By:- B.T Team
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Australia played the world’s first-ever international cricket match in 1877 against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
First-Ever International Match
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell holds the record for the fastest ODI century by an Australian, reaching it in just 51 balls against Sri Lanka in 2015.
Fastest ODI Century
Shortest Test Match in History
The 1932 Brisbane Test between Australia and South Africa ended in just five hours, making it the shortest Test ever.
Record-Breaking Partnership
In 1997, Mark Taylor and Justin Langer set a world record for the highest opening partnership in an Australian first-class match with 523 runs.
Australian bowler Jimmy Matthews is the only cricketer to have taken two hat-tricks in the same Test match, against South Africa in 1912.
Double Hat-Trick Feat
Highest Attendance
– The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup final at the MCG drew a record crowd of over 93,000 spectators, the highest for a cricket match in Australia.
First Pink Ball Test Match
Australia hosted the first-ever day-night Test match using a pink ball in 2015 against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.
Unbeaten Streak in World Cups
– From 1999 to 2011, Australia went unbeaten in World Cup matches for a record 34 games.
– Steve Smith is the only player to score over 1,000 runs in four consecutive calendar years (2014–2017). –
Triple Century in a Day
Michael Clarke scored a triple century (329*) against India in 2012, becoming the only Australian captain to do so in a single day.