The amazing cricket trivia thread

By thirdman

First-100 Member | Posts: 8 | | 18

Hey guys, let's share some interesting fun facts about cricket here. Add your own trivia and fun facts about cricket in this thread!

Did you know that:

    No one has completed an innings at the score of 228!

    South Africans were the first to introduce TV run outs!

    Graham Yallop, in 1978 was the first man to wear a helmet!

    Wasim Akram is the first (an only?) man to perform a hat-trick in both one days and tests!

    England and Australia played the first ever one day international at Melbourne in 1971!

    Sachin Tendulkar was the first victim of the third umpire. In the Test match!

    Hollywood actor Russell Crowe is Martin Crowe's cousin!



If you guys know of any more trivia, add to this thread! I will add more later, thanks. Cool

Posted Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:57 am

Replies

Reply by trivial [First-100 Member] Posts: 1
Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:51 am | 19
 

one more

Just saw this in cricinfo:

Vikram Solanki is the first ever SuperSub player in ODIs.

Reply by Chris No.1 [Member] Posts: 2
Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:46 pm | 61
 

i knew about that about martin crowes cousin.but i never knew about the 1st man to wear a helmet

Reply by crickman [Member] Posts: 7
Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:10 pm | 136
 

more trivia

Hanif Mohammed (Pakistan) batted for 16 hours and 10 minutes - nearly 3 full days - against the West Indies, scoring 337*.

There are 10 ways a batsman can be declared "out" in cricket:
1. Caught
2. Bowled
3. Leg Before Wicket
4. Hit Wicket
5. Timed Out (wonder what is this?)
6. Handling the ball
7. Obstructing the field
8. Hit the ball twice
9. Run Out
10. Stumped

Reply by tamanna [Member] Posts: 15 Location: India
Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:57 am | 165
 

"Timed Out (wonder what is this?) "

Hey Crickman, timed out means a batsman can be declared out if he fails to come to the crease in 5 mins. After a batsman is out, if the next batsman takes more then 5 mins to come to the crease and the fielding team appeals, he can be declared out.

Till date no one has been Timed Out in cricket Wink

Reply by priya [Member] Posts: 6 Location: Delhi
Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:09 am | 174
 

Hey Tamanna,

U sure abt no one being given Timed Out in cricket???

Why do i hve this nasty feeling that Inzi was out sometime ago like this!!!! Very Happy Laughing

Reply by tamanna [Member] Posts: 15 Location: India
Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:49 pm | 183
 

Yeah...Inzi is really lazy...but somehow he managed to stay out of this list.....and now there is no chance of his making to that list.....Inzi had called it a day.... Very Happy Very Happy Laughing Laughing

Reply by tamanna [Member] Posts: 15 Location: India
Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:50 am | 200
 

Now Inzi will never be Timed Out..... Sad Rolling Eyes

Reply by kolkadonald [Member] Posts: 1
Fri May 11, 2007 5:36 pm | 256
 

Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.

The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 and had a timeless format with four balls per over. It ended on 19 March 1877 with Australia winning by 45 runs.

The first Twenty20 international was between Australia and New Zealand in 2005.

The Test match between England and South Africa at Durban in 1939 was finally abandoned as a draw on the tenth day because England players had to catch their ship home.

The First Test between Young Sri Lanka and Young England at Columbo in 1987 was held up when a large iguana crept across the wicket.

Pakistan Railways beat Dera Ismail Khan by an innings and 851 runs in 1964. In reply to the railwaymen’s 910 for 6 declared, Dera Ismail Khan were bowled out 32 and 27.

Sussex batsman H.J. Heygate was given out in a match with Somerset in 1919 because he didn’t reach the crease within two minutes of the fall of the previous wicket. Poor Heygate was crippled with rheumatism.

Reply by curdie [Guest]
Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:14 am | 383
 

Jones

Great Job done. Bring some more cricketing facts dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wink

Reply by swapair [Member] Posts: 1
Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:19 am | 384
 

man of the match records in test cricket

please give me man of the match records in test cricket Confused Razz

Reply by Tom [Guest]
Sun May 04, 2008 9:39 pm | 404
 

Timed-out - THERE IS A PLAYER

Answering the question posted about a month and a half ago. Has anyone ever been timed out?

Well.... there has! A.E Street in 1919 - for Somerset vs Sussex was timed out with the scores tied. The match was tied because Mr.Street was timed out batting at 11.

Hope this helps Smile Smile

Reply by Tom [Guest]
Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:44 pm | 438
 

Timed Out

priya wrote:
Hey Tamanna,

U sure abt no one being given Timed Out in cricket???

Why do i hve this nasty feeling that Inzi was out sometime ago like this!!!! Very Happy Laughing



There have been 3 people who have ever been 'Timed out' in cricket. Most recent of which from Andrew Harris for Nottinghamshire vs Durham University. Hope this helps Smile Smile

Reply by SHUBHAM [Guest]
Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:16 am | 479
 

cricket facts

Some more interesting cricket facts:
1.Mohammed Azharruddin is the only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three test matches.
2.M.L.Jaisimha of India was the first batsman to bat on all five days of a Test.
3.India had to wait for a period of 19 years & 230 days before registering its first victory.
4.The legendary captain of the West Indies, Clive Lloyd was the first captain to win 25 Test Matches.
5.Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets on his debut versus West Indies.
6.Allen Hill was the first player to hold a catch in Tests.
7.India is the only international team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.
8.Clem Hill’s scores in his first three Test innings was 99,98 and 97 runs.
9.Sunil Gavaskar has featured in a record 52 century partnerships.
10.Greg Chappell hit a century on debut and his last match.

Reply by Annabelle [Member] Posts: 2
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:33 am | 480
 

Is that even possible?

Quote:
India is the only international team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.

WOW! That's extreme. I can't believe that is possible! Must have been a good bowling team.
Really interesting thread guys, it's a pity I have nothing to add to it.. hmm i'll hunt around...

Very Happy

Reply by Annabelle [Member] Posts: 2
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:56 am | 481
 

Complete side dismissed twice in a day

I just had a poke around, and found out a bit more about that whole "India being dissmissed twice in a day" thing. Turns out it was against England in 1952. They were dissmissed for 58, and 82.!

Zimbabwe has also managed to do this in 2005 or 06. they were dissmissed for 50, and 99!

Reply by harshahossur [Guest]
Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:09 am | 487
 

Hi,

Regarding time out. AL Street was the first umpire to declare time out against the batsman Harold Heygate(sussex) when playing against Somerset @ taunton Laughing

Reply by Boring Bloody Englishman [Guest]
Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:32 pm | 492
 

Timed Out

I don't wish to be pedantic, but come on this is cricket the home of pedantry, the Timed Out rule is: - "the incoming batsman must be at the crease to face the next ball within three minutes of the previous wicket falling" not five minutes. BTW this is very rarely envoked

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