1)Ricky Ponting’s 108 Test wins as a player
Ricky Ponting's 108 wins in Tests as a player is a colossal number. He was part of a successful Australian team early in his career, and he then led one of the most lethal bowling attacks in the history of the game towards the end.
His team was one of the most dominant in Test history with bowlers like Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath and batsmen like Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist and Ponting himself.
2)Sir Jack Hobbs's legendary 199 centuries
English cricketer Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs bulk of centuries came in first class cricket, he also scored 18 Test centuries for England, and his most notable Test innings was his knock of 211 against South Africa in 1924. Another thing that he's famous for is his opening partnership with Herbert Sutcliffe; together, they formed one of the most successful opening pairs of all time.
By the time of his retirement, Hobbs and Sutcliffe had opened the batting 38 times in Tests, shared 15 century opening partnerships, and added 3,249 runs together at an average of 87.81, which is the highest ever in Tests for a pair of opening batsmen.
3)Wilfred Rhodes’ retirement at the age of 52
Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to have played Test cricket. He played his last Test at the ripe age of 52. If you call Sachin Tendulkar's career long, well, you’ll have to find new adjectives for Rhodes’. His career lasted for 30 years
4)Graham Gooch’s 456 runs in one Test
The year was 1990. India were playing at the home of cricket after
four years. It was a sunny day and India had won the toss. The
possibility of batting in friendly conditions on a hot, shiny day and a
fast outfield made the Indian batsmen very happy.
Well, not everybody had the same thought. India's captain bizarrely chose to bowl and his opposite number came out to bat.
Two days later, Gooch was still batting. He scored 333, which is the highest score at Lord's. He followed it up with another century (123) in the second innings. That took his tally to 456 for the match.
This total hasn't been broken since, and the person who has come closest is Kumar Sangakkara who scored 319 and followed it up with a century (105), which took his total to 424
5)Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international centuries
6)Jim Laker's match figures of 19/90
The year was 1956. England had finally gotten the edge over arch-rivals Australia. One fine morning, the Australians faced the disgrace of being the first side to be bowled out by a single bowler.
Jim Laker bamboozled the batsmen with his off-spin. The Aussies are traditionally weak against spin, and off-spin was particularly not their forte as the ball came into them and took away their favourite shot – the cut.
Laker made sure that no stone was left unturned as he stupefied the batsmen on his way to taking all 10 wickets in the first innings. He didn't stop there though; he continued his magic in the second innings by taking another 9 wickets only for his partner Tony Lock to take the remaining scalp.
7)Sir Don Bradman’s average of 99.94
Sir Donald Bradman is and will always be known for his amazing average which stands at 99.94 from 52 Tests.
That's a staggering number that no one has ever come close to. A solitary boundary would have taken his average to a century, but Eric Hollies had other plans that fateful day. A perfectly bowled delivery left the great Don rooted to his spot as he was bowled for a duck in his last innings.
Ricky Ponting's 108 wins in Tests as a player is a colossal number. He was part of a successful Australian team early in his career, and he then led one of the most lethal bowling attacks in the history of the game towards the end.
His team was one of the most dominant in Test history with bowlers like Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath and batsmen like Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist and Ponting himself.
2)Sir Jack Hobbs's legendary 199 centuries
English cricketer Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs bulk of centuries came in first class cricket, he also scored 18 Test centuries for England, and his most notable Test innings was his knock of 211 against South Africa in 1924. Another thing that he's famous for is his opening partnership with Herbert Sutcliffe; together, they formed one of the most successful opening pairs of all time.
By the time of his retirement, Hobbs and Sutcliffe had opened the batting 38 times in Tests, shared 15 century opening partnerships, and added 3,249 runs together at an average of 87.81, which is the highest ever in Tests for a pair of opening batsmen.
3)Wilfred Rhodes’ retirement at the age of 52
Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to have played Test cricket. He played his last Test at the ripe age of 52. If you call Sachin Tendulkar's career long, well, you’ll have to find new adjectives for Rhodes’. His career lasted for 30 years
4)Graham Gooch’s 456 runs in one Test
Well, not everybody had the same thought. India's captain bizarrely chose to bowl and his opposite number came out to bat.
Two days later, Gooch was still batting. He scored 333, which is the highest score at Lord's. He followed it up with another century (123) in the second innings. That took his tally to 456 for the match.
This total hasn't been broken since, and the person who has come closest is Kumar Sangakkara who scored 319 and followed it up with a century (105), which took his total to 424
5)Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international centuries
6)Jim Laker's match figures of 19/90
The year was 1956. England had finally gotten the edge over arch-rivals Australia. One fine morning, the Australians faced the disgrace of being the first side to be bowled out by a single bowler.
Jim Laker bamboozled the batsmen with his off-spin. The Aussies are traditionally weak against spin, and off-spin was particularly not their forte as the ball came into them and took away their favourite shot – the cut.
Laker made sure that no stone was left unturned as he stupefied the batsmen on his way to taking all 10 wickets in the first innings. He didn't stop there though; he continued his magic in the second innings by taking another 9 wickets only for his partner Tony Lock to take the remaining scalp.
7)Sir Don Bradman’s average of 99.94
Sir Donald Bradman is and will always be known for his amazing average which stands at 99.94 from 52 Tests.
That's a staggering number that no one has ever come close to. A solitary boundary would have taken his average to a century, but Eric Hollies had other plans that fateful day. A perfectly bowled delivery left the great Don rooted to his spot as he was bowled for a duck in his last innings.
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