Kevin Pietersen and Viv Richards did it in the fewest innings, Pakistan's Yasir Hameed got there in the shortest time
KP's record, and a man called Foffie
The highest batting average in ODIs, the highest match aggregate in Twenty20s, most runs and wickets at a ground, and most 150s
In February 1990, in Christchurch, 77 runs came off a Bert Vance over that must rank as one of the oddest in first-class cricket. By Martin Williamson
Challenges and opportunities for Pietersen
KP has a chance to banish his spin and subcontinent demons over the next couple of weeks. By S Rajesh
March 17: Sri Lanka beat Australia in the 1996 World Cup final, Ireland upset Pakistan in 2007
You can't expect more than a sort of desk diary from a book with three titles, and that's more or less what you get in this account of Stuart Broad's career so far. By Daniel Brigham
Rahul Dravid gave a lesson in the art of defence on a minefield of a pitch in Jamaica with the series at stake. By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
The man made matches come alive - so what if at times they read vastly different from what actually happened on the field. By Scyld Berry
'I want to score 30 Test hundreds'
Kumar Sangakkara talks to Harsha Bhogle about ambitions, captaincy, the roles he juggles in the team, the future of Test cricket, and what he plans to do after retirement
Wanted: a few good commentators
Coverage of IPL and ICC events is tedious, with cliché-ridden, hyperbolic commentary. More reason to treasure the likes of David Lloyd
The IPL has become an occasion for tub-thumping, mutual back-slapping and all-consuming PR
Tests aren't generating enough scandals
The five-day game has been rendered dull by wall-to-wall tours and context-less competition. A little controversy occasionally wouldn't go amiss
Behind every successful captain...
... is a stable administration and a supportive family. Michael Clarke, the Australian selectors and the Pakistan board would do well to note that