David Rayvern Allen investigates an old, important and apparently unverified record One of the longest-standing records to be found in Wisden is that of throwing the cricket ball. The stark and in ...

who won a gold medal for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Olympics, and the British sprinter Charley Ransome. The definitive record is still awaited. Click here for an account of Robert Percival's throw ...

to help them catch and throw the ball. Whereas baseball has nine set positions, there are 36 different fielding positions in cricket, with delightful names like Silly Mid On and Short Square Leg.

The Indian speedster was supposedly guilty of: “throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) at or near a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match ...

A tense moment occurred during the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan when Wiaan Mulder threw the ball at Babar Azam ... it at the batter. The throw, far from accurate, struck Babar ...