Karunaratne's effort means that he is the 34th player to have recorded a century while carrying the bat through a completed innings. His 158* is the 15th highest score for an opener in a carrying-bat-through effort.
Steven Smith (947) has managed to surpass Len Hutton (945); only Sir Don Bradman (961) has more career rating points.
Steven Smith has managed to draw level with Len Hutton (945); only Sir Don Bradman (961) has more career rating points.
Graham Gooch saw Len Hutton stopping by him for a word of encouragement. The youngster needed courage and who could be better for that than one of the greatest batsmen in history?
With 28 wickets from 5 Tests Frank Tyson was Len Hutton s spearhead when England brought The Ashes back in 1954-55, all this while often reciting Shakespeare or Wordsworth on his way to the bowling mark.
Richard Hutton had a decent First-Class career, but...
Len Hutton's was a marathon batting performance that eventually culminated in one of the most one-sided Tests ever.
Alf Valentine was the first West Indian to take a hundred Test wickets.
When Hutton asked Compton if there are 'easier ways to make a living'!
When Snagge did not seem to have kept updates of the match.
Alec Bedser routed Australia with 7 for 44 to go with his first-innings figures of 7 for 55 at Trent Bridge.
Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena's 257 against Tamil Nadu is the third longest innings in terms of minutes by any batsman in the history of first-class game.
By CricketCountry Staff
ICC Hall of Fame inductee Alan Davidson is thrilled by the honour bestowed upon him by International Cricket Council (ICC). The former Australia bowler Alan Davidson believes it was the greates honour he received since his selection into the national team.
In the week when England host India at Lord's in the 2,000th Test match, there was no room for any English players in an ICC poll to decide cricket fans' greatest Test team of all time.
टेस्ट रैंकिंग इतिहास में सबसे ज्यादा 961 अंक डॉन ब्रैडमैन ने हासिल किए हैं
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