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Jonathan Bairstow and Tim Bresnan share record 366-run partnership for 7th wicket in County Cricket
The previous highest seventh-wicket partnership against Durham was 301 by Chris Lewis and Bruce French in 1993.
Published On Jul 01, 2015, 05:34 AM IST
Last UpdatedJul 01, 2015, 05:34 AM IST
The seventh wicket pair of Jonathan Bairstow and Tim Bresnan added an unbroken 366 for Yorkshire against Durham at Chester-le-Street on June 29, 2015. Bharath Seervi highlights this records the partnership has set with more statistics and records related to First-Class cricket and County Championship.
All of them crossed 10, but none exceeded 40 — till Jonathan Bairstow (No. 5) and Tim Bresnan (No. 8) got together. Bairstow slammed 219 not out and Bresnan 169 not out to take Yorkshire from 191 for 6 to 557 for 6 and change the course of the match. The partnership was worth an unbroken 366.
It is currently the third-highest partnership for the seventh wicket in First-Class cricket and the highest for the seventh wicket in First-Class cricket in England. The highest still remains 460 between Bhupinder Singh and Pankaj Dharmani for Punjab against Delhi at Kotla in Ranji Trophy 1994-95 in India. At second slot is 371 between Mitchell Marsh and Sam Whiteman for Australia A against India A at Brisbane in 2014.
Highest 7th wicket partnerships in First-Class Cricket
| Runs | Partners | For | Against | Venue | Season |
| 460 | Bhupinder Singh (297), Pankaj Dharmani (202*) | Punjab | Delhi | Delhi | 1994-95 |
| 371 | Mitchell Marsh (211), Sam Whiteman (174) | Australia A | India A | Brisbane | 2014 |
| 366* | Jonathan Bairstow (219*), Tim Bresnan (169*) | Yorkshire | Durham | Chester-le-Street | 2015 |
| 347 | Denis Atkinson (219), Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) | West Indies | Australia | Bridgetown | 1954-55 |
| 347 | Farhad Reza (259), Sanjamul Islam (172) | Rajshahi Division | Chittagong Division | Savar | 2013-14 |
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The 347-run partnership between Denis Atkinson and Clairmonte Depeiaza was in a Test, and remains the highest seventh wicket partnership in Test cricket.
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rajshahi Division were 77 for 6 when Farhad Reza and Sanjamul Islam got together, while Australia A were 99 for 6.
Highest 7th wicket partnerships in First-Class Cricket in England
Jonathan Bairstow and Tim Bresnan broke a 113 years old record of the highest seventh wicket partnership in First-Class matches in England.
| Runs | Partners | For | Against | Venue | Season |
| 366* | Jonathan Bairstow (219*), Tim Bresnan (169*) | Yorkshire | Durham | Chester-le-Street | 2015 |
| 344 | KS Ranjitsinhji (230), Billy Newham (153) | Sussex | Essex | Leyton | 1902 |
| 340 | Kingsmill Key (281), Hylton Philipson (150) | Oxford University | Middlesex | Chiswick | 1887 |
| 336 | Frederick Newman (101), Cecil Maxwell (268) | Sir J Cahn’s XI | Leicestershire | West Bridgford | 1935 |
| 325 | George Brown (140*), Cecil Abercrombie (165) | Hampshire | Essex | Leyton | 1913 |
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The third and fourth in the above list were not County Championship matches.
Highest partnerships for Yorkshire in First-Class Cricket
The 366*-runs stand between Bairstow and Bresnan is the highest for Yorkshire in First-Class Cricket if one discounts the opening stands.
| Runs | Wicket | Partners | Against | Venue | Season |
| 555 | 1 | Percy Holmes (224*) & Herbert Sutcliffe (313) | Essex | Leyton | 1932 |
| 554 | 1 | John Brown (300) & John Tunnicliffe (243) | Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 1898 |
| 378 | 1 | John Brown (311) & John Tunnicliffe (147) | Sussex | Sheffield | 1897 |
| 375 | 1 | Adam Lyth (230) & Alex Lees (138) | Northamptonshire | Northampton | 2014 |
| 366* | 7 | Jonathan Bairstow (219*) & Tim Bresnan (169*) | Durham | Chester-le-Street | 2015 |
–         The previous best seventh wicket partnership for Yorkshire in First-Class Cricket was of 254 runs between Wilfred Rhodes and Cecil Burton against Hampshire in 1919 – 96 years ago!
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The highest second wicket partnership for Yorkshire is of 346 runs, for third wicket 346 runs, for fourth wicket 358 runs, for fifth wicket 340 runs and for sixth wicket 296 runs.
Highest partnerships against Durham in First-Class Cricket
While Yorkshire’s all top partnerships have been by openers, the lower-order stands against Durham have been quite high. Of the top five partnerships against Durham, four have been for fourth wicket or lower.
| Runs | Wicket | Partners | For | Venue | Season |
| 366* | 7 | Jonathan Bairstow (219*), TT Bresnan (169*) | Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | 2015 |
| 359 | 1 | Mark Butcher (191), Ian Ward (144) | Surrey | The Oval | 2000 |
| 358 | 4 | Darren Lehmann (339), Â Michael Lumb (98) | Yorkshire | Headingley | 2006 |
| 339 | 5 | Jaik Mickleburgh (174), Â James Foster (169) | Essex | Chester-le-Street | 2010 |
| 322* | 5 | Brian Lara (501*), Â Keith Piper (116*) | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 1994 |
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The previous highest seventh-wicket partnership against Durham was 301 by Chris Lewis and Bruce French in 1993.
Footnote Trivia
Bairstow and Bresnan shared a partnership of 366*. The highest partnership shared by batsmen with their surname beginning from the same letter is 574* by Clyde Walcott and Frank Worrell for Barbados against Trinidad in 1945-46.
The highest partnership shared by batsmen with same surname is 464* by Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh for New South Wales and Western Australia in 1990-91.
The highest partnership shared by batsmen with same first name is 554 by John Brown and John Tunnicliffe for Yorkshire against Derbyshire in 1898.
(Bharath Seervi is a cricket statistician who is obsessed with digging numbers, facts and records related to the game. An active member of Society of Cricket Statisticians of India, he blogs at www.cricketseervistats.blogspot.com. He can be followed on Twitter at @SeerviBharath and on Facebook here)
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