Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand – LD Chandimal is the new entrant to the elite list

Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand – LD Chandimal is the new entrant to the elite list

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 83 and 58 in the just concluded test against New Zealand to provide the 67th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring twin fifties in test. It also provides the 97th occasion of a batsman scoring twin fifties against  New Zealand in test.

LD Chandimal’s feat provides the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. He became the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to perform such a feat against New Zealand. The following is the complete list which contains two such performances by DPMD Jayawardene.

No Player Bat1 Bat2 Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AP Gurusinha 119 102 v New Zealand Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 PA de Silva 96 123 v New Zealand Auckland 01 Mar 1991
3 M Jayawardene 52 54 v New Zealand Col-RPS 27 May 1998
4 LPC Silva 61 152* v New Zealand Wellington 15 Dec 2006
5 TM Dilshan 92 123* v New Zealand Galle 18 Aug 2009
6 M Jayawardene 92 96 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
7 KC Sangakkara 50 109 v New Zealand Col-SSC 26 Aug 2009
8 AD Mathews 50 66 v New Zealand Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
9 LD Chandimal 83 58 v New Zealand Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

 

Wicket keeper batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test – LD Chandimal’s feat

Wicket keeper batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test – LD Chandimal’s feat

LD Chandimal of Sri Lanka scored 83 and 58 in the just concluded test at Dunedin against New Zealand to provide the 49th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JM Blackham 57 58* Aus Eng Sydney 17 Feb 1883
2 Dilawar Hussain 59 57 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
3 CL Walcott 54 108 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
4 RT Spooner 71 92 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
5 JHB Waite 115 59 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
6 JHB Waite 58 56* SAF Eng Birmingham 09 Jun 1960
7 FCM Alexander 63* 87* Win Aus Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
8 DT Lindsay 69 182 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
9 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
10 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
11 FM Engineer 121 66 Ind Eng Mumbai BS 06 Feb 1973
12 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyd-Sind 16 Mar 1973
13 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
14 DL Murray 66 55 Win Aus Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
15 APE Knott 50 57 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
16 GN Edwards 55 54 NZl Eng Auckland 04 Mar 1978
17 PJL Dujon 53 52 Win Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
18 Saleem Yousuf 62 66* Pak Aus Faisalabad 23 Sep 1988
19 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
20 IA Healy 74 51* Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
21 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
22 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
23 AC Gilchrist 78 55 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
24 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
25 A Flower 55 232* Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
26 A Flower 51 83 Zim Ind Bulawayo 07 Jun 2001
27 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
28 T Taibu 59 58 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
29 T Taibu 85* 153 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
30 T Taibu 71* 52 Zim Ind Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
31 Kamran Akmal 52 71 Pak SAF Lahore 08 Oct 2007
32 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
33 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
34 MJ Prior 131* 61 Eng Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
35 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
36 Mushfiqur Rahim 79 95 Ban Eng Chittagong 12 Mar 2010
37 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
38 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
39 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
40 BJ Watling 63 63 NZl SAF P Elizabeth 11 Jan 2013
41 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
42 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
43 BJ Haddin 94 53 Aus Eng Brisbane 21 Nov 2013
44 Sarfraz Ahmed 55 52* Pak Srl Galle 06 Aug 2014
45 Sarfraz Ahmed 103 55 Pak Srl Col-SSC 14 Aug 2014
46 BJ Watling 61* 59 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
47 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
48 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
49 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

LD Chandimal’s feat of 83 and 58 in the just concluded Dunedin Test against New Zealand provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test. It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions, LD Chandimal appears three times in the list. The following table lists the performance of the Wicket keepers

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
2 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
3 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Col-SSC 28 Aug 2015
4 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

LD Chandimal’s feat of 83 and 58 in the just concluded Dunedin Test against New Zealand provides the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring twin fifties in a test against New Zealand. The following table lists the performance of the Wicket keepers

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
5 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

The following table furnishes the list of batsmen with their performances who have scored fifties in both innings of a test on three or more occasions. A Flower holds the record with seven occasion of twin fifties in test. He is followed by APE Knott who has performed the feat on five occasions. MS Dhoni is third in the list with four such occasions. MJ Prior and TJ Taibu have done it on three occasions and LD Chandimal joins this elite list with three occasions

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Flower 115 62* Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
2 A Flower 65 83 Zim NZl Auckland 26 Feb 1998
3 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
4 A Flower 183* 70 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
5 A Flower 55 232* Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
6 A Flower 51 83 Zim Ind Bulawayo 07 Jun 2001
7 A Flower 142 199* Zim SAF Harare 07 Sep 2001
               
1 APE Knott 101 96 Eng NZl Auckland 05 Mar 1971
2 APE Knott 92 63 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
3 APE Knott 71 63* Eng Pak Hyd-Sind 16 Mar 1973
4 APE Knott 87 67 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Mar 1974
5 APE Knott 50 57 Eng Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
               
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 MS Dhoni 56 55 Ind Aus Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
               
1 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
2 LD Chandimal 59 162* Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
3 LD Chandimal 83 58 Srl NZl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
               
1 MJ Prior 131* 61 Eng Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 2009
2 MJ Prior 71 103* Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
3 MJ Prior 73 110* Eng NZl Auckland 22 Mar 2013
               
1 T Taibu 59 58 Zim Ban Harare 19 Feb 2004
2 T Taibu 85* 153 Zim Ban Dhaka 14 Jan 2005
3 T Taibu 71* 52 Zim Ind Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test match on five occasions – KS Williamson joins the list

New Zealand batsmen who have scored twin fifties in a test match on five occasions – KS Williamson joins the list

KS Williamson scored 88 and 71 in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Dunedin to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test. He became the third New Zealand batsman to achieve such a feat after SP Fleming and LRPL Taylor

It is noted with interest that all the three batsmen have scored at least one century and a half century in their five twin fifties. SP Fleming and KS Williamson has two such performances while LRPL Taylor has one such performance.

SP Fleming and KS Williamson have scored a double century and a half century in their five twin fifties, while LRPL Taylor has rare twin half centuries – an identical score of 76 in both innings of a test – against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in Nov 2011

SP Fleming scored 274 not out and 69 not out against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Apr 2003,  while KS Williamson emulated SP Fleming by scoring 69 and 242 not out at Wellington in Jan 2015 against the same opposition – that is Sri Lanka

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming 79 53 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1995
2 SP Fleming 78 174* v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 May 1998
3 SP Fleming 57 99 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
4 SP Fleming 274* 69* v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
5 SP Fleming 59 66 v England Napier 22 Mar 2008
             
1 LRPL Taylor 53 55 v England Wellington 13 Mar 2008
2 LRPL Taylor 94 59 v Pakistan Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
3 LRPL Taylor 78 52 v Pakistan Wellington 15 Jan 2011
4 LRPL Taylor 76 76 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
5 LRPL Taylor 142 74 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012
             
1 KS Williamson 114 74 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Oct 2013
2 KS Williamson 58 56 v West Indies Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
3 KS Williamson 69 242* v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
4 KS Williamson 140 59 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 2015
5 KS Williamson 88 71 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

 

Wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals in a test innings

Wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals in a test innings

BJ Watling of New Zealand effected six dismissals in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Dunedin to provide the 32nd occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Bari 7 7 0 1 Pak NZl Auckland 23 Feb 1979
2 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 Eng Ind Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
3 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
4 RD Jacobs 7 7 0 1 Win Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2000
5 ATW Grout 6 6 0 3 Aus Win Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
6 DT Lindsay 6 6 0 2 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
7 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
7 SMH Kirmani 6 5 1 2 Ind NZl Christchurch 05 Feb 1976
9 RW Marsh 6 6 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
10 SAR Silva 6 6 0 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 30 Aug 1985
11 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
12 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
13 IA Healy 6 6 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
14 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jul 1997
15 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
16 Rashid Latif 6 6 0 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
17 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
18 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
19 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
20 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 Eng Ban Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
21 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
22 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2007
23 MS Dhoni 6 6 0 2 Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
24 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
25 Adnan Akmal 6 6 0 1 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
26 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
28 AB de Villiers 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
30 BJ Haddin 6 6 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
31 LD Chandimal 6 5 1 3 Srl Pak Colombo (PSS) 25 Jun 2015
32 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat provide the third occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in a test innings. Other two occasions are – seven dismissals by IDS Smith against Sri Lanka at Hamilton in Feb 1991 and six dismissals by BJ Watling himself against India at Auckland in Feb 2014. Thus BJ Watling became the second New Zealand wicket keeper to effect six or more dismissals against Sri Lanka in a test innings.

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
3 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals in a test innings against Sri Lanka.  The following table lists them

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
3 IDS Smith 7 7 0 2 NZl Srl Hamilton 22 Feb 1991
17 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
26 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
32 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

BJ Watling’s feat of six dismissals in a test innings in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka represent his second such performance. Earlier he had effected six dismissals against India at Auckland in Feb 2014. BJ Watling joined the elite list of wicket keepers who have effected six or more dismissals on two or more occasions. He is the first New Zealand wicket keeper to achieve such a feat and fifth overall. The full list comprises of MV Boucher of South Africa on four occasions, CMW Read of England on three occasions. BJ Watling of New Zealand on two occasions, MJ Prior of England on two occasions and RC Russell of England on two occasions. The performance of these five wicket keepers are furnished below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
2 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
3 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
4 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
                   
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 Eng Aus Sydney 02 Jan 2007
                   
1 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
                   
1 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
2 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 Eng SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
1 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
2 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995

 

 

Wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals in a test innings on six or more occasions – BJ Watling of New Zealand joins the elite list

Wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals in a test innings on six or more occasions – BJ Watling of New Zealand joins the elite list

BJ Watling of New Zealand effected six dismissals in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Dunedin. It represents his sixth occasion of effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. His feat provides the first such occasion by a New Zealand wicket keeper and also provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals on six or more occasions in the annals of test cricket. Others are MV Bouvher {14}, RW Marsh {12}, IA Healey {11}, AC Gilchrist {08}, MS Dhoni {07}, BJ Haddin {07} and AT Grout {06}. The following table lists the performance of these eight wicket keepers.

No No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Pak Port Elizabeth 06 Mar 1998
  2 MV Boucher 6 6 0 2 SAF Srl Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
  3 MV Boucher 5 5 0 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
  4 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Eng Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
  5 MV Boucher 5 5 0 3 SAF Ind Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
  6 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Win Kingston 19 Apr 2001
  7 MV Boucher 5 5 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
  8 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Zim Centurion 11 Mar 2005
  9 MV Boucher 5 5 0 4 SAF Aus Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
  10 MV Boucher 5 5 0 2 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  11 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Eng Leeds 18 Jul 2008
  12 MV Boucher 5 5 0 4 SAF Eng Centurion 16 Dec 2009
  13 MV Boucher 5 5 0 1 SAF Ind Durban 26 Dec 2010
  14 MV Boucher 6 6 0 3 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Dec 2011
                     
2 1 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 08 Jun 1972
  2 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 13 Jul 1972
  3 RW Marsh 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Sydney 05 Jan 1974
  4 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 08 Mar 1974
  5 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
  6 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus NZl Christchurch 18 Feb 1977
  7 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
  8 RW Marsh 5 5 0 1 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  9 RW Marsh 5 5 0 2 Aus Pak Perth 13 Nov 1981
  10 RW Marsh 6 6 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
  11 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Perth 11 Nov 1983
  12 RW Marsh 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 1984
                     
3 1 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Pak Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
  2 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
  3 IA Healy 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
  4 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Brisbane 03 Dec 1993
  5 IA Healy 5 5 0 3 Aus Pak Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
  6 IA Healy 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 1994
  7 IA Healy 5 5 0 4 Aus Eng Melbourne 24 Dec 1994
  8 IA Healy 5 5 0 4 Aus Srl Adelaide 25 Jan 1996
  9 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 28 Feb 1997
  10 IA Healy 6 6 0 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
  11 IA Healy 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Perth 28 Nov 1998
                     
4 1 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 1 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
  2 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 3 Aus NZl Hamilton 31 Mar 2000
  3 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 3 Aus Win Brisbane 23 Nov 2000
  4 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Leeds 16 Aug 2001
  5 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2003
  6 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 4 Aus Srl Darwin 01 Jul 2004
  7 AC Gilchrist 5 4 1 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 25 Aug 2005
  8 AC Gilchrist 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Sydney 02 Jan 2007
                     
5 1 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 2 Ind Aus Perth 16 Jan 2008
  2 MS Dhoni 6 6 0 2 Ind NZl Wellington 03 Apr 2009
  3 MS Dhoni 5 3 2 1 Ind Ban Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
  4 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 1 Ind SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
  5 MS Dhoni 5 5 0 1 Ind Win Mumbai 22 Nov 2011
  6 MS Dhoni 5 3 2 1 Ind Aus Mohali 14 Mar 2013
  7 MS Dhoni 5 4 1 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
                     
6 1 BJ Haddin 5 4 1 4 Aus SAF Durban 06 Mar 2009
  2 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Pak Sydney 03 Jan 2010
  3 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Ind Melbourne 26 Dec 2011
  4 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Lord’s 18 Jul 2013
  5 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Manchester 01 Aug 2013
  6 BJ Haddin 6 6 0 1 Aus Ind Brisbane 17 Dec 2014
  7 BJ Haddin 5 5 0 2 Aus Win Kingston 11 Jun 2015
                     
7 1 ATW Grout 6 6 0 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
  2 ATW Grout 5 4 1 2 Aus SAF Durban 24 Jan 1958
  3 ATW Grout 5 5 0 1 Aus Pak Lahore 21 Nov 1959
  4 ATW Grout 5 4 1 1 Aus Win Brisbane 09 Dec 1960
  5 ATW Grout 5 5 0 3 Aus Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1961
  6 ATW Grout 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Sydney 07 Jan 1966
                     
8 1 BJ Watling 5 5 0 1 NZl Win Hamilton 19 Dec 2013
  2 BJ Watling 6 6 0 4 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
  3 BJ Watling 5 5 0 2 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  4 BJ Watling 5 5 0 4 NZl Win Kingston 08 Jun 2014
  5 BJ Watling 5 4 1 2 NZl Srl Wellington 03 Jan 2015
  6 BJ Watling 6 6 0 2 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

 

West Indies losing tests by an innings margin

West Indies losing tests by an innings margin

West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its 38th loss by an innings margin against various teams. All such occasions are listed below

No

Team

Result

Margin

Toss

Bat

Oppn

Ground

Start Date

1

Win

lost

inns & 283 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

Leeds

25 May 2007

2

Win

lost

inns & 237 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

The Oval

22 Aug 1957

3

Win

lost

inns & 220 runs

won

2nd

SAF

Centurion

17 Dec 2014

4

Win

lost

inns & 217 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Brisbane

16 Jan 1931

5

Win

lost

inns & 212 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Hobart

10 Dec 2015

6

Win

lost

inns & 183 runs

won

1st

Aus

Adelaide

25 Jan 1997

7

Win

lost

inns & 172 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Sydney

01 Jan 1931

8

Win

lost

inns & 126 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Brisbane

23 Nov 2000

9

Win

lost

inns & 126 runs

lost

1st

Ind

Mumbai

14 Nov 2013

10

Win

lost

inns & 122 runs

won

1st

Aus

Melbourne

13 Feb 1931

11

Win

lost

inns & 112 runs

lost

2nd

Ind

Mumbai

09 Oct 2002

12

Win

lost

inns & 105 runs

won

2nd

NZl

Wellington

26 Dec 1999

13

Win

lost

inns & 100 runs

lost

1st

SAF

Durban

10 Jan 2008

14

Win

lost

inns & 086 runs

won

1st

SAF

Bridgetown

21 Apr 2005

15

Win

lost

inns & 083 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

Ch-le-St

14 May 2009

16

Win

lost

inns & 082 runs

won

1st

Aus

Kingston

11 Jun 1955

17

Win

lost

inns & 073 runs

won

2nd

NZl

Wellington

11 Dec 2013

18

Win

lost

inns & 071 runs

won

1st

Eng

The Oval

11 Aug 1928

19

Win

lost

inns & 065 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Brisbane

26 Nov 2009

20

Win

lost

inns & 065 runs

lost

1st

SAF

Durban

26 Dec 2003

21

Win

lost

inns & 058 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

Lord’s

23 Jun 1928

22

Win

lost

inns & 055 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Sydney

30 Dec 1984

23

Win

lost

inns & 053 runs

won

1st

Aus

Kingston

29 Apr 1995

24

Win

lost

inns & 051 runs

won

1st

Ind

Kolkata

06 Nov 2013

25

Win

lost

inns & 039 runs

won

1st

Eng

Leeds

17 Aug 2000

26

Win

lost

inns & 036 runs

won

1st

Eng

Lord’s

20 Jun 1957

27

Win

lost

inns & 034 runs

won

1st

Eng

The Oval

18 Aug 1966

28

Win

lost

inns & 030 runs

won

1st

Eng

Manchester

21 Jul 1928

29

Win

lost

inns & 030 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Melbourne

26 Dec 1968

30

Win

lost

inns & 029 runs

lost

1st

Pak

Rawalpindi

29 Nov 1997

31

Win

lost

inns & 027 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

Lord’s

24 Jun 1933

32

Win

lost

inns & 027 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Perth

01 Dec 2000

33

Win

lost

inns & 019 runs

won

1st

Pak

Peshawar

17 Nov 1997

34

Win

lost

inns & 017 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

The Oval

12 Aug 1933

35

Win

lost

inns & 015 runs

lost

2nd

Ind

Kolkata

14 Nov 2011

36

Win

lost

inns & 006 runs

lost

2nd

Srl

Galle

14 Oct 2015

37

Win

lost

inns & 005 runs

won

1st

Eng

Leeds

25 Jul 1957

38

Win

lost

inns & 001 runs

won

1st

Pak

Port of Spain

26 Mar 1958

West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its 12th loss by an innings margin against Australia.  All such occasions are listed below. It also provides the second loss by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against Australia. The first such loss was by an innings and 217 runs loss at Brisbane in Jan 1931. Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 200 plus runs margin after a gap of almost 85 years

No

Team

Result

Margin

Toss

Bat

Oppn

Ground

Start Date

1

Win

lost

inns & 217 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Brisbane

16 Jan 1931

2

Win

lost

inns & 212 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Hobart

10 Dec 2015

3

Win

lost

inns & 183 runs

won

1st

Aus

Adelaide

25 Jan 1997

4

Win

lost

inns & 172 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Sydney

01 Jan 1931

5

Win

lost

inns & 126 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Brisbane

23 Nov 2000

6

Win

lost

inns & 122 runs

won

1st

Aus

Melbourne

13 Feb 1931

7

Win

lost

inns & 082 runs

won

1st

Aus

Kingston

11 Jun 1955

8

Win

lost

inns & 065 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Brisbane

26 Nov 2009

9

Win

lost

inns & 055 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Sydney

30 Dec 1984

10

Win

lost

inns & 053 runs

won

1st

Aus

Kingston

29 Apr 1995

11

Win

lost

inns & 030 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Melbourne

26 Dec 1968

12

Win

lost

inns & 027 runs

lost

1st

Aus

Perth

01 Dec 2000

West Indies lost the just concluded Hobart test against Australia by an innings and 212 runs to provide its fifth loss by an innings and 200 plus runs margin against various teams. All such occasions are listed below

No

Team

Result

Margin

Toss

Bat

Oppn

Ground

Start Date

1

Win

lost

inns & 283 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

Leeds

25 May 2007

2

Win

lost

inns & 237 runs

lost

2nd

Eng

The Oval

22 Aug 1957

3

Win

lost

inns & 220 runs

won

2nd

SAF

Centurion

17 Dec 2014

4

Win

lost

inns & 217 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Brisbane

16 Jan 1931

5

Win

lost

inns & 212 runs

lost

2nd

Aus

Hobart

10 Dec 2015

 

 

West Indian bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings – JA Warrican gets added to the list

West Indian bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings – JA Warrican gets added to the list

JA Warrican of West Indies returned with figures of 3 for 158 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Hobart to provide the 28th occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Overs BPO M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LN Constantine 40.0 6 4 165 4 3 Eng Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
2 HC Griffith 58.0 6 6 155 2 1 Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 OC Scott 80.2 6 13 266 5 1 Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 W Ferguson 47.0 6 7 155 1 2 Eng Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
5 LS Butler 40.0 6 7 151 2 2 Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
6 S Ramadhin 98.0 6 35 179 2 3 Eng Birmingham 30 May 1957
7 LR Gibbs 73.0 6 17 168 2 1 Aus Bridgetown 05 May 1965
8 WW Hall 35.7 8 3 157 3 1 Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
9 CC Griffith 37.0 8 1 175 3 1 Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
10 AME Roberts 45.0 6 6 174 3 3 Pak Georgetown 18 Mar 1977
11 N Phillip 38.2 6 3 159 3 1 Ind Delhi 24 Jan 1979
12 NC McGarrell 60.0 6 19 162 3 3 Zim Harare 27 Jul 2001
13 D Ramnarine 58.0 6 12 158 3 2 Srl Galle 13 Nov 2001
14 PT Collins 47.0 6 4 156 3 2 Srl Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
15 OAC Banks 40.0 6 2 204 3 1 Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
16 OAC Banks 37.0 6 5 153 2 3 Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
17 A Sanford 38.2 6 4 170 3 2 SAF Durban 26 Dec 2003
18 D Mohammed 29.5 6 3 162 3 3 Ind St John’s 02 Jun 2006
19 DBL Powell 33.0 6 5 153 2 1 Eng Leeds 25 May 2007
20 SJ Benn 47.0 6 7 154 3 3 Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
21 FH Edwards 30.0 6 0 151 3 1 Eng Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
22 SJ Benn 53.0 6 8 155 5 2 Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
23 S Shillingford 52.0 6 4 193 3 1 SAF Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
24 D Bishoo 45.0 6 2 154 1 1 Ind Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
25 S Shillingford 55.0 6 9 167 6 2 Ind Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
26 S Shillingford 43.0 6 6 179 5 2 Ind Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
27 D Bishoo 51.0 6 10 177 4 2 Eng St George’s 21 Apr 2015
28 JA Warrican 28.0 6 1 158 3 1 Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015

JA Warrican’s feat of conceding 158 runs in the ongoing test against Australia at Hobart provide the ninth occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against Australia. OAC Banks and SJ Benn appear in the following table on two occasions. The full list of nine occasions read thus

No Player Overs BPO M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LS Butler 40.0 6 7 151 2 2 Aus Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
2 LR Gibbs 73.0 6 17 168 2 1 Aus Bridgetown 05 May 1965
3 WW Hall 35.7 8 3 157 3 1 Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
4 CC Griffith 37.0 8 1 175 3 1 Aus Sydney 14 Feb 1969
5 OAC Banks 40.0 6 2 204 3 1 Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
6 OAC Banks 37.0 6 5 153 2 3 Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
7 SJ Benn 47.0 6 7 154 3 3 Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
8 SJ Benn 53.0 6 8 155 5 2 Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
9 JA Warrican 28.0 6 1 158 3 1 Aus Hobart 10 Dec 2015

S Shillingford, D Bishoo, OAC Banks and SJ Benn are the four West Indian bowlers to concede 150 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions. SJ Shillingford holds the record in this category of statisitics leaking 150 plus runs in a test innings on three occasions.

No Player Overs BPO M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Shillingford 52.0 6 4 193 3 1 SAF Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
2 S Shillingford 55.0 6 9 167 6 2 Ind Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
3 S Shillingford 43.0 6 6 179 5 2 Ind Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
                     
1 D Bishoo 45.0 6 2 154 1 1 Ind Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
2 D Bishoo 51.0 6 10 177 4 2 Eng St George’s 21 Apr 2015
                     
1 OAC Banks 40.0 6 2 204 3 1 Aus Bridgetown 01 May 2003
2 OAC Banks 37.0 6 5 153 2 3 Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
                     
1 SJ Benn 47.0 6 7 154 3 3 Aus Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
2 SJ Benn 53.0 6 8 155 5 2 Aus Adelaide 04 Dec 2009

 

150 plus runs in a test innings by New Zealand opening batsmen

150 plus runs in a test innings by New Zealand opening batsmen

MJ Guptill of New Zealand scored 156 in the ongoing first test against Sri Lanka at Dunedin to provide the 13th occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasion are listed below in the order of descending runs.

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BA Young 267* 37 0 1 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
2 GM Turner 259 22 0 2 v West Indies Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
3 GT Dowling 239 26 5 1 v India Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
4 B Sutcliffe 230* 30 0 1 v India Delhi 16 Dec 1955
5 BB McCullum 225 22 4 3 v India Hyd-RGS 12 Nov 2010
6 GM Turner 223* 26 0 2 v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1972
7 BB McCullum 202 21 11 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
8 JG Wright 185 23 0 1 v India Christchurch 02 Feb 1990
9 TW Jarvis 182 19 0 2 v West Indies Georgetown 06 Apr 1972
10 HD Rutherford 171 22 3 2 v England Dunedin 06 Mar 2013
11 BA Edgar 161 22 0 2 v Australia Auckland 12 Mar 1982
12 MJ Horne 157 19 4 2 v Zimbabwe Auckland 26 Feb 1998
13 MJ Guptill 156 21 0 1 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

MJ Guptill became the second New Zealand opening batsman to score 150 plus runs against Sri Lanka in a test innings after BA Young. BA Young had scored 267 not out – also at Dunedin – in Mar 1997.  BA Young’s 267 not out represent the highest individual inning by a New Zealand opening batsman.

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BA Young 267* 37 0 1 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
2 MJ Guptill 156 21 0 1 v Sri Lanka Dunedin 10 Dec 2015

The following table lists the opening batsmen who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings against Sri Lanka. West Indian CH Gayle’s 333 at Galle in Nov 2010 provides the highest individual innings by an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in a test innings. It also remains the only triple century by an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in a test innings

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CH Gayle 333 34 9 1 Win Srl Galle 15 Nov 2010
2 V Sehwag 293 40 7 2 Ind Srl Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009
3 BA Young 267* 37 0 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
4 Taufeeq Umar 236 17 1 2 Pak Srl Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
5 MJ Slater 219 15 5 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
6 V Sehwag 201* 22 4 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
7 Mohd Hafeez 196 20 1 1 Pak Srl Col-SSC 30 Jun 2012
8 G Kirsten 180 20 0 1 SAF Srl Durban 26 Dec 2000
9 SM Gavaskar 176 22 0 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
10 GA Gooch 174 19 0 3 Eng Srl Lord’s 22 Aug 1991
11 Fawad Alam 168 15 1 3 Pak Srl Col-PSS 12 Jul 2009
12 G Gambhir 167 15 0 1 Ind Srl Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
13 JL Langer 166 13 2 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
14 MA Taylor 164 17 2 3 Aus Srl Brisbane 08 Dec 1989
15 JL Langer 162 22 0 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
16 ME Trescothick 161 23 3 2 Eng Srl Birmingham 30 May 2002
17 MJ Guptill 156 21 0 1 NZl Srl Dunedin 10 Dec 2015
18 SM Gavaskar 155 24 1 2 Ind Srl Chennai 17 Sep 1982
19 PA Jaques 150 18 0 1 Aus Srl Hobart 16 Nov 2007

JL Langer of Australia, SM Gavaskar of India and  V Sehwag of India are the three opening batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. The feats of these three batsmen are furnished below. It is observed that V Sehwag is the only opening batsman to score two double hundreds against Sri Lanka – 201 not out at Galle in Jul 2008 and 293 at Mum-BS in Dec 2009

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JL Langer 166 13 2 3 Aus Srl Col-SSC 24 Mar 2004
2 JL Langer 162 22 0 1 Aus Srl Cairns 09 Jul 2004
                   
1 SM Gavaskar 155 24 1 2 Ind Srl Chennai 17 Sep 1982
2 SM Gavaskar 176 22 0 2 Ind Srl Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
                   
1 V Sehwag 201* 22 4 1 Ind Srl Galle 31 Jul 2008
2 V Sehwag 293 40 7 2 Ind Srl Mum-BS 02 Dec 2009

 

AC Voges becomes the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number four after 49 years

AC Voges becomes the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus runs in a test innings while batting at number four after 49 years

AC Voges of Australia scored 269 not out against West Indies in the ongoing test at Hobart to provide the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring 250 plus runs while batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 Pak NZl Lahore 01 May 2002
3 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
4 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
5 LRPL Taylor 290 2 NZl Aus Perth 13 Nov 2015
6 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
7 Javed Miandad 280* 1 Pak Ind Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
8 DCS Compton 278 2 Eng Pak Nottingham 01 Jul 1954
9 BC Lara 277 2 Win Aus Sydney 02 Jan 1993
10 DJ Cullinan 275* 1 SAF NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1999
11 M Jayawardene 275 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
12 RG Pollock 274 1 SAF Aus Durban 05 Feb 1970
13 Javed Miandad 271 1 Pak NZl Auckland 24 Feb 1989
14 AC Voges 269* 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
15 PA de Silva 267 2 Srl NZl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
16 DL Houghton 266 1 Zim Srk Bulawayo 20 Oct 1994
17 FMM Worrell 261 2 Win Eng Nottingham 20 Jul 1950
18 Javed Miandad 260 1 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1987
19 MN Samuels 260 2 Win Ban Khulna 21 Nov 2012
20 KF Barrington 256 2 Eng Aus Manchester 23 Jul 1964

AC Voges became the second Australian batsman to score 250 plus while batting at number four after RM Cowper. RM Cowper had scored 307 against England at Melbourne in Feb 1966

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966
2 AC Voges 269* 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015

AC Voges became the second batsman to score 250 plus runs while batting at number against West Indies after PBH May of England. PBH May had scored 285 not out against West Indies at Birmingham in May 1957

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
2 AC Voges 269* 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015

Jsved Miandad of Pakistan {03} and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka {02} are the two batsmen who have scored 250 plus runs while batting at number four on two or more occasions. The feats of these two batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Javed Miandad 280* 1 Pak Ind Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
2 Javed Miandad 271 1 Pak NZl Auckland 24 Feb 1989
3 Javed Miandad 260 1 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1987
               
1 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 M Jayawardene 275 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
  RM Cowper 307 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 11 Feb 1966

 

AC Voges and SE Marsh script a new partnership record for the fourth wicket in the history of test cricket

AC Voges and SE Marsh script a new partnership record for the fourth wicket in the history of test cricket

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the 15th occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 M  Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 624 2 Srl SAF Col-SSC 27 Jul 2006
2 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama 2 576 2 Srl Ind Col-RPS 02 Aug 1997
3 MD Crowe, AH Jones 3 467 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
4 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
5 Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar 3 451 1 Pak Ind Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
6 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
7 CC Hunte, GS Sobers 2 446 2 Win Pak Kingston 26 Feb 1958
8 MS Atapattu, KC Sangakkara 2 438 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
9 M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
10 HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph 3 429* 2 SAF Ban Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
11 ND McKenzie, GC Smith 1 415 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
12 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 Ind NZl Chennai 06 Jan 1956
13 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
14 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 Ind Pak Lahore 13 Jan 2006
15 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
2 M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
3 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide record partnership for the fourth wicket in the annals of test cricket. The previous best was the 437 runs partnership between Sri Lankan’s DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera in the test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Karachi in Feb 2009. Both occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
2 M  Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera 4 437 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DG Bradman, WH Ponsford 2 451 1 Aus Eng The Oval 18 Aug 1934
2 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
3 SG Barnes, DG Bradman 5 405 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946

AC Voges and SE Marsh’s stand of 449 runs was just two runs shy of Australia’s best partnership in a test innings – 451 runs second wicket partnership between DG Bradman and WH Ponsford against England at The Oval in Aug 1954

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a 400 plus runs partnership in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SE Marsh, AC Voges 4 449 1 Aus Win Hobart 10 Dec 2015
2 MC Cowdrey, PBH May 4 411 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957

AC Voges and SE Marsh were concerned in a mammoth 449 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the ongoing test between Australia and West Indies at Hobart to provide record partnership by a team against West Indies in a test innings. The previous best was the 411 runs partnership – also for the fourth wicket –  by England’s MC Cowdrey and PBH May at Birmingham in May 1957. Thus it took 58 years and seven months to rewrite the record partnership against West Indies. The interval between Dec 2015 and May 1957 is 58 years and seven months