Andrew Strauss dismissed four times by Nathan Hauritz

Andrew Strauss was dismissed four times running in one-day internationals by Nathan Hauritz in 2009. This is a record in ODIs? Andrew Strauss is one of nine batsmen to have been dismissed in four successive one-day international innings by... the same bowler. Devon Smith of West Indies is on that list twice - he fell four times in a row to Elton Chigumbura of Zimbabwe in December 2007, and again to Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez early in 2011. The latest addition to the list is Yuvraj Singh, who fell four times running to England's James Tredwell earlier this year. But two men have been out to the same bowler five times in a row in ODIs: Gary Kirsten fell to Dominic Cork five times in January 1996, while Collins Obuya of Kenya had similar trouble against his fellow legspinner Graeme Cremer of Zimbabwe early in 2009.

 

Asif Iqbal Lovely Batting Style

Asif Iqbal is a former Pakistani cricketer. Soft spoken, gentle yet compelling, graceful and elegant are some phrases which describe his personality and his batting style

The Australian cricket team in England, 1878

From left, standing: Fred Spofforth, J. Conway (manager), F.E. Allan; Seated, center: G.H. Bailey, Tom Horan, T.W. Garrett, D. Gregory, A. Bannerman, H. Boyle; Front: C. Bannerman, W. Murdoch, J. Blackham.

 

Australian cricket team in England 1882

From left, standing: Tom Garrett, George Bonnor, Harry Boyle, Hugh Massie, George Palmer, C.W. Beale (manager), John Blackham. Sitting: George Giffen, Fred Spofforth, Tom Horan, Percy McDonnell, Billy Murdoch, Alec Bannerman.

 

Stan McCabe rubs his chest after being struck by a ball in body line series between England v Australia in 1930's

Len Hutton's 364 against Australia remains the longest Test innings in terms

Sid Barnes, traps Lala Armanath lbw in the first official Test between Australia and India at the MCG.in Feb 1948

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.