Most team wins of the ICC World Twenty20 (male
The Twenty20 World Cup has been staged on three occasions with three separate winners: India, 2007; Pakistan, 2009; and England, 2010.
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Most team wins of the ICC World Cup (male)
The most wins of the cricket World Cup by a nation is four by Australia in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007.
Most team wins of the ICC World Cup (female)
The most women’s cricket World Cup wins by a national side is five by Australia in 1978, 1982, 1988 and 1997, and 2005. The previous record was wrong, hence five beats six.
Most tattoos in 24 hours by a single artist
The most tattoos in 24 hours by a single artist is 801 and was achieved by Hollis Cantrell (USA) at Artistic Tattoo in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on 16 November 2008. All tattoos created were of an ‘AZ’ pattern and consisted of black as well as multiple grey-tone shades.
Most telephone directories ripped in two minutes (spine)
The most telephone directories ripped in two minutes from the spine are 33, achieved by Cosimo Ferrucci (Italy) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 21 December 2010. Cosimo ripped the books only with his hands and did not use his body weight to lean into the books and aid in the ripping process.
Most teeth in a mouth
The record for the most teeth in the mouth belongs to Kanchan Rajawat (India) and Luca Meriano (Italy), both of whom had teeth 35 adult teeth as of 17 October 2008.
Most teleportation illusions performed in one minute
The most teleportation illusions performed in one minute is five and was achieved by Lee Hang Chai (China) at Tai Po Mega Mall in Hong Kong, China, on 26 June 2011. Lee Hang Chai completed the five illusions in 51 seconds.
Most theatre performances – same role (male)
Kanbi Fujiyama (1929 – 1990) played the lead role in 10,288 performances by the comedy company Sochiku Shikigeki from November 1966 to June 1983. He also starred in ‘Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shobu’ (Jap 1969) and ‘Meiji kyokyakuden – sandaime shumei’ (Jap 1965).
Most Test matches played in a career (male)
The most cricket Test matches played is 168 by Steve Waugh (Australia), scoring 10,927 runs, taking 92 wickets and 112 catches, from 1984-2004. He made his debut against India in Melbourne, 26-30 December 1985, scoring 13 & 5; and played his last in front of his hometown crowd against India in Sydney, 2-6 January 2004, scoring 40 & 80.
Most Test matches played consecutively (male)
The most consecutive Test matched played by an individual player is 153 by Alan Border (b. 27 July 1955) for Australia between 1978 and 1994.