Cricket

York: The City of Extraordinary Cultural and Historical Wealth

Nowhere in northern England says ‘medieval’ quite like York, a city of extraordinary cultural and historical wealth that has lost little of its preindustrial luster. Its medieval spider’s web...

The Magnificent Greater Bird-of-paradise

The Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) named by Carolus Linnaeus actually called is a Bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea....

Pudu: The Smallest Deer in the World

The pudu is the smallest deer in the world. It is similar in appearance to the northern Pudu...

Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

The blue-breasted fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus) occurs in sand plains and heathy Mallee across central southwestern Australia and the...

Spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri)

As its name suggests the Spinifexbird lives in spinifex, Triodia, particularly stands of tall old hummocks among acacia...

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...