ON THIS DAY · 11 JANUARY
Cricket Records Set on 11 January
◈RECORD OF THE DAYA look back at 11 January's best individual innings and bowling spells, from George Headley's 176 in 1930 to Narendra Hirwani's twin five-wicket hauls in 1988.
George Headley's 176 Tops 11 January Test Honours Board
BATTING THROUGH THE DECADES
George Headley's 176 for West Indies against England in 1930 stands as the largest score recorded on this date, with Andy Sandham's 152 and Clifford Roach's 122 coming in the same match. More recent entries show the format's variety: Ashwell Prince's 138 off 214 balls and Faf du Plessis's 137 off 252 for South Africa mark measured Test innings, while du Plessis also produced a rapid 119 off just 56 balls in a 2015 T20I against West Indies. Between the pure occupation of the crease in 1930 and the six-hitting bursts of the 2010s, the date has hosted contrasting styles of substantial innings across formats.
BOWLING'S BIG DAYS
Bowlers have made their mark too. Narendra Hirwani took 8/61 and 8/75 in the same 1988 Test for India against West Indies, while Albert Trott claimed 8/43 for Australia against England back in 1895, showing the date has produced eight-wicket returns nearly a century apart. In the shorter format, Wanindu Hasaranga's 7/19 in just 5.50 overs for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 2024 reflects how modern white-ball cricket can still deliver figures on the scale of the great Test spells, even inside a limited number of overs.
T20 LEAGUES ADD PACE
Franchise cricket has supplied its own headline scores on this date. Steven Smith's 121 off 64 balls for Sydney Sixers against Perth Scorchers in the BBL 2024/25 season and Nazmul Hossain Shanto's 115 off 57 for Dhaka Platoon against Khulna Tigers in BPL 2020 sit at the top, both well clear of the international T20I mark of 119 by du Plessis. Matthew Short's 109 off 54 for Adelaide Strikers further underlines how the BBL, in particular, has repeatedly produced fast, high-scoring innings on 11 January across different years.
WRITTEN BY AI FROM CRICSTATS MATCH DATA · 21 SEP 2026
7Ed Joyce 2018 · United Arab Emirates v IrelandODIs116149b 8Hashim Amla 2012 · South Africa v Sri LankaODIs112128b 6Dale Steyn 2013 · South Africa v New ZealandTests5/17 T20 LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORES
ALL LEAGUES1Steven Smith BBL 2024/25 · Sydney Sixers v Perth ScorchersBBL12164b
2Nazmul Hossain Shanto BPL 2020 · Dhaka Platoon v Khulna TigersBPL11557b
3Matthew Short BBL 2024/25 · Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatBBL10954b
4Mushfiqur Rahim BPL 2020 · Cumilla Warriors v Khulna TigersBPL9857b
5Lhuan-dre Pretorius SA20 2025 · Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern CapeSA209751b
6BR Dunk BBL 2013 · Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney ThunderBBL9654b
7Sophie Devine WPL 2026 · Delhi Capitals Women v Gujarat Giants WomenWPL9542b
8MR Marsh BBL 2019 · Perth Scorchers v Brisbane HeatBBL9341b
9Mominul Haque BPL 2020 · Dhaka Platoon v Khulna TigersBPL9159b
10Mitchell Marsh BBL 2025/26 · Adelaide Strikers v Perth ScorchersBBL8851b
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES ON 11 JANUARY
40 PLAYED| Year | Match | Format | Result |
|---|
| 2026 | India v New Zealand | ODIs | India won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) |
| 2026 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | T20Is | Sri Lanka won by 14 runs |
| 2025 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODIs | Sri Lanka won by 140 runs |
| 2024 | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | ODIs | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 62 balls remaining) (DLS method) |
| 2024 | Afghanistan v India | T20Is | India won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) |
| 2023 | New Zealand v Pakistan | ODIs | New Zealand won by 79 runs |
| 2022 | India v South Africa | Tests | South Africa won by 7 wickets |
| 2020 | Oman v United Arab Emirates | ODIs | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 2019 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | T20Is | New Zealand won by 35 runs |
| 2019 | South Africa v Pakistan | Tests | South Africa won by 107 runs |
| 2018 | United Arab Emirates v Ireland | ODIs | Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) |
| 2015 | South Africa v West Indies | T20Is | West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) |
T20 LEAGUE MATCHES ON 11 JANUARY
30 PLAYED| Season | Match | League | Result |
|---|
| SA20 2026 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban's Super Giants | SA20 | Super Giants won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) |
| BBL 2025/26 | Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers | BBL | Scorchers won by 32 runs |
| BBL 2025/26 | Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes | BBL | No result |
| WPL 2026 | Delhi Capitals Women v Gujarat Giants Women | WPL | GG Women won by 4 runs |
| SA20 2025 | Joburg Super Kings v MI Cape Town | SA20 | Super Kings won by 6 runs (DLS method) |
| BBL 2024/25 | Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat | BBL | Strikers won by 56 runs |
| BBL 2024/25 | Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers | BBL | Sixers won by 14 runs |
| SA20 2025 | Paarl Royals v Sunrisers Eastern Cape | SA20 | Royals won by 9 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) |
| ILT20 2024 | Delhi Capitals v MIE | ILT | 133/8 (20.0 ov) v 132/7 (20.0 ov) |
| BBL 2023/24 | Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers | BBL | 167/6 (20.0 ov) v 169/2 (15.5 ov) |