198 outstanding! England duo smash world cricket record for 10th wicket

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England have made cricketing history with a world record-breaking last wicket stand of 198.

James Anderson and Joe Root’s incredible partnership at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge shattered the previous best of 163 by Australian pair Phil Hughes and Ashton Agar at the same ground last year.

England’s previous best 10th wicket score was in 1903, when Wilfred Rhodes and Reginald Foster – the only man to captain England at cricket and football – put on 130.

The match - the First Test between England at India - ended as a draw.


198 outstanding! England duo smash world cricket record for 10th wicket

James Anderson and Joe Root scored last wicket record of 198
Previous England record set at 130 by Rhodes and Foster in 1903
Broke world record 163 held by Phil Hughes and Ashton Agar ​

By Mail On Sunday Reporter
13 July 2014
Daily Mail

First Test (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)

Result

1st Innings
India: 457
England: 496

2nd Innings
India: 391-9



England have made cricketing history with a world record-breaking last wicket stand of 198.

James Anderson and Joe Root’s incredible partnership at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge shattered the previous best of 163 by Australian pair Phil Hughes and Ashton Agar at the same ground last year.

England’s previous best 10th wicket score was in 1903, when Wilfred Rhodes and Reginald Foster – the only man to captain England at cricket and football – put on 130.

James Anderson and Joe Root scored a world record 198 before England lost their 10th wicket. Anderson also scored his maiden test half century, and beat the previous England record for a number 11


Root’s unbeaten innings of 154 and Anderson’s 81 – his maiden Test half century – helped England take a surprise first innings lead against India.

On a day of landmarks, Anderson’s innings surpassed the previous best by an England No 11, the 59 not out made by fast bowler John Snow against the West Indies in 1966.

India’s total featured a record last-wicket stand of their own, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and last man Mohammed Shami putting on 111.


The match is also the first time two No 11s have scored 50s in the same Test.

Wilfred Rhodes (left) and Reginald Foster (right) held the previous England record, putting on an impressive 130 on their last wicket back in 1903



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[IdRatherBeSkiing]

A major accomplishment in a minor sport.

 

[coldstream]

Some day i'm going to learn what these scores mean in Cricket. They actually televised one of the World Cups or something last year, but i didn't have a clue what these scores meant, or how they were earned.. and the game didn't pique my interest enough that i hung around to learn.

 

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A major accomplishment in a minor sport.

No2 sport in the world after football.

Football has conquered America now. Cricket will be coming its way soon.

Some day i'm going to learn what these scores mean in Cricket. They actually televised one of the World Cups or something last year, but i didn't have a clue what these scores meant, or how they were earned.. and the game didn't pique my interest enough that i hung around to learn.

1st Innings
India: 457: (Vijay 146, Dhoni 82; Anderson 3-123, Broad 2-53; 161.0 overs)
England: 496 (Root 154*, Anderson 81; Kumar 5-82, Sharma 3-150; 144.5 overs)

India FoW: 33, 106, 107, 178, 304, 344, 345, 345, 346, 457
England FoW: 9, 134, 154, 172, 197, 202, 202, 280, 298, 496

2nd Innings
India 391-9 (Binny 78, Kumar 63*; Moeen 3-105, Broad 2-50; 123.0 overs)

India FoW: 49, 140, 140, 168, 173, 184, 249, 340, 387

 

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It's the First Day of the Second Test between England and India on a green pitch at Lord's.

Play has just resumed again after lunch on what is a bright, sunny, sweltering day in St John's Wood, north west London.

India are batting first and England have started the day on top.

The first wicket to fall was that of Dhawan. Anderson bowled at leg stump and the ball moved across Shikhar Dhawan who could only get an outside edge onto it, with third slip Gary Ballance taking a good low catch. Dhawan was gone for just 7.

Not long after that England could, and probably should, have had another wicket. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who had a tough game behind the stumps at Trent Bridge, put down another difficult chance here. Stuart Broad, zipping the ball away from Murali Vijay, took the outside edge, with Prior unable to cling on with a two-handed dive in front of Alastair Cook at first slip. Hard, but catchable.

England did eventually get the second wicket, though. Big Yorkshire pacer Liam Plunkett got it full to Murali Vijay, who got a leading edge onto it, with the ball once again flying to Gary Ballance at third slip. Vijay was gone for 24.

England are slightly on top here, with India on 77-2 after 30.1 overs with play having just resumed after lunch. Pujara is on 14 and Kohli is on 20, with Anderson having taken 1-14 and Plunkett 1-20.

Vijay scored 24