What 11 February Tells Us About Cricket

The records for 11 February are overwhelmingly populated by Test cricket across more than a century. Bob Cowper's 307 off 589 in 1966, Sachin Tendulkar's 165 off 296 in 1993, and Arthur Mailey's 9/121 in 47.00 overs in 1921 sit alongside career milestones reached by players from Herbie Collins in 1921 through to Litton Das in 2021. The date appears as a fixture point for Test cricket regardless of era, with matches involving established touring nations repeated across decades: India v England appears five times among the highest scores, with 1993 particularly dense with activity including Kapil Dev reaching 5000 Test runs and Anil Kumble taking 6/64.

While Test cricket anchors the historical record, 11 February in recent years has become a date for T20 and ODI cricket. 2024 and 2026 contain multiple T20 matches, including Glenn Maxwell's 120 off 55 against West Indies and Aritra Dutta's 122 off 63 against Singapore. The T20 league data concentrates heavily on the Bangladesh Premier League between 2012 and 2013, with the Dhaka Gladiators v Khulna Royal Bengals match appearing multiple times. This suggests 11 February falls within the BPL season, whereas Test and ODI matches on this date have been scattered across different nations' tour schedules historically.

The batting records reveal distinct scoring profiles by format. Test centuries tend to require lengthy innings: Cowper's 307 came off 589 balls, Tendulkar's 165 off 296. By contrast, T20 scores are compressed: Glenn Maxwell's 120 came off 55 balls, Aritra Dutta's 122 off 63. In T20 leagues, Mohammad Ashraful's 103 off 58 in 2013 matches this acceleration. Bowling figures across Test matches show sustained efforts typically exceeding 20 overs, whereas Austin Codrington took 5/27 in just 9.00 overs in an ODI for Bangladesh v Canada in 2003, highlighting how format determines both the rhythm and duration of cricket on this date.