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Statistical Highlights, 2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Hobart, 18-22 November, 1999

• This match was the 1469th in Test history.

• This match was Australia's 599th and Pakistan's 260th in Tests.

• This match was the 45th meeting between the two sides.

• This match was the 5th to be played at this venue. Pakistan was playing its 2nd match at this venue.

• Glenn McGrath's wicket of Saeed Anwar in the first innings was his 50th during this calendar year. He becomes the first to do so this year as he goes pass the tally of 49 wickets by India's Anil Kumble.

• When he captured the wicket of Ijaz Ahmed in the first innings, McGrath claimed the 250th wicket of his career in 55 matches. He becomes the fourth Australian after Dennis Lillee (355 wickets), Shane Warne (342) and Craig McDermott (291) to go past the 250 mark in Tests. He becomes the 22nd bowler in Test history to do so.

• Michael Slater (97) recorded his seventh score in the nineties in his 55th Test match. Now only fellow Australian Steve Waugh (on 9 occasions) and West Indian Alvin Kallicharran (8) have more scores in the nineties than Slater. However, Slater now has the maximum such scores by an opener in Tests. Englishman Geoff Boycott and West Indian Gordon Greenidge, among openers had six scores in the nineties.

• It was Slater's second score in the nineties against Pakistan. He equals the tally of West Indian Gordon Greenidge. India's Sunil Gavaskar has three nineties against Pakistan - the maximum by a batsman against Pakistan.

• During his above innings, Slater has become the highest run-getter during this calendar year. He surpassed the tally of 859 runs by India's Sachin Tendulkar. Slater at the end of the match now has 929 runs (avg 51.61) in 11 matches.

• Saqlain Mushtaq playing in his 23rd Test match captured his 100th wicket when he had Gilchrist stumped by Moin Khan. He becomes the 10th Pakistani and first Pakistani off-spinner to reach this milestone. He also becomes the 116th bowler to capture 100 or more wickets in Test history.

• He later recorded the best bowling figures of his career when he took 6-46 in the first innings. His previous best was the 5-32 against Zimbabwe at Lahore in 1998-99.

• The tenth wicket partnership of 34 runs between Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar was best for this wicket at this venue. The previous best was the 23 run partnership between Australians Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath against Pakistan in 1995-96.

• Pakistan's total of 392 was the highest by a visiting team at this venue. The previous highest was the 348 by Sri Lanka in the fourth innings in 1989-90.

• Moin Khan's catch of Blewett was his 100th dismissal (85 ct+15 st) in 46 matches as a keeper. He becomes the third Pakistani keeper after Wasim Bari (228 dismissals) and Salim Yousuf (104) to reach this milestone. He also becomes the 21st keeper to do so in Test history.

• Steve Waugh's "caught and bowled" dismissal in the second innings off the bowling of Saqlain was his second such dismissal of his career. This was the second occasion in his career he was dismissed in this manner. The first occasion was also against Pakistan at Faisalabad in 1988-89 when Shoaib Mohammad had him dismissed "caught and bowled".

• Ricky Ponting, who recorded the first duck of his career in the last Test match at Brisbane after 44 innings, scored two more in this match to bag a pair. He now has three ducks in a row. It also provided the 73rd instance of an Australian bagging a pair in Tests and he also becomes the tenth Australian to do so against Pakistan.

• The partnership of 238 runs between Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist was Australia's best against Pakistan for the sixth wicket. It was in fact the highest partnership for the sixth wicket by any team against Pakistan. The previous best was the 157 run partnership between South Africans Jonty Rhodes and Brian McMillan at Johannesburg in 1994-95. The previous best partnership for this wicket for Australia against Pakistan was the 139 run partnership between Bob Cowper and Tom Veivers at Melbourne in 1964-65.

• Incidentally it was 10th highest partnership for the sixth wicket in Test history. It was Australia's third highest partnership for the sixth wicket after the 346 runs between Don Bradman and Jack Fingleton against England at Melbourne in 1936-37 and the 260 (unbeaten) between Dean Jones and Steve Waugh against Sri Lanka at this same venue in 1989-90.

• The partnership was the highest for the sixth wicket by two left-handed batsmen. The previous highest was the 197 run partnership between Australians Allan Border and Greg Matthews against New Zealand at Brisbane in 1985-86.

• It was also the highest by two left-handers for the sixth wicket against Pakistan. The previous highest was the 145 between Kiwis John F Reid and Richard Hadlee at Wellington on 1984-85.

• Adam Gilchrist, playing in his second Test match, scored his maiden hundred - an unbeaten 149. He becomes the fourth Australian keeper after Rodney Marsh (3 hundreds), Wayne Phillips (1) and Ian Healy (4) to score a Test hundred.

• It was 15th highest score by a keeper in Test cricket and the second highest by an Australian after Ian Healy's unbeaten 161 against the West Indies at Brisbane in 1996-97.

• It was the third highest score by a keeper against Pakistan after Zimbabwean Andy Flower's 156 at Harare in 1994-95 and Kiwi Warren Lees' 152 at Karachi in 1976-77. Gilchrist also became the seventh keeper to score a hundred against Pakistan, with Andy Flower being the only one to do it twice.

• Incidentally, Gilchrist's unbeaten 149 was the second highest score by a number seven batsman against Pakistan after Warren Lees's 152 at Karachi in 1976-77 (see above).

• It was also the second highest by a left-handed keeper batsman after Zimbabwe's Andy Flower's 156 (see above).

• It was the also second highest at this venue after Michael Slater's 168 against New Zealand in 1993-94.

• Australia's total of 369-6 was the third highest by any team in the fourth innings to win a Test match. Only India (406-4 against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1975-76) and Australia (404-3 against England at Leeds in 1948) have scored more to win a Test in the fourth innings. The previous highest such score in Australia was the 342-8 by the home team against India at Perth in 1977-78.

• It was the highest ever winning total made in the fourth innings against Pakistan surpassing the previous highest of 324-5 by New Zealand at Christchurch in 1993-94.

• it was the 16th occasion a team has successfully chased a score exceeding over 300 runs and Australia has won on maximum occasions - six.

• Australia has now won four matches out of the five played at this venue, with one match being drawn.