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World Cup Trivia – 1987

Australia’s first exact four wicket haul in World Cup games is credited to CJ McDermott who took 4 for 56 against India at Madras on 09.10.87. Australia won this game by one run. Navjot Singh Sidhu made his one day debut for India in this game and scored 73 runs.

Navjoth Singh Sidhu became the second Indian batsman to register a fifty on the World Cup debut after Yashpal Sharma who had scored 89 against West Indies at Manchester on 09.06.83

GR Marsh scored 110 on his World Cup for Australia and Navjoth Singh Sidhu registering 73 on his World Cup debut for India. This provides the second instance in the World Cup when the rival batsmen have registered a hundred and a fifty on their World Cup debut. It is interesting to note that these two instances are the only two such instances in World Cup games. The two occasions are detailed below.

AJ Lamb of England {102} and MD Crowe of New Zealand {97} in the match between England and New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83

GR Marsh of Australia {110} and NS Sidhu of India {73} in the match between Australia and India at Chennai on 09.10.87

It is also interesting to note that these two instances have come in the one of the opening fixtures of the 1983 and 1987 World Cup games.

Zimbabwe’s DL Houghton scored 142 against New Zealand at Hyderabad on 10.10.87 and with it earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper to register a hundred in World Cup Games. Houghton became the first batsman in the World Cup to see his hundred going in vain as New Zealand won this game by three runs. There are 14 instances of a batsman’s hundred going in vain as of date in the World Cup games. Houghton’s 142 remain the highest individual score in a losing cause in World Cup games. Zimbabwe were led by AJ Traicos who had appeared for South Africa earlier.

Two batsmen from the same team registering hundreds was witnessed in the game between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13.10.87. DL Haynes {105} and IVA Richards {181} registered the first of five such instances in World Cup games.

K Srikkanth and SM Gavaskar were dismissed run out in the game between India and New Zealand at Bangalore on 14.10.87, providing the first of the three such instances in the World Cup games.

Gooch and RT Robinson scored 16 each in the game between England and Pakistan at Karachi on 20.10.87, providing the second instance of openers registering identical runs in the World Cup games.

Navjoth Singh Sidhu of India earned the distinction of registering four consecutive fifties since his debut in this World Cup. Sidhu became the third batsman to register four consecutive fifties in the World Cup after G Fowler of England and DC Boon of Australia. Navjoth Singh Sidhu remains the only batsman to register four consecutive fifties since his ODI debut in World Cup games. His performance is listed below

73 vs Australia at Madras on 09.10.87 : 75 vs New Zealand at Bangalore on 14.10.87 “ 51 vs Australia at Delhi on 22.10.87 and 55 vs Zimbabwe at 26.10.87

Imran Khan became the second Pakistan Captain to account for four wickets in World Cup games after Asif Iqbal. Imran Khan took 4 for 37 against West Indies at Lahore on 16.10.87. He returned with an identical figure of 4 for 37 against England at Karachi on 20.10.87. Imran Khan remains the only captain in the World Cup to be credited with two four wicket hauls. His 4 for 37 in both the games is also unique as no bowler has returned with the same identical figures in two games of the World Cup. Imran Khan remains the only Pakistan bowler to capture two exact four wicket hauls in the same World Cup..

The match between England and West Indies at Jaipur on 26.10.87 witnessed the first of the four instances of rival batsmen registering nineties in the same World Cup game. GA Gooch for England and RB Richardson for West Indies registered 92 and 93 respectively in this game.

GR Marsh carried the bat through the over allocation when he made 126 not out for Australia against New Zealand at Chandigarh {Sector 16 Stadium} on 27.10.87. He became the third batsman to achieve the feat in World Cup games after Sunil Gavaskar and Glenn Turner

The following is the list of batsmen who have registered the debut fifties in the World Cup games of 1987.

110 by GR Marsh of Australia vs India at Chennai on 09.10.87 : 73 by NS Sidhu of India vs Australia at Chennai on 09.10.87 : 76 by Rameez Raja vs Sri Lanka at Hyd-Pak on 09.10.87 : 89 by RS Mahanama of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Hyd-Pak on 09.10.87 : 53 by RB Richardson of West Indies vs England at Gujranwala on 09.10.87 : 75 by KR Rutherford of New Zealand vs India at Bangalore on 14.10.87 and 50 by PV Simmons of West Indies vs Pakistan at Lahore on 16.10.86

India-New Zealand game at Nagpur on 31.10.87 witnessed the first of the four Hat tricks in the World Cup games. Chetan Sharma of India is credited with the first Hat trick of the World Cup games. His victims were all bowled. KR Rutherford, IDS Smith and EJ Chatfield were the batsmen. The New Zealand score card read : 6-182 : 7-182 : 8-182. Sunil Gavaskar registered his only hundred of his One day career when he made 103 not out in this game. SM Gavaskar-Chetan Sharma were declared Men of the Match – the only instance of two cricketers sharing the award in the World Cup games. K Srikkanth’s 75 and Gavaskar’s 105 not out provides the second instance of openers registering a fifty and hundred in World Cup games. The first instance is credited to RB McCosker {73} and A Turner {101} in the game between Australia and Sri Lanka at The Oval on 11.06.75. As of now there are six such instances in World Cup games.

Australia won the World Cup title of 1987 trouncing England by seven runs. DC Boon of Australia top scored in the match with 75 runs, while Steve Waugh returned with the best figures of the match with 2 for 37.

Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Col-SSC on 31.01.11 : No result

This match ended in a no result game providing the 106^th occasion of a no result game in the annals of one day games. This no result game provides the 25^th occasion involving Sri Lanka and 24^th occasion of involving West Indies. This no result game represents the third no result game between Sri Lanka and West Indies

AB Barath scored 113 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in a no result game.

AB Barath’s 113 represent the 1110^th hundred in the annals of one day game and also represent the 133^rd hundred scored by a West Indies batsman against various oppositions. It also represents the ninth hundred scored by a West Indian batsman against Sri Lanka.

AB Barath’s 113 in this game represent his maiden one day hundred. His previous best was

50 vs Zimbabwe at Providence on 04.03.10 which was his one day debut. His 113 in this game represents his second fifty. RR Sarwan’s 75 in this game represent his 34^th one day half century and his 38^th fifty.

AB Barath and RR Sarwan added 165 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 199^th occasion of West Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions. This stand provides the 17^th occasion of West Indian batsman posting a century stand against Sri Lanka.

AB Barath and RR Sarwan added 165 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of West Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against Sri Lanka. The other five occasions are – 117 runs between HA Gomes and IVA Richards at Perth on 02.02.1985 : 182 runs between DL Haynes and IVA Richards at Karachi on 13.10.1987 : 163 runs between KLT Athurton and BC Lara at Kolkata on 25.11.1993 : 116 runs between BC Lara and PV Simmons at Port of Spain on 13.04.1996 and 124 runs between BC Lara and SC Williams at Port of Spain on 06.06.1997

AB Barath and RR Sarwan added 165 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the second occasion of West Indian batsman posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions in no result game. The other three figure partnership was the 134 runs partnership between RS Moton and RR Sarwan for second wicket against Zimbabwe at Port of Spain on 13.05.2006

AB Barath and RR Sarwan scored 113 and 75 in this game providing the 63^rd and 64^th occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring fifties against Sri Lanka.

S Chanderpaul and DL Haynes with an aggregate of 8648 runs prior to the start of this match and occupied the joint second position in the list of most West Indian run getters. S Chanderpaul with 13 not out in this game now has a total of 8661 runs and occupy the second spot. BC Lara occupy the first spot with 10305 runs

World Cup Trivia – 1983

Martin Crowe became the first batsman to be run out in nineties in a World Cup game. He made 97 before he was run out in the game between New Zealand and England at The Oval on 09.06.83. His dismissal provides the six instances of a batsman getting dismissed run out in nineties. This game witnessed the first instance of rival batsmen registering a hundred and ninety in the world cup games. For England Alan Lamb scored 102 and for New Zealand Martin Crowe registered 97. Snedden of New Zealand returned with figures of 12.0-4-105-2 which remains the only instance of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in the WC Games. Snedden’s figures the most expensive bowling figures for any World Cup game.

The game between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Swansea on 09.06.83 witnessed the second instance of four batsmen registering fifties in including hundreds a World Cup game. In Pakistan’s innings – Mohsin Khan {82}, Zaheer Abbas {82}, Javed Miandad {72} and Imran Khan {56*}- are the four batsmen who registered fifties. This feat by Pakistan batsmen provides the first instance in which all the four batsmen registered fifties excluding hundreds. As of now there are only four such instances in the World Cup games.

Zimbabwe making their debut in World Cup games as well as in One day Internationals won the match against Australia at Nottingham on 09.06.83. Zimbabwe won this game by 13 runs. Zimbabwe’s captain turned out an all round performance with the willow and the leather. He scored 69 not out and captured 4 for 42 in Zimbabwe’s triumph which earned him the distinction of first all round performance in World Cup games with fifty coupled with four wickets. With Zimbabwe’s captain registering 69 not out and Aussie captain Kim Hughes failing to open the account provided the second instance of rival captains registering zero and a fifty in World Cup games.

The match between England and New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83 saw the first of the six instances of rival batsmen registering hundred and ninety in a World Cup game. Alan Lamb for England and Martin Crowe for New Zealand came with 100 and 97 respectively.

CG Greenidge {24} and DL Haynes {24} provide the first instance of both the openers registering identical scores in the World Cup Games. This is first of the six instances in which both the openers registered identical scores. Greenidge and Haynes registered 24 rusn each for West Indies against India at Manchester on 10.06.83.

Vic Mark’s bowling figures for England against Sri Lanka at Taunton on 11.06.83 remains the best bowling figures for England in WC Games. Vic Marks remains the only England bowler to capture five wickets in World Cup Games

This match saw the first instance of two bowlers – one with four wickets and another with five wickets – in the world cup games. England bowlers – Dilley {4 for 45} and VJ Marks {5 for 39} are credited with this distinction. As on date there are only three such instances in World Cup games.

The game between New Zealand and Pakistan at Birmingham on 11^th and 12^th June 1983 witnessed the first ever instance of first three batsmen dismissed without scoring and with no runs on the board at the fall of the third wicket. Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar and Zaheer Abbas were the three batsmen who were dismissed without scoring. This remains the only such instance in World Cup games.

Pakistan losing three wickets without a run on the board is the first such instance in the World Cup. The other instance occurred when Bangladesh lost first three wickets with out a run on the board in its match against Sri Lanka on 14.02.03 at Pietermaritzburg in the 2003 edition of the world cup.

The match between Australia and India at Nottingham on 13.06.83 witnessed Australia’s Trevor Chappell while making 110 in this game earned the distinction of registering hundred before Lunch. India’s Kapil Dev captured 5 for 43 and KH Macleay returned with figures of 6 for 39 for Australia providing the first instance of two rival bowlers capturing five plus wickets in a World Cup game. Kapil Dev’s 5 for 43 remain the best bowling figures by a captain in World Cup games and he remains the only captain to bag a five wicket haul in WC games. Kapil Dev became the second bowler in the world cup to have a five wicket haul going in vain. His five for 43 could not win a game for India. The first bowler to suffer this ignominy was G Gilmour of Australia – his 5 for 48 could not fetch a win for Australia against West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75. The following is the list of bowlers whose world cup five wicket hauls have gone in vain

5-48 by G Gilmour of Austalia vs West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.76 – West Indies won by 17 runs : 5-43 by N Kapil Dev of India vs Australia at Nottingham on 13.06.83 – Australia won by 162 runs : 5 -39 by ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.83 – Pakistan won by 11 runs : 5-35 by Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Northampton on 31.05.09 – Bangladesh won by 62 runs : 6-23 by SK Bond of New Zealand vs Australia at Port Elizabeth on 02.03.03 – Australia won by 96 runs

The second instance of rival bowlers capturing five plus wickets was witnessed in the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Leeds on 16.06.83. ALF de Mel for Sri Lanka and Abdul Qadir for Pakistan captured 5 for 39 and 5 for 44 respectively.

ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka captured five for 32 against Sri Lanka at Derby on 18.06.83. In the previous games with figures of 5 for 39 against Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.83, De Mel took five wickets in consecutive games. He is the second bowler to capture five wicket hauls in consecutive games in the World Cup, the other being Gilmour of Australia. Gilmour and A de Mel are the only two bowlers in the World cup games to capture five plus wickets in consecutive games

Winston Davis became the first bowler to capture seven wickets in the world cup when he returned with figures of 7 for 51 against Australia at Leeds on 11^th and 12^th June 1983. Davis’s 7 for 51 is the best a bowler on world cup debut obliterating GJ Gilmour’s 6 for 14 for Australia against England at Leeds on 18.06.75. The complete list of bowlers who have taken five plus w
ickets on world cup debut are listed below

5-34 by DK Lillee of Australia vs Pakistan at Leeds on 07.06.75 : 6-14 by GJ Gilmour of Australia vs England at Leeds on 18.06.75 : 7-51 by WW Davis of West Indies vs Australia at Leeds on 13.06.83 : 5-36 by DW Fleming of Australia vs India at Bombay-WS on 27.02.96 and 5-27 by A Codrington of Canada vs Bangladesh at Durban on 11.02.03

India-Zimbabwe match at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 is known as Kapil Dev’s match. India batting first lost its five wickets for 17 runs. Kapil Dev scored 175 not out in this game and was associated in a ninth wicket unfinished record stand of 126 runs with Syed Kirmani. This partnership remains the record ninth wicket stand in the world cup and as well as in One day Internationals. Indian Opening batsmen SM Gavaskar and K Srikkanth were dismissed without scoring in this game providing the second instance of both the openers dismissed without scoring in the World Cup games.

The final of the 1983 World cup was a special to umpire Dickie Bird. It was the third consecutive World Cup final for him. He umpired the 1975 finals with TW Spencer, 1979 finals with BJ Meyer and 1983 finals with BJ Meyer. India won the 1983 World Cup by trouncing West Indies by 43 runs. Mohinder Amarnath was declared Man of the Match for his all round performance – 26 and 3 for 12. There was no scores of 50 plus by both the sides – K Srikkanth’s 38 being the highest score of the match.

India-Zimbabwe match at Leicester on 11.06.83 witnessed the first instance of a wicket keeper effecting five dismissals in the World Cup. Syed Kirmani of India caught five Zimbabweans to earn the distinction.

Imran Khan scored the first century for Pakistan in World Cup games. He made 102 not out against Sri Lanka at Leeds on 16.06.83 and was associated in a 144 runs for the sixth wicket in the company of Shahid Mahboob. This partnership remained a World Cup record for the sixth wicket till it was bettered by 161 runs partnership between M Odumbe and A Vadher for Kenya against India at Southampton on 30.05.99. Imran Khan and Shahid Mahboob’s partnership of 144 runs for the sixth wicket provides the first of the four instances of a three figure partnerships for the sixth wicket in World Cup games.

G Fowler of England became the first batsmen to register four consecutive fifties including hundreds in the World Cup games. DC Boon {1986}, SR Tendulkar {1996 and 2003}, NS Sidhu {1986} are the other batsmen who have emulated G Fowler in the later editions of the World Cup. Fowler’s fifties are listed below

78* vs Pakistan at Lord’s on 13.06.83 : 69 vs New Zealand at Birmingham on 15.06.83 : 69 vs Pakistan at Manchester on 18.06.83 and 81 not out vs Sri Lanka at Leeds on 20.06.83

Asantha de Mel finds himself in the company of elite club of the following three bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on two occasions in the same World Cup. The complete list read thus

G Gilmour of Australia – 6-14 v England at Lords’s on 18.06.75 and 5-48 vs West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75

ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka – 5-39 vs Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.83 and 5-32 vs New Zealand at Derby on 18.06.83

V Drakes of West Indies – 5-44 vs Canada at Centurion on 23.02.03 and 5-33 vs Kenya at Kimberley on 04.04.03

Asantha de Mel finds himself in the company of elite club of the following four bowlers who have captured five plus wickets on two occasions in the World Cup {not necessarily the same World Cup} The complete list read thus

G Gilmour of Australia – 6-14 v England at Lords’s on 18.06.75 and 5-48 vs West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75

ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka – 5-39 vs Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.83 and 5-32 vs New Zealand at Derby on 18.06.83

V Drakes of West Indies – 5-44 vs Canada at Centurion on 23.02.03 and 5-33 vs Kenya at Kimberley on 04.04.03

G McGrath of Australia – 5-14 vs West Indies at Manchester on 30.05.09 and 7-15 vs Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27.02.03

India trounced Australia by 118 runs – a victory margin of 100 plus runs at Chelmsford on 20.06.83. It is India’s first of the three victories with a margin of 100 plus runs in the World Cup. DW Hookes led Aussies in the absence of KJ Hughes. The wreckers-in-chief in Australia’s innings were Madanlal {4 for 20} and Roger Binny {4 for 29}

WW Davis’s 7 for 51 in the game between West Indies and Australia at Leeds on 12.06.83 provides the lone instance of a bowler capturing most wickets conceding 50 plus runs in the World Cup games.

The following are the batsmen have scored fifties on their debut in World Cup games of 1983

76 by KC Wessels of Australia vs Zimbabwe at Nottingham on 09.06.83 : 69* by DAG Fletcher of Zimbabwe vs Australia at Nottingham on 09.06.83 : 102 by AJ Lamb of England vs New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83 : 97 by MD Crowe of New Zealand vs England at The Oval on 09.06.83 : 89 by Yashpal Sharma of India vs West Indies at Manchester on 09.06.83 : 82 by Mohsin Khan of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Swansea on 09.06.83 : 72 by DSBP Kuruppu of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Swansea on 09.06.83 : 59 not out by RG de Alwis of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Swansea on 09.06.83 and 110 by TM Chappell of Australia vs India at Nottingham on 13.06.83

The following table shows the list of rival batsmen registering their debut fifties in the World Cup games of 1983.

KC Wessels of Australia {76} and DAG Fletcher of Zimbabwe {69 not out} in the game between Australia vs Zimbabwe at Nottingham on 09.06.83

Mohsin Khan of Pakistan {82} and DSBP Kuruppu of Sri Lanka {72} and RG de Alwis of Sri Lanka {59*} in the match between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Swansea on 09.06.83

AJ Lamb of England {102} and MD Crowe of New Zealand {97} in the match between England and New Zealand at The Oval on 09.06.83

Mohsin Khan for Pakistan and DSBP Kuruppu-RG de Alwis for Sri Lanka registered fifties in the same game at Swansea on 09.06.83. This is the only game in the entire world cup games played to date when one batsman from one team and two batsmen from the other team registered their debut fifties.

The following table lists out two batsmen from the same side registering fifties on their World Cup debut in the 1983 editions

KC Wessels of Australia {76} vs Zimbabawe at Nottingham on 09.06.83 and TM Chappell of Australia {110} vs India at Nottingham on 13.06.83

DSBP Kuruppu {72} and RG de Alwis {59 not out} of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Swansea on 09.06.83

Martin Crowe became the first batsman to register an individual ninety in World Cup games when he made 97 in the match between New Zealand and England at The Oval on 09.06.83. As on date there are three batsmen who have scored nineties on World Cup debut and the following table lists out them

97 by MD Crowe of New Zealand vs England at The Oval in 1983, 91 by RA Smith of England vs India in 1992 and 97 by SC Ganguly of India vs South Africa at Hove in 1999

CG Greenidge’s 90 and IVA Richards’s 95 not out in the game between West Indies and Australia at Lord’s on 18.06.84 provides the only instance of two batsmen from the same team registering nineties in World Cup

Australia vs England : Fifth one day at Brisbane on 30.01.11 : Australia won by 51 runs

England capped ST Finn for this game. He became the 217^th cricketer to represent England in one day games. He became the 59^th England cricketer to make his one day debut against Australia

BJ Haddin completed 2000 runs when he was on five during his knock of 37 in this game. His aggregate at the end of this game stood at 2037. He became the 20^th Australian batsman to complete 2000 plus runs.

MJ Clarke scored 54 in this game providing the 146^th occasion of Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. His knock provides the 26^th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It also represents the second fifty by MJ Clarke while leading Australia against England, the first being his 52 at Southampton on 09.09.09. This this knock represent MJ Clarke’s highest score while leading Australia against England.

MJ Clarke’s 54 in this game represent his seventh fifty while leading Australia against various oppositions

DE Bollinger was run out in this game providing the 163^rd occasion of a number eleven batsman dismissed run out in the annals of one day games. His run out provides the 20^th occasion of an Australian batsman batting at number eleven dismissed run out against various oppositions.

DE Bollinger became the second Australian batsman batting at number eleven dismissed run out against England. SW Tait was the other batsman. He was run out for 11 at Sydney on 02.02.07

B Lee was dismissed first ball in this game providing the 138^th occasion of an Australian batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. B Lee’s first ball duck in this game represents his fourth ball duck of his one day career. The other three occasions are – vs West Indies at Mum{BS} on 18.10.06 : vs India at Mumbai on 17.10.07 and vs England at Brisbane on 19.06.02. B Lee became the ninth Australian batsman to collect nine or more first ball ducks in one day games. Others are – RT Ponting {07} : AR Border 06} : JN Gillespie {06} : CJ McDermott {06} : SK Warne {06} : AC Gilchrist {05} : A Symonds {04} and SR Waugh {04}

B Lee’s first ball duck in this game provide the 21^st occasion of an Australian batsman collecting the first ball duck against England. B Lee is the third Australian batsman to collect two or more first ball ducks against England. Others are – JN Gillespie and DK Lilee

CR Woakes captured six for 45 in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of a bowler capturing six or more wickets in the annals of one day games. CR Woakes became the second England bowler to capure six wickets in one day games. PD Collingwood is the other bowler who had captured six wickets in one day games – 10.0-1-31-6 vs Bangladesh at Nottingham on 21.06.05. CR Woakes became the first England bowler to capture six wickets on away soil.

CR Woakes’s 6 for 45 in this game was in a losing cause providing the eighth occasion of a bowler’s six wickets haul going in vain. The other occasions are – 6 for 14 by Imran Khan of Pakistan vs India at Sharjah on 22.03.85 : 6 for 50 by AH Gray of West Indies vs Australia at Port of Spain on 09.03.91 : 6 for 35 by SM Pollock of South Africa vs West Indies at East London on 24.01.99 : 6 for 23 by SE Bond of New Zealand vs Australai at Port Elizabeth on 11.03.03 : 6 for 42 vs AB Agarkar of India vs Australia at Melbourne on 09.01.04 : 6 for 59 by A Nehra of India vs Sri Lanka at Col-RPS on 09.08.05 and 6 for 52 by CM Mpofu of Zimbabwe vs Kenya at Nairobi-Gym on 19.10.08.

CR Woakes’s 6 for 45 provide the first occasion of an England bowler’s six wicket haul going in vain. His figures provide the fourth occasion of a bowler’s six wicket haul in a losing cause against Australia. The other three occasions are – 6 for 50 by AH Gray of West Indies at Port of Spain on 09.03.91 : 6 for 23 by SE Bond of New Zealand at Port Elizabeth on 11.03.03 and 6 for 42 vs AB Agarkar of India at Melbourne on 09.01.04

IJL Trott collected the first ball duck in this game providing the 115^th occasion of an England batsman collecting the first ball duck in one day games. IJL Trott’s first ball duck provide the 24^th occasion of an Australian batsman collecting the first ball duck against Australia.

ST Finn returned with figures of 1 for 61 in this game providing the fifth occasion of an England bowler to concede 60 plus runs on debut. Others are – 1 for 62 by GC Small v Australia at Perth on 01.01.87 : none for 61 vs Australia at Melbourne on 04.02.88 : 4 for 67 by DV Lawrence vs West Indies at Lord’s on 27.05.91 and 1 for 62 by A Flintoff vs Pakistan at Sharjah on 07.04.99

ST Finn returned with figures of 1 for 61 in this game providing the 68^th occasion of a bowler to concede 60 plus runs on debut in the annals of one day games.

ST Finn returned with figures of 1 for 61 in this game providing the fifth occasion of an England bowler to concede 60 plus runs on debut against Australia. Other two occasions are – 1 for 62 by GC Small t Perth on 01.01.87 and none for 61 at Melbourne on 04.02.88

Australia’s win this game provides its 65^th win against England. The head to head count at the end of this game read thus – Played – 111 : Won by Australia – 65 : Won by England – 42 : Tied – 02 and No result games – 02

New Zealand vs Pakistan: Third one day game at Christchurch on 29.01.11 : Pakistan won by 43 runs

The second one day game at Queenstown on 26.01.11 ended as a no result game providing the second occasion of a no result game in New Zealand-Pakistan one day series. The first such game was at Auckland when the match was scheduled for two days – Feb, 16 and 17 of 1985. There was no play on the first day of the match, that is on 16.02.1985 and the match was played on the next day – 17.02.1985

This no result game was the 32^nd no result game for New Zealand. Only India is ahead with 34 no result games. India and New Zealand are the only two teams to have 30 plus no result games in the history of one day internationals. This no result game also provide the 105^th no result game in the history of one day internationals.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field in this game.. New Zealand’s this act provides the 163^rd occasion of New Zealand inserting the opposition. New Zealand’s inserting the opposition in this game provide the 29^th occasion of New Zealand doing so against Pakistan

New Zealand won the toss, elected to field and lost this game providing the 69th occasion of New Zealand losing the game after it had inserted the opposition. New Zealand’s inserting the opposition in this game and losing the game provide the 16th occasion of New Zealand losing the game against Pakistan.

New Zealand capped L Woodcock for this game providing the 164^th cricketer to represent New Zealand in one day games. He became the 31^st New Zealand cricketer to make his debut against Pakistan.

This game between New Zealand and Pakistan at Christchurch was New Zealand’s 600^th one day game. New Zealand became the sixth team to play 600 plus one day games. Others are – India {764} : Australia {755} : Pakistan {732} : West Indies {637} and Sri Lanka {615}

At the end of this game, New Zealand’s performance in one day games read thus – Played – 600 : Won – 257 : Lost – 306 : Tied – 05 : No Result games – 32

Ahmed Shahzad scored duck in this game providing the 108^th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a duck. His duck also provide the 15^th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a duck against New Zealand

Ahmed Shahzad scored zero and Mohammad Hafeez scored 115 in this game providing the 13^th occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen scoring zero and fifty in a one day game. This feat by Pakistan openers in this game provides the third such occasion against New Zealand. The other two occasions are – at Christchurch on 18.03.92, when Aamer Sohail scored zero and Rameez Raja scored 119 not out and at Lahore on 29.11.03 when Imran Farhat scored zero and Yasir Hameed scored 62

Ahmed Shahzad scored zero and Mohammad Hafeez scored 115 in this game providing the 33rd occasion of opening batsmen scoring zero and hundred in a one day game. This feat by Pakistan openers in this game provides the third such occasion against various oppositions. The other two occasions are – at Christchurch on 18.03.92, when Aamer Sohail scored zero and Rameez Raja scored 119 not out and at Kolkata on 13.11.04 when Younis Khan scored zero and Salman Butt scored 108

Mohammad Hafeez scored 115 in this game providing the 146^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. This knock also represents the 72^nd occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred in one day games

Mohammad Hafeez scored 115 in this game providing the 17^th occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. This knock also represents the 14th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred against New Zealand in one day games

Mohammad Hafiz’s 115 represent his maiden one day hundred. His previous best was 92 vs West Indies at Karachi on 16.12.06. It also represents his eighth one day fifty. It also represents his highest score against New Zealand, an improvement over his previous best of 43 at Mohali on 25.10.06

Shahid Afridi scored 65 in this game providing the 108^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty against various oppositions. His knock also represents the 12^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty against New Zealand.

Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi scored 115 and 65 respectively in this game providing the 111^th and 112^th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against New Zealand

Shahid Afridi hit five sixes in his knock of 65 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 285 sixes. He holds the record for most sixes in the one day games. ST Jayasuriya stands next with 270 sixes.

Shahid Afridi scored five sixes in this game providing the 16^th occasion of his scoring five or more sixes in an innings. Other to score five or more sixes on five or more occasions are – ST Jayasuriya {11}, SC Ganguly {07}, SR Tendulkar {07}, CH Gayle {07}, Abdul Razzaq {05}, BB McCullum {05} and CD McMillan {05}

Abdul Razzaq was playing his 251^st game, his 250^th game being the abandoned second game. He became the 35^th cricketer to represent a team in 250 plus games in the history of one day games. Abdul Razzaq became the eighth Pakistan cricketer to appear in 250 plus games. Others are – Inzamam-ul-Haq {378} : Wasim Akram {356| : Shahid Afridi {309} : Mohammad Yousuf {288} : Saleem Malik {283} : Waqar Younis {262} and Izaz Ahmed {250}

World Cup Trivia – 1979

A special mini tournament of 60 overs matches was played for the ICC Trophy to determine the two associate teams to join the six test playing nations. Sri Lanka and Canara who were the finalists of the ICC Trophy joined the six test playing nations to compete in the second World cup.

Gundappa Viswanath was the top scorer in India’s innings with 75 runs against West Indies at Birmingham on 09.06.79 in the opening fixture of 1979 edition. West Indies won this game by nine wickets. The triumph was achieved through a magnificent hundred by Gordon Greenidge who remained not out with 106 and was concerned with an opening stand of 138 runs with Desmond Haynes for the first wicket. This opening partnership was the first of the four partnerships that the West Indies batsmen have posted for the first wicket in World Cup Games.

Sri Lanka’s match against New Zealand at Nottingham on 09.06.79 witnessed one of the rare instances in the World cup of rival wicketkeepers making their one day debuts. Sri Lanka capped SA Jayasinghe, while New Zealand’s debutant wicket keeper was WK Lees

Canada made its debut in World Cup as well as One day Internationals when they met Pakistan at Leeds on 09.06.79. Pakistan won this game by eight wickets. Canada was led by BM Mauricette who also kept wickets. He is first cricketer to lead a team and also keep wickets in the World Cup. As on date there are three cricketers who have led the team and also kept wickets in the World cup – AJ Stewart of England, LK Germon of New Zealand and Khaled Mashud of Bangladesh. h

The fifth game of this World cup between West Indies and Sri Lanka at The Oval on 13^th June 1979 was abandoned due to rain with out a ball being bowled. It was rescheduled for the reserve day – next day, that is 14^th June 1979 and again there was no play due to rain. It was rescheduled for the next day and had to be abandoned. This was first match which was abandoned for three consecutive days due to rain interference and remains the only instance in World Cup Games as well as One day Internationals

The lone instance of rival captains dismissed for zeros in the World Cup was witnessed in the game between England and Canada at Manchester on 14.06.79. Canada skipper BM Mauricette was bowled by Willis for zero and England’s captain JM Brearley was leg before wicket to JN Valentine with out scoring. Canada were dismissed for 45 the then lowest total in the World Cup Games. This game saw the first of the eight instances in the World Cup in which two bowlers of the same team captured four wickets.

In Canada’s innings RGD Willis and CM Old returned with figures of 4 for 11 and 4 for 8 respectively. Canada’s FA Dennis became the second batsman to be dismissed through the mode of dismissal “hit wicket” . He was dismissed of the bowling of RGD Willis for 21. The first instance of a hit wicket dismissal in a World cup game is credited to Roy Fredericks of West Indies who was dismissed by Lillee for 07 against Australia at Lord’s on 21,06.75. As of now there are five dismissals through hit wicket in World Cup Games. FA Denis to his credit has the highest individual score of 21 amongst them. In Canada’s innings of 45, only FA Denis reached the double figures of 21, providing the first of a lone batsman registering double figures in a World cup game

The first ever instance of rival captains registering zero and a fifty excluding hundreds was witnessed in the game between England and Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.79. England’s skipper JM Brearley was caught by Wasim Bari of Imran Khan without opening his account, while Pakistan captain scored 51 before he was leg before to Ian Botham. This game provides the second instance of the first wicket falling without a run on the board in World Cup games, the first such instance occurred in the game between Australia and West Indies, when Australian opener RB McCosker was dismissed by West Indies at The Oval on 14.06.1975

DF Whatmore of Australia is credited with the distinction of the first ever substitute fielder to pouch a catch in the World Cup games. He caught Pakistan skipper Asif Iqbal of the bowling of Alan Hurst for 61 in the game between Australia and Pakistan at Nottingham on 13^th June 1979. Later Whatmore coached Sri Lanka to Victory in 1987 World Cup and is presently the coach of Bangladesh Team in the ensuing World Cup. Alan Hurst is now the refree on the ICC Panel

RS Madugalle, the present Chief of Referees of ICC Panel made his one day debut in the game between Sri Lanka and India at Manchester on 16.06.1979. He made four runs in this game. Sri Lanka, the non test playing nation beat the test playing nation India by 47 runs in this game.

Alan Hurst’s 5 for 21 in the game between Australia and Canada at Birmingham on 16.06.1979 provides the fourth instance of an Australian bowler capturing five plus wickets in the WC Games. The previous three instances are DK Lilee {5-34 vs Pak at Leeds on 07.06.75}, Gilmour {6-14 vs Eng at Leeds on 18.06.75} and Gilmour {5-48 vs Win at Lord’s on 21.06.75}. With KH Macleay bagging 6 for 39 against India at Nottingham on 13.06.83} Australia has five five plus wickets in the World Cups. Australia is the only team in the World Cup to have five five plus wickets hauls

Zaheer Abbas scored his individual ninety in World Cup games when he made 93 against West Indies at The Oval on 20.06.79. His first ninety was 97 against Sri Lanka at Nottingham on 14.06.75.

Asif Iqbal is credited with the distinction of capturing first four wickets as a captain. He took four for 56 against West Indies at The Oval on 20.06.79. As of now there are only seven instances of a captain returning with a four wicket haul in the World Cup games.

Joel Garner emulated Gilmour by capturing five for 38 in the finals of 1979 World cup game for West Indies against England at Lord’s on 23.06.79. Gilmour had taken 5 for 48 in the finals of the 1975 World Cup game for Australia against West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75.

Gilmour’s 5 for 48 in the World Cup finals of 1975 and Garner’s 5 for 38 in the World cup finals of 1979 are the only two instances in which a bowler has captured five wickets in the finals of the World Cup in the eight editions playe
d so far.

Garner’s 5 for 38 in the finals of 1979 edition remains the best bowling figures in the finals of any World cup.

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First World Cup – 1975

The first world cup tournament was held within five years of the birth of the limited over internationals {05.01.1971}. The first game of the World cup was played between England and India on 07.06.75 at Lord’s. Prior to this game, only 18 One International games were played and the first game of the World Cup was the 19^th One day International

The world cup consisted of 15 matches on five playing days. All these 15 matches were played at Test Match venues. Edgbaston, Headingly and The Oval hosted three games each, while Lord’s, Old Trafford and Trent Bridge hosted two games each

Eight countries participated in the competition – six test playing countries and two associate members – Sri Lanka and East Africa.

The inaugural match was played at Lord’s between India and England on 07.06.75. On the same day, two more games were played – between New Zealand and East Africa at Edgbaston ; between Australia and Pakistan at Leeds

England’s JA Jameson faced the first ball of the world cup, while the first ball of the world cup was bowled by India’s Madanlal.

India’s skipper Srinivas Venkataraghavan is credited with the distinction of pouching the first catch of the world cup and Mohinder Amaranath who made his debut in this game is credited with the first wicket of the World Cup – JA Jameson caught Venkataraghavan bowled Amaranath.

DL Amiss is credited with the distinction of registering the first ever hundred in the world cup. He made 137 in this game. In reply India made 132 for 3 wickets in 60.0 overs in which Sunil Gavaskar made 36 not out off 174 balls. Little Master Gundappa Viswanath top scored in India’s innings with 37 of 59 deliveries which contained five hits to the fence.

The first ever instance in the One day Internationals – batsman’s individual score greater than the team’s total occurred in this game. India made 132 for 3 while DL Amiss made 137.

The other first’s of the world cup are listed below

First score of 300 plus runs by a team – England’s 334 for 4 in 60.0 overs. This is also the first instance of a team registering 300 plus run in One day Internationals.

First win by a margin of 200 plus runs – England won by 202 runs

First three figure partnership – 176 runs for the second wicket between DL Amiss and KWR Fletcher

First instance of a batsman registering 15 fours in an innings – DL Amiss’s 18 fours in his knock of 137

First instance of a bowler conceding 80 plus runs – KD Ghavri’s figures of 11.0-1-83-0 {Ghavri was making his one day debut in this game}

The second match between New Zealand and East Africa at Edgbaston on 07.06.75 saw GM Turner became the first batsman to register a score of 150 plus runs in the World Cup as well as in One day Internationals. He made 171 not out in this game and with it he earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to register a hundred in the world cup games. He emulated SM Gavaskar of India to become the second batsman in the history of One day internationals to carry the bat through the allotted overs. Richard Hadlee became the first bowler to bowl six maiden overs in a world cup game when he returned with figures of 12.0-6-10-0.

The third game between Australia and Pakistan on 07.06.75 at Leeds witnessed the first ever five wicket haul in the world cup as well as in One day Internationals. Australia’s Denis Lillee took five for 34 in this game. His bowling figures read 12.0-2-34-5. Jeff Thomson bowled twelve no balls in this game which included five no balls in his first over. His bowling figures read 8.0-2-25-1

Sri Lanka was dismissed for 86 by West Indies at Manchester on 07.06.75 in their first ever game in One day Internationals. Sri Lanka became the first team in the World Cup games to be dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in World Cup Games. BD Julien of West Indies accounted for the first ever exact four wicket haul in the World Cup Games when he returned with figures of 4 for 20 in this game. West Indies capped Vivian Richards and Andy Roberts in this game. Both these cricketers have carved a niche in the game of cricket. This match got over before 3.30 PM. The teams played an exhibition game for the crowd.

India became to first country to win a one day game without losing a wicket when they trounced East Africa at Leeds on 11.06.75. After dismissing East Africa for 120 runs in 55.3 overs, India romped home victors by scoring 123 without losing any wicket. SM Gavaskar and FM Engineer scored 65 and 54 respectively. Bishen Singh Bedi returned with the most economical figures from 12 overs when he returned with figures of 12.0-8-6-1. Bedi’s eight maiden overs in this game provide the lone instance of a bowler bowling eight maiden overs in the world cup games.

RB McCosker and A Turner were concerned in a first wicket partnership of 182 runs for Australia against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 11.06.75. This remained as a world cup record stand for the first wicket till 1995-96. A Turner registered the first pre-lunch hundred when he made 101 off 113 deliveries with the help of nine boundaries and one over it. Sri Lanka’s Duleep Mendis and S Wettimuny were injured by the deliveries from Jeff Thomson. This match witnessed the first ever instance of four batsmen registering fifties in the world cup as well as One day Internationals. RB McCosker {73}, A Turner {101}, GS Chappell {50} and KD Walters {59} were the batsmen who registered fifty plus scores in this game. As on date there are only four instances of such a feat in world cup games. This game also witnessed the first instance of openers registering a fifty and hundred in the world cup games – RB McCosker {73} and A Turner {101}. As on date there are only six instances of such a feat in the world cup games.

West Indies carved a nail baiting win over Pakistan at Edgbaston on 11.06.75. West Indies achieved the win by one wic
ket with two balls to spare through a ninth wicket stand of 64 runs between Wicket keeper batsman Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts. Javed Miandad was one of the batsmen who made his debut in this game for Pakistan along with Parvez Mir while West Indies capped Gordon Greenidge in this game. Sarfraz Nawaz returned with figures of 4 for 44, the first of the two instances of a bowler returning with figures of 4 for 44 in World Cup Games.

John Snow of England captured four wickets conceding five runs in his opening spell against East Africa at Edgbaston on 14.06.75. His final figures of the match read 12.0-6-11-4. This game witnessed the first three batsmen registering fifties in world cup games. B Wood {71}, DL Amiss {88} and FC Hayes {52} were the batsmen who registered fifties for England. As on date there are only two such instances in World Cup Games. East Africa became the second team to dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in World Cup Games. East Africa were all out for 94 in 52.3 overs.

Glenn Turner became the first batsman to register two hundreds in the same world cup, when he made 114 not out against India at Old Trafford on 14.06.75. Earlier he had scored 171 not out against East Africa at Edgbaston on 07.06.75.

West Indian batsman Alvin Kallicharran scored 35 runs of ten successive deliveries from Denis Lilee during his knock of 78 in the game between West Indies and Australia at The Oval on 14.06.75. Kallicharran’s run spree against Lilee read thus – 4444414604. Lillee during these ten deliveries had bowled five bouncers. Lillee’s match figures read 10.0-0-66-1.

Sadiq Mohammad {74}, Majid Khan {84} and Zaheer Abbas {97} registered fifties in the game between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge on 14.06.75 to provide the second instance of first three batsmen registering fifties including hundreds in a world cup game. Zaheer Abbas 97 in this game provides the first instance of a batsman registering individual ninety in a world cup game.

Gilmour captured six wickets in the match between England and Australia at Headingley on 18.06.75. His analysis read 12.0-6-14-6. He became the first bowler to capture six wickets in the world cup as well as the One day Internationals. This game was the first semi finals and lasted 65 overs. England were bowled out for 93 in 36.2 overs and Australia took 28.4 over to surpass the target. England’s 93 provides the third instance of a team dismissed below 100 runs in the world cup games.

BD Julien of West Indies became the first bowler to capture exact four wickets in world cup games on two occasions. In the game between West Indies and New Zealand at The Oval on 18.06.75, Julien returned with figures of 12.0-5-27-4 in this game. The earlier occasion when Julien had four wicket haul was against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on 07.06.75 when he had the bowling figures of 12.0-3-20-4.

West Indies lifted the first World Cup title trouncing Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s on 21.06.75. Clive Lloyd, the West Indian captain registered 102 runs off 85 balls with the help of 12 fours and two sixers. This was the farewell game for Rohan Kanhai and he made 55 and was concerned with 149 run stand with Lloyd. KD Boyce was the wrecker-in-chief in England’s innings as he returned with figures of 12.0-0-50-4. Vivian Richards was responsible for three run outs in this game. A Turner, Skipper Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell were the batsmen dismissed run out in Aussie innings with Vivian Richards having a hand in these dismissals. Gary Gilmour took five wickets in this match as he returned with figures of 12.0-2-48-5. This analysis earned him the distinction of becoming the first bowler to account for five plus wickets in consecutive world cup games and also in One day Internationals.

Australia vs England : Fourth one day at Adelaide on 26.01.11 : England won by 21 runs

MJ Prior {67} and IJL Trott {102} scored fifties in this game providing the 118^th and 119^th occasion of an England batsman scoring fifty against Australia in one day games.

MJ Prior’s 67 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. His knock represents the 45^th occasion of an England wicket keeper scoring a fifty against various oppositions in one day games.

MJ Prior’s 67 in this game represent his third fifty as a wicket keeper batsman. The other two – 52 vs West Indies at Birmingham on 04.07.07 and 87 vs West Indies at Birmingham on 26.05.09. This knock represents his first fifty against Australia and also his first fifty on away soil.

MJ Prior’s 67 in this game provide the 51^st occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia. His knock represents the third occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a hundred against Australia.

MJ Prior’s 67 in this game provide the 25^th occasion of an England wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions. It also represents the 248^th occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a fifty against various oppositions

MJ Prior and IJL Trott added 113 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 36^th occasion of England batsmen posting a century stand against Australia. This stand provides the ninth occasion of England batsmen posting a century stand for the second wicket against Australia. The other eight occasions are – 125 runs between DL Amiss and KWR Fletcher at Manchester on 24.08.72 : 118 runs between G Boycott and P Willey at Sydney on 11.12.79 : 111 runs between G Boycott and P Willey at Sydney on 26.12.79 : 202 runs between GA Gooch and DI Gower at Lord’s on 03.06.85 : 124 runs between NV Knight and ME Trescothick at Bristol on 10.06.01 : 140 runs between ME Trescothick and MP Vaughan at Birmingham on 21.09.04 : 120* runs between ME Trescothick and MP Vaughan at Leeds on 07.07.05 and 111 runs between IR Bell and EC Joyce at Sydney on 02.02.07

IR Bell’s zero in this game provides his fifth duck of his one day career. Other occasions are – vs Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 11.04.07: vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 01.10.07: vs New Zealand at Hamilton on 12.02.08 and vs New Zealand at Birmingham o 18.06.08

IJL Trott’s 102 in this game represent the 99^th hundred by an England batsman against various oppositions. His knock represents the 23^rd hundred by an England batsman against Australia.

IJL Trott’s 102 in this game represents his second one day hundred, the first being his 110 vs Bangladesh at Birmingham on 12.07.10. This knock also represents IJL Trott’s highest score against Australia, an improvement over his previous best of 84 not out at Sydney on 23.01.11.

PD Collingwood completed 5000 ODI runs when he was on 21 during his knock of 27 in this game. His aggregate at the end of this game stood at 5006. He became the first England batsman to complete 5000 runs in ODIs.

PD Collingwood became the 58^th batsman in the history of one day games to score 5000 plus runs.

DJ Hussey returned with figures of 4 for 21 in this game providing the 186^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. His figures also provide the 26^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets against England.

DJ Hussey returned with figures of 4.0-0-21-4 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in less than four overs. The other eleven occasions are – 4.0-0-27-4 by Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan vs New Zealand at Faisalabad on 23.11.84 : 4.0-0-19-4 by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Patna on 15.11.93 : 4.0-0-21-4 by SC Ganguly of India vs Sri Lanka at Nagpur on 22.03.99 : 3.1-0-07-4 by CZ Harris of New Zealand at Scotland at Edinburgh on 31.05.99 : 3.3-0-11-4 by A Symonds of Australia vs India at Sydney on 14.01.00 : 4.0-0-11-4 by MG Johnson of Australia vs India at K Lampur on 16.09.06 : 2.5-1-10-4 by S Dhaniram of Canada vs Bangladesh at Narobi-Gym on 02.02.07 : 4.0-0-14-4 by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Col-RPS on 25.07.07 : 2.5-0-15-4 by PD Collingwood of England vs New Zealand at Chester-le-Street on 15.07.08 : 4.0-1-14-4 by M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 29.11.08 : 2.5-0-06-4 by V Sehwag of India vs Bangaldesh at Dambulla on 28.11.08

DJ Hussey is the third Australian bowler to perform this feat after A Symonds and MG Johnson – 3.3-0-11-4 by A Symonds of Australia vs India at Sydney on 14.01.00 : 4.0-0-11-4 by MG Johnson of Australia vs India at K Lampur on 16.09.06

DJ Hussey’s figures of 4.0-0-21-4 in this game represents the first occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in four or less than four overs in an one day game against England.

DJ Hussey’s 4 for 21 in this game represents the 124^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in one day games against various oppositions. His figures represent the 18^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings against England

DJ Hussey registered his one day career best bowling when he captured 4 for 21 in this game. His previous best was 2 for 42 vs England at Melbourne on 16.01.01

England’s 299 for 8 in this game represent its highest team total against Australia in Australia. The previous best was 294 all out at Melbourne on 16.01.11. England is yet to register a team total of 300 plus against Australia in Australia.

SR Watson scored 64 in this game providing the 145^th occasion of an Australian batsman and the 47^th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty against Australia.

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SR Watson’s 64 in this game represents his fifty as an opening batsman and he becomes the third Australian opening batsman to score five or more fifties against England. Others are AC Gilchrist {07} and GR Marsh {05}. SR Watson’s 64 in this game represent his 18^th one day half century and 23^rd fifty.

SPD Smith and B Lee added 77 runs in an unfinished stand for the eighth wicket in this game providing the 17^th occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership by Australian batsman for the eighth wicket against various oppositions

SPD Smith and B Lee added 77 runs in an unfinished stand for the eighth wicket in this game providing not only the second occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership but also the record stand by Australian batsman for the eighth wicket against England. The previous best was the 51 runs unfinished stand between MEK Hussey and B Lee at Leeds on 07.07.05

DJ Hussey’s 4 for 21 in this game was in a losing cause providing the ninth occasion of an Australian bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain against England. The other eight occasions are – 5 for 20 by GS Chappell at Birmingham on 04.06.77: 5 for 18 by GJ Cosier at Birmingham on 04.06.77: 4 for 56 by DK Lilee at Sydney on 11.12.79: 4 for 46 by RM Hogg at Sydney on 26.12.79: 4 for 12 by DK Lilee at Sydney on 14.01.80: 4 for 35 by DK Lilee at Sydney on 20.08.80: 4 for 69 by L Pascoe at Birmingham on 22.08.80 and 4 for 25 by GD McGrath at Melbourne on 10.01.95.

DJ Hussey’s 4 for 21 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 26th occasion of an Australian bowler’s four wicket haul going in vain against various oppositions

Head to head count at the end of this game read thus – Played -110 : Won by England – 42 : Won by Australia – 64 : Tied games – 02 and No result games – 02

England’s win by 21 runs in this game represents its 20^th win against Australia in Australia and the eleventh win by runs margin.

DJ Hussey’s figures of 4.0-0-21-4 in the fourth one day game between Australia and England at Sydney on 26.01.11 provide the 12^th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in four or less than four overs in an innings. The complete list is furnished below

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Mudassar Nazar	4.0	0	27	4	Pak	NZl	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1984
2	ST Jayasuriya	4.0	0	19	4	Srl	Zim	Patna	15 Nov 1993
3	SC Ganguly	4.0	0	21	4	Ind	Srl	Nagpur	22 Mar 1999
4	CZ Harris	3.1	0	07	4	NZl	Sco	Edinburgh	31 May 1999
5	A Symonds	3.3	0	11	4	Aus	Ind	Sydney	14 Jan 2000
6	MG Johnson	4.0	0	11	4	Aus	Ind	K Lumpur	16 Sep 2006
7	S Dhaniram	2.5	1	10	4	Can	Ban	Nairobi-G	02 Feb 2007
8	ST Jayasuriya	4.0	0	14	4	Srl	Ban	Col-RPS	25 Jul 2007
9	PD Collingwood	2.5	0	15	4	Eng	NZl	Ch-le-St	15 Jun 2008
10	M Muralitharan	4.0	1	14	4	Srl	Zim	Harare	20 Nov 2008
11	V Sehwag	2.5	0	06	4	Ind	Ban	Dambulla	16 Jun 2010
12	DJ Hussey	4.0	0	21	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	26 Jan 2011

DJ Hussey is the third Australian bowler to perform this feat after A Symonds and MG Johnson.

No	Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	A Symonds	3.3	0	11	4	Aus	Ind	Sydney	14 Jan 2000
2	MG Johnson	4.0	0	11	4	Aus	Ind	K Lumpur	16 Sep 2006
3	DJ Hussey	4.0	0	21	4	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	26 Jan 2011

South Africa vs India – Fifth one day at Centurion on 23.01.11 : South Africa won by 33 runs on Duckworth Lewis Method and the five day game series 3-2

India inserted South Africa after winning the toss in this game providing the 12^th occasion of India doing so against South Africa. India lost this game by 33 runs after inserting the opposition. It was the fifth occasion of India losing the game after it has inserted South Africa in one day games.

HM Amla scored 116 not out in this game providing the 15^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against India. His knock represents the 103^rd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions.

HM Amla’s 116 not out in this game represent the 56^th occasion of South African opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents his seventh one day hundred as an opening batsman. Other South African opening batsmen to score seven or more one day hundreds are – HH Gibbs {18}: G Kirsten {13} and GC Smith {08}

HM Amla’s 116 not out in this game represent the ninth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a hundred against India.

HM Amla and JP Duminy added 102 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 25^th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand also represents the fourth occasion of a century partnership for the fourth wicket by South African batsman against India. The other three occasions are – 154 runs between WJ Cronje and G Kirsten at Sharjah on 14.04.96 : 113 runs between WJ Cronj and G Kirsten at Faridabad on 15.03.00 and 131 runs between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy.

HM Amla and JP Duminy added 102 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 171^st occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions.

MH van Wyk scored 56 in this game providing the 89^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty against India. This knock also represents his third one day fifty. The other two are – 82 vs India at Belfast on 29.06.07 and 52 vs Ireland at Belfast on 24.06.07

AB de Villiers was stumped by MS Dhoni of Yuvraj Singh for 11 in this game providing the 98^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman stumped in the history of one day games. AB de Villiers’s dismissal of stumping in this game provides the fifth occasion of a South African wicket keeper dismissed in such a manner against various oppositions and first such occasion against India

AB de Villers has been dismissed stumped in his one day career on two occasions, the first being against Pakistan at Dubai on 02.11.10. He is the second South African wicket keeper to be dismissed stumped on two or more occasions, the first being MV Boucher who has been dismissed in such a manner on four occasions which includes a game when representing Africa Eleven against Asia Eleven at Chennai on 10.06.07

DW Steyn and M Morkel were dismissed for zeroes in this game which swelled the number of zeroes scored by South African batsmen against India to 42

DW Steyn and M Morkel were dismissed for zeroes in this game providing the eleventh occasion of two or more South African batsmen dismissed for zero in an innings against India.

DW Steyn and M Morkel were dismissed for zeroes in this game providing the sixth occasion of South African bastmen run out without scoring against India. The six occasions are – PS de Villers at Kolkata on 24.11.93 : MV Boucher at Nairobi {Gym} on 26.09.99 : AB de Villiers at Belfast on 29.06.07 and LL Tsotsobe at Cape Town on 18.01.11 : DW Steyn at Centurion on 23.01.11 and M Morkel at Centurion on 23.01.11

DW Steyn and M Morkel were dismissed run out without scoring in this game providing the first occasion of two South African batsmen dismissed in in an innings in such a manner against India.

DW Steyn and M Morkel were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of South African batsmen run out against India to 44.

YK Pathan’s 105 in this game represent the 182^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents his second one day hundred, the first being his 123 not out against New Zealand at Bangalore on 07.12.10.

YK Pathan’s 105 in this game represents the 12^th hundred by an Indian batsman against South Africa and also the fourth hundred by an Indian batsman against South Africa in South Africa. The other three occasions are – 114 by WV Raman at Centurion on 11.12.92: 127 by SC Ganguly at Johannesburg on 05.10.01 and 101 by SR Tendulkar at Johannesburg on 05.10.01

YK Pathan and Zaheer Khan added 100 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the 302^nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against various oppositions.

YK Pathan and Zaheer Khan added 100 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket against various oppositions. The other three occasions are – 126* runs between N Kapil Dev and SMH Kirmani vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 : 118 runs between IK Pathan and Jai P Yadav vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05 and 101 runs between MS Dhoni and RP Singh vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06,09

YK Pathan and Zaheer Khan added 100 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in the history of one day games. The other six occasions are – 132 runs between AD Matthws and SL Malinga of Sri Lanka vs Australia at Melbourne on 03.11.10 : 126* runs between N Kapil Dev and SMH Kirmani of India vs Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 : 118 runs between IK Pathan and Jai P Yadav of India vs New Zealand at Bulawayo on 26.08.05 : 103 runs between SM Pollock
and TM Odoyo of Africa Eleven vs Asia Eleven at Bangalore on 06.06.07 ; 101 runs between MS Dhoni and RP Singh of India vs West Indies at Kingston on 28.06,09 : 100 runs between VS Solanki and LE Plunkett of England vs Pakistan at Lahore on 12.12.05.

YK Pathan and Zaheer Khan added 100 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the 54th occasion of a team posting exact 100 runs for various wickets in the history of one day games. This stand provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting exact 100 runs against various oppositions.

YK Pathan and Zaheer Khan added 100 runs for the ninth wicket in this game providing the 17th occasion of a Indian batsmen posting a century partnership against South Africa. This stand provides the first occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against South Africa and is a record stand for the ninth wicket. The previous best for the ninth wicket was the 36 runs partnership between RA Jadeja ad A Mithun at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10

YK Pathan’s 105 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 271^st occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the history of one day internationals. It also represents the 51^st occasion of an Indian batsman’s hundred in a losing cause against various oppositions and sixth hundred against South Africa. The other five hundreds are – 109 by RJ Shastri at New Delhi on 14.11.91 : 105 by SV Manjrekar at New Delhi on 14.11.91 : 127 by SC Ganguly at Johannesburg on 05.10.01 : 101 by SR Tendulkar at Johannesburg on 05.10.01 and 103 by Yuvraj Singh at Hyd-RGS on 16.11.05

YK Pathan’s 105 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 19th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain against South Africa in the history of one day internationals.

M Morkel captured 4 for 52 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against India. It also represents the 106^th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against various oppositions.

M Morkel’s 4 for 42 in this game represent his fourth four wicket haul in one day games. The other three occasions are – 4 for 21 vs West Indies at Roseau on 28.05.10 : 4 for 36 vs West Indies at Cape Town on 25.01.08 and 4 for 47 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 02.11.10.

M Morkel’s 4 for 42 in this game represent his best bowling performance against India. It was an improvement over his previous best of 3 for 29 at Cape Town on 18.01.11

South Africa’s win in this game represents its 39^th win against India. At the end of this game, the head to head to count read thus – Played 65 : Won by South Africa – 39 : won by India – 24 and No result games – 02.

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