15 Amazing Unknown Facts about the Cricket

Below I am sharing some amazing unknown or less known facts about the cricket

1.  The longest cricket match in history lasted for 14 days. It was played between England and South Africa in 1939.
2. The first-ever international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States in 1844.
3. Cricket was once an Olympic sport. It was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
4. In 2003, Sachin Tendulkar scored the first-ever double century in One Day International cricket.
5. The fastest recorded delivery in cricket history was bowled by Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan, clocked at 161.3 km/h (100.23 mph).
6. Australian cricketer Monty Noble was once declared "dead" by a newspaper. He was later forced to prove his existence by writing a letter to the newspaper.
7. The first player to be dismissed for obstructing the field in international cricket was England's Len Hutton. He was given out in 1951 against South Africa.
8. The first-ever cricket match to be broadcast on television was a test match between England and New Zealand in 1938.
9. The longest individual innings in test cricket was played by Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad. He batted for 970 minutes (over 16 hours) and scored 337 runs against the West Indies in 1958.
10. The highest individual score in a One Day International cricket match was made by Rohit Sharma of India, who scored 264 runs against Sri Lanka in 2014.
11. The first cricket match to be played under floodlights (artificial lights) was a limited-overs match between Australia and the West Indies in 1979.
12. The highest number of runs scored off one over in an international match is 36, which was achieved by South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs against the Netherlands in 2006.
13. In 1999, Australia's Adam Gilchrist became the first player to score a century in a World Cup final. He achieved this feat against Pakistan.
14. The highest successful run chase in a One Day International cricket match is 438, achieved by South Africa against Australia in 2006.
15. The first-ever cricket match to be played between two countries was between Canada and the United States in 1844, which Canada won by 23 runs. However, the first officially recognized international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States in 1844, which was won by the United States by 23 runs.