Cricket Records Set on 9 January

The largest score recorded on this date belongs to Tom Latham, whose 252 off 373 balls for New Zealand against Bangladesh in 2022 dwarfs every other entry on the list. That same Christchurch Test also produced Devon Conway's 109 off 166 and Litton Das's 102 off 114, making it a rare occasion when three centuries from the one match appear among the date's best. Further back, Neil Harvey's 190 for Australia against South Africa in 1953 and Geoff Boycott's 142 off 360 for England against Australia in 1971 show the format's older, slower scoring patterns compared to Latham's effort seven decades later.

Bat has not had it all its own way on 9 January. John Snow took 7/40 in 17.50 overs for England against Australia in 1971, and Danish Kaneria claimed 7/77 in 19.40 overs for Pakistan against Bangladesh in 2002, both the leading Test figures for the date. In limited-overs cricket, Ajit Agarkar's 6/42 in just 9.30 overs for India against Australia in 2004 and Ian Bishop's 5/25 in 8.40 overs for West Indies against Pakistan in 1993 stand out for their economy, while Trent Boult added 5/43 in the same 2022 New Zealand-Bangladesh Test that produced Latham's double century.

The Big Bash League dominates the T20 league entries for this date. LJ Wright's 117 off 60 balls for Hobart Hurricanes against Melbourne Stars in BBL 2011 is the highest of the group, ahead of Ben McDermott's 95 off 61 for Hobart Hurricanes against Adelaide Strikers in BBL 2023/24 and AD Hales's 89 off 52 for Sydney Sixers against Melbourne Renegades in BBL 2012. These innings, all built at a rapid strike rate, contrast sharply with the patient double and single centuries recorded in Test cricket on the same date across different years.