Most consecutive opening partnerships

13-Dec-2011

Most consecutive innings with the same pair of openers - Tests
Most openers used in a calendar year - Tests
Most consecutive innings with the same pair of openers - ODIs
Most openers used in a calendar year - ODIs

Most consecutive innings with the same pair of openers - Tests
Team	Player	Inns	Start Match	Opp	Scorecard	End Match	Opp	Scorecard
Australia	ML Hayden, JL Langer	91	Nov 22, 2001	v NZ	Test 1571	Oct 17, 2005	v ICC	Test 1768
England	AN Cook, AJ Strauss	43	May 15, 2008	v NZ	Test 1874	Jan 17, 2010	v SA	Test 1948
England	AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick	40	May 20, 2004	v NZ	Test 1700	Nov 24, 2005	v Pak	Test 1772
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	39	Jan 2, 1982	v Aus	Test 917	Nov 26, 1984	v Aus	Test 999
Australia	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	38	Mar 17, 1994	v SA	Test 1253	Oct 13, 1996	v India	Test 1335
South Africa	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	33	Nov 15, 2002	v SL	Test 1626	Mar 30, 2004	v NZ	Test 1692
England	G Boycott, GA Gooch	32	Jan 4, 1980	v Aus	Test 868	Jul 21, 1981	v Aus	Test 905
Bangladesh	Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal	32	Nov 19, 2008	v SA	Test 1893	Nov 2, 2011	v WI	Test 2012
England	MA Atherton, ME Trescothick	30	Aug 3, 2000	v WI	Test 1506	Aug 27, 2001	v Aus	Test 1558
India	CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar	29	Jan 12, 1979	v WI	Test 841	Feb 3, 1980	v Pak	Test 871
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	29	Aug 4, 1988	v Eng	Test 1102	Nov 25, 1990	v Pak	Test 1157
Australia	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	29	Mar 15, 1990	v NZ	Test 1141	Jan 29, 1992	v India	Test 1184
West Indies	DL Haynes, PV Simmons	29	Jun 6, 1991	v Eng	Test 1171	Feb 24, 1994	v Eng	Test 1250
Sri Lanka	MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	28	Mar 16, 2004	v Aus	Test 1688	Sep 22, 2005	v Ban	Test 1766
England	ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan	27	Sep 5, 2002	v India	Test 1614	Nov 1, 2003	v Ban	Test 1667
England	AN Cook, AJ Strauss	27	May 27, 2010	v Ban	Test 1958	Aug 22, 2011	v India	Test 2004
Australia	WM Lawry, KR Stackpole	26	Jan 24, 1969	v WI	Test 645	Dec 16, 1970	v Eng	Test 675
West Indies	D Ganga, CH Gayle	25	Mar 9, 2006	v NZ	Test 1787	Jun 19, 2007	v Eng	Test 1836
Australia	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	24	Jul 2, 1964	v Eng	Test 563	May 17, 1965	v WI	Test 590
India	AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar	24	Feb 23, 1983	v WI	Test 949	Dec 14, 1983	v WI	Test 971
Sri Lanka	MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	24	Feb 22, 2001	v Eng	Test 1530	May 20, 2002	v Eng	Test 1603
South Africa	AC Hudson, G Kirsten	23	Oct 13, 1995	v Zim	Test 1307	Mar 4, 1997	v Aus	Test 1356
Australia	ML Hayden, MJ Slater	23	Mar 31, 2000	v NZ	Test 1493	Aug 20, 2001	v Eng	Test 1556
England	AN Cook, AJ Strauss	23	Nov 23, 2006	v Aus	Test 1817	Aug 13, 2007	v India	Test 1842
South Africa	ND McKenzie, GC Smith	23	Feb 22, 2008	v Ban	Test 1864	Jan 7, 2009	v Aus	Test 1904
Sri Lanka	UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama	22	Jan 2, 1992	v Pak	Test 1182	Sep 19, 1993	v SA	Test 1234
South Africa	AM Bacher, G Kirsten	22	Mar 14, 1997	v Aus	Test 1360	Mar 23, 1998	v SL	Test 1410
Sri Lanka	MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	22	Aug 2, 1997	v India	Test 1374	Aug 31, 1998	v Eng	Test 1423
Australia	GS Blewett, MJ Slater	22	Apr 3, 1999	v WI	Test 1454	Mar 27, 2000	v NZ	Test 1491
Sri Lanka	MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya	22	Dec 4, 1999	v Zim	Test 1474	Jan 22, 2001	v SA	Test 1529
Sri Lanka	TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana	22	Aug 18, 2009	v NZ	Test 1930	Jun 7, 2011	v Eng	Test 1995
Australia	J Dyson, GM Wood	21	Nov 28, 1980	v NZ	Test 887	Aug 17, 1981	v Eng	Test 907
Australia	DC Boon, GR Marsh	21	Dec 26, 1985	v India	Test 1033	Dec 28, 1986	v Eng	Test 1062
Australia	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	21	Mar 6, 1998	v India	Test 1405	Jan 5, 1999	v Eng	Test 1439
Pakistan	Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar	21	Nov 12, 2010	v SA	Test 1976	Dec 12, 2011	v Ban	Test 2022
West Indies	RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge	20	Jun 3, 1976	v Eng	Test 777	Apr 20, 1977	v Pak	Test 803
Australia	MJ Slater, MA Taylor	19	Jun 3, 1993	v Eng	Test 1223	Feb 1, 1994	v SA	Test 1246
South Africa	AB de Villiers, GC Smith	19	Mar 4, 2005	v Zim	Test 1737	Mar 28, 2006	v Aus	Test 1792
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	18	Dec 1, 1979	v Aus	Test 862	Aug 12, 1980	v Eng	Test 884
Pakistan	Imran Farhat, Salman Butt	18	Dec 3, 2009	v NZ	Test 1938	Aug 9, 2010	v Eng	Test 1969
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	17	Oct 24, 1986	v Pak	Test 1055	Dec 31, 1987	v India	Test 1088
West Indies	SL Campbell, AFG Griffith	17	Mar 26, 1999	v Aus	Test 1453	May 29, 2000	v Pak	Test 1497
South Africa	HH Gibbs, G Kirsten	17	Sep 14, 2001	v Zim	Test 1563	Mar 18, 2002	v Aus	Test 1595
India	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	17	Nov 3, 2004	v Aus	Test 1720	Dec 6, 2005	v SL	Test 1775
Australia	ML Hayden, SM Katich	17	Oct 9, 2008	v India	Test 1887	Jan 7, 2009	v SA	Test 1904
New Zealand	BA Edgar, JG Wright	16	Nov 28, 1980	v Aus	Test 887	Mar 22, 1982	v Aus	Test 926
Pakistan	Mudassar Nazar, Rameez Raja	16	Aug 6, 1987	v Eng	Test 1079	Oct 11, 1988	v Aus	Test 1106
New Zealand	DJ Murray, BA Young	16	Nov 25, 1994	v SA	Test 1276	Mar 22, 1995	v SL	Test 1293
Australia	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	15	Jul 27, 1961	v Eng	Test 510	Dec 11, 1963	v SA	Test 548
Australia	WM Lawry, RB Simpson	15	Jan 28, 1966	v Eng	Test 600	Jan 3, 1968	v India	Test 625
India	CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar	15	Dec 16, 1977	v Aus	Test 811	Dec 6, 1978	v WI	Test 835
India	SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth	15	Dec 13, 1985	v Aus	Test 1032	Dec 22, 1986	v SL	Test 1061
Australia	GR Marsh, MA Taylor	15	Jan 26, 1989	v WI	Test 1113	Aug 29, 1989	v Eng	Test 1126
Pakistan	Aamer Sohail, Rameez Raja	15	Jun 4, 1992	v Eng	Test 1189	Apr 27, 1993	v WI	Test 1221
England	MA Atherton, AJ Stewart	15	Feb 19, 1994	v WI	Test 1250	Jul 24, 1994	v SA	Test 1263
India	A Chopra, V Sehwag	15	Oct 8, 2003	v NZ	Test 1660	Apr 8, 2004	v Pak	Test 1695
Australia	PJ Hughes, SR Watson	15	Dec 16, 2010	v Eng	Test 1984	Nov 21, 2011	v SA	Test 2018
England	L Hutton, C Washbrook	14	Jun 22, 1946	v India	Test 276	Mar 5, 1947	v Aus	Test 283
West Indies	AF Rae, JB Stollmeyer	14	Jan 27, 1949	v India	Test 310	Dec 5, 1951	v Aus	Test 341
Pakistan	Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad	14	Jan 1, 1977	v Aus	Test 790	Apr 20, 1977	v WI	Test 803
South Africa	AC Hudson, G Kirsten	14	Dec 26, 1993	v Aus	Test 1242	Aug 8, 1994	v Eng	Test 1264
Australia	MTG Elliott, MA Taylor	14	Jun 5, 1997	v Eng	Test 1368	Dec 1, 1997	v NZ	Test 1388
West Indies	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	14	May 10, 2002	v India	Test 1602	Dec 18, 2002	v Ban	Test 1632
England	ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan	14	Dec 2, 2003	v SL	Test 1670	Apr 14, 2004	v WI	Test 1696
Bangladesh	Javed Omar, Shahriar Nafees	14	Apr 9, 2006	v Aus	Test 1797	Jul 14, 2007	v SL	Test 1839
New Zealand	JM How, AJ Redmond	14	May 15, 2008	v Eng	Test 1874	Dec 1, 2008	v Aus	Test 1896
Australia	SM Katich, SR Watson	14	Mar 27, 2010	v NZ	Test 1957	Dec 7, 2010	v Eng	Test 1983
England	JB Hobbs, W Rhodes	13	Dec 30, 1911	v Aus	Test 117	Aug 13, 1912	v SA	Test 128
Australia	JW Burke, CC McDonald	13	Jun 7, 1956	v Eng	Test 425	Oct 23, 1956	v India	Test 431
South Africa	EJ Barlow, TL Goddard	13	Dec 6, 1963	v Aus	Test 548	Mar 3, 1964	v NZ	Test 559
England	G Boycott, JH Edrich	13	Jan 19, 1968	v WI	Test 627	Jul 16, 1968	v Aus	Test 639
West Indies	MC Carew, RC Fredericks	13	Jan 3, 1969	v Aus	Test 644	Jun 17, 1969	v Eng	Test 653
India	J Arun Lal, K Srikkanth	13	Nov 25, 1987	v WI	Test 1080	Dec 6, 1988	v NZ	Test 1111
Pakistan	Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar	13	Feb 10, 1994	v NZ	Test 1248	Nov 5, 1994	v Aus	Test 1273
India	SS Das, S Ramesh	13	Nov 10, 2000	v Ban	Test 1512	Jun 10, 2001	v Zim	Test 1548
West Indies	D Ganga, CH Gayle	13	Jul 19, 2001	v Zim	Test 1551	Feb 10, 2002	v Pak	Test 1588
Pakistan	Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar	13	Oct 17, 2003	v SA	Test 1664	Apr 16, 2004	v India	Test 1697
Pakistan	Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez	13	Aug 17, 2006	v Eng	Test 1814	Jan 28, 2007	v SA	Test 1830
India	W Jaffer, KD Karthik	13	May 18, 2007	v Ban	Test 1832	Dec 4, 2007	v Pak	Test 1850
South Africa	EJ Barlow, TL Goddard	12	Mar 13, 1964	v NZ	Test 560	Feb 17, 1965	v Eng	Test 578
India	S Abid Ali, FM Engineer	12	Jan 19, 1968	v Aus	Test 626	Mar 12, 1968	v NZ	Test 634
Zimbabwe	GW Flower, GJ Rennie	12	Sep 18, 1997	v NZ	Test 1378	Feb 28, 1998	v NZ	Test 1402
South Africa	HH Gibbs, G Kirsten	12	Dec 10, 1998	v WI	Test 1433	Mar 22, 1999	v NZ	Test 1452
England	AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick	12	May 11, 2006	v SL	Test 1802	Aug 21, 2006	v Pak	Test 1814
England	AN Cook, MP Vaughan	12	Dec 1, 2007	v SL	Test 1851	Mar 26, 2008	v NZ	Test 1868
India	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	12	Jul 23, 2008	v SL	Test 1882	Nov 2, 2008	v Aus	Test 1891
Australia	SM Katich, SR Watson	12	Jul 30, 2009	v Eng	Test 1928	Dec 30, 2009	v Pak	Test 1943
Australia	RA Duff, VT Trumper	11	Feb 14, 1902	v Eng	Test 68	Aug 13, 1902	v Eng	Test 74
South Africa	WA Shalders, LJ Tancred	11	Nov 8, 1902	v Aus	Test 77	Apr 2, 1906	v Eng	Test 92
England	JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe	11	Jan 16, 1925	v Aus	Test 160	Aug 18, 1926	v Aus	Test 167
England	L Hutton, C Washbrook	11	Dec 16, 1948	v SA	Test 306	Jun 14, 1949	v NZ	Test 314
England	MC Cowdrey, G Pullar	11	Jan 6, 1960	v WI	Test 485	Jun 14, 1960	v SA	Test 492
England	G Boycott, JH Edrich	11	Jun 12, 1969	v WI	Test 653	Aug 26, 1969	v NZ	Test 658
England	G Boycott, JM Brearley	11	Dec 29, 1978	v Aus	Test 838	Aug 21, 1979	v India	Test 853
New Zealand	BA Edgar, JG Wright	11	Aug 24, 1978	v Eng	Test 830	Mar 5, 1980	v WI	Test 877
India	CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar	11	Jan 2, 1981	v Aus	Test 893	Mar 18, 1981	v NZ	Test 899
England	GA Gooch, RT Robinson	11	Jun 13, 1985	v Aus	Test 1017	Feb 23, 1986	v WI	Test 1036
New Zealand	TJ Franklin, JG Wright	11	Feb 12, 1988	v Eng	Test 1091	Dec 6, 1988	v India	Test 1111
England	MA Atherton, GA Gooch	11	Jun 7, 1990	v NZ	Test 1145	Aug 28, 1990	v India	Test 1150
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	11	Dec 6, 1990	v Pak	Test 1158	May 1, 1991	v Aus	Test 1170
India	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	11	Jan 29, 1993	v Eng	Test 1211	Feb 12, 1994	v SL	Test 1247
Zimbabwe	MH Dekker, GW Flower	11	Dec 1, 1993	v Pak	Test 1237	Feb 9, 1995	v Pak	Test 1288
England	MA Atherton, AJ Stewart	11	Jan 29, 1998	v WI	Test 1396	Mar 24, 1998	v WI	Test 1411
South Africa	HH Gibbs, G Kirsten	11	Mar 9, 2001	v WI	Test 1534	Sep 11, 2001	v Zim	Test 1562
England	ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan	11	Mar 13, 2002	v NZ	Test 1594	Jun 17, 2002	v SL	Test 1606
Bangladesh	Hannan Sarkar, Javed Omar	11	Jul 18, 2003	v Aus	Test 1650	Oct 25, 2003	v Eng	Test 1665
India	W Jaffer, V Sehwag	11	Jun 2, 2006	v WI	Test 1805	Dec 30, 2006	v SA	Test 1825
Sri Lanka	MG Vandort, SM Warnapura	11	Mar 22, 2008	v WI	Test 1869	Dec 31, 2008	v Ban	Test 1903
South Africa	AN Petersen, GC Smith	11	Feb 14, 2010	v India	Test 1952	Nov 24, 2010	v Pak	Test 1979
England	P Holmes, H Sutcliffe	10	Dec 24, 1927	v SA	Test 168	Feb 8, 1928	v SA	Test 172
England	L Hutton, C Washbrook	10	Jun 7, 1947	v SA	Test 285	Aug 20, 1947	v SA	Test 289
Australia	J Moroney, AR Morris	10	Dec 24, 1949	v SA	Test 318	Dec 5, 1950	v Eng	Test 327
India	PH Punjabi, P Roy	10	Jan 1, 1955	v Pak	Test 394	Mar 1, 1955	v Pak	Test 400
South Africa	TL Goddard, DJ McGlew	10	Jun 9, 1955	v Eng	Test 407	Aug 17, 1955	v Eng	Test 412
England	TE Bailey, PE Richardson	10	Dec 24, 1956	v SA	Test 434	Mar 5, 1957	v SA	Test 438
Australia	JW Burke, CC McDonald	10	Nov 2, 1956	v India	Test 433	Mar 4, 1958	v SA	Test 451
West Indies	JKC Holt, CC Hunte	10	Nov 28, 1958	v India	Test 459	Feb 25, 1959	v Pak	Test 469
India	NJ Contractor, P Roy	10	Jul 23, 1959	v Eng	Test 477	Jan 6, 1960	v Aus	Test 484
South Africa	TL Goddard, DJ McGlew	10	Jun 9, 1960	v Eng	Test 492	Aug 23, 1960	v Eng	Test 496
England	G Pullar, R Subba Row	10	Jun 8, 1961	v Aus	Test 507	Aug 22, 1961	v Aus	Test 511
Australia	IR Redpath, KR Stackpole	10	Jan 6, 1973	v Pak	Test 707	Apr 11, 1973	v WI	Test 720
Australia	IC Davis, A Turner	10	Dec 24, 1976	v Pak	Test 789	Mar 1, 1977	v NZ	Test 798
Australia	BM Laird, GM Wood	10	Jan 30, 1982	v WI	Test 919	Oct 5, 1982	v Pak	Test 936
Pakistan	Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar	10	Oct 27, 1985	v SL	Test 1027	Oct 29, 1986	v WI	Test 1055
Australia	DC Boon, GR Marsh	10	Sep 23, 1988	v Pak	Test 1105	Dec 29, 1988	v WI	Test 1112
New Zealand	TJ Franklin, JG Wright	10	Feb 9, 1990	v India	Test 1138	Jul 10, 1990	v Eng	Test 1147
Sri Lanka	UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama	10	Sep 8, 1995	v Pak	Test 1304	Dec 30, 1995	v Aus	Test 1319
West Indies	SL Campbell, RG Samuels	10	Apr 19, 1996	v NZ	Test 1325	Dec 28, 1996	v Aus	Test 1346
Australia	ML Hayden, MA Taylor	10	Dec 26, 1996	v WI	Test 1346	Mar 24, 1997	v SA	Test 1362
South Africa	HH Gibbs, G Kirsten	10	Nov 25, 1999	v Eng	Test 1471	Mar 6, 2000	v India	Test 1486
India	SB Bangar, V Sehwag	10	Aug 22, 2002	v Eng	Test 1613	Dec 22, 2002	v NZ	Test 1633

Most openers used in a calendar year - Tests
Team	Year	Num	Mat	Inns
England	1921	11	8	16
G Brown, AE Dipper, C Hallows, HTW Hardinge, JB Hobbs, P Holmes, DJ Knight, CH Parkin, W Rhodes, CAG Russell, FE Woolley
England	1930	11	14	26
EH Bowley, WL Cornford, EW Dawson, AHH Gilligan, G Gunn, JB Hobbs, M Leyland, A Sandham, H Sutcliffe, FE Woolley, RES Wyatt
England	1935	11	9	16
AH Bakewell, K Farnes, W Farrimond, J Iddon, M Leyland, A Mitchell, CIJ Smith, D Smith, H Sutcliffe, DCH Townsend, RES Wyatt
England	1896	9	6	10
R Abel, HR Butt, WG Grace, AJL Hill, Hon.FS Jackson, GA Lohmann, Sir TC O'Brien, AE Stoddart, CW Wright
England	1899	9	7	13
JT Brown, CB Fry, WG Grace, TW Hayward, Hon.FS Jackson, AC MacLaren, F Mitchell, WG Quaife, PF Warner
England	1954	9	12	21
TE Bailey, WJ Edrich, TW Graveney, L Hutton, PBH May, Rev.DS Sheppard, RT Simpson, RT Spooner, W Watson
England	1955	9	9	15
TE Bailey, DB Close, WJ Edrich, TW Graveney, L Hutton, JT Ikin, D Kenyon, FA Lowson, RT Simpson
England	1963	9	11	20
KF Barrington, JB Bolus, MC Cowdrey, JH Edrich, R Illingworth, G Pullar, PE Richardson, Rev.DS Sheppard, MJ Stewart
Australia	1977	9	13	25
GJ Cosier, IC Davis, J Dyson, PA Hibbert, RB McCosker, KJ O'Keeffe, RD Robinson, CS Serjeant, A Turner
Australia	1979	9	14	28
WM Darling, AMJ Hilditch, BM Laird, RB McCosker, DF Whatmore, JM Wiener, GM Wood, GN Yallop, B Yardley
England	1884	8	4	7
RG Barlow, W Flowers, WG Grace, AN Hornby, AP Lucas, Hon.A Lyttelton, WH Scotton, A Shrewsbury snr
Australia	1885	8	4	8
AC Bannerman, GJ Bonnor, W Bruce, TW Garrett, SP Jones, PS McDonnell, S Morris, GE Palmer
Australia	1899	8	5	10
J Darling, FA Iredale, JJ Kelly, FJ Laver, CE McLeod, MA Noble, H Trumble, J Worrall
Australia	1912	8	9	14
W Bardsley, H Carter, SE Gregory, HV Hordern, CB Jennings, C Kelleway, ER Mayne, VT Trumper
West Indies	1935	8	4	7
IM Barrow, GM Carew, CM Christiani, RS Grant, LG Hylton, CEL Jones, CA Roach, KL Wishart
England	1948	8	11	21
D Brookes, JG Dewes, GM Emmett, SC Griffith, L Hutton, W Place, JDB Robertson, C Washbrook
West Indies	1948	8	7	12
DS Atkinson, GM Carew, AG Ganteaume, JDC Goddard, AF Rae, JB Stollmeyer, CL Walcott, ED Weekes
England	1951	8	13	24
L Hutton, JT Ikin, D Kenyon, FA Lowson, JDB Robertson, RT Simpson, RT Spooner, C Washbrook
England	1959	8	10	15
TE Bailey, CA Milton, WGA Parkhouse, G Pullar, PE Richardson, R Subba Row, K Taylor, W Watson
England	1964	8	12	18
RW Barber, JG Binks, JB Bolus, G Boycott, ER Dexter, JH Edrich, MJK Smith, FJ Titmus
England	1973	8	12	22
DL Amiss, J Birkenshaw, G Boycott, MH Denness, AR Lewis, BW Luckhurst, GRJ Roope, B Wood
India	1982	8	9	15
J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar, SV Nayak, GAHM Parkar, P Roy, RJ Shastri, K Srikkanth, DB Vengsarkar
Australia	1984	8	11	21
J Dyson, AMJ Hilditch, GRJ Matthews, WB Phillips, GM Ritchie, SB Smith, KC Wessels, GM Wood
England	1984	8	15	26
BC Broad, PR Downton, G Fowler, MW Gatting, TA Lloyd, RT Robinson, CL Smith, CJ Tavare
Australia	1985	8	11	21
DC Boon, AMJ Hilditch, RB Kerr, GR Marsh, GRJ Matthews, WB Phillips, KC Wessels, GM Wood
India	1997	8	12	18
R Dravid, SC Ganguly, A Jadeja, VVS Laxman, NR Mongia, WV Raman, V Rathour, NS Sidhu
Pakistan	1997	8	8	12
Aamer Sohail, Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood, Ijaz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi
Pakistan	2000	8	11	19
Aamer Sohail, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Wasim, Naved Ashraf, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi, Shahid Afridi, Wajahatullah Wasti
West Indies	2008	8	9	17
DJ Bravo, S Chattergoon, D Ganga, CH Gayle, XM Marshall, BA Parchment, D Ramdin, DS Smith

Most consecutive innings with the same pair of openers - ODIs
Team	Player	Inns	Start Match	Opp	Scorecard	End Match	Opp	Scorecard
Australia	AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh	42	Apr 22, 1998	v India	ODI 1325	Oct 23, 1999	v Zim	ODI 1520
Australia	DC Boon, GR Marsh	40	Apr 9, 1987	v Eng	ODI 446	Oct 27, 1989	v India	ODI 587
England	NV Knight, ME Trescothick	40	Oct 3, 2001	v Zim	ODI 1751	Mar 2, 2003	v Aus	ODI 1976
Pakistan	Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar	32	Mar 3, 1994	v NZ	ODI 889	Feb 25, 1995	v Zim	ODI 982
Sri Lanka	ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana	32	Jan 9, 1996	v Aus	ODI 1032	Apr 7, 1997	v Pak	ODI 1193
Australia	DC Boon, GR Marsh	22	Jan 14, 1986	v NZ	ODI 350	Jan 1, 1987	v Eng	ODI 409
South Africa	AC Hudson, KC Wessels	22	Dec 7, 1992	v India	ODI 770	Dec 9, 1993	v Aus	ODI 860
Zimbabwe	GW Flower, NC Johnson	22	Nov 20, 1998	v Pak	ODI 1375	Oct 21, 1999	v Aus	ODI 1518
New Zealand	BA Edgar, JG Wright	19	Jan 10, 1981	v India	ODI 105	Jan 22, 1983	v Aus	ODI 173
South Africa	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	19	Jan 25, 2004	v WI	ODI 2088	Jan 30, 2005	v Eng	ODI 2216
Bangladesh	Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal	19	Jan 4, 2010	v SL	ODI 2937	Jul 20, 2010	v Neth	ODI 3029
Bangladesh	Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal	18	Dec 1, 2010	v Zim	ODI 3071	Aug 21, 2011	v Zim	ODI 3183
West Indies	CG Greenidge, DL Haynes	17	Jan 10, 1982	v Aus	ODI 133	Jun 18, 1983	v Aus	ODI 215
Pakistan	Aamer Sohail, Rameez Raja	17	Mar 11, 1992	v Aus	ODI 739	Dec 28, 1992	v NZ	ODI 786
India	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	17	Mar 9, 2000	v SA	ODI 1572	Oct 20, 2000	v SL	ODI 1640
South Africa	HM Amla, GC Smith	17	Nov 5, 2010	v Pak	ODI 3067	Oct 28, 2011	v Aus	ODI 3211
Pakistan	Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar	16	Feb 24, 1996	v UAE	ODI 1059	Aug 31, 1996	v Eng	ODI 1109
India	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	15	Sep 20, 1998	v Pak	ODI 1353	Jan 16, 1999	v NZ	ODI 1385
Australia	AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh	15	Jan 9, 2000	v Pak	ODI 1536	Mar 1, 2000	v NZ	ODI 1570
England	AJ Stewart, ME Trescothick	15	Jul 8, 2000	v Zim	ODI 1607	Mar 27, 2001	v SL	ODI 1697
West Indies	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	15	Nov 6, 2002	v India	ODI 1893	Feb 28, 2003	v SL	ODI 1973
Zimbabwe	S Matsikenyeri, BRM Taylor	15	Apr 25, 2004	v SL	ODI 2122	Dec 5, 2004	v Eng	ODI 2197
South Africa	AB de Villiers, GC Smith	15	Dec 3, 2006	v India	ODI 2458	Apr 25, 2007	v Aus	ODI 2580

Most openers used in a calendar year - ODIs
Team	Year	Num	Mat	Inns
Pakistan	2002	11	38	38
Abdul Razzaq, Faisal Iqbal, Imran Nazir, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Naved Latif, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Taufeeq Umar
Zimbabwe	2003	11	21	21
ADR Campbell, CK Coventry, DD Ebrahim, GW Flower, TR Gripper, DA Marillier, BG Rogers, V Sibanda, MA Vermeulen, GJ Whittall, CB Wishart
Bangladesh	2004	11	19	19
Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Habibul Bashar, Hannan Sarkar, Javed Omar, Manjural Islam Rana, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Rafique, Nafees Iqbal, Rajin Saleh, Shahriar Hossain
Pakistan	1989	10	27	27
Aamer Malik, Javed Miandad, Mansoor Akhtar, Moin-ul-Atiq, Mudassar Nazar, Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Yousuf, Shahid Saeed, Shoaib Mohammad
India	1996	10	32	32
SC Ganguly, A Jadeja, SV Manjrekar, NR Mongia, M Prabhakar, WV Raman, V Rathour, NS Sidhu, S Somasunder, SR Tendulkar
West Indies	1996	10	20	20
CO Browne, SL Campbell, S Chanderpaul, AFG Griffith, JR Murray, RB Richardson, RG Samuels, PV Simmons, PA Wallace, SC Williams
Pakistan	1998	10	26	26
Aamer Sohail, Abdul Razzaq, Asif Mahmood, Azhar Mahmood, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi, Shahid Afridi
Zimbabwe	2001	10	37	37
ADR Campbell, DD Ebrahim, GW Flower, TR Gripper, TN Madondo, DA Marillier, H Masakadza, GJ Rennie, PA Strang, GJ Whittall
Bangladesh	2003	10	21	21
Al Sahariar, Ehsanul Haque, Habibul Bashar, Hannan Sarkar, Javed Omar, Khaled Mashud, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Moniruzzaman, Nafees Iqbal
Pakistan	2009	10	20	20
Ahmed Shehzad, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Khalid Latif, Khurram Manzoor, Nasir Jamshed, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan
Pakistan	1987	9	25	25
Ijaz Ahmed, Mansoor Akhtar, Mudassar Nazar, Qasim Umar, Rameez Raja, Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Saleem Yousuf, Shoaib Mohammad, Younis Ahmed
New Zealand	1994	9	27	27
MD Crowe, SP Fleming, MJ Greatbatch, CZ Harris, BR Hartland, AH Jones, RT Latham, DJ Murray, BA Young
Zimbabwe	1996	9	16	16
ADR Campbell, MH Dekker, CN Evans, A Flower, GW Flower, DL Houghton, AH Omarshah, PA Strang, AC Waller
West Indies	1999	9	34	34
SL Campbell, S Chanderpaul, AFG Griffith, RD Jacobs, BC Lara, JR Murray, PV Simmons, PA Wallace, SC Williams
New Zealand	2003	9	28	28
NJ Astle, CD Cumming, SP Fleming, RA Jones, CD McMillan, CJ Nevin, MS Sinclair, DL Vettori, L Vincent
Pakistan	2003	9	33	33
Faisal Athar, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi, Shahid Afridi, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Hameed
Zimbabwe	2004	9	27	27
SV Carlisle, DD Ebrahim, GW Flower, S Matsikenyeri, BG Rogers, V Sibanda, T Taibu, BRM Taylor, MA Vermeulen
Bermuda	2006	9	12	12
DCC Borden, T Gibbons, DA Minors, DWO Morgan, GH O'Brien, SD Outerbridge, AR Pitcher, CJ Smith, KL Tucker
West Indies	2006	9	33	33
S Chanderpaul, S Chattergoon, D Ganga, CH Gayle, WW Hinds, BC Lara, RS Morton, MN Samuels, LMP Simmons
Canada	2007	9	16	16
Abdul Jabbar, GEF Barnett, JM Davison, S Dhaniram, S Jyoti, Mohammad Iqbal, AA Mulla, AM Samad, Shahzad Khan
England	2007	9	34	34
IR Bell, AN Cook, EC Joyce, MB Loye, P Mustard, MJ Prior, AJ Strauss, MP Vaughan, LJ Wright
Australia	2009	9	39	39
MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin, JR Hopes, MEK Hussey, SE Marsh, TD Paine, RT Ponting, DA Warner, SR Watson
West Indies	2009	9	21	21
S Chattergoon, ADS Fletcher, CH Gayle, XM Marshall, RS Morton, KOA Powell, DM Richards, LMP Simmons, DS Smith
India	2011	9	34	34
S Dhawan, G Gambhir, PA Patel, AM Rahane, V Sehwag, RG Sharma, SR Tendulkar, MK Tiwary, M Vijay
Australia	1984	8	21	21
AR Border, DW Hookes, DM Jones, WB Phillips, GM Ritchie, SB Smith, KC Wessels, GM Wood
New Zealand	1984	8	12	12
JG Bracewell, JJ Crowe, BA Edgar, TJ Franklin, GP Howarth, PE McEwan, PN Webb, JG Wright
Pakistan	1984	8	19	19
Javed Miandad, Mansoor Akhtar, Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Saadat Ali, Sajid Ali, Saleem Malik, Shoaib Mohammad
Pakistan	1986	8	19	19
Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar, Qasim Umar, Rameez Raja, Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Sajid Ali, Saleem Yousuf, Shoaib Mohammad
Pakistan	1990	8	21	21
Aamer Malik, Aamer Sohail, Javed Miandad, Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Yousuf, Shoaib Mohammad, Zahid Fazal
India	1992	8	21	21
A Jadeja, N Kapil Dev, SV Manjrekar, M Prabhakar, WV Raman, RJ Shastri, NS Sidhu, K Srikkanth
England	1996	8	20	20
MA Atherton, AD Brown, PAJ DeFreitas, NV Knight, NMK Smith, RA Smith, AJ Stewart, C White
Pakistan	1997	8	36	36
Aamer Sohail, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar, Sajid Ali, Shahid Afridi, Zahoor Elahi
South Africa	1998	8	22	22
AM Bacher, DJ Cullinan, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, G Kirsten, L Klusener, GFJ Liebenberg, MJR Rindel
India	1999	8	43	43
DJ Gandhi, SC Ganguly, A Jadeja, SS Karim, AR Khurasiya, MSK Prasad, S Ramesh, SR Tendulkar
South Africa	1999	8	27	27
MV Boucher, WJ Cronje, DJ Cullinan, HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs, G Kirsten, L Klusener, MJR Rindel
Pakistan	2000	8	41	41
Aamer Sohail, Ijaz Ahmed, Imran Nazir, Mohammad Wasim, Saeed Anwar, Saleem Elahi, Shahid Afridi, Wajahatullah Wasti
South Africa	2000	8	41	41
DJ Cullinan, HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs, AJ Hall, G Kirsten, L Klusener, LJ Koen, ND McKenzie
West Indies	2000	8	18	18
CO Browne, SL Campbell, S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle, AFG Griffith, WW Hinds, RD Jacobs, PA Wallace
Zimbabwe	2000	8	32	32
ADR Campbell, GW Flower, NC Johnson, TN Madondo, DA Marillier, MA Vermeulen, GJ Whittall, CB Wishart
West Indies	2001	8	30	30
SL Campbell, S Chanderpaul, D Ganga, LV Garrick, CH Gayle, WW Hinds, RD Jacobs, RL Powell
Bangladesh	2002	8	14	14
Al Sahariar, Anwar Hossain, Ehsanul Haque, Hannan Sarkar, Javed Omar, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Rafiqul Islam
Pakistan	2004	8	27	27
Bazid Khan, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Taufeeq Umar, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan
India	2005	8	27	27
MS Dhoni, G Gambhir, SC Ganguly, M Kaif, IK Pathan, V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, Y Venugopal Rao
West Indies	2005	8	18	18
S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle, WW Hinds, XM Marshall, RS Morton, RL Powell, RR Ramdass, RR Sarwan
Zimbabwe	2006	8	29	29
CJ Chibhabha, T Duffin, S Matsikenyeri, TMK Mawoyo, TV Mufambisi, HP Rinke, V Sibanda, BRM Taylor
Sri Lanka	2008	8	26	26
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, MDK Perera, KC Sangakkara, WU Tharanga, ML Udawatte, SM Warnapura
Zimbabwe	2009	8	27	27
CJ Chibhabha, KM Dabengwa, H Masakadza, F Mutizwa, V Sibanda, T Taibu, BRM Taylor, MA Vermeulen
India	2010	8	27	27
S Dhawan, G Gambhir, KD Karthik, NV Ojha, PA Patel, V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, M Vijay
England	2011	8	30	30
IR Bell, AN Cook, SM Davies, C Kieswetter, KP Pietersen, MJ Prior, AJ Strauss, IJL Trott
West Indies	2011	8	28	28
AB Barath, S Chanderpaul, KA Edwards, CH Gayle, DP Hyatt, KOA Powell, LMP Simmons, DS Smith

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2022: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Chittagong, 1st Test, Dec 9-12, 2011
• ODI # 3224: India v West Indies at Chennai, 5th ODI, Dec 11, 2011

• T20I # 216: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Only T20I, Nov 29, 2011

Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites