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Many congratulations to Richard Kettleborough for standing in his 100th Test match as an on field umpire. He is the first Englishman to do so and only the 5th umpire to achieve the 100 Test level. Well done. (Photo ICC). #cricketcounts
‘Happy Jack’ of Yorkshire, played in the first Test of all, 1877
949 runs & 50 wkts in 25 Tests; 149 at Melbourne 1882; 7/36 at Lord’s 1884, incl a fabled c&b off Bonnor
Kept goal for Sheffield Wednesday too
Ran a pub, died at 46
George Ulyett born #onthisday 1851 #cricketcounts
SCG 1994: one airy drive off Donald chasing 117; Aus lost & he was gone for 6 years
Came back silken: 4406 runs @ 46.37 in 67 Tests, 13 100s
ODIs: 5346 runs @ 40.80; 2 WC titles
Retired mid-Ashes, Dec 2006, effective that day
Damien Martyn born #onthisday 1971 #cricketcounts
Sussex batsman who took up the gloves & kept for Eng
1962 runs @ 32.16 in 46 Tests, 2 100s; 103 cts, 11 st
Son of Jim Parks Sr, also an Eng Test cricketer; nephew of Harry
Jim Parks born #onthisday 1931 #cricketcounts
8114 Test runs @ 47.72, 22 100s
Dropped after a slow 246* v Ind, 1967
100th f-c 100 v Aus at Headingley 1977
Passed Sobers’s Test record at Delhi 1981-82; sent home after golf during Calcutta Test
Then off to SA with the rebels
Geoffrey Boycott born #onthisday 1940 #cricketcounts
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Rejected after a trial, recalled when a player fell ill, hitched a lorry ride to Frome
Then 123 on debut v Essex, 100 in 63 mins
3 Tests, 67 on debut
23007 f-c runs, 50 100s
Tormented genius who battled depression.
Harold Gimblett born #onthisday 1914 #cricketcounts
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1983: 'The Strokeless Wonder'
1987: 5 sixes on ODI debut v Aus
Over the years spinners decimated
1998: Warne sent into the stands
Tests: 3202 runs @ 42.13, 9 100s
ODIs: 4413 runs @ 37.08, 6 100s
Later a loud commentator & show host
Navjot Sidhu born #onthisday 1963 #cricketcounts
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77* in the 2021 T20 WC final, Player of the Match
WC winner in 2015 & 2023
118 on Ashes return at Headingley '23
Tests: 2083 runs, 3 100s, 51 wkts
ODIs: 3395 runs, 4 100s; HS 177 v Ban in WC 2023
Mitchell Marsh, son of Geoff brother of Shaun, born #onthisday 1991 #cricketcounts
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Son of illustrious Colin. Not as successful.
6 Tests, 101 runs @ 14.4, 4 wkts @ 77
Wkt in 1st over though
Eng captain v WI, '88: gift from 'Uncle Peter' May, chairman of selectors & his godfather
Led one Test, lost by 10 wkts
Chris Cowdrey born #onthisday 1957 #cricketcounts
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Left-hander who debuted v NZ in 1969-70
Banned for touring apartheid SA with Robins' XI in 1973
Next Test came 17 years & 111 days later, in 1987
4 Tests, 177 runs
Played for Surrey, Worcs & Glamorgan; brother of Saeed Ahmed
Younis Ahmed born #onthisday 1947 #cricketcounts
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Many congratulations to Richard Kettleborough for standing in his 100th Test match as an on field umpire. He is the first Englishman to do so and only the 5th umpire to achieve the 100 Test level. Well done. (Photo ICC). #cricketcounts
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Biggest differences in height between two batting partners in Tests:
53cm - Mohammad Irfan/Saeed Ajmal
49cm - TG Southee/CFK van Wyk
46cm - Mohammad Irfam/Adnan Akmal
43cm - BA Reid/DC Boon
43cm - M Jansen/T Bavuma
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Left-hander who debuted v NZ in 1969-70
Banned for touring apartheid SA with Robins' XI in 1973
Next Test came 17 years & 111 days later, in 1987
4 Tests, 177 runs
Played for Surrey, Worcs & Glamorgan; brother of Saeed Ahmed
Younis Ahmed born #onthisday 1947 #cricketcounts
Son of illustrious Colin. Not as successful.
6 Tests, 101 runs @ 14.4, 4 wkts @ 77
Wkt in 1st over though
Eng captain v WI, '88: gift from 'Uncle Peter' May, chairman of selectors & his godfather
Led one Test, lost by 10 wkts
Chris Cowdrey born #onthisday 1957 #cricketcounts
77* in the 2021 T20 WC final, Player of the Match
WC winner in 2015 & 2023
118 on Ashes return at Headingley '23
Tests: 2083 runs, 3 100s, 51 wkts
ODIs: 3395 runs, 4 100s; HS 177 v Ban in WC 2023
Mitchell Marsh, son of Geoff brother of Shaun, born #onthisday 1991 #cricketcounts
1983: 'The Strokeless Wonder'
1987: 5 sixes on ODI debut v Aus
Over the years spinners decimated
1998: Warne sent into the stands
Tests: 3202 runs @ 42.13, 9 100s
ODIs: 4413 runs @ 37.08, 6 100s
Later a loud commentator & show host
Navjot Sidhu born #onthisday 1963 #cricketcounts
'White Lightning'
Tests: 330 wkts @ 22.25, first South African to 300;
Would've been more if isolation hadn't delayed debut till 25.
ODIs: 272 wkts @ 21.78
Smoothest of actions, fastest of deliveries, forever the Edgbaston run-out
Allan Donald born #onthisday 1966 #cricketcounts
See ball, hit ball
Tests: 8586 runs @ 49.34, 23 100s; 309, Multan 2004, Ind's 1st triple 319 v SA, Chennai 2008
Only Bradman, Lara & Gayle have 2 300s
ODIs: 8273 runs, 15 100s; HS 219
SR 82.23 in Tests, revolutionised the format
Virender Sehwag born #onthisday 1978 #cricketcounts
The latest @ACScricket got underway on Saturday 10th October at 8.00am BST. Good news is that it closes over a week from now at 10.00pm BST on Monday 19th October. Lots of good stuff to bid for including James Lillywhite’s Cricketer Annuals. Https://archive.acscricket.c… - get stuck in
Don’t forget that @ACScricket ‘s latest auction end at 10.00pm BST tonight, Monday 19th October. The bidding will get really interesting in these final three and a half hours. Go to archive.acscricket.com/aucti… -it’s not too late & in fact it’s the best time to be there. #cricketcounts
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Australia at Durban and Gqeberha have registered the two oldest average ages for a Test eleven since WWII. Recent Australian teams all but monopolise the top seven:
1. Australia @ Durban, Oct 2026: 34.60
2. Australia @ Gqeberha, Oct 2026: 34.49
3. England @ The Oval, Aug 1946: 33.98
4. Australia @ Darwin, 2026: 33.88
5. Australia @ Perth, 2025: 33.86
6. Australia @ Sydney, 2026: 33.80
7. Australia @ Mackay, 2026: 33.78
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Test elevens in which every player was older than thirty:
* New Zealand v Pakistan @ Karachi, Dec 2022 (32.4 average)
* New Zealand v Pakistan @ Karachi, Jan 2023 (31.9)
* New Zealand v England @ Wellington, Feb 2023 (32.3)
* Australia v South Africa @ Durban, Oct 2026 (34.6)
* Australia v South Africa @ Gqeberha, Oct 2026 (34.5)
The oldest Test XI on record, of course, is England's at Kingston in April 1930, with an average age of 37.5. Wilfred Rhodes was 52 at the time.
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