24 Most crazy Cricket stats: Try and explain them people

24 Most crazy Cricket stats: Try and explain them people: Cricket fans love the game and the numbers even more. Statistics lend a dimension like none to cricket. They evoke unmeasured interests and emotions among fans and experts alike. However, there are some numbers unheard of which cricket has thrown up time and again. Just as Australia and West Indies played one of the shortest Test matches recently in June. Here we list some astonishing records. If you truly are looking for funny, interesting or simply a worth article on cricket records – 24 Most crazy Cricket stats: Try and explain them people: 1. Most runs in an over: RH Vance 77 Runs in an over. (Scorecard Source: Cricinfo) Unbelievably, most number of runs scored in one over is not 36; contrary to popular belief it is actually ‘77’ which was scored in RH Vance’s over in a match between Canterbury and Wellington. RH Vance bowled one over in the match, and this is how it went: 0 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 1 4 1 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 4 0 1. Also Read – 30 Mind Boggling Cricket Facts You Did Not Know 2. You are kidding me: Saeed Ajmal. (© Getty Images) Pakistani magician, spinner Saeed Ajmal surprisingly has never won a single award for the ‘Man of the Match’ in ODIs. 3. That’s what you call adaptability: Lance Klusener. (© Getty Images) In the entire history of recorded Cricket, only four players have played on all ten batting positions for a team; namely Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik and Hashan Tillakaratne. 4. Luck or just Inzamam-ul-Haq: Ex-Pakistan captain and veteran batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq, not only bowled in International cricket, but he took a wicket on his very first delivery. 5. The class of the master: Sachin Tendulkar Chris Cairns. (Photo Source: PhotoSport) Sachin Tendulkar debuted in 1989, along with 23 other cricketers around the world. Not surprisingly each one of them retired before the little master, however what remains incredible is that the last one to retire was Chris Cairns of New Zealand who retired in 2004, ten years before Sachin Tendulkar eventually retired from international cricket. 6. Poor bloke Ishant Sharma: Ishant Sharma. (© Getty Images) Ishant Sharma is responsible for all the three highest scores made by a batsman against India in the 21st century. *Edgbaston 2011 – Ishant Sharma drops Alastair Cook – Cook scores 294. *Sydney 2012 – Ishant Sharma drops Michael Clarke – Clarke scores 329*. *Wellington 2014 – Ishant Sharma drops Brendon McCullum – He scores 302. 7. Talk about economical bowling!: Bapu Nadkarni. (© Central Press/Getty Images) Bapu Nadkarni of India holds the record of bowling the maximum number of maiden overs on the trot. Nadkarni bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs against England in Chennai in a Test match in 1963-64 8. A six as long as 556 miles! Really?: Jimmy Sinclair. (Photo Source: PA Photos) Well this is undoubtedly the most bizarre fact related to cricket. Just imagine the facial expressions of a bowler, who realizes that he has been hit for a six and the ball has travelled for 556 miles. Jimmy Sinclair was the batsman who hit the epic six. The ball went out of the ground and landed on a train which was on its way to Port Elizabeth. It was later recovered from there! 9. A “legal” 14 ball over!: This was a game between Barbados and British Guyana in 1946. In this game a 14 ball over was bowled despite the bowler not bowling any wides or no balls. Back in those days, there were overs which last for 8 balls. The additional 6 balls were bowled because of the umpire’s fault! Seriously, now that is some poor umpiring! 10. Slip in concentration. What’s that?: Hanif Mohammed. (Photo Source: Pakistan Cricket Board) Hanif Mohammad of Pakistan was the original Little Master and he was the deserving winner of the title. The Pakistani legend holds the record for batting for the longest duration. In a Test against West Indies, he batted for 970 minutes against a feared West Indies bowling attack. Simply phenomenal! 11. A gentleman’s game or a “gentleboy” one: Hasan Raza. (Photo Source: The Cricketer International) The youngest international cricketer ever to play was Hasan Raza, who made his Test debut at the age of 14 years 277 days. Mushtaq Mohammad, another Pakistani, was just 15 years old when he made his debut. Playing video games and serious cricket simulateneously, you see!!! 12. And you say all eleven have to bat?: Chris Martin has more test wickets than runs. (© Getty Images) B.S Chandrasekhar and Chris Martin have taken more Test wickets in their career than the Test runs they have scored. 13. Was Mr. Gavaskar judging the pitch all that while: Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo Source: Getty Images) In a World Cup Match in 1975, chasing 335 against England, Sunil Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 36 off 174 balls. India managed to score only 132 runs in 60 overs with 7 wickets in hand. 14. Wish Kambli had half the temperament of his talent: Vinod Kambli. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd) Vinod Kambli’s Test match average is better than his friend Sachin Tendulkar. Kambli averaged 54.20 in Test cricket while Tendulkar averaged 53.80. Though there is one minor difference as Kambli played only 17 Tests and Tendulkar 200. 15. Played till 52, scored 39969 runs took 4204 wickets. Who is this superhuman?: Wilfred Rhodes. (Photo Source:The Cricketer International) On 12 April 1930, the last day of his career Test, Rhodes was 52 years, 165 days, old making him the oldest ever Test cricketer; this remains a record till date. Rhodes also has 4204 wickets to his name while he represented Yorkshire in first class cricket. Not to forget another stat, Rhodes also has 39,969 first class runs to his name. 16. A team called ‘The Bs’ all out for 6!: Nearly a century before the first Ashes Test, the England cricket team took the field at Lord’s against a side called The Bs in which originally all players had their surnames beginning with the letter ‘B’ in the year 1810. Up until the Bs took a first innings lead of 37, it looked like a regular game. Then the unthinkable happened, The Bs were all out for just 6 in the second innings, perhaps showing the cost of assembling a team together with their surnames beginning with a common letter. 17. One sided results: In probably the biggest mismatch of all in competitive cricket, the debut game of Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan’s domestic cricket saw them lose by a whopping innings-and-851-run margin to Pakistan Railways, which till date stands as the highest win margin in first-class cricket. A triple hundred, a double ton and two centuries by Pakistan Railways batsmen saw them reach 910 for 6 declared in just 172 overs. Dera Ismail Khan were steamrolled for 32 and 27 in each of their innings. 18. Vijay Hazare smashes 309 out of 387: Vijay Hazare. (Photo Source: PA Photos) One of the most epic knocks in the history of India’s domestic cricket was by Vijay Hazare, who hit 309 runs out of the Rest’s total of 387 against Hindus in 1943. Interestingly, Vijay was helped by his less celebrated brother Vivek who hit 21, batting for five and half hours in a partnership of 300. Sadly the knock went in vain as Hindus won by innings and 61 runs at the Brabourne Stadium. 19. No. 11 top scores with 163: (source) The highest score by a No 11 batsman in first-class cricket was by Peter Smith just a week prior to India’s independence in 1947 at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield when he top scored with 163 that helped Essex setup a 5-wicket win. 20. Turner’s 141 not out in a total of 169: Glenn Turner. (Photo Source: Getty Images) New Zealand batting great Glenn Turner carried his bat through the innings total of 169 scoring 141 not out, a massive 83.4% of the Team’s total runs for Worcestershire against Glamorgan at Swansea in a three-day game in 1977. 21. From 15 all out to 521!: It was in 1922 when Warwickshire had Hampshire on the mat after bowling them out for just 15 after registering 223 in the first innings at Birmingham. Warwickshire captain Freddy Calthorpe proposed a game of golf to his opposite number Lionel Tennyson as the match was expected to be over in a jiffy. However, Hampshire had other ideas after being told to follow-on. They amassed 521 in the second innings, set up a target of 314 and dismissed Warwickshire for 158 for an improbable 155-run win. 22. A first-class win without losing a single wicket!: Lancashire achieved a unique first in England County Cricket when they beat Leicestershire without losing a single wicket in a match in 1956 season. Replying to Leicestershire’s 108 in the first innings, Lancashire declared at 166 for no loss. Chasing mere 65 for a win, Lancashire polished off the runs without losing a wicket. 23. 13 all out, but 10 extras in it!: South Africa bundled out Bermuda for an abject 13. (Photo Source: ICC) In a qualifying match of the 2008 ICC Women’s World Cup, South Africa bundled out Bermuda for an abject 13. What’s more, the extras top scored with 10. Three batswomen hit 1 each. Extras decided to rule the roost in the chase as well, that lasted just 4 balls with nine wides and a no ball in South Africa’s 15/0. 20 out of the match’s 28 runs therefore were in extras. 24. Aussie mantra for a win – declare at 32 for 7!: (Photo Source: PA Photos) The weather conditions in Brisbane had made the Gabba track almost unplayable on the third day. This, after Australia had declared their second innings at 32 for 7, giving England a 193-run target. Unable to cope against a dangerous Australian attack, England were 122 all out. Also Read – 9 Indian dressing room incidents – the closed door secrets