When extras topped a completed innings in Tests in 21st century
In any format of the game, it is very rare when extras remain as the top scorer in an innings. In this article, we will be listing out three such instances in Tests in the 21st century when extras were the top-scorer in a completed innings.
3) Australia vs England, Nottingham, 2015
In this Test match played in 2015, the Aussie team got dismissed for just 60 runs in the first innings. In the first innings, their extra runs were 14 while the highest individual scorer was Mitchell Johnson with 13 runs coming off his bat. Stuart Broad claimed 8/15. Of the team’s total, 11 runs were leg byes and three were no balls.
England scored 391/9 declared in reply and wrapped up the second Australian innings for 253 runs. England thus registered a victory by an innings and 78 runs.
2) West Indies vs England, Port of Spain, 2009
In this Test match played in 2009, England put up a huge total of 546/6 in the first innings. For them, Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior smashed hundreds. In response to this total, West Indies scored 544 runs with the help of centuries from Chris Gayle. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash.
Later in the second innings, England declared after scoring 237/6, and West Indies scored 114/8 with the match ending up in a draw. In the fourth innings for West Indies, Ryan Hinds was the top scorer with 20 runs but the extras tally topped the list with 26 runs.
1) England vs West Indies, Kingston Test, 2004
In this Test, West Indies had won the toss and they elected to bat first. The home team posted a total of 311 runs in the first innings with the help of a brilliant century from Devon Smith. In response to this total, England was all out for a score of 369 runs. For them, Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain played knocks of 58-run each. However, extra runs in this innings were 60 which were more than runs scored by a particular batsman. Though even after making this unique record, England won this game quite comfortably.
In the second innings, West Indies were dismissed for only 47 runs with Steve Harmison picking up 7 wickets for 12 runs in 12.3 overs. England won the game by 10 wickets as the openers Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan shared a 20-run partnership for the first wicket.
