Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his son Tagenarine recently scored fifties
in the same first-class innings. Is this unique?
asked Rajiv Radhakrishnan from England
That double by the Chanderpauls came for Guyana in their recent match against Jamaica
in Kingston
: the son opened and made 58, being joined by his dad
when the score was 128 for 3.
They put on 38 before
Tagenarine
was out, but
Shivnarine
went on to 57
as Guyana inched to a narrow lead.
It is a remarkable feat, especially in the modern era, but not quite unique.
It is, however, the first time a father and son have scored half-centuries in the same first-class innings since 1931 ::LOL::
when Nottinghamshire's 521 for 7 against Warwickshire
at Edgbaston
included 183 not out from 53-year-old
George Gunn
, and 100 not out (a maiden century) from his son,
George Vernon Gunn
who had just turned 26.
I think the last father and son to play together in the same first-class match
before the Chanderpauls were Denis and Heath Streak
for Matabeleland in Zimbabwe's Logan Cup final
in Bulawayo
in April 1996.
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