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When Aravinda de Silva scored two unbeaten hundreds — the first to achieve the feat in a Test match

When Aravinda de Silva scored two unbeaten hundreds — the first to achieve the feat in a Test match

On April 29, 1997, Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva became the first man to score two unbeaten hundreds in a Test — a record he alone holds till date. The innings didn’t result in victory for his side, but it emphasised the incredible form he was in the middle of. Karthik Parimal summarises the Test that homes de Silva’s heroics.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva the first batsman to score unbeaten hundreds in each innings of a Test match, Wasim Akram, Aravinda de Silva 138 and 103, Muttiah Muralitharan, Saleem Malik, Chami

April 29 2013, 1:25 pm

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Neil Wagner stakes claim for Test spot with good performance in warm-up match

Neil Wagner stakes claim for Test spot with good performance in warm-up match

Neil Wagner staked his claim for a place in New Zealand's Test side against England next week with a five-wicket return as the tourists beat Derbyshire by 107 runs on the third and final day of their opening warm-up match at Derby on Monday.

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May 7 2013, 12:38 pm

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Alan Melville: The man who scored four Test centuries in consecutive innings separated by eight years

Alan Melville: The man who scored four Test centuries in consecutive innings separated by eight years

Alan Melville, born May 19, 1910, had one of the most curious careers. He led in all but one of the Tests he played in, overcame incredible injuries, and scored four Test hundreds in consecutive innings with an eight year interlude in between. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the most graceful batsman of his generation.

Arunabha Sengupta, Moments in history, Alan Melville, South Africa, Herman Griffith, Johannesburg, South Africa tour of England 1947, Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1948, George Mann, Wally Hammond

May 19 2013, 11:21 am

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March 15, 1877: MCG hosts the first-ever Test match

March 15, 1877: MCG hosts the first-ever Test match

March 15, 1877. A team of English professional cricketers faced a combined eleven comprising of Victoria and New South Wales cricketers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It has gone down as the first ever Test match. Arunabha Sengupta relates the story of the birth of Test cricket.

Arunabha Sengupta, Moments in history, England, Australia, Melbourne, MCG, Alfred Shaw, Charles Bannerman, WG Grace, first ever Test match at MCG

March 15 2013, 10:01 pm

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