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TESTING TIMES: TWO LONGFORM CLASHES FOR THE AUSSIE
WOMEN THIS SUMMER | THE MEN WHO HOLD THE KEY TO
PAKISTAN’S AND WEST INDIES’ TEST HOPES DOWN UNDER |
THE MORE TENDER SIDE OF THE AUSSIE MEN’S TEST TEAM
PLUS PLAYER PROFILES | SCHEDULE | STATS | SCORECARDS
CRICKET
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20 MAXWELL’S with the times to keep the cricketing world REGULARS
HALF-CENTURY the fans informed, writes thought he was, an
Quentin Hull. incredible run-scoring 6 WELCOME FROM
This upcoming Aussie
summer will be legendary machine and an Aussie JIM MAXWELL
ABC broadcaster Jim 34 READERS’ cornerstone player was 8 SEASON FIXTURES
Maxwell’s 50th calling COLLECTIONS unleashed, writes Bharat 14 ABC SPORT CRICKET
the cricket. It has been a Each year fans of the Sundaresan.
COVERAGE
fine innings so far, writes game start shifting in
anticipation for the release 42 PLAYING 16 FIELDING POSITIONS
Geoff Lemon.
of the ABC Cricket. Matt FAMILIES 17 ALAN MCGILVRAY
28 MAGAZINE’S Clinch presents some of Sessions at the pub MEDAL
MILESTONE our greatest collectors on tour with the Aussie 18 PLAYERS SALUTE JIM
Like the ABC’s coverage and disciples. men’s team have been
78 STATISTICS
of the game for the gradually replaced by slow
106 PLAYER PROFILES
past nine decades, ABC 36 THE UZZIE WAY walks with the stroller,
When Usman Khawaja writes ABC SPORT’’s 118 SCORECARDS
Cricket magazine has,
most importantly, moved stopped trying to be who Brittney Carter. 130 STUMPS
4 ABC CRICKET 2023/2024 SEASON

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A
World Championship, the Ashes,
a competitive World Cup and next
up, the Olympic Games.
Cricket rushes on offering more
diverse and varied formats than any other Join the Grandstand Cricket team
sport. Fans may dispute the worthiness of on ABC Radio, ABC SPORT digital
the Hundred and the future of 50-over radio and the ABC listen app.
tournaments, but the essence of the game
has never been so universal, as robust as it peripatetic world of T20 franchises and an
is today. expanding international context.
Women’s cricket rapidly evolves and is Personally, it is more rewarding to watch
contributing to the spectacle. The WBBL competitive Test cricket than the myriad white
grows excitingly and has superseded the ball frolics where hitting sixes is paramount.
men’s domestic matches with media Cricket is blessed by the contest between bat
coverage in the local space of a men’s World and ball. We all admire virtuoso batting,
Cup in India. abetted by weapons that are more artillery
Controversy creates theatre for all of us. The than infantry. A fairer spectacle parades more
Bairstow stumping in the Ashes will be power to bowlers’ strategies, sympathetic
chewed on forever. The misbehavior of the pitches and swinging/spinning missiles.
MCC members during their appalling reaction On another front, the third umpire is now
to Bairstow’s dismissal was contemptible, king. A DRS god. On-field umpires know they
fueled by a lingering opinion that Australia’s have insurance, which is also why they don’t
cricketers are cheats. Fans forget that the bother to look at a bowler’s front foot. Given
players involved in the 2018 sandpaper the power of the third official, it seems logical
incident in Capetown were suspended for that umpires’ appointments should be based
bringing the game into disrepute in a press on merit and not perceived neutrality. Why
conference: not ball tampering. shouldn’t an Australian or English umpire
Australia’s triumphant women’s team also stand in an Ashes match?
retained their Ashes trophy, despite England’s So we are ready to enjoy some Test cricket,
thrilling recovery. The series happily and want the matches to be competitive. The
coincided with the traditional Ashes matches. closest contests – maybe ever – are set down
YOUR ABC has celebrated ninety years for New Zealand in February.
broadcasting the national game, and this Importantly, the range of cricket matches
magazine, or cricket book, started in 1934 as – men’s and women’s – will be entertaining.
a guide to the broadcast of the Ashes. Enjoy the coverage on your device, yes on
Scorecards, field placings, player profiles radio, too!
and statistics are still the base of the Best wishes and happy listening.
magazine. Features abound since I
succeeded Alan McGilvray as editor in 1987
and the coverage of women’s cricket has
become prominent. Jim Maxwell AM
Seasons overlap and the summer game is Editor-in-Chief, ABC Cricket
global. Players migrate in the crossover @jimmaxcricket

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AUSTRALIA VS PAKISTAN MEN’S TESTS INDIA VS AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S T20I
GAME DATE GROUND GAME DATE GROUND
First Test December 14-18 Perth Stadium, WA First T20I January 5 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Second Test December 26-30 MCG, VIC Second T20I January 7 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Third Test January 3-7 SCG, NSW Third T20I January 9 DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
AUSTRALIA VS WEST INDIES MEN’S TESTS AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN’S T20I
GAME DATE GROUND GAME DATE GROUND
First Test January 17-21 Adelaide Oval, SA First T20I January 27 Manuka Oval, ACT
Second Test January 25-29 Gabba, QLD Second T20I January 28 Manuka Oval, ACT
Third T20I January 30 Bellerive Oval, TAS
AUSTRALIA VS WEST INDIES MEN’S ODI
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN’S ODI
GAME DATE GROUND
First ODI February 2 MCG, VIC GAME DATE GROUND
Second ODI February 4 SCG, NSW First ODI February 3 Adelaide Oval, ACT
Third ODI February 6 Manuka Oval, ACT Second ODI February 7 North Sydney Oval, NSW
Third ODI February 10 North Sydney Oval, NSW
AUSTRALIA VS WEST INDIES MEN’S T20I
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN’S TEST
GAME DATE GROUND
First T20I February 9 Bellerive Oval, TAS GAME DATE GROUND
Second T20I February 11 Adelaide Oval, SA First Test February 15-18 WACA Ground, WA
Third T20I February 13 Perth Stadium, WA
NEW ZEALAND VS AUSTRALIA MEN’S T20I
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S TEST
GAME DATE GROUND
GAME DATE GROUND First T20I February 21 Wellington, NZ
First Test December 21 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Second T20I February 23 Auckland, NZ
Third T20I February 25 Auckland, NZ
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S ODI
NEW ZEALAND VS AUSTRALIA MEN’S TESTS
GAME DATE GROUND
First ODI Dec 28 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai GAME DATE GROUND
Second ODI Dec 30 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai First Test Feb 29-Mar 4 Wellington, NZ
Third ODI Jan 2 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Second Test March 8-12 Christchurch, NZ

FIXTURES

WOMEN’S NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE
DATE HOME AWAY GROUND

Dec 12 ACT Meteors Queensland Phillip Oval, ACT
Fire
Dec 12 Tasmanian SA Scorpions Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers
Dec 14 ACT Meteors Queensland Phillip Oval, ACT
Fire
Dec 14 Tasmanian SA Scorpions Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers
Dec 19 Victoria NSW Breakers Junction Oval, VIC
Dec 21 Victoria NSW Breakers Junction Oval, VIC
Jan 5 NSW Tasmanian Cricket Central,

Breakers Tigers Homebush, NSW
Jan 5 Queensland SA Scorpions Allan Border Field, QLD
Fire
Jan 5 Western ACT Meteors WACA Ground, WA
Australia
Jan 7 NSW Tasmanian Cricket Central,
Breakers Tigers Homebush, NSW
Jan 7 Queensland SA Scorpions Allan Border Field, QLD
Fire
Jan 7 Western ACT Meteors WACA Ground, WA
Australia
Jan 15 Tasmanian Queensland Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers Fire
Jan 16 Victoria ACT Meteors Junction Oval, VIC
Jan 17 Tasmanian Queensland Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers Fire
Jan 18 Victoria ACT Meteors Junction Oval, VIC
Jan 19 Western NSW Breakers WACA Ground, WA
Australia
Jan 21 Western NSW Breakers WACA Ground, WA
Australia
Jan 29 SA Scorpions Victoria Adelaide Oval, SA
Jan 30 ACT Meteors NSW Breakers Phillip Park, ACT
Jan 31 SA Scorpions Victoria Karen Rolton Oval, SA
Feb 1 ACT Meteors NSW Breakers Phillip Park, ACT
Feb 1 Tasmanian Western Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers Australia
Feb 3 Tasmanian Western Bellerive Oval, TAS
Tigers Australia
Feb 12 Victoria Tasmanian Junction Oval, TAS
Tigers
Feb 14 Victoria Tasmanian Junction Oval, TAS
Tigers
Feb 15 NSW SA Scorpions Cricket Central,
Breakers Homebush, NSW
Feb 15 Queensland Western Allan Border Field, QLD
Fire Australia
Feb 17 NSW SA Scorpions Cricket Central,
Breakers Homebush, NSW
Feb 17 Queensland Western Allan Border Field, QLD
Fire Australia
FINAL FEB 24 MATCH TBC
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FIXTURES
MEN’S BIG BASH LEAGUE | BBL13
DATE HOME AWAY GROUND DATE HOME AWAY GROUND

Brisbane Melbourne Dec 27 Brisbane Sydney Gabba, QLD
Dec 7 Heat Stars Gabba, QLD Heat Thunder
Sydney Melbourne Dec 28 Hobart Melbourne Bellerive Oval, TAS
Dec 8 Sixers Renegades SCG, NSW Hurricanes Stars
Adelaide Brisbane Dec 29 Melbourne Adelaide Docklands
Dec 9 Strikers Heat Adelaide Oval, SA Renegades Strikers Stadium, VIC
Melbourne Perth Dec 30 Sydney Sydney Sydney

Dec 10 Renegades Scorchers Kardinia Park, VIC Thunder Sixers Showground, NSW
Hobart Sydney Dec 31 Adelaide Melbourne Adelaide Oval, SA

Dec 11 Hurricanes Sixers York Park, TAS Strikers Stars
Jan 1 Hobart Sydney Bellerive Oval, TAS

Dec 12 Sydney Brisbane Manuka Oval, ACT Hurricanes Thunder
Thunder Heat
Jan 1 Brisbane Sydney Gabba, Qld
Dec 13 Melbourne Perth MCG, VIC Heat Sixers
Stars Scorchers
Jan 2 Melbourne Melbourne MCG, VIC
Dec 19 Adelaide Sydney Adelaide Oval, SA Stars Renegades
Strikers Thunder
Jan 3 Sydney Brisbane Coffs International
Dec 20 Perth Hobart Perth Stadium, WA Sixers Heat Stadium, NSW
Scorchers Hurricanes
Jan 3 Perth Adelaide Perth Stadium, WA
Melbourne Brisbane Docklands Scorchers Strikers
Dec 21 Renegades Heat Stadium, VIC
Jan 4 Melbourne Hobart Docklands
Sydney Adelaide Renegades Hurricanes Stadium, VIC
Dec 22 Sixers Strikers SCG, NSW
Jan 5 Adelaide Perth Adelaide Oval, SA
Lavington Sports Strikers Scorchers
Dec 23 Melbourne Sydney Ground, Albury,
Stars Thunder Jan 6 Melbourne Sydney MCG, VIC
NSW Stars Sixers
Dec 23 Hobart Melbourne Bellerive Oval, TAS Brisbane Hobart
Hurricanes Renegades Jan 7 Heat Hurricanes Gabba, QLD
Dec 26 Sydney Melbourne SCG, NSW Sydney Perth Sydney

Sixers Stars Jan 8 Thunder Scorchers Showground, NSW
Dec 26 Perth Melbourne Perth Stadium, WA Adelaide Hobart

Scorchers Renegades Jan 9 Strikers Hurricanes Adelaide Oval, SA

DATE HOME AWAY GROUND DATE HOME AWAY GROUND
Jan 10 Brisbane Perth Gabba, QLD Melbourne Hobart Allan Border Field,
Heat Scorchers Nov 17 Stars Hurricanes QLD
Jan 11 Hobart Adelaide Bellerive Oval, TAS Brisbane Melbourne Allan Border Field,
Hurricanes Strikers Nov 17 Heat Renegades QLD
Jan 12 Sydney Sydney SCG, NSW Sydney Perth Cricket Central,
Sixers Thunder Nov 18 Thunder Scorchers Homebush, NSW
Jan 13 Perth Brisbane Perth Stadium, WA Sydney Adelaide North Sydney Oval,
Scorchers Heat Nov 18 Sixers Strikers NSW
Jan 13 Melbourne Melbourne Docklands
Renegades Stars Stadium, VIC Nov 19 Melbourne Hobart Junction Oval, VIC
Renegades Hurricanes
Jan 14 Sydney Adelaide Manuka Oval, ACT
Thunder Strikers Nov 19 Melbourne Brisbane Junction Oval, VIC
Stars Heat
Jan 15 Melbourne Hobart MCG, VIC
Stars Hurricanes Nov 21 Sydney Adelaide Cricket Central,
Thunder Strikers Homebush, NSW
Jan 16 Perth Sydney Perth Stadium, WA
Scorchers Sixers Brisbane Sydney Allan Border Field,
Nov 21 Heat Sixers QLD
Jan 17 Sydney Melbourne Sydney
Thunder Renegades Showground, NSW Perth Melbourne
Nov 22 Scorchers Stars WACA Ground, WA
FINALS JAN 19, 20, 22 AND 24
Nov 23 Hobart Melbourne Bellerive Oval, TAS
Hurricanes Renegades
WOMEN’S BIG BASH LEAGUE
Nov 24 Brisbane Sydney Adelaide Oval, SA
(REMAINING MATCHES) Heat Thunder
DATE HOME AWAY GROUND Nov 24 Adelaide Perth Adelaide Oval, SA

Strikers Scorchers
Nov 13 Hobart Sydney Bellerive Oval, TAS
Hurricanes Sixers Nov 25 Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne Cricket
Stars Renegades Ground, VIC
Nov 15 Brisbane Hobart Allan Border Field,
Heat Hurricanes QLD Nov 26 Hobart Adelaide Sydney Cricket
Hurricanes Strikers Ground, NSW
Nov 15 Adelaide Sydney Karen Rolton Oval, Sydney Sydney Sydney Cricket
Strikers Thunder SA Nov 26 Sixers Thunder Ground, NSW
Nov 16 Sydney Perth North Sydney Oval,
Sixers Scorchers NSW FINALS MATCHES AND DATES TBC
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A B C S P O RT C R I C K E T
FOLLOW EVERY BALL

WITH ABC SPORT
Join Jim Maxwell and the ABC SPORT commentary team
for cricket’s most comprehensive coverage this summer.
ABC SPORT will once again feature SPORT digital radio and the ABC listen app.
cricket’s best commentators in the Follow each Test match via ABC
business. SPORT’S live blogs at abc.net.au/sport
The Voice of Summer, Jim Maxwell, To find your local ABC Radio station go to
will lead the team’s call of each Test reception.abc.net.au or radio.abc.net.au
match, ball-by-ball and commercial-free. DAB+ Digital Radio is available in each
ABC SPORT will also broadcast all the state and territory capital city.
one-day and T20 internationals. ABC SPORT’s live broadcasts and suite
Coverage will feature the interviews, of podcasts are available via the ABC
analysis and stories listeners have listen app. Download ABC listen at
come to expect from cricket’s home abc.net.au/listen
on the radio for 90 years.
Listen to every ball on ABC Radio, ABC
ABC CRICKET 2023/2024 SEASON

THE ABC
SPORT WAQAR YOUNIS
One of cricket’s greatest bowlers,
CRICKET
Waqar took 373 Test wickets and 416
in one dayers. His rapid swing
bowling alongside Wasim Akram
TEAM
The trusted voices that bring the game to
was often decisive, and subsequently
he coached Pakistan during a tumultuous and
controversial era, when Pakistan was unable to
play at home. He has become a frequent
life, plus the experts who break it all down. commentator on television and TMS.
JIM MAXWELL CARL HOOPER

The Voice of Summer, Maxwell is in his Respected as much at the crease as
50th year on air calling cricket with the behind the microphone, former
ABC. Having covered more than 300 West Indian Test captain Carl
Test matches over his career, there Hooper, who was the first to achieve
have been countless highlights, the incredible record of 5000 runs,
including a first during the 2019 Ashes series in 100 wickets, 100 catches and 100 caps in both
England when he was on the microphone when ODIs and Tests, joins the ABC SPORT Cricket
Australia retained the urn. team for the West Indies Tests.
ALISON MITCHELL STUART CLARK

Among the most authoritative voices Stuart took 94 wickets in 24 Test
in the game today, Mitchell has matches and was a pivotal fast
commentated all over the world on bowling force in Ashes matches
radio and TV including for ABC Sport from 2006 to 2009. He completed
and BBC’s Test Match Special. With finance and law degrees, moving
her mother hailing from Adelaide, Alison has a onto key administrative roles in cricket, rugby
close affinity with Australia, having spent many league and softball. He has become a regular
summers watching cricket at the Adelaide Oval. cricket commentator on radio and television.
ANDREW MOORE GLENN McGRATH

Since joining the ABC in 2015, Australian cricket royalty, member of
Andrew Moore has established the ICC Hall of Fame and one of the
himself as one of ABC SPORT’s most world’s greatest-ever fast bowlers,
versatile and leading broadcasters. Glenn McGrath brings his specialised
Best known for his work covering the knowledge and experience to the
NRL, in recent years he has become a regular ABC’s summer of cricket. The wit and personality
voice across all forms of cricket. His love of loud which McGrath displayed so often on the field is
shirts in the commentary box has also become sure to entertain while he delivers his the serious
a talking point. cricket commentary.
facebook.com/abcsport.au twitter.com/abcsport *Broadcast of

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@abc_sport abccricketmag.com.au the first over.
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FIELDING POSITIONS
Sightscreen
KEY
Fielding positions
Striker’s shots
BOUNDARY
(ROPE)
DEEP DEEP
LONG ON LONG OFF
STRAIGHT HIT
LONG ON LONG OFF
STRAIGHT
DRIVE
MID ON MID OFF
BOWLING BOWLING
AROUND OVER
WIDE MID ON ON DRIVE THE WICKET THE WICKET OFF DRIVE WIDE MID OFF
Umpire DEEP
EXTRA COVER
NON
STRIKER EXTRA COVER
BOWLER
DEEP COVER
MID WICKET SHORT SHORT
MID ON MID OFF
MID WICKET SHORT COVER DRIVE

MID WICKET
PULL SILLY SILLY
MID ON MID OFF SHORT COVER
COVER POINT
SQUARE LEG
BAT PAD STRIKER SQUARE DRIVE
HOOK
SILLY
Umpire POINT
DEEP SHORT LEG POINT DEEP
SQUARE LEG CUT POINT
LEG MIDDLE OFF GULLY
STUMP STUMP STUMP
LEG GULLY 4th SLIP SLASH
SWEEP
WICKET KEEPER
DEEP
3rd SLIP GULLY
LEG SLIP
DEEP LAP SHOT LATE
BACKWARD 1st SLIP 2nd SLIP CUT
SQUARE LEG
PADDLE REVERSE
SWEEP FLY SLIP SWEEP
FINE LEG THIRD MAN
LEG DEEP
DEEP GLANCE THIRD MAN
FINE LEG/
LONG LEG NOTE
A right-hand striker
On Side or Off Side is shown here.
Leg Side Left-handed players
should assume the
mirror image of
all positions.
Sightscreen
PLAYING THE FIELD KNOW YOUR POSITIONS

MCGILVRAY MEDAL
THE COMEBACK
Usman Khawaja completed the comeback of his career to score over
one thousand runs, including four centuries in 2022, claiming his first
career McGilvray medal as ABC SPORT’s Test cricketer of the year.
He just keeps getting better, writes ABC SPORT’s Simon Smale.
W
hen Usman Khawaja was “I’ve certainly been through the
told after that Headingley grinder,” Khawaja said.
Test in 2019 that he would “I’ve played Test cricket, then I haven’t
be dropped, the then-32- … [but] I’m in a really good spot.”
year-old felt like his Test career was well His scores of 137 and an unbeaten 101
and truly over. in the SCG Test made it impossible to
He may have averaged 40.66 in his 44 drop him.
Tests since making his debut at the SCG It had been 20 years since an opener
in 2011, but it never seemed quite was named as the most outstanding
enough; a run of just one century (and men’s Test cricketer of the calendar year
just two scores over 40) in the 18 innings by the ABC SPORT commentary team
prior had forced the selectors’ hands. – but Khawaja’s 1080 runs at an average
Nevertheless, by 2022 Khawaja was of 67.50, with two further centuries
in a good place emotionally and against Pakistan in Karachi and Lahore,
professionally – and primed for a recall. made the choice obvious.
Moving north to captain Queensland, Jim Maxwell said Khawaja had
he was averaging a solid 58.77 in the “perhaps the year of his life in Test
Sheffield Shield with the Bulls in season cricket” upon presenting the award. It
2021/22, fractionally ahead of last sure was.
year’s McGilvray medallist, Marnus “This medal is awesome,” Khawaja said
Labuschagne. when he received it at the SCG.
“If I ever get selected for Test cricket “I’m really humbled by it.”
again, I would love to bat anywhere – it
doesn’t really bother me; I think the
selectors know that,” Khawaja said at
the start of the 2021/22 campaign.
When Travis Head contracted COVID
during that summer’s home Ashes series,
Khawaja was the obvious choice to jump
into his number five slot – at that time
the only main batting position in the
Australian order he had not lined up in.
Having been in and out the team for
most of his Test career, Khawaja knew
he needed something special to stay
there – and boy did he provide it.
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PLAYERS’ TRIBUTES
STARS’
SALUTES
FOR JIM
It hasn’t just been the fans who
have enjoyed Jim Maxwell’s
distinguished career behind the
mic. Here, a handful of current
Aussie cricket players recall their
memories of Jim’s magical 50
years of service for the ABC.
Steve Smith Cameron Green
“He has been a wonderful “His voice is so memorable
voice of cricket for 50 years in cricket. I remember growing
with the ABC. I wish him all the up listening to him. If the game’s on,
best in his 50th summer.” definitely during an Ashes while
the Aussies are playing in England,
you fall asleep listening to the
commentary and he’s normally on
there. He’s obviously had a great
Usman Khawaja career, so long may it continue.”
“I remember listening to Jim
when I was really young. I
remember the Indian Test series
where ‘Haydos’ scored all of those Scott Boland
runs; it was a great series. It was “I always remember his voice
only on Fox Sports at the time, but on the radio. I think he did the
we didn’t have Fox back then when commentary over there in England;
I was younger, so I remember there were some amazing pieces of
listening to Jim Maxwell on the commentary from him. Fifty years is
radio, accounting all the stuff that an amazing job, so well done.”
was going on; things like Harbhajan
[Singh] coming in and spinning a
web against the Aussies. I was
listening to Jim Maxwell all that Marnus Labuschagne
time. That’s probably my earliest
and best memories of Jim.” “I think Jim’s is one of those
voices you remember growing
up when you’re driving while on
holidays and you have the radio on
and you’re listening to the cricket.
Matt Renshaw There haven’t been many people
“I’ve never had much to do better at describing the game. On the
with him, but I remember he beach at Stradbroke Island, of course
was always the commentator on you have the radio on listening to the
the old-school cricket games; it game. You always remember Jim.”
was always Richie Benaud and Jim
on Cricket ’04; I always liked
listening to him commentate on
Glenn Maxwell
those games. But yeah, he’s
someone who’s been around for so “I have some great
long; he’s a legend of commentary. memories of him just calling
It’s always nice hearing him when Test match cricket; it’s very
you’re driving the car and you need soothing while driving. It always
to listen to the cricket on the radio.” makes the trip go quickly.”
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JIM MAXWELL
(Images: ABC Archives)

MAXWELL’S
HALF-CENTURY
This Aussie summer will be legendary ABC broadcaster
Jim Maxwell’s 50th calling the cricket. It has been a fine
innings so far, from not feeling worthy amongst greats to
becoming one himself, writes Geoff Lemon.
A
head of another a bridge too far for Jim, but he was a
season, it’s no cheerful presence in English press boxes
surprise Jim during the 2023 Ashes and is hoping to
Maxwell is watching tour New Zealand in 2024.
the cricket. We both Before then, this coming home summer
are – India is playing Pakistan will be a milestone.
in the World Cup – Jim from After two rejections for a junior sport
his home in Sydney with department job at the ABC, Jim’s
wife Jen and their persistence and a cricket audition tape
budgerigars, me in got him the gig. Later that year he was
Lucknow in between on the air. “It was 1973-74 when I
commentating on started doing cricket. New South Wales
Australia’s campaign. versus New Zealand, I think, was the
Aged 73 and after a first game, so that’s 50 years in
stroke in 2016, the November. Fifty years, it is, and it goes
chaos of travelling to around and around. Oh, is that out?
and through India is Jadeja’s got him lbw.”
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JIM MAXWELL
Overjoyed at having
his picture taken
during a Test at the
SCG in 2020 ...
Hence this conversation, as well as and going to boarding school,” when

revisiting an interview for The Final the tourists turned up to practice.
Word podcast in 2021. Increasingly “They were laughing and carrying on,
these days Jim gets the sobriquet having a wonderful time. I was attracted
“the Voice of Summer”, which causes to the movement and the joie de vivre
mixed feelings. that they exhibited. I thought, ‘These
“It’s a flattering accolade, but I’m not all blokes look very skilful. Who are they?’”
that easy with it. The truth is that the Soon his father didn’t have to drag
best people in this trade have been him to matches. “My great old friend
better than I have in terms of their was a fellah called Tim Cohen, and
knowledge of the game and use of we used to sit up in the Noble Stand in
language and everything else. But the 1960s with our scorebooks, eating
you’ve got to keep at it and maintain Mr Goldstein’s shark and chips at
some sort of standard that will give you lunchtime, and scoring – I’ve still got
the respect of other people.” the books from those days. They were
As with many contemporaries, the very simple pleasures.”
famous West Indies tour of 1960-61 Through those days, home and away,
had him hooked, though his experience there was always the radio and the great
was more up-close thanks to the Alan McGilvray.
immaculate ovals of his school curator “When he came on, you got a proper
George Eccles. picture of the game. It wasn’t just the
“There I was, a 10 year old, living in the colour and the lovely use of language,
cloistered eastern suburbs of Sydney but McGilvray always said you get

involved and tell them about the battle “It was a dream come true just to be
between the batsman and the bowler. sitting there and doing it,” Jim says. “I
“It was quite a formal coverage – ball started in April and the next summer I
by ball for an entire over, then the other was working alongside him. So it was a
bloke would talk. There was very little bit intimidating, to be honest. I think I
conversation. So McGilvray was right in learned more from sitting near him
his zone, and he had a voice that was while he was calling the game, trying to
quite intimate and uniquely him. So see the game through his eyes and his
your ear went up for it when you were remarkable knowledge, to develop my
mucking around with your mates … It way of going about the business.”
was a very important, formative process It wasn’t an easy beginning. “Not just
that was going on without me realising from the point of view of keeping up with
it at the time.” him after the close of play. I was a young
McGilvray was a singular influence. bloke who’d never played Test cricket or
A hard marker, hard drinker and anything like it, and I’m with all these
ever-present from the start of ABC blokes like Lindsay Hassett and Keith
radio commentary in 1934 until he Miller and Jimmy Burke, so it was:
finished in 1985, his span of 51 years is ‘Who’s this upstart who’s come in here?’”
one Jim's now rivals. They overlapped Building a sense of belonging was the
for a decade. challenge. “It took me a long while to get
Recording for the

Royal Blind Society’s
Talking Book Library
in the mid-80s.
“THE SOBRIQUET ‘THE
VOICE OF SUMMER’
CAUSES MIXED FEELINGS.
‘IT’S A FLATTERING
ACCOLADE, BUT I’M NOT
ALL THAT EASY WITH IT.’”
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JIM MAXWELL
With Cate McGregor

(centre), explaining
the finer points of
the game with a PM.
to the point of being relaxed and

confident enough to put my foot in my
mouth. Which I probably do more now
than I’ve ever done, but I’m a bit more
fatalistic about that … The atmosphere
was very tight at times. I was grateful to
people who came on board as we went,
like Max Walker or Chris Martin-Jenkins,
Iftikhar Ahmed from Pakistan, and Tony
Cozier especially.”
Most difficult was a rift with his mentor
after Jim was sent to the World Cup in
England in 1983 and the West Indies tour In the comm
box at the
of 1984. McGilvray was bruised, though SCG in 1984.
he would have a farewell Ashes tour in
1985. “It actually led to a bit of acrimony
between us, which took some time to
settle, and I can well understand why.
This young bloke was doing the job after
five minutes in the joint and McGilvray
had been doing it for 40 or 50 years.”
Jim and ABC cricket are now
synonymous, but it wasn’t always that

simple. After McGilvray retired, Neville were two of us doing the cricket. It was
Oliver did the Ashes tours of 1989, 1993 a very good period where Tim and I
and 1997, while other trips came and shared … He’s still one of the great people
went. “It was probably a good thing that I in media to this day, there’s no doubt
didn’t just walk into the job on a full-time about that.”
basis,” says Jim. After Tim went to television, the 2005
“I had to work fairly hard around the Ashes was Jim’s first full tour of
management attitude and personalities England. He was 55.
and agendas which every organisation He was a fixture from then up to 2016,
has. It made me realise that to lose when that stroke hit him while
patience is to lose the battle.” broadcasting the Olympics. It took time
Patience won out by 1998, on the way to recover confidence in speech and
to India. “There was a moment, flying to limited mobility on his right-hand side.
Kolkata with Tim Lane, and I looked over. “I thought, ‘Am I going to be able to do
‘Tim, here we go.’ All of a sudden there this as well as I did before?’ And the fact
is I’ve been able to do it pretty much as
well, though there are times when
grabbing a word isn’t as instantaneous.”
Remarkably, he was back on the road in
“I WAS GRATEFUL time for the infamous South African tour
TO PEOPLE LIKE MAX of 2018, me playing wingman as Jim
stubbornly insisted on walking from his
WALKER OR CHRIS
MARTIN-JENKINS,
IFTIKHAR AHMED Tim Lane, Jim’s
FROM PAKISTAN, partner on the

airwaves through his
early years.
AND TONY COZIER
ESPECIALLY.”
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JIM MAXWELL
With Henry
Blofeld ahead of
a Test at Lord's.
hotel to the ground. people. It is quite extraordinary when

Everything since that brush with you think of it like that.”
mortality has been a bonus, most But there are no imminent plans to
recently England in 2023. “A brilliant stop, even if he has slowed. “The fact that
series, and with the final at The Oval to I only want to do Test cricket, and I won’t
start with, though it probably didn’t help travel everywhere, here’s your chance to
our Ashes campaign in the end. That was give people the opportunity to do
an extraordinary seven weeks of Test commentary, and perhaps in that way to
cricket, probably the best competitive, find the voices that you want to be doing
most intense, enjoyable run of Test Test cricket on a regular basis.
matches you can imagine. That was very “I’ve been saying for 20 years that you
fulfilling working on that, and working need to have succession planning. But
with the BBC. They are without doubt the here we are, the phone keeps ringing,
best-organised and resourced cricket and no one yet has said it’s time you
commentary organisation there is.” hung up your microphone. I’d be bored
He rates the years with Kerry O’Keeffe out of my brain, probably, if I didn’t have
and Peter Roebuck as the ABC’s best. it to do. It stimulates the mind, more
“We haven’t had the continuity except for than a form guide or a crossword.”
Dirk Nannes in recent years. It was very In the end, it’s about conversation and
good when we had Gerard Whateley on the basics. “That’s the joy of cricket. You
board with Dirk and Chris Rogers and can sit around and chat and reminisce
Simon Katich, and it was a shame that and carry on as much as you can, and feel
came to an end. I’ve survived all these satisfied you’ve had some fun,” he says.

Talking cricket with
Daphne Benaud at
The Oval.
“I still have in the back of my mind

what I was taught all of those years ago,
about giving the score, tell them about
the game. Always remember the
audience. What’s that bloke who’s just
turned the radio on want to hear? He
The larger than life
Max Walker. wants to hear the score.”
At the time of writing, he counts
having broadcast 335 Tests – matching
David Warner’s high score, one past
Bradman and Mark Taylor. “It’s nice to
have numbers, but the thing is what’s
going to happen tomorrow? Will you
be able to turn up and do justice to
it?” He mulls it over.
“It’s over 300, and haven’t I been
lucky? To have that opportunity to
do all that. Given that some
others I worked with never got
that chance to do it regularly,
if at all. Only so many can fit
in the commentary box, so
I’ve been very fortunate.”
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90 YEARS
A MAGAZINE’S
MILESTONE
The publication you’re holding is a lot more than
a guide to this year’s summer of cricket; it’s a
vital institution which, like the ABC’s coverage of
the game for the past nine decades, has moved
with the times to, most importantly, keep the
fans informed, writes ABC SPORT's Quentin Hull.
I
t’s a winter’s night in 1989. A
cricket-loving teenager stirs,
feeling the cold of a limb which has
escaped the warmth of his bedding.
Amid the haze of sleep, his mind
twigs to an opportunity, as a squinted
eye reads the red digits of a clock radio,
indicating it’s nearing 3am. It’s almost
stumps in the cricket – how are the
Aussies going?
Despite the cold, his arm reaches to the
floor and blindly feels for the Walkman,
his trusty bedside companion. A finger
fumbles in the dark to find the ‘on’ switch
and a set of thin metal headphones are
set in place.
It’s a well-worn practice these past
weeks, one where the youngster would
regularly continue to lay flat and
casually tune in for a moment or two,
before drifting back to sleep with the
headphones still in place.
But on this night he almost sits bolt ABC outside
broadcast vans at the
upright. “Did Neville Oliver just say that SCG helped bring the
Taylor and Marsh are still batting??!!” game to the people.

(Image this spread by Bruce Armstrong / Other images: ABC Archives)
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90 YEARS
THERE WAS NO TELEVISION

COVERAGE OF THE ’89
The ABC's cameras
perched up high
ASHES IN REGIONAL NEW
in the stands at a
Test in 1961.
SOUTH WALES, WITH THE
SOUNDS OF ABC RADIO THE
ONLY WAY TO STAY ACROSS
For those of you who have spent a THE CRICKET.
little of your hard-earned on this year’s
ABC Cricket magazine, I’m sure you many years. From finding a house in the
have a similar story. Probably lots of 1930s which had a large transistor set, to
them, with a distinctly Australian scrounging for batteries in the 80s for
theme along the lines of being at the the portable radio, or to now, sourcing a
beach, working on the land or going on charger to keep your phone going so you
long summer car trips. can listen through the app, cricket lovers
Mine is, of course, from the famous will do what they must to ensure they
Ashes series of 1989, where Allan stay across the game on the “radio”.
Border’s team defied expectation to Cricket broadcasts on ABC airwaves
thump England 4-0 in the six Tests and have officially entered the “nineties” but
re-claim the urn. there are no nerves about falling short of
There was no television coverage of the triple figures here. In contrast, despite
’89 Ashes in regional New South Wales, the rapidly changing media
with the sounds of ABC Radio the only environment, the future of listening to
way to stay across the cricket. the cricket looks as solid as the fridge-
Be it nights in the lounge room sized boxes which helped deliver the
listening with the family – open fire broadcasts in their formative years.
crackling and radio burbling – or From Bodyline, to being at the forefront
snuggling up to my Walkman in bed, of the growth of the women’s game,
a life-long bond was formed. cricket broadcasts on the ABC continue
And so it has been for many people over to endure, innovate, and entertain.

Among the first order of business
when the Australian Broadcasting
Commission was established in 1932
was to ensure the upcoming visit of
Douglas Jardine’s Englishmen was
described for those with radio sets.
An infant national broadcaster, tasked
with helping build the identity of a
freshly federated Australia, had little
choice but to mount a call of the
culturally significant visit of the
mother country’s cricketers to play
for The Ashes.
Unlike today (apart from your taxes),
these broadcasts weren’t free, as a
licence fee needed to be paid to access
the radio. In a reflection of the modern
trend where sport has been used to feed
Cricket callers Alan
the expansion of subscription TV, cricket
McGilvray (left) broadcasts on the ABC became a vehicle
and Jack Fingleton.
to promote the growth of radio.
The synthetic Test broadcasts, via
telegrams and imagination, gave rise to
all manner of technology to connect
Australians with far flung parts of the
world which, for many, was only possible
through the sounds of cricket.
What started with descriptions of
passing buses to enhance our links with
mother England, then came knowledge
of the islands of the Caribbean and the
wonders of the sub-continent, as a part
of the education that was intertwined
while listening to the game.
Harsha Bhogle, Fazeer Mohammed and
Neil Manthorp are among the myriad of
international voices heard on ABC
cricket broadcasts who did more than
just call the game. Tales of the rapid
growth of India, and revelations of
post-apartheid South Africa are part and
parcel of the listening experience, where
cricket on the ABC helped Australians
learn more about the world we live in.
Construction
workers listening
Not only has the game and technology
to the cricket. grown, so too has the spectrum of its
31
90 YEARS
Jim Maxwell and

Drew Morphett in the
box at Adelaide Oval.
participants. Among the proudest

achievements of the ABC's cricket
coverage is its role at the forefront of
the growth of the women’s game.
A presence at the regular Rose Bowl
series and WNCL finals in years gone by
has blossomed into a fierce commitment
to ensure the likes of Ellyse Perry and
Meg Lanning have become household
names. Under current scheduling trends,
the all-conquering Australian women
regularly kick-off ABC cricket’s
international summer, as was the case
this year with their white-ball series
against the West Indies.
For the bulk of its existence, ABC
cricket broadcasts were purely a
one-way communication from the
ground to the speaker. As technology
evolved, so too did the interaction
between commentator and listener, to a Doug Walters in a
staged up close to
point where now anyone with a mobile the action shot.
phone can send a message directly to

the venue during play. already, a choice between multiple
The ever-popular SMS messaging games to listen to all at once, and all
system is approaching its 20th aspects of the game are more accessible
anniversary, with ABC Grandstand than before.
among the first sporting broadcasts in And pertinent to note, as we reflect on
the world to welcome listener feedback milestones, this very publication has
into live sporting descriptions. reached the nineties as well. The first
Conversation is at “guide to cricket
the heart of cricket, so THE FIRST “GUIDE TO broadcasts” was
it was natural to see CRICKET BROADCASTS” WAS published for The
the phones that
changed the world
PUBLISHED FOR THE ASHES Ashes in 1934 with
depictions of field
become a part of our IN 1934 WITH DEPICTIONS placings and a
summer experience. OF FIELD PLACINGS AND A glossary of terms.
Aside from texting GLOSSARY OF TERMS. The player profiles
requests for a replay of and feature articles
Kerry O’Keefe’s “Frog Joke”, they also didn’t appear until a little later down the
give listeners a glimpse into the track, but one thing from the original
broadcast box, with video capturing the publication remains. That’s right, make
commentators calling the play. Add a sure you join the tradition of generations
suite of pics, audio highlights, live blogs, of cricket fans and fill out those Test
and, in the case of this busy summer match scorecards at the back!
ABC has covered

them all, including
former Aussie A 1970s-era ABC
captain Kim Hughes. promo ad.
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READERS COLLECTION
STILL THE ability to connect the generations and

has become a rare collectors’ item, with
avid fans searching across the country
FANS’ for the missing pieces of the collection.

Reader David Scotter has a complete
collection of all ABC Cricket editions
FAVOURITE since that first one back in 1934.

He started building the collection with
his wife and an obsession was born. “I
Just like a next-in padded up batter, found a few of the 1960s ones in an old
each year fans of the game start bookshop. I then started visiting
bookshops when travelling and began
shifting in anticipation for the
locating the missing ones. As the
release of ABC Cricket. Here, ABC collection grew, friends helped join the
SPORT’s Matt Clinch presents search for the rarer missing ones.”
some of our magazine’s greatest David said that first edition proved a
challenge to track down until his family
collectors and disciples.
C
stepped in. “My son spotted a 1934
elebrating its 90th year, the edition for sale at a reasonable price, so
ABC Cricket magazine has he and my daughter bought it for me as
proven to be a constant a very special Christmas present.”
companion over the decades Nick, meanwhile, started collecting
and remains this country’s longest- ABC Cricket from the mid-50s through
running cricket publication. to today, but with a unique addition
Radio sparked the first publication in – getting the cover autographed by the
1934; a book was designed to help player on the front each year.
listeners understand the language of Nick’s passion for the game was
the game while they followed the bolstered by a family connection to the
exploits of their heroes in England. It start of cricket being broadcast on the
explained how the commentators radio. “My great grandfather was AG
received cabled information, decoded it “Johnnie” Moyes, who was one of the
and then described the imagined action first commentators on the ABC between
to an audience. 1950 and 1963,” Nick said.
The original book set a style that Noel McVey from East Ivanhoe in
remained basically unchanged for 60 Victoria has collected 63 editions of
years, only the shape and breadth of ABC Cricket from 1971 to the most
context evolved. In more recent years, recent editions in 2022.
when you spotted the glossy cover on Graham Smith from Launceston in
the newsagent shelves, it reminded you Tasmania has collected every magazine
that football season was done, and since the book was first produced in
Australia’s national sport was back. 1934 and has kept them in pristine
The magazine acts as a bridge across condition. “My first book was bought as
the generations. All the essentials are a seven-year-old during the 1972 tour of
covered: the schedule, field positions, England for 30 cents, complete with a
feature stories, player profiles, statistics coloured-in moustache of Dennis Lillee,”
and upcoming scorecards. Over time, said Graham.
ABC Cricket has developed a unique Noel, like many cricket fans, appreciates

how the game has transformed over time
and how the legends of the past compare
to contemporary stars. “Around 2005, I
started getting into the history of cricket
and decided to seek out and purchase all
David Young the earlier copies,” Noel said.
Blair Hughes “I imagine the collection would be
worth a bit these days and I’m really
Noel McVey
looking forward to this summer’s edition”.
David Young from St Kilda East in
Victoria started collecting ABC Cricket
as a teenager in the late 1970s, when
mailing for back issues was still a thing.
Graham Smith “eBay helped finding the editions from
the 50s, 40s and 30s as they were as
scarce as hen’s teeth,” David said.
Nick Malik
However, he is still needing fellow
cricket fans’ help. “I am still missing one
2011/12 if anyone can help out? Jim
Maxwell is a mighty successor to Alan
McGilvray; both masters of ‘painting the
picture’ on radio.”
C O V E R S TO RY

THE
UZZIE
WAY
When Usman Khawaja
stopped trying to be who
the cricketing world
thought he was, an
incredible run-scoring
machine and fine leader
was unleashed, writes
Bharat Sundaresan.
U
sman Khawaja has always
wanted to be himself. To a fault
even. But he’s always been
looked at through different
lenses of what other people want him
to be or expect him to be. That, in a
nutshell, formed a large part of who
Khawaja was allowed to be in Australian
cricket during his early days.
Whether it was to do with how he
carried himself as an Australian
cricketer, or even, for that matter,
with the way his batting was viewed
or critiqued, it was almost like
Australian cricket had inadvertently
manufactured an identity crisis on
behalf of Khawaja, largely because they
really couldn’t get a proper read on the
cricketer, forget trying to understand
the man behind the cricketer ...
It was only natural then that Khawaja
himself didn’t always feel as
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COVER STORY
USMAN KHAWAJA
HAS EMBRACED
BEING WHO HE
REALLY IS, BOTH ON
AND OFF THE FIELD.
The real Uzzie has

been unleashed.
comfortable in his own skin while milestone celebrations, his interesting

donning the Baggy Green, like he has social media posts or even in the candid
since his dramatic return to the Test fashion in which he talks about himself
team at the top of the order two and the world around him.
summers ago. The 36-year-old left- In an interview with Cricbuzz earlier
hander’s numbers as an opener in that this year before the India Tests,
period, of course, have been beyond Khawaja had opened up a lot about
staggering. In 38 innings, Khawaja has how changing perceptions around him
scored 1879 runs at 55.26 with five had been a key to him as re-cementing
centuries and 10 50s. No other opener his place in the Test side in the way he
has come even close to what he’s has done.
achieved in that time. “I felt like I was being myself when I
But what has stood out the most, even came back into the team in 2015.
more than the glut of runs and the Things started to go well and then I got
match-winning performances he’s dropped. I thought my Test career was
produced for Australia, is how Usman over. But funnily enough, a lot of people
Khawaja has embraced being who he would tell me, ‘Geez, you’re serious
really is, both on and off the field. And when you play cricket.’ I'm not a serious
how Australia seems to have come person at all. I'm the least serious
around to it, too – whether it’s in his person. My wife will tell you that. A lot
rather entertaining and quirky of people will tell you I'm the most

mature and the most immature person It’s almost looked like he’s decided to
at the same time,” he had said. fill up his boots and make up for all the
“When I came back into the Australian lost time each time he was dropped
squad last summer, I wasn't even sure from the side on the basis of not being
if I’d be playing. I was going to be good enough to succeed in specific
myself and be who I really am. At some conditions away from home.
level, you have to be closed off right And that’s where the most impressive
from when you are younger; you are feature of his resurgence has been; the
worried about what's going to happen. fact that four of his five more recent
By the age of 34-35, I didn't give a shit,” centuries have come in parts of the
is how he’d put it. world where he was deemed to be not
He’s done it “his way” not only in good enough, including two in Pakistan
terms of wearing funky belts or and one each in India and England.
spandex over team suits, but also Much like with his personality,
in the way he’s gone about grinding Khawaja the batter has also been
opposition attacks into the dust. largely misunderstood or misconstrued
Khawaja has faced 4104 deliveries for years. There was an assumption
since replacing Marcus Harris at the top early doors that he would be good
of the order alongside childhood mate against spin – what with his South
David Warner in January last year. Asian ancestry and all that. However,
That’s 1500 balls more than any other within a couple of innings, the critics
Test opener in world cricket in that time. decided he couldn’t play against spin.
The stats tell the

story of Khawaja’s
domination since
returning to the Aussie
Test squad.
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COVER STORY
“I WANT THE JOURNEY FOR

THE NEXT USMAN
KHAWAJA - WHETHER IT'S Even Bazball was no
match for him in Engand.
A HE OR A SHE OR
WHOEVER IT MAYBE - TO
NOT BE THE SAME.” Though it took him four Tests to tick
that final box against spin and get a
Similarly, his natural tendency to play hundred on Indian soil, on a flat wicket
the ball very late was pumped up as a in Ahmedabad, his half-century knocks
promising sign he would be very earlier in the series were if anything
successful in English conditions. He even better. He gave Australia a grand
was dropped after a handful of failures chance for a big win in Delhi before
on two separate Ashes tours, split by a producing a classic in Indore to set up a
whopping six years … famous win.
To say he’s dispelled all of those Then came England, a land of many
myths – “Uzzie can’t play spin” or “Uzzie past disappointments. He didn’t have
can’t handle swing” – would be an to wait too long, scoring a character-
understatement. He has, if anything, istically patient 141 in the face of the
obliterated them. Bazballing English to eventually set up
It started on that tour to the land of his a 1-0 lead in the Ashes. Once more, his
birth last year, where he lay siege to battling 65 in the run-chase would
what he would describe as the land of prove to be as crucial as his foray in the
the Khawajas wherever he stepped foot, first essay. Like he would at Lord’s in the
from Rawalpindi to Karachi. Khawaja second Test.
finally got to play his first Test on Amidst it all, the scene where he stood
Indian soil in February this year after up for his teammates against the
having been on the bench throughout mindless jeering from the MCC
for at least two previous tours. members would become as much of an

indelible image of his Ashes campaign
as his lengthy forays in the middle. It
was a sign of where he is in life, in terms
of being comfortable in his own skin.
With Warner set to call it a day in
Sydney in early 2024, Khawaja will be
the one guiding the next Australian Test
opener towards the future. And he
doesn’t look in any hurry to leave any
time soon. Along the way, like he said in
that interview earlier this year, he’s also
very keen on paving the path for more
multicultural and South Asian
cricketers to break through the system
and do what he’s done while never
losing focus on who they really are.
“I was trying to be white; I had to be
because all my friends were white
because I played cricket. If I did other
He scored a things, I might have coloured friends. I
century in India
after his critics said didn’t have coloured friends until I went
he couldn’t.
to uni. And those friends remain my
friends till today,” he’d said about his
Me? Serious? own journey.
“We have a group chat; they live in
Sydney. Before that, all I had were
cricket friends who were all white.
So for me to fit in and be part of the
team, I had to be like them. At that
time particularly, no one really accepted
anything that was different. At some
level, I was embarrassed about being
subcontinental.
“I want the journey for the next Usman
Khawaja – whether it's a he or a she or
whoever it maybe – to not be the same.
I want them to have a much easier
journey and to have the same journey
that a white person has. I’m very
grateful I got to play for Australia.
Hopefully I paved a path,” he’d added.
That’s what he’s done throughout his
career and has continued to do so even
more in this current avatar – paving the
path but also doing it, as you cue up
some Frank Sinatra, like he loves to say,
in “My Way”.
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FA M I L I E S
PLAYING
FAMILIES
Tearaway sessions on the drink on tour have been
replaced by slow walks with the stroller, such is the
changing nature of the Aussie men’s Test team, writes
ABC SPORT’s Brittney Carter.
I
f there's one image which sums from the hosts for playing outside
up the evolving dynamic of of the spirit of the game.
the Australian men's Test Yet, flicking through Ryan Pierse's
environment, it's probably this catalogue for Getty Images from that
picture of captain Pat Cummins afternoon, most people wouldn’t have
playfully throwing his son Albie into had a clue any of that had even taken
the air in front of the Lord’s Pavilion. place; it wasn't just Cummins who had
Taken in July, at stumps on Day Five celebrated the win with his family on
after one of the most controversial the turf of the iconic ground, but almost
Ashes Tests in history, the mood is every single member of the squad.
surprisingly light – as if there isn't a At least 14 children of varying ages
care in the world. travelled with the playing group
Both father and son have huge smiles throughout the UK and even more
plastered on their faces as they when including those in tow alongside
practice a fun exercise in trust. It’s a the coaching and support staff.
shot which perfectly captures the vibe “As this team has grown over the last
and energy of the moment, making it four or so years, naturally we move in
very easy to imagine little Albie’s belly that direction,” Test player Travis Head
laugh rolling out as he flies high above told ABC SPORT.
Cummins’ head. “I think we went to England with not
Media covering the Test know this day one single bloke in the team; everyone
wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for had a partner, which is rare, and the
the Australian players, who, just hours majority of the guys had kids.
before sealing victory, had been “It was a different dynamic and the
verbally abused by English fans in partner period got busy, but it was
The Long Room and faced criticism good because I think it shows the

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Travis Head, wife Jessica and

daughter Milla after the World
Test Championship Final in June.
evolvement of our side over time and of his best memories playing Test
that we're at a stage now where, one: cricket include watching his two
we're playing consistent cricket and daughters interact and play with the
the team is not changing that much, other kids after a long day’s play.
and two: our family and kids are all “It’s a lovely environment to be a part
enjoying the ride together and creating of; you'd go down for breakfast in the
some great friendships.” morning and it would feel like there's
Cummins was quick to agree. 40 kids running around,” Boland told
“It’s changed the dynamic, for sure,” ABC Sport.
he said. “When you’re overseas, it's nice to
“For that Ashes series, basically none have the family there; for everyone to
of the partners were there for the first feel comfortable enough to come and
week or so, and then they all arrived at join up with the group speaks volumes.
the same time, and it was great. “After a Test match, all the kids are
“You saw everyone go from single often running or crawling around
dads who watch whatever movie together on the ground. It’s something
they want each night, then go and I'll remember for the rest of my life.”
have a beer or play golf, to suddenly Perhaps it’s this instantaneous switch
everyone with backpacks on and from cricket mode to father mode
pushing prams down the road.” once the match wraps up which helps
Fast bowler Scott Boland said some the players compartmentalise the

Pat Cummins and Becky
Boston with their son Albie
at Aussie Test training at
the MCG in 2022.
“I THINK WE WENT TO ENGLAND

WITH NOT ONE SINGLE BLOKE
IN THE TEAM; EVERYONE HAD A
PARTNER, WHICH IS RARE, AND THE
MAJORITY OF THE GUYS HAD KIDS.”
drama on the field from the everyday heart, so I ended up taking her with me
priorities of life. and it turned out to be the best part of
For instance, opening batter Usman the tour.
Khawaja says his favourite moment “I told her she had to be a good girl –
of the series was when his eldest she's a menace most times; she can be
daughter joined him at the press a demon, so I wasn’t sure how it was
conference at Edgbaston, despite going to go – but to her credit, she was
scoring a Test century at that venue so well-behaved. The only time she
and tallying a truckload of runs across strayed was when she saw someone’s
the tour to finish as the leading run phone on the desk and started swiping
scorer (496). and playing with it. It was funny; you
“We have created this tradition where know what kids are like with technology
after every game, win or lose, Aisha these days …
and I will go out on the grass and play “Being able to share the tour with
with the ball and chase each other,” my family was really special and it
Khawaja said. breaks up the same old cricket every
“After that first match, we were about day. You actually get to live a life
to leave the ground and I told her, outside of the ground.”
‘Honey, I’ve got to go and do the presser’ Half-joking, Khawaja attributes the
but she burst into tears and said ‘No, recent influx of babies around the Test
Daddy, don't leave me’ and it melted my group to the past couple of years living
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through COVID restrictions and there what each other is going through and
being “not much else to do”. can help each other out, including
“Nothing is more like home than being babysitting if someone wants to go out
with your family and I’m a firm believer for dinner.
that the greatest gift you can give a “We also have so many different
child is time, so having them away with ages among the group; David Warner’s
you is amazing,” he continued. kids are a bit older, so are Andrew
“All the partners get along really well; McDonald’s’. They like looking out for
they share that understanding that the younger ones.”
cricket can be a tough game and when While the team stopped short of giving
you don’t get to travel together you can an opinion on who is the “best” Test
be away for a really long time.” dad in the current set-up, there was
Marnus Labuschagne expanded on certainly some admiration thrown
this further, explaining how grounding around for the way Boland parents.
it felt to have loved ones close during “Everyone has their strengths, but
such a gruelling tour. Scott Boland is pretty impressive,”
“It’s great to have the families on board Labuschagne said.
because they’re so important to us,” “I see him with both of his daughters
Labuschagne said. most mornings. We walk in and I’ll have
“As teammates, we are all at a pretty little Hallie with me crawling on the
similar stage in life, so we also know ground while I’m making coffee, and his
“EVERYONE HAS
THEIR STRENGTHS,
BUT SCOTT BOLAND IS
PRETTY IMPRESSIVE
AS A DAD.”
Scott Boland and his

family on Christmas
Day at the MCG.

Usman Khawaja and wife
Rachel pose with their
children Aisha and Ayla
at Lord’s earlier this year.
Marnus Labuschagne,
his wife Rebekah and two daughters are there … Same with
their child Hallie. Alex Carey and his kids in the
mornings; they’ll often play together.”
“Scotty Boland is a very good Dad,”
Head added.
“He’s really good with the other
kids, too and Milla enjoys seeing
him at breakfast.”
Meanwhile, Matt Renshaw
gave kudos to David Warner,
particularly for his efforts on
away trips.
“I think Davey Warner is
probably one of the guys who
has got older kids now and
you can see how invested he is
in their lives,” Renshaw said.
“He’s always on the phone to them
when he's away, which can be tough,
and I think he stays involved as well
as anyone could, especially with them
being in school.
“Not to mention all the TikToks he
does with them, all the dances.”
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AMAZING
AZAM
Pakistan won’t find its next great leader in Babar
Azam, but what they have found, and are
celebrating, is the arrival of a true, world-class
batting superstar, writes Osman Samiuddin.
C
onsider the batting range of
Babar Azam; it sometimes
passes by underappreciated
amidst the general hullabaloo
reserved for his cover driving. In March
2022, he batted 10 hours to save a Test
match against Australia in Karachi, in the
final innings across the last two days of
the Test. Only Michael Atherton has
batted longer in the final innings of a Test,
in his legendary Johannesburg rearguard
in December 1995.
A year earlier, Babar had hit a 49-ball
T20I hundred against South Africa at
Centurion. Two weeks after the Karachi
epic, he hit Australia for a 73-ball ODI
hundred in Lahore. The 50-over format
is the one which perhaps best marries
the instincts he grew up with, to the
diligently acquired and more practiced
traits of multi-day batting.
It is a range only a handful of batters
possess. It is a range no Pakistani batter
has ever exhibited before him. It is a
range that was not always evident, either.
By his 10th Test, for example, he was
averaging less than 26. By his 20th, it
had moved up to 35, but he only had a
solitary hundred.
Early in his Test career, he would lose
his wicket in infuriating ways and,
curiously as well as noticeably, at the

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Currently there is
no bigger star in the
game in Pakistan
than Babar Azam.
most inopportune moments around border, in the intense, single-focus glare

breaks in play. It is testament to the on the Indian batting superstar: the
convictions of Mickey Arthur, Pakistan Gavaskars and Tendulkars, the Kohlis
coach during Babar’s early international and the Rohits, the Gills and the Iyers.
career, in Babar’s talents that he The heat and the glow of that group is
survived that start. If no other Pakistani something else altogether.
batter has had Babar’s range, it is also It is Babar’s name they chant when he
true that few Pakistani batters have enters the ground (and it’s difficult to
enjoyed the backing and support Babar remember a time they have chanted any
did when he emerged. batter’s name as they do his), it is his
Now there is no bigger superstar in the feats that dominate national discourse, it
game in Pakistan, a country singularly is against his name that any slight –
unused to batting superstars. Make no imagined or otherwise – is seized upon
mistake, there have been a lot of very as if some national insult, it is his name
good and some great batters to come that drives algorithms, his shots that
from Pakistan and Javed Miandad’s dominate our feeds and timelines, his
great misfortune was to be twinned with, name that also drowns out the 10 others’.
and stand forever in contrast against, Part of the reason Pakistan has never
Imran Khan. Otherwise, this has been a been this giddy before about a batter is
land where the quick is king, and they because with almost all of them there
need not even be an especially durable has remained a lingering suspicion they
one to be conferred that standing. will soon be found out. If not in Australia
Babar, though, has acquired the kind by the bounce and seam movement,
of status experienced more across the then against the pace of the old West

His range of shots
sometimes passes by
underappreciated.
Indies; if not the swing of English Stokes. Only Kane Williamson in the top
bowlers, then on turning tracks in Sri 10 run-scorers since that time has a
Lanka or India; if not any of those, then higher average (even among the top 50
generally to high-pressure situations. run-getters, only Daryl Mitchell averages
But since Babar properly established more). He’s played Tests in 10 different
himself in the Test side, around 2018, he countries and nowhere – apart from a
hasn’t really been found out. For a couple low-key blip in two Tests in Zimbabwe
of years, a majestic, unbeaten 90 in – has he averaged less than 36.5; he has
Hamilton in late 2016 50s in every country
had stood out as a and tons in four.
marker of his
BABAR’S IS A RANGE ONLY He hasn’t played
potential. In 2018 he A HANDFUL OF BATTERS more than four Tests
toughed out a couple POSSESS. IT IS A RANGE NO in any away country
of 50s in difficult,
swinging conditions
PAKISTANI BATTER HAS EVER and yet has not, in
today’s tight
in Malahide and Lord’s EXHIBITED BEFORE HIM. turnaround times with
and then, in early no tour warm-ups,
2019, he exploded into the global Test struggled to adjust to whatever
firmament with a flurry of the purest, conditions have been thrown at him. If
most pristine boundary-hitting against he has an obvious weakness, it’s not yet
Dale Steyn and company in South Africa. entirely clear what it might be against,
Since 2018, he averages 56 in Tests, and where. People quibble over the
more than Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve anchor-ish nature of his role in T20s and
Smith, Marnus Labuschange and Ben ODIs; that he isn’t explosive enough all
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the way through. But these are minor THAT HE IS PRETTY TO WATCH
issues, the equivalent of first-world
problems in a country whose batting
SHOULD BE SUPERFLUOUS, BUT
tradition is pretty third-world. IT FEELS VERY ESSENTIAL TO
That he is as pretty to watch should be THE EXPERIENCE.
superfluous, but it feels essential to the
experience. If Babar batted like Younis The fine dabs through the cordon, the
Khan, he would not be the star he is. The backfoot punches square on the off, the
cover drives hog the attention, but you pushed drives straight, gentle clips from
could hide that shot and still compile an midwicket to square leg, to glances fine,
impeccable highlight reel of his game. all in one bewitching minute. His
The late commitment to any delivery, defensive game – late, soft and secure
and the minimal, unhurried movements – is worth the price of admission.
thereafter, produce this wonder of As befits the biggest stars, the more
timing. He doesn’t have the flourish of public exposure he has received,
Mohammad Yousuf, the wrists of Saeed somehow the more distant he has
Anwar, the idiosyncrasies of Younis become, not sinking into himself but as
Khan or the power of Inzamam-ul-Haq if cocooned. He is not a loquacious talker
and yet not having any of this still leaves and neither has he ever given the
him in the sum possession of more. impression that there might be all that
One of the most compelling much underneath the public persona.
compilation tributes to him (and there Until the ODI World Cup in India, he had
are multitudes) on Twitter is an also been an unchallenged captain
alternative take on 360-degree batting. across formats, and, in recent memory,
We take that term to mean batters who as powerful and secure as any Pakistan
can scoop and reverse sweep and switch captain other than Imran Khan and
hit. But this video, of Babar shots right Misbah-ul-Haq. Yet, over three years he
the way round the entire field, starting has not become the leader of men that
from the wicketkeeper’s right and the best captains tend to become. He
ending to his left, is of batting orthodoxy. commands loyalty from contemporaries
and juniors, but more because they
stand in awe of his unquestioned status
as the side’s best player.
He has been, in truth, a conservative
captain, visible all the more in Tests,
where proactivity is rewarded much
more than in ODIs and T20s. Injuries
to key players and interfering board
chairmen haven’t helped and even if he
has overall won more Tests than he has
lost, in leading Pakistan to consecutive
home series losses to Australia and
England – the latter, a first-ever home
whitewash – his legacy as Test captain
He is not, is deeply underwhelming.
by nature, a
loquacious talker. Just as well then that he is the batter
that he is.

His talents haven’t yet
been ‘found out’ and
probably never will be.
Mickey Arthur believed in

Babar right from the start.
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NEW PRIDE
OF ANTIGUA
Hailing from the same island as Curtly
Ambrose, it is hoped by Windies fans that
Alzarri Jospeh lives up to his potential and
has batsmen terrified the world over,
starting with the Aussies this summer,
writes Bharat Sundaresan.
I
t didn’t last for too long. It didn’t get
him a wicket. It had little if any
impact on the Test match. But for 20
minutes or so at the Perth Stadium
last summer, Alzarri Joseph briefly
inspired flashbacks it how it used to be
when the West Indies toured Australia,
which back in the 1970s and 1980s, was
every other year.
It was a short and sweet burst against
the Australian top order. And it was
relentless. Short ball after short ball
targeted at the ribs, with some
whizzing past the throats of the home
team batters.
The sudden burst of nostalgia gripped
not only those watching on around the
ground, but also in the TV commentary
box. The former Aussie cricketers, some
legends, began reminiscing, if you could
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Cricket’s audiences
are getting nostalgic
about Alzarri
Joseph’s potential.
call it that, about their heady battles having first made a fine impression on
against the legendary West Indian the Aussies as a teenaged net bowler
quicks of their time. About what it used back in 2016.
to be like with a Holding or a Marshall Justin Langer, who was at that point
running at you from the other side of an assistant coach with the Australian
the ground. Ian Bishop just stood there team, had called him a mix of “Usain
smiling in the radio box next door … Bolt and Andre Russell” and even joked
That Joseph was about hiring his services
producing a spell of great
interest and intensity in
JUSTIN LANGER HAD for the Perth Scorchers.
Even David Warner had
Perth, albeit not at the CALLED ALZARRI recalled facing Joseph’s
WACA, only added to its JOSEPH A MIX OF “thunderbolts” seven
allure. But like most “USAIN BOLT AND years ago in the nets at St
things West Indies cricket Kitts, when asked about it
these days, it was a spark, ANDRE RUSSELL”. before the Test series last
one that didn’t last too summer; it was on the
long, and one that flashed and faded back of him bowling a bouncer and
away before you could grasp it. It was striking AB de Villiers on the grille
exciting while it lasted. during a game in the Caribbean Premier
Being the spark of the West Indies’ League that year.
bowling attack and being exciting while And though Joseph was unable to
it lasts pretty much sums up 26-year- make any significant damage or
old Joseph’s Test career so far, though, recreate those lofty first impressions

Aussie fans liked what
they saw of Joseph last
year … up to a point.
on the Australian batters in Perth and

Following in the giant,
Adelaide in late 2022, he will return thunderous footsteps of the
great Curtley Ambrose.
to these shores once more as the
enforcer of a West Indies bowling
attack. One that is still led by the
never-ageing Kemar Roach, who
remains at his wicket-taking best, with
another veteran, Jason Holder, still
holding up the other end with his
relentless seam bowling.
The hopes of the West Indies really
making a fist of their return to Australia
for the second straight year in January
will, however, rest on Joseph finally
coming of age.
While the Caribbean has continued to
produce fast bowlers with promise
even during their lengthy period of
decline, very few have even gone past
playing 12-13 Tests before being lost in
the ether.
Since his debut as a prodigious
teenager in 2016 against India, Joseph
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He will return to these

shores once more as the
enforcer of a West Indies
bowling attack.
is the only one who has stuck with it, another Antiguan fast bowler of renown,
playing 30 Tests in that seven-year Winston Benjamin.
period. Only Roach, Holder and Shannon It was Benjamin who took over from
Gabriel have played more often and Arindell when it came to Joseph,
have more Test wickets than the coaching the highly talented youngster,
Antiguan speedster. who’d started his career, strangely, as a
Joseph hails from the region of All leg-spinner, but gradually became
Saints in picturesque Antigua, famous known more for his genuine pace
for its sugarcane plantations and mills. across the island over the following
Growing up, his grandmother Eileen few years, by which time he’d already
would narrate bedtime stories, all based caught the eyes of the West Indian
on the likes of Sir Andy Roberts and Sir junior selectors.
Curtly Ambrose, fellow Antiguans who Once part of the system, Joseph rose
at their peak, terrorised batters around very quickly and before long was
the world and ruled the world in their starring in the West Indies’ triumph
own right. at the under-19 World Cup.
His father, Alva, a club cricketer, Among the many local celebrities
though, was the one who pushed his awaiting his return when he landed
son into cricket, introducing him first to back home was the legendary Ambrose
the coaching genius of Taddy Arindell, himself. It felt like the island had finally
who had been responsible for the rise found someone who they could now
of Ambrose and who had also played a expect to replicate the exploits of two
significant role in the early days of of their countrymen, who are counted

among the greatest to have ever played tournament, 6/12 for the Mumbai
the game. Indians, before dislocating his shoulder
Joseph’s rise was rapid, starting his completely while trying to slide and
career with the wickets of Virat Kohli stop a ball on the boundary.
and Rohit Sharma, before adding Babar His early Test career too was marred
Azam and Azhar Ali, within his first six by repeated breaks due to his body not
months of playing at the highest level. coping with the rigours of international
But he’s never been too far away, cricket. But he made a stirling return to
unfortunately, from an injury derailing the side against England at home a
his progress. couple of years later and was one of the
He began his IPL career with a bang, brighter stories for the West Indies in
picking up the then best-ever bowling their first World Test Championship
figures in the history of the glitzy cycle, taking 41 wickets at 28 apiece.
He had a good outing in South Africa
AMONG THE MANY LOCAL earlier this year too, taking a five-wicket
haul on the opening day of a series
CELEBRITIES AWAITING HIS where the West Indies did actually
RETURN WHEN HE LANDED BACK manage to compete at different stages.
HOME WAS THE LEGENDARY It's been white-ball cricket in which
AMBROSE HIMSELF. Joseph has really established himself
as one of the leaders of the attack. He is
on par with Holder, 104 wickets each,
A younger Joseph when it comes to most wickets taken in
firing rockets for
the Windies back
ODIs since his debut. His average and
in 2016. strike-rate in 50-over cricket are among
the best in the world in fact, and he’s
similarly begun to turn heads in the
T20 leagues around the world.
Thankfully for the West Indies and
world cricket, Joseph has remained true
to his original love for Test cricket,
ingrained in him by his grandmother
and retained by his own passion for
bowling with the red and pink balls.
It is with this hope that we can expect
Joseph to play a key role in helping
the West Indies put on a better show
than they did last summer during two
Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane in
mid-January 2024.
Maybe they can rekindle a few more
memories of the West Indian fast
bowlers of yore, even if those who faced
him might not necessarily look back in
awe, while hopefully also creating some
fresh ones on the back of his precocious
talent and skills.
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5-DAY WOMEN’S
TESTS? YES, PLEASE!
As the appetite for women’s Test matches grows, Australia’s
world-dominating cricketers have given their tick of approval
for an extra day’s play, writes Brittany Carter.
A
fter an epic five-day Test past have failed to register a result.
played out at Trent Bridge in A whopping 43 of Australia’s 77 Test
this year’s Women’s Ashes, matches have been drawn since their
Australia’s top female first outing back in 1934, posing the
cricketers have backed a movement question as to why it took so long for this
for their Test matches to be scheduled change to be made in the first place.
for five days. Only one women’s Ashes Test has gone
Typically, women’s Tests have run over beyond the four-day mark – 31 years ago
four days, and some have even been cut – but that match also included a rest day,
to three to include a rest day – which making this year’s commitment from the
explains why so many of them in the England and Wales Cricket Board a truly

Ash Gardner’s wicket of
Danni Wyatt secured the win
for Australia in the five-day
Women’s Test at Trent Bridge.
groundbreaking development. Unsurprisingly, when ABC SPORT sat

It is at the host organisation’s down with the national side to get their
discretion to determine the length of a thoughts on the four vs five-day issue, it
Test match as part of the tour schedule; was a resounding yes from the athletes,
the ECB was the first board to finally with all players in favour.
answer the players’ request. “I’m a big fan of a five-day Test match,”
Without that extra day buffer, Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath said.
would not have secured its first Test “It just allowed us to play; you weren’t
victory in eight years, wrapping up an really thinking about declarations or rain
89-run win before lunch on the final day … You could just go out there and bat, bowl
at Trent Bridge. and focus on the ball-by-ball contest.
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“That focus and the pressure off proves and ground staff at Trent Bridge were
really critical, especially when we don’t commended on the pitch they prepared
get to play the format that often.” for the 2023 Women’s Ashes, which
Ellyse Perry – now in her 16th year of provided the platform for an entertaining
international cricket – echoed these contest between bat and ball.
sentiments. Switching the order of games also
One of the most famous moments in helped, bringing the Test to the front, as
her storied career came at North Sydney both teams played aggressive cricket in
Oval in 2017 when Perry broke the their attempts to claim four points early
record for the highest Australian score in the multi-format series.
in women’s Test cricket (213 not out). There were wild swings in momentum
But when her side ran out of time to which kept fans on the edge of their
enforce a result in just four days, it left seats and the Test ultimately sparked a
her frustrated.
“Yeah, I am a fan of the extra day,”
Perry said.
“IT JUST ALLOWED US TO PLAY;
“Women’s cricket is so professionalised YOU WEREN’T REALLY THINKING
these days; there are so many good ABOUT DECLARATIONS OR RAIN
reasons to provide five-day Test … YOU COULD JUST GO OUT THERE
matches, particuarly to promote a result
as often as possible.” AND BAT, BOWL AND FOCUS ON
Beyond the match extension, the ECB THE BALL-BY-BALL CONTEST.”
Gardner left Trent

Bridge with a haul of
wickets, capping off an
epic 12 months for her.

Beth Mooney can see
logic in both sides of
the five-day debate.
lot of positive chatter – as punters

Tahlia McGrath is a
big fan of five-day and pundits cried out for more.
women’s Tests.
Opportunities to play Test cricket have
been few and far between since the turn
of the century, when women’s Tests
started to dry up as more countries
shifted to prioritise white-ball cricket.
But now, with interest in women’s sport
in general booming, the opportunity for
female cricketers to don the whites is
gradually starting to increase again.
Not since 1991 has our Australian side
played three Tests in the space of 12
months, but by February this upcoming
summer, they’ll have done that after also
facing the likes of India and South Africa.
In December, the Australian national
team heads overseas to face the BCCI
Women on tough sub-continent pitches,
before returning to the WACA Ground
in Australia to host the Proteas for the
very first time in Test cricket.
Both battles are expected to follow the
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“DOWN THE TRACK,

MAYBE WE PLAY
THREE TESTS
AGAINST ENGLAND
… THAT COULD BE AN
OPTION.”
Ellyse Perry is in
favour of anything
which will advance
developing women’s
cricketing nations.
same pattern as the multi-format Ashes still think we can produce a result.
series, featuring a one-off Test, three “Whether or not you need a reserve day
ODIs and three T20Is. is another good question.”
However, those series’ Tests have been How about a five-Test series for the
reduced back to four days, with Cricket women then?
Australia and the BCCI opting to stick Recently, Cricket Australia CEO Nick
with the typical match length. Hockley threw his support behind the
Beth Mooney defended this position, multi-format women’s series, suggesting
pointing out that the likelihood of rain it was the best way to encourage more
in these countries was much less than countries to play Test cricket.
in England, while also calling for a But there have been growing calls from
potential reserve day. punters and pundits for multiple Test
“I am very much a fan of a five-day matches to be played separately as
Test, especially in England where it bi-lateral women’s series – similar to the
rains a bit,” Mooney said. men’s Ashes with five, five-day Tests.
“But in locations where rain is less In the early years of the team’s
expected, say India or Perth, four days existence, the Aussie women did play
should still be enough; especially if the three to four-match Test series against
wicket is even on both sides, for batting England and India. The Ashes once
and bowling. peaked at five matches back in 1984-85.
“I think a fifth day is crucial if it’s a flat On this, Tahlia McGrath said it was a bit
wicket or there’s bad weather around, of a pipe dream at the moment, with no
but if all the conditions cooperate, then I domestic structure to support such a big

The Aussies won at
Trent Bridge, but
women’s Test cricket
was the ultimate winner.
change at the international level. on top,” she said. “Down the track, maybe
“It’s being debated,” she said. “I like we play three Tests against England …
the way the format is because the Test That could be an option.”
matches are still relatively new to a lot Meanwhile, Ellyse Perry stressed the
of us and we don’t play any long-form importance of not leaving the rest of the
cricket domestically, so it’s hard to prep. world behind.
“Mentally and physically after those “Taking away our own self-interests, it
five days at Trent Bridge, I had never would be nice to see more countries
been more tired in my life. push towards adopting the multi-format
“It really takes it out of you, and series first, which encourages them to
because the men’s series was happening play Test cricket and gives them a
at the same time as ours, as a group we framework where they can gradually
were commenting, ‘Gee, if we had to turn build into it,” Perry said.
around and play another one in five “I think once that eventuates, when all
days, I don’t know if any of us would the major cricket countries in the world
have it in us.’” are doing that, maybe the top eight or 10,
“I think a five-game Test series is then there’s probably a valid reason to
probably a long-way off in the women’s look at a standalone Test series.
game,” she said. “Until then, it’s probably for the better
“I still really like the multi-format interests of the global game and more
series because you’ve got to play the feasible for other countries to stick with
opposition in all three formats, so the tried and tested format, so we don’t
generally the best team does come out create an imbalance in standards.”
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LESS IS
MORE
The BBL season has been stripped back to just 44
games ahead of schedule. As ABC SPORT’s Simon
Smale writes, Cricket Australia’s attempts to heal
its golden goose has come in the nick of time.
I
t has become something of a cliché
to talk about how much Twenty20
has changed the game of cricket.
Ever since the format’s fledgeling
first season in England all the way back
in 2003 – when it replaced the 40-year-
old 50-over Benson and Hedges Cup
tournament – T20 competitions have
proven to be the golden goose for cricket
boards around the world, culminating in
the extraordinary popularity of the IPL.
It was no different in Australia, where
the state-based Twenty20 Big Bash that
was first contested in 2005 evolved into
the franchise-based eight-team BBL.
From 2011 the BBL has been a feature of
the Australian summer, dwarfing other
summer codes to be played in front of
bumper crowds on TV and in stadiums
throughout the holiday period.
The sport’s biggest names regularly
turned out to supplement a who’s who of
domestic talent to help bolster interest.
International names such as New
Zealand’s Brendon McCullum; West
Indians Kieran Pollard, Dwayne Bravo,
Chris Gayle; South Africa’s Herschelle
Gibbs as well as England’s World Cup-
winning skippers Paul Collingwood, Jos
Buttler and Eoin Morgan, who joined the
likes of Shane Warne, Michael Hussey,
Aaron Finch, Brett Lee and Dirk Nannes.

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Perth Scorchers,
champions again
last summer.
The BBL was, clearly, the place to be. entire tournament – presumably so
However, with executives seeing a accustomed to living out of suitcases,
money maker in their midst, the that the thought of settling down for a
authorities were unable to resist the two-month period filled them with
temptation to expand, blowing the similar dread to a tailender facing
tournament from a frivolous dance of Courtney Walsh at his peak.
summer fun into a bloated, all- The high-class player exodus was a
encompassing chore. bitter blow for fans, but none more so
To stretch the analogy to breaking than those of the Adelaide Strikers last
point, Australia’s BBL-shaped goose was year, who lost both Rashid Khan and
overworked and getting sick. Or at least, Chris Lynn towards the end of the
its eggs were losing their golden lustre. season; both opting to chase big money
Rival leagues were springing up all in South Africa and the UAE respectively.
over the world, diluting what had been The Strikers lost their last three games
an exciting an innovative tournament. of the season to miss the finals.
The ill-advised expansion left the The criticism that had been rising from
league not only indeterminably long, but fans about the direction the league was
ensured it finished outside the school drifting towards indifference.
summer holiday period which had, early So Cricket Australia made a bold
in its life, been its biggest selling point. decision – less is more.
The more matches that were being This season – a year ahead of schedule
played, the fewer overseas stars – the competition has been condensed to
appeared willing to commit for the a 44-match tournament, down from last

year’s bloated 61-game programme. summer, the start of the competition is a
Cricket Australia will be hoping the week earlier than in previous years, with
move, in the 13th season of the seven standalone primetime matches to
competition, is a lucky one. whet the appetite for what’s to come.
That’s still more than the 35 games in Which could be crucial because, in
50 days that featured in the early days truth, those with a hunger for
of the competition a decade ago, but a competitive cricket may have to make
welcome return to the sort of brevity that do with the short-form domestic fare,
T20 was always supposed to embrace. given the relative strength of Australia’s
More important than all of that, the Test opposition this summer.
finals have been stripped back, Australia has played 34 Tests at home
dispensing the myriad of confusing since South Africa inflicted defeat by an
terminologies (what is the difference innings and 80 runs in the second Test
between an eliminator and a challenger of their 2016 tour in Hobart. In that time,
to the casual supporter?) to go back to Australia has won 25, 24 of them by
two semi-finals and a final, which will more than six wickets or 120 runs – with
take place in prime time during the last five draws and four defeats to India.
week of the school holidays on January Pakistan has only won four Tests out
24. Fare thee well, challenger. We barely of 37 since 1964 in Australia, the most
knew you. recent in 1995 – 15 Tests ago.
Beginning on December 7, just a week The West Indies’ recent record is no
before the first Test of the Australian better – their last Test win on Australian
David Warner should be

available for the pointy
end of the season.
AUSTRALIA’S BBL-SHAPED
GOOSE WAS OVERWORKED
AND GETTING SICK. OR AT
LEAST, ITS EGGS WERE LOSING
THEIR GOLDEN LUSTRE.
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soil was in 1997. Australia has won 14 of

the last 16, with draws in 2009 and
2016. Not inspiring stuff, placing greater
emphasis on the limited over games
taking place around the Test summer.
Although the reduced schedule means
that not everyone will play each other
twice, there is room for double derbies
in Sydney (at the Showground on
December 30 and the SCG on January
12) and Melbourne (at the MCG on
January 2 and Docklands on January 13).
The compressed timeframe also means
that the South African domestic T20
league and the competition in the United
Arab Emirates will overlap less, perhaps
tempting more stars to stay Down Under.
Of the 21 international players taken in Afghanistan’s
Rashid Khan, the
the draft in September, 13 were from the hero of Adelaide.
World Champion English set up,
Pakistan’s Haris
Rauf is back for
the Stars.

AS FOR WHO TO TIP,
WOULD ANYONE
BE BRAVE ENOUGH
A more school-holiday TO GO PAST THE
friendly schedule should
keep the BBL crowds happy. SCORCHERS?
headlined by T20 World Cup winners India, he’ll also add a fair bit of fire power
Harry Brook (Stars), Alex Hales (Thunder) to the Sydney Thunder lineup.
and Chris Jordan (Hurricanes). As for who to tip, would anyone be
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan returns to brave enough to go past the Scorchers?
Adelaide with the Strikers, while South Adam Voges’ men have helped make
Africa’s Quinton de Kock (Renegades) Perth Australia’s domestic cricketing
and Pakistan’s Haris Rauf (Stars) add capital in recent years. His Scorchers
alternative international interest. have reached three finals in a row,
Domestic mainstays like Glenn winning the last two to match their feat
Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa in BBL 3 and 4, and the Sixers, who
and Mitch Marsh will suit up and, given went back-to-back in 9 and 10.
some of their performances in the men’s Zak Crawley and Laurie Evans add
World Cup in India, should be ready to overseas experience to a battery of
capitalise on some pacy Aussie pitches. domestic talent, meaning a three-peat is
Speaking of lengthy competitions, the definitely on the cards. So while some
late-November finish of the Cricket things may change, a strong Perth
World Cup means the Test summer will Scorchers team remains the status quo.
overlap significantly with the BBL, so Although on the field the biggest test
many of the Test stars such as Steve of this year’s tournament is whether
Smith will not be available. anyone can stop the Scorchers from
However, David Warner should be going back-to-back-to-back, the real
available for the pointy end of the test is whether, in doing so, a team can
season, given he is set to retire after the recapture the hearts and minds of
SCG Test – adding some extra star Australian supporters. In both cases,
power. Considering his recent form in the early indications are good.
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SUTHERLAND’S
STAR IS RISING
Annabel Sutherland has shown the world what she can
do, but can she help lead the Melbourne Stars’ revival,
asks ABC SPORT’s Matt Clinch.
A
nnabel Sutherland has Melbourne Renegades in the Women's
undoubtedly made her mark Big Bash League, in a remarkable
on the world stage of cricket. journey which is still only getting started.
Her coming-of-age moments Despite a hectic year, which included
have all unfolded in the past six participation in the inaugural women's
months. Once an admirer of the likes of premier league in India with the
Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, and Ellyse Gujarat Giants and two upcoming
Perry, Sutherland is now the one series against India and South Africa,
inspiring the next generation of young Sutherland's enthusiasm for the 9th
cricketers with her ability to excel in all edition of the Women's Big Bash
aspects of the game. remained unwavering.
Her historic achievements in recent “The great thing is there is so much
times include becoming the youngest cricket on,” she says. “The calendar is
woman to score an Ashes Test century, getting busier and busier, but everyone
completing it off 148 balls – the fastest in looks forward to the Big Bash. We
Australian women's cricket history. enjoyed getting together for the West
Additionally, she scored her maiden Indies series, but the WBBL is a great
white-ball century during the women's time of the year.”
one-day international series against The Melbourne Stars have reached the
Ireland when given the opportunity to knockout phase of the WBBL only once,
open the batting. While celebrating her finishing on top of the table in WBBL06
22nd birthday in the green and gold, before losing in the final to the Sydney
Sutherland showcased her all-round Thunder. In that final, a 19-year-old
skills by claiming 3/6 from 5 overs Sutherland was part of the team which
against the West Indies. This is a far cry managed just 9/86 after opting to bat
from her debut as a 15-year-old for the first. This marked a change of tactic as

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the Stars had bowled first on every situation, you can rely on her for
previous occasion they had won the calmness and steely competitiveness
bat flip during the season, and it in each game to do everything possible
backfired. In the past two seasons, they to win.”
underachieved, finishing in 6th position The Melbourne Stars have further
with 5 wins and 6 losses last year. bolstered their team with the addition of
This year, the Stars are strengthened English internationals Maia Bouchier
by the return of Australian captain Meg and Sophia Dunkley, who join Alice
Lanning, who had an extended break Capsey. Another rising star to watch is
due to personal reasons and missed 20-year-old Tess Flintoff, who, like
WBBL08. Lanning's domestic form Sutherland, is known for her aggressive
has been impressive, with three half- play, having smashed the fastest
centuries for Victoria in the WNCL, half-century in the Women’s Big Bash,
ranking third in the league's run-scoring achieved in just 16 balls against the
with 210 runs at an average of 70. Adelaide Strikers last season. Alongside
Sutherland knows how crucial the Lanning and Sutherland firing, they’re a
two-time Women's Big Bash leading run scary proposition for opposition bowlers.
scorer is to her side and was eagerly Leading into the new season,
looking forward to playing alongside Sutherland believed former Irish
Lanning again. international and now Australian
“She is a superstar, up the top of the teammate Kim Garth would also make
order; she’s a key for us setting the tone a significant impact for the Stars this
for the group,” Sutherland says. “In any season. “It’s tough in the Aussie team

with how good the depth is and players maiden one-day international centuries
like Kim who are sitting out. We all in the series final in Dublin, which led
know how good she is with the new to an unbeaten 221-run partnership,
ball and it was great to see her take highlighted their potential and
her opportunities and get Hayley emphasised Australia’s dominance in
Matthews out a few times, so it’s good women’s cricket. This set the stage
she’s in green.” for an exciting rivalry between
Sutherland’s versatility makes her Sutherland’s Stars and Litchfield’s
stand out in the Australian women’s Thunder in this year's WBBL.
side. She batted at number 8 during the Sutherland’s cricketing career, like
Ashes Test, but her batting position is her batting, has skyrocketed from the
expected to rise in the future. During beginning. She moved from the
the women’s one-day series against Renegades to the Stars in 2017 after
Ireland, Sutherland was elevated to making her debut at the age of 15 in
open the batting alongside fellow rising WBBL02. She debuted for Australia at
star Phoebe Litchfield. The duo's 18 and has been part of three Australian
World Cup-winning squads and the
HER HISTORIC Commonwealth Games gold medal.
However, she hasn’t yet played in a
ACHIEVEMENTS IN RECENT final, a lesson in the hard work and
TIMES INCLUDE BECOMING dedication required at the top level
THE YOUNGEST WOMAN of the sport.
TO SCORE AN ASHES TEST
CENTURY, COMPLETING IT OFF Despite her hectic
148 BALLS. playing schedule, her
enthusiasm for the
WBBL remains strong.
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Sutherland has
established herself
in the WBBL as a
match-finisher.
Australian captain Alyssa Healy has

Sutherland’s career
been impressed by Sutherland's has skyrocketed from
the beginning.
growth, noting her ability to contribute
with both bat and ball, thus putting
pressure on her skipper. “It makes it
tricky for me; Ash Gardner’s at point,
glaring at me for a bowl and I can’t
physically give her the ball because
Annabel is getting to the umpire before
I can tell her to have a spell. She’s got
her hat off and ready to bowl.
“It’s great for the depth of our side; she
can make a hundred with the bat and
take wickets with the ball. I know I can
throw her the ball and she’s going to get
the job done.”
With opportunities limited due to
Australia’s dominance in international
cricket, Sutherland is hoping to show
her true capabilities in lifting the Stars
towards their maiden Big Bash title.
Watching Sutherland kick a footy
during a rain delay with Australian

teammate Tahlia McGrath, it’s evident knock of 62 off 29 balls, including 23
she possesses natural athletic ability. runs in the final over, carried her side
In an alternate reality, she could have to victory.
been representing her beloved Geelong Renegades captain Sophie Molineux
in the AFLW. suffered a knee injury, forcing her from
Cricket, however, remains her first the field in the final over. Georgia
love. Her father, James, served as CEO Prestwidge had to finish the over. It
of Cricket Australia for nearly two was chaos everywhere as Sutherland
decades, helping pave the way for calmly dispatched another six before
female professional cricketers. Her Stars captain Nicole Faltum hit the
cricketing talent developed in the winning runs.
backyard, honed in fierce competition Sutherland would go on to finish 9th
with her two brothers, including her in the player of the tournament ranks
older brother, Will, who is also a behind fellow all-rounder Ash Gardner.
talented cricketer with Victoria and As the competition continues to grow,
the Melbourne Renegades. fans eagerly anticipate the match
Sutherland has established herself in between the Stars and the Renegades
the WBBL as a match-finisher. In a this year, set to be held at the MCG for
recent game against the Melbourne the first time on November 25th,
Renegades, she walked to the crease hoping for more thrilling performances
with the Stars at 4/46, needing 103 from Sutherland at the pointy end of
runs off 64 balls to win. Her blistering the season.
Her versatility makes

her stand out in the
Australian women's side.
AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN
ALYSSA HEALY HAS
BEEN IMPRESSED
BY SUTHERLAND’S
GROWTH, NOTING
HER ABILITY TO
CONTRIBUTE WITH
BOTH BAT AND
BALL, PUTTING THE
PRESSURE ON HER
SKIPPER.
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The scoreboard is
cleared during a
recent local match in
Mumbai, India.
STATISTICS
CONTENTS
Page 79 Aust v Pak Men’s Tests
Page 84 Aust Men’s Test Records
Page 88 Pak Men’s Test Records
Statistics compiled by Ric Finlay. Correct at 1 October, 2023. Page 92 Aust v WI Men’s Tests
For further information go to tastats.com.au Page 97 WI Men’s Test Records
Page 100 Aust Women’s Tests
+ = Also played for Rest of the World or continental teams. Page 102 SA Women’s Tests

Australia v Pakistan Men’s Tests
OVERALL RESULTS
TEAM PLAYED AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN DRAWS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS
WINS WINS %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Adelaide 5 2 0 3 40.00 0.00 - 2 40.00
Brisbane 6 5 0 1 83.33 0.00 - 4 66.67
Hobart 3 3 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 3 100.00
MCG 10 6 2 2 60.00 20.00 3:1 5 50.00
Perth (WACA) 5 5 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 1 20.00
SCG 8 5 2 1 62.50 25.00 2.50:1 5 62.50
In Australia 37 26 4 7 70.27 10.81 6:50:1 20 54.05
Not In 32 8 11 13 25.00 34.38 0.73:1 125 46.88
Australia
TOTAL 69 34 15 20 21.74 21.74 2.27:1 35 50.72
SERIES RESULTS HIGHEST TOTALS

YEAR TM1 TM2 HOST M WINNER RSLT V.. SCORE FOR V.. SEASON VENUE
1956-57 Pak Aus Pak 1 Pak 1 0 8-624 Aus Pak 2016-17 Melbourne
1959-60 Pak Aus Pak 3 Aus 2 0 624 Pak Aus 1983-84 Adelaide
1964-65 Pak Aus Pak 1 Drawn 0 0 617 Aus Pak 1979-80 Faisalabad
1964-65 Aus Pak Aus 1 Drawn 0 0 4-599 Aus Pak 1998-99 Peshawar
1972-73 Aus Pak Aus 3 Aus 3 0 3-589 Aus Pak 2019-20 Adelaide
1976-77 Aus Pak Aus 3 Drawn 1 1 585 Aus Pak 1972-73 Adelaide
1978-79 Aus Pak Aus 2 Drawn 1 1 9-580 Pak Aus 1998-99 Peshawar
1979-80 Pak Aus Pak 3 Pak 1 0 580 Aus Pak 2019-20 Brisbane
1981-82 Aus Pak Aus 3 Aus 2 1 575 Aus Pak 1999-00 Brisbane
1982-83 Pak Aus Pak 3 Pak 3 0 8-574 Pak Aus 1972-73 Melbourne
1983-84 Aus Pak Aus 5 Aus 2 0
1988-89 Pak Aus Pak 3 Pak 1 0
LOWEST TOTALS
1994-95 Pak Aus Pak 3 Pak 1 0
SCORE FOR V.. SEASON VENUE
(9-) 53 Pak Aus 2002-03 Sharjah
1998-99 Pak Aus Pak 3 Aus 1 0
59 Pak Aus 2002-03 Sharjah
62 Pak Aus 1981-82 Perth
2002-03 Pak Aus UAE/SL 3 Aus 3 0
72 Pak Aus 2004-05 Perth
80 Aus Pak 1956-57 Karachi
88 Aus Pak 2010 Leeds
2010 Pak Aus Eng 2 Drawn 1 1
97 Pak Aus 1995-96 Brisbane
2014-15 Pak Aus UAE 2 Pak 2 0
2018-19 Pak Aus UAE 2 Pak 1 0
2021-22 Pak Aus Pak 3 Aus 1 0
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MOST RUNS
PLAYER FOR M INN NO RUNS HS AVE 100 50
Javed Miandad Pak 25 40 2 1797 211 47.29 6 7
Border, AR Aus 22 36 8 1666 153 59.50 6 8
Chappell, GS Aus 17 27 2 1581 235 63.24 6 6
Ponting, RT Aus 15 26 3 1537 209 66.83 5 6
Zaheer Abbas Pak 20 34 2 1411 126 44.09 2 12
Taylor, MA Aus 12 20 3 1347 334* 79.24 4 8
Azhar Ali Pak 14 27 2 1300 205* 52.00 4 6
Warner, DA Aus 10 16 1 1253 335* 83.53 5 4
Younis Khan Pak 11 22 2 1148 213 57.40 4 4
Langer, JL Aus 13 20 0 1139 191 56.95 4 6
Salim Malik Pak 15 26 2 1106 237 46.08 2 5
Ijaz Ahmed Pak 14 25 2 1085 155 47.17 6 1
Hughes, KJ Aus 16 25 0 1016 106 40.64 2 7
MOST RUNS IN A SERIES

PLAYER RUNS FOR SERIES IN M INN NO HS AVE 100 50
Salim Malik 557 Pak 1994-95 Pak 3 6 0 237 92.83 2 1
Yallop, GN 554 Aus 1983-84 Aus 5 6 0 268 92.33 2 1
Taylor, MA 513 Aus 1998-99 Pak 3 5 1 334* 128.25 1 2
Khawaja, UT 496 Aus 2021-22 Pak 3 5 2 160 165.33 2 2
Warner, DA 489 Aus 2019-20 Aus 2 2 1 335* 489.00 2 0
Younis Khan 468 Pak 2014-15 UAE 2 4 1 213 156.00 3 0
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS

PLAYER SCORE FOR SEASON VENUE
Warner, DA 335* Aus 2019-20 Adelaide
Taylor, MA 334* Aus 1998-99 Peshawar
Yallop, GN 268 Aus 1983-84 Melbourne
Salim Malik 237 Pak 1994-95 Rawalpindi
Chappell, GS 235 Aus 1979-80 Faisalabad
Younis Khan 213 Pak 2014-15 AbuDhabi
Javed Miandad 211 Pak 1988-89 Karachi
Taslim Arif 210* Pak 1979-80 Faisalabad
Ponting, RT 209 Aus 2009-10 Hobart
Ponting, RT 207 Aus 2004-05 Sydney
Azhar Ali 205* Pak 2016-17 Melbourne
Chappell, GS 201 Aus 1981-82 Brisbane
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS - AUSTRALIA

RUNS PLAYERS WKT SEASON VENUE
361 Warner, DA Labuschagne, M 2nd 2019-20 Adelaide
352 Ponting, RT Clarke, MJ 4th 2009-10 Hobart
327 Langer, JL Ponting, RT 5th 1999-00 Perth
279 Taylor, MA Langer, JL 2nd 1998-99 Peshawar
269 Slater, MJ Blewett, GS 1st 1999-00 Brisbane
259 Phillips, WB Yallop, GN 2nd 1983-84 Perth
238 Langer, JL Gilchrist, AC 6th 1999-00 Hobart
233 Sheahan, AP Benaud, J 2nd 1972-73 Melbourne

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS - PAKISTAN

RUNS PLAYERS WKT SEASON VENUE
252* Abdullah Shafiq Imam-ul-Haq 1st 2021-22 Rawalpindi
249 Khalid Ibadulla Abdul Kadir 1st 1964-65 Karachi
236 Azhar Ali Younis Khan 3rd 2014-15 AbuDhabi
233 Mohsin Khan Qasim Omar 2nd 1983-84 Adelaide
228 Abdullah Shafiq Babar Azam 3rd 2021-22 Karachi
223* Taslim Arif Javed Miandad 3rd 1979-80 Faisalabad
211 Saeed Anwar Ijaz Ahmed 2nd 1998-99 Peshawar
208 Imam-ul-Haq Azhar Ali 2nd 2021-22 Rawalpindi
205 Imam-ul-Haq Mohammad Hafeez 1st 2018-19 Dubai
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS - AUSTRALIA

WKT RUNS PLAYERS SEASON VENUE
1 269 Slater, MJ Blewett, GS 1999-00 Brisbane
2 361 Warner, DA Labuschagne, M 2019-20 Adelaide
3 203 Yallop, GN Hughes, KJ 1983-84 Melbourne
4 352 Ponting, RT Clarke, MJ 2009-10 Hobart
5 327 Langer, JL Ponting, RT 1999-00 Perth
6 238 Langer, JL Gilchrist, AC 1999-00 Hobart
7 185 Yallop, GN Matthews, GRJ 1983-84 Melbourne
8 117 Cosier, GJ O'Keeffe, KJ 1976-77 Melbourne
9 123 Hussey, MEK Siddle, PM 2009-10 Sydney
10 86 Warne, SK Muller, SA 1999-00 Brisbane
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS - PAKISTAN

1 252* Abdullah Shafiq Imam-ul-Haq 2021-22 Rawalpindi
2 233 Mohsin Khan Qasim Omar 1983-84 Adelaide
3 236 Azhar Ali Younis Khan 2014-15 AbuDhabi
4 192 Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf 2004-05 Melbourne
5 186 Javed Miandad Salim Malik 1983-84 Adelaide
6 196 Salim Malik Aamer Sohail 1994-95 Lahore
7 105 Babar Azam Yasir Shah 2019-20 Adelaide
8 118 Azhar Ali Sohail Khan 2016-17 Melbourne
9 120 Saeed Anwar Mushtaq Ahmed 1998-99 Rawalpindi
10 87 Asif Iqbal Iqbal Qasim 1976-77 Adelaide
MOST WICKETS
PLAYER FOR M BALLS MDNS RUNS WKTS AVE BEST 5WM 10WM
Warne, SK Aus 15 4050 192 1816 90 20.18 7-23 6 2
McGrath, GD Aus 17 3835 174 1736 80 21.70 8-24 3 0
Lillee, DK Aus 17 4433 127 2161 71 30.44 6-82 5 1
Imran Khan Pak 18 3994 140 1598 64 24.97 6-63 3 1
Iqbal Qasim Pak 13 3957 206 1490 57 26.14 7-49 2 1
Sarfraz Nawaz Pak 15 4520 151 1828 52 35.15 9-86 1 1
Wasim Akram Pak 13 2990 102 1288 50 25.76 6-62 4 1
Abdul Qadir Pak 11 3402 125 1614 45 35.87 7-142 3 1
Lyon, NM Aus 12 4193 127 2096 45 46.58 5-69 2 0
Starc, MA Aus 11 2542 95 1307 42 31.12 6-66 1 0
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MOST WICKETS IN A SERIES

PLAYER FOR WKTS SERIES IN M BALLS MDNS RUNS BEST AVE 5WM 10WM
Warne, SK Aus 27 2002-03 UAE/SL 3 744 29 342 7-94 12.67 2 1
Lawson, GF Aus 24 1983-84 Aus 5 1131 40 580 5-49 24.17 2 0
Abdul Qadir Pak 22 1982-83 Pak 3 1275 48 562 7-142 25.55 2 1
Lillee, DK Aus 21 1976-77 Aus 3 1042 16 540 6-82 25.71 2 1
Lillee, DK Aus 20 1983-84 Aus 5 1383 51 633 6-171 31.65 1 0
Warne, SK Aus 19 1995-96 Aus 3 690 52 198 7-23 10.42 1 1
Azeem Hafeez Pak 19 1983-84 Aus 5 1173 39 733 5-100 38.58 2 0
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS

PLAYER W RC FOR SEASON VENUE
Sarfraz Nawaz 9 86 Pak 1978-79 Melbourne
McGrath, GD 8 24 Aus 2004-05 Perth
Mallett, AA 8 59 Aus 1972-73 Adelaide
Warne, SK 7 23 Aus 1995-96 Brisbane
Iqbal Qasim 7 49 Pak 1979-80 Karachi
Kline, LF 7 75 Aus 1959-60 Lahore
Fazal Mahmood 7 80 Pak 1956-57 Karachi
Bright, RJ 7 87 Aus 1979-80 Karachi
Warne, SK 7 94 Aus 2002-03 Colombo
BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH MOST CATCHES

PLAYER W RC FOR V.. SEASON VENUE PLAYER FOR CT M C/M
Fazal Mahmood 13 114 Pak Aus 1956-57 Karachi Waugh, ME Aus 23 15 1.53
Imran Khan 12 165 Pak Aus 1976-77 Sydney Chappell, GS Aus 22 17 1.29
Warne, SK 11 77 Aus Pak 1995-96 Brisbane Border, AR Aus 22 22 1.00
Iqbal Qasim 11 118 Pak Aus 1979-80 Karachi Smith, SPD Aus 21 12 1.75
Rackemann, CG 11 118 Aus Pak 1983-84 Perth Taylor, MA Aus 20 12 1.67
Sarfraz Nawaz 11 125 Pak Aus 1978-79 Melbourne Boon, DC Aus 17 11 1.55
Wasim Akram 11 160 Pak Aus 1989-90 Melbourne Ponting, RT Aus 16 15 1.07
Warne, SK 11 188 Aus Pak 2002-03 Colombo Mudassar Nazar Pak 16 19 0.84
Abdul Qadir 11 218 Pak Aus 1982-83 Faisalabad
MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS

PLAYER DIS FOR M CT ST DIS/INN BYES/INN
Marsh, RW 68 Aus 20 66 2 1.94 3.00
Wasim Bari 66 Pak 19 56 10 1.94 3.29
Healy, IA 45 Aus 14 42 3 1.80 3.60
Gilchrist, AC 38 Aus 9 34 4 2.11 3.11
Paine, TD 31 Aus 6 29 2 2.58 3.75
Moin Khan 22 Pak 9 17 5 1.57 2.43
Haddin, BJ 21 Aus 5 19 2 2.10 4.50
Kamran Akmal 21 Pak 7 16 5 1.50 2.64

CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER TEAM M W L D %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Javed Miandad Pak 9 3 2 4 33.33 22.22 1.50 :1 4 44.44
Hughes, KJ Aus 9 3 3 3 33.33 33.33 1.00 :1 4 44.44
Chappell, GS Aus 9 3 3 3 33.33 33.33 1.00 :1 6 66.67
Taylor, MA Aus 9 3 2 4 33.33 22.22 1.50 :1 5 55.56
Ponting, RT Aus 8 7 1 0 87.50 12.50 7.00 :1 4 50.00
Imran Khan Pak 8 3 2 3 37.50 25.00 1.50 :1 5 62.50
VENUE RECORDS 2022-23

AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN
HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST
VENUE SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON
MCG 8-624 2016-17 125 1981-82 8-574 1972-73 107 1989-90
SCG 568 2004-05 127 2009-10 360 1972-73 106 1972-73
1976-77
AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN
HIGHEST HIGHEST
VENUE SCORE PLAYER SEASON SCORE PLAYER SEASON
MCG 268 GN Yallop 1983-84 205* Azhar Ali 2016-17
SCG 207 RT Ponting 2004-15 175* Younis Khan 2016-17
AUSTRALIA
VENUE BBI PLAYER SEASON BBM PLAYER SEASON
MCG 7-187 B Yardley 1981-82 10-135 DK Lillee 1976-77
SCG 6-15 MHN Walker 1972-73 9-107 GF Lawson 1983-84
PAKISTAN
MCG 9-86 Sarfraz Nawaz 1978-79 10-107 Sarfraz Nawaz 1978-79
SCG 7-188 Danish Kaneria 2004-05 12-165 Imran Khan 1976-77
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STATISTICS
Australia Men’s Test Records
RESULTS
V.. M W L D T %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Bangladesh 6 5 1 0 0 83.33 16.67 5.00 :1 2 33.33
England 361 152 112 97 0 42.11 31.02 1.36 :1 180 49.86
India 107 45 32 29 1 42.06 29.91 1.41 :1 59 55.14
New Zealand 60 34 8 18 0 56.67 13.33 4.25 :1 30 50.00
Pakistan 69 34 15 20 0 49.28 21.74 2.27 :1 35 50.72
South Africa 101 54 26 21 0 53.47 25.74 2.08 :1 51 50.50
Sri Lanka 33 20 5 8 0 60.61 15.15 4.00 :1 15 45.45
West Indies 118 60 32 25 1 50.85 27.12 1.88 :1 62 52.54
World XI 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 1 100.00
Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 0 0.00
Total 859 408 231 218 2 47.50 26.89 1.77 :1 435 50.64
HIGHEST TOTALS LOWEST TOTALS

SCORE V.. SEASON VENUE SCORE V.. SEASON VENUE
8-758 WI 1954-55 Kingston 36 Eng 1902 Birmingham
6-735 Zim 2003-04 Perth 42 Eng 1887-88 Sydney
6-729 Eng 1930 Lord's 44 Eng 1896 The Oval
701 Eng 1934 The Oval 47 RSA 2011-12 Cape Town
695 Eng 1930 The Oval 53 Eng 1896 Lord's
6-674 Eng 2009 Cardiff (9-) 58 Eng 1936-37 Brisbane
674 Ind 1947-48 Adelaide 60 Eng 2015 Nottingham
668 WI 1954-55 Bridgetown 60 Eng 1888 Lord's
9-662 Eng 2017-18 Perth
MOST CAREER RUNS

PLAYER M INN NO RUNS HS AVE 100 50
Ponting, RT 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62
Border, AR 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63
Waugh, SR 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50
Smith, SPD 102 181 22 9320 239 58.62 32 39
Clarke, MJ 115 198 22 8643 329* 49.11 28 27
Hayden, ML 103 184 14 8625 380 50.74 30 29
Warner, DA 109 199 8 8487 335* 44.43 25 36
Waugh, ME 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.82 20 47
MOST SERIES RUNS

PLAYER RUNS V.. SERIES IN M INN NO HS AVE 100 50
Bradman, DG 974 Eng 1930 Eng 5 7 0 334 139.14 4 0
Taylor, MA 839 Eng 1989 Eng 6 11 1 219 83.90 2 5
Harvey, RN 834 RSA 1952-53 Aus 5 9 0 205 92.67 4 3
Bradman, DG 810 Eng 1936-37 Aus 5 9 0 270 90.00 3 1
Bradman, DG 806 RSA 1931-32 Aus 5 5 1 299* 201.50 4 0
Smith, SPD 774 Eng 2019 Eng 4 7 0 211 110.57 3 3
Smith, SPD 769 Ind 2014-15 Aus 4 8 2 192 128.17 4 2
Bradman, DG 758 Eng 1934 Eng 5 8 0 304 94.75 2 1

HIGHEST SCORES
PLAYER SCORE V.. SEASON VENUE
Hayden, ML 380 Zim 2003-04 Perth
Warner, DA 335 Pak 2019-20 Adelaide
Taylor, MA 334 Pak 1998-99 Peshawar
Bradman, DG 334 Eng 1930 Leeds
Clarke, MJ 329 Ind 2011-12 Sydney
Simpson, RB 311 Eng 1964 Manchester
Cowper, RM 307 Eng 1965-66 Melbourne
Bradman, DG 304 Eng 1934 Leeds
RECORD WICKET PARTNERSHIPS

WKT RUNS PLAYERS V.. SEASON VENUE
1 382 Lawry, WM Simpson, RB WI 1964-65 Bridgetown
2 451 Ponsford, WH Bradman, DG Eng 1934 The Oval
3 315 Ponting, RT Lehmann, DS WI 2002-03 Port-of-Spain
4 449 Voges, AC Marsh, SE WI 2015-16 Hobart
5 405 Barnes, SG Bradman, DG Eng 1946-47 Sydney
6 346 Fingleton, JHW Bradman, DG Eng 1936-37 Melbourne
7 217 Walters, KD Gilmour, GJ NZ 1976-77 Christchurch
8 243 Hartigan, MJ Hill, C Eng 1907-08 Adelaide
9 154 Gregory, SE Blackham, JM Eng 1894-95 Sydney
10 163 Hughes, PJ Agar, AC Eng 2013 Nottingham
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS
RUNS WKT PLAYERS V.. SEASON VENUE
451 2nd Ponsford, WH Bradman, DG Eng 1934 The Oval
449 4th Voges, AC Marsh, SE WI 2015-16 Hobart
405 5th Barnes, SG Bradman, DG Eng 1946-47 Sydney
388 4th Ponsford, WH Bradman, DG Eng 1934 Leeds
386 4th Ponting, RT Clarke, MJ Ind 2011-12 Adelaide
385 5th Waugh, SR Blewett, GS RSA 1996-97 Johannesburg
382 1st Lawry, WM Simpson, RB WI 1964-65 Bridgetown
361 2nd Warner, DA Labuschagne, M Pak 2019-20 Adelaide
352 4th Ponting, RT Clarke, MJ Pak 2009-10 Hobart
MOST CAREER WICKETS

PLAYER M BALLS MDNS RUNS WKTS AVE BEST 5WI 10WM
Warne, SK 145 40704 1761 17995 708 25.42 8-71 37 10
McGrath, GD 124 29248 1471 12186 563 21.64 8-24 29 3
Lyon, NM 122 31422 1013 15379 496 31.01 8-50 23 4
Lillee, DK 70 18467 652 8493 355 23.92 7-83 23 7
Starc, MA 82 16242 522 9193 333 27.61 6-50 14 2
Johnson, MG 73 16001 514 8891 313 28.41 8-61 12 3
Lee, B 76 16531 546 9554 310 30.82 5-30 10 0
McDermott, CJ 71 16586 579 8332 291 28.63 8-97 14 2
Gillespie, JN 71 14234 630 6770 259 26.14 7-37 8 0
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STATISTICS
MOST SERIES WICKETS

PLAYER WKTS V.. SERIES IN M BALLS MDNS RUNS BEST AVE 5WI 10WM
Grimmett, CV 44 RSA 1935-36 RSA 5 2077 140 642 7-40 14.59 5 3
Alderman, TM 42 Eng 1981 Eng 6 1950 76 893 6-135 21.26 4 0
Alderman, TM 41 Eng 1989 Eng 6 1616 68 712 6-128 17.37 6 1
Hogg, RM 41 Eng 1978-79 Aus 6 1740 60 527 6-74 12.85 5 2
Warne, SK 40 Eng 2005 Eng 5 1517 37 797 6-46 19.92 3 2
Lillee, DK 39 Eng 1981 Eng 6 1870 81 870 7-89 22.31 2 1
Whitty, WJ 37 RSA 1910-11 Aus 5 1395 55 632 6-17 17.08 2 0
Johnson, MG 37 Eng 2013-14 Aus 5 1132 51 517 7-40 13.97 3 0
McGrath, GD 36 Eng 1997 Eng 6 1499 67 701 8-38 19.47 2 0
Mailey, AA 36 Eng 1920-21 Aus 5 1465 27 946 9-121 26.28 4 2
BEST INNINGS BOWLING BEST MATCH BOWLING

PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE PLAYER W RC BALLS FOR SEASON VENUE
Mailey, AA 9 121 Eng 1920-21 Melbourne Massie, RAL 16 137 361 Eng 1972 Lord's
McGrath, GD 8 24 Pak 2004-05 Perth Spofforth, FR 14 90 259 Eng 1882 The Oval
Laver, FJ 8 31 Eng 1909 Manchester Grimmett, CV 14 199 578 RSA 1931-32 Adelaide
McGrath, GD 8 38 Eng 1997 Lord's Noble, MA 13 77 202 Eng 1901-02 Melbourne
Trott, AE 8 43 Eng 1894-95 Adelaide Spofforth, FR 13 110 240 Eng 1878-79 Melbourne
Lyon, NM 8 50 Ind 2016-17 Bangalore Reid, BA 13 148 366 Eng 1990-91 Melbourne
Massie, RAL 8 53 Eng 1972 Lord's Lyon, NM 13 154 416 Ban 2017 Chittagong
Mallett, AA 8 59 Pak 1972-73 Adelaide Grimmett, CV 13 173 558 RSA 1935-36 Durban
Hughes, MG 13 217 439 WI 1988-89 Perth
Mailey, AA 13 236 458 Eng 1920-21 Melbourne
MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS MOST CATCHES IN

PLAYER FOR DIS M INN CT ST DIS/INN BYES/INN THE FIELD
Gilchrist, AC Aus 416 96 191 379 37 2.18 3.16 PLAYER CT M C/M
Healy, IA Aus 395 119 224 366 29 1.76 3.29 Ponting, RT 196 168 1.17
Marsh, RW Aus 355 96 182 343 12 1.95 3.47 Waugh, ME 181 128 1.41
Haddin, BJ Aus 270 66 128 262 8 2.11 5.08 Smith, SPD 168 102 1.65
Grout, ATW Aus 187 51 98 163 24 1.91 4.33 Taylor, MA 157 104 1.51
Paine, TD Aus 157 35 68 150 7 2.31 4.76 Border, AR 156 156 1.00
Oldfield, WAS Aus 130 54 101 78 52 1.29 4.20 Clarke, MJ 134 115 1.17
Hayden, ML 128 103 1.24
Warne, SK 125 145 0.86
Chappell, GS 122 87 1.40
CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER M W L D T %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Border, AR 93 32 22 38 1 34.41 23.66 1.45 :1 46 49.46
Ponting, RT 77 48 16 13 0 62.34 20.78 3.00 :1 37 48.05
Waugh, SR 57 41 9 7 0 71.93 15.79 4.56 :1 31 54.39
Taylor, MA 50 26 13 11 0 52.00 26.00 2.00 :1 26 52.00
Chappell, GS 48 21 13 14 0 43.75 27.08 1.62 :1 29 60.42
Clarke, MJ 47 24 16 7 0 51.06 34.04 1.50 :1 24 51.06
Simpson, RB 39 12 12 15 0 30.77 30.77 1.00 :1 19 48.72
Smith, SPD 38 21 10 7 0 55.26 26.32 2.10 :1 18 47.37
Chappell, IM 30 15 5 10 0 50.00 16.67 3.00 :1 17 56.67

AVERAGES OF CURRENT PLAYERS - BATTING

PLAYER RUNS M INN NO HS AVE 100 50
Agar, AC 195 5 7 1 98 32.50 0 1
Boland, SM 47 10 11 4 20 6.71 0 0
Carey, AT 1003 25 36 4 111 31.34 1 5
Cummins, PJ 1100 55 78 11 63 16.42 0 2
Green, CD 1075 24 36 4 114 33.59 1 6
Handscomb, PSP 1079 20 35 6 110 37.21 2 5
Harris, MS 607 14 26 2 79 25.29 0 3
Hazlewood, JR 465 63 76 36 39 11.63 0 0
Head, TM 2904 42 69 5 175 45.38 6 16
Khawaja, UT 5004 66 117 11 195* 47.21 15 24
Kuhnemann, MP 12 3 5 2 6 4.00 0 0
Labuschagne, M 3789 43 76 5 215 53.37 11 16
Lyon, NM 1374 122 153 44 47 12.61 0 0
Marsh, MR 1510 35 61 6 181 27.45 3 4
Murphy, TR 122 6 10 1 41 13.56 0 0
Neser, MG 56 2 3 0 35 18.67 0 0
Renshaw, MT 645 14 24 2 184 29.32 1 3
Smith, SPD 9320 102 181 22 239 58.62 32 39
Starc, MA 1980 82 118 26 99 21.52 0 10
Swepson, MJ 28 4 5 1 15* 7.00 0 0
Warner, DA 8487 109 199 8 335* 44.43 25 36
AVERAGES OF CURRENT PLAYERS - BOWLING

Agar, AC 5 1006 36 468 9 52.00 3-46 0 0
Boland, SM 10 1531 63 712 35 20.34 6-7 1 0
Cummins, PJ 55 11396 434 5484 239 22.95 6-23 9 1
Green, CD 24 1938 56 1081 30 36.03 5-27 1 0
Hazlewood, JR 63 13327 558 6242 238 26.23 6-67 10 0
Head, TM 42 545 9 334 9 37.11 4-10 0 0
Khawaja, UT 66 18 0 8 0 - 0-1 0 0
Kuhnemann, MP 3 471 11 280 9 31.11 5-16 1 0
Labuschagne, M 43 1193 18 738 13 56.77 3-45 0 0
Lyon, NM 122 31422 1013 15379 496 31.01 8-50 23 4
Marsh, MR 35 3057 84 1790 45 39.78 5-46 1 0
Murphy, TR 6 1055 33 534 21 25.43 7-124 1 0
Neser, MG 2 281 11 117 7 16.71 3-22 0 0
Renshaw, MT 14 30 0 20 0 - 0-4 0 0
Smith, SPD 102 1470 28 1008 19 53.05 3-18 0 0
Starc, MA 82 16242 522 9193 333 27.61 6-50 14 2
Swepson, MJ 4 892 14 458 10 45.80 3-55 0 0
Warner, DA 109 342 1 269 4 67.25 2-45 0 0
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STATISTICS
Pakistan Men’s Test Records
RESULTS
V.. M W L D O %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Australia 69 15 34 20 0 21.74 49.28 0.44 :1 34 49.28
Bangladesh 13 12 0 1 0 92.31 0.00 - 6 46.15
England 89 21 29 39 0 23.60 32.58 0.72 :1 49 55.06
India 59 12 9 38 0 20.34 15.25 1.33 :1 31 52.54
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 0 0.00
New Zealand 62 25 14 23 0 40.32 22.58 1.79 :1 32 51.61
South Africa 28 6 15 7 0 21.43 53.57 0.40 :1 9 32.14
Sri Lanka 59 23 17 19 0 38.98 28.81 1.35 :1 23 38.98
West Indies 54 21 18 15 0 38.89 33.33 1.17 :1 24 44.44
Zimbabwe 19 12 3 4 0 63.16 15.79 4.00 :1 5 26.32
Total 453 148 139 166 0 32.67 30.68 1.06 :1 213 47.02

RANK V.. SEASON VENUE SCORE V.. SEASON VENUE
6-765 SL 2008-09 Karachi 49 RSA 2012-13 Johannesburg
708 Eng 1987 The Oval (9-) 53 Aus 2002-03 Sharjah
5-699 Ind 1989-90 Lahore 59 Aus 2002-03 Sharjah
7-679 Ind 2005-06 Lahore 62 Aus 1981-82 Perth
6-674 Ind 1984-85 Faisalabad 72 Eng 2010 Birmingham
8-657 WI 1957-58 Bridgetown 72 Aus 2004-05 Perth
652 Ind 1982-83 Faisalabad 74 Eng 2010 Lord's
(9-) 77 WI 1986-87 Lahore
74 Eng 2010 Lord's
MOST CAREER RUNS

Younis Khan 118 213 19 10099 313 52.06 34 33
Javed Miandad 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 23 43
Inzamam-ul-Haq 119 198 22 8829 329 50.16 25 46
Mohammad Yousuf 90 156 12 7530 223 52.29 24 33
Azhar Ali 97 180 11 7142 302* 42.26 19 35
Salim Malik 103 154 22 5768 237 43.70 15 29
Misbah-ul-Haq 75 132 20 5222 161* 46.63 10 39
Zaheer Abbas 78 124 11 5062 274 44.80 12 20
MOST SERIES RUNS

Mudassar Nazar 761 Ind 1982-83 Pak 6 8 2 231 126.83 4 1
Mohammad Yousuf 665 WI 2006-07 Pak 3 5 0 192 133.00 4 1
Zaheer Abbas 650 Ind 1982-83 Pak 6 6 1 215 130.00 3 0
Mohammad Yousuf 631 Eng 2006 Eng 4 7 0 202 90.14 3 0
Hanif Mohammad 628 WI 1957-58 WI 5 9 0 337 69.78 1 3
Javed Miandad 594 Ind 1982-83 Pak 6 6 1 280* 118.80 2 1
Zaheer Abbas 583 Ind 1978-79 Pak 3 5 2 235* 194.33 2 1

HIGHEST SCORES
Hanif Mohammad 337 WI 1957-58 Bridgetown
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 NZ 2001-02 Lahore
Younis Khan 313 SL 2008-09 Karachi
Azhar Ali 302* WI 2016-17 Dubai
Javed Miandad 280* Ind 1982-83 Hyderabad
Zaheer Abbas 274 Eng 1971 Birmingham
Javed Miandad 271 NZ 1988-89 Auckland
Younis Khan 267 Ind 2004-05 Bangalore
Javed Miandad 260 Eng 1987 The Oval

1 298 Aamer Sohail Ijaz Ahmed WI 1997-98 Karachi
2 291 Zaheer Abbas Mushtaq Mohammad Eng 1971 Birmingham
3 451 Mudassar Nazar Javed Miandad Ind 1982-83 Hyderabad
4 350 Mushtaq Mohammad Asif Iqbal NZ 1972-73 Dunedin
5 281 Javed Miandad Asif Iqbal NZ 1976-77 Lahore
6 269 Mohammad Yousuf Kamran Akmal Eng 2005-06 Lahore
7 308 Waqar Hassan Imtiaz Ahmed NZ 1955-56 Lahore
8 313 Wasim Akram Saqlain Mushtaq Zim 1996-97 Sheikhupura
9 190 Asif Iqbal Intikhab Alam Eng 1967 The Oval
10 151 Azhar Mahmood Mushtaq Ahmed RSA 1997-98 Rawalpindi
451 3rd Mudassar Nazar Javed Miandad Ind 1982-83 Hyderabad
397 3rd Qasim Omar Javed Miandad SL 1985-86 Faisalabad
363 3rd Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf Eng 2006 Leeds
352 3rd Ijaz Ahmed Inzamam-ul-Haq SL 1998-99 Dhaka
350 4th Mushtaq Mohammad Asif Iqbal NZ 1972-73 Dunedin
324 3rd Younis Khan Inzamam-ul-Haq Ind 2004-05 Bangalore
323 3rd Aamer Sohail Inzamam-ul-Haq WI 1997-98 Rawalpindi
322 4th Javed Miandad Salim Malik Eng 1992 Birmingham
MOST CAREER WICKETS

Wasim Akram 104 22627 871 9778 414 23.62 7-119 25 5
Waqar Younis 87 16224 517 8788 373 23.56 7-76 22 5
Imran Khan 88 19458 727 8258 362 22.81 8-58 23 6
Danish Kaneria 61 17697 516 9082 261 34.80 7-77 15 2
Yasir Shah 48 14255 359 7657 244 31.38 8-41 16 3
Abdul Qadir 67 17126 608 7742 236 32.81 9-56 15 5
Saqlain Mushtaq 49 14070 538 6206 208 29.84 8-164 13 3
89
STATISTICS
MOST SERIES WICKETS

Imran Khan 40 Ind 1982-83 Pak 6 1339 69 558 8-60 13.95 4 2
Abdul Qadir 30 Eng 1987-88 Pak 3 1408 68 437 9-56 14.57 3 2
Waqar Younis 29 NZ 1990-91 Pak 3 868 50 315 7-76 10.86 3 2
Yasir Shah 29 NZ 2018-19 UAE 3 1145 37 552 8-41 19.03 3 1
Waqar Younis 27 Zim 1993-94 Pak 3 784 31 373 7-91 13.81 4 1
Imran Khan 25 WI 1976-77 WI 5 1417 54 790 6-90 31.60 1 0
Yasir Shah 25 WI 2016-17 WI 3 1130 40 549 7-94 21.96 3 0
Wasim Akram 25 NZ 1993-94 NZ 3 958 41 431 7-119 17.24 2 1
BEST INNINGS BOWLING BEST MATCH BOWLING

PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE
Abdul Qadir 9 56 Eng 1987-88 Lahore Imran Khan 14 116 SL 1981-82 Lahore
Sarfraz Nawaz 9 86 Aus 1978-79 Melbourne Yasir Shah 14 184 NZ 2018-19 Dubai
Yasir Shah 8 41 NZ 2018-19 Dubai Abdul Qadir 13 101 Eng 1987-88 Lahore
Sajid Khan 8 42 Ban 2021-22 Mirpur Fazal Mahmood 13 114 Aus 1956-57 Karachi
Imran Khan 8 58 SL 1981-82 Lahore Waqar Younis 13 135 Zim 1993-94 Karachi
Imran Khan 8 60 Ind 1982-83 Karachi Fazal Mahmood 12 94 Ind 1952-53 Lucknow
Sikander Bakht 8 69 Ind 1979-80 Delhi Danish Kaneria 12 94 Ban 2001-02 Multan
Saqlain Mushtaq 8 164 Eng 2000-01 Lahore Fazal Mahmood 12 99 Eng 1954 The Oval
MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS MOST CATCHES IN THE FIELD

PLAYER DIS M CT ST DIS/INN BYES/INN PLAYER CT M C/M
Wasim Bari 228 81 201 27 1.56 4.46 Younis Khan 139 118 1.18
Kamran Akmal 206 53 184 22 2.08 4.02 Javed Miandad 93 124 0.75
Sarfraz Ahmed 179 53 157 22 1.75 3.17 Inzamam-ul-Haq 81 119 0.68
Moin Khan 146 66 126 20 1.23 3.68 Asad Shafiq 77 77 1.00
Rashid Latif 130 37 119 11 1.88 3.01 Azhar Ali 66 97 0.68
Salim Yousuf 104 32 91 13 1.79 5.31 Salim Malik 65 103 0.63
Mohammad Yousuf 65 90 0.72
Majid Khan 65 63 1.03
CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER M W L D %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Misbah-ul-Haq 56 26 19 11 46.43 33.93 1.37 :1 29 51.79
Imran Khan 48 14 8 26 29.17 16.67 1.75 :1 25 52.08
Javed Miandad 34 14 6 14 41.18 17.65 2.33 :1 12 35.29
Inzamam-ul-Haq 31 11 11 9 35.48 35.48 1.00 :1 16 51.61
Wasim Akram 25 12 8 5 48.00 32.00 1.50 :1 8 32.00
Kardar, AH 23 6 6 11 26.09 26.09 1.00 :1 10 43.48
Babar Azam 20 10 6 4 50.00 30.00 1.67 :1 6 30.00


Abdullah Shafiq 1220 14 26 2 201 50.83 4 4
Abrar Ahmed 52 6 8 4 17 13.00 0 0
Agha Salman 668 9 17 3 132* 47.71 2 4
Azhar Ali 7142 97 180 11 302* 42.26 19 35
Babar Azam 3772 49 88 9 196 47.75 9 26
Fahim Ashraf 673 16 25 1 91 28.04 0 4
Haris Rauf 12 1 2 0 12 6.00 0 0
Hasan Ali 375 22 34 5 30 12.93 0 0
Imam-ul-Haq 1474 22 42 4 157 38.79 3 8
Mir Hamza 8 3 6 3 4* 2.67 0 0
Mohammad Ali 0 2 4 2 0* 0.00 0 0
Mohammad Nawaz 144 6 10 1 45 16.00 0 0
Mohammad Rizwan 1423 28 44 8 115* 39.53 2 8
Mohammad Wasim jr 55 2 4 1 43 18.33 0 0
Naseem Shah 102 17 22 8 18 7.29 0 0
Nauman Ali 275 15 19 4 97 18.33 0 1
Sarfraz Ahmed 3024 53 93 14 118 38.28 4 21
Saud Shakil 875 7 13 3 208* 87.50 2 6
Shaheen Shah Afridi 154 27 33 8 19 6.16 0 0
Shan Masood 1597 30 56 0 156 28.52 4 7
Zahid Mahmood 18 2 4 0 17 4.50 0 0

Abrar Ahmed 6 1948 46 1181 38 31.08 7-114 2 1
Agha Salman 9 642 11 408 9 45.33 3-75 0 0
Azhar Ali 97 867 8 621 8 77.63 2-35 0 0
Babar Azam 49 90 2 42 2 21.00 1-1 0 0
Fahim Ashraf 16 1764 78 861 24 35.88 3-42 0 0
Haris Rauf 1 78 1 78 1 78.00 1-78 0 0
Hasan Ali 22 3900 149 2003 78 25.68 5-27 6 1
Imam-ul-Haq 22 12 0 9 0 - 0-9 0 0
Mir Hamza 3 444 10 264 2 132.00 1-38 0 0
Mohammad Ali 2 294 2 261 4 65.25 2-64 0 0
Mohammad Nawaz 6 959 23 496 16 31.00 5-88 1 0
Mohammad Wasim jr 2 358 8 231 2 115.50 1-71 0 0
Naseem Shah 17 2856 77 1725 51 33.82 5-31 1 0
Nauman Ali 15 3208 101 1576 47 33.53 7-70 4 0
Saud Shakil 7 12 0 30 0 - 0-30 0 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi 27 5218 182 2686 105 25.58 6-51 4 1
Shan Masood 30 144 6 92 2 46.00 1-6 0 0
Zahid Mahmood 2 375 3 434 12 36.17 4-235 0 0
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STATISTICS
Viv Richards, 2266

Test runs for West
Indies vs Australia.

Australia v West Indies Men’s Tests
RESULTS
VENUE PLAYED AUSTRALIA WEST DRAWN TIED
INDIES
Adelaide 15 6 5 4 0
Brisbane 12 6 3 2 1
Brisbane Ex 1 1 0 0 0
Hobart 2 2 0 0 0
Melbourne 15 11 3 1 0
Perth (WACA) 7 2 5 0 0
Perth Stadium 1 1 0 0 0
Sydney 15 10 2 3 0
In Australia 68 39 18 10 1
in West 50 21 14 15 0
Indies
TOTAL 69 34 15 20 20
SERIES RESULTS HIGHEST TOTALS

YEAR HOST M WINNER RSLT V.. SCORE FOR SEASON VENUE
1930-31 Aus 5 Aus 4 1 8-758 Aus 1954-55 Kingston
1951-52 Aus 5 Aus 4 1 668 Aus 1954-55 Bridgetown
1954-55 WI 5 Aus 3 0 6-650 Aus 1964-65 Bridgetown
1960-61 Aus 5 Aus 2 1 619 Aus 1968-69 Sydney
1964-65 WI 5 WI 2 1 616 WI 1968-69 Adelaide
1968-69 Aus 5 Aus 3 1 606 WI 1992-93 Sydney
1972-73 WI 5 Aus 2 0 9-605 Aus 2002-03 Bridgetown
1975-76 Aus 6 Aus 5 1 9-600 Aus 1954-55 Port-of-Spain
1977-78 WI 5 WI 3 1
1979-80 Aus 3 WI 2 0
1981-82 Aus 3 Drawn 1 1 LOWEST TOTALS
1983-84 WI 5 WI 3 0 SCORE FOR SEASON VENUE
1984-85 Aus 5 WI 3 1 51 WI 1998-99 Port-of-Spain
1988-89 Aus 5 WI 3 1 76 Aus 1984-85 Perth
1990-91 WI 5 WI 2 1 77 WI 2022-23 Adelaide
1992-93 Aus 5 WI 2 1 78 WI 1951-52 Sydney
1994-95 WI 4 Aus 2 1 82 WI 2000-01 Brisbane
1996-97 Aus 5 Aus 3 2 82 Aus 1951-52 Adelaide
1998-99 WI 4 Drawn 2 2 90 Aus 1977-78 Port-of-Spain
2000-01 Aus 5 Aus 5 0 90 WI 1930-31 Sydney
2002-03 WI 4 Aus 3 1 94 Aus 1977-78 Port-of-Spain
2005-06 Aus 3 Aus 3 0 97 Aus 1983-84 Bridgetown
2007-08 WI 3 Aus 2 0 99 WI 1930-31 Melbourne
2009-10 Aus 3 Aus 2 0
2011-12 WI 3 Aus 2 0
2015 WI 2 Aus 2 0
2015-16 Aus 3 Aus 2 0
2022-23 Aus 2 Aus 2 0
93
STATISTICS
MOST RUNS
PLAYER FOR RUNS M INN NO HS AVE 100 50 0
Lara, BC WI 2815 30 56 2 277 52.13 9 11 5
Richards, IVA WI 2266 34 54 3 208 44.43 5 14 5
Haynes, DL WI 2233 33 59 6 145 42.13 5 14 1
Lloyd, CH WI 2211 29 48 4 178 50.25 6 12 2
Waugh, SR Aus 2192 32 51 7 200 49.82 7 9 3
Richardson, RB WI 2175 29 48 4 182 49.43 9 7 3
Border, AR Aus 2052 31 59 7 126 39.46 3 14 4
Ponting, RT Aus 1977 24 44 7 206 53.43 7 7 0
Waugh, ME Aus 1858 28 48 3 139* 41.29 4 13 4
Greenidge, CG WI 1819 29 52 7 226 40.42 4 8 5
MOST RUNS IN A SERIES

PLAYER RUNS FOR SERIES IN M INN NO HS AVE 100 50
Walcott, CL 827 WI 1954-55 WI 5 10 0 155 82.70 5 2
Chappell, GS 702 Aus 1975-76 Aus 6 11 5 182* 117.00 3 3
Walters, KD 699 Aus 1968-69 Aus 4 6 0 242 116.50 4 2
Lawry, WM 667 Aus 1968-69 Aus 5 8 0 205 83.38 3 2
Harvey, RN 650 Aus 1954-55 WI 5 7 1 204 108.33 3 1
Redpath, IR 575 Aus 1975-76 Aus 6 11 0 103 52.27 3 2
Hunte, CC 550 WI 1964-65 WI 5 10 1 89 61.11 0 6
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS

PLAYER SCORE FOR SEASON VENUE
Lara, BC 277 WI 1992-93 Sydney
Voges, AC 269* Aus 2015-16 Bellerive
Walters, KD 242 Aus 1968-69 Sydney
Greenidge, CG 226 WI 1990-91 Bridgetown
Lara, BC 226 WI 2005-06 Adelaide
Bradman, DG 223 Aus 1930-31 Brisbane (Ex)
Atkinson, DStE 219 WI 1954-55 Bridgetown
Jones, DM 216 Aus 1988-89 Adelaide
Lara, BC 213 WI 1998-99 Kingston
Lawry, WM 210 Aus 1964-65 Bridgetown
RUNS PLAYERS WKT FOR SEASON VENUE
449 Voges, AC Marsh, SE 4th Aus 2015-16 Bellerive
382 Lawry, WM Simpson, RB 1st Aus 1964-65 Bridgetown
347 Atkinson, DStE Depeiza, CC 7th WI 1954-55 Bridgetown
336 Lawry, WM Walters, KD 4th Aus 1968-69 Sydney
322 Lara, BC Adams, JC 5th WI 1998-99 Kingston
315 Ponting, RT Lehmann, DS 3rd Aus 2002-03 Port-of-Spain
308 Richardson, RB Richards, IVA 3rd WI 1983-84 St. John's
298 Lawry, WM Chappell, IM 2nd Aus 1968-69 Melbourne
297 Haynes, DL Richardson, RB 2nd WI 1990-91 Georgetown
297 Labuschagne, M Head, TM 4th Aus 2022-23 Adelaide
295 McDonald, CC Harvey, RN 3rd Aus 1954-55 Kingston
293 Richardson, RB Lara, BC 3rd WI 1992-93 Sydney

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS - AUSTRALIA

1 382 Lawry, WM Simpson, RB 1964-65 Bridgetown
2 298 Lawry, WM Chappell, IM 1968-69 Melbourne
3 315 Ponting, RT Lehmann, DS 2002-03 Port-of-Spain
4 449 Voges, AC Marsh, SE 2015-16 Bellerive
5 281 Waugh, SR Ponting, RT 1998-99 Bridgetown
6 206 Miller, KR Archer, RG 1954-55 Bridgetown
7 134 Davidson, AK Benaud, R 1960-61 Brisbane
8 137 Benaud, R Johnson, IWG 1954-55 Kingston
9 114 Jones, DM Hughes, MG 1988-89 Adelaide
10 97 Voges, AC Hazlewood, JR 2015 Roseau
10 97 Hogan, TG Hogg, RM 1983-84 Georgetown
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS - WEST INDIES

1 250* Greenidge, CG Haynes, DL 1983-84 Georgetown
2 297 Haynes, DL Richardson, RB 1990-91 Georgetown
3 308 Richardson, RB Richards, IVA 1983-84 St. John's
4 198 Rowe, LG Kallicharran, AI 1975-76 Brisbane
5 322 Lara, BC Adams, JC 1998-99 Kingston
6 165 Kanhai, RB Murray, DL 1972-73 Bridgetown
7 347 Atkinson, DStE Depeiza, CC 1954-55 Bridgetown
8 87 Dujon, PJL Ambrose, CEL 1990-91 Port-of-Spain
9 122 Holford, DAJ Hendriks, JL 1968-69 Adelaide
10 68 Nash, BP Rampaul, R 2009-10 Adelaide
MOST WICKETS
PLAYER FOR WKTS M BALLS MDNS RUNS AVE BEST 5WI 10WM
Walsh, CA WI 135 38 8560 286 3872 28.68 6-54 4 0
Ambrose, CEL WI 128 27 6696 279 2718 21.23 7-25 8 1
McGrath, GD Aus 110 23 5475 287 2132 19.38 6-17 8 2
Gibbs, LR WI 103 24 9358 361 3222 31.28 6-29 6 0
Garner, J WI 89 18 4196 176 1860 20.90 6-60 4 0
Marshall, MD WI 87 19 4335 135 1959 22.52 5-29 7 1
Holding, MA WI 76 17 3774 116 1771 23.30 6-21 5 1
Warne, SK Aus 65 19 4078 159 1947 29.95 7-52 3 0
Lee, B Aus 64 12 2705 110 1472 23.00 5-30 3 0
Thomson, JR Aus 62 14 2774 56 1818 29.32 6-50 3 0
MacGill, SCG Aus 60 16 3730 134 2045 34.08 7-104 2 0
MOST WICKETS IN A SERIES

PLAYER FOR WKTS V.. SERIES IN M BALLS MDNS RUNS BEST AVE 5WI 10WM
Davidson, AK Aus 33 WI 1960-61 Aus 4 1391 25 612 6-53 18.55 5 1
Ambrose, CEL WI 33 Aus 1992-93 Aus 5 1563 77 542 7-25 16.42 3 1
Grimmett, CV Aus 33 WI 1930-31 Aus 5 1436 61 593 7-87 17.97 2 1
Garner, J WI 31 Aus 1983-84 WI 5 1253 55 523 6-60 16.87 3 0
McGrath, GD Aus 30 WI 1998-99 WI 4 1198 59 508 5-28 16.93 4 1
McKenzie, GD Aus 30 WI 1968-69 Aus 5 1649 27 758 8-71 25.27 1 1
Thomson, JR Aus 29 WI 1975-76 Aus 6 1205 15 831 6-50 28.66 2 0
Marshall, MD WI 28 Aus 1984-85 Aus 5 1292 45 554 5-38 19.79 4 1
95
STATISTICS
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

PLAYER W RC FOR SEASON VENUE PLAYER W RC FOR SEASON VENUE
McKenzie, GD 8 71 Aus 1968-69 Melbourne Hughes, MG 13 217 Aus 1988-89 Perth
Hughes, MG 8 87 Aus 1988-89 Perth Ironmonger, H 11 79 Aus 1930-31 Melbourne
Lawson, GF 8 112 Aus 1984-85 Adelaide Border, AR 11 96 Aus 1988-89 Sydney
Ironmonger, H 7 23 Aus 1930-31 Melbourne Holding, MA 11 107 WI 1981-82 Melbourne
Ambrose, CEL 7 25 WI 1992-93 Perth Lawson, GF 11 181 Aus 1984-85 Adelaide
Johnson, IWG 7 44 Aus 1954-55 Georgetown Grimmett, CV 11 183 Aus 1930-31 Adelaide
Border, AR 7 46 Aus 1988-89 Sydney Davidson, AK 11 222 Aus 1960-61 Brisbane
Warne, SK 7 52 Aus 1992-93 Melbourne
Roberts, AME 7 54 WI 1975-76 Perth
Gomez, GE 7 55 WI 1951-52 Sydney
MOST CATCHES IN THE FIELD MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS

PLAYER FOR CT M C/M PLAYER FOR TOTAL M INN CT ST
Waugh, ME Aus 45 28 1.61 Dujon, PJL WI 84 21 40 83 1
Hooper, CL WI 38 25 1.52 Healy, IA Aus 78 28 53 72 6
Lara, BC WI 34 30 1.13 Marsh, RW Aus 65 17 33 64 1
Simpson, RB Aus 29 15 1.93 Gilchrist, AC Aus 52 12 24 46 6
Taylor, MA Aus 28 20 1.40 Jacobs, RD WI 44 11 20 41 3
Sobers, GStA WI 27 19 1.42 Ramdin, D WI 42 14 25 40 2
Richardson, RB WI 26 29 0.90 Grout, ATW Aus 41 10 20 34 7
Langley, GRA Aus 41 9 18 32 9
Murray, DL WI 40 15 30 40 0
CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER TEAM M W L D %W/P %DT/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Lloyd, CH WI 22 12 7 3 54.55 13.64 1.71 :1 9 40.91
Border, AR Aus 18 4 8 6 22.22 33.33 0.50 :1 13 72.22
Chappell, GS Aus 12 6 4 2 50.00 16.67 1.50 :1 8 66.67
Waugh, SR Aus 12 9 3 0 75.00 0.00 3.00 :1 8 66.67
Richards, IVA WI 11 5 2 4 45.45 36.36 2.50 :1 4 36.36
Sobers, GStA WI 10 3 4 3 30.00 30.00 0.75 :1 7 70.00
Simpson, RB Aus 10 2 5 3 20.00 30.00 0.40 :1 4 40.00

AUSTRALIA WI
HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST
VENUE SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON SCORE SEASON
Adelaide 533 1968-69 82 1951-52 616 1968-69 105 1951-52
Brisbane 505 1960-61 167 1988-89 453 1960-61 82 2000-01
AUSTRALIA WI
HIGHEST HIGHEST
VENUE SCORE PLAYER SEASON SCORE PLAYER SEASON
Adelaide 216 DM Jones 1988-89 226 BC Lara 2005-06
Brisbane 181 O’Neill, NCL 1960-61 157* Arthurton, KLT 1992-93


AUSTRALIA
Adelaide 8-112 GF Lawson 1984-85 11-181 GF Lawson 1984-85
Brisbane 6-17 McGrath, GD 2000-01 11-122 Davidson, AK 1960-61
WI
Adelaide 6-38 FM Worrell 1951-52 10-107 MD Marshall 1984-85
Brisbane 6-73 Sobers, GS 1960-61 9-203 Hall, WW 1960-61
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS AT RECORD PARTNERSHIPS AT

ADELAIDE - AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE - WEST INDIES
WKT RUNS PLAYERS SEASON WKT RUNS PLAYERS SEASON
1 174 Watson, SR Katich, SM 2009-10 1 84 Haynes, DL Simmons, PV 1992-93
2 128 Redpath, IR Yallop, GN 1975-76 2 167 Haynes, DL Richardson, RB 1988-89
3 166 Laird, BM Border, AR 1981-82 3 132 Greenidge, CG Gomes, HA 1984-85
4 297 Labuschagne, M Head, TM 2022-23 4 183 Lara, BC Adams, JC 2000-01
5 123 Waugh, ME Ponting, RT 2000-01 5 116 Lara, BC Bravo, DJ 2005-06
6 165 Blewett, GS Bevan, MG 1996-97 6 150 Lloyd, CH Dujon, PJL 1984-85
7 87 Wessels, KC Lawson, GF 1984-85 7 89 Gomes, HA Dujon, PJL 1981-82
8 50 Jones, DM May, TBA 1988-89 8 82 Gomes, HA Roberts, AME 1981-82
9 114 Jones, DM Hughes, MG 1988-89 9 122 Holford, DAJ Hendriks, JL 1968-69
10 66* Mackay, KD Kline, LF 1960-61 10 68 Nash, BP Rampaul, R 2009-10
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS AT RECORD PARTNERSHIPS AT

BRISBANE - AUSTRALIA BRISBANE - WEST INDIES
WKT RUNS PLAYERS SEASON WKT RUNS PLAYERS SEASON
1 101 Slater, MJ Hayden, ML 2000-01 1 135 Greenidge, CG Haynes, DL 1988-89
2 217 Lawry, WM Chappell, IM 1968-69 2 165 Carew, MC Kanhai, RB 1968-69
3 159* Chappell, IM Chappell, GS 1975-76 3 105 Richards, IVA Kallicharran, AI 1979-80
4 118 Chappell, GS Hughes, KJ 1979-80 4 198 Rowe, LG Kallicharran, AI 1975-76
5 122 Chappell, GS Marsh, RW 1975-76 5 95 Arthurton, KLT Hooper, CL 1992-93
6 142 Waugh, SR Healy, IA 1996-97 6 152 Richardson, RB Lloyd, CH 1984-85
7 134 Davidson, AK Benaud, R 1960-61 7 120 Lloyd, CH Carew, MC 1968-69
8 75 Warne, SK Lee, B 2005-06 8 45 Gomez, GE Marshall, RE 1951-52
9 58 McDermott, CJ Matthews, CD 1988-89 9 86 Alexander, FCM Hall, WW 1960-61
10 19 McDermott, CJ May, TBA 1988-89 10 56 Garner, J Croft, CEH 1979-80
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STATISTICS
West Indies Men’s Test Records
RESULTS
V.. M W L D O %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 1 100.00
Australia 118 32 60 25 1 27.12 50.85 0.53 :1 56 47.46
Bangladesh 20 14 4 2 0 70.00 20.00 3.50 :1 7 35.00
England 163 59 51 53 0 36.20 31.29 1.16 :1 84 51.53
India 100 30 23 47 0 30.00 23.00 1.30 :1 55 55.00
New Zealand 49 13 17 19 0 26.53 34.69 0.76 :1 31 63.27
Pakistan 54 18 21 15 0 33.33 38.89 0.86 :1 30 55.56
South Africa 32 3 22 7 0 9.38 68.75 0.14 :1 18 56.25
Sri Lanka 24 4 11 9 0 16.67 45.83 0.36 :1 11 45.83
Zimbabwe 12 8 0 4 0 66.67 0.00 - 5 41.67
Total 573 182 209 181 1 31.76 36.47 0.87 :1 298 52.01

3-790 Pak 1957-58 Kingston 47 Eng 2003-04 Kingston
5-751 Eng 2003-04 Antigua 51 Aus 1998-99 Port-of-Spain
9-749 Eng 2008-09 Bridgetown 53 Pak 1986-87 Faisalabad
747 RSA 2004-05 Antigua 54 Eng 2000 Lord's
8-692 Eng 1995 The Oval 61 Eng 2000 Leeds
8-687 Eng 1976 The Oval 76 Pak 1958-59 Dhaka
8-681 Eng 1953-54 Port-of-Spain
MOST CAREER RUNS

Lara, BC 130 230 6 11912 400* 53.18 34 48
Chanderpaul, S 164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37 30 66
Richards, IVA 121 182 12 8540 291 50.24 24 45
Sobers, GS 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 26 30
Greenidge, CG 108 185 16 7558 226 44.72 19 34
Lloyd, CH 110 175 14 7515 242* 46.68 19 39
Haynes, DL 116 202 25 7487 184 42.30 18 39
Gayle, CH 103 182 11 7215 333 42.19 15 37
MOST SERIES RUNS

Richards, IVA 829 Eng 1976 Eng 4 7 0 291 118.43 3 2
Walcott, CL 827 Aus 1954-55 WI 5 10 0 155 82.70 5 2
Sobers, GS 824 Pak 1957-58 WI 5 8 2 365* 137.33 3 3
Lara, BC 798 Eng 1993-94 WI 5 8 0 375 99.75 2 2
Weekes, ED 779 Ind 1948-49 Ind 5 7 0 194 111.29 4 2
Lara, BC 765 Eng 1995 Eng 6 10 1 179 85.00 3 3

HIGHEST SCORES
Lara, BC 400* Eng 2003-04 Antigua
Lara, BC 375 Eng 1993-94 Antigua
Sobers, GS 365* Pak 1957-58 Kingston
Gayle, CH 333 SL 2010-11 Galle
Gayle, CH 317 RSA 2004-05 Antigua
Rowe, LG 302 Eng 1973-74 Bridgetown
Sarwan, RR 291 Eng 2008-09 Bridgetown
Richards, IVA 291 Eng 1976 The Oval

1 336 Brathwaite, KC Chanderpaul, T Zim 2022-23 Bulawayo (QSC)
2 446 Hunte, CC Sobers, GS Pak 1957-58 Kingston
3 338 Weekes, ED Worrell, FMM Eng 1953-54 Port-of-Spain
4 399 Sobers, GS Worrell, FMM Eng 1959-60 Bridgetown
5 322 Lara, BC Adams, JC Aus 1998-99 Kingston
6 282* Lara, BC Jacobs, RD Eng 2003-04 Antigua
7 347 Atkinson, DS Depeiaza, CC Aus 1954-55 Bridgetown
8 212 Dowrich, SO Holder, JO Zim 2017-18 Bulawayo (QSC)
9 161 Lloyd, CH Roberts, AME Ind 1983-84 Kolkata
10 143 Ramdin, D Best, TL Eng 2012 Birmingham
PLAYERS RUNS WKT V.. SEASON VENUE
Hunte, CC Sobers, GS 446 2nd Pak 1957-58 Kingston
Sobers, GS Worrell, FMM 399 4th Eng 1959-60 Bridgetown
Atkinson, DS Depeiaza, CC 347 7th Aus 1954-55 Bridgetown
Weekes, ED Worrell, FMM 338 3rd Eng 1953-54 Port-of-Spain
Brathwaite, KC Chanderpaul, T 336 1st Zim 2022-23 Bulawayo (QSC)
Gayle, CH Sarwan, RR 331 2nd RSA 2004-05 Antigua
Aamer Sohail Inzamam-ul-Haq 323 3rd WI 1997-98 Rawalpindi
Javed Miandad Salim Malik 322 4th Eng 1992 Birmingham
MOST CAREER WICKETS

Walsh, CA 132 30019 1145 12688 519 24.45 7-37 22 3
Ambrose, CEL 98 22103 1000 8501 405 20.99 8-45 22 3
Marshall, MD 81 17584 613 7876 376 20.95 7-22 22 4
Gibbs, LR 79 27115 1313 8989 309 29.09 8-38 18 2
Roach, KAJ 79 14229 520 7362 265 27.78 6-48 11 1
Garner, J 58 13175 576 5433 259 20.98 6-56 7 0
Holding, MA 60 12680 459 5898 249 23.69 8-92 13 2
Sobers, GS 93 21599 974 7999 235 34.04 6-73 6 0
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STATISTICS
MOST SERIES WICKETS

Marshall, MD 35 Eng 1988 Eng 5 1219 49 443 7-22 12.66 3 1
Walsh, CA 34 Eng 2000 Eng 5 1322 92 436 6-74 12.82 2 1
Croft, CEH 33 Pak 1976-77 WI 5 1307 45 676 8-29 20.48 1 0
Valentine, AL 33 Eng 1950 Eng 4 2535 197 674 8-104 20.42 2 2
Ambrose, CEL 33 Aus 1992-93 Aus 5 1563 77 542 7-25 16.42 3 1
Marshall, MD 33 Ind 1983-84 Ind 6 1326 59 621 6-37 18.82 2 0
Griffith, CC 32 Eng 1963 Eng 5 1343 54 519 6-36 16.22 3 0
Roberts, AME 32 Ind 1974-75 Ind 5 1251 51 585 7-64 18.28 3 1
BEST INNINGS BOWLING

PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE
Noreiga, JM 9 95 Ind 1970-71 Port-of-Spain
Croft, CEH 8 29 Pak 1976-77 Port-of-Spain
Gibbs, LR 8 38 Ind 1961-62 Bridgetown
Ambrose, CEL 8 45 Eng 1989-90 Bridgetown
Bishoo, D 8 49 Pak 2016-17 Dubai
Chase, RL 8 60 Eng 2018-19 Bridgetown
Gabriel, ST 8 62 SL 2018 Gros Islet
Holding, MA 8 92 Eng 1976 The Oval
Valentine, AL 8 104 Eng 1950 Manchester
BEST MATCH BOWLING

PLAYER W RC BALLS V.. SEASON VENUE
Holding, MA 14 149 322 Eng 1976 The Oval
Walsh, CA 13 55 216 NZ 1994-95 Wellington
Motie, G 13 99 194 Zim 2022-23 Bulawayo
Gabriel, ST 13 121 220 SL 2018 Gros Islet
Roberts, AME 12 121 255 Ind 1974-75 Chennai
Ambrose, CEL 11 84 234 Eng 1993-94 Port-of-Spain
Marshall, MD 11 89 221 Ind 1988-89 Port-of-Spain
MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS MOST CATCHES IN THE FIELD

PLAYER DIS M INN CT ST DIS/INN BYES/INN PLAYER CT M C/M
Dujon, PJL 270 79 150 265 5 1.80 5.09 Lara, BC 164 130 1.26
Jacobs, RD 219 65 122 207 12 1.80 2.40 Richards, IVA 122 121 1.01
Ramdin, D 217 74 132 205 12 1.64 4.30 Hooper, CL 115 102 1.13
Murray, DL 189 62 119 181 8 1.59 5.47 Sobers, GS 109 93 1.17
Murray, JR 101 31 57 98 3 1.77 3.02 Gayle, CH 96 103 0.93
Da Silva, JM 98 24 45 92 6 2.18 4.78 Greenidge, CG 96 108 0.89
Murray, JR 101 31 57 98 3 1.77 3.02 Richardson, RB 90 86 1.05
Da Silva, JM 98 24 45 92 6 2.18 4.78 Lloyd, CH 90 110 0.82

CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER M W L D %W/P %L/P %DT/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Lloyd, CH 74 36 12 26 48.65 16.22 35.14 3.00 :1 35 51.79
Richards, IVA 50 27 8 15 54.00 16.00 30.00 3.38 :1 23 52.08
Lara, BC 47 10 26 11 21.28 55.32 23.40 0.38 :1 20 35.29
Sobers, GS 39 9 10 20 23.08 25.64 51.28 0.90 :1 27 51.61
Holder, JO 37 11 21 5 29.73 56.76 13.51 0.52 :1 22 32.00
Sammy, DJG 30 8 12 10 26.67 40.00 33.33 0.67 :1 14 43.48

Athanaze, AS 112 2 3 0 47 37.33 0 0
Blackwood, J 2898 56 102 6 112* 30.19 3 18
Brathwaite, KC 5479 87 167 10 212 34.90 12 29
Chanderpaul, T 529 8 15 2 207* 40.69 1 1
Chase, RL 2265 49 90 4 137* 26.34 5 11
Cornwall, RRS 261 10 17 3 73 18.64 0 2
Da Silva, JM 882 24 41 7 100* 25.94 1 3
Gabriel, ST 229 59 88 34 20* 4.24 0 0
Holder, JO 2797 64 113 18 202* 29.44 3 12
Joseph, AS 554 30 45 0 86 12.31 0 2
Mayers, KR 949 18 32 3 210* 32.72 2 2
McKenzie, KSA 32 1 2 0 32 16.00 0 0
Motie, G 52 4 4 2 23* 26.00 0 0
Reifer, RA 298 8 14 1 62 22.92 0 3
Roach, KAJ 1137 79 125 25 41 11.37 0 0
Warrican, JA 189 15 26 10 41 11.81 0 0

Athanaze, AS 2 120 2 65 1 65.00 1-53 0 0
Blackwood, J 56 454 12 264 4 66.00 2-14 0 0
Brathwaite, KC 87 2736 35 1520 29 52.41 6-29 1 0
Chase, RL 49 6793 129 3910 85 46.00 8-60 4 0
Cornwall, RRS 10 2761 84 1316 35 37.60 7-75 2 1
Gabriel, ST 59 9379 269 5348 166 32.22 8-62 6 1
Holder, JO 64 10693 466 4587 157 29.22 6-42 8 1
Joseph, AS 30 5132 140 3011 85 35.42 5-81 1 0
Mayers, KR 18 1524 77 622 34 18.29 5-18 1 0
Motie, G 4 806 27 417 22 18.95 7-37 2 1
Reifer, RA 8 336 11 170 3 56.67 1-36 0 0
Roach, KAJ 79 14229 520 7362 265 27.78 6-48 11 1
Warrican, JA 15 3237 75 1675 46 36.41 4-50 0 0
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STATISTICS
Australia Women’s Test Records
RESULTS
V.. M W L D %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
England 52 13 9 30 25.00 17.31 1.44 :1 19 36.54
India 10 4 0 6 40.00 0.00 - 5 50.00
New Zealand 13 4 1 8 30.77 7.69 4.00 :1 6 46.15
West Indies 2 0 0 2 0.00 0.00 - 0 0.00
Total 77 21 10 46 27.27 12.99 2.10 :1 30 38.96

SCORE V.. SEASON VENUE SCORE FOR SEASON VENUE
6-569 Eng 1998 Guildford 38 Aus 1957-58 St. Kilda
525 Ind 1983-84 Ahmedabad 47 Aus 1934-35 Brisbane
473 Eng 2023 Nottingham 78 Aus 2002-03 Brisbane
9-448 Eng 2017-18 North Sydney 83 Aus 1951 The Oval
4-427 Eng 1998 Worcester 102 Aus 1937 Northampton
8-420 Eng 2019 Taunton
MOST RUNS
Rolton, KL 14 22 4 1002 209* 55.67 2 5
Clark, BJ 15 25 5 919 136 45.95 2 6
Perry, EA 11 19 7 876 213* 73.00 2 4
Wilson, ER 11 16 1 862 127 57.47 3 3
Annetts, DA 10 13 3 819 193 81.90 2 6
Cook, P 13 20 1 765 105 40.26 1 4
Haggett, BJ 10 15 2 762 144 58.62 2 4
Kennare, J 12 19 0 702 131 36.95 3 2
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Perry, EA 213* Eng 2017-18 North Sydney
Rolton, KL 209* Eng 2001 Leeds
Goszko, MAJ 204 Eng 2001 Shenley
Broadbent, J 200 Eng 1998 Guildford
Annetts, DA 193 Eng 1987 Collingham
Rolton, KL 176 Eng 1998 Worcester
Javed Miandad 260* Eng 1987 The Oval
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS
1 178 Haggett, BJ Clark, BJ Ind 1990-91 North Sydney
2 177 Haggett, BJ Annetts, DA Ind 1990-91 Richmond
3 309 Reeler, LA Annetts, DA Eng 1987 Collingham
4 253 Rolton, KL Broadfoot, LC Eng 2001 Leeds
5 136 Sthalekar, LC Blackwell, AJ Eng 2002-03 Bankstown
6 229 Fields, JM Haynes, RL Eng 2009 Worcester
7 103 Perry, EA McGrath, TM Eng 2017-18 North Sydney
8 181 Griffiths, SJ Wilson, DL NZ 1989-90 Auckland
9 95 Sutherland, AJ Garth, KJ Eng 2023 Nottingham
10 119 Nitschke, S Smith, CR Eng 2005 Hove

Australia Women’s Test Records
309 3rd Reeler, LA Annetts, DA Eng 1987 Collingham
253 4th Rolton, KL Broadfoot, LC Eng 2001 Leeds
229 6th Fields, JM Haynes, RL Eng 2009 Worcester
222 4th Annetts, DA Larsen, LA Eng 1991-92 North Sydney
220 4th Broadbent, J Jones, M Eng 1998 Guildford
181 8th Griffiths, SJ Wilson, DL NZ 1989-90 Auckland
178 1st Haggett, BJ Clark, BJ Ind 1990-91 North Sydney
177 2nd Haggett, BJ Annetts, DA Ind 1990-91 Richmond
MOST WICKETS
Wilson, ER 11 2885 172 803 68 11.81 7-7 4 2
Fitzpatrick, CL 13 3603 216 1147 60 19.12 5-29 2 0
Thompson, RH 16 4304 276 1040 57 18.25 5-33 1 0
Wilson, DL 11 2812 160 880 48 18.33 5-27 2 0
Fullston, LA 12 3610 237 1047 41 25.54 4-53 0 0
Perry, EA 11 1941 78 778 38 20.47 6-32 2 0
Knee, M 8 2274 116 570 35 16.29 5-35 2 0
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE PLAYER W RC V.. SEASON VENUE
Gardner, AK 8 66 Eng 2023 Nottingham Imran Khan 14 116 SL 1981-82 Lahore
Wilson, ER 7 7 Eng 1957-58 St. Kilda Yasir Shah 14 184 NZ 2018-19 Dubai
Palmer, A 7 18 Eng 1934-35 Brisbane Abdul Qadir 13 101 Eng 1987-88 Lahore
Johnston, L 7 24 NZ 1971-72 St. Kilda Fazal Mahmood 13 114 Aus 1956-57 Karachi
Wilson, ER 6 23 Eng 1948-49 Adelaide Waqar Younis 13 135 Zim 1993-94 Karachi
Wilson, ER 6 28 NZ 1947-48 Wellington Fazal Mahmood 12 94 Ind 1952-53 Lucknow
Perry, EA 6 32 Eng 2015 Canterbury Danish Kaneria 12 94 Ban 2001-02 Multan
Antonio, P 6 49 Eng 1934-35 Melbourne Fazal Mahmood 12 99 Eng 1954 The Oval
Antonio, P 6 51 Eng 1937 Northampton
Wilson, ER 6 71 Eng 1957-58 Adelaide
Price, K 6 72 Ind 1983-84 Lucknow MOST CATCHES IN
THE FIELD
MOST WICKETKEEPING DISMISSALS PLAYER CT M C/M
PLAYER DIS M CT ST DIS/INN BYES/INN B%R Fullston, LA 20 12 1.67
Matthews, C 58 20 46 12 1.57 3.49 1.82 Cook, P 12 13 0.92
Jennings, MJ 24 8 14 10 1.71 4.64 2.09 Annetts, DA 12 10 1.20
Price, JC 22 10 20 2 1.16 3.89 2.22 Whiteman, BN 12 7 1.71
Healy, AJ 19 7 17 2 1.46 3.54 1.49 Thompson, RH 12 16 0.75
Larter, L 16 7 7 9 1.14 6.50 4.04 Reeler, LA 12 10 1.20
CAPTAINCY RECORDS
PLAYER TEAM M W L D %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
Clark, BJ Aus 11 3 1 7 27.27 9.09 3.00 :1 6 54.55
Larsen, LA Aus 10 5 0 5 50.00 0.00 - 2 20.00
Dive, MC Aus 7 3 1 3 42.86 14.29 3.00 :1 3 42.86
Peden, MEM Aus 6 1 3 2 16.67 50.00 0.33 :1 4 66.67
Gordon, DA Aus 5 0 0 5 0.00 0.00 - 0 0.00
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STATISTICS
South Africa Women’s Test Records
RESULTS
V.. M W L D %W/P %L/P W:L TOSS %TOSS
England 7 0 2 5 0.00 28.57 0.00 :1 4 57.14
India 2 0 2 0 0.00 100.00 0.00 :1 0 0.00
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 100.00 0.00 - 0 0.00
New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0.00 33.33 0.00 :1 2 66.67
Total 13 1 5 7 7.69 38.46 0.20 :1 6 46.15

316 Eng 2003 Shenley 89 NZ 1971-72 Durban
8-285 Eng 2003 Shenley 111 NZ 1971-72 Durban
284 Eng 2022 Taunton 114 NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
8-266 Eng 1960-61 Cape Town 130 Eng 2003 Taunton
266 Ind 2001-02 Paarl
8-260 Eng 1960-61 Port Elizabeth
MOST RUNS
Gove, JA 7 14 4 256 51* 25.60 0 1
Hurly, E 4 8 1 240 96* 34.29 0 1
Hodgkinson, AL 3 6 0 239 95 39.83 0 2
Kapp, M 2 4 1 212 150 70.67 1 0
Nefdt, SM 4 8 1 211 68 30.14 0 2
Kennare, J 12 19 0 702 131 36.95 3 2
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Kapp, M 150 Eng 2022 Taunton
van Mentz, Y 105* Eng 1960-61 Cape Town
du Preez, M 102 Ind 2014-15 Mysore
Williams, BG 100 NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
138 5th Logtenberg, J van der Westhuizen, C Eng 2003 Shenley
117 2nd Williams, BG Moe, D NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
107 9th Botha, B Payne, M NZ 1971-72 Cape Town
102 5th du Preez, M Chetty, T Ind 2014-15 Mysore

South Africa Women’s Test Records
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS
1 72 Terblanche, M Terblanche, CS Net 2007 Rotterdam
2 117 Williams, BG Moe, D NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
3 50 Cowan, CS Hodgkinson, AL Eng 2003 Shenley
4 94* Gove, JA Botha, B NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
5 138 Logtenberg, J van der Westhuizen, C Eng 2003 Shenley
6 77 Hodgkinson, AL van der Merwe, Y Eng 2003 Shenley
7 74 van Mentz, Y Jackson, A Eng 1960-61 Cape Town
8 67 Nefdt, SM Gove, JA Eng 1960-61 Port Elizabeth
9 107 Botha, B Payne, M NZ 1971-72 Cape Town
10 32 Kilowan, APC Letsoalo, MM Net 2007 Rotterdam
MOST WICKETS
Ward, LG 7 1420 69 467 27 17.30 6-48 3 0
Williamson, G 3 686 43 221 12 18.42 3-28 0 0
Loubser, S 2 523 27 149 11 13.55 5-37 1 0
Gove, JA 7 683 21 284 9 31.56 3-57 0 0
van Mentz, Y 4 565 16 250 8 31.25 4-95 0 0
Payne, M 5 814 27 324 8 40.50 2-31 0 0
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS

McNaughton, JF 6 39 Eng 1960-61 Durban
Ward, LG 6 48 NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
Ward, LG 5 18 Eng 1960-61 Cape Town
Loubser, S 5 37 Net 2007 Rotterdam
Ward, LG 5 47 NZ 1971-72 Cape Town
BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH

Loubser, S 8 59 Net 2007 Rotterdam
Ward, LG 7 76 NZ 1971-72 Johannesburg
McNaughton, JF 6 54 Eng 1960-61 Durban
Ward, LG 6 79 NZ 1971-72 Durban
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DAVID WARNER
LH BAT, RA LEG BREAK
This explosive opening batsman has modified

his style over the years to the point where he
has become a more rounded and patient
player, but he has struggled with form over his
last 20 Tests, scoring 974 runs at an average
of 27, with one century and four 50s in his last
36 innings.
USMAN KHAWAJA
LH BAT, RA MEDIUM
Very talented top order batsmen who had

struggled for form for much his career, but since
his return to the Test Arena in 2022, he has been
elevated to opener and subsequently became one
of Australia’s best, racking up 2117 runs at an
average of 60.49. Textbook player, very patient
and is one of the best at building a team innings.
MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE
RH BAT, RA LEG BREAK
After a year of toiling away in the Australian middle

order, Labuschagne’s form exploded as he
notched 8 fifties and 10 centuries over his next 20
Tests to move his batting average into the 60s.
Since then he has found runs a little harder to
come by, but has still scored a respectable 748
runs at 35.62.
STEVE SMITH
Smith is sitting just 680 shy of the highly

respected milestone of 10,000 Test runs. This
fact, coupled with his amazing average of 58.62,
offers a deep appreciation of how brilliant he has
been across 13 years. He is still one of the
toughest batsmen in the game to bowl to and his
bowling is also capable of snaring the odd wicket.

AUSTRALIA MEN
TRAVIS HEAD
LH BAT, WICKET-KEEPER
Head comes into the Australian summer in solid

form, having scored 362 runs at 36.2 in the
Ashes, including 3 fifties, 1 in each of the first 3
Tests, then a 48 in the fourth Test and a 43 in the
fifth. His Offies also claimed a pair of wickets. His
last ODI for Australia saw him produce his highest
international score, with 91 against South Africa.
CAMERON GREEN
RH BAT, RA FAST MEDIUM
Green has proven to be a very useful middle to

lower order batsman, capable of producing good
scores in the Test arena, including 6 fifties and a
brilliant 114 earlier this year in India. A regular
wicket-taker as a change bowler, who sends down
some sharp fast-mediums, making him a very
handy commodity to this Australian side.
ALEX CAREY
Consistent scorer in both Test and ODI cricket,

Carey has cemented himself in the Australian
sides with his stellar glovework behind the stumps
and his ability to knock out decent scores lower in
the batting order. In Tests, he has an average of
31.34, with 5 fifities and 1 century, while having
already amassed 87 dismissals in just 25 Tests.
PAT CUMMINS
RH BAT, RA FAST
Cummins has a brilliant Test bowling record,

having claimed 239 wickets at an average of
22.95. He is able to occupy the crease for a
decent amount of time. He plays a positive brand
of cricket, always striving for a result. In his 21
Tests as captain, just 5 Tests have been drawn,
while 11 have been victories for the Aussies.
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PROFILES AUSTRALIA MEN
MITCHELL STARC
LH BAT, LA FAST
Australia’s opening quick alongside Cummins,

Starc’s express pace, coupled with his ability to
swing the ball and deliver brilliant yorkers, makes
him a very dangerous fast bowler. He currently
has 333 Test wickets at an average of 27.61, while
also sporting a healthy batting average of 21.52,
making him a very handy tail order batsman.
JOSH HAZLEWOOD
LH BAT, RA FAST MEDIUM
Another Australian quick bowler who has

amassed a bagful of wickets in his career,
claiming 238 scalps at an average of 26.23. That
bowling average is very similar to his ODI record,
where he has 121 wickets at 26.74. He comes into
the Australian summer in good wicket-taking
form, having snared 16 wickets in his last 4 Tests.
NATHAN LYON
RH BAT, RA OFF BREAK
Australia’s sole specialist spin bowler, Lyon is

just 4 Test wickets shy of the incredible mark
of 500. The flatter decks and drop-in pitches
in Australia do tend to make it harder for spin
bowlers to have any real impact, but not for Lyon,
who still manages to grab a bunch of wickets no
matter where he plays.
MITCHELL MARSH
RH BAT, RA MEDIUM
At times, Mitch Marsh slots into the batting

line-up anywhere you need him and can bowl
with reasonable success in Tests, but has
proven to be a genuine master when it comes
to performing in limited overs cricket. He’s no
slouch either with the bat, notching 3 Test tons
and a further 2 more in ODIs.

AUSTRALIA WOMEN
ALYSSA HEALY
RH BAT, WICKET-KEEPER
After 101 ODIs, Healy has a batting average of

35.39 and a strike rate of 100.32, with five
centuries and 15 fifties to her name. During the
2022 Women’s World Cup, she scored 129 in the
semi and then 170 in the Final in back-to-back
match-winning performances, which also resulted
in her being named player of the series.
ELLYSE PERRY
Arguably the greatest all-rounder in women’s

cricket, Perry has a batting average in ODIs of
51.54 and a bowling average of 25.24. She comes
into the upcoming Australian summer in stunning
form, having scored 3 consecutive ODI 50s in July,
2 against England and 1 against Ireland.
BETH MOONEY
Amazingly consistent batter who can bat

anywhere, from opening to the middle order, and
performs with sheer brilliance time and time again.
An ODI career average of 53.42 is a testament to
her brilliance, consistency and ability. A ‘first-
picked’ player any team dreams of having.
ASH GARDNER
RH BAT, RA OFF BREAK
A talented all-rounder who comes into the

Australian summer in stunning ODI form. This year
she has scored 19 against Pakistan, followed by
scores of 21, 33 and 41 against England and then
65 against Ireland, while having taken at least a
wicket in each of her last 14 games she’s bowled
in, including 5 bags of 3 wickets.
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PROFILES AUSTRALIA WOMEN
TAHLIA MCGRATH
RH BAT, RA MEDIUM
McGrath is arguably one of the best current-day

all-rounders in Women’s T20I, sporting a batting
average of 53.20 (and a strike rate of 144.82) and
a bowling average 20.33, which are insane
averages in Test and ODI cricket for any player,
male or female, but in the ultra-aggressive T20
game, those numbers look impossible.
MEGAN SCHUTT
Schutt is a brilliant bowler, known most for her

inswingers, which she combines with sharp pace
and the occasional leg cutter, making it hard for
any batter to get on the front foot, or be overly
aggressive against her deliveries. In 85 ODIs she
has taken 115 wickets at an average of 24.26 with
an economy rate of 4.22.
ALANA KING
King is another of Australia’s impressive T20I

bowlers who is starting to prove as valuable in
the ODI side as well. Regarded as a bowling
all-rounder, she has taken 26 wickets in 20 ODIs
at an average of 24.03, but in T20Is she’s snared
21 wickets in 22 games at 19.52. Also capable of
holding down her end with the bat.
ANNABEL SUTHERLAND
RH BAT, RA MEDIUM FAST
Sutherland has only just turned 22 and is already

establishing herself as the future of Australian
women’s cricket as the next great all-rounder.
Currently batting in the top order, she has a
batting average of 42.75 and 22.81 as a bowler in
ODIs. Took a pair of 3-for’s in 2 ODIs against West
Indies on home soil in the lead-up to our summer.

AUSTRALIA WOMEN
JESS JONASSEN
LH BAT, LA ORTHODOX
Jonassen established herself as an international

star in just her 13th T20I appearance, when
she took 3/25 off her 4 overs to stunt the English
run chase in the Women’s T20I World Cup final,
helping Australia to a 4-run victory. Her bowling
consistently delivers wickets, making her a vital
member of the side.
DARCIE BROWN
RH BAT, RA FAST
The young quick has been too hard to ignore, even

as a teenager, forcing her way into the Australian
T20I side in 2021 against New Zealand, just weeks
after turning 18, where she opened the bowling
with Megan Schutt, claiming the wicket of opener
Frances Mackay. A prolific wicket-taker.
KIM GARTH
Brilliant wicket-taking quick with the ability to pile

on runs late in the innings, Garth is a tremendous
asset to the Aussie side, adding depth to their
batting and bowling line-ups. She is expected to
be one of the automatic picks for the Aussie ODI
and T20I sides yet again.
PHOEBE LITCHFIELD
LH BAT, RA LEG BREAK
In the ODI arena she has played 11 games, scoring

a brilliant unbeaten 106 against Ireland back in
July. She has racked up 344 runs at an average of
49.14, while in T20Is her average is slightly better,
at 49.50 after 5 games. In stellar form and could
well be pushing to be a regular member of both
ODI and T20I Aussie sides by the end of summer.
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PROFILES PA K I S TA N M E N
BABAR AZAM
RH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Pakistan’s skipper is a typically rock-solid run

scorer in the Test arena, but he hasn’t had a
chance to build up any genuine form due to
Pakistan only playing 3 Tests in 2023. Since 2022
his form in Tests has been close to the most
consistent in his career to date – 1311 runs at an
average of 59.59, including 7 fifties and 4 tons.
SARFARAZ AHMED
The experienced keeper-batsman made his return

to Pakistan’s Test side in 2022, almost 4 years
after his previous Test, playing against NZ. He
scored 86 and 53 and in the second Test in
January this year he piled on 78 and 118 to pick up
player of the match honours. His experience will
be very useful in tough Aussie conditions.
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI

LH BAT, LA FAST
Pakistan’s express opening bowler will be coming

to Australia full of confidence, especially against
Marnus Labuschagne, whose wicket he claimed 3
times in the 3-match Test series last year. Against
Sri Lanka in July this year he took his 100th wicket
in his 26th Test. He has taken 96 ODI wickets at
an impressive average of 23.54.
HASAN ALI
Very good pace bowler who has a great ability to

claim wickets. He already has 78 Test wickets at
25.68, while in ODIs he is just one wicket away
from 100, with a respectable average of 30.32,
especially when he is brought on to bowl late in
the innings to stem the flow of runs. Expect him to
get plenty out of the hard Australian decks.

PA K I S TA N M E N WEST INDIES MEN
SAUD SHAKEEL
LH BAT, LA ORTHODOX
Brilliant middle-order batsman, made his Test

debut in December last year at the ripe age of
27 and has wasted no time in cementing his
place in the side. His lowest score so far in
his 13 Test innings is 22, while he already has
6 fifties and two centuries. So far he boasts a
batting average of 87.50.
IMAM-UL-HAQ
LH BAT, RA LEGBREAK
Prodigious opener who obliterated the Aussie

attack in the first Test of their 2022 series, scoring
157 in the first innings, combining with Azhar Ali to
score 208 runs for the second wicket, before
scoring an unbeaten 111 in an unbeaten 252-run
first wicket partnership with Abdullah Shafique.
KRAIGG BRATHWAITE
RH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Exclusively a Test player now, Brathwaite has

proven over 87 Tests to be a steady hand at the
top of the batting order, having produced a dozen
tons and 29 fifties. He has performed admirably in
Australia in the past, scoring 425 runs at an
average of 47.22.
JASON HOLDER
Brilliant Test and ODI all-rounder who bats in

the middle order and can bowl anywhere
from opening to second or third change. His
versatility and adaptability make him a huge
asset to this West Indian outfit in both forms
of the game. He will be very comfortable in the
Australian conditions.
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PROFILES WEST INDIES MEN
TAGENARINE CHANDERPAUL
LH BAT, RA LEGBREAK
Opening batsman who made his Test debut for

the West Indies against Australia last year in
Perth, scoring 51 in his first Test Innings. He
scored a magnificent unbeaten 207 against
Zimbabwe at the start of 2023, but has
struggled for form since, scoring just 162 runs
at an average of 18.
JOSHUA DA SILVA
Talented keeper-batsman has made himself the

first choice keeper for the West Indies’ Test side
since late 2020. He is a steady scorer, hard to
dismiss and has a great ability to rotate the strike
and build an innings. Last year he scored his
maiden Test century against England. His work as
a keeper is very good, with 98 dismissals.
SHANNON GABRIEL
RH BAT, RA FAST
Gabriel is now exclusively a Test bowler; the

powerfully built quick has claimed 165 wickets in
59 Tests at an average of 32.41. He has been very
consistent over the years at bowling tight and
restricting the run scoring, while also showing an
ability to snare wickets at a regular rate. Still very
good at keeping batsmen quiet
KEMAR ROACH
Experienced pace bowler who has a very good

Test average of 27.75, however he has struggled
in Australia in past visits, claiming just 8 Test
wickets at an average of 90.63, while in ODIs he
has just 6 wickets at 55.50. He comes into the
Australian summer in decent form though, having
claimed a pair of 5-fors since last June.

SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN
LAURA WOLVAARDT
RH BAT
The South African opener and captain is in some

strong form, scoring a brilliant 50 off 75 balls,
followed by a glorious unbeaten 124 off 141 balls,
both against New Zealand and helping South
Africa to wins in both games and thus, the series.
She then belted another half-century, scoring 53
off 44 balls in the T20I against the Kiwis.
MARIZANNE KAPP
RH BAT, RA MEDIUM
One of the best all-rounders in women’s cricket,

sporting an ODI batting average of 32.45 and a
bowling average of 25.67, Kapp also comes to
Australia in great form, especially with bat in hand.
Against New Zealand recently, she scored 27, then
an unbeaten 45 off 49 balls.
CHLOE TRYON
RH BAT, LA ORTHODOX
The experienced all-rounder is currently in

somewhat mixed form, but she will definitely be
comfortable in the Australian conditions. Her
batting has been very good, highlighted by a
brilliant and match-winning 71 off 58 balls
against New Zealand.
SUNE LUUS
RH BAT, RA LEGBREAK
Another of the supremely talented South African

all-rounders, Luus is in career-best form with the
bat, averaging 38.8 in her last 6 ODIs and 47 in her
last 3 T20Is. Has evolved into a reliable middle
order bat over the last 2 seasons, having not
bowled since South Africa played Ireland in mid
2022, where she took 2/27 after scoring 93 runs.
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PROFILES SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN INDIA WOMEN
AYABONGA KHAKA
RH BAT, RA MEDIUM
Khaka has recently returned to open the bowling

for South Africa after 5 years of being the first
change. Her bowling style will see her get plenty
of extra pace and bounce out of the Australian
pitches, which will make her very tricky to get on
top of. She has always been the sort of bowler who
is considered highly economical.
SINALO JAFTA
The South African keeper is a stable pair of hands

and has been donning the gloves for the national
side since 2016. She isn’t regarded as a lightning-
fast scorer when wielding the willow, but has
proven to be very hard to dismiss, while also being
quite adept at pushing the ball around, rotating
the strike regularly and occupying the crease.
SNEH RANA
RH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
A bowling all-rounder, Sneh Rana is a bowler who

often takes wickets in bunches, while also having
the ability to make some good starts; she even
has a half-century to her name from last year
against Pakistan. Proven to be a great asset to the
Indian bowling attack in their T20I side, taking
wickets regularly while also slowing the run rate.
YASTIKA BHATIA
Bhatia has always been a consistently solid

scorer at the crease, with 14 of her 21 ODI innings
getting into double figures, 4 times reaching 50.
Behind the stumps though, she is very quick and
very good when keeping to slow bowlers; her last
8 ODIs have seen her grab 9 stumpings. One of
the rising stars of women’s cricket.

INDIA WOMEN
SMRITI MANDHANA
LH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Smriti Mandhana has proven to be a very

consistent opener, with an ODI batting average of
42.95, having scored 31 times over 50, including 5
centuries, while half of her 80 ODI innings have
seen her score at least 30 runs. In the ODI game,
she has proven to be reliable and on many
occasions, quite brilliant.
HARMANPREET KAUR
RH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Strong, at times, a dominating top-order bat, Kaur

is a boundary-finding (and clearing) run machine.
In her 3 ODIs against England last season, she
scored an unbeaten 74 to guide India to a win in
the opening game. In the next game, she scored a
glorious unbeaten 143 off 111 balls.
SHAFALI VERMA
RH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Teenage opening bat who has shown she can

string together runs of consistently strong
performances, while looking very comfortable with
the responsibilities of opening the batting. She is
already good but is undoubtedly going to get even
better, which will be amazing to watch.
DEEPTI SHARMA
LH BAT, RA OFFBREAK
Deepti Sharma began as a top order bat, however

she has slipped down the middle-order where her
stubbornness at the crease has been of immense
value to the Indian side. Can prove to be very tough
to get out, while capable of getting good starts
regularly. Can churn out 50s and even has a huge
ton to her name (188 against Ireland in 2017).
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FIRST INNINGS SECOND INNINGS
Batsman How Out Runs FW Mins Balls 4/6 How Out Runs FW Mins Balls 4/6
SCORECARDS
Dec 14-18, 2023

Sundries B LB W NB B LB W NB
Overs TOTAL Time Overs TOTAL Time
Captains Bowler Overs Mds Runs Wkts NB W Overs Mds Runs Wkts NB W Umpires
1st Test - Australia vs Pakistan at Perth Stadium
Wicketkeepers Toss
Stumps Scores Bowler Overs Mds Runs Wkts NB W Overs Mds Runs Wkts NB W Stumps Scores
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
MAN OF THE MATCH RESULT
119
SCORECARDS
Dec 26-30, 2023

2nd Test - Australia vs Pakistan at MCG
Wicketkeepers Toss
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
121
SCORECARDS
January 3-7, 2024

3rd Test - Australia vs Pakistan at SCG
Wicketkeepers Toss
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
123
SCORECARDS
January 17-21, 2024

1st Test - Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide Oval
Wicketkeepers Toss
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
125
SCORECARDS
January 25-29, 2024

2nd Test - Australia vs West Indies at The Gabba
Wicketkeepers Toss
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
127
SCORECARDS
February 15-18, 2024

Wicketkeepers Toss
1st Test - Australia Women vs South Africa Women at WACA
Day 1 Day 3
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
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STUMPS
BENDING IT
LIKE WASIM
International players rarely had what it took
to wow Aussie audiences. An exception
was paceman Wasim Akram, who reminded
us all there was more to the game than
tonking runs, writes Andrew Ferguson.
T
he 1992 ICC World Cup was my
first genuine exposure to global
cricket as a child. Sure, every
summer we had a few teams visit In 1995, when Pakistan returned to
Australia to play in their respective Test Australia, Wasim was as brilliant as ever.
series and then the ODI triangular series, The second Test at Hobart is one that is
but the World Cup was the first time all etched in my mind, specifically the first
the cricketing nations were in Australia over of the game. Wasim had Australia’s
at the same time. Michael Slater absolutely guessing.
As a junior player, I was a batsman who The first ball swung late and nearly
was at the crease for a fun time, not a long bowled him. The second was similar but a
time, whereas bowling was something I little wider. The third swung away and
thought just had to be done. I was erratic Slater let it go. The fourth was straighter,
with the cherry in hand because, in my pitched up wide of off and swung in just a
mind, the bowler just tees the ball up for touch quite late. Slater tried to play an
the batsmen to tonk it about, which was unorthodox shot to the on side. The fifth
probably more a reflection of my bowling ball was a little shorter of a length.
prowess at the time. The last ball of the over was a yorker
One player at the international level who which swung in late, crushing Slater’s toe
had a big influence on me and in the and he was out plumb, for a duck.
following 15 years of my playing career Akram formed one of the most
was someone who surprised all of my formidable and impressive bowling
team-mates, because it wasn’t an combinations in the game’s history,
Australian player. It was Wasim Akram. opening the bowling for several years
He would swing the ball both ways. He with the express pace of Waqar Younis.
was fast. He was smart. He found out a Wasim Akram finished his Test career
batsman’s strengths and weaknesses. He in his mid-30s, having taken 414 wickets
was patient and knew how to get on top of at 23.62 and in One Dayers he took an
the batsmen. He was phenomenal. I amazing 502 wickets at 23.53. His
immediately set about learning how to consistency and ability were absolutely
swing the ball into right-handed bastmen, clinical and worked in both forms of the
because it was something hardly anyone game, at a time when both formats
was doing, but something I saw Wasim do became more and more aggressive and
with amazing skill and accuracy. skewed towards favouring batsmen.

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