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Absurdly Awesome Cricket Stats
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Thala_0710
International Debutant
Anyone bowling wise? Say 500+ FC wickets each?
SeamUp
International Coach
500 is a lot of wickets for a rare stat? Batting seems more passed on from family member to family member. Bowling can be more self-made. Be surprised if there are any or maybe max one or 2. For South Africa. Best combo's I can find.
Shaun Pollock 667
Peter Pollock 485
Ryan McLaren 459
Paul McLaren 166
Will Morris 208
Chris Morris 196
Tertius Bosch 210
Eathan Bosch 103
Corbin Bosch 77
Lindsay Tuckett 225
Len Tuckett 167
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Found one.
Maurice Tate: 2784
Fred Tate: 1331
Since the duo has combined 4k+ wickets, think a few others with 500 is possible.
ankitj
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Steve Smith*
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
4 non keepers have taken 10+ wickets in a test series 4 times
Simpson
Aus in SA 1957/58 (13), Frank Worrell Trophy 1960/61 (13), Ashes 1964 (10) and Frank Worrell Trophy 1964/65 (11)
I.Chappell
Frank Worrell Trophy 1968/69 (10), Aus in Ind 1969/70 (10), NZ in Aus 1973/74 (10)***, The Ashes 1974/75 (11)*
Botham
Ashes 1978/79 (11)*, Ind in Eng 1979 (10)**, Ashes 1981 (12)*, Ashes 1986/87 (10)**
M.Waugh
Frank Worrell Trophy 1990/91 (10), Ind in Aus 1991/92 (10), Ashes 1998/99 (10), Frank Worrell Trophy 2000/01 (11)
And one bloke has done it 6 times
Smith
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 (10)***, Ashes 2017/18 (10), Ashes 2019 (12)**, Ashes 2021/22 (11), Ashes 2023 (11), Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 (12)
*6 tests
**4 tests
***3 tests
Stephen Fleming took 10 catches in a 2 test series against Zimbabwe in 97/98.
Multiple occasions multiple players have done it in the same series, the most recent being the 2023 Ashes with both Smith and Root taking 11 catches.
The most players was in the 74/75 Ashes (6 test series) with Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Tony Greig and Ian Redpath all taking more than 10 catches.
In a 5 test series, 3 players have achieved this twice, both series involving the same teams in the same location. Rhodes, Vogler and Woolley (Eng in SA 1909/10) and Cowdrey, Endean and Goddard (Eng in SA 1956/57)
Simpson
Aus in SA 1957/58 (13), Frank Worrell Trophy 1960/61 (13), Ashes 1964 (10) and Frank Worrell Trophy 1964/65 (11)
I.Chappell
Frank Worrell Trophy 1968/69 (10), Aus in Ind 1969/70 (10), NZ in Aus 1973/74 (10)***, The Ashes 1974/75 (11)*
Botham
Ashes 1978/79 (11)*, Ind in Eng 1979 (10)**, Ashes 1981 (12)*, Ashes 1986/87 (10)**
M.Waugh
Frank Worrell Trophy 1990/91 (10), Ind in Aus 1991/92 (10), Ashes 1998/99 (10), Frank Worrell Trophy 2000/01 (11)
And one bloke has done it 6 times
Smith
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 (10)***, Ashes 2017/18 (10), Ashes 2019 (12)**, Ashes 2021/22 (11), Ashes 2023 (11), Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 (12)
*6 tests
**4 tests
***3 tests
Stephen Fleming took 10 catches in a 2 test series against Zimbabwe in 97/98.
Multiple occasions multiple players have done it in the same series, the most recent being the 2023 Ashes with both Smith and Root taking 11 catches.
The most players was in the 74/75 Ashes (6 test series) with Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Tony Greig and Ian Redpath all taking more than 10 catches.
In a 5 test series, 3 players have achieved this twice, both series involving the same teams in the same location. Rhodes, Vogler and Woolley (Eng in SA 1909/10) and Cowdrey, Endean and Goddard (Eng in SA 1956/57)
There a few English ones including Cowdrey, Cox, Gunn, Hardstaff, Parks.
Father and son James and Jim Parks 21369 + 36673 = 58042. Add grandson Bobby = 61999.
Colin and Chris Cowdrey 42719 + 12252 = 54971. Add father Ernest, second son Graham and grandson Fabian = 64237.
Hardstaff father and son = 48993. With grandson 49050.
Vic Richardson + 3 Chappell grandsons = 48264.
Thala_0710
International Debutant
Any idea on FC 500+ wkts father son duos (or 400 wkts)?
SeamUp
International Coach
That's got me thinking. Have their been loads of 3 generation cricketing families at FC level?
The Tates have been mentioned. William Lillywhite took 1576 wickets, his nephew James 1210, and one of his sons John 223.
Micky Stewart held 635 catches, his son Alec 721. They scored 52657 runs between them, divided almost equally.
The Headleys are well known. Also the Huttons. Quite often one of the three generations only played a few matches.
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SeamUp
International Coach
Yeah, probably the grandfather on most occasions.
Certainly with the Pollock's , van der Bijls & Curran's.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
You don’t want to be disappointed with your grandson. But here you kinda have to be.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Afghanistan with and without Rashid Khan in tests.
With
6 matches 4-2-0
Batting 2637 @ 26.10 5 tons 13 fifties
Bowling 98 @ 26.71 6 5’fers 3 10’fers
Without
5 matches 0-4-1
Batting 1982 @ 22.26 4 tons 5 fifties
Bowling 58 @ 44.65 3 5’fers
I’m wondering which team had a single player play in all their wins for the longest time period/amount of wins. Might look it up when I get home.
With
6 matches 4-2-0
Batting 2637 @ 26.10 5 tons 13 fifties
Bowling 98 @ 26.71 6 5’fers 3 10’fers
Without
5 matches 0-4-1
Batting 1982 @ 22.26 4 tons 5 fifties
Bowling 58 @ 44.65 3 5’fers
I’m wondering which team had a single player play in all their wins for the longest time period/amount of wins. Might look it up when I get home.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Tich Freeman took 10 wickets in an innings 3 times in his career, all when he was over 40.
Everyone remembers Laker’s 10/53, but during that tour he also took 10/88 for Surrey vs the Australians. Colin McDonald top scored both times with 89 runs! - this is probably the most absurd/awesome one in a while
Albert Moss, an obscure 19th century cricketer with a fascinating life story (short film anyone?) took 10/28 in his first class debut. He only played 4 first class matches.
Everyone remembers Laker’s 10/53, but during that tour he also took 10/88 for Surrey vs the Australians. Colin McDonald top scored both times with 89 runs! - this is probably the most absurd/awesome one in a while
Albert Moss, an obscure 19th century cricketer with a fascinating life story (short film anyone?) took 10/28 in his first class debut. He only played 4 first class matches.
Albert Moss was born in England but emigrated to New Zealand to escape tuberculosis, which was ravaging his family. He soon established a name as a fast bowler, and in his first game for Canterbury against Wellington in 1889-90 took all ten Wellington wickets in the first innings for 28 runs. An inscribed cricket ball was presented to him, and it became his most treasured possession.
However, Moss was an alcoholic and this soon paid to his fledgling cricket career and caused his wife to leave him. Moss went to South America and then on to South Africa where, on the verge of suicide, he took refuge with the Salvation Army and ultimately joined them. For the next 50 years he served their cause.
In 1915 a parcel arrived for Moss; in it was the cricket ball his wife had taken when she left him. She had read of a Captain Moss of the Salvation Army in South Africa working with alcoholics and traced him down. They corresponded for some time, and eventually she joined him in South Africa and, when she became an officer in the Salvation Army, they remarried.
However, Moss was an alcoholic and this soon paid to his fledgling cricket career and caused his wife to leave him. Moss went to South America and then on to South Africa where, on the verge of suicide, he took refuge with the Salvation Army and ultimately joined them. For the next 50 years he served their cause.
In 1915 a parcel arrived for Moss; in it was the cricket ball his wife had taken when she left him. She had read of a Captain Moss of the Salvation Army in South Africa working with alcoholics and traced him down. They corresponded for some time, and eventually she joined him in South Africa and, when she became an officer in the Salvation Army, they remarried.
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