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Leading up to Cricket World Cup 2015: Fun Facts Part 3

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The 2015 World Cup is just around the corner. For all you die-hard fans, here are some lesser-known cricket facts.

Wilfred Rhodes of England, born in 1877, often goes underrated in the history of the sport. Get this - he took 4,204 wickets in First Class cricket while also scoring 39,969. Talk about dominating both sides of the pitch.

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Sir Jack Hobbs scored 199 centuries in his First Class career. Simply put, he's one of the sport's first legends. No one has scored more first-class runs or more hundreds.

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In a World Cup Match, chasing 335, India's Sunil Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 36 off 174 balls.

In the Prudential World Cup of 1975, in the match between India and England, England set the target of 335 runs in 60 overs. Sunil Gavaskar batted throughout the innings and scored only 36 runs of 174 balls.

England won by 202 runs in a match that proved legends don't always lead team to victory.

Rohit Ghosh is a Senior Writer for www.Rantsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @RohitGhosh. “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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