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Amazing Cricket Facts
Played For 2 Countries
Iftikar Ali Khan also known as Nawab Of Pataudi Sr. is the only Indian player to have played cricket for 2 different coutries. He played for England and India both. He was the captian of Indian cricket team which toured England in the year 1946. 10 Wickets In An Innings
Jim Laker of England is the first bowler ever to take 10 wickets in an innings of a test match. He took this wickets against Australia, where his figures read 10 for 53. He was a right arm off break bowler. The only other bowler to do so is right arm leg spinner Anil Kumble of India. 3 Consecutive Centuries
Mohammed Azharuddin of India is the only batsman to have scored 3 consecutive centuries in first 3 matches of his international test career. He scored these 3 test centuries against England. He scored 110, 105 and 122 in his first, second and third match respectively. First Test Century
Charlie Bannerman of Australia is the first batsman to have scored an test century in international cricket. He scored this century against England in the year 1877. He scored 165 retired hurt. Charlie Bannerman also has the honor of having faced the first ever ball bowled in the history of international test cricket. Brown Bradman
Sunil Gavaskar of India is also nick named as 'Brown Bradman'. He was the first Indian batsman to reach 10,000 runs mark. First Run Out By 3rd Umpire
Sachin Tendulkar of India was the first batsman to be given run out by the 3rd umpire. He was given runout during a match against South Africa held at Kingsmead, Durban. Fastest Test Century
Viv. Richards of West Indies holds the record of having scored the fastest century in a test innings. He scored this century against England in just 56 balls, during the 1985-86 series. Fastest ODI Century
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record of having scored the fastest century in ODI cricket matches. He scored the century in 37 balls with 11 sixes and 6 fours gaint Sri Lanka in 1996. He was 16+ years during this match. Highest Individual ODI Score
Saeed Anwar of Pakistan holds the record of scoring highest individual ODI score of 194 runs. He scored it against India in Chennai during the Pakistan's tour to India in May, 1997. Highest Individual Test Score
Brain Lara of West Indies holds the record for having scored maximum runs in a single test match innings. He scored 400 runs against England in 2004. Maximum Sixes In a Match
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record for having scored the maximum number of sixes in a single one day international match. He smashed 11 sixes in a match against Sri Lanka. First and Last of Bradman
In the first test match that Sir Don Bradman played, he scored 18 and 1 in the first and second innings respectively. In his last match he scored 0. Sir Don Bradman had a test career batting average of 99.94, Sachin Tendulkar's test career batting average is 54.23. Oldest Test Cricket Captain
William Gilbert Grace of England holds the distinction of being the oldest person ever to captain a test team. He captained the side at the age of 50 years and 320 days. Grace also holds the record of having scored the first triple century in a first class cricket. He scored 344 for MCC against Kent. Longest Test Cricket Career
Wilfred Rhodes of England holds the distinction of having longest test career ever. He played test cricket for 30 years and 315 days from 1899 to1930. Biggest Cricket Stadium
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia is the biggest cricket ground in the world. MCG was built in the year 1853. It holds the credit of having hosted the first ever cricket test match and has a capacity of 1,00,000 spectators.
Jim Laker of England is the first bowler ever to take 10 wickets in an innings of a test match. He took this wickets against Australia, where his figures read 10 for 53. He was a right arm off break bowler. The only other bowler to do so is right arm leg spinner Anil Kumble of India. 
Charlie Bannerman of Australia is the first batsman to have scored an test century in international cricket. He scored this century against England in the year 1877. He scored 165 retired hurt. Charlie Bannerman also has the honor of having faced the first ever ball bowled in the history of international test cricket. 
Sunil Gavaskar of India is also nick named as 'Brown Bradman'. He was the first Indian batsman to reach 10,000 runs mark. 
Sachin Tendulkar of India was the first batsman to be given run out by the 3rd umpire. He was given runout during a match against South Africa held at Kingsmead, Durban. 
Viv. Richards of West Indies holds the record of having scored the fastest century in a test innings. He scored this century against England in just 56 balls, during the 1985-86 series. 
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record of having scored the fastest century in ODI cricket matches. He scored the century in 37 balls with 11 sixes and 6 fours gaint Sri Lanka in 1996. He was 16+ years during this match. 
Saeed Anwar of Pakistan holds the record of scoring highest individual ODI score of 194 runs. He scored it against India in Chennai during the Pakistan's tour to India in May, 1997. 
Brain Lara of West Indies holds the record for having scored maximum runs in a single test match innings. He scored 400 runs against England in 2004. 
Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record for having scored the maximum number of sixes in a single one day international match. He smashed 11 sixes in a match against Sri Lanka. 
In the first test match that Sir Don Bradman played, he scored 18 and 1 in the first and second innings respectively. In his last match he scored 0. Sir Don Bradman had a test career batting average of 99.94, Sachin Tendulkar's test career batting average is 54.23. 
William Gilbert Grace of England holds the distinction of being the oldest person ever to captain a test team. He captained the side at the age of 50 years and 320 days. Grace also holds the record of having scored the first triple century in a first class cricket. He scored 344 for MCC against Kent. 
Wilfred Rhodes of England holds the distinction of having longest test career ever. He played test cricket for 30 years and 315 days from 1899 to1930. 
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia is the biggest cricket ground in the world. MCG was built in the year 1853. It holds the credit of having hosted the first ever cricket test match and has a capacity of 1,00,000 spectators.
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