2007-01-13 18:30:54 · 10 answers · asked by Girish K 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
The match that is now recognized as the first official test match was played between Australia and England in Melbourne, March 15th – 19th 1877. Australia won by 45 runs.
Charles Bannerman of Australia set a number of records in that match.
He faced the first ball in test cricket,
He scored the first run, the first four and the first century. He scored 165 not out in Australia’s 245 all out. Of all the records he set in that match one record still holds – his 165 constituted 67.34% of Australia’s total (245) – the highest percentage by a batsman in a completed test innings.
2007-01-13 18:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don Bradman Australia 10 Javed Miandad Pakistan 6 Wally Hammond England 6 Brian Lara West Indies 6 Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka 6 Rahul Dravid India 5 Sunil Gavaskar India 4 Sachin Tendulakar India 4 Gordon Greenidge West Indies 4 Zaheer Abbas Pakistan 4
2016-12-02 06:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Bannerman of Australia was the first century maker in test cricket when he scored 165 retired hurt in Melbourne after facing the first ever delivery in test cricket.
2007-01-13 21:39:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Bannerman
2007-01-14 04:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1769 First recorded century, by John Minshull for Duke of Dorset?s XI v Wrotham
2007-01-16 22:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baba Adam.
2007-01-14 12:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autralian one ---- Charles Bannerman
2007-01-16 22:07:48 · answer #7 · answered by virendra kumar j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Donald Bradman of Australia?????????
2007-01-13 18:34:47 · answer #8 · answered by uma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dont know exactly, but i would say it to be sachin, coz for me he is the first n the best.
2007-01-14 02:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by Roopa R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know But i know that it was not by me
2007-01-14 02:04:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋