Bowlers who have conceded eighty plus runs without a wicket in one day internationals

Bowlers who have conceded eighty plus runs without a wicket in one day internationals

CB Mpofu of Zimbabwe returned with figures of none for 84 in the first one day international against New Zealand at Harare on 02.08.15 to provide the 58th occasion of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs without a wicket in  the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KD Ghavri 11.0 1 83 0 1 Ind Eng Lord’s 07 Jun 1975
2 BL Cairns 11.0 0 84 0 1 NZl Eng Manchester 17 Jul 1978
3 DR Pringle 10.0 0 83 0 1 Eng Win Gujranwala 09 Oct 1987
4 A Kuruvilla 9.5 0 80 0 2 Ind Pak Toronto 21 Sep 1997
5 Sheikh Salahuddin 10.0 0 80 0 1 Ban Ken Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 1997
6 KEA Upashantha 10.0 0 80 0 1 Srl Ind Taunton 26 May 1999
7 CJ Drum 9.0 0 85 0 1 NZl Ind Hyd-RGS 08 Nov 1999
8 Khaled Mahmud 10.0 0 81 0 1 Ban Pak Dhaka 02 Jun 2000
9 T Kumaran 10.0 0 86 0 1 Ind Pak Dhaka 03 Jun 2000
10 MA Suji 7.0 0 81 0 1 Ken Ind Paarl 24 Oct 2001
11 Mohd Rafique 10.0 0 82 0 1 Ban Zim Dhaka 25 Nov 2001
12 Saqlain Mushtaq 10.0 0 80 0 1 Pak RSA Tangier 12 Aug 2002
13 ML Nkala 10.0 0 80 0 1 Zim Pak Harare 27 Nov 2002
14 RJ van Vuuren 10.0 0 92 0 1 Nam Aus Potchefstroom 27 Feb 2003
15 J Srinath 10.0 0 87 0 1 Ind Aus Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
16 A Nehra 10.0 0 80 0 1 Ind Aus Bangalore 12 Nov 2003
17 Abdul Razzaq 9.0 0 83 0 1 Pak Ind Karachi 13 Mar 2004
18 DJ Bravo 10.0 2 80 0 1 Win Eng Lord’s 06 Jul 2004
19 Shahid Afridi 9.0 0 82 0 1 Pak Ind Visakhapatnam 05 Apr 2005
20 Tapash Baisya 7.0 0 87 0 1 Ban Eng Nottingham 21 Jun 2005
21 SJ Harmison 9.5 0 81 0 2 Eng Aus The Oval 12 Jul 2005
22 UDU Chandana 10.0 0 83 0 2 Srl Ind Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
23 M Muralitharan 10.0 0 99 0 1 Srl Aus Sydney 12 Feb 2006
24 ML Lewis 10.0 0 113 0 2 Aus RSA Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
25 SJ Harmison 10.0 0 97 0 2 Eng Srl Leeds 01 Jul 2006
26 SR Clark 7.0 0 87 0 2 Aus Win Kuala Lumpur 18 Sep 2006
27 T Mupariwa 9.0 0 81 0 1 Zim RSA Potchefstroom 20 Sep 2006
28 A Nel 10.0 0 82 0 1 RSA Pak Durban 7 Feb 2007
29 DR Tuffey 10.0 0 80 0 1 NZl Aus Auckland 18 Feb 2007
30 SM Pollock 10.0 0 83 0 1 RSA Aus Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
31 PP Chawla 10.0 0 85 0 1 Ind Pak Dhaka 14 Jun 2008
32 PC Connell 9.0 0 95 0 1 Ire NZl Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
33 TG Southee 10.0 0 105 0 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
34 SE Bond 9.0 0 82 0 2 NZl Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
35 LN Onyango 10.0 0 91 0 1 Ken Zim Harare 12 Oct 2009
36 Z Khan 10.0 0 88 0 2 Ind Srl Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
37 DW Steyn 10.0 0 89 0 1 RSA Ind Gwalior 24 Feb 2010
38 S Sreesanth 9.0 0 83 0 1 Ind RSA Ahmedabad 27 Feb 2010
39 KO Meth 10.0 0 85 0 1 Zim NZl Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
40 Shahadat Hossain 10.0 0 81 0 1 Ban Ind Dhaka 16 Mar 2012
41 SL Malinga 10.0 0 83 0 1 Srl Ind Hambantota 21 Jul 2012
42 I Sharma 10.0 2 86 0 1 Ind Eng Rajkot 11 Jan 2013
43 MAA Jamil 10.0 0 81 0 1 Net RSA Amstelveen 31 May 2013
44 JW Dernbach 10.0 0 87 0 1 Eng NZl Southampton 02 Jun 2013
45 RK Kleinveldt 10.0 0 81 0 1 RSA Ind Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
46 NM Coulter-Nile 10.0 0 80 0 1 Aus Ind Bangalore 02 Nov 2013
47 MM Sharma 10.0 0 82 0 1 Ind RSA Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
48 KMDN Kulasekara 10.0 0 81 0 2 Srl Eng Lord’s 31 May 2014
49 SL Malinga 10.0 0 85 0 1 Srl RSA Hambantota 12 Jul 2014
50 JO Holder 9.0 0 91 0 1 Win RSA Johannesburg 18 Jan 2015
51 RAS Lakmal 10.0 0 93 0 1 Srl NZl Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
52 CR Woakes 10.0 0 89 0 1 Eng Aus Perth 01 Feb 2015
53 Bilawal Bhatti 10.0 0 93 0 1 Pak NZl Napier 03 Feb 2015
54 SL Malinga 10.0 0 84 0 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 2015
55 Taskin Ahmed 10.0 1 82 0 1 Ban Srl Melbourne 26 Feb 2015
56 Mohd Nabi 10.0 0 84 0 1 Afg Aus Perth 04 Mar 2015
56 SS Pathirana 10.0 0 81 0 2 Srl Pak Colombo (RPS) 22 Jul 2015
58 CB Mpofu 10.0 0 84 0 1 Zim NZl Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

CB Mpofu became the fourth Zimbabwe bowler  to concede 80 plus runs without a wicket  in one day internationals. Others are – ML Nkala, T Mupariwa and KO Meth. The following table lists the performance of the four Zimbabwe bowlers

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ML Nkala 10.0 0 80 0 1 Zim Pak Harare 27 Nov 2002
2 T Mupariwa 9.0 0 81 0 1 Zim RSA Potchefstroom 20 Sep 2006
3 KO Meth 10.0 0 85 0 1 Zim NZl Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
4 CB Mpofu 10.0 0 84 0 1 Zim NZl Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

CB Mpofu became the second Zimbabwe bowler  to concede 80 plus runs without a wicket  in one day internationals against New Zealand after KO Meth. KO Meth had returned with figures of none for 85 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 25.10.11. The following table lists the performance of these two  Zimbabwe bowlers

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 KO Meth 10.0 0 85 0 1 Zim NZl Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
2 CB Mpofu 10.0 0 84 0 1 Zim NZl Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

The following table furnishes the performance of seven bowlers who have conceded 80 plus  runs without a wicket against New Zealand in the one day internationals

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PC Connell 9.0 0 95 0 1 Ire NZl Aberdeen 01 Jul 2008
2 KO Meth 10.0 0 85 0 1 Zim NZl Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
3 JW Dernbach 10.0 0 87 0 1 Eng NZl Southampton 02 Jun 2013
4 RAS Lakmal 10.0 0 93 0 1 Srl NZl Dunedin 23 Jan 2015
5 Bilawal Bhatti 10.0 0 93 0 1 Pak NZl Napier 03 Feb 2015
6 SL Malinga 10.0 0 84 0 1 Srl NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 2015
7 CB Mpofu 10.0 0 84 0 1 Zim NZl Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

New Zealand batsmen’s hundred going in vain in one day games

New Zealand batsmen’s hundred going in vain in one day games

 LRPL Taylor’s 112 not out for New Zealand went in vain against Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.08.15 to provide the 31st occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s hundred in a losing cause in one day game against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KJ Wadsworth 104 v Australia Christchurch 31 Mar 1974
2 BA Edgar 102* v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1981
3 MJ Greatbatch 111 v England The Oval 25 May 1990
4 KR Rutherford 108 v India Vadodara 28 Oct 1994
5 AC Parore 108 v South Africa Centurion 11 Dec 1994
6 KR Rutherford 102* v Sri Lanka East London 18 Dec 1994
7 CL Cairns 103 v India Pune 24 Nov 1995
8 CZ Harris 130 v Australia Chennai 11 Mar 1996
9 NJ Astle 104 v Australia Napier 01 Mar 2000
10 RG Twose 103 v South Africa Cape Town 04 Nov 2000
11 MS Sinclair 117 v Pakistan Sharjah 12 Apr 2001
12 NJ Astle 108 v India Colombo (SSC) 02 Aug 2001
13 CD McMillan 105 v Pakistan Rawalpindi 24 Apr 2002
14 SB Styris 141 v Sri Lanka Bloemfontein 10 Feb 2003
15 HJH Marshall 101* v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Dec 2003
16 PG Fulton 112 v Sri Lanka Napier 08 Jan 2006
17 LRPL Taylor 128* v Sri Lanka Napier 28 Dec 2006
18 JDP Oram 101* v Australia Perth 28 Jan 2007
19 SP Fleming 106 v England Brisbane 06 Feb 2007
20 SB Styris 111* v Sri Lanka St George’s 12 Apr 2007
21 GD Elliott 115 v Australia Sydney 08 Feb 2009
22 JD Ryder 105 v India Christchurch 08 Mar 2009
23 KS Williamson 108 v Bangladesh Dhaka 14 Oct 2010
24 LRPL Taylor 119 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
25 KS Williamson 100* v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
26 LRPL Taylor 110 v West Indies Basseterre 14 Jul 2012
27 LRPL Taylor 100 v England Napier 20 Feb 2013
28 LRPL Taylor 107* v Bangladesh Fatullah 03 Nov 2013
29 LRPL Taylor 105* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 08 Dec 2014
30 BB McCullum 117 v Sri Lanka Hamilton 15 Jan 2015
31 LRPL Taylor 112* v Zimbabwe Harare 02 Aug 2015

LRPL Taylor’s 112 not out for New Zealand went in vain against Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.08.15 to provide the seventh occasion of his hundred in a losing cause in one day game against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LRPL Taylor 128* v Sri Lanka Napier 28 Dec 2006
2 LRPL Taylor 119 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
3 LRPL Taylor 110 v West Indies Basseterre 14 Jul 2012
4 LRPL Taylor 100 v England Napier 20 Feb 2013
5 LRPL Taylor 107* v Bangladesh Fatullah 03 Nov 2013
6 LRPL Taylor 105* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 08 Dec 2014
7 LRPL Taylor 112* v Zimbabwe Harare 02 Aug 2015

LRPL Taylor became the fifth batsman in the history of one day internationals to witness seven or more hundreds going in vain. Others are – SR Tendulkar {10}, CH Gayle {09}, KC Sangakkara {07} and BRM Taylor {07}

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C F 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 14 14 1 1743 175 134.07 14 0 0
2 CH Gayle Win 9 9 1 1142 152* 142.75 9 0 0
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 809 138* 161.80 7 0 0
4 BRM Taylor Zim 7 7 4 863 145* 287.66 7 0 0
5 LRPL Taylor NZl 7 7 4 781 128* 260.33 7 0 0

The following table lists the batsmen whose hundreds have gone in vain against Zimbabwe in one day games. LRPL is the only batsman to witness two of his hundreds going in vain against Zimbabwe in one day games. His 112 not out which went in vain in today’s game provide the third occasion of  a New Zealand batsman’s hundred going in vain against Zimbabwe

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RS Mahanama 108 2 Srl Zim Harare 05 Nov 1994
2 Mehrab Hossain 101 1 Ban Zim Dhaka 25 Mar 1999
3 SL Campbell 105 1 Win Zim Ch-le-St 16 Jul 2000
4 SR Tendulkar 146 1 Ind Zim Jodhpur 08 Dec 2000
5 S Chanderpaul 127* 2 Win Zim Harare 30 Nov 2007
6 RG Sharma 114 1 Ind Zim Bulawayo 28 May 2010
7 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 2 Ban Zim Harare 16 Aug 2011
8 LRPL Taylor 119 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
9 KS Williamson 100* 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
10 Usman Ghani 118 1 Afg Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2014
11 LRPL Taylor 112* 1 NZl Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LRPL Taylor 119 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
2 LRPL Taylor 112* 1 NZl Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 LRPL Taylor 119 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
2 KS Williamson 100* 1 NZl Zim Bulawayo 25 Oct 2011
3 LRPL Taylor 112* 1 NZl Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

Captain’s nineties in losing cause in one day internationals

Captain’s nineties in losing cause in one day internationals

KS Wiiliamson’s 97 for New Zealand went in a losing cause against Zimbabwe at Harare on 02.08.14 to provide the 27th occasion of a captain’s ninety going in vain in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 92 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 08 Dec 1979
2 Javed Miandad 90* 1 Pak NZl Hamilton 15 Jan 1985
3 M Azharuddin 93 2 Ind Aus Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
4 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
5 A Ranatunga 98 1 Srl Ind Hyd-RGS 18 Feb 1994
6 SR Waugh 91 2 Aus RSA Bloemfontein 13 Apr 1997
7 SR Tendulkar 91 2 Ind Eng Sharjah 11 Dec 1997
8 SR Tendulkar 93 2 Ind Pak Hobart 21 Jan 2000
9 SO Tikolo 93 2 Ken Win Col-SSC 17 Sep 2002
10 ST Jayasuriya 99 2 Srl Eng Adelaide 17 Jan 2003
11 T Taibu 96* 1 Zim Srl Bulawayo 20 Apr 2004
12 PD Collingwood 91* 2 Eng Ind Leeds 02 Sep 2007
13 CH Gayle 92 2 Win Aus Basseterre 04 Jul 2008
14 M Jayawardene 94 2 Srl Ind Col-RPS 24 Aug 2008
15 MJ Clarke 98 1 Aus NZl Melbourne 06 Feb 2009
16 MS Dhoni 95 1 Ind Win Kingston 28 Jun 2009
17 KC Sangakkara 90 2 Srl Ind Rajkot 15 Dec 2009
18 A Bagai 91* 2 Can Afg Sharjah 16 Feb 2010
19 GC Smith 92 1 RSA Pak Dubai (DSC) 05 Nov 2010
20 AB de Villiers 96 1 RSA Srl Kimberley 20 Jan 2012
21 Misbah-ul-Haq 96* 1 Pak Win The Oval 07 Jun 2013
22 PL Mommsen 91* 1 Sco Ire Belfast 06 Sep 2013
23 GJ Bailey 92* 1 Aus Ind Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
24 E Chigumbura 90 1 Zim RSA Bulawayo 21 Aug 2014
25 AD Mathews 92* 1 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 06 Nov 2014
26 AB de Villiers 91 1 RSA Aus Melbourne 21 Nov 2014
27 KS Williamson 97 1 NZl Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015

It also provide the second occasion of a New Zealand captain’s ninety going in vain. The other occasion was MD Crowe’s 91 against Pakistan on 23.03.92 had gone in vain

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21 Mar 1992
2 KS Williamson 97 1 NZl Zim Harare 02 Aug 2015

 

England’s test wins at Birmingham – registers its 25th win at the venue by overwhelming Australia by eight wickets in the just concluded test

England’s test wins at Birmingham – registers its 25th win at the venue by overwhelming Australia by eight wickets in the just concluded test

England won the just concluded third test against Australia at Birmingham by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England winning a test at Birmingham against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 10 wickets v Australia Birmingham 27 May 1909
2 England won inns & 18 runs v South Africa Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
3 England won 205 runs v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jun 1958
4 England won 100 runs v South Africa Birmingham 09 Jun 1960
5 England won inns & 24 runs v Pakistan Birmingham 31 May 1962
6 England won 217 runs v West Indies Birmingham 04 Jul 1963
7 England won 9 wickets v New Zealand Birmingham 27 May 1965
8 England won 132 runs v India Birmingham 13 Jul 1967
9 England won inns & 78 runs v India Birmingham 04 Jul 1974
10 England won inns & 57 runs v Pakistan Birmingham 01 Jun 1978
11 England won inns & 83 runs v India Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
12 England won 29 runs v Australia Birmingham 30 Jul 1981
13 England won 113 runs v Pakistan Birmingham 29 Jul 1982
14 England won inns & 118 runs v Australia Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
15 England won 114 runs v New Zealand Birmingham 05 Jul 1990
16 England won 8 wickets v India Birmingham 06 Jun 1996
17 England won 9 wickets v Australia Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
18 England won 7 wickets v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
19 England won inns & 111 runs v Sri Lanka Birmingham 30 May 2002
20 England won 256 runs v West Indies Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
21 England won 2 runs v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
22 England won 6 wickets v Sri Lanka Birmingham 25 May 2006
23 England won 9 wickets v Pakistan Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
24 England won inns & 242 runs v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
25 England won 8 wickets v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

England won the just concluded third test against Australia at Birmingham by eight wickets to provide the sixth occasion of England winning a test at Birmingham against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England won 10 wickets v Australia Birmingham 27 May 1909
2 England won 29 runs v Australia Birmingham 30 Jul 1981
3 England won inns & 118 runs v Australia Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
4 England won 9 wickets v Australia Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
5 England won 2 runs v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
6 England won 8 wickets v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

 

 

England batsmen scoring twin half centuries in a test against Australia

England batsmen scoring twin half centuries in a test against Australia

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 52nd occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Ulyett 52 63 v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877
2 J Selby 55 70 v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1881
3 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
4 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
5 AC MacLaren 56 79 v Australia Lord’s 15 Jun 1905
6 J Hardstaff snr 61 72 v Australia Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
7 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
8 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
9 G Gunn 52 61 v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912
10 JWHT Douglas 50 60 v Australia Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
11 FE Woolley 95 93 v Australia Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
12 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
13 RES Wyatt 51 61* v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1933
14 H Sutcliffe 63 69* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
15 CF Walters 52 50* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
16 NWD Yardley 61 53* v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
17 L Hutton 94 76 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
18 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
19 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
20 PE Richardson 81 73 v Australia Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
21 PBH May 63 53 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
22 KF Barrington 53 83 v Australia The Oval 17 Aug 1961
23 ER Dexter 70 99 v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
24 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
25 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
26 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
27 G Boycott 70 50 v Australia Perth 11 Dec 1970
28 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
29 APE Knott 92 63 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
30 DS Steele 73 92 v Australia Leeds 14 Aug 1975
31 DW Randall 75 74* v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
32 GA Gooch 99 51 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
33 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
34 MW Gatting 53 56 v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
35 W Larkins 64 54 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
36 GA Gooch 59 54 v Australia Sydney 04 Jan 1991
37 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
38 RA Smith 86 50 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
39 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
40 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
41 MA Atherton 88 67 v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1995
42 GP Thorpe 53 82* v Australia Nottingham 07 Aug 1997
43 MR Ramprakash 61 57 v Australia Adelaide 11 Dec 1998
44 N Hussain 75 72 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
45 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
46 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
47 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
48 KP Pietersen 70 60* v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2006
49 PD Collingwood 64 74 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
50 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
51 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
52 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 30th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia In England.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
2 AC MacLaren 56 79 v Australia Lord’s 15 Jun 1905
3 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
4 FE Woolley 95 93 v Australia Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
5 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
6 H Sutcliffe 63 69* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
7 CF Walters 52 50* v Australia Manchester 06 Jul 1934
8 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
9 PE Richardson 81 73 v Australia Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
10 PBH May 63 53 v Australia Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
11 KF Barrington 53 83 v Australia The Oval 17 Aug 1961
12 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
13 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
14 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
15 APE Knott 92 63 v Australia The Oval 10 Aug 1972
16 DS Steele 73 92 v Australia Leeds 14 Aug 1975
17 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
18 MW Gatting 53 56 v Australia The Oval 27 Aug 1981
19 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
20 RA Smith 86 50 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
21 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
22 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
23 GP Thorpe 53 82* v Australia Nottingham 07 Aug 1997
24 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
25 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
26 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
27 PD Collingwood 64 74 v Australia Cardiff 08 Jul 2009
28 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
29 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
30 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the 17th occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia when England had won that test.   All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Ulyett 52 63 v Australia Melbourne 31 Mar 1877
2 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
3 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
4 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
5 G Gunn 52 61 v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912
6 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
7 RES Wyatt 51 61* v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1933
8 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
9 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
10 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
11 DW Randall 75 74* v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
12 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
13 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
14 N Hussain 75 72 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
15 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
16 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
17 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

         

IR Bell of England scored 53 and 65 not out against Australia in the just concluded third test at Birmingham to provide the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring half centuries in both innings of a test against Australia when England had won that test at home  All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
2 JB Hobbs 78 74 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930
3 AW Greig 57 62 v Australia Manchester 08 Jun 1972
4 CJ Tavare 69 78 v Australia Manchester 13 Aug 1981
5 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
6 A Flintoff 68 73 v Australia Birmingham 04 Aug 2005
7 AJ Strauss 55 75 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 2009
8 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

IR Bell became the ninth England batsman to score twin half centuries in a test against Australia on two or more occasions.  The performance of these nine batsmen are listed below

 

No No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 GA Gooch 99 51 v Australia Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
  2 GA Gooch 59 54 v Australia Sydney 04 Jan 1991
  3 GA Gooch 56 79 v Australia The Oval 19 Aug 1993
               
2 1 KP Pietersen 57 64* v Australia Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
  2 KP Pietersen 70 60* v Australia Perth 14 Dec 2006
  3 KP Pietersen 50 62 v Australia The Oval 21 Aug 2013
               
3 1 L Hutton 94 76 v Australia Adelaide 31 Jan 1947
  2 L Hutton 81 57 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1948
  3 L Hutton 79 60* v Australia Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
               
4 1 MA Atherton 80 99 v Australia Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
  2 MA Atherton 55 63 v Australia Leeds 22 Jul 1993
  3 MA Atherton 88 67 v Australia Sydney 01 Jan 1995
               
5 1 ER Dexter 70 99 v Australia Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
  2 ER Dexter 93 52 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
               
6 1 IR Bell 59 65 v Australia Manchester 11 Aug 2005
  2 IR Bell 53 65* v Australia Birmingham 29 Jul 2015
               
7 1 JH Edrich 88 64 v Australia Birmingham 11 Jul 1968
  2 JH Edrich 62 65 v Australia Leeds 25 Jul 1968
               
8 1 JT Tyldesley 97 62 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
  2 JT Tyldesley 56 61 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
               
9 1 W Rhodes 66 54 v Australia The Oval 09 Aug 1909
  2 W Rhodes 59 57* v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912

 

MG Johnson of Australia is a new entrant to the 300 plus wickets bowlers’s club

MG Johnson of Australia is a new entrant to the 300 plus wickets bowlers’s club

MG Johson of Ausrtalia captured his 300th test wicket when he captured the wicket of JM Bairstow caught by wicket keeper P Nevill for 5 in the ongoing third test at Birmingham against England in England’s first innings on the second day of the test – 30.07.15. He captured one more wicket that of BA Stokes caught by wicket keeper P Nevill for duck after his 300th wicket to take his total aggregate of  wickets to 301. MG Johnson returned with figures of 2 for 66 in this innings.  He became the 28th bowler to capture 300 plus test wickets in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all the 28 bowlers who have captured 300 plus test wickets in the descending order of wickets captured by them

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
01 M Muralitharan Srl 133 230 44039 18180 800 09/051 16/220 22.72 67 22
02 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 08/071 12/128 25.41 37 10
03 A Kumble Ind 132 236 40850 18355 619 10/074 14/149 29.65 35 08
04 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 08/024 10/027 21.64 29 03
05 CA Walsh Win 132 242 30019 12688 519 07/037 13/055 24.44 22 03
06 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 227 27740 12867 434 09/083 11/146 29.64 23 02
07 Sir RJ Hadlee NZl 086 150 21918 09611 431 09/052 15/123 22.29 36 09
08 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 09733 421 07/087 10/147 23.11 16 01
09 Harbhajan Singh Ind 102 188 28430 13447 416 08/084 15/217 32.32 25 05
10 Wasim Akram Pak 104 181 22627 09779 414 07/119 11/110 23.62 25 05
11 JM Anderson Eng 107 201 23826 12134 413 07/043 11/071 29.38 18 02
12 CEL Ambrose Win 098 179 22103 08501 405 08/045 11/084 20.99 22 03
13 DW Steyn SAF 080 149 16716 09040 402 07/051 11/060 22.48 25 05
14 M Ntini SAF 101 190 20834 11242 390 07/037 13/132 28.82 18 04
15 IT Botham Eng 102 168 21815 10878 383 08/034 13/106 28.40 27 04
16 MD Marshall Win 081 151 17584 07876 376 07/022 11/089 20.94 22 04
17 Waqar Younis Pak 087 154 16224 08788 373 07/076 13/135 23.56 22 05
18 Imran Khan Pak 088 142 19458 08258 362 08/058 14/116 22.81 23 06
19 DL Vettori NZl 113 187 28814 12441 362 07/087 12/149 34.36 20 03
20 DK Lillee Aus 070 132 18467 08493 355 07/083 11/123 23.92 23 07
21 WPUJC Vaas Srl 111 194 23438 10501 355 07/071 14/191 29.58 12 02
22 AA Donald SAF 072 129 15519 07344 330 08/071 12/139 22.25 20 03
23 RGD Willis Eng 090 165 17357 08190 325 08/043 09/092 25.20 16 00
24 Z Khan Ind 092 165 18785 10247 311 07/087 10/149 32.94 11 01
25 B Lee Aus 076 150 16531 09554 310 05/030 09/171 30.81 10 00
26 LR Gibbs Win 079 148 27115 08989 309 08/038 11/157 29.09 18 02
27 FS Trueman Eng 067 127 15178 06625 307 08/031 12/119 21.57 17 03
28 MG Johnson Aus 069 132 15239 08353 301 08/061 12/127 27.75 12 03

 

MG Johnson became the fifth Australian bowler to capture 300 plus test wickets after SKWarne, GD McGrath, DK Lillee and B Lee. The performance of these five bowlers are furnished in the following table.

 

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 145 273 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 37 10
2 GD McGrath Aus 124 243 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/027 21.64 29 03
3 DK Lillee Aus 070 132 18467 08493 355 7/83 11/123 23.92 23 07
4 B Lee Aus 076 150 16531 09554 310 5/30 09/171 30.81 10 00
5 MG Johnson Aus 069 132 15239 08353 301 8/61 12/127 27.75 12 03

 

The following table furnishes the career summary of MG Johnson with performance against each opponent he has played against

 

Opponent Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
England 17 030 0574.3 106 2048 082 7/040 09/082 24.97 05 0
India 14 028 0554.1 102 1833 050 5/064 06/159 36.66 01 0
New Zealand 04 008 0142.5 041 0431 026 6/073 10/132 16.57 02 1
Pakistan 07 014 0239.4 062 0702 021 3/027 06/082 33.42 00 0
South Africa 12 023 0529.0 096 1641 064 8/061 12/127 25.64 03 2
Sri Lanka 07 013 0233.4 038 0725 023 4/063 06/079 31.52 00 0
West Indies 08 016 0266.0 045 0973 035 5/103 08/208 27.80 01 0
Total 69 132 2539.5 490 8353 301 8/061 12/127 27.75 12 3

 

Bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets – DW Steyn of South Africa joins the elite club

Bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets – DW Steyn of South Africa joins the elite club

DW Steyn  of South Afirca captured his 400th test wicket today when he took the wicket of Tamim Iqbal caught by HM Amla for 6 on the first day of the ongoing second test against Bangladesh. He picked up two more wickets at the end of the first day’s play to take his wicket aggregate to 402. He became the thirteenth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 plus test wickets.  The following table lists all the thirteen bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets in the descending order of wickets captured.

No Player Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 M Muralitharan Srl 133 44039 18180 800 9/51 16/220 22.72 67 22
2 SK Warne Aus 145 40705 17995 708 8/71 12/128 25.41 37 10
3 A Kumble Ind 132 40850 18355 619 10/74 14/149 29.65 35 8
4 GD McGrath Aus 124 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 21.64 29 3
5 CA Walsh Win 132 30019 12688 519 7/37 13/55 24.44 22 3
6 N Kapil Dev Ind 131 27740 12867 434 9/83 11/146 29.64 23 2
7 RJ Hadlee NZl 86 21918 9611 431 9/52 15/123 22.29 36 9
8 SM Pollock SAF 108 24353 9733 421 7/87 10/147 23.11 16 1
9 Harbhajan Singh Ind 102 28430 13447 416 8/84 15/217 32.32 25 5
10 Wasim Akram Pak 104 22627 9779 414 7/119 11/110 23.62 25 5
11 JM Anderson Eng 107 23811 12134 412 7/43 11/71 29.45 18 2
12 CEL Ambrose Win 98 22103 8501 405 8/45 11/84 20.99 22 3
13 DW Steyn SAF 80 16716 9040 402 7/51 11/60 22.48 25 5

DW Steyn became the second  South African bowler after SM Pollock to capture 400 plus test wickets. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 SM Pollock SAF 108 202 24353 9733 421 7/87 10/147 23.11 16 1
2 DW Steyn SAF 80 149 16716 9040 402 7/51 11/60 22.48 25 5

The following table furnishes the career summary of DW Steyn showing the performance against each opposition.

Career summary
Opposition Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
Australia 14 27 527.2 93 1872 69 5/67 10/154 27.13 2 1
Bangladesh 6 10 153.0 34 486 28 5/63 7/75 17.35 1 0
England 11 20 431.4 87 1501 46 5/51 7/115 32.63 2 0
India 12 21 425.0 94 1319 63 7/51 10/108 20.93 5 1
New Zealand 10 20 332.0 76 989 58 6/49 10/91 17.05 5 2
Pakistan 10 20 347.1 92 1026 47 6/8 11/60 21.82 3 1
Sri Lanka 7 13 240.3 43 821 35 5/54 9/99 23.45 3 0
West Indies 9 16 285.2 61 942 48 6/34 8/94 19.62 3 0
Zimbabwe 1 2 44.0 20 84 8 5/46 8/84 10.50 1 0
Total 80 149 2786.0 600 9040 402 7/51 11/60 22.48 25 5

 

Australian batsman batting at number three scoring single digit runs in a test against England – SPD Smith joins the list

Australian batsman batting at number three scoring single digit runs in a test against England – SPD Smith joins the list

SPD Smith of Australia scored 7 and 8 in the ongoing third test against England at Birmingham to provide the 18th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number three scoring singe digit runs in a test against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 6 4 v England Sydney 03 Mar 1882
2 WL Murdoch 5 7 v England Adelaide 12 Dec 1884
3 G Giffen 3 1 v England Manchester 05 Jul 1886
4 GHS Trott 0 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
5 G Giffen 2 1 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1892
6 C Hill 8 2 v England Sydney 26 Feb 1898
7 C Hill 4 0 v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1911
8 W Bardsley 0 3 v England Melbourne 9 Feb 1912
9 HSTL Hendry 2 5 v England Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
10 LE Favell 1 9 v England Sydney 25 Feb 1955
11 RN Harvey 0 0 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1956
12 IM Chappell 0 7 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1972
13 PM Toohey 1 1 v England Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
14 GN Yallop 1 3 v England Lord’s 02 Jul 1981
15 GS Chappell 0 2 v England Melbourne 26 Dec 1982
16 DC Boon 0 4 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
17 RT Ponting 0 9 v England Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
16 SPD Smith 7 8 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

SPD Smith of Australia scored 7 and 8 in the ongoing third test against England at Birmingham to provide the sixth occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number three scoring singe digit runs in a test against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 3 1 v England Manchester 05 Jul 1886
2 GHS Trott 0 3 v England Lord’s 16 Jul 1888
3 RN Harvey 0 0 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1956
4 IM Chappell 0 7 v England Manchester 08 Jun 1972
5 GN Yallop 1 3 v England Lord’s 02 Jul 1981
6 SPD Smith 7 8 v England Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

 

Seven or more dismissals by wicket keepers on test debut – P Nevill of Australia becomes the first wicket keeper to dismiss seven batsman on debut in a Lord’s test

Seven or more dismissals by wicket keepers on test debut – P Nevill of Australia becomes the first wicket keeper to dismiss seven batsman on debut in a Lord’s test

PM Nevill of Australia dismissed seven batsmen in the second test at Lord’s against England to become the eighth wicket keeper to dismiss seven or more batsmen in his debut test. The following table lists such wicket keepers.

No Player Team Dis Ct St Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GRA Langley Aus 7 3 4 Win Brisbane Nov 1951
2 AE Dick NZl 7 6 1 SAF Durban Dec 1961
3 HB Taber Aus 8 7 1 SAF Johannesburg Dec 1966
4 APE Knott Eng 7 7 0 Pak Nottingham Aug 1967
5 Saleem Yousuf Pak 7 5 2 Srl Karachi Mar 1982
6 CI Dunusinghe Srl 7 7 0 NZl Napier Mar 1995
7 CMW Read Eng 8 7 1 NZl Birmingham Jul 1999
8 PM Nevill Aus 7 7 0 Eng Lord’s Jul 2015

PM Nevill of Australia dismissed seven batsmen in the second test at Lord’s against England to become the third Australian wicket keeper to dismiss seven or more batsmen in his debut test after GRA Langley and HB Taber. The following table lists such wicket keepers.

No Player Team Dis Ct St Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 GRA Langley Aus 7 3 4 Win Brisbane Nov 1951
2 HB Taber Aus 8 7 1 SAF Johannesburg Dec 1966
3 PM Nevill Aus 7 7 0 Eng Lord’s Jul 2015

HB Taber of Australia and CMW Read of England are the two wicket keepers to dismiss eight batsmen on their test debut

No Player Team Dis Ct St Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 HB Taber Aus 8 7 1 SAF Johannesburg Dec 1966
2 CMW Read Eng 8 7 1 NZl Birmingham Jul 1999

What is important is that PM Nevill became the first wicket keeper ever to dismiss seven batsmen in a test on debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.  The previous record was six dismissals and was credited to another Australian wicket keeper TD Paine. TD Paine had dismissed six batsmen on his test debut at Lord’s against Pakistan in Jul 2010. The following is the complete list of wicket keepers who have dismissed five or more batsmen on  their test debut at Lord’s. 

No Player Team Dis Ct St Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 PM Nevill Aus 7 7 0 Eng Lord’s Jul 2015
2 TD Paine Aus 6 5 1 Pak Lord’s Jul 2010
3 KJ Wadsworth NZL 5 5 0 Eng Lord’s Jul 1969
4 KS More Ind 5 5 0 Eng Lord’s Jun 1986

 

England deploying just three bowlers in an innings against Australia when Australia was dismissed all out

England deploying just three bowlers in an innings against Australia when Australia was dismissed all out

England deployed three bowlers in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing third test between England and Australia at Birmingham to provide the 14th occasion of England deploying just three bowlers in a test innings against Australia when Australia was dismissed all out. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Bowl Inns Opposition Score Ground Start Date
1 England 3  2 Australia 154-10 Sydney 25 Feb 1887
2 England 3  4 Australia 082-10 Sydney 10 Feb 1888
3 England 3  1 Australia 092-10 The Oval 11 Aug 1890
4 England 3  3 Australia 102-10 The Oval 11 Aug 1890
5 England 3  3 Australia 169-10 Adelaide 24 Mar 1892
6 England 3  4 Australia 044-10 The Oval 10 Aug 1896
7 England 3  3 Australia 172-10 Sydney 13 Dec 1901
8 England 3  2 Australia 036-10 Birmingham 29 May 1902
9 England 3  4 Australia 111-10 Melbourne 01 Jan 1904
10 England 3  1 Australia 137-10 Sydney 21 Feb 1908
11 England 3  1 Australia 147-10 Manchester 26 Jul 1909
12 England 3  2 Australia 116-10 Sydney 01 Jan 1995
13 England 3  1 Australia 118-10 Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
14 England 3  1 Australia 136-10 Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

England deployed three bowlers in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing third test between England and Australia at Birmingham to provide the third occasion of England deploying just three bowlers in a test innings against Australia when Australia was dismissed all out in a test at Birmingham. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Bowl Inns Opposition Score Ground Start Date
1 England 3  2 Australia 036-10 Birmingham 29 May 1902
2 England 3  1 Australia 118-10 Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
3 England 3  1 Australia 136-10 Birmingham 29 Jul 2015

England deployed three bowlers in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing third test between England and Australia at Birmingham to provide the fifth occasion of England deploying just three bowlers in a test innings against Australia when Australia was dismissed all out in the first innings of the test.  All such occasions are listed below

No Team Bowl Inns Opposition Score Ground Start Date
1 England 3  1 Australia 092-10 The Oval 11 Aug 1890
2 England 3  1 Australia 137-10 Sydney 21 Feb 1908
3 England 3  1 Australia 147-10 Manchester 26 Jul 1909
4 England 3  1 Australia 118-10 Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
5 England 3  1 Australia 136-10 Birmingham 29 Jul 2015