Interesting cricket related facts

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Amazing Cricket Facts By sportshero.com "The longest match in history. In 1939, England and South Africa played for 14 days straight in Durban, South Africa. Even then, the match wasn't over. England needed 42 more runs to win, and had five wickets in hand, but the team's boat was due to sail home the next day, and so the game was called. The match was officially declared a tie."

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Amazing Cricket Facts: by sportshero.com The first International cricket match was actually played between Canada and the United States! The match was played in New York in 1884, and Canada won by 23 runs.

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"The longest match in history. In 1939, England and South Africa played for 14 days straight in Durban, South Africa. Even then, the match wasn't over. England needed 42 more runs to win, and had five wickets in hand, but the team's boat was due to sail home the next day, and so the game was called. The match was officially declared a tie."

[Zap_Brannigan]

The first International cricket match was actually played between Canada and the United States! The match was played in New York in 1884, and Canada won by 23 runs. Play - Predict - Win http://www.SportsHero.com

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Anil Kumble took 10 for 74 against Pakistan in 1994 Anil Kumble took 10 for 74 against Pakistan in 1994

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India were all out for 54 in October 2000, their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.

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Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.

[IKnowU]

India were all out for 54 in October 2000' date=' their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.[/quote'] You know the funny thing is? Not a single player got a duck in that innings :secret:

[sportshero]

Re: Amazing Cricket facts Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985.

[hitman1980]

Got this fact from twitter .. "Somerset have beaten Pakistan by 5 wkts at Taunton tomorrow" :D :D :D

[sportshero]

You know the funny thing is? Not a single player got a duck in that innings :secret:

Thats great!!!

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Re: Amazing Cricket facts During the India vs. New Zealand at Nagpur on November 26, 1995, a wall collapsed killing 12 people and injuring dozens more

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The first century in Test cricket was scored by Charlie Bannerman of Australia in 1877.

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The first bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings was Jim Laker in 1956.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Anil Kumble took 10 for 74 against Pakistan in 1994

1999

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The only two Test cricketers to play Davis Cup tennis were Cota Ramaswami of India and West Indies wicket-keeper Ralph Legall.

[sportshero]

1999

thanks for the info

[Rajiv]

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[riwi999]

India rattled up a score of 524/9 decl against New Zealand at Kanpur in 1975-76. All 11 batsmen got into double figures but the highest individual score was only 70. By Mohinder Amarnath.

[sportshero]

Geoff Boycott confused both scorers and umpires when he took strike at the wrong end, following a drinks interval, England vs. Australia at Sydney December 1979.