2015
  2 R Ashwin Ind 10 19 2707 1347 59 6 2 2016
                       
2 1 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 6 2 2001
  2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 24 3567 1463 63 5 0 2002

M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka remains the only bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 50 plus test wickets in three consecutive years. He had captured 75 test wickets in 2000, 80 test wickets in 2001 and 55 test wickets in 2002. His performance is listed below

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 M Muralitharan Srl 10 17 3740 1463 75 7 3 2000
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 12 23 4688 1699 80 7 4 2001
  3 M Muralitharan Srl 8 14 2836 979 55 5 2 2002

M Muralitharan of  Sri Lanka and SK Warne of Australia are the only two bowlers to accomplish the feat of capturing 50 plus test wickets in two or more consecutive calendar years on two or more occasions.  M Muralitharan has accomplished such a feat on two occasions, while SK Warne has accomplished the feat on three occasions. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 M Muralitharan Srl 10 17 3740 1463 75 7 3 2000
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 12 23 4688 1699 80 7 4 2001
  3 M Muralitharan Srl 8 14 2836 979 55 5 2 2002
                       
2 1 M Muralitharan Srl 8 15 2049 963 52 4 1 2005
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 11 21 3532 1521 90 9 5 2006
                       
1 1 SK Warne Aus 16 29 5054 1697 72 2 0 1993
  2 SK Warne Aus 10 19 3774 1274 70 6 2 1994
                       
2 1 SK Warne Aus 13 25 3501 1809 58 4 1 2001
  2 SK Warne Aus 10 20 2874 1310 67 3 1 2002
                       
2 1 SK Warne Aus 12 22 3472 1685 70 5 2 2004
  2 SK Warne Aus 15 30 4336 2114 96 6 2 2005
                       
Bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in tests in two or more calendar years

Bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in tests in two or more calendar years

R Ashwin {59} and HMRKB Herath {54} captured 50 plus wickets in calendar year to provide the 93rd and 94th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. R Ashwin’s 59 wickets provides the second  occasion of his  capturing 50 plus  wickets in a calendar year – the  first being  his 62 wickets in 2015. HMRKB Herath’s 54 wickets provide the third occaion of his  capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year – the other two being  his 60 wickets in 2012 and 56 wickets in 2014. The following table lists the twenty two bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years.

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 TM Alderman Aus 10 19 2672 1222 54 4 0 1981
  2 TM Alderman Aus 10 18 2592 1067 50 6 1 1989
                       
2 1 JM Anderson Eng 12 23 2778 1309 57 3 1 2010
  2 JM Anderson Eng 14 27 3191 1655 52 3 1 2013
                       
3 1 R Ashwin Ind 9 17 2260 1067 62 7 2 2015
  2 R Ashwin Ind 10 19 2707 1347 59 6 2 2016
                       
4 1 IT Botham Eng 12 23 2877 1201 66 6 1 1978
  2 IT Botham Eng 13 21 3338 1584 62 4 1 1981
                       
5 1 SCJ Broad Eng 14 26 2869 1600 62 5 1 2013
  2 SCJ Broad Eng 14 27 2703 1334 56 2 0 2015
                       
6 1 J Garner Win 12 22 2726 880 53 1 0 1980
  2 J Garner Win 15 29 3626 1629 79 4 0 1984
                       
7 1 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 6 2 2001
  2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 24 3567 1463 63 5 0 2002
  3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 23 4230 1987 63 2 1 2008
                       
8 1 HMRKB Herath Srl 10 18 3224 1417 60 7 2 2012
  2 HMRKB Herath Srl 9 18 3355 1522 56 5 1 2014
  3 HMRKB Herath Srl 8 15 2205 947 54 5 2 2016
                       
9 1 MJ Hoggard Eng 13 24 2453 1514 58 3 1 2005
  2 MJ Hoggard Eng 14 26 3131 1560 51 2 0 2006
                       
10 1 MG Johnson Aus 14 28 3510 1828 63 2 1 2008
  2 MG Johnson Aus 13 24 3017 1728 63 2 0 2009
                       
11 1 N Kapil Dev Ind 17 29 3553 1699 74 5 0 1979
  2 N Kapil Dev Ind 18 25 3469 1739 75 5 1 1983
                       
12 1 A Kumble Ind 10 19 3491 1461 54 4 2 1999
  2 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3680 1838 74 6 2 2004
  3 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3798 1910 57 2 0 2006
                       
13 1 GD McGrath Aus 10 20 2319 1138 52 4 0 1995
  2 GD McGrath Aus 13 25 3113 1347 63 4 0 1997
  3 GD McGrath Aus 14 27 3364 1425 67 4 1 1999
  4 GD McGrath Aus 14 27 3508 1473 68 4 0 2001
  5 GD McGrath Aus 13 26 3144 1352 62 3 0 2005
                       
14 1 MD Marshall Win 11 20 2371 1116 54 3 0 1983
  2 MD Marshall Win 13 25 3251 1471 73 9 1 1984
  3 MD Marshall Win 10 20 2477 1072 60 4 1 1988
                       
15 1 M Muralitharan Srl 8 16 3302 1256 68 7 2 1998
  2 M Muralitharan Srl 10 17 3740 1463 75 7 3 2000
  3 M Muralitharan Srl 12 23 4688 1699 80 7 4 2001
  4 M Muralitharan Srl 8 14 2836 979 55 5 2 2002
  5 M Muralitharan Srl 8 15 2049 963 52 4 1 2005
  6 M Muralitharan Srl 11 21 3532 1521 90 9 5 2006
                       
16 1 M Ntini SAF 12 24 2814 1566 59 4 1 2003
  2 M Ntini SAF 10 19 2153 1253 58 5 2 2006
  3 M Ntini SAF 15 28 2827 1537 54 1 0 2008
                       
17 1 SM Pollock SAF 14 25 3592 1411 69 6 0 1998
  2 SM Pollock SAF 13 26 3126 1176 55 4 1 2001
                       
18 1 DW Steyn SAF 13 24 2653 1481 74 5 1 2008
  2 DW Steyn SAF 11 20 2341 1285 60 4 1 2010
  3 DW Steyn SAF 9 18 2146 901 51 4 1 2013
                       
19 1 GP Swann Eng 12 21 3108 1508 54 4 0 2009
  2 GP Swann Eng 14 25 3456 1662 64 6 1 2010
  3 GP Swann Eng 14 24 3806 1766 59 3 1 2012
                       
20 1 CA Walsh Win 12 23 3051 1349 62 4 1 1995
  2 CA Walsh Win 14 24 3501 1234 66 4 1 2000
                       
21 1 SK Warne Aus 16 29 5054 1697 72 2 0 1993
  2 SK Warne Aus 10 19 3774 1274 70 6 2 1994
  3 SK Warne Aus 12 22 3051 1254 52 1 1 1995
  4 SK Warne Aus 15 28 4091 1661 68 2 0 1997
  5 SK Warne Aus 13 25 3501 1809 58 4 1 2001
  6 SK Warne Aus 10 20 2874 1310 67 3 1 2002
  7 SK Warne Aus 12 22 3472 1685 70 5 2 2004
  8 SK Warne Aus 15 30 4336 2114 96 6 2 2005
                       
22 1 RGD Willis Eng 11 21 2146 1049 50 5 0 1977
  2 RGD Willis Eng 14 26 2977 1067 57 4 0 1978
  3 RGD Willis Eng 13 24 2428 1236 52 2 0 1982

R Ashwin is the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years. Harbhajan Singh {03}, N Kapil Dev {02} and A Kumble {03} are the other three bowlers who have accomplished the feat

No No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs W 5 10 Year
1 1 R Ashwin Ind 9 17 2260 1067 62 7 2 2015
  2 R Ashwin Ind 10 19 2707 1347 59 6 2 2016
                       
2 1 Harbhajan Singh Ind 12 22 3424 1557 60 6 2 2001
  2 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 24 3567 1463 63 5 0 2002
  3 Harbhajan Singh Ind 13 23 4230 1987 63 2 1 2008
                       
3 1 N Kapil Dev Ind 17 29 3553 1699 74 5 0 1979
  2 N Kapil Dev Ind 18 25 3469 1739 75 5 1 1983
                       
4 1 A Kumble Ind 10 19 3491 1461 54 4 2 1999
  2 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3680 1838 74 6 2 2004
  3 A Kumble Ind 12 23 3798 1910 57 2 0 2006

 

JM Anderson joins the dubious club of batsmen who have been dismissed run out on three or more occasions while batting at number eleven in a test innings

JM Anderson joins the dubious club of batsmen who have been dismissed run out on three or more occasions while batting at number eleven in a test innings

JM Anderson was dismissed run out for the  third occasion is his test career while batting at number eleven in a test innings, when he was dismissed run out for 5 in  England’s second innings in the just concluded test against India at Mohali. The three occasions are listed below

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 2 11 run out 4 v India Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
2 2 11 run out 2 v West Indies St George’s 21 Apr 2015
3 5 11 run out 3 v India Mohali 26 Nov 2016

JM Anderson shares the record for most run outs amongst the England batsman batting at number eleven with  SJ Harmison and MS Panesar

The following list shows the batmen batting at number eleven from various countries who have been dismissed run out on three or more occasions. Danish Kaneria of Pakistan and GD McGrath of Australia  share the record in this category of statistics with five occasions each. JM Anderson joins this dubious  club as its tenth member

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Dis Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 Danish Kaneria Pak 5 5 0 5 1 1 0.20 0 0 4
2 GD McGrath Aus 5 5 0 5 36 14 7.20 0 0 0
3 NAT Adcock SAF 3 3 0 3 4 3 1.33 0 0 1
4 JM Anderson Eng 3 3 0 3 9 5 3.00 0 0 0
5 SJ Harmison Eng 3 3 0 3 33 16 11.00 0 0 0
6 H Ironmonger Aus 3 3 0 3 16 12 5.33 0 0 1
7 WA Johnston Aus 3 3 0 3 18 11 6.00 0 0 0
8 MS Panesar Eng 3 3 0 3 1 1 0.33 0 0 2
9 JV Saunders Aus 3 3 0 3 6 4 2.00 0 0 1
10 CA Walsh Win 3 3 0 3 10 6 3.33 0 0 1

 

JM Bairstow writes himself into record books with most dismissals in a calendar year.

JM Bairstow writes himself into record books with most dismissals in a calendar year.

JM Bairstow of England wrote himself into record books with most dismissals in a calendar year. At the end of India’s innings in the Mohali test on 28.11.16, he has effected 68 dismissals in the calendar year 2016. He went past the previous record of 67 dismissaIs held jointly by IA Healy of Australia and MV Boucher of South Africa. IA Healy had effected  67 dismissals in 1993 while MV Boucher had effected 67 dismissals in 1998

As on date JM Bairstow and MV Boucher share the record for most catches by wicket keepers in  a calendar year. Both have pouched 65 catches

The following table list the four wicket keepers – JM Bairstow of England, IA Healy of Australia, MV Boucher of South Africa and AC Gilchrist of Australia – who have effected 60 plus dismissals in a calendar year.

No Player Team Mat Inns Dis Ct St Ct Wk Ct Fi Year
1 JM Bairstow Eng 15 28 68 65 3 65 0 2016
2 IA Healy Aus 16 29 67 58 9 58 0 1993
3 MV Boucher SAF 13 25 67 65 2 65 0 1998
4 AC Gilchrist Aus 14 28 66 58 8 58 0 2004
Five or more Indian batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings

Five or more Indian batsmen scoring half centuries in a test innings

The ongoing Mohali test between India and England witnessed five or more Indian batsmen scoring half centuries to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen scoring half centuries  in a test innings. It also includes an occasion of six Indian batsman accomplishing such a feat against New Zealand at Kanpur in Nov 1976. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 SM Gavaskar 66 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  2 M Amarnath 70 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  3 GR Viswanath 68 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  4 AV Mankad 50 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  5 SMH Kirmani 64 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
  6 BS Bedi 50 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 18 Nov 1976
               
2 1 SM Gavaskar 50 2 v Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979
  2 SMH Kirmani 57 2 v Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979
  3 DB Vengsarkar 65 2 v Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979
  4 Yashpal Sharma 52 2 v Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979
  5 N Kapil Dev 83 2 v Australia Chennai 11 Sep 1979
               
3 1 NS Sidhu 79 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
  2 R Dravid 92 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
  3 M Azharuddin 62 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
  4 SC Ganguly 99 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
  5 A Kumble 78 1 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
               
4 1 VVS Laxman 95 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
  2 NS Sidhu 97 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
  3 R Dravid 86 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
  4 SR Tendulkar 79 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
  5 SC Ganguly 65 2 v Australia Kolkata 18 Mar 1998
               
5 1 KD Karthik 77 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  2 W Jaffer 62 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  3 SR Tendulkar 91 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  4 SC Ganguly 79 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  5 VVS Laxman 54 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
               
6 1 KD Karthik 91 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  2 R Dravid 55 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  3 SR Tendulkar 82 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  4 VVS Laxman 51 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  5 MS Dhoni 92 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
               
7 1 CA Pujara 51 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  2 V Kohli 62 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  3 R Ashwin 72 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  4 RA Jadeja 90 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  5 J Yadav 55 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016

The ongoing Mohali test between India and England witnessed five Indian batsmen scoring half centuries to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen scoring half centuries  in a test innings.against England All such occasions are listed below. It is observed that Indian batsmen have accomplished the feat for the first occasion against England on home soil. The other two  occasions were at Nottingham in Jul 2007  and at The Oval in Aug 2007

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 KD Karthik 77 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  2 W Jaffer 62 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  3 SR Tendulkar 91 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  4 SC Ganguly 79 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
  5 VVS Laxman 54 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
               
2 1 KD Karthik 91 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  2 R Dravid 55 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  3 SR Tendulkar 82 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  4 VVS Laxman 51 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
  5 MS Dhoni 92 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
               
3 1 CA Pujara 51 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  2 V Kohli 62 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  3 R Ashwin 72 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  4 RA Jadeja 90 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016
  5 J Yadav 55 2 v England Mohali 26 Nov 2016

 

Batsmen batting at seven, eight and nine scoring fifties in a test innings – Indian batsmen accomplish the feat for the first occasion

Batsmen batting at seven, eight and nine scoring fifties in a test innings – Indian batsmen accomplish the feat for the first occasion

R Ashwin {72}, RA Jadeja {90} and J Yadav {55} scored fifties  batting at seven, eight  and nine  in Indian  innings against England at Mohali in  the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen scoring fifties while batting at number seven, eight and nine in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the first  such occasion by Indian batsmen

No No Pos Batsman Score Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 1 7 WK Lees 152 2          
  2 8 RJ Hadlee 87 2          
  3 9 BL Cairns 52* 2 NZl Pak Karach Nov 1976
                     
2 1 7 IT Botham 118 3          
  2 8 APE Knott 59 3          
  3 9 JE Emburey 57 3 Eng Aus Manchester Aug 1981
                     
3 1 7 MD Marshall 76 1          
  2 8 RA Harper 60 1          
  3 9 MA Holding 73 1 Win Eng St John’s Apr 1986
                     
4 1 7 DA Marillier 73 2          
  2 8 HH Streak 65 2          
  3 9 TJ Friend 81 2 Zim Ban Dhaka Nov 2001
                     
5 1 7 T Taibu 83 1          
  2 8 HH Streak 127 1          
  3 9 AM Blignaut 91 1 Zim Win Harare Nov 2003
                     
6 1 7 JDP Oram 119 2          
  2 8 BB McCullum 57 2          
  3 9 DL Vettori 53 2 NZl SAF Hamilton Mar 2004
                     
7 1 7 R Ashwin 72 2          
  2 8 RA Jadeja 90 2          
  3 9 J Yadav 55 2 Ind Eng Mohali Nov 2016

It also provides the second such occasion against England – the first occasion was by West Indian batsmen at St John’s in Apr 1996. Both the occasions are listed below

No No Pos Batsman Score Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon Year
1 1 7 MD Marshall 76 1          
  2 8 RA Harper 60 1          
  3 9 MA Holding 73 1 Win Eng St John’s Apr 1986
                     
2 1 7 R Ashwin 72 2          
  2 8 RA Jadeja 90 2          
  3 9 J Yadav 55 2 Ind Eng Mohali Nov 2016

 

England batsmen scoring ten or more fifties in a calendar year

England batsmen scoring ten or more fifties in a calendar year

JM Bairstow’s  89 in the first innings of the Mohali Test against India represents his tenth fifty in the calendar year 2016 in the matches played as of date. He became the second batsman to score ten fifties in 2016. JE Root is the other batsman to accomplish the feat. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below

JM BAIRSTOW
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 150* 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
2 140 1 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
3 167* 1 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 09 Jun 2016
4 58 1 v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
5 83 3 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
6 55 1 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016
7 81 3 v Pakistan The Oval 11 Aug 2016
8 52 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 20 Oct 2016
9 53 2 v India Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
10 89 1 v India Mohali 26 Nov 2016
JE ROOT
No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 50 1 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
2 110 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
3 76 2 v South Africa Centurion 22 Jan 2016
4 80 1 v Sri Lanka Chester-le-Street 27 May 2016
5 254 1 v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
6 71* 3 v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 2016
7 62 3 v Pakistan Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
8 56 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 28 Oct 2016
9 124 1 v India Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
10 53 2 v India Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016

The following table lists all the England batsmen who have scored ten or more fifites in the calendar year –  arranged in the descending order of fifties  scored. It is observed that JE Root has accomplished the feat in consecutive  years of 2015 and 2016

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 50+ Year
1 JE Root 14 26 3 1385 182* 60.21 3 10 1 13 2015
2 KWR Fletcher 12 21 4 1085 178 63.82 2 9 0 11 1973
3 AN Cook 14 26 1 1364 263 54.56 3 8 1 11 2015
4 KP Pietersen 14 26 1 1343 158 53.72 4 6 1 10 2006
5 JM Bairstow 15 25 4 1355 167* 64.52 3 7 1 10 2016
6 JE Root 15 28 3 1243 254 49.72 3 7 1 10 2016