Players who opened the batting and bowling in the same match

[Jono]

I recall Irfan Pathan doing this vs. Australia in Adelaide 2008 - 4th Test: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Any other examples that spring to mind? Any format will do.

 

[Howe_zat]

Glenn Maxwell opened the batting and bowling on the same day

 

[J_C]

Manoj Prabhakar in this game.

 

[Zinzan]

Mudassar Nazar vs. NZ 1985...

1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 18-22, 1985 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Howe_zat]

Mohammed Hafeez used to do this quite a lot

 

[OverratedSanity]

Watson did it in the 2013 Ashes IIRC. Prabhakar did it a bunch of times. Hafeez does it almost every match he plays.

But the best one might be this:

2nd Test: Pakistan v India at Lahore, Oct 27-Nov 1, 1978 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Yes, that's right. Sunil Gavaskar opening the batting and the bowling. Can't make this **** up.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, as if we didn't have enough reasons to love him, Dhammika Prasad opened the batting and bowling once vs England.

 

[Prince EWS]

Here's a big fat list of players who have done it in Test cricket:

Records | Test matches | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[OverratedSanity]

Booo. What's the fun in that?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Haha wow Sehwag's done it too

 

[BackFootPunch]

Danny Morrison did it? That's fantastic.

 

[Prince EWS]

ODIs:
Records | One-Day Internationals | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[cnerd123]

Here's a big fat list of players who have done it in Test cricket:

Records | Test matches | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo

ODIs:
Records | One-Day Internationals | All-round records | Opening the batting and bowling in the same match | ESPN Cricinfo

/threadkiller

 

[Jono]

I said "any that spring to mind" not "any that you can find on Cricinfo"

ffs POOOOOOOOOOS. I'm wahhhing hard here.

 

[morgieb]

Interesting Prabhakar opened so much.

 

[morgieb]

Love how Morrison batted #11 and opened in the same Test

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Danny Morrison did it? That's fantastic.

Opening with Sneddon and Morrison. That's beautiful.

 

[Howe_zat]

Opening with Sneddon and Morrison. That's beautiful.

Engine room.

 

[harsh.ag]

Haha need more such shenanigans now. CW would explode if Morkel and QdK opened for Saffers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We'd honestly do no worse as a cricket team if Vijay and Dhawan opened the bowling with their filthy offies. Might even be an improvement.