About the cover
​
All Test countries in the year each one gained Test status and one of the best player from that country.
Australia: Sir Donald Bradman-regarded as the best batsman that ever played the game.There is no batsman like the Don.
England: Sir Ian Botham-one of Test cricket best all-rounder.
South Africa :Graeme Smith-the only captain to lead his country in over 100 Test matches.
WI: Sir Garry Sobers-the best all-rounder that ever played the game.
India: Sunil Gavaskar-the first batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs.
New Zealand: Sir Richard Hadlee-the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets and another Test cricket best all-rounder.
Pakistan: Imran Khan-one of Test cricket best all-rounder.
Sri Lanka: Muttiah Muralitharan-took the most wickets in Test cricket(800).
Zimbabwe: Andy Flower-the only wicketkeeper to score centuries(142 & 199 no) in both innings of the same Test.
Bangladesh: Sohag Gazi-the first player to score a century and take a hat-trick in the same Test match(101 no & 6/77).
Ireland: KJ O’ Brien-scored a century (118) on debut in his country’s inaugural Test match.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi-scored the most runs(47-11 & 36 no) in his country’s debut Test match. Circle-the first ever Tied Test-WI V Australia at Brisbane in December,1960.
TEST CRICKET RECORDS
Facts and Feats 1877 - 2019
By Ramnarine Sambhudat (Shako)
Cricket Book For Sale
$33.90
(shipping $3.25 additional in US only)
Foreward
My friends and fellow cricket lovers,let me introduce to you another book by Mr.Sambhudat,his second-Test Cricket Records.As you all know,I have forewarded his first book-WI in Test Matches,Facts and Feats,June,1928-December,2013.For those who are interested in the statistical department on Test cricket,these two books are a must for you.
Cricket is a game, as we all know is about facts and figures and I know most cricket fans love to follow statistics on the game and this book compiled by Mr Sambhudat is a perfect one as such.
In this book Mr.Sambhudat assembled and recorded the most important records in the game in all departments-batting,bowling,wicketkeeping,fielding,all-round,individual and a host of other topics,I am sure you cricket fans will find to be very interesting.Every chapter in this book,the way I see it is of importance to a cricket fan,and the best part of it,you have all the information right at your finger-tips and all up to date.
So my friends,I told you once before,and I am telling you again,these kinds of books cricket fans question each other about their knowledge of the game,during a cricket match or have a beer or a drink after a game or at a local bar.
So I highly recommend you cricket fans to secure a copy of both books,I know you will find them to be very interesting and enjoyable.
Lance Gibbs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A brief explanation of Test Cricket---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A few of Test cricket controversies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Body line Series
The Basil D’Oliveira Affair
Formation of World Series Cricket(WSC)
The Hansie Cronje match-fixing scand
The formation of the Indian Premier League(IPL)
One game,different versions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 1st ever Test match Australia V England Melbourne
March,1877----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 1st day/night Test match
Australia V New Zealand Adelaide November,2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Test countries 1st Test match-result and summarized scores ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Test countries 1st Test match and the amount of matches before first Test win ---------------------------------------------------------------
The 1 st Test and the 100 for each Test country and the most Tests a single player played
in played in for each country’s first 100 Tests Tests -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The first 30 players to appear in 100 Tests -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sir Donald Bradman -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sir Garry Sobers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunil Gavaskar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Magnificent two of Test cricket-Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border
a comparative study of the first two batsmen to reach 10,000 Test run ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sachin Tendulkar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Golden Twins-Steve and Mark Waugh -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a)The Magnificent Four-Imran Khan,Richard Hadlee,Ian Botham and Kapil Dev -------------------------------------------------------------------
(b)Jacques Kallis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greatest comeback in Test cricket --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
England V Australia Headingley July,1981
India V Australia Kolkata March,2001
Test records that may never be broken or may take a while to do ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Records over 100 years old ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unwanted records held by individuals and Test countries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 1970’s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lord’s-the Home of Cricket ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The African Connection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Charlie Llewellyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JohnTraicos -the man with the rarest achievements in Test cricket cricket ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kepler Wessels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Makhaya Ntini -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
South Africa V Zimbabwe-
The first ever Test match between two African countries --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zimbabwe historic first Test V India October,1992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test cricketers-weights and heights ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) The lightweights or the bean poles -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) The heavyweights-excess baggage-cricketers who sent the needle on scales flying -----------------------------------------------------
(c) The tallest-head and shoulders above the rest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) The shortest-good things comes in small packages -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All about Test debut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Players who opened the batting and bowling on test debut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Short topics of interest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
First to milestones in Tests played-Test # 1-Test # 200 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test cricket greatest Test matches ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One-Test Wonders ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Follow-on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Run out in both innings of a Test -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stumped in both innings of a Test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worst start in the 1st innings and won ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worst 10-wicket collapses in 4th innings chases -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nightwatchman -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hit the first and second ball faced in Test cricket for a six -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Losing a Test and set a world record in that Test defeat ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The most amazing escape by a batsman --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Can five batsmen be dismissed by one ball bowled? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Records -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Team records -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 1st tied Test -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 2nd tied Test ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Batting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ducks and pairs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ducks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pairs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10’s and 11's -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50’s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 90’s -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 99 club ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All about centuries in Test cricket ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Centuries at 8,9 & 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 190’s & 199’s ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All about double hundreds in Test cricket,290’s and 299 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All about triple hundreds-the 300 club & Quadruple hundred ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bowling records ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All-round records-players who can make things happen --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individual records --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wicket keeping records-sending the batsmen pavilion bound from behind the stumps -----------------------------------------------------------
Fielding records ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partnership records ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captaincy records -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10
12
​
​
​
​
​
15
​
18
​
18
22
25
​
27
29
58
69
79
​
92
98
109
112
118
119
​
​
124
131
134
138
147
159
159
162
162
163
​
165
167
169
169
173
176
177
179
217
220
220
221
224
226
228
229
230
231
233
234
234
234
235
236
237
249
252
254
282
282
304
309
312
320
331
344
362
378
384
414
429
480
490
500
517
520
527
​
​
​
​
​
Reginald “ Tip” Foster(England)-made the highest score on Test debut.
Lawrence Rowe(WI)-the only batsman to score a double-century and a century in the same Test on debut.
Charles Bannerman-scored the first century in Test cricket
Billy Murdoch-scored the first double century in Test cricket
Andy Sandham-scored the first triple century in Test cricket
Brian Lara-scored the only quadruple century in Test cricket
Greatest come back in Test cricket
England V Australia Headingly July,1981
Sir Donald Bradman(Australia)-Test cricket best batsman
The Golden twins-Steve and Mark Waugh(Australia)
One pair of the most famous brothers to play Test cricket-along with the Chappells(Australia) and the Mohammads(Pakistan).
Ian Botham on his way to a swashbuckling century
