First Ever Hat-Trick in Cricket History
Australian bowler Frederick Robert Spofforth took the first hat-trick in Test cricket on 2 January 1879, in only the third Test match.
TOP 5 Most number of Cricket Hat-Trick
- Pele – 92.
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 60. ...
- Lionel Messi – 55. Lionel Messi is arguably the best footballer ever. ...
- Robert Lewandowski – 30. He is in unstoppable form since 2019. ...
- Luis Suarez – 29. He had one of the most prolific runs at FC Barcelona. ...
PELE
The Brazilian holds the world record for the most number of hat-tricks, with 92 to his name. With three World Cup titles to his name, Pele is regarded as the greatest finisher in the history of football.
Cristiano Ronaldo
- 5 1RM vs Elche(23/09/2014)
- 2 6Sevilla vs RM(07/05/2011)
- 6 1RM vs Racing S. (23/10/2010)
- 7 1RM vs Celta(05/03/2016)
- 6 3RM vs Girona(18/03/2018)
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the active player with most hat-tricks.
With 807 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the record books as professional football’s all-time leading scorer surpassing Austro-Czech Josef Bican (805). Ronaldo, who scored the opener for Manchester United against Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, found the net in the 12th minute to register his 805th career goal.
Lionel Messi
There are not enough words that can describe the greatness of Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar has been an absolute delight to watch and is easily one of the best players in the history of the game.
Messi has legendary status at Barcelona and rightly so, after what he has done for the club. During his time with the Catalan club, the left-footed forward scored 48 hat-tricks. Out of these, eight have come in the Champions League and 36 in La Liga.
Lionel Messi has scored 54 hat-tricks in his career for Barcelona and Argentina.
Robert Lewandowski
Lewandowski is now just three hat-tricks away from Ronaldo and Messi, who are both locked on eight hat-tricks apiece.
Very few strikers have dominated in front of goal as much as Robert Lewandowski has in the last decade. The Poland captain has been an incredible force in the box and a clinical goalscorer.
Robert Lewandowki (12 minutes) No stranger to the expedited hat trick, Lewandowski scored his first 12-minute treble for Bayern in a 6-0 drubbing of Crvena Zvezda in the 2019 group stage. The striker actually went onto score four goals in 15 minutes as he and his side enjoyed a prolific night in Belgrade
