Playing for Surrey, England and Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram’s XI, Sir Jack Hobbs (UK, 1882-1963) scored 61,760 runs, at an average of 50.70 runs per innings, in 1,325 innings (834 matches) from 1905 to 1934.
The most runs scored in a day is 721 by Australia in 5hr 48min against Essex at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK on 15 May 1948.
In a Junior House match between Clarkes House (now Poole’s) and North Town, at Clifton College, Bristol, 22–23, 26–28 Jun 1899, Arthur Edward Jeanne Collins (1885–1914) scored an unprecedented 628 not out in 6hr 50min, over five afternoons batting, carrying his bat through the innings of 836. The scorer, E. W. Pegler, gave the score as ‘628–plus or minus 20, shall we say.’ The match was a ‘no time’ one which as was the custom would be played to a finish. Collins, captain of Clark’s
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Sachin Tendulkar (b. 24 April 1973, India) scored a record 673 runs in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
The most seafood prepared at an outdoor event is 6,340.72 kg (13,978.94 lb) and was achieved at the “A Maior Sardinhada do Mundo”, at the Largo José Afonso, in Setúbal, Portugal, on 29 May 2010. The record was achieved grilling sardines alone on a 100 m (328 ft) long grill.
The most goals scored in the Scottish Premier League by an individual player is 164 by Kris Boyd (Scotland) playing for Kilmarnock and Rangers, 2001-2010.
The most scorpions held in the mouth is 22 achieved by Maged Elmalke (Saudi Arabia) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 1 September 2008.
The American League (USA) record for most career saves is 603 by Mariano Rivera (Panama) playing for Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees (USA) from 1995 to 2011. Rivera also holds the all-time Major League record, having recorded all of his saves in the American League. Rivera is still active as of the end of the 2011 season.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most saves in a season is 62 recorded by Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela) playing for the Los Angeles Angels (USA) in 2008.
The record for the most sausages eaten in one minute is held by Stefan Paladin (New Zealand) who ate eight whole sausages at the Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand on 22 July 2001. The sausages measured 10cm in length and 2cm in width.