Amit's ... Did You Know ........... (5)

Cricket Trivia from the Web

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Which cricketer faced the first ball in One Day Cricket...?

Geoff Boycott of England was the one who faced the first ball.

Graham Mckenzie of Australia was the bowler.

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In the first ever Test match in 1877, Australia defeated England by 45 runs.

100 years later, in the Centenary test, the result was exactly the same.

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Which style of play is known as a "MANKAD" ...?

The running out of a non-striking batsman who leaves his crease before the bowler has released the ball is called doing a "MANKAD".

It is named after Indian Test all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, who used this method controversially in a Test match.

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