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The Longest Cricket Match

The Test between England and South Africa at Durban, South Africa, on 3-14 March 1939 was abandoned after ten days because the ship taking the England team home was due to leave. The total playing time was 43 hrs 16 min and a record Test aggregate of 1,981 runs was scored.

Most Test Match Appearances

Steve Waugh of Australia played in 168 Test matches from 1984 to 2004. He scored 10,927 runs and took 92 wickets and 112 catches.

Most Catches by a Wicket-keeper in Test Cricket

lan Healy (Australia ) made a total of 366 catches (in 119 Tests) playing for Australia between 1988 and 1999.

Most Catches by a Fielder in Test Cricket

Mark Waugh (Australia) made 181 catches in 128 Tests for Australia between 1990 to 2003.

Most ‘Ducks’ in Test Cricket

The player who has the dubious honour of registering the most ‘ducks’ (a score of nothing) in Test cricket is Courteny Walsh (Jamaica) with 43 in 185 innings for the West indies between November 1984 and April 2001.

Most Sixes in a Test Match Inning

Wasim Akram (Pakistan) hit 12 sixes in his 257 not out for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Pakistan, on 18-20 October 1996.

Most Test Centuries

Sunil Gavaskar (India) scored a total of 34 centuries (in 214 innings) playing for India between 1971 and 1987. Sachin Tendulkar (India) equaled his record on 11 December 2004 when he scored his 34^th century in the first Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka.

Most Consecutive Test Wins

Australia recorded a run of 16 successive Test victories when they beat India by 10 wicket at Mumbai (Bombay), India in March 2001.

Highest Test Innings

Brain Lara (Trinidad) scored 400 not out for West Indies against England at Antigua, on 10-12 April 2004. The innings included four sixes and 43 fours, in a team total of 751-5. Lara became the only player to have set this record twice, having previously scored 375 against the same opposition on the same ground in April 1994.

Most Catches by a Fielder in a World Cup Career

Ricky Ponting (Australia) made 18 catches in 28 matches between 1996 and 2003.

Most Catches by a Fielder in a Cricket World Cup Tournament

Ricky Ponting (Australia) took 11 catches in the World Cup Tournament in South Africa in 2003.

Most Catches by a Fielder in a World Cup Match

The greatest number of catches in a Cricket World Cup matches in four by Muhammad Kaif (India) against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 10 March 2003.

    

Most Wickets in a One-Day International Career

The most wickets taken in One-day Cricket are 502 (at an average of 23.52) by Wasim Akram (Pakistan) in 356 matches between 1985 and 2003.

Lowest One-Day International Team Score

The lowest completed innings total by a team in a one-day match is 36 by Canada against Sri Lanka at Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa, on 19 February 2003.

Fastest Test Double Century

The fastest 200 (double century) scored in a Test match was by Nathan Astle (New Zealand) playing against England in the first Test at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand, on 17 March 2002. He reached the 200 mark in 153 balls and proceeded to score 222 runs off 168 balls, including 28 fours and 11 sixes. England, however, went on to win the game by 98 runs, making Astle’s effort the highest individual innings in a lost game.

Most Extras in a One Day International

The most extra conceded in a One Day International is 59 by the West Indies (eight byes, 10 leg byes, four no balls and 37 wides) v. Pakistan at Brisbane, Australia on 7 January 1989 and Scotland (five byes, six leg byes, 15 no balls and 33 wides) v. Pakistan at Durham, UK on 20 May 1999.

Highest Margin of Victory in One Day International

The largest victory margin in one day cricket is 233 runs by Pakistan v Bangladesh (230-3 to 87) at Dhaka, Bangladesh on 2 June 2000.

Highest Individual Score in a World Cup Match

The highest individual score in a World Cup Cricket match is 188 by Gary Kirsten (South Africa) v. the United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi, on 16 Feb. 1996.

Most Runs in Test Cricket

Allan Border (Australia) scored 11,174 runs in 156 Tests between 1978 and 1994.

Highest Batting Average in Test Cricket

Don Bradman (Australia) has the highest average of 99.94 playing for Australia in 52 Tests (6,996 runs in 88 innings), between 1928 and 1948.

Best Bowling in One-Day International

The best bowling analyses in a One Day International is 8-19 by Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) against Zimbabwe at Colombo on 8 December, 2001.

Most Catches in One Day Cricket

The greatest number of catches by a fielder is 156 in 334 matches by Muhammad Azharuddin (India) between 1985 and 2000.

Highest Test Score by a Team

Sri Lanka scored a record 952 for six v. India at Colombo, Sri Lanka between 4 and 6 Aug 1997.

Lowest Test Innings Total

The lowest innings total in Test cricket is 26 by New Zealand v. England at Auckland on 28 March 1955.

Winning Test after Scoring Most runs in 4^th Inning

West Indies successfully achieved the target of 418 runs, the highest ever fourth inning run chase in test cricket in the fourth test and beating Australia by 3 wicket at Recreation Ground, St. Johns, Antigua on May 13, 2003. They beat the previous record fourth inning winning score of 406 for four when India beat West Indies in Trinidad in 1976.

Fastest Bowling

Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan bowled a delivery at 161 kilometer (100.04 miles) per hour on April 27, 2002 in the 3^rd one-dayer against New Zealand at Lahore to set the new world record of fastest bowling. Previously this record was held by Jeff Thomson of Australia with a speed of 160.45 Km/h (99.7mph)