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New Zealand batsmen scoring a hundred in a test innings against England at Lord’s – KS Williamson is the new entrant

25/05/2015 hrg

KS Williamson scored 132 in New Zealand’s first innings {second innings of the test} in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 14^th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred against England at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CS Dempster	120	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
2	ML Page	104	3	v England	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
3	MP Donnelly	206	2	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
4	BE Congdon	175	2	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
5	MG Burgess	105	2	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
6	V Pollard	105*	2	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
7	GP Howarth	123	1	v England	Lord’s	24 Aug 1978
8	MD Crowe	106	2	v England	Lord’s	24 Jul 1986
9	TJ Franklin	101	2	v England	Lord’s	21 Jun 1990
10	MD Crowe	142	1	v England	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
11	MJ Horne	100	2	v England	Lord’s	22 Jul 1999
12	MH Richardson	101	3	v England	Lord’s	20 May 2004
13	JDP Oram	101	3	v England	Lord’s	15 May 2008
14	KS Williamson	132	2	v England	Lord’s	21 May 2015

England’s captain openers scoring a hundred in a test innings – AN Cook’s 153 not out provide the 50th occasion

25/05/2015 hrg

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 50^th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AC MacLaren	109	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897
2	AC MacLaren	116	1	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1901
3	RES Wyatt	149	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	15 Jun 1935
4	L Hutton	150	2	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
5	L Hutton	104	1	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952
6	L Hutton	145	2	v Australia	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
7	L Hutton	169	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954
8	L Hutton	205	2	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
9	MC Cowdrey	119	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1960
10	MC Cowdrey	155	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
11	GA Gooch	154	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jul 1990
12	GA Gooch	333	1	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
13	GA Gooch	123	3	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
14	GA Gooch	116	1	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990
15	GA Gooch	117	4	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
16	GA Gooch	154*	3	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
17	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
18	GA Gooch	114	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Jan 1992
19	GA Gooch	135	2	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
20	GA Gooch	133	4	v Australia	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
21	MA Atherton	144	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	17 Mar 1994
22	MA Atherton	135	2	v West Indies	St John’s	16 Apr 1994
23	MA Atherton	101	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
24	MA Atherton	111	1	v New Zealand	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
25	MA Atherton	113	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	10 Aug 1995
26	MA Atherton	185*	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
27	MA Atherton	160	2	v India	Nottingham	04 Jul 1996
28	MA Atherton	118	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
29	AJ Stewart	107	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998
30	MP Vaughan	105	4	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
31	MP Vaughan	140	3	v West Indies	St John’s	10 Apr 2004
32	ME Trescothick	193	2	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
33	AJ Strauss	128	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
34	AJ Strauss	116	3	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006
35	AJ Strauss	169	1	v West Indies	St John’s	15 Feb 2009
36	AJ Strauss	142	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009
37	AJ Strauss	142	1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 2009
38	AJ Strauss	161	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
39	AN Cook	173	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
40	AN Cook	109*	4	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	20 Mar 2010
41	AJ Strauss	110	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
42	AJ Strauss	122	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2012
43	AJ Strauss	141	2	v West Indies	Nottingham	25 May 2012
44	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
45	AN Cook	122	2	v India	Mumbai	23 Nov 2012
46	AN Cook	190	2	v India	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
47	AN Cook	116	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
48	AN Cook	130	3	v New Zealand	Leeds	24 May 2013
49	AN Cook	105	1	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2015
50	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	L Hutton	150	2	v India	Lord’s	19 Jun 1952
2	L Hutton	145	2	v Australia	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
3	GA Gooch	333	1	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
4	GA Gooch	123	3	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
6	AJ Strauss	128	3	v Pakistan	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
7	AJ Strauss	161	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
8	AJ Strauss	122	2	v West Indies	Lord’s	17 May 2012
9	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the eighth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	154	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jul 1990
2	GA Gooch	114	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Jan 1992
3	MA Atherton	101	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
4	MA Atherton	111	1	v New Zealand	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
5	MA Atherton	118	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
6	AN Cook	116	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
7	AN Cook	130	3	v New Zealand	Leeds	24 May 2013
8	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

MA Atherton and AN Cook with three hundreds each share the record for most hundreds by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Atherton	101	2	v New Zealand	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
2	MA Atherton	111	1	v New Zealand	Manchester	30 Jun 1994
3	MA Atherton	118	4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997

1	AN Cook	116	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	06 Mar 2013
2	AN Cook	130	3	v New Zealand	Leeds	24 May 2013
3	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 16th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Gooch	333	1	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	L Hutton	205	2	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Mar 1954
3	ME Trescothick	193	2	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005
4	AN Cook	190	2	v India	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
5	MA Atherton	185*	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
6	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
7	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
8	AN Cook	173	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
9	L Hutton	169	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954
10	AJ Strauss	169	1	v West Indies	St John’s	15 Feb 2009
11	AJ Strauss	161	1	v Australia	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
12	MA Atherton	160	2	v India	Nottingham	04 Jul 1996
13	MC Cowdrey	155	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960
14	GA Gooch	154*	3	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
15	GA Gooch	154	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jul 1990
16	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

AN Cook and GA Gooch with four scores of 150 plus runs each share the record for most scores of 150 plus runs by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AN Cook	190	2	v India	Kolkata	05 Dec 2012
2	AN Cook	176	3	v India	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
3	AN Cook	173	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	12 Mar 2010
4	AN Cook	153*	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

1	GA Gooch	333	1	v India	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
2	GA Gooch	174	3	v Sri Lanka	Lord’s	22 Aug 1991
3	GA Gooch	154*	3	v West Indies	Leeds	06 Jun 1991
4	GA Gooch	154	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	05 Jul 1990

AN Cook’s 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s represent his ninth hundred as England’s captain opener. He now shares the second place with AJ Strauss who also has scored nine hundreds as captain opener in the list of England’s captain openers who have scored most hundreds. GA Gooch with ten hundreds holds the record in this category of statistics.

First four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test innings at Lord’s

23/05/2015 hrg

In the ongoing first test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s, New Zealand’s first four batsmen – MJ Guptill {70}, TWM Latham {59}, KS Williamson {112*} and LRPL Taylor scored fifties when the rain halted play on the third day of the test to provide the eighth occasion of first four or five batsmen scoring fifties in a test inning at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below

The list also contains two occasions of New Zealand batsmen performing such a feat and also such feats by first four batsmen in England-New Zealand test series.

FIRST FOUR OR FIVE BATSMEN SCORING A FIFTY IN A TEST INNINGS AT LORD’S
No	Pos	Inns	Batman	Score	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon	Year
1	1		JB Hobbs	211
	2		H Sutcliffe	122
	3		FE Woolley	134*
	4	2	EN Hendren	50*	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	Jul	1924

2	1		JB Hobbs	119
	2		H Sutcliffe	82
	3		FE Woolley	87
	4		EN Hendren	127	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	Jun	1926

3	1		WM Woodfull	155
	2		WH Ponsford	81
	3		DG Bradman	254
	4		AF Kippax	83	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1930

4	1		G Boycott	92
	2		DL Amiss	53
	3		GRJ Roope	51
	4	3	KWR Fletcher	178	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	Jun	1973

5	1		MA Taylor	111
	2		MJ Slater	152
	3		DC Boon	164
	4		ME Waugh	99
	5	1	AR Border	77	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	Jun	1993

6	1		ME Tresothick	76
	2		MP Vaughan	115
	3		MA Butcher	105
	4	3	N Hussain	68	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	May	2002

7	1		ME Tresothick	194
	2		AJ Strauss	69
	3		MP Vaughan	190
	4	2	IR Bell	65	Eng	Ban	Lord’s	May	2005

8	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015
NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST FOUR OR FIVE BATSMEN SCORING FIFTIES IN A TEST INNINGS
1	1		GT Dowling	83
	2		TW Jarvis	55
	3		BW Sinclair	130
	4	2	JR Reid	88
			RW Moran	50	NZl	Pak	Lahore	Apr	1965

2	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015
INSTANCES IN ENGLAND-NEW ZEALAND TEST SERIES
1	1		G Boycott	92
	2		DL Amiss	53
	3		GRJ Roope	51
	4	3	KWR Fletcher	178	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	Jun	1973

2	1		MJ Guptill	70
	2		TWM Latham	59
	3		KS Williamson	112
	4	2	LRPL Taylor	62	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	May	2015

Batsmen batting at number five, six, seven and eight scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

22/05/2015 hrg

JE Root {98}, BA Stokes {92}, JC Butler {67} and MM Ali {58} scored fifties in England’s first innings while batting at No.5.6.7 and 8 against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the fourth occasion of batsmen batting at No.5.6.7 and 8 scoring fifties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the second such instance at Lord’s – the first being England batsmen performing the feat at Lord’s in Jun 2011. All the four occasions are listed below

No	Pos	Batsman	Score	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mon	Year	Inns
1	5	CD McMillan	84
	6	AC Parore	50
	7	CL Cairns	126
	8	DJ Nash	63	NZl	Ind	Hamilton	Jan	1999	3

2	5	JD Ryder	201
	6	JEC Franklyn	52
	7	BB McCullum	115
	8	DL Vettori	55	NZL	Ind	Napier	Mar	2009	1

3	5	IR Bell	52
	6	EJG Morgan	79
	7	MJ Prior	126
	8	SCJ Broad	54	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	Jun	2011	1

4	5	JE Root	98
	6	BA Stokes	92
	7	JC Butler	67
	8	MM Ali	58	Eng	NZL	Lord’s	May	2015	1

Two batsmen scoring 90s in a test innings

21/05/2015 hrg

JE Root {98} and BA Stokes {92} scored nineties in England’s innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the 55^th occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties 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	LJ Tancred	97	1	SAF	v Aus	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902
	CB Llewellyn	90	1	SAF	v Aus	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902

2	H Sutcliffe	99	3	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927
	RES Wyatt	91	3	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927

3	JED Sealy	92	1	Win	v Eng	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935
	LN Constantine	90	1	Win	v Eng	Port of Spain	24 Jan 1935

4	PA Gibb	93	1	Eng	v SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
	BH Valentine	97	1	Eng	v SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

5	R Subba Row	94	2	Eng	v Ind	The Oval	20 Aug 1959
	MJK Smith	98	2	Eng	v Ind	The Oval	20 Aug 1959

6	R Subba Row	90	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
	MJK Smith	99	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960

7	IR Redpath	97	2	Aus	v SAF	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964
	BK Shepherd	96	2	Aus	v SAF	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964

8	EJ Barlow	96	1	SAF	v Eng	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965
	AJ Pithey	95	1	SAF	v Eng	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965

9	TW Graveney	96	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
	JM Parks	91	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966

10	RC Fredericks	98	2	Win	v Aus	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973
	DL Murray	90	2	Win	v Aus	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973

11	Majid Khan	99	1	Pak	v Eng	Karachi	24 Mar 1973
	Mushtaq Mohammad	99	1	Pak	v Eng	Karachi	24 Mar 1973

12	RC Fredericks	94	2	Win	v Eng	Kingston	16 Feb 1974
	AI Kallicharran	93	2	Win	v Eng	Kingston	16 Feb 1974

13	AI Kallicharran	98	1	Win	v Ind	Mumbai	23 Jan 1975
	DL Murray	91	1	Win	v Ind	Mumbai	23 Jan 1975

14	IVA Richards	98	4	Win	v Aus	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976
	CH Lloyd	91*	4	Win	v Aus	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976

15	GM Wood	90	3	Aus	v Win	Kingston	28 Apr 1978
	PM Toohey	97	3	Aus	v Win	Kingston	28 Apr 1978

16	SM Gavaskar	97	3	Ind	v Pak	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
	CPS Chauhan	93	3	Ind	v Pak	Lahore	27 Oct 1978

17	CH Lloyd	95	2	Win	v Eng	Kingston	10 Apr 1981
	HA Gomes	90*	2	Win	v Eng	Kingston	10 Apr 1981

18	Mudassar Nazar	95	1	Pak	v Aus	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981
	Zaheer Abbas	90	1	Pak	v Aus	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981

19	RL Dias	98	1	Srl	v Pak	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982
	RS Madugalle	91*	1	Srl	v Pak	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982

20	DB Vengsarkar	94	1	Ind	v Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983
	N Kapil Dev	98	1	Ind	v Win	St John’s	28 Apr 1983

21	SM Gavaskar	91	2	Ind	v Pak	Chennai	03 Feb 1987
	DB Vengsarkar	96	2	Ind	v Pak	Chennai	03 Feb 1987

22	Rameez Raja	98	2	Pak	v Srl	Sialkot	12 Dec 1991
	Imran Khan	93*	2	Pak	v Srl	Sialkot	12 Dec 1991

23	RA Smith	96	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
	AJ Lamb	93	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992

24	JN Rhodes	91	1	SAF	v Ind	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
	BM McMillan	98	1	SAF	v Ind	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992

25	NS Sidhu	99	1	Ind	v Srl	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
	SR Tendulkar	96	1	Ind	v Srl	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994

26	GA Hick	96	1	Eng	v Win	The Oval	24 Aug 1995
	RC Russell	91	1	Eng	v Win	The Oval	24 Aug 1995

27	MA Taylor	96	2	Aus	v Srl	Perth	08 Dec 1995
	RT Ponting	96	2	Aus	v Srl	Perth	08 Dec 1995

28	SP Fleming	92*	3	NZl	v Pak	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
	CL Cairns	93	3	NZl	v Pak	Lahore	21 Nov 1996

29	NJ Astle	96	2	NZl	v Zim	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997
	DL Vettori	90	2	NZl	v Zim	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997

30	R Dravid	92	1	Ind	v Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
	SC Ganguly	99	1	Ind	v Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997

31	VVS Laxman	95	2	Ind	v Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998
	NS Sidhu	97	2	Ind	v Aus	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998

32	JH Kallis	95	2	SAF	v Ind	Bangalore	02 Mar 2000
	L Klusener	97	2	SAF	v Ind	Bangalore	02 Mar 2000

33	MV Boucher	92	2	SAF	v Srl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001
	L Klusener	97	2	SAF	v Srl	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001

34	CB Wishart	93	3	Zim	v Win	Harare	27 Jul 2001
	AM Blignaut	92	3	Zim	v Win	Harare	27 Jul 2001

35	ST Jayasuriya	92	1	Srl	v Zim	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001
	HP Tillakaratne	96	1	Srl	v Zim	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001

36	A Flower	92	1	Zim	v Ind	Delhi	28 Feb 2002
	DD Ebrahim	94	1	Zim	v Ind	Delhi	28 Feb 2002

37	SR Tendulkar	92	3	Ind	v Eng	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002
	SC Ganguly	99	3	Ind	v Eng	Nottingham	08 Aug 2002

38	HH Gibbs	92	2	SAF	v Srl	Centurion	15 Nov 2002
	SM Pollock	99*	2	SAF	v Srl	Centurion	15 Nov 2002

39	MN Samuels	91	2	Win	v Ban	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002
	RD Jacobs	91*	2	Win	v Ban	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002

40	SM Katich	99	3	Aus	v Ind	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004
	DR Martyn	97	3	Aus	v Ind	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004

41	JL Langer	97	3	Aus	v Pak	Perth	16 Dec 2004
	RT Ponting	98	3	Aus	v Pak	Perth	16 Dec 2004

42	G Gambhir	97	2	Ind	v Zim	Harare	20 Sep 2005
	R Dravid	98	2	Ind	v Zim	Harare	20 Sep 2005

43	VVS Laxman	90	2	Ind	v Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006
	IK Pathan	90	2	Ind	v Pak	Faisalabad	21 Jan 2006

44	Mohammad Yousuf	97	3	Pak	v Ind	Karachi	29 Jan 2006
	Abdul Razzaq	90	3	Pak	v Ind	Karachi	29 Jan 2006

45	Mohammad Hafeez	95	2	Pak	v Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 2006
	Imran Farhat	91	2	Pak	v Eng	The Oval	17 Aug 2006

46	PD Collingwood	96	4	Eng	v Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
	KP Pietersen	92	4	Eng	v Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006

47	KD Karthik	91	1	Ind	v Eng	The Oval	9 Aug 2007
	MS Dhoni	92	1	Ind	v Eng	The Oval	9 Aug 2007

48	AN Cook	94	1	Eng	v Win	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009
	PD Collingwood	96	1	Eng	v Win	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009

49	Khurram Manzoor	93	1	Pak	v Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009
	Mohammad Yousuf	90	1	Pak	v Srl	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009

50	LRPL Taylor	94	1	NZl	v Pak	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009
	DL Vettori	99	1	NZl	v Pak	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009

51	SR Watson	93	1	Aus	v Pak	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009
	SM Katich	98	1	Aus	v Pak	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009

52	Shakib Al Hasan	97	3	Ban	v Win	Khulna	21 Nov 2012
	Nasir Hossain	94	3	Ban	v Win	Khulna	21 Nov 2012

53	SPD Smith	92	1	Aus	v Ind	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
	MA Starc	99	1	Aus	v Ind	Mohali	14 Mar 2013

54	AD Mathews	91	1	Srl	v Pak	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
	MDK Perera	95	1	Srl	v Pak	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014

55	JE Root	98	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015
	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

JE Root {98} and BA Stokes {92} scored nineties in England’s innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the tenth occasion of two England batsmen scoring nineties 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	H Sutcliffe	99	3	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927
	RES Wyatt	91	3	Eng	v SAF	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927

2	PA Gibb	93	1	Eng	v SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938
	BH Valentine	97	1	Eng	v SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938

3	R Subba Row	94	2	Eng	v Ind	The Oval	20 Aug 1959
	MJK Smith	98	2	Eng	v Ind	The Oval	20 Aug 1959

4	R Subba Row	90	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
	MJK Smith	99	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960

5	TW Graveney	96	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
	JM Parks	91	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966

6	RA Smith	96	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
	AJ Lamb	93	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992

8	GA Hick	96	1	Eng	v Win	The Oval	24 Aug 1995
	RC Russell	91	1	Eng	v Win	The Oval	24 Aug 1995

9	PD Collingwood	96	4	Eng	v Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006
	KP Pietersen	92	4	Eng	v Aus	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006

10	JE Root	98	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015
	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

JE Root {98} and BA Stokes {92} scored nineties in England’s innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the third occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. On all three occasions, it was England’s batsmen who have scored nineties

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	R Subba Row	90	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
	MJK Smith	99	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960

2	TW Graveney	96	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
	JM Parks	91	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966

3	JE Root	98	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015
	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

JE Root {98} and BA Stokes {92} scored nineties in England’s innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test to provide the second occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against New Zealand. Both the occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RA Smith	96	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
	AJ Lamb	93	1	Eng	v NZl	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992

2	JE Root	98	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015
	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

England batsmen scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings

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BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 12^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below. After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92, JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	93	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
2	APE Knott	96	3	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971
3	G Boycott	92	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
4	GA Gooch	91*	4	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978
5	CL Smith	91	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984
6	MD Moxon	99	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988
7	RA Smith	96	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
8	AJ Lamb	93	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Jan 1992
9	MA Atherton	94*	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
10	AJ Tudor	99*	4	v New Zealand	Birmingham	01 Jul 1999
11	A Flintoff	94	2	v New Zealand	Leeds	03 Jun 2004
12	BA Stokes	92	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand at Lord’s in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92, JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the fourth occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand at Lord’s in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	93	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
2	G Boycott	92	3	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
3	BA Stokes	92	1	v New Zealand	Lord’s	21 May 2015

Batsmen scoring ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket – BA Stokes of England is the new entrant

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BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 53^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92, JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 54th occasiion of a batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	GL Jessop	93	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	01 Jul 1907
4	CG Macartney	99	2	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	24 Jun 1912
5	HW Taylor	93	1	SAF	v Aus	Lord’s	15 Jul 1912
6	FE Woolley	95	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
7	FE Woolley	93	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
8	RC Blunt	96	3	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	27 Jun 1931
9	HB Cameron	90	1	SAF	v Eng	Lord’s	29 Jun 1935
10	E Paynter	99	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
11	TE Bailey	93	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
12	R Benaud	97	3	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	21 Jun 1956
13	ED Weekes	90	3	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1957
14	R Subba Row	90	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
15	MJK Smith	99	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
16	KF Barrington	91	2	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	22 Jul 1965
17	TW Graveney	96	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
18	JM Parks	91	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
19	KF Barrington	97	2	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1967
20	G Boycott	92	3	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
21	JH Edrich	96	1	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
22	AW Greig	96	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
23	R Edwards	99	2	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
24	AW Greig	91	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
25	HA Gomes	92*	4	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
26	LRD Mendis	94	3	Srl	v Eng	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
27	GM Ritchie	94	2	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
28	AL Logie	95*	3	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
29	RC Russell	94	2	Eng	v Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
30	DC Boon	94	2	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
31	RA Smith	96	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
32	JG Wright	98	2	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	21 Jun 1990
33	ME Waugh	99	1	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
34	MA Atherton	99	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
35	BA Young	94	3	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
36	RA Smith	90	3	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
37	SL Campbell	93	4	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
38	R Dravid	95	2	Ind	v Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
39	AC Gilchrist	90	2	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	19 Jul 2001
40	HH Dippenaar	92	2	SAF	v Eng	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
41	MH Richardson	93	1	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	20 May 2004
42	BB McCullum	96	3	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	20 May 2004
43	S Chanderpaul	97*	4	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
44	MJ Clarke	91	3	Aus	v Eng	Lord’s	21 Jul 2005
45	AJ Strauss	96	1	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
46	BB McCullum	97	1	NZl	v Eng	Lord’s	15 May 2008
47	AN Cook	95	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
48	Salman Butt	92	4	Pak	v Aus	Lord’s	13 Jul 2010
49	AN Cook	96	1	Eng	v Srl	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
50	S Chanderpaul	91	3	Win	v Eng	Lord’s	17 May 2012
51	JM Bairstow	95	2	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	16 Aug 2012
52	M Vijay	95	3	Ind	v Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 2014
53	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 26th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92, JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 27th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against New Zealand in a test innings

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Hon.FS Jackson	91	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	R Abel	94	2	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896
3	GL Jessop	93	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	01 Jul 1907
4	FE Woolley	95	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
5	FE Woolley	93	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
6	E Paynter	99	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
7	TE Bailey	93	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	25 Jun 1949
8	R Subba Row	90	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
9	MJK Smith	99	1	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	23 Jun 1960
10	KF Barrington	91	2	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	22 Jul 1965
11	TW Graveney	96	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
12	JM Parks	91	2	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
13	KF Barrington	97	2	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1967
14	G Boycott	92	3	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 Jun 1973
15	JH Edrich	96	1	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	20 Jun 1974
16	AW Greig	96	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	31 Jul 1975
17	AW Greig	91	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	16 Jun 1977
18	RC Russell	94	2	Eng	v Srl	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
19	RA Smith	96	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1989
20	MA Atherton	99	3	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
21	RA Smith	90	3	Eng	v Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
22	AJ Strauss	96	1	Eng	v Ind	Lord’s	19 Jul 2007
23	AN Cook	95	1	Eng	v Aus	Lord’s	16 Jul 2009
24	AN Cook	96	1	Eng	v Srl	Lord’s	03 Jun 2011
25	JM Bairstow	95	2	Eng	v SAF	Lord’s	16 Aug 2012
26	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	v NZl	Lord’s	21 May 2015

Batsmen who have scored 1000 plus boundary fours in tests – AN Cook of England gets added to the elite list

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AN Cook of England scored 16 runs in England’s first innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test. He scored three boundary fours in his innings of 16. These three boundary fours game him 1000 boundary fours and with it the distinction of becoming the 21^st batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus boundary fours. He also became the third England batsman to achieve the feat after AJ Stewert {1121} and GA Gooch {1079). The following table furnishes the complete list of batsmen who have achieved the feat.

BATSMEN WHO HAVE SCORED 1000 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS IN TESTS

Player

Team

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

SR Tendulkar

Ind

200

329

15921

248*

53.78

2058

R Dravid

Ind

164

286

13288

270

52.31

1654

BC Lara

Win

131

232

11953

400*

52.88

1559

RT Ponting

Aus

168

287

13378

257

51.85

1509

JH Kallis

SAF

166

280

13289

224

55.37

1488

KC Sangakkara

Srl

130

225

12203

319

58.66

1473

M Jayawardene

Srl

149

252

11814

374

49.84

1387

S Chanderpaul

Win

164

280

11867

203*

51.37

1285

V Sehwag

Ind

104

180

8586

319

49.34

1233

SR Waugh

Aus

168

260

10927

200

51.06

1175

GC Smith

SAF

117

205

9265

277

48.25

1165

AR Border

Aus

156

265

11174

205

50.56

1161

VVS Laxman

Ind

134

225

8781

281

45.97

1135

AJ Stewart

Eng

133

235

8463

190

39.54

1121

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Pak

120

200

8830

329

49.60

1105

GA Gooch

Eng

118

215

8900

333

42.58

1079

IVA Richards

Win

121

182

8540

291

50.23

1051

ML Hayden

Aus

103

184

8625

380

50.73

1049

CH Gayle

Win

103

182

7214

333

42.18

1046

SM Gavaskar

Ind

125

214

10122

236*

51.12

1016

AN Cook

Eng

113

201

8707

294

46.06

1000

ENGLAND BATSMEN WHO HAVE SCORED 1000 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS IN TESTS

Player

Team

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

AJ Stewart

Eng

133

235

8463

190

39.54

1121

GA Gooch

Eng

118

215

8900

333

42.58

1079

AN Cook

Eng

113

201

8707

294

46.06

1000

Teams which have won 60 plus games in Indian Premier League

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Bangalore became the fifth team to win 60 IPL games when it trounced Rajasthan by 71 runs at Pune-SRS on 20.05.15. Other teams which have won 60 plus IPL games are – Chennai {78}, Mumbai {72}, Rajasthan {60} and Kolkata {60}. The following table furnishes the performance of these five teams in Indian Premier League

No	Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Tie+W	Tie+L	NR
1	Chennai	130	78	50	0	0	1	1
2	Mumbai	125	72	53	0	0	0	0
3	Rajasthan	118	61	53	0	2	1	1
4	Kolkata	117	60	55	0	0	2	0
5	Bangalore	123	60	58	0	1	1	3

Batmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

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AB de Villiers scored four sixes in his knock of 66 in the game against Rajasthan at Pune-SRS on 21.05.15. His aggregate of IPL sixes at the end match read 104. He is the 12^th batsman to score 100 plus sixes in IPL. The complete list is furnished below

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s
1	CH Gayle	81	80	12	3158	175*	46.44	5	18	227
2	SK Raina	130	126	20	3671	100*	34.63	1	25	149
3	RG Sharma	127	123	20	3335	109*	32.37	1	23	145
4	YK Pathan	119	109	24	2400	100	28.23	1	9	127
5	MS Dhoni	127	114	40	2942	70*	39.75	0	15	125
6	Yuvraj Singh	98	95	12	2099	83	25.28	0	10	120
7	SR Watson	78	75	11	2362	104*	36.90	2	14	109
8	V Kohli	122	114	19	3125	99	32.89	0	19	109
9	KA Pollard	92	84	25	1715	78	29.06	0	8	106
10	V Sehwag	104	104	5	2728	122	27.55	2	16	106
11	AB de Villiers	103	92	24	2569	133*	37.23	2	14	104
12	DA Warner	83	83	9	2525	109*	34.12	2	23	103

AB de Villiers is the fifth foreign batsman to score 100 plus sixes in IPL. Others are – CH Gayle {227}, SR Watson {109}, KA Polllard {106} and DA Warner {103}

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s
1	CH Gayle	81	80	12	3158	175*	46.44	5	18	227
2	SR Watson	78	75	11	2362	104*	36.90	2	14	109
3	KA Pollard	92	84	25	1715	78	29.06	0	8	106
4	AB de Villiers	103	92	24	2569	133*	37.23	2	14	104
5	DA Warner	83	83	9	2525	109*	34.12	2	23	103