HowzStat: Test Match Superlatives of 2012

HowzStat: Test Match Superlatives of 2012

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Highest Innings

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 MJ Clarke (Aus) 329* Ind Sydney 3 Jan 2012
2 HM Amla (SAf) 311* Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
3 MN Samuels (WI) 260 Bdesh Khulna 21 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke (Aus) 259* SAf Brisbane 9 Nov 2012
5 MJ Clarke (Aus) 230 SAf Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
6 JH Kallis (SAf) 224 SL Cape Town 3 Jan 2012
7 RT Ponting (Aus) 221 Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
8 MJ Clarke (Aus) 210 Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
9 CA Pujara (Ind) 206* Eng Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
10 S Chanderpaul (WI) 203* Bdesh Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
11 KC Sangakkara (SL) 199* Pak Galle 22 Jun 2012
12 Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) 196 SL Colombo SSC 30 Jun 2012
= HM Amla (SAf) 196 Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
14 KC Sangakkara (SL) 192 Pak Colombo SSC 30 Jun 2012
15 AN Cook (Eng) 190 Ind Kolkata 5 Dec 2012
16 KP Pietersen (Eng) 186 Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
17 JH Kallis (SAf) 182* Eng The Oval 19 Jul 2012
18 AN Petersen (SAf) 182 Eng Leeds 2 Aug 2012
19 DA Warner (Aus) 180 Ind Perth 13 Jan 2012
= DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 180 Eng Galle 26 Mar 2012
21 AN Cook (Eng) 176 Ind Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
22 AB de Villiers (SAf) 169 Aus Perth 30 Nov 2012
23 AB de Villiers (SAf) 160* SL Cape Town 3 Jan 2012
24 CA Pujara (Ind) 159 NZ Hyderabad 23 Aug 2012
25 Azhar Ali (Pak) 157 Eng Dubai SC 3 Feb 2012

 

Best Bowling (Innings)

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 Saeed Ajmal (Pak) 7-55 Eng Dubai SC 17 Jan 2012
2 TG Southee (NZ) 7-64 Ind Bangalore 31 Aug 2012
3 SCJ Broad (Eng) 7-72 WI Lord's 17 May 2012
4 M Morkel (SAf) 6-23 NZ Wellington BR 23 Mar 2012
5 Abdur Rehman (Pak) 6-25 Eng Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012
6 CS Martin (NZ) 6-26 Zim Napier 26 Jan 2012
7 R Ashwin (Ind) 6-31 NZ Hyderabad 23 Aug 2012
8 TL Best (WI) 6-40 Bdesh Khulna 21 Nov 2012
9 HMRKB Herath (SL) 6-43 NZ Galle 17 Nov 2012
10 VD Philander (SAf) 6-44 NZ Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
11 R Ashwin (Ind) 6-54 NZ Hyderabad 23 Aug 2012
12 MS Panesar (Eng) 6-62 Pak Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012
13 Sohag Gazi (Bdesh) 6-74 WI Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
= HMRKB Herath (SL) 6-74 Eng Galle 26 Mar 2012
15 MS Panesar (Eng) 6-81 Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
= VD Philander (SAf) 6-81 NZ Wellington BR 23 Mar 2012
17 GP Swann (Eng) 6-82 SL Galle 26 Mar 2012
18 FH Edwards (WI) 6-90 Bdesh Khulna 21 Nov 2012
19 HMRKB Herath (SL) 6-97 Eng Galle 26 Mar 2012
20 HMRKB Herath (SL) 6-103 NZ Colombo PSS 25 Nov 2012
21 GP Swann (Eng) 6-106 SL Colombo PSS 3 Apr 2012
22 MR Gillespie (NZ) 6-113 SAf Wellington BR 23 Mar 2012
23 S Shillingford (WI) 6-119 Aus Roseau 23 Apr 2012
24 HMRKB Herath (SL) 6-133 Eng Colombo PSS 3 Apr 2012
25 MA Starc (Aus) 6-154 SAf Perth 30 Nov 2012

 

Best Bowling (Match)

Rank Name   Opp. Venue Date
1 R Ashwin (Ind) 12-85 NZ Hyderabad 23 Aug 2012
2 HMRKB Herath (SL) 12-171 Eng Galle 26 Mar 2012
3 HMRKB Herath (SL) 11-108 NZ Galle 17 Nov 2012
4 SCJ Broad (Eng) 11-165 WI Lord's 17 May 2012
5 MS Panesar (Eng) 11-210 Ind Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
6 Saeed Ajmal (Pak) 10-97 Eng Dubai SC 17 Jan 2012
7 VD Philander (SAf) 10-114 NZ Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
8 KAJ Roach (WI) 10-146 Aus Port-of-Spain 15 Apr 2012
9 GP Swann (Eng) 10-181 SL Colombo PSS 3 Apr 2012
10 S Shillingford (WI) 10-219 Aus Roseau 23 Apr 2012
11 PM Siddle (Aus) 9-104 SL Hobart 14 Dec 2012
12 PP Ojha (Ind) 9-165 Eng Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
13 HMRKB Herath (SL) 9-170 NZ Colombo PSS 25 Nov 2012
14 Sohag Gazi (Bdesh) 9-219 WI Dhaka 13 Nov 2012
15 CS Martin (NZ) 8-31 Zim Napier 26 Jan 2012

 

Most Runs

Rank Name Mat Inn Runs Avg 50 100 HS
1 MJ Clarke (Aus) 11 18 1595 106.33 3 5 329*
2 AN Cook (Eng) 15 29 1249 48.03 3 4 190
3 HM Amla (SAf) 10 17 1064 70.93 2 4 311*
4 KP Pietersen (Eng) 14 25 1053 43.87 4 3 186
5 IJL Trott (Eng) 15 28 1005 38.65 6 2 143
6 S Chanderpaul (WI) 9 15 987 98.70 5 3 203*
7 JH Kallis (SAf) 9 15 944 67.42 1 4 224
8 MEK Hussey (Aus) 11 18 898 59.86 2 4 150*
9 MN Samuels (WI) 7 11 866 86.60 4 3 260
10 GC Smith (SAf) 10 19 825 48.52 5 3 131
11 LRPL Taylor (NZ) 10 18 819 54.60 2 3 142
12 AN Petersen (SAf) 10 19 815 47.94 2 3 182
= AB de Villiers (SAf) 10 16 815 58.21 2 2 169
14 DA Warner (Aus) 11 18 788 43.77 4 2 180
15 MJ Prior (Eng) 15 22 777 38.85 6 0 91
16 KC Sangakkara (SL) 10 19 767 51.13 3 2 199*
17 AJ Strauss (Eng) 11 21 697 33.19 2 2 141
18 V Kohli (Ind) 9 16 689 49.21 3 3 116
19 IR Bell (Eng) 14 25 672 33.60 6 1 116*
20 CA Pujara (Ind) 6 10 654 81.75 0 3 206*

 

Most Wickets

Rank Name Mat Bls Wkt Avg S/R 5/10 BBi
1 HMRKB Herath (SL) 10 3224 60 23.63 53.7 7/2 6-43
2 GP Swann (Eng) 14 3806 59 29.93 64.5 3/1 6-82
3 JM Anderson (Eng) 14 3398 48 29.50 70.8 1/0 5-72
4 VD Philander (SAf) 9 1970 43 21.11 45.8 3/1 6-44
5 PM Siddle (Aus) 8 1941 41 23.09 47.3 2/0 5-49
6 SCJ Broad (Eng) 11 2509 40 31.70 62.7 2/1 7-72
7 DW Steyn (SAf) 10 2285 39 29.71 58.6 1/0 5-56
= KAJ Roach (WI) 7 1599 39 22.25 41.0 3/1 5-41
= Saeed Ajmal (Pak) 6 1812 39 20.56 46.5 2/1 7-55
10 M Morkel (SAf) 10 2165 38 30.28 57.0 2/0 6-23
11 R Ashwin (Ind) 8 2659 37 37.75 71.9 3/1 6-31
= BW Hilfenhaus (Aus) 9 2031 37 21.67 54.9 1/0 5-106
13 NM Lyon (Aus) 10 2681 36 33.19 74.5 1/0 5-68
14 MS Panesar (Eng) 6 2226 33 26.03 67.4 4/1 6-62
= PP Ojha (Ind) 6 2115 33 25.96 64.1 3/0 5-45
16 DAJ Bracewell (NZ) 10 1690 26 37.38 65.0 0/0 3-26
17 TG Southee (NZ) 6 1097 25 22.64 43.9 2/0 7-64
= Abdur Rehman (Pak) 5 1292 25 22.64 51.7 2/0 6-25
19 S Randiv (SL) 6 1361 22 32.31 61.9 0/0 4-13
= TA Boult (NZ) 7 1242 22 30.77 56.5 0/0 4-42

 

Highest Batting Strike Rate (min. 200 runs)

Rank Name Mat Inn Runs 4s 6s S/R
1 V Sehwag (Ind) 9 16 505 76 3 87.67
2 CH Gayle (WI) 4 8 318 36 10 75.53
3 DA Warner (Aus) 11 18 788 95 11 74.83
4 Shakib Al Hasan (Bdesh) 2 4 205 23 2 72.44
5 DJG Sammy (WI) 10 15 456 55 12 72.04
6 SCJ Broad (Eng) 11 18 277 27 4 68.73
7 GP Swann (Eng) 14 20 376 54 7 68.61
8 Nasir Hossain (Bdesh) 2 4 263 27 6 66.75
9 MJ Clarke (Aus) 11 18 1595 189 6 65.96
10 KP Pietersen (Eng) 14 25 1053 133 17 65.12
11 TM Dilshan (SL) 8 16 637 82 3 64.67
12 R Ashwin (Ind) 8 12 414 49 2 60.00
13 HM Amla (SAf) 10 17 1064 125 3 58.91
14 AB de Villiers (SAf) 10 16 815 98 6 56.60
15 JH Kallis (SAf) 9 15 944 121 7 55.79

 

Highest Percentage of Runs as Boundaries (min. 200 runs)

Rank Name Mat Inn Runs 4s 6s %
1 GP Swann (Eng) 14 20 376 54 7 68.62
2 Taufeeq Umar (Pak) 6 12 246 41 0 66.67
3 CH Gayle (WI) 4 8 318 36 10 64.15
4 DJG Sammy (WI) 10 15 456 55 12 64.04
5 V Sehwag (Ind) 9 16 505 76 3 63.76
6 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 9 15 357 55 0 61.62
7 F du Plessis (SAf) 2 4 293 43 1 60.75
8 KOA Powell (WI) 9 17 587 84 3 60.31
9 KP Pietersen (Eng) 14 25 1053 133 17 60.21
10 MN Samuels (WI) 7 11 866 111 11 58.89
11 DAJ Bracewell (NZ) 10 18 243 32 2 57.61
12 DA Warner (Aus) 11 18 788 95 11 56.60
13 JH Kallis (SAf) 9 15 944 121 7 55.72
14 Nasir Hossain (Bdesh) 2 4 263 27 6 54.75
15 G Gambhir (Ind) 9 15 474 63 1 54.43

 

Most Catches by a Fielder

Rank Name Mat Cgt
1 GC Smith (SAf) 10 23
2 DJG Sammy (WI) 10 20
3 JH Kallis (SAf) 9 18
= MJ Clarke (Aus) 11 18
5 EJM Cowan (Aus) 11 16
6 MEK Hussey (Aus) 11 15
7 AJ Strauss (Eng) 11 14
8 MJ Guptill (NZ) 10 13
= JM Anderson (Eng) 14 13
10 DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 10 12
= V Sehwag (Ind) 9 12
= GP Swann (Eng) 14 12
13 DM Bravo (WI) 8 11
= KS Williamson (NZ) 10 11
= TM Dilshan (SL) 8 11

 

Most Dismissals by a Keeper

Rank Name Mat Cgt St Tot
1 MJ Prior (Eng) 15 29 7 36
2 MS Wade (Aus) 8 25 2 27
3 D Ramdin (WI) 7 25 0 25
4 CFK van Wyk (NZ) 9 23 1 24
5 HAPW Jayawardene (SL) 9 16 6 22
6 AB de Villiers (SAf) 10 17 1 18