The Records and Milestones thread

[Darwin Award]

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Given that Root is still keen on playing for a few years more & given England's regular tests they play he'll at least take that to 250 and then some.

Only way Smith can surpass him and keep it if Root retires in the next 18 months or so and Smith keeps playing.

Otherwise,Root is going to hold this record at least for the next 15 years or so because there is absolutely no one else on the horizon.

 

[Ali TT]

Root will probably pass Dravid in test runs next match as well, and be third overall.

 

[kyear2]

Root will probably pass Dravid in test runs next match as well, and be third overall.

Think he also passed him for centuries as well?

 

[Starfighter]

From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls

A wicket fell on the first ball of the day; a wicket fell on the final ball of the day

 

[Coronis]

From the WI-Australia test that's just (abruptly) finished:

West Indies bowled out for 27, their lowest test score and the second lowest of all time

Seven ducks in a innings

Starc takes the quickest ever five-for, off fifteen balls

Crazy stat from that 26 for New Zealand in 1955 - they scored 200 in the first dig and England could only reply with 246. New Zealand would go on to win their first ever test the very next year on the very same ground.

 

[Gremlin]

He batted in the (modern) most important position, fielded in the most important position and and was a key 4th / 5th bowler.

Hard to top that.

I'm always amazed at the number of wickets he took in his career. Not because of his own outstanding quality but more so as he typically had Donald and Pollock mopping up wickets from the other end! One of the absolute finest.

 

[Ali TT]

Crazy stat from that 26 for New Zealand in 1955 - they scored 200 in the first dig and England could only reply with 246. New Zealand would go on to win their first ever test the very next year on the very same ground.

I think these small scores are often not only shocking because they are so small but because they are incongruous with the flow of the match.

I mean, when Australia were dismissed for 47, they came in with a 188-run lead. That Smith and Amla cruised the chase was always a great anti-climax for me after the Clarke knock then the crazy of the SA 1st and Australia 2nd innings.

Similarly, England rolled the Windies over for 54 at Lords in 2000 after slumping to 134ao themselves, 133 behind. England only just scraped home in that one.

England's 46ao was in a match where they'd secured a 76 run first innings lead and had a modest target of 194 to chase down. Ten years later we were only 28 up when we rolled the Windies over for 47 and got our revenge.