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What is the slowest half-century?
The list of the slowest half-century in the longest format is topped by Trevor Bailey. Batting against Australia, in 1958, the former England batsman had consumed 350 balls to reach that mark. He spent 357 minutes at the crease and had finished his innings at 68 off 427.
Who hit slowest fifty in Test cricket?
Minutes | Balls | |
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357 | 350 | TE Bailey (68) |
350 | 236 | CJ Tavaré (82) |
342 | 215 | DM Bravo (50) |
333 | 229 | BA Young (51) |
Who scored the slowest century in cricket?
Minutes | Player | Match |
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516 | JJ Crowe | New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
500 | SV Manjrekar | India v Zimbabwe |
488 | PE Richardson | England v South Africa |
458 | KWR Fletcher | England v Pakistan |
Who is the king of slow ball?
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi has used this ball quite successfully over his career.
Who scored slowest fifty in T20?
West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons scored the slowest half-century recorded in T20 cricket after scoring 50 runs off 60 balls in a Caribbean Premier League match on Saturday.
Who made slowest fifty in IPL?
Top 5 Slowest Fifties in IPL History
- #5 Murali Vijay and David Warner (50 Balls)
- #4 Matthew Hayden, Jacques Kallis and Gautam Gambhir (51 Balls)
- #3 Brendon McCullum and Robin Uthappa (52 Balls)
- #2 Parthiv Patel (53 Balls)
- #1 JP Duminy (55 Balls)
Who invented slower ball?
Stephenson first conceived the slower ball while playing for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire leagues during the early ’80s. As the club’s overseas star he was expected to bowl a lot of overs and would sometimes switch to bowling off-breaks to ease the workload.
What is the slowest time to score a hundred in Test cricket?
Note: The slowest hundred for any Test in England is 458 minutes (329 balls) by KWR Fletcher, England v Pakistan, The Oval, 1974. The slowest double-hundred in a Test was scored in 777 minutes (548 balls) by DSBP Kuruppu for Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (CCC), 1986-87, on his debut. Readers recommend – Curated tweets by ESPNcricinfo
What are the slowest centuries in Test history by balls?
Well, that may be a big point of argument and without getting into it further, let us present you a list of 5 slowest centuries in Test history by balls. 1. Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
What is the lowest strike rate in cricket history?
The lowest strike rate in the history of cricket is 0.0. Which Indian batsman played the slowest innings in Test Cricket? M. A. K. Pataudi scored 5 runs off 84 balls in 102 minutes batting in the second innings of the fifth Test match played in Mumbai against England in 1973.
How many balls does it take to score a Test century?
Still one of the biggest highlights of the match was the century made by Nazar which he achieved in 419 balls and that is still the slowest century in terms of balls by any of the players in the Test match cricket.