4 Instances when all 11 players bowled in a Test innings

Test cricket has the reputation of being unpredictable.

By Kumar Tatwamasi Radhakrushna

Updated - 16 Jan 2021, 14:52 IST

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 2. Second Test between Australia and Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1980

Australian team 1980. (Photo by Ken Kelly/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

It took ninety-six years to witness another instance in which all the eleven players bowled in a Test inning. This time, it was during a Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1980. The venue for this Test match was Faisalabad and the match was held from 6th of March, 1980 to 11th of March, 1980. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.

The Australian opening pair was sent back to the pavilion quickly as Julien Wiener and Bruce Laird scored 5 and 0 respectively. However, the Australian captain Greg Chappell scored a big double hundred and Graham Yallop scored 172 runs. As Rod Marsh scored 71 runs later in the inning, Australia managed 617 runs in the first innings.

The Pakistani bowling lineup had a bad outing as Sarfraz Nawaz, Ehteshamuddin, Tauseef Ahmed, and Wasin Raja were the only bowlers who were able to claim wickets. The Pakistani batsmen gave a strong reply to the Australians as Taslim Arif scored a double hundred and Javed Miandad scored a classic century.

In a Test match where the batsmen dominated for most of the time, the centre of attraction was the Australian bowling lineup. The Australian bowling card comprised of the whole squad and Geoff Dymock was the only wicket-taker. This match makes it to this list of 4 instances when all the eleven players bowled in a Test inning.

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