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[red+black]

I guess the author of that article was unaware of the first known instance of a golden set:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_set

 

[worbod]

The complete Caught Marsh Bowled Lillee list.

Level | Games together | Dismissals
\ Test matches |69|95
\ Other first class |95|124
\ Second class games on tour |13|2
\ One day internationals |61|22
\ One day domestic |26|11
\ One day vs. World XI, 1972 |2|0
\ World Series Cricket |50|35
\ W. A. Colts |1|0
\ ACB Chairman's XI |1|0
\ Social one day games |3|0
\ TOTALS | 321 | 289

Social one day games are Western Australia vs. Bundaberg in 1980-81 and two games for World vs. England in 1986.

 

[worbod]

Most instances of scoring a century and taking a five wicket haul in the same match in first class cricket.

| Player | Nationality
\38|W. G. Grace|England
\16|Frank Woolley|England
\14|J. W. Hearne|England
\12|Frank Tarrant|Australia
\11|George Giffen|Australia
\11|Garfield Sobers|West Indies
\9|Albert Relf|England
\8|George Hirst|England
\8|Wilfred Rhodes|England
\7|James Langridge|England
\7|Mushtaq Mohammad|Pakistan
\6|Richie Benaud|Australia
\6|B. J. T. Bosanquet|England
\6|Ian Botham|England
\6|Jack Crawford|England
\6|Imran Khan|Pakistan
\6|Jack Mason|England
\6|Stan Nichols|England
\6|Monty Noble|Australia
\6|Dave Nourse|South Africa
\6|Mike Procter|South Africa

W. G. Grace would have 37 instances with his revised figures which have taken him from 126 to 124 centuries. Still a long way in front.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

2013 will be Roger Federer's lowest end of year ranking since at least 2002.

Federer's record since 2002.

06 2002 58-22.
02 2003 78-17.
01 2004 74-6.
01 2005 82-3.
01 2006 92-5.
01 2007 68-9.
02 2008 66-15.
01 2009 61-12.
02 2010 65-13.
03 2011 64-12.
02 2012 71-12.
07* 2013 36-13.

*denotes current ranking.

If he finishes between 7-11, it'll be his lowest ranking since 2001 when he finished No. 13 with a win-loss record that year of 49-21.

 

[worbod]

Don Bradman's district cricket centuries.

Score | Team | Opponent | Venue | Season | Minutes | 4s | 6s
\110|St. George|Petersham|Petersham Oval|1926-27|110|9|-
\130*|St. George|Paddinton|Hampden Oval|1927-28|170|13|-
\107|St. George|Gordon|Chatswood Oval|1928-29|130|16|-
\180*|St. George|Glebe|Jubilee Oval|1929-30|180|23|-
\187|St. George|Randwick|SCG|1929-30|139|20|-
\116*|St. George|Marrickville|Hurstville Oval|1930-31|97|17|-
\246|St. George|Randwick|Coogee Oval|1931-32|235|25|1
\128|St. George|Paddington|Trumper Park|1931-32|151|9|-
\201|St. George|Gordon|Chatswood Oval|1931-32|171|28|2
\108*|St. George|Gordon|Hurstville Oval|1932-33|?|14|-
\105*|St. George|Mosman|Rawson Park|1932-33|120|16|-
\112|St. George|Manly|Manly|1932-33|85|10|2
\134|St. George|Balmain|Birchgrove Oval|1932-33|125|16|1
\127|North Sydney|Western Suburbs|North Sydney|1933-34|90|16|2
\101|Kensington|Port Adelaide|Kensington|1935-36|118|7|-
\118|Kensington|Sturt|Kensington|1935-36|88|15|-
\194|Kensington|Port Adelaide|Kensington|1935-36|131|28|1
\143|Kensington|Glenelg|Glenelg|1936-37|109|15|1
\127|Kensington|Adelaide|Kensington|1936-37|88|15|2
\116*|Kensington|Adelaide|Kensington|1937-38|122|?|?
\146|Kensington|University|University Oval|1938-39|112|22|-
\110|Kensington|University|Kensington|1938-39|93|?|?
\188|Kensington|Port Adelaide|Kensington|1939-40|148|24|4
\303|Kensington|Glenelg|Kensington|1939-40|226|41|1
\125|Kensington|West Torrens|Adelaide|1939-40|151|14|-
\212|Kensington|West Torrens|Thebarton|1940-41|195|28|2
\117|Kensington|Glenelg|Glenelg|1946-47|128|16|-
\207|Kensington|West Torrens|Adelaide|1946-47|232|27|1

 

[UpForGrabs]

Four games in the NBA today, and each of the four losing teams scored 95 points:

Miami 118 def. Milwaukee 95
Dallas 105 def. Washington 95
LA Lakers 116 def. New Orleans 95
Golden State 113 def. Detroit 95

 

[Donners]

I have no interest in basketball, but I find this to be an amazing site. So comprehensive and well-presented.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/

 

[UpForGrabs]

I have no interest in basketball, but I find this to be an amazing site. So comprehensive and well-presented.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/

If you're a fan of American Sports, there are versions of the site covering most other major sports (over there anyway)

Major League Baseball - http://www.baseball-reference.com/
NFL - http://www.pro-football-reference.com/
NHL - http://www.hockey-reference.com/
College Football - http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/
College Baseball - http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/

 

[worbod]

Combined major tournament record of each grand slam winner during that year

Player | Year | Age | Games won/lost | win % | Sets won/lost | win % | Matches won | Sets won 6-0
\Don Budge|1938|23|464-212|68.63|72-5|93.50|24-0|9
\Maureen Connolly|1953|18|270-82|76.70|44-1|97.77|22-0|8
\Rod Laver|1962|24|568-365|60.87|75-13|85.22|25-0|1
\Rod Laver|1969|31|601-393|60.46|78-17|82.10|26-0|5
\Margaret Court|1970|28|303-110|73.36|46-3|93.87|23-0|10
\Steffi Graf|1988|19|335-99|77.18|54-2|96.42|27-0|14

Straight sets victories:

Budge 20, Connolly 21, Laver 14 and 14, Court 20, Graf 25



Statistics taken from "Total Tennis" by Bud Collins (2003)

 

[worbod]

Complete tournament and match record of each grand slam winner during that year

Player | Year | Tournaments won/lost | win % | Matches won/lost | win %
\Don Budge|1938|6-2|75.00|43-2|95.55
\Maureen Connolly|1953|10-2|83.33|61-2|96.82
\Rod Laver|1962|19-15|55.88|134-15|89.93
\Rod Laver|1969|18-14|56.25|106-16|86.88
\Margaret Court|1970|21-6|77.77|104-6|94.54
\Steffi Graf|1988|11-3|78.57|73-3|96.05

Statistics taken from "Total Tennis" by Bud Collins (2003)

 

[red+black]

Also, what's the greatest age difference in a [tennis] match?

This came up during the recent Australian Open as Kimiko Date-Krumm played Belinda Bencic.

SELECT DATEDIFF(dd,'1970-09-28','1997-03-10')
--9660 days: Date-Krumm (43y 3m 16d) v Bencic (16y 10m 3d) - 1R, 2014 Australian Open (Mon 2014-01-13)

SELECT DATEDIFF(dd,'1956-10-18','1985-01-30')
--10331 days: Navratilova (47y 8m 5d) v Dulko (19y 4m 24d) - 2R, 2004 Wimbledon (Wed 2004-06-23)

 

[RedmanWasHere]

This came up during the recent Australian Open as Kimiko Date-Krumm played Belinda Bencic.

SELECT DATEDIFF(dd,'1970-09-28','1997-03-10')
--9660 days: Date-Krumm (43y 3m 16d) v Bencic (16y 10m 3d) - 1R, 2014 Australian Open (Mon 2014-01-13)

SELECT DATEDIFF(dd,'1956-10-18','1985-01-30')
--10331 days: Navratilova (47y 8m 5d) v Dulko (19y 4m 24d) - 2R, 2004 Wimbledon (Wed 2004-06-23)

Cheers Red+Black.

Amazing to think Navratilova's nearly 30 years older than Gisela Dulko.

 

[UpForGrabs]

Another sweet set of NBA scores from today:

GSW - 102
HOU - 99

DEN - 101
MIL - 90

MIA - 103
OKC - 81

Losing scores 9 points apart... winning scores all 1 point apart.

 

[red+black]

This article on Cricinfo from yesterday mentions Mohammad Hafeez putting in a good all round effort contributing 75 runs, 2 wickets and 2 catches. So I thought I'd tweak the numbers a little and see what I could find.

3 instances of a player in an ODI scoring 50, taking a wicket as well as 4 catches: Y Khan, S Tendulkar and M Clarke.

2 instances of a player in an ODI scoring a 50, taking 3 wickets as well as 3 catches: J Kallis and G Matthews.

1 instance of a player in an ODI scoring a 50, taking 4 wickets as well as 2 catches: Boof Lehmann!!!

NB: Only Younis Khan and Michael Clarke achieved their feat without a c&b. Younis Khan also effected a run out!

 

[red+black]

Melbourne Storm, 3 consecutive regular season wins by 1 point:

R26, 2013 - d. Gold Coast Titans 23-22 (golden point)
R01, 2014 - d. Manly Sea Eagles 23-22 (golden point)
R02, 2014 - d. Penrith Panthers 17-16 (80th min. field goal)

 

[red+black]

Just need somewhere to park some Liverpool FC statistics:

Most team wins in a 1st tier season: 30/42 (1978-79)
Most team wins in an EPL season: 26/38 - (2013-14)
Most team wins in a 2nd tier season: 27/34 (1904-05), 27/42 (1961-62)

Least team losses in a 1st tier season: 2/42 (1987-88), 2/38 (2008-09)
Least team losses in an EPL season: 2/38 (2008-09)
Least team losses in a 2nd tier season: 0/28 (1893-94)

Least team draws in an EPL season: 6/38 - (2013-14)

Most team goals in a 1st tier season: 92 in 42 games (1963-64)
Most team goals in an EPL season: 101 in 38 games (2013-14)
Most team goals in a 2nd tier season: 106 in 30 games (1895-96)

Most home team goals in an EPL season: 53 (2013-14)
Most away team goals in an EPL season: 48 (2013-14)

Best goal difference in a 1st tier season: +69 (1978-79)
Best goal difference in an EPL season: +51 (2013-14)
Best goal difference in a 2nd tier season: +74 (1895-96)

Best home goal difference in an EPL season: +35 (2013-14)
Most first half goals in an EPL season: 59 (2013-14)
Most consecutive wins in an EPL season: 11 (2013-14)
Most points in an EPL season: 86 (2008-09)

Most individual league goals in a 1st tier season: 36 - Gordon Hodgson (1930-31)
Most individual league goals in an EPL season: 31 - Luis Suarez (2013-14)
Most individual goals by #2 striker in an EPL season: 22 - Daniel Sturridge (2013-14)
Most individual league goals in a 2nd tier season: 41 - Roger Hunt (1961-62)

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Most team goals in an EPL season: 103 - Chelsea (2009-10)
Best goal difference in an EPL season: +71 - Chelsea (2009-10)
Most home goals scored in an EPL season: 68 - Chelsea (2009–10)
Most away goals scored in an EPL season: 48 - Liverpool (2013–14)

Most individual goals in an EPL season [38g]:
31 - Alan Shearer (1995-96), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08), Luis Suarez (2013-14)
Most individual goals by #2 striker in an EPL season [38g]: 22 - Frank Lampard (2009-10), Daniel Sturridge (2013-14)
Most individual goals in an EPL season [42g]: 34 - Andy Cole (1993-94), Alan Shearer (1994-95)
Most individual goals by #2 striker in an EPL season [42g]: 21 - Peter Beardsley (1993-94)

Most goals by teammates in an EPL season [38g]: 53 - Suarez 31, Sturridge 22 (2013-14)
Most goals by teammates in an EPL season [42g]: 55 - Cole 34, Beardsley 21 (1993-94)

Best goals-per-game ratio in an EPL season: 0.939 (31/33) - Luis Suarez (2013-14)

old article - http://www.lfchistory.net/articles/Article/2442

 

[sherb]

Was that The Cricketer Quarterly?

Used to love that magazine. Best source of scorecards for county cricket.

I've got a complete set of that publication.

It didn't give full scorecards of county matches though, I am sure. Not enough room. I will have to check now....

From memory, when Playfair Cricket Monthly ceased publication around 1973 (I think it merged with The Cricketer), Cricketer Quarterly was started with a view to maintaining PCM's statistical focus.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

With the 2014 Sony Ericsson Open final on this morning our time, when was the last time a tournament had a double SF W/O?

 

[*Paul*]

The Titans will top this week's NRL ladder with negative for-and-against. I'll have to have a look see for any other instances.

 

[Handsuper47]

Any got an idea on what's the fastest time someone has won a match in tennis? Preferably at the top level but any lower leagues work.

 

[UpForGrabs]

Any got an idea on what's the fastest time someone has won a match in tennis? Preferably at the top level but any lower leagues work.

Would presume that walkovers don't count?

 

[red+black]

The Titans will top this week's NRL ladder with negative for-and-against. I'll have to have a look see for any other instances.

If Storm won they would have been top with the 3rd worst PD in the league. Instead, they lose to a last minute penalty goal and are 9th on the ladder.

 

[red+black]

Any got an idea on what's the fastest time someone has won a match in tennis? Preferably at the top level but any lower leagues work.

Last month: http://m.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/be...stest-loss-in-atp-history-20140321-hvl1h.html

 

[Handsuper47]

Would presume that walkovers don't count?

Anything goes, a non-walkover would be great though

Last month: http://m.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/be...stest-loss-in-atp-history-20140321-hvl1h.html

Cheers!

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic debuts in the WTA's top 100 rankings.

Nothing special except she's the first top 100 player born in 1997.

Don't we all feel that much older.