Cricket Records Set on 15 January

The date has produced two innings of exactly 166, though of very different character. Virat Kohli reached his in 110 balls for India against Sri Lanka in 2023, striking 13 fours and 8 sixes, while Sunil Gavaskar built his across 373 deliveries for India against Pakistan in 1980 with 15 fours and a single six. David Gower's 158 off 118 for England against New Zealand in 1983 and Hanif Mohammad's 142 for Pakistan against India in 1955 sit alongside them, showing how the pace of top-order batting on this date has shifted from the grinding Test knocks of the 1950s and 1980s to the rapid ODI scoring seen from 2016 onwards.

Kapil Dev's 7/56 in 23.40 overs for India against Pakistan in 1980 stands out among the bowling figures from this date, taken in the same match year as Gavaskar's marathon 166. Polly Umrigar's 6/74 for Pakistan against India in 1955 and Courtney Walsh's 6/80 for South Africa against West Indies in 1999 also feature, alongside Allan Donald's 5/49 in the same 1999 match. More recent entries, including Josh Hazlewood's 5/57 and Mohammed Siraj's 5/73, both for Australia against India in 2021, show pace bowlers continuing to make an impact on 15 January in the modern Test era.

In franchise cricket, LA Pomersbach's 112 off 70 for Melbourne Renegades against Brisbane Heat in the BBL 2012 is the standout individual score, with Finn Allen's 101 off 53 for Melbourne Renegades against Perth Scorchers in BBL 2025/26 the most explosive recent effort. Rassie van der Dussen's 91 off 64 and Lhuan-dre Pretorius's 83 off 52, both for Paarl Royals against MI Cape Town in SA20 2025, and CA Lynn's 81 off 35 for Brisbane Heat in BBL 2014 round out a list dominated by the Big Bash League, underlining how T20 scoring on this date has consistently favoured the bat.