Hundreds on captaincy debut, hundreds in the second innings

August 17th, 2008 Posted in Latest News



Archie MacLaren was the prototypal England contestant to reason a century in his prototypal Test as officer © Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen scored a century in his prototypal Test as captain. How haw others hit scored a century on their post debut? asked Laks Sampath from the United States
Kevin Pietersen did indeed reason 100 in his prototypal Test as captain, against South continent at The Oval terminal week. Rather surprisingly, he is exclusive the ordinal England officer to move with a century, and digit of the others were also dropped in South Africa: Allan essayist prefabricated 119 against West Indies in port in 1989-90, and more fresh saint composer scored 128 in his prototypal Test as captain, against Pakistan at Lord’s in 2006. The added England officer to attain the accomplishment was Archie MacLaren, with 109 against state in Sydney in 1897-98. Pietersen was the 25th contestant from every countries to reason a century in his prototypal Test as captain, a itemize which includes Australia’s Greg Chappell, who prefabricated digit - 123 and 109 not discover against West Indies in Brisbane in 1975-76.

Who holds the achievement for the most second-innings centuries in Tests? I don’t conceive it’s Sachin Tendulkar, though he holds the coverall achievement with 39? asked Keith D’Souza
You’re right, it’s not Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored “only” figure second-innings centuries in Tests. Three men, though, hit prefabricated 11 centuries at the ordinal endeavor in Tests: added Indian, Sunil Gavaskar, and digit Australians - Allan Border and Gospels Hayden. Just behindhand with decade second-innings hundreds are digit more Australians - Don Bradman and Mark President - and England’s choreographer Gooch.

I undergo that the achievement for the maximal proportionality of a Test innings by digit batsman is ease held by physicist Bannerman from the prototypal Test of all, but who holds the same achievement in ODIs? asked saint Dabberley from Worthing
The achievement for the maximal proportionality of a complete innings by digit batsman in a one-day planetary is 69.48%, slightly higher than the Test achievement of 67.34% by physicist Bannerman (165 old perceive discover of 245) for state in the prototypal Test of all, in town in 1876-77. The one-day achievement is held by Viv Richards, in the appearance of his 189 not out, in a amount of 272 for 9, for West Indies against England at Old Trafford in 1984, which accounted for 69.48% of the aggroup score. In ordinal locate lies India’s Kapil Dev, with his 175 not discover in a amount of 266 for 8 - 65.78% - against Rhodesia at Tunbridge author in the 1983 World Cup. For a flooded list, utter here.

Which land has passed 300 most ofttimes in one-day internationals? asked Jignesh Patel from India
state advance the artefact here, with 54 totals of 300 or more in ODIs, meet aweigh of Pakistan (47) and Bharat (45). Of the added Test nations, South continent hit had 31 scores of 300-plus, Sri Lanka 27, New Sjaelland 24, West Indies 22, England 21, Rhodesia 11, and Bangladesh digit (Kenya hit managed it threesome times).

Can you respond this discourse that had us every at the topical cricket edifice baffled? Who complete the first-ever hat-trick on a Sun in first-class cricket in England? asked Malcolm Cairns
This was the England shaper Tony Lock, who achieved a hat-trick distribute over digit innings when his ordinal county, Leicestershire, played county in Portsmouth, in May 1967, in digit of the prototypal County Championship matches to allow Sun play. After removing Butch White and Bob Cottam with his terminal digit balls in the prototypal innings, Lock unemployed Danny explorer with his prototypal ball in the ordinal - so the word “completed” is essential here, as exclusive the ordinal opening in the hat-trick came on the Sunday!

Has cricket ever featured in the athletics Games? asked justice Sowerby from Cheltenham
Cricket has been included in exclusive digit athletics Games, the 1900 occurrence in Paris. Only digit teams took part, with Great kingdom defeating a aggroup representing author (although there was exclusive digit autochthonous European in the side) to verify the honours. For a past Cricinfo “Rewind to” article most the occasion, utter here. A crusade is today effort low artefact to hit Twenty20 cricket included in the athletics - perhaps it would most befittingly be introduced at the 2020 Games.

Steven Lynch is the application of the Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket. If you poverty to communicate Steven a question, ingest our feedback form. The most engrossing questions module be answered here apiece hebdomad

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