Andrew Samson
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South Africans to score 90+ and take 6-for in a Test:
JH Sinclair 106 & 6-26 v England at Cape Town, 1899
CB Llewellyn 90 & 6-92 v Australia at Johannesburg, 1902
M Jansen 93 & 6-48 v India at Guwahati, 2025
JH Sinclair 106 & 6-26 v England at Cape Town, 1899
CB Llewellyn 90 & 6-92 v Australia at Johannesburg, 1902
M Jansen 93 & 6-48 v India at Guwahati, 2025
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
South Africans to score 90+ and take 6-for in a Test:
JH Sinclair 106 & 6-26 v England at Cape Town, 1899
CB Llewellyn 90 & 6-92 v Australia at Johannesburg, 1902
M Jansen 93 & 6-48 v India at Guwahati, 2025
JH Sinclair 106 & 6-26 v England at Cape Town, 1899
CB Llewellyn 90 & 6-92 v Australia at Johannesburg, 1902
M Jansen 93 & 6-48 v India at Guwahati, 2025
Players with a win % over 60 and a batting average over 50 in Tests as captain:
T Bavuma
969 runs @ 57.00.
90.90% win (P 11, W 10, D 1)
WW Armstrong
616 runs @ 56.00.
80.00% win (P 10, W 8, D 2)
DG Bradman
3147 runs @ 101.51.
62.50% win (P 24, W 15, L 3, D 6)
Min 10 Tests as captain
T Bavuma
969 runs @ 57.00.
90.90% win (P 11, W 10, D 1)
WW Armstrong
616 runs @ 56.00.
80.00% win (P 10, W 8, D 2)
DG Bradman
3147 runs @ 101.51.
62.50% win (P 24, W 15, L 3, D 6)
Min 10 Tests as captain
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Players with a win % over 60 and a batting average over 50 in Tests as captain:
T Bavuma
969 runs @ 57.00.
90.90% win (P 11, W 10, D 1)
WW Armstrong
616 runs @ 56.00.
80.00% win (P 10, W 8, D 2)
DG Bradman
3147 runs @ 101.51.
62.50% win (P 24, W 15, L 3, D 6)
Min 10 Tests as captain
T Bavuma
969 runs @ 57.00.
90.90% win (P 11, W 10, D 1)
WW Armstrong
616 runs @ 56.00.
80.00% win (P 10, W 8, D 2)
DG Bradman
3147 runs @ 101.51.
62.50% win (P 24, W 15, L 3, D 6)
Min 10 Tests as captain
South Africa have won 5 of the 7 Tests that Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer have played together (1 loss and 1 draw).
In those matches Maharaj has 34 wickets @ 20.58 and Harmer 35 @ 18.94.
In those matches Maharaj has 34 wickets @ 20.58 and Harmer 35 @ 18.94.
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
South Africa have won 5 of the 7 Tests that Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer have played together (1 loss and 1 draw).
In those matches Maharaj has 34 wickets @ 20.58 and Harmer 35 @ 18.94.
In those matches Maharaj has 34 wickets @ 20.58 and Harmer 35 @ 18.94.
Best bowling figures in comeback first-class match having not played for at least 7 years:
9-100 HJ Knutton England XI v Australians at Bradford, 1902 (previous match 1894)
9-144 AG Cremer Rhinos v Southern Rocks at Kwekwe 2025
(previous match 2017)
9-100 HJ Knutton England XI v Australians at Bradford, 1902 (previous match 1894)
9-144 AG Cremer Rhinos v Southern Rocks at Kwekwe 2025
(previous match 2017)
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Best bowling figures in comeback first-class match having not played for at least 7 years:
9-100 HJ Knutton England XI v Australians at Bradford, 1902 (previous match 1894)
9-144 AG Cremer Rhinos v Southern Rocks at Kwekwe 2025
(previous match 2017)
9-100 HJ Knutton England XI v Australians at Bradford, 1902 (previous match 1894)
9-144 AG Cremer Rhinos v Southern Rocks at Kwekwe 2025
(previous match 2017)
I have posted a few stats on South Africa A's successful run-chase of 417-5 against India A here:
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November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I have posted a few stats on South Africa A's successful run-chase of 417-5 against India A here:
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After 7 Tests Senuran Muthusamy has 279 runs at 46.50 and 22 wickets at 26.50.
Only 3 men had more runs at a higher average and more wickets at a lower average than this:
Ian Botham, Jack Gregory and Washington Sundar
Only 3 men had more runs at a higher average and more wickets at a lower average than this:
Ian Botham, Jack Gregory and Washington Sundar
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
After 7 Tests Senuran Muthusamy has 279 runs at 46.50 and 22 wickets at 26.50.
Only 3 men had more runs at a higher average and more wickets at a lower average than this:
Ian Botham, Jack Gregory and Washington Sundar
Only 3 men had more runs at a higher average and more wickets at a lower average than this:
Ian Botham, Jack Gregory and Washington Sundar
Three different spinners taking a 6-for for a team in a series
Eng v WI in Eng 1933 Robins/Langridge/Marriott
Eng v Aus in Aus 1903/04 Rhodes/Bosanquet/Braund
Ind v NZ in NZ 1968 Prasanna/Bedi/Nadkarni
Eng v Aus in Eng 1968 Pocock/Illingworth/Underwood
SA v Pak in Pak 2025 Muthusamy/Maharaj/Harmer
Eng v WI in Eng 1933 Robins/Langridge/Marriott
Eng v Aus in Aus 1903/04 Rhodes/Bosanquet/Braund
Ind v NZ in NZ 1968 Prasanna/Bedi/Nadkarni
Eng v Aus in Eng 1968 Pocock/Illingworth/Underwood
SA v Pak in Pak 2025 Muthusamy/Maharaj/Harmer
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Three different spinners taking a 6-for for a team in a series
Eng v WI in Eng 1933 Robins/Langridge/Marriott
Eng v Aus in Aus 1903/04 Rhodes/Bosanquet/Braund
Ind v NZ in NZ 1968 Prasanna/Bedi/Nadkarni
Eng v Aus in Eng 1968 Pocock/Illingworth/Underwood
SA v Pak in Pak 2025 Muthusamy/Maharaj/Harmer
Eng v WI in Eng 1933 Robins/Langridge/Marriott
Eng v Aus in Aus 1903/04 Rhodes/Bosanquet/Braund
Ind v NZ in NZ 1968 Prasanna/Bedi/Nadkarni
Eng v Aus in Eng 1968 Pocock/Illingworth/Underwood
SA v Pak in Pak 2025 Muthusamy/Maharaj/Harmer
South Africans with 1 000 first-class wickets:
1 417 Mike Procter
1 216 Allan Donald
1 013 Buck Llewellyn
1 000 Simon Harmer
1 417 Mike Procter
1 216 Allan Donald
1 013 Buck Llewellyn
1 000 Simon Harmer
October 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
South Africans with 1 000 first-class wickets:
1 417 Mike Procter
1 216 Allan Donald
1 013 Buck Llewellyn
1 000 Simon Harmer
1 417 Mike Procter
1 216 Allan Donald
1 013 Buck Llewellyn
1 000 Simon Harmer
Fastest fifty by a number 11 in Test cricket:
25 balls S Shillingford WI v NZ at Kingston 2014
38 balls K Rabada SA v Pak at Rawalpindi 2025
54 balls PL Symcox SA v Aus Adelaide 1998
25 balls S Shillingford WI v NZ at Kingston 2014
38 balls K Rabada SA v Pak at Rawalpindi 2025
54 balls PL Symcox SA v Aus Adelaide 1998
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Fastest fifty by a number 11 in Test cricket:
25 balls S Shillingford WI v NZ at Kingston 2014
38 balls K Rabada SA v Pak at Rawalpindi 2025
54 balls PL Symcox SA v Aus Adelaide 1998
25 balls S Shillingford WI v NZ at Kingston 2014
38 balls K Rabada SA v Pak at Rawalpindi 2025
54 balls PL Symcox SA v Aus Adelaide 1998
Oldest to take 5-for on Test debut:
38 yrs 301 days Asif Afridi Pak v SA Rawalpindi 2025
37 yrs 333 days CS Marriott Eng v WI The Oval 1933
38 yrs 301 days Asif Afridi Pak v SA Rawalpindi 2025
37 yrs 333 days CS Marriott Eng v WI The Oval 1933
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Oldest to take 5-for on Test debut:
38 yrs 301 days Asif Afridi Pak v SA Rawalpindi 2025
37 yrs 333 days CS Marriott Eng v WI The Oval 1933
38 yrs 301 days Asif Afridi Pak v SA Rawalpindi 2025
37 yrs 333 days CS Marriott Eng v WI The Oval 1933
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 14 for Bihar in their current Ranji Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh.
Although he has just 114 runs in 11 first-class innings, he also had a score of 12 aged 12 (the youngest to score his age in first-class cricket) and a score of 13 aged 13.
Although he has just 114 runs in 11 first-class innings, he also had a score of 12 aged 12 (the youngest to score his age in first-class cricket) and a score of 13 aged 13.
October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 14 for Bihar in their current Ranji Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh.
Although he has just 114 runs in 11 first-class innings, he also had a score of 12 aged 12 (the youngest to score his age in first-class cricket) and a score of 13 aged 13.
Although he has just 114 runs in 11 first-class innings, he also had a score of 12 aged 12 (the youngest to score his age in first-class cricket) and a score of 13 aged 13.
Lowest all out Test total including two 150+ partnerships:
378 Pak v SA Lahore 2025
402 NZ v Pak Auckland 1973
378 Pak v SA Lahore 2025
402 NZ v Pak Auckland 1973
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Lowest all out Test total including two 150+ partnerships:
378 Pak v SA Lahore 2025
402 NZ v Pak Auckland 1973
378 Pak v SA Lahore 2025
402 NZ v Pak Auckland 1973
Most consecutive Test innings without a fifty (all inns batting in top 7):
33 Grant Flower (Zim) 1998-2000
31 Shai Hope (WI) 2019-2025 *
29 Kieran Powell (WI) 2012-2017
* Sequence ended today.
33 Grant Flower (Zim) 1998-2000
31 Shai Hope (WI) 2019-2025 *
29 Kieran Powell (WI) 2012-2017
* Sequence ended today.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Most consecutive Test innings without a fifty (all inns batting in top 7):
33 Grant Flower (Zim) 1998-2000
31 Shai Hope (WI) 2019-2025 *
29 Kieran Powell (WI) 2012-2017
* Sequence ended today.
33 Grant Flower (Zim) 1998-2000
31 Shai Hope (WI) 2019-2025 *
29 Kieran Powell (WI) 2012-2017
* Sequence ended today.
Delano Potgieter is the first player to have shared in two 300+partnerships for the 7th wicket and lower in all first-class cricket.
The 330 he added with Connor Esterhuizen for Lions v Dolphins today broke the SA record of 301 that he had held with Bjorn Fortuin (Lions v Warriors 2019).
The 330 he added with Connor Esterhuizen for Lions v Dolphins today broke the SA record of 301 that he had held with Bjorn Fortuin (Lions v Warriors 2019).
October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Delano Potgieter is the first player to have shared in two 300+partnerships for the 7th wicket and lower in all first-class cricket.
The 330 he added with Connor Esterhuizen for Lions v Dolphins today broke the SA record of 301 that he had held with Bjorn Fortuin (Lions v Warriors 2019).
The 330 he added with Connor Esterhuizen for Lions v Dolphins today broke the SA record of 301 that he had held with Bjorn Fortuin (Lions v Warriors 2019).
Highest conversion rate from 100 to 150 in first-class cricket:
(Min 15 x 100)
68.75% (11/16) Sarfaraz Khan
62.50% (10/16) Yashasvi Jaiswal
60.00% (12/20) Ajay Jadeja
(Min 15 x 100)
68.75% (11/16) Sarfaraz Khan
62.50% (10/16) Yashasvi Jaiswal
60.00% (12/20) Ajay Jadeja
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Highest conversion rate from 100 to 150 in first-class cricket:
(Min 15 x 100)
68.75% (11/16) Sarfaraz Khan
62.50% (10/16) Yashasvi Jaiswal
60.00% (12/20) Ajay Jadeja
(Min 15 x 100)
68.75% (11/16) Sarfaraz Khan
62.50% (10/16) Yashasvi Jaiswal
60.00% (12/20) Ajay Jadeja
The leading wicket-taker for this season's County Champions Nottinghamshire was Brett Hutton with 38.
This is the joint fewest wickets taken in a season by the leading wicket-taker for a County Championship winning team, equalling Dougie Brown's 38 for Warwickshire in 2004.
This is the joint fewest wickets taken in a season by the leading wicket-taker for a County Championship winning team, equalling Dougie Brown's 38 for Warwickshire in 2004.
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The leading wicket-taker for this season's County Champions Nottinghamshire was Brett Hutton with 38.
This is the joint fewest wickets taken in a season by the leading wicket-taker for a County Championship winning team, equalling Dougie Brown's 38 for Warwickshire in 2004.
This is the joint fewest wickets taken in a season by the leading wicket-taker for a County Championship winning team, equalling Dougie Brown's 38 for Warwickshire in 2004.
Kyle Verreynne is the first man to win the County Championship and the World Test Championship in the same season ... and he hit the winning run in both.
September 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Kyle Verreynne is the first man to win the County Championship and the World Test Championship in the same season ... and he hit the winning run in both.
Josh Tongue 'rabbit pie' numbers, i.e. bowling to batters at 8 or below in first-class cricket in 2025 in England are 22 wickets at an average of 8.40.
The next most '8-11' wickets is Jack Leach - 17 @ 13.52
The next best average of those with 10 or more wickets is George Hill - 15 @ 10.46.
The next most '8-11' wickets is Jack Leach - 17 @ 13.52
The next best average of those with 10 or more wickets is George Hill - 15 @ 10.46.
September 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Josh Tongue 'rabbit pie' numbers, i.e. bowling to batters at 8 or below in first-class cricket in 2025 in England are 22 wickets at an average of 8.40.
The next most '8-11' wickets is Jack Leach - 17 @ 13.52
The next best average of those with 10 or more wickets is George Hill - 15 @ 10.46.
The next most '8-11' wickets is Jack Leach - 17 @ 13.52
The next best average of those with 10 or more wickets is George Hill - 15 @ 10.46.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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