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In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. [13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best ...
[1] [2] In the chase to achieve top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired in 1974 as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs. [3] The record stood for nine years, until it was broken by England's Geoffrey Boycott in the 1982 series against India.
In cricket, a players' batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been out, usually given to two decimal places.. Since the number of runs a player scores and how often they get out are primarily measures of their own playing ability, and largely independent of their teammates, batting average is a good metric for an individual player ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Australian international cricketer (born 1989) For the 1980s Australia, NSW and Transvaal player, see Steve Smith (cricketer, born 1961). For the English cricketer, see Stephen Smith (cricketer). Steve Smith Smith in 2014 Personal information Full name Steven Peter Devereux Smith Born ...
A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed. [88] Australia's Don Bradman, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time, finished his Test career with an average of 99.94. [89]
Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate One Day International rankings were introduced in 1998. Both sets of rankings have now been calculated back to the start of those forms of the game. The rankings include the top 10 Test, ODI and T20I batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders based on the rating of each player.
Following the success of the list for Test cricket, the Wisden 100 list for ODI cricket was released on 1 February 2002. The top-rated batting performance was Viv Richards' 189* for West Indies against England at Manchester in 1984. 7 of Richards' innings appeared in the top 100, more than any other batsman.
Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team, [147] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket. [148]