Can you beat for the cricket guru title?

[Dasa]

Was it in an ODI?
Does it have something to do with the number of boundaries hit?

 

[tadeusz]

145 off 158 v Zimbabwe at Delhi, 1998(?).
Equal top ODI score by an Aussie?

 

[Jamee999]

ME Waugh 173

AC Gilchrist 172

 

[tadeusz]

well it WAS a record till those innings

 

[marc71178]

On the other side, quite a few players in the history of the game have made their FC and Test debuts in the same match. A recent example I can remember is Parthiv Patel.

How come Cricinfo has his FC career starting in 2001/02 then?

 

[Pratters]

How come Cricinfo has his FC career starting in 2001/02 then?

Ah. I am sure I had heard that some where! Cricketarchive ratifies you though and you are spot on.

 

[marc71178]

I did think that no matter how desperate for youth the Indian selectors seem to be at times, they wouldn't go so far as to pluck some kid off the street, give him some gloves and pads and tell him "you stand there and try and catch the ball"

Although, having then watched him...

 

[Burpey]

Was he captaining the team at the time?

Yes

 

[Burpey]

Was it in an ODI?
Does it have something to do with the number of boundaries hit?

Yes
Yes

 

[Jamee999]

Just to clarify, not a question.

A Ricky Ponting innings, while captain, in a ODI, the score was 150 or less, but higher than 100, and in less than 200 balls, the innings was in the sub-continent.

And Stats Guru spits out this:

TVS Cup Match 8

Is it hitting 7 times as many 6's as 4's in an innings?

 

[Burpey]

Just to clarify, not a question.

A Ricky Ponting innings, while captain, in a ODI, the score was 150 or less, but higher than 100, and in less than 200 balls, the innings was in the sub-continent.

And Stats Guru spits out this:

TVS Cup Match 8

Is it hitting 7 times as many 6's as 4's in an innings?

Yeah, you got it. Only ODI century ever with only one four in it

 

[Jamee999]

An unbreakable record held by David Gower of England, Hampshire and Leicestershire

SJS style if you want.

 

[Burpey]

Is it a batting record?

 

[Jamee999]

Yes.

 

[SJS]

An unbreakable record held by David Gower of England, Hampshire and Leicestershire

SJS style if you want.

Q1 Is it a test record ?
2. Is it a batting record ?
3. Is it a first-to-do-this type of record ?
4. Is it something to be proud of ?
5. Does it involve his being a left hander ?

 

[Burpey]

Test record?

 

[Jamee999]

Q1 Is it a test record ? NO
2. Is it a batting record ? ALL READY ASKED BY BURPEY
3. Is it a first-to-do-this type of record ? YES
4. Is it something to be proud of ? YES
5. Does it involve his being a left hander ? NO

 

[SJS]

Is it a world record ?

Is it an innings (single innings) achievement

 

[Jamee999]

Is it a world record ? Yes
Is it an innings (single innings) achievement NO

 

[SJS]

Is it a career achievement ?