Cricket Records Set on 11 September

The 1979 Australia v India Test at this fixture produced the date's headline batting and bowling. Allan Border made 162 off 360 balls with 24 fours and a six, while Kim Hughes added 100 off 204 balls with 10 fours and a six, giving Australia twin centuries in the same innings. India replied through the ball, with Jim Higgs taking 7/143 in 41.30 overs and Dilip Doshi 6/103 in 43.00 overs. Between them, the four performances show the same match swinging between bat and ball across its length, a rare instance of both disciplines producing standout figures on the same day.

The 1996 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Test brought the date's most concentrated bowling display. Muttiah Muralitharan took 5/33 in 20.30 overs and Chaminda Vaas 4/73 in 22.00 overs for Sri Lanka, while Paul Strang replied with 5/106 in 34.30 overs and Jayantha Silva claimed 4/25 in 19.00 overs. Four bowlers passing four wickets in the one match marks this as the date's clearest example of bowlers taking control, contrasting with the batting-heavy tallies seen in the shorter formats on 11 September.

Limited-overs cricket on this date leans towards batting. Chris Gayle's 117 off 57 for West Indies against South Africa in 2007 remains the standout T20I score, struck with 7 fours and 10 sixes, alongside Herschelle Gibbs' 90 off 55 in the same match. Gayle also produced 116 off 62 for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL 2019, a match that also featured CAK Walton's 73 off 36 and DC Thomas' 71 off 40 as both sides passed 240. Brendon McCullum's 91 off 55 in 2012 fits the same pattern of rapid scoring in the shortest format.