THE WEEK IN NUMBERS: Jacks' 25-ball ton and Afghanistan's maiden Test victory

It's a numbers game! Here The Cricketer takes a look back at some of the stats to come out of the world of cricket this week...

25

Over in Dubai Surrey opener Will Jacks blasted a 25-ball hundred in a pre-season T10 against Lancashire.

The opener smashed spinner Stephen Parry for six sixes in an over on his way to 105 off 30 balls.

Root 66

Something we could see on the back of the England skipper’s shirt in Tests.

The Guardian reported that England and Australia's players could wear numbers and names on the back of their shirts during this summer’s Ashes series.

8⃣ fours
1⃣1⃣sixes including six in an over@wjacks9' 100 in 25 balls against @lancscricket 💥 pic.twitter.com/HKwfv4RXfq

— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) March 21, 2019

3

Half-centuries on the bounce for Amy Jones as England whitewashed Sri Lanka.

The 25-year-old wicketkeeper hit 79 and 54 in the first and second ODIs, both played at Hambantota, before striking 76 from 58 balls as England completed a 3-0 series sweep at Colombo.

1

Pakistan Super League titles won by Quetta Gladiators.

Quetta defeated 2017 winners Peshawar Zalmi by eight wickets at the National Stadium in Karachi to earn their first crown.

Gladiators batsman Shane Watson finished as the competition’s leading run-scorer, with the Australian’s 430 runs coming at an average of 43.

Number of Tests for first win:
1 Australia
2 England/Pakistan/Afghanistan
6 West Indies
11 Zimbabwe
12 South Africa
14 Sri Lanka
25 India
35 Bangladesh
45 New Zealand

— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats) March 18, 2019

98

Afghanistan recorded their maiden Test victory - in their second Test - with a seven-wicket defeat of Ireland (also playing their second Test) in India.

Rahmat Shah, who was named player of the match, came within two runs of registering Afghanistan’s first Test hundred with his first-innings 98. Shah added 76 in the second innings as his side knocked off the 147 required to seal a historic win.

12.06

James Pattinson’s bowling average last time he represented Notts in the County Championship.

The Australian, who took 32 wickets in five matches in 2017, is set for a return to Trent Bridge this summer.

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