Re: No run outs

"Rookie" <simon__carter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

>> > I believe that the first time it happened (in a series of at least 5 Tests)
>> > was Australia in England in 1921. There were only two in the series - both
>> > by England.
>> >
>> > Also achieved by England in South Africa in 1927-28.
>> >
>> > And by England again versus South Africa 1935.
>> >
>> > I think these are the only instances before WW2.
>>
>> OK I found a few mins. to extend the search. These are the 5+ match series
>> where one team had no run outs.
>>
>> Ind vs. Pak 1952-53
>> Eng vs. SA 1955
>> Aus vs. Eng 1956
>> Eng vs. NZ 1958
>> Eng vs. Ind 1959
>> Aus vs. Eng 1961
>> Eng vs. Pak 1962
>> Eng vs. Aus 1964
>> Eng vs. WI 1967-68
>> Eng vs. Ind 1972-73
>> Eng vs. Aus 1982-83
>> WI vs. Aus 1984-85
>> Eng vs. Aus 1986-87
>> Pak vs. Ind 1989-90
>> Eng vs. Pak 1992
>> WI vs. Eng 1993-94
>> Eng vs. Aus 1997
>> SA vs. Eng 1998
>> Aus vs. Eng 1998-99 -
>> Eng vs. Aus 1998-99 - none in whole series
>> SA vs. WI 2000-01
>> Eng vs. SA 2003
>>
> Interesting how often it's been England - more than half. Maybe we've
> actually found an area where the English team has consistently excelled
> over the years!
>
> Unless of course the team you list first is the one that didn't get any
> run outs in which case English fielders have consistently been
> incapable of hitting a barn door over the years...

Teams listed first didn't lose any wickets to run outs.

Over half of the occurrences were in England too.

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Brian


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