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[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 .
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.
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 ...
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[19] [20] He scored many of his centuries away against almost every team he toured, and averaged more than 40 against three of the four nations – South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and England – which have been most difficult for Asian batsmen. He has the highest Test batting average (59.06) of any Pakistani against Australia, and once ...
He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". [2] Crowe was appointed New Zealand's captain in 1990, and led the team until 1993. In a Test against Sri Lanka in 1991, he scored 299 runs
A man with talent, poise and looks to kill: Idris Elba is this year's Sexiest Man Alive. Fans have lobbied People for years to choose Elba for its top spot, but for Elba, 46, the news came as a ...
Josh Gibson has the highest career batting average in major league history with .372. In baseball, the batting average (BA) is defined by the number of hits divided by at bats. It is usually reported to three decimal places and pronounced as if it were multiplied by 1,000: a player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three hundred."