Knowledge About Cricket
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 34th 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.
