ON THIS DAY · 31 DECEMBER

Cricket Records Set on 31 December

DATE
31 DECEMBERRecordsMilestones
HIGHEST SCORES
RUNS
1Rohan Kanhai 1958 · India v West IndiesTests256
2Graeme Pollock 1966 · South Africa v AustraliaTests209
3Aubrey Faulkner 1910 · Australia v South AfricaTests204320b
4Jim Burke 1957 · South Africa v AustraliaTests189
5Wally Hammond 1938 · South Africa v EnglandTests181
6Neil Harvey 1949 · South Africa v AustraliaTests178
7Donald Bradman 1931 · Australia v South AfricaTests167
8Sir Everton Weekes 1948 · India v West IndiesTests162
9Bill Woodfull 1931 · Australia v South AfricaTests161
10Victor Trumper 1910 · Australia v South AfricaTests159158b
BEST BOWLING
FIGURES
1Frank Tyson 1954 · Australia v EnglandTests7/27
2Brian Statham 1958 · Australia v EnglandTests7/57
3Jack Gregory 1920 · Australia v EnglandTests7/69
4Bill Whitty 1910 · Australia v South AfricaTests6/17
5Ian Meckiff 1958 · Australia v EnglandTests6/38
6Roy Gilchrist 1958 · India v West IndiesTests6/55
7Alan Davidson 1958 · Australia v EnglandTests6/64
8Clarrie Grimmett 1931 · Australia v South AfricaTests6/92
9William Cooper 1881 · Australia v EnglandTests6/120
10Daniel Vettori 2007 · New Zealand v BangladeshODIs5/7
T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES
1TM Head BBL 2015 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney SixersBBL10153b
2JJS Sangha BBL 2021/22 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL9155b
3M Klinger BBL 2013 · Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL8655b
4Chris Lynn BBL 2023/24 · Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne StarsBBL8342b
5AT Carey BBL 2020/21 · Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL8259b
6AD Hales BBL 2022/23 · Sydney Thunder v Hobart HurricanesBBL7745b
7CA Ingram BBL 2018 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL7543b
8DJ Malan BPL 2020 · Chattogram Challengers v Cumilla WarriorsBPL7451b
9CJ Ferguson BBL 2019 · Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL7346b
10David Miller SA20 2026 · Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl RoyalsSA207138b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 31 DECEMBER
28 PLAYED
YearMatchFormatResult
2023New Zealand v BangladeshT20IsNew Zealand won by 17 runs (DLS method)
2023United Arab Emirates v AfghanistanT20IsU.A.E. won by 11 runs
2015New Zealand v Sri LankaODIsSri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
2013Pakistan v Sri LankaTestsMatch drawn
2008New Zealand v West IndiesODIsNo result
2007New Zealand v BangladeshODIsNew Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 264 balls remaining)
2006New Zealand v Sri LankaODIsNew Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
2005New Zealand v Sri LankaODIsNew Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 76 balls remaining)
1990Bangladesh v Sri LankaODIsSri Lanka won by 71 runs
1989Pakistan v Sri LankaODIsSri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
1984India v EnglandTestsMatch drawn
1982Pakistan v IndiaODIsIndia won by 18 runs (revised target)
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 31 DECEMBER
24 PLAYED
SeasonMatchLeagueResult
BBL 2025/26Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatBBLStrikers won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
SA20 2026Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Paarl RoyalsSA20Royals won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
SA20 2026MI Cape Town v Pretoria CapitalsSA20Capitals won by 85 runs
BBL 2024/25Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL142/8 (20.0 ov) v 146/3 (14.3 ov)
BBL 2023/24Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne StarsBBL205/4 (20.0 ov) v 211/3 (19.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Sydney Thunder v Hobart HurricanesBBL228/6 (20.0 ov) v 166/10 (17.0 ov)
BBL 2022/23Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne StarsBBL178/5 (20.0 ov) v 186/7 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2021/22Adelaide Strikers v Sydney ThunderBBL165/7 (20.0 ov) v 187/3 (20.0 ov)
BBL 2020/21Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL146/9 (20.0 ov) v 147/3 (17.4 ov)
BPL 2020Chattogram Challengers v Cumilla WarriorsBPL159/6 (20.0 ov) v 161/8 (20.0 ov)
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches