Australia’s test wins – by exact nine wickets margin

Australia’s test wins – by exact nine wickets margin

Australia won the first test against West Indies at Roseau by nine wickets to provide the 23rd occasion of Australia winning a test by exact nine wickets margin. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 9 wickets v England Melbourne 30 Dec 1882
2 Australia won 9 wickets v England Lord’s 14 Jun 1909
3 Australia won 9 wickets v England Sydney 25 Feb 1921
4 Australia won 9 wickets v South Africa Durban 14 Dec 1935
5 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Kingston 26 Mar 1955
6 Australia won 9 wickets v England Melbourne 13 Feb 1959
7 Australia won 9 wickets v England Perth 13 Dec 1974
8 Australia won 9 wickets v New Zealand Brisbane 04 Dec 1987
9 Australia won 9 wickets v England Manchester 27 Jul 1989
10 Australia won 9 wickets v England Perth 01 Feb 1991
11 Australia won 9 wickets v South Africa Cape Town 17 Mar 1994
12 Australia won 9 wickets v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
13 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
14 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Bridgetown 01 May 2003
15 Australia won 9 wickets v Zimbabwe Sydney 17 Oct 2003
16 Australia won 9 wickets v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2003
17 Australia won 9 wickets v Pakistan Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
18 Australia won 9 wickets v Pakistan Sydney 02 Jan 2005
19 Australia won 9 wickets v New Zealand Christchurch 10 Mar 2005
20 Australia won 9 wickets v New Zealand Auckland 26 Mar 2005
21 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
22 Australia won 9 wickets v New Zealand Brisbane 01 Dec 2011
23 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015

It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia winning a test by exact nine wickets margin against West Indies. All the five occasions are furnished below

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Kingston 26 Mar 1955
2 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Georgetown 10 Apr 2003
3 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Bridgetown 01 May 2003
4 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Hobart 17 Nov 2005
5 Australia won 9 wickets v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015

 

Tenth wicket partnerships of ninety and ninety nine runs in a test innings

Tenth wicket partnerships of ninety and ninety nine runs in a test innings

AC Voges and JR Hazzlewood added 97 runs for the last wicket in Australia’s first innings in the just concluded first test against West Indies at Roseau to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 90 to 99 runs for the tenth wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Yearr
1 J Briggs/J Hunter 10 98 1 Eng Aus Melbourne Jan 1885
2 PW Sherwell/AEE Vogler 10 94 2 SAF Eng Cape Town Mar 1906
3 AER Gilligan/CAG Russell 10 92 3 Eng SAF Durban Feb 1923
4 AKDavidson/GDMcKenzie 10 98 3 Aus Eng Manchester Jul 1961
5 WW Hall/FMM Worrell 10 98* 1 Win Ind Trinidad  Apr 1962
6 TG Hogan/RM Hogg 10 97 1 Aus Win Georgetown Mar 1984
7 SM Gavaskar/NS Yadav 10 94 2 Ind Aus Adelaide Dec 1985
8 Arshad Khan/Wasim Akram 10 90 2 Pak Srl Col-SSC Jun 2000
9 A Flower/HK Olonga 10 97* 1 Zim Ind Delhi Nov 2000
10 MJ Hoggard/GP Thorpe 10 91 2 Eng Srl Birmingham May 2002
11 JR Hazlewood/AC Voges 10 97 2 Aus Win Roseau Jun 2015

 

It also provides the third occasion of Australian batsmen posting a partnership of 90 to 99 runs for the tenth wicket in a test innings in the annals of test cricket All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 AKDavidson/GDMcKenzie 10 98 3 Aus Eng Manchester Jul 1961
2 TG Hogan/RM Hogg 10 97 1 Aus Win Georgetown Mar 1984
3 JR Hazlewood/AC Voges 10 97 2 Aus Win Roseau Jun 2015

 

West Indian bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in a test innings against Australia – D Bishoo joins the list

West Indian bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in a test innings against Australia – D Bishoo joins the list

D Bishoo of West Indies captured six for 80 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing first test at Roseau to provide the sixteenth occasion of a West Indian bowler capturing exact six wickets in a test innings against Australia. He also became  the fourth West Indian spin bowler after AL Valentine, LR Gibbs and S Shillingford to capture exact six wickets in a test innings against Austrlia. All such occasions are listed below

West Indian bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in an innings against Australia
No Player Overs BPO Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 FMM Worrell 12.7 8 3 38 6 1 v Australia Adelaide 22 Dec 1951
2 AL Valentine 27.5 8 6 102 6 3 v Australia Adelaide 22 Dec 1951
3 LR Gibbs 22.2 6 9 29 6 4 v Australia Georgetown 14 Apr 1965
4 CC Griffith 20.0 6 6 46 6 2 v Australia Port of Spain 14 May 1965
5 GS Sobers 33.6 8 12 73 6 4 v Australia Brisbane 06 Dec 1968
6 VA Holder 13.0 6 4 28 6 2 v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 1978
7 MA Holding 21.3 6 5 62 6 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1981
8 J Garner 27.2 6 10 75 6 1 v Australia Georgetown 02 Mar 1984
9 J Garner 28.1 6 9 60 6 1 v Australia Port of Spain 16 Mar 1984
10 MA Holding 9.2 6 3 21 6 2 v Australia Perth 09 Nov 1984
11 CEL Ambrose 28.2 6 6 74 6 2 v Australia Adelaide 23 Jan 1993
12 IR Bishop 16.0 6 4 40 6 3 v Australia Perth 30 Jan 1993
13 CA Walsh 21.3 6 7 54 6 1 v Australia St John’s 08 Apr 1995
13 DJ Bravo 27.0 6 7 84 6 2 v Australia Adelaide 25 Nov 2005
15 S Shillingford 42.5 6 9 119 6 1 v Australia Roseau 23 Apr 2012
16 D Bishoo 33.0 6 10 80 6 2 v Australia Roseau 03 Jun 2015
West Indian spin bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in an innings against Australia
No Player Overs BPO Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AL Valentine 27.5 8 6 102 6 3 v Australia Adelaide 22 Dec 1951
2 LR Gibbs 22.2 6 9 29 6 4 v Australia Georgetown 14 Apr 1965
3 S Shillingford 42.5 6 9 119 6 1 v Australia Roseau 23 Apr 2012
4 D Bishoo 33.0 6 10 80 6 2 v Australia Roseau 03 Jun 2015
Australian batsmen who have scored debut hundreds in tests – AC Voges joins the list

Australian batsmen who have scored debut hundreds in tests – AC Voges joins the list

AC Voges of Austrlia scored 130 not out in Australia’s first innings against West Indies in the ongoing first test at Roseau to provide the 20th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a hundred on test debut.  All such occasions are listed below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 C Bannerman 165* 1 v England Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2 H Graham 107 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
3 RA Duff 104 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1902
4 MJ Hartigan 116 3 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
5 HL Collins 104 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
6 WH Ponsford 110 1 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 A Jackson 164 2 v England Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
8 JW Burke 101* 3 v England Adelaide 02 Feb 1951
9 KD Walters 155 1 v England Brisbane 10 Dec 1965
10 GS Chappell 108 2 v England Perth 11 Dec 1970
11 GJ Cosier 109 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
12 DM Wellham 103 3 v England The Oval 27 Aug 1981
13 KC Wessels 162 2 v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1982
14 WB Phillips 159 1 v Pakistan Perth 11 Nov 1983
15 ME Waugh 138 1 v England Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
26 GS Blewett 102* 2 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
27 MJ Clarke 151 1 v India Bangalore 06 Oct 2004
18 MJ North 117 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 26 Feb 2009
19 SE Marsh 141 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 08 Sep 2011
20 AC Voges 130* 2 v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015

AC Voges is the second Australian batsman to score a debut hundred against West Indies after GJ Cosier. GJ Cosier had scored 109 against West Indies at Melbourne in Dec 1975.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GJ Cosier 109 2 v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1975
2 AC Voges 130* 2 v West Indies Roseau 03 Jun 2015

 

200 plus dismissals by wicket keepers in tests – D Ramdin is the new entrant to the elite list

200 plus dismissals by wicket keepers in tests – D Ramdin is the new entrant to the elite list

D Ramdin of West Indies became the 16th wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 200 dismissals during the first test at Roseau on the second day of the test against Australia. His 200th victim was Australian captain MJ Clarke whom he caught of the bowling of D Bishoo for 18. He dismissed one more batsman – SPD Smith stumped of D Bishoo for 25 – to take his aggregate of dismissals to 201 at Lunch on the second day of the first test match between West Indies and Australia at Roseau. All the 16 wicket keepers’ performance is listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 MV Boucher SAF 147 281 555 532 23
2 AC Gilchrist Aus 96 191 416 379 37
3 IA Healy Aus 119 224 395 366 29
4 RW Marsh Aus 96 182 355 343 12
5 MS Dhoni Ind 90 166 294 256 38
6 PJL Dujon Win 79 150 270 265 5
7 APE Knott Eng 95 174 269 250 19
8 BJ Haddin Aus 64 123 259 252 7
9 MJ Prior Eng 79 146 256 243 13
10 AJ Stewart Eng 82 141 241 227 14
11 Wasim Bari Pak 81 146 228 201 27
12 TG Evans Eng 91 175 219 173 46
13 RD Jacobs Win 65 122 219 207 12
14 Kamran Akmal Pak 53 99 206 184 22
15 AC Parore NZl 67 121 201 194 7
16 D Ramdin Win 68 121 201 191 10

D Ramdin became the third West Indian wicket keeper to effect 200 test dismissals after PJL Dujon {270} and RD Jacobs {219}. The performances of these three wicket keepers are listed below. All statistics as of Lunch in the first test Roseau between West Indies and Australia on the second day.  

No Player Team Mat Inns Dis Ct St
1 PJL Dujon Win 79 150 270 265 5
2 RD Jacobs Win 65 122 219 207 12
3 D Ramdin Win 68 121 201 191 10

 

Captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test

Captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test

AN Cook of England scored 75 and 56 in the just concluded second test against England at Leeds to provide the 40th occasion of a captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 109 50* Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
2 RK Nunes 66 92 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 A Melville 189 104* SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
4 L Hutton 72 77 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
5 TL Goddard 80 84 SAF Aus Sydney 10 Jan 1964
6 RB Simpson 67 71 Aus Ind Kolkata 17 Oct 1964
7 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
8 TL Goddard 60 112 SAF Eng Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965
9 RB Simpson 59 67 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
10 RB Simpson 55 103 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
11 WM Lawry 66 52 Aus Ind Sydney 26 Jan 1968
12 WM Lawry 62 89 Aus Win Adelaide 24 Jan 1969
13 SM Gavaskar 205 73 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
14 SM Gavaskar 107 182* Ind Win Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
15 GP Howarth 62 60 NZl Srl Kandy 09 Mar 1984
16 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
17 GA Gooch 85 88 Eng Ind The Oval 23 Aug 1990
18 GA Gooch 59 54 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 1991
19 GA Gooch 87 117 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
20 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
21 MA Taylor 59 58 Aus Eng Brisbane 25 Nov 1994
22 MA Atherton 88 67 Eng Aus Sydney 01 Jan 1995
23 MA Atherton 94* 118 Eng NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
24 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
25 AJ Stewart 107 52 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1998
26 GC Smith 277 85 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
27 MP Vaughan 52 105 Eng Srl Kandy 10 Dec 2003
28 GC Smith 126 50* SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
29 MS Atapattu 88 67 Srl Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
30 GC Smith 63 68 SAF NZl Johannesburg 05 May 2006
31 GC Smith 94 55 SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
32 MP Vaughan 87 61 Eng Srl Colombo (SSC) 09 Dec 2007
33 GC Smith 62 75 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
34 AJ Strauss 55 75 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 2009
35 AJ Strauss 83 82 Eng Ban Lord’s 27 May 2010
36 GC Smith 53 115 SAF NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
37 GC Smith 52 52 SAF Eng Leeds 02 Aug 2012
38 AN Cook 95 70* Eng Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
39 AN Cook 76 59* Eng Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
40 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015

AN Cook of England scored 75 and 56 in the just concluded second test against England at Leeds to provide the 17th occasion of an England captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AC MacLaren 109 50* Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1897
2 L Hutton 72 77 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
3 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
4 GA Gooch 85 88 Eng Ind The Oval 23 Aug 1990
5 GA Gooch 59 54 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 1991
6 GA Gooch 87 117 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
7 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
8 MA Atherton 88 67 Eng Aus Sydney 01 Jan 1995
9 MA Atherton 94* 118 Eng NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
10 AJ Stewart 107 52 Eng Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1998
11 MP Vaughan 52 105 Eng Srl Kandy 10 Dec 2003
12 MP Vaughan 87 61 Eng Srl Colombo (SSC) 09 Dec 2007
13 AJ Strauss 55 75 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 2009
14 AJ Strauss 83 82 Eng Ban Lord’s 27 May 2010
15 AN Cook 95 70* Eng Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
16 AN Cook 76 59* Eng Win St George’s 21 Apr 2015
17 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015

AN Cook of England scored 75 and 56 in the just concluded second test against England at Leeds to provide the fourth ccasion of a captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MA Atherton 94* 118 Eng NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
2 GC Smith 63 68 SAF NZl Johannesburg 05 May 2006
3 GC Smith 53 115 SAF NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
4 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015

AN Cook of England scored 75 and 56 in the just concluded second test against England at Leeds to provide the second occasion of an England captain opener scoring fifties in both innings of a test against New Zealand in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. The first England captain opener to score twin fifties against New Zealand was MA Atherton who had scored 94 not out and 118 at Christchurch in Feb 1997. AN Cook performed the feat again after 18 years 

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MA Atherton 94* 118 Eng NZl Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
2 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015

 

New Zealand posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of test

New Zealand posting 450 plus runs in the third innings of test

New Zealand posted 454 for 6 and declared in the third innings of the ongoing  second test  against England at Leeds to provide the eighth occasion of New Zealand posting 450 plus  runs in the  third innings  of a test against various oppositions. It also provides the 23rd occasion of teams posting 450 plus runs in the third innings against England. All such occasions are listed below

NEW ZEALAND POSTING 450 PLUS RUNS IN THE THIRD INNINGS OF A TEST
No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 469/9d 157.4 3 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
2 New Zealand 537 187.3 3 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
3 New Zealand 483/5d 159.0 3 v India Auckland 22 Feb 1990
4 New Zealand 671/4 220.3 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 31 Jan 1991
5 New Zealand 464/8d 137.5 3 v India Hamilton 02 Jan 1999
6 New Zealand 680/8d 210.0 3 v India Wellington 14 Feb 2014
7 New Zealand 524/5d 172.0 3 v Sri Lanka Wellington 03 Jan 2015
8 New Zealand 454/8d 91.0 3 v England Leeds 29 May 2015
TEAMS POSTING 450 PLUS RUNS IN THE THIRD INNINGS OF A TEST  AGAINST ENGLAND
No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Australia 485 145.2 3 v England Sydney 11 Dec 1903
2 Australia 506 167.5 3 v England Adelaide 10 Jan 1908
3 Australia 476 153.4 3 v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
4 Australia 581 192.3 3 v England Sydney 17 Dec 1920
5 Australia 582 185.5 3 v England Adelaide 14 Jan 1921
6 Australia 452 125.7×8 3 v England Sydney 19 Dec 1924
7 South Africa 464/8d 157.0 3 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
8 New Zealand 469/9d 157.4 3 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
9 Australia 564 149.7×8 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
10 South Africa 481 142.1×8 3 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
11 Australia 536 113.3×8 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1947
12 Australia 460/7d 130.2 3 v England Lord’s 24 Jun 1948
13 South Africa 500 208.5 3 v England Leeds 21 Jul 1955
14 India 463/4 165.0 3 v England Delhi 08 Feb 1964
15 West Indies 482/5d 178.0 3 v England Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
16 India 510 209.2 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
17 New Zealand 537 187.3 3 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
18 Australia 477 144.4 3 v England Birmingham 05 Jun 1997
19 South Africa 572/7 209.2 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
20 Sri Lanka 537/9 199.0 3 v England Lord’s 11 May 2006
21 Australia 527/5d 112.0 3 v England Perth 14 Dec 2006
22 Sri Lanka 457 132.5 3 v England Leeds 20 Jun 2014
23 New Zealand 454/8d 91.0 3 v England Leeds 29 May 2015

New Zealand posted 454 for 6 and declared in the third innings of the ongoing second test  against England at Leeds to provide the third occasion of New Zealand posting 450 plus  runs in the  third innings  of a test against England. All such occasions are listed below

NEW ZEALAND POSTING 450 PLUS RUNS IN THE THIRD INNINGS OF A TEST AGAINST ENGLAND
No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 New Zealand 469/9d 157.4 3 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
2 New Zealand 537 187.3 3 v England Wellington 20 Jan 1984
3 New Zealand 454/8d 91.0 3 v England Leeds 29 May 2015

 

Pakistan batsmen scoring fifty on one day debut – Babar Azam joins the list

Pakistan batsmen scoring fifty on one day debut – Babar Azam joins the list

Babar Azam scored 54 for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Lahore on 31.05.15 to provide the tenth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty on his one day debut. The following table lists all such occasions

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Rameez Raja 75 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 06 Feb 1985
2 Younis Ahmed 58 2 v India Kolkata 18 Feb 1987
3 Saleem Elahi 102* 2 v Sri Lanka Gujranwala 29 Sep 1995
4 Mohammad Yousuf 59* 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 28 Mar 1998
5 Nasir Jamshed 61 1 v Zimbabwe Karachi 21 Jan 2008
6 Khurram Manzoor 50 2 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 02 Feb 2008
7 Sohaib Maqsood 56 2 v South Africa Abu Dhabi 08 Nov 2013
8 Sharjeel Khan 61 1 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 18 Dec 2013
9 Mohammad Rizwan 67 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 17 Apr 2015
10 Babar Azam 54 1 v Zimbabwe Lahore 31 May 2015
Wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifty plus runs on test debut

Wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifty plus runs on test debut

New Zealand’s Wicket keeper batsman L Ronchi scored 88 in New Zealand’s first innings on his test debut against England in the ongoing second test at Leeds to provide the 33rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AH Jarvis 82 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
2 H Carter 61 4 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1907
3 G Brown 57 2 Eng Aus Leeds 02 Jul 1921
4 Dilawar Hussain 59 2 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
5 Dilawar Hussain 57 3 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
6 A Wood 53 1 Eng Aus The Oval 20 Aug 1938
7 JHB Waite 76 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
8 Hanif Mohammad 51 2 Pak Ind Delhi 16 Oct 1952
9 CA McWatt 54 1 Win Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
10 JL Hendriks 64 2 Win Ind Port of Spain 16 Feb 1962
11 IL Mendonca 78 2 Win Ind Kingston 07 Mar 1962
12 JG Binks 55 4 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 21 Jan 1964
13 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
14 DM Lewis 81* 1 Win Ind Georgetown 19 Mar 1971
15 DL Bairstow 59 3 Eng Ind The Oval 30 Aug 1979
16 Ashraf Ali 58 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 14 Mar 1982
17 DSBP Kuruppu 201* 1 Srl NZl Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987
18 RC Russell 94 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
19 Rashid Latif 50 2 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1992
20 RS Kaluwitharana 132* 2 Srl Aus Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992
21 A Flower (Zim) 59 1 Zim Ind Harare 18 Oct 1992
22 CI Dunusinghe 91 3 Srl NZl Napier 11 Mar 1995
23 AC Gilchrist 81 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
24 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl SAF Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
25 D Ramdin 56 1 Win Srl Colombo (SSC) 13 Jul 2005
26 MJ Prior 126* 1 Eng Win Lord’s 17 May 2007
27 TR Ambrose 55 2 Eng NZl Hamilton 05 Mar 2008
28 Zulqarnain Haider 88 3 Pak Eng Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
29 LD Chandimal 58 1 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
30 LD Chandimal 54 3 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
31 N Dickwella 72 1 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 2014
32 JC Buttler 85 1 Eng Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
33 L Ronchi 88 1 NZl Eng Leeds 29 May 2015

 

L Ronchi became the second New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty on test debut after BB McCullum. BB McCullum  had scored 57 against New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2004

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BB McCullum 57 2 NZl SAF Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
2 L Ronchi 88 1 NZl Eng Leeds 29 May 2015

 

L  Ronchi’s 88 on his test debut provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty on debut against England. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AH Jarvis 82 2 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1885
2 H Carter 61 4 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1907
3 Dilawar Hussain 59 2 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
4 Dilawar Hussain 57 3 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
5 JHB Waite 76 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
6 CA McWatt 54 1 Win Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
7 Rashid Latif 50 2 Pak Eng The Oval 06 Aug 1992
8 Zulqarnain Haider 88 3 Pak Eng Birmingham 06 Aug 2010
9 L Ronchi 88 1 NZl Eng Leeds 29 May 2015

 

Bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets against New Zealand – JM Anderson and SCJ Broad of England join the list

Bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets against New Zealand – JM Anderson and SCJ Broad of England join the list

JM Anderson and SCJ Broad captured 50 wickets against New Zealand in the second test against New Zealand at Leeds. JM Anderson returned with figures of 2 for 41 in New Zealand’s first innings and his 50th victim was KS Williamson who was dismissed caught by JC Butler without scoring. At the end of New Zealand’s first innings, JM Anderson had tally of exact 50 wickets against New Zealand. SCJ Broad 50th victim was L Ronchi whom he had caught by JM Anderson. SCJ Broad returned with figures of 5 for 109 and his aggregate wickets against New Zealand read 51 at the end of New Zealand’s first innings.  JM Anderson and SCJ Broad became the 13th and 14th bowlers to capture 50 plus wickets against New Zealand. The complete list is furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 20 39 5770 2511 103 6/31 9/67 24.37 3 0
2 M Muralitharan Srl 14 25 4520 1766 82 6/87 10/118 21.53 5 1
3 Waqar Younis Pak 13 25 3009 1372 70 7/76 12/130 19.60 5 2
4 IT Botham Eng 15 28 3284 1500 64 6/34 11/140 23.43 6 1
5 Wasim Akram Pak 9 17 2526 1021 60 7/119 11/179 17.01 6 2
6 RGD Willis Eng 14 27 3018 1132 60 5/32 9/92 18.86 3 0
7 DW Steyn RSA 10 20 1992 989 58 6/49 10/91 17.05 5 2
8 BS Bedi Ind 12 22 3883 1091 57 6/42 9/70 19.14 4 0
9 GD McGrath Aus 14 27 3427 1444 57 6/115 7/89 25.33 2 0
10 EAS Prasanna Ind 10 18 2946 1107 55 8/76 11/140 20.12 4 1
11 Intikhab Alam Pak 15 27 3484 1317 54 7/52 11/130 24.38 4 2
12 SCJ Broad Eng 12 23 2444 1366 51 7/44 8/108 26.78 3 0
13 JM Anderson Eng 12 23 2377 1343 50 7/43 9/98 26.86 3 0
14 A Kumble Ind 11 18 3610 1293 50 6/67 10/134 25.86 3 1

JM Anderson and SCJ Broad became the third and fourth England bowlers to capture 50 plus wickets against New Zealand after IT Botham and RGD Willis. The performance of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 IT Botham Eng 15 28 3284 1500 64 6/34 11/140 23.43 6 1
2 RGD Willis Eng 14 27 3018 1132 60 5/32 9/92 18.86 3 0
3 SCJ Broad Eng 12 23 2444 1366 51 7/44 8/108 26.78 3 0
4 JM Anderson Eng 12 23 2377 1343 50 7/43 9/98 26.86 3 0