100 in 100th ODI

On June 16, during the first game of the NatWest triangular series against Bangladesh at The Oval, England’s Marcus Trescothick smashed a brilliant unbeaten 100 to romp his side to a ten-wicket win with 25.1 overs to spare. Trescothick became only the sixth player to score a century in his 100th one-day international. Just for record, Pakistan’s Yousuf Youhana is the only player to register tons in his 100th as well as 101st ODI match. Trescothick also provided the third instance of a player scoring atleast nine 100s in his first 100 ODI’s. For reader’s interest the accompanying tables have the complete details.Click to see the table

Akmal catches a new mark

During the recently concluded two-Test series against West Indies, Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal created a new world record of most dismissals by a keeper in a two-Test series. Akmal took 16 scalps behind the stumps, nine of which came in the second match of the series. The previous record in this regard was held by Kevin John Wright of Australia who dismissed 14 batsmen during the 1978-79 two-match series held in Australia. For reader’s interest the accompanying table has the complete details.Click to see the table

Inzi's world record

By making a superb unconquered 117 against West Indies at Kingston, Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq registered his 22nd century in the 168th innings of his 101st Test match. It was his second successive hundred in as many as matches. Inzamam had made a masterful 184 in his 100th Test against India at Bangalore in March this year. By doing the same in Kingston, Inzamam thus became the first man on the planet to score Test 100s in 100th as well as 101st Test. Just for record, there have been four other players - Gordon Greenidge (149), Javed Miandad (145), Alec Stewart (105) and Colin Cowdrey (104) - who made tons in their 100th Test match. But none of them went on to make another one in the very next. Similarly, two players, Brian Lara (115) and Sir Vivian Richards (146) made centuries in their 101st Test after not much success in their 100th appereance.