ON THIS DAY · 16 AUGUST

Cricket Records Set on 16 August

DATE
16 AUGUSTRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Donald Bradman 1930 · England v AustraliaTests232417b
2Charles Coventry 2009 · Zimbabwe v BangladeshODIs194156b
3Bruce Mitchell 1947 · England v South AfricaTests189
4Colin Cowdrey 1962 · England v PakistanTests182
5Mark Butcher 2001 · England v AustraliaTests173227b
6Ted Dexter 1962 · England v PakistanTests172
7Herbert Sutcliffe 1930 · England v AustraliaTests161391b
8Tamim Iqbal 2009 · Zimbabwe v BangladeshODIs154138b
9Ricky Ponting 2001 · England v AustraliaTests144154b
10Patsy Hendren 1924 · England v South AfricaTests142
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Glenn McGrath 2001 · England v AustraliaTests7/76
2Percy Hornibrook 1930 · England v AustraliaTests7/92
3Jim Laker 1951 · England v South AfricaTests6/55
4Ian Peebles 1930 · England v AustraliaTests6/204
5Lasith Malinga 2011 · Sri Lanka v AustraliaODIs5/28
6Vernon Philander 2012 · England v South AfricaTests5/30
7David Larter 1962 · England v PakistanTests5/57
8Darren Gough 2001 · England v AustraliaTests5/103
9Michael Melle 1951 · England v South AfricaTests4/9
10Mike Choamba 2026 · Malawi v RwandaT20Is4/19
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1ADS Fletcher CPL 2017 · St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica TallawahsCPL8453b
2Brandon King CPL 2023 · Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia KingsCPL8153b
3Ben McDermott CPL 2025 · St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL7539b
4Tim Seifert Hundred Men 2026 · TBA v TBAHUNDRED7238b
5Kirk McKenzie CPL 2026 · Kingsmen v TrinbagoCPL6925b
6AM McCarthy CPL 2017 · St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica TallawahsCPL6137b
7Andre Fletcher CPL 2025 · St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL6041b
8DR Smith CPL 2014 · Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL5952b
9Shai Hope CPL 2025 · St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL5639b
10Shoaib Malik CPL 2014 · Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL5542b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 16 AUGUST
27 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2026Malawi v RwandaT20IsRwanda won by 2 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
2026Zambia v RwandaT20IsRwanda won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
2025Australia v South AfricaT20IsAustralia won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
2024Vanuatu v Cook IslandsT20IsCook Islands won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
2022Bahrain v KuwaitT20IsKuwait won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
2022Pakistan v NetherlandsODIsPakistan won by 16 runs
2022United Arab Emirates v United States of AmericaODIsMatch abandoned without a ball bowled
2016Scotland v United Arab EmiratesODIsScotland won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
2015South Africa v New ZealandT20IsNew Zealand won by 32 runs
2012England v South AfricaTestsSouth Africa won by 51 runs
2011Sri Lanka v AustraliaODIsSri Lanka won by 78 runs
2011Zimbabwe v BangladeshODIsZimbabwe won by 5 runs
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 16 AUGUST
6 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
CPL 2025St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPLAmazon won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
APL 2023Coastal Riders v Bezawada TigersAPLRiders won by 12 runs
CPL 2018Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts and Nevis PatriotsCPL178/4 (20.0 ov) v 131/9 (20.0 ov)
TNPL 2017Karaikudi Kaalai v Lyca Kovai KingsTNPLKovai Kings won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
CPL 2017St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica TallawahsCPL173/7 (20.0 ov) v 179/5 (19.4 ov)
CPL 2014Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon WarriorsCPL152/6 (20.0 ov) v 107/4 (15.5 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches