Cricket Statistics and Trivia

[PKBasu]

Among the cricketers who have been most unjustly treated by India's selectors has to be Jasu Patel. My mum used to tell me about the 9/69 he took on a turner in Kanpur to destroy the Australians. I always used to think this was a flash-in-the-pan performance on an unusually turning track. In fact, of course, Jasu Patel's big haul was in the FIRST innings of the test (which immediately suggests to me that the "turning track" issue is simply a legacy of the Australians' false propaganda, which came to be accepted by our compliant fans as the gospel truth in these early post-Independence years). Patel also got 5 wickets in the second innings (and 14/124 in the match).
I was always bemused by the fact that he wasn't in the team at all for India's next series -- against Ted Dexter's England in 1961-62 (the series in which Pataudi, Engineer and Prasanna made their debuts), which resulted in the first series victory for India over England (and, to top it off, England had really brought their best side, unlike a decade earlier). Patel finished with a test career bowling average of less than 22 (and a first-class average of 21.7). He should certainly have played more for India. Even if you take out that great performance at Green Park, his test average is 34.2 (not that bad!). And he even took 3/104 in the first innings (and 0/15 in the second) of the last test he played (also the last test of the same series in which he destroyed the Aussies in Kanpur). Prasanna only came into the side in the final test of the series against Dexter's England. Leaving out Patel immediately after his heroics against Australia was blatantly unfair, I think...

[PKBasu]

A couple of interesting articles on Mankad and Roy. Here's one that reminisces about their great partnership (ironically published just last week!):

http://web.mid-day.com/sports/national/ ... 127935.htm

And here's a tribute to Pankaj Roy:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001 ... 10028p.htm

My father played college/university cricket against and with Pankaj Roy for several years. He says that he hated to field at point or cover when Pankaj was batting because he cracked the ball so hard in that arc. Slips were always preferable! There were quite a few coincidences between Pankaj and Sourav: both share the same highest test score (173) and both were out for 99 in tests (although Sourav was twice out on 99 and once not out 98 in a test-winning knock).

[puneets]

High balls-to-wicket ratio in Tests

In the just concluded Ind-Pak match, there were only 8 dissmissals (sum total for both teams) while 1089 runs were scored in 1325 balls.

Here is a list of Test matches in which the balls-to-wicket ratio was at least 150. Home sides are listed first.

B/W = Balls-to-wicket ratio, Bs = Balls, Ws = Wickets

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B/W     Bs   Ws  Runs
285.50  2855  10  1093  Ind v NZ   Delhi        1955-56
265.80  2658  10   994  WI  v NZ   Georgetown   1971-72
213.50   427   2   144  Ind v NZ   Madras       1995-96
207.00  1658   8   695  NZ  v Eng  Wellington   1987-88
187.93  2631  14  1489  SL  v Ind  Colombo(RPS) 1997-98
186.80   934   5   467  SL  v Pak  Kandy        1999-00
183.67  3306  18  1271  Eng v Aus  Manchester   1964
178.81  2861  16  1036  Ind v NZ   Hyderabad    1955-56
168.50  2022  12   999  Pak v Aus  Faisalabad   1979-80
167.69  2180  13  1034  Pak v SL   Faisalabad   1985-86
165.63  1325   8  1089  Pak v Ind  Lahore       2005-06
164.20  2463  15  1229  WI  v Eng  St John's    1993-94
156.78  2822  18  1116  WI  v Eng  Bridgetown   1959-60
155.62  5447  35  1981  SAf v Eng  Durban(5)    1938-39
152.80  3056  20  1130  Eng v SAf  Leeds        1951
152.80  2292  15  1208  Pak v Ind  Lahore       1989-90
151.68  2882  19  1235  Ind v WI   Bombay(2)    1948-49
151.53  2576  17  1462  WI  v SAf  St John's    2004-05
151.00  2567  17  1046  Ind v Pak  Madras       1960-61
150.14  1051   7   502  Pak v Eng  Karachi      1968-69 

Source: Aslam in r.s.c

[puneets]

Rapid scoring in a Test match

In the just concluded Ind-Pak test match, runs were scored at a rate of 4.93 runs per over (taking both teams into account).

Here is a list of Test matches in which the runs were scored at the rate of 4 per (6-ball) over. Home sides are listed first.

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RPO   Runs  Ws   Bs 
4.93  1089   8  1325  Pak v Ind  Lahore           2005-06 
4.78  1223  31  1536  SAf v Aus  Johannesburg(1)  1902-03 
4.55   867  23  1144  Eng v BD   Chester-le-Street2005 
4.36  1034  29  1424  Eng v Aus  Birmingham       2001 
4.32  1176  40  1632  Eng v Aus  Birmingham       2005 
4.25   845  29  1193  SL  v BD   Colombo(RPS)     2005-06 
4.21   659  23   940  SAf v Zim  Cape Town        2004-05 
4.20   828  23  1183  Pak v BD   Multan           2001-02 
4.18   795  23  1141  Eng v BD   Lord's           2005 
4.14  1441  33  2090  Ind v SL   Madras           1982-83 
4.08  1603  28  2355  Eng v Ind  Lord's           1990 
4.06   944  27  1395  SAf v Aus  Johnnesburg      2001-02 
4.06  1320  30  1951  Pak v Ind  Faisalabad       1982-83 
4.06  1271  31  1879  WI  v Aus  Georgetown       2001-02 
4.06  1247  28  1844  Eng v Aus  Leeds            2001 
4.03   973  25  1450  SL  v BD   Colombo(SSC)     2001-02 
4.01  1294  36  1937  NZ  v Eng  Christchurch     2001-02

[puneets]

Highest Batting Average In Away Tests

Here is a list of players who have averaged 60 with the bat in Test matches away from home (qualification - at least 5 away Tests).

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Away           Home        Career
  Ave   Ms     Ave   Ms     Ave   Ms
102.85  19    98.23  33    99.94  52  DG Bradman (Aus)
 69.18  36    50.71  46    58.67  82  KF Barrington (Eng)
 67.83   7    47.00  13    51.63  20  J Ryder (Aus)
 67.67   5    24.14   8    37.20  13  R Abel (Eng)
 67.15  10    51.31  10    59.23  20  E Paynter (Eng)
 66.33  41    50.07  44    58.46  85  WR Hammond (Eng)
 65.29   6    61.50   7    63.06  13  SG Barnes (Aus)
 64.99  51    50.76  44    58.08  95  RS Dravid (Ind/Wld)
 64.86   7    DNP          64.86   7  BH Valentine (Eng)
 63.22   5    40.63   6    52.91  11  A Melville (SAf)
 62.40  10    40.90  19    48.23  29  WH Ponsford (Aus)
 60.75   5    23.20   3    45.31   8  RE Foster (Eng)
 60.00   6    33.19  20    37.42  26  C Kelleway (Aus)

'Best' for other countries:
 52.91   7    DNP          52.91   7  MP Donnelly (NZ)
 52.19  18    40.62  11    47.60  29  SM Nurse (WI)
 51.27  31    51.81  32    51.55  63  A Flower (Zim)
 49.42  61    55.74  44    51.95 105  Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
 46.19  22    46.96  31    46.61  53  KC Sangakkara (SL)
 34.27  23    33.53  15    33.97  38  Habibul Bashar (BD)

Source: Aslam in r.s.c

[puneets]

On The Field Throughout A Test

Here is an interesting one.

A. On field throughout a Test match (the number of days the match
lasted is at the end of the line; qualification - at least 3 days):

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Nazar Mohammad   Pak v Ind  Lucknow      1952-53   4
DJ McGlew        SAf v NZ   Wellington   1952-53   4
CA Milton        Eng v NZ   Leeds        1958      5**
JH Edrich        Eng v NZ   Leeds        1965      5
D Lloyd          Eng v Ind  Birmingham   1974      3
G Boycott        Eng v Aus  Leeds        1977      4
Taslim Arif      Pak v Aus  Faisalabad   1979-80   4*
SM Gavaskar      Ind v WI   Georgetown   1982-83   5**
DSBP Kuruppu     SL  v NZ   Colombo      1986-87   5
MA Taylor        Aus v Pak  Sydney       1989-90   6***
MA Taylor        Aus v SAf  Melbourne    1993-94   5*
GW Flower        Zim v Pak  Harare       1994-95   4
BA Young         NZ  v SL   Dunedin      1996-97   4
HH Gibbs         SAf v NZ   Christchurch 1998-99   5
MS Atapattu      SL  v Zim  Bulawayo     1999-00   5*
MS Atapattu      SL  v Pak  Kandy        2000-01   5**
MS Atapattu      SL  v Eng  Galle        2000-01   5
ML Hayden        Aus v Zim  Perth        2003-04   5
RS Dravid        Ind v Pak  Lahore       2005-06   5

Notes:
1. * - rain prevented play on one day; ** - two days; *** - three days

2. Milton and Kuruppu were making their Test debuts.

3. Esoterica - Taslim and Kuruppu had their pads on throughout the
match.

B. Batsmen who have batted on each day of a five-day Test match:

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ML Jaisimha    20* &  74   Ind v Aus  Calcutta     1959-60
G Boycott     107  &  80*  Eng v Aus  Nottingham   1977
KJ Hughes     117  &  84   Aus v Eng  Lord's       1980
AJ Lamb        23  & 110   Eng v WI   Lord's       1984
RJ Shastri    111  &   7*  Ind v Eng  Calcutta     1984-85

Source: Aslam in r.s.c

[puneets]

Best Efforts By First-Time Opening Partnerships

410 V Sehwag/RS Dravid (Ind v Pak, Lahore, 2005-06)

296 CS Dempster/JE Mills (NZ v Eng, Wellington, 1929-30)

260 B Mitchell/IJ Siedle (SAf v Eng, Cape Town, 1930-31)

249 Khalid Ibadullah/Abdul Kadir (Pak v Aus, Karachi, 1964-65)

219 WM Lawry/IR Redpath (Aus v SAf, Melbourne, 1963-64)

214 D Ganga/CH Gayle (WI v Zim, Bulawayo, 2001)

198 G Pullar/RW Barber (Eng v Pak, Dacca, 1961-62)

190 ME Trescothick/AJ Strauss (Eng v NZ, Lord's, 2004)

185 FS Jackson/TW Hayward (Eng v Aus, The Oval, 1899)

173 GM Carew/AG Ganteaume (WI v Eng, Port-of-Spain, 1947-48)

168 Saeed Anwar/Taufeeq Umar (Pak v BD, Multan, 2001-02)

159 JB Hobbs/W Rhodes (Eng v SAf, Johannesburg(1), 1909-10)

159 RE Redmond/GM Turner (NZ v Pak, Auckland, 1972-73)

158 ML Hayden/JL Langer (Aus v Eng, The Oval, 2001)

156 SM Gavaskar/Arun Lal (Ind v SL, Madras, 1982-83)

155 GA Gooch/CJ Tavare (Eng v Ind, Madras, 1981-82)

154 AC MacLaren/TW Hayward (Eng v Aus, Sydney(1), 1901-02)

153 SV Carlisle/TR Gripper (Zim v SL, Galle, 2001-02)

Note: RH Catterall and B Mitchell of South Africa had first-wicket partnerships of 119 and 171 in their first Test match as opening pair against England at Birmingham in 1929.

Source: Aslam in r.s.c

[Sandeep]

Puneets, what do you mean by first time opening partnerships? Didn't Dravid and Sehwag open against Srilanka?

[puneets]

No. It was Gambhir-Dravid, Gambhir-Sehwag and Gambhir-Pathan in the Ind-SL tests.

[puneets]

Most 'bowled' by one bowler in an ODI innings

Yesterday, Brett Lee took 5 wickets (4 of which were bowled!).
Here is a list of bowlers who dismissed at least four batsmen 'bowled' in one Limited-overs International innings. The first column gives the innings bowling analysis.

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FIVE:
5-25  Waqar Younis   Pak v SAf  Durban         Feb  9, 1993

FOUR:
5-38  J Garner       WI  v Eng  Lord's         Jun 23, 1979
4-37  RJ Ratnayake   SL  v Aus  Melbourne      Jan 19, 1985
5-1   CA Walsh       WI  v SL   Sharjah        Dec  3, 1986
4-29  CEL Ambrose    WI  v Pak  Sharjah        Oct 22, 1988
5-38  Wasim Akram    Pak v WI   Sharjah        Oct 14, 1989
6-26  Waqar Younis   Pak v SL   Sharjah        Apr 29, 1990
6-12  A Kumble       Ind v WI   Calcutta       Nov 27, 1993
5-40  RP Snell       SAf v Aus  Melbourne      Jan 21, 1994
4-49  DW Fleming     Aus v Pak  Multan         Oct 14, 1994
4-33  Waqar Younis   Pak v NZ   East London    Dec 19, 1994
5-46  DK Morrison    NZ  v Pak  Christchurch   Dec 17, 1995
5-41  EA Brandes     Zim v Ind  Paarl          Jan 27, 1997
4-29  Aaqib Javed    Pak v Ind  Hyderabad(P)   Sep 28, 1997
4-36  SM Pollock     SAf v SL   Port Elizabeth Dec 15, 2000
5-19  Shoaib Akhtar  Pak v NZ   Auckland       Feb 18, 2001
6-17  Shoaib Akhtar  Pak v NZ   Karachi        Apr 21, 2002
5-10  Mohammad Sami  Pak v NZ   Lahore         Dec  1, 2003
5-11  Shahid Afridi  Pak v Ken  Birmingham     Sep 15, 2004
5-22  B Lee          Aus v SAf  Melbourne      Jan 20, 2006

Notes:
1. The following two bowlers took 6 wickets in a Limited-overs
International innings without assistance from a fielder.

6-26  Waqar Younis   Pak v SL   Sharjah        Apr 29, 1990
      4 'bowled'; 2 'lbw'
6-23  AA Donald      SAf v Ken  Nairobi        Oct  3, 1996
      3 'bowled; 3 'lbw'

2. The record for most 'lbw' dismissals by one bowler in a
Limited-overs International innings is five:

5-15  MA Ealham      Eng v Zim  Kimberley      Jan 30, 2000

Source: Aslam in r.s.c.

[puneets]

Both Captains Scoring Centuries

In the 2nd test, both the captains (Inzi and Dravid) have scored centuries.

Here is a list of Test matches in which the captains from both sides scored centuries. The home sides and the home side captains are listed first.

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SAf v Eng  Durban(1)       1913-14
HW Taylor 109; JWHT Douglas 119

Eng v Aus  Lord's          1930
APF Chapman 121; WM Woodfull 155

Eng v Aus  Lord's          1938
WR Hammond 240; DG Bradman 120*

SAf v Eng  Durban(5)       1938-39
A Melville 103; WR Hammond 140

Eng v Aus  Lord's          1953
L Hutton 145; AL Hassett 104

Eng v SAf  Manchester      1955
PBH May 117; DJ McGlew 104

SAf v NZ   Johannesburg(4) 1961-62
DJ McGlew 120; JR Reid 142

Eng v Aus  Manchester      1964
ER Dexter 174; RB Simpson 311

WI  v Eng  Kingston        1967-68
GStA Sobers 113*; MC Cowdrey 101

Aus v WI   Sydney(5)       1968-69
WM Lawry 151; GStA Sobers 113

WI  v NZ   Bridgetown      1971-72
GStA Sobers 142; BE Congdon 126

WI  v Aus  Bridgetown      1972-73
RB Kanhai 105; IM Chappell 106*

NZ  v Aus  Wellington      1973-74
BE Congdon 132; IM Chappell 145 & 121

Ind v WI   Bombay          1978-79
SM Gavaskar 205; AI Kallicharran 187

Pak v Aus  Faisalabad      1979-80
Javed Miandad 106*; GS Chappell 235

Pak v Ind  Faisalabad      1982-83
Imran Khan 117; SM Gavaskar 127

WI  v Ind  Port-of-Spain   1982-83
CH Lloyd 143; Kapil Dev 100*

Ind v Aus  Madras          1986-87
Kapil Dev 119; AR Border 106

Aus v Eng  Adelaide        1986-87
AR Border 100*; MW Gatting 100

Eng v Pak  The Oval        1987
MW Gatting 150*; Imran Khan 118

Ind v WI   Delhi           1987-88
DB Vengsarkar 102; IVA Richards 109*

Pak v Aus  Faisalabad      1988-89
Javed Miandad 107; AR Border 113*

Eng v Ind  Lord's          1990
GA Gooch 333 & 123; M Azharuddin 121

Eng v Ind  Manchester      1990
GA Gooch 116; M Azharuddin 179

WI  v Aus  Kingston        1998-99
BC Lara 213; SR Waugh 100

WI  v Aus  Bridgetown      1998-99
BC Lara 153*; SR Waugh 199

Eng v Ind  Leeds           2002
N Hussain 110; SC Ganguly 128

SL  v NZ   Colombo(RPS)    2002-03
HP Tillakaratne 144; SP Fleming 274*

SAf v WI   Johannesburg    2003-04
GC Smith 132; BC Lara 202

WI  v Eng  St John's       2003-04
BC Lara 400*; MP Vaughan 140

WI  v SAf  St John's       2004-05
S Chanderpaul 127; GC Smith 126

Eng v Aus  Manchester      2005
MP Vaughan 166; RT Ponting 156

Pak v Ind  Faisalabad      2005-06
Inzamam-ul-Haq 119; RS Dravid 103

Notes:
1. Hutton and Hassett both opened the innings.

2. Sobers and Cowdrey both were dismissed for 'ducks' in the other
innings.

Source: Aslam in r.s.c

[puneets]

Large Test Totals Overtaken

Yesterday India scored 603 runs to ovetake Pakistan's 588 in the first innings. Here are other such instances.

A. All instances where a Test side batting second overtook a total of 500 or more, the side batting first is listed first:

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SAf  588-6d  v WI   747     St John's      2004-05
Pak  588     v Ind  603     Faisalabad     2005-06
Ind  537-8d  v SL   952-6d  Colombo        1997-98
WI   530-5d  v Ind  565     Calcutta       1987-88
Ind  521     v Eng  564     Nottingham     1996
Ind  513-9d  v WI   629-9d  St John's      2002
Ind  509     v Pak  699-5d  Lahore         1989-90
Aus  503-9d  v WI   606     Sydney         1992-93
Ind  500     v Pak  674-6   Faisalabad     1984-85

B. Other instances where both sides totaled 500 or more runs in their first innings, the side batting first is listed first:

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RSA  538     v Eng  505     Leeds          1951
WI   681-8d  v Eng  537     Port-of-Spain  1953-54
Aus  668     v WI   510     Bridgetown     1954-55
Aus  656-8d  v Eng  611     Manchester     1964
Aus  650-6d  v WI   573     Bridgetown     1964-65
Pak  600-7d  v Eng  545     The Oval       1974
WI   593-5d  v Eng  593     St John's      1993-94
Aus  599-4d  v Pak  580-9d  Peshawar       1998-99
Eng  515     v Ind  508     The Oval       2002
Aus  556     v Ind  523     Adelaide       2003-04

Souce: Aslam in r.s.c

[puneets]

Inzamam-ul-Haq became the first player in the Limited-overs International cricket to be dismissed in 9 different ways.

Bowled (36)
Caught in the field (104)
Caught by the wicketkeeper (43)
Caught and bowled (10)
LBW (33)
Run out (38)
Stumped (12)
Hit wicket (1)
Obstructing the fielder (1)

[puneets]

Dravid overtook Ponting to become the eighth (8th) most prolific scorer in test matches. He has scored 8810 runs at an average of 58.34!
With two more tests to go, he'll most likely surpass Miandad and Gooch and end up behind Sunil Gavaskar.

[BSharma]

Thanks Puneet for the cricket stats and trivia.