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This list of first-class cricket records shows some record team and individual performances in first-class cricket. The list is necessarily selective, since it is in cricket's nature to generate copious records and statistics. Both instance records (such as highest team and individual scores, lowest team scores and record margins of victory) and season and career records (such as most runs or wickets in a season, and most runs or wickets in a career) are included.

Some matches are not universally accepted as first-class, and there are thus some discrepancies in figures given by different authorities. For instance, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack shows career figures for some cricketers different from those accepted by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS). Also, different authorities assign different start dates for first-class cricket, ranging from the 17th century to 1864. Career figures shown here are those accepted by the ACS, and quoted online at Wisden Cricinfo and the CricketArchive. For further information, see variations in first-class cricket statistics.

The 2006 Annual General Meeting of the ACS adopted the principle that first-class cricket's historical record began in the 17th century, probably after 1660, and (due to the paucity of surviving scores prior to 1772) that its statistical record began in the 1772 season. The earliest known match of importance dates from 1697. The ACS is working with CricketArchive to identify all the known early matches, and to capture all the scores and other information that has survived. Accordingly, the ACS deems matches that CricketArchive designates "major" or "first-class" to be included in the historical study of first-class cricket. As research continues into the early matches, more scorecards may come to light.

Although aspects of the game have changed over its history, the rules of first-class cricket have remained essentially the same.

Contents

[edit] Notation

Team notation
  • 300-3 indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
  • 300-3d indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
  • 300 indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.
Batting Notation
  • 100 indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
  • 100* indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
  • 100* against a partnership means that the two batsmen added 100 runs to the team's total, and neither of them was out.
Bowling Notation
  • 5-100 indicates that a bowler captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.

[edit] Team records

[edit] Team scoring records

[edit] Greatest margins of victory by an innings

Qualification: Innings and 550 runs.

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 Innings and 851 runs Railways beat Dera Ismail Khan[1] Lahore 1964-65
2 Innings and 666 runs Victoria beat Tasmania[2] Melbourne 1922-23
3 Innings and 656 runs Victoria beat New South Wales[3] Melbourne 1926-27
4 Innings and 605 runs New South Wales beat South Australia[4] Sydney 1900-01
5 Innings and 579 runs England beat Australia[5] The Oval 1938
6 Innings and 575 runs Sind beat Baluchistan[6] Karachi 1973-74
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Greatest margins of victory by runs

Qualification: 575 runs.

Rank Margin Teams Venue Season
1 685 runs New South Wales beat Queensland[7] Sydney 1929-30
2 675 runs England beat Australia[8] Brisbane 1928-29
3 638 runs New South Wales beat South Australia[9] Adelaide 1920-21
4 609 runs Muslim Commercial Bank beat Water and Power Development Authority[10] Lahore 1977-78
5 585 runs Sargodha beat Lahore Municipal Corporation[11] Faisalabad 1978-79
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Victory without losing a wicket

Teams Venue Season
Lancashire beat Leicestershire[12] Manchester 1956
Karachi A beat Sind A[13] Karachi 1957-58
Railways beat Jammu and Kashmir[14] Srinagar 1960-61
Karnataka beat Kerala[15] Chikmagalur 1977-78
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Ties

There have been more than thirty ties in first class cricket since 1948. Before then, a tie was sometimes declared where the scores were level when scheduled play ended, but the side batting last still had wickets in hand. Matches where this happens are considered a draw today, and a tie is now recognised only where the scores are level and the side batting fourth is dismissed.

[edit] Highest totals

Qualification: 900.

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
1 1,107 Victoria (v New South Wales)[3] Melbourne 1926-27
2 1,059 Victoria (v Tasmania)[2] Melbourne 1922-23
3 952-6d Sri Lanka (v India)[16] Colombo 1997
4 951-7d Sind (v Baluchistan)[6] Karachi 1973-74
5 944-6d Hyderabad (v Andhra)[17] Secunderabad 1993-94
6 918 New South Wales (v South Australia)[4] Sydney 1900-01
=7 912-8d Holkar (v Mysore)[18] Indore 1945-46
=7 912-6d Tamil Nadu (v Goa)[19] Panaji 1988-89
9 910-6d Railways (v Dera Ismail Khan)[1] Lahore 1964-65
10 903-7d England (v Australia)[5] The Oval 1938
11 900-6d Queensland (v Victoria)[20] Brisbane 2005-06
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Lowest totals

Qualification: 15.

Rank Runs Teams Venue Season
=1 12 Oxford University (v MCC and Ground)[21] Oxford 1877
=1 12 Northamptonshire (v Gloucestershire)[22] Gloucester 1907
=3 13 Auckland (v Canterbury)[23] Auckland 1877-78
=3 13 Nottinghamshire (v Yorkshire)[24] Nottingham 1901
5 14 Surrey (v Essex)[25] Chelmsford 1983
=6 15 MCC (v Surrey)[26] Lord's 1839
=6 15 Victoria (v MCC)[27] Melbourne 1903-04
=6 15 Northamptonshire (v Yorkshire)[28] Northampton 1908
=6 15 Hampshire (v Warwickshire)[29] Birmingham 1922
The lowest total recorded in an "important" match (which is not universally recognised as first-class) was at Lord's, where England dismissed The Bs for 6 in 1810[30]
The lowest combined total for a side's two innings is 34 (16 and 18) by Border against Natal at East London in 1959-60[31]
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Highest totals in the fourth innings

Qualification: 510.

Rank Runs Teams Result Venue Season
1 654-5 England (v South Africa)[32] Drawn Durban 1938-39
2 604 Maharashtra (v Bombay)[33] Bombay won by 354 runs Poona 1948-49
3 576-8 Trinidad (v Barbados)[34] Drawn Port-of-Spain 1945-46
4 572 New South Wales (v South Australia)[35] South Australia won by 20 runs Sydney 1907-08
5 529-9 Western Australia Combined XI (v South Africans)[36] Drawn Perth 1963-64
6 518 Victoria (v Queensland)[37] Queensland won by 234 runs Brisbane 1926-27
7 513-9 Central Province (v Southern Province)[38] Central Province won by one wicket Kandy 2003-04
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Individual records

[edit] Individual records (batting)

[edit] Highest individual score - progression of record since 1820

Bill Ponsford, the only player to break his own record for highest individual score
Bill Ponsford, the only player to break his own record for highest individual score
Runs Player Match Venue Season
278 William Ward (MCC) MCC v Norfolk[39] Lord's 1820
344 W. G. Grace (Gentlemen of MCC) Kent v Gentlemen of MCC[40] Canterbury 1876
424 Archie MacLaren (Lancashire) Somerset v Lancashire[41] Taunton 1895
429 Bill Ponsford (Victoria) Victoria v Tasmania[2] Melbourne 1922-23
437 Bill Ponsford (Victoria) Victoria v Queensland[42] Melbourne 1927-28
452* Don Bradman (New South Wales) New South Wales v Queensland[7] Sydney 1929-30
499 Hanif Mohammad (Karachi) Karachi v Bahawalpur[43] Karachi 1958-59
501* Brian Lara (Warwickshire) Warwickshire v Durham[44] Birmingham 1994
Sources: CricketArchive; Wisden 2006. Last updated: 2 September 2006.

Before 1820

The following individual scores in major matches are sometimes retrospectively credited as "first-class records".

While centuries were surely scored before 1772, no definite records have been found to confirm the details. Two Hampshire batsmen (probably Tom Sueter and either George Leer or Edward "Curry" Aburrow) recorded a first-wicket partnership of 192 against Surrey in 1767, but there is no record of their individual scores. John Small scored "over 140 runs" for Hampshire v Kent in 1768, but it is not known whether this was in the second innings; it may be his match total. If it was his match total, he could still have made a century in the second innings.

John Minshull scored the earliest century of which there is a definite record: he made 107 for Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham (he was listed as "J Minchin" on the scorecard), at Sevenoaks Vine (although the location is not certain), in 1769, but the match is not recognised as first-class.

Lord Frederick Beauclerk scored 170 for Homerton v Montpelier at Montpelier Gardens, Walworth in 1806. This match is not recognised as first-class, but it was the record score in all classes of cricket until Ward's 278.[45]

[edit] Highest individual score

The highest individual score in first-class cricket is 501*, scored by Brian Lara for Warwickshire in 1994. There have been nine other scores of 400 or more, including another one by Lara and two by Bill Ponsford.

Further information: List of first-class cricket quadruple centuries

[edit] Most runs in a career

Qualification: 40,000.

Rank Runs Player Innings Matches Average Career span
1 61,760 Jack Hobbs (Surrey and England) 1,325 834 50.70 from 1905 to 1934
2 58,959 Frank Woolley (Kent and England) 1,530 978 40.77 from 1906 to 1938
3 57,611 Patsy Hendren (Middlesex and England) 1,300 833 50.80 from 1907 to 1938
4 55,061 Phil Mead (Hampshire and England) 1,340 814 47.67 from 1905 to 1936
5 54,211 W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire, London County, and England) 1,478 870 39.45 from 1865 to 1908
6 50,670 Herbert Sutcliffe (Yorkshire and England) 1,098 754 52.02 from 1919 to 1945
7 50,551 Wally Hammond (Gloucestershire and England) 1,005 634 56.10 from 1920 to 1951
8 48,426 Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire and England) 1,014 609 56.83 from 1962 to 1986
9 47,793 Tom Graveney (Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and England) 1,223 732 44.91 from 1948 to 1971-72
10 44,846 Graham Gooch (Essex and England) 990 581 49.01 from 1973 to 1997 (plus one match in 2000)
11 43,551 Tom Hayward (Surrey and England) 1,138 712 41.79 from 1893 to 1914
12 43,423 Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire and England) 1,139 658 42.86 from 1960 to 1987
13 42,719 Colin Cowdrey (Kent and England) 1,130 692 42.89 from 1950 to 1976
14 41,284 Andy Sandham (Surrey and England) 1,000 643 44.82 from 1911 to 1937-38
15 40,685 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire and England) 861 519 52.22 from 1983-84 to 2008
16 40,140 Len Hutton (Yorkshire and England) 814 513 55.51 from 1934 to 1960
Source: Wisden 2006 and player profiles from Wisden Cricinfo. Last updated: 8 June 2008.

[edit] Most runs in a season

Rank Runs Player Season
1 3,816 runs (50 innings, average 90.85) Denis Compton (Middlesex & England) 1947
2 3,539 runs (52 innings, average 80.43) Bill Edrich (Middlesex & England) 1947
3 3,518 runs (61 innings, average 66.37) Tom Hayward (Surrey and England) 1906
4 3,429 runs (56 innings, average 68.58) Len Hutton (Yorkshire and England) 1949
5 3,352 runs (59 innings, average 60.94) Frank Woolley (Kent and England) 1928
These records are unlikely ever to be beaten, because fewer first-class matches are played nowadays
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: May 19, 2006.

[edit] Most runs in an over

Rank Runs Sequence Batsman Bowler Match Venue Season
=1 36 6 6 6 6 6 6 Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) Malcolm Nash (Glamorgan) Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire[46] Swansea 1968
=1 36 6 6 6 6 6 6 Ravi Shastri (Bombay) Tilak Raj (Baroda) Bombay v Baroda[47] Bombay 1984-85
=3 34 4 6 6 0 4 4 4 6
(2 no-balls)		 Ted Alletson (Nottinghamshire) Ernest Killick (Sussex) Sussex v Nottinghamshire[48] Hove 1911
=3 34 4 0 4 4 6 6 6 4
(8-ball over)		 Richard Edwards (New Zealand Governor-General's XI) Joey Carew (West Indians) Governor-General's XI v West Indians[49] Auckland 1968-69
=3 34 6 4 6 6 6 6 Frank Hayes (Lancashire) Malcolm Nash (Glamorgan) Glamorgan v Lancashire[50] Swansea 1977
=3 34 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 0
(2 no-balls contributed 2 extras each, so the over cost 38)		 Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire) Alex Tudor (Surrey) Lancashire v Surrey[51] Manchester 1998
=3 34 6 6 6 6 4 6 Craig Spearman (Gloucestershire) S. J. P. Moreton (Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) Oxford UCCE v Gloucestershire[52] Oxford 2005
The following instances are not usually included as records because the bowlers deliberately conceded runs in an attempt to manufacture an otherwise unlikely victory
75 0 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 1 4 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 4 0 1
(including 17 no-balls and only five legitimate deliveries; 2 no-balls not scored off contributed one each, so the over cost 77)		 Lee Germon and R. M. Ford (Canterbury) R. H. Vance (Wellington) Canterbury v Wellington[53] Christchurch 1989-90
34 6 6 6 6 4 6 Matthew Maynard (Glamorgan) Steve Marsh (Kent) Glamorgan v Kent[54] Swansea 1992
34 6 6 4 6 6 6 Glen Chapple (Lancashire) Tony Cottey (Glamorgan) Lancashire v Glamorgan[55] Manchester 1993
34 6 4 6 6 6 6 Barry Touzel (Western Province B) Frans Viljoen (Griqualand West) Western Province B v Griqualand West[56] Kimberley 1993-94
Source: Wisden 2006, and Wisden Cricinfo. Last updated: June 10, 2006.

[edit] High proportion of team's runs

It is not unusual for a batsman to dominate the scoring while he is at the wicket; it is more unusual for a batsman to dominate his side's completed total if they are all out.

The lowest completed first-class innings to include a fifty is Indians' 66 against Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1932, to which Nazir Ali contributed 52 (78.79%) and his partners just 9 (there were 5 extras)[57].

The lowest completed first-class innings to include a century is Nottinghamshire's 143 against Hampshire at Bournemouth in 1981, to which Clive Rice contributed 105* (73.4%) and his partners just 35 (there were 3 extras)[58].

The lowest completed first-class innings to include a double-century is Namibia's 282 against Kenya at Sharjah in January 2008, to which Gerrie Snyman contributed 230 (81.56%) and his partners just 43 (there were 9 extras)[59].

The lowest completed first-class innings to include a triple century is the Rest's 387 against Hindus at Bombay in 1943-44, to which Vijay Hazare contributed 309 (79.84%) and his partners just 59 (there were 19 extras)[60].

The lowest completed first-class total to include a score of 350 is Otago's 500 against Canterbury at Christchurch in 1952-53, to which opener Bert Sutcliffe contributed 385 (77.0%) and his partners just 86 (there were 29 extras)[61].

The highest percentage of runs scored in any completed innings is 83.43% by Glenn Turner who scored 141* out of Worcestershire's 169 against Glamorgan at Swansea in 1977. The remaining batsmen scored 27 and there was one extra[62].

In the 2007 English cricket season, Mark Ramprakash scored a record 30.02% of Surrey's runs excluding extras. In 16 matches he scored 2,026 runs at an average of 101.30, while his team mates managed 4,721 between them at an average of 26.08.[63]

[edit] Most boundaries in an innings

Qualification: 55 boundaries.

Rank boundaries Player Match Season
1 72 (10 sixes and 62 fours) Brian Lara (he scored 501*) Warwickshire v Durham at Birmingham[44] 1994
2 68 (68 fours) Percy Perrin (343*) Essex v Derbyshire at Chesterfield[64] 1904
3 65 (a six and 64 fours) Archie MacLaren (424) Lancashire v Somerset at Taunton[41] 1895
4 64 (64 fours) Hanif Mohammad (499) Karachi v Bahawalpur at Karachi[43] 1958-59
=5 57 (5 sixes and 52 fours) John Edrich (310*)
(The most boundaries in a Test match innings)		 England v New Zealand at Leeds[65] 1965
=5 57 (5 sixes and 52 fours) Naved Latif (394) Sargodha v Gujranwala at Gujranwala[66] 2000-01
=7 55 (55 fours) Charles Gregory (383) New South Wales v Queensland at Brisbane[67] 1906-07
=7 55 (2 sixes and 53 fours) Geoff Marsh (355*) Western Australia v South Australia at Perth[68] 1989-90
=7 55 (3 sixes, 1 five and 51 fours) Sanjay Manjrekar (377) Bombay v Hyderabad at Bombay[69] 1990-91
=7 55 (3 sixes and 52 fours) Darren Lehmann (339) Yorkshire v Durham at Headingley[70] 2006
There have been higher proportions of boundaries in an innings. In 2004 Thilina Kandamby playing for Sri Lankans against Zimbabwe A at Harare scored 52 including 10 fours and 2 sixes.[1] At Leicester in 2006 Mark Pettini of Essex, facing Leicestershire "bowlers" who were giving away runs in order to contrive a positive result, hit 114* including 12 fours and 11 sixes (Essex lost).[2]
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: September 23, 2006.

[edit] Highest career average

Don Bradman: his first class average of 95.14 is, like his Test average of 99.94, streets ahead of anyone else's
Don Bradman: his first class average of 95.14 is, like his Test average of 99.94, streets ahead of anyone else's

Qualification: 100 matches, average 57.00.

Rank Average Player Matches played Career span
1 95.14 (28,067 runs) Don Bradman (New South Wales, South Australia and Australia) 234 matches from 1927-28 to 1948-49
2 71.22 (13,248 runs) Vijay Merchant (Bombay and India) 150 matches from 1929-30 to 1951
3 69.86 (9,921 runs) George Headley (Jamaica and West Indies) 103 matches from 1927-28 to 1948-49 (plus occasional matches up to 1954)
4 67.46 (10,120 runs) Ajay Sharma (Delhi and India) 129 matches from 1984-85 to 2000-01
5 65.18 (13,819 runs) Bill Ponsford (Victoria and Australia) 162 matches from 1920-21 to 1934 (plus one match in 1934-35)
6 64.99 (13,388 runs) Bill Woodfull (Victoria and Australia) 174 matches from 1921-22 to 1934 (plus one match in 1934-35)
7 60.06 (18,681 runs) Ricky Ponting (Tasmania and Australia) 215 matches from 1992-93 to 2008
8 59.67 (9,965 runs) Vinod Kambli (Bombay/Mumbai and India) 129 matches from 1989-90 to 2004-05
9 59.37 (20,545 runs) Sachin Tendulkar (Bombay/Mumbai and India) 247 matches from 1988-89 to 2007-08
10 58.38 (18,740 runs) Vijay Hazare (Maharashtra, Baroda and India) 238 matches from 1934-35 to 1960-61 (plus occasional matches to 1966-67)
11 58.24 (16,890 runs) Lindsay Hassett (Victoria and Australia) 216 matches from 1932-33 to 1953 (plus one match in 1953-54)
12 57.83 (25,795 runs) Darren Lehmann (South Australia, Victoria, Australia and Yorkshire) 284 matches from 1987-88 to 2007-08
13 57.32 (19,147 runs) Michael Bevan (New South Wales, Tasmania and Australia) 237 matches from 1989-90 to 2006-07
14 57.22 (12,762 runs) Alan Kippax (New South Wales and Australia) 175 matches from 1918-19 to 1934-35
Source: Wisden 2006, Cricinfo and [3]. Last updated: 4 June 2008.

[edit] Most triple-centuries

Qualification: 3. Includes all scores of 300 or more.

Rank Triple-centuries Player Matches Career span
1 6 Donald Bradman (two for Australia, two for New South Wales and two for South Australia) in 234 matches from 1927-28 to 1948-49
=2 4 Bill Ponsford (all for Victoria) in 162 matches from 1920-21 to 1934 (plus one match in 1934-35)
=2 4 Wally Hammond (one for England and three for Gloucestershire) in 634 matches from 1920 to 1951
=4 3 W. G. Grace (two for Gloucestershire and one for MCC) in 870 matches from 1865 to 1908
=4 3 Graeme Hick (all for Worcestershire) in 519 matches from 1983-84 to 2008
=4 3 Brian Lara (two for West Indies and one for Warwickshire) in 259 matches from 1987-88 to 2006-07
=4 3 Mike Hussey (all for Northamptonshire) in 204 matches from 1994-95 to 2008
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: 8 June 2008.

[edit] Most double-centuries

Qualification: 15. Includes all scores of 200 or more.

Rank Double-centuries Player Matches Career span
1 37 Donald Bradman (twelve for Australia in Test matches, seven for touring Australian sides, eight for New South Wales, eight for South Australia, one for WM Woodfull's XI and one for DG Bradman's XI) in 234 matches from 1927-28 to 1948-49
2 36 Wally Hammond (seven for England in Test matches, twenty-four for Gloucestershire, five for touring MCC sides) in 634 matches from 1920 to 1951
3 22 Patsy Hendren (one for England in a Test match, four for touring MCC sides, fifteen for Middlesex and two for MCC) in 833 matches from 1907 to 1938
4 17 Herbert Sutcliffe (sixteen for Yorkshire and one for England in a Test trial) in 754 matches from 1919 to 1945
=5 16 C. B. Fry (thirteen for Sussex, two for Hampshire and one for Gentlemen) in 394 matches from 1892 to 1921-22
=5 16 Jack Hobbs (one for England in a Test match, thirteen for Surrey, one for Players and one for Rest of England) in 834 matches from 1905 to 1934
=5 16 Graeme Hick (fourteen for Worcestershire, one for Zimbabweans and one for Northern Districts) in 519 matches from 1983-84 to 2008
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: 8 June 2008.

[edit] Most centuries

Qualification: 115.

Rank Centuries Player Matches Career span
1 199 Jack Hobbs
including 15 for England in Test matches, 12 for touring representative MCC teams, 144 for Surrey, and 16 for Players v Gentlemen		 in 834 matches from 1905 to 1934
2 170 Patsy Hendren
including 7 for England in Test matches, 16 for touring representative MCC teams, 119 for Middlesex, and 13 for MCC		 in 833 matches from 1907 to 1938
3 167 Wally Hammond
including 22 for England in Test matches, 20 for touring representative MCC teams, and 113 for Gloucestershire		 in 634 matches from 1920 to 1951
4 153 Phil Mead
including 4 for England in Test matches, 3 for touring representative MCC teams, and 138 for Hampshire		 in 814 matches from 1905 to 1936
=5 151 Herbert Sutcliffe
including 16 for England in Test matches, 7 for touring representative MCC teams, and 112 for Yorkshire		 in 754 matches from 1919 to 1945
=5 151 Geoffrey Boycott
including 22 for England in Test matches, 13 for touring representative MCC teams, and 103 for Yorkshire		 in 609 matches from 1962 to 1986
7 145 Frank Woolley
including 5 for England in Test matches, 7 for touring representative MCC teams, and 122 for Kent		 in 978 matches from 1906 to 1938
8 135 Graeme Hick
including 6 for England in Test matches, 7 for touring representative England teams, 105 for Worcestershire, and 10 for Northern Districts		 in 519 matches from 1983-84 to 2008
9 129 Len Hutton
including 19 for England in Test matches, 18 for touring representative MCC teams, and 85 for Yorkshire		 in 513 matches from 1934 to 1960
10 128 Graham Gooch
including 20 for England in Test matches, 8 for official touring representative England teams, and 94 for Essex		 in 581 matches from 1973 to 1997 (plus one match in 2000)
11 124 W. G. Grace
including 2 for England in Test matches, 19 for MCC teams, 52 for Gloucestershire, 7 for London County, and 15 for Gentlemen v Players		 in 870 matches from 1865 to 1908
12 123 Denis Compton
including 17 for England in Test matches, 20 for touring representative MCC teams, and 67 for Middlesex		 in 515 matches from 1936 to 1958 (plus occasional matches to 1964)
13 122 Tom Graveney
including 11 for England in Test matches, 16 for touring representative MCC teams, 50 for Gloucestershire, and 27 for Worcestershire		 in 732 matches from 1948 to 1971-72
14 117 Donald Bradman
including 29 for Australia in Test matches, 30 for touring representative Australian teams or representative Australian teams against touring representative teams, 21 for New South Wales, and 25 for South Australia		 in 234 matches from 1927-28 to 1948 (plus occasional matches in 1948-49)
The following also achieved 100 centuries. Viv Richards (114), Zaheer Abbas (108), Andy Sandham (107), Colin Cowdrey (107), Tom Hayward (104), Glenn Turner (103), John Edrich (103), Ernest Tyldesley (102), Les Ames (102), Dennis Amiss (102).
Source: Wisden 2006 and CricketArchive. Last updated: 8 June 2008.

[edit] Ineffective batsmen

Many cricketers with short first class careers fail to ever score a run, and finish with a batting average of 0.00. Seymour Clark (a wicket-keeper for Somerset in the 1930 season) is believed to hold the record for most innings in a scoreless career[71] with nine innings in his five matches, including seven ducks.[72] The record for most matches in a career without ever scoring is believed to belong to John Howarth[71] (a Nottinghamshire fast-medium bowler in the 1960s), whose thirteen matches included seven innings and four ducks.[73]

The longest sequence of consecutive scoreless innings is 12 by Mark Robinson for Northamptonshire in 1990, whose scores that season were 1*, 0*, 1, 0, 0*, 0*, 0*, 0*, 0*, 0, 0, 0, 0*, 0*, 0 and 1*.[74]

[edit] Individual records (bowling)

[edit] Most wickets in a career

Wilfred Rhodes, an outstanding all rounder: he took more wickets than anyone else, and also regularly opened the batting for England
Wilfred Rhodes, an outstanding all rounder: he took more wickets than anyone else, and also regularly opened the batting for England

Qualification: 2,400.

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average Career span
1 4,204 wickets Wilfred Rhodes (Yorkshire and England) in 1,110 matches 16.72 from 1898 to 1930
2 3,776 wickets Tich Freeman (Kent and England) in 592 matches 18.42 from 1914 to 1936
3 3,278 wickets Charlie Parker (Gloucestershire and England) in 635 matches 19.46 from 1903 to 1935
4 3,061 wickets Jack Hearne (Middlesex and England) in 639 matches 17.75 from 1888 to 1914 (plus one match in 1921 and another in 1923)
5 2,979 wickets Tom Goddard (Gloucestershire and England) in 593 matches 19.84 from 1922 to 1952
6 2,874 wickets Alec Kennedy (Hampshire and England) in 677 matches 21.23 from 1907 to 1936
7 2,857 wickets Derek Shackleton (Hampshire and England) in 647 matches 18.65 from 1948 to 1969
8 2,844 wickets Tony Lock (Surrey, Leicestershire, England and Western Australia) in 654 matches 19.23 from 1946 to 1970-71
9 2,830 wickets Fred Titmus (Middlesex and England) in 792 matches 22.37 from 1949 to 1980 (plus one match in 1982)
10 2,809 wickets W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire, London County and England) in 870 matches 18.14 from 1865 to 1908
11 2,784 wickets Maurice Tate (Sussex and England) in 679 matches 18.16 from 1912 to 1937
12 2,742 wickets George Herbert Hirst (Yorkshire and England) in 826 matches 18.73 from 1891 to 1921-2 (plus one match in 1929)
13 2,503 wickets Colin "Charlie" Blythe (Kent and England) in 439 matches 16.81 from 1899 to 1914
14 2,465 wickets Derek Underwood (Kent and England) in 676 matches 20.28 from 1963 to 1987
15 2,432 wickets Ewart Astill (Leicestershire and England) in 733 matches 23.76 from 1906 to 1939
Source: [4]. Last updated: June 8, 2006.

[edit] Most wickets in a season

Qualification: 275 wickets.

Rank Wickets Player Average Season
1 304 Tich Freeman (England, Kent and Players) 18.05 1928
2 298 Tich Freeman (England, Kent, Players and South of England) 15.26 1933
3 290 Tom Richardson (Surrey, Players and South of England) 14.37 1895
4 283 Charles Turner (Australians) 11.68 1888
5 276 Tich Freeman (England, Kent and Players) 15.60 1931
6 275 Tich Freeman (England, Kent, Players and South of England) 16.84 1930
Remarkably, Freeman took 250 wickets or more in England in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933.
These records are unlikely ever to be beaten, because fewer first-class matches are played nowadays
Source: [5]. Last updated: 16 August 2005.

[edit] Best figures in an innings

John Wisden, who in one innings clean bowled all ten South of England batsmen in 1850
John Wisden, who in one innings clean bowled all ten South of England batsmen in 1850

The most wickets possible in an eleven-a-side match is ten, and this has been achieved on a number of occasions. The first to do so was Edmund Hinkly in 1848 for Kent v England at Lord's[75]. Perhaps the most famous early instance was two years later, when John Wisden, playing for the North of England v South of England at Lord's in 1850, clean bowled all ten South batsmen[76]. In these early matches, the number of runs scored off each bowler was not recorded. The only other all-ten analysis not to contain any direct assistance from a fielder was by Eric Hollies, who got seven Nottinghamshire batsman out clean bowled and three leg before wicket in his ten for 49 for Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 1946[77].

The cheapest all-ten (and therefore the best innings bowling analysis in first-class cricket) was achieved by Hedley Verity in 1932 at Headingley, when he took ten for 10 for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire[78]. The most expensive all-ten recorded was ten for 175 by Eddie Hemmings playing for a touring International XI against a West Indies XI at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica in 1982[79].

The only bowlers to take all ten wickets in an innings more than once were Tich Freeman (three times in 1929, 1930 and 1931), John Wisden (twice, in 1850 and 1851), Vyell Walker (1859 and 1865), Hedley Verity (twice, 1931 and 1932), and Jim Laker (twice, both against the 1956 Australians). W. G. Grace achieved a ten-for analysis twice, in 1873 and 1886; on the first occasion he also scored a century, but the second occasion was in a twelve-a-side match.

[edit] Best figures in a match

The most wickets ever taken in a first-class match is nineteen, by Jim Laker for England against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1956, in the fourth Test match of that year's Ashes series. His figures were nine for 37 in Australia's first innings, and ten for 53 in their second[80].

Laker's feat has never been paralleled in first-class cricket. Eighteen wickets in a match was achieved by William Lillywhite for eleven Players against sixteen Gentlemen at Lord's in 1837, and by Henry Arkwright for MCC against Kent in a 12-a-side match at Canterbury in 1861, but seventeen is the most otherwise recorded in an eleven-a-side match. Apart from Laker's, there has only been one instance of seventeen wickets in a match since World War II, by John Davison for Canada against United States of America in an ICC Intercontinental Cup match in 2004[81].

[edit] Five wickets in an innings

Individual bowlers take great credit if they can capture five or more wickets in an innings. The earliest known instance of this was by William Bullen, who bowled five batsmen out when playing for All-England v Hampshire at Sevenoaks Vine in 1774. Scorecards were still uncommon at the time and bowling analyses were incomplete; bowlers were only credited with "bowled" victims, catches being awarded to the fielder only.

Tich Freeman took five wickets in an innings a record 386 times. Wilfred Rhodes achieved it 287 times.

[edit] Ten wickets in a match

It is a notable achievement for a bowler to capture 10 wickets in a match, and the feat is usually highlighted in career statistics. The earliest known instance was by Thomas Brett of Hampshire against Surrey at Laleham Burway in 1775. Brett's victims were "all bowled" as he was not credited with wickets falling to catches. He took seven in the first innings and four in the second (but Surrey still won by 69 runs).

Tich Freeman took ten wickets in a match a record 140 times. Charlie Parker achieved it 91 times.

[edit] Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is when a bowler takes three wickets in three consecutive deliveries. Doug Wright achieved the most hat-tricks in first-class cricket with 7, and Tom Goddard and Charlie Parker each took 6.[82]

In 1907, Albert Trott of Middlesex took four wickets in four balls, and another hat-trick, in the same Somerset innings.[83] In 1963-64, Joginder Rao playing for Services took two hat-tricks in the same Northern Punjab innings during his second first-class match, after having also taken a hat-trick in his début match.[84] Other instances of two hat-tricks in a match have been achieved by Alfred Shaw (in 1884), Jimmy Matthews (1912 in a Test match), Charlie Parker (1924), Roly Jenkins (1949), and Amin Lakhani (1978-79).[85]

Four wickets in four balls is a rarer achievement, first done by Joseph Wells for Kent against Sussex in 1862.[86] Alan Walker, for Nottinghamshire in 1956, uniquely took the last wicket of Leicestershire's first innings, and a hat-trick with the first three balls of their second innings.[87]

Five wickets in five balls has never been achieved. Five wickets in six balls has been achieved four times,[88] by Bill Copson for Derbyshire against Warwickshire in 1937,[89], by William Henderson for North East Transvaal against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein in 1937-38,[90], by Pat Pocock for Surrey against Sussex at Eastbourne in 1972,[91] and by Yasir Arafat for Rawalpindi against Faisalabad at Rawalpindi in 2004-05.[92] Pocock's spell also included six wickets in nine balls and seven wickets in eleven balls, both records.

[edit] Individual records (all-rounders)

An all-rounder excels at more than one discipline, usually both batting and bowling. Wicket-keeping all-rounders are effective batsmen and effective wicket-keepers.

[edit] Career all-rounders

W. G. Grace, 54,000 runs and 2,800 wickets, and a cricketing stalwart of the Victorian era
W. G. Grace, 54,000 runs and 2,800 wickets, and a cricketing stalwart of the Victorian era

Qualification: 22,000 runs and 1,100 wickets.

Player Runs Wickets Matches Career span
Frank Woolley (Kent and England) 58,959 (average 40.77) 2,066 (average 19.87)
Woolley also took 1,018 catches		 978 from 1906 to 1938
W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire, London County, and England) 54,211 (average 39.45) 2,809 (average 18.14) 870 from 1865 to 1908
Wilfred Rhodes (Yorkshire and England) 39,969 (average 30.81) 4,204 (average 16.72) 1,110 from 1898 to 1930
Jack Hearne (John William Hearne) (Middlesex and England) 37,252 (average 40.98) 1,839 (average 24.42) 647 from 1909 to 1936
George Herbert Hirst (Yorkshire and England) 36,356 (average 34.13) 2,742 (average 18.73) 826 from 1891 to 1921 (plus one match in 1929)
Brian Close (Yorkshire, Somerset and England) 34,994 (average 33.26) 1,171 (average 26.42) 786 from 1949 to 1977 (plus occasional matches to 1986)
James Langridge (Sussex and England) 31,716 (average 35.20) 1,530 (average 22.56) 695 from 1924 to 1953
Trevor Bailey (Essex and England) 28,641 (average 33.42) 2,082 (average 23.13) 682 from 1945 to 1967
John King (Leicestershire) 25,122 (average 27.33) 1,204 (average 25.17) 552 from 1895 to 1925
John Gunn (Nottinghamshire and England) 24,557 (average 33.18) 1,242 (average 24.52) 535 from 1896 to 1925 (plus occasional matches to 1932)
Johnny Douglas (Essex and England) 24,531 (average 27.90) 1,893 (average 23.32) 651 from 1901 to 1930
Ray Illingworth (Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England) 24,134 (average 28.06) 2,072 (average 20.27) 787 from 1951 to 1983
Vallance Jupp (Sussex, Northamptonshire and England) 23,296 (average 29.41) 1,658 (average 23.01) 529 from 1909 to 1938
Ewart Astill (Leicestershire and England) 22,735 (average 22.55) 2,432 (average 23.76) 733 from 1906 to 1939
Albert Relf (Sussex and England) 22,238 (average 26.79) 1,897 (average 20.94) 565 from 1900 to 1921
Note: in addition to the above, Fred Titmus, Garfield Sobers, Mike Procter, Maurice Tate and Peter Sainsbury all achieved 20,000 runs and 1,000 wickets
Source: [6] and [7]. Last updated: 13 March 2007.

[edit] Career wicket-keeping all-rounders

Qualification: 20,000 runs and 1,000 dismissals.

Player Runs Dismissals Matches Career span
Jim Parks (Sussex, Somerset and England) 36,673 (average 34.76) 1,181 (1,088 c, 93 st) 739 from 1949 to 1976
Les Ames (Kent and England) 37,248 (average 43.51) 1,121 (703 c, 418 st) 593 from 1926 to 1951
Source: [8] and [9]. Last updated: 12 March 2007.

[edit] Individual records (wicket-keepers)

[edit] Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in a career

Qualification: 1,100.

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Career span
1 1,649 (1,473 caught, 176 stumped) Bob Taylor (Derbyshire and England) in 639 matches from 1960 to 1988
2 1,527 (1,270 c, 257 st) John Murray (Middlesex and England) in 635 matches from 1952 to 1975
3 1,497 (1,242 c, 255 st) Bert Strudwick (Surrey and England) in 675 matches from 1902 to 1927
4 1,344 (1,211 c, 133 st) Alan Knott (Kent and England) in 511 matches from 1964 to 1985
5 1,320 (1,192 c, 128 st) Jack Russell (Gloucestershire and England) in 465 matches from 1981 to 2004
6 1,310 (933 c, 377 st) Fred Huish (Kent) in 497 matches from 1895 to 1914
7 1,294 (1,083 c, 211 st) Brian Taylor (Essex) in 572 matches from 1949 to 1973
8 1,263 (1,139 c, 124 st) Steve Rhodes (Worcestershire and England) in 440 matches from 1981 to 2004
9 1,253 (906 c, 347 st) David Hunter (Yorkshire) in 548 matches from 1889 to 1909
10 1,228 (953 c, 275 st) Harry Butt (Sussex and England) in 550 matches from 1890 to 1912
11 1,207 (852 c, 355 st) Jack Board (London County, Gloucestershire, England and Hawke's Bay) in 525 matches from 1891 to 1914-15
12 1,206 (904 c, 302 st) Harry Elliott (Derbyshire and England) in 532 matches from 1920 to 1947
13 1,181 (1,088 c, 93 st) Jim Parks (Sussex, Somerset and England) in 739 matches from 1949 to 1976
14 1,126 (948 c, 178 st) Roy Booth (Yorkshire and Worcestershire) in 468 matches from 1951 to 1970
15 1,121 (703 c, 418 st) Les Ames (Kent and England) in 593 matches from 1926 to 1951
Ames achieved the most dismissals in a season with 128 in 1929. The most dismissals in a match is 13 (9 in the first innings and 4 in the second) by Wayne James for Matabeleland against Mashonaland Country Districts at Bulawayo in 1995-96 (he also scored 99 and 99* in the same match).[93] The only other wicket-keeper to dismiss 9 batsmen in an innings is Tahir Rasheed, for Habib Bank against Pakistan Automobiles Corporation at Gujranwala in 1992-93.[94]
Source: Wisden 2008. Last updated: 3 May 2008.

[edit] Most stumpings in a career

Qualification: 300.

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Career span
1 418 Les Ames (Kent and England) in 593 matches from 1926 to 1951
2 377 Fred Huish (Kent) in 497 matches from 1895 to 1914
3 358 Ted Pooley (Middlesex and Surrey) in 370 matches from 1861 to 1883
4 355 Jack Board (London County, Gloucestershire, England and Hawke's Bay) in 525 matches from 1891 to 1914-15
5 347 David Hunter (Yorkshire) in 548 matches from 1889 to 1909
6 343 George Duckworth (Lancashire and England) in 504 matches from 1923 to 1938
7 341 Tich Cornford (Sussex and England) in 496 matches from 1921 to 1947
8 334 Harold Stephenson (Somerset) in 463 matches from 1948 to 1964
9 322 Fred Price (Middlesex and England) in 402 matches from 1926 to 1947
10 302 Harry Elliott (Derbyshire and England) in 532 matches from 1920 to 1947
Ames achieved the most stumpings in a season with 64 in 1932.
Source: Wisden 2008, [10] and [11]. Last updated: May 3 2008.

[edit] Individual records (fielding)

[edit] Most catches in a career

Qualification: 640 catches.

Rank Catches Player Matches Career span
1 1,018 Frank Woolley (Kent and England) in 978 matches from 1906 to 1938
2 887 W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire, London County and England) in 870 matches from 1865 to 1908
3 830 Tony Lock (Surrey, Leicestershire, England and Western Australia) in 654 matches from 1946 to 1970-71
4 819 Wally Hammond (Gloucestershire and England) in 634 matches from 1920 to 1951
5 813 Brian Close (Yorkshire, Somerset and England) in 786 matches from 1949 to 1986
6 784 John Langridge (Sussex) in 574 matches from 1928 to 1955
7 764 Wilfred Rhodes (Yorkshire and England) in 1,110 matches from 1899 to 1929-30
8 758 Arthur Milton (Gloucestershire and England) in 620 matches from 1948 to 1974
9 754 Patsy Hendren (Middlesex and England) in 833 matches from 1907 to 1938
10 697 Peter Walker (Glamorgan and England) in 469 matches from 1956 to 1972
11 695 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire, England, Zimbabwe, Queensland and Northern Districts) in 519 matches from 1983-84 to 2008
12 694 John Tunnicliffe (Yorkshire) in 498 matches from 1891 to 1907
=13 675 James Seymour (London County and Kent) in 553 matches from 1900 to 1926
=13 675 Phil Mead (Hampshire and England) in 814 matches from 1905 to 1936
15 644 Keith Fletcher (Essex and England) in 730 matches from 1962 to 1988
Hammond achieved the most catches in a season: 78 in 1928 — that season he also took the most catches in a match: 10 for Gloucestershire against Surrey at Cheltenham (he also scored 139 and 143 in the same match).[95]. The most catches in an innings is 7, by Micky Stewart for Surrey against Northamptonshire at Northampton in 1957[96] and Tony Brown for Gloucestershire against Nottinghamshire at Nottingham in 1966.[97]
Source: [12], [13] and Wisden 2008. Last updated: 8 June 2008.

[edit] Individual records (other)

[edit] Most matches played

Qualification: 750.

Rank Matches Player Career span
1 1,110 matches Wilfred Rhodes (Yorkshire and England) from 1898 to 1930
2 978 matches Frank Woolley (Kent and England) from 1906 to 1938
3 870 matches W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire, London County and England) from 1865 to 1908
4 834 matches Jack Hobbs (Surrey and England) from 1905 to 1934
5 833 matches Patsy Hendren (Middlesex and England) from 1907 to 1938
6 826 matches George Herbert Hirst (Yorkshire and England) from 1891 to 1929
7 814 matches Phil Mead (Hampshire and England) from 1905 to 1936
8 792 matches Fred Titmus (Middlesex and England) from 1949 to 1980
9 787 matches Ray Illingworth (Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England) from 1951 to 1983
10 786 matches Brian Close (Yorkshire and England) from 1949 to 1986
11 754 matches Herbert Sutcliffe (Yorkshire and England) from 1919 to 1945
Source: Wisden Cricinfo. Last updated: May 22, 2006.

[edit] Partnership records

[edit] Highest partnership for each wicket

Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1st wicket 561 Waheed Mirza & Mansoor Akhtar (Karachi Whites)[98] v Quetta Karachi 1976-77
2nd wicket 576 Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)[16] v India Colombo 1997-98
3rd wicket 624 Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)[99] v South Africa Colombo 2006
4th wicket 577 Vijay Hazare & Gul Mohammad (Baroda)[100] v Holkar Baroda 1946-47
5th wicket 464* Mark Waugh & Steve Waugh (New South Wales)[101] v Western Australia Perth 1990-91
6th wicket 487* George Headley & Clarence Passailaigue (Jamaica)[102] v Lord Tennyson's XI Kingston, Jamaica 1931-32
7th wicket 460 Bhupinder Singh jnr & Pankaj Dharmani (Punjab)[103] v Delhi Delhi 1994-95
8th wicket 433 Arthur Sims & Victor Trumper (Australians)[104] v Canterbury Christchurch 1913-14
9th wicket 283 Arnold Warren & John Chapman (Derbyshire)[105] v Warwickshire Blackwell 1910
10th wicket 307 Alan Kippax & Hal Hooker (New South Wales)[106] v Victoria Melbourne 1928-29
Source: Wisden 2006 and [14]. Last updated: July 31, 2006.

[edit] Highest partnerships

Qualification: 470.

Rank Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
1 624 (3rd wicket) Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)[99] v South Africa Colombo 2006
2 577 (4th wicket) Vijay Hazare & Gul Mohammad (Baroda)[100] v Holkar Baroda 1946-47
3 576 (2nd wicket) Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)[16] v India Colombo 1997-98
4 574* (4th wicket) Clyde Walcott & Frank Worrell (Barbados)[34] v Trinidad Port-of-Spain 1945-46
5 561 (1st wicket) Waheed Mirza & Mansoor Akhtar (Karachi Whites)[98] v Quetta Karachi 1976-77
6 555 (1st wicket) Percy Holmes & Herbert Sutcliffe (Yorkshire)[107] v Essex Leyton 1932
7 554 (1st wicket) Jack Brown & John Tunnicliffe (Yorkshire)[108] v Derbyshire Chesterfield 1898
8 502* (4th wicket) Frank Worrell & John Goddard (Barbados)[109] v Trinidad Bridgetown, Barbados 1943-44
9 490 (1st wicket) Ted Bowley & John Langridge (Sussex)[110] v Middlesex Hove 1933
10 487* (6th wicket) George Headley & Clarence Passailaigue (Jamaica)[102] v Lord Tennyson's XI Kingston, Jamaica 1931-32
11 475 (2nd wicket) Zahir Alam & Lalchand Rajput (Assam)[111] v Tripura Guwahati 1991-92
12 470 (4th wicket) Alvin Kallicharran & Geoff Humpage (Warwickshire)[112] v Lancashire Southport 1982
Source: Wisden 2006. Last updated: July 31, 2006.

[edit] References

  • Matthew Engel (ed.), Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006, John Wisden & Co., ISBN 0-947766-98-7
  • Scyld Berry (ed.), Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008, John Wisden & Co., ISBN 1905625111

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

Linked scorecards are from the Cricket Archive.

  1. ^ a b Railways won the toss and batted first, scoring 910 for six declared, with centuries from Ijaz Hussain (124), Javed Babar (200), Pervez Akhtar (337*) and Mohammad Sharif (106*). They then dismissed Dera Ismail Khan for 32 (Afaq Khan took seven for 14) and 27 (Ahad Khan took nine for 7) to win by an innings and 851 runs. Scorecard
  2. ^ a b c Tasmania won the toss and batted first, scoring 217. Victoria replied with a world record 1,059 including centuries from Bill Ponsford (429) and Hammy Love (156). Tasmania then made 176 in their second innings, losing by an innings and 666 runs. Scorecard
  3. ^ a b New South Wales won the toss and batted first, scoring 221. Victoria replied with a world record 1,107 including centuries from Bill Woodfull (133), Bill Ponsford (352), "Stork" Hendry (100) and Jack Ryder (295); Arthur Mailey finished with bowling figures of four for 362. In their second innings New South Wales made 230 (Albert Hartkopf took six for 98), losing by an innings and 656 runs. Scorecard
  4. ^ a b South Australia won the toss and batted first, scoring 157 (Jack Marsh took five for 34). New South Wales replied with 918 including centuries from Frank Iredale (118), Monty Noble (153), Syd Gregory (168), Reggie Duff (119) and Les Poidevin (140*). South Australia made 156 in their second innings (Jack Marsh took five for 59), losing by an innings and 605 runs. Scorecard
  5. ^ a b In the fifth test of the Ashes series, England won the toss and batted first, running up 903 for seven declared with centuries from Len Hutton (364), Maurice Leyland (187) and Joe Hardstaff Jr. (169*). Australia made 201 (Bill Bowes took five for 49) and, following on, 123. England won by a Test record innings and 579 runs. Donald Bradman and Jack Fingleton were both unable to bat in either Australian innings after being injured fielding in England's marathon innings. Scorecard
  6. ^ a b Baluchistan won the toss and batted first, scoring 93. Sind replied with 951 for seven declared with centuries from Bashir Shana (165), Aftab Baloch (428) and Javed Miandad (100), and dismissed Baluchistan for 283 in their second innings (Mubashir Sajjad took five for 97), winning by an innings and 575 runs. Scorecard
  7. ^ a b New South Wales won the toss and batted first, scoring 235, to which Queensland replied with 227 (Stan McCabe taking five for 36). In their second innings New South Wales amassed 761 for eight declared, with centuries from Donald Bradman (a world record 452*) and Alan Kippax (115) (Alec Hurwood took six for 179). Chasing 770 to win, Queensland were bowled out for 84 (Sam Everett took six for 23) and lost by 685 runs. Scorecard
  8. ^ In the first test of the Ashes series, England won the toss and batted first, scoring 521 including 169 by Patsy Hendren. Australia replied with 122, Harold Larwood taking six for 32. England did not enforce the follow-on, but batted again scoring 342 for eight declared (Clarrie Grimmett took six for 131). Having set Australia a target of 742 to win, England dismissed them for 66 to win by 675 runs. Jack Gregory was unable to bat in either Australian innings due to a knee injury, and Charles Kelleway could not bat in their second innings after falling ill with food poisoning. This was Donald Bradman's first Test for Australia. Scorecard
  9. ^ New South Wales won the toss and batted first, scoring 304, including 130 from Jack Gregory. South Australia replied with 265 (Tommy Andrews took five for 89). In their second innings New South Wales scored 770 with centuries from Warren Bardsley (235), Johnny Taylor (180) and Charles Kelleway (103*). Set 810 to win, South Australia scored 171, losing by 638 runs. Bill Whitty was injured and unable to bat in either innings for South Australia. Scorecard
  10. ^ MCB batted first and scored 575 with centuries from Ijaz Faqih (183) and Nadeem Yousuf (107) (Iftikhar Malik took six for 179). WPDA replied with 98 (Anjum Nasir took six for 22). Not enforcing the follow-on, in their second innings MCB quickly ran up 282 for no wicket declared (Qasim Umar 105*, Azmat Rana 161*) and WPDA, set 760, were bowled out for 150 (Anjum Nasir took five for 61), losing by 609 runs. Scorecard
  11. ^ Sargodha batted first, scoring 336 (Farhat Javed took five for 79), to which LMC replied with 77 (Jalal Akbar took five for 27). Declining to enforce the follow-on, in their second innings Sargodha made 416 including 108 from Hamid Nagra. Set 676 for victory, LMC were dismissed for 90 (Joseph Gill took seven for 19), and lost by 585 runs. Scorecard
  12. ^ Leicestershire won the toss and batted first, scoring 108. Lancashire declared in their reply at 166 for no wicket with Alan Wharton 87* and Jack Dyson 75*. In their second innings Leicestershire made 122, Malcolm Hilton taking five for 23, and the Lancashire openers knocked off the target of 64 (Wharton 33*, Dyson 31*) to win by ten wickets. Scorecard
  13. ^ Karachi A won the toss and batted first, declaring when their openers had scored 277 with Hanif Mohammad 146*, and Alimuddin 131*. Sind A replied with 92 (Mahmood Hussain took five for 23 and Ikram Elahi took five for 45). Following on, Sind scored 108 to lose by an innings and 77 runs. Scorecard
  14. ^ Railways won the toss and asked Jammu and Kashmir to bat first; they scored 92. Railways declared their reply at 236 without loss, with openers Vijay Mehra on 107* and Budhi Kunderan on 116*. In their second innings, Jammu and Kashmir made 159 (Lala Amarnath took six for 32), and Mehra and Kunderan knocked off Railways' target of 16 to win by ten wickets. Scorecard
  15. ^ Kerala won the toss and batted first, scoring 141. Karnataka's openers then ran up 451 before their captain declared, with Sanjay Desai scoring 218* and Roger Binny scoring 211*. In their second innings Kerala were bowled out for 124, and Karnataka won by an innings and 186 runs. Scorecard
  16. ^ a b c In the first Test of the series, India won the toss and batted first, scoring 537 for eight declared with centuries from Navjot Singh Sidhu (111), Sachin Tendulkar (143) and Mohammad Azharuddin (126). Sri Lanka replied with 952 for six declared with centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya (340), Roshan Mahanama (225) and Aravinda de Silva (126). Jayasuriya and Mahanama added 576 for the second wicket, and batted right through the match's third and fourth days. There was no time left for India to start their second innings, and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  17. ^ Andhra won the toss and batted first, scoring 263 (Narender Singh took five for 84). In reply Hyderabad scored 944 for six declared with centuries from Maruti Sridhar (366), Vivek Jaisimha (211) and Noel David (207*). In their second innings Andhra were 180 for seven when the match ran out of time, and the game was drawn. Scorecard
  18. ^ In their Ranji Trophy semi-final, Holkar batted first and scored 912 for eight declared, with centuries from Kamal Bhandarkar (142), Chandra Sarwate (101), Madhavsinh Jagdale (164), C. K. Nayudu (101), B. B. Nimbalkar (172) and Pratap Singh (100). Mysore replied with 190 (Sarwate took nine for 61) and, following on 722 behind, conceded the match by declaring at 509 for six. Mysore's second innings included 164 from B. K. Garudachar. Holkar won by an innings and 213 runs. Scorecard
  19. ^ Tamil Nadu won the toss and batted first, scoring 860 for six declared, including centuries from Woorkeri Raman (313), Arjan Kripal Singh (303*) and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (100*). This is the only first class innings to include two triple centuries. Tamil Nadu's total was boosted to 912 by 52 penalty runs awarded because Goa were thirteen overs short of achieving the required over rate. Goa's reply stood at 230 for six when the game ran out of time and was drawn. Scorecard
  20. ^ In the Pura Cup final, Victoria won the toss and batted first, scoring 344 including 108 from Brad Hodge. Needing only a draw to win the trophy, Queensland ran up 900 for six before declaring, including centuries from Jimmy Maher (223), Martin Love (169), Shane Watson (201 retired hurt) and Clinton Perren (173). In their second innings Victoria were bowled out for 202 (Mitchell Johnson took six for 51) to lose by an innings and 354 runs. Scorecard
  21. ^ Oxford University won the toss and batted first, being dismissed for 12 (Fred Morley took seven for 6, Arnold Rylott took two for 6) in 43.2 four-ball overs. Only nine wickets fell, because Alexander Webbe was injured and unable to bat, however he did bat in the second innings. MCC were dismissed for 124 (Henry Tylecote taking eight for 51) and bowled out Oxford University for 35 to win the match by an innings and 77 runs. In Oxford University's second innings, Morley took six for 8 (to finish with match figures of thirteen for 14) and Robert Clayton took four for 26. Scorecard
  22. ^ Gloucestershire won the toss and batted first. They were dismissed for 60 (George Thompson took five for 29 and William East took five for 26). In reply, Northamptonshire made 12 (Edward Dennett took eight for 9 and Gilbert Jessop took two for 3). Gloucestershire made 88 in their second innings (East took seven for 36). Set 137 to win, Northamptonshire were 40 for seven in their second innings (Dennett had taken all seven wickets for 12 runs), but rain prevented any play on the last day and the game was drawn. Scorecard
  23. ^ Canterbury won the toss and batted first, scoring 93 (Dan Lynch took seven for 31). In reply Auckland made 135, and then Canterbury scored 163. Set 122 to win, Auckland were dismissed for 13 (David Ashby took five for 2, William Frith took three for 3 and there were two run outs). Auckland's total included eight byes and only five runs off the bat. Canterbury won by 108 runs. Scorecard
  24. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 204 (John Gunn took five for 49). In reply, Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 13, Wilfred Rhodes taking six for 4 and Schofield Haigh taking four for 8. Following on, Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 173 (George Hirst taking six for 26) and lost by an innings and 18 runs. Scorecard
  25. ^ Surrey won the toss and asked Essex to bat first. Essex scored 287, including 110 from Keith Fletcher. In reply, Surrey were bowled out for 14 (having been 8 for eight), the bowlers Norbert Phillip taking six for 4, and Neil Foster taking four for 10. Following on, Surrey were 185 for two (with Roger Knight on 101*) in their second innings when the game ran out of time and was drawn. Scorecard
  26. ^ MCC batted first, and scored 68 (John Bayley taking five wickets), and Surrey replied with 170. In their second innings MCC were dismissed for 15, Bayley taking four wickets, and William Martingell five, to lose by an innings and 87 runs. Scorecard
  27. ^ Victoria won the toss and batted first, scoring 299, including 139 from Percy McAlister, Wilfred Rhodes taking six for 62. In reply, MCC made 248 and then bowled out Victoria for 15 (Rhodes took five for 6, and Ted Arnold took four for 8). Jack Saunders was absent injured, and could not bat in Victoria's second innings. MCC lost two wickets reaching their target of 67, to win by eight wickets. MCC were the touring England side, who went on to win the season's Ashes Test series. Scorecard
  28. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 356 for eight declared including 110 from David Denton (Roger Hawtin took five for 78). In reply Northamptonshire were dismissed for 27 (George Hirst took six for 12) and, following on, 15 (Hirst took six for 7, and Schofield Haigh took three for 8). George Thompson was absent injured, and could not bat in either Northamptonshire innings. Northamptonshire lost by an innings and 314 runs. Scorecard
  29. ^ Hampshire won the toss and asked Warwickshire to bat first. Warwickshire scored 223, and then bowled Hampshire out for 15 (Harry Howell took six for 7, and Freddie Calthorpe took four for 4). Following on 208 behind, Hampshire were 177 for six before the last four wickets added 344, with George Brown scoring 172 and wicket-keeper Walter Livsey 110*. Hampshire's total was 521, and Warwickshire, requiring 314 to win, were dismissed for 158, Jack Newman taking five for 53. Hampshire won by 155 runs. Scorecard
  30. ^ The Bs batted first, scoring 137, and England replied with 100. In their second innings The Bs were dismissed for 6, an innings containing only three scoring strokes. Only nine wickets fell as Edward Budd was absent injured and could not bat. John Hammond took at least five wickets in the innings (in those days catches were not credited to the bowler as a wicket, and some of England's catches may have been off Hammond's bowling). England lost four wickets in reaching their target of 44, to win by six wickets. Scorecard
  31. ^ Border won the toss and fielded first. Natal made 90 (Sidney Knott took five for 40 and Athol Hagemann took five for 49) to which Border replied with 16 (Trevor Goddard took six for 3 and John Cole took four for 13). In their second innings Natal scored 294 for eight declared including 162* from Kim Elgie (Edwin Schreiber took six for 126). Set 369 to win, Border made 18 (Geoff Griffin took seven for 11 and Cole three for 4). Natal won by 350 runs. Scorecard
  32. ^ In the fifth Test of the series, South Africa won the toss and batted first, scoring 530 with centuries from Pieter van der Bijl (125) and Dudley Nourse (103); Reg Perks took five for 100. England replied with 316. Not enforcing the follow-on, South Africa scored 481 in their second innings, Alan Melville scoring 103. Set 696 to win, England's score was 654 for five at the end of the ninth day of the match, Paul Gibb having scored 120, Bill Edrich 219 and Wally Hammond 140. No play was possible on the eighth day of the match because of rain. Even though England only needed another 42 runs, they had to leave to catch their boat home, and so the game was drawn. Scorecard
  33. ^ Bombay won the toss and batted first, scoring 651 with centuries from Madhav Mantri (200), Uday Merchant (143) and Dattu Phadkar (131). Maharashtra replied with 407 including centuries by Manohar Datar (143) and Madhusudan Rege (133); Keki Tarapore took six for 119. Not enforcing the follow-on, Bombay scored 714 for eight in their second innings, including 156 from Merchant and 160 from Phadkar. Set 959 to win, Maharashtra made 604 including 100 from Rege, and 146 from Sharad Deodhar. Bombay won by 354 runs. Scorecard
  34. ^ a b Barbados batted first, scoring 246 (Cecil Pouchet took six for 52), to which Trinidad replied with 194. In their second innings, Barbados scored 619 for three declared in only 96 eight-ball overs, including 314* from Clyde Walcott and 255* from Frank Worrell. Walcott and Worrell added 574 unbroken for the fourth wicket. Set 672 to win, Trinidad reached 576 for eight when the game ran out of time, Kenneth Trestrail having scored 151, and Gerry Gomez on 213*. The match was drawn. Scorecard
  35. ^ South Australia won the toss and batted first, scoring 349, to which New South Wales replied with 276 (Les Hill took five for 82). In their second innings South Australia scored 519, including 113 from Charles Dolling. Set 593 to win, New South Wales scored 572 including 135 from Victor Trumper and 125 from Sammy Carter to lose by just 20 runs. Scorecard
  36. ^ The Combined XI won the toss and chose to field first. The South Africans scored 207 (Hugh Bevan took five for 68), to which the Combined XI replied with 161. In their second innings, the South Africans declared at 532 for three, with centuries from Eddie Barlow (209) and Graeme Pollock (127*). Set 579 to win, the Combined XI reached 529 for nine with centuries from Bob Simpson (246) and Richie Benaud (132). The match was drawn. Scorecard
  37. ^ Queensland won the toss and batted first, scoring 399, including 104 from Ron Oxenham. Victoria replied with 86. Not enforcing the follow-on, Queensland scored 439 in their second innings including 144 from Eric Knowles. Set 753 to win, Victoria made 518, including 116 from Bill Ponsford and 137 from "Stork" Hendry. Queensland won by 234 runs. Scorecard
  38. ^ Southern Province won the toss and batted first, scoring 392 including 110 from Chamara Silva; Ruchira Perera took seven for 90. Central Province replied with 173, Charitha Buddhika taking five for 46. Electing not to enforce the follow-on, in their second innings Southern Province declared at 292 for two, with hundreds from Marvan Atapattu (126) and Sanjaya Rodrigo (106*). Central Province reached their target of 513 (the highest successful fourth-innings run chase) for the loss of nine wickets with centuries from Sajith Fernando (111) and Kumar Sangakkara (101). Central Province won by one wicket. Scorecard
  39. ^ MCC batted first and scored 473, including 278 from William Ward; Edward Budd took five wickets and William Pilch three. Ward's innings is the first recorded double-hundred in an important cricket match. In reply, Norfolk made 92, Lord Frederick Beauclerk taking five wickets. In their second innings MCC scored 108, Fuller Pilch taking three wickets (the follow on had not yet been introduced). Set 490 to win, Norfolk were dismissed for 72 with three men absent and unable to bat; Ward took four wickets. MCC won by 417 runs. Scorecard
  40. ^ Kent won the toss and batted first, scoring 473 including 154 from Lord Harris to which MCC replied with 144 (James Fellowes took five for 49). Following on 329 behind, MCC scored 557 for nine including 344 from W. G. Grace, and the match was drawn. Grace's innings was the first ever first-class triple-century; five days later Grace scored the second triple century, 318* for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire at Cheltenham. Scorecard
  41. ^ a b Lancashire won the toss and batted first, scoring 801, with centuries for Archie MacLaren (424) and Arthur Paul (177). Somerset replied with 143 and, following on, 206 (in their second innings Johnny Briggs took five for 78 and Arthur Mold took five for 76). MacLaren's 424 was the first quadruple-century in first-class cricket. Lancashire won by an innings and 452 runs. Scorecard
  42. ^ Queensland won the toss and decided to field first. Victoria scored 793, including centuries from Bill Ponsford (437) and "Stork" Hendry (129); Gordon Amos took five for 148. In reply Queensland made 189 (Don Blackie took six for 46) and, following on, 407 including 118 from Cecil Thompson; Bert Ironmonger took five for 88. Victoria won by an innings and 197 runs. Ponsford became the first man to break his own record for the highest first-class innings. Scorecard
  43. ^ a b In their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy semi-final, Karachi won the toss and put Bahawalpur in to bat. Bahawalpur scored 185. Karachi replied with 772 for seven declared, including centuries from Hanif Mohammad (499) and Wallis Mathias (103). Hanif was run out for the highest score in first-class cricket off the last ball of the third day of the match. In their second innings Bahawalpur scored 108, and Karachi won by an innings and 479 runs. Scorecard
  44. ^ a b Durham won the toss and batted first, scoring 556 for eight declared, including 204 for John Morris. In reply at the end of the second day Warwickshire were 210 for two, with Brian Lara 111* having been bowled by a no-ball on 12 and dropped by the wicket-keeper on 18. Rain prevented play on the third day and removed the possibility of either side playing for a win, so Lara batted on, scoring 390 runs on the final fourth day to end on 501*; when Lara reached 500, by hitting the penultimate ball of the day for four, Warwickshire declared with their total at 810 for four. The match was drawn. Scorecard
  45. ^ Minor Cricket - Progressive Highest Individual Score. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
  46. ^ Nottinghamshire won the toss and batted first. They had reached 308 for five, including 140 from Brian Bolus, when Garfield Sobers started his innings. Sobers scored a rapid 76 not out, including 6 sixes off an over from Malcolm Nash, whose final figures were four for 100 from 21 overs. Nottinghamshire declared on 394 for five, and Glamorgan replied with 254 including 104* from Peter Walker. In their second innings Nottinghamshire declared at 139 for six, and Glamorgan, set 280 to win, were dismissed for 113, Michael Taylor taking five for 47. Nottinghamshire won by 166 runs. Scorecard
  47. ^ Bombay won the toss and batted first, scoring 371 for four declared, including 170 retired hurt from Ghulam Parkar. In reply, Baroda made 330 for eight declared with 100* from Suresh Keshwala. In their second innings, Bombay were 201 for four when Ravi Shastri started his innings; he scored 200*, off 123 balls in just an hour and 53 minutes, the fastest ever double-century. He hit one over from Tilak Raj for 6 sixes; Raj's final figures were one for 88 from 10 overs. When Shastri reached his double-century, Bombay declared at 457 for five, setting Baroda 499 to win. Baroda were 81 for seven at the end of the match, and the game was drawn. Scorecard
  48. ^ Nottinghamshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 238 (Ernest Killick took five for 14). Sussex replied with 414, and Nottinghamshire were 185 for seven in their second innings, only 9 runs ahead, when Ted Alletson started his innings. Having scored 47 not out in 50 minutes before lunch on the last day, he cut loose after the interval, adding another 142 runs in just 40 minutes, scoring in total 189 in just an hour and a half. He hit one over from Killick for 34; Killick's final bowling analysis was one for 130 off 20 overs. Nottinghamshire's total was 412. Sussex, requiring 237 to win, were 213 for eight when the match ended and the game was drawn. Scorecard; Alletson at Wisden Cricinfo
  49. ^ In a game played right at the end of the West Indians' tour of New Zealand, the Governor-General's XI (consisting of Australian, West Indian and New Zealand test players) won the toss and batted first, scoring 236; Lance Gibbs took five for 36. Richard Edwards scored 34 of the Governor-General's XI's last 35 runs, hitting 34 off Joey Carew's only over of the innings; Edwards was out for 34, which was to be his highest ever first-class innings. The West Indians replied with 256, Bruce Taylor taking five for 36. In their second innings, the Governor-General's XI scored 361 and the West Indians, requiring 342, made 318 to lose by 23 runs. Scorecard
  50. ^ Glamorgan won the toss and batted first, scoring 217; Jack Simmons took six for 74. Lancashire replied with 362 for three, including centuries from Barry Wood (155*) and Frank Hayes (119). In County Championship matches of this period the number of overs in the teams' first innings was restricted, and as time ran out in Lancashire's innings Hayes hit an over from Malcolm Nash for 34; Nash's final figures were none for 71 off 15 overs. In their second innings Glamorgan were 105 for three when the match was drawn. Scorecard
  51. ^ Lancashire won the toss and fielded first; Surrey scored 146 to which Lancashire replied with 151 for seven declared; Alex Tudor took five for 53 in Lancashire's first innings. This was the score at the start of the final day of the match, as there had been no play on the first day, and rain had interrupted both the second and third days. Surrey then scored 254 for one declared, including 126* from Nadeem Shahid, setting Lancashire 250 to win off 53 overs. Lancashire were 152 for two in the 34th over when Andrew Flintoff started his innings; he scored 61 from 24 balls, including 34 in an over from Tudor whose final figures for the innings were no wicket for 82 off 11 overs. Lancashire scored 250 for four, to win by six wickets. Scorecard; match report
  52. ^ Gloucestershire won the toss and batted first, scoring 305 for nine declared, including 103 from Phil Weston. Oxford UCCE replied with 116. Not enforcing the follow-on, Gloucestershire scored 490 for four declared in their second innings, including 216 off 168 balls from Craig Spearman; Spearman's innings included 34 off one over bowled by Stephen Moreton, whose first over in first-class cricket it was. Set 680, Oxford UCCE were 114 for six when the game ran out of time, and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  53. ^ Canterbury won the toss and fielded first; Wellington scored 202, and Canterbury replied with 221 for seven declared. In their second innings Wellington then scored 309 for six declared, including 156* from John Aiken. Set 291 to win, Canterbury collapsed to 108 for eight, but Lee Germon and Roger Ford appeared to be holding out for a draw on 196 for eight at the start of the penultimate over of the match. This over was bowled by Robert Vance, who agreed with his captain Ervin McSweeney that if they could give away enough runs then Canterbury might risk their last two wickets going for a win. Vance's over, containing a series of no-balls, cost 77; Germon scored 70 of them. During the mayhem the umpire lost count of the number of legitimate deliveries bowled, and called "over" after only five. The scoreboard operators also lost track during the over, so that as the last over of the match began no-one on the pitch knew the score. It later transpired that the Canterbury score had been 290 for eight as the last ball (which Ford did not attempt to score from) was bowled. Germon was on 160*. The match was drawn with the scores level. Scorecard; Wisden Cricinfo report.
  54. ^ Kent won the toss, and fielded first; Glamorgan scored 354 for seven declared, and Kent replied with 300 for six declared including 100 from Carl Hooper. As Glamorgan's second innings progressed, it became clear that Kent could not win by bowling Glamorgan out, so Mark Benson, the Kent captain, asked wicket-keeper Steve Marsh and batsman Graham Cowdrey to bowl; their five overs cost 112, and Glamorgan declared on 255 for four setting Kent 310 to win. Glamorgan's Matthew Maynard had scored 119*, including 34 runs off one of the overs bowled by Marsh. Kent's gamble did not pay off; they were dismissed for 273 including 118 from Trevor Ward (Robert Croft took six for 112), and Glamorgan won by 36 runs. Scorecard
  55. ^ Lancashire won the toss and batted, scoring 310, to which Glamorgan replied with 303 for five including 138* from Steve James. This was the state of the rain-affected match at the beginning of the final day. In order to manufacture a result, Glamorgan declared and batsmen Matthew Maynard and Tony Cottey then bowled 12 innocuous overs in the hope that Lancashire would score quickly, then declare and set a gettable target. Lancashire scored 235 for one declared, including 109* for Glen Chapple, in just 21 minutes. He took 32 and 34 off consecutive overs bowled by Cottey. Glamorgan lost three wickets in scoring the 243 they needed, to win by seven wickets. Scorecard
  56. ^ Western Province B won the toss and batted first, scoring 284 for four declared including 154 from HD Ackerman. Griqualand West replied with 285 for nine declared including 127 from Barry van der Vyver (Dean MacHelm took seven for 85). In their second innings Western Province B scored 259 for one declared against innocuous bowling, including 105* from Deon Jordaan and 128* from Barry Touzel. Touzel took 34 from one over bowled by Frans Viljoen. Set 259, Griqualand West scored 215 and lost by 43 runs. Scorecard
  57. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and fielded. The Indians scored 160 (Hedley Verity took five for 65), and Yorkshire replied with 161 for eight declared (Mohammad Nissar took five for 65). In their second innings the Indians were dismissed for 66 (George Macaulay took eight for 21). Nazir Ali, coming in at 2 for three, scored 52. Yorkshire scored 68 for four to win by six wickets. Scorecard
  58. ^ Hampshire won the toss and fielded first. Nottinghamshire made 143, including 105* from Clive Rice, who came in at 19 for two. Hampshire replied with 190. Nottinghamshire were then dismissed for 99 (Malcolm Marshall took five for 64, and Keith Stevenson took five for 32). Hampshire then scored 53 for one to win by nine wickets. Scorecard
  59. ^ This was an ICC Intercontinental Cup match. Kenya won the toss and fielded first. Namibia made 183 and Kenya replied with 229 (Bernie Burger took five for 68). In their second innings Namibia scored 282. Gerrie Snyman, who came in at 9 for two and was the last man out, scored 230 off 201 balls with 22 fours and 11 sixes. Kenya then scored 135 and Namibia won the match by 101 runs.Scorecard
  60. ^ In the final of the Bombay Pentangular Tournament, Hindus batted first and scored 581 for five declared, including centuries from Hemu Adhikari (186) and Vijay Merchant (250*). In reply, the Rest made 133 and, following on, 387 (C. S. Nayudu took five for 90). The Rest's second innings included 309 from Vijay Hazare, who came in to bat with his team on 14 for two; he shared in a partnership of 300 for the sixth wicket with his brother Vivek Hazare, who scored 21. Hindus won by an innings and 61 runs. Scorecard
  61. ^ Canterbury batted first and scored 309 including 110 from Gordon Leggat. Otago replied with 500, of which Bert Sutcliffe scored 385. In their second innings Canterbury were dismissed for 98, and Otago won by an innings and 93 runs. Scorecard
  62. ^ Glamorgan won the toss and batted first, scoring 309 for four (in the English County Championship at the time the first innings was limited to 100 overs). Worcestershire replied with 169 (Tony Cordle took five for 53). Worcestershire opener Glenn Turner carried his bat throughout their first innings for 141*; the next-best score was 7 from Norman Gifford batting at number 10. Glamorgan were 142 for seven in their second innings when the game ran out of time and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  63. ^ Wisden 2008
  64. ^ Essex won the toss and batted first, scoring 597 including 343* from Percy Perrin. Derbyshire replied with 548 including 229 from Charles Ollivierre (Bill Reeves took five for 192). In their second innings Essex were dismissed for 97 and Derbyshire, set 147 to win, knocked off the runs with the loss of only one wicket to win by nine wickets. Perrin's 343* is the highest score by a batsman whose team lost the match. Scorecard
  65. ^ England won the toss and batted first, scoring 546 for four declared, including centuries from John Edrich (310*) and Ken Barrington (163). In reply, New Zealand made 193 and, following on, 166. In their second innings Fred Titmus took five for 19. England won by an innings and 187 runs. Scorecard
  66. ^ Sargodha won the toss and fielded first. Gujranwala scored 261, including 117 from Qayyum-ul-Hasan. Sargodha replied with 721, including 394 from Naved Latif. Gujranwala were 60 for one in their second innings when the game ran out of time and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  67. ^ Queensland won the toss and batted first, scoring 145. New South Wales replied with 763, including centuries from Charles Gregory (383) and Edgar "Gar" Waddy (100). In their second innings Queensland scored 316, Charles Barnes took five for 105. New South Wales won by an innings and 302 runs. Scorecard
  68. ^ South Australia won the toss and decided to field first. Western Australia scored 565 for three declared, with centuries from Mike Veletta (150) and Geoff Marsh (355*). South Australia replied with 366 including centuries from Paul Nobes (124) and Michael Bevan (114). Following on 199 behind, South Australia were 207 for four in their second innings when the game ran out of time, and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  69. ^ In their Ranji Trophy semi-final, Bombay won the toss and batted first, scoring 855 for six declared, including centuries from Sanjay Manjrekar (377), Dilip Vengsarkar (121) and Vinod Kambli (126). In reply Hyderabad scored 498 with centuries from Rayapeth Swaroop (123) and Maruti Sridhar (184). Electing not to enforce the follow-on and ensure their first innings lead was sufficient for them to be declared winners, Bombay scored 446 for four declared with centuries from Kambli (127) and Chandrakant Pandit (100*). Set 804 to win, Hyderabad were 36 for no wicket when the game ran out of time, and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  70. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 677 for seven declared, including 339 from Darren Lehmann. Durham replied with 518 including 151 from Dale Benkenstein and 155 from Ottis Gibson. Following on, Durham reached 181 for three declared, including 100* from Garry Park. Because the game had run out of time, the match was drawn. Scorecard
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  75. ^ England won the toss and batted first, scoring 120 (Edmund Hinkly took six wickets). Kent replied with 90 (John Wisden took seven wickets). In their second innings England made 74 (Hinkly took all ten wickets) and they then dismissed Kent for 49 (Wisden took five wickets). England won by 55 runs. Scorecard
  76. ^ South of England batted first and scored 36 (William Clarke took six wickets), and North of England replied with 131 (Thomas Sherman took six wickets). In their second innings South of England made 76, all ten batsmen were out bowled Wisden. North of England won by an innings and 19 runs. Scorecard
  77. ^ Warwickshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 170. Nottinghamshire replied with 135 (Eric Hollies took ten for 49, including seven bowled and three lbw). In their second innings Warwickshire made 113. Set 149, Nottinghamshire made 150 for three to win by seven wickets. Scorecard
  78. ^ Nottinghamshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 234; Yorkshire replied with 163 (Harold Larwood took five for 73). In their second innings Nottinghamshire made 67 (Hedley Verity took ten for 10 off 19.4 overs including 16 maidens). Yorkshire openers Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe knocked off the target of 139, and Yorkshire won by ten wickets. Scorecard
  79. ^ The International XI batted first, and scored 262 (Sylvester Clarke took five for 26). The West Indies XI, including test batsmen Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Lawrence Rowe and Clive Lloyd, replied with 419 (Eddie Hemmings took ten for 175 from 49.3 overs). No play was possible on the last day and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  80. ^ England won the toss and batted first, scoring 459, including centuries from Peter Richardson (104) and David Sheppard (113). Australia replied with 84 (Jim Laker took nine for 37) and, following on, 205 (Laker took ten for 53). England won by an innings and 170 runs. The remaining Australian wicket (the third wicket to fall in their first innings) was taken by Tony Lock, England's other front-line spinner, who bowled more overs in the match than Laker. Scorecard
  81. ^ Canada won the toss and batted first, scoring 221 (John Davison top-scored with 84, and Nasir Javed took five for 78). In reply, USA made 136 (Davison took eight for 61). In their second innings Canada made 145. Set 231 to win, USA made 126 (Davison took nine for 76), and Canada won by 104 runs. Scorecard
  82. ^ Most hat-tricks in career. Wisden Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  83. ^ Middlesex won the toss and batted first. They scored 286, and Somerset replied with 236 (Frank Tarrant took six for 47). In their second innings Middlesex scored 213 . Set 264 to win, Somerset made 97. Albert Trott took four wickets in four balls, and then finished the innings with another hat-trick for innings figures of seven for 20. Middlesex won by 166 runs. Scorecard
  84. ^ Services won the toss and fielded first. Northern Punjab scored 108, to which Services replied with 308 (Manohar Khanna took five for 126). In their second innings Northern Punjab were dismissed for 132. Joginder Rao took two hat-tricks in the innings and finished with innings figures of seven for 30. Services won by an innings and 68 runs. Scorecard. Rao had also taken a hat-trick in the first innings of his previous match, his début, against Jammu and Kashmir. Scorecard
  85. ^ Two hat-tricks in the same match. Wisden Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  86. ^ Four wickets in four balls. Wisden Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  87. ^ Leicestershire won the toss and batted first, scoring 168, to which Nottinghamshire replied with 338. In their second innings Leicestershire scored 222. Alan Walker took five for 75, including a hat-trick with the first three balls of the innings - after taking the last Leicestershire wicket of the first innings. Nottinghamshire scored 53 for one in their second innings to win by nine wickets. Scorecard
  88. ^ Wisden 2008
  89. ^ Warwickshire won the toss and batted first. They were dismissed for 28, Bill Copson's figures of eight for 11 including the last four wickets of the innings in four balls. Derbyshire scored 227 (Joseph Mayer took five for 83). In their second innings Warwickshire made 291 (Aubrey Hill scored 105; Tommy Mitchell took five for 80). Copson took a wicket with his second ball of the innings, to achieve a spell of five wickets in six balls. Derbyshire scored 93 for five in their second innings (Mayer took five for 39) to win by five wickets. Scorecard
  90. ^ N. E. Transvaal won the toss and batted first, scoring 71 (Dudley Sparks took six for 21). In reply Orange Free State scored 94 (Lennox Brown took six for 55). In their second inning N. E. Transvaal scored 414 for seven declared (Raymond Currer scored 150 and Robert Hicks 121). Requiring 392 to win, Orange Free State were dismissed for 46. William Henderson took seven for 4, including four wickets in four balls and five wickets in six balls. N. E. Transvaal won by 345 runs. Scorecard
  91. ^ Surrey scored 300 for four declared and Sussex replied with 226 for five declared (Roger Prideaux scored 106*). In their second innings Surrey declared at 130 for five to set Sussex 205 to win. With three overs left Sussex were 187 for one. Pocock bowled the next over, w · w 2 · w. Sussex scored 11 off the next over, so when Pocock started the final over Sussex needed 5 to win. The over went w w w 1 w 1w, the final wicket falling to a run out as the batsmen attempted a second run. Pocock took five wickets in 6 balls, six wickets in 9 balls and seven wickets in 11 balls. Sussex's losing five wickets in a six-ball over is unique in first-class cricket. Pocock's bowling figures were seven for 67. The match was drawn. Scorecard
  92. ^ Rawalpindi won the toss and asked Faisalabad to bat first. Faisalabad scored 64 (Yasir Arafat took five for 22) to which Rawalpindi replied with 148. In their second innings Faisalabad made 164 (Yasir took four for 45). Having taken the last four wickets of the Faisalabad first innings in five balls, Yasir took a wicket with his first ball of the second innings to complete a hat-trick and five wickets in six balls. Rawalpindi scored 83 for four to win by six wickets. Scorecard
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  98. ^ a b Quetta batted first and scored 104, to which Karachi Whites replied with 561 for one declared including 324 from Waheed Mirza and 224* from Mansoor Akhtar. Their partnership of 561 was the highest for the first wicket. In their second innings Quetta were dismissed for 163, and Karachi Whites won by an innings and 294 runs. Scorecard
  99. ^ a b In the first Test, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 169. In reply Sri Lanka scored 756 for five declared including centuries from Kumar Sangakkara (287) and Mahela Jayawardene (374). Sangakkara and Jayawardene added 624 for the third wicket. In their second innings South Africa made 434 (Muttiah Muralitharan took six for 131). Sri Lanka won by an innings and 153 runs. Scorecard
  100. ^ a b Baroda batted first, scoring 202 (Vijay Hazare took six for 85). In reply, Baroda scored 784, with centuries from Hazare (288) and Gul Mohammad (319). Hazare and Mohammad added a record 577 for the fourth wicket. In their second innings Holkar were dismissed for 173 (Amir Elahi took six for 62) and Baroda won by an innings and 409 runs. Scorecard
  101. ^ Western Australia won the toss and decided to field first; New South Wales scored 601 for four declared, with centuries from the twins Mark (229*) and Steve Waugh (216*). The Waughs added 464 unbroken for the fifth wicket. In reply, Western Australia scored 314 and, following on, were 475 for seven when the match ran out of time. In their second innings, Western Australia had been 233 for seven, still 54 behind, when Ken MacLeay (who scored 102*) joined Tim Zoehrer (who scored 133*). The match was drawn. Scorecard
  102. ^ a b Jamaica won the toss and batted first, scoring 702 for five declared, including 344* from George Headley and 261* from Clarence Passailaigue. Headley and Passailaigue added 487 unbroken for the sixth wicket. Lord Tennyson's XI replied with 354, including 105 from George Kemp-Welch (Tommy Scott took six for 146) and, following on, 251. Jamaica won by an innings and 97 runs. Scorecard
  103. ^ In their Ranji Trophy semi-final, Delhi won the toss and batted first, scoring 554, including centuries from Raman Lamba (165) and Ajay Sharma (240). Punjab's reply stood at 298 for six when wicket-keeper Pankaj Dharmani joined Bupinder Singh; they added 460 for the seventh wicket, Bupinder scoring 297 and Pankaj scoring 202*. When the game ran out of time Punjab's score was 780 for eight, and the match was drawn. Punjab's first-innings lead saw them through to the final. Scorecard
  104. ^ Canterbury won the toss and batted first, scoring 92. In reply, the Australians score was 209 for seven when Victor Trumper joined Arthur Sims; they added 433 for the eighth wicket, Sims scoring 184*, and Trumper 293. The Australians made 653 (Tom Carlton took six for 142), and then bowled Canterbury out for 197 (Jack Crawford took five for 60) to win by an innings and 364 runs. Scorecard
  105. ^ Warwickshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 504 for seven declared, including 216 from Crowther Charlesworth. In reply, Derbyshire made 262 (Frank Foster took five for 62). Following-on, Derbyshire were 131 for eight, still 111 behind, when John Chapman joined Arnold Warren; they added 283 for the ninth wicket, Warren scoring 123 and Chapman 165. Derbyshire made 430 and Warwickshire, set 189 to win, were 63 for two when the game ran out of time and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  106. ^ Victoria won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 376 including centuries from Jack Ryder (175) and Ted a'Beckett (113). In reply, New South Wales were 113 for nine when Hal Hooker joined Alan Kippax. They added 307 for the last wicket; Kippax scored 260* and Hooker 62, and New South Wales total was 420. In their second innings Victoria scored 251 for eight declared. New South Wales, set 208 to win, were 156 for two when the match ran out of time and was drawn. Scorecard
  107. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 555 for one declared. Yorkshire's openers Percy Holmes (who scored 224*) and Herbert Sutcliffe (313) added 555 for the first wicket. In reply Essex made 78 (Hedley Verity took five for 8) and, following on, 164 (Verity took five for 45), and Yorkshire won by an innings and 313 runs. Scorecard
  108. ^ Yorkshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 662, including centuries from Jack Brown (300) and John Tunnicliffe (243). Openers Brown and Tunnicliffe put on 554 for Yorkshire's first wicket. In reply Derbyshire made 118 and, following on, 157. Yorkshire won by an innings and 387 runs. Scorecard
  109. ^ Trinidad batted first and scored 490 for eight declared, including 210 from Jeff Stollmeyer. Barbados replied with 650 for three declared, including 308* from Frank Worrell and 218* from John Goddard. Worrell and Goddard added 502 unbroken for the fourth wicket. Trinidad were 70 for four in their second innings when the game ran out of time, and the match was drawn. Scorecard
  110. ^ Sussex won the toss and batted first, scoring 512 for three declared. Sussex openers Ted Bowley (who scored 283) and John Langridge (195) put on 490 for Sussex's first wicket. Middlesex replied with 290 and, following on, 157. James Langridge took five for 33 in Middlesex's second innings. Sussex won by an innings and 65 runs. Scorecard
  111. ^ Tripura won the toss and fielded first. Assam scored 684 for seven declared, including 257 from Zahir Alam and 239 from Lalchand Rajput. Zahir and Rajput added 475 for Assam's second wicket. In reply, Tripura scored 129 (Gautam Dutta took nine for 52) and, following on, 83 (Hemanga Baruah took five for 38 and Dutta took five for 44). Assam won by an innings and 472 runs. Scorecard
  112. ^ Warwickshire won the toss and batted first, scoring 523 for four declared. Alvin Kallicharran (who scored 230*) and Geoff Humpage (254) added 470 for Warwickshire's fourth wicket. In reply, Lancashire declared on 414 for six, including 126 from Graeme Fowler. In their second innings Warwickshire were dismissed for 111 (Les McFarlane took six for 59). Set 221 to win, Lancashire knocked off the runs without losing a wicket, scoring 226 for none including 128* from Fowler, to win by ten wickets. The partnership of 470 is the highest by two batsmen whose side lost the match. Scorecard