Firsts in Men’s Cricket: A History of Record-Breaking Moments

General firsts

• First recorded cricket match: The first recorded cricket match was played in 1611 between two villages in Surrey, England.
• First cricket club: The first cricket club was the Hambledon Cricket Club, which was founded in 1750.
• First Laws of Cricket: The first Laws of Cricket were published in 1744.
• First Test match: The first Test match was played between England and Australia at The Oval in London in 1877.
• First One Day International (ODI) match: The first ODI match was played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1971.
• First Twenty20 International (T20I) match: The first T20I match was played between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park in Auckland in 2005.

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Individual firsts

• First player to score a century in a Test match: W. G. Grace of England became the first player to score a century in a Test match when he scored 149 against Australia in 1877.
• First player to take 10 wickets in a Test match: Fred Spofforth of Australia became the first player to take 10 wickets in a Test match when he took 14/98 against England in 1878.
• First player to score a double century in an ODI match: Sachin Tendulkar of India became the first player to score a double century in an ODI match when he scored 200 not out against South Africa in 2010.
• First player to score a century in a T20I match: Chris Gayle of the West Indies became the first player to score a century in a T20I match when he scored 117 against South Africa in 2007.\

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Team firsts

• First team to win the Cricket World Cup: The West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975.
• First team to win the ICC Champions Trophy: Australia won the first ICC Champions Trophy in 1998.
• First team to win the ICC World T20: India won the first ICC World T20 in 2007.

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Other notable firsts

• First bowler to take a hat-trick in a Test match: Fred Spofforth of Australia became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Test match when he dismissed three English batsmen in consecutive deliveries in 1879.
• First player to score a quadruple century in a Test match: Brian Lara of the West Indies became the first player to score a quadruple century in a Test match when he scored 400 not out against England in 2004.
• First player to take 700 wickets in Test cricket: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka became the first player to take 700 wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Sachin Tendulkar of India in 2007.
• First team to win the Cricket World Cup twice in a row: The West Indies won the Cricket World Cup in 1975 and 1979.
• First team to win the ICC Champions Trophy twice in a row: Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and 2009.
• First team to win the ICC World T20 twice in a row: The West Indies won the ICC World T20 in 2012 and 2014.

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In addition to the firsts listed above, here are a few more notable firsts in men’s cricket:

• First batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket: Sunil Gavaskar of India became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket when he reached the milestone against Pakistan in 1983.
• First bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket: Shane Warne

It is exciting to think what new firsts we will see in men’s cricket in the years to come. As the game continues to grow and evolve, we can expect to see new records being set all the time. It will be interesting to see who will be the next players to leave their mark on the game, and what new milestones will be achieved.