2003
Matthew Hayden bludgeoned his way to 380 in Perth in the first Test against Zimbabwe, to break Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. Resuming on 183, he never tired of crushing the ball to the boundary off the tired bowlers. With a bright array of cuts, straight drives and pulls he clobbered 38 fours and 11 sixes in 10 hours at the crease. Adam Gilchrist, with an 84-ball century, played a good support role but was firmly in the shade. Lara called to congratulate Hayden, and against England six months later claimed the record back.
1998
In Harare, Zimbabwe claimed only their second Test victory. In the one-off Test against India, they had the best of a low-scoring game to win by 61 runs. Neil Johnson took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, caught behind for 7, as India crashed wretchedly to 133 for 9 in pursuit of 235. The last pair, Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh, swung the bat merrily, but they were never in danger of salvaging anything more than pride, and India's overseas drought continued: since beating England in 1986 they had played 42 Tests away from home and won only one of them.
In 2007 Mark Boucher becomes first wicketkeeper to make 400 dismissals in Tests. South Africa goes on to win their first series in Pakistan.
In 1987 Zimbabwe’s Dave Houghton hammered a brilliant 142 (137 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes) as his side fell an agonizing four runs short of their target of 243 in a World Cup match against New Zealand at Hyderabad. He lost ten pounds in the oppressive heat and by the end with cramps taking full toll he could hardly walk. It was Zimbabwe’s first ODI hundred.
Matthew Hayden bludgeoned his way to 380 in Perth in the first Test against Zimbabwe, to break Brian Lara's record for the highest individual score in Test cricket. Resuming on 183, he never tired of crushing the ball to the boundary off the tired bowlers. With a bright array of cuts, straight drives and pulls he clobbered 38 fours and 11 sixes in 10 hours at the crease. Adam Gilchrist, with an 84-ball century, played a good support role but was firmly in the shade. Lara called to congratulate Hayden, and against England six months later claimed the record back.
1998
In Harare, Zimbabwe claimed only their second Test victory. In the one-off Test against India, they had the best of a low-scoring game to win by 61 runs. Neil Johnson took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, caught behind for 7, as India crashed wretchedly to 133 for 9 in pursuit of 235. The last pair, Javagal Srinath and Harbhajan Singh, swung the bat merrily, but they were never in danger of salvaging anything more than pride, and India's overseas drought continued: since beating England in 1986 they had played 42 Tests away from home and won only one of them.
In 2007 Mark Boucher becomes first wicketkeeper to make 400 dismissals in Tests. South Africa goes on to win their first series in Pakistan.
In 1987 Zimbabwe’s Dave Houghton hammered a brilliant 142 (137 balls with 13 fours and 6 sixes) as his side fell an agonizing four runs short of their target of 243 in a World Cup match against New Zealand at Hyderabad. He lost ten pounds in the oppressive heat and by the end with cramps taking full toll he could hardly walk. It was Zimbabwe’s first ODI hundred.
