Ten cricket records that can never be broken

New Delhi: In the age of T20 cricket, records are made and broken overnight. Can anybody say with certainty that someone like Aaron Finch, Alex Hales or Chris Gayle himself won't strike an even faster century very soon? The answer would be a BIG NO.Yet cricket has seen some records that can never be broken. India TV foes through the ten records that are unlikely to be broken ever.Highest Career Batting AverageThe legend Sir Don Bradman needed to score just four runs to finish with a sensational Test average of over 100.He was bowled for a duck and finished on 99.94, which despite being a minor numerical disappointment, is by far the highest that has ever been achieved. Australian batsman Bradman's talent has simply made him a statistical anomaly that will never be topped by anyone who plays a significant quantity of games.Most Career RunsThe legendary Sir Jack Hobbs is one of England's greatest ever batsmen and also the most prolific run-scorer in the history of the sport. He played between 1905 and 1934. known as "The Master" , he scored over 60,000 runs, which included 199 centuries (another record). There just aren't enough games these days to get near those levels, so these records will last until the end of time.Oldest Test CricketerThe legendary English all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes could have a hat-trick of unbreakable records. However, given that the sheer volume of first-class cricket is nowhere near what players used to play, just one record will do for the sake of variation in this list. The Yorkshireman is the oldest man, at the ripe old age of 52 years and 165 days, to ever play Test cricket. In the modern era, with players often finished by their mid-thirties, this record won't be broken. Rhodes' two other statistical milestones that are unlikely to be broken are the most first-class games played (1,110) and the most first-class wickets taken (over 4,000).Best First-Class Match Bowling FiguresIts common for a bowler to run through the opposition team to take every single wicket which falls in an innings. But to do it twice in the same game seems almost unbelievable. But that's almost what Jim Laker did against Australia in 1956 at Old Trafford. After collecting a more-than-useful nine wickets for 37 in the first innings, the off-spinner went one better in the second effort by taking 10 for 53.Despite missing out on a perfect return, Laker's colossal match figures of 19 for 90 surely won't ever be beaten.Most International WicketsMuttiah Muralitharan's incredible career haul of wickets seems almost impossibly high given the average time at the top for an international cricketer. With 1,347 victims, 800 in Test matches and 547 in the ODI, the spinner terrorised batsmen for two full decades. Lowest ODI Economy RateThe name of Phil Simmons of West Indies will most likely remain in the record books forever after his incredible return in an ODI against Pakistan in 1992. Somehow, the Trinidadian got through his entire 10-over spell that yielded four wickets but remarkably conceded just three runs. Simmons' freak economy rate of 0.30 will surely never be bettered in this T20-inspired age of ultra-aggressive hitting. Most Balls Delivered in a Single InningsSonny Ramadhin must have needed an ice bath after his Herculean efforts against England in 1957 at Edgbasto. The spinner managed to churn out a staggering 98 overs in the second innings, the highest-ever amount of deliveries bowled in a single innings. The nearest anyone has come of late is when Zimbabwe's Ray Price grinded through 79 overs in a 2001 Test match against South Africa.Shortest-Ever Test MatchYou would have been disappointed if you had tickets for the fifth day of the 1932 Test match between Australia and South Africa at Melbourne. And the fourth, and third and even the second day for that matter, as the action was all over in five hours and 53 minutes on a treacherous wicket. South Africa were dismissed for 36 and 45 and fell to an innings defeat against Australia's huge total of 153 with Bert Ironmonger taking 11 for 24. Highest Score by a Nightwatchman Australia's nightwatchman Jason Gillespie clocked up a remarkable unbeaten 201 in their 2006 Test match. "Dizzy" finished his career with a useful tail-ender's average of 19.59, but this almost unbelievable innings in Chittagong will be hard to top. Especially given that a nightwatchman's primary job is simply to occupy the crease for a few overs at the end of the day.Best 1-Day International Bowling Considering you get a maximum of 60 deliveries in a modern day ODI, Chaminda Vaas' return against Zimbabwe in 2001 is going to take some beating. The skillful left-armer took eight wickets for 19 runs.Or to put it another way: 80 percent of the African team's wickets, as they collapsed to 38 all out off just 15.4 overs. Even though the opposition were a so-called weaker team, Vaas' ODI record figures are unlikely to be beaten anytime soon.

Ten cricket records that can never be broken

New Delhi: In the age of T20 cricket, records are made and broken overnight. Can anybody say with certainty that someone like Aaron Finch, Alex Hales or Chris Gayle himself won't strike an even faster

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