100+ AVERAGE IN CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR YEARS: World Record: Shiv averaged 111.60 in 2007 and 101.00 in 2008. He joins Donald Bradman as the only batsmen in test history to average 100+ in consecutive calendar years.
HUNDRED & DUCK IN A TEST MATCH: World Record: Shiv is the first batsman in test history to score a hundred and a duck in a test 3 times( 118 and 0 vs England; 0 and 109 vs SA; 126* and 0 vs NZ).
HUNDRED & NINETY IN A TEST MATCH: World Record: Shiv is the only batsman in test history to score a hundred and a ninety in the same test twice.
CONSECUTIVE FIFTIES--Multiple times: World record. Shiv Chanderpaul and Jacques Kallis are the only batsmen in test history to have scored 5 or more consecutive fifties 3 times.
CONSECUTIVE FIFTIES: World record. Shiv shares the world record with Everton Weekes and Andy Flowers for most consecutive test fifties--7. His scores were 69, 74, 50, 116*, 136*, 70, 104.
2 UNBEATEN FIFTIES IN A MATCH: Word record. Shiv is the only batsman in test history to accomplish this feat 3 times--128* and 97* vs England; 65* and 70* vs South Africa; 107* and 77* vs Australia.
1000+ MINUTES: World record. Recently against Australia Shiv batted 16hours+ between dismissals---it marked the 4th time in his career Shiv occupied the wicket 1000+ minutes between dismissals---no batsman in history has done so more than once. He previously batted 1000+ minutes against India twice and England once.
1513 MINUTES BETWEEN DISMISSALS: World Record. Shiv holds the world record for the Longest batting between dismissals with a grand total of 1513 minutes. That is 25 hours and 21+ minutes.
HIGHEST AVERAGE AT #6: World record. Shiv has the highest batting average at the #6 batting position in test cricket--he averages 63.26 in 40 innings at #6.
TEST RUNS: (Shiv #2), In WI test history, only Brian Lara(11953) have scored more runs than Shiv Chanderpaul (8969)
TEST HUNDREDS: Shiv #4. In WI history, only 3 batsmen, Brian Lara(34), Gary Sobers(26), and Viv Richards(24) have scored more test hundreds than Shiv Chanderpaul(22)
100+ AVERAGE IN CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR YEARS: World Record: Shiv averaged 111.60 in 2007 and 101.00 in 2008. He joins Donald Bradman as the only batsmen in test history to average 100+ in consecutive calendar years.
100+ AVERAGE IN CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR YEARS: WI Record: Shiv averaged 111.60 in 2007 and 101.00 in 2008. He is the first West Indies batsman in test history to average 100+ in consecutive calendar years.
4000+ TEST RUNS HOME & AWAY: Shiv joins Lara as the only WI batsmen in history to score 4000+ test runs both home and away.
MOST 100+ TEST SERIES AVERAGE: At the end of 2008, only 1 batsman in test history had more 100+ test series average than Shiv. Tendulkar has played in 59 series and has averaged 100+ in 7 of those. Shiv has played in 40 test series and has averaged 100+ in 6 of those. Ponting has also averaged 100+ in 6 series.
HUNDRED & DUCK IN A TEST MATCH: World Record: Shiv is the first batsman in test history to score a hundred and a duck in a test 3 times( 118 and 0 vs England; 0 and 109 vs SA; 126* and 0 vs NZ).
TEST FIFTIES: Shiv #1. Shiv (54) has scored more test fifties than any other WI batsmen.
TEST FIFTIES: Shiv is only the 5th batsman in test history to score 50 fifties
CONSECUTIVE FIFTIES--Multiple times: World record. Shiv Chanderpaul and Jacques Kallis are the only batsmen in test history to have scored 5 or more consecutive fifties 3 times.
CONSECUTIVE FIFTIES: World record. Shiv shares the world record with Everton Weekes and Andy Flowers for most consecutive test fifties--7. His scores were 69, 74, 50, 116*, 136*, 70, 104.
2 UNBEATEN FIFTIES IN A MATCH: Word record. Shiv is the only batsman in test history to accomplish this feat 3 times--128* and 97* vs England; 65* and 70* vs South Africa; 107* and 77* vs Australia.
1000+ MINUTES: World record. Recently against Australia Shiv batted 16hours+ between dismissals---it marked the 4th time in his career Shiv occupied the wicket 1000+ minutes between dismissals---no batsman in history has done so more than once. He previously batted 1000+ minutes against India twice and England once.
1513 MINUTES BETWEEN DISMISSALS: World Record. Shiv holds the world record for the Longest batting between dismissals with a grand total of 1513 minutes. That is 25 hours and 21+ minutes...
HIGHEST AVERAGE AT #6: World record. Shiv has the highest batting average at the #6 batting position in test cricket--he averages 63.26 in 40 innings at #6.
MAN OF SERIES AWARDS: Shiv has won 5 Man of the Series award in his career so far. Only two WI cricketers, Curtley Ambrose and malcolm Marshall have won more--6 each.
69 BALL HUNDRED: Shiv has the 4th fastest hundred in test cricket. It was scored at Bourda against Australia in 2003--at the time it was the 3rd fastest test hundred.
SCORES OVER 50: Shiv #2. In WI test history, Lara(82) has the most scores over fifty. Shiv is #2 with 76 scores over fifty.
FIRST WI CAPTAIN: Chanderpaul became the first captain in WI test history to score a hundred in his first inning as captain when he made 203* versus South Africa at Bourda in 2005. Stollmeyer made 104 in his 2nd inning as captain against Australia. Lloyd made 163 in his 2nd inning as captain against India.
HIGHEST AVERAGE IN A SERIES: Shiv Chanderpaul has the highest average by a WI player in a test series against Australia(147.33); the highest average by a WI player in a test series against England(148.66); and the highest average by a WI player in a test series against South Africa(90.00). Sobers has the highest average in a series against Pakistan(137.33); Lara has the highest average in a series against Sri Lanka(149.50); Jimmy Adams has the highest average in a series against India(173.33); And Goddard has the highest average by a WI player in a series against NZ(147.00)
RUNS SCORED AT #5 BATTING POSITION: Only two batsmen in test history, Steve Waugh(6754 @ 56.28 avg) and Mohamed Azharuddin(4346 @ 48.83 avg) have scored more runs than Shiv Chanderpaul (4058 @ 54.10 avg) at the #5 position.
1000 Balls Without Getting Dismissed. Shiv (1051 balls) is the only batsman in the history of test cricket to face 1000 balls without getting dimissed. Hammond is second. He faced 980 balls. Hanif Mohamed faced 930 balls. Kallis 908 balls. Tendulkar 879 balls. Hutton 847 balls. Sobers 800 balls.
100+ Tests Without Getting Stumped: Shiv Chanderpaul is the only batsman in test history to have played 100+ tests without ever getting stumped. The following batsmen have played 100+ tests and have each been stumped once--Tendulkar, Kallis, M.Waugh, Jayasuriya, Boon, Atherton, and Langer.
NOT OUTS: Shiv #4: Only 3 batsmen in the history of test cricket have more NOT OUTS than Shiv, who currently has 33 Steve Waugh(46), Alan Border(44), and Jacques Kallis(33).
MOST TEST SERIES BY A WI PLAYER: At the end of 2008 Shiv(123 tests) played in 43 test series. He now holds the record for most series played by a West Indies cricketer. Lara(131 tests) played in 39 test series. Walsh(132 tests) played in 37 series.
MAIDEN HUNDREDS: Shiv was at the wicket when 5 WI batsmen(Junior Murray(1995), Sherwin Campbell(1996), Stuart Williams(1997), Jerome Taylor(2008 ), Brendan Nash (2009), scored their maiden test hundreds. No batsman in test history has partnered more batsmen to their maiden test hundreds than Shiv.
MOST TEST GROUNDS: Shiv Chanderpaul hold the WI record for most test grounds played on. After 119 tests, Shiv has played on 49 test grounds. Brian Lara, who played in 131 tests, played on 45 test grounds. The world record is held by Sachin Tendulkar. After 159 tests he has played on 56 test grounds.
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