2006-07-15 22:52:47 · 5 answers · asked by Sundar 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
The first hat-trick was taken by FR Spofforth (Australia) against England at Melbourne (MCG) in 1878-79.
The victims were VPFA Royle, FA Mackinnon, T.Emmett.
Some details of him :
Full name Frederick Robert Spofforth
Born September 9, 1853, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales
Died June 4, 1926, Ditton Hill Lodge, Long Ditton, Surrey, England (aged 72 years 268 days)
Major teams Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Click here to see the profile of FR Spofforth : http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7663.html
Some details of the match :
Test # 3 (3/3)
Australia v England, 1878/79, Only Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground
2,3,4 January 1879 (timeless match)
Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia wins the one-off Test
Toss: England
Umpires: P Coady and G Coulthard
Click here to see the score card of the match : http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1870S/1878-79/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T_02-04JAN1879.html
2006-07-16 02:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sherlock Holmes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FR Spofforth got it ( Aus v Eng Melbourne 1878-79Allom), Petherick and Fleming did the hat-trick on debut.
The second Trumble and the Griffin hat-tricks were in the final Test of these players.
The Walsh, Hughes and Lawson hat-tricks involved two innings.
Matthews did the hat-trick in each innings.
Petherick has the most expensive innings analysis of somebody doing the hat trick (3 for 103).
Largest total to include a hat-trick is 537 by Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95.
Least number of career Test wickets for a bowler doing a hat- trick is 8 by Griffin.
Zoysa's hat-trick was from the first three balls he delivered in the Test and pathan was 2 do in 1st over.
2006-07-16 12:21:46 · answer #2 · answered by V.abhi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first bowler to perform a hat-trick in Test cricket was Australian, Frederick Robert Spofforth who dismissed three in a row in his six for 48 against England at Melbourne in 1878-79.
2006-07-16 06:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Achudha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say Wasim Akram
another say an old English or West Indian player.
2006-07-16 06:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by DPC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First for which country?
2006-07-22 01:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by khan a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋