Tuffey first-over streak getting longer

Daryl Tuffey must have achieved one of the more remarkable records in international cricket with the number of occasions in which he has taken a wicket in his first over opening the bowling at either end.

He did it again in Napier today when New Zealand were playing India in the second match of their National Bank One-Day International Series.

Tuffey has completed the feat 14 times in 11 separate matches, six times in Test matches and eight times in ODIs. He has taken two wickets in his opening over once each in a Test and ODI.

Ten of the occurrences have happened this year and four against India this month alone.

The list of victims are:

Tests:

Marcus Trescothick and Mark Butcher (England) at Auckland, 1 April 2002
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) at Lahore, 1 May 2002
Virender Sehwag (India) at Wellington, 12 December 2002
Sanjay Bangar and Parthiv Patel* (India) at Hamilton, 20 and 21 December 2002

ODIs:

Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) at Napier, 20 February 2001
Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) at Christchurch, 25 February 2001
Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) at Sharjah, 10 April 2001
Marcus Trescothick (England) at Auckland, 23 February 2002
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) at Sharjah, 14 April 2002
Imran Nazir (Pakistan) at Rawalpindi, 24 April 2002
Sourav Ganguly (India) at Napier, 29 December 2002

* Bangar was dismissed in the first innings, Patel in the second innings.