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Travis Basevi

January 16, 2008

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Most innings in a career and never scoring a duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
AB de Villiers (SA) 2004-2008 35 63 2201 178 37.30 4
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2007 23 45 1450 170 34.52 2
JW Burke (Aus) 1951-1959 24 44 1280 189 34.59 3
RA Duff (Aus) 1902-1905 22 40 1317 146 35.59 2
BP Patel (India) 1974-1977 21 38 972 115* 29.45 1
RJ Christiani (WI) 1948-1954 22 37 896 107 26.35 1
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 22 36 1464 266 43.05 4
Waqar Hasan (Pak) 1952-1959 21 35 1071 189 31.50 1
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977 24 34 866 121 30.92 2
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2005-2008 20 33 2120 182 84.80 8
JW Zulch (SA) 1910-1921 16 32 985 150 32.83 2
HL Collins (Aus) 1920-1926 19 31 1352 203 45.06 4
MF Maharoof (SL) 2004-2007 20 31 538 72 19.92 0
JM Anderson (Eng) 2003-2007 20 30 143 21* 11.00 0
KD Karthik (India) 2004-2007 19 30 931 129 32.10 1
WW Read (Eng) 1882-1893 18 27 720 117 27.69 1
W Bates (Eng) 1881-1887 15 26 656 64 27.33 0
MLC Foster (WI) 1969-1978 14 24 580 125 30.52 1
UDU Chandana (SL) 1999-2005 16 24 616 92 26.78 0
TJE Andrews (Aus) 1921-1926 16 23 592 94 26.90 0

Most runs in a career and never scoring a duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
AB de Villiers (SA) 2004-2008 35 63 2201 178 37.30 4
MEK Hussey (Aus) 2005-2008 20 33 2120 182 84.80 8
DL Houghton (Zim) 1992-1997 22 36 1464 266 43.05 4
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2003-2007 23 45 1450 170 34.52 2
HL Collins (Aus) 1920-1926 19 31 1352 203 45.06 4
RA Duff (Aus) 1902-1905 22 40 1317 146 35.59 2
JW Burke (Aus) 1951-1959 24 44 1280 189 34.59 3
Waqar Hasan (Pak) 1952-1959 21 35 1071 189 31.50 1
KS Duleepsinhji (Eng) 1929-1931 12 19 995 173 58.52 3
JW Zulch (SA) 1910-1921 16 32 985 150 32.83 2
R Subba Row (Eng) 1958-1961 13 22 984 137 46.85 3
BP Patel (India) 1974-1977 21 38 972 115* 29.45 1
KD Karthik (India) 2004-2007 19 30 931 129 32.10 1
RJ Christiani (WI) 1948-1954 22 37 896 107 26.35 1
JDB Robertson (Eng) 1947-1952 11 21 881 133 46.36 2
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977 24 34 866 121 30.92 2
CF Walters (Eng) 1933-1934 11 18 784 102 52.26 1
RS Modi (India) 1946-1952 10 17 736 112 46.00 1
CS Dempster (NZ) 1930-1933 10 15 723 136 65.72 2
WW Read (Eng) 1882-1893 18 27 720 117 27.69 1

Most innings in a career before scoring first duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-1994 44 75 2779 267 38.59 7
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-1974 32 58 2153 178 39.87 5
AK Davidson (Aus) 1953-1961 37 51 1076 80 23.91 0
GO Jones (Eng) 2004-2006 33 51 1172 100 24.93 1
BF Butcher (WI) 1958-1967 27 46 1920 209* 45.71 5
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2008 31 46 1822 151 45.55 5
PD Collingwood (Eng) 2003-2007 24 45 1819 206 45.47 5
MJ Slater (Aus) 1993-1995 25 44 2121 176 50.50 6
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-1999 28 44 1661 127 41.52 4
RN Harvey (Aus) 1948-1953 24 41 2416 205 65.29 10
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1959 24 41 2053 365* 60.38 6
KD Ghavri (India) 1974-1979 29 41 695 86 22.41 0
WH Ponsford (Aus) 1924-1933 25 40 1553 183 41.97 5
Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) 1969-1977 23 40 1800 166 47.36 5
AJ Stewart (Eng) 1990-1992 22 40 1493 190 41.47 4
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-2007 21 39 1658 127 44.81 6
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1991 21 38 1889 219 53.97 6
AP Sheahan (Aus) 1967-1970 22 37 1110 114 32.64 1
JC Adams (WI) 1992-1996 24 37 1851 208* 66.10 5
R Dravid (India) 1996-1998 23 37 1805 148 53.08 2

Most times dismissed for a duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 0
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 132 185 936 30* 7.54 0 43
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2007 124 138 641 61 7.36 0 35
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2007 145 199 3154 99 17.32 0 34
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 1992-2007 118 149 1144 67 11.67 0 30
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 98 145 1439 53 12.40 0 26
M Dillon (WI) 1997-2004 38 68 549 43 8.44 0 26
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 48 71 379 42 8.42 0 24
BS Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1979 58 80 167 22 4.07 0 23
Danish Kaneria (Pak) 2000-2007 51 69 260 29 6.84 0 23
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 168 260 10927 200 51.06 32 22
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2007 90 156 5502 249 39.02 16 22
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 87 120 1010 45 10.20 0 21
BS Bedi (India) 1966-1979 67 101 656 50* 8.98 0 20
MA Atherton (Eng) 1989-2001 115 212 7728 185* 37.69 16 20
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2008 37 50 64 12* 2.46 0 20
DL Underwood (Eng) 1966-1982 86 116 937 45* 11.56 0 19
Wasim Bari (Pak) 1967-1984 81 112 1366 85 15.88 0 19
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-2002 128 209 8029 153* 41.81 20 19
AR Caddick (Eng) 1993-2003 62 95 861 49* 10.37 0 19
MJ Hoggard (Eng) 2000-2007 66 90 467 38 7.41 0 19

Lowest percentage of ducks/innings in a career - Tests (qualification: 50 inns)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 0 %
AB de Villiers (SA) 2004-2008 35 63 2201 178 37.30 4 0 0.00
CL Walcott (WI) 1948-1960 44 74 3798 220 56.68 15 1 1.35
GM Turner (NZ) 1969-1983 41 73 2991 259 44.64 7 1 1.36
AL Hassett (Aus) 1938-1953 43 69 3073 198* 46.56 10 1 1.44
MH Richardson (NZ) 2000-2004 38 65 2776 145 44.77 4 1 1.53
AK Davidson (Aus) 1953-1963 44 61 1328 80 24.59 0 1 1.63
PE Richardson (Eng) 1956-1963 34 56 2061 126 37.47 5 1 1.78
CG Macartney (Aus) 1907-1926 35 55 2131 170 41.78 7 1 1.81
GM Ritchie (Aus) 1982-1987 30 53 1690 146 35.20 3 1 1.88
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-1985 110 175 7515 242* 46.67 19 4 2.28
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-1935 54 84 4555 194 60.73 16 2 2.38
CC McDonald (Aus) 1952-1961 47 83 3107 170 39.32 5 2 2.40
Saeed Ahmed (Pak) 1958-1973 41 78 2991 172 40.41 5 2 2.56
HW Taylor (SA) 1912-1932 42 76 2936 176 40.77 7 2 2.63
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1999 104 186 7525 334* 43.49 19 5 2.68
AH Jones (NZ) 1987-1995 39 74 2922 186 44.27 7 2 2.70
WR Hammond (Eng) 1927-1947 85 140 7249 336* 58.45 22 4 2.85
R Dravid (ICC/India) 1996-2008 117 201 9795 270 55.33 24 6 2.98
C Washbrook (Eng) 1937-1956 37 66 2569 195 42.81 6 2 3.03
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1976-1993 124 189 8832 280* 52.57 23 6 3.17

Highest percentage of ducks/innings in a career - Tests (qualification: 20 inns)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 0 %
AG Hurst (Aus) 1974-1979 12 20 102 26 6.00 0 10 50.00
AD Mullally (Eng) 1996-2001 19 27 127 24 5.52 0 12 44.44
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2008 37 50 64 12* 2.46 0 20 40.00
A Nehra (India) 1999-2004 17 25 77 19 5.50 0 10 40.00
M Dillon (WI) 1997-2004 38 68 549 43 8.44 0 26 38.23
D Ramnarine (WI) 1998-2002 12 21 106 35* 6.23 0 8 38.09
DR Doshi (India) 1979-1983 33 38 129 20 4.60 0 14 36.84
M Mbangwa (Zim) 1996-2000 15 25 34 8 2.00 0 9 36.00
RW Blair (NZ) 1953-1964 19 34 189 64* 6.75 0 12 35.29
Mohammad Sharif (Ban) 2001-2007 10 20 122 24* 7.17 0 7 35.00
JV Saunders (Aus) 1902-1908 14 23 39 11* 2.29 0 8 34.78
DK Morrison (NZ) 1987-1997 48 71 379 42 8.42 0 24 33.80
Danish Kaneria (Pak) 2000-2007 51 69 260 29 6.84 0 23 33.33
C Pringle (NZ) 1990-1995 14 21 175 30 10.29 0 7 33.33
HK Olonga (Zim) 1995-2002 30 45 184 24 5.41 0 14 31.11
Manjural Islam (Ban) 2001-2004 17 33 81 21 3.68 0 10 30.30
PT Collins (WI) 1999-2006 32 47 235 24 5.87 0 14 29.78
WP Howell (Aus) 1898-1904 18 27 158 35 7.52 0 8 29.62
NS Tamhane (India) 1955-1961 21 27 225 54* 10.22 0 8 29.62
Aaqib Javed (Pak) 1989-1998 22 27 101 28* 5.05 0 8 29.62

Most balls bowled in a career without taking a duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
Ghulam Ahmed (India) 1948-1959 22 5650 2052 68 7/49 30.17
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 5170 1964 32 2/17 61.37
GA Hick (Eng) 1991-2001 65 3057 1306 23 4/126 56.78
HA Gomes (WI) 1976-1987 60 2401 930 15 2/20 62.00
ARA Murray (SA) 1952-1954 10 2374 710 18 4/169 39.44
R Kilner (Eng) 1924-1926 9 2368 734 24 4/51 30.58
EAR de Silva (SL) 1985-1991 10 2328 1032 8 2/67 129.00
KR Stackpole (Aus) 1966-1974 43 2321 1001 15 2/33 66.73
PI Philpott (Aus) 1965-1966 8 2262 1000 26 5/90 38.46
C Gladwin (Eng) 1947-1949 8 2129 571 15 3/21 38.06
EJ Gray (NZ) 1983-1988 10 2076 886 17 3/73 52.11
DJ Capel (Eng) 1987-1990 15 2000 1064 21 3/88 50.66
PL Harris (SA) 2007-2008 10 1961 761 30 5/73 25.36
AJ Richardson (Aus) 1924-1926 9 1812 521 12 2/20 43.41
MLC Foster (WI) 1969-1978 14 1776 600 9 2/41 66.66
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2008 107 1680 845 8 1/2 105.62
AE Moss (Eng) 1954-1960 9 1657 626 21 4/35 29.80
VI Smith (SA) 1947-1957 9 1655 769 12 4/143 64.08
Mohammad Sharif (Ban) 2001-2007 10 1651 1106 14 4/98 79.00
MN Samuels (WI) 2000-2008 27 1596 889 7 2/49 127.00

Most wickets in a career without taking a duck - Tests
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
Ghulam Ahmed (India) 1948-1959 22 5650 2052 68 7/49 30.17
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 5170 1964 32 2/17 61.37
PL Harris (SA) 2007-2008 10 1961 761 30 5/73 25.36
PI Philpott (Aus) 1965-1966 8 2262 1000 26 5/90 38.46
R Kilner (Eng) 1924-1926 9 2368 734 24 4/51 30.58
GA Hick (Eng) 1991-2001 65 3057 1306 23 4/126 56.78
GWA Chubb (SA) 1951-1951 5 1425 577 21 6/51 27.47
AE Moss (Eng) 1954-1960 9 1657 626 21 4/35 29.80
DJ Capel (Eng) 1987-1990 15 2000 1064 21 3/88 50.66
CEL Stuart (WI) 2000-2001 6 1116 628 20 3/33 31.40
RK Illingworth (Eng) 1991-1995 9 1485 615 19 4/96 32.36
DB Close (Eng) 1949-1976 22 1212 532 18 4/35 29.55
ARA Murray (SA) 1952-1954 10 2374 710 18 4/169 39.44
NB Mahwire (Zim) 2002-2005 10 1287 915 18 4/92 50.83
PM Hornibrook (Aus) 1929-1930 6 1579 664 17 7/92 39.05
NC O'Neill (Aus) 1958-1965 42 1392 667 17 4/41 39.23
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1976-1993 124 1470 682 17 3/74 40.11
EJ Gray (NZ) 1983-1988 10 2076 886 17 3/73 52.11
MB Owens (NZ) 1992-1994 8 1074 585 17 4/99 34.41
EAE Baptiste (WI) 1983-1990 10 1362 563 16 3/31 35.18

Most wickets taken as ducks - Tests
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 0
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2007 124 29248 12186 563 8/24 21.64 104
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2007 145 40705 17995 708 8/71 25.41 102
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 1992-2007 118 39202 15742 723 9/51 21.77 97
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2001 132 30019 12688 519 7/37 24.44 79
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2002 104 22627 9779 414 7/119 23.62 79
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 98 22103 8501 405 8/45 20.99 76
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 87 16224 8788 373 7/76 23.56 76
A Kumble (India) 1990-2008 123 38466 17179 599 10/74 28.67 75
SM Pollock (SA) 1995-2008 108 24353 9733 421 7/87 23.11 71
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 131 27740 12867 434 9/83 29.64 68
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 86 21918 9611 431 9/52 22.29 66
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1994-2007 102 21786 9744 331 7/71 29.43 65
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 88 19458 8258 362 8/58 22.81 61
RGD Willis (Eng) 1971-1984 90 17357 8190 325 8/43 25.20 57
MD Marshall (WI) 1978-1991 81 17584 7876 376 7/22 20.94 57
M Ntini (SA) 1998-2008 82 17143 9214 329 7/37 28.00 52
FS Trueman (Eng) 1952-1965 67 15178 6625 307 8/31 21.57 50
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1946-1960 61 13650 5251 228 7/38 23.03 49
IT Botham (Eng) 1977-1992 102 21815 10878 383 8/34 28.40 49
JN Gillespie (Aus) 1996-2006 71 14234 6770 259 7/37 26.13 47

Highest percentage of ducks/wickets in a career - Tests (qualification: 20 wkts)
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 0 %
ST Clarke (WI) 1978-1982 11 2477 1170 42 5/126 27.85 14 33.33
AE Trott (Aus/Eng) 1895-1899 5 948 390 26 8/43 15.00 8 30.76
RG Holland (Aus) 1984-1986 11 2889 1352 34 6/54 39.76 9 26.47
Shujauddin (Pak) 1954-1962 19 2313 801 20 3/18 40.05 5 25.00
SI Mahmood (Eng) 2006-2007 8 1130 762 20 4/22 38.10 5 25.00
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) 1997-2007 46 8143 4574 178 6/11 25.69 44 24.71
AG Steel (Eng) 1880-1888 13 1360 605 29 3/27 20.86 7 24.13
MG Bevan (Aus) 1994-1998 18 1285 703 29 6/82 24.24 7 24.13
Saleem Altaf (Pak) 1967-1978 21 4001 1710 46 4/11 37.17 11 23.91
JB Iverson (Aus) 1950-1951 5 1108 320 21 6/27 15.23 5 23.80
DT Hondo (Zim) 2001-2005 9 1486 774 21 6/59 36.85 5 23.80
Pervez Sajjad (Pak) 1964-1973 19 4145 1410 59 7/74 23.89 14 23.72
WE Bowes (Eng) 1932-1946 15 3655 1519 68 6/33 22.33 16 23.52
SJ Snooke (SA) 1906-1923 26 1620 702 35 8/70 20.05 8 22.85
TWJ Goddard (Eng) 1930-1939 8 1563 588 22 6/29 26.72 5 22.72
JT Hearne (Eng) 1892-1899 12 2976 1082 49 6/41 22.08 11 22.44
JC Adams (WI) 1992-2001 54 2853 1336 27 5/17 49.48 6 22.22
MJ Procter (SA) 1967-1970 7 1514 616 41 6/73 15.02 9 21.95
EA Martindale (WI) 1933-1939 10 1605 804 37 5/22 21.72 8 21.62
SE Bond (NZ) 2001-2007 17 3079 1769 79 6/51 22.39 17 21.51

Lowest percentage of ducks/wickets in a career - Tests (qualification: 50 wkts)
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave 0 %
Ghulam Ahmed (India) 1948-1959 22 5650 2052 68 7/49 30.17 0 0.00
CG Borde (India) 1958-1969 55 5695 2417 52 5/88 46.48 1 1.92
GP Wickramasinghe (SL) 1991-2001 40 7260 3559 85 6/60 41.87 2 2.35
N Boje (SA) 2000-2006 43 8620 4265 100 5/62 42.65 3 3.00
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2007 31 8162 3835 94 6/77 40.79 3 3.19
DJ Bravo (WI) 2004-2008 26 3997 2155 55 6/55 39.18 2 3.63
DA Allen (Eng) 1960-1966 39 11297 3779 122 5/30 30.97 5 4.09
RW Price (Zim) 1999-2004 18 5135 2475 69 6/73 35.86 3 4.34
RWV Robins (Eng) 1929-1937 19 3318 1758 64 6/32 27.46 3 4.68
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 7725 2835 85 6/60 33.35 4 4.70
JG Bracewell (NZ) 1980-1990 41 8403 3653 102 6/32 35.81 5 4.90
RO Collinge (NZ) 1965-1978 35 7689 3393 116 6/63 29.25 6 5.17
DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 37 6594 3154 75 6/50 42.05 4 5.33
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 22 3833 1972 56 8/83 35.21 3 5.35
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1980-1993 34 7778 2950 93 6/45 31.72 5 5.37
CD Collymore (WI) 1999-2007 30 6337 3004 93 7/57 32.30 5 5.37
AMB Rowan (SA) 1947-1951 15 5193 2084 54 5/68 38.59 3 5.55
AR MacGibbon (NZ) 1951-1958 26 5659 2160 70 5/64 30.85 4 5.71
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1902-1921 50 8022 2923 87 6/35 33.59 5 5.74
HDPK Dharmasena (SL) 1993-2004 31 6939 2920 69 6/72 42.31 4 5.79

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