Who has taken the most wickets without ever taking a five-for?
And when was the last time South Africa drew a Test before Sydney?
David Warner is the only batter to have the highest individual score in all three formats in the same ground, at Adelaide Oval • Sarah Reed/Cricket Australia/Getty Images
The Australian opener David Warner is out on his own here. His 335 not out against Pakistan in Adelaide in 2019-20 broke the Test record of 299 not out, set by Don Bradman against South Africa in 1931-32.
You're right that it was a long time: before they drew the rain-affected third Test against Australia in Sydney earlier this month, South Africa had played 46 successive Tests that produced a definite result. Neatly, they won 23 and lost 23. Their last draw came against New Zealand in Hamilton in March 2017, when rain washed out the final day's play. To see all South Africa's Test results since 2017, click here.
The fast left-arm bowler Tymal Mills, whose first-class career was limited by a back injury, has so far taken 275 wickets in senior cricket - 55 first-class, 22 List A (senior one-day games) and 198 in T20 matches (12 of those in internationals). His best return so far is 4 for 22, for Sussex against Middlesex in a T20 Blast match at Lord's in 2015.
The man you're after is the American sprinter Rai Benjamin, who was part of the gold-medal-winning quartet in the 4x400m relay at Tokyo 2020. He also took the silver medal in the 400m hurdles, his specialist event. He also won silvers in it at the world championships of 2019 (in Doha) and 2022 (Eugene). His father, Winston Benjamin, was a fast bowler from Antigua who played 21 Tests and 85 one-day internationals for West Indies between 1986-87 and 1995.
Those who think today's players have a lot on their plate might want to look away now, as the record for a single season is the 41 first-class matches crammed in by the Surrey and England opener Bobby Abel in 1902. He started on April 24, and had only three days off - apart from Sundays and matches that ended early - until September 17. Abel, who three years earlier carried his bat for 357 in a county game against Somerset at The Oval, was 44 in 1902. In all that year, he scored 2299 runs at 41.05, with nine centuries; that included 1570 (47.57) in 26 Championship matches. Only Victor Trumper, who piled up 2570 runs in 36 matches for the Australian tourists, scored more that summer.
Steven Lynch is the editor of the updated edition of Wisden on the Ashes