Q901

One of my relatively easy ones then. Who comes next in the following sequence: Ian Chappell, Mike Brearley, Clive Lloyd, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Mark Taylor, Wasim Akram, Sourav Ganguly, ______? - AMBerry ( t| c) 15:25, 29 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Mahela Jayawardene ,World cup losing captains Sumant81 ( talk) 16:05, 29 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Over to you. - AMBerry ( t| c) 18:30, 29 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Q902

Which 21st century test cricketer could possibly complete the list although the others in the list slightly differ from him in one aspect.

Innes,Davenport,Jones,Hayward,Gower,Bissett,Smith,Innes,Smith,Smith,Jackson,_____ ? Sumant81 ( talk) 02:05, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Looks like the second half of each of the double-barrelled Test cricketers ( Albert Rose-Innes, Hugh Bromley-Davenport, etc), possibly in chronological order, although I can't place Bisset. Not sure who the last name on the list might be though. wisems ( talk) 03:07, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

ok you have the connection right for now, (It is actually Bissett (missed out an extra t)) Sumant81 ( talk) 03:20, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Does Jean-Paul Duminy count (he might have triggered the question)? Ovshake ( talk) 08:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

In that case answer is Paul. Pakistani names like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rizwan-uz-Zaman and Naved-ul-Hasan shouldn't count, since they are too many. Ovshake ( talk) 08:16, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Yes Jean-Paul Duminy is the one I was looking for.The difference being he has a hyphenated first name! whilst the others had hyphenated surnames.I could not find any other hyphenated first name player.Ofcourse I excluded all the Pakistan names with the double dash,since it is really not a double-barrelled name. Sumant81 ( talk) 08:41, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Neither could I. I actually did a search with a single hyphen on Statsguru, and learnt today that Leveson-Gower's surname was not hyphenated, but space-separated. :) Ovshake ( talk) 08:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

No it is hyphenated,I am not sure why Cricinfo removed it(They had it earlier),In his player profile page that refers to the wisden obituary It makes a mention of the hyphenated surname. Sumant81 ( talk) 10:01, 30 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Q903

Legend says that CK Nayudu had apparently imposed a restriction on his Holkar side whenever they played domestic cricket. However, he allowed Denis Compton to break the rule when the latter played for Holkar. What am I talking about? Ovshake ( talk) 08:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Is this the reference to not having drinks on the field lest it disturb the concentration thing that CK Nayudu insisted on. Sumant81 ( talk) 09:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC) reply

23 minutes. Sigh... over to you. Ovshake ( talk) 09:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC) reply

That was a complete guess from my side,I only knew that CK Nayudu had this strict disciplinary thing about not having drinks on field .Anyways If anyone wants to post Q904 please go ahead,I have run out of questions at the moment. Sumant81 ( talk) 10:04, 31 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Q904

Let me jot one down. Who said about whom? "I see he has one delivery which I never could master - the one slightly short of a length which the batsman pushes past square leg for a single."

Half a point for each part. Ovshake ( talk) 13:39, 31 December 2008 (UTC) reply

Sounds like some spinner about another? Derek Underwood on Bishen Singh Bedi? Sumant81 ( talk) 03:17, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

It IS one spinner about another, and as you have guessed correctly (and was possibly obvious from the quote), one left-arm spinner on another. However, they belonged to a different era. Ovshake ( talk) 04:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Vinoo Mankad was the whom part ? Sumant81 ( talk) 04:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No. Mankad wasn't the who either. FURTHER back in time... Ovshake ( talk) 04:51, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I'm sure I recognise the quotation, but I can't recall who said it or about whom. From the slightly astringent tone, was it said by Wilfred Rhodes? About his successor for Yorkshire and England, Hedley Verity, perhaps? JH ( talk page) 09:46, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I had thought this one would go down a lot earlier - people would guess Rhodes from his tone, and after that Verity would be obvious. It's all yours, JH. Ovshake ( talk) 10:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q905

What is the connection between these two sets of batting statistics relating to Test cricket: (1) 1,134 runs at an average of 29.84; (2) 12,534 runs at 47.66 JH ( talk page) 18:04, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I see we're continuing this year where we left off last - I haven't the foggiest! WillE ( talk) 19:52, 1 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Reading one of the comments in the bearders blog gave me a hint.So the first stat is the combined batting statistic of the Grace Brothers ,the latter that of the three Chappell brothers.Other than the three brothers part I cannot see any other connection.(Possibly lowest/highest average for three brothers??) . Sumant81 ( talk) 02:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC) reply

"Three brothers" was all that I wanted. I think the Graces and the Chappells are the only sets of three brothers to appear for England and Australia, but I could be wrong. Over to you. JH ( talk page) 10:35, 2 January 2009 (UTC) reply

The Hearnes (George,Frank and Alec) were another set of three I suppose. Sumant81 ( talk) 11:05, 2 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q906

Should not last long...Two players who have represented 3 different T20 teams apiece have played against each other on all the 3 occasions .So if player 1 represents teams A,B,C and player 2 represents X,Y,Z , they have played in the A vs X,B vs Y,C vs Z and so on.Apart from that ,these two players have also played together for their country at T20 international level. Who are the two players.(No half points) Sumant81 ( talk) 11:05, 2 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I'm thinking English Season plus Aussie season plus IPL - so could be Cameron White and Andrew Symonds? 86.147.239.144 ( talk) 23:19, 2 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No actually those two have never played against each other in any of the above mentioned seasons.Although you have couple of the seasons -Aussie and IPL correct. Sumant81 ( talk) 02:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir? - inspired by their clash a few days ago in Australia? -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 02:45, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Absolutely.You have it ,they have met in the Peshawar Panters v Rawalpindi Rams, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkatta Knight Riders, South Australia v Western Australia matches. Sumant81 ( talk) 03:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q907

What does this recent sequence of players represent? Wavell Hinds, Dion Ebrahim, Graeme Smith, Yasir Hameed, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Alistair Cook, Matt Prior, Brad Haddin. -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 04:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Well it's a list of batsmen (and batsmen-keepers) who made their Test debuts in each of the calendar years 2000 to 2008. So I'll take a bit of a shot in the dark and say they're the Test debutants who made the most runs in each of those years. wisems ( talk) 09:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

It's more than a shot in the dark, it's cold-blooded murder. That's the exact answer, well done. -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 13:54, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q908

What feat connects the following players: Tip Foster and Albert Relf, Tich Freeman and Frank Woolley, Jackie Hendriks and David Holford, and another recent pair? wisems ( talk) 18:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

It's all century 9th wicket partnerships by tourists in Australia. ^[1] The missing pair being Jean-Paul Duminy and Dale Steyn. Stephen Turner ( Talk) 19:43, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Yup, simple as that. wisems ( talk) 21:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q909

I'm thinking of something that happened once before the First World War; then not until the 1960s when it happened twice; then twice in the 1970s; eight times in the 1980s; but since 1990 it's happened at least once every year, usually more than once (well, not in 2009 yet). 1987 was the first year when it happened twice in a year and 1996 was the first year when it happened three times. It's happened in Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe (but not in England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or the West Indies). What is it? Stephen Turner ( Talk) 21:48, 3 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Clue: It first happened in 1913, in South Africa. The first time it happened in Bangladesh was just over a week ago. Stephen Turner ( Talk) 09:29, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Test cricket on Boxing Day? wisems ( talk) 10:42, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

You're very close, but not quite there. For example, there was Test cricket on Boxing Day in 1922. Stephen Turner ( Talk) 10:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Hmm, Test matches starting on Boxing Day perhaps? wisems ( talk) 12:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Yup, you've got it this time. Your turn. Stephen Turner ( Talk) 13:51, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q910

OK, slightly esoteric this one, but let's give it a go. If the all-time leaders are John Traicos (31), Lala Amarnath (21), Freddie Brown (16), Anderson Cummins (13) and Eric Hollies (10), what are we talking about? wisems ( talk) 15:11, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

The fact that they all had a break either due to war or special cases like John Traicos in their career is that significant? Although cummins break was in the ODIs Sumant81 ( talk) 16:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Thanks to the clue given by Sumant, I'd say that it's the maximum number of international matches (Tests, ODIs or Tests+ODIs) played after a break of n+ years in international career. I'd say it's a break of 12+ years, but it could be less... OrangeKnight ( talk) 18:11, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Excellent work! Most international matches after a break of 10+ years was what I was looking for, although 11+ would be right too - Cummins had the shortest gap of the five I mentioned at 11 years 30 days. At the other extreme, Don Cleverley and Les Jackson are the only players to play just two international matches in their career separated by such a long break. The list of players with the longest breaks from all international cricket is here. Over to you, OrangeKnight. wisems ( talk) 18:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q911

Find a record: 1. John Reid 2. Bert Sutcliffe 3. Several players, including Allan Border, David Gower or Aravinda de Silva. OrangeKnight ( talk) 21:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I have no clue,so I am going to guess.The only thing I can see in common is that these are players who played across 3 decades.Other than that I know Bert Sutcliffe has never won a match ,and John Reid has something similar,many matches without winning etc.On the right lines with either of them ? Sumant81 ( talk) 13:23, 5 January 2009 (UTC) reply

John Richard Reid topping the list baffles me. Playing over three decades isn't THAT uncommon - Wilfred Rhodes played in five decades. Ovshake ( talk) 15:28, 5 January 2009 (UTC) reply

That does rather assume it is John Richard Reid, why could it not be John Fulton Reid? 78.151.213.67 ( talk)

That is John Richard Reed. The record is not directly linked to the fact they had rather long careers, but the more you play, the more you have chance to be in the list (the record is linked to a number of instance of something that they did/that happened to them). OrangeKnight ( talk) 19:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC) EDIT: As for the number of match without winning, or that they lose, let's say that I'm looking for something quite similar but not directly linked to the result of a match (sorry if it's vague, don't know how I can help without saying too much with my rather limited English). OrangeKnight ( talk) 20:23, 5 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Mate, there is nothing wrong with your English! 86.153.28.126 ( talk) 22:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

So another hint. A current player would probably have join Border, Gower & co a few days ago but did not because of a solid last-wicket partnership in which he wasn't involved. OrangeKnight ( talk) 07:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Top scoring for the team in an innings in a losing cause ?? Sumant81 ( talk) 07:41, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No. I give the values of the record as another hint. John Reid: 14, Bert Sutcliffe: 11, Border & co: 10. And as a big hint, Ashraful has 9 and could have joined the "10" list a few days ago. OrangeKnight ( talk) 18:37, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I kinda got the impression that it was Ashraful when you gave the previous hint since Mortaza made 63 and Ashraful had made 45.That was the reason I thought top scoring.Seeing that they are all Captains,does the captaincy part somehow figure out in the answer. Sumant81 ( talk) 19:21, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Captaincy doesn't count, even if the top of the list features an high number of Test captains. With Border, Gower, de Silva, we have (with 10 instances) Dudley Nourse, Arjuna Ranatunga, Alec Stewart and Heath Streak. That's very odd that they all were Test captains, but that's not a part of the answer. Next, with Ashraful (nine instances) we have for exemple Muttiah Muralitharan or Eric Rowan. So you may guess with a mix of names like Murali or Border that I'm not looking for a batting, a bowling or a fielding record. OrangeKnight ( talk) 22:01, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I give another big hint: I'm looking for an answer like "the record is the number of instances in which they were in a team that..." OrangeKnight ( talk) 22:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

...followed on? Johnlp ( talk) 22:05, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Yeeeeeees ! John Reid was indeed 14 times in a team that followed on. Then, you have his contemporary Bert Sutcliffe (11 times), and so on... Bangladesh would probably have followed on in their last Test against Sri Lanka, if their hadn't been a strong (by the standart of the innings) last-wicket partnership, making Ashraful joining the "10-times club". Over to Johnlp, even if Sumant did great searches on that question. OrangeKnight ( talk) 22:22, 6 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q912

Who said: "I don't understand modern ballet"? Johnlp ( talk) 00:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Perhaps I should add that this cricketer claimed to be a fan of classical ballet. Johnlp ( talk) 08:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Guess 1: Nasser Hussain .Wasnt his sister a ballet dancer :) ?Fun guess: I am tempted to go for Graeme Swann.maybe he voiced his opinion on Swan Lake ;) . Sumant81 ( talk) 13:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No. The same cricketer claimed that his favourite reading was magazines from the World Wildlife Fund. Johnlp ( talk) 14:18, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Andre Nel. He'd LOVE reading WWF magazines, I'm sure. :-D Ovshake ( talk) 14:23, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No, though you're right to think that balletic and/or cuddly wasn't necessarily the image this cricketer has cultivated over the years. Johnlp ( talk) 15:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Ashley Giles? The-Pope ( talk) 15:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Not Giles. Right nationality, though. Johnlp ( talk) 15:23, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

In tune with the mavericks.I will go for Phil Tufnell Sumant81 ( talk) 15:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Sorry for slow reply: no, slightly earlier generation. But still very much firing on all cylinders. Johnlp ( talk) 18:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Earlier than Tuffers and still playing? Alistair Brown? WillE ( talk) 18:43, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No, sorry. Misleading of me. A whole generation earlier and not playing, but still very much around in cricket debate. Johnlp ( talk) 20:47, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I'd have said Mark Ramprakash, if not for the last hint. He's rather a good dancer, isn't he :) ? So let's try with Geoff Boycott... OrangeKnight ( talk) 22:05, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Balletomane Boycott it is. Well done. Johnlp ( talk) 22:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q913

Find a connection: Alan Mullally - Mohammad Azharuddin, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Kumar Dharmasena - Irfan Pathan. OrangeKnight ( talk) 20:07, 8 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Well, apart from the fact that Mullally and Pushpakumara both took 58 Test wickets, I'm struggling with this one. How about a clue? wisems ( talk) 12:31, 10 January 2009 (UTC) reply

(was far from my computer yesterday, so couldn't give a clue earlier). Let's go with an hint. I'm looking for a of record: Mullaly's got it in Test cricket, Azharuddin and co in ODIs, and Irfan in Twenty20 internationals. I should say that it is a bowling record. OrangeKnight ( talk) 14:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Hum hum hum... Is everybody stumped or is it just because of the week-end? Maybe should I go with another clue... 2/42 - 1/53 - 2/34 OrangeKnight ( talk) 14:34, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I can't speak for everyone else, but I have to say I'm baffled by this one! Mullally took 2/42 against South Africa in Centurion in 2000. Azharuddin took 1/53 against Australia in Jaipur in 1986. Both Pushpakumara and Dharmasena took 1/53 in the same game (is that significant?) against India in Delhi in 1996. And Pathan took 2/34 against Australia in Mumbai in 2007. But they're all such unremarkable figures, I can't work out how they're records or even how they're connected. wisems ( talk) 15:10, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Right, you've find all the matches. Good job, so here is some more clues that can give you the answer: in each case, what was the result of the match (for these players' teams)? Then, what about this (as you say, unremarkable) figures in their innings? Think you should have the answer with that... OrangeKnight ( talk) 15:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

All their teams won. The test was a historic one. They also had best bowling figures for their sides. Trying to make a guess - I suppose they had the worst best bowling analysis among winning sides. Ovshake ( talk) 17:42, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

In case that was confusing, 1-53 was the best bowling analysis from the winning side for the three ODIs mentioned. Among all such spells (best figures from a winning side for every match) these were the worst. Same for Mullally and Irfan's test and T20I figures respectively. Ovshake ( talk) 17:44, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Exactly. And in case you are wondering (why such an uneventful analysis in Test cricket?), Mullally's 2-42 was against South Africa in the rain-interrupted Test match where England, batting second, declared their first innings with the score on 0/0, then South Africa forfeited their second. It was so, in fact, a one-innings-per-side Test match. Over to Ovshake... OrangeKnight ( talk) 18:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q914

"And there, what did my incredulous eyes read? 'Worcestershire 152 for 6, X not out 82.' I decided on the spot that (a) this was outrageous and absurd, that (b) X was an impossible name for a cricketer, and that (c) with such a name he ought never in this world to have been been permitted to score 19, let alone 91. From that afternoon, until X passed into honourable retirement, I regarded him (or rather his name - which amounted to the same thing) with open derision. 'X!' I would murmur. And to this present time I have remained unshaken in the view that 'X' was a heathenish name for a cricketer; I am glad he never played for England."

As may have been obvious from the tone and the style, these are Cardus' lines. But about whom? Ovshake ( talk) 06:07, 12 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I remembered reading about this in a forum and a bit of digging up leads me to George Gaukrodger Sumant81 ( talk) 06:48, 12 January 2009 (UTC) reply

I see I was a fool in assuming that this was a tough one. Your turn, Sumant81. Ovshake ( talk) 08:42, 12 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q915

Here is a fun one.In the movie Slumdog Millionaire,one of the characters is supposed to be part of a betting syndicate for cricket.He is shown watching a cricket match and curses when a batsman on whom a lot of money is at stake is out for 99.The scenes are ofcourse from a real cricket match.Who is the batsman.? If you have watched the movie this is a sitter. Sumant81 ( talk) 06:48, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Sachin Tendulkar in this match. Ovshake ( talk) 07:57, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Got to the see the movie yesterday. Boy, it was an excellent watch! Ovshake ( talk) 08:01, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Yes that is the one.One of his 3 99s of the year if am not wrong. Sumant81 ( talk) 08:12, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q916

Should be easy. Which famously accurate bowler once bowled three short-pitched balls on a mat, and challenged that the mat was too long, which, after measurement, turned out to be REALLY longer by 18 inches? Ovshake ( talk) 08:56, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 1 - he's related to a test captain from another country. Ovshake ( talk) 16:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 2 - he's related to a (in my opinion overrated) star from another sports from his own country. Ovshake ( talk) 06:50, 14 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Hint 3 - he's an Indian. Ovshake ( talk) 11:44, 14 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Bapu? WillE ( talk) 13:13, 14 January 2009 (UTC) reply

That's the first probable guess, but it wasn't Nadkarni. You need to go back in time. Ovshake ( talk) 13:36, 14 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Ghulam Ahmed Sumant81 ( talk) 16:44, 14 January 2009 (UTC) reply

It indeed is - the uncle of Asif Iqbal and the granduncle of Sania Mirza. Ovshake ( talk) 05:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q917

What does this esoteric list(ordered in a way but not complete) represent? Hugh Trumble, Sydney Barnes, Clarrie Grimmett, Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Craig McDermott...? Sumant81 ( talk) 06:08, 15 January 2009 (UTC) reply

If it helps,the list is completed by Courtney Walsh, Muthiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne Sumant81 ( talk) 13:58, 15 January 2009 (UTC) reply

The numbers associated with them while forming the list would be their career wickets tally. Sumant81 ( talk) 03:19, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

The first to every 50-wicket segment? Ovshake ( talk) 07:21, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

No,nothing to do with the 50-wicket segments.If you see the list also seems to fit somewhat chronologically,maybe it is so for a reason . Sumant81 ( talk) 07:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

The firsts to something. McDermott is occurring too late on the list, I wonder why. Most wickets (test + ODIs + FC + List A + T20I + T20)? cumulative? Ovshake ( talk) 08:13, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Not really firsts to something,and only test match related.They are the respective leaders for some criteria. Sumant81 ( talk) 08:18, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Most wickets in a career where wickets were taken against 1,2,3 etc teams. All of Trumble's wickets were vs England (1 test but no wickets vs South Africa), Barnes were all against Aust and SA, Grimmett added WI, Holding surprisingly only had Eng/Aus/Ind and NZ, Marshall adds Pakistan, Hadlee +Sri Lanka, McDermott +South Africa, Walsh +Zim, Murali +Bang, Warne has the 9 countries plus the ICC XI. The-Pope ( talk) 13:28, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Thats precise,well done Pope .Over to you Sumant81 ( talk) 14:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q918

Which batting record is currently held by Eric Rowan in tests and Irfan Pathan in Twenty20. The ODI record holder has this record mentioned on his (fairly short) wikipage, so I'm not going to give it away! Zaheer Abbas and a player who only ever played one ODI (again not going to give it away by naming him) are equal 2nd. In the Twenty20 case, I've ignored the ICC's definition of which games qualify as Internationals, and ignored games involving only associate teams outside of the World Championships (ie qualifiers). The-Pope ( talk) 14:51, 16 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Highest scores without boundaries. Eric Rowan, Adam Parore , Irfan Pathan. Kim Barnett is the one match wonder while Navdeep Poonia of Scotland would have got it for T20s if not for your exception rules.However an Ask Steven Column at cricinfo claims the test record for Geoffrey Boycott. Sumant81 ( talk) 06:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Got it with all the extra info as well. JPDuminy's effort the other night inspired the Q. Boycs scored 100 runs in that test in allmost 10 hours at the crease (and I may have been there to see it!)... doesn't deserve any records for that! The-Pope ( talk) 08:16, 19 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q919

With regards to ODI performances in winning efforts who starts off this ordered list , ________, Chandrakant Pandit, Ian Billcliff, Richie Richardson....... Dennis Amiss, Desmond Haynes Sumant81 ( talk) 17:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Malcolm Waller? -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 21:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Excellent Answer.I thought this one would stay for sometime.The list represents the debutants who top scored for their teams in winning efforts. Yesterdays Match saw Malcolm Waller top scoring with 24 ,the lowest ever top score by a debutant to win a match. Sumant81 ( talk) 01:22, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Q920

What do the efforts of Dyer and Fowler have in common in the Lancashire v Warwickshire county match at Southport in 1982? -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 10:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Closest occurrence to an opener from both sides having identical scores in each innings? Dyer scored 0 and 0, Fowler 126 and 128*? Ovshake ( talk) 11:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Dyer and Fowler never "left" their creases. WillE ( talk) 12:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Yes, I think you've got what I was after. Neither opener "made a run" - Dyer because of a pair, and Fowler because he used a runner for the entirety of both innings. -- Travis Basevi ( talk) 12:16, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

Not being horrible, but please bear in mind the guidelines for questions "Remember that you have an international audience. Keep quiz questions relevant to international cricket in some way." Apart from the Fox playing for England, I can't see much relevance here. 78.146.113.20 ( talk)

IMHO, Fowler's two hundreds with runners is fairly well documented and not something known only by followers of county cricket. Technically WillE is wrong as Dyer twice left the crease to run singles for Amiss :-) Tintin 14:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply

:oP WillE ( talk) 17:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC) reply