Sunday, September 1, 2019

Interesting Cricket Trivia


  • ICC was founded on: 15 June 1909
  • ICC Cricket Hall of Fame launched by: International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on 2 January 2009 (to commemorate ICC's Centenary Celebration)
  • First Test Match played between: Australia-England (March 1877)
  • First Bowler to surpass 400 Test wickets: Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
  • First Player to score a century in Test Match: Charles Bannerman (165*) for Australia 
  • First Cricketer to play for two Nations during his career: Billy Midwinter (Australia, England)
  • Only Cricketer to have played Test Matches for India and England: Iftikhar Ali Khan, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi (England (1932-1934) and India (1946))
  • First Cricketer to play Test Matches for India and Pakistan: Gul Mohammad (India (1946-52) and Pakistan (1956)

Interesting Cricket Trivia

ICC was founded on: 15 June 1909 ICC Cricket Hall of Fame launched by: International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on 2 January 2009 ...