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The captain's right-hand men
Players who've served longest, and performed prolifically, in Tests and ODIs, under particular captains
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The sparsest and the busiest careers
Players who've played few Tests over a long career, and those who've played a sizeable number in a short span of time
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Sixes for everyone, and strike-rates over 100
Innings in which every batsman hit it out of the park and scored at a run a ball or better
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They don't think it's all over
Lower-order partnerships that formed the highest percentage of the target during a chase... more
The slowest to 1000 runs
Players who took the longest to reach 50, 100, 500 and 1000 career runs in Tests and ODIs... more
Masakadza sets a new record
Players who scored the most runs and took the most wickets in a bilateral series... more
Fifty-three ODIs without a fifty or a three-for
Players who never scored a half-century, nor took three wickets in an innings, during their whole careers... more
Australia's fortress, and New Zealand's long wait
The longest winning and losing streaks, at home and abroad... more
The right men for large run-chases
Batsmen and bowlers who do better when the task is bigger... more
Big hundreds without big partnerships
Matches in which two batsmen made large scores in the same innings but weren't at the crease at the same time, not even for one ball... more
One batsman, many partners
Openers who've had the most batting partners, and those with the fewest... more
Can Vettori challenge Hadlee's record?
The list of progressive record wicket-takers for each country in Tests... more
Late limited-over centurions
Longest gaps between a maiden Test hundred and a maiden ODI hundred, and vice versa... more
When the numbers didn't add up
Instances when teams with the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in a series ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline... more
Coventry's 194, and other unexpected innings
Batsmen with the lowest averages before scoring a fifty and a century in ODIs and Tests... more
Sixteen for six, and other horror stories
The poorest performances by the top, middle and lower orders in Tests... more
From Charles Bannerman to Ricky Ponting
The leading run-scorers for each Test-playing country down the years... more
The 100th anything
To commemorate Sophia Gardens becoming the 100th Test venue, we've looked at other 100ths in this week's column - the 100th match, 100th century, 100th duck, 100th five-for, and the like, across all formats... more
Winning despite dreadful batting performances
In this week's column we've looked at games - Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 internationals - which teams have won despite having the lowest high score... more
When being too old, or young, didn't matter - Part 2
The oldest, and youngest, players top-scoring or taking most wickets in an ODI series... more
When less is more in Twenty20
Teams winning despite hitting fewer boundaries, scoring slower, and losing more wickets than the opposition... more
When being too old, or young, didn't matter
How many times have the oldest, and youngest, players involved in a series topped the runs and wickets lists?... more
Who are the most successful captains?
How does Vivian Richards match up to Ricky Ponting as a skipper? We look at captains with the best and worst win-loss records in Tests ... more
The oldest among the elders
The largest gaps between the earliest debutants in a team... more
Tales of bittersweet debuts
Players who've scored a hundred and a duck on Test and ODI debut respectively... more
Has anyone born after 1990 played Test cricket?
Which players born in each decade made their debut the earliest? And which ones were the last to play an ODI or a Test?... more
They came, they played, they conquered
Players have won matches in the most countries, and batsmen who have scored centuries in the most countries ... more
Undaunted by ducks
Batsmen with best and worst averages in innings immediately after being dismissed for a duck... more
Unsated by a century
Which batsmen have the best average in innings immediately after scoring a hundred?... more
Fighting the follow-on
Highest team totals after following on, and batsmen who average the most in such innings... more
The longest streaks without a thrashing
Largest gaps between innings defeats and victories for a team... more
Venues where watching cricket could be a health hazard
Grounds where the ball flies into the crowd most frequently... more
Sleep-inducing run-fests and exciting droughts
Series with the highest runs-per-wicket yields and those with the lowest... more
Good with bat, good with ball
Allrounders with the largest differences between batting and bowling averages... more
Murali takes the baton from Akram
The progression of record holders for most wickets and runs in ODIs... more
Big victories from small leads
The lowest first-innings leads to result in innings wins... more
Getting out of jail
The lowest scores at the fall of each wicket, after which teams have gone on to win matches... more
Ordinary one year, extraordinary the next
The largest ups and downs in ODI averages between one year and the next... more
When No. 11 had an average of 50
The highest averages by players batting at eight, nine, 10 and Jack... more
Rise and fall
Biggest ups and downs in averages for Test players between consecutive years... more
Defeated after declaring
Matches where declarations didn't quite work... more
When centuries couldn't prevent defeat
Teams that won matches despite scoring fewer hundreds or fifties than the opposition... more
Why Mendis is tremendous
Batsmen and bowlers topping the averages at different stages of their careers... more
Wicket drought
Players who went the most consecutive matches without taking a wicket... more
Run-chases to write home about
Fourth innings in which the target achieved has been the highest total of the game... more
Lucky leaders
Captains who started with the most consecutive victories... more
Small contributions, big results
Low individual top scores in large team totals... more
Pretty bridesmaids
Batsmen and bowlers who turned in top-notch performances only to be outdone... more
From 6 for 1 to 324 for 1 at breakneck speed
Big partnerships after drastic collapses in ODIs... more
Cashing in after crumbling
Big partnerships after drastic collapses... more
Old men in a young game
Batsmen who've scored the most runs and bowlers who've taken the most wickets after passing a certain age, in ODIs... more
Senior citizens who held their own
Batsmen who've scored the most runs and bowlers who've taken the most wickets after passing a certain age... more
Nomads with pads
Which players have batted at the most positions in Tests and one-day internationals?... more
Strike force
Bowlers who have taken at least one wicket in every ODI they've played... more
The Trueman-Garner club
Bowlers who were among the wickets every time they bowled... more
Best with bat, best with ball
Players who topped both batting and bowling charts in series... more
Quickly off the blocks
Batsmen who have scored the most runs in debut series of varying lengths... more
Raising the bar
Bowlers who improved on their best figures most times... more
Numerously number one
Players who topped the runs and wickets charts in a series most often... more
Mendis beats a Bedser best
Which bowlers have taken the most wickets in debut series of varying length... more
Showing up your team-mates
The lowest totals in which a player made a landmark score - 250, 200, 150, 100 and so on... more
Deadly double acts
Pairs of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in a Test... more
Bettering your best
Batsmen who improved on their highest scores most times... more
Man-of-the-Match monopoly
Most Man-of-the-Match awards in a row, and longest gaps between awards... more
Hundreds by the dozen
Tournaments that have featured the most centuries... more
Worth the wait
Cricketers who've played the most Tests before scoring their maiden century... more
Waiting for that hundred at home
Players who've had the longest waits before scoring centuries and taking four-fors in ODIs... more
The best eleven, not the eleven best
This week we're looking at how many times a team has had the same XI players... more
Changes, none and plenty
XIs that stayed the same for the most consecutive matches, and those that were shuffled most often... more
Permanently on the team-sheet
Players whose entire careers did not have a break, and those with the most consecutive matches... more
Maintaining high ODI standards
Which players have maintained consistently excellent batting and bowling averages through their ODI careers?... more
Maintaining high standards
Which players have maintained consistently excellent batting and bowling averages through their Test careers?... more
Beginning with a bang or a whimper
Players who began and ended their careers with ducks and hundreds... more
Players on a hot streak
Players who have won and lost the most matches in a row... more
Habitual winners and losers
Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey have never played in a series they've lost, while Dwayne Bravo has never been part of a team that has won one. We look at players who have the best and worst series records... more
Salvaging the average
Batsmen who scored large chunks of their series aggregates in one innings... more
Vaas 392, rest of Sri Lanka 79
The largest differences in wickets, runs and matches between players in the same team... more
Hot today, cold tomorrow
The largest differences between successive team innings scores... more
I'm old enough to be your father
The largest difference in ages between opposing captains... more
Who's played at the most ODI venues?
Sachin Tendulkar has played the most one-day internationals - 417 - but has he played at the most grounds?... more
Who's played at the most venues?
Which cricketer has played at the most Test venues? Steve Waugh or Allan Border, who've played over 150 Tests apiece? ... more
Degrees of separation
The lowest degrees of separation between players, covering the largest number of years... more
The most prolific in partnerships
The players involved in the most century, double-century and triple-century stands... more
Champions of close contests
The players who have been involved in the most humdingers in their ODI careers, and those with the ability to rise up when it goes down to the wire... more
Catching them young
The leading run-scorers and wicket-takers of previous U-19 World Cups who went on to have international careers, and those who didn't make it... more
That winning feeling
This week we look at players with the longest winning streaks at the start of their careers, and those who've endured the longest winless periods before a maiden victory... more
Duck hunting
Which batsmen have had the best and worst luck with ducks in one-day internationals?... more
Duckless de Villiers, and a first for Clarke
AB de Villiers and Mike Hussey don't have it, Michael Clarke just acquired one, and Aravinda de Silva took a bloody long time to get one. It's a duck... more
Sydney's little niche in history
We turn the spotlight on the highest innings totals in Test defeats... more
A first for Tendulkar
The List looks at batsmen who have played the most innings before being dismissed in a particular way, or who have not experienced a particular mode of dismissal at all... more
India start at an Australian stronghold
Venues where teams have had the longest winning and losing streaks... more
Boycott's slow start, and Atherton's poor finish
A look at the largest differences in average between the first and second halves of players' ODI careers... more
Elliott fizzles, Ponting sizzles
The largest differences in average between the first and second halves of players' Test careers... more
New Zealand miss the Bond factor
How a player's presence or absence has affected the performance of a team... more
Rising against the rivals - Part II
A look at players with the best records in India-Pakistan Tests... more
Shedding caps
Teams that had the biggest drops in experience between successive Tests and ODIs... more
Who has had the most team-mates?
Tendulkar or Gooch? Who has played alongside the most players over their career? ... more
Rising against the rivals
A look at players with the best records in India-Pakistan clashes... more
New Zealand's 48-year English drought
The longest wait for a win against a particular opponent ... more
The dead-rubber dominators
Batsmen have boosted their career records by scoring heavily in matches inconsequential to the series... more
Fast hundreds in futile causes
India lost the third one-day international against Australia by 47 runs despite Yuvraj Singh's 121 off 115 balls. A look at the fastest hundred-plus scores in ODI defeats and the slowest in victories... more
Ending the day on the verge
If you were in the nineties approaching the end of the day in a Test, what would you do? A look at batsmen who've ended the day on 99 or 199... more
The world's best Twenty20 players
If you were choosing a Twenty20 XI, whose name would you scribble first on the team sheet? ... more
Starring on the domestic Twenty20 circuit
Best domestic players not in the ICC World Twenty20
This week, the List looks at the best Twenty20 players on the domestic circuit who haven't make it to the tournament in South Africa. ... more
England have experience but Australia are favourites
The average age and experience of the World Twenty20 squads... more
Broad's double-best at Old Trafford
High score and best bowling in the same match
George Binoy and Travis Basevi look at players who've made their highest score and turned in their best bowling performance in the same match... more
To bat or not to bat at Headingley?
Differences in averages between innings at venues
This week we look at venues with the biggest differences in run-rates and averages between innings and where the toss has played a significant role... more
Harmison's second-innings troubles
How bowlers have fared in first and second innings
This week we look at which bowlers have the largest differences in averages between the first and second innings. ... more
Shunning the follow-on
Captains choosing to bat again despite a big first-innings lead
This week, we look at instances of a team not enforcing the follow-on despite taking a massive first-innings lead... more
Steve Waugh's second-innings drought
How batsmen have fared in first and second innings
This week we compare the performances of batsmen in first and second innings in Tests and one-day internationals... more
A first for Lord's, and Atapattu's terrible start
Players who scored pairs on debut
This week we focus on players with two ducks on debut... more
Rich man, poor man
Batsmen who have failed and thrived at particular venues
Batsmen who have failed, and thrived, at particular venues... more
Sangakkara's rare double, and Waqar's hot streaks
Most runs and wickets in two consecutive innings
During Sri Lanka's recent 3-0 victory against Bangladesh, Kumar Sangakkara scored 200 and 222 in successive innings... more
Solitary partnerships, and Lara's one-man shows
Batsmen outperforming their team-mates
During the second Test defeat in Colombo, Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim achieved a rare feat, one that had been performed only three times in Test history... more
Tendulkar poised to overtake a Bradman milestone
Most 100 and 200-run partnerships in Tests and ODIs
In the forthcoming Test series against England, Sachin Tendulkar has the opportunity to go past Don Bradman and break the record for most double-century partnerships in Tests... more
Bradman's epic Ashes, and an average of 563
Players who outperformed their team-mates in a series
The biggest differences between the highest and second-highest runscorers and wicket-takers for a team in a series... more
The 588-run feast at Old Trafford
Of days packed with runs and wickets
This week we look at days in a Test match packed with runs and wickets... more
Panesar breaks a decade-long drought
Trivia from the Old Trafford Test
England retained the Wisden Trophy by beating West Indies by 60 runs in the third Test at Old Trafford... more
Retiring twice in an innings, and Fazal's unfortunate 98
On batsmen who took a time-out
This week, we look at players who've retired unwell or hurt... more
Bradman v Headley, and Tharanga's tons
Highest frequency of hundreds and five-fors
The White Headley and the Black Bradman - Don Bradman and George Headley - have the best conversion rates in Test cricket... more
Eight tons in a Test, and high totals without a hundred
Most hundreds and five-fors in a match
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One-match wonders, and Shah's second chance
Best performance by a player in his only match
After a two-year break, Owais Shah is close to another Test cap but there have been others who've never played again after an impressive debut... more
Hayden 119, Pakistan 59 and 53 all out
Batsmen singlehandedly outscoring the opposition in a Test
In 1830 Tests to date, a batsman has outscored the opposition in both innings together only on eight occasions... more
Hogg's World Cup revival, and a mini-Klusener
Differences in form in the 12 months before & during the World Cup
The Australian batsmen had been among the runs in the lead up to the World Cup but during the tournament, they took their game even further... more
Waqar and Yousuf's World Cup wash-outs
Leading cricketers who never reached a World Cup semi-final
Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf heads the list of highest run-scorers with no semi-final appearances with 7908 runs... more
The rise of the southpaw
Left-handers in ODIs and Tests
Today's List is about teams with the most left-handers and matches in which they've taken the most wickets and scored the most runs... more
Hayden returns with a bang in 2007, and Amarnath's 1983 meltdown
Fastest batsmen to reach 1000 runs in a year
Matthew Hayden has muscled his way to becoming the fastest to reach 1000 runs in a year... more
Hussey's slump, and Inzamam's World Cup woes
Players who had terrible World Cups
The List takes a look at players who have had World Cups to forget... more
David v Goliath, and India's worst World Cup
Although it is received as a tremendous shock when a lesser team beats an established side during the World Cup, history tells us it isn't as rare an occurence as Halley's Comet... more
India far ahead of the rest
World Cup squads with the most runs and wickets
This week's List compares the cumulative runs, wickets and averages of each of the World Cup squads... more
The real Dad's Army, and inexperienced England
Canada are the oldest team in the World Cup with an average age of over 31. They have the only two 40-plus players of the tournament.... more
Ponting's Caribbean rut, and economical Agarkar
How visiting players have fared in the West Indies
This week we look at how visiting players have performed in the West Indies in one-day internationals and Tests; we're focussing on current players, many of whom will be at the World Cup... more
Bracken's 330-plus jinx, and Super Sanath
Bowlers and batsmen in high run-chases
This week's focus is on bowlers and batsmen in tall run-chases and in low-scoring . We've defined a high run-chase to be in excess of 275 and small scores as totals lesser than 200... more
England's shock win, and tales of other upsets
This week's List features teams that have won tournaments after losing a lot of games and teams that have lost trophies after dominating for the major part... more
Sangakkara's appetite for the huge hundred
Players who score big when they go past 100
The List looks at the batsmen who score really big when they pass hundred and those who have a higher average in innings below three-figures... more
Waugh explodes in England, and Inzamam's slump
Fantastic form one year, ordinary the next
Everyone knows that Mohammad Yousuf had a fairytale 2006 during which he scored 1788 runs at 99.33. What escaped the scrutinising eyes of cricket pundits is that Inzamam-ul-Haq suffered a drastic slump in 2006 after his exploits in 2005... more
Gibbs's opening dichotomy & Tendulkar in the middle
Batting at unfamiliar positions
India are experimenting with their batting line-up by pushing Sachin Tendulkar down the order during the series against West Indies at home. In the past he hasn't done as well in the middle order... more
McGrath-Warne, Tendulkar-Dravid & other prolific pairs
The 1001 wickets that Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne scalped in 104 Tests is a statistic that received much attention in recent weeks. To put it in perspective, take a look at second place, occupied by Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas with 772 wicket... more
Twinkling in the twilight
At age 35, some players find their second wind, some run out of breath
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Australia's all-round MCG dominance
Venues where teams have had the longest winning and losing streaks... more
England up against their 'worst venue'
This week's List is on how teams have fared at particular home and away venues and we've calculated the ground percentages by excluding the draws... more
England's unwanted records at Adelaide
England wrote themselves into several unwanted record books with a purposeless batting display on the fifth day of the Adelaide Test... more
The misers amid the carnage
Most economical spells in huge totals
After Anil Kumble conceded just 24 off ten overs as South Africa stacked up 274, the List looks at economical spells in high totals and profligate spells in low scores... more
A pocketful of Ashes trivia
The List plunges into 124 years of history and pull out some trivia ahead of the biggest-billed series in recent decades... more
Ashes heroes
Players who saved their best and worst for the Ashes
This week the List focuses on players who have the largest differences between their Ashes averages and career averages... more
Will Dravid right his record against South Africa?
How players have fared in Tests against a country
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Tendulkar's highs and lows against Australia
How players have fared in ODIs against a country
Sachin Tendulkar has an opportunity to right his poor record against South Africa on India's tour this November. The List looks at players who've struggled and done particularly well against specific opposition... more
Captain Fantastic
Highest number of matches as captain
When Stephen Fleming walks out for the toss with Younis Khan in New Zealand's Champions Trophy fixture against Pakistan, he will set a new world record... more
Flourishing under floodlights
The best and worst in day-night matches
All the matches of the ongoing Champions Trophy are day-night affairs. Until recently, win-toss-and-bat used to be the mantra on Indian pitches but now teams have to factor in the dew that hampers bowling under lights... more
Stage fright? What stage fright?
The best and worst of big tournaments
So Pakistan are without Inzamam-ul-Haq, their captain and highest runscorer, as they begin their quest for the Champions Trophy. Leaving captaincy aside The List says that Pakistan might not miss Inzamam the batsman much in such a big tournament... more
Would you want to bowl at this team?
Highest averages by batting position
The List looks at the highest batting averages at each position for Tests and one-day internationals... more
Coming good when it counts
Best performers in knockout matches
This week we look at the best performers in knock-out matches which comprise of finals, semi-finals, quarter-finals... more
Hurricane Hussey scales heights
Best performances in a first match as captain
Hussey captained Australia for the first time against West Indies at the Kinrara Oval after just 40 international appearances and celebrated the occasion with a hundred. This week, we focus on the best performances in a first match as captain... more
Gloriously walking into the sunset
Best performers in a final series
This week we look at best performances in the final series of a career... more
Decline of the one-day specialist
Most ODIs before playing a Test
In the 1990s several ice-cool finishers, ruthless hitters, and death-bowling experts - read Michael Bevan, Ricardo Powell and Ian Harvey among others - who carved a niche for themselves in one-day cricket but couldn't cement their place in the Test sides... more
A 92-year old record, and Murali's mastery
In the recent Test series against South Africa, Muttiah Muralitharan added another bauble to his treasury. His 22 wickets that spurred Sri Lanka to a 2-0 win were the most for a bowler in a two-Test series... more
How the forfeiture denied Yousuf a shot at a record
With one innings left, Mohammad Yousuf had a shot at surpassing Zaheer Abbas's Pakistan record for most runs in a series but because of the forfeiture on the fourth day his tally remained 631, 19 short of Abbas... more
Homesickness, and those who don't suffer from it
Biggest differences between home and away averages
This week, we look at the biggest differences between home and away averages for bowlers... more
There's no place like home
Biggest differences between home and away averages
Batsmen with the biggest differences between home and away averages and vice versa... more
Cricket round the clock
Most runs, wickets and matches on a calendar day
This Sunday, August 6, will see a first in the history of cricket: five full international matches will be played on the same day... more
Laker's 19 and other solo spells
The great one-man bowling shows... more
And today's Man of the Match is ...
Players who've won the most awards
Which players have won the Man-of-the-Match award the most times? Who wins it the most regularly? And who has never won the award?... more
The lowest defences, and tortoises beating hares
Smallest totals defended in ODIs
Since 2000, only on six occasions has a team defended a target of 175 or below and only Zimbabwe and West Indies have been unable to chase targets below 150. This week, we look at the lowest totals that have been successfully defended in ODIs... more
Dravid's virtuoso act and other one-man shows
This week, we look at matches where a batsman outperformed his team-mates, and the opposition too, by a country mile... more
Sajid Mahmood's near escape
The List looks at bowlers with the most expensive figures in ODIs and Tests... more
Is Smith a bigger matchwinner than Bradman?
We look at batsmen with the highest percentage of hundreds in wins and losses... more
Wreckers-in-chief
The List features bowlers and their five-wicket hauls in matches won and lost... more
Tail wagging the dog
Lower order out-performing the top
The List looks at instances where the tail out-performed the top order with the bat... more
Mastered by apprentices
Inexperienced teams beating more experienced sides
We look at matches when a young team beat a far more experienced opposition... more
The Fast and the Furiously Slow
Quick and slow scoring in Tests
This week's column looks at the highest and lowest rates of scoring in Tests and one-day internationals... more
Starring in the English summer
This week we look at how Asian players have fared in England... more
Flying first class - Part II
Domestic bowlers who didn't make it in Tests
Last week's column was about prolific first-class batsmen who never made it in Test cricket, this week it's the bowlers' turn... more
Flying first class
Domestic giants who didn't make the next step
Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge were domestic giants, having played 176 and 167 first-class matches respectively and scored buckets of runs, before making deserved and belated Test debuts. But there have been others who have played more than 400 games and s... more
A hundred at long last
The List features batsmen with the lowest averages before scoring their maiden century and double-century, and those who had to wait the longest for a Test hundred... more
Win some, draw some
Highest percentage of results and draws
The List looks at venues with the highest percentage of results and draws... more
Of belters and minefields
High- and low-scoring grounds around the world
A look at which grounds are conducive to run-scoring, and which ones support the bowlers... more
Doing the business with bat and ball
Top-scorers and highest wicket-takers in the same match
The List looks focuses on players who have top-scored and taken most wickets in the same match... more
Doing the business with bat and ball - tables
Top-scorer and highest wicket-taker in the same match
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First impressions - Part II
In last week's column, the List featured the best performers when facing an opposition for the first time. This week, we look at the reverse - how different countries have performed while playing opposition players for the first time... more
First impressions
The List looks at best performers when playing an opposition for the first time... more
Subcontinent stalwarts
Best visiting performers in India
The List features the best overseas batsmen and bowlers in India... more
Panesar joins the giantkillers
The List this week looks the most valuable first wickets in Tests. The calculation is based on the batsman's aggregate runs at the start of the game... more
Is Vivian Richards the most effective ODI player?
The List looks at the best batsmen, bowlers and allrounders in the one-day game... more
Part-time pests
The List focuses on part-time bowlers in both forms of the game... more
Bowlers and their wicket-taking ways
Which bowler hits the stumps most often? Whose stumps rarely get hit? Has Kapil Dev ever been run out? The List looks at modes of dismissals for bowlers and batsmen... more
Will Dravid the batsman cope with captaincy?
Balancing captaincy and batting
When a player is named captain, you wonder what effect the added responsibility will have on his form. This week, the List looks at batsmen who've struggled as captain and captains who've thrived as batsmen... more
Hat-trick heroes
The List looks at heavyweight hat-tricks, measured in terms of the sum of the average of the batsmen dismissed... more
Akram's batting zenith, and 300 in a final Test
The focus this week is on players with high scores that are grossly disproportionate to their averages... more
Against all odds
This week's List focuses on teams that have recovered from major setbacks, and those that squandered huge advantages... more
Allott's 101-minute duck and other tail-end torments
The stubborn tailender is high up on cricket's most-frustrating list and this week the List looks at their more notable performances... more
Warne hits but Ponting misses
Most runs and wickets in a year
While 2005 will always be known as the year England regained the Ashes and Bangladesh beat Australia, on an individual front, the Australians took top honours in all forms of the game... more
Boxing Day business
Statistical view of performances in Boxing Day Tests
As Australia and South Africa fight for the series lead at Melbourne, the List looks at players' performances in Boxing Day Tests... more
Careers that took off after slow starts
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Rags to riches
Careers that took off after slow starts
Last week, The List looked at players who became cricketing giants after ploughing through relatively mediocre starts to their careers. This week we look at the one-day equivalent... more
Great oaks from little acorns grow
Good and bad starts to careers
The List looks at players who had relatively poor starts to their careers but eventually turned out great and vice versa... more
The Jacks of one trade
Performers in one form of the game
During the 1990s, cricket witnessed an increasing trend of players who featured prominently in one form of the game... more
Most runs and wickets in Tests
Successive world-record holders
A list of world-record holders for most runs and wickets in Tests... more
A record Bradman never had
Successive world-record holders
At Adelaide, Brian Lara broke another elite run-scoring record by going past Allan Border's total of 11,174 Test runs... more
Last action heroes
The best and worst in the fourth innings
This week The List looks at players who have under- and over-achieved in the fourth innings of a Test... more
Atherton c Healy b McGrath
In 44 Tests - 17 against Australia with McGrath and 27 against West Indies Atherton fell to either McGrath, Walsh or Ambrose a staggering 53 times... more
Steve Waugh - The run-out man
Players most involved in run-outs
If you had to choose someone to bat for your life, you'd do well by picking Steve Waugh. But while doing that he may just run out a few of your mates in the process... more
Dhoni's day in the sun
Blistering 183 breaks a brace of records
As he strode past 153, Dhoni broke Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in the second innings of an ODI... more
Who are the champions?
Test cricket's winningest players
Waugh, who also features among players involved in the most Test losses, has played in a massive 86 Test wins, 11 wins clear of Shane Warne... more
Players with best records in Test wins
Players with best records in Test wins... more
The most celebrated loser
Players involved in the most Test defeats
With the loss of the Super Test under his belt, Brian Lara became the cricketer to have played in the most Test losses... more
Highest percentage of Tests lost
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The broadest bat in Australia
The Super Test is around the corner and it seemed an opportune moment for The List to look at the best visiting players in Australia... more
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