What is the shortest cricket match?

The shortest Test match, in terms of actual playing time, was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge on 12 June 1926. There were only 50 minutes play in which 17.2 overs were bowled and England scored 32-0.

What is the shortest cricket game ever?

According to Guinness World Records, the shortest Test match ever was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham in June, 1926, in which there were just 50 minutes play and 17.2 overs bowled.

Which match has shortest duration?

While England were bowled out for 112 and 81 in their two innings, India were skittled out for just 145 in their first innings. The end result was a result inside two days. And with that this match equalled the record of the shortest Test match ever played in terms of days.

What's the longest cricket game ever played?

The longest test cricket match ever lasted 9 days with 680 overs bowled. The teams of South Africa and England endured, and the match earned the name The Timeless Test.

Has any Test match ended in 1 day?

The day-night Ahmedabad Test witnessed a total of 140.2 overs, which made it the shortest ever Test match involving India in which a result has been achieved. India defeated England by 10 wickets in the third Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Who is the fastest Test century?

New Zealand's Brendan McCullum holds the record for the fastest test cricket century of all time - he took just 54 balls to reach the milestone in a match against Australia in Christchurch in the 2015/16 season.

Who invented cricket?

Early Cricket (Pre 1799)

There is a consensus of expert opinion that cricket may have been invented during Saxon or Norman times by children living in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in south-east England.

What is the longest Test match ever?

The longest recorded game of cricket was the Test match between England and South Africa held at Durban. It holds the Guinness world record for the same. It was the last 'timeless Test' — meaning there was no limitation on time, and the match was played until there was a result — and abandoned after nine days of play.

Which sport has shortest duration?

The shortest Major League Baseball game in history was 51 minutes, and can extend for 4 or 5 or more hours.
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• Ultimate Frisbee.
• Ice hockey.
• Relay races (4 x 100, 4 x 400, etc) or Nordic relay teams.
• Tug-of-war.
• Paint ball (OK, the paint is balls, but….)
• Variations on capture the flag.
• Synchronized diving or swimming.
• Curling.

Who won the fastest Test match?

#1 Australia beat South Africa, Melbourne, 1932

This was the quickest Test match win in the history of the sport. This happened during the South Africa tour of Australia in 1932.

Has a Test match finished in 2 days?

In one of the shortest Test matches ever played, England defeated the West Indies by an innings and 39 runs in Headingley to record a Test win in just two-days. This was the first two-day Test in over 50 years.

Who Scored fastest 50 in Test cricket?

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq leads the list for the fastest fifty in Test cricket, with his record 21-ball half-century against Australia in an Abu Dhabi Test in 2014.

Who is Sixer King?

Indian opener Rohit Sharma can be crowned as the 'Sixer King' among the current generation of players. He has hit 244 sixes and 832 fours in his career so far. The stylish batsman has aggregated 9205 runs at an average of 48.96 and a strike rate of 88.90.

Who hit 6 sixes in an over?

Herschelle Gibbs hits six sixes in an over in ODI cricket

While Shastri and Sobers were the first two batsmen to reach the milestone, it is former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs who was the first to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket.

What is e cricket?

ECricket is a freeware game currently under development by Paul Robson. The current list of planned features are. Freeware. ( voluntarycharitydonationware probably) Top down skewed perspective view.

What is the old name of cricket?

It has been suggested that "creag" was an Old English word for cricket, but expert opinion is that it was an early spelling of "craic", meaning "fun and games in general".

Where is cricket most popular?

Cricket is the most popular sport in India, England, New Zealand and Australia. In these regions, if it's not being watched on television, then it's being played outside.

Who made 100 runs in 22 balls?

And then there was Sir Donald Bradman, who scored an incredible 22-ball 100 during the course of a village game on November 2, 1931.

What is the slowest Test century?

Slowest Century in Test Cricket History

• Thilan Samaraweera – 408 balls.
• Jimmy Adams – 365 balls.
• Clive Radley – 396 balls.
• Sanjay Manjrekar – 397 balls.

Who scored fastest 150 in ODI?

Ex-South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers holds the records for scoring the fastest fifty, hundred and 150 in ODIs. De Villiers slammed ODI's fastest-ever century off 31 balls against Windies in January 2015.

Who is the fastest 100 in IPL cricket?

Chris Gayle holds the record for smashing the fastest hundred in IPL. In an IPL 2013 game against Pune Warriors, Gayle played a blistering knock of 175 runs off 66 balls. Gayle hit 17 sixes and 13 fours in his memorable innings. The left-hander ran to a three-figure mark in only 30 balls during his superb knock.