Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians

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Congratulations Scyld. Overall records of most Tests watched/covered are a bit patchy - the subject was once covered in an article in Wisden, but that's decades out of date now - and records by country are non-existent, so any attempt to check this claim involves a certain amount…

Today I think I have become the first person to cover or watch live 500 England cricket Tests. If anybody got there before me please say

The highest FC team score by @Middlesex_CCC v Northants is now 625-8d, beating the 567-8d set at Uxbridge in 1985. See this and other series records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/midnorfc

MDE Holden and KS Williamson set a FC partnership record for @Middlesex_CCC v Northants by adding 239 for the 2nd wicket, beating the 222 set by SM Brown and WJ Edrich at Lord's in 1949. See this and other series records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/midnorfc

The highest FC team score by @lancscricket v Gloucestershire is now 557, beating the 556-7d set at Manchester in 2022. See this and other series records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/glolanfc

JM Cox and MJJ Critchley set a FC partnership record for @EssexCricket v Sussex by adding 194 for the 5th wicket, beating the 163 set by CP McGahey and AP Lucas at Leyton in 1901. See this and other series records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/esxsusfc

CJ Green and TW Hartley set a FC partnership record for @lancscricket v all teams by adding 212 for the 9th wicket, beating the 142 set by LOS Poidevin and A Kermode at Eastbourne in 1907. See this and other team partnership records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/lanallfc

CJ Green and TW Hartley set a FC partnership record for @lancscricket v Gloucestershire by adding 212 for the 9th wicket, beating a shared record of 107 set at Gloucester in 1914 and Blackpool in 1951. See this and other series records on @ACScricket at tinyurl.com/glolanfc

Hi conference goers, the info pack for this year's BSSH conference is now up on the website. You still have time to register for the event, registrations close on August 5th.. sportinhistory.org/articles/2024-…

Quick reminder to all @ACScricket members that the current auction featuring Wisden Almanacks 1991-2007 & a whole raft of interesting memorabilia, ends on Monday 21st July at 10.00pm BST. Not too late to get involved. Go to archive.acscricket.com/auction/auctio… #cricketcounts

@cricket_s_trust ran a superb event on 17.7 at @KimboltonSchool hosting the @TheRootAcademy annual state school finals. Great credit to all the schools who participated & performed so well. The U15 Final was won by @BishopStopford1 whose players were of a v high standard.

The best match bowling figures by a South African captain in Tests belong to a one-eyed Norwegian. And no, we are not joking!

Thanks for promoting this book @RicFinlay! I bought it for my cricket loving daughter and it arrived yesterday.

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Lowest percentage of fourth innings target achieved: 8.89% (all out 66/target 742) Aus vs Eng 1928 9.40% (30/319) SA vs Eng 1896 12.77% (72/564) Pak vs Aus 2004 13.24% (27/204) WI vs Aus 2025 14.23% (35/246) SA vs Eng 1899 15.22% (58/381) Aus vs Eng 1936

Across both teams' second innings, they lost 11 wickets for 27, 12 for 32, 13 for 43 and 14 for 49. SA's 47 and 43 Cape Town 1889 undercut three of those marks for multi-innings collapses: they lost 11 for 26, 13 for 36 and 14 for 48. However, 12 for 32 appears to be a record.

The 6 which WI's top six batters scored between them is the lowest for an innings in which all six were dismissed - breaking a record which has stood since 1888, when Australia's top six managed a combined total of 12 (2, 0, 3, 1, 6, 0).