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DECEMBER 26, 2016 AUSTRALIA V. STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT BOXING DAY TEST DAY 1 LIBRARY

MCG TEST RECORDS AUSTRALIA v. PAKISTAN TEST RESULTS AT THE MCG

Largest attendance: 91, 112, Aus. v Eng. Dec 26 2013 Series Test Result Attendance. Largest Pakistan attendance: 169,492 – 1976/77 1964/65 1st Drawn (only match played) 33,067 Highest team total: 604 – Australia v. 1936/37 1972/73 2nd Australia won by 92 runs 115,721 Highest individual score: 307 – Bob Cowper, Aust v Eng, 1965/66 1976/77 2nd Australia won by 348 runs 169,492 Best / : 9/86 – , Pak v Aust, 1978/79 1978/79 1st Pakistan won by 71 runs 37,425 Most career runs: (1671 at 128.53) 1981/82 3rd Pakistan by an innings and 82 runs 33,743 Most : (82 at 21.92) 1983/84 4th Drawn 109,661 Most keeping dismissals: (62 - 61ct, 1st) 1989/90 1st Australia won by 92 runs 66,865 Most appearances: (20) 2004/05 2nd Australia won by 9 wickets 129,079 2009/10 1st Australia won by 170runs 156,343

AUSTRALIA - PAKISTAN IN TESTS Team Statistics Match Results Summary (includes first Test of current series) Australia Pakistan Location P W L T D P W L T D MCG 9 5 2 - 2 9 2 5 - 2 Other Aust. venues 24 17 2 - 5 24 2 17 - 5 Pakistan home venues 22 3 9 - 10 22 9 3 - 10 Neutral venues (see note below) 5 4 1 - - 5 1 4 - - Totals 60 29 14 - 17 60 14 29 - 17 NOTE: Five matches were played at neutral venues in (1) and the (UAE) (2) in 2002 and in England (2) in 2010 as a result of security concerns in Pakistan. Subsequently Pakistan has hosted its home Tests in the UAE.

Completed Series Results Summary (“one-off” Tests also shown and shaded) Season Tests Won by D T Match Locations Aust Pak 1956/57 1 1 - - 1959/60 3 2 - 1 - Dacca, , Karachi 1964/65 1 - - 1 - Karachi 1964/65 1 - - 1 - 1972/73 3 3 - - - Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney 1976/77 3 1 1 1 - Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney 1978/79 2 1 1 - - Melbourne, 1979/80 3 - 1 2 - Karachi, , Lahore 1981/82 3 2 1 - - Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne 1982 3 - 3 - - Karachi, Faisalabad, Lahore 1983/84 5 2 - 3 - Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney 1988 3 - 1 2 - Karachi, Faisalabad, Lahore 1989/90 3 1 - 2 - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney 1994/95 3 - 1 2 - Karachi, , Lahore 1995/96 3 2 1 - - Brisbane, Hobart, Sydney 1998/99 3 1 - 2 - Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Karachi 1999/00 3 3 - - - Brisbane, Hobart, Perth 2002/03 3 3 - - - Colombo, (2) 2004/05 3 3 - - - Perth, Melbourne, Sydney 2009/10 3 3 - - - Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart 2010 2 1 1 - - Lord’s, Leeds 2014/15 2 - 2 - - Dubai, Abu Dhabi TOTALS 59 28 14 17 -

Series won by Australia Series won by Pakistan Series Drawn Aus Home Pak Home Neutral Aus Home Pak Home Neutral Aus Home Pak Home Neutral 8 2 1 - 5 - 2 - 1 NOTE: Nineteen series have been played between the two countries – 11 being won by Australia, five by Pakistan with three being drawn.

Highest Innings Totals Australia Pakistan Score Location Start Date Result Score Location Start Date Result 617 Faisalabad 06 March 1980 Draw 624 Adelaide 09 December 1983 Draw 599/4 dec Peshawar 15 October 1998 Draw 580/9 dec Peshawar 15 October 1998 Draw 585 Adelaide 22 December 1972 Won 574/8 dec Melbourne 29 Dec 1972 Lost 575 Brisbane 05 November 1999 Won 570/6 dec Abu Dhabi 30 October 2014 Won 568 Sydney 02 January 2005 Won 537 Rawalpindi 05 October 1994 Draw 555 Melbourne 26 December 1983 Draw 501/6 dec Faisalabad 30 September 1982 Won 521/9 dec Rawalpindi 05 October 1994 Draw 500/8 dec Melbourne 11 December 1981 Won 519/8 dec Hobart 14 January 2010 Won 470 Melbourne 26 December 1983 Draw 517/8 dec Melbourne 01 January 1977 Won 469/9 dec Karachi 15 September 1988 Won 513 Rawalpindi 01 October 1998 Won 467/7 dec Lahore 14 October 1982 Won

Lowest Completed Innings Totals Australia Pakistan Score Location Start Date Result Score Location Start Date Result 80 Karachi 11 October 1956 Lost 53 Sharjah 11 October 2002 Lost 88 Leeds 21 July 2010 Lost 59 Sharjah 11 October 2002 Lost 116 Karachi 15 September 1988 Lost 62 Perth 13 November 1981 Lost 125 Melbourne 11 December 1981 Lost 72 Perth 16 December 2004 Lost 127 Sydney 03 January 2010 Won 97 Brisbane 09 November 1995 Lost 127 Colombo 03 October 2002 Won 106 Sydney 06 January 1973 Lost 140 Karachi 27 February 1980 Lost 107 Melbourne 12 January 1990 Lost 165 Karachi 15 September 1988 Lost 129 Perth 11 November 1983 Lost 168 Faisalabad 30 September 1982 Lost 134 Dacca 13 November 1959 Lost 168 Melbourne 10 March 1979 Lost 139 Sydney 03 January 2010 Lost

Australia and Pakistan in Tests: A Reflection The two countries played their first Test in Karachi in 1956, only two years after Pakistan had played its first Test against . Not only was new to Pakistan; but the country was also in its infancy, only nine years having elapsed since its partition from India in 1947.

Since then, 19 Test series have been staged between the two countries, Australia winning 11 and Pakistan five and other three drawn. The two countries have played 60 Tests to date, of which 29 have been won by Australia, 14 by Pakistan and 17 drawn. Playing at home has proved to be an advantage for both countries – of Australia’s 11 series wins eight have come at home while Pakistan’s five series wins have all come at home (including the 2014/15 series played in the UAE, now Pakistan’s home base).

Many fine sub-continental players have visited Australia over the years. They have graced our fields with either bat or ball or both with distinction. Interestingly, however, no sub-continental country has to date won a Test series in Australia.

The home and away factor applies to the results for individual Tests played between the two countries in a similar way to series played. Of Australia’s 29 wins 22 have been at home with only three at Pakistan’s home venues while Pakistan has won nine out of 14 at home venues.

Australia’s highest innings total (617) was made at Faisalabad in 1980. After a poor start (2-21), rescue came in the form of three centuries and two partnerships of 179 and 217. In a match shortened by a day due to rain Pakistan were 2/382 at the end with Australia using eleven bowlers. Pakistan’s highest total (624) at in 1983 (the highest in matches between the two countries) included three centuries and partnerships pf 233 and 186. In a high match Australia forced a draw with scores of 465 and 7/310.

Australia’s lowest total (80) came in Karachi in 1956 in a short visit while returning from an unsuccessful tour of England. The batsmen did not come to terms with the matting surface on which medium-pace seam bowler took 13/114 for the match. Sharjah in October 2002 marked Pakistan’s nadir when they made 53 and 59, taking 8/24 for the match.

Mark Taylor’s 334 made in Peshawar in 1998 is the highest Australian individual score in matches between the two countries. Amazingly he declared the innings closed (4/599) overnight denying himself an opportunity to pass Sir Donald Bradman’s 334 at Leeds in 1930. Pakistan’s highest individual score is Salim Malik’s 237 made in Rawalpindi in 1994. In that series Malik, the Pakistani amassed 554 runs at 92.33, his batting being a key factor in another home series win.

Best bowling for Australia is Glen McGrath’s 8/24 which contributed significantly to an Australian win by 491 runs at Perth in 2004. Outstanding for Pakistan is Sarfraz Nawaz’s 9/86 (including 7/1) at Melbourne in 1979. During his match-winning spell Australia’s position deteriorated from needing 77 to win with seven wickets in hand to all out 71 runs short.

The highest batting for Australia is 352 for the fourth wicket made by Michael Clarke and in Hobart in 2010. Australia went on to win the match by 231 runs. Pakistan’s best effort is 249 between Abdul Kadir and Khalid Ibadulla for the first wicket in Karachi in 1964. It was a “one-off” Test which ended in a draw.

Individual Statistics Highest Batting Scores - Australia Player Score MIns 4s 6s Innings Location Start Date Taylor MA 334* 720 32 1 1 Peshawar 15 October 1998 Yallop GN 268 716 29 - 2 Melbourne 26 December 1983 Chappell GS 235 441 21 - 1 Faisalabad 06 march 1980 Ponting RT 209 523 25 - 1 Hobart 14 January 2010 Ponting RT 207 491 30 - 2 Sydney 02 January 2005 Chappell GS 201 417 22 - 2 Brisbane 27 November 1981 Ponting RT 197 420 22 - 2 Perth 26 November 1999 Chappell IM 196 295 21 4 2 Adelaide 22 December 1972 Langer JL 191 413 18 3 1 Perth 16 December 2004 Chappell GS 182 530 17 0 2 Sydney 02 January 1984

Highest Batting Scores – Pakistan Player Score Mins. 4s 6s Innings Location Start Date 237 443 34 - 3 Rawalpindi 05 October 1994 Younis 213 507 15 2 1 Abu Dhabi 30 October 2014 211 636 29 1 1 Karachi 15 September 1988 210* 435 20 - 2 Faisalabad 06 March 1980 166 460 19 - 3 Lahore 21 November 1959 Khalid Ibadulla 166 330 20 - 1 Karachi 24 October 1964 158 303 18 - 2 Melbourne 29 December 1972 Ijaz Ahmed 155 386 23 - 2 Peshawar 15 October 1998 Asif Iqbal 152* 268 14 - 3 Adelaide 24 December 1976 152 354 18 1 1 Melbourne 26 December 1983

Best Bowling in an Innings - Australia Player Overs BPO Mdns Wkts Runs Location Start Date McGrath GD 16.0 6 8 8 24 Perth 16 December 2004 Mallett AA 23.6 8 6 8 59 Adelaide 22 December 1972 Warne SK 16.1 6 9 7 23 Brisbane 09 November 1995 Kline LF 44.0 6 21 7 75 Lahore 21 November 1959 Bright RJ 46.5 6 17 7 87 Karachi 27 February 1980 Warne SK 24.3 6 7 7 94 Colombo 03 October 2002 Yardley B 66.0 6 16 7 187 Melbourne 11 December 1981 Walker MHN 16.0 8 8 6 15 Sydney 06 January 1973 Watson SR 11.0 6 3 6 33 Leeds 21 July 2010 Mackay KD 45.0 6 27 6 42 Dacca 13 November 1959

Best Bowling in an Innings – Pakistan Player Overs BPO Mdns Wkts Runs Location Start Date Sarfraz Nawaz 35.4 8 7 9 86 Melbourne 10 March 1979 Iqbal Qasim 42.0 6 22 7 49 Karachi 27 February 1980 Fazal Mahmood 48.0 6 17 7 80 Karachi 11 October 1956 50.5 6 12 7 142 Faisalabad 30 September 1982 49.3 6 7 7 188 Sydney 02 January 2005 Fazal Mahmood 27.0 6 11 6 34 Karachi 11 October 1956 Mohammad Asif 20.0 6 6 6 41 Sydney 03 January 2010 24.0 6 8 6 46 Hobart 18 November 1999 30.0 6 9 6 62 Melbourne 12 January 1990 19.7 8 3 6 63 Sydney 14 January 1977

Highest Batting Partnerships – Australia Wkt Sc Players Start Fnsh Location Start Date 4 352 Clarke MJ and Ponting RT 3/71 4/423 Hobart 14 January 2010 5 327 Langer JL and Ponting RT 4/54 5/381 Perth 26 November 1999 2 279 Langer JL and Taylor MA 1/16 2/295 Peshawar 15 October 1998 1 269 Blewett GS and Slater MJ 0 1/269 Brisbane 05 November 1999 2 259 Phillips WB and Yallop GN 1/34 2/293 Perth 11 November 1983 6 238 Gilchrist AC and Langer JL 5/126 6/364 Hobart 18 November 1999 2 233 Benaud J and Sheahan AP 1/18 2/251 Melbourne 29 December 1972 4 217 Chappell GS and Yallop GN 3/200 4/417 Faisalabad 06 March 1980 3 203 Hughes KJ and Yallop GN 2/70 3/273 Melbourne 26 December 1983 4 198 Slater MJ and Waugh SR 3/28 4/226 Rawalpindi 01 October 1998

Highest Batting Partnerships – Pakistan Wk Sc Players Start Fnsh Location Start Date 1 249 Abdul Kadir and Khalid Ibadulla 0 1/249 Karachi 24 October 1964 3 236 and 2/96 3/332 Abu Dhabi 30 October 2014 2 233 Mohsin Khan and Qasim Umar 1/73 2/306 Adelaide 09 December 1983 3 223* Javed Miandad and Taslim Arif 2/159 3/383 Faisalabad 06 March 1980 2 211 Ijaz Ahmed and 1/45 2/256 Peshawar 15 October 1998 3 196 Javed Miandad and 2/21 3/217 Karachi 15 September 1988 6 196 Aamir Sohail and Saleem Malik 5/107 6/303 Lahore 01 November 1994 2 195 Majid Khan and 1/128 2/323 Melbourne 29 December 1972 4 192 Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan 3/94 4/286 Melbourne 26 December 2004 6 191 Imran Khan and Wasim Akram 5/90 6/281 Adelaide 19 January 1990

Best Wicket-Keeping in an innings – Australia and Pakistan Australia Pakistan Player C S T Location Strt Dte Player C S T Location Strt Dte Grout ATW 5 - 5 Lahore 21-11-59 4 1 5 Lahore 21-11-59 Wright KJ 5 - 5 Melbourne 10-03-79 4 1 5 Sydney 30-11-95 Marsh RW 5 - 5 Perth 13-11-81 4 - 4 Melbourne 04-12-64 Marsh RW 5 - 5 Perth 11-12-83 3 1 4 Melbourne 29-12-72 Marsh RW 5 - 5 Sydney 02-01-84 Wasim Bari 4 - 4 Sydney 14-01-77 Healy IA 5 - 5 Adelaide 19-01-90 Wasim Bari 4 - 4 Perth 13-11-81 Healy IA 5 - 5 Rawalpindi 05-10-94 Wasim Bari 3 1 4 Karachi 22-09-82 Emery PA 4 1 5 Lahore 01-11-94 Wasim Bari 4 - 4 Adelaide 09-12-83 Haddin PJ 5 - 5 Sydney 03-01-10 4 - 4 Lahore 01-11-94

Records for Australia v Pakistan Tests at MCG Item Australia Season Pakistan Season Highest Team Total 555 1983/84 574/8 dec 1972/73 Lowest Comp.Team Total 125 1981/82 107 1989/90 Highest Individual Inns 268 (Yallop GN) 1983/84 158 (Majid Khan) 1972/73 Best Bowling in Innings 7-187 (Yardley B) 1981/82 9-86 (Sarfraz Nawaz) 1978/79 Highest Partnership 233 (Benaud J / Sheahan AP, 2nd wkt) 1972/73 195 (Majid Khan & Sadiq Mohammad, 2nd wicket) 1972/73 Best Wkt-Keeping in Match 7 Dismissals (all ct) - Wright KJ 1978/79 6 Dismissals (5 ct, 1 st ) - Wasim Bari 1972/73

Fact sheet research by MCC Library Volunteers Ross Perry and Ray Webster Edited by David Studham and Trevor Ruddell

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