Top Ten Pace Bowlers in ODI and T20 Cricket from New Zealand

by on December 22, 2010
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Top Ten Pace Bowlers in ODI Cricket from New Zealand  

Creating the list of top ten pace bowlers in One Day Internationals from New Zealand is not a tough assignment. There are only a few pace bowlers in the New Zealand team that have made an impression at the world stage. All the bowlers are quite competent and very spirited. Unfortunately, the pace bowlers from that land are not long-lasting. They have very short duration of play excluding some key bowlers like Sir Richard Hadlee, Harris, and Cairns. These bowlers in the list of top ten pace bowlers have changed the result of game many times with their characteristic bowling. They always used their secret weapon very effectively to get the batsman out whenever needed. They are specialists in mixing top spin with their sharp deliveries to deceive the batsman. Every member of this list of top ten pace bowlers of New Zealand has proven his outstanding abilities throughout his career.

  • CZ Harris
  • CL Cairns
  • KD Mills
  • SIR RJ Hadlee
  • SE Bond
  • JDP Oram
  • EJ Chatfield
  • SB Styris
  • DK Morrison
  • MC Snedden
Top Ten Pace Bowlers in T20 Cricket from New Zealand  

All the bowlers on this list of top ten pace bowlers from New Zealand performed well in the T20 matches. Their distinguished line and accurate length enabled them to restrict the opponents to small totals in most matches. Most of the members of this list of top ten pace bowlers are perpetual members of their team in tests and one days as well. These bowlers are quite able to move the bowl on both sides with speed, but in T20 they stick to keeping the ball on middle and off stump. They save lots of runs for their country with the use of this technique. Most of the bowlers in this list of top ten pace bowlers for New Zealand are still playing for their nations with the hopes of better results in future.

  • SE Bond
  • KD Mills
  • IG Butler
  • SB Styris
  • TG Southee
  • JDP Oram
  • MR Gillespie
  • JEC Franklin
  • CS Martin
  • IE O’Brien

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Maximum Fours Records in ODI and T20 Cricket

by on December 21, 2010
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Maximum Fours Records in ODI Cricket 

Not only test cricket, the world class batsman, Sachin Tendulker of India holds the record of maximum fours in One day Internationals as well. He has scored 1927 fours to date and still exhilarating his fans with his mastery with bat.  Next to follow in the maximum fours list is Sanath Jayasurya who has registered 1500 fours up till now. Ricky Ponting holds the third slot with 1166 fours in his career span. Adam Gilchrist is just round the corner with Ricky Ponting as he is short of him by four fours. Adam Gilchrist is standing on fourth position with 1162 fours in his ODI career. Fifth position is held by India’s Surav Ganguly who has reported 1122 fours by the end of 2010. None of the Pakistani players is on the top ten list of records which is based on Maximum fours in One Day International.

Maximum Fours Records in T20 Cricket 

Records are made to be broken and T20 Cricket has provided another platform to make new records to the batsmen. Not only that, batsmen also have the opportunity to break the former T20 records in this new form of game which has very recent cricket history. T20 cricket has not only brought new dimensions its record book is also continuously ticking. Records for maximum fours in T20 is currently held by Graeme Smith of South Africa who has hit whopping 122 fours in just 31 matches, which yield him an average of almost 4 fours in each T20 match he has played. Next to follow is Brendon McCullum of New Zealand with a figure of 112 fours in 40 matches. The third and fourth position is held by Tillakaratne Dilshan of Srilanka and Kevin Pietersen of England respectively, who correspondingly stand with a mere difference of 92 fours and 90 fours. Another Srilankan, Mahela Jayawardene holds fifth position with 83 fours.

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Top Ten Half Century (50) Scorers of Pakistan in Tests-ODI-T20 Cricket

by on December 15, 2010
in One day Cricket, Pakistan, T20 cricket records, Test Cricket

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Top Ten Half Century (50) Scorers of Pakistan in Tests Cricket

Pakistan is playing test from for several years. They started playing test cricket in 1953 and playing presently as well. They are regarded as a very good team in the wWorld. There were lots of great records being made by Pakistan in all those years in tests. Major contributions were made by some legends players in batting and bowling. They have the finest bowling attack of the world in 1990s. Some of the records are made in batting as well where double and triple centuries by some great Pakistani players are also included. Some smaller and impressive contributions are also being made by Pakistani cricketers in test. By these small contributions, they took their team out of trouble quite a few times.

  • Inzamam-ul-Haq
  • Javed Miandad
  • Muhammad Yousaf
  • Salim Malik
  • Younis Khan
  • Saeed Anwar
  • Zaheer Abbas
  • Mushtaq Muhammad
  • Hanif Muhammad
  • Majid Khan

Top Ten Half Century (50) Scorers of Pakistan in ODI Cricket

Pakistan is regarded as one of the finest countriesy in one day international cricket. They are regular member of ICC for ODIs and has played all the World Cups as well. Even they also won World Cup in 1992 under the command of Imran Khan who was a great all-rounder and captain of Pakistan cricket team. Pakistan ODI side is also very good side and hasve got some great players in batting and bowling. They had the finest bowling attack in the world by the great  Two W who were Wasim and Waqar. They were known as the fastest and the best swing bowlers in the world. Pakistani batting has also gone through some great milestones and several records are being made in batting as well.
  • Inzamam-ul-Haq
  • Muhammad Yousaf
  • Saeed Anwar
  • Javed Miandad
  • Salim Malik
  • Ijaz Ahmed
  • Younis Khan
  • Rameez Raja
  • Shoaib Malik
  • Amir Sohail

Top Ten Half Century (50) Scorers of Pakistan in T20 Cricket

 Pakistan is one of the best cricket teams in the shortest format of the game. They have also won 20-20 World Cup once under the captaincy of Younis Khan. They have also made some individuals records in this short form of the game as well. They have some key players in their team which they depend heavily. They also have some big hitters in their side who can hit the ball out of the ground. They are also known as very dangerous depth over players like Shahid Afridi, Mishbah-ul-haq, and Abdul Razzaq. They are very hard and finest hitters of the ball, and due to some individuals performances, they had taken their team out of trouble many times. Below is the list of the top 10 fifties made by Pakistani players.


  • Kamran Akmal
  • Umer Akmal
  • Salman Butt
  • Misbah-ul-Haq
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Imran Nazir
  • Younis Khan
  • Abdul Razzaq
  • Shoiab Malik
  • Muhammad Hafeez

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Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket-All Time

by on December 15, 2010
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Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in Test Cricket-All Time

Test cricket is the oldest format of the game and it has been played for many years. There are lots of records being made in this format of the game by individuals and teams. Great centuries are being scored and some of the shorter innings can also be not forgotten. Many world class players have contributed for their teams and have created big and small records. Scoring a century in test is considered to be a great mile stone. But there are some small innings as well which have got some respect in this format too. Some of the very important contributions being made by some individuals in test cricket as regarded to fifties are listed below. These are some of the best fifties in tests.

  • Jack Kallis
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Muhammad Ashraful
  • Muhammad Yousaf
  • E.A.V. Williams
  • I.T. Botham
  • B. Yardley
  • T.G. Southee
  • Kapil Dev
  • T.M. Dilshan
Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in ODI Cricket-All Time  
One day cricket is the shorter format of the game but not the shortest one. But it has been played for many years and many countries have participated in one day internationals. The most successful country in one day internationals is Australia because it has won four mega events of this format. This mega event is known as World Cup. Some other countries like West Iindies, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka have also won the mega event. But they were not able to do it consistently. Many records are made in one day internationals by teams and individuals, but some of them are very special regarding number of balls being faced and the strike rate are concerned.
  • Sanath Jayasuriya
  • S.P. Donnell
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Mark Boucher
  • Justin Kemp
  • Brandon McCullum
  • Ross Taylor
  • D.J. Hussey
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Chris Crains

 

Top Ten Half Century (Fifty) Scorers in T20 Cricket-All Time  
20-20 cricket is a new format of the game, but it is very popular all over the world due to its unique style and very fast scoring. Fifties and centuries are being scored very fast in a very limited time period which has made this format of the game very exciting and enjoyable. There are some individual performances by some of the players from all over the world which are not unforgettable. Hard hitters from all over the world really enjoy this version by making some great records and hitting fours and sixes all over the cricket ground. Fastest centuries and fifties are also being scored with amazingly less faced balls. Some of the top fifties in 20-20 are being listed below.
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Da Warner
  • Gautim Gambhir
  • Muhammad Ashraful
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Mahela Jayawardene
  • Kumar Sangakkara
  • C.L. White
  • Umer Akmal
  • Mike Hussey

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Top Ten Century Scorers of South Africa in Test-ODI-T20 Cricket

by on December 15, 2010
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Top Ten Century Scorers of South Africa in Test Cricket
South African test cricket team is under the command of Graeme Smith these days. Under his captaincy, they had played 79 tests in which they have won 37 and lost 22 tests, whereas the total draw tests under his command is 20. Overall, the performance of South African Cricket is good in tests. They had made a lot of centuries in which double centuries are also included. Some of these centuries were played by great players of South Africa. Their captains also performed very well in tests and also contributed for the team by making centuries. Cricket is a very popular sport in South Africa. Some of the most good and unforgettable centuries by South African batsmen in test are as follows.
Graeme Smith
  • D.J. Cullinan
  • Gary Kirsten
  • R.G. Pollock
  • D.J. Mcglew
  • Eab Rowan
  • A.D. Nourse
  • H Gibbs
  • Neil McKenzie
  • J.A. Rudolp

 Top Ten Century Scorers of South Africa in ODI Cricket

South Africa one day international team is under the command of Graeme Smith. Under his captaincy, their performance is very good. But, unfortunately, they never played any world cup final ever, although they have qualified for the semi finals twice but could not make it up to the end. Their overall performances in ODIs are remarkable. They have created a lot of records in this format of the game. They played several ODIs since they were included in the list of ODI teams by ICC. Some of the individuals performances by South African cricketers are very famous. They have made great centuries and took their teams out of trouble a lot of times. Some of the top centuries are listed below in ODI by individuals.
  • Gary Kirsten
  • H.H. Gibbs
  • D.J. Callaghan
  • A.C. Hudson
  • Mark Boucher
  • A.B. de Villiers
  • Graeme Smith
  • Hashim Amla
  • Jack Kallis
  • Neil McKenzie

Top Ten Century Scorers of South Africa in T20 Cricket

20-20 is a new format of the game and it is very popular these days because of its versatility and extreme fast cricket. Runs are being scored with amazing speed in this format. There are lots of fours and sixes being hit in this kind of the game. South Africa is also playing cricket through many years and they have made great contribution in t-20 format as well. Some of their players have played great innings in 20-20. It is a different format of the game, so chances of scoring more are higher in limited time. South African team is under the command of Graeme Smith with 20-20 format as well. They also played T-20 World Cups but they could not win any of the competition. Below are highest scorers in this format.
  • J.P. Dumminy
  • L.E. Bosman
  • H.H. Gibbs
  • Graeme Smith
  • Justin Kemp
  • A.B. de Villiers
  • Jack Kallis
  • Graeme Smith
  • J.P. Dumminy
  • Jack Kallis

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