Cricket is a
bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a
field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre)
pitch with a
wicket at each end, each comprising two
bails balanced on three
stumps. Two players from the
batting team (the striker and nonstriker) stand in front of either wicket, with one player from the
fielding team (the bowler)
bowling the
ball towards the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball and then switch places with the nonstriker, with the batting team scoring one
run for each exchange. Runs are also scored when the ball reaches or crosses the
boundary of the field or when the ball is bowled
illegally.
A stocky left-handed batsman, Hill had a crouched, somewhat awkward stance. He gripped the bat low on the handle, playing with a strong bottom hand. His batting style was nonetheless attractive and effective and he was especially strong on the
leg side and when
cutting. Able to score quickly when required, he was also recognised for his patience and strong defence. Hill normally batted at
No. 3 and, along with his contemporary
Victor Trumper, he was a mainstay of the Australian batting line-up in the early years of the 20th century. Hill had a strong throwing arm and was an excellent outfielder. He was a popular team-mate and captain, respected for his directness, honesty and cheerfulness. (Full article...)
The Kensington Oval, where Marshall took four of his five-wicket hauls, the most by any player at the ground Malcolm Marshall, a former right-arm
fast bowler, represented the
West Indies cricket team in 81
Tests between 1978 and 1992. In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and only 41 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. In Test cricket, Marshall took 376 wickets, including 22 five-wicket hauls. The cricket almanack Wisden described him as "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time", and named him one of their
Cricketers of the Year in 1983. He was inducted into the
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in January 2009.
Mark Nicholas, a
cricket commentator, once wrote that former
Pakistancaptain,
Imran Khan, "calls Malcolm the greatest of all fast bowlers".
Marshall made his Test debut in December 1978 against
India at the
Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium,
Bangalore. His first five-wicket haul came in March 1983 against the same team at the
Queen's Park Oval,
Port of Spain; he took 5 wickets for 37
runs. In December 1984, against
Australia at the
Adelaide Oval, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. He repeated this feat once more in his career, against India at the Queen's Park Oval in April 1989. Marshall's career-best
bowling figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 22 runs against
England at
Old Trafford,
Manchester, in June 1988. He took 9 wickets for 41 runs in the match; West Indies won the match by an innings and 156 runs, and he was awarded man of the match for his performance. Marshall was most successful against Australia taking seven five-wicket hauls. He took ten or more wickets in a match on four occasions. (Full article...)
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Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's leading wicket taker in international cricket, has taken 25 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.
In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of July 2021 only 49 players have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
Shakib Al Hasan, a
slow left-arm orthodox spinner, represents the
Bangladesh national cricket team. With 25 five-wicket hauls across all formats of international cricket, he ranks equal 15th in the all-time list, and first among his countrymen He has been described as "Bangladesh's greatest-ever cricketer", and is ranked as the top
all-rounder in
One Day International (ODI) cricket as of August 2022.
Ashwin has taken a pair of five-wicket hauls in a match on four occasions. In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and only 51 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm
off break bowler – is a
Test,
One Day International (ODI) and
Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the
India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer
Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner". , Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; he ranks joint-fifth in the
all-time list, and second among his countrymen.
Ashwin made his Test debut in
November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the
man of the match honour. His career-best
figures of seven wickets for 59
runs came against
New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them. He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions. Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and
Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the
United Arab Emirates in the
2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs, while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is. (Full article...)
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Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath, a retired international
Australiancricketer, took a number of
five-wicket hauls during his career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
McGrath made his
Test debut in November 1993, against
New Zealand, but it was not until March 1995 that he took his first five-wicket haul in Australia's victory over the
West Indies in Barbados; his performance earned him the
man of the match award. He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad. McGrath took 10 of his 29 Test five-wicket hauls in
The Ashes (the traditional name for Test matches between Australia and
England). During the
1997 Ashes series, McGrath "humiliated" England, taking eight wickets in a single innings at
Lord's and restricting England to 77, the lowest total in any Test match at the ground since 1888. A month later, he dismissed seven English batsmen in the first innings at
The Oval but despite these performances, Australia did not win either Test match. The
2001 Ashes series saw McGrath make four five-wicket hauls in consecutive matches. He twice took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match – in March 1999 he dismissed five West Indian batsmen in each innings of the first Test of the
Frank Worrell Trophy; in the following year, he took ten wickets against
India at the
Sydney Cricket Ground. (Full article...)
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Since their first match in 2003, 40 players have represented Namibia in
One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international
cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). An ODI differs from
Test matches in that the number of
overs per team is limited, and that each team has one innings.
Namibia are
associate members of the
International Cricket Council (ICC). Namibia played their first ODI matches during the
2003 Cricket World Cup after qualifying by reaching the final of the
2001 ICC Trophy. At the World Cup, Namibia played in six One Day internationals (the ICC granted ODI status to all matches played at this competition). Namibia were defeated in each of their six matches; their best result came in a 55 run loss to
England. These were the only ODI matches played by Namibia until they gained ODI status after reaching the final of the
2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. (Full article...)
The
Afghanistan Cricket Federation was formed in 1995, but cricket was banned by the
Taliban until 2000. When the ban was lifted, the team experienced a "meteoric rise through international cricket". They were admitted to the ICC as an affiliate member in 2001, and in 2006 played and beat the
Marylebone Cricket Club in
Mumbai. Later in 2006 they toured
England, winning six out of seven matches against
county second XI teams. They joined the
World Cricket League in 2008, winning Divisions
Five and
Four in their inaugural years, and the following year won
Division Three. In 2009, Afghanistan narrowly missed out on a place in the
2011 Cricket World Cup, finishing fifth in the
2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. Their final position earnt them ODI status, and the opportunity to take part in the four-day
ICC Intercontinental Cup. Their first ODI was the fifth-place play-off of the 2009 World Cup Qualifier against
Scotland, which they won by 89 runs. (Full article...)
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Since Bellerive Oval hosted its first Test match in 1989, 33 Test centuries have been made at the ground. Bellerive Oval, also known by its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is a
cricket ground in
Hobart, Australia. It is the home of the
Tasmania cricket team and the
Hobart Hurricanes (a
Twenty20 team in the
Big Bash League), as well as being a
Test,
One Day International (ODI) and
Twenty20 International (T20I) venue. It has a capacity of 16,000 spectators. As of December 2015, the ground has hosted 12 Test matches, the first in 1989 when
Australia hosted
Sri Lanka. It has also staged 34 ODI matches, the first of which was in 1988 when
New Zealand lost to Sri Lanka by four wickets. As of October 2014, two T20Is have been played at the ground. The first was in 2010 when Australia beat the
West Indies by 38 runs; the second was in 2014, when Australia defeated
England by 13 runs.
The first Test
century (100 or more
runs in a single
innings) scored at the ground was by Australian
Mark Taylor in the
third innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka in 1989. In the same innings
Dean Jones and
Steve Waugh also scored centuries. As of December 2015, 31 Test centuries have been scored at the ground in 12 Test matches. As of December 2015,
Adam Voges 269*, scored against
West Indies in 2015, is the highest Test innings achieved at the ground and only the second double century (200 or more runs in a single innings) in this ground, after
Ricky Ponting's 209, against
Pakistan in 2010. The highest Test score by an overseas player is 192 by the Sri Lankan
Kumar Sangakkara in 2007.
Michael Hussey has scored three Test centuries at the ground, the most by any batsman. (Full article...)
The first New Zealand player to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut was
Fen Cresswell who took six wickets for 168
runs against
England in 1949. Cresswell,
Alex Moir and
Colin de Grandhomme are the only bowlers to have taken six wickets each on debut. Six other players have taken five wickets on their Test debut. De Grandhomme took six wickets for 41 runs, the best
bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler in an innings on Test debut, against
Pakistan in 2016, at Hagley Oval. He accumulated seven wickets for 64 runs in the match, the best bowling figures by a New Zealander in a Test match on debut. De Grandhomme and
Ajaz Patel are the only players to get the
man of the match award on their Test debuts. Amongst the bowlers,
Bruce Taylor is the only player "to achieve the all-round feat" on his Test debut against India in 1964–65 at
Eden Gardens,
Calcutta; he scored 105 runs and took 5 wickets for 86 runs.
Paul Wiseman's five-wicket haul is the most
economical, with 1.75 runs per
over, and
Tim Southee has the best strike rate. As of November 2018, the most recent Zealand cricketer to achieve this feat was Ajaz Patel. Moir, Wiseman and Patel are the only
spin bowlers to achieve this feat, the others being
fast bowlers. (Full article...)
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South Africa women at
Taunton, 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 A
women's Test match is an international four-
innings cricket match held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations.
Women's cricket was played in
South Africa fairly regularly throughout the beginning of the 20th century, but died out during the Second World War. It was revived in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts, and in 1951
Netta Rheinberg, on behalf of the
Women's Cricket Association, suggested that a South Africa Women's Cricket Association be formed, and encouraged the possibility that a series of matches could be played between the two associations. The South Africa & Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association (SA&RWCA) was officially formed in 1952. At their
annual general meeting in January 1955, the SA&RWCA accepted an invitation from the Women's Cricket Association to join an
International Women's Cricket Council that, in addition to
South Africa, included
England,
Australia and
New Zealand. They also agreed that international matches would be played between the four nations. In 1959, arrangements were made for the first international women's cricket tour of South Africa, as they would play host to the
English team in 1960.
The first Test involving South Africa women was held at
St George's Park,
Port Elizabeth, the same venue as the one for first men's Test match in the country in 1889, and ended in a draw. South Africa then played a subsequent series against
New Zealand in 1971–72. As part of the international campaign against
apartheid, the
Commonwealth of Nations signed the
Gleneagles Agreement in 1977, excluding South Africa from competing in international sporting events. Because of this exclusion, they did not play another Test until hosting
India in 2001–02, before facing England again in 2003,
the Netherlands in 2007, India in 2014 and most recently England in 2022. (Full article...)
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Darren Sammy took a five-wicket haul on Test debut in 2007.
In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. ,
170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a
Test match, with ten of them being taken by
West Indian players. They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against five different opponents: four times against
England, twice against
India and
Australia, and once against
Pakistan and
Sri Lanka each. Of the ten occasions, the West Indies won the match four times, and
drew once. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at four different venues, two in the West Indies and two overseas. The most common venue for a West Indies player to achieve the feat is
Sabina Park in
Kingston, Jamaica, where it has occurred five times. Of the overseas hauls, three occurred at
Old Trafford in
Manchester, England.
Marcus Trescothick,
Somerset's leading
List A and second-highest
first-class run-scorer Somerset County Cricket Club are an English
cricket club based in
Taunton,
Somerset. The club was founded in 1875 after a match between "Gentlemen of Somerset" and "Gentlemen of Devon" in
Sidmouth,
Devon. Somerset played their first
undisputedfirst-class cricket match in 1882 against
Lancashire. After missing the first season of the official
County Championship, Somerset was admitted for the second in 1891, and have participated in the competition ever since. The club have played
one-day cricket since its introduction to the English game in 1963, winning their first trophy in the 1979
Gillette Cup. All players who have played in 100 first-class or
List A cricket matches are listed below. Only four players have made over 100 appearances in
Twenty20 cricket for Somerset,
James Hildreth currently holds the record for the most matches in the format for the club, having made 205 appearances.
Brian Langford holds the record for the greatest number of first-class appearances for Somerset. Between 1953 and 1974 the right-arm
off break bowler played 504 times for the club. Only three other players have made more than 400 appearances for Somerset, and no-one has reached the milestone since Langford.
Jack White, one of the three, is the club's leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket, claiming 2,165 dismissals for the county between 1909 and 1937.
Harold Gimblett's tally of 21,142 first-class runs is the most by a Somerset cricketer, over 1,000 more than the next,
Marcus Trescothick. (Full article...)
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David Gower at the
SCG in his commentator avatar post retirement c.2007
Gower made his Test debut for England in June 1978 against
Pakistan at
Edgbaston, Birmingham. He achieved his first century in Test cricket later that year, scoring 111 runs against
New Zealand at
The Oval, London. The following summer, Gower scored his first double-century, remaining
unbeaten on 200 off 279
deliveries, in a batting innings described as "effortless" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He did not pass a hundred again until 1981, when he scored 154
not out against the
West Indies, his runs coming off 403 deliveries at a
strike rate of 38.21 – his lowest when scoring a century. Across 1984 and 1985, Gower struck five centuries in Test cricket, and on each occasion he passed 150 runs. Three of these centuries were scored during the
1985 Ashes, in which Gower was named as
Man of the Series. In the fifth match he reached his highest score in Test cricket, amassing 215 runs and sharing a
partnership of 331 with
Tim Robinson. At the time, it was the sixth largest partnership for England, but in the next match Gower and
Graham Gooch surpassed it, putting on 351 runs together. Gower's final Test century was scored in January 1991, when he reached 123 against Australia. In total, nine of Gower's eighteen Test centuries came during
Ashes series, the fourth most by any batsman. (Full article...)
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Bowlers have taken fourteen five-wicket hauls in Tests and five five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches played at McLean Park. McLean Park is a sports ground in
Napier, New Zealand which has hosted international
rugby union and
cricket matches as well as provincial sports matches. It is one of the home grounds of the
Central Districts cricket team and the
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. It has hosted international cricket matches since 1979, the first
Test match at the ground taking place between
New Zealand and
Pakistan in February of that year. It was first used for
One Day International (ODI) cricket during the
1982 Women's Cricket World Cup and the first
Twenty20 International match played on the ground took place in 2017. The ground has a capacity of 10,500 spectators for international matches.
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at McLean Park was
Imran Khan in the ground's inaugural Test; he finished with
bowling figures of 5 wickets for 106 runs. Sri Lanka's
Chaminda Vaas became the first cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park, when he took 5 for 47 and 5 for 43 in the first Test of
Sri Lanka's 1994–95 tour of New Zealand. The best figures in Test cricket at McLean Park are 7 for 47, taken by England's
Ryan Sidebottom against New Zealand in March 2008. (Full article...)
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Gary Wilson, who has kept wicket for Ireland in ODIs, keeping wicket against
Essex. Since their first match in 2006, 68 players have represented
Ireland in
One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international
cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). An ODI differs from
Test matches in that the number of
overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings. Where more than one player won his first ODI
cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.
Ireland have played 201 ODIs, resulting in 80 victories, 103 defeats, 3 ties and 15
no results. Ireland played their maiden ODI on 13 June 2006 against
England. Ireland lost by 38 runs, although the match drew interest and was played in front a full capacity crowd at the
Civil Service Cricket Club in
Belfast. (Full article...)
Anniversaries...
On this day in cricket
England
1955 - Charles Palmer took eight wickets without conceding a run, seven of them bowled, for Leicestershire against Surrey.
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South Africa
1942 -
Ali Bacher, captain of
South Africa in the series before the apartheid era ban came into effect and influential administrator in the transition to multiracial cricket in South Africa, is born at
Roodepoort.
The following are images from various cricket-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1In men's cricket the ball must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9 and 163 g) and measure between 8.81 and 9 in (22.4 and 22.9 cm) in circumference. (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 2 First Grand Match of Cricket Played by Members of the Royal Amateur Society on Hampton Court Green, August 3rd, 1836 (from History of cricket)
Image 4A
wicket consists of three
stumps, upright wooden poles that are hammered into the ground, topped with two wooden crosspieces, known as the
bails. (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 5New articles of the game of cricket, 25 February 1774 (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 6A Game of Cricket at The Royal Academy Club in Marylebone Fields, now Regent's Park, depiction by unknown artist, c. 1790–1799 (from History of cricket)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket, and produces team rankings for the various forms of cricket played internationally.
Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two
innings per side.
Matches is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. See
points calculations for more details.
Cricket is a
bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a
field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre)
pitch with a
wicket at each end, each comprising two
bails balanced on three
stumps. Two players from the
batting team (the striker and nonstriker) stand in front of either wicket, with one player from the
fielding team (the bowler)
bowling the
ball towards the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball and then switch places with the nonstriker, with the batting team scoring one
run for each exchange. Runs are also scored when the ball reaches or crosses the
boundary of the field or when the ball is bowled
illegally.
A stocky left-handed batsman, Hill had a crouched, somewhat awkward stance. He gripped the bat low on the handle, playing with a strong bottom hand. His batting style was nonetheless attractive and effective and he was especially strong on the
leg side and when
cutting. Able to score quickly when required, he was also recognised for his patience and strong defence. Hill normally batted at
No. 3 and, along with his contemporary
Victor Trumper, he was a mainstay of the Australian batting line-up in the early years of the 20th century. Hill had a strong throwing arm and was an excellent outfielder. He was a popular team-mate and captain, respected for his directness, honesty and cheerfulness. (Full article...)
The Kensington Oval, where Marshall took four of his five-wicket hauls, the most by any player at the ground Malcolm Marshall, a former right-arm
fast bowler, represented the
West Indies cricket team in 81
Tests between 1978 and 1992. In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and only 41 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. In Test cricket, Marshall took 376 wickets, including 22 five-wicket hauls. The cricket almanack Wisden described him as "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time", and named him one of their
Cricketers of the Year in 1983. He was inducted into the
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in January 2009.
Mark Nicholas, a
cricket commentator, once wrote that former
Pakistancaptain,
Imran Khan, "calls Malcolm the greatest of all fast bowlers".
Marshall made his Test debut in December 1978 against
India at the
Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium,
Bangalore. His first five-wicket haul came in March 1983 against the same team at the
Queen's Park Oval,
Port of Spain; he took 5 wickets for 37
runs. In December 1984, against
Australia at the
Adelaide Oval, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. He repeated this feat once more in his career, against India at the Queen's Park Oval in April 1989. Marshall's career-best
bowling figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 22 runs against
England at
Old Trafford,
Manchester, in June 1988. He took 9 wickets for 41 runs in the match; West Indies won the match by an innings and 156 runs, and he was awarded man of the match for his performance. Marshall was most successful against Australia taking seven five-wicket hauls. He took ten or more wickets in a match on four occasions. (Full article...)
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Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's leading wicket taker in international cricket, has taken 25 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.
In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of July 2021 only 49 players have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
Shakib Al Hasan, a
slow left-arm orthodox spinner, represents the
Bangladesh national cricket team. With 25 five-wicket hauls across all formats of international cricket, he ranks equal 15th in the all-time list, and first among his countrymen He has been described as "Bangladesh's greatest-ever cricketer", and is ranked as the top
all-rounder in
One Day International (ODI) cricket as of August 2022.
Ashwin has taken a pair of five-wicket hauls in a match on four occasions. In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and only 51 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm
off break bowler – is a
Test,
One Day International (ODI) and
Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the
India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer
Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner". , Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; he ranks joint-fifth in the
all-time list, and second among his countrymen.
Ashwin made his Test debut in
November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the
man of the match honour. His career-best
figures of seven wickets for 59
runs came against
New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them. He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions. Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and
Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the
United Arab Emirates in the
2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs, while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is. (Full article...)
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Glenn McGrath Glenn McGrath, a retired international
Australiancricketer, took a number of
five-wicket hauls during his career. In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.
McGrath made his
Test debut in November 1993, against
New Zealand, but it was not until March 1995 that he took his first five-wicket haul in Australia's victory over the
West Indies in Barbados; his performance earned him the
man of the match award. He followed that three weeks later with six wickets in a defeat in Trinidad. McGrath took 10 of his 29 Test five-wicket hauls in
The Ashes (the traditional name for Test matches between Australia and
England). During the
1997 Ashes series, McGrath "humiliated" England, taking eight wickets in a single innings at
Lord's and restricting England to 77, the lowest total in any Test match at the ground since 1888. A month later, he dismissed seven English batsmen in the first innings at
The Oval but despite these performances, Australia did not win either Test match. The
2001 Ashes series saw McGrath make four five-wicket hauls in consecutive matches. He twice took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match – in March 1999 he dismissed five West Indian batsmen in each innings of the first Test of the
Frank Worrell Trophy; in the following year, he took ten wickets against
India at the
Sydney Cricket Ground. (Full article...)
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Since their first match in 2003, 40 players have represented Namibia in
One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international
cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). An ODI differs from
Test matches in that the number of
overs per team is limited, and that each team has one innings.
Namibia are
associate members of the
International Cricket Council (ICC). Namibia played their first ODI matches during the
2003 Cricket World Cup after qualifying by reaching the final of the
2001 ICC Trophy. At the World Cup, Namibia played in six One Day internationals (the ICC granted ODI status to all matches played at this competition). Namibia were defeated in each of their six matches; their best result came in a 55 run loss to
England. These were the only ODI matches played by Namibia until they gained ODI status after reaching the final of the
2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. (Full article...)
The
Afghanistan Cricket Federation was formed in 1995, but cricket was banned by the
Taliban until 2000. When the ban was lifted, the team experienced a "meteoric rise through international cricket". They were admitted to the ICC as an affiliate member in 2001, and in 2006 played and beat the
Marylebone Cricket Club in
Mumbai. Later in 2006 they toured
England, winning six out of seven matches against
county second XI teams. They joined the
World Cricket League in 2008, winning Divisions
Five and
Four in their inaugural years, and the following year won
Division Three. In 2009, Afghanistan narrowly missed out on a place in the
2011 Cricket World Cup, finishing fifth in the
2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. Their final position earnt them ODI status, and the opportunity to take part in the four-day
ICC Intercontinental Cup. Their first ODI was the fifth-place play-off of the 2009 World Cup Qualifier against
Scotland, which they won by 89 runs. (Full article...)
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Since Bellerive Oval hosted its first Test match in 1989, 33 Test centuries have been made at the ground. Bellerive Oval, also known by its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is a
cricket ground in
Hobart, Australia. It is the home of the
Tasmania cricket team and the
Hobart Hurricanes (a
Twenty20 team in the
Big Bash League), as well as being a
Test,
One Day International (ODI) and
Twenty20 International (T20I) venue. It has a capacity of 16,000 spectators. As of December 2015, the ground has hosted 12 Test matches, the first in 1989 when
Australia hosted
Sri Lanka. It has also staged 34 ODI matches, the first of which was in 1988 when
New Zealand lost to Sri Lanka by four wickets. As of October 2014, two T20Is have been played at the ground. The first was in 2010 when Australia beat the
West Indies by 38 runs; the second was in 2014, when Australia defeated
England by 13 runs.
The first Test
century (100 or more
runs in a single
innings) scored at the ground was by Australian
Mark Taylor in the
third innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka in 1989. In the same innings
Dean Jones and
Steve Waugh also scored centuries. As of December 2015, 31 Test centuries have been scored at the ground in 12 Test matches. As of December 2015,
Adam Voges 269*, scored against
West Indies in 2015, is the highest Test innings achieved at the ground and only the second double century (200 or more runs in a single innings) in this ground, after
Ricky Ponting's 209, against
Pakistan in 2010. The highest Test score by an overseas player is 192 by the Sri Lankan
Kumar Sangakkara in 2007.
Michael Hussey has scored three Test centuries at the ground, the most by any batsman. (Full article...)
The first New Zealand player to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut was
Fen Cresswell who took six wickets for 168
runs against
England in 1949. Cresswell,
Alex Moir and
Colin de Grandhomme are the only bowlers to have taken six wickets each on debut. Six other players have taken five wickets on their Test debut. De Grandhomme took six wickets for 41 runs, the best
bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler in an innings on Test debut, against
Pakistan in 2016, at Hagley Oval. He accumulated seven wickets for 64 runs in the match, the best bowling figures by a New Zealander in a Test match on debut. De Grandhomme and
Ajaz Patel are the only players to get the
man of the match award on their Test debuts. Amongst the bowlers,
Bruce Taylor is the only player "to achieve the all-round feat" on his Test debut against India in 1964–65 at
Eden Gardens,
Calcutta; he scored 105 runs and took 5 wickets for 86 runs.
Paul Wiseman's five-wicket haul is the most
economical, with 1.75 runs per
over, and
Tim Southee has the best strike rate. As of November 2018, the most recent Zealand cricketer to achieve this feat was Ajaz Patel. Moir, Wiseman and Patel are the only
spin bowlers to achieve this feat, the others being
fast bowlers. (Full article...)
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South Africa women at
Taunton, 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 A
women's Test match is an international four-
innings cricket match held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations.
Women's cricket was played in
South Africa fairly regularly throughout the beginning of the 20th century, but died out during the Second World War. It was revived in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts, and in 1951
Netta Rheinberg, on behalf of the
Women's Cricket Association, suggested that a South Africa Women's Cricket Association be formed, and encouraged the possibility that a series of matches could be played between the two associations. The South Africa & Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association (SA&RWCA) was officially formed in 1952. At their
annual general meeting in January 1955, the SA&RWCA accepted an invitation from the Women's Cricket Association to join an
International Women's Cricket Council that, in addition to
South Africa, included
England,
Australia and
New Zealand. They also agreed that international matches would be played between the four nations. In 1959, arrangements were made for the first international women's cricket tour of South Africa, as they would play host to the
English team in 1960.
The first Test involving South Africa women was held at
St George's Park,
Port Elizabeth, the same venue as the one for first men's Test match in the country in 1889, and ended in a draw. South Africa then played a subsequent series against
New Zealand in 1971–72. As part of the international campaign against
apartheid, the
Commonwealth of Nations signed the
Gleneagles Agreement in 1977, excluding South Africa from competing in international sporting events. Because of this exclusion, they did not play another Test until hosting
India in 2001–02, before facing England again in 2003,
the Netherlands in 2007, India in 2014 and most recently England in 2022. (Full article...)
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Darren Sammy took a five-wicket haul on Test debut in 2007.
In
cricket, a
five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. ,
170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a
Test match, with ten of them being taken by
West Indian players. They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against five different opponents: four times against
England, twice against
India and
Australia, and once against
Pakistan and
Sri Lanka each. Of the ten occasions, the West Indies won the match four times, and
drew once. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at four different venues, two in the West Indies and two overseas. The most common venue for a West Indies player to achieve the feat is
Sabina Park in
Kingston, Jamaica, where it has occurred five times. Of the overseas hauls, three occurred at
Old Trafford in
Manchester, England.
Marcus Trescothick,
Somerset's leading
List A and second-highest
first-class run-scorer Somerset County Cricket Club are an English
cricket club based in
Taunton,
Somerset. The club was founded in 1875 after a match between "Gentlemen of Somerset" and "Gentlemen of Devon" in
Sidmouth,
Devon. Somerset played their first
undisputedfirst-class cricket match in 1882 against
Lancashire. After missing the first season of the official
County Championship, Somerset was admitted for the second in 1891, and have participated in the competition ever since. The club have played
one-day cricket since its introduction to the English game in 1963, winning their first trophy in the 1979
Gillette Cup. All players who have played in 100 first-class or
List A cricket matches are listed below. Only four players have made over 100 appearances in
Twenty20 cricket for Somerset,
James Hildreth currently holds the record for the most matches in the format for the club, having made 205 appearances.
Brian Langford holds the record for the greatest number of first-class appearances for Somerset. Between 1953 and 1974 the right-arm
off break bowler played 504 times for the club. Only three other players have made more than 400 appearances for Somerset, and no-one has reached the milestone since Langford.
Jack White, one of the three, is the club's leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket, claiming 2,165 dismissals for the county between 1909 and 1937.
Harold Gimblett's tally of 21,142 first-class runs is the most by a Somerset cricketer, over 1,000 more than the next,
Marcus Trescothick. (Full article...)
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David Gower at the
SCG in his commentator avatar post retirement c.2007
Gower made his Test debut for England in June 1978 against
Pakistan at
Edgbaston, Birmingham. He achieved his first century in Test cricket later that year, scoring 111 runs against
New Zealand at
The Oval, London. The following summer, Gower scored his first double-century, remaining
unbeaten on 200 off 279
deliveries, in a batting innings described as "effortless" by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He did not pass a hundred again until 1981, when he scored 154
not out against the
West Indies, his runs coming off 403 deliveries at a
strike rate of 38.21 – his lowest when scoring a century. Across 1984 and 1985, Gower struck five centuries in Test cricket, and on each occasion he passed 150 runs. Three of these centuries were scored during the
1985 Ashes, in which Gower was named as
Man of the Series. In the fifth match he reached his highest score in Test cricket, amassing 215 runs and sharing a
partnership of 331 with
Tim Robinson. At the time, it was the sixth largest partnership for England, but in the next match Gower and
Graham Gooch surpassed it, putting on 351 runs together. Gower's final Test century was scored in January 1991, when he reached 123 against Australia. In total, nine of Gower's eighteen Test centuries came during
Ashes series, the fourth most by any batsman. (Full article...)
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Bowlers have taken fourteen five-wicket hauls in Tests and five five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches played at McLean Park. McLean Park is a sports ground in
Napier, New Zealand which has hosted international
rugby union and
cricket matches as well as provincial sports matches. It is one of the home grounds of the
Central Districts cricket team and the
Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. It has hosted international cricket matches since 1979, the first
Test match at the ground taking place between
New Zealand and
Pakistan in February of that year. It was first used for
One Day International (ODI) cricket during the
1982 Women's Cricket World Cup and the first
Twenty20 International match played on the ground took place in 2017. The ground has a capacity of 10,500 spectators for international matches.
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at McLean Park was
Imran Khan in the ground's inaugural Test; he finished with
bowling figures of 5 wickets for 106 runs. Sri Lanka's
Chaminda Vaas became the first cricketer to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park, when he took 5 for 47 and 5 for 43 in the first Test of
Sri Lanka's 1994–95 tour of New Zealand. The best figures in Test cricket at McLean Park are 7 for 47, taken by England's
Ryan Sidebottom against New Zealand in March 2008. (Full article...)
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Gary Wilson, who has kept wicket for Ireland in ODIs, keeping wicket against
Essex. Since their first match in 2006, 68 players have represented
Ireland in
One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international
cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC). An ODI differs from
Test matches in that the number of
overs per team is limited, and that each team has only one innings. Where more than one player won his first ODI
cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.
Ireland have played 201 ODIs, resulting in 80 victories, 103 defeats, 3 ties and 15
no results. Ireland played their maiden ODI on 13 June 2006 against
England. Ireland lost by 38 runs, although the match drew interest and was played in front a full capacity crowd at the
Civil Service Cricket Club in
Belfast. (Full article...)
Anniversaries...
On this day in cricket
England
1955 - Charles Palmer took eight wickets without conceding a run, seven of them bowled, for Leicestershire against Surrey.
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South Africa
1942 -
Ali Bacher, captain of
South Africa in the series before the apartheid era ban came into effect and influential administrator in the transition to multiracial cricket in South Africa, is born at
Roodepoort.
The following are images from various cricket-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1In men's cricket the ball must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (155.9 and 163 g) and measure between 8.81 and 9 in (22.4 and 22.9 cm) in circumference. (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 2 First Grand Match of Cricket Played by Members of the Royal Amateur Society on Hampton Court Green, August 3rd, 1836 (from History of cricket)
Image 4A
wicket consists of three
stumps, upright wooden poles that are hammered into the ground, topped with two wooden crosspieces, known as the
bails. (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 5New articles of the game of cricket, 25 February 1774 (from Laws of Cricket)
Image 6A Game of Cricket at The Royal Academy Club in Marylebone Fields, now Regent's Park, depiction by unknown artist, c. 1790–1799 (from History of cricket)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket, and produces team rankings for the various forms of cricket played internationally.
Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two
innings per side.
Matches is the number of matches played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that. See
points calculations for more details.
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