Difference in bowling average between career and after last match as captain - Tests (qualification: 5 matches as captain, 1000 balls bowled afterwards, excluding multi-country teams) Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | Ave |
BBI | 5 | | Captain | Mat | Wkts | Ave | | Diff | TL Goddard (SA) |
1966-1970 | 8 | 35 | 17.85 | 6/53 | 1 | | 1963-1965 | 13 | 24 | 36.33 | | -18.47 |
Intikhab Alam (Pak) | 1976-1977 | 4 | 17 | 25.23 |
4/35 | 0 | | 1969-1975 | 17 | 54 | 31.74 | | -6.50 | S Venkataraghavan (India) | 1979-1983 |
10 | 17 | 58.70 | 3/77 | 0 | | 1974-1979 | 5 | 7 | 64.57 | | -5.86 |
GS Sobers (WI) | 1973-1974 | 7 | 20 | 29.50 |
3/27 | 0 | | 1965-1972 | 39 | 117 | 34.00 | | -4.50 | CA Walsh (WI) | 1998-2001 |
36 | 166 | 21.59 | 6/61 | 7 | | 1994-1997 | 22 | 85 | 25.71 | | -4.12 |
IT Botham (Eng) | 1981-1992 | 65 | 209 | 34.18 |
8/103 | 13 | | 1980-1981 | 12 | 35 | 33.08 | | 1.10 | A Flintoff (Eng) | 2008-2009 |
12 | 29 | 38.00 | 5/92 | 1 | | 2006-2007 | 11 | 34 | 34.44 | | 3.55 |
N Kapil Dev (India) | 1987-1994 | 43 | 123 | 30.26 |
6/84 | 4 | | 1983-1987 | 34 | 111 | 26.35 | | 3.90 | SM Pollock (SA) | 2003-2008 |
40 | 143 | 27.79 | 6/39 | 2 | | 2000-2003 | 26 | 103 | 21.36 | | 6.42 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) | 2000-2002 | 13 | 31 | 30.00 |
6/61 | 3 | | 1993-1999 | 25 | 107 | 23.35 | | 6.64 | ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 2003-2007 |
34 | 29 | 38.20 | 5/34 | 1 | | 1999-2002 | 38 | 44 | 25.29 | | 12.91 |
BS Bedi (India) | 1978-1979 | 6 | 14 | 40.92 |
3/98 | 0 | | 1976-1978 | 22 | 106 | 24.82 | | 16.10 | BE Congdon (NZ) | 1976-1978 |
11 | 8 | 51.87 | 5/65 | 1 | | 1972-1975 | 17 | 33 | 35.75 | | 16.11 |
SR Tendulkar (India) | 2000-2011 | 101 | 28 | 65.07 |
3/31 | 0 | | 1996-2000 | 25 | 4 | 38.00 | | 27.07 | R Benaud (Aus) | 1964-1964 |
3 | 7 | 53.85 | 4/118 | 0 | | 1958-1963 | 28 | 138 | 25.78 | | 28.06 |
Fazal Mahmood (Pak) | 1962-1962 | 3 | 5 | 86.00 |
3/130 | 0 | | 1959-1961 | 10 | 41 | 19.14 | | 66.85 | DS Atkinson (WI) | 1957-1958 |
3 | 3 | 109.33 | 1/30 | 0 | | 1955-1956 | 7 | 25 | 23.00 | | 86.33 |
Highest scores in last match as captain - Tests
Player | Runs | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
ME Trescothick (Eng) | 193 | lost | v Pakistan | Multan | Nov 12, 2005 | Test 1770 |
IM Chappell (Aus) | 192 | drawn | v England | The Oval | Aug 28, 1975 | Test 763 |
KP Pietersen (Eng) | 144 | drawn | v India | Mohali | Dec 19, 2008 | Test 1901 |
RR Sarwan (WI) | 128 | drawn | v Australia | North Sound | May 30, 2008 | Test 1877 |
DL Vettori (NZ) | 110 | drawn | v Pakistan | Wellington | Jan 15, 2011 | Test 1991 |
AN Cook (Eng) | 109* | won | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | Mar 20, 2010 | Test 1956 |
JH Kallis (SA) | 102 | won | v Australia | Cape Town | Mar 19, 2009 | Test 1916 |
Majid Khan (Pak) | 99 | drawn | v England | Karachi | Mar 24, 1973 | Test 719 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 99 | drawn | v New Zealand | Wellington | Jan 15, 2011 | Test 1991 |
RB Richardson (WI) | 93 | drawn | v England | The Oval | Aug 24, 1995 | Test 1303 |
RK Nunes (WI) | 92 | drawn | v England | Kingston | Apr 3, 1930 | Test 193 |
Javed Miandad (Pak) | 92 | won | v New Zealand | Hamilton | Jan 2, 1993 | Test 1207 |
A Flintoff (Eng) | 89 | lost | v Australia | Sydney | Jan 2, 2007 | Test 1826 |
AR Lewis (Eng) | 88 | drawn | v Pakistan | Karachi | Mar 24, 1973 | Test 719 |
M Azharuddin (India) | 87 | drawn | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | Feb 24, 1999 | Test 1445 |
Imtiaz Ahmed (Pak) | 86 | drawn | v England | Karachi | Feb 2, 1962 | Test 522 |
AG Prince (SA) | 86 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | Aug 4, 2006 | Test 1812 |
GP Howarth (NZ) | 84 | lost | v West Indies | Kingston | May 4, 1985 | Test 1016 |
SR Waugh (Aus) | 80 | drawn | v India | Sydney | Jan 2, 2004 | Test 1680 |
CB Fry (Eng) | 79 | won | v Australia | The Oval | Aug 19, 1912 | Test 129 |
Best bowling in last match as captain - Tests
Player | Figures | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
DS Atkinson (WI) | 7/53 | lost | v New Zealand | Auckland | Mar 9, 1956 | Test 424 |
EP Nupen (SA) | 6/87 | won | v England | Johannesburg | Dec 24, 1930 | Test 200 |
CA Smith (Eng) | 5/19 | won | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | Mar 12, 1889 | Test 31 |
H Trumble (Aus) | 5/62 | won | v England | Melbourne | Feb 28, 1902 | Test 69 |
EP Nupen (SA) | 5/63 | won | v England | Johannesburg | Dec 24, 1930 | Test 200 |
R Benaud (Aus) | 5/68 | drawn | v South Africa | Brisbane | Dec 6, 1963 | Test 548 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | 5/121 | lost | v England | Manchester | Jun 4, 2010 | Test 1959 |
RWV Robins (Eng) | 4/40 | drawn | v New Zealand | The Oval | Aug 14, 1937 | Test 262 |
SM Pollock (SA) | 4/45 | won | v Pakistan | Cape Town | Jan 2, 2003 | Test 1637 |
James Lillywhite jnr (Eng) | 4/70 | won | v Australia | Melbourne | Mar 31, 1877 | Test 2 |
CA Walsh (WI) | 4/74 | lost | v Pakistan | Karachi | Dec 6, 1997 | Test 1391 |
MH Mankad (India) | 4/95 | lost | v West Indies | Chennai | Jan 21, 1959 | Test 465 |
DL Vettori (NZ) | 4/100 | drawn | v Pakistan | Wellington | Jan 15, 2011 | Test 1991 |
G Giffen (Aus) | 4/130 | lost | v England | Melbourne | Mar 1, 1895 | Test 46 |
JC White (Eng) | 3/40 | won | v South Africa | Leeds | Jul 13, 1929 | Test 183 |
S Venkataraghavan (India) | 3/59 | drawn | v England | The Oval | Aug 30, 1979 | Test 854 |
H Trumble (Aus) | 3/64 | won | v England | Melbourne | Feb 28, 1902 | Test 69 |
HR Adhikari (India) | 3/68 | drawn | v West Indies | Delhi | Feb 6, 1959 | Test 467 |
Fazal Mahmood (Pak) | 3/86 | drawn | v India | Delhi | Feb 8, 1961 | Test 505 |
A Kumble (India) | 3/112 | drawn | v Australia | Delhi | Oct 29, 2008 | Test 1891 |
Difference in bowling average between career and after last match as captain - ODIs (qualification: 10 matches as captain, 500 balls bowled afterwards, excluding multi-country teams)
Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | Ave | BBI | 5 | | Captain | Mat | Wkts | Ave | | Diff |
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) | 2004-2006 | 24 | 24 | 36.16 | 4/19 | 0 | | 2003-2003 | 15 | 6 | 95.83 | | -59.66 |
SR Tendulkar (India) | 2000-2011 | 216 | 75 | 40.45 | 5/50 | 1 | | 1996-2000 | 73 | 11 | 73.63 | | -33.18 |
A Flintoff (Eng) | 2007-2009 | 26 | 47 | 19.10 | 5/19 | 2 | | 2006-2007 | 14 | 15 | 27.33 | | -8.22 |
MO Odumbe (Kenya) | 2002-2003 | 20 | 12 | 47.08 | 4/38 | 0 | | 1996-2001 | 20 | 13 | 48.84 | | -1.76 |
CA Walsh (WI) | 1998-2000 | 22 | 25 | 28.56 | 4/25 | 0 | | 1994-1997 | 43 | 48 | 29.66 | | -1.10 |
Wasim Akram (Pak) | 2000-2003 | 65 | 93 | 23.60 | 5/28 | 1 | | 1993-2000 | 109 | 158 | 22.63 | | 0.96 |
N Kapil Dev (India) | 1987-1994 | 112 | 118 | 27.88 | 4/31 | 0 | | 1982-1987 | 74 | 91 | 26.24 | | 1.64 |
SK Warne (Aus) | 1999-2003 | 85 | 122 | 26.86 | 4/29 | 0 | | 1998-1999 | 11 | 18 | 24.94 | | 1.92 |
SM Pollock (SA) | 2005-2008 | 61 | 70 | 25.05 | 5/23 | 1 | | 2000-2005 | 92 | 129 | 22.76 | | 2.28 |
ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 2003-2009 | 140 | 73 | 39.24 | 5/17 | 1 | | 1998-2003 | 118 | 92 | 36.67 | | 2.57 |
Saleem Malik (Pak) | 1995-1999 | 73 | 35 | 34.65 | 4/36 | 0 | | 1992-1995 | 34 | 29 | 29.75 | | 4.89 |
RJ Shastri (India) | 1991-1992 | 16 | 11 | 39.54 | 5/15 | 1 | | 1987-1991 | 11 | 10 | 33.10 | | 6.44 |
PD Collingwood (Eng) | 2009-2011 | 35 | 18 | 46.77 | 2/20 | 0 | | 2007-2009 | 25 | 20 | 38.50 | | 8.27 |
J Botha (SA) | 2010-2011 | 12 | 10 | 45.10 | 2/48 | 0 | | 2008-2010 | 10 | 13 | 27.69 | | 17.40 |
PA de Silva (SL) | 1996-2003 | 136 | 61 | 37.63 | 4/30 | 0 | | 1992-1996 | 18 | 3 | 18.66 | | 18.97 |
Highest scores in last match as captain - ODIs Player | Runs | Result | Opposition | Ground |
Start Date | Scorecard | KP Pietersen (Eng) | 111* |
lost | v India | Cuttack | Nov 26, 2008 | ODI 2783 | RJ Shastri (India) | 109 | lost | v South Africa | New Delhi |
Nov 14, 1991 | ODI 688 | TM Dilshan (SL) | 108* | won |
v Zimbabwe | Harare | Jun 9, 2010 | ODI 2990 | JH Kallis (SA) |
104* | won | v India | Ahmedabad | Feb 27, 2010 | ODI 2963 |
RT Ponting (Aus) | 104 | lost | v India | Ahmedabad |
Mar 24, 2011 | ODI 3143 | BE Congdon (NZ) | 101 | noresult |
v England | Wellington | Mar 9, 1975 | ODI 18 | MS Dhoni (India) |
91* | won | v Sri Lanka | Mumbai | Apr 2, 2011 | ODI 3148 |
Majid Khan (Pak) | 84 | won | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham |
Jun 14, 1975 | ODI 30 | PW Borren (Neth) | 84 | lost |
v Ireland | Kolkata | Mar 18, 2011 | ODI 3136 | WJ Cronje (SA) |
79 | lost | v Pakistan | Sharjah | Mar 31, 2000 | ODI 1583 |
MP Vaughan (Eng) | 79 | won | v West Indies | Bridgetown |
Apr 21, 2007 | ODI 2578 | Zaheer Abbas (Pak) | 73 | won |
v New Zealand | Multan | Dec 7, 1984 | ODI 280 | Imran Khan (Pak) |
72 | won | v England | Melbourne | Mar 25, 1992 | ODI 752 |
T Taibu (Zim) | 71 | lost | v India | Harare |
Sep 4, 2005 | ODI 2280 | Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 70* | won |
v India | Karachi | Jul 2, 2008 | ODI 2730 | WTS Porterfield (Ire) |
68 | won | v Netherlands | Kolkata | Mar 18, 2011 | ODI 3136 |
GM Turner (NZ) | 67 | won | v Pakistan | Sialkot |
Oct 16, 1976 | ODI 40 | P Utseya (Zim) | 67 | lost |
v Bangladesh | Dhaka | Dec 6, 2010 | ODI 3075 | IM Chappell (Aus) |
62 | lost | v West Indies | Lord's | Jun 21, 1975 | ODI 33 |
DI Gower (Eng) | 61 | lost | v Australia | Lord's |
May 29, 1989 | ODI 568 |
Best bowling in last match as captain - ODIs
Player | Figures | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
N Gifford (Eng) | 4/23 | lost | v Pakistan | Sharjah | Mar 26, 1985 | ODI 323 |
JR Ratnayeke (SL) | 4/23 | won | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | Nov 2, 1988 | ODI 533 |
Khurram Khan (UAE) | 4/32 | lost | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | Jul 17, 2004 | ODI 2146 |
P Utseya (Zim) | 4/38 | lost | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | Dec 6, 2010 | ODI 3075 |
Asif Iqbal (Pak) | 4/56 | lost | v West Indies | The Oval | Jun 20, 1979 | ODI 73 |
SK Warne (Aus) | 3/16 | won | v England | Melbourne | Feb 13, 1999 | ODI 1406 |
Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 3/27 | lost | v India | Dhaka | Oct 31, 1988 | ODI 532 |
MP Vaughan (Eng) | 3/39 | won | v West Indies | Bridgetown | Apr 21, 2007 | ODI 2578 |
PA de Silva (SL) | 3/43 | won | v West Indies | Perth | Jan 14, 1996 | ODI 1037 |
HH Streak (Zim) | 2/17 | won | v Bangladesh | Harare | Mar 14, 2004 | ODI 2113 |
Aamer Sohail (Pak) | 2/26 | won | v Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi | Nov 24, 1998 | ODI 1377 |
RB Simpson (Aus) | 2/30 | won | v West Indies | Castries | Apr 12, 1978 | ODI 49 |
A Kumble (India) | 2/37 | won | v England | Chennai | Jan 25, 2002 | ODI 1795 |
N Kapil Dev (India) | 2/38 | lost | v England | Mumbai | Nov 5, 1987 | ODI 476 |
RP Lefebvre (Neth) | 2/38 | lost | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | Feb 28, 2003 | ODI 1972 |
CH Gayle (WI) | 2/38 | lost | v South Africa | Port of Spain | Jun 3, 2010 | ODI 2987 |
WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 2/39 | lost | v Australia | Perth | Jan 29, 2006 | ODI 2320 |
AJ Traicos (Zim) | 2/45 | lost | v Australia | Cuttack | Oct 30, 1987 | ODI 471 |
IH Romaine (Ber) | 2/46 | lost | v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | Apr 8, 2009 | ODI 2837 |
JK Kamande (Kenya) | 2/46 | lost | v Australia | Bangalore | Mar 13, 2011 | ODI 3130 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1991: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, 2nd Test, Jan 15-19, 2011
• ODI # 3151: Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, 3rd ODI, Apr 13, 2011
• T20I # 198: Australia v England at Melbourne, 2nd T20I, Jan 14, 2011
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites
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