Cricket Records Set on 5 January

The highest score on 5 January belongs to Thisara Perera, whose 140 off 74 balls for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019 featured 8 fours and 13 sixes. That explosive knock stands in stark contrast to the Test batting on display. Usman Khawaja's 137 off 260 balls against England in 2022 and John Morrison's 117 off 247 balls against New Zealand in 1974 illustrate the patience required in the longer format. Keith Miller's 145 for Australia against England in 1951 remains the highest Test score recorded on this date, while Sir Viv Richards contributed 110 off 77 balls in an ODI against India in 1988, demonstrating his trademark aggression.

Jack Iverson's 6/27 in 19.40 overs for Australia against England in 1951 represents the best Test bowling on the date, narrowly ahead of Vernon Philander's 6/42 in 15.40 overs for South Africa against India in 2018. The ODI honours belong to Matt Henry, who claimed 5/40 in 10.00 overs for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in 2016. Notably, Keith Miller and Stuart Broad appear in both batting and bowling lists, Miller taking 4/37 in the same 1951 Test in which he scored 145, while Broad claimed 5/101 in the 2022 Ashes Test that also featured Khawaja's 137 and Jonny Bairstow's 113.