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August 6, 2008

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Lowest team score for a player making 300 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
RM Cowper (Aus) 307 543/8d drawn v England Melbourne 1965/66 Test 601
JH Edrich (Eng) 310* 546/4d won v New Zealand Leeds 1965 Test 593
WR Hammond (Eng) 336* 548/7d drawn v New Zealand Auckland 1932/33 Test 226
DG Bradman (Aus) 334 566 drawn v England Leeds 1930 Test 196
DG Bradman (Aus) 304 584 drawn v England Leeds 1934 Test 236
BC Lara (WI) 375 593/5d drawn v England St John's 1993/94 Test 1259
LG Rowe (WI) 302 596/8d drawn v England Bridgetown 1973/74 Test 734
MA Taylor (Aus) 334* 599/4d drawn v Pakistan Peshawar 1998/99 Test 1426
V Sehwag (India) 319 627 drawn v South Africa Chennai 2007/08 Test 1870
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 329 643 won v New Zealand Lahore 2002 Test 1600
GA Gooch (Eng) 333 653/4d won v India Lord's 1990 Test 1148
RB Simpson (Aus) 311 656/8d drawn v England Manchester 1964 Test 564
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 337 657/8d drawn v West Indies Bridgetown 1957/58 Test 446
V Sehwag (India) 309 675/5d won v Pakistan Multan 2003/04 Test 1693
ML Hayden (Aus) 380 735/6d won v Zimbabwe Perth 2003/04 Test 1661
CH Gayle (WI) 317 747 drawn v South Africa St John's 2004/05 Test 1750
BC Lara (WI) 400* 751/5d drawn v England St John's 2003/04 Test 1696
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 374 756/5d won v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 2006 Test 1810
GS Sobers (WI) 365* 790/3d won v Pakistan Kingston 1957/58 Test 450
A Sandham (Eng) 325 849 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1929/30 Test 193

Lowest team score for a player making 250 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
V Sehwag (India) 254 410/1 drawn v Pakistan Lahore 2005/06 Test 1781
SM Nurse (WI) 258 417 drawn v New Zealand Christchurch 1968/69 Test 652
DL Amiss (Eng) 262* 432/9 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1973/74 Test 732
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 253 438 won v Pakistan Faisalabad 2004/05 Test 1716
SFAF Bacchus (WI) 250 452/8 drawn v India Kanpur 1978/79 Test 845
DL Houghton (Zim) 266 462/9d drawn v Sri Lanka Bulawayo 1994/95 Test 1271
PA de Silva (SL) 267 497 drawn v New Zealand Wellington 1990/91 Test 1162
DG Bradman (Aus) 299* 513 won v South Africa Adelaide 1931/32 Test 215
SP Fleming (NZ) 274* 515/7d drawn v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 2003 Test 1641
DJ McGlew (SA) 255* 524/8d won v New Zealand Wellington 1952/53 Test 368
GA Headley (WI) 270* 535/7d won v England Kingston 1934/35 Test 241
RM Cowper (Aus) 307 543/8d drawn v England Melbourne 1965/66 Test 601
GM Turner (NZ) 259 543/3d drawn v West Indies Georgetown 1971/72 Test 696
JH Edrich (Eng) 310* 546/4d won v New Zealand Leeds 1965 Test 593
WR Hammond (Eng) 336* 548/7d drawn v New Zealand Auckland 1932/33 Test 226
JL Langer (Aus) 250 551/6d won v England Melbourne 2002/03 Test 1634
KD Walters (Aus) 250 552 drawn v New Zealand Christchurch 1976/77 Test 796
Wasim Akram (Pak) 257* 553 drawn v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 1996/97 Test 1336
GN Yallop (Aus) 268 555 drawn v Pakistan Melbourne 1983/84 Test 973
FMM Worrell (WI) 261 558 won v England Nottingham 1950 Test 325

Lowest team score for a player making 200 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
V Sehwag (India) 201* 329 won v Sri Lanka Galle 2008 Test 1884
L Hutton (Eng) 202* 344 lost v West Indies The Oval 1950 Test 326
CG Greenidge (WI) 214* 344/1 won v England Lord's 1984 Test 990
RG Pollock (SA) 209 353 lost v Australia Cape Town 1966/67 Test 613
AR Morris (Aus) 206 371 won v England Adelaide 1950/51 Test 330
AD Gaekwad (India) 201 374 drawn v Pakistan Jalandhar 1983/84 Test 962
Taslim Arif (Pak) 210* 382/2 drawn v Australia Faisalabad 1979/80 Test 878
CL Walcott (WI) 220 383 won v England Bridgetown 1953/54 Test 383
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 203* 385/7d drawn v New Zealand Lahore 1964/65 Test 586
GM Turner (NZ) 223* 386 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1971/72 Test 693
DN Sardesai (India) 212 387 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1970/71 Test 680
BC Lara (WI) 221 390 lost v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 Test 1572
ML Hayden (Aus) 203 391 lost v India Chennai 2000/01 Test 1539
DSBP Kuruppu (SL) 201* 397/9d drawn v New Zealand Colombo (CCC) 1986/87 Test 1074
BC Lara (WI) 226 405 lost v Australia Adelaide 2005/06 Test 1773
GS Chappell (Aus) 204 406 won v India Sydney 1980/81 Test 893
GA Headley (WI) 223 408/5 drawn v England Kingston 1929/30 Test 193
BC Lara (WI) 202 410 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 2003/04 Test 1674
V Sehwag (India) 254 410/1 drawn v Pakistan Lahore 2005/06 Test 1781
SJ McCabe (Aus) 232 411 drawn v England Nottingham 1938 Test 263

Lowest team score for a player making 150 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
C Bannerman (Aus) 165* 245 won v England Melbourne 1876/77 Test 1
GA Gooch (Eng) 154* 252 won v West Indies Leeds 1991 Test 1171
VVS Laxman (India) 167 261 lost v Australia Sydney 1999/00 Test 1481
KC Sangakkara (SL) 156* 268 won v New Zealand Wellington 2006/07 Test 1822
V Sehwag (India) 151 269/7d drawn v Australia Adelaide 2007/08 Test 1863
EAB Rowan (SA) 156* 270/2 drawn v England Johannesburg 1948/49 Test 307
L Hutton (Eng) 156* 272 lost v Australia Adelaide 1950/51 Test 330
DL Amiss (Eng) 164* 272/2 drawn v New Zealand Christchurch 1974/75 Test 758
SJ McCabe (Aus) 189* 274/2 drawn v South Africa Johannesburg 1935/36 Test 248
J Darling (Aus) 160 276/4 won v England Sydney 1897/98 Test 57
B Mitchell (SA) 164* 278/7d won v England Lord's 1935 Test 243
GC Smith (SA) 154* 283/5 won v England Birmingham 2008 Test 1883
DCS Compton (Eng) 158 284 lost v South Africa Manchester 1955 Test 410
GA Gooch (Eng) 153 285 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1980/81 Test 902
Saleem Malik (Pak) 155 285/5 drawn v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 1996/97 Test 1367
T Taibu (Zim) 153 286 drawn v Bangladesh Dhaka 2004/05 Test 1735
RM Cowper (Aus) 165 292 won v India Sydney 1967/68 Test 628
JKC Holt (WI) 166 292/2d won v England Bridgetown 1953/54 Test 383
GA Gooch (Eng) 183 295/6d drawn v New Zealand Lord's 1986 Test 1049
BC Lara (WI) 176 296 lost v South Africa Bridgetown 2004/05 Test 1749

Lowest team score for a player making 100 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
Mohsin Khan (Pak) 101* 135/1 drawn v India Lahore 1982/83 Test 941
JR Reid (NZ) 100 159 lost v England Christchurch 1962/63 Test 542
Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) 102* 165/1 won v Bangladesh Peshawar 2003 Test 1657
A Melville (SA) 104* 166/1 drawn v England Nottingham 1947 Test 285
KC Sangakkara (SL) 100* 170 lost v New Zealand Christchurch 2006/07 Test 1820
ML Hayden (Aus) 101* 172/1 won v Zimbabwe Sydney 2003/04 Test 1663
MA Taylor (Aus) 101* 176/2 drawn v Pakistan Sydney 1989/90 Test 1137
SM Gavaskar (India) 103* 176/0 drawn v Pakistan Bangalore 1983/84 Test 961
JH Sinclair (SA) 106 177 lost v England Cape Town 1898/99 Test 59
JG Wright (NZ) 113* 178/1 drawn v India Napier 1989/90 Test 1138
JG Wright (NZ) 117* 181/1 won v Australia Wellington 1989/90 Test 1141
HW Taylor (SA) 109 182 lost v England Durban 1913/14 Test 130
MJ Slater (Aus) 123 184 won v England Sydney 1998/99 Test 1439
PW Sherwell (SA) 115 185/3 drawn v England Lord's 1907 Test 93
G Boycott (Eng) 100* 186/1 drawn v Pakistan Hyderabad (Sind) 1977/78 Test 813
DG Bradman (Aus) 103* 191 won v England Melbourne 1932/33 Test 221
MC Cowdrey (Eng) 102 191 won v Australia Melbourne 1954/55 Test 393
JB Stollmeyer (WI) 104* 192/2 drawn v India Port of Spain 1952/53 Test 367
GA Headley (WI) 102* 193 lost v Australia Brisbane 1930/31 Test 203
G Kirsten (SA) 108* 193/6d drawn v Australia Adelaide 1997/98 Test 1397
S Ranatunga (SL) 100* 193/4 drawn v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1994/95 Test 1271
RR Sarwan (WI) 107* 194 lost v South Africa Port of Spain 2004/05 Test 1747
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 101* 194/8d drawn v Australia Karachi 1959/60 Test 481
CG Macartney (Aus) 133* 194/5 drawn v England Lord's 1926 Test 164
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 103 195/6d drawn v New Zealand Dhaka 1955/56 Test 415
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 101* 195/4 drawn v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 2000 Test 1507
AJ Stewart (Eng) 101* 195/3 drawn v Zimbabwe Harare 1996/97 Test 1348
MA Taylor (Aus) 102* 195/2 won v India Bangalore 1997/98 Test 1413
DL Haynes (WI) 112* 196/2 won v India Bridgetown 1988/89 Test 1118
C Milburn (Eng) 126* 197/4 drawn v West Indies Lord's 1966 Test 606

Lowest team score for a player making 50 - Tests
Player Runs Score Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
CC McDonald (Aus) 51* 69/1 won v England Melbourne 1958/59 Test 468
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 50* 69/0 won v Zimbabwe Faisalabad 1996/97 Test 1337
AFG Griffith (WI) 54* 75/0 won v Zimbabwe Kingston 1999/00 Test 1492
KR Stackpole (Aus) 57* 81/2 won v England Lord's 1972 Test 699
AP Gurusinha (SL) 52* 82 lost v India Chandigarh 1990/91 Test 1156
JDB Robertson (Eng) 51* 86/4 drawn v West Indies Bridgetown 1947/48 Test 293
EAB Rowan (SA) 60* 87/0 drawn v England Leeds 1951 Test 337
BE Congdon (NZ) 61* 88/4 won v India Christchurch 1967/68 Test 631
JH Hampshire (Eng) 51* 89/2 won v New Zealand Christchurch 1970/71 Test 681
GM Wood (Aus) 62* 90/4 drawn v England Lord's 1981 Test 904
JR Reid (NZ) 51* 91/3 drawn v England The Oval 1958 Test 458
RE Redmond (NZ) 56 92/3 drawn v Pakistan Auckland 1972/73 Test 713
AR Morris (Aus) 54* 92/1 drawn v England Manchester 1948 Test 301
W Bardsley (Aus) 50* 93/1 won v England Sydney 1920/21 Test 139
L Hutton (Eng) 60* 95/2 won v Australia Melbourne 1950/51 Test 331
WM Lawry (Aus) 56* 95/0 drawn v India Kanpur 1969/70 Test 666
AC MacLaren (Eng) 50* 96/1 won v Australia Sydney 1897/98 Test 53
CS Dempster (NZ) 62* 96/1 drawn v England Auckland 1929/30 Test 190
RW Barber (Eng) 51 96/1 won v New Zealand Birmingham 1965 Test 591
A Ranatunga (SL) 51 97 lost v New Zealand Kandy 1983/84 Test 980
M Amarnath (India) 60 97 lost v West Indies Kingston 1975/76 Test 776
M Azharuddin (India) 54* 97/1d drawn v England Kanpur 1984/85 Test 1011
ML Hayden (Aus) 53* 97/1 won v India Melbourne 2003/04 Test 1678
SG Barnes (Aus) 64* 98/2 won v England Nottingham 1948 Test 299
CH Gayle (WI) 52* 98/1 drawn v Zimbabwe Harare 2001 Test 1553
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 57* 98/0 won v Sri Lanka Karachi 1985/86 Test 1028
TL Goddard (SA) 56* 99 lost v Australia Cape Town 1957/58 Test 445
R Dravid (India) 51* 99/2 drawn v West Indies Kingston 1996/97 Test 1357
GJ Whittall (Zim) 60 100/2 won v Bangladesh Harare 2000/01 Test 1545
Hon.FS Jackson (Eng) 55* 102/2 drawn v Australia Lord's 1902 Test 71

Lowest team score for a player making 150 - ODIs
Player Runs Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 151* 229/5 40.5 won v India Mumbai 1997 ODI 1207
SC Ganguly (India) 153* 261/5 50.0 won v New Zealand Gwalior 1999/00 ODI 1524
N Kapil Dev (India) 175* 266/8 60.0 won v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 1983 ODI 216
DI Gower (Eng) 158 267/6 50.0 won v New Zealand Brisbane 1982/83 ODI 168
IVA Richards (WI) 153* 271/2 48.0 won v Australia Melbourne 1979/80 ODI 78
IVA Richards (WI) 189* 272/9 55.0 won v England Manchester 1984 ODI 264
RA Smith (Eng) 167* 277/5 55.0 lost v Australia Birmingham 1993 ODI 831
BC Lara (WI) 153 285/4 45.3 won v Pakistan Sharjah 1993/94 ODI 845
DL Haynes (WI) 152* 289/2 43.5 won v India Georgetown 1988/89 ODI 563
S Chanderpaul (WI) 150 292/9 50.0 won v South Africa East London 1998/99 ODI 1393
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 189 299/5 50.0 won v India Sharjah 2000/01 ODI 1652
HH Gibbs (SA) 153 301/8 50.0 won v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 2002/03 ODI 1890
M Azharuddin (India) 153* 301/3 50.0 won v Zimbabwe Cuttack 1997/98 ODI 1311
MS Dhoni (India) 183* 303/4 46.1 won v Sri Lanka Jaipur 2005/06 ODI 2290
CH Gayle (WI) 152* 304/2 50.0 lost v South Africa Johannesburg 2003/04 ODI 2096
GM Turner (NZ) 171* 309/5 60.0 won v East Africa Birmingham 1975 ODI 20
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 154 310/8 50.0 won v Sri Lanka Melbourne 1998/99 ODI 1403
CH Gayle (WI) 152 311/4 50.0 won v Kenya Nairobi 2001 ODI 1745
SR Tendulkar (India) 152 311/2 50.0 won v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 ODI 1964
DJ Callaghan (SA) 169* 314/7 50.0 won v New Zealand Centurion 1994/95 ODI 960

Lowest team score for a player making 100 - ODIs
Player Runs Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
DL Amiss (Eng) 100 159/3 45.3 won v New Zealand Swansea 1973 ODI 6
DM Jones (Aus) 102* 164/2 39.1 won v New Zealand Auckland 1989/90 ODI 620
CH Gayle (WI) 104* 164/0 36.4 won v Bangladesh Jaipur 2006/07 ODI 2426
RS Kaluwitharana (SL) 102* 166/0 33.5 won v England Colombo (SSC) 2000/01 ODI 1697
Rameez Raja (Pak) 119* 167/3 44.4 won v New Zealand Christchurch 1991/92 ODI 747
MJ Clarke (Aus) 103* 167/1 36.2 won v Pakistan Sydney 2004/05 ODI 2209
NS Sidhu (India) 104* 171/1 36.5 won v Bangladesh Chandigarh 1990/91 ODI 657
DC Boon (Aus) 102* 176/2 48.3 won v India Hobart 1991/92 ODI 694
SP Fleming (NZ) 102* 178/1 29.2 won v Bangladesh North Sound 2006/07 ODI 2561
GC Smith (SA) 103* 180/1 36.5 won v Bangladesh Chittagong (CDS) 2007/08 ODI 2690
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 103 182/1 29.5 won v New Zealand Auckland 2000/01 ODI 1684
AR Border (Aus) 105* 183/1 42.2 won v India Sydney 1980/81 ODI 100
Shahriar Nafees (Ban) 105* 186/1 45.3 won v Zimbabwe Khulna 2006/07 ODI 2453
BC Lara (WI) 111* 188/1 44.3 won v South Africa Bloemfontein 1992/93 ODI 807
GC Smith (SA) 134* 189/0 35.5 won v India Kolkata 2005/06 ODI 2299
PV Simmons (WI) 104 190/3 43.0 won v South Africa Port of Spain 1991/92 ODI 755
RS Kaluwitharana (SL) 100* 190/3 30.4 won v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 1996/97 ODI 1120
RC Fredericks (WI) 105 190/2 42.2 won v England The Oval 1973 ODI 9
HH Gibbs (SA) 108* 190/2 30.5 won v Sri Lanka Kimberley 2002/03 ODI 1911
S Chanderpaul (WI) 102* 190/2 38.1 won v Ireland Kingston 2006/07 ODI 2551
DR Martyn (Aus) 116* 191 46.2 lost v New Zealand Auckland 1999/00 ODI 1571
CA Best (WI) 100 191/4 45.2 won v England Georgetown 1989/90 ODI 617
N Boje (SA) 105* 191/2 38.0 noresult v New Zealand Potchefstroom 2000/01 ODI 1641
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 107* 191/0 33.3 won v Bangladesh Colombo (RPS) 2004 ODI 2151
AJ Stewart (Eng) 100* 192 49.5 lost v West Indies Nottingham 2000 ODI 1618
CG Greenidge (WI) 133* 192/0 39.2 won v New Zealand Christchurch 1986/87 ODI 441
ME Trescothick (Eng) 100* 192/0 24.5 won v Bangladesh The Oval 2005 ODI 2249
KC Sangakkara (SL) 101 193 43.4 lost v Australia Colombo (RPS) 2003/04 ODI 2106
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 112* 193/2 46.4 won v Sri Lanka Sharjah 1996/97 ODI 1143
GS Chappell (Aus) 108 194 44.5 lost v New Zealand Auckland 1981/82 ODI 144

Lowest team score for a player making 50 - ODIs
Player Runs Score Overs Result Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
CH Gayle (WI) 51* 82/0 14.3 won v Netherlands Dublin 2007 ODI 2599
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 57* 84/2 18.0 won v England Birmingham 1974 ODI 15
BA Young (NZ) 52* 89/2 12.1 noresult v India Wellington 1998/99 ODI 1383
V Sehwag (India) 55* 91/0 11.3 won v Kenya Bloemfontein 2001/02 ODI 1758
BB McCullum (NZ) 80* 95/0 6.0 won v Bangladesh Queenstown 2007/08 ODI 2660
SC Khanna (India) 51* 97/0 21.4 won v Sri Lanka Sharjah 1983/84 ODI 260
NS Sidhu (India) 50* 100/1 26.0 won v Bangladesh Chittagong (MAA) 1988/89 ODI 529
HH Gibbs (SA) 59* 101 26.5 lost v Pakistan Sharjah 1999/00 ODI 1582
ML Hayden (Aus) 51* 101/2 16.4 won v New Zealand Faridabad 2003/04 ODI 2053
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 63* 102/3 18.2 noresult v India Kolkata 2006/07 ODI 2514
LRPL Taylor (NZ) 61* 102/2 14.4 won v Scotland Aberdeen 2008 ODI 2731
DA Gunawardene (SL) 52 106/4 21.2 won v Bangladesh Colombo (RPS) 2005/06 ODI 2279
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 59* 106/0 13.5 won v Bangladesh North Sound 2006/07 ODI 2559
ME Waugh (Aus) 55* 107/2 18.4 won v South Africa Sydney 2001/02 ODI 1791
DL Haynes (WI) 55* 108/0 22.4 won v India Srinagar 1983/84 ODI 226
DL Haynes (WI) 50* 109/2 25.1 won v Pakistan Johannesburg 1992/93 ODI 802
G Kirsten (SA) 52* 109/0 12.0 won v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 2002/03 ODI 1961
VS Solanki (Eng) 50 111/3 20.2 won v South Africa Lord's 2003 ODI 2037
IVA Richards (WI) 60* 111/2 13.2 won v Australia Sydney 1988/89 ODI 553
RT Ponting (Aus) 51* 111/1 24.3 won v England Adelaide 2006/07 ODI 2486
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 50* 112/1 18.0 won v United Arab Emirates Gujranwala 1995/96 ODI 1059
BA Edgar (NZ) 65* 113/0 29.0 won v India Melbourne 1980/81 ODI 105
AB de Villiers (SA) 50* 113/0 14.0 won v Pakistan Cape Town 2006/07 ODI 2521
GC Smith (SA) 56* 113/0 14.0 won v Pakistan Cape Town 2006/07 ODI 2521
RJ Shastri (India) 53 114/5 15.0 lost v England Chandigarh 1984/85 ODI 298
G Kirsten (SA) 52* 115/1 27.4 won v Pakistan Cape Town 1997/98 ODI 1326
SR Watson (Aus) 57* 116/2 28.1 won v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 2006/07 ODI 2443
SR Tendulkar (India) 65* 116/0 23.1 won v West Indies Port of Spain 1996/97 ODI 1201
Salman Butt (Pak) 56* 116/0 19.4 won v Bangladesh Karachi 2008 ODI 2733
Nasir Jamshed (Pak) 52* 116/0 19.4 won v Bangladesh Karachi 2008 ODI 2733

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1884: Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 2nd Test, Jul 31-Aug 3, 2008

• ODI # 2739: Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, European Championship Division One 13th match, Jul 31, 2008
• T20I # 68: Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier final, Aug 5, 2008


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