Best batting and bowling at venues

22-May-2012

Highest individual scores by ground - Tests
Best individual bowling by ground - Tests
Highest individual scores by ground - ODIs
Best individual bowling by ground - ODIs

Highest individual scores by ground - Tests (qualification: 15 matches hosted)
Player	Runs	Opp	Start Date	Scorecard	Ground	Span	Mat
DG Bradman (Aus)	334	v Eng	Jul 11, 1930	Test 196	Headingley, Leeds	1899-2010	70
DG Bradman (Aus)	299*	v SA	Jan 29, 1932	Test 215	Adelaide Oval	1884-2012	70
WR Hammond (Eng)	336*	v NZ	Mar 31, 1933	Test 226	Eden Park, Auckland	1930-2006	47
AD Nourse (SA)	231	v Aus	Dec 24, 1935	Test 248	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1896-1939	22
L Hutton (Eng)	364	v Aus	Aug 20, 1938	Test 266	Kennington Oval, London	1880-2011	94
DCS Compton (Eng)	278	v Pak	Jul 1, 1954	Test 388	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1899-2011	57
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	230*	v India	Dec 16, 1955	Test 418	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1948-2011	31
Hanif Mohammad (Pak)	337	v WI	Jan 17, 1958	Test 446	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1930-2012	48
GS Sobers (WI)	365*	v Pak	Feb 26, 1958	Test 450	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1930-2011	45
RB Simpson (Aus)	311	v Eng	Jul 23, 1964	Test 564	Old Trafford, Manchester	1884-2010	74
RM Cowper (Aus)	307	v Eng	Feb 11, 1966	Test 601	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1877-2011	104
SM Nurse (WI)	258	v NZ	Mar 13, 1969	Test 652	AMI Stadium, Christchurch	1930-2006	40
SM Gavaskar (India)	220	v WI	Apr 13, 1971	Test 686	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	1930-2012	58
GM Turner (NZ)	259	v WI	Apr 6, 1972	Test 696	Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	1930-2005	30
CH Lloyd (WI)	242*	v India	Jan 23, 1975	Test 753	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1975-2011	22
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	250	v India	Feb 2, 1979	Test 845	Green Park, Kanpur	1952-2009	21
GA Gooch (Eng)	333	v India	Jul 26, 1990	Test 1148	Lord's, London	1884-2011	123
MD Crowe (NZ)	299	v SL	Jan 31, 1991	Test 1162	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1930-2012	53
GS Blewett (Aus)	214	v SA	Feb 28, 1997	Test 1356	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1956-2011	33
MS Atapattu (SL)	223	v Zim	Jan 7, 1998	Test 1394	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	1983-2007	21
G Kirsten (SA)	275	v Eng	Dec 26, 1999	Test 1480	Kingsmead, Durban	1923-2011	39
VVS Laxman (India)	281	v Aus	Mar 11, 2001	Test 1535	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1934-2011	37
G Kirsten (SA)	220	v Zim	Sep 7, 2001	Test 1562	Harare Sports Club	1992-2011	27
HH Gibbs (SA)	196	v India	Nov 16, 2001	Test 1569	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1889-2007	23
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	329	v NZ	May 1, 2002	Test 1600	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1959-2009	40
SP Fleming (NZ)	274*	v SL	Apr 25, 2003	Test 1641	P Sara Oval, Colombo	1982-2012	16
ML Hayden (Aus)	380	v Zim	Oct 9, 2003	Test 1661	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	1970-2012	39
SP Fleming (NZ)	192	v Pak	Dec 19, 2003	Test 1676	Seddon Park, Hamilton	1991-2012	19
BC Lara (WI)	400*	v Eng	Apr 10, 2004	Test 1696	Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua	1981-2009	22
KC Sangakkara (SL)	270	v Zim	May 14, 2004	Test 1699	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1994-2011	19
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	253	v Pak	Oct 20, 2004	Test 1716	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	1978-2006	24
SR Tendulkar (India)	248*	v Ban	Dec 10, 2004	Test 1725	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	1955-2005	17
Younis Khan (Pak)	267	v India	Mar 24, 2005	Test 1743	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1974-2010	19
SP Fleming (NZ)	262	v SA	Apr 27, 2006	Test 1800	Newlands, Cape Town	1889-2012	48
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	374	v SA	Jul 27, 2006	Test 1810	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	1984-2011	35
V Sehwag (India)	319	v SA	Mar 26, 2008	Test 1870	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	1934-2008	30
Younis Khan (Pak)	313	v SL	Feb 21, 2009	Test 1909	National Stadium, Karachi	1955-2009	41
V Sehwag (India)	293	v SL	Dec 2, 2009	Test 1937	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	1948-2009	18
CH Gayle (WI)	333	v SL	Nov 15, 2010	Test 1977	Galle International Stadium	1998-2012	19
AN Cook (Eng)	235*	v Aus	Nov 25, 2010	Test 1981	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1931-2011	54
JH Kallis (SA)	201*	v India	Dec 16, 2010	Test 1985	SuperSport Park, Centurion	1995-2011	17
AN Cook (Eng)	294	v India	Aug 10, 2011	Test 2003	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1902-2011	46
MJ Clarke (Aus)	329*	v India	Jan 3, 2012	Test 2027	Sydney Cricket Ground	1882-2012	100

Best individual bowling by ground - Tests (qualification: 15 matches hosted)
Player	Figs	Opp	Start Date	Scorecard	Ground	Span	Mat
GA Lohmann (Eng)	8/35	v Aus	Feb 25, 1887	Test 26	Sydney Cricket Ground	1882-2012	100
J Briggs (Eng)	8/11	v SA	Mar 25, 1889	Test 32	Newlands, Cape Town	1889-2012	48
AE Trott (Aus)	8/43	v Eng	Jan 11, 1895	Test 44	Adelaide Oval	1884-2012	70
GA Lohmann (Eng)	8/7	v SA	Feb 13, 1896	Test 47	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1889-2007	23
GA Lohmann (Eng)	9/28	v SA	Mar 2, 1896	Test 48	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1896-1939	22
W Rhodes (Eng)	7/17	v Aus	May 29, 1902	Test 70	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1902-2011	46
MH Mankad (India)	8/55	v Eng	Feb 6, 1952	Test 348	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	1934-2008	30
IWG Johnson (Aus)	7/44	v WI	Apr 26, 1955	Test 405	Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	1930-2005	30
JC Laker (Eng)	10/53	v Aus	Jul 26, 1956	Test 428	Old Trafford, Manchester	1884-2010	74
HJ Tayfield (SA)	8/69	v Eng	Jan 25, 1957	Test 436	Kingsmead, Durban	1923-2011	39
HJ Tayfield (SA)	9/113	v Eng	Feb 15, 1957	Test 437	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1956-2011	33
JM Patel (India)	9/69	v Aus	Dec 19, 1959	Test 483	Green Park, Kanpur	1952-2009	21
LR Gibbs (WI)	8/38	v India	Mar 23, 1962	Test 527	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1930-2012	48
BS Chandrasekhar (India)	7/157	v WI	Dec 13, 1966	Test 610	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	1948-2009	18
JM Noreiga (WI)	9/95	v India	Mar 6, 1971	Test 683	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	1930-2012	58
EAS Prasanna (India)	8/76	v NZ	Jan 24, 1976	Test 769	Eden Park, Auckland	1930-2006	47
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	7/23	v India	Feb 13, 1976	Test 772	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1930-2012	53
IT Botham (Eng)	8/34	v Pak	Jun 15, 1978	Test 826	Lord's, London	1884-2011	123
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak)	9/86	v Aus	Mar 10, 1979	Test 849	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1877-2011	104
IT Botham (Eng)	7/48	v India	Feb 15, 1980	Test 874	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1975-2011	22
RGD Willis (Eng)	8/43	v Aus	Jul 16, 1981	Test 905	Headingley, Leeds	1899-2010	70
Imran Khan (Pak)	8/60	v India	Dec 23, 1982	Test 942	National Stadium, Karachi	1955-2009	41
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	9/52	v Aus	Nov 8, 1985	Test 1029	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1931-2011	54
Maninder Singh (India)	7/27	v Pak	Mar 13, 1987	Test 1073	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	1974-2010	19
Abdul Qadir (Pak)	9/56	v Eng	Nov 25, 1987	Test 1081	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1959-2009	40
C Pringle (NZ)	7/52	v Pak	Oct 26, 1990	Test 1153	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	1978-2006	24
PCR Tufnell (Eng)	7/47	v NZ	Jan 18, 1992	Test 1183	AMI Stadium, Christchurch	1930-2006	40
DE Malcolm (Eng)	9/57	v SA	Aug 18, 1994	Test 1266	Kennington Oval, London	1880-2011	94
AA Donald (SA)	8/71	v Zim	Oct 13, 1995	Test 1307	Harare Sports Club	1992-2011	27
L Klusener (SA)	8/64	v India	Nov 27, 1996	Test 1341	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1934-2011	37
A Kumble (India)	10/74	v Pak	Feb 4, 1999	Test 1443	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1948-2011	31
CL Cairns (NZ)	7/27	v WI	Dec 16, 1999	Test 1477	Seddon Park, Hamilton	1991-2012	19
PA Strang (Zim)	8/109	v NZ	Sep 12, 2000	Test 1510	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1994-2011	19
M Muralitharan (SL)	8/87	v India	Aug 29, 2001	Test 1559	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	1984-2011	35
M Muralitharan (SL)	9/51	v Zim	Jan 4, 2002	Test 1583	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	1983-2007	21
Danish Kaneria (Pak)	7/77	v Ban	Jan 9, 2002	Test 1584	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	1955-2005	17
SK Warne (Aus)	7/94	v Pak	Oct 3, 2002	Test 1615	P Sara Oval, Colombo	1982-2012	16
Harbhajan Singh (India)	7/48	v WI	Oct 9, 2002	Test 1616	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	1975-2011	22
JJC Lawson (WI)	7/78	v Aus	May 9, 2003	Test 1645	Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua	1981-2009	22
M Muralitharan (SL)	7/46	v Eng	Dec 2, 2003	Test 1670	Galle International Stadium	1998-2012	19
SJ Harmison (Eng)	7/12	v WI	Mar 11, 2004	Test 1687	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1930-2011	45
GD McGrath (Aus)	8/24	v Pak	Dec 16, 2004	Test 1726	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	1970-2012	39
M Zondeki (SA)	6/39	v Zim	Mar 11, 2005	Test 1740	SuperSport Park, Centurion	1995-2011	17
M Muralitharan (SL)	8/70	v Eng	Jun 2, 2006	Test 1804	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1899-2011	57

Highest individual scores by ground - ODIs (qualification: 25 matches hosted)
Player	Runs	Opp	Start Date	Scorecard	Ground	Span	Mat
GM Turner (NZ)	171*	v EAf	Jun 7, 1975	ODI 20	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1972-2010	43
IVA Richards (WI)	138*	v Eng	Jun 23, 1979	ODI 74	Lord's, London	1972-2011	52
GM Turner (NZ)	140	v SL	Mar 20, 1983	ODI 190	Eden Park, Auckland	1976-2012	64
IVA Richards (WI)	189*	v Eng	May 31, 1984	ODI 264	Old Trafford, Manchester	1972-2011	39
IVA Richards (WI)	181	v SL	Oct 13, 1987	ODI 457	National Stadium, Karachi	1980-2009	46
Shoaib Mohammad (Pak)	126*	v NZ	Mar 8, 1989	ODI 557	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1975-2005	26
BC Lara (WI)	128	v Pak	Feb 19, 1993	ODI 805	Kingsmead, Durban	1992-2011	37
DJ Callaghan (SA)	169*	v NZ	Dec 11, 1994	ODI 960	SuperSport Park, Centurion	1992-2011	42
BC Lara (WI)	146*	v NZ	Mar 30, 1996	ODI 1086	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	1983-2011	61
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)	139*	v India	Oct 2, 1997	ODI 1236	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1978-2009	58
SR Tendulkar (India)	141	v Aus	Oct 28, 1998	ODI 1360	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	1988-2005	58
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	189	v India	Oct 29, 2000	ODI 1652	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	1984-2012	204
DR Martyn (Aus)	144*	v Zim	Feb 4, 2001	ODI 1683	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	1980-2012	68
ME Waugh (Aus)	173	v WI	Feb 9, 2001	ODI 1687	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1971-2012	134
ND McKenzie (SA)	131*	v Kenya	Oct 22, 2001	ODI 1763	Newlands, Cape Town	1992-2011	35
ML Hayden (Aus)	146	v Pak	Aug 30, 2002	ODI 1868	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	1996-2010	62
Saleem Elahi (Pak)	135	v SA	Dec 11, 2002	ODI 1916	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1992-2011	34
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	172	v Zim	Jan 16, 2004	ODI 2082	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1988-2012	30
Younis Khan (Pak)	144	v HK	Jul 18, 2004	ODI 2147	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	1982-2011	59
NJ Astle (NZ)	145*	v USA	Sep 10, 2004	ODI 2169	Kennington Oval, London	1973-2011	48
BC Lara (WI)	156	v Pak	Jan 28, 2005	ODI 2213	Adelaide Oval	1975-2012	75
RT Ponting (Aus)	141*	v NZ	Mar 5, 2005	ODI 2234	McLean Park, Napier	1983-2012	36
AJ Strauss (Eng)	152	v Ban	Jun 21, 2005	ODI 2252	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1974-2011	35
A Symonds (Aus)	151	v SL	Feb 12, 2006	ODI 2328	Sydney Cricket Ground	1979-2012	140
HH Gibbs (SA)	175	v Aus	Mar 12, 2006	ODI 2349	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1992-2012	39
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	152	v Eng	Jul 1, 2006	ODI 2389	Headingley, Leeds	1973-2011	35
Imran Nazir (Pak)	160	v Zim	Mar 21, 2007	ODI 2547	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1984-2011	31
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	149	v SL	Apr 28, 2007	ODI 2581	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1985-2011	30
G Gambhir (India)	150	v SL	Feb 5, 2009	ODI 2815	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1986-2011	103
SR Tendulkar (India)	163*	v NZ	Mar 8, 2009	ODI 2823	AMI Stadium, Christchurch	1973-2011	48
CK Coventry (Zim)	194*	v Ban	Aug 16, 2009	ODI 2873	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1996-2011	49
H Masakadza (Zim)	178*	v Kenya	Oct 18, 2009	ODI 2912	Harare Sports Club	1992-2011	101
G Gambhir (India)	150*	v SL	Dec 24, 2009	ODI 2935	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1987-2011	26
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	124	v Ban	Jun 21, 2010	ODI 2998	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2001-2010	43
PR Stirling (Ire)	177	v Can	Sep 7, 2010	ODI 3042	Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	1996-2011	30
BRM Taylor (Zim)	145*	v SA	Oct 15, 2010	ODI 3057	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein	1992-2012	26
SR Watson (Aus)	185*	v Ban	Apr 11, 2011	ODI 3150	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	2006-2012	62
DA Warner (Aus)	163	v SL	Mar 4, 2012	ODI 3255	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1979-2012	70

Best individual bowling by ground - ODIs (qualification: 25 matches hosted)
Player	Figs	Opp	Start Date	Scorecard	Ground	Span	Mat
GS Chappell (Aus)	5/15	v India	Jan 8, 1981	ODI 104	Sydney Cricket Ground	1979-2012	140
TM Alderman (Aus)	5/17	v NZ	Feb 20, 1982	ODI 148	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1975-2005	26
CG Rackemann (Aus)	5/16	v Pak	Jan 30, 1984	ODI 243	Adelaide Oval	1975-2012	75
MD Marshall (WI)	4/23	v Eng	Feb 18, 1986	ODI 364	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	1984-2011	31
SP O'Donnell (Aus)	5/13	v NZ	Mar 4, 1990	ODI 615	AMI Stadium, Christchurch	1973-2011	48
RJ Shastri (India)	5/15	v Aus	Dec 8, 1991	ODI 693	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	1980-2012	68
A Kumble (India)	6/12	v WI	Nov 27, 1993	ODI 858	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	1987-2011	26
Waqar Younis (Pak)	6/30	v NZ	Mar 13, 1994	ODI 894	Eden Park, Auckland	1976-2012	64
OD Gibson (WI)	5/42	v SL	Jan 3, 1996	ODI 1029	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	1988-2012	30
AA Donald (SA)	6/23	v Kenya	Oct 3, 1996	ODI 1124	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	1996-2010	62
L Klusener (SA)	5/42	v India	Jan 23, 1997	ODI 1167	Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein	1992-2012	26
SC Ganguly (India)	5/16	v Pak	Sep 18, 1997	ODI 1230	Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	1996-2011	30
L Klusener (SA)	6/49	v SL	Nov 6, 1997	ODI 1252	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1978-2009	58
GD McGrath (Aus)	5/14	v WI	May 30, 1999	ODI 1470	Old Trafford, Manchester	1972-2011	39
HK Olonga (Zim)	6/19	v Eng	Jan 28, 2000	ODI 1551	Newlands, Cape Town	1992-2011	35
SM Pollock (SA)	5/20	v Eng	Feb 13, 2000	ODI 1560	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1992-2012	39
M Muralitharan (SL)	7/30	v India	Oct 27, 2000	ODI 1650	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	1984-2012	204
M Muralitharan (SL)	5/30	v NZ	Jan 31, 2001	ODI 1680	McLean Park, Napier	1983-2012	36
Waqar Younis (Pak)	7/36	v Eng	Jun 17, 2001	ODI 1724	Headingley, Leeds	1973-2011	35
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	8/19	v Zim	Dec 8, 2001	ODI 1776	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	1982-2011	59
Abdul Razzaq (Pak)	6/35	v Ban	Jan 25, 2002	ODI 1794	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	1988-2005	58
SB Styris (NZ)	6/25	v WI	Jun 12, 2002	ODI 1843	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	1983-2011	61
A Nehra (India)	6/23	v Eng	Feb 26, 2003	ODI 1969	Kingsmead, Durban	1992-2011	37
AJ Bichel (Aus)	7/20	v Eng	Mar 2, 2003	ODI 1976	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1992-2011	34
M Muralitharan (SL)	5/23	v Pak	May 18, 2003	ODI 2012	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2001-2010	43
FH Edwards (WI)	6/22	v Zim	Nov 29, 2003	ODI 2069	Harare Sports Club	1992-2011	101
AB Agarkar (India)	6/42	v Aus	Jan 9, 2004	ODI 2077	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1971-2012	134
DL Vettori (NZ)	5/30	v WI	Jul 10, 2004	ODI 2142	Lord's, London	1972-2011	52
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	5/11	v Kenya	Sep 14, 2004	ODI 2174	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1972-2010	43
PD Collingwood (Eng)	6/31	v Ban	Jun 21, 2005	ODI 2252	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1974-2011	35
SE Bond (NZ)	6/19	v India	Aug 26, 2005	ODI 2273	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1996-2011	49
AJ Hall (SA)	5/18	v Eng	Apr 17, 2007	ODI 2574	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	1985-2011	30
BAW Mendis (SL)	6/13	v India	Jul 6, 2008	ODI 2735	National Stadium, Karachi	1980-2009	46
DT Johnston (Ire)	5/14	v Can	Apr 19, 2009	ODI 2843	SuperSport Park, Centurion	1992-2011	42
AD Mathews (SL)	6/20	v India	Sep 12, 2009	ODI 2887	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	1986-2011	103
Umar Gul (Pak)	6/42	v Eng	Sep 17, 2010	ODI 3045	Kennington Oval, London	1973-2011	48
CR Woakes (Eng)	6/45	v Aus	Jan 30, 2011	ODI 3091	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1979-2012	70
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	5/23	v Ban	Dec 1, 2011	ODI 3218	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	2006-2012	62

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2042: West Indies v Australia at Roseau, The Frank Worrell Trophy 3rd Test, Apr 23-27, 2012
• ODI # 3271: Afghanistan v Netherlands at Sharjah, ICC World Cricket League Championship 22nd match, Mar 31, 2012
• T20I # 243: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, 2nd T20I, Mar 30, 2012

Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites