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Cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries. A cricket match is contested by two teams, usually of eleven players each[1] and is played on a grass field in the centre of which is a flat strip of ground 22 yards (20 m) long called a pitch. A wicket, usually made of wood, is placed at each end of the pitch and used as a target.

The object of each team is to score more "runs" than the other team and so win the game.

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Curtly Ambrose.

Kevin Peter Pietersen is a South Africa-born English cricketer. He is an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club and is an important member of both the England Test match and One-day International teams.

After moving from South Africa and qualifying to play for England he was called up to the national side almost immediately. He made his international debut in 2004, and his Test match debut the following year. Pietersen quickly became the fastest batsman to reach both 1000 and 2000 runs in One-day International cricket, and also has the second-highest run total from his first 25 Tests.

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Sachin Tendulkar has scored more centuries in international cricket than any other player.

This list shows all instances in which the Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 runs or more in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches, organised by the International Cricket Council. Tendulkar has scored a total of 43 centuries in Test matches and 45 centuries in ODIs, each of which is a world record. He is yet to score a century in a Twenty20 international cricket match.

List of Test cricket centuries

No. Score Against Inn. Test Venue H/A Date Result
1 119*  England 2 2 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Away 01990-08-14 14 August 1990 Draw[2]
2 148*  Australia 1 3 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away 01992-01-06 6 January 1992 Draw[3]
3 114  Australia 1 5 WACA Ground, Perth Away 01992-02-03 3 February 1992 Lost[4]
4 111  South Africa 1 2 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away 01992-11-28 28 November 1992 Draw[5]
5 165  England 1 2 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Home 01993-02-12 12 February 1993 Won[6]
6 104*  Sri Lanka 2 2 Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Away 01993-07-31 31 July 1993 Won[7]

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William Gilbert "WG" Grace (July 18, 1848October 23, 1915) was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket perhaps the first modern spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.

Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side.

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  South Africa 30 3672 122
2  Sri Lanka 24 2852 119
3  India 28 3327 119
4  Australia 25 3106 116
5  England 33 3258 105
6  Pakistan 17 1424 84
7  New Zealand 22 1794 82
8  West Indies 25 1910 76
9  Bangladesh 19 255 13
Reference: ICC, 26 August 2009




One Day International cricket is the form of cricket played over 50 overs, with one innings per side.

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  South Africa 39 4911 126
2  Australia 47 5756 122
3  India 50 6088 122
4  New Zealand 35 3918 112
5  Pakistan 36 4009 111
6  England 39 4263 109
7  Sri Lanka 43 4508 105
8  West Indies 34 3065 90
9  Bangladesh 38 1731 46
10  Zimbabwe 32 736 23
11  Ireland 10 190 19
12  Kenya 12 0 0
Reference: ICC, May 26, 2009

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