AN Cook and AJ Strauss share the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

AN Cook and AJ Strauss share the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers

AN Cook of England took a catch – that of CJL Rogers of the bowling of MA Wood – in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing fifth test between England and Australia at The Oval. It was his 121st catch as a fieldsman for England. He is now on par with AJ Strauss who also has a tally of 121 catches. At the end of  Australia’a first innings at The Oval – AN Cook and AJ Strauss share the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than wicket keeper with 121 catches each. AN Cook went past IT Botham  and MC Cowdrey who had pouched 120 catches on his way to share the record. AN Cook now needs one more catch to own the record for most catches by an England fieldsman other than the wicket keepers.

 

No Player Mat Inns Dis Ct
1 AN Cook 119 222 121 121
2 AJ Strauss 100 189 121 121
3 IT Botham 102 179 120 120
4 MC Cowdrey 114 214 120 120
5 WR Hammond 85 154 110 110
6 GP Thorpe 100 179 105 105
7 GA Gooch 118 211 103 103

AN Cook is one of the three England’s fieldsmen other than the wicket keepers to pouch seventy plus catches on home soil – AJ Strauss – 83, AN Cook – 78 and  MC Cowdrey –  70. AN Cook now needs six more catches at home to surpass the tally of AJ Strauss and to own the record of most catches by an England fieldsman other the wicket keepers at home.

AN Cook has an aggregate of 37 catches against Australia and needs three more catches for his 40 catches against Australia. If he gets them, he would become the fourth England fieldsman to pouch 40 plus catches against Australia. Others are – IT Botham {57}, WR Hammond {43} and MC Cowdrey {40}

The following table furnishes the performance of AN Cook and AJ Strauss opponent wise and also ho  they share the England record for most catches by a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper

 

AN Cook AJ Strauss
Opp Mat Inns Dis Ct Opp Mat Inns Dis Ct
Aus 30 56 37 37 Aus 20 37 21 21
Ban 4 8 1 1 Ban 4 8 7 7
Ind 20 39 22 22 Ind 12 24 13 13
NZl 13 25 18 18 NZl 9 18 15 15
Pak 11 21 9 9 Pak 13 25 13 13
RSA 11 20 12 12 RSA 16 30 12 12
Srl  13 24 8 8 Srl  8 16 18 18
Win 17 29 14 14 Win 18 31 22 22
Tot 119 222 121 121 Tot 100 189 121 121

 

Australian batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against England – MA Starc emulates R Lindwall

Australian batsmen batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against England – MA Starc emulates R Lindwall

MA Starc scored 58 against England in the ongoing fifth test at The Oval to provide the 20th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number nine scoring a fifty in a test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AE Trott 85* 1 v England Sydney 01 Feb 1895
2 CE McLeod 50* 2 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1897
3 H Trumble 64* 1 v England The Oval 11 Aug 1902
4 C Hill 160 3 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
5 H Carter 66 3 v England Melbourne 07 Feb 1908
6 TJ Matthews 53 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
7 JM Gregory 100 1 v England Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
8 WAS Oldfield 50 1 v England Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
9 WAS Oldfield 65* 3 v England Sydney 27 Feb 1925
10 CV Grimmett 50 1 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1930
11 RR Lindwall 100 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
12 RR Lindwall 50 3 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
13 RR Lindwall 62 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1953
14 R Benaud 51 1 v England Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
15 MHN Walker 78* 2 v England The Oval 25 Aug 1977
16 PR Reiffel 54* 2 v England Leeds 24 Jul 1997
17 DW Fleming 71* 1 v England Brisbane 20 Nov 1998
18 MA Starc 66* 1 v England Manchester 01 Aug 2013
19 MA Starc 58 3 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
20 MA Starc 58 1 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2015 

MA Starc scored 58 against England in the ongoing fifth test at The Oval to provide the third  occasion of his scoring a fifty  while batting at number nine  in a test innings against England. MA Starc became the second Australian batsman to score three fifties while batting at number nine  in a test innings against England. RR Lindwall is the other batsman to perform such a feat. The performances of these two batsmen are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RR Lindwall 100 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
2 RR Lindwall 50 3 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1953
3 RR Lindwall 62 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1953
             
1 MA Starc 66* 1 v England Manchester 01 Aug 2013
2 MA Starc 58 3 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
3 MA Starc 58 1 v England The Oval 20 Aug 2015

 

Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings – PHT Kaushal is the new entrant to the list

Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings – PHT Kaushal is the new entrant to the list

PHT Kaushal of Sri Lanka returned with figures of none for 111 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS to provide the 28th occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings against all oppositions. All the 28 occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RGCE Wijesuriya 24.0 2 105 0 2 v Pakistan Lahore 22 Mar 1982
2 RJ Ratnayake 28.0 4 108 0 1 v Australia Kandy 22 Apr 1983
3 ALF de Mel 27.0 3 106 0 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 RGCE Wijesuriya 44.0 13 102 0 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
5 EAR de Silva 40.0 7 133 0 2 v India Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
6 EAR de Silva 40.0 6 114 0 1 v India Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
7 RJ Ratnayake 30.0 1 101 0 3 v New Zealand Wellington 31 Jan 1991
8 EAR de Silva 56.0 14 141 0 3 v New Zealand Wellington 31 Jan 1991
9 GP Wickramasinghe 31.0 3 123 0 2 v Australia Perth 08 Dec 1995
10 M Muralitharan 33.0 6 136 0 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 1997
11 KJ Silva 39.0 3 122 0 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
12 M Muralitharan 46.0 9 137 0 1 v India Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
13 WPUJC Vaas 32.0 4 101 0 2 v Pakistan Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
14 HMRKB Herath 36.0 7 115 0 2 v Pakistan Galle 21 Jun 2000
15 WPUJC Vaas 44.0 8 113 0 3 v England Lord’s 16 May 2002
16 HDPK Dharmasena 24.0 1 100 0 3 v Australia Galle 08 Mar 2004
17 WPUJC Vaas 27.0 2 102 0 1 v Australia Cairns 09 Jul 2004
18 MF Maharoof 34.0 6 107 0 1 v Australia Brisbane 08 Nov 2007
19 M Muralitharan 38.0 6 124 0 3 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
20 UWMBCA Welegedara 26.0 4 103 0 1 v India Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
21 KTGD Prasad 22.0 2 101 0 2 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
22 KTGD Prasad 30.0 3 116 0 1 v West Indies Galle 15 Nov 2010
23 RAS Lakmal 24.0 3 108 0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
24 N Pradeep 27.0 1 107 0 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
25 NLTC Perera 22.0 1 131 0 1 v South Africa Cape Town 03 Jan 2012
26 N Pradeep 24.0 3 103 0 1 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 30 Jun 2012
27 HMRKB Herath 19.0 0 100 0 4 v Pakistan Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
28 PHT Kaushal 30.0 2 111 0 1 v India Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

PHT Kaushal of Sri Lanka returned with figures of none for 111 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS to provide the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 100 plus runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings against India. All the eight occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 EAR de Silva 40.0 7 133 0 2 v India Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
2 EAR de Silva 40.0 6 114 0 1 v India Cuttack 04 Jan 1987
3 KJ Silva 39.0 3 122 0 1 v India Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
4 M Muralitharan 46.0 9 137 0 1 v India Nagpur 26 Nov 1997
5 M Muralitharan 38.0 6 124 0 3 v India Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
6 UWMBCA Welegedara 26.0 4 103 0 1 v India Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
7 KTGD Prasad 22.0 2 101 0 2 v India Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
8 PHT Kaushal 30.0 2 111 0 1 v India Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

PHT Kaushal with his none for 111 became the first Sri Lankan bowler to concede “Nelson” runs without a capturing a wicket.

Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings

Bowlers conceding “Nelson” runs without capturing a wicket in a test innings

PHT Kaushal of Sri Lanka returned with figures of none for 111 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS to provide the 17th occasion of a bowler conceding Nelson runs without a wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VI Smith 25.0×8 0 111 0 1 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
2 Fazal Mahmood 39.0 10 111 0 2 Pak Ind Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
3 DR Smith 44.0 11 111 0 1 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
4 GG Arnold 35.0 6 111 0 1 Eng Win Lord’s 23 Aug 1973
5 N Kapil Dev 27.0 2 111 0 1 Ind Pak Hyd-Pak 14 Jan 1983
6 MD Marshall 37.0 2 111 0 1 Win Aus Sydney 30 Dec 1984
7 AA Donald 35.0 10 111 0 2 SAF Aus Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
8 IR Bishop 35.0 5 111 0 1 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
9 AB Agarkar 24.0 4 111 0 1 Ind Eng The Oval 5 Sep 2002
10 SM Pollock 34.0 5 111 0 2 SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
11 AG Cremer 24.0 1 111 0 2 Zim NZl Bulawayo 15 Aug 2005
12 RP Singh 23.0 1 111 0 1 Ind SAF Chennai 26 Mar 2008
13 JM Anderson 30.0 4 111 0 2 Eng SAF Johannesburg 14 Jan 2010
14 RJ Peterson 27.0 2 111 0 2 SAF Pak Abu Dhabi 14 Oct 2013
15 MD Craig 29.0 4 111 0 2 NZl Win Port of Spain 16 Jun 2014
16 MG Johnson 25.0 3 111 0 1 Aus Eng Cardiff 08 Jul 2015
17 PHT Kaushal 30.0 2 111 0 1 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

PHT Kaushal of Sri Lanka returned with figures of none for 111 in India’s first innings in the ongoing second test at Col-PSS to provide the third occasion of a bowler conceding Nelson runs without a wicket in a test innings against Inda. The other two are – Fazal Mahmood of Pakisan and DR Smith of India.. All the three occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 39.0 10 111 0 2 Pak Ind Mumbai (BS) 13 Nov 1952
2 DR Smith 44.0 11 111 0 1 Eng Ind Kanpur 01 Dec 1961
3 PHT Kaushal 30.0 2 111 0 1 Srl Ind Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

 

Teams posting three figure partnerships for the third wicket after it had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs

Teams posting three figure partnerships for the third wicket after it had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs

KL Rahul and V Kohli added 164 runs for the third wicket after India had lost its first two wickets for 12 runs to provide the 49th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket after a team had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 CB Fry, TW Hayward 3 119 2/08 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg Mar 1896
2 Hon.FS Jackson, AC MacLaren 3 102* 2/00 1 Eng Aus Lord’s Jun 1902
3 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2/07 2 Aus Win Kingston Jun 1955
4 DCS Compton, PBH May 3 124 2/02 3 Eng SAF Manchester Jul 1955
5 RB Kanhai, SM Nurse 3 123 2/01 2 Win Aus Melbourne Dec 1960
6 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 3 102 2/12 4 Ind Aus Chennai Dec 1969
7 BE Congdon, BF Hastings 3 190 2/10 2 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1973
8 GS Chappell, IM Chappell 3 100 2/10 1 Aus Eng Brisbane Nov 1974
9 GS Chappell, IR Redpath 3 101 2/05 4 Aus Eng Melbourne Dec 1974
10 M Amarnath, GR Viswanath 3 105 2/00 1 Ind Aus Melbourne Dec 1977
11 DI Gower, CT Radley 3 116 2/07 2 Eng NZl The Oval Jul 1978
12 GS Chappell, BM Laird 3 108 2/07 3 Aus Pak Lahore Mar 1980
13 Javed Miandad, Majid Khan 3 100 2/04 2 Pak Win Multan Dec 1980
14 GA Gooch, DI Gower 3 120 2/02 4 Eng Win Bridgetown Mar 1981
15 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 3 153 2/11 1 Srl Ind Chennai Sep 1982
16 CG Greenidge, RB Richardson 3 185 2/09 1 Win NZl Port of Spain Mar 1985
17 MD Crowe, BA Edgar 3 210 2/05 2 NZl Eng Lord’s Jul 1986
18 NS Sidhu, DB Vengsarkar 3 174* 2/10 1 Ind NZl Bangalore Nov 1988
19 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 3 149 2/05 1 Ind Pak Lahore Dec 1989
20 DC Boon, GR Marsh 3 187* 2/10 4 Aus Eng Melbourne Dec 1990
21 GA Gooch, RA Smith 3 126 2/11 2 Eng Aus Adelaide Jan 1991
22 PA de Silva, RS Mahanama 3 107 2/04 2 Srl Aus Moratuwa Sep 1992
23 DC Boon, DR Martyn 3 107 2/08 3 Aus NZl Auckland Mar 1993
24 DC Boon, ME Waugh 3 108* 2/12 4 Aus Eng Birmingham Aug 1993
25 AH Jones, KR Rutherford 3 114 2/06 3 NZl Pak Wellington Feb 1994
26 MA Atherton, RA Smith 3 171 2/02 1 Eng Win Georgetown Mar 1994
27 JC Adams, BC Lara 3 179 2/12 1 Win Eng St John’s Apr 1994
28 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar 3 130 2/12 1 Pak Eng Lord’s Jul 1996
29 PA de Silva, ST Jayasuriya 3 105 2/10 4 Srl Zim Col-SSC) Jan 1998
30 MA Atherton, AJ Stewart 3 226 2/11 3 Eng SAF Manchester Jul 1998
31 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 168 2/02 2 Srl SAF Durban Dec 2000
32 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 2/11 3 Ind Eng Nottingham Aug 2002
33 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Taufeeq Umar 3 121 2/09 3 Pak SAF Cape Town Jan 2003
34 ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara 3 103 2/11 2 Srl NZl Col-PSS Apr 2003
35 MH Richardson, SB Styris 3 125 2/12 2 NZl SAF Auckland Mar 2004
36 MA Butcher, N Hussain 3 120 2/08 2 Eng Win Port of Spain Mar 2004
37 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 209 2/12 2 Win Eng Birmingham Jul 2004
38 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 3 324 2/07 1 Pak Ind Bangalore Mar 2005
39 SP Fleming, PG Fulton 3 165 2/03 2 NZl Win Wellington Mar 2006
40 AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 3 134 2/10 2 SAF Aus Durban Mar 2006
41 AN Cook, KP Pietersen 3 103 2/01 2 Eng Ind Mohali Dec 2008
42 JH Kallis, GC Smith 3 150 2/10 1 SAF Eng Durban Dec 2009
43 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 2/06 1 SAF Ind Nagpur Feb 2010
44 MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor 3 103 2/11 1 NZl Win Kingston Aug 2012
45 AN Cook, KP Pietersen 3 110 2/11 3 Eng Aus Nottingham Jul 2013
46 Marshall Ayub, Mominul Haque 3 126 2/08 2 Ban NZl Chittagong Oct 2013
47 F du Plessis, D Elgar 3 112 2/11 1 SAF Aus Port Elizabeth Feb 2014
48 Azhar Ali, Younis Khan 3 108 2/07 1 Pak Aus Dubai (DSC) Oct 2014
49 V Kohli, KL Rahul 3 164 2/12 1 Inf Srl Col-PSS Aug 2015

KL Rahul and V Kohli added 164 runs for the third wicket after India had lost its first two wickets for 12 runs to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket after a team had lost its first two wickets for exact 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 3 102 2/12 4 Ind Aus Chennai Dec 1969
2 DC Boon, ME Waugh 3 108* 2/12 4 Aus Eng Birmingham Aug 1993
3 JC Adams, BC Lara 3 179 2/12 1 Win Eng St John’s Apr 1994
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar 3 130 2/12 1 Pak Eng Lord’s Jul 1996
5 MH Richardson, SB Styris 3 125 2/12 2 NZl SAF Auckland Mar 2004
6 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 209 2/12 2 Win Eng Birmingham Jul 2004
7 V Kohli, KL Rahul 3 164 2/12 1 Ind Srl Col-PSS Aug 2015

KL Rahul and V Kohli added 164 runs for the third wicket after India had lost its first two wickets for 12 runs to provide the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket after a team had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Yearr
1 GR Viswanath, AL Wadekar 3 102 2/12 4 Ind Aus Chennai Dec 1969
2 M Amarnath, GR Viswanath 3 105 2/00 1 Ind Aus Melbourne Dec 1977
3 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 3 149 2/05 1 Ind Pak Lahore Dec 1989
4 NS Sidhu, DB Vengsarkar 3 174* 2/10 1 Ind NZl Bangalore Nov 1988
5 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 2/11 3 Ind Eng Nottingham Aug 2002
6 V Kohli, KL Rahul 3 164 2/12 1 Ind Srl Col-PSS Aug 2015

KL Rahul and V Kohli added 164 runs for the third wicket after India had lost its first two wickets for 12 runs to provide the 16th occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the third wicket after a team had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 HM Amla, JH Kallis 3 340 2/06 1 SAF Ind Nagpur Feb 2010
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan 3 324 2/07 1 Pak Ind Bangalore Mar 2005
3 RN Harvey, CC McDonald 3 295 2/07 2 Aus Win Kingston Jun 1955
4 MA Atherton, AJ Stewart 3 226 2/11 3 Eng SAF Manchester Jul 1998
5 MD Crowe, BA Edgar 3 210 2/05 2 NZl Eng Lord’s Jul 1986
6 BC Lara, RR Sarwan 3 209 2/12 2 Win Eng Birmingham Jul 2004
7 BE Congdon, BF Hastings 3 190 2/10 2 NZl Eng Lord’s Jun 1973
8 CG Greenidge, RB Richardson 3 185 2/09 1 Win NZl Port of Spain Mar 1985
9 JC Adams, BC Lara 3 179 2/12 1 Win Eng St John’s Apr 1994
10 MA Atherton, RA Smith 3 171 2/02 1 Eng Win Georgetown Mar 1994
11 M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara 3 168 2/02 2 Srl SAF Durban Dec 2000
12 SP Fleming, PG Fulton 3 165 2/03 2 NZl Win Wellington Mar 2006
13 V Kohli, KL Rahul 3 164 2/12 1 Inf Srl Col-PSS Aug 2015
14 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 2/11 3 Ind Eng Nottingham Aug 2002
15 RL Dias, LRD Mendis 3 153 2/11 1 Srl Ind Chennai Sep 1982
16 JH Kallis, GC Smith 3 150 2/10 1 SAF Eng Durban Dec 2009

KL Rahul and V Kohli added 164 runs for the third wicket after India had lost its first two wickets for 12 runs to provide the third occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 150 plus runs partnership for the third wicket after a team had lost its first two wickets for 12 and less than 12 runs in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 NS Sidhu, DB Vengsarkar 3 174* 2/10 1 Ind NZl Bangalore Nov 1988
2 V Kohli, KL Rahul 3 164 2/12 1 Ind Srl Col-PSS Aug 2015
3 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 2/11 3 Ind Eng Nottingham Aug 2002

 

 

Both the openers scoring ducks in a test innings

Both the openers scoring ducks in a test innings

CJL Rogers and DA Warner of Australia acored ducks  in the first innings of the Nottingham test against England in Aug 2015 to provide the 50th occasion of both the openers scoring ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket..

FDM Karunaratne and JK Silva of Sri Lanka failed to score in the first test against India at Galle in Aug 2015 to provide the 51st occasions of a both the openers scoring ducks  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC Bannerman 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 30 Aug 1888
2 PS McDonnell 0 3 Aus Eng Manchester 30 Aug 1888
               
1 G Challenor 0 3 Win Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
2 CA Roach 0 3 Win Eng Manchester 21 Jul 1928
               
1 H Sutcliffe 0 1 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Mar 1933
2 E Paynter 0 1 Eng NZl Christchurch 24 Mar 1933
               
1 JHW Fingleton 0 4 Aus Eng Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
2 CL Badcock 0 4 Aus Eng Brisbane 04 Dec 1936
               
1 WJ O’Reilly 0 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 LO Fleetwood-Smith 0 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
               
1 AR Morris 0 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
2 J Moroney 0 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1949
               
1 J Moroney 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1950
2 AR Morris 0 3 Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1950
               
1 P Roy 0 3 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 DK Gaekwad 0 3 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
               
1 DJ McGlew 0 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
2 TL Goddard 0 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 23 Jun 1955
               
1 CC Hunte 0 1 Win Pak Port of Spain 26 Mar 1958
2 RB Kanhai 0 1 Win Pak Port of Spain 26 Mar 1958
               
1 JKC Holt 0 3 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
2 CC Hunte 0 3 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
               
1 SN McGregor 0 3 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
2 GT Dowling 0 3 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
               
1 ML Jaisimha 0 4 Ind Aus Chennai 02 Oct 1964
2 KS Indrajitsinhji 0 4 Ind Aus Chennai 02 Oct 1964
               
1 TW Jarvis 0 3 NZl Eng Auckland 11 Mar 1966
2 MJF Shrimpton 0 3 NZl Eng Auckland 11 Mar 1966
               
1 MH Denness 0 3 Eng Pak Hyd-Pak 16 Mar 1973
2 DL Amiss 0 3 Eng Pak Hyd-Pak 16 Mar 1973
               
1 SM Gavaskar 0 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
2 CPS Chauhan 0 1 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1977
               
1 AE Greenidge 0 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
2 AB Williams 0 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
               
1 DW Randall 0 2 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
2 G Boycott 0 2 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
               
1 Shafiq Ahmed 0 1 Pak Win Karachi 22 Dec 1980
2 Sadiq Mohammad 0 1 Pak Win Karachi 22 Dec 1980
               
1 Mudassar Nazar 0 2 Pak Aus Perth 13 Nov 1981
2 Rizwan-uz-Zaman 0 2 Pak Aus Perth 13 Nov 1981
               
1 Mohsin Khan 0 3 Pak Eng Leeds 26 Aug 1982
2 Mudassar Nazar 0 3 Pak Eng Leeds 26 Aug 1982
               
1 CG Greenidge 0 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
2 DL Haynes 0 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
               
1 S Wettimuny 0 2 Srl Aus Kandy 22 Apr 1983
2 ERNS Fernando 0 2 Srl Aus Kandy 22 Apr 1983
               
1 GA Gooch 0 3 Eng Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986
2 RT Robinson 0 3 Eng Win Kingston 21 Feb 1986
               
1 JG Wright 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
2 BA Edgar 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 24 Jul 1986
               
1 BR Hartland 0 4 NZl Eng Auckland 30 Jan 1992
2 JG Wright 0 4 NZl Eng Auckland 30 Jan 1992
               
1 Shakeel Ahmed jnr 0 2 Pak Win St John’s 01 May 1993
2 Rameez Raja 0 2 Pak Win St John’s 01 May 1993
               
1 RS Mahanama 0 3 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
2 UC Hathurusingha 0 3 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
               
1 GW Flower 0 3 Zim Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
2 MH Dekker 0 3 Zim Pak Faisalabad 24 Oct 1996
               
1 NR Mongia 0 4 Ind Zim Harare 07 Oct 1998
2 NS Sidhu 0 4 Ind Zim Harare 07 Oct 1998
               
1 MJ Slater 0 1 Aus Srl Kandy 09 Sep 1999
2 GS Blewett 0 1 Aus Srl Kandy 09 Sep 1999
               
1 DJ Gandhi 0 1 Ind NZl Mohali 10 Oct 1999
2 S Ramesh 0 1 Ind NZl Mohali 10 Oct 1999
               
1 NC Johnson 0 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
2 GW Flower 0 2 Zim Win Port of Spain 16 Mar 2000
               
1 G Kirsten 0 1 SAF Srl Kandy 30 Jul 2000
2 ND McKenzie 0 1 SAF Srl Kandy 30 Jul 2000
               
1 MS Atapattu 0 4 Srl SAF Kandy 30 Jul 2000
2 ST Jayasuriya 0 4 Srl SAF Kandy 30 Jul 2000
               
1 GW Flower 0 3 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
2 GJ Rennie 0 3 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
               
1 MS Atapattu 0 2 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2000
2 ST Jayasuriya 0 2 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2000
               
1 Imran Nazir 0 2 Pak Aus Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
2 Taufeeq Umar 0 2 Pak Aus Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
               
1 Imran Nazir 0 1 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
2 Taufeeq Umar 0 1 Pak Aus Sharjah 11 Oct 2002
               
1 ME Trescothick 0 4 Eng Pak Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
2 AJ Strauss 0 4 Eng Pak Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
               
1 MHW Papps 0 1 NZl SAF Johannesburg 05 May 2006
2 JM How 0 1 NZl SAF Johannesburg 05 May 2006
               
1 HH Gibbs 0 1 SAF Srl Colombo (PSS) 04 Aug 2006
2 AJ Hall 0 1 SAF Srl Colombo (PSS) 04 Aug 2006
               
1 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
2 Imrul Kayes 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
               
1 NT Paranavitana 0 2 Srl NZl Galle 17 Nov 2012
2 FDM Karunaratne 0 2 Srl NZl Galle 17 Nov 2012
               
1 Mohammad Hafeez 0 3 Pak SAF Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
2 Nasir Jamshed 0 3 Pak SAF Cape Town 14 Feb 2013
               
1 Shan Masood 0 3 Pak SAF Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
2 Khurram Manzoor 0 3 Pak SAF Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
               
1 Tamim Iqbal 0 4 Ban Zim Dhaka 25 Oct 2014
2 Shamsur Rahman 0 4 Ban Zim Dhaka 25 Oct 2014
               
1 MJ Guptill 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
2 TWM Latham 0 4 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 May 2015
               
1 KC Brathwaite 0 4 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015
2 R Chandrika 0 4 Win Aus Kingston 11 Jun 2015
               
1 CJL Rogers 0 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
2 DA Warner 0 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 06 Aug 2015
               
1 FDM Karunaratne 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
2 JK Silva 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015

FDM Karunaratne and JK Silva of Sri Lanka failed to score in the first test against India at Galle in Aug 2015 to provide the sixth occasions of a both the Sri Lankan openers scoring ducks  in a test innings.  All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 S Wettimuny 0 2 Srl Aus Kandy 22 Apr 1983
  2 ERNS Fernando 0 2 Srl Aus Kandy 22 Apr 1983
                 
2 1 RS Mahanama 0 3 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
  2 UC Hathurusingha 0 3 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 1993
                 
3 1 MS Atapattu 0 4 Srl SAF Kandy 30 Jul 2000
  2 ST Jayasuriya 0 4 Srl SAF Kandy 30 Jul 2000
                 
4 1 MS Atapattu 0 2 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2000
  2 ST Jayasuriya 0 2 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2000
                 
5 1 NT Paranavitana 0 2 Srl NZl Galle 17 Nov 2012
  2 FDM Karunaratne 0 2 Srl NZl Galle 17 Nov 2012
                 
6 1 FDM Karunaratne 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
  2 JK Silva 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
                 

FDM Karunaratne and JK Silva of Sri Lanka failed to score in the first test against India at Galle in Aug 2015 to provide the sixth occasions of a both the openers scoring ducks  in a test innings against India. All such occasions are listed below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JKC Holt 0 3 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
  2 CC Hunte 0 3 Win Ind Kanpur 12 Dec 1958
                 
2 1 AE Greenidge 0 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
  2 AB Williams 0 2 Win Ind Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
                 
3 1 CG Greenidge 0 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
  2 DL Haynes 0 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
                 
4 1 GW Flower 0 3 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
  2 GJ Rennie 0 3 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
                 
5 1 Tamim Iqbal 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
  2 Imrul Kayes 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
                 
6 1 FDM Karunaratne 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
  2 JK Silva 0 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015

 

Opening pairs to post 2000 plus partnership runs in tests

Opening pairs to post 2000 plus partnership runs in tests

CJL Rogers and DA Warner of Austrlia added 110 runs for the first wicket in the first wicket in the ongoing The Oval test against England. At the end of the first innings they have an aggregate of 2053 runs. They became the 20th opening pair to post 2000 plus runs for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partner-1 Partner-2 Team Inns NO Runs High Ave 100 50
1 CG Greenidge DL Haynes Win 148 11 6482 298 47.31 16 26
2 ML Hayden JL Langer Aus 113 4 5655 255 51.88 14 24
3 AN Cook AJ Strauss Eng 117 2 4711 229 40.96 12 18
4 MS Atapattu ST Jayasuriya Srl 118 7 4469 335 40.26 9 24
5 G Gambhir V Sehwag Ind 87 3 4412 233 52.52 11 25
6 MJ Slater MA Taylor Aus 78 2 3887 260 51.14 10 16
7 WM Lawry RB Simpson Aus 62 3 3596 382 60.94 9 18
8 JB Hobbs H Sutcliffe Eng 38 1 3249 283 87.81 15 10
9 CPS Chauhan SM Gavaskar Ind 59 3 3010 213 53.75 10 10
10 HH Gibbs GC Smith SAF 56 3 2983 368 56.28 7 10
11 L Hutton C Washbrook Eng 51 3 2880 359 60.00 8 13
12 AJ Strauss ME Trescothick Eng 52 1 2670 273 52.35 8 12
13 MA Atherton GA Gooch Eng 44 0 2501 225 56.84 7 12
14 ME Trescothick MP Vaughan Eng 54 3 2487 182 48.76 6 15
15 HH Gibbs G Kirsten SAF 52 0 2304 256 44.30 5 11
16 JB Hobbs W Rhodes Eng 36 1 2146 323 61.31 8 5
17 AN Petersen GC Smith SAF 52 2 2113 153 42.26 6 9
18 Mohsin Khan Mudassar Nazar Pak 54 2 2057 157 39.55 3 16
19 CJL Rogers DA Warner Aus 41 1 2053 200 51.32 9 7
20 Imrul Kayes Tamim Iqbal Ban 42 1 2013 312 49.09 4 7

 

CJL Rogers and DA Warner of Austrlia added 110 runs for the first wicket in the first wicket in the ongoing The Oval test against England. At the end of the first innings they have an aggregate of 2053 runs. They became the fourth Australian opening pair to post 2000 plus runs for the first wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partner-1 Partner-2 Team Inns NO Runs High Ave 100 50
1 ML Hayden JL Langer Aus 113 4 5655 255 51.88 14 24
2 MJ Slater MA Taylor Aus 78 2 3887 260 51.14 10 16
3 WM Lawry RB Simpson Aus 62 3 3596 382 60.94 9 18
4 CJL Rogers DA Warner Aus 41 1 2053 200 51.32 9 7

 

 

M VIjay and KL Rahul achieve a rare distinction

M VIjay and KL Rahul achieve a rare distinction

M Vijay {Zero} and KL Rahul {108} scored zero and hundred in the first innings of the ongoing second test between India and Sri Lanka at Col-PSS to become the first pair of Indian openers scoring a duck and a hundred in a test innings on two occasions. M Vijay had scored a duck and KL Rahul had made 110 against Australia at Sydney in Jan 2015.

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 M Vijay 0 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 KL Rahul 110 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
               
2 1 M Vijay 0 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
  2 KL Rahul 108 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
Indian opening batsmen scoring a duck and a hundred in a test innings

Indian opening batsmen scoring a duck and a hundred in a test innings

M Vijay {Zero} and KL Rahul {108} scored zero and hundred in the first innings of the ongoing second test between India and Sri Lanka at Col-PSS  to provide the 14th occasion of Indian openers scoring a duck and a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 P Roy 0 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
  2 MH Mankad 184 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
               
2 1 P Roy 0 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
  2 ML Apte 163* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 19 Feb 1953
               
3 1 DB Vengsarkar 0 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
  2 SM Gavaskar 156 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
               
4 1 CPS Chauhan 0 3 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
  2 SM Gavaskar 137 3 v Pakistan Karachi 14 Nov 1978
               
5 1 NS Sidhu 0 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
  2 RJ Shastri 206 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1992
               
6 1 NS Sidhu 0 2 v West Indies Mohali 10 Dec 1994
  2 M Prabhakar 120 2 v West Indies Mohali 10 Dec 1994
               
7 1 VVS Laxman 0 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
  2 NS Sidhu 201 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 14 Mar 1997
               
8 1 W Jaffer 0 1 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
  2 V Sehwag 106 1 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
               
9 1 V Sehwag 0 4 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
  2 W Jaffer 100 4 v England Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
               
10 1 IK Pathan 0 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
  2 V Sehwag 151 3 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2008
               
11 1 V Sehwag 0 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
  2 G Gambhir 179 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
               
12 1 A Mukund 0 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
  2 R Dravid 117 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
               
13 1 M Vijay 0 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 KL Rahul 110 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
               
14 1 M Vijay 0 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
  2 KL Rahul 108 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

 

M Vijay {Zero} and KL Rahul {108} scored zero and hundred in the first innings of the ongoing second test between India and Sri Lanka at Col-PSS  to become the first pair  of Indian openers scoring a duck and a hundred in a test innings on two occasions. M Vijay had scored a duck and KL Rahul had made 110 against Australia at Sydney in Jan 2015.

 

No No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 M Vijay 0 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 KL Rahul 110 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
               
2 1 M Vijay 0 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
  2 KL Rahul 108 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015

 

History repeats itself after Thirty years for Binnys.

History repeats itself after Thirty years for Binnys.

History repeated itself after Thirty years for Binnys. Father Roger Binny was selected as an additional cricketer for the tour of Sri Lanka in 1985 after the first test.  He played the  third test at Kandy.

 

Thirty years later – in 2015 – Son Stuart Binny is being drafted as an additional cricketer for the tour of Sri Lanka, after the first test.

 

For those who are interested in odd similarities – the names of the the captains of India on 1985 and 2015 tours – both names start from the letter “K”.  On 1985 tour India’s captain was Kapil Dev and on 2015 tour it is Kohli