6 Facts that you should know about the First international Cricket match

6 Facts that you should know about the First international Cricket match: Even if many centurions create new records and bowlers come up with stunning new figures, the greatness and legend of the ‘firsts’ of cricket will always stay class apart! A few records were set right in the first match and here we bring you, everything you ever wanted to know about it – right from the first ball ever delivered in international cricket to the first century! Here are 6 Facts that you should know about the First international Cricket match: 1. The First Ball from the first match: (source) The first international cricket match was played between England and Australia on the MCG, Melbourne on March 15, 1877. The first ball in this match was bowled by England’s Alfred Shaw and was played by Australia’s Charles Bannerman. 2. The first wicket: The first wicket was taken by England’s Hill when he clean-bowled the Australian opener NFD Thomson who scored just one run! 3. The first catch: (Source) England’s A Hill who took the first wicket also became the first fielder top take a catch in international cricket! He achieved this feat by catching the ball off TP Horan’s bat on the bowling of Alan Shaw. 4. The first 5-wicket haul: (Source) Australian bowler Midwinter picked up the first 5 wicket haul in the first innings of the English side for 78 runs. He bowled a whooping 54 overs and 23 of those overs were maidens! 5. The oldest debutant: (Source) English bowler Southerton held the record for being the oldest Test debutant at 49 years 119 days. 148 years later, he still retains that record! 6. The first centurion: Charles Bannerman. (Photo Source: Wisden Cricket Monthly) Australian opener Charles Bannerman scored 165 runs in the first innings and became the first man to hit a century in international cricket. With 18 fours, he scored almost 70% of the team’s total score all alone! – Australia won this first test with an innings and 45 runs, and perhaps that is the confidence behind the Australians’ dominant nature since then!