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Test Cricket is a format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of international cricket where two teams in white clothing, each representing a country, compete over a match that can last ...
Deville, you are indeed correct. The run out of Woolley by Lall Singh remains the only instance in test cricket history when the batsman had made his test debut before the man running him out was born (at least I hope so; I should check out the Brin Close/Wayne Daniel angle). Over to you, good Sir. --Roisterer 04:40, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
He, in his pre-Test cricket days, was banned for a year and half (or so) for disputing an umpiring decision and causing a minor riot. He used this spare time to play some serious football and represented his country in World Cup qualifying round matches.
Test cricket is in need of spectator growth if it is to persist and prosper, and there is no doubt that the red-ball game is more fun if both sides genuinely have a chance more often.
Which Test player scored the most runs in first-class cricket without ever hitting a century? Johnlp 15:18, 7 March 2006 (UTC) G.A.R. Lock with 10342 runs without ever scoring a century. --Wisden17 20:33, 7 March 2006 (UTC) Well done and welcome. Your turn to set a question now. Johnlp 20:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
So the next man shall be David Brain, who dismissed Javed Miandad in his last test innings. Ovshake 12:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC) Edit conflict beat me. I had written this: The batsmen are all among the top ten career runscorers in Test cricket although the sequence does not seem to be chronological.
Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. [ 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 ]