Len Hutton 364 at The Oval in June 1938
Len Hutton 364 at The Oval in June 1938. No more remarkable exhibition of concentration and endurance has been seen on the cricket field than that of Leonard Hutton in a match which ended in the defeat of Australia...
Unsurpassable Feat – Most Consecutive Maiden Overs in a Test Match Innings
Do you know, which bowler has the record of Most Consecutive Maiden Overs in a Test Match Innings? Indian left-arm spinner R.G Nadkarni was born on April 04, 1933, at Nasik Maharashtra. The first Test match between India and England...
Most Test Centuries in Consecutive Innings
Do you know about a rare feat of Most Test Centuries in Consecutive Innings? The test record is five hundred in successive innings by the West Indies' great batsman Everton Weekes. He was one of the most elegant batsmen...
Anil Kumble Victorious on debut as Captain in Test Matches for India
It is a great achievement by any player to taste the victory on debut as captain in test matches. There are various ways to celebrate a Test win. Anil Kumble's first triumph as Indian captain, a hard-fought one, has...
Chaminda Vaas World Record 8 for 19
Chaminda Vaas World Record 8 for 19 and leaves everyone behind. The first match of the LG Abans Tri-Series at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC, Ground in Colombo on December 8 that saw Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwe witnessed records...
The 100th Test Match
Pakistan played their 100th Test Match only 26 years 145 days after having appeared in their first. Other teams reached this landmark in the time spans as mentioned here: England 32 years 108 days, India 35 years 18 days,...
Both wicket-keepers Bagged Pairs in Test Cricket
Both wicket-keepers failed to score in either inning of the England vs Ireland Test at Lord's. Both Wicket-keepers bagged pairs in Test Cricket. What do you think, has this ever happened before? Well, this is the first time in...
Century on ODI Debut
Scoring Century on ODI Debut is considered a significant achievement by any cricketer. The critics always appreciate the special effort of any batsman. As of now, 15 players from 9 different countries have accomplished this unique feat.
The first debutant...
Jim Laker – 19 for 90 An Unsurpassable Feat
The Significance of Cricket History
History is always in the process of being written sometimes even rewritten. Because something is happening all the time as time never stands still. It keeps ticking away while events are taking place. Records were...
Wicketkeeper Most Stumpings in Test Cricket?
Most Stumpings in Test Cricket record has stood for more than 75 years now, the only wicketkeeper to make more than 50 stumpings in Tests is Bert Oldfield. The little New South Welshman who spent much of his long...
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Sachin Tendulkar The Young Prodigy
When Sachin Tendulkar was inducted among the reserves of the Bombay team last year (1987), many cricket experts felt that he was being rushed...
