List of tied first-class cricket matches
Tied first-class cricket matches occur 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 having been completed. It is rare for first-class matches to end in ties and, in over 300 years of first-class cricket, it has happened on just 61 occasions, two of those in Test matches.
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 however 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.[1] 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.[2] It happened again in 2011, in a Test between India and the West Indies at Mumbai.
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.
Surrey v London Cricket Club 1741
Surrey | unknown | & | unknown | Tie [3] |
Richmond Green, London | ||||
London | unknown | & | unknown | |
London Cricket Club v Bromley Cricket Club 1742
London | unknown | & | unknown | Tie [3] |
Artillery Ground, London | ||||
Bromley | unknown | & | unknown | |
Hampshire v Kent 1783
Hampshire | 140 | & | 62 | Tie [4] |
Thomas Taylor 51 |
Noah Mann 13 |
Windmill Down, Hambledon, Hampshire | ||
Kent | 111 | & | 91 | |
MCC vs Oxford & Cambridge Universities 1839
Oxford & Cambridge University | 115 | & | 61 | Tie [5] |
Joseph Grout 28 |
John Wynne 20 |
Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England | ||
Marylebone Cricket Club | 69 | & | 107 | |
Roger Kynaston 21 |
Roger Kynaston 28 |
Surrey vs Kent 1847
1–3 July 1847 Scorecard |
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- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
- CH Belton and A Jones (both Kent) made their first-class debuts.
Surrey vs MCC 1868
Marylebone Cricket Club | 175 | & | 122 | Tie [6] |
Francis Baker 53 |
Edward Grace 53 |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Surrey | 204 | & | 93 | |
Ted Pooley 50 |
Will Mortlock 32 |
Surrey v Middlesex 1868
Middlesex | 112 | & | 167 | Tie [7] |
Charles Green 44 |
Henry Richardson 56 |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Surrey | 93 | & | 186 | |
George Griffith 31 |
Thomas Humphrey 52 |
Wellington vs Nelson 1873/74
Wellington | 63 | & | 118 | Tie [8] |
Nathaniel Werry 16 |
Charles A. Knapp 37 |
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Nelson | 111 | & | 70 | |
H.H. Halliday 35 |
Christopher Cross 18 |
Surrey v Middlesex 1876
Middlesex | 138 | & | 322 | Tie [9] |
Arthur Burghes 44 |
Russell Walker 104 |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Surrey | 215 | & | 245 | |
Walter Read 94 |
Ted Barratt 67 |
Gentlemen vs Players 1883
Players | 203 | & | 181 | Tie [10] |
George Ulyett 63 |
Billy Bates 76 |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Gentlemen | 235 | & | 149 | |
Lord Harris 38 |
Bunny Lucas 47 |
Surrey vs Lancashire 1894
Surrey | 97 | & | 124 | Tie [11] |
Alfred Street 48 |
Walter Read 33* |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Lancashire | 147 | & | 74 | |
Sidney Tindalls 49 |
Charles Smith 21 |
Worcestershire vs South Africans 1901
South Africans | 293 | & | 140 | Tie [12] |
Maitland Hathorn 90 |
Louis Tancred 34 |
New Road, Worcester, England | ||
Worcestershire | 224 | & | 209 | |
Arthur Bannister 44 |
George Simpson-Hayward 52 |
Middlesex vs South Africans 1904
Middlesex | 272 | & | 225 | Tie [13] |
Bernard Bosanquet 110 |
Bernard Bosanquet 44 |
Lord's, London, England | ||
South Africans | 287 | & | 210 | |
Frank Mitchell 66 |
Louis Tancred 75 |
Lancashire vs England XI 1905
England XI | 193 | & | 228/6 dec. | Tie [14] |
John Gunn 50 |
George Gunn 48 |
Stanley Park, Blackpool, England | ||
Lancashire | 253 | & | 168/7 | |
Archie MacLaren 93 |
Frank Harry 64* |
Surrey vs Kent 1905
Kent | 202 | & | 84 | Tie [15] |
Sam Day 61 |
Sam Day 26 |
Kennington Oval, London, England | ||
Surrey | 125 | & | 161 | |
Jack Crawford 31 |
Tom Hayward 40 |
MCC vs Leicestershire 1907
Marylebone Cricket Club | 371 | & | 69 | Tie [16] |
Len Braund 137 |
Len Braund 19 |
Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England | ||
Leicestershire | 239 | & | 201 | |
Samuel Coe 100 |
Samuel Coe 66 |
Jamaica vs MCC 1910/11
Marylebone Cricket Club | 269 | & | 131 | Tie [17] |
Sydney Smith 81 |
Tom Whittington 34 |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ||
Jamaica | 173 | & | 227 | |
Joseph Holt 39 |
Thomas Nicholson 49 |
Somerset vs Sussex 1919
Somerset | 243 | & | 103 | Tie [18] |
Dudley Rippon 60 |
Jimmy Bridges 14 |
County Ground, Taunton, England | ||
Sussex | 242 | & | 104 | |
Maurice Tate 69 |
Herbert Wilson 42* |
Orange Free State vs Eastern Province 1925/26
Orange Free State | 100 | & | 349 | Tie [19] |
Shunter Coen 42 |
Ryeford Dick 56 |
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
Eastern Province | 225 | & | 224/8 | |
Southey Stirk 48 |
Campbell Munro 39 |
Essex vs Somerset 1926
Somerset | 208 | & | 107 | Tie [20] |
Jack MacBryan 80 |
Box Case 23* |
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England | ||
Essex | 178 | & | 137/9 | |
John Freeman 43 |
John Freeman 37 |
Gloucestershire vs Australians 1930
Gloucestershire | 72 | & | 202 | Tie [21] |
Frederick Seabrook 19 |
Wally Hammond 89 |
County Cricket Ground, Bristol, England | ||
Australians | 157 | & | 117 | |
Bill Ponsford 51 |
Stan McCabe 34 |
Victoria vs MCC 1932/33
Marylebone Cricket Club | 321 | & | 183/9 dec. | Tie [22] |
Maurice Tate 94 |
Wally Hammond 64 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia | ||
Victoria | 327 | & | 177/3 | |
Len Darling 103 |
Keith Rigg 88 |
Worcestershire vs Somerset 1939
Worcestershire | 130 | & | 142 | Tie [23] |
Edwin Cooper 69 |
Dick Howorth 45 |
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster, England | ||
Somerset | 131 | & | 141 | |
Bertie Buse 26 |
Peter McRae 28 |
Southern Punjab vs Baroda 1945/46
Southern Punjab | 167 | & | 146 | Tie [24] |
Lala Amarnath 91 |
Maqsood Ahmed 56 |
Baradari Ground, Patiala, India | ||
Baroda | 106 | & | 207 | |
Hemu Adhikari 18 |
Raosaheb Nimbalkar 52 |
Essex vs Northamptonshire 1947
Northamptonshire | 215 | & | 291 | Tie [25] |
Vincent Broderick 49 |
John Timms 112 |
Valentines Park, London, England | ||
Essex | 267 | & | 239 | |
Chick Cray 100 |
Len Clark 64 |
Hampshire vs Lancashire 1947
Hampshire | 363 | & | 224/7 dec. | Tie [26] |
Jim Bailey 95 |
Jim Bailey 63 |
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth, England | ||
Lancashire | 367/9 dec. | & | 220 | |
Ken Cranston 155* |
Cyril Washbrook 105 |
DG Bradman's XI vs AL Hassett's XI 1948/49
AL Hassett's XI | 406 | & | 430 | Tie [27] |
Ray Lindwall 104 |
Lindsay Hassett 102 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia | ||
DG Bradman's XI | 434 | & | 402/9 | |
Donald Bradman 123 |
Don Tallon 146* |
Hampshire vs Kent 1950
Kent | 162 | & | 170 | Tie [28] |
Godfrey Evans 71 |
Les Ames 55 (retired hurt) |
County Ground, Southampton, England | ||
Hampshire | 180 | & | 152 | |
Clifford Walker 46 |
John Arnold 52 |
Sussex vs Warwickshire 1952
Warwickshire | 138 | & | 116 | Tie [29] |
Tom Dollery 55 |
Alan Townsend 41 |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England | ||
Sussex | 123 | & | 131 | |
John Langridge 65 |
George Cox 27 |
Essex vs Lancashire 1952
Lancashire | 266 | & | 226/7 dec. | Tie [30] |
Alan Wharton 85 |
Geoff Edrich 69 |
Old County Ground, Brentwood, England | ||
Essex | 261 | & | 231 | |
Bill Greensmith 56 |
Trevor Bailey 52 |
Northamptonshire vs Middlesex 1953
Middlesex | 96 | & | 312 | Tie [31] |
Bill Edrich 55 |
Denis Compton 100 |
Town Ground, Peterborough, England | ||
Northamptonshire | 182 | & | 226 | |
Dennis Brookes 53 |
Des Barrick 80* |
Yorkshire vs Leicestershire 1954
Yorkshire | 351/4 dec. | & | 113 | Tie [32] |
Vic Wilson 138 |
Ted Lester 34 |
Fartown, Huddersfield, England | ||
Leicestershire | 328 | & | 136 | |
Maurice Tompkin 149 |
Charles Palmer 31 |
Sussex vs Hampshire 1955
Sussex | 172 | & | 120 | Tie [33] |
John Langridge 48 |
Robin Marlar 23 |
The Saffrons, Eastbourne, England | ||
Hampshire | 153 | & | 139 | |
Henry Horton 40 |
Alan Rayment 30 |
Victoria vs New South Wales 1956/57
Victoria | 244 | & | 197 | Tie [34] |
Ian Meckiff 55 |
John Shaw 52 |
St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ||
New South Wales | 281 | & | 160 | |
Jim Burke 132* |
Richie Benaud 63 |
TN Pearce's XI vs New Zealanders 1958
New Zealanders | 268 | & | 303/8 dec. | Tie [35] |
Bert Sutcliffe 77 |
John Sparling 85 |
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England | ||
T. N. Pearce's XI | 313/7 dec. | & | 258 | |
Peter May 131 |
Godfrey Evans 69 |
Essex vs Gloucestershire 1959
Essex | 364/6 dec. | & | 176/8 dec. | Tie [36] |
Doug Insole 177* |
Doug Insole 90 |
Leyton Cricket Ground, England | ||
Gloucestershire | 329 | & | 211 | |
Arthur Milton 99 |
Tony Brown 91 |
Australia vs West Indies 1960/61
West Indies | 453 | & | 284 | Tie [37] |
Garfield Sobers 132 |
Frank Worrell 65 |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Australia | ||
Australia | 505 | & | 232 | |
Norm O'Neill 181 |
Alan Davidson 80 |
Bahawalpur vs Lahore B 1961/62
Lahore B | 127 | & | 278 | Tie [38] |
Hameed Hussain 48 |
Abdul Quddus 49 |
Bahawal Stadium, Pakistan | ||
Bahawalpur | 123 | & | 282 | |
Hasan Ahmed 31 |
Javed Bhatti 141 |
Hampshire vs Middlesex 1967
Middlesex | 327/5 dec. | & | 123/9 dec. | Tie [39] |
Michael Smith 135* |
Clive Radley 46* |
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, England | ||
Hampshire | 277 | & | 173 | |
David Turner 87 |
Richard Gilliat 37 |
England XI vs England Under-25s 1968
England XI | 312/8 dec. | & | 190/3 dec. | Tie [40] |
Doug Padgett 100 |
Phil Sharpe 88 |
North Marine Road, Scarborough, England | ||
England Under-25s | 320/9 dec. | & | 182 | |
Keith Fletcher 112 |
Clive Radley 39 |
Yorkshire vs Middlesex 1973
Middlesex | 102 | & | 211 | Tie [41] |
John Murray 21 |
Mike Brearley 83 |
Park Avenue, Bradford, England | ||
Yorkshire | 106/9 dec. | & | 207 | |
Colin Johnson 33 |
Colin Johnson 78 |
Sussex vs Essex 1974
Sussex | 245 | & | 173/5 dec. | Tie [42] |
Peter Graves 114* |
Mike Griffith 58 |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England | ||
Essex | 200/8 dec. | & | 218 | |
Brian Hardie 41 |
Stuart Turner 69 |
South Australia vs Queensland 1976/77
South Australia | 431 | & | 171/7 dec. | Tie [43] |
David Hookes 185 |
David Hookes 105 |
Adelaide Oval, Australia | ||
Queensland | 340/8 dec. | & | 262 | |
Graham Whyte 93 |
Martin Kent 82 |
Central Districts vs England 1977/78
England XI | 296/6 dec. | & | 104 | Tie [44] |
Mike Gatting 66 |
Geoff Cope 20* |
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||
Central Districts | 198 | & | 202 | |
David O'Sullivan 31 |
Terry Horne 40 |
Victoria vs New Zealanders 1982/83
New Zealand | 301/9 dec. | & | 174/3 dec. | Tie [45] |
Geoff Howarth 102 |
John Reid 58 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia | ||
Victoria | 230/5 dec. | & | 245 | |
Dav Whatmore 81 |
Julien Wiener 75 |
Muslim Commercial Bank v Railways 1983/84
Muslim Commercial Bank | 229 | & | 238 | Tie [46] |
Asif Ali 74 |
Azmat Rana 71 |
Jinnah Stadium Sialkot, Pakistan | ||
Railways | 149 | & | 318 | |
Talat Mirza 64 |
Manzoor Elahi 53 |
Sussex vs Kent 1984
Kent | 92 | & | 243 | Tie [47] |
Neil Taylor 50 |
Derek Underwood 111 |
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, England | ||
Sussex | 143 | & | 192 | |
Colin Wells 51 |
Colin Wells 81 |
Northamptonshire vs Kent 1984
Kent | 250/6 dec. | & | 204/5 dec. | Tie [48] |
Mark Benson, Graham Johnson, Chris Tavaré 45 |
Neil Taylor 86* |
County Cricket Ground, Northampton, England | ||
Northamptonshire | 124 | & | 330 | |
Geoff Cook 40 |
Duncan Wild 128 |
Western Province vs Eastern Province 1984/85
Eastern Province | 109 | & | 109 | Tie [49] |
Andre Peters 37 |
J. Sandan 39* |
Elfindale, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Western Province | 97 | & | 121 | |
Nasser Antulay 42 |
Mansoor Abdullah 36 |
Eastern Province B vs Boland 1985/86
Eastern Province B | 189 | & | 278 | Tie [50] |
David Capel 54 |
Ian Daniell 116 |
Albany Sports Club, Grahamstown, South Africa | ||
Boland | 211 | & | 256 | |
Stephen Jones 53 |
Carl Spilhaus 82 |
Natal B vs Eastern Province B 1985/86
Natal B | 367 | & | 204/5 dec. | Tie [51] |
Craig Lowe 64 |
Michael Mellor 45 |
Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
Eastern Province B | 279 | & | 292 | |
James Furstenburg 122 |
Terance Reid 87 |
India vs Australia 1986/87
Australia | 574/7 dec. | & | 170/5 dec. | Tie [52] |
Dean Jones 210 |
David Boon 49 |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras, India | ||
India | 397 | & | 347 | |
Kapil Dev 119 |
Sunil Gavaskar 90 |
Gloucestershire vs Derbyshire 1987
Derbyshire | 340 | & | 226/5 dec. | Tie [53] |
Kim Barnett 80 |
Kim Barnett 110 |
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol, England | ||
Gloucestershire | 288 | & | 278 | |
Jeremy Lloyds 66 |
Jeremy Lloyds 64 |
Bahawalpur vs Peshawar 1988/89
Peshawar | 263/9 dec. | & | 249 | Tie [54] |
Haroon Jan 69 |
Mohammad Sajid 65 |
Bahawal Stadium, Pakistan | ||
Bahawalpur | 325/8 dec. | & | 187 | |
Mujahid Usmani 65 |
Afzal Kamal 40 |
Wellington vs Canterbury 1988/89
Wellington | 398 | & | 250/4 dec. | Tie [55] |
Tim Ritchie 106 |
Andrew Jones 181* |
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Canterbury | 381 | & | 267 | |
David Boyle 108 |
John Wright 81 |
Sussex vs Kent 1991
Kent | 381 | & | 408/7 dec. | Tie [56] |
Neil Taylor 111 |
Neil Taylor 203* |
County Cricket Ground, Hove, England | ||
Sussex | 353 | & | 436 | |
Colin Wells 76 |
Alan Wells 162 |
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire 1993
Worcestershire | 203 | & | 325/8 dec. | Tie [57] |
Tim Curtis 43 |
Tim Curtis 113 |
Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, England | ||
Nottinghamshire | 233 | & | 295 | |
Greg Mike 47 |
Derek Randall 98 |
Somerset vs West Indies A 2002
West Indies A | 370 | & | 266/7 dec. | Tie [58] |
Lendl Simmons 81 |
Dwayne Bravo 77* |
County Ground, Taunton, England | ||
Somerset | 183 | & | 453 | |
Matthew Wood 51 |
Peter Trego 140 |
Warwickshire vs Essex 2003
Warwickshire | 446/7 dec. | & | Forfeited innings | Tie [59] |
Jim Troughton 129* |
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Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | ||
Essex | 66/0 dec. | & | 380 | |
Darren Robinson 42* |
Ronnie Irani 87 |
Worcestershire vs Zimbabweans 2003
Worcestershire | 262 | & | 247 | Tie [60] |
Vikram Solanki 74 |
Andrew Hall 68 |
New Road, Worcester, England | ||
Zimbabweans | 334 | & | 175 | |
Stuart Carlisle 157 |
Andy Blignaut 42 |
Border vs Boland 2012/13
See also
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