New Delhi. Many pairs of brothers have not only played together in international cricket but have also achieved success, some of the most prominent names among them are Mohammad Brothers of Pakistan, Chappell and Waugh Brothers of Australia and Flower Brothers of Zimbabwe. Among the three Chappell brothers, the career of younger Trevor was limited to only three tests, but Ian and Greg played many tests together and scored a lot of runs. Similarly, Waugh brothers- Steve and Mark (twins) and Flower brothers- Andy and Grant were also seen together in many tests.
There were some occasions in Test cricket when both the brothers scored centuries in the innings and played an important role in the team’s victory. The pair of Ian-Greg and Steve-Mark have accomplished this feat twice. Ian and Greg were the first pair of brothers to score a century in the same innings of Test cricket. Both of them achieved this feat in the Oval Test against England in 1972 and the Wellington Test against New Zealand in 1974.
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Let’s take a look at the pairs of brothers who scored centuries together in a Test innings.
Ian and Greg have many batting records in their names.
In the Oval Test against England in August 1972, Ian and Greg Chappell both scored centuries in Australia’s first innings and became the first pair of brothers to score centuries in the same innings. During this, elder brother Ian scored 118 runs with the help of 20 fours in 267 balls and Greg scored 113 runs in 226 balls with the help of 17 fours. The century innings of both the brothers had an important contribution in Australia’s 5 wicket victory in the test. The Chappell brothers also repeated this feat in the Wellington Test against New Zealand in 1974. In this Test held in March 1974, Ian scored 145 (268 balls, 17 fours, one six) and Greg scored 247 not out (356 balls, 30 fours, one six) in Australia’s first innings. During this, there was a partnership of 264 runs between the two brothers for the third wicket. Ian Chappell was the captain of the Australian team in both the tests.
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This achievement of Chappell brothers was repeated by Sadiq and Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan in October 1976. In the Hyderabad Test against New Zealand, both the Mohammad brothers scored centuries in Pakistan’s first innings. In the Test, Sadiq, while opening Pakistan’s innings, scored unbeaten 103 runs with the help of 14 fours, while captain Mushtaq was run out after scoring 101 runs with the help of 9 fours. Pakistan team won the test by 10 wickets.
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The pair of Andy and Grant Flower has been the pillar of Zimbabwe’s batting for many years. 19 years after the achievement of Mohammed brothers, Flower brothers achieved this feat against Pakistan. In this Test held in Harare in January-February 1995, Andy and Grant, taking full advantage of bowlers like Wasim Akram and Aaqib Javed, took Zimbabwe to a big score of 544 runs for 4 wickets (innings declared) in the first innings. In this innings, opener Grant scored unbeaten 201 runs (523 balls, 11 fours and one six) and captain Andy Flower scored 156 runs (245 balls, 18 fours and one six). Apart from the Flower brothers, Guy Whittle also scored a century in this innings. Zimbabwe won the test by an innings margin and the Flower brothers were jointly declared players of the match.
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Steve and Mark also did this feat twice
Like the Chappell brothers, Australia’s Waugh brothers Steve and Mark Waugh also scored centuries together in a Test innings twice. After achieving this feat for the first time in 1995 against West Indies in Kingston, he repeated it in the Oval Test against England in 2001. In the Kingston Test, Australia made a huge score of 531 runs in the first innings in which Steve Waugh scored 200 runs (425 balls, 17 fours and one six) and Mark, popularly known as ‘Junior’, scored 126 runs (192 balls, 12 fours). Had made. Australia won this test by an innings margin and both the Waugh brothers were players of the match. In the Oval Test of August 2001, in Australia’s first innings against England, these two brothers again scored centuries and contributed significantly to the team’s innings victory. Mark scored 120 runs (176 balls, 16 fours and two sixes) and Steve scored 157 runs (256 balls, 21 fours and one six). Steve Waugh was the captain of the Australian team in this test.
Marsh brothers scored centuries, Australia won by a big margin
In the year 2018, Shaun and Mitchell Marsh scored centuries in Australia’s first innings in the Sydney Test against England and became the 5th pair of brothers to do so. In response to England’s 356 runs, the host team declared the first innings at 649 runs for 7 wickets in which elder brother Shaun contributed 156 runs with the help of 18 fours and Mitchell contributed 101 runs with the help of 15 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from the Marsh brothers, Usman Khawaja also played an inning of 171 runs and the Kangaroo team won the match by an innings of 123 runs.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: September 27, 2024, 07:40 IST