Five Batting Records Held by the Bowlers

A team sometimes requires the heroics of its bowlers while holding a willow. We have seen some fine performances from the lower-order batsman – to get their team over the line. With significant batting records to talk about the gentleman’s game has offered a lot to the keen spectators.

The bowlers can be instrumental in the success of a team while playing their role as a batsman. We have seen some quick knocks by the tailenders which have helped their team in finishing on a high.

Subsequently, there are some unique batting records that are held by the bowlers.

Let’s take a look at the five batting records that bowlers hold.

5. Shane Warne: Most Test Runs Scored without Scoring a Hundred

Shane Warne was well known for bamboozling the world-class batsmen with his classical legs-spin deliveries. However, the Australian legendary spinner also holds the records of scoring the most Test runs without any help of a century.

The right-hander scored 3,154 runs in his 145 Test matches. In fact, he felt one run short of reaching his maiden International Test century when he scored 99 against New Zealand way back in 2001.

Interestingly, Warne was unfortunate to miss out on his first hundred. Daniel Vettori had bowled a no-ball but the umpire had failed to spot it.

If the umpires of that era would have checked for the no-ball with the third umpire, Warne could have missed out on this unique record.

4. Ajit Agarkar: Fastest fifty by an Indian in ODI:

Ajit Agarkar was no mug with the bat. The Indian fast bowler had an impressive credential while batting in the lower-order.

In fact, the Mumbai right-hander also has a Lord’s hundred under his belt, an honor that only a few players achieve in their career.

Agarkar had scored a 21-ball fifty in 2000 against Zimbabwe which is still the fastest ODI fifty by an Indian batsman.

Agarkar 67 runs off just 25 balls had helped India in crossing the 300-run mark in that match. Thus, India was able to win by a margin of 39 runs.

Moreover, Agarkar carried his batting confidence into his bowling. The fast bowler also scalped three wickets to grab the Man of the Match Award.

Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag are the other Indian batsman – to score a 22-ball fifty in the 50-overs format.

Meanwhile, AB de Villiers holds the record for the fastest ODI fifty which came off just 16 balls against Windies.

3. Ashton Agar: Highest Individual Score by a Number 11 Test batsman:

Ashton Agar had a dream debut against England. Australia was tottering at 117 for nine in reply to England’s first innings score of 215, in the first Ashes Test of 2013.

Agar scored a valiant 98 to help his team to get to 280 runs while batting at the number 11 position which is the highest score at the same position.

Thus, Agar was promoted to the number eight position in the same match after his first innings heroics.

Furthermore, Agar scalped two wickets in the second innings. However, Australia lost that match by 14 runs.

The Australian all-rounder Agar went past South Africa’s A Vogler’s record of unbeaten 62 runs achieved in 1906 against England.

2. Jason Gillespie: Highest Individual Score as a Night Watchman.

Jason Gillespie proved too strong for the Bangladesh bowlers as he remained unbeaten after scoring 201 runs in 2005-06.

In fact, the Australian fast bowler had come to bat as a night watchman. He was not only able to play his role of the night watchman with great success but also played one of the most prolific innings.

Gillespie scored 201 off 425 balls which included 26 fours and two maximums.

Furthermore, Gillespie scalped three wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings. However, he went wicketless in the second innings against the Tigers.

Thus, Dizzy was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his fine knock. Moreover, Gillespie received the Player of the Series award for his all-round show.

1. Wasim Akram: Second Highest ODI runs without scoring a hundred:

Wasim Akram was more than handy with the bat for the Pakistan team. The southpaw batsman scored 3,717 runs in 356 One-Dayers which is the second highest ODI runs without scoring a hundred.

Misbah Ul Haq has most ODI runs (5122 runs) without the help of any hundred.

Talking about the batting records, Akram’s highest score in the 50-overs format was 86 runs.

Meanwhile, he had scored a gargantuan of unbeaten 257 runs against Zimbabwe. Akram was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his batting performance in that particular match.