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Ashes Trivia

29th June - England vs Australia Ashes test cricket is one of the most popular series. Every series results in new records. CRICKETNMORE has compiled few interesting trivia and facts from Ashes: Ashes Trivia and facts # Dough Walters (Australia) holds the unofficial

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Ashes Trivia
Ashes Trivia ()
Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
Jun 29, 2015 • 06:54 AM

29th June - England vs Australia Ashes test cricket is one of the most popular series. Every series results in new records. CRICKETNMORE has compiled few interesting trivia and facts from Ashes:

Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
June 29, 2015 • 06:54 AM

Ashes Trivia and facts

# Dough Walters (Australia) holds the unofficial record of emptying 52 cans of beers on Australia tour of England.

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# Syd Gregory (Australia) holds the record for most number of ducks (11) in Ashes test series from 92 innings between 1890 and 1912.

# Geoff Boycott (England) - He faced 8568 balls in Ashes tests, but never hit a ball for six.

Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) can be considered as the most discipilined bowlers in Ashes. He bowled 9164 balls (1500 six ball overs) in the Ashes tests without a single recorded no ball or wide. yes

# John Murray (England) - Slowest batsman to get off the mark in Ashes. He took 80 balls to score his first run. 

# James Southerton (England) - Oldest player to make his debut in Ashes. He was 49 years when he stepped onto the field in 1877 .

# Australia's winning margin in the first Ashes test (1877) and the centenary test (1977) was same i.e. 45 runs

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