India's Tour to South Africa

[Sherlock Holmes]

KL Rahul made 0 runs in the second innings, utter disgrace.

 

[CerealKiller]

Markram scored 106 in a 176 all out total.
No other batsman scored more than 12.
And yet he STILL didn't break the record of highest % of a team's runs by a player. A record set by Charles Bannerman in the first ever Test.
The only record from the first ever Test that still survives. Every other one has been broken.

 

[icyman]

KL Rahul made 0 runs in the second innings, utter disgrace.

Nah, it's better worded as KLR scored a match winning 0* by not coming out to bat at all.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Nah, it's better worded as KLR scored a match winning 0* by not coming out to bat at all.

Come from your real account Athiya Shetty

 

[pillowprocter]

Every other one has been broken.

Not quite. Oldest test debutant James Southerton

 

[CerealKiller]

Not quite. Oldest test debutant James Southerton

Yep, that’s even more unbeatable than Bradman's record

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yep, that’s even more unbeatable than Bradman's record

Ifti chacha to the rescue

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Not quite. Oldest test debutant James Southerton

He holds two record, both will not be broken. Oldest Test debutant and first test cricketer to die.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

He holds two record, both will not be broken. Oldest Test debutant and first test cricketer to die.

How on earth would the second one even be meant to be broken!

All the firsts can never be broken.

The oldest test debutant can be broken
The first test cricketer to die cannot be broken

It's like,
Rohit Sharma's 264* score in ODI can be broken
But Sachin Tendulkar being the first to hit an ODI double hundred cannot be broken

 

[icyman]

How on earth would the second one even be meant to be broken!

Can become the 1st South African IPL captain/ T20i player to die (whenever he does) instead of Test cricket?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Can become the 1st South African IPL captain/ T20i player to die (whenever he does) instead of Test cricket?

But not the 'first Test cricketer to die' on the technicality

 

[Slowcoach]

Overwatering a cracked pitch again? That's just stupid.

 

[peter98765]

Hi Slowcoach,

I noticed your articles about Max Walker's cricket game. I spent hours, days, and weeks of my childhood playing that with my mates. I've described it to my son and he's super keen to play, but I can't find a copy for sale anywhere.

I wonder if you can help me. Are you able to take a photograph of the batting and bowling cards and share them with me so I can re-create them for him? I remember some of the numbers and outcomes (C bowling ... you need to roll an even number!) but not all of them. If it's not stretching the friendship too much, the loose ball cards would also be great. No need to worry about the daily pitch conditions one.

Cheers,
Peter

 

[Aravind.]

Hi Slowcoach,

I noticed your articles about Max Walker's cricket game. I spent hours, days, and weeks of my childhood playing that with my mates. I've described it to my son and he's super keen to play, but I can't find a copy for sale anywhere.

I wonder if you can help me. Are you able to take a photograph of the batting and bowling cards and share them with me so I can re-create them for him? I remember some of the numbers and outcomes (C bowling ... you need to roll an even number!) but not all of them. If it's not stretching the friendship too much, the loose ball cards would also be great. No need to worry about the daily pitch conditions one.

Cheers,
Peter

@Slowcoach