By playing his final Test match at The Oval against India earlier this month, seasoned English opener Alastair Cook joined an illustrious list of cricketers to have walked into the sunset at the iconic London venue. More often than not, The Oval has hosted the concluding Test of the English summer, making it […]
Read More Specials – Famous Test swansongs at The OvalThe second day of the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe saw Ireland beat Papua New Guinea by five wickets, but not before witnessing one of the most sensational ODI innings played – opener Tony Ura struck 151 out of 236 to rescue the Barramundis from a perilous 80/6 and give them a fighting chance. […]
Read More Record Book – The highest percentage of runs in a completed ODI inningsAs far as bizarre limited-overs contests go, there have not been many to rival the second semifinal of the 1976-77 Gillette Cup, Australia’s 40-over (eight-ball) domestic competition. This gripping duel was played out on 12th December, 1976, between Western Australia and defending champions Queensland at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground in Perth. […]
Read More Who Would Have Thought It – A wonder at the WACAAustralia suffered their first 5-0 defeat in a bilateral ODI series last month, with South Africa dominating them in a high-scoring home series. Thus, every Test nation has now been whitewashed by this margin at least once. In this post, we look back at the first instance of an ODI series ending in a […]
Read More Record Book – The first 5-0 whitewash in ODI historyThe West Indies were just beginning their dominance as the world’s champion team when they came to England for the 1980 Wisden Trophy. The result in this first of five Tests at Trent Bridge ultimately proved to be decisive, what with the series being played in the wettest summer in 26 years. England failed to maintain substantial […]
Read More FAMOUS TEST MATCHES – England v West Indies, Trent Bridge 1980
