Cricket

The Great Hayward Earthquake of 1868

The morning of October 21, 1868, dawned clear with a temperature of fifty-nine degrees in downtown San Francisco. At 7:53 am, a 7.0-magnitude quake hit the San Francisco Bay...

The Incredible Devil’s Finger Fungus

Clathrus archeri, commonly known as octopus stinkhorn, or Devil's Finger, is a fungus indigenous to Australia and New...

Macleay’s Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)

Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus) is a quiet and unobtrusive bird compared with other honeyeaters. In northeastern Queensland, they...

Barberry (Berberis)-Popular Garden Specimens

The Barberry that grows wild in my neighborhood, “Berberis Vulgaris” is one of the first plants to leaf...

Leaden Flycatcher – Nature’s Master of Adaptation

The leaden flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. The bird is around 6...

An editorial article in TOI on the Simla Cricket Club match on October 29, 1886

I hope you will enjoy an editorial article in TOI on the Simla Cricket Club match on October 29, 1886. Those who deplore the...

Most Test matches without ever bowling?

Over ten years, Ian Healy was the pulse of the Australian team. From his shock selection and humbling beginning in Pakistan in 1988-89, he...

Test Match Debut Under his Brother Captaincy

Test Match Debut Under his Brother Captaincy. Zimbabwe slow left armerWellington Masakadza made his Test debut under the captaincy of his elder brother. He...

First Four Tests Against Four Different Countries

First Four Tests Against Four Different Countries. Tony Dodemaide of Australia did do it in 1987-88, when his first four Tests against New Zealand,...

Tom Spencer officiated Most County Championship Matches

Old Kent player Tom Spencer headed the list, he officiated in no fewer than 570 Championship matches in an umpiring career that stretched from...

Oldest Man to Make His ODI Debut For a Test-playing Country?

England left-arm spinner Norman Gifford was 44 years old when he made his debut in a one-day tournament in Sharjah in 1985. Norman had...

Most Stumpings in Tests?

This record has stood for more than 75 years now, the only wicketkeeper to make more than 50 stumping in Tests is Bert Oldfield....

Dominic Sibley – Youngest Double-Centurion in County Championship

Surrey batsman Dominic Sibley made 242 runs against Yorkshire at the Oval on 26 Sep 2013 is the youngest player to score a double-century...

Most half-centuries in a calendar year, in Tests and ODIs?

Most half-centuries in a calendar year, in Tests and ODIs? The Test record is 13 by Virender Sehwag in 2010 - that included eight...

Mitchel Strac Unique Feat of Two Hat-tricks in the Same Match

Mitchel Strac Unique Feat of Two Hat-tricks in the Same Match. Australian Left Arm Fast Bowler Mitchell Starc became the first bowler in nearly...