DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 95th occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
FI |
SI |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
PS McDonnell |
124 |
83 |
Aus |
Eng |
Adelaide |
12 Dec 1884 |
| 2 |
KS Ranjitsinhji |
62 |
154* |
Eng |
Aus |
Manchester |
16 Jul 1896 |
| 3 |
G Gunn |
119 |
74 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
13 Dec 1907 |
| 4 |
CAG Russell |
135* |
59 |
Eng |
Aus |
Adelaide |
14 Jan 1921 |
| 5 |
JWH Makepeace |
117 |
54 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
11 Feb 1921 |
| 6 |
JB Hobbs |
115 |
57 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
19 Dec 1924 |
| 7 |
H Sutcliffe |
59 |
115 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
19 Dec 1924 |
| 8 |
H Sutcliffe |
176 |
127 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
01 Jan 1925 |
| 9 |
WM Woodfull |
68 |
111 |
Aus |
Eng |
Sydney |
14 Dec 1928 |
| 0 |
DG Bradman |
79 |
112 |
Aus |
Eng |
Melbourne |
29 Dec 1928 |
| 11 |
JB Hobbs |
142 |
65 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
08 Mar 1929 |
| 12 |
M Leyland |
137 |
53* |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
08 Mar 1929 |
| 13 |
EH Hendren |
56 |
123 |
Eng |
Win |
Georgetown |
21 Feb 1930 |
| 14 |
H Sutcliffe |
161 |
54 |
Eng |
Aus |
The Oval |
16 Aug 1930 |
| 15 |
HG Vivian |
100 |
73 |
NZl |
SAF |
Wellington |
04 Mar 1932 |
| 16 |
GA Headley |
106 |
107 |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
24 Jun 1939 |
| 17 |
WJ Edrich |
71 |
119 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
13 Dec 1946 |
| 18 |
VS Hazare |
116 |
145 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
23 Jan 1948 |
| 19 |
C Washbrook |
143 |
65 |
Eng |
Aus |
Leeds |
22 Jul 1948 |
| 20 |
WJ Edrich |
111 |
54 |
Eng |
Aus |
Leeds |
22 Jul 1948 |
| 21 |
AD Nourse |
65 |
114 |
SAF |
Aus |
Cape Town |
31 Dec 1949 |
| 22 |
MH Mankad |
72 |
184 |
Ind |
Eng |
Lord’s |
19 Jun 1952 |
| 23 |
GO Rabone |
107 |
68 |
NZl |
SAF |
Durban |
11 Dec 1953 |
| 24 |
CL Walcott |
50 |
116 |
Win |
Eng |
Kingston |
30 Mar 1954 |
| 25 |
CL Walcott |
155 |
110 |
Win |
Aus |
Kingston |
11 Jun 1955 |
| 26 |
DCS Compton |
158 |
71 |
Eng |
SAF |
Manchester |
07 Jul 1955 |
| 27 |
JR Reid |
60 |
142 |
NZl |
SAF |
Johannesburg |
02 Feb 1962 |
| 28 |
PR Umrigar |
56 |
172* |
Ind |
Win |
Port of Spain |
04 Apr 1962 |
| 29 |
JR Reid |
74 |
100 |
NZl |
Eng |
Christchurch |
15 Mar 1963 |
| 30 |
EJ Barlow |
109 |
54 |
SAF |
Aus |
Melbourne |
01 Jan 1964 |
| 31 |
JR Reid |
128 |
76 |
NZl |
Pak |
Karachi |
09 Apr 1965 |
| 32 |
KF Barrington |
60 |
102 |
Eng |
Aus |
Adelaide |
28 Jan 1966 |
| 33 |
MAK Pataudi |
64 |
148 |
Ind |
Eng |
Leeds |
08 Jun 1967 |
| 34 |
ML Jaisimha |
74 |
101 |
Ind |
Aus |
Brisbane |
19 Jan 1968 |
| 35 |
IM Chappell |
117 |
50 |
Aus |
Win |
Brisbane |
06 Dec 1968 |
| 36 |
SM Gavaskar |
101 |
58 |
Ind |
Eng |
Manchester |
06 Jun 1974 |
| 37 |
AW Greig |
116 |
76* |
Eng |
Win |
Leeds |
22 Jul 1976 |
| 38 |
RB McCosker |
51 |
107 |
Aus |
Eng |
Nottingham |
28 Jul 1977 |
| 39 |
M Amarnath |
90 |
100 |
Ind |
Aus |
Perth |
16 Dec 1977 |
| 40 |
SM Gavaskar |
111 |
137 |
Ind |
Pak |
Karachi |
14 Nov 1978 |
| 41 |
DL Haynes |
55 |
105 |
Win |
NZl |
Dunedin |
08 Feb 1980 |
| 42 |
AR Border |
78 |
126 |
Aus |
Win |
Adelaide |
30 Jan 1982 |
| 43 |
DI Gower |
60 |
114 |
Eng |
Aus |
Adelaide |
10 Dec 1982 |
| 44 |
AMJ Hilditch |
119 |
80 |
Aus |
Eng |
Leeds |
13 Jun 1985 |
| 45 |
GR Marsh |
56 |
110 |
Aus |
Eng |
Brisbane |
14 Nov 1986 |
| 46 |
DL Haynes |
75 |
143 |
Win |
Aus |
Sydney |
26 Jan 1989 |
| 47 |
DI Gower |
57 |
106 |
Eng |
Aus |
Lord’s |
22 Jun 1989 |
| 48 |
KR Rutherford |
57 |
102 |
NZl |
Aus |
Christchurch |
25 Feb 1993 |
| 49 |
A Flower |
115 |
62* |
Zim |
Ind |
Delhi |
13 Mar 1993 |
| 50 |
GA Gooch |
65 |
133 |
Eng |
Aus |
Manchester |
03 Jun 1993 |
| 51 |
Basit Ali |
103 |
67 |
Pak |
NZl |
Christchurch |
24 Feb 1994 |
| 52 |
BC Lara |
87 |
145 |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
27 Jul 1995 |
| 53 |
NJ Astle |
54 |
125 |
NZl |
Win |
Bridgetown |
19 Apr 1996 |
| 54 |
M Azharuddin |
109 |
52 |
Ind |
SAF |
Kolkata |
27 Nov 1996 |
| 55 |
WJ Cronje |
126 |
67 |
SAF |
Eng |
Nottingham |
23 Jul 1998 |
| 56 |
Saeed Anwar |
61 |
119 |
Pak |
Aus |
Brisbane |
05 Nov 1999 |
| 57 |
A Flower |
74 |
129 |
Zim |
Srl |
Harare |
26 Nov 1999 |
| 58 |
SR Tendulkar |
116 |
52 |
Ind |
Aus |
Melbourne |
26 Dec 1999 |
| 59 |
CL Cairns |
109 |
69 |
NZl |
Aus |
Wellington |
24 Mar 2000 |
| 60 |
A Flower |
183* |
70 |
Zim |
Ind |
Delhi |
18 Nov 2000 |
| 61 |
ME Trescothick |
122 |
57 |
Eng |
Srl |
Galle |
22 Feb 2001 |
| 62 |
RT Ponting |
144 |
72 |
Aus |
Eng |
Leeds |
16 Aug 2001 |
| 63 |
A Flower |
142 |
199* |
Zim |
SAF |
Harare |
07 Sep 2001 |
| 64 |
Habibul Bashar |
108 |
76 |
Ban |
Zim |
Chittagong |
15 Nov 2001 |
| 65 |
BC Lara |
221 |
130 |
Win |
Srl |
Colombo (SSC) |
29 Nov 2001 |
| 66 |
RP Arnold |
62 |
109 |
Srl |
Eng |
Manchester |
13 Jun 2002 |
| 67 |
Taufeeq Umar |
135 |
67 |
Pak |
SAF |
Cape Town |
02 Jan 2003 |
| 68 |
BC Lara |
91 |
122 |
Win |
Aus |
Port of Spain |
19 Apr 2003 |
| 69 |
Habibul Bashar |
71 |
108 |
Ban |
Pak |
Karachi |
20 Aug 2003 |
| 70 |
CH Gayle |
77 |
107 |
Win |
SAF |
Centurion |
16 Jan 2004 |
| 71 |
MH Richardson |
93 |
101 |
NZl |
Eng |
Lord’s |
20 May 2004 |
| 72 |
S Chanderpaul |
128* |
97* |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
22 Jul 2004 |
| 73 |
JH Kallis |
121 |
55 |
SAF |
Ind |
Kolkata |
28 Nov 2004 |
| 74 |
HH Gibbs |
161 |
98 |
SAF |
Eng |
Johannesburg |
13 Jan 2005 |
| 75 |
JH Kallis |
111 |
50* |
SAF |
Aus |
Sydney |
02 Jan 2006 |
| 76 |
BC Lara |
61 |
122 |
Win |
Pak |
Lahore |
11 Nov 2006 |
| 77 |
S Chanderpaul |
50 |
116* |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
7 Jun 2007 |
| 78 |
S Chanderpaul |
136* |
70 |
Win |
Eng |
Chester-le-Street |
15 Jun 2007 |
| 79 |
KC Sangakkara |
57 |
192 |
Srl |
Aus |
Hobart |
16 Nov 2007 |
| 80 |
AJ Strauss |
123 |
108 |
Eng |
Ind |
Chennai |
11 Dec 2008 |
| 81 |
RT Ponting |
101 |
99 |
Aus |
SAF |
Melbourne |
26 Dec 2008 |
| 82 |
Umar Akmal |
129 |
75 |
Pak |
NZl |
Dunedin |
24 Nov 2009 |
| 83 |
HM Amla |
114 |
123* |
SAF |
Ind |
Kolkata |
14 Feb 2010 |
| 84 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
87 |
100 |
Ban |
NZl |
Hamilton |
15 Feb 2010 |
| 85 |
Tamim Iqbal |
55 |
103 |
Ban |
Eng |
Lord’s |
27 May 2010 |
| 86 |
TT Samaraweera |
137* |
83 |
Srl |
Ind |
Colombo (PSS) |
03 Aug 2010 |
| 87 |
SR Watson |
126 |
56 |
Aus |
Ind |
Mohali |
01 Oct 2010 |
| 88 |
BRM Taylor |
50 |
117 |
Zim |
NZl |
Bulawayo |
01 Nov 2011 |
| 89 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
105 |
64 |
Srl |
Eng |
Colombo (PSS) |
03 Apr 2012 |
| 90 |
MN Samuels |
117 |
76* |
Win |
Eng |
Nottingham |
25 May 2012 |
| 91 |
Sarfraz Ahmed |
103 |
55 |
Pak |
Srl |
Colombo (SSC) |
14 Aug 2014 |
| 92 |
H Masakadza |
158 |
61 |
Zim |
Ban |
Khulna |
03 Nov 2014 |
| 93 |
V Kohli |
115 |
141 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
09 Dec 2014 |
| 94 |
KS Williamson |
140 |
59 |
NZl |
Aus |
Brisbane |
05 Nov 2015 |
| 95 |
DM Bravo |
87 |
116 |
Win |
Pak |
Dubai (DSC) |
13 Oct 2016 |
DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the 15th occasion of a West Indies batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
FI |
SI |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
GA Headley |
106 |
107 |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
24 Jun 1939 |
| 2 |
CL Walcott |
50 |
116 |
Win |
Eng |
Kingston |
30 Mar 1954 |
| 3 |
CL Walcott |
155 |
110 |
Win |
Aus |
Kingston |
11 Jun 1955 |
| 4 |
DL Haynes |
55 |
105 |
Win |
NZl |
Dunedin |
08 Feb 1980 |
| 5 |
DL Haynes |
75 |
143 |
Win |
Aus |
Sydney |
26 Jan 1989 |
| 6 |
BC Lara |
87 |
145 |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
27 Jul 1995 |
| 7 |
BC Lara |
221 |
130 |
Win |
Srl |
Colombo (SSC) |
29 Nov 2001 |
| 8 |
BC Lara |
91 |
122 |
Win |
Aus |
Port of Spain |
19 Apr 2003 |
| 9 |
CH Gayle |
77 |
107 |
Win |
SAF |
Centurion |
16 Jan 2004 |
| 10 |
S Chanderpaul |
128* |
97* |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
22 Jul 2004 |
| 11 |
BC Lara |
61 |
122 |
Win |
Pak |
Lahore |
11 Nov 2006 |
| 12 |
S Chanderpaul |
50 |
116* |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
7 Jun 2007 |
| 13 |
S Chanderpaul |
136* |
70 |
Win |
Eng |
Chester-le-Street |
15 Jun 2007 |
| 14 |
MN Samuels |
117 |
76* |
Win |
Eng |
Nottingham |
25 May 2012 |
| 15 |
DM Bravo |
87 |
116 |
Win |
Pak |
Dubai (DSC) |
13 Oct 2016 |
DM Bravo of West Indies scored 87 and 116 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} in the just concluded test in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty and a hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
FI |
SI |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
JR Reid |
128 |
76 |
NZl |
Pak |
Karachi |
09 Apr 1965 |
| 2 |
SM Gavaskar |
111 |
137 |
Ind |
Pak |
Karachi |
14 Nov 1978 |
| 3 |
Habibul Bashar |
71 |
108 |
Ban |
Pak |
Karachi |
20 Aug 2003 |
| 4 |
BC Lara |
61 |
122 |
Win |
Pak |
Lahore |
11 Nov 2006 |
| 5 |
DM Bravo |
87 |
116 |
Win |
Pak |
Dubai (DSC) |
13 Oct 2016 |
A Flower {04}, BC Lara {04}, H Sutcliffe {03}, JR Reid {03} and S Chanderpaul {03} are the five batsmen in the annals of test cricket who have witnessed three or more occasions of their fifty and hundred {including twin hundreds} in a losing cause
| No |
Player |
FI |
SI |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
A Flower |
115 |
62* |
Zim |
Ind |
Delhi |
13 Mar 1993 |
| 2 |
A Flower |
74 |
129 |
Zim |
Srl |
Harare |
26 Nov 1999 |
| 3 |
A Flower |
183* |
70 |
Zim |
Ind |
Delhi |
18 Nov 2000 |
| 4 |
A Flower |
142 |
199* |
Zim |
SAF |
Harare |
07 Sep 2001 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
BC Lara |
87 |
145 |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
27 Jul 1995 |
| 2 |
BC Lara |
221 |
130 |
Win |
Srl |
Colombo (SSC) |
29 Nov 2001 |
| 3 |
BC Lara |
91 |
122 |
Win |
Aus |
Port of Spain |
19 Apr 2003 |
| 4 |
BC Lara |
61 |
122 |
Win |
Pak |
Lahore |
11 Nov 2006 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
H Sutcliffe |
59 |
115 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
19 Dec 1924 |
| 2 |
H Sutcliffe |
176 |
127 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 |
H Sutcliffe |
161 |
54 |
Eng |
Aus |
The Oval |
16 Aug 1930 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
JR Reid |
60 |
142 |
NZl |
SAF |
Johannesburg |
02 Feb 1962 |
| 2 |
JR Reid |
74 |
100 |
NZl |
Eng |
Christchurch |
15 Mar 1963 |
| 3 |
JR Reid |
128 |
76 |
NZl |
Pak |
Karachi |
09 Apr 1965 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
S Chanderpaul |
128* |
97* |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
22 Jul 2004 |
| 2 |
S Chanderpaul |
50 |
116* |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
7 Jun 2007 |
| 3 |
S Chanderpaul |
136* |
70 |
Win |
Eng |
Chester-le-Street |
15 Jun 2007 |
The following table lists the ten batsmen whose twin hundreds were in a losing cause. Three West Indian batsmen and three Indian batsmen are in the list.
| No |
Player |
FI |
SI |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
H Sutcliffe |
176 |
127 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
01 Jan 1925 |
| 2 |
GA Headley |
106 |
107 |
Win |
Eng |
Lord’s |
24 Jun 1939 |
| 3 |
VS Hazare |
116 |
145 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
23 Jan 1948 |
| 4 |
CL Walcott |
155 |
110 |
Win |
Aus |
Kingston |
11 Jun 1955 |
| 5 |
SM Gavaskar |
111 |
137 |
Ind |
Pak |
Karachi |
14 Nov 1978 |
| 6 |
A Flower |
142 |
199* |
Zim |
SAF |
Harare |
07 Sep 2001 |
| 7 |
BC Lara |
221 |
130 |
Win |
Srl |
Colombo (SSC) |
29 Nov 2001 |
| 8 |
AJ Strauss |
123 |
108 |
Eng |
Ind |
Chennai |
11 Dec 2008 |
| 9 |
HM Amla |
114 |
123* |
SAF |
Ind |
Kolkata |
14 Feb 2010 |
| 10 |
V Kohli |
115 |
141 |
Ind |
Aus |
Adelaide |
09 Dec 2014 |