Cricket History and Facts

Lala Amarnath scored India's first Test century (118 runs) against England in Bombay in 1933. C.K. Naidu was India's first captain but didn't score a century. Farokh Engineer and Nawab Pataudi came later in Indian cricket history.

C.K. Naidu was India's first Test captain, leading the team in their debut Test against England at Lord's in 1932. Lala Amarnath later became captain but wasn't first. Farokh Engineer and Chandrashekhar were players from later eras.

Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the very first over of a Test match, achieving this feat against Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. This is a unique record in Test cricket history. Malcolm Marshall, Brett Lee, and Ian Botham never achieved this specific milestone.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire decision, run out against South Africa in 1992. This happened after the third umpire system was introduced using TV replays. Jonty Rhodes, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Martin Crowe were not the first to be dismissed this way.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first batsman to be given out by a third umpire decision, run out against South Africa in 1992. This happened after the third umpire system was introduced using TV replays. Jonty Rhodes, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Martin Crowe were not the first to be dismissed this way.

Brian Lara scored 501 runs for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, the first individual score over 500 in first-class cricket. This broke Hanif Mohammad's long-standing record of 499. Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman never scored 500+ in an innings.

George Mell wrote the book 'This Curious Game of Cricket'. The marked answer appears to be claiming C as correct, though verification is difficult for obscure cricket literature.

Shane Warne represented St Kilda Cricket Club in Melbourne domestic cricket competition. This was his club side when not playing for Victoria or Australia.

In the deciding 2005 Ashes Test at The Oval, Warne dropped Kevin Pietersen on 15. Pietersen went on to score 158, helping England draw the match and win the Ashes series 2-1.

Shane Warne played in two ODI World Cup finals - 1996 (lost to Sri Lanka) and 1999 (won against Pakistan). He missed the 2003 and 2007 WC finals.

Shane Warne never officially captained Australia in Test cricket. He captained Australia in just one ODI in 2002, but was never appointed as full-time Test captain.

In 1994, both Shane Warne and Mark Waugh were fined by the ICC for providing pitch and weather information to a bookmaker. The scandal was known as the 'bookmaker revelations' and both players received monetary fines.

The record for the most first-class centuries is held by Sir Jack Hobbs, who scored 199. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most international centuries, but not first-class.