7 Exciting Lesser-Known Facts About cricket
The first international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States in 1844.
The longest cricket match on record lasted for 14 days in 1939 between England and South Africa. It was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II.
Sir Don Bradman, widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, had a Test batting average of 99.94, which is significantly higher than any other player.
In 1978, Diana Edulji became the first female captain of a One Day International team during a match against England held at Eden Gardens.
In 1958, Betty Wilson etched her name in cricket history by becoming the first player, regardless of gender, to achieve the impressive feat of scoring a century and taking ten wickets in a single Test match.
India won the first World Cup on 25 June 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
Cricket has only been played in the Olympics once, in 1900 in Paris, where a team representing Great Britain won the gold medal.