Q1381
Easy question. Who is missing? Hashim Amla, Michael Bevan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Michael Hussey, Jonathan Trott -- Extra 999 ( Contact me + contribs) 09:46, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
- Ryan Ten Doeschate would be the answer but really you should wait for the earlier one to be answered before posting the question. Sumant81 ( talk) 12:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1382
Which batting legend was dismissed by a future England selector but continued the following morning on 111 (as part of a record breaking innings) despite the dismissal not being overturned? KingStrato ( talk) 22:04, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Hint 1: Over 4 consecutive days - He scored 111 one day without being dismissed the next day was washed out. He scored 5 runs the third day, was out but his team won. Then on the following day he resumed on 111 and scored considerably more. This last day was such an event that I skipped out of school early to go to the ground to watch. KingStrato ( talk) 20:27, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Hint 2: The innings concerned was the ultimate innings and the first triple hundred at Edgbaston. KingStrato ( talk) 20:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
- So, Brian Lara? Ovshake ( talk) 04:33, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Yes - but do you know why? (Really it should be yours anyway because I didn't ask why but I wrote the hints without referring back to the question and they kinda gave it away). KingStrato ( talk) 07:15, 16 December 2011 (UTC) No. Why? Was there a match on the rest day? Ovshake ( talk) 09:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was it common to hold the sunday league matches in the middle of a county championship match or was this a one-off case?
Sumant81 (
talk) 07:13, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
- More common than not, indeed in some cases you'd get a v b in the CC, and then b v c and d v a in the Sunday league as well
Q1383
What had only two batsmen achieved till September 2011, but has subsequently been achieved by four more - Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder? Ovshake ( talk) 17:22, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are all left handers?
- Victims of Michael Hussey Sumant81 ( talk) 07:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Absolutely. Take over. Ovshake ( talk) 10:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1384
The missing cricketer in this list is (in no particular order) W. G. Grace, Plum Warner, Jack Hobbs,___________ Sumant81 ( talk) 05:39, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
- John Wisden? They have all been nominated Wisden Cricketer of the Year "alone" in 1896 (Grace), 1913 (Wisden), 1921 (Warner) & 1926 (Hobbs). OrangeKnight ( talk) 00:31, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1385
I'll jump in with a "fun" one. This will take a little detective work. Here's a quote from Wisden: "X and Y both played sound cricket but following lunch on the third day when the score stood at 185 for four wickets, there was no prolonged stand." X and Y are a well-known pairing, though not usually seen together in a cricketing sense; this is an international cricket match, but not a Test or an ODI. Please identify the venue of the match. Johnlp ( talk) 09:55, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Frank Shacklock and William Mycroft? Ovshake ( talk) 03:55, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
- So the venue shall be Lord's, June 1885, when the two had bowled in tandem? Ovshake ( talk) 03:56, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
But the pair is the same? Ovshake ( talk) 17:52, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
Does this involve Mordecai Sherwin? Ovshake ( talk) 07:05, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
- No. You're being too clever. Go for the detective pairing you're thinking of, then find a match where they played together and did better than their colleagues. Johnlp ( talk) 10:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
So you mean Shacklock and Mycroft in some other match? Ovshake ( talk) 07:15, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- Not Shacklock and Mycroft at all. But in that their names suggested X's name and X's brother... Johnlp ( talk) 09:49, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
You mean, another detective and his brother inspired by cricketers? Ovshake ( talk) 12:32, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- No, you're trying to make this more complex than it is. Who is the famous detective and his sidekick who are X and Y? Then find an international match (not Test or ODI) in which players named X and Y appeared and did well alongside each other. That's all. You've got very sidetracked into the origins of names when that's not where the answer lies. Johnlp ( talk) 13:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
So we need to find a match with Holmes and Watson.
- Yup.
Johnlp (
talk) 13:38, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was this the USA v Canada in 1868 or thereabouts? 207.218.21.5 ( talk) 13:43, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Was X Percy Holmes? Moondyne ( talk) 03:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was Y
Willie Watson?
Ovshake (
talk) 05:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Moondyne has the right Holmes; but it's not Willie Watson.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Holmes only played 3 test in 1928, all against South Africa, have to find in those? -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Moondyne has the right Holmes; but it's not Willie Watson.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Was Y Frank Watson (cricketer)? Moondyne ( talk) 13:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Complete stab in the dark, Kingston in this match. Moondyne ( talk) 13:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Port of Spain? Moondyne ( talk) 13:53, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- No. You're circling around this and you'll get there soon, I'm sure. ;-)
Johnlp (
talk) 13:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- It has to be
Georgetown.
Moondyne (
talk) 14:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Yes! Well done. I just came across the sentence starting "Holmes and Watson both played sound cricket..." in the 1927 Wisden when looking up material for George Francis (cricketer), which I'm expanding, and thought it was too good not to share. Johnlp ( talk) 14:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- It has to be
Georgetown.
Moondyne (
talk) 14:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
I've got a mental block for questions. First person in can ask away. Moondyne ( talk) 23:05, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1386
Trevor Bailey, Richard Hadlee, Harbhajan Singh and Muralitharan. Relate these bowlers -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:17, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
- Have they all taken exactly 7/34 in an innings?
WillE (
talk) 11:47, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know, but there is something related with a 10 wicket haul. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 11:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
- A further clue, Sundry, old chap.
WillE (
talk) 13:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- Related with 50th match. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- A further clue, Sundry, old chap.
WillE (
talk) 13:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know, but there is something related with a 10 wicket haul. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 11:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
So, all of them took 10 wickets in their respective 50th tests? Ovshake ( talk) 12:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
- Bingo! -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 14:16, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1387
Should be easy. What rather bizarre group do Tip Foster and Faoud Bacchus belong to? Ovshake ( talk) 05:11, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Mabye, the only players who have scored only a single century, but made 250 or more. First I thought that both are having the average below 50 after scoring 250, but soon dismissed. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 09:37, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Sure now, the only players who have scored only a single century, but made 200 or above, excluding those two are: Denis Atkinson; Martin Donnelly; David Lloyd; Taslim Arif; Brendon Kuruppu; and Jason Gillespie. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 09:43, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
Right. Back to Sundries again. Ovshake ( talk) 10:15, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1388
MG Johnson, SL Malinga, Waqar Younis, SM Pollock, Shakib Al Hasan, Relate these bowlers. Tell you, it is somewhat similar to my last question :) -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 10:19, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Related with 5 wicket hauls. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 17:25, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Shakib doesn't have an ODI 5WI. Ovshake ( talk) 11:47, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Is it the other way around? They all took a 50 wicket haul in their 5th ODI? Oh, wait... KingStrato ( talk) 20:59, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
ODI hat-tricks in their xth test? WillE ( talk) 13:33, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- 4 Wicket hauls in 100th match
Sumant81 (
talk) 16:15, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant gets it right. Very sorry for that mistake. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 16:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1389
The only Australian to have done this was Dave Gregory in this match ? Which other Australian cricketer might replicate the feat soon ?.Points only if both the cricketer and the exact feat is mentioned Sumant81 ( talk) 06:26, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- We're talking
George Bailey captaining Australia in his international debut? --
Roisterer (
talk) 09:03, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes we are ,over to you .
Sumant81 (
talk) 09:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- That was pretty easy, although there have been 3 other Australians who have made their debut in a specific format as a captain, but had played international cricket before that. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 09:31, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes we are ,over to you .
Sumant81 (
talk) 09:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- You got another one right! -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 08:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1390
Who is surely the only person to have turned down the opportunity to play a Test match in order to attend the Warrnambool Fair? -- Roisterer ( talk) 02:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Johnny Mullagh ? Sumant81 ( talk) 10:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- No, but you're in the right broad era. --
Roisterer (
talk) 11:05, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Wild guess: Spofforth? Moondyne ( talk) 14:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Is it Frank Allan? Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 19:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
It was indeed "Bowler of the Century" Frank Allan. His article mentions that he turned down the opportunity to play in the first ever Test match but doesn't add that it was because he preferred to spend the day with friends at the Warrnambool Agricultural Fair. I found this on googlebooks which makes reference to it. -- Roisterer ( talk) 23:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- It must be said that Frank Allen would have had no idea of the significance of the match. To him, it would only have been the first 11 a side match between any English Tourists and any Australian team, and if it didn't pay enough, would not have been worth missing the fair for. WillE ( talk) 19:35, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1391
This group is made of cricketers holding connected test records. There are 7 (or arguably 9) who hold a joint record, but the only outright members are Hutton, Compton, Border, Tendulkar (twice), Dravid and Ponting. What's the connection? Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 15:23, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- The 6 listed all hold different - but connected - records outright. The most recent member of the 7 tied for one of the other connected records is Michael Vaughan. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 18:44, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Out most times in a certain way? Hutton holds the record for obstructing the field and Compton hit wicket, so maybe... Ovshake ( talk) 13:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
- That's exactly right; the batsmen to have been dismissed most times in each of the various ways. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:29, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
As well as the two you say, its Tendulkar (caught & lbw), Dravid (bowled), Ponting (run out) and Border (Stumped). 7 batsmen have been out handled the ball once, and 2 have been retired out (not sure if that counts). No one (yet) been timed out or hit the ball twice in tests. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:35, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1392
Sorry for the delay. Who is the latest addition to this rather small list of Andy Flower and Saba Karim? Ovshake ( talk) 06:00, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- Matthew Wade Sumant81 ( talk) 07:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Indeed. Can you please explain? Ovshake ( talk) 07:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- 50+ on debut as Wicketkeeper in ODIs Sumant81 ( talk) 07:28, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- 50 + for a wicketkeeper playing his ODI debut
V-37 (
talk) 20:39, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
- May I ask whats the difference between your and Sumant's answer? Well, Sumant please fill the Q139
23. -- Extra999 ( talk) 07:32, 17 February 2012 (UTC) - Anyone else with a question please ask Sumant81 ( talk) 17:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
- Extra999, what's your problem if I type the same thing? I also have a freedom of speech don't I? So what if I don't get it right. The important thing is that I tried. And I truly do appreciate your concern. Sorry if my seven words, one number and one equation sign harmed you in any way.
- May I ask whats the difference between your and Sumant's answer? Well, Sumant please fill the Q139
Q1393
Who in a Lord's Test match allegedly hit a farmer for six on to the head of a lieutenant-general who was sitting in the stand? Johnlp ( talk) 18:25, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
- Kevin Pietersen
V-37 (
talk) 09:28, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- No, not him.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint Please. Does he still play cricket? Does he play for England? How many runs did he score that match? Please hint something along those lines.
- Let's leave it a bit longer before hints. Lord's Test... farmer... a hit for six. (The fact that a six was hit by this player in this particular match is recorded in CricketArchive, so I'm inclined to believe it is a true incident, though I only have newspaper reports to confirm it.) Johnlp ( talk) 21:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint Please. Does he still play cricket? Does he play for England? How many runs did he score that match? Please hint something along those lines.
- No, not him.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Farmer White, Monty, ????? WillE ( talk) 22:12, 19 February 2012 (UTC) Quentin McMillan or Vic Richardson? WillE ( talk) 22:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, good shot. It was Quintin McMillan off Farmer White and here's a link: [1]. Not sure the lieutenant-general was ever identified, but Monty sounds like a good bet. Over to you. Johnlp ( talk) 23:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations WillE. Ovshake ( talk) 16:09, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1394
How many balls did I take to score the fastest fifty in Blythswood CC history? Ahem.
If a list starts with Wilfred Rhodes, Michael Clarke, Reggie Schwarz, John Snow, Bill Johnston, Michael Melle and the last entry is Peter Pollock, who is in between Melle and Pollock, and why? WillE ( talk) 21:11, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
- Most but not all of the relevant instances involve the best bowling performance of the individuals. What is odd about them? WillE ( talk) 11:30, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
- I will take a shot with Elias Sunny Sumant81 ( talk) 14:29, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
- I'll have a punt with Jermaine Lawson Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:08, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Guys, can you at least be considerate enough to mention on the basis of what you are guessing? I'm suffering from a serious inferiority complex. :( Ovshake ( talk) 06:03, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant is only part right as he hasn't said why. Under the "stealing singles" rule if someone else can say why it's Elias Sunny, they get it. WillE ( talk) 11:40, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- 6 or more wickets in an innings with zero maidens is my guess but when I check out the list for the same,there are more people that should have been in the list.So I am probably missing out on something
Sumant81 (
talk) 14:29, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant has it - the search I did on statsguru came up with the above. Who's missing? Perhaps I filtered incorrectly? (Never did a statsguru based quetion before.)This question was prompted by bumping into an old players friend who took 9-69 with no maidens. He got mullered every two or three overs, then hit back with quick wickets. Over to you, Mr 81. WillE ( talk) 15:23, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- This is the search filter that I had ,It shows up a few more people like Hadlee,Trumble ... Sumant81 ( talk) 16:07, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1395
Only 5 cricketers have had a gap of more than 20 years between their first-class debut and t20 debut .Three of them are Robin Singh, Jack Russell & Graeme Hick . Two other cricketers had a brief taste of t20 cricket and faded out ,but that was enough to make this list. Who are the other two?(both of them have also played test cricket) Sumant81 ( talk) 04:20, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Chris Lewis & Brian Lara -- Roberry ( talk) 00:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1396
Only 10 players have have achieved this in Test cricket. The first 9 are Monty Noble, Trevor Bailey, Frank Worrell, Sunil Gavaskar, Carl Hooper, VVS Laxman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sachin Tendulkar and Mike Hussey. What is it and who is the 10th player? -- Roberry ( talk) 16:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint - it is regarding partnerships.-- Roberry ( talk) 16:28, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- Hint2 - Jack Barrett and Bernard Tancred are the only players to achieve the 'counter-feat' -- Roberry ( talk) 17:16, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
- The why part is probably having had all partnerships from 1 to 10 each of which have been worth 50 or more ,the counter feat therefore being having partnerships 1 to 10 none greater than 50 ,am still looking for the 10th based on this guess
Sumant81 (
talk) 18:01, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
- Seems like AB De Villiers Sumant81 ( talk) 18:49, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
I was hoping someone might have had century partnerships for every wicket, but it hasn't happened (yet). So you are correct - the 9 plus de Villiers have had 50 partnerships for every wicket. And the 2 others had partnerships for all wickets, but are the only ones without any 50 partnerships. Roberry ( talk) 19:27, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1397
A slightly long question but read on.
Chris Gayle has represented 11 teams in t20s,the most by any player on par with
Dirk Nannes .He might break the record tomorrow if he debuts for Dolphins in the South African t20
Dirk Nannes holds the record now after representing the lions in the South African t20s.
On the other hand 3 cricketers have represented 7 teams in t20s ,The most for any cricketer without ever having played an international t20 . Out of these 3
- One of the three has played both Test and ODI
- One of the three has played a single Test
- One of the three has played neither a test nor an ODI but has recently been in the news with respect to coaching
Phew ...Name any one of the three and the point is yours Sumant81 ( talk) 14:49, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- Is Azhar Mahmood the first one? Ovshake ( talk) 17:21, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Another guess - Mohammad Kaif? Ovshake ( talk) 17:25, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- Good guesses but No ,Azhar misses the cut as he has played for 6 teams and Kaif for 5 .
Sumant81 (
talk) 18:20, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- The single test cricketer was involved in a very famous test match against India ,think of bowling coaches for the last cricketer
Sumant81 (
talk) 01:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- Second one - Chris Rogers. Wikimaze ( talk) 10:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- That is correct ,the other two being Nantie Hayward and the recent NZ bowling coach Damien Wright Sumant81 ( talk) 12:42, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- The single test cricketer was involved in a very famous test match against India ,think of bowling coaches for the last cricketer
Sumant81 (
talk) 01:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1398
Easy Tough one, a list where
Sanath Jayasuriya comes 1st,
Martin Guptill 3rd and
Adrian Barath 5th. What is this list about?
extra999 (
talk) 14:42, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Just like Facebook they should allow them to "Like" the responses here. :D Ovshake ( talk) 00:09, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Hint 1: Think of no-result matches. And as you know, they all are batsman, so think of batting. extra999 ( talk) 02:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1399
Gordon Greenidge is the only person to have done this twice. 3 others have done it once. What? Moondyne ( talk) 13:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- 90s in both innings of a test Sumant81 ( talk) 16:28, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- Will try to get the next question in another 24 hours ,else if someone else has something to ask now,they can go ahead. Sumant81 ( talk) 04:57, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1400
AB De Villiers comes 1st, Taufeeq Umar 2nd and Ijaz Ahmed 3rd. Whats this list about? extra999 ( talk) 05:53, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1381
Easy question. Who is missing? Hashim Amla, Michael Bevan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Michael Hussey, Jonathan Trott -- Extra 999 ( Contact me + contribs) 09:46, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
- Ryan Ten Doeschate would be the answer but really you should wait for the earlier one to be answered before posting the question. Sumant81 ( talk) 12:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1382
Which batting legend was dismissed by a future England selector but continued the following morning on 111 (as part of a record breaking innings) despite the dismissal not being overturned? KingStrato ( talk) 22:04, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Hint 1: Over 4 consecutive days - He scored 111 one day without being dismissed the next day was washed out. He scored 5 runs the third day, was out but his team won. Then on the following day he resumed on 111 and scored considerably more. This last day was such an event that I skipped out of school early to go to the ground to watch. KingStrato ( talk) 20:27, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Hint 2: The innings concerned was the ultimate innings and the first triple hundred at Edgbaston. KingStrato ( talk) 20:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
- So, Brian Lara? Ovshake ( talk) 04:33, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Yes - but do you know why? (Really it should be yours anyway because I didn't ask why but I wrote the hints without referring back to the question and they kinda gave it away). KingStrato ( talk) 07:15, 16 December 2011 (UTC) No. Why? Was there a match on the rest day? Ovshake ( talk) 09:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was it common to hold the sunday league matches in the middle of a county championship match or was this a one-off case?
Sumant81 (
talk) 07:13, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
- More common than not, indeed in some cases you'd get a v b in the CC, and then b v c and d v a in the Sunday league as well
Q1383
What had only two batsmen achieved till September 2011, but has subsequently been achieved by four more - Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder? Ovshake ( talk) 17:22, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
Does this have anything to do with the fact that they are all left handers?
- Victims of Michael Hussey Sumant81 ( talk) 07:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Absolutely. Take over. Ovshake ( talk) 10:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1384
The missing cricketer in this list is (in no particular order) W. G. Grace, Plum Warner, Jack Hobbs,___________ Sumant81 ( talk) 05:39, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
- John Wisden? They have all been nominated Wisden Cricketer of the Year "alone" in 1896 (Grace), 1913 (Wisden), 1921 (Warner) & 1926 (Hobbs). OrangeKnight ( talk) 00:31, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1385
I'll jump in with a "fun" one. This will take a little detective work. Here's a quote from Wisden: "X and Y both played sound cricket but following lunch on the third day when the score stood at 185 for four wickets, there was no prolonged stand." X and Y are a well-known pairing, though not usually seen together in a cricketing sense; this is an international cricket match, but not a Test or an ODI. Please identify the venue of the match. Johnlp ( talk) 09:55, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Frank Shacklock and William Mycroft? Ovshake ( talk) 03:55, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
- So the venue shall be Lord's, June 1885, when the two had bowled in tandem? Ovshake ( talk) 03:56, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
But the pair is the same? Ovshake ( talk) 17:52, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
Does this involve Mordecai Sherwin? Ovshake ( talk) 07:05, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
- No. You're being too clever. Go for the detective pairing you're thinking of, then find a match where they played together and did better than their colleagues. Johnlp ( talk) 10:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
So you mean Shacklock and Mycroft in some other match? Ovshake ( talk) 07:15, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- Not Shacklock and Mycroft at all. But in that their names suggested X's name and X's brother... Johnlp ( talk) 09:49, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
You mean, another detective and his brother inspired by cricketers? Ovshake ( talk) 12:32, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- No, you're trying to make this more complex than it is. Who is the famous detective and his sidekick who are X and Y? Then find an international match (not Test or ODI) in which players named X and Y appeared and did well alongside each other. That's all. You've got very sidetracked into the origins of names when that's not where the answer lies. Johnlp ( talk) 13:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
So we need to find a match with Holmes and Watson.
- Yup.
Johnlp (
talk) 13:38, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was this the USA v Canada in 1868 or thereabouts? 207.218.21.5 ( talk) 13:43, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Was X Percy Holmes? Moondyne ( talk) 03:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Was Y
Willie Watson?
Ovshake (
talk) 05:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Moondyne has the right Holmes; but it's not Willie Watson.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Holmes only played 3 test in 1928, all against South Africa, have to find in those? -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Moondyne has the right Holmes; but it's not Willie Watson.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Was Y Frank Watson (cricketer)? Moondyne ( talk) 13:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Complete stab in the dark, Kingston in this match. Moondyne ( talk) 13:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Port of Spain? Moondyne ( talk) 13:53, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- No. You're circling around this and you'll get there soon, I'm sure. ;-)
Johnlp (
talk) 13:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- It has to be
Georgetown.
Moondyne (
talk) 14:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Yes! Well done. I just came across the sentence starting "Holmes and Watson both played sound cricket..." in the 1927 Wisden when looking up material for George Francis (cricketer), which I'm expanding, and thought it was too good not to share. Johnlp ( talk) 14:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- It has to be
Georgetown.
Moondyne (
talk) 14:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
I've got a mental block for questions. First person in can ask away. Moondyne ( talk) 23:05, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
Q1386
Trevor Bailey, Richard Hadlee, Harbhajan Singh and Muralitharan. Relate these bowlers -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:17, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
- Have they all taken exactly 7/34 in an innings?
WillE (
talk) 11:47, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know, but there is something related with a 10 wicket haul. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 11:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
- A further clue, Sundry, old chap.
WillE (
talk) 13:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- Related with 50th match. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 13:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- A further clue, Sundry, old chap.
WillE (
talk) 13:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know, but there is something related with a 10 wicket haul. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 11:47, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
So, all of them took 10 wickets in their respective 50th tests? Ovshake ( talk) 12:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
- Bingo! -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 14:16, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1387
Should be easy. What rather bizarre group do Tip Foster and Faoud Bacchus belong to? Ovshake ( talk) 05:11, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Mabye, the only players who have scored only a single century, but made 250 or more. First I thought that both are having the average below 50 after scoring 250, but soon dismissed. --
Extra
999 (
Contact me) 09:37, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Sure now, the only players who have scored only a single century, but made 200 or above, excluding those two are: Denis Atkinson; Martin Donnelly; David Lloyd; Taslim Arif; Brendon Kuruppu; and Jason Gillespie. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 09:43, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
Right. Back to Sundries again. Ovshake ( talk) 10:15, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1388
MG Johnson, SL Malinga, Waqar Younis, SM Pollock, Shakib Al Hasan, Relate these bowlers. Tell you, it is somewhat similar to my last question :) -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 10:19, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Related with 5 wicket hauls. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 17:25, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
Shakib doesn't have an ODI 5WI. Ovshake ( talk) 11:47, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
- Is it the other way around? They all took a 50 wicket haul in their 5th ODI? Oh, wait... KingStrato ( talk) 20:59, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
ODI hat-tricks in their xth test? WillE ( talk) 13:33, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- 4 Wicket hauls in 100th match
Sumant81 (
talk) 16:15, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant gets it right. Very sorry for that mistake. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 16:24, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1389
The only Australian to have done this was Dave Gregory in this match ? Which other Australian cricketer might replicate the feat soon ?.Points only if both the cricketer and the exact feat is mentioned Sumant81 ( talk) 06:26, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- We're talking
George Bailey captaining Australia in his international debut? --
Roisterer (
talk) 09:03, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes we are ,over to you .
Sumant81 (
talk) 09:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- That was pretty easy, although there have been 3 other Australians who have made their debut in a specific format as a captain, but had played international cricket before that. -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 09:31, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- Yes we are ,over to you .
Sumant81 (
talk) 09:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
- You got another one right! -- Extra 999 ( Contact me) 08:59, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1390
Who is surely the only person to have turned down the opportunity to play a Test match in order to attend the Warrnambool Fair? -- Roisterer ( talk) 02:51, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Johnny Mullagh ? Sumant81 ( talk) 10:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- No, but you're in the right broad era. --
Roisterer (
talk) 11:05, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Wild guess: Spofforth? Moondyne ( talk) 14:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- Is it Frank Allan? Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 19:43, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
It was indeed "Bowler of the Century" Frank Allan. His article mentions that he turned down the opportunity to play in the first ever Test match but doesn't add that it was because he preferred to spend the day with friends at the Warrnambool Agricultural Fair. I found this on googlebooks which makes reference to it. -- Roisterer ( talk) 23:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
- It must be said that Frank Allen would have had no idea of the significance of the match. To him, it would only have been the first 11 a side match between any English Tourists and any Australian team, and if it didn't pay enough, would not have been worth missing the fair for. WillE ( talk) 19:35, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1391
This group is made of cricketers holding connected test records. There are 7 (or arguably 9) who hold a joint record, but the only outright members are Hutton, Compton, Border, Tendulkar (twice), Dravid and Ponting. What's the connection? Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 15:23, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
- The 6 listed all hold different - but connected - records outright. The most recent member of the 7 tied for one of the other connected records is Michael Vaughan. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 18:44, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Out most times in a certain way? Hutton holds the record for obstructing the field and Compton hit wicket, so maybe... Ovshake ( talk) 13:47, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
- That's exactly right; the batsmen to have been dismissed most times in each of the various ways. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:29, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
As well as the two you say, its Tendulkar (caught & lbw), Dravid (bowled), Ponting (run out) and Border (Stumped). 7 batsmen have been out handled the ball once, and 2 have been retired out (not sure if that counts). No one (yet) been timed out or hit the ball twice in tests. Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:35, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Q1392
Sorry for the delay. Who is the latest addition to this rather small list of Andy Flower and Saba Karim? Ovshake ( talk) 06:00, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- Matthew Wade Sumant81 ( talk) 07:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Indeed. Can you please explain? Ovshake ( talk) 07:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- 50+ on debut as Wicketkeeper in ODIs Sumant81 ( talk) 07:28, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
- 50 + for a wicketkeeper playing his ODI debut
V-37 (
talk) 20:39, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
- May I ask whats the difference between your and Sumant's answer? Well, Sumant please fill the Q139
23. -- Extra999 ( talk) 07:32, 17 February 2012 (UTC) - Anyone else with a question please ask Sumant81 ( talk) 17:37, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
- Extra999, what's your problem if I type the same thing? I also have a freedom of speech don't I? So what if I don't get it right. The important thing is that I tried. And I truly do appreciate your concern. Sorry if my seven words, one number and one equation sign harmed you in any way.
- May I ask whats the difference between your and Sumant's answer? Well, Sumant please fill the Q139
Q1393
Who in a Lord's Test match allegedly hit a farmer for six on to the head of a lieutenant-general who was sitting in the stand? Johnlp ( talk) 18:25, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
- Kevin Pietersen
V-37 (
talk) 09:28, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- No, not him.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint Please. Does he still play cricket? Does he play for England? How many runs did he score that match? Please hint something along those lines.
- Let's leave it a bit longer before hints. Lord's Test... farmer... a hit for six. (The fact that a six was hit by this player in this particular match is recorded in CricketArchive, so I'm inclined to believe it is a true incident, though I only have newspaper reports to confirm it.) Johnlp ( talk) 21:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint Please. Does he still play cricket? Does he play for England? How many runs did he score that match? Please hint something along those lines.
- No, not him.
Johnlp (
talk) 09:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Farmer White, Monty, ????? WillE ( talk) 22:12, 19 February 2012 (UTC) Quentin McMillan or Vic Richardson? WillE ( talk) 22:16, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, good shot. It was Quintin McMillan off Farmer White and here's a link: [1]. Not sure the lieutenant-general was ever identified, but Monty sounds like a good bet. Over to you. Johnlp ( talk) 23:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations WillE. Ovshake ( talk) 16:09, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1394
How many balls did I take to score the fastest fifty in Blythswood CC history? Ahem.
If a list starts with Wilfred Rhodes, Michael Clarke, Reggie Schwarz, John Snow, Bill Johnston, Michael Melle and the last entry is Peter Pollock, who is in between Melle and Pollock, and why? WillE ( talk) 21:11, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
- Most but not all of the relevant instances involve the best bowling performance of the individuals. What is odd about them? WillE ( talk) 11:30, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
- I will take a shot with Elias Sunny Sumant81 ( talk) 14:29, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
- I'll have a punt with Jermaine Lawson Gamesh (Gil) ( talk) 20:08, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Guys, can you at least be considerate enough to mention on the basis of what you are guessing? I'm suffering from a serious inferiority complex. :( Ovshake ( talk) 06:03, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant is only part right as he hasn't said why. Under the "stealing singles" rule if someone else can say why it's Elias Sunny, they get it. WillE ( talk) 11:40, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- 6 or more wickets in an innings with zero maidens is my guess but when I check out the list for the same,there are more people that should have been in the list.So I am probably missing out on something
Sumant81 (
talk) 14:29, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- Sumant has it - the search I did on statsguru came up with the above. Who's missing? Perhaps I filtered incorrectly? (Never did a statsguru based quetion before.)This question was prompted by bumping into an old players friend who took 9-69 with no maidens. He got mullered every two or three overs, then hit back with quick wickets. Over to you, Mr 81. WillE ( talk) 15:23, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- This is the search filter that I had ,It shows up a few more people like Hadlee,Trumble ... Sumant81 ( talk) 16:07, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1395
Only 5 cricketers have had a gap of more than 20 years between their first-class debut and t20 debut .Three of them are Robin Singh, Jack Russell & Graeme Hick . Two other cricketers had a brief taste of t20 cricket and faded out ,but that was enough to make this list. Who are the other two?(both of them have also played test cricket) Sumant81 ( talk) 04:20, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Chris Lewis & Brian Lara -- Roberry ( talk) 00:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Q1396
Only 10 players have have achieved this in Test cricket. The first 9 are Monty Noble, Trevor Bailey, Frank Worrell, Sunil Gavaskar, Carl Hooper, VVS Laxman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sachin Tendulkar and Mike Hussey. What is it and who is the 10th player? -- Roberry ( talk) 16:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
- Hint - it is regarding partnerships.-- Roberry ( talk) 16:28, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
- Hint2 - Jack Barrett and Bernard Tancred are the only players to achieve the 'counter-feat' -- Roberry ( talk) 17:16, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
- The why part is probably having had all partnerships from 1 to 10 each of which have been worth 50 or more ,the counter feat therefore being having partnerships 1 to 10 none greater than 50 ,am still looking for the 10th based on this guess
Sumant81 (
talk) 18:01, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
- Seems like AB De Villiers Sumant81 ( talk) 18:49, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
I was hoping someone might have had century partnerships for every wicket, but it hasn't happened (yet). So you are correct - the 9 plus de Villiers have had 50 partnerships for every wicket. And the 2 others had partnerships for all wickets, but are the only ones without any 50 partnerships. Roberry ( talk) 19:27, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1397
A slightly long question but read on.
Chris Gayle has represented 11 teams in t20s,the most by any player on par with
Dirk Nannes .He might break the record tomorrow if he debuts for Dolphins in the South African t20
Dirk Nannes holds the record now after representing the lions in the South African t20s.
On the other hand 3 cricketers have represented 7 teams in t20s ,The most for any cricketer without ever having played an international t20 . Out of these 3
- One of the three has played both Test and ODI
- One of the three has played a single Test
- One of the three has played neither a test nor an ODI but has recently been in the news with respect to coaching
Phew ...Name any one of the three and the point is yours Sumant81 ( talk) 14:49, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- Is Azhar Mahmood the first one? Ovshake ( talk) 17:21, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Another guess - Mohammad Kaif? Ovshake ( talk) 17:25, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- Good guesses but No ,Azhar misses the cut as he has played for 6 teams and Kaif for 5 .
Sumant81 (
talk) 18:20, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
- The single test cricketer was involved in a very famous test match against India ,think of bowling coaches for the last cricketer
Sumant81 (
talk) 01:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- Second one - Chris Rogers. Wikimaze ( talk) 10:05, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- That is correct ,the other two being Nantie Hayward and the recent NZ bowling coach Damien Wright Sumant81 ( talk) 12:42, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- The single test cricketer was involved in a very famous test match against India ,think of bowling coaches for the last cricketer
Sumant81 (
talk) 01:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1398
Easy Tough one, a list where
Sanath Jayasuriya comes 1st,
Martin Guptill 3rd and
Adrian Barath 5th. What is this list about?
extra999 (
talk) 14:42, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Just like Facebook they should allow them to "Like" the responses here. :D Ovshake ( talk) 00:09, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Hint 1: Think of no-result matches. And as you know, they all are batsman, so think of batting. extra999 ( talk) 02:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1399
Gordon Greenidge is the only person to have done this twice. 3 others have done it once. What? Moondyne ( talk) 13:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- 90s in both innings of a test Sumant81 ( talk) 16:28, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- Will try to get the next question in another 24 hours ,else if someone else has something to ask now,they can go ahead. Sumant81 ( talk) 04:57, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
Q1400
AB De Villiers comes 1st, Taufeeq Umar 2nd and Ijaz Ahmed 3rd. Whats this list about? extra999 ( talk) 05:53, 22 March 2012 (UTC)