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With the 2000th Test well happening at Lord's, looks at some of the most hard to believe milestones in the history of the game.
England and India are battling in the 100th Test between the two teams at the Mecca of cricket - what better time might there be to go down memory lane and celebrate a enormous journey. Despite the advent of Twenty20 after the ODI's, Test cricket continues to thrive. Numbers don't lie.
5,000 run against one country
The only batsman to amass 5,000 runs against one country is Sir Donald Bradman - 5028 at an average of 89.78 in 37 Tests for Australia against England between November 1928 and August 1948.
15 hundreds against one country
Don Bradman is the only batsman to register 15 hundreds or more against one nation - 19 in 37 Tests against England.
Most double hundreds in a Test series
Don Bradman is the only one to post three innings of 200 or more, accompishing the feat against England in 1930 - 254 at Lord's; 334 at Leeds and 232 at The Oval.
A triple hundred and a hundred
England's Graham Gooch is the only batsman to register a triple hundred and a hundred in the same Test - 333 & 123 vs. India at Lord's in 1990.
Five hundred in a Test series
West Indian Clyde Walcott is the only one to accomplish the feat of registering five hundreds in a Test series while amassing 827 runs against Australia in a five-Test series in 1955.
950 runs in a Test series
Only one batsman has managed 950 runs or more in a Test series. Don Bradman, in only seven innings during Australia's five-Test series aainst England in 1930, aggregated 974 at an average of 139.14, his scores being 8, 131, 254, 1, 334, 14 and 232. The only other batsman to manage 900 runs in a Test series is England's Wally Hammond - 905 at an average of 113.12, including four centuries against Autralia in five Tests in 1928-29.
800 runs in a Test as series as captain
Don Bradman is the only captain to aggregate 800 runs in a Test series - 810 (avverage.90.00), including three hundreds, in a five-Test series against England in Australia in 1936-37.
750 runs in a three-Test series
Graham Gooch, apart from captaining England, amassed 752 at an average of 125.33, including three hundreds, against India in 1990 - the highest in a three-Test series.
750 runs in a debut Test series
India's Sunil Gavaskar is the only batsman to amass 750 runs in a debut Test series, aggregating 774 at an average of 154.80 in four Tests against West Indies in the Caribbean in 1970-71. His tally included four hundreds and three fifties.
The first to amass both 9,000 and 10,000 runs in Tests
India's Sunil Gavaskar was the first to reach 9,000 and 10,000 runs in Tests. He had completed 9,000 during his undefeated 166 against Australia at Adelaide on December 17, 1985. He also became the first to notch five-figure mark shortly after tea on March 7, 1987 - against Pakistan at Ahmedabad's Gujarat Stadium and playing his penultimate Test. A jubilant crowd invasion halted play for more than 20 minutes.
First to register 300 runs in a Test match on debut
England's Tip Foster (287 + 19) had become the first batsman to register 300 runs on debut in a Test match. He had achieved the feat against Australia at Sydney in December 1903.
Most runs in a Test match on debut
Jamaica's Lawrence Rowe is the only batsman to register a double hundred and a hundred in his first Test match, accomplishing the feat for West Indies against New Zealand on his home ground at Sabina Park, Kingston, in February 1972 - 214 and 100 not out. His tally of 314 is a record for any player in his first Test.
Separate centuries on successive days of a Test match
Playing against Australia at Adelaide in 1948, India's Vijay Hazare posted 108 of his first innings 116 on January 26, followed by 102 of his second innings 145 on January 27. He is the only batsman to accomplish the feat in Tests.
First to accomplish a triple of 1,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches
West Indian Garry Sobers was the first all-rounder to amass 1,000 runs, capture 100 wickets and hold 100 catches in Test cricket. In a 93-Test career between March 30, 1954 and April 5, 1974, he managed 8032 runs, claimed 235 wickets and held 109 catches.
First to complete the 'double double'
Australia's Richie Benaud was the first to accomplish the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets, achieving the feat in his 60th Test while registering his 2000th run on December 6 1963 against South Africa at Brisbane - in the last of his 28 Tests as Australia's captain.
First to complete the 'treble double'
The first player to accomplish the 'treble double' (3000 runs + 300 wickets) was Ian Botham when he bagged his 300th wicket - against West Indies at The Oval on August 9, 1984 in his 72nd Test. Just for the record, Botham had completed his 3,000 runs in 55 Tests, 4000 in 69 and 5,000 in 94.
Only two all-rounders to accomplish a triple of 3,000 runs, 300 wickets and 100 catches
Ian Botham (5200 runs, 383 wickets & 120 catches in 102 Tests) and Shane Warne (3154 runs, 708 wickets & 125 catches in 145 Tests) are the only two all-rounders to accomplish a triple of 3,000 runs, 300 wickets and 100 catches.
A hundred and five wickets in an innings in the same Test five times
Ian Botham is the only all-rounder in Test annals to post a hundred and take five wickets in an innings in the same Test five times - twice against New Zealand and once each against Pakistan, India and Australia.
A hundred and ten wickets in the same Test
The first all-rounder to register a hundred and bag ten or more wickets in the same Test match was Ian Botham. In the 1979-80 Golden Jubilee Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Botham captured 6 for 58, registered 114 off 144 balls and then routed India's second innings by taking 7 for 48 off 26 overs. No other batsman posted a fifty in the Test.
Ian Botham's unique feat was emulated by Imran Khan at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in January 1983 when Pakistan's captain posted 117 and returned match figures of 11 for 180.
5000 runs and 500 dismissals as wicketkeeper
The only wicketkeeper to aggregate 5000 runs and make 500 dismissals in Test Cricket is South Africa's Mark Boucher - 5312 and 521 dismissals (499 catches + 22 stumpings) in 139 Tests.
First wicketkeeper to make a hundred and make five dismissals in an innings
South Africa's Denis Lindsay was the first to accomplish the feat against Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Decembner 23-28, 1966. He held six catches in the first innings and posted 182 off 227 balls in the second.
First and only wicketkeeper to aggregate 600 runs in a Test series
Denis Lindsay had aggregated 606 (ave.86.57) in seven innings (five Tests), including three centuries and two fifties against Australia in 1966-67. Just for the record, Lindsay is the only wicketkeeper to register three hundreds in a Test series.
Only captain-cum-wicketkeeper to effect 100 dismissals
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni has effected 102 dismissals - 91 catches + 11 stumpings - in 27 Tests. He is the only one to achieve the distinction as captain-cum-wicketkeeper.
Consecutive tosses won
The record for winning the toss in most matches in succession is nine by Colin Cowdrey for England - two against West Indies in 1959-60; all five against South Africa in 1960 and two against Australia in 1961.
The only captain to have won all five tosses in a Test series twice
Garry Sobers is the first and only captain to have won all five tosses in a Test series twice - vs. England in 1966 and vs. New Zealand in 1971-72.
Captains with most Tests
Australia's Allan Border holds a record for having led in 93 Tests between December 7, 1984 and March 29, 1994. His unbroken sequence of 93 Tests as captain is unlikely to be surpassed.
The first fielder to hold 100 catches
Wally Hammond of England was the first fielder to hold 100 catches, reaching the landmark on July 25, 1939 against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester in his 76th Test.
The fewest Tests to reach a tally of 100 catches
Australia's Bobby Simpson holds a fielding record for having taken 54 Tests to reach 100 catches between December 1957 and December 1977.
Double century of catches as a fielder
Rahul Dravid is the first and only fielder to take 200 catches or more in Tests. He is likely to be the holder of this fielding record for a few years atleast. His present tally is 203 catches in 153 Tests.
Four catches in an innings as substitute
Pakistan's Younis Khan is the only substitute fielder to take four catches in a Test innings - all four off Danish Kaneria in Bangladesh's second innings at Multan in August 2001.
Most consecutive Test wins
Australia won sixteen Tests in succession twice - between October 14,1999 and February 27, 2001 and between December 26, 2005 and January 2, 2008. Both the times, their sequance was broken against India.
Most consecutive Test defeats
Bangladesh's sequence of 21 defeats in succession between November 2001 and February 2004, an unwanted record, is not likely to be surpassed in years to come.
July 21, 1884
Lord's staged its first ever Test match on July 21, 1884 when England played in the second Test and won by an innings and 5 runs. Australia's captain, Billy Murdoch became the first substitute fielder to take a catch in Tests, performing the feat while fielding for the opposition, W.G. Grace having injured a finger. Murdoch had caught fellow countryman Tup Scott.
Brothers posting a century each in both innings
Australia's Ian and Greg Chappell had provided the first and only instance of two brothers posting hundreds in each innings of a Test match. Ian had made 145 and 121 and Greg 247 not out and 133).
First bowler to take 100 wickets
Lancashire and England left-arm slow bowler Johnny Briggs was the first to take 100 Test wickets, accomplishing the feat in his 25th Test just before tea on the first day of the fourth Test against Australia at Sydney on February 1, 1895.
Most wickets taken by one bowler in a single day
In the 1888-89 Cape Town Test, England (292) had defeated South Africa (47 & 43) by an innings and 202 runs. Johnny Briggs claimed 15 wickets for 28 runs in the match - 7 for 17 in the first innings and 8 for 11 in the second - the most taken by one bowler in a single day's play. Six of his seven first innings wickets and all of his eight in the second were bowled. He captured all 15 wickets without the help of a fieldsman, the other one being lbw. In the second innings nine batsmen were bowled - the most in any Test innings - a feat repeated in the 1890 Oval Test. In Australia's second innings of 102, nine players were bowled out against England.
Most Test hundreds
Sachin Tendulkar holds a world record for registering most Test hundreds - 51 in 177 Tests. His run-aggregate of 14,692 (ave.56.94) is also a world record.
8000 Test runs overseas
Sachin is the only batsman to amass 8,000 runs away from home - 8145 (ave.56.95) in 98 Tests, including 29 hundreds.
800 wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan is the only bowler to take 800 wickets in Tests at an average of 22.72 in 133 Tests. His feats of 67 instances of five wickets in an innings or more and 22 instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match are not likely to be surpassed
England and India are battling in the 100th Test between the two teams at the Mecca of cricket - what better time might there be to go down memory lane and celebrate a enormous journey. Despite the advent of Twenty20 after the ODI's, Test cricket continues to thrive. Numbers don't lie.
5,000 run against one country
The only batsman to amass 5,000 runs against one country is Sir Donald Bradman - 5028 at an average of 89.78 in 37 Tests for Australia against England between November 1928 and August 1948.
15 hundreds against one country
Don Bradman is the only batsman to register 15 hundreds or more against one nation - 19 in 37 Tests against England.
Most double hundreds in a Test series
Don Bradman is the only one to post three innings of 200 or more, accompishing the feat against England in 1930 - 254 at Lord's; 334 at Leeds and 232 at The Oval.
A triple hundred and a hundred
England's Graham Gooch is the only batsman to register a triple hundred and a hundred in the same Test - 333 & 123 vs. India at Lord's in 1990.
Five hundred in a Test series
West Indian Clyde Walcott is the only one to accomplish the feat of registering five hundreds in a Test series while amassing 827 runs against Australia in a five-Test series in 1955.
950 runs in a Test series
Only one batsman has managed 950 runs or more in a Test series. Don Bradman, in only seven innings during Australia's five-Test series aainst England in 1930, aggregated 974 at an average of 139.14, his scores being 8, 131, 254, 1, 334, 14 and 232. The only other batsman to manage 900 runs in a Test series is England's Wally Hammond - 905 at an average of 113.12, including four centuries against Autralia in five Tests in 1928-29.
800 runs in a Test as series as captain
Don Bradman is the only captain to aggregate 800 runs in a Test series - 810 (avverage.90.00), including three hundreds, in a five-Test series against England in Australia in 1936-37.
750 runs in a three-Test series
Graham Gooch, apart from captaining England, amassed 752 at an average of 125.33, including three hundreds, against India in 1990 - the highest in a three-Test series.
750 runs in a debut Test series
India's Sunil Gavaskar is the only batsman to amass 750 runs in a debut Test series, aggregating 774 at an average of 154.80 in four Tests against West Indies in the Caribbean in 1970-71. His tally included four hundreds and three fifties.
The first to amass both 9,000 and 10,000 runs in Tests
India's Sunil Gavaskar was the first to reach 9,000 and 10,000 runs in Tests. He had completed 9,000 during his undefeated 166 against Australia at Adelaide on December 17, 1985. He also became the first to notch five-figure mark shortly after tea on March 7, 1987 - against Pakistan at Ahmedabad's Gujarat Stadium and playing his penultimate Test. A jubilant crowd invasion halted play for more than 20 minutes.
First to register 300 runs in a Test match on debut
England's Tip Foster (287 + 19) had become the first batsman to register 300 runs on debut in a Test match. He had achieved the feat against Australia at Sydney in December 1903.
Most runs in a Test match on debut
Jamaica's Lawrence Rowe is the only batsman to register a double hundred and a hundred in his first Test match, accomplishing the feat for West Indies against New Zealand on his home ground at Sabina Park, Kingston, in February 1972 - 214 and 100 not out. His tally of 314 is a record for any player in his first Test.
Separate centuries on successive days of a Test match
Playing against Australia at Adelaide in 1948, India's Vijay Hazare posted 108 of his first innings 116 on January 26, followed by 102 of his second innings 145 on January 27. He is the only batsman to accomplish the feat in Tests.
First to accomplish a triple of 1,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches
West Indian Garry Sobers was the first all-rounder to amass 1,000 runs, capture 100 wickets and hold 100 catches in Test cricket. In a 93-Test career between March 30, 1954 and April 5, 1974, he managed 8032 runs, claimed 235 wickets and held 109 catches.
First to complete the 'double double'
Australia's Richie Benaud was the first to accomplish the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets, achieving the feat in his 60th Test while registering his 2000th run on December 6 1963 against South Africa at Brisbane - in the last of his 28 Tests as Australia's captain.
First to complete the 'treble double'
The first player to accomplish the 'treble double' (3000 runs + 300 wickets) was Ian Botham when he bagged his 300th wicket - against West Indies at The Oval on August 9, 1984 in his 72nd Test. Just for the record, Botham had completed his 3,000 runs in 55 Tests, 4000 in 69 and 5,000 in 94.
Only two all-rounders to accomplish a triple of 3,000 runs, 300 wickets and 100 catches
Ian Botham (5200 runs, 383 wickets & 120 catches in 102 Tests) and Shane Warne (3154 runs, 708 wickets & 125 catches in 145 Tests) are the only two all-rounders to accomplish a triple of 3,000 runs, 300 wickets and 100 catches.
A hundred and five wickets in an innings in the same Test five times
Ian Botham is the only all-rounder in Test annals to post a hundred and take five wickets in an innings in the same Test five times - twice against New Zealand and once each against Pakistan, India and Australia.
A hundred and ten wickets in the same Test
The first all-rounder to register a hundred and bag ten or more wickets in the same Test match was Ian Botham. In the 1979-80 Golden Jubilee Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Botham captured 6 for 58, registered 114 off 144 balls and then routed India's second innings by taking 7 for 48 off 26 overs. No other batsman posted a fifty in the Test.
Ian Botham's unique feat was emulated by Imran Khan at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in January 1983 when Pakistan's captain posted 117 and returned match figures of 11 for 180.
5000 runs and 500 dismissals as wicketkeeper
The only wicketkeeper to aggregate 5000 runs and make 500 dismissals in Test Cricket is South Africa's Mark Boucher - 5312 and 521 dismissals (499 catches + 22 stumpings) in 139 Tests.
First wicketkeeper to make a hundred and make five dismissals in an innings
South Africa's Denis Lindsay was the first to accomplish the feat against Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Decembner 23-28, 1966. He held six catches in the first innings and posted 182 off 227 balls in the second.
First and only wicketkeeper to aggregate 600 runs in a Test series
Denis Lindsay had aggregated 606 (ave.86.57) in seven innings (five Tests), including three centuries and two fifties against Australia in 1966-67. Just for the record, Lindsay is the only wicketkeeper to register three hundreds in a Test series.
Only captain-cum-wicketkeeper to effect 100 dismissals
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni has effected 102 dismissals - 91 catches + 11 stumpings - in 27 Tests. He is the only one to achieve the distinction as captain-cum-wicketkeeper.
Consecutive tosses won
The record for winning the toss in most matches in succession is nine by Colin Cowdrey for England - two against West Indies in 1959-60; all five against South Africa in 1960 and two against Australia in 1961.
The only captain to have won all five tosses in a Test series twice
Garry Sobers is the first and only captain to have won all five tosses in a Test series twice - vs. England in 1966 and vs. New Zealand in 1971-72.
Captains with most Tests
Australia's Allan Border holds a record for having led in 93 Tests between December 7, 1984 and March 29, 1994. His unbroken sequence of 93 Tests as captain is unlikely to be surpassed.
The first fielder to hold 100 catches
Wally Hammond of England was the first fielder to hold 100 catches, reaching the landmark on July 25, 1939 against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester in his 76th Test.
The fewest Tests to reach a tally of 100 catches
Australia's Bobby Simpson holds a fielding record for having taken 54 Tests to reach 100 catches between December 1957 and December 1977.
Double century of catches as a fielder
Rahul Dravid is the first and only fielder to take 200 catches or more in Tests. He is likely to be the holder of this fielding record for a few years atleast. His present tally is 203 catches in 153 Tests.
Four catches in an innings as substitute
Pakistan's Younis Khan is the only substitute fielder to take four catches in a Test innings - all four off Danish Kaneria in Bangladesh's second innings at Multan in August 2001.
Most consecutive Test wins
Australia won sixteen Tests in succession twice - between October 14,1999 and February 27, 2001 and between December 26, 2005 and January 2, 2008. Both the times, their sequance was broken against India.
Most consecutive Test defeats
Bangladesh's sequence of 21 defeats in succession between November 2001 and February 2004, an unwanted record, is not likely to be surpassed in years to come.
July 21, 1884
Lord's staged its first ever Test match on July 21, 1884 when England played in the second Test and won by an innings and 5 runs. Australia's captain, Billy Murdoch became the first substitute fielder to take a catch in Tests, performing the feat while fielding for the opposition, W.G. Grace having injured a finger. Murdoch had caught fellow countryman Tup Scott.
Brothers posting a century each in both innings
Australia's Ian and Greg Chappell had provided the first and only instance of two brothers posting hundreds in each innings of a Test match. Ian had made 145 and 121 and Greg 247 not out and 133).
First bowler to take 100 wickets
Lancashire and England left-arm slow bowler Johnny Briggs was the first to take 100 Test wickets, accomplishing the feat in his 25th Test just before tea on the first day of the fourth Test against Australia at Sydney on February 1, 1895.
Most wickets taken by one bowler in a single day
In the 1888-89 Cape Town Test, England (292) had defeated South Africa (47 & 43) by an innings and 202 runs. Johnny Briggs claimed 15 wickets for 28 runs in the match - 7 for 17 in the first innings and 8 for 11 in the second - the most taken by one bowler in a single day's play. Six of his seven first innings wickets and all of his eight in the second were bowled. He captured all 15 wickets without the help of a fieldsman, the other one being lbw. In the second innings nine batsmen were bowled - the most in any Test innings - a feat repeated in the 1890 Oval Test. In Australia's second innings of 102, nine players were bowled out against England.
Most Test hundreds
Sachin Tendulkar holds a world record for registering most Test hundreds - 51 in 177 Tests. His run-aggregate of 14,692 (ave.56.94) is also a world record.
8000 Test runs overseas
Sachin is the only batsman to amass 8,000 runs away from home - 8145 (ave.56.95) in 98 Tests, including 29 hundreds.
800 wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan is the only bowler to take 800 wickets in Tests at an average of 22.72 in 133 Tests. His feats of 67 instances of five wickets in an innings or more and 22 instances of ten wickets or more in a Test match are not likely to be surpassed
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