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Taibu gets a world record

May 17, 2004 14:50 IST

Zimbabwe wicketkeeper and captain Tatenda Taibu got a world record on his name in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo. 

Taibu did not concede a single bye in Sri Lanka's mammoth total of 713 for 3 declared. This, now, is the highest total in Tests without containing any bye in the extras column.

The previous record was held by Sri Lanka's Hashan Tillakaratne who did not let a single bye during New Zealand's total of 671 for four at Wellington in 1990-91.

The accompanying table lists the highest total without a bye in Tests:

Total Keeper For Vs Venue Season
713-3d T Taibu Zim SL Bulawayo QSC 2003-04
671-4 HP Tillakaratne SL NZ Wellington 1990-91
660-5d AC Parore NZ WI Wellington 1994-95
659-8d TG Evans Eng Aus Sydney 1946-47
658-9d RD Jacobs WI SA Durban 2003-04
652 SMH Kirmani Ind Pak Faisalabad 1982-83
632-4d AJ Stewart Eng Aus Lord's 1993
619 JL Hendriks WI Aus Sydney 1968-69
616-5d IDS Smith NZ Pak Auckland 1988-89
610-6d SS Dighe Ind SL Colombo SSC 2001-02
609-6d A Flower Zim Ind Nagpur 2000-01
601-7d RC Russell Eng Aus Leeds 1989
600-3d A Flower Zim SA Harare 2001-02

Rajneesh Gupta