England v West Indies, Old Trafford - Trivia

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Most Test wins as captain
Player Span Mat Won Lost
Tied Draw W/L
SR Waugh (Aus)
1999-2004 57 41 9 0 74.55
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 74 36
12 0 26 3.00
AR Border (Aus)
1984-1994 93 32 22 1 381.45
SP Fleming (NZ) 1997-2006 80 28
27 0 25 1.03
IVA Richards (WI)
1980-1991 50 27 8 0 153.37
WJ Cronje (SA) 1994-2000 53 27
11 0 15 2.45
RT Ponting (Aus)
2004-2007 35 27 3 0 59.00
MA Taylor (Aus) 1994-1999 50 26
13 0 11 2.00
GS Chappell (Aus)
1975-1983 48 21 13 0 141.61
SC Ganguly (India) 2000-2005 49 21
13 0 15 1.61
MP Vaughan (Eng)
2003-2007 35 21 6 0 83.50
PBH May (Eng) 1955-1961 41 20
10 0 11 2.00
GC Smith (ICC/SA)
2003-2007 46 19 15 0 121.26
JM Brearley (Eng) 1977-1981 31 18
4 0 9 4.50
ST Jayasuriya (SL)
1999-2002 38 18 12 0 81.50
N Hussain (Eng) 1999-2003 45 17
15 0 13 1.13
DG Bradman (Aus)
1936-1948 24 15 3 0 65.00
IM Chappell (Aus) 1971-1975 30 15
5 0 10 3.00
WM Woodfull (Aus)
1930-1934 25 14 7 0 42.00
AL Hassett (Aus) 1949-1953 24 14
4 0 6 3.50

10 wickets in a match by postwar England spinners
Player Figures     Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
MS Panesar (Eng) 10/187 v West Indies Manchester 7 Jun 2007Test 1835
PCR Tufnell (Eng) 11/93 v AustraliaThe Oval 21 Aug 1997 Test 1377
PCR Tufnell (Eng) 11/147 v New Zealand Christchurch 18 Jan 1992 Test 1183
NGB Cook (Eng) 11/83 v Pakistan Karachi 2 Mar 1984Test 978
AW Greig (Eng) 10/149 v New ZealandAuckland 20 Feb 1975 Test 757
DL Underwood (Eng) 11/215 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1975 Test 754
DL Underwood (Eng) 13/71 v Pakistan Lord's 8 Aug 1974Test 743
AW Greig (Eng) 13/156 v West IndiesPort of Spain 30 Mar 1974 Test 738
DL Underwood (Eng) 10/82 v Australia Leeds 27 Jul 1972 Test 701
DL Underwood (Eng) 12/97 v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1971Test 681
DL Underwood (Eng) 12/101 v New ZealandThe Oval 21 Aug 1969 Test 658
DL Underwood (Eng) 11/70 v New Zealand Lord's 24 Jul 1969 Test 656
GAR Lock (Eng) 11/84 v New Zealand Christchurch 27 Feb 1959Test 470
GAR Lock (Eng) 11/65 v New ZealandLeeds 3 Jul 1958 Test 456
GAR Lock (Eng) 11/48 v West Indies The Oval 22 Aug 1957 Test 443
JH Wardle (Eng) 12/89 v South Africa Cape Town 1 Jan 1957Test 435
JC Laker (Eng) 19/90 v AustraliaManchester 26 Jul 1956 Test 428
JC Laker (Eng) 11/113 v Australia Leeds 12 Jul 1956 Test 427
JC Laker (Eng) 10/119 v South Africa The Oval 16 Aug 1951Test 338
R Tattersall (Eng) 12/101 v South AfricaLord's 21 Jun 1951 Test 335
DVP Wright (Eng) 10/175 v South Africa Lord's 21 Jun 1947 Test 286

Highest match score in the 4th innings but losing the Test
Team ScoreTarget      Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
England 207 214 v Australia Sydney 20 Feb 1885 Test 19
Australia335 429 v England Nottingham 13 Jun 1930Test 194
West Indies 172 214 v Pakistan Dhaka 6 Mar 1959 Test 471
West Indies272 303 v England Leeds 10 Jul 1969Test 655
Australia 252 342 v England Manchester 8 Jun 1972 Test 698
New Zealand440 479 v England Nottingham 7 Jun 1973Test 722
Pakistan 336 429 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990 Test 1134
West Indies219 269 v India Kingston 30 Jun 2006Test 1808
South Africa 278 402 v India Johannesburg 15 Dec 2006 Test 1823
West Indies394 455 v England Manchester 7 Jun 2007Test 1835

Most extras in a Test
Match b lb w nb Tot     Ground Match Date Scorecard
West Indies v Pakistan 37 31 2 103 173 Bridgetown 18 Feb 1977 Test 797
England v West Indies51 45 29 37 167 Manchester 7 Jun 2007 Test 1835
Australia v West Indies 2534 0 90 149 Perth2 Dec 1988 Test 1110
Australia v West Indies 20 481 71 140 Adelaide 3 Feb 1989Test 1114
England v New Zealand 34 52 747 140 Lord's 20 May 2004 Test 1700
England v West Indies 30 54 18 35137 Lord's 22 Jul 2004 Test 1707
West Indies v Australia 28 29 4 75 136 Georgetown 23 Mar 1991 Test 1167
West Indies v Australia52 35 13 35 135 Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003 Test 1639
West Indies v Australia 2231 3 78 134 Bridgetown26 Mar 1999 Test 1453
South Africa v Pakistan 18 3522 54 129 Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995Test 1283
West Indies v England 22 38 562 127 Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990 Test 1143
West Indies v England 21 36 4 63124 St John's 11 Apr 1986 Test 1045
England v South Africa 9 70 10 35 124 Leeds 21 Aug 2003 Test 1656
England v West Indies19 33 12 58 122 Leeds 22 Jul 1976 Test 780
England v India 3139 15 37 122 The Oval23 Aug 1990 Test 1150
England v Sri Lanka 11 3111 69 122 Lord's 16 May 2002Test 1603
England v Australia 22 23 1364 122 Manchester 11 Aug 2005 Test 1760
Sri Lanka v Australia 4 43 5 68120 Colombo (SSC) 17 Aug 1992 Test 1194
West Indies v South Africa 25 27 1 66 119 Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992 Test 1188
West Indies v India19 49 2 48 118 Port of Spain 15 Apr 1989 Test 1119

More than 20 runs as wides in a match
Match b lb wnb Tot      Ground Match Date Scorecard
England v West Indies 51 45 2937 167 Manchester 7 Jun 2007 Test 1835
England v West Indies 17 40 28 1398 Lord's 17 May 2007 Test 1831
England v Pakistan 21 28 29 29 107 Lord's 13 Jul 2006 Test 1809
India v Pakistan29 27 20 29 105 Bangalore 24 Mar 2005 Test 1743
England v West Indies 2831 25 28 112 Manchester12 Aug 2004 Test 1711
South Africa v West Indies 9 3529 26 99 Centurion 16 Jan 2004Test 1682
New Zealand v Pakistan 4 20 2160 105 Hamilton 19 Dec 2003 Test 1676
Zimbabwe v India 5 27 20 1062 Harare 15 Jun 2001 Test 1549
South Africa v Pakistan 18 35 22 54 129 Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995 Test 1283
Pakistan v India11 32 30 39 112 Faisalabad 23 Nov 1989 Test 1128
West Indies v England 2324 20 7 74 Kingston17 Feb 1960 Test 489

Most runs in matches lost
Player Span Mat Inns Runs
HS Ave 100
BC Lara (ICC/WI)
1992-2006 63 126 5316 226 42.1914
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2007 50 100
3225 128* 35.05 4
AJ Stewart (Eng)
1990-2003 54 107 2993 89 29.930
SR Tendulkar (India) 1990-2007 39 78
2783 177 35.67 8
AR Border (Aus)
1979-1994 46 92 2771 152* 33.385
A Flower (Zim) 1992-2002 34 68
2713 199* 43.06 7
DI Gower (Eng)
1978-1992 42 84 2581 114 32.264
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2000-2007 38 76
2479 108 33.05 2
GA Gooch (Eng)
1975-1995 42 84 2423 133 28.843
SR Waugh (Aus) 1986-2003 36 71
2380 199 37.77 5
MA Atherton (Eng)
1989-2001 44 88 2319 144 26.351
SM Gavaskar (India) 1972-1987 34 67
2314 137 35.06 6
RR Sarwan (WI)
2000-2007 37 72 2174 139 31.974
A Ranatunga (SL) 1982-2000 35 70
2163 127 31.80 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak)
1992-2007 39 77 2156 142 28.362
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-2006 38 76
2154 117 28.34 1
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)
1997-2007 30 59 2030 121 36.253
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 1998-2007 25 49
1962 192 40.87 7
CL Hooper (WI)
1988-2002 38 76 1945 106 26.642
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 32 64
1943 125 31.33 6

Best average in Tests in England (qualification: minimum of 10 innings)
Player Span MatInns Runs HS Ave 100
DG Bradman (Aus) 1930-1948 19 30 2674334 102.84 11
DR Jardine (Eng) 1928-19338 10 490 127 81.66 1
SR Waugh (Aus) 1989-2001 22 32 1633177* 74.22 7
SR Tendulkar (India) 1990-200210 16 1074 193 71.60 4
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1995-2007 10 17 884128* 68.00 2
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1987-199613 18 931 165 66.50 3
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 2001-2006 6 11 716202 65.09 3
AR Border (Aus) 1980-199325 43 2082 200* 65.06 5
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1924-1935 33 47 2584161 64.60 9
IVA Richards (WI) 1976-199124 34 2057 291 64.28 5
A Melville (SA) 1947-1947 5 10 569189 63.22 3
WH Ponsford (Aus) 1926-193410 16 936 266 62.40 3
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2005-2007 15 27 1618226 62.23 6
GA Headley (WI) 1933-19396 11 611 169* 61.10 3
DCS Compton (Eng) 1937-1956 47 76 3963278 60.04 13
AN Cook (Eng) 2006-200710 17 956 127 59.75 4
J Hardstaff jnr (Eng) 1935-1948 14 21 1067205* 59.27 4
L Hutton (Eng) 1937-195444 77 3930 364 57.79 13
AR Morris (Aus) 1948-1953 10 19 1033196 57.38 3
PBH May (Eng) 1951-196139 57 2865 285* 57.30 9

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1835: England v West Indies at Manchester, The Wisden Trophy 3rd Test, Jun 7-11, 2007
• ODI # 2589: Africa XI v Asia XI at Chennai, Afro-Asia Cup 3rd Match, Jun 10, 2007