Manic one-day chases, and daddy partnerships
Also, most brothers in a Test XI, and the fastest to 20 ODI centuries
Steven Lynch
28-Oct-2014
Ben Dunk's 229 was the best effort in a losing cause • Getty Images
Ben Dunk scored 229 in a one-day game the other day - and lost. Was this a record? asked Sandeep from the United States
Ben Dunk's 229 for Tasmania in that amazing match against Queensland in Sydney last week was the third-highest of 16 double-centuries scored in List A (senior one-day) matches - including three in one-day internationals - and easily the highest score by someone who ended up on the losing side. The only higher individual innings are Alistair Brown's 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at The Oval in 2002, and Shikhar Dhawan's 248 for India A v South Africa A in Pretoria in 2013. The previous highest score in a losing cause was 196, by Namibia's Gerrie Snyman, in a World Cricket League match in Windhoek in 2007-08 which the UAE managed to win by five wickets.
Ben Dunk's 229 for Tasmania in that amazing match against Queensland in Sydney last week was the third-highest of 16 double-centuries scored in List A (senior one-day) matches - including three in one-day internationals - and easily the highest score by someone who ended up on the losing side. The only higher individual innings are Alistair Brown's 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at The Oval in 2002, and Shikhar Dhawan's 248 for India A v South Africa A in Pretoria in 2013. The previous highest score in a losing cause was 196, by Namibia's Gerrie Snyman, in a World Cricket League match in Windhoek in 2007-08 which the UAE managed to win by five wickets.
There were 800 runs scored in the Matador Cup game between Tasmania and Queensland - how many higher aggregates have there been? asked Jack Warwick from Sydney
The 800-run thriller in Sydney also mentioned in the first question comes in sixth on the list of the highest aggregates in List A matches. Highest of all was the 872 runs scored in the head-spinning one-day international between Australia (434 for 4) and South Africa (438 for 9) in Johannesburg in March 2006. That beat the 867 runs piled up in the C&G Trophy match at The Oval in 2002 in which Alistair Brown hammered 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan. There's another one-day international high in this table: India (414 for 7) and Sri Lanka (411 for 8) amassed 825 runs between them in Rajkot in December 2009. For the full list, click here.
The 800-run thriller in Sydney also mentioned in the first question comes in sixth on the list of the highest aggregates in List A matches. Highest of all was the 872 runs scored in the head-spinning one-day international between Australia (434 for 4) and South Africa (438 for 9) in Johannesburg in March 2006. That beat the 867 runs piled up in the C&G Trophy match at The Oval in 2002 in which Alistair Brown hammered 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan. There's another one-day international high in this table: India (414 for 7) and Sri Lanka (411 for 8) amassed 825 runs between them in Rajkot in December 2009. For the full list, click here.
Did Virat Kohli become the fastest player to reach 20 one-day international centuries during the recent match at Dharamsala? asked Ian Hugo from Nigeria
Virat Kohli's 127 in Dharamsala, in what turned out to be the final match of West Indies' sadly truncated tour last week, was indeed his 20th century in one-day internationals. It came up in his 133rd innings in his 141st match, much quicker than the next man, Sachin Tendulkar, who got there in 197 innings (204 matches). Six other men so far have scored 20 or more ODI hundreds: Sourav Ganguly (who got there in his 214th innings in his 222nd match), Herschelle Gibbs (217/224), Chris Gayle (226/231), Saeed Anwar (243/246), Ricky Ponting (244/250) and Sanath Jayasuriya (350/359).
Virat Kohli's 127 in Dharamsala, in what turned out to be the final match of West Indies' sadly truncated tour last week, was indeed his 20th century in one-day internationals. It came up in his 133rd innings in his 141st match, much quicker than the next man, Sachin Tendulkar, who got there in 197 innings (204 matches). Six other men so far have scored 20 or more ODI hundreds: Sourav Ganguly (who got there in his 214th innings in his 222nd match), Herschelle Gibbs (217/224), Chris Gayle (226/231), Saeed Anwar (243/246), Ricky Ponting (244/250) and Sanath Jayasuriya (350/359).
Zimbabwe have selected the three Masakadza brothers for their Test series in Bangladesh. Has this ever happened before? asked Kyle Masters from Zimbabwe
They weren't all selected for the first Test in Mirpur that started on Saturday, but if they do all subsequently appear together it will be only the fourth time in Test history that three brothers have appeared in the same match. WG, EM and GF Grace all played for England against Australia at The Oval in 1880 (the first Test ever played in England); three Hearnes featured in the match in Cape Town in 1891-92 - Alec and George for England, and Frank for South Africa - while Hanif (in his last Test), Sadiq (in his first) and Mushtaq Mohammad all played for Pakistan against New Zealand in Karachi in 1969-70.
They weren't all selected for the first Test in Mirpur that started on Saturday, but if they do all subsequently appear together it will be only the fourth time in Test history that three brothers have appeared in the same match. WG, EM and GF Grace all played for England against Australia at The Oval in 1880 (the first Test ever played in England); three Hearnes featured in the match in Cape Town in 1891-92 - Alec and George for England, and Frank for South Africa - while Hanif (in his last Test), Sadiq (in his first) and Mushtaq Mohammad all played for Pakistan against New Zealand in Karachi in 1969-70.
Is it true that West Indies have not yet successfully chased a target of more than 300 in ODIs? asked Azweer from India
Rather surprisingly perhaps, it is true - just about, since the highest score West Indies have made to win a one-day international batting second is exactly 300, chasing a target of 298, to beat South Africa in Centurion in February 2004. In all there have now been 52 instances of a team scoring 300 or more in the second innings to win an ODI, no fewer than 15 of them by India. For full details of West Indies' biggest successful chases, click here.
Rather surprisingly perhaps, it is true - just about, since the highest score West Indies have made to win a one-day international batting second is exactly 300, chasing a target of 298, to beat South Africa in Centurion in February 2004. In all there have now been 52 instances of a team scoring 300 or more in the second innings to win an ODI, no fewer than 15 of them by India. For full details of West Indies' biggest successful chases, click here.
Dolphins scored 367 without loss in South Africa the other day. Is this a record total without losing a wicket in a one-day game? asked Saurav Jain from India
Dolphins' total in their Momentum Cup game against Knights in Bloemfontein last week was indeed a new record for a team that didn't lose a wicket during its innings. The unbroken stand of 367 between Morne van Wyk (who scored 175 not out) and Cameron Delport (169 not out) was also a new record for any wicket in List A matches, beating 331 for the second wicket by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for India against New Zealand in Hyderabad in November 1999. Knights made a good fist of their reply, reaching 342 for 7: Reeza Hendricks cracked 181. The previous highest first-wicket stand - and the old record for the highest completed innings without a wicket falling - was 326 for 0 made by Ghulam Ali (155 not out) and Sohail Jaffar (153 not out) for Pakistan International Airlines against Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan in Sialkot in April 2001. For the list of highest totals in List A matches, click here.
Dolphins' total in their Momentum Cup game against Knights in Bloemfontein last week was indeed a new record for a team that didn't lose a wicket during its innings. The unbroken stand of 367 between Morne van Wyk (who scored 175 not out) and Cameron Delport (169 not out) was also a new record for any wicket in List A matches, beating 331 for the second wicket by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for India against New Zealand in Hyderabad in November 1999. Knights made a good fist of their reply, reaching 342 for 7: Reeza Hendricks cracked 181. The previous highest first-wicket stand - and the old record for the highest completed innings without a wicket falling - was 326 for 0 made by Ghulam Ali (155 not out) and Sohail Jaffar (153 not out) for Pakistan International Airlines against Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan in Sialkot in April 2001. For the list of highest totals in List A matches, click here.
And there's an update to last week's question about Vijay Manjrekar's nickname, from Sreeram in India
"I have heard the nickname 'Wanderer' mentioned for Vijay Manjrekar in a quiz. The reason suggested was that he represented several different Ranji Trophy teams, which was rather unusual at the time. He played for Bombay, Bengal, Andhra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during his Test career, which lasted from 1951-52 to 1964-65, and for Maharashtra afterwards."
"I have heard the nickname 'Wanderer' mentioned for Vijay Manjrekar in a quiz. The reason suggested was that he represented several different Ranji Trophy teams, which was rather unusual at the time. He played for Bombay, Bengal, Andhra, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during his Test career, which lasted from 1951-52 to 1964-65, and for Maharashtra afterwards."
Steven Lynch is the editor of the Wisden Guide to International Cricket 2014. Ask Steven is now on Facebook