Howzat: Most LBW Dismissals In A Test Innings

Out of many modes of dismissals in cricket perhaps the most controversial is the Leg Before Wicket (LBW). The rule says that:  “Following an appeal by the fielding side, the umpire may rule a batsman out lbw if the ball would have struck the wicket, but was instead intercepted by any part of the batsman’s body (except the hand holding the bat). The umpire’s decision will depend on a number of criteria, including where the ball pitched, whether the ball hit in line with the wickets, and whether the batsman was attempting to hit the ball.”

After reading the rule one can understand how tough it is for the umpires to give the calls in a few seconds. There task, nevertheless, has been made easy by the introduction of the Decision Review System which allows the team to challenge the umpire’s verdict in case it is not satisfied with it.

Anyway, talking about this mode of dismissal, it is one of the most popular one in the game. The  lbw has helped the teams to win matches, given the bowlers a lot to celebrate while forcing the batsmen to become more careful in adopting a negative technique to avoid the ball hitting his pad.

So here is a list of Test matches with most batsmen lbw in an innings of a Test match:

Number of lbws: 5

There are as many as 75 instances when five batsmen from a team were trapped lbw in an innings of a Test. West Indies lead this list with 19 occurrences of such instances.

Here is the team-wise list:

Number of lbws – 6:

Overall, there have been 23 instances when six batsmen from a team were dismissed LBW in an innings. West Indies lead this list too with six occurrences of such instances.

Number of LBWs-7:

The overall list is led by Zimbabwe and New Zealand with seven batsmen out LBW in an innings.

*Stats updated till 13 June, 2017.