least wickets taken to win a match ?
Andrew Fox
FCM or and/or Test when say there had been several declarations?
query generated as commentators kept going on about having to take 20
wickets all the time, and clearly you can win when not taking 20
wickets but what is the record low, i know some FCM will have
benefited from innings forfeited and mad declarations and the answer
may be as low as 5, but tests would be a bit more sensible and only
had a 2 declarations so maybe 14 or 15 could be the mark there
cheers andrew
Uday Rajan
> can anyone tell me what the least number of wickets taken was to win a
> FCM or and/or Test when say there had been several declarations?
>
I'm not sure of the answer to your query, but in terms of Tests, here
are a couple that are likely close to the top of the list:
T5, Eng vs RSA, in RSA 1999-00: England won after taking only 8 RSA
wickets.
Scores: RSA 248-8d & Forfeit, Eng Forfeit & 251-8
T4, Eng vs WI, in the WI 1967-68: England won after taking only 9 WI
wickets.
Scores: WI 526-7d & 92-2d, Eng 404 & 215-3
The story goes that after this Test, West Indies captain Gary Sobers
flew back home to Barbados for a few days of rest before the 5th Test
of the series. A customs officer asked him as he entered the country
"Anything to declare, sir?" Sobers replied "Never again."
arahim
Here's one with taking 10 wickets courtesy of the idiots at MCC (at
least presently). England coming out on top in each of these three
weird instances.
Brian Lawrence
Here's a list for each country of wins when fewer than 20 opposition wickets were taken.
0-X are the two forfeited innings at Centurion
n-C indicates a Completed innings when less than 10 wks fell because batsmen were absent
n-D indicates a declared innings
England
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
Wkts
=============================================================================================
1483 SA E 5 Centurion 14-18 Jan 2000 2W SA E SA E 8-D 0-X 0-X 8
8
635 WI E 4 Port-of-Spain 14-19 Mar 1968 7W WI E WI E 7-D 10 2-D 3
9
1814 E P 4 The Oval 17-21 Aug 2006 dflt E P E 10 10 4
10
313 SA E 5 Port Elizabeth 05-09 Mar 1949 3W SA E SA E 10 10 3-D 7
13
1556 E A 4 Leeds 16-20 Aug 2001 6W A E A E 10 10 4-D 4
14
238 WI E 1 Bridgetown 08-10 Jan 1935 4W WI E WI E 10 7-D 6-D 6
16
266 E A 5 The Oval 20-24 Aug 1938 579I E A--A 7-D 8-C 8
16
176 A E 1 Brisbane 30 Nov-05 Dec 1928 675R E A E A 10 9-C 8-D 8-C
17
83 E A 1 Nottingham 29-31 May 1905 213R E A E A 10 9-C 5-D 9-C
18
177 A E 2 Sydney 14-20 Dec 1928 8W A E A E 9-C 10 9-C 2
18
222 A E 3 Adelaide 13-19 Jan 1933 338R E A E A 10 9-C 10 9-C
18
232 I E 3 Madras 10-13 Feb 1934 202R E I E I 10 9-C 7-D 9-C
18
443 E WI 5 The Oval 22-24 Aug 1957 237I E WI-WI 10 9-C 9
18
474 E I 1 Nottingham 04-08 Jun 1959 59I E I--I 10 9-C 9-C
18
15 E A 2 Lord's 21-23 Jul 1884 5I A E A 10 10 9
19
17 A E 1 Adelaide 12-16 Dec 1884 8W A E A E 10 10 9-C 2
19
255 A E 1 Brisbane 04-09 Dec 1936 322R E A E A 10 10 10 9-C
19
256 A E 2 Sydney 18-22 Dec 1936 22I E A--A 6-D 9-C 10
19
409 E SA 2 Lord's 23-27 Jun 1955 71R E SA E SA 10 10 10 9-C
19
457 E NZ 4 Manchester 24-29 Jul 1958 13I NZ E NZ 9-C 9-D 10
19
512 P E 1 Lahore 21-26 Oct 1961 5W P E P E 9-D 10 10 5
19
591 E NZ 1 Birmingham 27 May-01 Jun 1965 9W E NZ-NZ E 10 9-C 10 1
19
619 E I 2 Lord's 22-26 Jun 1967 124I I E I 10 10 9
19
655 E WI 3 Leeds 10-15 Jul 1969 30R E WI E WI 10 9-C 10 10
19
676 A E 4 Sydney 09-14 Jan 1971 299R E A E A 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
740 E I 2 Lord's 20-24 Jun 1974 285I E I--I 10 10 9
19
757 NZ E 1 Auckland 20-25 Feb 1975 83I E NZ-NZ 6-D 10 9
19
793 I E 3 Madras 14-19 Jan 1977 200R E I E I 10 10 9-D 9-C
19
825 E P 1 Birmingham 01-05 Jun 1978 57I P E P 10 8-D 9
19
1266 E SA 3 The Oval 18-21 Aug 1994 8W SA E SA E 9-C 10 10 2
19
1605 E SL 2 Birmingham 30 May-02 Jun 2002 111I SL E SL 10 10 9
19
1606 E SL 3 Manchester 13-17 Jun 2002 10W E SL-SL E 10 9-C 10 0
19
1667 B E 2 Chittagong 29 Oct-01 Nov 2003 329R E B E B 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
1711 E WI 3 Manchester 12-16 Aug 2004 7W WI E WI E 9-D 10 10 3
19
1712 E WI 4 The Oval 19-21 Aug 2004 10W E WI-WI E 10 9-C 10 0
19
1876 E NZ 2 Manchester 23-26 May 2008 6W NZ E NZ E 10 10 9-C 4
19
Australia
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
==============================================================================================
1780 A SA 3 Sydney 02-06 Jan 2006 8W SA A SA A 9-D 10 6-D 2
15
1819 A E 2 Adelaide 30 Nov-04 Dec 2006 6W E A E A 6-D 10 10 4
16
237 E A 5 The Oval 18-22 Aug 1934 562R A E A E 10 8-C 10 9-C
17
327 A E 1 Brisbane 01-05 Dec 1950 70R A E A E 10 7-D 7-D 10
17
45 A E 4 Sydney 01-04 Feb 1895 147I A E--E 10 9-C 9-C
18
103 E A 3 Leeds 01-03 Jul 1909 126R A E A E 10 9-C 10 9-C
18
136 A E 2 Melbourne 31 Dec-04 Jan 1920 91I A E--E 10 9-C 9-C
18
142 E A 3 Leeds 02-05 Jul 1921 219R A E A E 10 9-C 7-D 9-C
18
201 A WI 2 Sydney 01-05 Jan 1931 172I A WI-WI 10 9-C 9-C
18
283 A E 5 Sydney 28 Feb-05 Mar 1947 5W E A E A 9-C 10 9-C 5
18
302 E A 4 Leeds 22-27 Jul 1948 7W E A E A 10 10 8-D 3
18
705 A P 2 Melbourne 29 Dec-03 Jan 1972 92R A P A P 5-D 8-D 10 10
18
718 WI A 3 Port-of-Spain 23-28 Mar 1973 44R A WI A WI 10 9-C 10 9-C
18
1194 SL A 1 Colombo (SSC) 17-22 Aug 1992 16R A SL A SL 10 8-D 10 10
18
67 A E 3 Adelaide 17-23 Jan 1902 4W E A E A 10 10 9-C 6
19
82 A E 5 Melbourne 05-08 Mar 1904 218R A E A E 10 10 10 9-C
19
114 A SA 4 Melbourne 17-21 Feb 1911 530R A SA A SA 10 10 10 9-C
19
257 A E 3 Melbourne 01-07 Jan 1937 365R A E A E 9-D 9-D 10 10
19
292 A I 3 Melbourne 01-05 Jan 1948 233R A I A I 10 9-D 4-D 10
19
330 A E 4 Adelaide 02-08 Feb 1951 274R A E A E 10 10 8-D 9-C
19
669 I A 5 Madras 24-28 Dec 1969 77R A I A I 10 9-C 10 10
19
728 A NZ 1 Melbourne 29 Dec-02 Jan 1973 25I A NZ-NZ 8-D 10 9-C
19
811 A I 2 Perth 16-21 Dec 1977 2W I A I A 10 10 9-D 8
19
1125 E A 5 Nottingham 10-14 Aug 1989 180I A E--E 6-D 10 9-C
19
1311 A P 1 Brisbane 09-13 Nov 1995 126I A P--P 10 9-C 10
19
1479 A I 2 Melbourne 26-30 Dec 1999 180R A I A I 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
1623 A E 1 Brisbane 07-10 Nov 2002 384R A E A E 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
1913 SA A 2 Durban 06-10 Mar 2009 175R A SA A SA 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
South Africa
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
==============================================================================================
1865 B SA 2 Chittagong(CDS) 29 Feb-03 Mar 2008 205I SA B--B 7-D 9-C 9-C
18
334 E SA 1 Nottingham 07-12 Jun 1951 71R SA E SA E 9-D 9-D 9-C 10
19
1263 E SA 1 Lord's 21-24 Jul 1994 356R SA E SA E 10 10 8-D 9-C
19
1349 SA I 2 Cape Town 02-06 Jan 1997 282R SA I SA I 7-D 10 6-D 9-C
19
1846 SA NZ 1 Joh'burg (NW) 08-11 Nov 2007 358R SA NZ SA NZ 10 10 3-D 9-C
19
West Indies
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
==============================================================================================
776 WI I 4 Kingston 21-25 Apr 1976 10W I WI I WI 6-D 10 5-C 0
11
1110 A WI 2 Perth 02-06 Dec 1988 169R WI A WI A 10 8-D 9-D 9-C
17
241 WI E 4 Kingston 14-18 Mar 1935 161I WI E--E 7-D 9-C 9
18
648 NZ WI 1 Auckland 27 Feb-03 Mar 1969 5W NZ WI NZ WI 10 10 8-D 5
18
745 I WI 1 Bangalore 22-27 Nov 1974 267R WI I WI I 10 10 6-D 8-C
18
1016 WI NZ 4 Kingston 04-08 May 1985 10W WI NZ-NZ WI 10 9-C 9-C 0
18
1369 WI SL 1 St John's 13-15 Jun 1997 6W SL WI SL WI 9-C 10 9-C 4
18
366 WI I 2 Bridgetown 07-12 Feb 1953 142R WI I WI I 10 10 10 9-C
19
465 I WI 4 Madras (CS) 21-26 Jan 1959 295R WI I WI I 10 10 5-D 9-C
19
803 WI P 5 Kingston 15-20 Apr 1977 140R WI P WI P 10 9-C 10 10
19
988 WI A 5 Kingston 28 Apr-02 May 1984 10W A WI A WI 10 10 9-C 0
19
990 E WI 2 Lord's 28 Jun-03 Jul 1984 9W E WI E WI 10 10 9-D 1
19
992 E WI 4 Manchester 26-31 Jul 1984 64I WI E--E 10 10 9
19
1080 I WI 1 Delhi 25-29 Nov 1987 5W I WI I WI 10 10 9-C 5
19
1097 WI P 3 Bridgetown 22-27 Apr 1988 2W P WI P WI 9-C 10 10 8
19
1101 E WI 4 Leeds 21-26 Jul 1988 10W E WI E WI 9-C 10 10 0
19
1278 I WI 3 Mohali 10-14 Dec 1994 243R WI I WI I 10 10 3-D 9-C
19
1492 WI Z 2 Kingston 24-28 Mar 2000 10W Z WI Z WI 10 10 9-C 0
19
New Zealand
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
=============================================================================================
1199 Z NZ 2 Harare 07-12 Nov 1992 177R NZ Z NZ Z 10 9-D 5-D 10
15
1478 NZ WI 2 Wellington 26-29 Dec 1999 105I NZ WI-WI 9-D 9-C 9-C
18
1136 NZ I 1 Christchurch 02-05 Feb 1990 10W NZ I--I NZ 10 10 9-C 0
19
1456 E NZ 2 Lord's 22-25 Jul 1999 9W E NZ E NZ 10 10 9-C 1
19
India
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
=============================================================================================
775 WI I 3 Port-of-Spain 07-12 Apr 1976 6W WI I WI I 10 10 6-D 4
16
420 I NZ 5 Madras (CS) 06-11 Jan 1956 109I I NZ-NZ 3-D 9-C 9-C
18
567 I A 2 Bombay (BS) 10-15 Oct 1964 2W A I A I 9-C 10 9-C 8
18
483 I A 2 Kanpur 19-24 Dec 1959 119R I A I A 10 10 10 9-C
19
860 I A 6 Bombay 03-07 Nov 1979 100I I A--A 8-D 10 9-C
19
1515 I Z 1 Delhi 18-22 Nov 2000 7W Z I Z I 9-D 4-D 10 3
19
1898 I E 1 Chennai 11-15 Dec 2008 6W E I E I 10 10 9-D 4
19
Pakistan
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
=============================================================================================
1664 P SA 1 Lahore 17-21 Oct 2003 8W SA P SA P 9-C 10 10 2
19
1796 SL P 2 Kandy 03-05 Apr 2006 8W SL P SL P 10 10 9-C 2
19
Sri Lanka
T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
WKts
=============================================================================================
1459 SL A 1 Kandy 09-11 Sep 1999 6W A SL A SL 10 10 8-C 4
18
1555 SL I 1 Galle 14-17 Aug 2001 10W I SL I SL 9-C 10 9-C 0
18
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Thanks, but I'd need an Enigma machine to work that out.
Brian Lawrence
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>
> Thanks, but I'd need an Enigma machine to work that out.
The word wrap doesn't help.
T# - test match number as used by CricInfo
H - home team
A - away team
T - test number within series
Venue
Dates
Marg - victory margin - W (wkts), R (runs), I (inns)
Order - order that teams batted (- indicates follow on)
W-1, W-2, etc - number of wickets to fall in each match inns
Wkts - number of wickets taken by winning team
>> 0-X are the two forfeited innings at Centurion
>> n-C indicates a Completed innings when less than 10 wks fell because batsmen were
>> absent
>> n-D indicates a declared innings
Simples.
Jeff Urs
> Here's a list for each country of wins when fewer than 20 opposition wickets were taken.
> New Zealand
>
> T# H A T Venue Dates Marg Order W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4
> WKts
> =============================================================================================
> 1199 Z NZ 2 Harare 07-12 Nov 1992 177R NZ Z NZ Z 10 9-D 5-D 10
> 15
Just to nitpick, this one should be 19 (the winners, New Zealand, were
the ones who lost 15).
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Brian Lawrence
Thanks. I'm sure there must be one or two other errors.
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David North
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Flicking through a few of my B&H Cricket Years, I found plenty of examples
of winning teams taking fewer than 10 wickets in county cricket. In 1990,
there were some extreme examples:
16-10 June, Derby - Derbys 475-4d & f/f lost to Warks 126-1d & 353-8
http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/52/52939.html
4-6 July, Maidstone - Kent 308-4d & f/f lost to Essex f/f & 309-6
http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/53/53084.html
4-6 July, Scarborough - Yorks 351-3d & f/f lost to Notts f/f & 354-5
http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/53/53089.html
Those were topped by this one from 1991:
23-25 July, Cardiff - Essex 270-2d & f/f lost to Glam f/f & 271-6
http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/54/54659.html
But then I found the definitive answer in 1992:
29 May-1 Jun, Northampton - Derbys 180-0d & f/f lost to Northants f/f &
181-2
http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/55/55857.html
Only the 11 overs that were possible on day 2 were bowled by Northants'
recognised bowlers, and this surely falls into the category of mad
declarations, as Barnett allowed Northants 50 overs to make 181.
It wouldn't surprise me if there were other examples of winning without
taking a wicket.
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David North
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> 16-10 June, Derby - Derbys 475-4d & f/f lost to Warks 126-1d & 353-8
That should have read "16-19 June".
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