1.   That inning saw the maiden appearance of pitching coach Ralph Treuel, who came out to chat with Nomo.

2.   Srichaphan struggled to strike the dazzling form that ousted two seeded players and earned him a maiden appearance in the final of an ATP Tour event.

3.   Srichaphan struggled to strike the dazzling form that ousted two seeded players to clinch him a maiden appearance in the final of an ATP Tour event.

4.   Fleming made a sparkling Test debut on the recent tour of Pakistan with a hat-trick in his maiden appearance at Rawalpindi.

5.   India will play five one-day internationals against Kenya, which is preparing to make its maiden World Cup appearance next year.

6.   Croatia finished third in their maiden World Cup appearance four years ago but will be hard-pressed to repeat that showing here.

7.   Eyles was overjoyed on earning a maiden appearance in the final of the world open.

8.   England played the tournament with a new-look team with two players making their maiden appearance in international hockey.

9.   The South Africans have so far appeared invincible in their maiden appearance at this poplular desert venue, winning all their four league matches by huge margins.

10.   The Dutch players caught their bout of the bug after eating spaghetti in Baroda, venue of their maiden World Cup appearance on Saturday against New Zealand.