The cricket event referenced in the title is based on a real-life occurrence by Indian bowler Anil Kumble on February 7, 1999, who took all ten wickets in one innings of a Test Match against Pakistan, only the second such achievement in cricket history.
When Dan mentions giving an abacus as a present Jeremy says it's probably an antique, implying they haven't been used in a long, long time. In the Orient abacuses are still widely used, and among proficient users, are much faster to use for mathematical calculations than the Western adding machine or calculator.