Unique Records: Players who got out at 0 twice in a Test and also took 10 wickets, Indian bowler included

New Delhi. There have been many players in international cricket who have proved their bowling prowess across the world and have been the hero of many memorable victories of the team. However, batting has been the weak link for most of them. Some even have an embarrassing batting record and a splendid bowling record in the same Test. This record is of a ‘pair’ (0 in both innings) and a 10-wicket haul in the same Test. So far, 11 players have made it to this special club in Test cricket. England’s George Lohmann was the first to do so in 1896.

After Lohmann, 10 more players have registered this special record in their name, which includes one player each from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India. Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan is the only player to have registered his/her name in this ‘special club’ twice. Pakistan’s Waqar Younis and India’s Bhagwat Chandrasekhar have also achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets along with making a ‘pair’ in a Test.

Bowler who took wicket on the first and last ball of the innings 3 times in Test, India’s spinner is also in the list

Cricketers who have taken a pair and 10 or more wickets in a single Test match.

Lohman first made this ‘unique’ record
In Test cricket, England’s George Lohmann was the first to make this unique record in February 1896. In the Port Elizabeth Test against South Africa, he/she was dismissed without opening his/her account in both the innings but took 7 wickets for 38 runs in South Africa’s first innings and 8 wickets for just 7 runs in the second innings. Medium pacer Lohmann took 15 wickets for just 45 runs in both innings and became the star of England’s 288-run victory.

of England Derek Underwood he/she has also made a pair in the Adelaide Test against Australia and has also taken 10 wickets in the match. In this test held in January 1975, Underwood took 7 wickets for 113 runs in Australia’s first innings and then took 4 wickets for 102 runs in the second innings but failed to open his/her account in both the innings. However, this performance of traditional style left-arm spinner Underwood could not make England win. The Australian team was successful in winning this match by 163 runs.

Grimmett equalled Lohmann against England
In 1930, Australia’s legbreak bowler Clarence Grimmett equaled Lohmann’s record. In the Nottingham Test against England, Grimmett could not score more than 0 in both the innings but after taking 5 wickets for 107 runs in England’s first innings, he/she also took 5 wickets for 94 runs in the second innings. In the match, he/she took 10 wickets for 201 runs. However, despite this performance of Grimmett, Australia had to face defeat by 93 runs in the match.

After Grimmett, Australia’s Shane Warne succeeded in making this ‘unique’ record in 2002 and Mitchell Johnson in 2010. Legbreak bowler Warne was out on ‘duck’ in both the innings while batting in the Test against Pakistan held in October 2002 at Neutral Venue, Colombo, but he/she took 7 wickets for 94 runs in Pakistan’s first innings and 4 wickets for 94 runs in the second innings. his/her bowling in the match (11 wickets for 188 runs) played an important role in Australia’s 43-run victory.

Australia’s fast bowler Mitchell Johnson performed like Grimmett and Warne in the 2010 Hamilton Test against New Zealand. he/she could not open his/her account in both the innings of Australia but after taking 4 wickets for 59 runs in New Zealand’s first innings, he/she took 6 wickets for 73 runs in the second innings and took a 10-wicket haul. he/she was the player of the match in Australia’s victory.

Cricketer who played only 4 Tests has 2 big records to his/her name, equalled his/her grandfather and grandson, has a relationship with a royal family

Kiwi pacer Cowie took 10 wickets but…
Pacer Jamie Cowie is the only New Zealand cricketer to take 10 or more wickets along with making a pair in the same Test. In the 1937 Old Trafford Test against England, Cowie took 4 wickets for 73 runs in the first innings and 6 wickets for 67 runs in the second innings but could not contribute anything with the bat in both the innings. However, even this performance of Cowie could not stop England from winning the match.

Valentines from Caribbean Islands have also done this ‘amazing’ feat
Among the cricketers who have made a pair and taken a 10 wicket haul in a Test match is West Indies’ left-arm spinner Alfred Valentine, who took 8 wickets for 104 runs in the first innings of the 1950 Old Trafford Test against England and then took 3 wickets for 100 runs in the second innings. Valentine could not contribute a single run in both the innings. he/she came to bat in the last order and was out on 0 both the times.

Test in which 5 batsmen of a team got out on 0, the same team won by an innings margin, 2 players of the current Bangladesh team were involved

‘Chandra’ shone in India’s victory against Australia

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (Bhagwat Chandrasekhar) is such a bowler who has more wickets than runs in Tests. Leg break bowler ‘Chandra’ scored 167 runs in 58 Tests but his/her bowling was a headache for the opposition team. Making his/her polio-affected right hand his/her strength in bowling, he/she took 242 wickets in Test cricket. Chandrasekhar became the hero in the memorable 222-run victory of the Indian team in the 1977 Melbourne Test. This player, who batted in the last order, was out at 0 in both the innings but took six wickets in both the innings. By taking 12 wickets in the match, he/she forced Australia to lose on its own ground.

Waqar had wreaked havoc on the Kiwi team

pakistan fast bowler waqar younus (Waqar Younis) has also made a record of getting out at 0 in both innings of the test and taking 10 or more wickets. In October 1990, in the Faisalabad test against New Zealand, he/she took 7 wickets for 52 runs in the first innings and 5 wickets for 54 runs in the second innings. Waqar, who took 12 wickets for 106 runs in the match, flopped in batting and could not even open his/her account in both the innings. Due to Waqar’s bowling, Pakistan won this test by 65 runs.

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Muralitharan has made this ‘unique’ record twice

Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan is the only player who has taken 10 or more wickets with a ‘pair’ in a single Test twice. For the first time in March 2004, in the Galle Test against Australia, he/she took 11 wickets in the match after making a pair and then repeated it in December 2006 in the Wellington Test against New Zealand. In the Galle Test, he/she could not contribute with the bat in both the innings but took six wickets (6/52) of Australia in the first innings and five (5/153) in the second innings. However, in the match, Australia’s Shane Warne’s 10 wickets (5/116 and 5/43) outweighed Murali’s 11 wickets and Australia won the match by 197 runs.

Murali then made a pair in both innings against New Zealand and took 10 or more wickets. he/she was out on 0 in both innings but took 4 wickets for 31 runs in the first innings and 6 wickets for 87 runs in the second innings.

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