List of cricket matches
In cricket, a tie occurs when the match is concluded with each team having scored exactly the same number of runs and the side batting last having completed its innings. The definition of a completed innings would be if all ten batsmen have been dismissed or the pre-determined number of overs have been completed. It is rare for first-class matches to end in ties and, in more than 200 years of first-class cricket, it has happened on just 67 occasions, two of those in Test matches.[1]
The earliest known instance of a tie is in a single wicket "threes" match at Lamb's Conduit Field on Wednesday, 1 September 1736. Three London players were matched against three of Surrey. Although the sources give different totals for each innings, they are agreed that both teams totalled 23 overall. London batted first and scored either 4 and 19, or 3 and 18. Surrey replied with either 18 and 5, or 17 and 6.[2][3][4] Five years later, the same two teams produced the earliest known tie in an eleven-a-side match. The first tie in a match later given first-class cricket status was in 1783 between a Hampshire XI and a Kent XI.[5]
A tie was previously sometimes declared where the scores were level when scheduled play ended, but the side batting last still had wickets in hand. In 1948, the rules were changed so that when this occurs the match is declared a draw. This happened in a Test between England and Zimbabwe in 1996.[6] England needed 205 to win the match in their fourth innings, off 37 overs, but finished the day 204/6. With three runs required off the last ball, Nick Knight was run out going for the third, thus making it the first time in Test history that a match had finished drawn with scores level.[7] It happened again in 2011, in a Test between India and the West Indies at Mumbai, this time with nine wickets down in the fourth innings.[8]
The two tied test matches both ended on the penultimate ball of the match, with Australia vs West Indies (1960) finishing on ball 7 of 8 and India vs Australia (1986) finishing on ball 5 of 6 in the final over of play. In 2024, the match between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan was tied on the last possible ball of the match. With Glamorgan just one run away the highest successful 4th innings run chase in the history of first-class cricket, wicketkeeper James Bracey claimed his tenth victim to tie the match.[9]
In January 2021, the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in Pakistan finished as a tie, the first tie in the final of a domestic first-class cricket tournament.[10]
Below is a list of all first-class matches that have been declared tied, including those before 1948 which would have been draws in the modern era.[1]
Hampshire v Kent 1783
Surrey v Kent 1847
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
- CH Belton and A Jones (both Kent) made their first-class debuts.
Surrey v MCC 1868
Surrey v Middlesex 1868
Wellington v Nelson 1873/74
Surrey v Middlesex 1876
Gentlemen v Players 1883
Surrey v Lancashire 1894
Worcestershire v South Africans 1901
Middlesex v South Africans 1904
Lancashire v England XI 1905
Surrey v Kent 1905
MCC v Leicestershire 1907
Jamaica v MCC 1910/11
Somerset v Sussex 1919
Orange Free State v Eastern Province 1925/26
Essex v Somerset 1926
Gloucestershire v Australians 1930
Victoria v MCC 1932/33
Worcestershire v Somerset 1939
Southern Punjab v Baroda 1945/46
Essex v Northamptonshire 1947
Hampshire v Lancashire 1947
DG Bradman's XI v AL Hassett's XI 1948/49
Hampshire v Kent 1950
Sussex v Warwickshire 1952
Essex v Lancashire 1952
Northamptonshire v Middlesex 1953
Yorkshire v Leicestershire 1954
Sussex v Hampshire 1955
Victoria v New South Wales 1956/57
TN Pearce's XI v New Zealanders 1958
Essex v Gloucestershire 1959
Australia v West Indies 1960/61
Bahawalpur v Lahore B 1961/62
Hampshire v Middlesex 1967
England XI v England Under-25s 1968
Yorkshire v Middlesex 1973
Sussex v Essex 1974
South Australia v Queensland 1976/77
Central Districts v England 1977/78
Victoria v New Zealanders 1982/83
Muslim Commercial Bank v Railways 1983/84
Sussex v Kent 1984
Northamptonshire v Kent 1984
Western Province v Eastern Province 1984/85
Eastern Province B v Boland 1985/86
Natal B v Eastern Province B 1985/86
India v Australia 1986/87
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 1987
Bahawalpur v Peshawar 1988/89
Wellington v Canterbury 1988/89
Sussex v Kent 1991
Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire 1993
Somerset v West Indies A 2002
Warwickshire v Essex 2003
Worcestershire v Zimbabweans 2003
Habib Bank Limited v Water and Power Development Authority 2011/12
- Water and Power Development Authority won the toss and elected to field.
Border v Boland 2012/13
- Boland won the toss and elected to field
Police Sports Club v Kalutara Physical Culture Club 2016/17
- Kalutara Physical Culture Club won the toss and elected to field.
Windward Islands v Guyana 2017/18
- Guyana won the toss and elected to field.
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Burgher Recreation Club 2017/18
- Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Negambo Cricket Club v Kalutara Town Club 2017/18
- Negambo Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club 2017/18
- Sri Lanka Army Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire v Somerset 2018
- Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat first
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab 2021
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to bat first
Gloucestershire v Glamorgan 2024
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field first
- As the last possible ball of the match was bowled, it is possibly unique that all four results were possible with Glamorgan needing just one run and Gloucestershire needing one wicket for victory. Glamorgan were poised one run away from a target of 593, which would have been the highest successful 4th innings chase in the history of first-class cricket.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ Buckley, FL18C, p. 13.
- ^ Bowen, p. 263.
- ^ Maun, p. 81.
- ^ a b Hampshire XI v Kent XI, scorecard, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Zimbabwe v England 1996/97". CricketArchive.
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- ^ "3rd Test, West Indies tour of India at Mumbai, Nov 22-26 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Webb, Nick (3 July 2024). "Glamorgan fall short in record chase of 593 in tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Bite-sized guide to historic Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford and Cambridge Universities 1839". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Surrey v Marylebone Cricket Club 1868". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Surrey v Middlesex 1868". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Wellington v Nelson 1873/74". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Surrey v Middlesex 1876". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Gentlemen v Players 1883". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Surrey v Lancashire 1894". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Worcestershire v South Africans 1901". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Middlesex v South Africans 1904". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Lancashire v England XI 1905". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Surrey v Kent 1905". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Leicestershire 1907". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Jamaica v Marylebone Cricket Club 1910/11". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Somerset v Sussex 1919". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Orange Free State v Eastern Province 1926/26". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Essex v Somerset 1926". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Australians 1930". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Victoria v Marylebone Cricket Club 1932/33". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Somerset 1939". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Southern Punjab v Baroda 1945/46". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Essex v Northamptonshire 1947". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Hampshire v Lancashire 1947". CricketArchive.
- ^ "DG Bradman's XI v AL Hassett's XI 1948/49". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Hampshire v Kent 1950". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Sussex v Warwickshire 1952". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Essex v Lancashire 1952". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Middlesex 1953". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Leicestershire 1954". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Sussex v Hampshire 1955". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1956/57". CricketArchive.
- ^ "TN Pearce's XI v New Zealanders 1958". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Essex v Gloucestershire 1959". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Australia v West Indies 1960/61". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Bahawalpur v Lahore B 1961/62". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Hampshire v Middlesex 1967". CricketArchive.
- ^ "England XI v England Under-25s 1968". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Middlesex 1973". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Sussex v Essex 1974". CricketArchive.
- ^ "South Australia v Queensland 1976/77". CricketArchive.
- ^ "South Central Districts v England 1977/78". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Victoria v New Zealanders 1982/83". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Muslim Commercial Bank v Railways 1983/84". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Asif Ali". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Sussex v Kent 1984". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Kent 1984". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Western Province v Eastern Province 1984/85". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Eastern Province B v Boland 1985/86". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Natal B v Eastern Province B 1985/86". CricketArchive.
- ^ "India v Australia 1986/87". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 1987". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Bahawalpur v Peshawar 1988/89". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1988/89". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Sussex v Kent 1991". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire 1993". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Somerset v West Indies A 2002". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Essex 2003". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Zimbabweans 2003". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 4-5 2018 Match Summary". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Lancashire tie with Somerset at Taunton". Lancashire Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final ends in a tie after blistering Hasan Ali century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.