Highest successful 4th innings run chases in first-class cricket
541-7 West Zone v South Zone at Hyderabad, 2010513-9 Central Province v Southern Province at Kandy, 2004507-7 Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, 1896506-6 South Australia v...
View ArticleHighest individual scores in the 4th innings of a first-class match
260* CL White for Somerset v Derbyshire at Derby, 2006 (Lost)251 WJ Cronje for Orange Free State v Australians at Bloemfontein, 1994 (Lost)249* DCS Compton for Holkar v Bombay at Bombay, 1945 (Lost)246...
View ArticleHighest percentage of scores over 90 converted into 100s in first-class cricket
R Lamba 31 out of 32 (96.87%)AK Sharma 38 out of 40 (95.00%)GC Smith 37 out of 39 (94.87%)M Azharuddin 54 out of 57 (94.73%)CS Dempster 35 out of 37 (94.59%)JD Siddons 35 out of 37 (94.59%)AD Gaekwad...
View ArticleFour wickets in four balls in the County Championship
FJ Shacklock for Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Nottingham, 1893AW Mold for Lancashire v Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, 1895W Brearley for Lancashire v Somerset at Manchester, 1905AE Trott for Middlesex...
View Article150 and 6 dismissals in an innings by a keeper in first-class cricket
DT Lindsay 69 & 182 and 6 cts & 2 ctsSouth Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1966RJ East 163* & 2* and 6cts, 1 st & 2 ctsOrange Free State v Western Province B at Cape Town, 1985RS...
View ArticleRoot and Mathews
In the last two Tests played in England, Angelo Mathews and Joe Rootplayed big, and contrasting innings batting with the tail. These inningswere both played against fields that were spread for the...
View ArticleLowest scores by player batting through full first day's play of a Test
52 Mudassar Nazar for Pakistan v England at Lahore 197763 G Boycott for England v Australia at Perth 197864 Hanif Mohammad for Pakistan v England at Dacca 196266 CJ Tavare for England v Australia at...
View ArticleHighest first-class score by a wicket-keeper
336 MDKJ Perera for Colts Cricket Club v Saracens Sports Club at Colombo, 2013321 WL Murdoch for New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, 1882314* CL Walcott for Barbados v Trinidad at Port-of-Spain,...
View ArticleSecond innings 500+ more than first innings in first-class cricket
551 (175 & 726-7*) Barbados v Trinidad at Bridgetown, 1927551 (106 & 657-8*) Pakistan v West Indies at Bridgetown, 1958551 (83 & 634-7*) Middlesex v Essex at Chelmsford, 1983543 (87 &...
View ArticleLowest total at fall of 6th wkt in 1st innings of first-class match by team...
8 Sussex v Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, 18379 Islamabad Leopards v Multan Tigers at Multan, 20149 Derbyshire v Gloucestershire at Bristol, 201013 Northern Districts v Canterbury at Hamilton, 196116...
View ArticleLowest total in 1st innings of first-class match by team that went on to win...
31 Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Bristol, 192442 Yorkshire v Sussex at Hove, 192243 England XI v Australians at Eastbourne, 192144 Derbyshire v Gloucestershire at Bristol, 201049 South Africans v...
View ArticleHighest score on first-class debut batting at number 9
128* JP O'Halloran Victoria v South Australia at Melbourne, 1897123 C Sampath Trinidad v Barbados at Bridgetown, 1949123 JC Breakey Transvaal B v North-Eastern Transvaal at Johannesburg, 1971117* KT...
View ArticleBest bowling in 4th innings of County Championship match
10-18 G Geary for Leicestershire v Glamorgan at Pontypridd, 192910-35 A Drake for Yorkshire v Somerset at Weston-super-Mare, 191410-47 TF Smailes for Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Sheffield, 193910-48 CHG...
View ArticleVictory after not being asked to follow on
The following teams have won first-class matches since 1900 (when the follow-on became 150 runs) after not being asked to follow-on having conceded a 1st innings deficit over 150. This excludes cases...
View Article10 wickets in a match on first-class debut for a losing team
15-73 W Brown for Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, 185815-102 Nadeem Malik for Lahore Reds v Sargodha at Lahore, 197414-100 F Fee for Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club at Dublin, 195614-171 FG Roberts...
View ArticleBiggest 1st innings overhauled in first-class cricket
Lancashire 863 v Surrey 707-9* at The Oval, 1990Delhi 707-8 v Karnataka 705 at Delhi, 1982Nottinghamshire 791 v Essex 700-9* at Chelmsford, 2007Surrey 717 v Somerset 688-8* at Guildford, 2006Pakistan...
View ArticleHighest 4th innings total to win f-c losing 3 or fewer wickets
472-3 Middlesex v Yorkshire at Lord's, 2014461-3 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire at Worcester, 2001445-1 Central Districts v Wellington at Wellington, 2009417-2 Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham,...
View ArticleMost consecutive County Championship appearances for a team
423 KG Suttle for Sussex, 1954-1969412 JG Binks for Yorkshire, 1955-1969399 J Vine for Sussex, 1899-1914344 EH Killick for Sussex, 1898-1912326 CN Woolley for Northamptonshire, 1913-1931304 AH Dyson...
View ArticleTwo brothers taking all 10 wickets in an innings in first-class cricket
F Pilch (3-) and W Pilch (7-)Norfolk v Yorkshire at Norwich, 1836C Arnold (8-) and M Arnold (2-)Cambridge Town Club v Cambridge University at Cambridge, 1852EM Grace (6-25) and WG Grace (4-72)Gentlemen...
View ArticleTwo players both scoring a century for a team in each innings in a...
Worcestershire v Hampshire at Worcester, 1899WL Foster (140 & 172*) and RE Foster (134 & 101*)Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Worcester, 1933WR Hammond (122 & 111*) and CCR Dacre (119...
View ArticlePlayers who took their maiden first-class five-for in a Test match
7-55 TK Kendall for Australia v England at Melbourne, 18775-43 A Rose-Innes for South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, 18897-95 WH Ashley for South Africa v England at Cape Town, 18895-64 J...
View ArticleHighest totals by a losing team in first-class cricket
642 Essex v Glamorgan at Chelmsford, 2004632 Northamptonshire v Essex at Northampton, 2002614 New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, 1925608-9* Wellington v Northern Districts at Hamilton, 1999604...
View ArticleHighest totals in 4th innings to win a first-class match
541-7 West Zone v South Zone at Hyderabad, 2010513-9 Central Province v Southern Province at Kandy, 2004507-7 Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, 1896506-6 South Australia v...
View ArticleBest innings bowling figures for a losing team in first-class cricket
10- E Hinkly for Kent v England at Lord's, 184810-32 H Pickett for Essex v Leicestershire at Leyton, 189510-36 DCS Hinds for AB St Hill's XII v Trinidad at Port-of-Spain, 190110-36 TW Wall for South...
View ArticlePlayers who hit the first ball they faced in Test cricket for four
Here is a list of batsmen known to have hit the first ball they faced in Test cricket for 4:There will be others that we are not aware ofJ Lillywhite off WE Midwinter for England v Australia at...
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