In sports. Cricket in Australia holds 87 as a superstitiously unlucky score and is referred to as "the devil's number." This originates from the fact that 87 is 13 runs short of a century. 187, 287 and so on are also considered unlucky but is not as common as 87 on its own.
What is Nelson figure?
The Nelson Figure is nothing but the occurrence of 111 in a cricket match. The teams score runs while batting and the moment the scoreboard reads 111, it is considered the Nelson Figure. The same can be told about an individual batsman's score.Nov 23, 2020