The Gavaskar File
Neeran M. Karnik
[Warning - loooong!]
I finally managed to spend (understatement alert!) _some_ time and
updated my "Gavaskar File". It is now a huge collection of statistics,
records and trivia about the career of the greatest Indian batsman in
history. It _is_ available on CricInfo at the URL:
http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/PLAYERS/IND/G/GAVASKAR_SM_06001378/
but I thought I'd post it here as well. I'm sure there must be some
errors and glitches and inconsistencies in it, so I'd appreciate your
pointing those out if you find any. And this is still work-in-progress,
by the way - more stats and trivia still to come... Anyway, without further
ado, here is...
The Gavaskar File:
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Compiled from various sources (internet, print) by Neeran Karnik
Primary reference:
"Sunil" - edited by Sanjay Karhade (in Marathi)
- statistics compiled by Anant Gaundalkar
Other references:
"Sunil Gavaskar: an illustrated biography" - by Dom Moraes
CricInfo Web Site (http://www.cricket.org/)
The Baggy Green Web Site - by Hamish Purdey (http://www.interprop.com.au/baggygreen/)
Howzstat Web Site - by Chris Godfred-Spenning (http://mullara.met.unimelb.edu.au:8080/howzstat/)
Other sources include numerous articles on rec.sport.cricket over the years.
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Full Name Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Nickname 'Sunny'
Date of Birth July 10th, 1949
Place of Birth Bombay (Mumbai)
School St. Xavier's
Major teams Bombay, West Zone, India, Somerset, Rest-of-India
Test Debut T2 vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, in
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 1970-71
March 6, 1971 - aged 21 yrs, 238 days
Scored 65 & 67* - India won
Last Test T5 vs Pakistan at Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in
Bangalore, 1986-87
Starting on March 13, 1987 - aged 37 yrs, 245 days
Scored 21 & 96 - India lost
FC Debut Vazir Sultan Colts XI v Dungarpur XI at Hyderabad, 1966-67
Last FC Match Rest of the World v M.C.C. at Lord's, 1987
ODI Debut v England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Last ODI v England at Mumbai, World Cup, 1987-88
Books written "Sunny Days" - autobiography
"Runs 'n Ruins" - an account of the 1982-83 season
"Idols" - bios of several Test greats
"One-day wonders" - on India's ODI successes in 1984-85
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TEST BATTING STATISTICS:
Summary:
Tests Inngs NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s Ct
125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 108
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Country-wise Home and Away Split-up:
vs Tests Inns NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s Ct
West Indies
(Home) 14 24 2 1345 236* 61.14 6 3 10
(Away) 13 24 4 1404 220 70.20 7 4 7
(Overall) 27 48 6 2749 236* 65.45 13 7 17
England
(Home) 22 39 2 1331 172 35.97 2 8 21
(Away) 16 28 - 1152 221 41.14 2 8 14
(Overall) 38 67 2 2483 221 38.20 4 16 35
Pakistan
(Home) 13 22 2 1088 166 54.40 2 7 7
(Away) 11 19 2 1001 137 58.88 3 5 12
(Overall) 24 41 4 2089 166 56.46 5 12 19
Australia
(Home) 9 12 - 630 123 52.50 3 3 6
(Away) 11 19 1 920 172 51.11 5 1 13
(Overall) 20 31 1 1550 172 51.66 8 4 19
New Zealand
(Home) 3 6 - 259 119 43.16 1 1 3
(Away) 6 10 1 392 116 43.55 1 2 8
(Overall) 9 16 1 651 119 43.40 2 3 11
Sri Lanka
(Home) 4 5 1 414 176 103.50 2 1 4
(Away) 3 6 1 186 52 37.29 - 2 3
(Overall) 7 11 2 600 176 66.66 2 3 7
Totals
(Home) 65 108 7 5067 236* 50.17 16 23 51
(Away) 60 106 9 5055 221 52.11 18 22 57
(Overall) 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 108
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By position in the batting lineup:
Pos Inngs NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s
#1 186 9 8511 221 48.08 29 32
#2 17 3 1096 220 78.29 4 7
#3 - - - - - - -
#4 1 1 236 236* - 1 -
#5 4 0 144 74 36.00 - 2
#6 3 0 116 52 38.66 - 1
#7 1 1 15 15* - - -
#8 1 1 0 0* - - -
#9 1 1 4 4* - - -
#10 - - - - - - -
#11 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45
Note: 33 of Gavaskar's 34 centuries were scored as opener.
The 34th was his highest score, 236*, scored at #4.
He came in to bat with the Indian score reading 0-2!
Note: The 50s don't add up! Please help resolve the discrepancy.
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By Calendar Year:
Year Inngs NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s
1971 14 3 918 220 83.45 4 5
1972 4 - 40 18 10.00 - -
1973 6 1 184 69 36.80 - 2
1974 8 - 231 101 28.88 1 1
1975 2 - 94 86 47.00 - 1
1976 21 2 1024 156 53.89 4 4
1977 14 - 650 127 46.43 4 1
1978 14 2 1099 205 91.58 5 3
1979 26 - 1407 221 54.12 4 8
1980 6 1 327 166 65.40 1 -
1981 15 - 531 172 35.40 1 3
1982 14 3 579 155 52.64 1 3
1983 32 4 1310 236* 46.79 5 5
1984 8 - 231 65 28.88 - 1
1985 12 2 395 166 39.50 1 2
1986 13 - 802 176 61.69 3 3
1987 7 - 300 96 42.86 - 3
TOTAL 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45
Note: Gavaskar is the only batsman in Test history to score
1000 or more runs in a calendar year on 4 occasions.
He also holds the record for most runs in any 12-month
period -- between Oct 17 1978 and Oct 13 1979 he made
a total of 1984 runs, including two 200s, six other 100s
and nine 50s!
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By Series:
Season vs in Tests Inns NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s Ct
1970-71 WI WI 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3 1
1971 Eng Eng 3 6 - 144 57 24.00 - 2 5
1972-73 Eng Ind 5 10 1 224 69 24.88 - 2 2
1974 Eng Eng 3 6 - 217 101 36.16 1 1 1
1974-75 WI Ind 2 4 - 108 86 27.00 - 1 1
1975-76 NZ NZ 3 5 1 266 116 66.50 1 1 5
1975-76 WI WI 4 7 - 390 156 55.71 2 1 2
1976-77 NZ Ind 3 6 - 259 119 43.16 1 1 3
1976-77 Eng Ind 5 10 - 394 108 39.40 1 2 7
1977-78 Aus Aus 5 9 - 450 127 50.00 3 - 8
1978-79 Pak Pak 3 6 1 447 137 89.40 2 2 3
1978-79 WI Ind 6 9 1 732 205 91.50 4 1 4
1979 Eng Eng 4 7 - 542 221 77.42 1 4 3
1979-80 Aus Ind 6 8 - 425 123 53.12 2 2 3
1979-80 Pak Ind 6 11 1 529 166 52.90 1 2 4
1979-80 Eng Ind 1 2 - 73 49 36.50 - - -
1980-81 Aus Aus 3 6 - 118 70 19.66 - 1 3
1980-81 NZ NZ 3 5 - 126 53 25.20 - 1 3
1981-82 Eng Ind 6 9 1 500 172 62.50 1 3 9
1982 Eng Eng 3 3 - 74 48 24.66 - - 2
1982-83 SL Ind 1 2 1 159 155 159.00 1 - 2
1982-83 Pak Pak 6 10 1 434 127 48.22 1 3 5
1982-83 WI WI 5 9 1 240 147* 30.00 1 - 4
1983-84 Pak Ind 3 5 1 264 103* 66.00 1 2 -
1983-84 WI Ind 6 11 1 505 236* 50.50 2 1 5
1984-85 Pak Pak 2 3 - 120 48 40.00 - - 4
1984-85 Eng Ind 5 8 - 140 65 17.50 - 1 3
1985-86 SL SL 3 6 1 186 52 37.20 - 2 3
1985-86 Aus Aus 3 4 1 352 172 117.33 2 - 2
1986 Eng Eng 3 6 - 175 54 29.16 - 1 3
1986-87 Aus Ind 3 4 - 205 103 51.25 1 1 3
1986-87 SL Ind 3 3 - 255 176 85.00 1 1 2
1986-87 Pak Ind 4 6 - 295 96 49.16 - 3 3
Overall 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 108
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By Venue:
Venues Tests Inns NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s Ct
INDIA (11)
Mumbai 12 22 - 1193 205 54.23 5 4 16
Madras 12 21 4 1018 236* 59.88 3 3 9
Delhi 9 14 - 668 121 47.71 3 2 3
Kanpur 9 14 - 629 176 44.93 1 5 3
Bangalore 8 12 1 600 172 54.55 2 3 6
Calcutta 8 15 2 583 182* 44.85 2 1 9
Nagpur 2 3 - 188 74 62.67 - 3 2
Ahmedabad 2 3 - 154 90 51.33 - 2 2
Jaipur 1 2 - 24 24 12.00 - - 1
Jalandhar 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - -
Cuttack 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - -
ENGLAND (5)
Lord's 5 10 - 340 59 34.00 - 2 2
Manchester 3 5 - 242 101 48.40 1 2 5
The Oval 3 4 - 240 221 60.00 1 - 4
Birmingham 3 6 - 216 68 36.00 - 3 2
Leeds 2 3 - 114 78 38.00 - 1 1
WEST INDIES (5)
Trinidad 5 9 1 793 220 99.13 4 2 2
Guyana 2 3 2 327 147* 327.00 2 1 2
Barbados 3 6 1 177 117* 35.40 1 - 2
Jamaica 2 4 - 88 66 22.00 - 1 1
Antigua 1 2 - 19 18 9.50 - - -
AUSTRALIA (5)
Sydney 3 4 - 231 172 57.75 1 - 3
Adelaide 3 5 1 230 166* 57.50 1 - 5
Melbourne 3 6 - 212 118 35.33 1 1 2
Perth 1 2 - 131 127 65.50 1 - -
Brisbane 1 2 - 116 113 58.00 1 - 3
PAKISTAN (4)
Karachi 3 6 - 370 137 61.67 2 1 -
Lahore 4 6 - 283 97 47.17 - 2 7
Faisalabad 3 5 2 271 127* 90.33 1 1 5
Hyderabad 1 2 - 77 60 38.50 - 1 -
NEW ZEALAND (3)
Auckland 2 4 1 189 116 63.00 1 - 4
Christchurch 2 3 - 146 71 48.67 - 2 -
Wellington 2 3 - 57 23 19.00 - - 4
SRI LANKA (2)
Colombo 2 4 - 122 52 30.50 - 2 1
Kandy 1 2 1 64 49 64.00 - - 2
TOTAL 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 108
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Centuries in Tests:
# Test# Score vs Venue Series Mins 4s 6s
1 2 116 WI Georgetown 1970-71 270 11 -
2 3 117* WI Bridgetown 1970-71 340 10 1
3 4 124 WI Trinidad 1970-71 390 11 -
4 4 220 WI Trinidad 1970-71 510 24 -
5 13 101 Eng Manchester 1974 300 8 -
6 18 116 NZ Auckland 1975-76 365 15 1
7 22 156 WI Trinidad 1975-76 480 13 -
8 23 102 WI Trinidad 1975-76 247 13 -
9 25 119 NZ Mumbai 1976-77 261 20 -
10 32 108 Eng Mumbai 1976-77 341 13 -
11 33 113 Aus Brisbane 1977-78 320 12 -
12 34 127 Aus Perth 1977-78 270 20 -
13 35 118 Aus Melbourne 1977-78 345 12 -
14 40 111 Pak Karachi 1978-79 357 15 -
15 40 137 Pak Karachi 1978-79 315 20 -
16 41 205 WI Mumbai 1978-79 398 29 2
17 43 107 WI Calcutta 1978-79 315 18 -
18 43 182* WI Calcutta 1978-79 399 19 -
19 45 120 WI Delhi 1978-79 344 18 -
20 50 221 Eng Oval, London 1979 490 21 -
21 54 115 Aus Delhi 1979-80 329 17 1
22 56 123 Aus Mumbai 1979-80 300 17 -
23 61 166 Pak Madras 1979-80 593 15 1
24 71 172 Eng Bangalore 1981-82 708 21 -
25 79 155 SL Madras 1982-83 399 24 1
26 82 127* Pak Faisalabad 1982-83 437 19 -
27 88 147* WI Georgetown 1982-83 330 17 1
28 91 103* Pak Bangalore 1983-84 239 10 -
29 95 121 WI Delhi 1983-84 224 15 2
30 99 236* WI Madras 1983-84 644 23 -
31 110 166* Aus Adelaide 1985-86 551 16 -
32 112 172 Aus Sydney 1985-86 513 19 -
33 118 103 Aus Mumbai 1986-87 302 11 -
34 119 176 SL Kanpur 1986-87 506 22 -
Trivia - Umpires who witnessed these 100s:
1 R Gosein and CP Kippins (?)
2 HBDC Jordan and D Sang Hue
3 R Gosein and D Sang Hue
4 R Gosein and D Sang Hue
5 HD Bird and DJ Constant
6 DEA Kopps and RL Mantith (?)
7 R Gosein and D Sang Hue
8 R Gosein and EF Weifuse (?)
9 Judah Reuben and Satyajirao
10 Satyajirao and HP Sharma
11 TF Brooks and MG O'Connell
12 RC Bellhoch and RA French (?)
13 RA French and MG O'Connell
14 Mehboob Shah and Shuja-ud-din
15 Mehboob Shah and Shuja-ud-din
16 Hanumantrao and Satyajirao
17 Hanumantrao and PR Punjabi
18 Hanumantrao and PR Punjabi
19 Mohammad Ghouse and KB Ramaswamy
20 DJ Constant and KE Palmer
21 PR Punjabi and KB Ramaswamy
22 JD Ghosh and Mohammad Ghouse
23 Madhav Gothoskar and Swarup Kishen
24 Madhav Gothoskar and PR Punjabi
25 Madhav Gothoskar and Swarup Kishen
26 Mehboob Shah and Shakeel Khan
27 DM Archer and DJ Narine
28 Madhav Gothoskar and Swarup Kishen
29 DN Dotiwala and Madhav Gothoskar
30 MG Subramanyam and Swarup Kishen
31 SG Randell and AR Crafter
32 SG Randell and P McConnell
33 Rambabu Gupta and JD Ghosh
34 VK Ramaswamy and Rambabu Gupta
Note: These names were transliterated from Marathi and are
likely to contain spelling errors (especially the lines
marked with a ?). If you find any errors, let me know.
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Milestones:
Runs Tests Inngs Date vs Venue
1 1 1 Mar 6, 1971 WI Trinidad
1000 11 21 Jan 25, 1973 Eng Kanpur
2000 23 44 Apr 11, 1976 WI Trinidad
3000 34 66 Dec 20, 1977 Aus Perth
4000 43 81 Dec 29, 1978 WI Calcutta
5000 52 95 Sep 20, 1979 Aus Bangalore
6000 65 117 Jan 24, 1981 Aus Adelaide
7000 80 140 Dec 14, 1982 Pak Lahore
8000 95 166 Oct 29, 1983 WI Delhi
9000 110 192 Dec 12, 1985 Aus Adelaide
10000 124 212 Mar 7, 1987 Pak Ahmedabad
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Method of Dismissal:
How Out Times = Home + Away
Caught* 142 75 67
Bowled 33 15 18
LBW 17 10 7
Run Out 4 1 3
Stumped 2 1 1
Total 198 102 96
* = includes 5 caught-and-bowleds, 3 of them by Underwood!
Not out 16 times, plus Absent Hurt in 2 innings (same Test).
Never out hit-wicket.
Never retired out/hurt.
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Bowlers who dismissed him most often:
Name Team #Dismissals
Derek Underwood Eng 12
Michael Holding WI 11
Imran Khan Pak 11
Malcolm Marshall WI 8
Ian Botham Eng 8
Chris Old Eng 6
Bob Willis Eng 5
Sylvester Clarke WI 5
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Fielders who caught him most often:
Name Team #Catches
Jeff Dujon WI 8
Alan Knott Eng 7
Bob Taylor Eng 7
Wasim Bari Pak 6
Steve Rixon Aus 5
Derek Underwood Eng 4
Tony Greig Eng 4
Mike Brearly Eng 3
Mudassar Nazar Pak 3
Javed Miandad Pak 3
Iqbal Qasim Pak 3
Note: Dujon, Knott, Taylor, Bari and Rixon are wicketkeepers.
Underwood's 4 catches include 3 c&bs.
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Captains under whom Gavaskar played Test cricket:
1. Ajit Wadekar
2. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
3. Bishen Singh Bedi
4. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
5. Gundappa Vishwanath
6. Kapil Dev
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Test Tours with the Indian team:
To #Tours Seasons
England 5 1971, 1974, 1979, 1982, 1986
West Indies 3 1970-71, 1975-76, 1982-83
Australia 3 1977-78, 1980-81, 1985-86
Pakistan 3 1978-79, 1982-83, 1984-85
New Zealand 2 1975-76, 1980-81
Sri Lanka 1 1985-86
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Batting Trivia:
Centuries: 34 (Test record)
Double 100s: 4 [ 220(WI); 221(Eng); 205(WI); 236*(WI) ]
Nervous 90s: 5 [ 97(Pak); 90(WI); 90(Aus); 91(Pak); 96(Pak) ]
Ducks: 12 (incl. 3 golden ducks on 1st ball of Test)
Centuries in
each innings: 3 [ 124 & 220(WI); 111 & 137(Pak); 107 & 182(WI) ]
(Only Test batsman ever to achieve this feat thrice)
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500-run series:
Season vs in T I NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s
1970-71 WI WI 4 8 3 774 220 154.80 4 3
1978-79 WI Ind 6 9 1 732 205 98.85 4 1
1979 Eng Eng 4 7 - 542 221 77.42 1 4
1979-80 Pak Ind 6 11 1 529 166 52.90 1 2
1981-82 Eng Ind 6 9 1 500 172 62.50 1 3
1983-84 WI Ind 6 11 1 505 236* 50.50 2 1
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Century Partnerships in Tests:
Wicket
Partner 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 Total
Ajit Wadekar - 1 - - - - - 1
Ashok Mankad 1 - - - - - - 1
Dilip Sardesai - - 1 - - - - 1
Gundappa Vishwanath - 1 3 - - - - 4
Farokh Engineer 2 - - - - - - 2
Eknath Solkar - 1 - - - - - 1
Surinder Amarnath - 1 - - - - - 1
Brijesh Patel - - - 1 1 - - 2
Anshuman Gaekwad 4 - - - - - - 4
Mohinder Amarnath - 8 1 1 - - - 10
Chetan Chauhan 10 - - 1 - - - 11
Dilip Vengsarkar - 6 3 1 - - - 10
Krish Srikkanth 3 - - - - - - 3
Arun Lal 2 - - - - - - 2
Yashpal Sharma - - - 1 1 - - 2
Ravi Shastri - - - - - 1 - 1
Syed Kirmani - - - - - - 1 1
Mohd. Azharuddin - - - 1 - - - 1
Total (18 partners) 22 18 8 6 2 1 1 58
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List of all century partnerships:
P'ship SMG's Partner & vs Venue Season
score his score
FIRST WICKET (22)
123* 64* Ashok Mankad (53*) WI Georgetown 1970-71
135 67 Farokh Engineer (66) Eng Mumbai 1972-73
131 49 Farokh Engineer (86) Eng Lord's 1974
136 66 Anshuman Gaekwad (81*) WI Jamaica 1975-76
120 119 Anshuman Gaekwad (42) NZ Mumbai 1976-77
192 97 Chetan Chauhan (93) Pak Lahore 1978-79
153 73 Chetan Chauhan (84) WI Mumbai 1978-79
119 120 Chetan Chauhan (60) WI Delhi 1978-79
124 68 Chetan Chauhan (56) Eng Birmingham 1979
213 221 Chetan Chauhan (80) Eng The Oval 1979
114 76 Chetan Chauhan (58) Aus Kanpur 1979-80
192 123 Chetan Chauhan (73) Aus Mumbai 1979-80
125 81 Chetan Chauhan (61) Pak Kanpur 1979-80
165 70 Chetan Chauhan (85) Aus Melbourne 1980-81
114 53 Chetan Chauhan (78) NZ Christch'ch 1980-81
102 172 Krish Srikkanth (65) Eng Bangalore 1981-82
156 155 Arun Lal (63) SL Madras 1982-83
105 83 Arun Lal (51) Pak Lahore 1982-83
176* 103* Anshuman Gaekwad (66*) Pak Bangalore 1983-84
127 90 Anshuman Gaekwad (39) WI Ahmedabad 1983-84
191 172 Krish Srikkanth (116) Aus Sydney 1985-86
200 91 Krish Srikkanth (123) Pak Madras 1986-87
SECOND WICKET (18)
148 220 Ajit Wadekar (54) WI Trinidad 1970-71
168 86 Eknath Solkar (102) WI Mumbai 1974-75
204 116 Surinder Amarnath (124) NZ Auckland 1975-76
108 102 Mohinder Amarnath (85) WI Trinidad 1975-76
114 66 Mohinder Amarnath (70) NZ Kanpur 1976-77
193 127 Mohinder Amarnath (100) Aus Perth 1977-78
117 137 Mohinder Amarnath (53) Pak Karachi 1978-79
155 205 G. Vishwanath (155) WI Mumbai 1978-79
344* 182* Dilip Vengsarkar (157*) WI Calcutta 1978-79
151 120 Dilip Vengsarkar (109) WI Delhi 1978-79
153 221 Dilip Vengsarkar (52) Eng The Oval 1979
105 88 Dilip Vengsarkar (33) Pak Bangalore 1979-80
173 155 Dilip Vengsarkar (90) SL Madras 1982-83
125 60 Mohinder Amarnath (64) Pak Hyderabad 1982-83
107 67 Mohinder Amarnath (103*)Pak Karachi 1982-83
178 121 Dilip Vengsarkar (159) WI Delhi 1983-84
224 172 Mohinder Amarnath (138) Aus Sydney 1985-86
103 90 Mohinder Amarnath (51) Aus Madras 1986-87
THIRD WICKET (8)
122 124 Dilip Sardesai (75) WI Trinidad 1970-71
112 116 G. Vishwanath (50) WI Georgetown 1970-71
101 89 G. Vishwanath (145) Pak Faisalabad 1978-79
159 115 G. Vishwanath (131) Aus Delhi 1979-80
112 147* Dilip Vengsarkar (62) WI Georgetown 1982-83
121 65 Mohinder Amarnath (64) Eng Delhi 1984-85
117 176 Dilip Vengsarkar (57) SL Kanpur 1986-87
111 63 Dilip Vengsarkar (109) Pak Ahmedabad 1986-87
FOURTH WICKET (6)
139 108 Brijesh Patel (83) Eng Mumbai 1976-77
117 205 Chetan Chauhan (52) WI Mumbai 1978-79
145 127* Mohinder Amarnath (78) Pak Faisalabad 1982-83
104* 147* Yashpal Sharma (35*) WI Georgetown 1982-83
163 176 Mohd. Azharuddin (199) SL Kanpur 1986-87
116 74 Dilip Vengsarkar (153) SL Nagpur 1986-87
FIFTH WICKET (2)
204 156 Brijesh Patel (115*) WI Trinidad 1975-76
105 166 Yashpal Sharma (46) Pak Madras 1979-80
SIXTH WICKET (1)
170 236* Ravi Shastri (72) WI Madras 1983-84
NINTH WICKET (1)
143* 236* Syed Kirmani (63*) WI Madras 1983-84
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Opening Partnerships:
Partner Inngs Unbroken Total Highest Avg 100 50
Opened P'ships Runs <--- Partnerships --->
Chetan Chauhan 59 2 3022 213 53.02 10 9
Anshuman Gaekwad 49 1 1722 176* 35.88 4 9
Krish Srikkanth 34 - 1471 200 43.26 3 7
Ashok Mankad 12 1 430 123* 39.09 1 3
Farokh Engineer 7 - 418 135 59.71 2 -
J. Arun Lal 6 - 332 156 55.33 2 -
Dilip Vengsarkar 10 - 220 60 22.00 - 1
Ravi Shastri 3 - 95 47 31.67 - -
Ramnath Parker 4 - 64 29 16.00 - -
Roger Binny 2 - 60 56 30.00 - 1
Parthasarathy Sharma 2 - 55 51 27.50 - 1
Eknath Solkar 2 - 54 32 27.00 - -
Pronob Roy 3 - 50 19 16.67 - -
Abid Ali 2 - 37 26 18.50 - -
Mohinder Amarnath 2 - 29 24 14.50 - -
Ghulam Parkar 2 - 23 17 11.50 - -
Manoj Prabhakar 1 - 12 12 12.00 - -
Sudhir Naik 2 - 6 6 3.00 - -
Hemant Kanitkar 1 - 5 5 5.00 - -
Overall 203 4 8105 213 44.29 22 31
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TEST BOWLING:
Season vs Venue Analysis
1970-71 WI Trinidad 1-0-9-0
1971 Eng Manchester 2-0-4-0
12-3-37-0
1971 Eng The Oval 1-0-1-0
1972-73 Eng Delhi 1-0-1-0
1972-73 Eng Madras 1-0-6-0
1972-73 Eng Mumbai 2-2-0-0
1974 Eng Birmingham 1-0-5-0
1976-77 Eng Bangalore 2-2-0-0
1976-77 Eng Mumbai 2-0-2-0
1-1-0-0
1977-78 Aus Melbourne 2-0-7-0 (8-ball overs)
1978-79 Pak Faisalabad 5-0-34-1
(Zaheer Abbas c Chauhan b Gavaskar 96)
1978-79 Pak Lahore 4-1-10-0
1979-80 Aus Delhi 4-1-10-0
1979-80 Pak Bangalore 1-0-8-0
1979-80 Eng Mumbai 1-0-4-0
1980-81 NZ Christch'ch 3-1-11-0
1981-82 Eng Delhi 3-0-12-0
1981-82 Eng Madras 1-0-2-0
1982-83 Pak Lahore 1-1-0-0
1982-83 Pak Faisalabad 2-0-10-0
1983-84 Pak Jalandhar 1-0-3-0
1983-84 Pak Nagpur 1-1-0-0
1983-84 WI Delhi 1-0-1-0
1983-84 WI Mumbai 1-1-0-0
1984-85 Eng Delhi 0.4-0-10-0
1986-87 Pak Madras 1-0-4-0
1986-87 Pak Ahmedabad 4-1-15-0
Overall 62.4-15-206-1
Balls M Runs W Avg Best 5 10 SR Econ
380 15 206 1 206.00 1-34 - - 380.0 3.25
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UNOFFICIAL 'TESTS':
M I NO Runs HiSc Avg 100 50 Ct
vs SL in SL, 2 4 - 106 85 26.50 - 1 4
1973-74
vs SL in Ind, 1 2 - 238 203 119.00 1 - 1
1975-76
Overall 3 6 - 344 203 57.33 1 1 5
Note: These are first-class matches.
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IRANI CUP Batting:
For Season Scores
Bombay 1967-68 5 & 0
Bombay 1970-71 12 & 46*
Bombay 1971-72 48 & 23
Bombay 1972-73 6 & 0
Bombay 1973-74 108 & 24
R-o-I 1974-75 156*
Bombay 1975-76 47
Bombay 1976-77 15 & 8*
R-o-I 1980-81 27 & 1
Bombay 1981-82 50 & 102*
R-o-I 1982-83 28 & 0
Bombay 1984-85 14 & 13
Note: R-o-I = Rest of India
Gavaskar carried his bat in making 156* for R-o-I vs Karnataka
in 1974-75
Overall Record:
Matches Inngs NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s
12 22 4 733 156* 40.72 3 1
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DULEEP TROPHY Batting:
Season M I NO Runs HiSc Avg 100 50
1971-72 2 3 - 138 101 46.00 1 -
1972-73 2 3 1 65 55 32.50 - 1
1973-74 1 2 1 65 53 65.00 - 1
1974-75 2 4 - 76 41 19.00 - -
1975-76 1 2 - 124 84 62.00 - 1
1976-77 3 5 - 356 228 71.20 1 1
1977-78 2 3 - 276 169 92.00 1 1
1978-79 1 1 1 130 130* - 1 -
1981-82 2 2 1 187 164* 187.00 1 -
1982-83 2 4 - 108 67 27.00 - 1
1985-86 2 3 - 235 119 78.33 1 1
1986-87 2 2 - 99 92 49.50 - 1
Overall 22 34 4 1859 228 60.19 6 8
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RANJI TROPHY Batting:
Career: 1969-70 to 1986-87
Debut : vs Mysore at Bombay in 1969-70 season
Season M I NO Runs HiSc Avg 100 50 0 Ct
1969-70 2 3 1 141 114 70.50 1 - 1 6
1970-71 2 3 - 307 176 102.33 2 - - -
1971-72 3 5 - 494 282 98.80 2 - - 8
1972-73 7 12 2 579 160 57.90 3 - 1 16
1973-74 6 9 1 248 84 31.00 - 1 1 11
1974-75 5 6 2 203 96* 50.75 - 1 - 4
1975-76 4 5 1 510 190 127.50 3 - - 5
1976-77 7 9 2 398 120 56.86 1 3 2 8
1977-78 -
1978-79 6 6 - 377 204 62.83 2 1 1 4
1979-80 7 11 1 491 153 49.10 1 3 1 2
1980-81 -
1981-82 6 8 1 632 340 90.29 2 - - -
1982-83 -
1983-84 6 8 3 541 206* 108.20 2 2 - 1
1984-85 4 7 3 399 106 99.75 1 3 - 1
1985-86 -
1986-87 1 1 - 15 15 15.00 - - - 5
Overall 66 93 17 5335 340 70.20 20 14 7 71
Note: Captain in 39 of these 66 matches.
RANJI Bowling:
Balls Mdn Runs Wkts Avg
280 11 148 6 24.67
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SUMMARY OF FIRST-CLASS CAREER:
Batting:
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg. 100 50 0 Ct. Capt.
Tests 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 12 108 47
UnoffT 3 6 0 344 203 57.33 1 1 0 5 0
Ranji 66 93 17 5335 340 70.20 20 14 7 71 39
Duleep 22 33 3 1859 228 61.97 6 7 0 15 10
Irani 12 22 4 733 156* 40.72 3 1 3 9 6
M-ud-D 9 13 0 476 94 36.62 0 4 1 7 ?
County 15 23 3 686 155* 34.30 2 2 1 5 ?
R-o-W1 11 20 2 559 95 31.05 0 4 0 9 0
R-o-W2 1 2 0 188 188 94.00 1 0 1 0 0
O.F.C. 85 131 15 5483 194 47.27 14 25 6 61 ?
Total 349 557 60 25785 340 51.88 81 103 31 290 ?
Note: Another source lists his FC career figures as:
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg. 100 50 0 Ct. Capt.
348 563 61 25834 340 51.46 81 105 ? 293 ?
Can anyone verify the numbers?
Bowling:
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Avg.
Tests 380 15 216 1 216.00
UnoffT 18 0 10 0 -
Ranji 280 11 148 6 24.67
Duleep 108 0 94 0 -
Irani 72 1 61 0 -
M-ud-D 108 1 98 2 49.00
County 92 2 69 0 -
R-o-W1 8 0 4 0 -
R-o-W2 - - - - -
O.F.C. 845 16 527 11 47.91
Total 1911 46 1227 20 61.35
Note: UnoffT = unofficial Tests (vs Sri Lanka in 73-74 and 75-76)
M-ud-D = Moin-ud-Dowla Trophy, Hyderabad
County = 1980 season for Somerset
R-o-W1 = For Rest-of-World vs Aus, 1971-72
R-o-W2 = For Rest-of-World vs MCC, 1987
O.F.C. = Other First Class matches (mainly tour games)
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COMPLETE TEST BATTING RECORD:
1970-71 vs. West Indies
1. Port Of Spain: c Lloyd b Noreiga 65; not out 67
2. Georgetown: c Carew b Sobers 116; not out 64
3. Bridgetown: c Holder b Dowe 1; not out 117
4. Port Of Spain: c Lewis b Holford 124; b Shepherd 220
Total: 774; Average: 154.8; Centuries: 4; Fifties: 3
1971 vs. England
5. Lord's: c Amiss b Price 4; c Edrich b Gifford 53
6. Manchester: c Knott b Price 57; c Knott b Hutton 24
7. Oval: b Snow 6; lbw b Snow 0
Total: 144; Average: 24.00; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 2
1972-73 vs. England
8. Delhi: c Greig b Arnold 12; c Greig b Underwood 8
9. Calcutta: c Old b Underwood 18; lbw b Old 2
10. Madras: c Greig b Gifford 20; not out 0
11. Kanpur: c Greig b Birkenshaw 69; c (sub) b Underwood 24
12. Bombay: b Old 4; c & b Underwood 67
Total: 224; Average: 24.89; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 2
1974 vs. England
13. Manchester: run out 101; c Hendricks b Old 58
14. Lord's: c Knott b Old 49; lbw b Arnold 5
15. Birmingham: c Knott b Arnold 0; c Knott b Old 4
Total: 217; Average: 36.17; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 1
1974-75 vs. West Indies
16. Bangalore: c Richards b Holder 14; c Murray b Boyce 0
17. Bombay: b Gibbs 86; c Fredericks b Roberts 8
Total: 108; Average: 27.00; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 1
1975-76 vs. New Zealand
18. Auckland: c Turner b Howarth 116; not out 35
19. Christ'ch: c Burgess b Collinge 22; c Howarth b Dayle Hadlee 71
20. Wellington: c Wadsworth b RJ Hadlee 22
Total: 266; Average: 66.50; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 1
1975-76 vs. West Indies
21. Bridgetown: lbw b Roberts 37; c Jumadeen b Roberts 1
22. Port of Spain: c Murray b Holding 156
23. Port of Spain: lbw b Holding 26; c Murray b Jumadeen 102
24. Kingston: b Holding 66; c Julien b Holding 2
Total: 390; Average: 55.71; Centuries: 2; Fifties: 1
1976-77 vs. New Zealand
25. Bombay: c Cairns b Petherick 119; c Burgess b RJ Hadlee 14
26. Kanpur: b O'Sullivan 66; b RJ Hadlee 15
27. Madras: b Cairns 2; st Lees b O'Sullivan 43
Total: 259; Average: 43.17; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 0
1976-77 vs. England
28. Delhi: c Willis b JK Lever 38; c Woolmer b Underwood 71
29. Calcutta: c Old b Willis 0; b Underwood 18
30. Madras: c Brearley b Old 39; c Woolmer b Underwood 24
31. Bangalore: c Underwood b Lever 4; c Brearley b Underwood 50
32. Bombay: c & b Underwood 108; c Willis b Underwood 42
Total: 394; Average: 39.40; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 2
1977-78 vs. Australia
33. Brisbane: c Cosier b Wayne Clark 3; c Rixon b Clark 113
34. Perth: c Rixon b Clark 4; b Clark 127
35. Melbourne: c Rixon b Thomson 0; c Serjeant b Gannon 118
36. Sydney: c Rixon b Thomson 49;
37. Adelaide: c Toohey b Thomson 7; c Rixon b Callen 29
Total: 450; Average: 50.00; Centuries: 3; Fifties: 0
1978-79 vs. Pakistan
38. Faisalabad: b Iqbal Qasim 89; not out 8
39. Lahore: c Majid Khan b Salim Altaf 5; c Sarfraz b Mushtaq Mohd 97
40. Karachi: c Sarfraz b Imran 111; c Bari b Sarfraz 137
Total: 447; Average: 89.40; Centuries: 2; Fifties: 2
1978-79 vs. West Indies
41. Bombay: b Clarke 205; c Murray b Clarke 73
42. Bangalore: c Shivnaraine b Clarke 0;
43. Calcutta: c Bacchus b Phillip 107; not out 182
44. Madras: c Bacchus b Phillip 4; c Murray b Clarke 1
45. Delhi: c Murray b Clarke 120
46. Kanpur: c Murray b Marshall 40
Total: 732; Average: 91.50; Centuries: 4; Fifties: 1
1979 vs. England
47. Birmingham: run out 61; c Gooch b Hendrick 68
48. Lord's: c Taylor b Gooch 42; c Brearley b Botham 59
49. Leeds: b Edmonds 78;
50. Oval: c Bairstow b Botham 13; c Gower b Botham 221
Total: 542; Average: 77.43; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 4
1979-80 vs. Australia
51. Madras: c Wood b Hogg 50
52. Bangalore: c Hilditch b Yardley 10
53. Kanpur: lbw b Dymock 76; c Whatmore b Yardley 12
54. Delhi: lbw b Hogg 115;
55. Calcutta: lbw b Hogg 14; c Hilditch b Dymock 25
56. Bombay: c Hughes b Border 123;
Total: 425; Average: 53.12; Centuries: 2; Fifties: 2
1979-80 vs. Pakistan
57. Bangalore: c Miandad b Qadir 88;
58. Delhi: c Bari b Sikander Bakht 31; c Bari b Bakht 21
59. Bombay: c Qadir b Bakht 4; c Zaheer b Qasim 48
60. Kanpur: b Bakht 2; c Mudassar b Ehteshamuddin 81
61. Madras: c Qasim b Imran 166; not out 29
62. Calcutta: c Qasim b Imran 44; c Miandad b Imran 15
Total: 529; Average: 52.9; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 2
1979-80 vs. England
63. Bombay: c Taylor b Botham 49; c Taylor b Botham 24
Total: 73; Average: 36.50; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 0
1980-81 vs. Australia
64. Sydney: c Marsh b Lillee 0; c Marsh b Hogg 10
65. Adelaide: b Pascoe 23; c Greg Chappell b Pascoe 5
66. Melbourne: c Hughes b Pascoe 10; lbw b Lillee 70
Total: 118; Average: 19.67; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 1
1980-81 vs. New Zealand
67. Wellington: b Cairns 23; b Snedden 12
68. Christ'ch: c Smith b RJ Hadlee 53;
69. Auckland: c Smith b Snedden 5; c Wright b Bracewell 33
Total: 126; Average: 21.00; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 1
1981-82 vs. England
70. Bombay: c Taylor b Botham 55; c Taylor b Botham 14
71. Bangalore: c & b Underwood 172;
72. Delhi: c Taylor b Lever 46;
73. Calcutta: b Underwood 42; not out 83
74. Madras: c Taylor b Willis 25; c Botham b Willis 11
75. Kanpur: run out 52
Total: 500; Average: 62.5; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 3
1982 vs. England
76. Lord's: b Botham 48; c Cook b Willis 24
77. Manchester: c Tavare b Willis 2
78. Oval: absent hurt
Total: 74; Average: 24.67; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 0
1982-83 vs. Sri Lanka
79. Madras: c De Mel b DS de Silva 155; not out 4
Total: 159; Average: 159.00; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 0
1982-83 vs. Pakistan
80. Lahore: c Bari b Sarfraz 83;
81. Karachi: run out 8; b Imran 42
82. Faisalabad: c Salim Malik b Imran 12; not out 127
83. Hyderabad: c Bari b Imran 17; c & b Qasim 60
84. Lahore: lbw b Imran 13;
85. Karachi: c Bari b Tahir Naqqash 5; b Imran 67
Total: 434; Average: 48.22; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 3
1982-83 vs. West Indies
86. Kingston: c Dujon b Marshall 20; b Holding 0
87. Port of Spain: c Dujon b Holding 1; c Dujon b Garner 32
88. Georgetown: not out 147;
89. Bridgetown: c Dujon b Holding 2; c Roberts b Garner 19
90. Antigua: c Dujon b Marshall 18; c Dujon b Davis 1
Total: 240; Average: 30.00; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 0
1983-84 vs. Pakistan
91. Bangalore: lbw b Tahir Naqqash 42; not out 103
92. Jalandhar: b Azeem Hafiz 5;
93. Nagpur: c Mudassar b Hafiz 50; c Mudassar b Nazir 64
Total: 264; Average: 66.00; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 2
1983-84 vs. West Indies
94. Kanpur: c Dujon b Marshall 0; c Davis b Marshall 7
95. Delhi: b Gomes 121; lbw b Holding 15
96. Ahmedabad: c Lloyd b Holding 90; lbw b Holding 1
97. Bombay: lbw b Marshall 12; c Davis b Marshall 3
98. Calcutta: c Dujon b Marshall 0; c Dujon b Holding 20
99. Madras: not out 236;
Total: 505; Average: 50.50; Centuries: 2; Fifties: 1
1984-85 vs. Pakistan
100. Lahore: c Salim Malik b Azeem Hafiz 48; lbw b Jalaluddin 37
101. Faisalabad: c Qasim Omar b Qadir 35;
Total: 120; Average: 40.00; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 0
1984-85 vs. England
102. Bombay: c Downton b Cowans 27; c Gower b Cowans 5
103. Delhi: c Downton b Ellison 1; b Pocock 65
104. Calcutta: c Gatting b Edmonds 13;
105. Madras: b Foster 17; c Gatting b Foster 3
106. Kanpur: b Cowans 9;
Total: 140; Average: 15.56; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 1
1985-86 vs. Sri Lanka
107. Colombo: run out 51; c De Mel b R. Ratnayake 0
108. Colombo: st. Amal Silva b Ranatunga 52; c Silva b Ratnayeke 19
109. Kandy: c A. Silva b Ratnayeke 49; not out 15
Total: 186; Average: 37.20; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 2
1985-86 vs. Australia
110. Adelaide: not out 166
111. Melbourne: b Gilbert 6; b Reid 8
112. Sydney: b Holland 172;
Total: 352; Average: 117.33; Centuries: 2; Fifties: 0
1986 vs. England
113. Lord's: c Emburey b Dilley 34; c Downton b Dilley 22
114. Leeds: c French b Pringle 35; c French b Lever 1
115. Birmingham: b Pringle 29; c French b Foster 54
Total: 175; Average: 29.17; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 1
1986 vs. Australia
116. Madras: c & b Matthews 8; c Jones b Bright 90
117. Delhi: b Gilbert 4;
118. Bombay: c Ritchie b Matthews 103;
Total: 205; Average: 51.25; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 2
1986-87 vs. Sri Lanka
119. Kanpur: c Wettimuny b Labrooy 176;
120. Nagpur: c Asoka De Silva b Gurusinghe 74;
121. Cuttack: lbw b Ravi Ratnayake 5;
Total: 255; Average: 85.00; Centuries: 1; Fifties: 1
1987 vs. Pakistan
122. Madras: c Tauseef b Qadir 91;
123. Jaipur: c Miandad b Imran 0; c Ramiz b Tauseef 24
124. Ahmedabad: lbw b Imran 63;
125. Bangalore: b Tauseef 21; c Rizwan b Qasim 96
Total: 295; Average: 49.17; Centuries: 0; Fifties: 3
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Another `view' of his complete Test career: (posted on r.s.c. by ??)
Test
Vs. Year #Tests 1 2 3 4 5 6 100s 50s 0s Total
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WI 71 4 65,67* 116,64* 1,117* 124,220 4 3 0 774
E 71 3 4,53 57,24 6,0 0 2 1 144
E(H) 72-73 5 12,8 18,2 20,0* 69,24 4,67 0 2 0 224
E 74 3 101,58 49,5 0,4 1 1 1 217
WI(H) 74-75 2 14,0 86,8 0 1 1 108
NZ 76 3 116,35* 22,71 22 1 1 0 266
WI 76 4 37,1 156 26,102 66,2 2 1 0 390
NZ(H) 76 3 119,14 66,15 2,43 1 1 0 259
E(H) 76-77 5 38,71 0,18 39,24 4,50 108,42 1 2 1 394
A 77-78 5 3,113 4,127 0,118 49 7,29 3 0 1 450
P 78 3 89,8* 5,97 111,137 2 2 0 447
WI(H) 78-79 6 205,73 0 107,182* 4,1 120 40 4 1 1 738
E 79 4 61,68 42,59 78 13,221 1 4 0 542
A(H) 79 6 50 10 76,12 115 14,25 123 2 2 0 425
P(H) 79-80 6 88 31,21 4,48 2,81 166,29* 44,15 1 2 0 529
E(H) 80 1 49,24 0 0 0 73
A 81 3 0,10 23,5 10,70 0 1 1 118
NZ 81 3 23,12 53 5,33 0 1 0 126
E(H) 81-82 6 55,14 172 46 42,83* 25,11 52 1 3 0 500
E 82 3 48,24 2 hurt 0 0 0 74
SL(H) 82 1 155,4* 1 0 0 159
P 82-83 6 83 8,42 12,127* 17,60 13 5,67 1 3 0 434
WI 83 5 20,0 1,32 147* 2,19 18,1 1 0 1 240
P(H) 83 3 42,103* 5 50,64 1 2 0 264
WI(H) 83-84 6 0,7 121,15 90,1 12,3 0,20 236* 2 1 2 495
P 84 2 xxx xxx 0 0 0 127
E(H) 84-85 5 27,5 1,65 13 17,3 9 0 1 0 137
SL 85 3 51,0 52,19 49,15* 0 2 1 186
A 85-86 3 166* 6,8 172 2 0 0 352
E 86 3 34,22 35,1 29,54 0 1 0 175
A(H) 86 3 8,90 4 103 1 1 0 205
SL(H) 86-87 3 176 74 5 1 1 0 255
P(H) 87 4 91 0,24 63 21,96 0 3 1 295
125 214 innings, 16 not outs, HS: 236* 34 45 12 10122
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ODI BATTING:
Matches Inngs NO Runs HiSc Avg. 100s 50s Ct SR
108 102 14 3092 103* 35.13 1 27 22 64.02
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Country-wise Split-up:
vs Matches Inns NO Runs HiSc Avg 100s 50s Ct
Australia 27 25 2 840 92* 36.52 - 8 6
Pakistan 20 19 1 600 92 33.33 - 6 7
England 17 17 5 436 71 36.33 - 3 3
Sri Lanka 12 11 3 401 71 50.13 - 3 1
West Indies 11 11 1 395 90 39.50 - 4 -
New Zealand 15 14 1 258 103* 19.85 1 1 4
Zimbabwe 4 4 - 97 50 24.25 - 1 1
East Africa 1 1 1 65 65* - - 1 -
Overall 108 102 14 3092 103* 35.13 1 27 22
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Milestones:
Runs Date M I vs Venue Season
1 July 13, 1974 1 1 Eng Leeds 1974
1000 Apr 13, 1984 44 42 Pak Sharjah 1983-84
2000 Apr 13, 1986 79 73 SL Sharjah 1985-86
3000 Oct 31, 1987 107 101 NZ Nagpur 1987-88
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Batting positions:
# Innings
1 52
2 31
4 2
5 8
6 6
7 3
Total 102 (in 108 matches)
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ODI BOWLING:
Overall: 3.2-0-25-1
Zaheer Abbas c Kapil Dev b Gavaskar 48
at Sialkot, 1978-79
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Complete ODI Batting Record:
1974 in England
1. Leeds: b Arnold 28
2. Oval: c Arnold b Jackman 20
1975 World Cup in England
3. vs Eng at Lord's: not out 36
4. vs East Africa at Leeds: not out 65
5. vs NZ at Manchester: c RJ Hadlee b Dayle Hadlee 12
1978-79 in Pakistan
6. Sialkot: b Salim Altaf 4
Bowled 0.5-0-10-1 (Zaheer c Kapil)
1979 World Cup in England
7. vs WI at Birmingham: c Holding b Roberts 8
8. vs NZ at Leeds: c Lees b RJ Hadlee 55
9. vs SL at Manchester: c Dias b Warnapura 26
1980-81 WSC in Australia
10. vs Aus at Melbourne: c Lawson b Lillee 4
11. vs NZ at Perth: c Lees b RJ Hadlee 0
12. vs Aus at Sydney: b Pascoe 22
Bowled 1.2-0-7-0
13. vs NZ at Brisbane: c Coney b Troup 1
14. vs NZ at Adelaide: c Lees b Troup 17
15. vs Aus at Sydney: b Greg Chappell 1
16. vs NZ at Melbourne: lbw Chatfield 8
17. vs Aus at Melbourne: b Trevor Chappell 80
18. vs Aus at Sydney: lbw Lillee 1
19. vs Aus at Brisbane: run out 9
1980-81 in New Zealand
20. Auckland: c Smith b Snedden 14
1981-82 vs England in India
21. Ahmedabad: c Gooch b Willis 0
22. Jalandhar: DNB
23. Cuttack: st Taylor b Underwood 71
1982 in England
24. Leeds: c Botham b Allott 38
25. Oval: c Willis b Miller 15
1982-83 in Pakistan
26. Gujranwala: lbw Imran 1
27. Lahore: c Mansoor Akhtar b Tahir Naqqash 69
28. Karachi: c Wasim Raja b Imran 23
Bowled 1-0-4-0
1982-83 in West Indies
29. Trinidad: c Roberts b Garner 25
30. Berbice: run out 90
31. Grenada: c Richards b Roberts 3
1983 World Cup in England
32. vs WI at Manchester: c Dujon b Marshall 19
33. vs Zim at Leicester: c Heron b Rawson 4
34. vs Zim at Tunbridge Wells: lbw Rawson 0
35. vs Aus at Chelmsford: c Trevor Chappell b Hogg 9
36. vs Eng at Manchester: c Gould b Allott 25
37. vs WI at Lord's: c Dujon b Roberts 2
1983-84 vs Pakistan in India
38. Hyderabad: c Bari b Mudassar 33
39. Jaipur: b Nazir 41
1983-84 vs West Indies in India
40. Srinagar: c Richards b Marshall 11
41. Indore: c Dujon b Roberts 15
42. Jamshedpur: c Dujon b Roberts 83
1983-84 Asia Cup at Sharjah
43. vs SL: DNB
44. vs Pak: not out 36
1984-85 vs Australia in India
45. Delhi: c Wood b Rackemann 25
46. Trivandrum: c Wood b Hogan 14
47. Jamshedpur: DNB
48. Ahmedabad: b Lawson 4
49. Indore: b Maguire 40
Bowled 0.1-0-4-0
1984-85 in Pakistan
50: Quetta: st Ashraf Ali b Tauseef Ahmed 25
1984-85 vs England in India
51. Pune: b Foster 0
52. Cuttack: not out 6
53. Bangalore: c Gatting b Marks 40
54. Nagpur: b Agnew 52
55. Chandigarh: not out 2
1984-85 B&H World Championship in Australia
56. vs Pak at Melbourne: lbw Mudassar 54
57. vs Eng at Sydney: not out 30
58. vs Aus at Melbourne: DNB
59. vs NZ at Sydney: DNB
60. vs Pak at Melbourne: DNB
1984-85 Rothmans Trophy at Sharjah
61. vs Pak: c Ashraf Ali b Imran 2
62. vs Aus: run out 20
1985-86 in Sri Lanka
63. Colombo: run out 0
64. Colombo: not out 36
65. Colombo: not out 39
1985-86 Rothmans Sharjah Cup in Sharjah
66. vs Pak: st Salim Yousuf b Tauseef Ahmed 63
67. vs WI: not out 76
1985-86 WSC in Australia
68. vs NZ at Brisbane: b Chatfield 27
69. vs Aus at Brisbane: b Davis 5
70. vs Aus at Melbourne: c Philips b Reid 59
71. vs NZ at Perth: c Martin Crowe b Gillespie 9
72. vs Aus at Sydney: not out 92
73. vs Aus at Adelaide: c Philips b Reid 77
74. vs Aus at Melbourne: b Gilbert 72
75. vs NZ at Hobart: c McSweeney b RJ Hadlee 1
76. vs Aus at Sydney: c Jones b Border 32
77. vs Aus at Melbourne: c Border b Davis 11
1985-86 Australasia Cup at Sharjah
78. vs NZ: c McSweeney b Chatfield 0
79. vs SL: c Aravinda de Silva b de Mel 71
80. vs Pak: b Imran 92
1986 in England
81. Oval: not out 65
82. Manchester: c Gooch b Ellison 4
1986-87 vs Australia in India
83. Jaipur: run out 26
84. Srinagar: run out 52
85. Delhi: c Border b Davis 6
86. Ahmedabad: b Davis 12
1986-87 Champions Trophy at Sharjah
87. vs SL: c Guy de Alwis b Labrooy 27
88. vs WI: b Gray 63
89. vs Pak: b Imran 0
1986-87 vs Sri Lanka in India
90. Kanpur: c Guy de Alwis b Rumesh Ratnayeke 2
91. Gauhati: not out 70
92. Delhi: c sub (Mahanama) b Ranatunga 36
93. Baroda: c Mendis b Labrooy 69
94. Mumbai: c de Mel b Ranatunga 25
1986-87 vs Pakistan in India
95. Indore: c Salim Yousuf b Imran 10
96: Hyderabad: c Manzoor Elahi b Akram 1
97. Pune: run out 7
98. Nagpur: c Salim Jaffer b Akram 70
99. Jamshedpur: c Manzoor Elahi b Qadir 69
1986-87 Sharjah Cup at Sharjah
100. vs Aus: not out 78
101. vs Pak: b Imran 0
1987 World Cup in India & Pakistan
102. vs Aus at Madras: c Reid b Taylor 37
103. vs NZ at Bangalore: run out 2
104. vs Zim at Mumbai: st Houghton b Traicos 43
105. vs Aus at Delhi: b O'Donnell 61
106. vs Zim at Ahmedabad: c Butchart b Rawson 50
107. vs NZ at Nagpur: not out 103
108. vs Eng at Mumbai: b DeFreitas 4
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CAPTAINCY:
Tests:
Tenure Tests W L D
1975-85 47 9 8 30
Note: Azharuddin (11-9-17) and Ravi Shastri (1-0-0) are the only other Indian
captains to have more Test wins than losses.
Gavaskar's 47 is the record for most Tests captained by an Indian.
Details:
Year Opposition Opposing Captain P W L D
(Home/Away)
1975-76 NZ (A) G.M.Turner 1 1 0 0
1978-79 WI (H) A.I.Kallicharran 6 1 0 5
1979-80 Aus (H) K.J.Hughes 6 2 0 4
1979-80 Pak (H) Asif Iqbal 5 2 0 3
1980-81 Aus (A) G.S.Chappell 3 1 1 1
1980-81 NZ (A) G.P.Howarth 3 0 1 2
1981-82 Eng (H) K.W.R.Fletcher 6 1 0 5
1982 Eng (A) R.G.D.Willis 3 0 1 2
1982-83 SL (H) B.Warnapura 1 0 0 1
1982-83 Pak (A) Imran Khan 6 0 3 3
1984-85 Pak (A) Zaheer Abbas 2 0 0 2
1984-85 Eng (H) D.I.Gower 5 1 2 2
Overall 47 9 8 30
One-day Internationals:
Name Total Won Lost Aband Tied
S.M.Gavaskar 37 14 21 2 0
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RECORDS: (as of June 1, 1997) (corrections welcome)
World records:
o Most 100s in Test cricket - 34
o First batsman in Test history to score 10,000 runs
o Most runs in debut Test series - 774 vs WI, 1970-71
o Topscore in both inngs of a Test most times - five
o Only batsman to score 2 separate 100s in a Test on three occasions
o Only batsman to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year on four occasions
o Most Test runs in a 12-month period - 1,984 during 1978-79
o Most 100 partnerships in Tests - 58
o Only Test batsman to score 5000 runs in 'away' Tests (err, Border?)
o Dismissed on the first ball of a Test most often - 3 times
o Most venues at which 100s scored - 19
o Captained the most draws in Test cricket - 30!
Indian records:
o Most Test runs by an Indian - 10,122
o Highest Test innings by an Indian - 236*
o Most Test innings played by an Indian - 214
o Most successive Tests by an Indian - 106
o Most 50+ scores in Tests by an Indian - 34+45 = 79
o Most runs (2749) and 100s (13) vs WI in Tests
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TRIVIA:
o Zaheer Abbas was the victim in Gavaskar's only two wickets in
international cricket! On both occasions, he was near a milestone when
Gavaskar got him out - for 96 in a Test and 48 in an ODI, both on the
1978-79 tour of Pakistan.
[more to come...]
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Ravi Krishna
In article <5n9hrr$c...@epx.cis.umn.edu>, kar...@cs.umn.edu says...
Excellent. A must for all SMG fans.
However you forgot one more record which I am mentioning below.
>World records:
>o Most 100s in Test cricket - 34
>o First batsman in Test history to score 10,000 runs
>o Most runs in debut Test series - 774 vs WI, 1970-71
>o Topscore in both inngs of a Test most times - five
>o Only batsman to score 2 separate 100s in a Test on three occasions
>o Only batsman to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year on four occasions
>o Most Test runs in a 12-month period - 1,984 during 1978-79
>o Most 100 partnerships in Tests - 58
>o Only Test batsman to score 5000 runs in 'away' Tests (err, Border?)
>o Dismissed on the first ball of a Test most often - 3 times
>o Most venues at which 100s scored - 19
>o Captained the most draws in Test cricket - 30!
>o Most disliked player in indian side for reasons not related to cricket.
Karthik Aghoram
<Gavaskar file snipped>
Neeran
Absolutely fantastic, I should say! The one surprising fact (am not
denying it, just raising an eyebrow) is SMG's strike rate in ODIs!!
64.02 is more than respectable; as you pointed out in another thread, it is
very, very good considering that the game was not as tilted in favour of
the batsmen as it is today!
Keep it up, and do you have such files for other cricketers, too?
Cheers,
Ragamuffin.
Ravi Aron
Neeran M Karnik - leads with a ...
>I finally managed to spend (understatement alert!) _some_ time
>and updated my "Gavaskar File". It is now a huge collection
>of statistics, records and trivia about the career of the
>greatest Indian batsman in history. It _is_ available on
>CricInfo at the URL:
Thanks for the effort Neeran. I saved it as soon as I saw it. If only we
had somebody do this for Azhar (Rohan/Bharat/Ritesh are you listening in
?) GRV ( may be I'll try - if I ever get around to finishing my Ph.D.),
DBV (Sadiq Yusuf, this is yours) and Mohinder (any takers?). Then we'd
pretty much have the low down on every batsman who'se been talked about in
the small world of Indian cricket.
Even if that doesn't happen - great effort Neeran - Thanks.
ravi (what about our bowlers ?) aron.
optimax
Excellent work Neeran,
Thanks for so much information and your hard work.
Keep it up.
Regards
Raj
London
( Wondering why I can never make my postings look classy like Ravi
Aron's. It is probably too late to even worry about that I think...)
Charles Levy
Congratulations to Neeran for his work on The Gavaskar File ... a veritable
tour de force!
I found it particularly interesting as Sunil played during that period of
my life which was a virtual cricket blackout, and I only got snatches of
reports about this fabulous run machine from India. I have downloaded it
to study at my leisure, but one can tell from just a cursory glance that
that it was a labour of love and one well done!
Cheers!
Charles
--
"I often quote myself ... it adds spice to my conversation."
George Bernard Shaw
shr...@imap1.asu.edu
Neeran Karnik's post:
Amazing.Ultimate.Out of the Universe.
Am at a loss of words to describe it.Will save it for sure.
Can u give me 1 % of your patience??? :-)
Shridhar.
Neeran M. Karnik
nar...@india.hp.com (N Arvindkumar) writes:
>Karthik Aghoram (kagh...@garnet2.acns.fsu.edu) wrote:
>> 64.02 is more than respectable; as you pointed out in another thread, it is
>> very, very good considering that the game was not as tilted in favour of
>> the batsmen as it is today!
>Neeran! You haven't answered this one.
>Could you kindly reveal the source of ODI strike rates of old
>players? I've been looking for them without success. What is the strike rate
>of Viv richards?
Sorry I don't have the numbers for Viv Richards, but IIRC it was in
the 90+ range. My "source" is simply old copies of ODI stats from
CricInfo, which at that time included strike rates. The current,
auto-generated stats on CI don't (possibly because we don't have the
'balls faced' info for all ODIs?).
>-Arvind
Gautham
N Arvindkumar wrote:
>
> Karthik Aghoram (kagh...@garnet2.acns.fsu.edu) wrote:
>
> > <Gavaskar file snipped>
>
> > Neeran
>
> > Absolutely fantastic, I should say! The one surprising fact (am not
> > denying it, just raising an eyebrow) is SMG's strike rate in ODIs!!
>
> > very, very good considering that the game was not as tilted in favour of
> > the batsmen as it is today!
>
> Neeran! You haven't answered this one.
> Could you kindly reveal the source of ODI strike rates of old
> players? I've been looking for them without success. What is the strike rate
> of Viv richards?
>
Sometime during the 1992-3 timeframe, sportstar carried out a stat
box that gave some top 100 strike-rate at that time. I remember that
since I had painstakingly typed it and sent it to cricinfo and posted
on RSC :)
I remember Kapil's strike rate was very close to 100 or 100 itself.
Viv was in the 90s or something... Let me see if I have still have that
file somewhere :)
Ciao,
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Gautham wrote:
>
> N Arvindkumar wrote:
> >
> > Neeran! You haven't answered this one.
> > Could you kindly reveal the source of ODI strike rates of old
> > players? I've been looking for them without success. What is the
> > strike rate
> > of Viv richards?
> >
>
> Sometime during the 1992-3 timeframe, sportstar carried out a stat
> box that gave some top 100 strike-rate at that time. I remember that
> since I had painstakingly typed it and sent it to cricinfo and posted
> on RSC :)
>
> I remember Kapil's strike rate was very close to 100 or 100 itself.
> Viv was in the 90s or something... Let me see if I have still have
> that file somewhere :)
>
> Ciao,
>
Sorry for the follow-up. Found that file from my archives...
It was somewhere in 1993 timeframe.
See attached...
Ciao,
- gautham -
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Here are the OD stats of the leading OD players in the world. The source
is Sportstar (latest issue with Dessi on Cover - forgot the date :o(.
The stats are enormous and I have left out a few coloumns (In Batting -
choosing innings and leaving out matches. In Bowling I have left out
maidens and best bowling perfromances...). Sorry about it, but I dont
have a luxury of a scanner and I have to type it out...
The qualifying mark seems to be 100 wkts and 3000 runs...
I have also sorted the list by Economy rate in Bowling and Strike rate
in batting...no ulterior motives, really !!! :o)
The errors/typos should be mine...
Ciao,
- gautham -
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Strike Rate = Runs scored per 100 balls faced
Economy Rate = Runs given per 100 balls bowled
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BATTING
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Name - Inn - Runs - 50 - 100 - Avrge - Strike Rate
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Kapil Dev - 187 - 3670 - 14 - 001 - 24.47 - 94.91
Richards - 167 - 6721 - 45 - 011 - 47.00 - 90.92
DeSilva - 113 - 3163 - 22 - 002 - 31.01 - 87.06
Ranatunga - 117 - 3201 - 21 - 000 - 33.34 - 81.26
Malik - 158 - 4337 - 24 - 005 - 31.20 - 80.88
Gower - 111 - 3170 - 12 - 007 - 30.78 - 77.11
Lamb - 118 - 4011 - 26 - 004 - 39.32 - 74.61
Azharuddin- 144 - 4115 - 22 - 003 - 35.17 - 74.05
D.Jones - 147 - 5599 - 42 - 007 - 45.89 - 73.08
Srikkanth - 145 - 4092 - 27 - 004 - 29.02 - 72.67
Crowe - 131 - 4412 - 32 - 003 - 38.70 - 72.64
Imran Khan- 151 - 3709 - 19 - 001 - 33.41 - 72.31
Border - 237 - 6171 - 38 - 003 - 30.70 - 70.45
Miandad - 211 - 7231 - 49 - 008 - 42.54 - 66.95
Greenidge - 127 - 5134 - 31 - 011 - 45.04 - 65.69
Boon - 138 - 4524 - 26 - 005 - 35.34 - 65.55
Vengsarkar- 120 - 3508 - 23 - 001 - 34.73 - 64.93
Gavaskar - 102 - 3092 - 27 - 001 - 35.14 - 64.42
Rameez - 158 - 4915 - 29 - 008 - 33.44 - 63.42
Richardson- 178 - 5304 - 39 - 005 - 34.22 - 63.12
Haynes - 224 - 8195 - 53 - 016 - 41.81 - 62.41
Gooch - 117 - 4206 - 23 - 008 - 37.89 - 61.66
Shastri - 128 - 3108 - 18 - 004 - 29.05 - 60.29
Wright - 148 - 3890 - 24 - 001 - 26.46 - 58.20
G.Marsh - 115 - 4357 - 22 - 009 - 39.97 - 55.40
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Name - Mch - Ball - Runs - Wkt - Avrge - Economy Rate
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Garner - 95 - 5330 - 2752 - 146 - 18.85 - 51.63
Hadlee - 115 - 6182 - 3408 - 158 - 21.57 - 55.13
Holding - 102 - 5473 - 3034 - 142 - 21.37 - 55.44
Ambrose - 91 - 4956 - 2851 - 138 - 20.66 - 57.33
Marshall - 136 - 7175 - 4233 - 157 - 26.96 - 59.00
Lillee - 63 - 3593 - 2145 - 103 - 20.83 - 59.70
Chatfield - 114 - 6065 - 3621 - 140 - 25.86 - 59.70
Kapil Dev - 208 -10512 - 6511 - 243 - 26.79 - 61.94
Akram - 153 - 7837 - 4993 - 215 - 23.22 - 63.71
Walsh - 111 - 5991 - 3848 - 124 - 31.03 - 64.23
Imran - 175 - 7461 - 4846 - 185 - 26.63 - 64.95
Botham - 116 - 6271 - 4139 - 142 - 28.54 - 66.00
Qadir - 102 - 4996 - 3363 - 131 - 25.67 - 67.31
Prabhakar - 94 - 4630 - 3163 - 119 - 26.58 - 68.32
Mc'Dermott- 104 - 5647 - 3862 - 155 - 24.92 - 68.39
Waqar - 74 - 3637 - 2527 - 126 - 19.90 - 69.58
Shastri - 150 - 6613 - 4650 - 129 - 36.05 - 70.32
Mudassar - 122 - 4855 - 3443 - 111 - 31.02 - 70.92
O'Donnell - 87 - 4350 - 3102 - 108 - 28.72 - 71.31
Snedden - 93 - 4519 - 3234 - 114 - 28.37 - 71.56
Waugh S - 147 - 5985 - 4452 - 141 - 31.57 - 74.39
Richards - 187 - 5644 - 4231 - 118 - 35.86 - 74.96
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C-
Gautham <X...@xxxx.xxx.xxx> wrote:
> The qualifying mark seems to be 100 wkts and 3000 runs...
You could also add how many man-of-the-match awards a player won.
As this would show people how a player won games for their sides.
By the way G Marsh played 117 games for Australia.
Rick Eyre
C- <nos...@nospam.com.au> wrote in article
<5nu71d$i6p$1...@opera.iinet.net.au>...
> Gautham <X...@xxxx.xxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> > The qualifying mark seems to be 100 wkts and 3000 runs...
>
> As this would show people how a player won games for their sides.
Not necessarily. If a player is a member of a strong side then he may not
get so many opportunities to win the MoM award.
Rick