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Boxing Day stats

Travis Basevi
27-Dec-2005

Highest individual scores in a Boxing Day Test
Player Runs Opposition Ground Year Scorecard
G Kirsten (SAf) 275 v England Durban 1999 Test 1480
GN Yallop (Aust) 268 v Pakistan Melbourne 1983 Test 973
RT Ponting (Aust) 257 v India Melbourne 2003 Test 1678
JL Langer (Aust) 250 v England Melbourne 2002 Test 1634
SM Gavaskar (India) 236* v West Indies Chennai 1983 Test 972
AD Nourse (SAf) 231 v Australia Johannesburg 1935 Test 248
MS Sinclair (NZ) 214 v West Indies Wellington 1999 Test 1478
IVA Richards (WI) 208 v Australia Melbourne 1984 Test 1005
WM Lawry (Aust) 205 v West Indies Melbourne 1968 Test 643
IM Chappell (Aust) 196 v Pakistan Adelaide 1972 Test 704
V Sehwag (India) 195 v Australia Melbourne 2003 Test 1678
SJ McCabe (Aust) 189* v South Africa Johannesburg 1935 Test 248
DT Lindsay (SAf) 182 v Australia Johannesburg 1966 Test 611
G Kirsten (SAf) 180 v Sri Lanka Durban 2000 Test 1526
JH Kallis (SAf) 177 v West Indies Durban 2003 Test 1679
HW Taylor (SAf) 176 v England Johannesburg 1922 Test 148
ER Dexter (Eng) 172 v South Africa Johannesburg 1964 Test 572
MA Taylor (Aust) 170 v South Africa Melbourne 1993 Test 1242
IM Chappell (Aust) 165 v West Indies Melbourne 1968 Test 643
AR Border (Aust) 163 v India Melbourne 1985 Test 1033

Best bowling in a Boxing Day Test
Player Figures Opposition Ground Year Scorecard
SF Barnes (Eng) 9/103 v South Africa Johannesburg 1913 Test 131
GB Lawrence (SAf) 8/53 v New Zealand Johannesburg 1961 Test 517
SF Barnes (Eng) 8/56 v South Africa Johannesburg 1913 Test 131
AA Mallett (Aust) 8/59 v Pakistan Adelaide 1972 Test 704
GD McKenzie (Aust) 8/71 v West Indies Melbourne 1968 Test 643
AR Caddick (Eng) 7/46 v South Africa Durban 1999 Test 1480
BA Reid (Aust) 7/51 v England Melbourne 1990 Test 1159
SK Warne (Aust) 7/52 v West Indies Melbourne 1992 Test 1205
SB Doull (NZ) 7/65 v India Wellington 1998 Test 1435
G Geary (Eng) 7/70 v South Africa Johannesburg 1927 Test 168
HJ Tayfield (SAf) 7/81 v Australia Melbourne 1952 Test 361
DK Lillee (Aust) 7/83 v West Indies Melbourne 1981 Test 915
AA Donald (SAf) 7/84 v India Port Elizabeth 1992 Test 1206
FA Rose (WI) 7/84 v South Africa Durban 1998 Test 1437
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) 6/30 v New Zealand Wellington 2003 Test 1677
AK Davidson (Aust) 6/34 v South Africa Johannesburg 1957 Test 444
M Muralitharan (SL) 6/39 v South Africa Durban 2000 Test 1526
JN Gillespie (Aust) 6/40 v West Indies Melbourne 2000 Test 1525
WA Johnston (Aust) 6/44 v South Africa Johannesburg 1949 Test 318
IG Butler (NZ) 6/46 v Pakistan Wellington 2003 Test 1677

Most runs in Boxing Day Tests
Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
SR Waugh (Aust) 1985-2003 16 28 1261 131* 57.31 3
G Kirsten (SAf) 1993-2003 11 19 1128 275 66.35 3
JH Kallis (SAf) 1997-2004 8 14 846 177 65.07 4
AR Border (Aust) 1980-1993 13 23 796 163 37.90 2
RT Ponting (Aust) 1995-2004 8 15 775 257 77.50 2
ME Waugh (Aust) 1991-2001 11 18 735 112 45.93 1
DC Boon (Aust) 1985-1995 10 18 696 131 43.50 2
JL Langer (Aust) 1996-2004 8 16 651 250 40.68 1
AJ Stewart (Eng) 1990-1999 6 11 570 107 63.33 2
MA Taylor (Aust) 1990-1998 9 17 546 170 34.12 1
ML Hayden (Aust) 1996-2004 6 12 546 138 60.66 3
IM Chappell (Aust) 1966-1975 6 10 531 196 59.00 2
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1988 7 11 480 208 43.63 1
SR Tendulkar (India) 1991-2003 6 12 452 116 37.66 2
BC Lara (WI) 1992-2003 6 12 431 79 35.91 0
SM Pollock (SAf) 1995-2004 10 17 413 64 34.41 0
WJ Cronje (SAf) 1992-1999 8 13 412 135 34.33 1
KD Walters (Aust) 1968-1980 4 7 411 107 58.71 2
GR Marsh (Aust) 1985-1991 6 12 410 86 37.27 0
WR Endean (SAf) 1952-1957 4 8 406 162* 58.00 1

Most wickets in Boxing Day Tests
Player Span Mat Runs Wkts BBI Ave 5
SK Warne (Aust) 1992-2004 9 1063 43 7/52 24.72 2
AA Donald (SAf) 1992-2001 8 834 43 7/84 19.39 4
CJ McDermott (Aust) 1984-1995 10 1201 41 5/42 29.29 2
SM Pollock (SAf) 1995-2004 10 860 39 5/83 22.05 1
DK Lillee (Aust) 1972-1983 7 1010 38 7/83 26.57 2
GD McGrath (Aust) 1995-2004 9 793 36 5/40 22.02 2
BA Reid (Aust) 1985-1991 4 475 35 7/51 13.57 4
HJ Tayfield (SAf) 1949-1957 5 552 24 7/81 23.00 2
CA Walsh (WI) 1984-2000 8 818 23 4/91 35.56 0
N Kapil Dev (India) 1979-1992 7 656 22 6/63 29.81 2
JR Thomson (Aust) 1974-1982 4 413 21 5/62 19.66 1
D Gough (Eng) 1994-1999 4 427 21 5/96 20.33 1
JN Gillespie (Aust) 1996-2004 4 281 21 6/40 13.38 1
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-1998 4 356 20 5/55 17.80 1
M Ntini (SAf) 2000-2004 4 476 20 5/66 23.80 1
GD McKenzie (Aust) 1966-1968 3 484 19 8/71 25.47 2
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1980-1987 2 322 19 6/57 16.94 3
A Kumble (India) 1992-2003 5 755 19 6/176 39.73 1
SCG MacGill (Aust) 1998-2003 3 540 19 5/152 28.42 1
B Lee (Aust) 1999-2003 4 564 19 5/47 29.68 1

Team records in a Boxing Day Test
Team Span Mat Won Lost Draw
Australia 1924-2004 37 19 7 11
Bangladesh 2001-2001 1 0 1 0
England 1913-2004 21 6 7 8
India 1967-2003 12 0 7 5
New Zealand 1953-2003 10 3 3 4
Pakistan 1972-2004 8 1 3 4
South Africa 1913-2004 27 11 5 11
Sri Lanka 1995-2000 2 0 1 1
West Indies 1968-2003 14 2 8 4
Zimbabwe 1996-2000 2 0 0 2

Team records in a Melbourne Boxing Day Test
Team Span Mat Won Lost Draw
Australia 1950-2004 29 15 6 8
England 1950-2002 8 3 4 1
India 1985-2003 4 0 3 1
New Zealand 1980-1987 2 0 0 2
Pakistan 1983-2004 2 0 1 1
South Africa 1952-2001 4 1 1 2
Sri Lanka 1995-1995 1 0 1 0
West Indies 1968-2000 8 2 5 1

List of Boxing Day Tests
Match Ground Match Date Scorecard
South Africa v England Johannesburg 26-30 Dec 1913 Test 131
South Africa v England Johannesburg 23-28 Dec 1922 Test 148
Australia v England Sydney 19-27 Dec 1924 Test 158
South Africa v England Johannesburg 24-27 Dec 1927 Test 168
South Africa v England Johannesburg 24-27 Dec 1930 Test 200
South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 24-28 Dec 1935 Test 248
South Africa v England Johannesburg 24-28 Dec 1938 Test 267
South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 24-28 Dec 1949 Test 318
Australia v England Melbourne 22-27 Dec 1950 Test 328
Australia v South Africa Melbourne 24-30 Dec 1952 Test 361
South Africa v New Zealand Johannesburg 24-29 Dec 1953 Test 378
South Africa v England Johannesburg 24-29 Dec 1956 Test 434
South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 23-28 Dec 1957 Test 444
South Africa v New Zealand Johannesburg 26-29 Dec 1961 Test 517
South Africa v England Johannesburg 23-29 Dec 1964 Test 572
South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 23-28 Dec 1966 Test 611
Australia v India Adelaide 23-28 Dec 1967 Test 624
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1968 Test 643
Australia v Pakistan Adelaide 22-27 Dec 1972 Test 704
Australia v England Melbourne 26-31 Dec 1974 Test 749
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1975 Test 766
Australia v Pakistan Adelaide 24-29 Dec 1976 Test 789
India v Pakistan Kanpur 25-30 Dec 1979 Test 866
Pakistan v West Indies Karachi 22-27 Dec 1980 Test 890
Australia v New Zealand Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1980 Test 891
India v England Delhi 23-28 Dec 1981 Test 914
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1981 Test 915
Australia v England Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1982 Test 943
India v West Indies Chennai 24-29 Dec 1983 Test 972
Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1983 Test 973
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 22-27 Dec 1984 Test 1005
Australia v India Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1985 Test 1033
Australia v England Melbourne 26-28 Dec 1986 Test 1062
Australia v New Zealand Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1987 Test 1087
India v West Indies Kolkata 26-31 Dec 1987 Test 1088
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 24-29 Dec 1988 Test 1112
Australia v England Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1990 Test 1159
Australia v India Melbourne 26-29 Dec 1991 Test 1180
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1992 Test 1205
South Africa v India Port Elizabeth 26-29 Dec 1992 Test 1206
Australia v South Africa Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1993 Test 1242
Australia v England Melbourne 24-29 Dec 1994 Test 1279
South Africa v New Zealand Durban 26-30 Dec 1994 Test 1280
Australia v Sri Lanka Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1995 Test 1319
South Africa v England Port Elizabeth 26-30 Dec 1995 Test 1320
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-28 Dec 1996 Test 1346
South Africa v India Durban 26-28 Dec 1996 Test 1347
Zimbabwe v England Harare 26-30 Dec 1996 Test 1348
Australia v South Africa Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1997 Test 1392
New Zealand v India Wellington 26-30 Dec 1998 Test 1435
Australia v England Melbourne 26-29 Dec 1998 Test 1436
South Africa v West Indies Durban 26-29 Dec 1998 Test 1437
New Zealand v West Indies Wellington 26-29 Dec 1999 Test 1478
Australia v India Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1999 Test 1479
South Africa v England Durban 26-30 Dec 1999 Test 1480
New Zealand v Zimbabwe Wellington 26-30 Dec 2000 Test 1524
Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26-29 Dec 2000 Test 1525
South Africa v Sri Lanka Durban 26-30 Dec 2000 Test 1526
New Zealand v Bangladesh Wellington 26-29 Dec 2001 Test 1579
Australia v South Africa Melbourne 26-29 Dec 2001 Test 1580
Australia v England Melbourne 26-30 Dec 2002 Test 1634
South Africa v Pakistan Durban 26-29 Dec 2002 Test 1635
New Zealand v Pakistan Wellington 26-30 Dec 2003 Test 1677
Australia v India Melbourne 26-30 Dec 2003 Test 1678
South Africa v West Indies Durban 26-29 Dec 2003 Test 1679
Australia v Pakistan Melbourne 26-29 Dec 2004 Test 1729
South Africa v England Durban 26-30 Dec 2004 Test 1730

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