Aus v WI 2nd Test, Day 2 – Statistical Highlights

Australia’s total of 551/3 was the equal 12th largest score at the MCG in Test history and centuries from Adam Voges and Australian captain Steven Smith has flattened up West Indies on Day 2 of the Melbourne Test. Adam Voges and Steven Smith created and broken many records today while West Indies have gone from bad to worst on a good batting wicket in the 3^rd session. They were 6 wickets down on 91 runs at the stumps on Day 2.

Darren Bravo has played a typical Test match innings while other batsmen have failed to give him company and looks like this Test match will be over in three days unless Bravo pulls off something special.

Here are the Statistical Highlights of the Aus v WI 2^nd Test, Day 2:

1404 – Number of runs scored by Steven Smith in this year in Test cricket which is most by any batsman in this year.

6 – Number of hundreds Steven Smith has scored this year in Test cricket which is most by any batsman.

85.66 – Average at which Adam Voges has scored his 1028 runs this year in Test cricket which is second best among players who have scored the minimum of 1000 runs this year in Test cricket. Kane Williamson has the best average among all batsmen- 90.15.

162 – Number of fours Steven Smith has hit this year in Test cricket which is the most by any batsman this year in Test cricket apart from David Warner. Warner has also hit 162 fours in Test cricket this year.

3^rd – Number of times four Australian batsmen have scored centuries in an innings in Test cricket. In this match, four Australian batsmen have scored centuries- Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith and Adam Voges.

2009 – Last time when four Australian batsmen have scored centuries in an innings in Test cricket which was against England in Cardiff. In that match, Ricky Ponting, Simon Katich, Brad Haddin and Marcus North had scored centuries for Australia.

1^st – Number of times four Australian batsmen have scored centuries in an innings in Test cricket on Australian soil, this is the first time that four Australian batsmen have scored centuries in an innings in a Test played in Australia.

4^th – Adam Voges became fourth fastest Australian batsman to score 1000 Test runs. He completed his 1000 runs in 18^th Test innings while Don Bradman completed 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings, Neil Harvey in 14 innings and Sid Barnes in 17 innings – are only three batsmen completed 1000 Test runs in a fewer number of innings.

68.25 – Average at which Adam Voges has scored his runs at no.5 in Test cricket this year which is the best by any batsman at no.5 who has scored a minimum of 500 runs at no.5 in Test cricket.

906 – Runs Steven Smith has scored this year in Test cricket in 1^st innings which is most by any batsman in 1^st innings in Test cricket this year.

7^th– Steven Smith became the seventh youngest batsman to score 13 hundreds in Test cricket history. In this match, he completed his 13^th century against West Indies.

3^rd – Smith became the third youngest batsman to score 13 hundreds in Australian Test cricket history after Don Bradman and Neil Harvey.

207 – Number of days Adam Voges has taken to complete his 1000 Test runs after making his debut which is second quickest among batsmen who have made their debuts after the age of 30 and completed 1000 runs in Test cricket. Mike Hussey had completed his 1000 runs in Test cricket in 164 days after making his Test debut after the age of 30 and was the quickest to reach to 1000 runs.

3^rd – Adam Voges is the third batsman who has scored 1000 runs in Test cricket in his debut year. He has made his debut in Test cricket in this year on June 3 against West Indies. Other two batsmen who had completed their 1000 runs in their debut years are Mark Taylor (1989) and Alastir Cook (2006).

109.00 – Average at which Adam Voges has scored his runs in Test cricket this year in 1^st innings which is best among other batsmen who have scored a minimum of 600 runs in 1^st innings in Test cricket this year.

100 – Number of fours Steven Smith has hit in 1^st innings in Test cricket this year which is most by any batsman in Test cricket in 1^st innings this year.

11 – Number of wickets Peter Siddle has taken at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2^nd innings of Test matches in last five years which is most by any bowler at MCG in last five years in 2^nd innings of a Test match.

20 – Number of wickets Nathan Lyon has taken in 2^nd innings of Test matches in this year as a spinner which is most by any spinner in Test cricket in 2^nd innings this year.

20 – Number of wickets Josh Hazlewood has taken in 2^nd innings of Test matches this year which is most by any bowler apart from Mitchell Starc who has taken 21 wickets in Test cricket in 2^nd innings in this year.

51 – Number of wickets Josh Hazlewood has taken this year in Test cricket which is second most by any bowler in Test cricket this year. Stuard Broad has also taken 51 wickets in this year in Test cricket while Ravichandran Ashwin has 62 wickets in 9 matches this year which is most by any bowler in Test cricket this year.

19 – Number of wickets Josh Hazlewood has taken against West Indies this year which is most by any bowler against West Indies this year in Test cricket. He has taken 19 wickets in 4 Test matches while James Anderson is at the second place with 17 wickets against West Indies this year in Test cricket in 3 Test matches.

63.98 – The strike rate at which Steven Smith has scored his 613 runs as captain of Australia this year which is best among other team captains who have scored a minimum of 600 runs in Test cricket this year.

2^nd – Adam Voges is the second batsman who has the best average among batsmen who have scored a minimum of 1000 runs in Test cricket. Voges has an average of 85.66 while Don Bradman scored with an average of 99.94 which is best among all batsmen who have scored a minimum of 1000 runs in Test cricket.

98^th – Voges became 98^th batsman from Australia who has scored 1000 runs in Test cricket while playing for Australia.

382 – Number of hundreds scored by Australian batsmen in international cricket from 1-1-2000 which is most by any team’s batsmen in international cricket from 1-1-2000.

542.00 – Average at which Adam Voges has scored his runs in Test cricket against West Indies this year which is best among all batsmen against West Indies this year.

660 – Number of runs Adam Voges has scored in Australia in Test cricket this year which is the most by any other batsman in Australia this year apart from David Warner who has scored 784 runs in Tests in Australia this year.

816 – Number of runs added by Steven Smith and Adam Voges as a pair this year for any wicket which is most among all pairs in Test cricket this year.

Also read: Aus v WI 2nd Test, Day 2 Review: MCG may witness yet another quick finish