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Bob Massie
Thu, December 11 2014
Bob Massie: The most splendid debut ever
Massie went on to claim 16 wickets for 137 runs in his Test debut. His feat still stands as the fourth best bowling figures in Test cricket.
Mon, July 21 2014
11 Best bowling performances at Lord’s
A list of 11 best bowling performances at Lord’s.
Wed, July 31 2013
Bob Massie’s mystery masterclass
Bob Massie's name may not be as renowned as his Ashes team-mate Dennis Lillee, but the former Australian swing bowler has the fourth best Test match figures of all time after a record-breaking performance on debut. He was perhaps the greatest mystery bowler of all time. No, his stupendous feat at Lord’s in 1972...
Thu, July 25 2013
When Bob Massie destroyed England at Lord’s
In the 1972 Ashes Test at Lord's, Bob Massie, the Australian debutant produced mind-boggling figures of 16 for 137 to destroy England and win the game for his side. That was a remarkable feat and to do it on debut is what makes it incredible. Famously known as ‘Massie’s Test’, a young Australian swing bowler...
Thu, July 06 2017
Bob Massie routs England with eight wickets in each innings on his Test debut
Bob Massie swung the ball prodigiously on debut to pick up 8 wickets in the first innings and followed it up with 8 in the second.
Mon, January 14 2013
I want an Indian to break my record: Narendra Hirwani
On January 14, 1988, 18-year-old Indian leg-spinner Narendra Hirwani took eight wickets on debut to bundle out the West Indies for 184 at Chennai in the first innings and then scalped eight more in the second innings the next day.
Thu, June 28 2012
Michael Clarke backs Pat Cummins to come good against England
Australia captain Michael Clarke has backed teenage fast bowler Pat Cummins to make his mark against England in the forthcoming one-day international series.