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Trona Pinnacles – Most Unusual Geologic Wonders

The most fantastic, eerie, and unique geological landscape and worldly shapes are the Trona Pinnacles in the California desert. These are also known as Tufa pinnacles, formed peculiar shapes...

The Biak Scops Owl

IDENTIFICATION: A medium-sized Biak scops owl (c.25cm) with prominent ear tufts, lacking any trace of dark shaft streaks...

The Amazing Baobab Tree – A Tree of Life!

Grandidier’s Baobab Tree is the biggest and most well-known of Madagascar’s species of Baobabs. It is also known...

Valentina Vassilyeva, The world’s most fertile mother gave birth to 69 children

Valentina Vassilyeva, a Russian woman, holds the record for having given birth to the most children in her...

Painted Firetail (Emblema pictum)

In Australia, painted firetails (Emblema pictum) are a common species of estrildid finches. Along gorges and acacia- and...

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...