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Test cricket's lack of centurions, and the most ODI runs without a hundred
Captaining on debut, the highest all-out ODI score and the most lbws in an innings and match
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Another record for Tendulkar, and no fifties
Big scores on the losing side, the best Test bowling figures by leggies and slow left-armers, and out on the first ball of a Twenty20
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Hundreds against Australia, and 300 partnerships
Captains who've made ODI centuries against Australia, the most runs in a Test on debut, and the most runs in an ODI series
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Masakadza's record, and the biggest differentials
The only player to have scored 150 twice in a one-day series, the commentator who's done the most Tests, and the worst-titled cricket books... more
The tallest players, and most ODIs without a duck
No. 11 top-scoring, most wickets without a five-for, and identical scores in both innings of a Test ... more
The largest crowds, and the fewest bowlers
Two bowlers doing the business by themselves, the highest ODI score by a No. 8, and the man called Scooter ... more
The Don's average, and Dhoni's wicket
Chronic lbw candidates, king pairs off the first ball of the innings, and the Australian Pakistani ... more
Most ducks, the cheapest seven-for, and "Paddles"
Hundreds by the top four in an innings, the most stumpings in ODIs, and the city with six international venues ... more
England's worst one-day run, and an innings of 298
A team of 11 first-class centurions, most catches before a stumping, and the man with more centuries than some teams put together ... more
Big scores without byes, and big scores on debut
Out for 99 on ODI debut, the oldest centurions on ODI debut, and a player called Sunny Jim, and players of Chinese descent to have played international cricket ... more
Fastest to 1000 runs, and twin nineties
Out just short of a hundred twice in a Test, largest stands by a pair of debutants, run out for ducks on debut, and stumped in both innings... more
Carrying bat on debut, and most sixes in an innings
Openers who hung around, caught and bowled twice by the same bowler in a Test, and the lowest average among bowlers with over 300 wickets ... more
Losing causes, and debut run-outs
Unavailing long innings, the highest ODI score, the most centuries in a losing cause, and a cricketer-turned-drummer... more
Long gaps, Oval stats, and opening bats
Twenty-two years between Tests, both openers scoring centuries, and triples without a six... more
The fastest pair, and the worst bowling figures
Dismissed twice in a minute, wicketless for 259, and five-county professionals... more
Miandad's record, and an ambidextrous bowler
Nine innings and as many fifties, ambidextrous bowlers, and the longest wait for a Test century... more
Most runs in a day, and the mystery man on the honours board
More than 500 in a day, men on both honours boards at Lord's, the most matches before a first-class ton, and the most bowled dismissals in an innings... more
A lack of ducks, and a surfeit of lbws
The most games since debut without being out for 0, captaincy on debut, three centuries in four days, and the players closest to 100 first-class hundreds... more
Four tons in an innings, and starting big but losing
Four-thirty-five and losing, Pakistan's lowest Test totals, and the most prolific Australian... more
Winning the first Ashes Test, and losing at Lord's
The closest encounters, the highest individual score on the losing side, and the most experienced umpires - in this Ashes special edition... more
Middle-order centuries, and Flintoff's middling form
Yuvraj beats de Silva's record, Flintoff's last century, two hat-tricks in a Test, and most sixes in a first-class match... more
Most maidens in a Test, and most wickets in a T20 international
Hard-to-score-off bowlers, Umar Gul's Twenty20 exploits, the corpse with pads on, and West Indies' national anthem... more
Slow centuries, and Kamran Akmal's new record
No boundaries in hundreds, four stumpings in an innings, and the bail that wouldn't budge... more
The 3000th Test century, and the longest Twenty20 innings
The most balls faced by a batsman in a Twenty20 international, all four innings in one day, and most wickets away from home... more
Not enforcing the follow-on and losing, and old bowlers
When teams paid for not forcing the issue, the oldest to take five- and 10-fors, Charlie Griffith's book, the fearsome foursome, and Bradman the bowler... more
Nourse's unique feat, and Afghanistan's winning start
A duck followed by a double, the highest total in a first international, and the most searched-for player on Cricinfo ... more
The worst Test batsman, and knowing your Onions
Bowlers who didn't care much about batting, and ones who took their first three wickets in the same over... more
Double-figure specialists, and England's best No. 3
Most scores of 10 and over in a row, most runs for England at first drop, and the 100th Test venue... more
Dishing out ducks, and a dearth of right-handers
Bowlers responsible for the most zeroes, the lowest ODI totals never scored, and centuries in 50th Tests... more
Low bowling averages, and unproductive Test careers
The most effective international bowlers, a century of ducks, the most Man-of-the-Match awards in a losing cause, and batting in every position... more
The worst starts, and the best records against Australia
Zero for 4 and all that, an old Australian foe, and most ducks in ODIs ... more
Dhoni's unusual double, and Ronchi's rare feat
Catches and runs, catches off the first ball, Twenty20 tons, and the largest fourth-innings totals that didn't make the mark... more
The longest careers, and 150 in both innings
The 20-year-plus men, beginning with a century and ending with a duck, and the most prolific domestic scorers never to have played Tests... more
The oldest debutants, and high scores without hundreds
The biggest team scores in Tests to not contain centuries, the youngest to the 300-3000 double, and the most hit-wicket dismissals... more
Two tons in low totals, and the most runs when captain
The most prolific captains, the oldest to play a Twenty20 international, the most runs between dismissals, and more... more
Prior's unwanted record, and the biggest 10-wicket win
The most byes conceded, hundreds against every Test team, and the unholy trinity... more
Most 200s in a Test, and the highest against Sri Lanka
The Tests with the most doubles, the last-wicket pair who put on over 300, and more... more
Sarwan's record and Ramdin's near-miss
The top scorers for each of the West Indian territories, the top score in a first Test as captain, the most nineties, and more... more
The most fourth-innings hundreds, and Bradman's nineties
Centuries in the last innings, two right-handers at the top of Australia's order, and more... more
Impressive debuts, and scoring 343 and losing
Openers managing identical scores, most international wickets, and Tadpole... more
Innings wins with a small lead, and losing five in a row
The smallest lead to lead to an innings victory, the oldest century-makers, and true allrounders... more
Gone in 34 seconds
The over that lasted little over half a minute, and a tribute to Bill Frindall... more
The 35-second over, and the Bald Eagle
Five overs in eight minutes, the most 100-run partnerships, and cricketers who played tennis... more
Guptill's great start, and Gavaskar's great blitz
Fastest to 100 ODI wickets, fewest Test runs including a double-century, and England's South African captains... more
Batting at 1 and 11, and the fewest runs with a century
Players who made their first-class debut in a Test; ones who made under 200 runs in all, but also made a century; and the longest first-class innings... more
A hundred and a 99, a hundred and a duck
Falling one short of two centuries in a Test, the biggest last-innings scores to lose, and the highest current overall batting average... more
The winning run and a hundred, and "Grizzes"
Consecutive 100-run partnerships, and the most runs and centuries in your first 100 ODIs... more
Most innings without a duck, and taking a rest
Highest totals without hundred partnerships, two wickets in your first over in Tests, and more... more
One-day ducks, and carrying the bat
Most wickets without a ten-for, centuries without a boundary, and two hundreds in two days... more
Two hundreds and losing, and calling the Coroner
Twin centuries in vain, carrying one's bat in a Test, and being dismissed on 99 on debut... more
Eight off one ball, and six ducks all in a row
Three successive hundreds, most runs between dismissals, and definitive all-round performances in ODIs... more
Most wickets on debut, and most runs conceded
The best Test records in India, unlucky 87, and lots and lots of Jason Krejza... more
Doubles against Australia, and ending with the winning hit
Players who figured in the most Test wins, unlucky 87, and (almost) everyone bowling in a Test... more
Two double-centuries at once, and lots of fifties
Most not-outs in a row, the Test cricketer from Afghanistan, and Australia's losing streaks... more
Top batter and bowler in the same game, and the old-timers
Vettori's almost unique feat, highest team scores not to include a century, and the most economical ODI spells... more
The fastest to 3000, and England's one-day 200
KP's upcoming record, the lowest total by a side batting all 50 overs in an ODI, the first umpire to stand in 50 Tests... more
An average of 207, and Gower's African connection
The man who made a double in his only match, the best batsmen against Australia, and players who've made their first-class debut in a Test... more
Lots of ODIs but no Tests, and the oldest one-day players
ODI stalwarts who never played a Test, the manager of South Africa's fractious 1960 tour of England, and the man who bowled more than ten overs in an ODI... more
A brace of 99s, and Sir Donald's ducks
Missing a hundred by one run twice, Bradman's zeroes, the youngest and oldest centurions, and Tests in Sharjah... more
The highest score to lose, and the Test player from St Kitts
Solos from losing sides in Adelaide, the most prolific batsmen against India, and the same man dismissed twice in a hat-trick... more
A bowling conundrum and a St Lucian one
The Ashes legend almost disproved, the first man to 1000 runs, and the most successful captain-bowler... more
Carrying the bat, and the 11-ball over
Marathon men, the most economical Twenty20 bowlers, and the Test cricketer from Portugal... more
Ducks, few and plenty
Fewest zeroes in low totals, most dismissals by a keeper, one-catch wonders, and hundreds in your 50th... more
The Don's average, and the cricketing Bolt
Bradman's average before his last Test, the most runs in one day, and hundreds in first and 100th Tests ... more
Centuries before lunch, and most Twenty20 runs
Hundreds in the first session, the most run-outs in ODIs, the most consecutive Tests as captain ... more
Hundreds on captaincy debut, hundreds in the second innings
Players who made centuries in their first Test in charge, and the country with the most 300-plus ODI scores... more
England's Scotsmen, and percentage players
Single players scoring the lion's share of team totals, the most hundreds without a double, and the earliest game of cricket... more
Most tons on one ground, and Senator Crowe
Also: the slowest Test hundred, the most ODI runs without a hundred, and the man who dismissed Lara twice in his final Test ... more
Most overs with no wickets, and Gubby's bowling action
Strings of fruitless overs, the other Bodyline series, top scores in each innings, and the most 190s ... more
Of 199s and 99s at Lord's
Unfortunate records at the home of cricket, a hundred and a five-for on debut, and more ... more
All-round openers, and the oldest to make an ODI hundred
Thirty-nine-year-old centurions, the most ODI hundreds in a year and more ... more
Fathers and sons, and a Twenty20 hat-trick
Highest second-innings scores, the most caught-and-bowleds, and a player nicknamed Shrek ... more
Winning with fewest wickets lost, and the youngest to 2000
Teams winning Tests losing only two wickets, the highest scorers in England-South Africa series, and highest Test totals in which no one made a hundred... more
Experienced umpires and largest first-innings leads
Dot ball after dot ball, the highest first-innings lead, and a man called Musso... more
Brought back by Border, and battering Border
The highest score by a wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests, and the best-known cricketer-golfer... more
The longest innings, and Vettori's unique feat
The most balls faced in an ODI innings, and bowler-captains on the honours boards at Lord's... more
Most fifties without a hundred, and two triples
Also, most first-class tons without one in a Test, and most Under-19 Test appearances without a proper one... more
Nineties at Lord's, and the best Twenty20 bowling
Also, batting on all days of a Test, the man who wrote Hit Me For a Six, and players who began and finished their Test careers with a century ... more
Bowler-captains, and the biggest Twenty20 innings
Bowlers who led New Zealand, top scores in Twenty20, and starting and finishing on the same ground ... more
The best seats in the house, and the longest ducks
The most long drawn out zeroes, the keeper who wasn't, and the men who played in the most World Cups ... more
No ducks, no run-outs, no sixes
Most games played without zeroes, the fastest bowlers to have made Test hundreds, and more ... more
Fast five-fors, lone rangers, and birthday debuts
Everyone scoring at six and over, highest totals featuring only one double-digit individual score and more... more
A six to win, and out on 299
Finishing with the maximum, hundreds at the beginning and end of a career, and three nineties in a row... more
The fastest doubles, and the other Syed Kirmani
The fastest to 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Tests, the power of thinking negatively, and the biggest run-feast of them all... more
The fastest 300s, and X-Men
The quickest triple-hundreds, cricketers born on All Fools' Day and more... more
The worst batsmen, and the most runs between dismissals
The lowest Test batting average, the highest identical scores in both innings of a Test, and more... more
Monkey, Fat Cat, and a triple-hundred against Australia
The man who made a triple against Australia, the Don's bat, Fat Cat, and third man in a hat-trick but sans duck... more
The fewest runs in a day, and 96 successive Tests
The first to take 100 Test wickets, featuring in successive Tests, the most pairs, and the lowest Test score never made... more
Big opening stands, everyone bowled, and The Don's stumping
First-wicket records, bowled first ball in your debut Test, the cricketer called the Phantom, and the time Bradman donned the gloves... more
The Don, Gilly and a man called Pistol
The most runs by one player on a single day of a Test, Gilchrist's missing innings, and the lowest-scoring tie in ODIs... more
Most runs by a captain, and a Twenty20 ton
The most runs in a series by a captain, most Tests without playing at home, and more about the 'Boundary Hunter' ... more
No. 11 top-scoring, and The Don in the nets
No. 11s top-scoring, innings where ten different fieldsmen took catches, and England's most experienced Test player to have not become captain ... more
Snyman's blitz, and Sachin's misses
The largest share of runs in a team innings, grounds on which Tendulkar has not scored a century, winning the Man of the Match award in your first ODI, and more ... more
Dismissing both openers, and nine centurions in a team
Bowlers who've dismissed both opening batsmen in two innings of a Test, and nine centurions in a team ... more
Busy keepers, and bowler with the most return catches
The most stumpings in a Test, the most caught-and-bowleds, and Aussies making their debuts after 30... more
Most runs against West Indies, and most wickets against anyone
The most prolific against the men from the Caribbean, most runs without a duck, and English teenagers... more
A man nicknamed Death
A six-hour Test, a unique double, the most maidens on the trot, most runs at an away venue, and a man nicknamed Death... more
Prolific partnerships, and fast-bowling sons
Prolific partnerships in all forms of the game, and opening bowlers whose fathers were Test players too... more
Eleven wicket-takers, and the oldest first-time captains
All bowlers taking wickets in an ODI, players who've been on both sides of a hat-trick, and more... more
The man who denied The Don
Test line-ups with 100 or more years of experience, the boundary that denied Bradman an average of 100, and bowling centurions... more
Fourth-innings records, and Leap Year play
Highest individual scores in the last innings of the match and the player with a better batting average than the Don, and more... more
Consistent bowlers and favourite foes
Four centuries against the same opposition, lowest totals leading to innings victories, and more... more
Most frequent opponents, and nervous 99s
Sachin Tendulkar's record 99s, and hundreds in successive Test innings... more
Last-over maidens and most sixes
No runs in the 50th over, and the castle that is Australia... more
Coming from Goa, and two 300s in one innings
Cricketers from Goa, the bowler who has troubled Ponting the most, the most expensive Twenty20 spell, and more... more
Overall Test average, and more mosts without
Captains keeping and scoring hundreds; and most runs scored in the first and last 10 overs... more
Sir Geoffrey's spectacles, and seven left-armers
Seven fronline left-armers in an ODI, six-less careers, most captains in a side and more... more
Wicketkeepers who stepped up
Captains keeping and scoring hundreds; and most runs scored in the first and last 10 overs... more
Jayasuriya's treble, and a canine mystery
Little Dog and Big Dog, brothers playing in the same Twenty20 game, grounds that have staged just one Test and more... more
A master at each end
Lara and Richards in partnership, eight runs off one ball, youngest to a five-for, and tons against Australia... more
Born in the SCG, and Leap Year babies
Where and how it all began... more
Greedy fielders, and trouble with numbers
The best tag teams, Michael Slater's tattoo, and Mike Brearley's scheme... more
The youngest one-day player, and the most defeats
Lara the loser, and the lowest scores never made... more
Out for 99, and the highest totals without a century
Most prolific against England, and in first-class cricket... more
The oldest maiden ton, and everyone hitting a boundary
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The same XI, and the most balls without a wicket
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Sri Lanka's half-century, and 386 five-fors
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Most runs against Australia, and a question of height
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Murali's favourite grounds, and an expensive drop
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Close-run things, and a question of numbers
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Lowest innings with no ducks, and the most boring of all
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Vaas's late late show, and a three-bowler over
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Ganga's unusual misfortune, and a case of 99itis
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The best strike rate, and 153 consecutive Tests
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Most extras, most runs, and a tormented genius
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Fathers, sons, captains ... and Greeks
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The fastest debut hundreds, and McGrath's bunnies
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Most Test wins, and the man with the Chaminda Complex
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Most runs, most spectators, and most letters in a name
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A six to start, and was Gilchrist's squash ball legal?
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Gilchrist's blitz, and Pettini's too
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The lowest World Cup totals, and the shortest matches
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Twin hundreds on debut, and the youngest West Indians
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The forgotten Waughs, and the most awards
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Four wickets in an over, and who's the Cockroach?
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An Irish record, and the World Cup's biggest stand
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Big winners, big players, big scorers
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World Cup: the oldest, the youngest and the mostest
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Cummins and goings, and India's brothers
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Highest score to lose, and all in white
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Losing four times running, and seven fifties in a row
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Australia in trouble, and 99 not outs
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Bowled by a bird, and retiring on 99
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Recovering from 0 for 5, and the shortest ODIs
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Loye's late start, and tales of Warne and CB Fry
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A score of 7 for 6, and 15 wins out of 16
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Whitewashes and white coats
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Panesar's record, and Sangakkara's near-miss
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Collingwood's rare honour, and 551 and losing
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Big leads, and England's Indians
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Good starts, and beginning in Brisbane
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Most hundreds in a year, and a Kenyan record
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Batted on all five days, and 268 in a one-day game
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The coach who caught Sachin, and a much-travelled man
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Women with 100 caps, and a man with 99
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A man called Horseshoe, and a ball through the stumps
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A mystery guest, and a driving question
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A real allrounder, and big opening stands
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The fastest hundreds, and a Case history
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Boucher's blast, and Archie's 111-year-old record
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Averaging 100, and hundreds in lost causes
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Made in Ireland - and England's overseas World Cup six
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The one-day roadshow
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Calling the men in white coats
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Partnerships - at the crease, and in the church
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Long waits - to bat, and for a wicket
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Strauss's rare feat, and Jayasuriya's unique one
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Conversions, centuries, stumpings and poppies
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Laker's missing wicket, most 90s, and most 150s
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Unmasked: the slowest batsmen, and the worst
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Sharing a birthday, and speedy wicketkeepers
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The generation game, and a new one-day record
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Left-handers all - and another one in a helmet
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MacGill v Warne, and two centuries in two days
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Losing by one, and the mystery of Lara's farewell
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Sarwan's century, and West Indies all out for 25
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Eleven improvers, and two tons at Lord's
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Murali loses a record, but Jayawardene gains one
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Mahmood's famous cousin, and debut hat-tricks
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A man with seven initials, and battling brothers
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Gillespie's records, and Hussey's too
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All you wanted to know about the Almanack
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Sikh to Sikh, 99 Tests, and a brotherly break
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Tall scoring, and centuries without boundaries
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Lara's unique triple, and some late starters
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A case of obstruction, and stopping Laker taking all 20
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A catching problem, and the first twins
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Seven men over 50, and most tons in a series
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Ponting's double, Murali's feat, and Warne's record
Who has scored centuries in both innings of a Test the most times? I'm curious to know since we've seen Ricky Ponting do it twice this season... more
The Lahore run-fest, and a flurry of sixes
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Run out for 199, and some other near-misses
Younis Khan was run out for 199 in the Test against India
Declaring twice and losing, and the 100-Test wonders
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Cricket and Christmas
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Warne's latest record, and Udal's big gap
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Patchy in Pakistan, and another record for The Don
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Leading run-scorer faces leading wicket-taker
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The young and the old, and Boucher's shirt
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Dhoni's epic innings, and a Melbourne triple
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A hundred for McGrath, and a near-miss for Tendulkar
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Kallis's batting records, and a man with measles
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The fastest 1000, and a man called Hogsflesh
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A hat-trick for the World, and a costly 99 against them
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Trescothick's record, and Crawley's near-thing
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Pietersen's glorious debut and Waqar's batting distinction
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The Dhaka-born Aussie, and Rameez's rare dismissal
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Winning after following on, and when Denis met Eddie
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Playing for both sides, and Tait's troubles
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McGrath's new record, and the best batsmen against him
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Close-run victories, and left-handers opening up
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Pietersen's double debut double
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Yorkshire's mystery guest, and Bradman's comeback
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Five Tests, five opponents - and 600 without a century
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Most ODIs before a Test, and double figures all in a row
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Most away wickets, and 11 Wisden Cricketers of the Year
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Stranded on 99, and Australians born in England
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Dismissing all 11 batsmen, and a pair for Wagga Wagga
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The highest Test average, and hat-trick men
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The 100-Test men, and an 11-county team
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Test cricket's best opener, and big age gaps
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An allround query, and the highest non-top-score
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Centuries galore, and a wicket at last
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Test centuries against all nations, and plain sailing
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Chanderpaul's good start, and Headley's beginnings
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One-day hundreds, and the most expensive 'maiden' over
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Hundreds in 100th Test, and Wisden mammals
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Most runs at a single venue, and jockeying cricketers
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Loose women, and one-day wonders
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Luckless tossers, and 1000 runs without a fifty
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Umpiring hundreds, and gaps between one-dayers
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Tendulkar's tons, and Gilchrist's record
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The cricketer who died on the Titanic
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The fastest to 500, and captaining on debut
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Hundreds from low down, and the most World Cup wickets
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The allrounder's double, and coming from behind
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The most boring batsman in Test cricket?
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Vaughan's double declaration, and a tale of four keepers
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The most lbws in a Test, and the most runs too
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Top-scoring five times in a row
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Langer's first, and another record for Lara
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Langer's first, and another record for Lara
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A Christmas special
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Zaheer's record, and how Hadlee did himself out of one
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Second-innings 300s, and how the women beat the men
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Debut hundreds, and the wicketkeeper who wasn't
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Clarke's hundred habit, and twin centuries from No. 7
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Flintoff's record, and the first professional captain
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Missed targets, cheap wickets, and the origin of 'Test'
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Above-average performers, and both sides passing 600
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The busiest umpire, and Geoff Boycott's near-miss
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Turning the tables - Steven asks you again
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Clarke's great start, and the shortest Test
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The oldest one-day side, and hundreds from No. 6
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A double and a duck, and young captains
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Two-country men, and the lowest totals in ODIs
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Another first for Murali, and Turner keeps his record
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Two double-centuries, and 11 names on a scorecard
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Bravo's allround debut, and a man from Brunei
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Everyone in double figures, and a Test player's query
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Allround excellence, and ten centurions all in a row
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Eight centurions in a summer, and five left-armers
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Doing a Strauss, and big age gaps
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A man called Mary, and Derek Pringle's Dad
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Twin Test nineties, and most sixes in an innings
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Two one-day tons and losing, and scoring 199 in a Test
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The worst Test start, and captains dismissing each other
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The fastest 50 caps, and the most Test 90s
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The magician who tricked The Don
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Wisden's only animal, and Ponting's Test-playing uncle
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Both openers stumped, and out to the first ball of a Test
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Hundreds in your first Test ... and your last
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Suffering bowlers, and batsmen winning by an innings
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The best duck-hunters, and wicketkeepers who bowl
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The Test player with 113 different team-mates
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Shahid Afridi's hundred, and Arthur Fagg's double
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Most lbws in a match, and five-fors all in a row
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That man Lara, and a different kind of triple hundred
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Out first ball of a Test, and reaching 300 with a six
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Most Tests without an ODI, and Zaheer's road
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Left-handers dominating, and a subbing double
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Extracting left-handers, and people born on the same day
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Most ODIs without a Test, and the luckiest captains
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Most run-outs, and the lowest score never made
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Captains bagging a pair, and an illegal declaration
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Complicated hat-tricks, and a bet about Brisbane
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A half-century of defeats, and five-fors against everyone
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Partnerships of 300, and scoring 900 Down Under
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Defending a target, debut ducks, and No. 11s top-scoring
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The most expensive drop, and some sporting allrounders
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The worst bowling average, and mystery injuries
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Winning without losing a wicket, and Kumble's record
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Dismissing all the opposition, and another Lara landmark
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A Christmas special
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Stumped twice in a Test, and a lot about Adelaide
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A four-country problem, and a 22-year gap between Tests
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The biggest six-hitters, and the man with most captains
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The best - and worst - travellers
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Captains in conflict, and the most runs without a wicket
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A tale of two umpires - and 96 Test tons
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