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Q1061

Complete this list. What is common?

S Venkataraghavan, Nawab of Pataudi jnr, Sunil Gavaskar, ______ , Gundappa Vishwanath, _________. LenMutton (talk) 16:22, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Hanumant Singh and Javagal Srinath? Indian test cricketers and match referees? Ovshake (talk) 17:58, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. Your turn now, Ovshake. LenMutton (talk) 18:49, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1062

An incident, apparently ordinary, had appeared during this test. Future circumstances, however, ensured that the incident turned out to be unique in test history, at least as per my knowledge. What am I talking about? Ovshake (talk) 04:08, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Something to do with crowd attendance for this Test? LenMutton (talk) 04:35, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

No, it was an incident. Ovshake (talk) 05:16, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

The final two wickets fell in the first two balls on the final day? Something that the extra half hour makes unlikely. --KingStrato (talk) 08:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Hint: the future circumstances that I mention here are tragic ones. Ovshake (talk) 13:17, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

(It's been ages that a question of mine has lasted this long!) Ovshake (talk) 13:18, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Did someone hit a pigeon and it survived :-D .Future circumstances the bird died :) ,can't think of anything more tragic in the field. Sumant81 (talk) 15:52, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Gregory c Verity b Farnes: all three died in World War II. Johnlp (talk) 17:16, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely correct, Johnlp. I had considered posting the question before, but was somehow held back due to ethical reasons, but then gave in. Anyway, it's all yours. I think it's the only such dismissal in test history, though there might be others as well. Ovshake (talk) 18:04, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Pilot Officer Farnes died in 1941 in an accident while flying over Oxfordshire; Sergeant Observer Gregory was killed on active service in Assam in 1942; Captain Verity dies from wounds from a battle in Sicily in 1943. Ovshake (talk) 18:08, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1063

At the height of his fame, Malcolm Marshall admitted that he sometimes wished he could take the place of another cricketer in the side. Who was the other cricketer whose place Marshall coveted? Johnlp (talk) 20:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm assuming "place of another cricketer" refers to the fielding position. So my guess is Desmond Haynes, who fielded at short leg and saw batsman after batsman duck and weave. LenMutton (talk) 02:36, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Roger Harper, who almost always seemed to come on to bowl when the score was something like 86/8? Ovshake (talk) 04:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Is the reference to “height” intentional? Did he wish to be Joel Garner, who was able to extract a lot of bounce from any pitch. --Roisterer (talk) 05:19, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

No, no and no. Not much in the way of a clue I can give, except to say you're all obviously in the right era. And no hint was meant to be given in the word "height". Johnlp (talk) 07:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Dujon, Marshall had pretentions (and reasonable credentials) as a batsman, and might have liked to bat at 6-7, where Dujon batted. Godof86 (talk) 07:36, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, you get the right answer for the wrong reason. Which is of course plenty good enough for this quiz! Actually, Marshall had played in his youth as a wicketkeeper and wrote, in his responses for the 1991 Cricketers' Who's Who, that he still sometimes wished he was in Jeff Dujon's place behind the stumps. Over to you and well done. Johnlp (talk) 08:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Woohoo! That was lucky. Thanks. Fluke! Will try me best to get a question by the next 10 hours. If not, someone please do take it up for me. Godof86 (talk) 19:22, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1064

Okay, this is a quick one. I don't know if this is easy or difficult. I had no clue about this person before researching for this question. So have made it a bit vague, and will give clues if this seems too tough. Here goes.
He lived most of his life in Eastbourne, and at one point of time, even studied at the Royal College of Art. He died young, rather tragically, close to the North pole, as part of a rescue mission during the second World War. He was hardly famous during his lifetime. Not known as a player, what is arguably his biggest contribution to the game? Godof86 (talk) 19:44, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Eric Ravilious. Designed the Wisden woodcut. LenMutton (talk) 20:22, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

you beat me to it!! :( - Admishra (talk) 20:32, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely. Cheers! Unfortunately, that's one aspect of the game I know very little about, so as unsure whether this is easy or difficult as a question. Eric Ravilious designed the woodcut of the two top-hatted cricketers, which has featured on the cover of Wisden since 1938. Your question, Mutton. And you were very close indeed, Admishra. Godof86 (talk) 02:00, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1065

The following cricketers have something in common: Ian Smith, John Traicos, Dave Richardson, Jason Laney, Saleem Malik, Ridley Jacobs, Adam Gilchrist, Jacques Kallis. In January this year, an Indian cricketer became part of this group - and the incident made news. What's common? LenMutton (talk) 11:11, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

'This is your life'?Godof86 (talk) 16:47, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Rather, The Moment of Truth Abeer.ag (talk) 18:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if that's right but that's not what I'm looking for. Clue 1: The connect is related to something these players did on the field. LenMutton (talk) 18:43, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Clue 2: These players joined the group in chronological order. LenMutton (talk) 02:57, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

I can see that this is the first(or maybe last) from each test playing nation to do something,just thinking why there is no Bangladesh player there.Also Jason Laney seems the only non test cricketer..hmm puzzling. Sumant81 (talk) 12:18, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

No Srilankan too.... Curiouser and curiouser.Godof86 (talk) 13:04, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

It's not the first/last cricketer to do something but you're on track with the non Test cricketer, Sumant81. Clue 3: Ridley Jacobs is the only one in the list to have done this twice (in 2002) LenMutton (talk) 13:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Bit of a stab in the dark (since I don't know this has happened with everyone on the list) but would it be cricketers who were used as substitute runners for batsmen who eventually top-scored in the innings? -- Deville (Talk) 16:01, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

No. I'm going to give a big clue, so that everyone's on the right track. The Indian cricketer who joined the list was Shivakant Shukla. LenMutton (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Spending more than 20 hours between dismissals in first class cricket? Abeer.ag (talk) 18:13, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

No. Let me go back to Clue 1. It's something related to what these players did on the field. LenMutton (talk) 00:24, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

These are the fielders when Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for zero in first class matches.[1] Sumant81 (talk) 05:03, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

The incident made news since it was the first time he was dismissed for a duck in Ranji Matches. Sumant81 (talk) 05:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Bang on, Sumant81. Good show. I had initially wanted to give the list of bowlers who had dismissed Tendulkar for 0 in first class matches (because Bhuvaneshwar Kumar's dismissal in January was the first time Tendulkar was out for 0 in an Indian domestic game) but thought it might be easy to guess with a search. So I went with fielders who had taken a catch to dismiss Tendulkar for 0. Your turn, Sumant81. LenMutton (talk) 11:53, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1066

On Away tours especially,it was common for opening partners to be room mates. Arthur Morris and Sid Barnes were to be room mates but Arthur Morris moved out and roomed in with Ernie Toshack .Do not let your imagination run wild :P .There is a very simple reason for this.What was the reason ? Sumant81 (talk) 14:15, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Was this when Mrs Barnes was controversially on the scene in the 1948 tour? Johnlp (talk) 15:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnes and Bill Brown opened in the final Test of the series against India (in the series before the Ashes). So maybe that's why they shared a room? LenMutton (talk) 15:27, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnes got injured so often due to his dangerously close fielding positions that Morris never got any sleep due to his Barnes' resultant groans. :) Ovshake (talk) 17:09, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Two super guesses by Len Mutton and Ovshake, I have to say.Godof86 (talk) 19:08, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

No to all the above.As a hint,Barnes was known to be good at something else ,and this was the reason Arthur Morris moved out.Ofcourse this was in the 1948 tour thoughSumant81 (talk) 01:08, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Something to do with the many business dealings that Barnes was conducting during the tour? LenMutton (talk) 02:55, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Possibly his Leg-spin. Since Barnes was a reasonable leg spinner, they might have wanted to put the leg spinners together, and put him in with Doug Ring.Godof86 (talk) 03:46, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Mutton gets it above. This was actually to do with the fact that Barnes was an entrepreneur who had numerous business dealings.Turns out on that tour,he used his room to move out the stocks and move it back in.And all this business dealings used to happen in the night.Arthur Morris could not get any sleep with all the movements around him,so he moved out of the room .Sumant81 (talk) 05:43, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1067

Who about whom? And in which game?

'He walked out there waving his bat, windmill fashion, as real batsmen do to loosen up. He stopped at the bowler's end and started waving it, helicopter fashion around the umpire's head. We had no way of knowing that ______ was saying: "Look you little bastard, if you give me out leg before wicket, I'm going to wrap this around your bloody neck." LenMutton (talk) 12:10, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

The flukey before-the-hint guess is that this is about Dennis Lillee by one of the umpires during the Aluminium bat incident. But I am pretty sure it would be wrong. It seems it is a guy from a non-English speaking country, who is not much of a cricketer at all. Godof86 (talk) 14:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Could have been an English speaker - we didn't always have stump mikes, after all! 164.36.44.4 (talk) 16:11, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Guessing on those lines - Ian Peebles or Philip Snow ? Tintin 16:28, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

No to all. Here's the next part of the excerpt. That will serve as Clue 1. "And if you or your mate give that bloke at the other end out lbw, then I'll wrap it around the neck of the bloke who gives him out." For the next hour and fifty minutes, ______ and _____ nearly padded the ball away. _____ would poke the right pad down the wicket, ____ his left." LenMutton (talk) 16:49, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like Griffith at Madras, 1966-67. Tintin 17:41, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Good guess, Tintin. But Griffith and Sobers batted for ninety minutes and not an hour and fifty. You're in the right time-frame, though. LenMutton (talk) 18:35, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Further part of the excerpt as Clue 2: "______ moved on from four runs to six and the score from 8 for 36 to 8 for 39 - the other run being a leg-bye. You could sense impatience and unrest in the crowd long before the rocks, Coke bottles and what-have-you started to rain on the field with ten minutes to go." LenMutton (talk) 04:18, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

A few things seem not to match, but is this Bob Cunis and this match? The scoreline, in the fourth innings, must have come in. (Edit: Seems reasonable, if it's a test match we are talking about- from thisGodof86 (talk) 06:53, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The 110 minutes will come in the way again. Tintin 08:29, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Yep, this is onlny 35 mins or so. Godof86 (talk) 08:41, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

No again. The next part of the excerpt serves as Clue 3: "_____ withdrew his pad from halfway down the wicket, walked briskly over to the square-leg umpire - and declared a state of emergency! "Riot," he said. "No more play. We're going home!" We did. And as our bus driver dodged the missiles on the way out of the ground we unanimously voted ______ Man of the Match." LenMutton (talk) 12:44, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Conrad Hunte? Ovshake (talk) 14:33, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

No. Clue 4 (a bit cryptic but should guide you to the answer): In the next match, the person who wrote the above ended with his best match figures. The helicopter swinger (above) wasn't picked and the team achieved a memorable victory. LenMutton (talk) 16:51, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm guessing Pakistan, student riots, Aftab Baloch around the time Ollie flew in and scored a great hundred. WillE (talk) 19:41, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Good guess but no. I'll add one thing to the clue: This series was remembered for a long, long time. LenMutton (talk) 20:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Are we talking about a Test series, or at least a series involving Test matches ? Tintin 00:56, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

A regular bi-lateral tour. Another big clue - Because the riots forced a draw, this team narrowly avoided creating a dubious record. LenMutton (talk) 01:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

This clue should finally seal it. The author of the above excerpt earned his famous nickname because of the fact that he was the quietest player in his side. LenMutton (talk) 12:13, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, that's Ashley Mallett, Rowdy, as he was called. Thanks, Cricinfo. Godof86 (talk) 14:58, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Therefore, Jack Gleeson, and this match.Godof86 (talk)

And really, wow, what a series! Godof86 (talk) 15:43, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. Well done, Godof86. Jonhny Gleeson was the helicopter swinger. Bill Lawry was the batsman at the other end (who scored his only century of the tour in this game and went on to win the series in Madras). Australia narrowly avoided being the first international team to lose to an Indian zonal side. Mallet picked up his career best match figures in Madras. The series was remembered for a long, long time. And lastly ... the game in Bangalore saw plenty of animosity (Ray Jordon and Alan Conolley .. Lawry being accused of insulting Indian womanhood - when he complained that a lady in a saree was disturbing his concentration while she walked across the sightscreen etc). BS Nagaraja Rao and NS Rishi - the two umpires who were intimidated by Gleeson - went on to have long umpiring careers. Prasanna, who had a fine game, nearly repeated his magic in Madras only for Mayne and Redpath to seal the historic triumph. LenMutton (talk) 15:54, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Thankya! Fabulous, absolutely fabulous question. And I hope you aren't Suresh Menon... some coincidence, the article on Cricinfo! Godof86 (talk) 16:00, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm not Suresh Menon but I must admit I thought of the clue when I read his article today. And I got this excerpt from Mallet's 'Spun Out'. A fine source for many wonderful anecdotes. LenMutton (talk) 16:02, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Not the first international team. 1948/9 West Indians' defeat to East Zone was a famous one. There are also other defeats to non-zonal sides (for eg, MCC lost to Vizzy's team in 1933/4). What was the 39/8 ? Mallett made an error ? Tintin 17:35, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that Tintin. I missed the West Indian game. Also, I copied directly from the book, and later realised that he probably meant 8/56 to 8/59. So sorry again, I should have clarified. LenMutton (talk) 17:50, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1068

There were four of them. One was a quiet guy, who had a startling debut to his international career. Another was an apparent madman. The others turned out to be of a more academic vein, and after their cricketing days got over, one became a finance and accounting professional, and the other got into healthcare. What innovative cricketing experiment were the four of them a part of?Godof86 (talk) 18:40, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

The 1907 Googly bowlers? WillE (talk) 22:25, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Lester King, Roy Gilchrist, Chester Watson, Charlie Stayers. The four West Indians who played in the Ranji Trophy in 1962-63. LenMutton (talk) 23:52, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Bingo, Mutton. You are on a roll! The apparent reason to get the West Indian fast bowlers was to improve the Indian batsmen's abiity against genuine quicks. While that purpose was not achieved until recently, the four of them performed well. Lester King (who had previously taken five wickets in the first four overs of his Test debut, opening the bowling) played for Bengal. Roy Gilchrist played for Hyderabad, Chester Watson (who later became an accountant) for Delhi, and Charlie Stayers (the would-be healthcare professional) for Mumbai, for whom he took a six-for (and nine in the match) in that season's Ranji final. I remember having read an interview of Pankaj Roy many years ago, when he described a heated exchange before the Quarter finals between Hyderabad's Gilchrist (rather predictably) and Bengal's King. Both took five-fors in the first innings. The match, though, was decided by Pankaj Roy's centuries in both innings. Godof86 (talk) 05:37, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1069

The top five cricketers in this list are all English or Australian. At No.5 is Bert Ironmonger; at No.4 is Fred Morley; at No.3 is Bill Howell; and at No.2 is Alfred Shaw. Tell me who heads the list and their achievement? LenMutton (talk) 01:47, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Since nobody is guessing, let me give No.1 on the list as well - Edwin Evans. LenMutton (talk) 19:09, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

Max maidens earned on debut [2] Sumant81 (talk) 05:45, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Bingo, Sumant81. My second clue was going to be related to VV Kumar being sixth on the list. Your turn now, Sumant81. LenMutton (talk) 07:07, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1070

Two cricketers joined the below list this year.For full points,I need the name of both the cricketers.Before this year,the list comprised of four people only. Dave Houghton,Saleem Malik,Andrew Hudson,Mathew Sinclair Sumant81 (talk) 11:51, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

The other two are Fawad Alam and Jonathan Trott, the only cricketers to make a hundred on test debut, and a duck on ODI debut. Schumi555 12:21, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely .Over to Schumi Sumant81 (talk) 13:09, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Trott has not played an ODI yet...Godof86 (talk) 13:17, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh well okay, now that was close!Godof86 (talk) 13:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1071

The 1894-95 Ashes series is probably best remembered (if at all!) for England becoming the first team to win a test match after being forced to follow on. Which other, slightly more obscure feat, also occurred for the very first time in a test match during this series? Schumi555 13:48, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Cricinfo's notes for the 2nd Test at Melbourne says "Coningham took Mclaren's wicket with his first ball in his only Test to claim the first instances of a wicket falling to the first ball of a Test match." LenMutton (talk) 15:20, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

True but not the one I was looking for. I'll come back with a clue if no one gets it in a few hours. Schumi555 16:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Back to the notes from the same game: "In England's second innings all eleven batsmen reached double figures for the first time in a Test match innings." LenMutton (talk) 20:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Indeed, that's what I was looking for. I checked CricketArchive's notes to make sure it wasn't mentioned, should have checked Cricinfo too! Over to you Len. Schumi555 21:29, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1072

What quirky incident occurred in this match. It's possibly the only time this has occurred in a Test (and some credible sources think so too) but again, nobody can be completely sure. LenMutton (talk) 03:53, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

The ball passing between the stumps? Sumant81 (talk) 04:30, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Yup. Just realised the almanack report had it in. Mushtaq Ahmed's googly beating Pat Symcox and going between off and middle stumps only for umpire Dunne to give "his spectacles a disbelieving wipe." Your turn, Sumant81. LenMutton (talk) 05:04, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1073

What feat has occurred twice in 531 matches,thrice in 45 matches and for four times on only one occasion so far in this match [3]? Sumant81 (talk) 14:18, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

The key clue here is that there is a set of four and hence the reference to four times,who will lead you to the answer for the match in question .Sumant81 (talk) 23:44, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

To rephrase,first time a match had four players that had achieved the feat,the occurrences of two and three having been numerous.Sumant81 (talk) 06:29, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

The only thing I can see in a 4 is 4 run outs - none of which we actioned by a 'keeper. Is it something to do with that? Except there's only three players involved as Katich got two. --KingStrato (talk) 08:36, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Four players taking 4 wickets in each of the 4 innings? Schumi555 08:55, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

No,so all of them did not achieve this feat in the same match,some had achieved it earlier;It was the first time it had 4 people who had achieved that feat ,playing in the same team! Sumant81 (talk) 12:15, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Number of cricketers playing for same team in a test who have scored century in their debut tests. England has four players who have scored century on their debut - Strauss, Cook, Prior and Trott. Wikimaze (talk) 14:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Correct,It was the first time ever ,that a team had 4 debut test centurions playing at the same time.Over to Wikimaze. Sumant81 (talk) 14:49, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1074

Lets move along with a simpler one. Tell me who is the odd man out and why? Budhi Kunderan,Clairmonte Depeiza,Asanka Gurusinha,Tillakaratne Dilshan Sumant81 (talk) 08:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Kunderan and Depeiza had their maiden first class tons in a test. Something on those lines? Ovshake (talk) 12:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

All had played both as wicketkeeper and opening bowler for their teams in Tests. Now I know for sure Kunderan, Dilshan and Depeiza had done so in subsequent tests they had played, but not so sure for Gurusinha. Godof86 (talk) 12:21, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

You are very much on the right lines God,but I cant say if your answer is correct.There is just something more that they did,but the other didn't do. Sumant81 (talk) 12:23, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, this should be better. they are probably the only four people who had both opened the bowling, and been wicketkeeper in tests. But Dilshan is the only one who had A- Opened the bowling (i.e. Started operations); and B- did not play his first test as a wicketkeeper. And if not right, I hope I at least get half points! Godof86 (talk) 12:44, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Also, Depeiza is the only one of the four who has not also opened the batting for their team at some point in time.Godof86 (talk) 12:54, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Your also guess is quite simply the answer.The odd man out is Clairmonte Depeiza.All the players have opened bowling and also kept wickets in test.Infact the other three have also opened the batting.Depeiza never opened the batting and hence is the odd man out.Prompted to ask the question by Dilshan bowling the opening over after keeping wickets.Reminded me of Kunderan's effort,was surprised to find two more who had done that. Sumant81 (talk) 13:43, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Q1075

This would be a list containing a few rather obscure players, and I do think this question is in a small way in opposition to Question Guidelines – point 2 (this here is a rather Indian cricket-centric question). But then, I had seen very specific county cricket and Sheffield shield questions asked. And this, I think, is a nice little question. So here goes.
Complete the list M. V. Sridhar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Gul Mohammad, Yusuf Ali Khan, Yashpal Singh, Samir Gujar, ___________.Godof86 (talk) 07:03, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Clue 1 - For the people on the list, this list celebrates one individual performance by them in the Ranji trophy (.... to be continued if needed) Godof86 (talk) 18:02, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

These are players who have made the highest first-class scores for non-state teams in the Ranji Trophy. MV Sridhar for Hyderabad, Pujara for Saurashtra, Gul Mohammad for Baroda, Yusuf Ali Khan for Railways, Yashpal Singh for Services, Samir Gujar for Vidarbha. So the only team not in the list (of present Ranji Trophy teams) is Mumbai. And their highest scorer in an innings is Sanjay Manjrekar (377 against Hyderabad in 1990-91). LenMutton (talk) 19:41, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Perfect! Non- state-or-Union-territory teams. Take it away Mutton. Godof86 (talk) 05:51, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

UT teams..? there is no Delhi in the list :) .Sumant81 (talk) 03:09, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Mutton should get only half a point, because the right answer was non-state or non-UT per Godof86 :) -SpacemanSpiff^{Calvin‡Hobbes} 03:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

But Delhi is a state :) LenMutton (talk) 04:41, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Q1076

What is the main reason why this match is remembered? LenMutton (talk) 15:10, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

The first test match to be won after the first two days saw no play? Schumi555 16:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

A win with the fewest wickets lost - although this wasn't the first and there have 2 more since. It does have the lowest aggregate/lowest winning team score for any of these matches though --Roberry (talk) 16:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

No and no. Clue 1: I'm not looking for something too statistical. LenMutton (talk) 16:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

The match report also says "the [England] innings was opened by two double Internationals, Smith having been capped at Rugby and Milton at Association Football" - could that be the answer? --Roberry (talk) 16:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. The last time two double internationals opened the England innings. Your turn, Robbery. LenMutton (talk) 16:28, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Q1077

This has occured 14 times in Tests - Andy Flower holds the top 3 spots, so who is 4th? --Roberry (talk) 16:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Wicketkeepers scoring more than 200 runs in a match? No. 4 in that list is Denis Lindsay for his performance in this match. LenMutton (talk) 17:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

That is correct - --Roberry (talk) 17:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Q1078

Straightforward one. Which international cricketer was nicknamed 'Poverty' and why? LenMutton (talk) 17:08, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Harrumph. "Straightforward", "easy" and "common knowledge" are in the gift of the question setter and those who know the answer! 90.199.186.51 (talk) 17:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

That said, Major Robert Poore? WillE (talk) 20:09, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Fine guess. But no. It's not so far back. LenMutton (talk) 21:40, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Would it be one of the cricketing Rowe's (such as Lawrence or Gordon)? Surely they must have been called "Poverty Rowe" at some stage. --Roisterer (talk) 03:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Nope. You're in the right time-frame, though. LenMutton (talk) 04:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Clue 1: He had a short international playing career but went on to make a big difference to his country's cricket in another capacity. LenMutton (talk) 17:36, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Is it some guy named Ritchie/Richie (as in richie rich) and hence probably a spoof nickname of poverty? In any case seeing your clue makes me want to guess Ali Bacher Sumant81 (talk) 02:14, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Extremely close with your reasoning. Will come back with a clue in case nobody gets it. It's not Bacher. LenMutton (talk) 05:09, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

John Benaud -the selector in Border's time ? Maybe he was called Poor-John and hence "Poverty" ? Sumant81 (talk) 05:37, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Gotcha. It is John Benaud but the reason is because he was 'little Rich' (being richie's brother) Over to you Sumant81 LenMutton (talk) 05:41, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Q1079

I believe this can be worked out even if you do not know the answer.This person got his ODI cap and never batted,bowled or fielded subsequently in that match.Who is the cricketer in question? Sumant81 (talk) 16:58, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Hrishikesh Kanitkar in this match? I think he was on the field but didn't get involved. LenMutton (talk) 17:07, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

My cricketer never took the field at all.In this case Kanitkar was on the field right? Sumant81 (talk) 17:16, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

I just realised there could be multiple answers to the above.(Not Kanitkar),However to ensure folks hone in on the right person,I will add the criterion that,the circumstances under which he got his ODI cap was because of a certain change,and if the match had been prior to that change,it would not have been his debut match. Sumant81 (talk) 17:29, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like Brad Haddin in this game with the Super Sub rule. LenMutton (talk) 18:05, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

No,nothing to do with the super sub rule.Brad had made his debut in ODIs much earlier.So this was not him as well.Sumant81 (talk) 01:55, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Darren Sammy? In this match. The notes in the scorecard talk about the ICC rule change - "all future Test and ODI matches that are abandoned without a ball being bowled shall be included in the records provided the toss has taken place." LenMutton (talk) 05:24, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Well done,that is correct.If not for the rule change just a month before that match,he would not have been awarded his ODI cap in that match.If the rule was enforced retrospectively,then players in these matches should have an extra cap [4] and [5] and that would have been a part of my next hint.Sumant81 (talk) 05:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Q1080

Here's a funny anecdote. Identify X.

A cricketer invited his mother to the a domestic match which featured X. The lady occupied one of the front seats at the ground, close enough to watch X walk back to his run-up. X was having a bad day and he kept missing the bat, leading him to utter after every ball: "Effen brown dog, my effin brown dog." After the day's play, the lady got introduced to X and she asked, "I heard you refer to your brown dog. Any problem with him?" LenMutton (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Freddie? Trueman I mean.Godof86 (talk) 18:42, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Good try but no. LenMutton (talk) 20:41, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

John Snow ? Sumant81 (talk) 05:41, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Bob Willis? Ovshake (talk) 06:49, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

No and no. Wrong country. LenMutton (talk) 14:21, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Charlie Griffith. Absolutely random guess. Ovshake (talk) 14:55, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

No. Let me give a big clue. This was in a Sheffield Shield game. LenMutton (talk) 15:06, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Thomson ? Sumant81 (talk) 16:26, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Correct. This was at the Gabba during a South Australia v Queensland game. The lady was David Hookes' mother. Ian Chappell narrated this anecdote in one of his books. I think even Thomson alludes to it in his autobiography. Over to you Sumant81. LenMutton (talk) 16:34, 9 September 2009 (UTC)