UNUSUAL CRICKET RECORDS
Compiled
by Charles Davis
Most of
the categories of records you see here are chosen because you won’t
find them anywhere else. If not otherwise stated,
they relate to Test matches only. The categories are
NEW: Fewest Runs in a Full Two-Hour Session
Fast team 50s, Fast team 100s, Fast team 200s
Most Balls Faced Between Fours (during a
single innings)
“Batting Hat Tricks”: Batsmen out three times
in three balls in Tests
Most Runs in a
Two-Hour (maximum) Session – Test matches
Most Runs in a Session (Individuals)
Longest Bowling Spells (where known)
Most Balls Before
First Wicket in Tests
Longest without New Ball
Most Balls Faced without Scoring (where
known)
Most Balls without Scoring (Runs Off the Bat – Teams)
Most no Ball Calls against a team (innings)
Most Boundaries in a Test Half-Century
Fast First-class Triple Centuries
Five Wickets Before
Lunch on the First Day
Hitting the Winning Run
Quickest five-hauls (five wickets in the
space of fewest balls)
Fewest balls to reach five wickets in an innings, after first coming on
to bowl.
Best Test Bowling Sequences
For more
conventional records, you know where to look. If a reader would like
to see a new category
that cannot be obtained from studying Cricinfo or Cricket
Archive, let me know and I will see what I can do.
Fewest Runs in a Full Two-Hour
Session (where known)
|
Runs |
Off bat |
Day |
Sess |
Wkts |
Deliveries |
|
|
26 |
25 |
SAf v Aus, Brisbane ('Gabba')
1931/32 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
276 |
|
26 |
26? |
Pak v Ind,
Peshawar (Club) 1954/55 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
27 |
23 |
Eng v Ind, Chennai (Nehru) 1963/64 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
240 |
|
27 |
26 |
Eng v WI, Bridgetown, Barbados 1954 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
234 |
|
28 |
28 |
Aus v Eng, Manchester (Old Trafford) 1956 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
220 |
|
29 |
28 |
Ind v WI, Kingston, Jamaica 2006 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
175 |
|
29 |
28 |
Aus v Eng, Manchester (Old Trafford) 1981 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
169 |
|
30 |
27 |
Eng v Aus, Perth (WACA) 1978/79 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
193 |
|
30 |
28 |
SAf v Aus, Adelaide Oval 1993/94 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
198 |
|
30 |
25 |
Eng v Aus, Adelaide Oval 2006/07 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
170 |
Does not include interrupted
sessions, including those with change of innings. Many low-scoring sessions
prior to the mid-1980s ran less than 120 minutes.
Fast team 50s (where known)
|
Balls |
Inns |
Ov# |
Team Bat |
Team
Bowl |
Ground |
|
|
27 |
4 |
4.3 |
England
(205/2) |
South
Africa |
The Oval |
1994 |
|
30 |
4 |
4.6 |
England
(50/0) |
Sri
Lanka |
Manchester
(Old Trafford) |
2002 |
|
32 |
3 |
5.2 |
Sri
Lanka (406) |
Pakistan |
Karachi
(National) |
2004/05 |
|
33 |
4 |
5.3 |
India
(387/4) |
England |
Chennai
(Chepauk) |
2008/09 |
|
34 |
4 |
5.4 |
Australia
(62/1) |
Pakistan |
Sydney
(SCG) |
2004/05 |
|
37 |
4 |
6.1 |
New
Zealand (223/9) |
Australia |
Hobart
(Bellerive) |
1997/98 |
|
37 |
4 |
6.1 |
England
(163/2) |
Bangladesh |
Lord's |
2010 |
|
38 |
2 |
6.2 |
Australia
(445) |
England |
Leeds (Headingley) |
2009 |
|
40 |
4 |
6.4 |
Pakistan
(57/0) |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo
(Queen's) |
2002/03 |
|
40 |
3 |
6.4 |
Sri
Lanka (438) |
Pakistan |
Faisalabad |
2004/05 |
|
40 |
3 |
6.4 |
Australia
(192) |
India |
Mohali |
2010/11 |
|
~40 |
4 |
West
Indies (172/4) |
India |
Kingston,
Jamaica |
1982/83 |
Fast team 100s (where known)
|
Balls |
Inns |
Ov# |
Team Bat |
Team
Bowl |
Ground |
|
|
80 |
2 |
13.2 |
Sri
Lanka (555/5) |
Bangladesh |
Colombo2
(SSC) |
2001/02 |
|
81 |
4 |
13.3 |
England
(205/2) |
South
Africa |
The Oval |
1994 |
|
85 |
3 |
14.1 |
Bangladesh
(253) |
India |
Dhaka (Mirpur) |
2007 |
|
87 |
2 |
14.3 |
Australia
(456) |
England |
Perth (WACA) |
2002/03 |
|
87 |
1 |
14.3 |
Bangladesh
(419) |
England |
Mirpur |
2009/10 |
|
90 |
2 |
11.8 |
West
Indies (585) |
Australia |
Perth
(WACA) |
1975/76 |
|
91 |
West
Indies (129/1) |
England |
Leeds (Headingley) |
1995 |
||
|
92 |
2 |
15.2 |
Australia
(576) |
England |
Birmingham
(Edgbaston) |
2001 |
|
94 |
England (109/7) |
Pakistan |
Birmingham
(Edgbaston) |
1987 |
||
|
95 |
2 |
15.5 |
West
Indies (427) |
South
Africa |
Cape
Town |
2003/04 |
|
95 |
2 |
15.5 |
India
(516) |
Pakistan |
Mohali |
2004/05 |
Fast team 200s (where known)
|
Balls |
Inns |
Ov# |
Team Bat |
Team Bowl |
Ground |
|
|
192 |
2 |
23 |
West
Indies (585) |
Australia |
Perth
(WACA) |
1975/76 |
|
195 |
3 |
32.3 |
England
(237/6) |
West
Indies |
Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad |
2009 |
|
198 |
2 |
32.6 |
South
Africa (340/3) |
Zimbabwe |
Cape
Town |
2004/05 |
|
210 |
4 |
34.6 |
England
(205/2) |
South
Africa |
The Oval |
1994 |
|
213 |
3 |
England
(272/4) |
India |
Lord's |
1990 |
|
|
217 |
2 |
36.1 |
Australia
(296) |
South
Africa |
Johannesburg
(Old Wanderers) |
1902/03 |
|
220 |
2 |
36.4 |
India
(726/9) |
Sri
Lanka |
Mumbai (Brabourne) |
2009/10 |
|
224 |
3 |
37.2 |
West
Indies (284/6) |
England |
Bridgetown,
Barbados |
1968 |
|
224 |
1 |
37.2 |
India
(642) |
Sri
Lanka |
Kanpur |
2009/10 |
|
225 |
3 |
37.3 |
Pakistan
(369) |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
2002/03 |
|
227 |
3 |
37.5 |
Sri
Lanka (212/2) |
Zimbabwe |
Galle |
2001/02 |
|
228 |
2 |
37.6 |
India
(643/6) |
South
Africa |
Kolkata |
2009/10 |
|
229 |
2 |
38.1 |
Australia
(576) |
England |
Birmingham
(Edgbaston) |
2001 |
|
232 |
1 |
38.4 |
Australia
(528) |
South
Africa |
Sydney
(SCG) |
1910/11 |
Most Balls Faced Between Fours
(during a single innings)
|
Balls |
||
|
377 |
B Mitchell (88) |
Birmingham (Edgbaston) 1929 |
|
326 |
DJ McGlew (70) |
Johannesburg (New Wanderers) 1957/58 |
|
302 |
AC Bannerman (91) |
Sydney (SCG) 1891/92 |
|
300 |
WH Scotton (82) |
Adelaide Oval 1884/85 |
|
291 |
WM Woodfull (102) |
Melbourne (MCG) 1928/29 |
|
275* |
AC Bannerman (41) |
Melbourne (MCG) 1891/92 |
|
269 |
BA Edgar (74) |
Perth (WACA) 1985/86 |
|
250 |
EAB Rowan (67) |
Durban (Kingsmead)
1938/39 |
|
242 |
RG Barlow (42*) |
Sydney (SCG) 1886/87 |
|
236 |
TE Bailey (38) |
Leeds (Headingley)
1953 |
|
233 |
GP Thorpe (118) |
Lahore (Gaddafi) 2000/01 |
|
224 |
SM Nurse (70) |
Melbourne (MCG) 1960/61 |
*Approximate
FLH Mooney (New Zealand)
hit no fours off his last 430 balls faced in Test cricket, spread over six
innings.
In 1978/79, Geoff
Boycott faced 569 balls between boundaries, spanning six innings (including one
innings of 337 balls). There was one four, which included two overthrows.
“Batting Hat Tricks”: Batsmen out
three times in three balls in Tests
|
Team |
In |
Hat trick completed |
King Pair? |
|
|
W Attewell |
England |
Australia |
Jan-1892 |
Yes |
|
JJ Kotze |
South Africa |
England |
Jul-1907 |
|
|
AEE Vogler |
South Africa |
Australia |
Dec-1910 |
Yes |
|
RJ Crisp |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Feb-1936 |
Yes |
|
N Gordon |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Mar-1939 |
|
|
C Wesley |
South Africa |
England |
Jul-1960 |
Yes |
|
Imtiaz Ahmed |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Feb-1962 |
|
|
Asif Masood |
Pakistan |
England |
Jul-1971 |
|
|
BS Bedi |
India |
England |
Jul-1974 |
|
|
GB Troup |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Feb-1981 |
Yes |
|
N Kapil Dev |
India |
New Zealand |
Feb-1981 |
|
|
PR Downton |
England |
England |
Jul-1985 |
|
|
WKM Benjamin |
West Indies |
West Indies |
Apr-1988 |
|
|
DC Boon |
Australia |
Australia |
Jan-1990 |
|
|
Gopal Sharma |
India |
India |
Nov-1990 |
|
|
IR Bishop |
West Indies |
Pakistan |
Nov-1990 |
|
|
DC Boon |
Australia |
Australia |
Nov-1993 |
|
|
HH Streak |
Zimbabwe |
Pakistan |
Dec-1993 |
|
|
DJ Richardson |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Jan-1995 |
Yes |
|
CA Walsh |
West Indies |
England |
Jul-1995 |
|
|
M Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Sep-1996 |
|
|
J Srinath |
India |
South Africa |
Dec-1996 |
|
|
AG Huckle |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
Mar-1998 |
Yes |
|
Harbhajan Singh* |
India |
India |
Feb-1999 |
|
|
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Mar-1999 |
|
|
AB Agarkar |
India |
Australia |
Jan-2000 |
Yes |
|
CEL Ambrose |
West Indies |
England |
Aug-2000 |
|
|
AC Gilchrist |
Australia |
India |
Mar-2001 |
Yes |
|
M Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
Jul-2002 |
|
|
Taufeeq Umar |
Pakistan |
Pakistan |
Oct-2002 |
|
|
AJ Hall |
South Africa |
England |
Aug-2003 |
|
|
Mohammad Asif* |
Pakistan |
England |
Aug-2006 |
|
|
JP Duminy |
South Africa |
South Africa |
Jan-2010 |
|
|
JD Ryder |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Jan-2011 |
|
|
V Sehwag |
India |
England |
Aug-2011 |
Yes |
|
MEK Hussey |
Australia |
Australia |
Dec-2011 |
|
*Harbhajan and Asif were out three times
while facing three balls, but included ‘diamond ducks’.
The Kotze
and Gopal Sharma cases (in italics) are uncertain.
Gary Troup was out five times in the space of seven balls, spread over several matches. Kotze’s innings were five years apart; he may have faced as few as ten or twelve balls in his whole career, while being dismissed five times and scoring just two runs. But they all must tip their hats to Ajit Agarkar who was out to five consecutive balls he faced against Australia in 1999/2000.
Troup and Kapil Dev completed their respective batting hat tricks in the same match, at Wellington in 1981.
Technically, a few of these cases include run outs, in which the batsman may not actually have faced the ball he was out.
Asif Masood’s three balls stretched over three matches and two years.
Hussey scored 89 and 150* in his next two innings.
Most Runs in
a Two-Hour (maximum) Session – Test matches
240 (~115
minutes) Eng v Ind, lunch-tea day 2, Manchester 1936 (two teams) **
236 (43 overs) Aus v SA, Lunch-Tea day 1, Joburg
1921 (119 off 85 balls by Jack Gregory)
235 (45
overs) Eng v NZ, Lunch-tea day 3, Leeds 1949 (both teams batted)
233 (41 overs) Eng v Pak, Lunch-Tea day 2, Nottingham 1954 (Denis Compton 173)
223 (43 overs) Eng v SA, Lunch-Tea Day 2, Lord’s 1924
220 (47 overs) Eng v NZ, Lunch-Tea day 2, Auckland 1933 (Wally Hammond
150)
216 (28
overs) Pak v Ind, lunch-tea day 2, Lahore 2006 (two teams)
209 (32 overs, 100 minutes) Aus v SA, lunch-tea day 1, Sydney 1910/11
208 (34 eight-ball overs) lunch-tea day 2, WI v Eng, The Oval 1939 (KH Weekes 113)
207 (29 overs) Aus v Zimbabwe Lunch-Tea day 2, Perth 2003 (both Matt
Hayden and Adam Gilchrist scored centuries in the session)
206 (44 Overs) Eng v NZ, lunch-tea day 3, Auckland 1930
201 (38 overs) Aus v SA, before lunch day 3, Johannesburg 1902 (1st
Test), (Clem Hill 116 runs)
** Sources vary as to the score at tea. One
source specifically states that an early tea was taken at change of innings,
after 171 runs in the session.
Most Runs
in a Longer Session
249 (33 overs) SA v Zim, post-tea day 1,
Cape Town 2005
244 (58 overs, 165 minutes), Eng v Aus, post-tea day 3, Oval 1921
239 (45
overs, 140 minutes), Eng v NZ, pre-lunch day 3, Lord’s 1937 (two teams)
236 (35
overs, 150 minutes) Eng v Aus, post-tea day 1, Edgbaston 2001 (two teams)
227 (150 minutes) Eng v India, pre-Lunch day 2, Manchester 1936
225 (150 minutes, 36 overs) SA v Ind, pre-lunch day 3, Centurion 2010
(AB de Villiers 119)
223 (35 overs, 150 minutes) Eng v Ban, post-tea day 1, Chester-le-Street 2005 (ME Trescothick
127)
221 (150 minutes) Eng v SA, pre-Lunch day 3, Oval 1935 (Les Ames 123) 3rd day
219 (35 overs, 150 minutes) NZ v Zimbabwe day 1, post-Tea, Harare 2005 (Daniel Vettori 127)
219 (44
overs, 150 minutes) Aus v NZ (2 teams) tea-stumps day 5, Brisbane 2001
216 (42 overs, 150+ minutes) tea-stumps, NZ v Eng day 4, Auckland 2002
209 (150 minutes) SAf v Eng, pre-lunch day 3, Oval 1929
208 (47 overs, 154 minutes) Aus v SA, post-tea day 3, Melbourne 1910/11 (Victor Trumper 133)
208 (150 minutes) Aus v SA, pre-Lunch day 2, Lord’s 1912 (Warren Bardsley 118)
204 (40 overs, 150+ minutes) tea-stumps day 4, SA v Pak, Cape Town 2003
203 (150 minutes) Eng v SA, pre-Lunch day 2, Oval 1935 (two teams, 2nd
day)
202 (42 overs, 140 minutes) lunch-tea day 2, Eng v WI, Lord’s 1957
202 (41 overs, 150+ minutes) tea-stumps day 1, Aus v Eng, Leeds 2001
200 (57 overs, 150 minutes) Eng v SA, pre-Lunch day 2, Lord’s 1924
Note that prior to 1940, tea break timings, and lengths of afternoon
sessions, were rather variable.
Prior to 1915, tea breaks often did not take place if there was a
change of innings after lunch; tea
was incorporated into the change of
innings. Sometimes this resulted in a long extension of one
session and shortening of another. Prior to
1900, tea breaks often did not take place at all. In most
series in England from 1899 to 1949, pre-lunch
sessions were normally 150 minutes, except on the
first day.
Most Runs
in a Session (Individuals)
173 DCS Compton (278) Eng v
Pak Nottingham 1954 (lunch-tea)
150 WR Hammond (336*) Eng v
NZ Auckland 1932-33 (lunch-tea)**
140 IDS Smith (173) NZ v Ind
Auckland 1989-90 (tea-close)
139 NJ Astle
222 NZ v Eng Christchurch 2002 (tea-close)
133 VT Trumper 159 Aus v
RSA Melbourne 1910-11 (tea-close: 154min session)
127 ME Trescothick
165 Eng v Ban Chester-le-Street 2005 (tea-close)
(about 140 mins)
127 SJ McCabe 232 Aus v Eng Nottingham
1938 (lunch-tea)
127 DL Vettori
127 NZ v Zim Harare 2005 (tea-close: 150 min session)
123 LEG Ames 148* Eng v RSA
The Oval 1935 (pre-lunch: 150 min session)
122 CA Roach 209 Georgetown
1929-30 (tea-close, 105 mins)
121 R Benaud
121 Aus v WI Kingston 1954-55 (lunch-tea)
**Close analysis of the scoresheet suggests that Hammond may have
scored 151 or 152 runs in the
session. However, there are anomalies in the
score.
Longest Bowling Spells (where known)
354 balls
(59 overs) Hirwani at the Oval 1990.
352 balls
(44 eight-ball overs), AMB Rowan, Durban 1948/49.
328 balls
(41 eight-ball overs) GS Sobers MCG 1960/61.
322 balls
(53.4 overs) Hugh Tayfield, Saf
v Eng, The Oval 1955.
312 balls
(52 overs) Tom Veivers Calcutta 1964
308 balls
(51.2 overs) Tom Veivers Manchester 1964.
300 balls
(50 overs) George Giffen, Sydney 1894/95.
300 balls (50 overs, 413 minutes) Mohammad Nazir,
Pak vs Ind, Nagpur 1983/84.
See also Ramadhin and Valentine at the Gabba
1951, below.
Two bowlers
unchanged (six-ball overs):
86 overs, S
Ramadhin and AL Valentine, Lord’s 1950
79 overs, W
Rhodes and WE Astill, Georgetown 1930
75 overs,
DA Allen and GAR Lock, Calcutta 1961/62
73 overs, S Ramadhin and AL Valentine,
Christchurch 1952.
At the ’Gabba in 1951, Ramadhin (40) and
Valentine (40.7) bowled 80.7 out of the last 81.7 eight-ball
overs,
with only a change of ends after about 16 overs.
Most Balls Before
First Wicket in Tests
AG Kripal Singh: 651 balls. Kripal
Singh was regarded as an all-rounder, but his bowling in Tests never
made the
grade. He took his first wicket in 1961-62, in his 10th innings of
bowling for India,
conceding 235 runs up
to that point. His first wicket was Geoff Pullar.
RGCE Wijesuriya: 561 balls (thanks to Shahzad Khan for the
info). He bowled only 25 more balls in
Tests. He
“beat” JJ Warr’s record bowling average in the 1980s,
finishing on 294.00.
JJ Warr: 551 balls. Warr’s unsought
fame lies in his career bowling average of 281.00. His only
wicket,
Ian Johnson, came in his last Test in 1951.
IM
Chappell: 536 balls. Chappell became an occasionally useful part-time spinner,
but he didn’t have
much luck
early.
PR Umrigar: 528 balls (thanks to Shahzad for precise info).
JC
Alabaster: 510-522 balls. Most highly rated bowler on this
list. Took 49 Test wickets. His
susequent strike rate was 71 balls per wicket.
Honourable
mention: Kerry O’Keeffe became a respected bowler for a while in the Australian
team,
but he
didn’t take a wicket until he had bowled 442 balls.
The longest
wicket-free bowling career was JL Hopwood of England, 462 balls in 1934.
Longest without New Ball
185 overs
India v W Indies Bridgetown 1961-62*
177 overs
NZ v WI Wellington 1986/87
161 overs
South Africa v Zimbabwe Harare 2001/02
154 overs
England v India Bombay 1976/77
148 overs
England v India Kanpur 1963/64
*In many Tests
prior to 1965, the new ball was only made available after 200 runs were scored
(depending on the country where the Test was played). It
appears (source, The Statesman
[Calcutta]) that this applied in the 1962
Bridgetown
Test, where only 187 runs were scored in those 185 overs.
One
newspaper report specifically states that West Indies did not take a new ball
at Kanpur in 1978/79 (India 644/7 in 189.4 overs); however, this is
contradicted by other reports (new ball after 76 overs).
Most Balls Faced
without Scoring (where known)
|
Balls
without scoring |
On |
Minutes |
|
|
~95 |
45 |
B Mitchell (58) SA v AU
Brisbane 1931-32 |
90 |
|
85 |
56 |
B Mitchell (73) SA v EN
Johannesburg 1938-39 |
60 |
|
78-82 |
1 |
TE Bailey (8) EN v
SA Leeds 1955 |
79 |
|
79 |
0 |
JT Murray (3*) EN v
AU
Sydney 1962-63 |
74 |
|
77 |
0 |
GI Allott
(0) NZ v
SA Auckland
1998-99 |
101 |
|
~75 |
24 |
WH Scotton (34)
EN v AU The Oval 1886 |
67 |
|
74 |
0 |
CG Rackemann (9)
AU v EN
Sydney 1990-91 |
72 |
|
72-75 |
0 |
AC Bannerman (4) AU v EN
Sydney 1886-87 |
60 |
|
68 |
9 |
RJ Shastri (23)
IN v SA Johannesburg 1992-93 |
89 |
|
67 |
114 |
C Washbrook (114) En v WI
Lord's 1950 |
50 |
|
66 |
10 |
DR Jardine (24) EN v AU
Brisbane 1932-33 |
63 |
|
65 |
1 |
JJ Crowe (21) NZ v WI
Bridgetown 1984-85 |
91 |
Notes: Geoff Allott faced 90 consecutive balls in all without scoring, spanning three innings. MC Snedden batted for 94 minutes without scoring at Wellington 1989/90, but reportedly faced only 54 balls. In 1881, George Giffen took about 63 balls to get off the mark in his Test debut.
Most Balls without Scoring
(Runs Off the Bat – Teams)
92 balls England v West
Indies, Lord's 1950 - 2nd Inns
During the final stage of a
famous West Indies victory, England tailenders Wardle and Jenkins
faced 15 consecutive maiden overs
from four bowlers.
88-92 Australia v England, Melbourne (MCG) 1883 - 1st Inns
Alec Bannerman and Bill
Murdoch faced 22 maiden (4-ball) overs from Barnes, Barlow and Bates.
81-88 Australia v
West Indies, Adelaide 1961 – 2nd Inns
The last 10+
(eight-ball) overs of the match-saving Ken Mackay/Lindsay Kline partnership. Uncertain, since one source
mentions a shot for 2 runs, others suggest byes. Includes a
no ball.
81 New
Zealand v England, Leeds (Headingley) 1958 - 2nd Inns
Faced mostly by John Reid
and Bert Sutcliffe (0 from 51 balls) off Lock and Laker
79 England v
India, Madras 1964 - 1st Inns
Bolus and
Barrington around lunch on the 3rd day, during Bapu
Nadkarni’s record 21 consecutive maidens. Borde
and Kripal Singh also bowled.
78 Australia
v India, Calcutta 1964 - 1st Inns
Redpath batted throughout; two
wickets fell. Durani, Chadrasekhar
and Surti were the bowlers.
77 England v
West Indies, Lord's 1950 - 1st Inns
The same team and match as
the #1 spot. Ramadhin and Valentine bowled. Bill Edrich scored one run off his first 84 balls faced in this
innings.
74 Pakistan
v England, Lord's 1954 - 1st Inns
Hanif Mohammad scored 20 off 223
balls in this innings, the slowest innings of its size known. Laker and Wardle
were the bowlers.
74 Australia
v South Africa, Johannesburg (New Wanderers) 1957 - 2nd Inns
‘Slasher’ Mackay
and Peter Burge off Tayfield, VI Smith and Goddard.
71 West
Indies v England, Birmingham (Edgbaston) 1957 - 2nd Inns
The Three ‘W’s, believe it
or not (Worrell, Walcott, Weekes). This was in the aftermath of the record
partnership of Cowdrey and May.
70 England v
Australia, Leeds (Headingley) 1961 - 1st Inns
Dexter,
Barrington and Murray off Benaud and Davidson. The first eleven overs of
the second day were maidens.
68 England v
West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados 1953 - 1st Inns
Hutton and Graveney off five different bowlers.
67 Australia
v England, Sydney (SCG) 1884 - 1st Inns
Bannerman and
Jones. Quite uncertain about this one.
67 New
Zealand v England, Auckland 1962 - 1st Inns
Three batsmen
off four bowlers.
Most of the above instances contained sundries. The highest rank on the list that definitely
contained no sundries is the 79 balls at Madras 1964.
At Kanpur in 1960/61, Pakistan reportedly remained scoreless for 45 minutes off the bowling of Umrigar and Nadkarni. At the prevailing over rate, this would be equivalent to 90 balls or more without score. However, the reports only mention 11 consecutive maiden overs.
At Port-of-Spain 1977, the West Indies score remained on 192/7 for 45 minutes (>70 balls?).
Most no Ball Calls against a
team (innings)
|
No
Balls |
No ball calls |
Bowling Team |
||
|
38 |
53 |
West Indies |
Georgetown 1988 |
Pakistan 435 |
|
35 |
50 |
West Indies |
Perth (WACA) 1988 |
Australia 395/8 |
|
40 |
50 |
West Indies |
Adelaide Oval 1989 |
Australia 515 |
|
40 |
49 |
West Indies |
St John's, Antigua 1986 |
England 310 |
|
35 |
47 |
England |
Bridgetown, Barbados 1974 |
W. Indies 596 |
|
34 |
46 |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo2 (SSC) 1992 |
Australia 471 |
|
35 |
44 |
Sri Lanka |
Wellington 1991 |
New Zealand 671/4 |
|
36 |
44 |
Sri Lanka |
Harare 1994 |
Zimbabwe 319/8 |
|
35 |
43 |
Pakistan |
Manchester (Old Trafford) 1992 |
England 390 |
|
36 |
42 |
West Indies |
Bridgetown, Barbados 1994 |
England 394/7 |
|
30 |
42 |
West Indies |
Bridgetown, Barbados 1997 |
India 319 |
|
36 |
41 |
Pakistan |
Johannesburg (New Wanderers) 1994 |
South Africa 460 |
|
35 |
40 |
West Indies |
The Oval 1991 |
England 419 |
|
34 |
40 |
West Indies |
Manchester (Old Trafford) 1995 |
England 437 |
|
32 |
40 |
England |
Lord's 1981 |
Australia 345 |
Most Boundaries in a Test
Half-Century
|
4 |
6 |
Actual score |
|
2 |
7 |
TG Southee (77) |
New Zealand v England |
Napier 2008 |
53 |
|
12 |
0 |
APE Knott (116) |
England v Pakistan |
Birmingham 1971 |
52 |
|
12 |
0 |
GJ Gilmour (101) |
Australia v New Zealand |
Christchurch 1977 |
52 |
|
12 |
0 |
RL Dias (97) |
Sri Lanka v India |
Madras1 1982 |
51 |
|
12 |
0 |
AL Logie (81) |
West indies v England |
Lord’s 1988 |
53 |
|
12 |
0 |
RS Kaluwitharana
(51) |
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe |
Colombo 1998 |
51 |
|
12 |
0 |
HH Dippenaar
(100) |
South Africa v New Zealand |
Johannesburg3 2000 |
53 |
|
12 |
0 |
HH Gibbs (147) |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
Harare 2001 |
50 |
|
12 |
0 |
Younis Khan (58) |
Pakistan v Australia |
Colombo 2002 |
51 |
|
12 |
0 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (112) |
Pakistan v Zimbabwe |
Harare 2002 |
52 |
|
12 |
0 |
DS Smith (62) |
West Indies v Australia |
Georgetown 2003 |
52 |
|
12 |
0 |
Asim Kamal (60) |
Pakistan v India |
Rawalpindi2 2004 |
52 |
|
12 |
0 |
A Flintoff (54) |
England v New Zealand |
Nottingham 2004 |
51 |
|
9 |
2 |
B Yardley (78) |
Australia v West Indies |
Bridgetown 1978 |
55 |
|
9 |
2 |
DL Haynes |
West Indies v New Zealand |
Christchurch 1980 |
? |
|
9 |
2 |
GF Labrooy (70) |
Sri Lanka v New Zealand |
Auckland 1990/91 |
53 |
|
9 |
2 |
HH Gibbs (114) |
South Africa v Bangladesh |
Potchefstroom 2002 |
54 |
|
9 |
2 |
Mohammad Ashraful
(67) |
Bangladesh v India |
Mirpur 2007 |
51 |
|
10 |
1 |
RH Spooner (79) |
England v Australia |
Oval 1905 |
52 |
|
10 |
1 |
IVA Richards (114) |
West Indies v England |
St John’s 1981 |
51 |
|
10 |
1 |
IT Botham (60) |
England v Australia |
Leeds 1985 |
54 |
|
10 |
1 |
S Ganguly (101) |
India v New Zealand |
Hamilton 1999 |
51 |
|
10 |
1 |
HH Gibbs (74) |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo 2001 |
52 |
|
10 |
1 |
RT Ponting (59) |
Australia v Bangladesh |
Cairns 2003 |
55 |
|
10 |
1 |
CH Gayle (116) |
West Indies v South Africa |
Cape Town 2004 |
52 |
|
10 |
1 |
CH Gayle (82) |
West Indies v England |
Birmingham 2004 |
53 |
|
7 |
3 |
ST Jayasuriya
(89) |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
Colombo4 2001 |
53 |
|
7 |
3 |
MS Dhoni (148) |
India v Pakistan |
Faisalabad 2006 |
51 |
And a very unusual one
|
10x4 |
1x7 |
KF Barrington (163) |
England v New Zealand |
Leeds 1965 |
53 |
Cricket Archive gives Madan Lal 11 fours and a six in his 52*
against Pakistan in Karachi in 1982, which would
surpass Southee’s mark. However, this figure is in
doubt. The Times of India report says Madan hit 10
fours and
a six, and also
specifically mentions strokes for 2 and 1, which would preclude the extra
boundary.
Fast First-class Triple Centuries
|
Macartney
1921 |
Woolley
1912 |
Rutherford
1986 |
Richards
1985 |
GC
Smith 2005 |
Trumper
1914 |
Compton
1948 |
Lara
1994 |
Bradman
1930 |
|
|
345(343)
off 274 balls |
305*
off 235 balls |
317
off 245 balls |
322
off 258 balls |
311
off 255 balls |
293(294)
off 252 balls |
300
off 262 balls |
501*
off 427 balls |
452*
off 465 balls |
|
|
50 runs |
55 |
28 |
64 |
63 |
55 |
80 |
55 |
||
|
100 runs |
98 |
93 |
98 |
105 |
88 |
110 |
94 |
138 |
122 |
|
150 runs |
123 |
134 |
152 |
140 |
158 |
193 |
170 |
||
|
200 runs |
156 |
160 |
193 |
181 |
173 |
184 |
201 |
220 |
209 |
|
250 runs |
186 |
191 |
215 |
213 |
226 |
245 |
264 |
||
|
300 runs |
221 |
230 |
234 |
244 |
249 |
261 |
278 |
311 |
|
|
350 runs |
311 |
359 |
|||||||
|
400 runs |
367 |
407 |
|||||||
|
450 runs |
398 |
465 |
|||||||
|
500 runs |
427 |
Note : Bradman’s 369 v Tasmania in 1935/36
(300 in 213 minutes) would figure on this list, but balls faced are unknown.
Five Wickets Before Lunch on the First Day
|
5/37 |
FR Spofforth |
Australia v England |
Melbourne (MCG) 1879 |
|
6/39 |
T Richardson |
England v Australia |
Lord's 1896 |
|
5/32 |
C Blythe |
England v South Africa |
Cape Town 1906 |
|
5/25 |
SF Barnes |
England v South Africa |
Johannesburg (Old Wanderers) 1913 |
|
5/34 |
AL Valentine** |
West Indies v England |
Manchester (Old Trafford) 1950 |
|
6/34 |
GD McKenzie |
Australia v India |
Melbourne (MCG) 1967 |
|
5/? (33 balls) |
Maninder Singh |
India v Pakistan |
Bangalore 1987 |
|
5/26 |
CS Martin |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
Wellington 2005 |
|
5/11 |
SE Bond |
New Zealand v Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo 2005 |
|
5/23 |
DW Steyn |
South Africa v India |
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) 2008 |
** on Test
debut
Hitting the Winning Run
|
Winning Run |
Batting at end |
|
|
RT Ponting |
9 |
13 |
|
DL Haynes |
7* |
18 |
|
L Hutton |
6 |
7 |
|
G Kirsten |
6 |
9 |
|
SR Tendulkar |
6 |
8 |
|
MV Boucher |
5 |
7 |
|
ML Hayden |
5 |
11 |
|
CG Greenidge |
5 |
10 |
|
GS Chappell |
4 |
7 |
|
CL Hooper |
4 |
6 |
|
GP Thorpe |
4 |
10 |
|
BC Lara |
4 |
4 |
|
JH Kallis |
4 |
10 |
|
MEK Hussey |
4 |
4 |
|
JB Hobbs |
4 |
5 |
|
IR Redpath |
4 |
4 |
|
ST Jayasuriya |
4 |
6 |
*plus one other
possible. For a few Tests, the batsman hitting
the winning run has not been identified.
The winning run has been bye(s) on
ten occasions.
Quickest five-hauls (five wickets in the space of fewest balls)
|
Balls |
Runs |
||
|
|
12 |
8 |
JH
Kallis 5/21 SAf v Ban
Potchefstroom 2002-03* |
|
13 |
0 |
Waqar Younis
6/55 Pak v Ban 2001/02* |
|
|
approx |
13 |
5 |
MA Noble 7/17 Aus v Eng Melbourne
1901/02 |
|
14 |
0 |
JJC
Lawson 6/3 WI v Bangladesh Dhaka 2001/02* |
|
|
14 |
3 |
JC Laker 9/37 Eng v Aus Manchester
1956 |
|
|
15 |
5 |
including 1 nb,
AR Caddick 5/14 Eng v WI Leeds 2000 |
|
|
17 |
3 |
H Ironmonger 5/6 Aus v SA Melbourne
1931/32 |
|
|
17 |
3 |
including 2 nb,
Sarfraz Nawaz
9/86 Pak v Aus Melbourne
1978/79 |
|
|
17 |
1 |
GR Hazlitt 7/25 Aus v Eng The Oval 1912 |
|
|
17 |
5 |
including
2 nb, Shoaib Akhtar 6/50 Pak v Ban Peshawar 2003/04* |
|
|
17 |
4 |
FS Trueman
7/44 Eng v WI Birmingham 1963 |
|
|
18 |
0 |
BKV Prasad 6/33 Ind v Pak
Chennai 1998/99 |
|
|
18 |
5 |
IR Bishop 5/32 WI v Eng Leeds 1995 |
|
|
approx |
18 |
2 |
GA Lohmann
8/7 Eng v SA
Johannesburg 1895/96 |
|
19 |
7 |
H Trumble 7/28 Aus v Eng
Melbourne 1903/04 |
|
|
19 |
7 |
AA Mailey
9/121 Aus v Eng Melbourne 1920/21 |
|
|
19 |
2 |
ERH Toshack 5/2 Aus v Ind Brisbane
1947/48 |
|
|
|
19 |
8 |
Imran Khan 6/35 Pak v Ind Hyderabad 1982/83 |
*Against Bangladesh unfortunately.
Fewest
balls to reach five wickets in an innings, after first coming on to bowl.
|
Balls Bowled |
|||||
|
19 |
ERH Toshack |
Australia |
India |
Brisbane ('Gabba') |
1947 |
|
21 |
SR Watson |
Australia |
South Africa |
Cape Town |
2011 |
|
23 |
H Trumble |
Australia |
England |
Melbourne (MCG) |
1904 |
|
27 |
JH Kallis |
South Africa |
Bangladesh |
Potchefstroom |
2002 |
|
27 |
Harbhajan Singh |
India |
West Indies |
Kingston, Jamaica |
2006 |
|
32 |
J Briggs |
England |
South Africa |
Cape Town |
1889 |
|
32 |
BJT Bosanquet |
England |
Australia |
Sydney (SCG) |
1904 |
|
33 |
HJ Tayfield |
South Africa |
Australia |
Durban (Kingsmead) |
1950 |
|
33 |
Maninder Singh |
India |
Pakistan |
Bangalore |
1987 |
|
34 |
GD McKenzie |
Australia |
India |
Melbourne |
1967 |
|
34 |
MJ Clarke |
Australia |
India |
Mumbai (Wankhede) |
2004 |
|
35 |
M Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka |
Bangladesh |
Colombo4 (RPS) |
2005 |
|
36 |
SP Gupte |
India |
Pakistan |
Dhaka |
1955 |
|
37 |
GA Lohmann |
England |
South Africa |
Port Elizabeth |
1896 |
|
38 |
A Rose-Innes |
South Africa |
England |
Port Elizabeth |
1889 |
|
39 |
JJC Lawson |
West Indies |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
2002 |
|
39 |
SE Bond |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo (Queen's) |
2005 |
|
40 |
MA Noble |
Australia |
England |
Melbourne (MCG) |
1902 |
|
40 |
AER Gilligan |
England |
South Africa |
Birmingham (Edgbaston) |
1924 |
|
40 |
EA Martindale |
West Indies |
England |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
1935 |
|
40 |
GOB Allen |
England |
Australia |
Brisbane ('Gabba') |
1936 |
|
40 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
Pakistan |
Australia |
Colombo1 (PSS) |
2002 |
Best Test Bowling Sequences
These
sequences are not, for the most part, whole spells. Unless otherwise stated,
all sequences took place as part of one bowling spell.
10/41
(109 balls) A Kumble 10/74 Ind
v Pak Delhi 1999
10/49
(292 balls) JC Laker 10/53 Eng v Aus
Manchester 1956
9/16