By illegitimate, I presume you refer to a no-ball or a wide. Under current rules an over contains 6 balls. Some years back, 8-ball overs were used in Australia if nowhere else. For an over to be complete, 6-balls not including a wide or no-ball must be bowled. If an illegitimate ball is bowled, it must be rebowled. The most illegitimate balls bowled in one over was an over bowled by Curtly Ambrose in his final test on Australian soil which contained 9 no-balls - a total of 15 balls.
Madan Lal of India faced the first ball in cricket test match. The match was between India and England.
Sixballs to an over.Historically, this number has changed over time, starting with four balls to an over, then growing to five in 1889 and to the modern six in 1900.Sporadically throughout the 20th century, eight-ball over had been trialed, but the practice was eventually abandoned, and as of 2000, the Laws of Cricket specify a six-ball over.
Australia.... it was between Australia and England and Australia won the match by 45 runs.
If there are no extras, then only 30 balls will be bowled. If there are extras, more balls will be bowled depending on the number of extras.
588 runs and the match was between England and India. But the run rate was not much as 155 overs were bowled in the match.
Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery (100.2 mph) in cricket.
Bowled over arm
As many as the fielding team takes to get out the batters or until the batting team declares.
Chetan Sharma was the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in One-Day International cricket match. He achieved the feat in the Reliance World Cup 1987. He clean bowled Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand off consecutive balls.
The maximun is 2 hours a session plus a 15 minute innings break plus 5 minutes each innings for drinks
Shaun Tait: He bowled at 156 kmph (97 mph) against South Africa in a T20 match in Melbourne.