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In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. [13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best ...
Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests. Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In the chase to achieve top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired in 1974 as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs. The record stood for nine years, until it was ...
Test Cricket is the longest format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament. It is a format of international cricket where two teams in white clothing, each representing a country, compete over a match that ...
During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Narendra Hirwani 's figures of 16/136, taken in his debut test, during the fourth match of the West Indies tour of India in 1987 , is the third-best in Test cricket history.
Ravichandran Ashwin Ashwin in 2015 Personal information Born (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Nickname Ash, Lege Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm off spin Role All rounder Website raviashwin.com International information National side India (2010–present) Test debut (cap 271) 6 November 2011 v West Indies Last Test 19 September ...
Simpson, Gooch, Taylor, Lara (2004), Jayawardene, Khan, Clarke and McCullum are the only batsmen to score triple centuries as captain. [5] The two cricket grounds with the most triple centuries scored at them are Headingley in Leeds, England, and the Antigua Recreation Ground in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, both with three.
Kapil Dev Nikhanj (Pronunciation: [kəpil deːʋ] born 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting middle-order batsman. Dev is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets ...
List of Ashes series. The Ashes urn, which remains at the MCC Museum at Lord's. A replica urn is presented to the winning captain. [1] The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The series have varied in length, consisting of between one and seven Test matches, but since 1998 have been consistently five matches.