Stats: Australia vs West Indies Hobart Test Day 1 - Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh tumble records

Adam Voges of Australia celebrates with Shaun Marsh after reaching his century

1- Number of Instance prior to today when any pair has made 300 plus partnership for any wicket at Hobart- Before Voges-Marsh 317* runs in this innings, Clarke and Ponting had made 352 vs Pakistan in 2010. It was coincidentally also for the 4th wicket.

1- Number of Instances prior to today when any pair collected 300 plus runs for any wicket vs West Indies in Australia. Besides Voges-Marsh unbeaten effort today, Bill Lawry and Doug Walters had collected 336 runs at Sydney on 14 Feb 1969; it was also a 4th wicket stand.

12- Adam Voges 100-balls century is the 12th fastest test century by an Australian. It is the quickest century by any player at Hobart, coming 10 balls before the 110-ball century by Adam Gilchrist.

4.85- the run rate of the 317-run partnership between Voges and Shaun Marsh- the best among all partnerships of 300 or more in Australia- There have been sixteen 300 plus partnerships in Australia. Around the globe, it is the 5th quickest partnership of 300 or more, among 92 such partnerships. The best belongs to a 410-run partnership between Sehwag and Dravid vs Pakistan.

Great year for Australian openers

1565- Runs Made by opening partnership of Australia in this year- the most for any team in 2015 by more than half margin. The next on the list is England with 752 runs. This is also their highest opening runs in a single calendar year. The previous record for them was in 2001 when they made 1546 runs.

12- Fifty-plus opening partnerships, including today’s, for Australia in 23 innings this year- most for any team in this year, and this one also by a huge margin. The next most on the list are 4 for Pakistan and New Zealand. Australia’s 12 fifty-plus partnerships have gone past 100 eight times.

71.13- the opening average for Australia in this year- but it is not the best; in fact it is 2nd best. Interestingly, Bangladesh sits on the top of this table averaging 74.85 for 524 runs in 8 innings- which include a 312 runs partnership as well.

1277- Runs Warner has scored in this year- 3rd most for any player in 2015- With 80 and 11 more runs, only Cook and Root are above him.

11- Number of Fifty plus scores Warner had made in this year- joint most for any player along with Alastair Cook. Among Australian Players, Warner’s 11 fifty plus score are most by any opener in a single calendar year. Previous best was 10 by Mathew Hayden and Simon Katich in 2001 and 2009 respectively.

81- The Strike rate with which Warner has scored 1277 runs in this years- with all players with at least 200 plus runs this year- his strike is 2nd only McCullum’s 85. His strike for last year was also 81 for his 1136 runs.

174* – runs Adam Voges have made in this game- which is 3rd highest for any player in Hobart behind Ponting’s 209 and Sangakkara’s 192.

85.59- The Strike Rate of Voges in this innings- it is best for any batsman with 150 plus runs at Hobart. The previous best had been 72 for Ricky Ponting’s 157 vs New Zealand in 2001.