CRICKET MILESTONES By Shahzad Ali Khan Foreword by Wasim Akram Published by Jumbo Publishing Dedicated to my father Iftikhar Ali Khan (late) Copyright©Shahzad Ali Khan ISBN: 978-969-8893-06-4 1st Edition: 2009 Price in Pakistan: Rs 200/- Design & Layout: Adeel Ahmed Published by Jumbo Publishing Suite # 15, Ground Floor, Habib Chamber, ST-12, Block 14, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, University Road, Karachi-75300, Pakistan Phones: +9221 34890388, 34890389 Fax: +9221 34890387 Web: www.jumbopublishing.com Email: [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the permission of the publishers and the copyright holder. Cricket 4 Milestones FOREWORD The frequency with which international cricket matches are being played these says if seems a matter of time for the records to be broken. We are not sure for how long Sachin Tendulkar’s records of highest Test Centuries or aggregate will stand. But it’s a fantastic idea to put together the records of the first timers because that’s never going to change. Obviously Sachin Tendulkar will always be mentioned as the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in test cricket, Shane Warne will remain the first bowler to claim 700 test wickets and I will be holding the honour of being the first bowler to capture 500 wickets in One-day Internationals. Quality books on cricket have been coming thick and fast in some other countries and it’s a pleasure to note that the same is now happening in Pakistan also. I hope that our authors, writers, journalists, historians and statisticians will put in even stronger effort in future to bring to light the accomplishments of out great cricketers. Cricket is the most popular game of the country and I know there are a lot people, particularly youngsters, who are passionate about reading about the game. Then there a section of cricket followers who are crazy about the statistical aspects of the game. So the local publishers have an area to work on with greater zeal. Meanwhile I would like to commend Shahzad Ali Khan, seasoned statistician, for having compiled this handy and unique 100- page book by the titled of ‘Cricket Milestones’ under the supervisions of senior journalists Ehsan Qureshi and Syed Khalid Mahmood. WASIM AKRAM Former Pakistan Captain Cricket 5 Milestones Contents Foreword .....................................................................................05 Test Records Batting First.................................................................................10 Batting Quickest..........................................................................17 Bowling First...............................................................................19 Bowling Quickest........................................................................29 All-Rounders First.......................................................................33 All-Rounders Quickest................................................................36 Fielding First ...............................................................................37 Fielding Quickest ........................................................................39 Wicketkeeping First ....................................................................40 Wicketkeeping Quickest..............................................................44 Captains First ..............................................................................45 Captains Highest .........................................................................46 Odi Records Batting First.................................................................................49 Batting Quickest..........................................................................56 Bowling First...............................................................................60 Bowling Quickest........................................................................66 All-Rounder First ........................................................................68 All-Rounder Quickest .................................................................73 Fielding First ...............................................................................74 Fielding Quickest ........................................................................77 Wicketkeeping First ....................................................................78 Wicketkeeping Quickest..............................................................80 Captains First ..............................................................................83 Captains Highest .........................................................................85 T20 International Records Batting First.................................................................................88 Bowling First...............................................................................89 Fielding First ...............................................................................90 Wicketkeeping First ....................................................................90 First-class Records Batting First.................................................................................94 Bowling First...............................................................................98 The Compiler ............................................................................100 Cricket 7 Milestones Batting Test Records First W R Hammond (England) Runs First batsman to complete 6,000 runs A Shrewsbury W R Hammond (England) (England) First batsman to First batsman to complete 1,000 runs complete 7,000 runs C Hill G S Sobers (Australia) (West Indies) First batsman to First batsman to complete 2,000 runs Complete 8,000 runs C Hill S M Gavaskar (Australia) (India) First batsman to First batsman to complete 3,000 runs Complete 9,000 runs J B Hobbs S M Gavaskar (England) (India) First batsman to First batsman to complete 4,000 runs Complete 10,000 runs J B Hobbs A R Border (England) (Australia) First batsman to First batsman to complete 5,000 runs Complete 11,000 runs Cricket 10 Milestones Batting Test Records First S R Tendulkar D G Bradman (India) (Australia) First batsman to First batsman to Complete 12,000 score 20 century runs D G Bradman (Australia) Centuries First batsman to score 25 century A C Bannerman S M Gavaskar (Australia) (India) First batsman to First batsman to score a century score 30 century A C MacLaren S R Tendulkar (England) (India) First batsman to First batsman to score 5 centuries score 40 centuries J B Hobbs (England) Double First batsman to Centuries score 10 centuries J B Hobbs W L Murdoch (England) (Australia) First batsman to First batsman to score 15 centuries score a double century Cricket 13 Milestones Batting Test Records First D G Bradman (Australia) Quadraple First batsman to Centuries score 5 double century D G Bradman B C Lara (Australia) (West Indies) First batsman to score First batsman to 10 double century score 400 in an innings Triple 1,000 Runs Centuries in a calendar year A Sandham C Hill (England) (Australia) First batsman to First batsman to score a triple complete 1,000 runs century in a calendar year L Hutton K F Barrington (England) (England) First batsman to First batsman to complete 1,000 runs score 5 triple in a calendar year century more than once D G Bradman S M Gavaskar (Australia) (India) First batsman to First batsman to complete 1,000 runs score more than in a calendar year one triple century 3 times Cricket 14 Milestones Batting Test Records First S M Gavaskar C L Walcott (India) (West Indies) First batsman to First batsman to complete 1,000 runs score a century in in a calendar year each innings 2 times 4 times in a series 100 in Each 200 & 100 Innings W Bardsley K D Walters (Australia) (Australia) First batsman to First batsman to score a century and score a century in a double century in each innings the same match H Sutclikfe L G Rowe (England) (West Indies) First batsman to First batsman to score a century in score a century and each innings more a double century in than once the match on debut S M Gavaskar (India) First batsman to 300 & 100 score a century in each innings three times L G Rowe G A Gooch (West Indies) (England) First batsman to First batsman to score a century in score a century and each innings on a triple century in debut the same match Cricket 15 Milestones Batting Test Records Quickest 99 199 C Hill Mudassar Nazar (Australia) (Pakistan) First batsman to be First batsman to be dismissed on 99 dismissed on 199 A G Chipperfield A Flower (Australia) (Zimbabwe) First batsman to First batsman to be dismissed remain undefeated on 99 on debut on 199 M J K Smith (England) 299 First batsman to be dismissed on 99 2 times G Boycott M D Crowe (England) (New Zealand) First batsman to First batsman to be remain undefeated dismissed on 299 on 99 S R Waugh D G Bradman (Australia) (Australia) First batsman First batsman to to be dismissed on remain undefeated nineties 10 times on 299 Cricket 16 Milestones Batting Test Records Quickest D G Bradman (Australia) Runs Completed 6,000 runs in the least number of matches D G Bradman G S Sobers (Australia) (West Indies) Completed 1,000 Completed 7,000 runs in the least runs in the least number of matches number of matches D G Bradman G S Sobers (Australia) (West Indies) Completed 2,000 Completed 8,000 runs in the least runs in the least number of matches number of matches D G Bradman B