Most instances of a batsman retiring hurt - Tables

Travis Basevi
05-Jun-2007

Most times retired not out - Tests
Player      SpanInns Num %
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1976-1992 185 6 3.24
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) 1992-2007 198 5 2.53
WM Lawry (Aus) 1961-1971 123 43.25
G Boycott (Eng) 1964-1982 1934 2.07
B Sutcliffe (NZ) 1947-196576 3 3.95
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1968 131 3 2.29
NC O'Neill (Aus) 1958-1965 69 3 4.35
Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) 1969-1981 74 3 4.05
M Amarnath (India) 1969-1988 113 32.65
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 1853 1.62
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994202 3 1.49
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 260 3 1.15
N Hussain (Eng) 1990-2004 171 3 1.75
CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2007 117 3 2.56

Highest score when retiring not out - Tests
PlayerRetire Final Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
DL Amiss (Eng) 178 183 v PakistanThe Oval 1974 Test 744
C Bannerman (Aus) 165- v England Melbourne 1876/77 Test 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 156 200* v Sri Lanka Dhaka1998/99 Test 1450
CG Greenidge (WI) 154 -v India St John's 1982/83 Test 956
CC McDonald (Aus)149 170 v England Adelaide 1958/59 Test 466
W Jaffer (India) 138 - v Bangladesh Dhaka (SBNS)2007 Test 1833
GS Sobers (WI) 132 150*v England Lord's 1973 Test 727
JF Reid (NZ)123 158* v Pakistan Auckland 1984/85 Test 1010
L Hutton (Eng) 122 - v Australia Sydney1946/47 Test 283
FMM Worrell (WI) 116 138v England The Oval 1950 Test 326
NS Sidhu (India)116 116 v West Indies Kingston 1988/89 Test 1120
AR Border (Aus) 109 115 v England Perth1979/80 Test 864
N Hussain (Eng) 107 -v India Nottingham 1996 Test 1329
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)105 - v Bangladesh Multan 2001/02 Test 1560
DL Houghton (Zim) 104 - v New Zealand Auckland1995/96 Test 1323
KP Pietersen (Eng) 104 135v Pakistan Leeds 2006 Test 1813
DB Vengsarkar (India)102 - v West Indies Kolkata 1987/88 Test 1088
JL Langer (Aus) 102 - v England The Oval2001 Test 1558
AL Hassett (Aus) 101 104v England Lord's 1953 Test 373
R Dravid (India)100 - v West Indies Mumbai 2002/03 Test 1616
NJ Contractor (India) 89 92 v Pakistan Delhi1960/61 Test 505
DB Vengsarkar (India) 89 89v Australia Kolkata 1979/80 Test 859
RS Madugalle (SL)87 89* v New Zealand Colombo (CCC) 1983/84 Test 985
AA Baig (India) 85 112 v England Manchester1959 Test 477
GJ Rennie (Zim) 84 84v India Harare 1998/99 Test 1425
KD Karthik (India)82 129 v Bangladesh Dhaka (SBNS) 2007 Test 1833
AD Gaekwad (India) 81 - v West Indies Kingston1975/76 Test 776

Most runs made when returning after retiring not out - Tests
Player Retire Final Runs OppositionGround Season Scorecard
DCS Compton (Eng)4 145* 141 v Australia Manchester 1948Test 301
SM Gavaskar (India) 39 166* 127v Australia Adelaide 1985/86 Test 1032
PJL Dujon (WI)35 139 104 v Australia Perth 1984/85Test 997
M Azharuddin (India) 6 109 103v South Africa Kolkata 1996/97 Test 1341
GP Thorpe (Eng)5 103 98 v West Indies Bridgetown 1997/98Test 1407
CH Gayle (WI) 14 107 93v South Africa Centurion 2003/04 Test 1682
Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)8 95 87 v England The Oval 2006Test 1814
MD Crowe (NZ) 51 137 86v Australia Christchurch 1985/86 Test 1038
B Sutcliffe (NZ)0 80* 80 v South Africa Johannesburg 1953/54Test 378
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 13 92* 79v West Indies Peshawar 1997/98 Test 1384
CC McDonald (Aus)11 89 78 v England Manchester 1956Test 428
DB Vengsarkar (India) 17 89 72v Pakistan Karachi 1982/83 Test 948
AL Logie (WI)9 77* 68 v Australia Kingston 1990/91Test 1166
BA Edgar (NZ) 19 84 65v England Leeds 1983 Test 958
M Amarnath (India)18 80 62 v West Indies Bridgetown 1982/83Test 954
KC Wessels (Aus) 36 98 62v West Indies Adelaide 1984/85 Test 1002
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)35 97 62 v England Lahore 2005/06Test 1774
Rameez Raja (Pak) 1 62 61v New Zealand Christchurch 1995/96 Test 1316
CC Hunte (WI)12 72* 60 v England Port of Spain 1959/60Test 491
G Miller (Eng) 31 89 58v New Zealand Christchurch 1977/78 Test 818
Aamer Sohail (Pak)0 57 57 v Australia Hobart 1995/96Test 1313
SC Ganguly (India) 16 73 57v Australia Melbourne 2003/04 Test 1678
ML Jaisimha (India)0 56 56 v England Mumbai (BS) 1961/62Test 513
Dilawar Hussain (India) 7 59 52v England Kolkata 1933/34 Test 231
DJ McGlew (SA)11 63 52 v New Zealand Cape Town 1961/62Test 519
CH Lloyd (WI) 0 51 51v Australia Sydney 1975/76 Test 767
G Boycott (Eng)3 53 50 v West Indies The Oval 1980Test 883
JH Kallis (SA) 23 73 50v West Indies Cape Town 2003/04 Test 1681

Most retirements in an innings - Tests
Player Num Inns     Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
West Indies 3 1 v AustraliaSydney 1975/76 Test 767
New Zealand 22 v South Africa Johannesburg 1953/54 Test 378
West Indies 2 2 v AustraliaBridgetown 1964/65 Test 589
New Zealand 22 v England Birmingham 1965 Test 591
England 2 2 v West IndiesBirmingham 1973 Test 726
India 21 v West Indies Kingston 1975/76 Test 776
West Indies 2 1 v AustraliaKingston 1990/91 Test 1166
India 21 v Bangladesh Dhaka (SBNS) 2007 Test 1833

Most times retired not out - ODIs
Player     Span Inns Num %
RS Mahanama (SL) 1986-1999 198 73.54
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2007 3816 1.57
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2007279 5 1.79
GM Wood (Aus) 1978-1989 77 4 5.19
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) 1991-2007 350 4 1.14
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 237 3 1.27
SR Waugh (Aus) 1986-2002 288 31.04
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 2893 1.04

Highest score when retiring not out - ODIs
Player Retire Final Opposition GroundSeason Scorecard
HH Gibbs (SA) 116- v India Colombo (RPS) 2002/03 ODI 1886
Zahid Fazal (Pak) 98 - v India Sharjah1991/92 ODI 685
RS Mahanama (SL) 92 -v India Moratuwa 1993 ODI 835
BC Lara (WI)88 - v Pakistan Melbourne 1991/92 ODI 717
A Jadeja (India) 88 - v Zimbabwe Singapore1999 ODI 1493
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 83 109v Bangladesh Port of Spain 2006/07 ODI 2546
KO Otieno (Kenya)82 85 v Australia Visakhapatnam 1995/96 ODI 1058
AJ Strauss (Eng) 74 - v India Jamshedpur2005/06 ODI 2361
GC Smith (SA) 72 74v Australia Basseterre 2006/07 ODI 2552
DJ Cullinan (SA)70 - v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 1993/94 ODI 849
Salman Butt (Pak) 68 108* v India Kolkata2004/05 ODI 2192
DJ Cullinan (SA) 63 63v Sri Lanka Port Elizabeth 1994/95 ODI 967
A Bagai (Can)63 64* v Scotland Mombasa 2006/07 ODI 2477
RS Mahanama (SL) 60 - v Pakistan Karachi1991/92 ODI 704
RS Mahanama (SL) 58 -v India Kolkata 1995/96 ODI 1081
S Chanderpaul (WI)57 - v South Africa Jaipur 2006/07 ODI 2442
MSK Prasad (India) 56 63 v South Africa Nairobi (Gym)1999/00 ODI 1509
SC Ganguly (India) 54 -v Pakistan Toronto 1998 ODI 1349
SRD Wettimuny (SL)53 - v Australia The Oval 1975 ODI 25
GM Wood (Aus) 52 - v Sri Lanka Sydney1984/85 ODI 283
MD Crowe (NZ) 51 -v Australia Auckland 1989/90 ODI 619
ST Jayasuriya (SL)51 51 v Bangladesh Sharjah 1994/95 ODI 994
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 50 - v Australia Perth1998/99 ODI 1398
AM Samad (Can) 50 50v Kenya Mombasa 2006/07 ODI 2484

Most runs made when returning after retiring not out - ODIs
Player Retire FinalRuns Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 13 83* 70 v Sri LankaGalle 2000 ODI 1603
SC Ganguly (India) 158* 57 v Sri Lanka Visakhapatnam 2006/07 ODI 2525
SC Ganguly (India) 5 57 52 v PakistanMohali 1998/99 ODI 1427
Javed Omar (Ban) 1463* 49 v England Nairobi (Gym) 2000/01 ODI 1632
SC Ganguly (India) 10 54* 44 v PakistanToronto 1998 ODI 1349
Salman Butt (Pak) 68108* 40 v India Kolkata 2004/05 ODI 2192
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 7 44 37 v West IndiesPort of Spain 1997 ODI 1215
RR Sarwan (WI) 1047* 37 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 2002/03 ODI 1973
Imran Nazir (Pak) 5 39* 34 v AustraliaMelbourne (Dock) 2002 ODI 1842
JG Wright (NZ) 536 31 v England Christchurch 1991/92 ODI 713

Most retirements in an innings - ODIs
PlayerNum Inns      Opposition Ground SeasonScorecard
Sri Lanka 2 2 v Australia The Oval 1975 ODI 25
West Indies 2 2 v Sri Lanka Melbourne1984/85 ODI 313
New Zealand 2 1 v England The Oval 1990 ODI 633
Zimbabwe 2 2 v Sri Lanka Harare1994/95 ODI 948
India 2 2 v Pakistan Toronto 1998 ODI 1349

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1834: England v West Indies at Leeds, The Wisden Trophy 2nd Test, May 25-28, 2007
• ODI # 2586: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Warid Cricket Series 3rd ODI, May 22, 2007


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