Shoaib Akhter become first bowler to cross 100 mile barrier

On April 27, 2002, Shoaib Akhtar became the first man in the history of international cricket to cross the 100-mile barrier, but the International Cricket Council refused to recognise the feat, stating it wasn’t picked off a standard measuring tool.

 

 

Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer 4 for 4 in the first Test against Bangladesh

Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer 4 for 4 in the first Test against Bangladesh in Harare is the cheapest four-wicket haul in a Test: there were two previous instances of 4 for 5, by Pervez Sajjad for Pakistan against New Zealand in Rawalpin...di in 1964-65, and Ken Higgs for England v New Zealand in Christchurch in 1965-66. So far in 11 Test matches he has taken 24 wickets.

Full name Alexander Graeme Cremer

Born September 19, 1986, Harare

Current age 26 years 226 days

Major teams Zimbabwe, Mid West Rhinos, Northerns (Zimbabwe), Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Board XI, Zimbabwe Select XI, Zimbabwe Under-19s

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

 

Ernie Toshack was one of the game's most captivating characters

Ernie Toshack was one of the game's most captivating characters. Tall, with striking, rugged features, he was known to his team-mates as The Black Prince (Sid Barnes enviously dubbed him The Film Star), having earlier, in his boxing days, b...een called `Johnson' for his swarthiness (the American black heavyweight Jack Johnson ruled the boxing world just before Toshack was born). He has hold the record of best 5 wickets haul in Test cricket, when he took 5 wickets for only 2 runs against India at Brisbane 28 November 1947. Toshack, who made his Test debut for Australia against New Zealand at Wellington, in 1946, played 12 Tests for Australia between 1945-46 and 1948, taking 47 wickets at an average of 21.04. A valued member of the Don Bradman's 1948 Invincibles, Toshack also enjoyed a successful career with NSW, making 48 first-class appearances between 1945-46 and 1949-50 when a troublesome knee forced his retirement.

Full name Ernest Raymond Herbert Toshack

Born December 8, 1914, Cobar, New South Wales

Died May 11, 2003, Bobbin Head, Sydney, New South Wales (aged 88 years 154 days)

Most Often by the Same bowler in ODI's.

Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis has been dismissed Sanath Jayasuriya most often by the same bowler in one-day internationals. Sanath Jayasuriya was dismissed on 13 occasions by Waqar Younis, while Waqar's long-time sparring partner Wasim Akram removed Desmond Haynes 12 times.

 

Highest Score on Test Debut

A record which is still a target in modern cricket. England Batsman RE Foster made 287 runs on debut against Australia in 1903. A challenge for all new batsman, lets see who broke this stiff record. Double hundred on debut Player Runs Mins Balls 4s 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard

RE Foster 287 419 - 37 0 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Test # 78
LG Rowe 214 427 - 19 1 West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 16 Feb 1972 Test # 693
DSBP Kuruppu 201* 777 548 24 0 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Colombo (CCC) 16 Apr 1987 Test # 1074
MS Sinclair 214 534 447 22 0 New Zealand v West Indies Wellington 26 Dec 1999 Test # 1478
JA Rudolph 222* 521 383 29 2 South Africa v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003 Test # 1640

 

Peter Siddle scored two half centuries at No 9

Peter Siddle scored two half-centuries in the final Test against India, batting at No. 9.He scored 51 in the first innings and 50 in the second, is the first occasion that any No. 9 has made two half-centuries in the same Test (only four No 8s have ever done it either). The closest approach was by Stuart Broad, who scored 64 and 44 against India at Trent Bridge in 2011. Siddle is also the first No. 9 to top-score in both his side's innings in a Test.

 

What's the lowest team total that did result in an innings win.

The lowest of all is Australia's 153 on a treacherous pitch in Melbourne in 1931-32 - South Africa were bowled out for 36 and 45, with slow left-armer Bert ...Ironmonger, two months short of his 50th birthday, taking 5 for 6 and 6 for 18. Bert Ironmonger full name was Herbert Ironmonger belongs to Australia, born April 7, 1882, Pine Mountain, Queensland and Died May 31, 1971, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria (aged 89 years 54 days) he is also known as Dainty, he is left hand batsman and slow left arn medium.

Best Bowling Analysis in IPL

Sohail Tanvir Best IPL bowling figure 6/14 Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, which is still a record for most wickets in an inning. Twenty20 match | 2007/08 season
Played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
4 May 2008 - day/night (20-over match)

 

Most Sixes in T20I's

Brendon McCullum Holds the Record of most Sixes in T20I. Currently he has samashed 73 Sixes / 174 fours in 60 matches. Here's the list of TOP Five batsman who hit most sixes in T20I.
Brendon McCullum 73 Sixes
Shane Watson 62 Sixes
CH Gayle 60 Sixes
Yuvraj Singh 54 Sixes
David Warner 54 Sixes

 

Popeye

Which cricketer is nicknamed "Popeye"? This was a nickname bestowed on the Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq, who some years ago was advised to eat lots of spinach, because it was healthy, and liked it so much he insisted on it being provide...d at almost every meal. His team-mates teasingly called him "Popeye", after the cartoon hero whose muscles improve whenever he gulps down a tin of the green stuff. During the 2004-05 Australian tour Razzaq had a bout of sickness that was initially blamed on eating too much spinach, although it's more likely that he had picked up a virus. "You can't get sick from eating safe and healthy food," he told the pakpassion website in 2008. "What happened was that I got a bit of food poisoning and that made me sick, that's all there is to it."

 

Kapil Dev Youngest Bowler to Take 199 wickets in Test Cricket

The youngest man to take 100 wickets in Tests, is Kapil Dev, who was 25 days past his 21st birthday when he got there during India's match against Pakistan in Calcutta in January 1980. Kapil reached the mark three weeks quicker than New Zea...land's Daniel Vettori, who reached 100 in March 2000. The only other man to take 100 Test wickets before his 22nd birthday is Harbhajan Singh (who reached three figures in May 2002). Kapil also remains the fastest to 100 in terms of time - he got there in 473 days, with Mitchell Johnson and Graeme Swann (both 617 days) the only others to reach 100 in less than two years.

 

Alastair Cooked reached 7000 Test Runs at Younger Age than Anyone Else

Alastair Cook reached 7000 Test runs at a younger age than anyone else - even Sachin Tendulkar? Alastair Cook reached 7000 runs last December, in his 86th Test, about a fortnight short of his 28th birthday. Sachin Tendulkar was seven months... older when he reached 7000, in his 85th Test, in November 2001. The only others to reach 7000 Test runs before turning 30 are Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, who were both 29. Cook currently has 7117 runs in 87 Tests: Tendulkar, the only man so far to reach 8000 before his 30th birthday, got there in May 2002, in his 96th match, a month after turning 29.

 

Fastest 1000 Runs in Test Cricket

West Indies Batsman Everton Weekes needed only 12 innings to reach 1000 Runs in Test Cricket along with the Herbert Sutcliffe of England. Both jointly held the World Record. Great Sir Don Bradman Took 13 innings to reach the 1000 runs.