Clive Rice, South Africa’s first post-apartheid international cricket captain has died at the age of 66 due to brain tumor. Although his international career stands at just three ODI games, he was one of the world’s best all rounders in the 1970s and 1980s, captaining Nottinghamshire to two English county titles.
He was a hard-hitting batsman and threatening seam bowler, and played first-class cricket for 25 years, retiring only in his mid-40s. While he never got the chance to record any test averages, his first-class numbers were impressive: 48 centuries, 137 half-centuries, average of 40.95 with the bat, nd 930 first-class wickets, 23 five-wicket hauls, and one 10-wicket haul.
Amazing Facts About Cricket
- Sir Jack Hobbs scored 199 centuries in his First Class career.
- In a World Cup Match, chasing 335, Sunil Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 36 off 174 balls.
- Saurav Ganguly is the only player to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs.
- Sir Don Bradman has just hit 6 sixes in his entire career.
- Virender Sehwag’s highest scores in T20, ODI and Tests are 119, 219 and 319 respectively.
- Graeme Smith is the only player in the history of cricket to have captained a team for more than 100 Test matches.
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