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Statistical summary of Tests in 2005
Rajneesh Gupta
January 03, 2006
A total of 48 Tests were played between ten Test playing nations in the calendar year 2005, out of which 36 produced result. And yes, there was also a farce in the name of Super 'Test' between Australia and an ICC [Images] World XI, which was accorded the official status by the ICC -- clearly because of commercial reasons.

This 'Test' has been included in this statistical analysis, though yours truly strongly believes that such hotch-potch games must never be considered at par with real Test match cricket.

India ended the year with 5 wins and one loss out of 8 games, which gave them a winning percentage of 62.50 -- the highest for any team in the year. Australia, though, ended with most wins in the year, but they also played most number of games.

Performance of each team
TeamMtsWonLostDrawnWinning%Toss
India851262.506
Australia1592460.006
South Africa1152445.453
Pakistan943244.445
Sri Lanka [Images]943244.442
New Zealand [Images]732242.864
England [Images]1354438.468
Bangladesh614116.661
West Indies [Images]111829.099
Zimbabwe80710.005
ICC World XI10100.000
TOTAL4937371275.5149

Highest Team Totals [500 or more]
TotalOversForVsVenue
747235.2WI SASt. John's
636-8d156.2PakEngLahore [Images]
588-6d163SAWI St. John's
570-8d140AusNZ Wellington
570167.5PakIndBangalore
568133.3AusPakSydney
561159.1NZ SL Napier
554151.3IndZimBulawayo (QSC)
548-9177.5SAWI Bridgetown
543-5152.1WI SAGeorgetown
528-3112EngBanLord's
528-8146.4AusSAPerth
522-9146NZ SL Wellington
516147.4IndPakMohali

Lowest Team Totals [150 or less]
TotalOversForVsVenue
5431.2ZimSACape Town
5929.4ZimNZ Harare
8627.4BanSL Colombo (RPS)
9949.5ZimNZ Harare
10439.5BanEngChester-le-Street
10838.2BanEngLord's
11360WI SL Colombo (SSC)
12949WI AusBrisbane
13150NZ AusChristchurch
13741.2WI SL Kandy
14352.5WI PakKingston [Images]
14443.4PakWI Bridgetown
14450Wrd XIAusSydney
14858.1WI SL Kandy
14968.3WI AusHobart
14959.3ZimSACenturion
15046.1SL WI Kandy

Individual 100s
[Aus - 21, Ban - 1, Eng - 14, Ind - 8, NZ - 7, Pak - 14, SA - 15, SL - 5, WI - 14, Zim - 1]

Highest individual innings
ScoreMinsBalls4s6sBatsmanForVsVenue
317630483373CH GayleWI SASt. John's
267690504321Younis KhanPakIndBangalore
226405298220BC LaraWI AusAdelaide
224534348254L VincentNZ SL Wellington
223602373262Mohammad Yousuf [Images]PakEngLahore
213455297342WW HindsWI SAGeorgetown
207491332300RT PontingAusPakSydney
203*541370230S ChanderpaulWI SAGeorgetown
203*469332220BJ HodgeAusSAPerth
201325262282V SehwagIndPakBangalore
196430286250BC LaraWI SAPort-of-Spain
194367259230ME TrescothickEngBanLord's
193467305202ME TrescothickEngPakMultan
184361264250Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images]PakIndBangalore
180367248244ME TrescothickEngSAJohannesburg
178551352151AB de VilliersSAWI Bridgetown
176344224211BC LaraWI SABridgetown
173352244192V SehwagIndPakMohali
168215179191TM DilshanSL BanColombo (PSS)
166281215201MP VaughanEngAusOld Trafford
165348287240DR MartynAusNZ Wellington
162*233168251IR BellEngBanChester-le-Street
162219146225AC GilchristAusNZ Wellington
161484307250HH GibbsSAEngJohannesburg
160323250222HJH MarshallNZ SL Napier
158285187157KP PietersenEngAusThe Oval
157*411284240KC SangakkaraSL WI Kandy
156391275161RT PontingAusEngOld Trafford
154326242140Kamran AkmalPakEngLahore
153*358254102S ChanderpaulWI PakBridgetown
153340292192T TaibuZimBanDhaka
153298233202BC LaraWI PakKingston
151192148212ME TrescothickEngBanChester-le-Street

Leading run-scorers
RunsBatsmanForMtsInnsNOHsAve100s50s0s
1544RT PontingAus1528520767.13661
1380ML HaydenAus1529313853.08542
1323ME TrescothickEng1324019455.13443
1110BC LaraWI*917022665.29501
1011JH KallisSA*1118414972.21442
1008AB de VilliersSA1119017853.05350
1000Inzamam-ul-HaqPak*815318483.33461
990GC SmithSA*1221214852.11431
964S ChanderpaulWI 11203203*56.71331
899Younis KhanPak816126759.93312
872JL LangerAus1223310543.60151
836AC GilchristAus1522216241.80321
789AJ StraussEng1222014735.86313
785V SehwagInd*814120160.38221
765MP VaughanEng1222216638.25242
711IR BellEng10182162*44.44253
709A FlintoffEng*1424110230.83152
678TM DilshanSL 914216856.50141
674KP PietersenEng816115844.93231
640R DravidInd*812013553.33241
636HH GibbsSA1117116139.75120
617Mohammad YousufPak712022351.42220
607T TaibuZim816215343.36152
595MEK HusseyAus510313785.00310
568DPM JayawardeneSL 914114143.69151
550Kamran AkmalPak916015434.38201
541L VincentNZ 711022449.18131
535TT SamaraweeraSL 914113841.15142
534CH GayleWI 713031741.08121
510Shahid Afridi [Images]Pak612012242.50132
508VVS LaxmanInd812114046.18231

Best scoring rate
[Min.Qualification : 200 or more runs]
SRBatsmanForMtsInnsNORunsBallsHsAve100s50s0s
111.11Shahid AfridiPak612051045912242.50132
84.87AC GilchristAus1522283698516241.80321
82.47DL VettoriNZ*69338146212763.50111
78.42V SehwagInd*8141785100120160.38221
76.54AM BlignautZim48124832484*35.43031
72.36BB McCullumNZ 710032244511132.20112
71.89Habibul BasharBan61203765239431.33040

Most sixes in the year
6sBatsmanForMtsInns
22AC GilchristAus1522
19KP PietersenEng816
19Shahid AfridiPak612
18A FlintoffEng*1424
12JH KallisSA*1118
11AM BlignautZim48
11RT PontingAus1528
11ME TrescothickEng1324

Most fours in the year
4sBatsmanForMtsInns
180ME TrescothickEng1324
178RT PontingAus1528
174ML HaydenAus1529
133BC LaraWI*917
130GC SmithSA*1221
129AB de VilliersSA1119
118JL LangerAus1223
115Inzamam-ul-HaqPak*815
114V SehwagInd*814
110Younis KhanPak816
107MP VaughanEng1222
102JH KallisSA*1118
100AC GilchristAus1522
100AJ StraussEng1222

Most boundary shots in the year
4+64s6sBatsmanForMtsInns
19118011ME TrescothickEng1324
18917811RT PontingAus1528
1801746ML HaydenAus1529
1421339BC LaraWI*917
1341304GC SmithSA*1221
1331294AB de VilliersSA1119
12210022AC GilchristAus1522
1211183JL LangerAus1223
1201155Inzamam-ul-HaqPak*815
1201146V SehwagInd*814
11410212JH KallisSA*1118
1111101Younis KhanPak816
1109218A FlintoffEng*1424
1091072MP VaughanEng1222
1041004AJ StraussEng1222
101992HH GibbsSA1117

Highest percentage of runs in boundary shots
[Min.Qualification : 200 or more runs]
%BatsmanForMtsInnsRuns4s+6sBoundary runs
70.20Shahid AfridiPak61251080358
68.81Aftab AhmedBan61221837150
67.14A FlintoffEng*1424709110476
64.15HH GibbsSA1117636101408
63.88Asim KamalPak71240764260
63.64AC GilchristAus1522836122532
63.06BRM TaylorZim81633352210
62.99DL VettoriNZ*6938159240
62.68V SehwagInd*814785120492
62.10AM BlignautZim4824833154
61.64H MasakadzaZim81643866270
61.50SP FlemingNZ 71138758238
61.49BB McCullumNZ 71032248198
60.79N BojeSA101132949200
60.24VVS LaxmanInd81250876306

Highest partnership for each wicket
WktRunsPlayersForVsVenue
1st245AB de VilliersGC SmithSAWI St. John's
2nd331CH GayleRR SarwanWI SASt. John's
3rd324Younis KhanInzamam-ul-HaqPakIndBangalore
4th284WW HindsS ChanderpaulWI SAGeorgetown
5th280TT SamaraweeraTM DilshanSL BanColombo (PSS)
6th269Mohammad YousufKamran AkmalPakEngLahore
7th212SM KatichAC GilchristAusNZ Christchurch
8th109KP PietersenAF GilesEngAusThe Oval
9th93MEK HusseySCG MacGillAusWI Adelaide
10th107MEK HusseyGD McGrathAusSAMelbourne

Partnerships of 200 runs or more
RunsWktPlayersForVsVenue
3312ndCH GayleRR SarwanWI SASt. John's
3243rdYounis KhanInzamam-ul-HaqPakIndBangalore
2844thWW HindsS ChanderpaulWI SAGeorgetown
2805thTT SamaraweeraTM DilshanSL BanColombo (PSS)
2696thMohammad YousufKamran AkmalPakEngLahore
2675thJH KallisAG PrinceSAWI St. John's
2566thDR MartynAC GilchristAusNZ Wellington
2552ndME TrescothickMP VaughanEngBanLord's
2451stAB de VilliersGC SmithSAWI St. John's
2311stML HaydenMEK HusseyAusWI Hobart
2273rdAB de VilliersJH KallisSAEngCenturion
2171stGC SmithAB de VilliersSAZimCape Town
2127thSM KatichAC GilchristAusNZ Christchurch
2113rdYounis KhanMohammad YousufPakIndKolkata

5 wickets in an innings
[Aus - 13, Ban - 5, Eng - 8, Ind - 9, NZ - 4, Pak - 5, SA - 7, SL - 8, WI- 5, Zim - 3]

Best innings bowling
FiguresBowlerForVsVenueBalls
8-46M MuralitharanSL WI Kandy98
7-37M NtiniSAWI Port-of-Spain119
7-59IK PathanIndZimHarare92
7-61MJ HoggardEngSAJohannesburg111
7-62Harbhajan Singh [Images]IndSL Ahmedabad134
7-63A KumbleIndPakKolkata228
7-78CD CollymoreWI PakKingston165
7-95Enamul Haque jnrBanZimDhaka210
7-100M MuralitharanSL IndDelhi232
7-188Danish KaneriaPakAusSydney297

Best match figures
FiguresBowlerFor VsVenueBalls
13-132M NtiniSAWI Port-of-Spain287
12-126IK PathanIndZimHarare206
12-200Enamul Haque jnrBanZimDhaka432
12-205MJ HoggardEngSAJohannesburg315
12-246SK WarneAusEngThe Oval456
11-134CD CollymoreWI PakKingston266
10-83M MuralitharanSL WI Kandy153
10-88A NelSAWI Bridgetown226
10-99SE BondNZ ZimBulawayo (QSC)186
10-141Harbhajan SinghIndSL Ahmedabad320
10-157A KumbleIndSL Delhi384
10-161A KumbleIndPakKolkata451
10-162SK WarneAusEngEdgbaston291

Hat-trick : Nil

Leading wicket-takers
WktsBowlerForMtsBallsMdnsRunsBest5WI10WMAveSRRpO
96SK WarneAus15433614121146-466222.0245.172.93
68A FlintoffEng*1431948916605-781024.4146.973.12
62GD McGrathAus13314415213526-1153021.8150.712.58
58MJ HoggardEng1324536115147-613126.1042.293.70
52M MuralitharanSL*82049699638-464118.5239.402.82
49B LeeAus1124967315865-302032.3750.943.81
49Danish KaneriaPak928638815687-1884032.0058.433.29
47M NtiniSA1022697811687-373124.8548.283.09
46SJ HarmisonEng*1428396916045-382034.8761.723.39
41A KumbleInd824789912037-633229.3460.442.91
36A NelSA71714667466-322120.7247.612.61
34IK PathanInd81477498297-593124.3843.443.37
32WPUJC VaasSL 81456696286-222019.6345.502.59
31SP JonesEng81194366916-532022.2938.523.47
30Harbhajan SinghInd71676578307-622127.6755.872.97
27JEC FranklinNZ 71180347666-1191028.3743.703.89
27DB PowellWI 1122036212985-251048.0781.593.54
26SCG MacGillAus51009335105-432019.6238.813.03
26LS MalingaSL 71288318125-801031.2349.543.78

Most dismissals in an innings
DismissalsKeeperForVsVenue
6 (all ct)MV BoucherSAZimCenturion
6 (all ct)GO JonesEngBanChester-le-Street
5 (all ct)Kamran AkmalPakWI Kingston
5 (4 ct + 1 st)Kamran AkmalPakWI Bridgetown
5 (4 ct + 1 st)AC GilchristAusEngTrent Bridge
5 (4 ct + 1 st)KC SangakkaraSL BanColombo (PSS)

Most dismissals in a match
DismissalsKeeperForVsVenue
9 (all ct)GO JonesEngBanChester-le-Street
9 (all ct)Kamran AkmalPakWI Kingston
8 (all ct)MV BoucherSAZimCenturion
7 (6 ct + 1 st)Kamran AkmalPakWI Bridgetown
7 (all ct)AC GilchristAusEngEdgbaston
7 (5 ct + 2 st)AC GilchristAusWldSydney
7 (all ct)AC GilchristAusWI Hobart

Leading wicket-keepers
DismissalsKeeperForMts
55 (50 ct + 5 st)AC GilchristAus15
51 (50 ct + 1 st)GO JonesEng13
44 (43 ct + 1 st)MV BoucherSA*11
41 (33 ct + 8 st)Kamran AkmalPak9
21 (17 ct + 4 st)KC SangakkaraSL 9
20 (18 ct + 2 st)BB McCullumNZ 7
17 (16 ct + 1 st)CO BrowneWI 6
17 (all ct)T TaibuZim8
16 (15 ct + 1 st)Khaled MashudBan6
14 (12 ct + 2 st)KKD KarthikInd5
13 (all ct)D RamdinWI 5

Most catches in an innings
CtPlayerForVsVenue
4DPM JayawardeneSLWIKandy
4SP FlemingNZZimHarare
There were 13 more instances of a fielder holding three catches in an innings

Most catches in a match
CtPlayerForVsVenue
5M KaifIndSLAhmedabad
There were 10 more instances of a fielder holding four catches in a match

Captains
CaptainForMtsWonLostDrawnWinning%Toss
RT PontingAus1592460.006
MP VaughanEng1253441.668
GC SmithSA#1253445.453
S ChanderpaulWI 111829.099
MS AtapattuSL 943244.442
T TaibuZim80710.005
Inzamam-ul-HaqPak741257.144
SP FlemingNZ 732242.864
Habibul BasharBan614116.661
SC GangulyInd531160.003
R DravidInd210150.002
Mohammad YousufPak10100.001
V SehwagInd1100100.001
ME TrescothickEng10100.000
Younis KhanPak10100.000
Note : GC Smith's tally includes one match for ICC World XI against Australia


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