Admin Who faced the first ball in Test cricket?
Bannerman opened the Australian innings and is thus retrospectively deemed to have had the honour of facing the first ball ever bowled in Test cricket (the bowler being England’s Alfred Shaw) and scoring the first ever run in Test cricket.
When was the Gatting ball?
4 June 1993
The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball or simply That Ball, is the name given to a cricket delivery bowled by Australian spin bowler Shane Warne to English batsman Mike Gatting on 4 June 1993, the second day of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Who hit first six in IPL?
Glenn Maxwell
MI vs RCB: Glenn Maxwell hits 1st six in IPL after 1079 days, leaves Virat Kohli in awe.
Who was the first spin bowler in cricket?
The first spinner to achieve the feat was Yorkshire left-arm spinner Bobby Peel during an Ashes Test match in 1888.
Who was Shane Warne’s first wicket?
Ravi Shastri
One of the greatest bowlers ever to play the game, Shane Warne, played his first match on this day in 1992 against India in Sydney. He finished with figures of 1/150, with his only wicket being that of Ravi Shastri, caught by Dean Jones for 206.
When did Shane Warne make his debut in cricket?
Warne made his debut on January 2, 1992 and completed the double century of wickets on December 11, 1995. 2196 – The number of days taken by Warne to reach 300 wickets in Tests, again the quickest in history to the milestone, passing the 300 wicket mark on January 5, 1998.
What’s the most wickets Shane Warne has taken in a test?
Warne’s tally of 195 is also the highest by a bowler against one team in Tests. 138 – The number of wickets taken by Warne in the fourth innings of a Test, the most by anyone in history including Muralidaran (106) and his compatriot McGrath (103).
When did Shane Warne play in the second Ashes Test?
Warne was thus recalled for the Second Test in Melbourne, a Boxing Day Test, where he took 7/52 in a match-winning performance in the second innings. In 1993, Warne was selected for Australia’s Ashes tour of England. He was the leading wicket taker for the six-Test series, with 34.
How many catches and bowled by Shane Warne?
21 – The number of caught and bowled dismissals by Warne, the joint third-most along with Daniel Vettori and behind Anil Kumble and Muralidaran (35). 1761 – The number of maiden overs bowled by Warne in Tests, the second most by a bowler in Tests, again behind only Muralidaran, who delivered 1794 overs without conceding a run.