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C.K. Nayudu's 153 in 100 Minutes vs MCC at Bombay — 1926

Hindus v MCC

1926-12-01

On a December afternoon in 1926, the 31-year-old C.K. Nayudu hit eleven sixes in an innings of 153 against the touring MCC at the Bombay Gymkhana. Watched by Arthur Gilligan and an emotional crowd of 50,000, the innings is regarded as the single performance that secured India's case for Test status — granted three years later.

#ck-nayudu#india#mcc
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Charlie Macartney's 345 in Under Four Hours — Trent Bridge, 1921

Australians v Nottinghamshire

1921-06-25

Between lunch on a June Saturday and tea on the Monday after, Charlie Macartney made 345 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge — for almost two decades a world record for runs scored by a batsman in a single day, and an innings that announced the man Sydneysiders called the 'Governor-General' to the wider cricket world.

#charlie-macartney#australia#1921