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Australia vs Pakistan one day series : Instances of team winning a five match one day series by 5-0 margin

Australia’s clean sweep of the five matches one day series by 5-0 margin provides the 23^rd occasion of a team winning the series by 5-0 margin in the history of one day games. All the 23 occasions are listed below

As far as Pakistan is concerned, it is their second 5-0 series loss, the first was against West Indies in West Indies in 1987-88

Australia made a clean sweep of the five match series by trouncing Pakistan 5-0. This is Australia’s third occasion of winning the one day series 5-0. The other two occasions were against New Zealand in New Zealand in 2004/05 and against West Indies in West Indies in 2008. Thus this series victory by 5-0 margin against Pakistan is its first series win by 5-0 margin on home soil.

Australia vs Pakistan one day series : Final One day game at Perth : Australia wins its 150th one day game under RT Ponting

Australia vs Pakistan: Fifth one day at Perth on 31.01.10. Australia won by two wickets

Australia’s win by two wickets in this game was its 150^th victory under RT Ponting. RT Ponting remains the only captain in the history of one day games to win 150 games.

Pakistan opening batsmen - Salman Butt and Khalid Latif were dismissed for zeroes in the fifth and final one day game providing the 31^st occasion of both the openers dismissed for zeroes in the history of one day games.

Pakistan opening batsmen -  Salman Butt and Khalid Latif were dismissed for zeroes in the fifth and final one day game providing the third occasion of Pakistan’s both openers dismissed for zeroes in the history of one day games. All the three occasions are listed below.

Umar Akmal registered his fourth one day half century and fifth one day fifty when he scored 67 in this game

Fawad Alam registered his second one day half century when he made 63 in this game. The other fifty scored by him was his 63 not out against Hong Kong at Karachi on 24.06.08 which is also his highest individual score in his one day career.

CJ Mckay returned with figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in this game providing the 832^nd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the history of one day games.

CJ Mckay returned with figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in this game providing the 117^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in the history of one day games.

CJ Mckay returned with figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in this game providing the 16th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets against Pakistan.

CJ Mckay returned with figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in this game providing the 100th occasion of bowlers from various countries capturing exact four wickets against Pakistan.

Pakistan remains the only team in one day games against whom the bowlers have captured exact four wickets on 100 occasions

At the end of this game, B Haddin has pouched 75 catches. Younis Khan was his 75^th victim. He was caught by Haddin of the bowling of CJ McKay for 3 in this game.

CJ Mckay returned with figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in this game providing his maiden four wicket haul in one day games. His previous best was 3 for 15 against Pakistan at Sydney on 24.01.10,  in the second one day game of this series.

RT Ponting registered his 74^th one day half century and 102^nd fifty when he scored 55 in this game.  Only SR Tendulkar of India {45 centuries and 138 fifties} has scored more centuries and more fifties than RT Ponting in the history of one day internationals.

RT Ponting’s 55 in this game represents his eight one day half century and ninth fifty against Pakistan.

RT Ponting’s 55 in this game represent his 46^th one day half century and 66^th fifty as captain. He has an aggregate of 7636 runs from 204 games and 195 innings at the end of this game. His 20 centuries and 46 half centuries are the records for most centuries and most half centuries by a captain in one day games.

RT Ponting at the end of this game has an aggregate of 1101 boundary fours. He became the fifth batsman in the history of one day games to aggregate 1100 plus boundary fours. The other four are – SR Tendulkar {1901}, ST Jayasuriya {1500}, AC Gilchrist {1162}, SC Ganguly {1122}.

RT Ponting at the end of this game has an aggregate of 1101 boundary fours. He became the second Australian batsman to aggregate 1100 plus boundary fours after AC Gilchrist who has an aggregate of 1162 boundary fours

RT Ponting’s 55 in this game was his 74^th one day half century. He became the fifth batsman in the history of one day games to register 74 or more one day half centuries. The other four are – SR Tendulkar {93}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {83}, R Dravid {82} and JH Kallis {74}.

Australia made a clean sweep of the five match series by trouncing Pakistan 5-0. This is Australia’s third occasion of winning the one day series 5-0. The other two occasions were against New Zealand in New Zealand in 2004/05 and against West Indies in West Indies in 2008. Thus this series victory by 5-0 margin against Pakistan is its first series win by 5-0 margin on home soil.

Australia vs Pakistan One day Series : One hundred occasion of exact four wickets by bowlers against an opposition in the history of one day games

CJ Mckay's figures of 9.3-3-35-4 in the final one day game at Perth on 31..01.10 provided the 100th occasion of bowlers from various countries capturing exact four wickets against Pakistan.

Pakistan remains the only team in one day games against whom the bowlers from various countries have captured exact four wickets on 100 occasions. All the one hundred occasions are furnished below

Australia vs Pakistan one day series : Final one day game at Perth : Both the openers dismissed for zeroes in one day games

Pakistan opening batsmen - Salman Butt and Khalid Latif were dismissed for zeroes in the fifth and final one day game at Perth against Australia on 31.01.10 providing the 31^st occasion of both the openers dismissed for zeroes in the history of one day games. All the 31 occasions are listed below.

Pakistan opening batsmen -  Salman Butt and Khalid Latif were dismissed for zeroes in the fifth and final one day game at Perth against Australia on 31.01.10 providing the third occasion of Pakistan’s both openers dismissed for zeroes in the history of one day games. All the three occasions are listed below.

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Some interesting Facts and Figures of Cricket

Bowlers who have performed the hat trick in Ranji Trophy and donned India colours

Abhimanyu Mithun of Karnataka would become 20^th bowler to earn India cap after achieving the hat trick in Ranji Trophy or achieving the hat trick after representing India,  if he is selected in the playing Eleven against South Africa at Nagpur or at Kolkata.

Abhimanyu Mithun would become the fourth bowler to don the national colours after performing the hat trick on debut in Ranji Trophy. The other three are -VB Ranjane,  SA Ankola and  J Srinath

The following are the bowlers who have performed the hat trick and played for India. The list includes the bowlers who have achieved the feat after playing for India

Australia vs Pakistan One day series : Australia wins at Perth and lead the series 4-0

Australia vs Pakistan: Fourth one day at Perth on 29.01.10. Australia won by 135 runs

RJ Harris captured 5 for 19 in this game providing the 36th occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets in one day games against Pakistan.

RJ Harris captured 5 for 19 in this game. It was his second one day game. His figures of 9.5-3-19-5 represent the 324^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games.

RJ Harris captured 5 for 19 in this game providing the 59^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. His figures also represent the 13^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets against Pakistan in a one day game

RJ Harris’s feat of five wickets in consecutive games {5 for 43 at Adelaide on 26.01.10 and 5 for 19 at Perth on 29.01.10} provide the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in two or more consecutive games.

RJ Harris became the second Australian bowler to achieve the feat after GJ Gilmour who had captured 6 for 14 against England at Leeds on 18.06.75 and 5 for 48 against West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75. These are the World Cup games of 1975 played in England.

BJ Haddin effected five dismissals in this game when he caught five Pakistan batsmen. His feat provides the 69^th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a one day game.

BJ Haddin became the fourth Australian wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in one day games. The other three are – AC Gilchrist {12 occasions}, RW Marsh {once} and TD Paine {once}.

BJ Haddin’s feat of five dismissals in this game provides the 15^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in one day games.

NM Hauritz registered his maiden one day fifty when he made 53 not out in this game. His previous best was 30 not out vs India at Nagpur on 28.10.09.

RJ Harris captured 5 for 19 in this game providing the 52^nd occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in one day games. His feat of 5 for 19 in this game provides the 13^th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs.

Naved-ul-Hasan returned with figures of 10.0-0-70-1 in this game providing the 51st occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in a one day game.

Naved-ul-Hasan returned with figures of 10.0-0-70-1 in this game providing the seventh occasion of his conceding 70 plus runs in a one day game. He now shares the Pakistan record of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs on most occasions with Waqar Younus. A Nehra of India holds the record of of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs on most occasions – eight occasions. Naved-ul-Hasan’s seven occasions of conceding 70 plus runs are furnished below.

Naved-ul-Hasan returned with figures of 10.0-0-70-1 in this game providing the 67^th occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs in a one day game against Australia.

Naved-ul-Hasan returned with figures of 10.0-0-70-1 in this game providing the seventh occasion of a Pakistan bowler conceding 70 plus runs in a one day game against Australia. All the seven occasions are listed below

Australia won this game by 135 runs providing the 49th occasion of Australia winning a one day game by a margin of 100 plus runs. It is their fourth win against Pakistan by a margin of 100 plus runs. The four occasions are listed below

Australia vs Pakistan one day series : Fourth One day game at Perth : RJ Harris joins the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in consecutive games

RJ Harris’s feat of five wickets in consecutive games {5 for 43 at Adelaide on 26.01.10 and 5 for 19 at Perth on 29.01.10} provide the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in two or more consecutive games.

RJ Harris became the second Australian bowler to achieve the feat after GJ Gilmour who had captured 6 for 14 against England at Leeds on 18.06.75 and 5 for 48 against West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75. These are the World Cup games of 1975 played in England.

RJ Harris remains the only bowler in the list to capture five wickets in two consecutive games against the same opposition – that is Pakistan. Waqar Younis had captured two of his three five wickets hauls in consecutive games against New Zealand

Remembering “Bearded Wonder” Bill Frindall on his first death anniversay

The world famous Cricket Statistician, Bill Frindall, breathed his last exactly an year ago, on 29.01.09.  HR Gopala Krishna, one of the Senior Cricket Statistician of the country had met him during the India-England test match at Chennai in December 2008. He recalls the moments he spent with Late Bill Frindall

The best thing that would have happened to me at the Commentary box, that Mr. Bill Frindall, the world renowned Cricket Statistician was sitting next to our Commentary booth, doing  duty for BBC Radio Team. I met him on the second day’s morning and introduced myself with my visiting card, he exclaimed, oh!, at last we have met.

Though we are constant touch through letter in an era, where Information Technology was non existent, it was for the first time we met. We chatted for quite a while and I told him I am next to your booth assisting All India Radio Commentary Team. I gave him the copy of the statistical compilation on India-England Test series – 1932 to 2007 and also the approaching milestones ahead of the Chennai Test between India and England, he glanced at the compilation and complemented for the exhaustive work.

When he enquired as to how many matches I have been associated as a statistician, I told him that this is my 60^th International – 28 Tests and 32 ODIs. He exclaimed “that’s quite a lot”. He spoke to me about Andrew Strauss’s hundred on the first day and told me that it was one of the best hundreds he has seen by an England opening batsman. He told me that it was his second visit to Chepauk. He vividly remembered the booth on the pavilion end, where he had worked during his previous visit. He was full of praise for the Commentary booths opposite the pavilion end and told me that these should rank as one of the best in the world. I told him that I was appointed as the Official Statistician for the newly launched BCCI’s website, he complimented me and told me “that means you have to work a lot”. He enquired me as to how old I am for which I replied I am 62. He told me that he would have given me a copy of his Autobiography, but forgot to put a copy of the same in his suit case and assured me that I would get a copy of the same next day.

During the next day morning meeting, he took a copy of his Autobiography, “Bill Frindall Bearders – My Life in Cricket” from his suit case along with my visiting card I had given him the previous day, and asked me how I was called. I told him that I was called as Gopal, he wrote on the first page of the book, To Gopal. With very best wishes, with his autograph Bill Frindall with place “Chepauk’ and date as “13 Dec 2008” and presented the book with a firm hand shake. I was so thrilled to get this book as a compliment from numero uno statistician of the world.

On the fourth day morning of the match, I presented my curriculum vitae which contained the four world records unearthed by me. He read each one of them, and was particularly impressed with the world record of double hundred stands for the first two wickets by Indian batsmen – Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer for the first wicket and Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid for the second wicket at Chennai against South Africa in March 2008 and told me that it was really good one. I asked to keep the CV for himself; he gleefully accepted and said, “Oh! This is for me, Thanks”.

I presented him with Nagchampa Incense sticks which I had shopped for him on the previous evening. He smelt the fragrance and told me an anecdote pertaining to Fred Trueman. It appears that Late Freddie always used to have a smoke with the pipe prior to his entry into the commentary box. As a result of this, the box was agog with the tobacco smell.  Bill, to overcome with this smell, once lighted a fragrant incense stick and kept it on the wall of the Commentary box. When some of the commentators noted a different smell in the Commentary box, Bill was to tell them it was from Freddie’s Pipe with a wink.

On the fifth day morning we met again, he perhaps, had an intuition that England would lose the match, and enquired with me whether I had a list of instances of a team has lost the test when one of its batsman has scored hundreds in each innings of a test. I said I have it and gave him the list within a few minutes later. He had received an email from one of his friends on the same topic and checked the same for correctness with the list of instances I gave him. The email list was one short of the instances and he checked the same and found that Gavaskar’s name was not listed in the email.

During the course of the final day’s play, Tendulkar completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2008 and he had achieved this feat on five occasions. He emulated ML Hayden and BC Lara who have done this feat on five occasions. Tendulkar wrested this record from Gavaskar who had achieved this feat on four occasions.

I had passed on this note to the Programme Executive of BBC Commentary Team who in turn placed the note before Bill Frindall and came back to my booth. Bill Frindall read the entire note and turned towards me and showed his “Thumbs Up”

During the course of the Test match, I was passing the important statistical information to the BBC Commentary Team also, which were accepted by them.

At the conclusion of the test match, I went to Bill Frindall again and he shook hands with me with the parting words “Thanks for all the help”. I was dumb and could not speak for a few seconds and was taken aback at the humility and greatness of this great statistician Bill Frindall.

My mind wandered back to an incident at Bangalore, when ESPN was telecasting a Test match, when I was prevented physically giving the stats tit-bits to Commentators by the bald headed ESPN Programme Executive whose name I forget, at the instance of their scorer-cum-statistician Mohandas Menon.

This prompted me to remember a proverb in Kannada “Thumbida koda thulukuvudilla” meaning thereby – “Water will not spill out of a pot which is full”

During the first week of January 2009, I mailed him a summary of Test records in the calendar year 2009 and he promptly replied the mail with the following contents.

Dear Gopal, Many thanks indeed for your most comprehensive survey of the 2008 Test Match Year. All good wishes for 2009 - Bill Frindall

I happen to remember him this evening between 4.30 and 5.00 PM, when Kannada Vernacular Kasturi TV crew came to my home for an interview, I had his autobiography in my hand for a snap and also his autographed sheet was filmed.