Sami Aslam of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 82 in the ongoing Birmingham test against England to provide the eleventh occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring fifty plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. Sami Aslam became the first Pakistan opening batsman to suffer such an ignominy in a test innings against England

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	160	1	v India	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 1960
2	Abdul Kadir	095	1	v Australia	Karachi	24 Oct 1964
3	Majid Khan	050	3	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
4	Saeed Anwar	169	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Feb 1994
5	Wajahatullah Wasti	133	1	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	04 Mar 1999
6	Salman Butt	070	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004
7	Imran Farhat	076	3	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006
8	Taufeeq Umar	135	3	v West Indies	Basseterre	20 May 2011
9	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
10	Khurram Manzoor	051	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	10 Sep 2013
11	Sami Aslam	082	2	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

Sri Lanka won the just concluded Galle test against Australia by 229 runs to provide the 12^th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin. It also provides the first occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by 200 plus runs margin against Australia. All the twelve occasions are listed below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	465 runs	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	03 Jan 2009
2	Sri Lanka	won	315 runs	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
3	Sri Lanka	won	313 runs	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004
4	Sri Lanka	won	288 runs	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002
5	Sri Lanka	won	241 runs	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
6	Sri Lanka	won	240 runs	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005
7	Sri Lanka	won	229 runs	v Australia	Galle	04 Aug 2016
8	Sri Lanka	won	217 runs	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
9	Sri Lanka	won	209 runs	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012
10	Sri Lanka	won	208 runs	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011
11	Sri Lanka	won	202 runs	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
12	Sri Lanka	won	201 runs	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004

 

Australia’s MA Starc’s 11 for 94 in  just concluded test against Sri Lanka was in a losing cause to provide the 72^nd occasion of a bowler’s ten plus wickets  in test went in vain in  the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 18^th occasion of an Australian bowlers ten or more wickets in a test going in vain. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	FR Spofforth	92.1×4	42	117	11	Eng	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
2	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	087	12	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
3	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	089	12	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
4	H Trumble	64.5	17	173	12	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
5	HV Hordern	62.0	13	161	10	Eng	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
6	CV Grimmett	62.0	10	201	10	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
7	AK Davidson	77.4	30	124	12	Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
8	NJN Hawke	52.4	15	115	10	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
9	RM Hogg	47.5×8	11	122	10	Eng	Perth	15 Dec 1978
10	G Dymock	63.4	12	166	12	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
11	RJ Bright	57.5	22	111	10	Pak	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
12	GF Lawson	64.0	13	181	11	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
13	MG Hughes	73.1	16	217	13	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
14	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
15	SK Warne	48.3	11	162	10	Eng	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
16	JJ Krejza	74.5	4	358	12	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
17	MG Johnson	58.2	9	159	11	SAF	Perth	17 Dec 2008
18	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

CTB Turner {12 for 87}, H Trumble {12 for 89} and MA Starc {11 for 94} are the three Australian bowlers to concede less than 100 runs and capture ten plus wickets in the list of Australian bowlers whose ten plus wickets in a test went in vain.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CTB Turner	88.0×4	50	087	12	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
2	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	089	12	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
3	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

MA Starc became the first Australian bowler and third bowler after DL Vettori of New Zealand and R Ashwin of India to witness their ten wicket haul going in vain in test against Sri Lanka. MA Starc has the best bowling figures – both in terms of runs conceded and also wickets taken – amongst these three bowlers

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DL Vettori	56.3	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
2	R Ashwin	42.0	8	160	10	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
3	MA Starc	28.4	8	094	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016

 

MA Starc of Australia captured 11 for 94 and MDK Perera of Sri Lanka captured 10 for 99 in the just concluded test at Galle between Sri Lanka and Australia to provide the 20th occasion of rival bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	G Giffen	56.2	15	160	10	Aus	Eng	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
	GA Lohmann	94.2	32	142	10	Eng	Aus	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
2	JT Hearne	39.1×5	18	60	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
3	SF Barnes	80.1	22	163	13	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
	MA Noble	33.4	7	77	13	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
4	WH Lockwood	37.1	10	76	11	Eng	Aus	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
	H Trumble	68.0	25	128	10	Aus	Eng	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
5	K Farnes	65.2	13	179	10	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
	WJ O’Reilly	78.4	40	129	11	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
6	R Benaud	53.2	16	105	11	Aus	Ind	Kolkata	02 Nov 1956
	Ghulam Ahmed	49.3	11	130	10	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	02 Nov 1956
7	SP Gupte	57.3	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
	WW Hall	60.4	16	126	11	Win	Ind	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
8	GD McKenzie	52.3	17	91	10	Aus	Ind	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
	RG Nadkarni	72.4	27	122	11	Ind	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
9	RJ Bright	57.5	22	111	10	Aus	Pak	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
	Iqbal Qasim	72.0	34	118	11	Pak	Aus	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
10	IT Botham	89.0	22	253	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
	DK Lillee	61.4	14	159	11	Aus	Eng	The Oval	27 Aug 1981
11	MA Holding	38.3	8	107	11	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
	DK Lillee	53.4	11	127	10	Aus	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
12	GF Lawson	64.0	13	181	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
	MD Marshall	41.5	12	107	10	Win	Aus	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
13	C Pringle	59.0	17	152	11	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
	Waqar Younis	54.1	22	130	12	Pak	NZl	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
14	PS de Villiers	59.3	20	123	10	SAF	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
	SK Warne	69.0	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
15	A Kumble	51.0	13	149	14	Ind	Pak	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	22	216	10	Pak	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
16	M Muralitharan	77.3	14	212	11	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
	SK Warne	57.4	14	159	10	Aus	Srl	Galle	08 Mar 2004
17	M Muralitharan	46.2	12	118	10	Srl	NZl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
	DL Vettori	56.3	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
18	Harbhajan Singh	54.3	9	153	10	Ind	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
	BAW Mendis	55.2	5	209	10	Srl	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008
19	CR Woakes	42.0	13	102	11	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
	Yasir Shah	60.0	15	141	10	Pak	Eng	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
20	MA Starc	28.4	9	94	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
	MDK Perera	38.0	8	99	10	Srl	Aus	Galle	04 Aug 2016

It is interesting to note that there are only two occasions of rival bowlers conceding less than 100 runs and capturing ten or more wickets in a test. Both the occasions are listed below. The just concluded Galle test provided the second such occasion

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Hearne	39.1×5	18	60	10	Eng	Aus	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
	H Trumble	65.0×5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
2	MA Starc	28.4	9	94	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
	MDK Perera	38.0	8	99	10	Srl	Aus	Galle	04 Aug 2016

AN Cook of England completed 1500 runs against Pakistan to become the eighth batsman to accomplish the feat. He reached the milestone when he was on 6 during his knock of 64 not out in England second innings in the ongoing test at Birmingham. His aggregate on 07.08.16 read 1558. Others to score 1500 runs against Pakistan are – KC Sangakkara {2911}, SM Gavaskar {2089}, DPMD Jayawardene {1687}, AR Border {1666}, GS Chappell {1581}, JH Kallis {1564} and RT Ponting {1558}. AN Cook is the only England batsman in this elite list. The following table lists all the eight batsmen with stats as of 07.08.16

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	0
1	KC Sangakkara	Srl	23	45	6	2911	230	74.64	10	12	2
2	SM Gavaskar	Ind	24	41	4	2089	166	56.45	5	12	1
3	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	29	55	3	1687	240	32.44	2	10	5
4	AR Border	Aus	22	36	8	1666	153	59.50	6	8	0
5	GS Chappell	Aus	17	27	2	1581	235	63.24	6	6	1
6	JH Kallis	SAF	19	33	4	1564	155	53.93	6	8	1
7	AN Cook	Eng	17	31	2	1558	263	53.72	5	7	0
8	RT Ponting	Aus	15	26	3	1537	209	66.82	5	6	5

 

 

AN Cook and AD Hales of England scored 64 not out and 50 not out in the third innings of the ongoing test against Pakistan at Birmingham to provide the 14^th occasion of both the England openers scoring fifties in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are listed below

It also provides the second such feat at Birmingham against Pakistan – BC Broad {54} and RT Robinson {80} had scored fifties in Jul 1987

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Pullar	165	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
	RW Barber	86	2	v Pakistan	Dhaka	19 Jan 1962
2	Rev.DS Sheppard	57	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
	MC Cowdrey	182	1	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
3	BW Luckhurst	53*	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
	RA Hutton	58*	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	17 Jun 1971
4	MH Denness	50	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973
	DL Amiss	112	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	02 Mar 1973
5	G Boycott	100*	4	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978
	JM Brearley	74	4	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	02 Jan 1978
6	CL Smith	66	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
	MW Gatting	75	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984
7	BC Broad	54	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
	RT Robinson	80	2	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987
8	GA Gooch	69	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
	AJ Stewart	74	1	v Pakistan	Lord’s	18 Jun 1992
9	GA Gooch	135	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
	MA Atherton	76	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
10	MA Atherton	73	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
	ME Trescothick	71	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000
11	MA Atherton	51	4	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001
	ME Trescothick	117	4	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001
12	ME Trescothick	50	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
	MP Vaughan	58	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
13	ME Trescothick	58	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
	AJ Strauss	116	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
14	AN Cook	64*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016
	AD Hales	50*	3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

AN Cook’s 64 not out at the third day of the Birmingham test against Pakistan was his 76^th fifty – {27 C + 49 HC} and now he owns the record for most fifties by an opening batsman in the annals of test cricket. He went past SM Gavaskar’s 75 fifties {33 C + 42 HC}. AN Cook and SM Gavaskar are the only two opening batsmen who have scored 75 plus fifties in test cricket. The following table lists the career summary of AN Cook and SM Gavaskar as on 07.08.16

CAREER SUMMARY OF AN COOK
Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0
v Australia	30	55	1	2117	235*	39.20	4	11	15	3
v Bangladesh	4	7	1	401	173	66.83	2	0	02	0
v India	20	35	3	1735	294	54.21	5	7	12	0
v New Zealand	13	23	0	1024	162	44.52	3	4	07	0
v Pakistan	13	24	2	1155	263	52.50	3	6	09	0
v South Africa	15	28	0	995	118	35.53	2	7	09	2
v Sri Lanka	13	22	2	1066	133	53.30	3	6	09	2
v West Indies	17	30	5	1435	160	57.40	5	8	13	1
Total	125	224	14	9928	294	47.27	27	49	76	8
CAREER SUMMARY OF SM GAVASKAR
Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0
v Australia	20	31	1	1550	172	51.66	8	4	12	2
v England	37	66	1	2483	221	38.20	4	16	20	3
v New Zealand	9	16	1	651	119	43.40	2	3	05	0
v Pakistan	24	40	4	2074	166	57.61	5	12	17	1
v Sri Lanka	3	3	0	336	176	112.00	2	0	02	0
v West Indies	26	47	5	2513	220	59.83	12	7	19	5
Total	119	203	12	9607	221	50.29	33	42	75	11

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan effected five dismissals behind the wicket in England’s first innings in the ongoing fourth test at Birmingham to provide the 18^th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Imtiaz Ahmed	5	4	1	2	v Australia	Lahore	21 Nov 1959
2	Wasim Bari	5	5	0	1	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971
3	Wasim Bari	7	7	0	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979
4	Saleem Yousuf	5	5	0	3	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	07 Nov 1985
5	Saleem Yousuf	5	5	0	4	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
6	Moin Khan	5	4	1	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Apr 1993
7	Rashid Latif	5	5	0	2	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	16 Dec 1993
8	Rashid Latif	5	5	0	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1994
9	Rashid Latif	5	4	1	2	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995
10	Rashid Latif	5	4	1	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	08 Dec 1995
11	Rashid Latif	6	6	0	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998
12	Kamran Akmal	5	4	1	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 May 2005
13	Kamran Akmal	5	5	0	2	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
14	Kamran Akmal	5	4	1	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Jul 2009
15	Adnan Akmal	6	6	0	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Jan 2011
16	Adnan Akmal	5	4	1	1	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
17	Sarfraz Ahmed	5	5	0	2	v England	Dubai (DSC)	22 Oct 2015
18	Sarfraz Ahmed	5	5	0	1	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed’s feat provides the third such occasion against England in test innings. Sarfraz Ahmed is became the only Pakistan wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in a test innings against England – He had effected five dismissals against England at Dubai {DSC} in Oct 2015 prior to his feat at Birmingham. Wasim Bari’s five at Leeds provides the first occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five dismissals against England. Sarfraz Ahmed’s five at Dubai and at Birmingham provide the seond and third such occasion against England. Al the three occasions are listed below

No	Player	Dis	Ct	St	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Wasim Bari	5	5	0	1	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971
2	Sarfraz Ahmed	5	5	0	2	v England	Dubai (DSC)	22 Oct 2015
3	Sarfraz Ahmed	5	5	0	1	v England	Birmingham	03 Aug 2016

 

 

 

 

HMRKB Herath performed the hat trick in the ongoing second test against Australia at Galle to provide the 42^nd occasion of a bowler performing the hat trick in the annals of test cricket. The list includes the hat tricks performed by TJ Matthews who had accomplished the feat in  both innings of the test. His feats are separately counted as two hat tricks. The following table list all the 42 hat tricks in chronological order

No	Bowler	Match	Ground	season
1	FR Spofforth	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	1878-79
2	W Bates	Eng v Aus	Melbourne	1882-83
3	J Briggs	Eng v Aus	Sydney	1891-92
4	GA Lohmann	Eng v RSA	P Elizabeth	1895-96
5	JT Hearne	Eng v Aus	Leeds	1899
6	H Trumble	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	1901-02
7	H Trumble	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	1903-04
8	TJ Matthews	Aus v RSA	Manchester	1912
9	TJ Matthews	Aus v RSA	Manchester	1912
10	MJC Allom	Eng v NZl	Christchurch	1929-30
11	TWJ Goddard	Eng v RSA	Johannesburg	1938-39
12	PJ Loader	Eng v Win	Leeds	1957
13	LF Kline	Aus v RSA	Cape Town	1957-58
14	WW Hall	Win v Pak	Lahore	1958-59
15	GM Griffin	RSA v Eng	Lord’s	1960
16	LR Gibbs	Win v Aus	Adelaide	1960-61
17	PJ Petherick	NZl v Pak	Lahore	1976-77
18	CA Walsh	Win v Aus	Brisbane	1988-89
19	MG Hughes	Aus v Win	Perth	1988-89
20	DW Fleming	Aus v Pak	Rawalpindi	1994-95
21	SK Warne	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	1994-95
22	DG Cork	Eng v Win	Manchester	1995
23	D Gough	Eng v Aus	Sydney	1998-99
24	Wasim Akram	Pak v Srl	Lahore	1998-99
25	Wasim Akram	Pak v Srl	Dhaka	1998-99
26	DNT Zoysa	Srl v Zim	Harare	1999-00
27	Abdul Razzaq	Pak v Srl	Galle	1999-00
28	GD McGrath	Aus v Win	Perth	2000-01
29	Harbhajan Singh	Ind v Aus	Kolkata	2000-01
30	Mohammad Sami	Pak v Srl	Lahore	2001-02
31	JJC Lawson	Win v Aus	Bridgetown	2002-03
32	Alok Kapali	Ban v Pak	Peshawar	2003
33	AM Blignaut	Zim v Ban	Harare	2003-04
34	MJ Hoggard	Eng v Win	Barbados	2003-04
35	JEC Franklin	NZl v Ban	Dhaka	2004-05
36	IK Pathan	Ind v Pak	Karachi	2005-06
37	RJ Sidebottom	Eng v NZl	Hamilton	2007-08
38	PM Siddle	Aus v Eng	Brisbane	2010-11
39	SCJ Broad	Eng v Ind	Nottingham	2011
40	Sohag Gazi	Ban v NZl	Chittagong	2013-14
41	SCJ Broad	Eng v Srl	Leeds	2014
42	HMRKB Herath	Srl v Aus	Galle	2016

HMRKB Herath became the second Sri Lankan bowler to perform hat trick in a test after DNT Zoysa. DNT Zoysa had performed the feat against Zimbabwe at Harare in 1999-00

No	Bowler	Match	Ground	season
1	DNT Zoysa	Srl v Zim	Harare	1999-00
2	HMRKB Herath	Srl v Aus	Galle	2016

HMRKB Herath became the ninth bowler to perform the hat trick against Australia. The nine bowlers list is furnished below

No	Bowler	Match	Ground	season
1	W Bates	Eng v Aus	Melbourne	1882-83
2	J Briggs	Eng v Aus	Sydney	1891-92
3	JT Hearne	Eng v Aus	Leeds	1899
4	LR Gibbs	Win v Aus	Adelaide	1960-61
5	CA Walsh	Win v Aus	Brisbane	1988-89
6	D Gough	Eng v Aus	Sydney	1998-99
7	Harbhajan Singh	Ind v Aus	Kolkata	2000-01
8	JJC Lawson	Win v Aus	Bridgetown	2002-03
9	HMRKB Herath	Srl v Aus	Galle	2016