Cricket Records Set on 22 January

Among Test-era scores logged on this date, Joe Root's 186 off 309 balls for England against Sri Lanka in 2021 stands above the rest, built on 18 fours across a long innings. In the one-day game, Kane Williamson's 145 off 136 for New Zealand against South Africa in 2013 and Yuvraj Singh's 139 off 122 for India against Australia in 2004 show a quicker scoring rate. Older entries, such as Eddie Barlow's 127 off 322 for South Africa against Australia in 1970 and Peter Parfitt's 122 off 289 for England against South Africa in 1965, reflect the slower tempo of Test cricket from that era.

The 2021 Galle Test between Sri Lanka and England produced the two best bowling returns recorded on 22 January: Kagiso Rabada's figures do not belong to that match, but the game itself yielded Lasith Embuldeniya's 7/137 in 42 overs for Sri Lanka and James Anderson's 6/40 in 29 overs for England. Rabada's own best figures, 7/112 and 6/32, came in the South Africa versus England Test of 2016. Shorter formats also feature, with Andy Bichel's 5/19 in 6.30 overs for Australia against South Africa in 2002 and Hasan Ali's 5/52 for Pakistan against Australia in 2017.

In franchise cricket, the date leans firmly towards batting. Josh Brown's 140 off 57 balls for Brisbane Heat against Adelaide Strikers in BBL 2023/24 is the biggest score listed, well clear of AD Hales's 110 off 56 for Sydney Sixers against Sydney Thunder in BBL 2020/21. Alex Hales's 99 off 57 for Desert Vipers against Gulf Giants in ILT20 2023 and Rovman Powell's 97 off 41 in the same competition add further evidence that T20 innings on 22 January have tended to reward attacking batting over sustained bowling spells.