# Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Cricket

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- Authors: [Paul Donnelley](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-donnelley)
- Publisher: hamlyn
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-06-0062-253-6
- Published: 2010-10-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

200 brilliant and bizarre curiosities highlighting the First, Last and Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of this sport - from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century and take all ten wickets in a single innings. This absorbing collection of stories is guaranteed to enthral and includes some of the greatest gentleman to have graced the field of play, such as: The first player to bat on all 5 days of a test match. The last incidence of under-armed bowling in an international match. The only father and son to score centuries in the same First Class innings. Delight in a myriad of facts that you never knew about this glorious game.