List of cricketers who have carried the bat in international cricket
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In cricket, the phrase "carrying the bat" refers to an opening batsman who remains not out at the end of innings where all the 10 wickets have fallen;[1] the other 10 players in the team have all been dismissed.[2] It may also be used in situations where one or more of these players are unable to bat due to retiring out or causes like injury or illness, and the remaining players are dismissed.[3] It is not used, however, in any other situation where the innings closes before all 10 wickets have fallen, such as when it is declared closed, or when the team successfully chases a set run target to win the match.[2] A rare feat,[4] this has happened only 58 times in international cricket spanning all three formats—Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
South African Bernard Tancred was the first cricketer to carry the bat when he made 26 runs in his team's total of 47, against England in 1889.[a][5] The following year, Jack Barrett of Australia, became the first player to carry the bat on debut.[6] Following this, England's Bobby Abel scored the first century while carrying the bat, making 132 against Australia in 1892. In 1933, Bill Woodfull of Australia set a new record by becoming the first player to perform this feat twice in Tests;[7] he made 73 not out during the third test of England's 1933 tour.[b] Apart from Woodfull, four other cricketers have performed this feat more than once in their in Test careers—while Bill Lawry (Australia), Glenn Turner (New Zealand) and Leonard Hutton (England),[c][8] have done it twice, West Indies cricketer Desmond Haynes has performed this feat on three occasions.[9] As of March 2015, Turner's 223, against the West Indies in 1972, is the highest score by a player while carrying the bat.[3] Australia's David Warner is the most recent cricketer to carry the bat in Tests; he made 123 against New Zealand in 2011. The Australian players have performed this feat more than any other,[d] followed by England. In all, 42 cricketers have carried their bats on 48 occasions in Test cricket.[e]
In ODIs, there have been only nine instances of a player carrying their bat. The first occasion was when Grant Flower made 84—in Zimbabwe's total of 205—against England in December 1994.[10][11] The following year, Saeed Anwar became the first player to score an ODI century while carrying his bat; he made 103 against Zimbabwe in Harare. England's Nick Knight surpassed Anwar's score and went on to make 125 against Pakistan in 1996.[10] As of 2015, this remains a record in the ODI format. Australia's Damien Martyn and England's Alec Stewart are the only other players to score a century while performing this feat in ODIs. Azhar Ali of Pakistan is the most recent cricketer to carry the bat. He made 81 against Sri Lanka in 2012.[12] In T20Is, Chris Gayle is the only player to carry his bat, doing so against Sri Lanka during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, scoring 63 runs in West Indies' total of 101.[13] Gayle along with Flower and Javed Omar (of Bangladesh) are the the only players to carry the bat across two formats.[f]
Key
- Runs – Runs scored by the batsman
- Total – The corresponding team total
- * – Batsman remained not out
- † – Not all 10 wickets fell in the innings
- Inn. – The innings of the match in which the batsman carried the bat.
- Won – The match was won by the batsman's team
- Lost – The match was lost by the batsman's team
- Drawn – The match ended in a draw
- Tied – The match ended in a tie
Tests
ODIs
No. | Name | Runs | Total | Inn. | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Result | Ref(s) |
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1 | Grant Flower | 84* | 205 | 1 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 15 December 1994 | Won | [62] |
2 | Saeed Anwar | 103* | 219 | 2 | ![]() |
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Harare Sports Club, Harare | 22 February 1995 | Tied | [63] |
3 | Nick Knight | 125* | 246 | 1 | ![]() |
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Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham | 1 September 1996 | Lost | [64] |
4 | Ridley Jacobs | 49* | 110 | 1 | ![]() |
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Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | 30 May 1999 | Lost | [65] |
5 | Damien Martyn | 116* | 191 | 1 | ![]() |
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Eden Park, Auckland | 3 March 2000 | Lost | [66] |
6 | Herschelle Gibbs | 59* | 101†[k] | 2 | ![]() |
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Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 28 March 2000 | Lost | [67] |
7 | Alec Stewart | 100* | 192 | 2 | ![]() |
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Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham | 20 July 2000 | Lost | [68] |
8 | Javed Omar | 33* | 103 | 2 | ![]() |
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Harare Sports Club, Harare | 8 April 2001 | Lost | [69] |
9 | Azhar Ali | 81* | 199 | 2 | ![]() |
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R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 16 June 2012 | Lost | [70] |
T20Is
No. | Name | Runs | Total | Inn. | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Result | Ref(s) |
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1 | Chris Gayle | 63* | 101 | 2 | ![]() |
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Kennington Oval, London | 19 June 2009 | Lost | [71] |
Notes
- ^ As of March 2015, this remains the lowest score by a batsman carrying the bat.
- ^ He previously carried the bat against England in 1928, scoring 30 runs.
- ^ Hutton is the only player to make centuries on both the occasions.
- ^ 11 players have carried their bats on 13 occasions
- ^ Out of the 48 occasions, 29 have resulted in a batsman scoring a century.
- ^ Flower and Omar achieved this feat in Tests and ODIs, Gayle in Tests and T20Is.
- ^ Charles Kellaway and Jack Gregory were absent hurt.
- ^ Bert Oldfield was absent hurt.
- ^ Graham McKenzie was retired hurt.
- ^ Khaled Mashud was absent hurt.
- ^ Gary Kirsten, Gibbs' opening partner, was retired hurt.
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