2006-12-05 09:27:04 · 15 answers · asked by Waydee 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Without non-sense like rooves or trees, I'd have thought 8. The batsman runs four(without it crossing the rope) & then four overthrows. That is in a genuine Test scenario.
2006-12-05 13:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by waitingforsnow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest number of runs scored from a single hit is 286. when a touring team from Bunbury in Western Australia, the opening ball of the match was hit into 'a three-pronged branch of a tall Jarrah tree'. Although the home side claimed a 'lost ball', the umpire ruled that it could not be lost because it could be seen. With the Victorian batsmen continuing to run, the Bunbury players sent for an axe to cut down the tree. None could be found. Eventually someone produced a rifle and, after numerous unsuccessful attempts, the ball was shot down. The Victorians 'stood' on their score of 286 and went on to win the match.
http://www.allthemonks.f2s.com/general/strange_but_true.htm
2006-12-05 16:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by pressurekooker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard a story once about a single delivery being hit for 200 or so. The ground had a tree within the boundary line, the ball was struck and lodged in the tree. It had not crossed the line and therefore was not out of play, and could be seen, therefore it was not lost, and so it took a while for someone to go a get some steps to climb the tree to retrive the ball. The batmsen just kept running!!!!!
2006-12-05 09:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Test cricket:-
[8] E.H Hendren (169) Eng v Aus, Bris, 1928-29
[8] J.W Wright (44) N.Z v Aus, MCG 1980-81
[8] B.C Lara (196) W.I v SAf, Port-of-Spain, 2004-05
[7] A.Sandham (325) Eng v W.I , Jamaica, 1929-30
[7] A.P.E Knott (116) Eng v W.I , Leeds, 1976
[7] Majid Khan (74) Pak v Aus, MCG, 1981-82
[7] H.K Olonga (24) Zim v SAf, Bloemfontein, 1999-00
[7] M.J Clarke (21*) Aus v Eng, Adelaide, 2006-07
2006-12-06 18:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by Nev 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a Seven of a ball on the fifth day of the Adelaide Test. Batsman hit the ball to the boundary for three, throw in missed everyone and went for four = SEVEN.
Rare in any cricket especially tests.
2006-12-06 17:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
53, During a match played in England in the year 1903 what happend that a tiger ran out of zoo he get in the stadium and lay down just inside the boundry line accidentally batsman hit the ball near him and no fielder had the courage to go and get the ball because the ball was in the ground umpire allowed the batsman to keep taking runs by the time zoo authorities came and took the tiger they ran 53 runs.
This is a true incident.
2006-12-05 16:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by DX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read this in a pub in Bradford.
It is something crazy like 24.
It happened because a game was played on a pitch that had a tree in it - I know, crazy but true.
The ball got stuck in the branches, and you were allowed to keep running till they got it out, they had to get a ladder - hence the length of time for running.
2006-12-05 09:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I saw 7 in the Adelaide test yesterday. 3 runs and 4 overthrows. Incompetent Poms.
2006-12-05 16:25:59 · answer #8 · answered by iansand 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
b4 the tree at canterbury (the only professional ground with a tree) was classed as 6 runs. a ball got stuck and they had to get a ladder they scored lots of runs.
2006-12-05 09:33:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is 36, cos there was a pitch where a club obviously didn't have a groundsman, and the ball got lost in long grass.
2006-12-06 07:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by strettyford 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋