Stats Highlights: Ind vs Eng, First Test, Day 5

First Published : 19 Nov 2012, 18:29
Last Modified : 19 Nov 2012, 18:29

By: Rajneesh Gupta

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Mumbai, 19 Nov: While Team India went 1-0 up in the four-match Test series against England, Alastair Cook also made quite the ripple thanks to his marathon stay at the crease. The England skipper batted for over 9 hours in the second innings to score a brilliant 176. Cook has now also scored a century on both occasions when he’s been part of an England team that’s following on!

Here are these and some more fascinating stats from the first India-England Test:

Alastair Cook batted for 9 hours 16 minutes (556 minutes) for his 176, which is the second longest innings by an England batsman in India – after Graeme Fowler – and sixth longest by a visiting batsman on Indian soil.

Longest innings by visiting batsmen in India:

In the whole match Cook batted for 11 hours 44 minutes (704 minutes). Only three visiting batsmen have batted longer in a match on Indian soil.

Longest stay at the wicket by visiting batsmen in India (in both innings of a Test):

Cook (176) has twice been a part of an England side to face a follow-on. He has scored hundreds on both occasions! The other occasion was against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2007 when he made 118 out of England’s total of 251 for six.

Cook’s 176 is the highest score by an England batsman following-on against India. The previous best was 172 by Ken Barrington at Kanpur in 1961-62. Only Zimbabwean Andy Flower (232*, Nagpur, 2000-01) has scored more than Cook in an innings following-on against India.

Matt Prior’s 91 is the second highest score by an England wicketkeeper in India after RT Spooner’s 92 at Kolkata in 1951-52.

Cook and Prior contributed 356 runs (avg 89.00). All other 9 England players made 203 (avg 11.27) in their two innings!

England (406) provided the sixth instance of a side scoring 400 against India after following-on. England have done so on three occasions.

Highest team totals following-on against India:

Pragyan Ojha’s figures of 9 for 165 are his personal best in a Test, obliterating his 7 for 109.

Pragyan Ojha’s figures are also the third best by an Indian left-arm spinner against England. Only Vinoo Mankad and Salim Durani have returned better match figures.

Best figures by Indian left-arm spinners against England:

This loss was England’s 15^th on Indian soil. They now join Australia as the visiting side with most losses on Indian soil.

MS Dhoni registered his 20^th win as captain in 40 Tests. He is now just one win away from equalling Sourav Ganguly’s record of most wins by an Indian captain.

The win was also Dhoni’s 15^th in 21 Tests at home – already an Indian record.