Highest partnerships in Tests in 1997
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya | 576 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
SR Waugh, GS Blewett | 385 | 5th | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Aamer Sohail | 323 | 3rd | Pakistan | v West Indies | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 | Test # 1389 |
Ijaz Ahmed, Aamer Sohail | 298 | 1st | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 6 Dec 1997 | Test # 1391 |
GP Thorpe, N Hussain | 288 | 4th | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 |
RT Ponting, MTG Elliott | 268 | 5th | Australia | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 |
SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly | 256 | 4th | India | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 |
SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin | 222 | 6th | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin | 221 | 4th | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva | 218 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 |
RG Samuels, BC Lara | 208 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 1 Feb 1997 | Test # 1353 |
MTG Elliott, GS Blewett | 197 | 2nd | Australia | v New Zealand | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 | Test # 1388 |
MA Taylor, GS Blewett | 194 | 2nd | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 |
AJ Stewart, MA Atherton | 182 | 2nd | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1997 | Test # 1351 |
SC Williams, S Chanderpaul | 176 | 2nd | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1361 |
A Ranatunga, PA de Silva | 175 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
SR Tendulkar, NS Sidhu | 174 | 3rd | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1361 |
NS Sidhu, R Dravid | 171 | 2nd | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1361 |
SR Tendulkar, R Dravid | 170 | 3rd | India | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 27 Mar 1997 | Test # 1363 |
GS Blewett, MG Bevan | 165 | 6th | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 |
ME Waugh, ML Hayden | 164 | 3rd | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 |
SR Tendulkar, R Dravid | 163 | 3rd | India | v West Indies | Georgetown | 17 Apr 1997 | Test # 1365 |
MA Butcher, MA Atherton | 162 | 1st | England | v Australia | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 |
SC Williams, SL Campbell | 160 | 1st | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 |
SC Ganguly, R Dravid | 160 | 3rd | India | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 |
A Kumble, SC Ganguly | 159 | 6th | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 |
ST Jayasuriya, RP Arnold | 157 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
GJ Rennie, GW Flower | 156 | 1st | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Harare | 18 Sep 1997 | Test # 1378 |
SR Waugh, ME Waugh | 153 | 4th | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 |
Mushtaq Ahmed, Azhar Mahmood | 151 | 10th | Pakistan | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 | Test # 1380 |
SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly | 150 | 5th | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 |
BM McMillan, L Klusener | 147* | 8th | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
BC Lara, CL Hooper | 147 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 6 Mar 1997 | Test # 1357 |
NS Sidhu, R Dravid | 147 | 2nd | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
S Chanderpaul, SL Campbell | 147 | 5th | West Indies | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 | Test # 1389 |
SC Ganguly, R Dravid | 145 | 4th | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
SR Waugh, RT Ponting | 145 | 5th | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 | Test # 1392 |
GJ Rennie, GW Flower | 144 | 1st | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 |
Moin Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq | 144 | 6th | Pakistan | v South Africa | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 |
BC Lara, RIC Holder | 142 | 5th | West Indies | v India | St John's | 4 Apr 1997 | Test # 1364 |
BA Young, MJ Horne | 140 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
WPUJC Vaas, RS Kaluwitharana | 137 | 7th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
NS Sidhu, R Dravid | 137 | 2nd | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 26 Nov 1997 | Test # 1387 |
G Kirsten, AM Bacher | 135 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1997 | Test # 1381 |
MA Taylor, MTG Elliott | 133 | 1st | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 |
N Hussain, JP Crawley | 133 | 5th | England | v Australia | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 |
Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed | 133 | 2nd | Pakistan | v West Indies | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 | Test # 1384 |
AC Parore, MJ Horne | 132 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Australia | Hobart | 27 Nov 1997 | Test # 1388 |
DPMD Jayawardene, PA de Silva | 131 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
A Ranatunga, PA de Silva | 129 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 |
L Klusener, DJ Cullinan | 127 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
Saleem Malik, Ijaz Ahmed | 127 | 3rd | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
PL Symcox, G Kirsten | 124 | 8th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 |
BA Young, CL Cairns | 123 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
JH Kallis, WJ Cronje | 123 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 | Test # 1392 |
BC Lara, S Chanderpaul | 122 | 3rd | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 6 Mar 1997 | Test # 1357 |
Saleem Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq | 121 | 4th | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
BC Lara, CL Hooper | 121 | 3rd | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 6 Dec 1997 | Test # 1391 |
ME Waugh, MG Bevan | 120 | 5th | Australia | v West Indies | W.A.C.A | 1 Feb 1997 | Test # 1353 |
NS Sidhu, NR Mongia | 120 | 1st | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 |
SP Fleming, CL Cairns | 118 | 6th | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 24 Jan 1997 | Test # 1351 |
GP Thorpe, JP Crawley | 118 | 5th | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Feb 1997 | Test # 1354 |
Saleem Malik, Ijaz Ahmed | 117 | 3rd | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 |
MA Taylor, MTG Elliott | 117 | 1st | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 |
MA Taylor, IA Healy | 117 | 6th | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 7 Nov 1997 | Test # 1383 |
PR Reiffel, IA Healy | 116 | 7th | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 |
HDPK Dharmasena, MS Atapattu | 115 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 114 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
GP Thorpe, DG Cork | 114 | 7th | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1997 | Test # 1351 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 114 | 2nd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 | Test # 1380 |
SM Pollock, BM McMillan | 112 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
DL Vettori, CZ Harris | 112 | 8th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 |
A Ranatunga, ST Jayasuriya | 110 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 |
SC Ganguly, M Azharuddin | 110 | 5th | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 |
SC Ganguly, R Dravid | 108 | 4th | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 |
GP Thorpe, N Hussain | 107 | 4th | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Feb 1997 | Test # 1354 |
G Kirsten, AM Bacher | 107 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 | Test # 1380 |
DK Morrison, NJ Astle | 106* | 10th | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 24 Jan 1997 | Test # 1351 |
AJ Stewart, MA Atherton | 106 | 1st | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 |
DJ Richardson, SM Pollock | 106 | 7th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 | Test # 1380 |
A Ranatunga, PA de Silva | 105 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
RT Ponting, IA Healy | 105 | 6th | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 |
RS Mahanama, MS Atapattu | 104 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 |
HDPK Dharmasena, PA de Silva | 103 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 |
BM McMillan, AM Bacher | 102 | 2nd | South Africa | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 |
Ramiz Raja, Ijaz Ahmed | 102 | 2nd | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Apr 1997 | Test # 1366 |
GP Thorpe, AJ Hollioake | 102 | 5th | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 |
SM Pollock, BM McMillan | 101* | 7th | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
DJ Cullinan, AM Bacher | 101 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 |
A Jadeja, R Dravid | 101 | 2nd | India | v West Indies | St John's | 4 Apr 1997 | Test # 1364 |
BA Pocock, SP Fleming | 98 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Australia | Brisbane | 7 Nov 1997 | Test # 1383 |
ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 98 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v India | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | Test # 1385 |
VVS Laxman, A Jadeja | 97 | 1st | India | v West Indies | St John's | 4 Apr 1997 | Test # 1364 |
BC Lara, CL Hooper | 97 | 4th | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 |
CZ Harris, NJ Astle | 97 | 7th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 |
BC Lara, CL Hooper | 96 | 4th | West Indies | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 |
SM Pollock, L Klusener | 96 | 7th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1997 | Test # 1381 |
ML Hayden, MTG Elliott | 95 | 2nd | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 |
VVS Laxman, R Dravid | 95 | 2nd | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 6 Mar 1997 | Test # 1357 |
ST Jayasuriya, RP Arnold | 95 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Apr 1997 | Test # 1367 |
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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs South Africa at Melbourne, South Africa tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1997 [Test # 1392]
West Indies vs Pakistan at Karachi, West Indies tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 6-9, 1997 [Test # 1391]
India vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede, Sri Lanka tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 3-7, 1997 [Test # 1390]