Q1041

I learned this quote around twenty years ago from the second cricket book that I owned (these days I can't remember even names of the books :-( ). What innings is being described here - 'At the end of the day he was 155 not out; not once exerting himself, every shot dead on the target's middle, precise and shattering, an innings that was beautiful, yet somehow cruel, in its excessive mastery' ? Tintin 03:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Bradman's finest - 254. Lord's Test of 1930. LenMutton ( talk) 03:45, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Mutton gets it :-) Cardus on Bradman at Lord's 1930 Tintin 04:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1042

I'm new to this, so I hope this questions hasn't been asked.

His grandfather, father and one of his uncles played for their country. Another uncle and his brother played first-class cricket. He himself played 31 first-class games and managed a rare batting feat that's happened just once in the history of first-class cricket. Who? LenMutton ( talk) 04:26, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Arjan Kripal Singh Sumant81 ( talk) 05:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

And batting feat is being one of the two triple centurions in a single innings. Sumant81 ( talk) 05:24, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Perfect. Arjan Kripal Singh and WV Raman remain the only set of batsmen to have both scored a triple hundred in the same innings of a first-class game. LenMutton ( talk) 05:38, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1043

The West Indies captain Floyd Reifer recently got out five times in a row to Mahmudullah.Another former captain has been dismissed six times in a row by the same bowler(not Mahmudullah).Who is this captain that holds the dubious distinction.? Sumant81 ( talk) 19:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Mike Atherton? WillE ( talk) 19:23, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Ricky Ponting? Off Bhajji? Godof86 ( talk) 20:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Srikkanth by Akram in 1989-90 ? Tintin 00:34, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Atherton by Ambrose? LenMutton ( talk) 01:57, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Tintin gets it. Krishnamachari Srikkanth was dismissed 6 innings in a row by Wasim Akram in the 1989 tour of Pakistan [1].The overall record is actually held by Allan Donald who dismissed Chandika Hathurusingha [2] 7 times in a row Sumant81 ( talk) 03:24, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1044

Long years ago the Sportstar ran a series of articles, reprinted from the Cricketer or some such, in which prominent writers reminiscenced about decades of the 20th century. Swanton writing about the 1920s remembered that they used to shout/sing " _______ is a hefty man " everytime someone went out to bat. Fill up the blank(s). Points only for the precise answer. Tintin 03:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Does this relate to The Big Ship in any way? Ovshake ( talk) 03:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

No. Tintin 03:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

A wild guess if there ever was any. Frank Mann i.e. 'FT Mann'. Was of the same time frame, and it rhymes brilliantly. F.T. Mann is a hefty man.... Godof86 ( talk) 06:11, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

If that's correct, then it's a bloody good answer. Ovshake ( talk) 06:16, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Brilliant answer. I thought it would take a few more hints. " FT Mann is a hefty man" it was. Tintin 06:17, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Thank you! Am absolutely chuffed! Will be back with a question in a few hours. - Godof86 ( talk) 07:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1045

Which specific all-time record does this test match hold? It is a Test match record, and a statistical one.
(p.s. Although I haven't found any, I fear that there could be multiple answers to this; So if the answer provided is close enough to the answer I have, I will accept it, and ... may we have half points to clear confusions please?) - Godof86 ( talk) 08:18, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

The Almanack report for the match claims it is the highest aggregate for a match in which all 40 wickets fell .(for a 5 day test).Something related to that? Sumant81 ( talk) 08:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

That's pretty exact. The highest aggregate for a non-timeless Test match where all 40 wickets went down.. Your question, Sumant81. Godof86 ( talk) 08:39, 30 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Sorry been busy,can someone take over the next question .Thanks Sumant81 ( talk) 07:17, 31 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1046

Ok, not sure how well this one will go down,but here goes...

Who can explain the circumstances where Matthew's left over turkey was ruined by him ignoring the offerings of the food of the Gods? -- KingStrato ( talk) 19:03, 31 July 2009 (UTC) reply

Hayden and Ambrose ? Don't know how to expand it. Tintin 01:00, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

This is something about Ambrose promising his team that he'll take ten wickets in the Boxing Day Test of 1996 (he had done poorly in the first two Tests). Hayden was making his return as an opener in that game. So Hayden's left over turkey after Christmas was ruined by him getting out to Ambrose (Ambrosia) in both innings. LenMutton ( talk) 02:05, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Close enough. I heard Matthew Hayden (twice) on the radio during the Ashes test yesterday, talking about how he left a straight one from Ambrose which knocked his stumps over. Apparently hs can still remember the noise of the impact and he remembers it every Christmas. -- KingStrato ( talk) 07:32, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Mutton is on a roll ! Tintin 08:06, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1047

Fill in the blanks. What's the context?

The King was there well attire,

So they started with ______ and _______,

____ was hitting balls round the boundary,

But _____ stopped him at 20.

_______ had confidence,

so he put up a strong defence,

He saw the king was let in to see,

So he gave him a century.

LenMutton ( talk) 12:52, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

So they started with Rae and Stollmeyer; Stolly was hitting balls round the boundary; But Wardle stopped him at 20; Rae had confidence .... Lord's 1950. I contributed heavily to the original version of this article which should probably be deleted and moved to somebody's userspace. Tintin 13:08, 1 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1048

He was called for chucking just once in his whole career - in January 1988. Who? And who was the umpire? LenMutton ( talk) 04:18, 4 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Would it be Curtly Ambrose, in his second first-class match for the Leeward Islands in the Red Stripe Cup? The umpire was Clyde Cumberbatch (from Wisden, here)-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 19:16, 4 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Perfect. LenMutton ( talk) 01:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1049

Here's a (rather unusual) test XI: Mark Richardson, Desmond Haynes, Tom Graveney, Vijay Manjrekar, David Gower, Everton Weekes, Michael Hussey, Mark Boucher (WK), Peter van der Merwe, Graeme Beard, John Hartley (and three subs: Graham Yallop, Gundappa Viswanath and Jim Parks, Jr. (WK)). What do these fourteen players have uniquely in common?-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 10:03, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

One Test wicket. LenMutton ( talk) 14:30, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Has it got something to do with their first class career? Godof86 ( talk) 14:44, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

They have all, indeed taken only one Test wicket - but so have 156 other players. The fact that they have taken only one Test wicket is indeed connected to the answer, though. To answer Godof86, the connection purely concerns their Test careers.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 18:02, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

They all kept wickets and took a wicket? -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 18:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I can't see that anyone apart from Boucher and Parks kept wicket in Tests (even though Weekes and Gower did occasionally in other matches). Keeping wicket is not connected to the answer.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 18:57, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

If I remember correctly Graveney, Vishy and Manjrekar kept wickets (not as wk, but subbing, in first class), and I thought Hussey did so too, though I can't say any of them did so in Tests. I don't know about the rest, but thought these plus the ones you've listed above, was a strong case, oh well. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 19:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

It seems like it can be the longest interval in terms of balls/overs to get to bowl again after taking their first wicket. Boucher, Haynes and parks seems to have taken wickets off their last ball in the innings, and did hardly get to bowl again... I suppose Beard never did. Godof86 ( talk) 20:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Same with Viswanath. Maybe it is as simple as "the test cricketers for whom, the over / ball that got them their only test wicket; has been their last over / ball bowled for the longest time". I guess Graeme beard never bowled again.... Godof86 ( talk) 20:39, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

And i guess it should be 'over' not 'ball', as Richardson, indeed bowled 3 more deliveries after holding on to Youhana's stinging return catch. Godof86 ( talk) 20:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

This isn't very close to the answer; remember that this team is not an ordered list - it is a group of the only players who have all achieved two things. They have taken only one Test wicket, and...well, have a look at their list of dismissals, and see if anything strikes you. I'll give a proper, easy clue tomorrow morning if no-one gets it overnight.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 21:32, 5 August 2009 (UTC) reply

The list of bowlers with one Test wicket, with all those dismissals caught. LenMutton ( talk) 04:22, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

The list of bowlers with only one test wicket, with all wickets being of the top scorer of the innings (among those dismissed). Ovshake ( talk) 07:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I haven't checked whether they were all caught dismissals, but anyway these fourteen wouldn't then be unique (I could have added Chamara Silva, Usman Afzaal, Ian Bell or many others). Also, it's not the highest scorer connection as, for example, Michael Hussey took out Paul Harris who was only the fourth highest scorer in the innings. My last clue was accidentally ambiguous - when I said 'their list of dismissals', I meant their list of how and by whom they were dismissed by other bowlers (rather than how they had once dismissed a single player). That was my fault. Look at who has dismissed them, and see if you notice anyone unusual. I'll give a properly easy clue in a few hours.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 09:42, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

They have taken one wicket and also been the victim of another player who has taken one wicket.For Example Graeme Beard was the victim of Taslim Arif who has taken one in his career Sumant81 ( talk) 14:47, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

That's correct. As well as having taken only one Test wicket themselves, they were also the sole batsmen dismissed by, respectively, Gavin Rennie, Margashayam Venkataramana, Billy Ibadulla, Jack Rutherford, Suru Nayak, Ian Sinclair, Amit Jaggernauth, Chris Adams, Ken Palmer, Taslim Arif, William Shalders, Sew Shivnarine, Brian Luckhurst and Murray Chapple. I was surprised that there were as many as fourteen people on this list (and that there was only one pre-war player). The next question is yours.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 16:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Desmond Haynes was actually the only wicket for 2 different players, as well as Margashayam Venkataramana, he was also the only victim for Yashpal Sharma -- Roberry ( talk) 18:40, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

That's true. Also, strangely, two of the people from the team above (van der Merwe and Manjrekar) both had the same batsman as their victim, Noel McGregor.-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 19:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Actually the list of players who were twice dismissed by single wicket holder was asked in Q927 by Travis.It had a list of 11 players. Sumant81 ( talk) 04:35, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I know - that was the question I had been planning to ask, before a quick Google of my answer showed that question from only six months ago! I thought it was impressive that even when the 180 one-wicket bowlers are reduced to 14 by my criterion, there is still a common victim to be found!-- AllylViolinPudding ( talk) 12:50, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1050

Charles Bannerman is recognised with the Cap number 1.However who is the holder of the cap AUS 1 ? Sumant81 ( talk) 13:10, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Peter aka Arrahmunyarrimun. Ovshake ( talk) 13:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Here's the lot. Ovshake ( talk) 13:19, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Righto more here Sumant81 ( talk) 13:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1051

Who was thankful to Gamal Abdel Nasser for not making him being treated like Marilyn Monroe? Ovshake ( talk) 03:43, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Bert got a lot of Flack for that, didn't he? -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 05:51, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Indeed. Never thought it was that elementary, Watterson - it's all yours. Ovshake ( talk)

Oh, and I forgot, in light of Flack's fame, are you accusing me of being scripted? :P -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 08:25, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1052

Between two (rivals), he was one of four (people) to take part in, all of a set (not sequence) of four (games), in four (continents), but the only one he was, that didn't belong in this one sided rivalry, and trouble the scorers he didn't, in the conventional sense that is. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 06:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Are we discussing the four India-Pakistan world cup matches here? I must be wrong, since three, and not four, people have played all matches - Sachin Tendulkar, Javagal Srinath and Inzamam-ul-Haq. Can't see why they didn't belong to the one-sided rivalry, though. All of them had troubled the scorers (though Srinath had scored 12* in his only innings). Two eminent names didn't bother the scorers, though, in their only match(es) - Imran Khan and Sourav Ganguly. Ovshake ( talk) 12:59, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

It must be Ganguly if I read the question correctly. He was one of the four captains to have won the matches, and he didn't trouble the scorers either. But can't think why he didn't belong in this one-sided rivalry. Ovshake ( talk) 13:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

David Shepherd .He was the umpire in all 4 games,there were totally 4 of them and he does not belong to the one sided rivalry.And the bit about did not trouble scorers conventionally fits. Sumant81 ( talk) 14:55, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• Right on the money Sumant81, all yours now! -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 16:21, 8 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I'm really going backwards it seems. How could I miss that one? Ovshake ( talk) 01:05, 9 August 2009 (UTC) reply

For a wiki-er who has gotten past fifty in a quarter of the time it's taken me to get to 37, I think the man protesteth too much... WillE ( talk) 18:50, 9 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• I'm asking another question now since Sumant81 hasn't been able to get to it. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 01:21, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1053

With a first class average less than an eighth of his highest score, in many forms of the game he's played with or partnered Geoffrey Boycott, S Venkataraghavan and Jack Birkenshaw, and a duck he wasn't. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 01:31, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

If this were a quiz contest, the off-the-top-of-my-head guess would have been Dickie Bird. Umpire : Venkataraghavan / Birkenshaw. Duck / Bird etc etc. Will do the research now... - Godof86 ( talk) 04:53, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• You got it Godof86, he partnered Birkenshaw at Leicestershire, Venkatraghavan while umpriring and Boycs at Barnley Cricket Club. Next question is yours. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 04:59, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Yes, thanks! Just checked, Dickie Bird's 1st class average is 20 point something, and his highest score is 181, more than 21*8= 168. Thanks, SpacemanSpiff. Will come up with a question in a bit. - Godof86 ( talk) 05:08, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

There are Others who have a Batting average of Less than TEN as High score(err.. you know what i mean), Derek Underwood , Jack White , Walter Mead to Name a Few. It will be Interesting to Find out who Holds this Record, any Takers? Bharath ( talk) 18:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1054

Probably a sitter, but I really like this animal-locomotive description of the fast bowler's bowling action. Identify the bowler X.
X ran to bowl like a bull at a gate. After a preliminary pawing of the ground, he charged up in eighteen thundering strides. His immense shoulders heaved like billows, his feet in outsizeboots pounded at the ground harder and harder, his right hand pistoned up and down purposefully as he approached the bowling crease – not unlike, to change the simile, an express train at a railway crossing. There was no inhibition in his movements, no holding anything back, no husbanding of his forces. From the first ball he strained nerve and tendon and sinew to achieve his sole and single-minded purpose – that of bowling fast.
He strove to get his six feet and sixteen stones to attain the maximum momentum at the instant of delivery. He did not leap to a climax like many of his trade, but depended on a dragging right boot to offer him breakage behind the crease. His left arm shot out and up straight as a mast, his small head nearly vanished behind bulging biceps, as his right hand came over in a muscle-stretching sweep. As the bowling arm attained its rapid zenith, X was at the peak and also the finest point of his delivery. After that headlong rush to the wicket, he was now a mighty machine of destruction poised beautifully and perilously on the brink of crisis. The entire impetus of his exertions was transmuted into the propulsive power of that upflung right hand. Then the fingers unloosed the ball and the left foot stamped down and X careened off the pitch in a flurry of flannels and dust.
- Godof86 ( talk) 16:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

First guess, I'd say it's Freddie, maybe I've got to take a look at commentary on him. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 17:09, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Nope. Freddie's action's too chest-on. Godof86 ( talk) 17:59, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

George Thompson ? Abeer.ag ( talk) 18:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Neither. Godof86 ( talk) 18:47, 10 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Big Ship ? — Wattmaster ( talk) 01:01, 11 August 2009 (UTC)) reply

Charles Kortright? LenMutton ( talk) 03:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Nope. But good guess. Indeed a big tall fast bowler with a long run up. I also like the "one stump still standing" story. Godof86 ( talk) 03:46, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Learie Constantine? Wes Hall? Ovshake ( talk) 06:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Neither. Godof86 ( talk) 06:13, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

PM Anandan? Ovshake ( talk) 06:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Whether it's Anandan or not, the page I mentioned has an excerpt like this: "Anandan ran to bowl like a bull at a gate. He did not leap to a climax like many of his trade..." - there must be some serious copyright issues involved here. :) Ovshake ( talk) 06:54, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

That's exactly what I thought when I landed on to that page when checking whether the answer is google-able or not. This is a serious copyright issue, and no, definitely not Anandan. Godof86 ( talk) 07:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 1: There is a cricket trophy that bears his name. Godof86 ( talk) 07:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

By any chance is it John Wisden? - Admishra ( talk) 07:45, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

'Fraid not. Godof86 ( talk) 07:47, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

immediately realized my mistake- as wisden was never a 16 stoner! But had an edit conflict with you even before I could correct it. My next guesses would be Roy Gilchrist or john Snow- though am unaware of any trophies in either of their name - Admishra ( talk) 07:54, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Malcolm Marshall? Johnlp ( talk) 08:56, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

None of the above. Hint 2 coming up. Godof86 ( talk) 09:57, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 2: A Test cricketer, his wikipedia page at first glance seems to indicate that he played his Tests for a country he did not play for. The page isn't inaccurate per se, mind you. Godof86 ( talk) 10:13, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Aah, that should make it too easy, really. There are contributors (more than 1) to the wikipedia article within this forum. So there. Godof86 ( talk) 10:19, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Grrrrrr, now you've cut down even the fun of random guesses!! Ovshake ( talk) 12:23, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Vintcent van der Bijl ?? Sumant81 ( talk) 13:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

No tests for big Vince. Clue 2.5 coming up. Godof86 ( talk) 13:52, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 2.5: There is an International cricket trophy that bears his name. Godof86 ( talk) 13:53, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

More precisely, there is a two-nation cricket trophy that bears his name. Godof86 ( talk) 13:57, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Mohammad Nissar. His wiki page has a Pakistan flag next to his name. And the domestic champions from India and Pakistan contest for the trophy. LenMutton ( talk) 14:22, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Gotcha! Good one there, Mutton. The exerpt is taken from a piece by Sujit Mukherjee on India's first international quick bowling partnership, of Nisar and Amar Singh. Your question now, Mutton. Godof86 ( talk) 14:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I should have got it first up. The excerpt was vintage Sujit Mukherjee. Is it from Playing for India? LenMutton ( talk) 14:39, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I got it from An Indian Cricket Century. Godof86 ( talk) 16:26, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1055

He was nicknamed ________ because of something that happened when, as a baby, he fell off a tree. He's played five Tests and 13 ODIs and despite having just one international half-century, he has captained in one ODI. Who? LenMutton ( talk) 18:28, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Bouncing hit a four in a twelve ball innings when he was captain, not a good record for someone standing in for Shivnarine Chanderpaul, eh? -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 18:52, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Good one. Over to you. LenMutton ( talk) 18:55, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1056

This cricketer was born to a rugby playing father and a hockey playing mother and has a Test and One-day batting average greater than 40 and a century at Lord's to top it off. An easy guess? -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 20:14, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Claire Taylor? -- Deville ( Talk) 21:20, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• Correct! I didn't expect an answer before another clue. Your question now! cheers -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 21:33, 11 August 2009 (UTC) reply

  w00t -- Deville ( Talk) 00:54, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1057

Ok, this one involves some history and politics in addition to some cricket. I recently saw a reproduction of a semi-famous political cartoon which caricatured a U. S. President playing cricket, comparing his batting total to his prowess in creating death and destruction. Who was he?

A hint to narrow down the timeframe: this president almost surely played cricket, and historical records exist that he was in attendance at cricket matches in the United States while in office. -- Deville ( Talk) 01:19, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

George Washington? LenMutton ( talk) 01:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Ronald Reagan Sumant81 ( talk) 02:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Good guesses, but not whom I'm thinking of, sorry. I'm not aware of much political cartoonery in the 18th century, so Washington would be too early. On the other hand, I doubt Reagan ever played cricket, as he was too late. I'm thinking of someone in the middle.... :) -- Deville ( Talk) 03:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Dwight Eisenhower? LenMutton ( talk) 04:30, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Honest Abe watched the land of the bulls play the land of beer (albeit horrible); the date for the game appears to be in question with two sources listing it about 30 years apart! -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 04:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Correct! -- Deville ( Talk) 15:35, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

With death and destruction being mentioned, I wonder whether you are referring to FDR? - Admishra ( talk) 08:11, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Harry S Truman? Ovshake ( talk) 08:14, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

George W Bush Godof86 ( talk) 08:18, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Dwight D. Eisenhower ? He attended a game in Karachi. Abeer.ag ( talk) 09:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

30 odd names still left. How many can I include in a single attempt ? :-/ Tintin 09:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Ulysses S. Grant? -- Roisterer ( talk) 10:27, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

James Buchanan (I went by the surname)? He also comes from Philadelphia. Ovshake ( talk) 10:58, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Ah, a free-for-all. I will pile on, then. Woodrow Wilson or Calvin Coolidge. Godof86 ( talk) 11:40, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

A very Pulp Fiction-esque answer from me there, hehe. Godof86 ( talk) 11:56, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

my other guess, on the same lines as earlier one would be Lyndon Johnson! - Admishra ( talk) 12:09, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

If Lyndon, then why not Andrew Johnson? Ovshake ( talk) 14:27, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• A lot of attempts above, but Spaceman got it. The cartoon I was thinking of was this, see also here. I was a bit worried that the "death and destruction" part would give it away, since Abraham Lincoln was the surely the President most associated with this in his own time. (Of course, current hindsight takes a much different view...) In any case, I recently saw this at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, figured it would be a good question, hard to Gsearch on...:) And, incidentally, if anyone finds themselves in that part of the US, I can recommend this museum without hesitation... in particular, they have a large area dedicated to Lincoln and political cartoons and the late 19th century was really the heyday. That being said, I'll concede that Springfield, Illinois is quite a bit out of the way for most visitors to the US. In any case, Spaceman has got the conn. -- Deville ( Talk) 15:35, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Super question. Godof86 ( talk) 16:39, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• Yippeee! Off to the next question. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 23:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1058

In a match that lasted well over four days, he was on the field for about 93% of playing time. And what did he get? A man of the match award and a lousy ball, most likely. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 23:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Marvan Atapattu in Bulawayo? -- Deville ( Talk) 02:28, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Nope, in your game, Atapattu was on the field about 100%, and it didn't last near four days either. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 02:34, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Javed Omar in this match? Godof86 ( talk) 05:30, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Nope, a tad less than 85% wasn't it? Another hint. This player was on the winning side. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 05:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Assuming Younis Khan was out of the ground for 10+ overs during India's batting, this match suits fine. Godof86 ( talk)

No assumptions, my question is based entirely on published info, and we don't know that Younis got the ball either, do we? Another clue:

At his first, he was the end

At his next, he made it end

Between the two

He caught himself two -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 16:40, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Rahul Dravid v Australia in Adelaide (2003). Dravid hit the winning runs and Steve Waugh retrieved the ball from the Adelaide Oval gutters and gave it to him as a memento. LenMutton ( talk) 17:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

• And LenMutton gets it indeed. Your question now Mutton. -SpacemanSpiff ^{Calvin‡ Hobbes} 17:58, 13 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1059

He played his only first class match for team X in January 1965. But he claimed that one of the happiest moments of his life was when he went to team X's homeground to watch an ODI in January 2002. Who? LenMutton ( talk) 04:31, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Jawad Hussain Sumant81 ( talk) 04:44, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

That proved easier than I thought. Good one, Sumant81. The game was obviously India v England in Chennai, when Nasser lead them for the first and only time in Chepauk. Your turn now, Sumant81. LenMutton ( talk) 08:54, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Hee hee! Old Joe used to make us laugh whilst we were at his cricket school. We'd be waiting for a net to come free, and he'd have the TV on when Nasser was playing for England in the West Indies. "I never taught him to play like that! That's why he keeps getting out!" WillE ( talk) 12:04, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Cute little school you have there in Illford. I got lost trying to find it before good 'ol Joe drove from his place to find me and guide me there. Wonderful man. LenMutton ( talk) 12:42, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Q1060

This cricketer's awkward action of 12 paces,drew a lot of attention in the writing world. Richard Whitington for instance once wrote that his action reminded him of the bunting of a bull.When the player was questioned about it,he attributed it to a emphasis on balance and rhythm in another sport he was good at.Who is the cricketer in question ? Sumant81 ( talk) 15:27, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

The guesses start. Mike Procter? Ovshake ( talk) 16:07, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Keith Miller? (he used to be a jockey) LenMutton ( talk) 16:37, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Bosanquet, referring to his hammer throwing days? Ovshake ( talk) 17:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Bill Johnston ? Tintin 18:35, 14 August 2009 (UTC) reply

None to all of the above,although the reference to his prowess in a track and field event and the time frame of last few guesses are the closest . Sumant81 ( talk) 02:56, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Ernie Toshack? (boxing) LenMutton ( talk) 03:41, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

A wee bit earlier.And his action starting of 12 paces was infact an anomaly. Sumant81 ( talk) 04:03, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

I would guess poor Ken Farnes. Godof86 ( talk) 07:19, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Tiger O'Reilly? (Hope, step and jump) LenMutton ( talk) 13:22, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Can't surely be Grace and his 440 yard hurdles stuff...? Ovshake ( talk) 12:58, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply

Tiger O'Reilly it is. Jack Fingleton described his action "like a kangaroo in the legs and a windmill in the arms" .He attributed his hop step and jump action to his excellence in the same sport.Over to LenMutton Sumant81 ( talk) 15:20, 15 August 2009 (UTC) reply