Cricket Facts and Records

Which bowler has taken the maximum wickets in a series? SF Barnes of England against South Africa in 1913 (49 wickets in a series of 4 matches.) S F Barnes Who has taken the most number of wickets? Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan who picked up 800 wickets in 133 matches. Muttiah Muralitharan Who has taken the most 5 wicket haul? Muttiah Muralitharan who has achieved this feat 67 times. Who has taken 10 wickets in a full test match maximum times? Muttiah Muralitharan who has achieved it 22 times. Who are the bowlers to scalp all 10 wickets in an innings? J C Laker of England who took 10/53 against Australia in 1956.  He also holds the record of having the best bowling figures where he had 23 maiden overs in his spell of 51.2 overs.  He also took 19 wickets in that match which is a record for most number of wickets in a single test. J C Laker Anil Kumble who took 10/74 against Pakistan in 1999 Anil Kumble Who is the most expensive bowler?...

Who has scored the most double hundreds in test cricket? Don Bradman who has done it 12 times. Don Bradman What is special of Bradman's innings of 334 against England? Bradman scored hundreds in each session and had reached 309 by the end of the first day's play.  He scored 142 before lunch, 209 by tea and was batting on 309 at the end of the day's play. Who is the first player to score centuries in each innings? Warren Brandslay of Australia in 1909 (136 and 130) against England Warren Brandslay Who has scored the maximum runs in a test match? Graham Gooch of England against India (333 and 123).  In all he scored 456 runs in the first test played at London in 1990. Graham Gooch Which player scored unbeaten centuries in both innings of a Test match? Aravinda Se Silva who made 138 not out and 105 not out against Pakistan in 1997. Aravinda De Silva Who has scored the most number of runs in a Test series? Do...

When was the first Test Match played and against whom? The first Test match was played in 1877 between England and Australia.  Australia won the match by 45 runs.  Australian Opener C. Bannerman scored 165 (retired hurt) in the first innings. Australian bowler WE Midwinter picked up 5 wickets in the England first innings and TK Kendall picked up 7 wickets in the second            C Bannerman                                                             WE Midwinter                                                            T K Kendall                               ...

I am attempting to present to you the various records and statistics in the game of cricket.  For now, it is only about tests which I shall update on a regular basis.  In the days to come, there will be posts on one day records and even about womens cricket.  Hope you find it informative! Yours, V.Rajesh