SOME INTERESTING RANDOM STATS

1. VIRENDER SEHWAG has scored the maximum number of fifties (13) in a calendar year in tests. out of these 5 are centuries. 7 other players have scored 12 fifties including Sunil Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar And Mohammad Yousuf. Ricky Ponting has scored the maximum number of fifties (24) in a calendar year in all the formats put together. Out of these 9 were centuries.

 

BILL PONSFORD

2. SACHIN TENDULKAR has scored the maximum number of centuries in a calendar year in all the formats (12) put together and in one day internationals (9).

FRANK WOOLLEY

3. Don Bradman scored the most runs after 52 tests (his entire career). SUNIL GAVASKAR had most runs after 53 tests with a tally of 5095 runs.

4. ANDY SADHNAM of England is the first cricketer to score a triple century in test cricket. that match was also a timeless match.

5. BILL PONSFORD was the first cricketer to score 2 quadruple hundreds in first-class cricket.

6. B.B.NIMBALKAR holds the record for the highest score (443 n.o.) in first-class cricket in India. That match was conceded by the opponents at lunch of the last day as his team had batted the entire match amassing 826/4. 

7. FRANK WOOLLEY is the only non - wicketkeeper to have taken the highest number of catches in first class cricket – 1018 catches.

B.S. CHANDRASEKHAR

8. MICHAEL HOLDING has a unique record of bowling over 900 overs (5473 deliveries) in one – day internationals without a single wide. Joel Garner is second with 5330 deliveries.

9. BHAGWAT CHANDRASEKHAR is the leading wicket taker in an India – England series with a tally of 35 wickets in the series. He is followed by  Vinoo Mankand with 34 wickets in the 1952 series in india. Fred Truman is third with 29 wickets in the 1952 series in England.

10. JIMMY MATTHEWS is the first bowler to take 2 hattricks in the same test match. Interestingly, the hattrick batsman in both the innings was the same batsman.

- Vandhiyadevan