Twin centuries in vain, carrying one's bat in a Test, and being dismissed on 99 on debut

Frith's history of fast bowling is encyclopaedic, but also fittingly brisk and concise

Three successive hundreds, most runs between dismissals, and definitive all-round performances in ODIs

The best Test records in India, unlucky 87, and lots and lots of Jason Krejza

Leo McKinstry provides a balanced, nuanced view of one of cricket's most complex characters

Players who figured in the most Test wins, unlucky 87, and (almost) everyone bowling in a Test

Most not-outs in a row, the Test cricketer from Afghanistan, and Australia's losing streaks

Vettori's almost unique feat, highest team scores not to include a century, and the most economical ODI spells

KP's upcoming record, the lowest total by a side batting all 50 overs in an ODI, the first umpire to stand in 50 Tests

Gideon Haigh's biography of Iverson painstakingly unearths the story of a talented misfit

The man who made a double in his only match, the best batsmen against Australia, and players who've made their first-class debut in a Test

ODI stalwarts who never played a Test, the manager of South Africa's fractious 1960 tour of England, and the man who bowled more than ten overs in an ODI

Missing a hundred by one run twice, Bradman's zeroes, the youngest and oldest centurions, and Tests in Sharjah

Solos from losing sides in Adelaide, the most prolific batsmen against India, and the same man dismissed twice in a hat-trick

The Ashes legend almost disproved, the first man to 1000 runs, and the most successful captain-bowler

Marathon men, the most economical Twenty20 bowlers, and the Test cricketer from Portugal

Fewest zeroes in low totals, most dismissals by a keeper, one-catch wonders, and hundreds in your 50th

Bradman's average before his last Test, the most runs in one day, and hundreds in first and 100th Tests

Hundreds in the first session, the most run-outs in ODIs, the most consecutive Tests as captain

Players who made centuries in their first Test in charge, and the country with the most 300-plus ODI scores