- Two WI bowlers once bowled 130 of the 150 overs in a match.
West Indies vs Australia - 1st Test
Toss - West Indies, who chose to bat.
Venue - Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane.
Date - Nov 9–13, 1951.
Result: Australia won by 3 wickets.
West Indies bowlers Alf Valentine and Sony Ramadin together bowled 129.7 of the total 150.4 overs bowled by their team in the Brisbane Test against Australia in 1951. The pair ended up bowling nearly 80 of 85 overs in the second innings, which ended on November 13, 1951.
Source: 1st Test: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 9-13, 1951 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
- Longest duck in Test History took 77 balls, 101 minutes.
New Zealand tail-ender Geoff Allott was dismissed without scoring a run after facing 77 balls against South Africa in 1999, making the record for the longest duck in Test cricket history. The 101-minute innings helped New Zealand draw the match.
- Slowest century in Tests.
Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan still holds the record of slowest century in Test cricket. In 1977-78, he completed his century in record 557 minutes at Lahore against England facing 419 balls.
- Most ducks in Test cricket.
Guess, who is Jayasuriya’s counterpart in Test cricket? Yes, the man with more than 500 Test wickets under his belt; former West Indian pacer Courtney Walsh was bowled 43 times on duck in 185 Test innings.