What is interesting about the scorecard of the Leics v Northants match at Grace Road in 1967 ? Tintin ( talk) 12:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
The start of whose first-class career is this? He made his first-class debut and played seven matches on one continent; then played three more first-class matches on a second continent; then went to a third continent and played eight first-class matches; and then played two first-class matches on a fourth continent. All of this was within 15 months. His later career was somewhat less geographically frenetic. Johnlp 13:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Good point. So I'd better add that this player I'm thinking of never played Test cricket and never went on an official tour on which Tests were played. Johnlp 14:03, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Which England Test captain also played for the national hockey team? -- ALoan (Talk) 15:25, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
A question relevant to English domestic cricket, since the 2006 season starts on Friday; Stephen Fleming from New Zealand captained Nottinghamshire to the County Championship in 2005. Before that, who was the last player born outside the UK to captain his team to the Championship? Sam Vimes 16:23, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Time for Rule 3 Tintin ( talk) 06:25, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I'll try one myself. Which legendary cricketer, who has a fine Test record and an exceptionally good first class record, is according to Britannica 'a North American cricketer' and 'one of the greatest of all time' ? Tintin ( talk) 08:47, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
?Ranji? Johnlp 10:19, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I'm new to this, so apologies if get something wrong...
What have Alan Wells, Mike Watkinson, Kim Barnett and Colin Cowdrey got in common? KingStrato 20:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
In which year did Wisden first publish its Cricketers' Almanack? (There is a trick in the question.) -- ALoan (Talk) 12:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
93 grounds have hosted Test cricket. But how many of those have hosted only a single Test match? Stephen Turner ( Talk) 16:26, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, I was castigated for my last question (I don't read Ask Stev/phen on a religious basis, and the point is not included in our article)...
Anyway, a new question: when did the highest court in England consider consider the legality of cricket balls "escaping" from Cheetham Cricket Ground in Manchester by being hit for six? -- ALoan (Talk) 03:11, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
What common distinction is held by the following bowlers: Jim Laker, Geoff Dymock, S Venkataraghavan, Abdul Qadir, Waqar Younis and Muthiah Muralitharan? Nabhen 04:41, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
This question is quite inspired by the last. In fact, the correct answer to this question was my first guess as to what Nabhen was looking for in the last question. This is probably only a hint if you are a mind-reader, though, because my first guess was nowhere near correct...;-)
What common distinction is shared by the following bowlers: Sir Richard Hadlee, Narendra Hirwani, Michael Holding, Imran Khan, Jim Laker, Bob Massie, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Hugh Tayfield?
(As far as I can find) There are only two non-Indian Test cricketers who have died in India. One was Frank Walters who died off the coast of Bombay. Which young cricketer was the other ? Tintin ( talk) 11:43, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Ranji and Duleep both died in India, but played for England. But presumably you don't mean them. Johnlp 14:08, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Ross Gregory, then. Johnlp 19:09, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Which reserve wicketkeeper opened the bowling in a Test match, failed to take a wicket, and never played Test cricket again? Johnlp 20:44, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
That's the one. Edgbaston, 1967. Over to you. Johnlp 23:38, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
What is the longest non-playing spell after which a player made a comeback in first class cricket? -- Deville ( Talk) 05:20, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Why and when was the coin re-tossed for a test match because of a doubtful call? Dingbatdan 09:32, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Another legal question. Which English first-class cricketer went to court in the 1920s to defend his "nest egg"; and which Australian Test cricket had a similar (less successful) court case in the 1950s? -- ALoan (Talk) 09:20, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
Which Test player was a member of the All-Party Students' Action Committee? Johnlp 20:12, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
Yes, it was. In the England tour of Pakistan that was hastily arranged in 1968-69 after the D'Oliveira affair to replace the cancelled South Africa series, students were leading protests against the rule of the Pakistan president Ayub Khan. The protests led, eventually, to Ayub Khan stepping down and to the secession of East Pakistan as the separate state of Bangladesh. Aftab Gul was one of the student leaders and it was said that the cricket authorities in Lahore were pressured into picking him for the Test team: in fact, he was an extremely good opening bat anyway, and went on to play in six Tests, touring England twice, and though his actual figures are disappointing he was a Test player on merit. He became a radical lawyer in his later career and in one book there is a story, presumably apocryphal, of him being arrested because authorities said they had found a SAM-7 missile under his bed. Over to you, Tintin. Johnlp 07:02, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
A very obscure one that I learned last weekend. Henry Vansittart was the Governor of Bengal in the the 18th century and died before cricket struck root in India. What is his closest connection with cricket in India ? Tintin ( talk) 07:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
Aaqib Javed was the youngest player to take a hat-trick in an ODI. Who was the oldest? -- ALoan (Talk) 11:41, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm thinking of an event which happened in first-class cricket more than a half-century ago. There was once a first-class batting record which stood for fifteen minutes or so, then was taken away for a half-hour, and then was restored and stood for more than 40 years. In short, what the deuce am I talking about? -- Deville ( Talk) 12:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
What is interesting about the scorecard of the Leics v Northants match at Grace Road in 1967 ? Tintin ( talk) 12:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
The start of whose first-class career is this? He made his first-class debut and played seven matches on one continent; then played three more first-class matches on a second continent; then went to a third continent and played eight first-class matches; and then played two first-class matches on a fourth continent. All of this was within 15 months. His later career was somewhat less geographically frenetic. Johnlp 13:43, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Good point. So I'd better add that this player I'm thinking of never played Test cricket and never went on an official tour on which Tests were played. Johnlp 14:03, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Which England Test captain also played for the national hockey team? -- ALoan (Talk) 15:25, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
A question relevant to English domestic cricket, since the 2006 season starts on Friday; Stephen Fleming from New Zealand captained Nottinghamshire to the County Championship in 2005. Before that, who was the last player born outside the UK to captain his team to the Championship? Sam Vimes 16:23, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
Time for Rule 3 Tintin ( talk) 06:25, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I'll try one myself. Which legendary cricketer, who has a fine Test record and an exceptionally good first class record, is according to Britannica 'a North American cricketer' and 'one of the greatest of all time' ? Tintin ( talk) 08:47, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
?Ranji? Johnlp 10:19, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I'm new to this, so apologies if get something wrong...
What have Alan Wells, Mike Watkinson, Kim Barnett and Colin Cowdrey got in common? KingStrato 20:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
In which year did Wisden first publish its Cricketers' Almanack? (There is a trick in the question.) -- ALoan (Talk) 12:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
93 grounds have hosted Test cricket. But how many of those have hosted only a single Test match? Stephen Turner ( Talk) 16:26, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Well, I was castigated for my last question (I don't read Ask Stev/phen on a religious basis, and the point is not included in our article)...
Anyway, a new question: when did the highest court in England consider consider the legality of cricket balls "escaping" from Cheetham Cricket Ground in Manchester by being hit for six? -- ALoan (Talk) 03:11, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
What common distinction is held by the following bowlers: Jim Laker, Geoff Dymock, S Venkataraghavan, Abdul Qadir, Waqar Younis and Muthiah Muralitharan? Nabhen 04:41, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
This question is quite inspired by the last. In fact, the correct answer to this question was my first guess as to what Nabhen was looking for in the last question. This is probably only a hint if you are a mind-reader, though, because my first guess was nowhere near correct...;-)
What common distinction is shared by the following bowlers: Sir Richard Hadlee, Narendra Hirwani, Michael Holding, Imran Khan, Jim Laker, Bob Massie, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Hugh Tayfield?
(As far as I can find) There are only two non-Indian Test cricketers who have died in India. One was Frank Walters who died off the coast of Bombay. Which young cricketer was the other ? Tintin ( talk) 11:43, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Ranji and Duleep both died in India, but played for England. But presumably you don't mean them. Johnlp 14:08, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Ross Gregory, then. Johnlp 19:09, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Which reserve wicketkeeper opened the bowling in a Test match, failed to take a wicket, and never played Test cricket again? Johnlp 20:44, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
That's the one. Edgbaston, 1967. Over to you. Johnlp 23:38, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
What is the longest non-playing spell after which a player made a comeback in first class cricket? -- Deville ( Talk) 05:20, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Why and when was the coin re-tossed for a test match because of a doubtful call? Dingbatdan 09:32, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
Another legal question. Which English first-class cricketer went to court in the 1920s to defend his "nest egg"; and which Australian Test cricket had a similar (less successful) court case in the 1950s? -- ALoan (Talk) 09:20, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
Which Test player was a member of the All-Party Students' Action Committee? Johnlp 20:12, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
Yes, it was. In the England tour of Pakistan that was hastily arranged in 1968-69 after the D'Oliveira affair to replace the cancelled South Africa series, students were leading protests against the rule of the Pakistan president Ayub Khan. The protests led, eventually, to Ayub Khan stepping down and to the secession of East Pakistan as the separate state of Bangladesh. Aftab Gul was one of the student leaders and it was said that the cricket authorities in Lahore were pressured into picking him for the Test team: in fact, he was an extremely good opening bat anyway, and went on to play in six Tests, touring England twice, and though his actual figures are disappointing he was a Test player on merit. He became a radical lawyer in his later career and in one book there is a story, presumably apocryphal, of him being arrested because authorities said they had found a SAM-7 missile under his bed. Over to you, Tintin. Johnlp 07:02, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
A very obscure one that I learned last weekend. Henry Vansittart was the Governor of Bengal in the the 18th century and died before cricket struck root in India. What is his closest connection with cricket in India ? Tintin ( talk) 07:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
Aaqib Javed was the youngest player to take a hat-trick in an ODI. Who was the oldest? -- ALoan (Talk) 11:41, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm thinking of an event which happened in first-class cricket more than a half-century ago. There was once a first-class batting record which stood for fifteen minutes or so, then was taken away for a half-hour, and then was restored and stood for more than 40 years. In short, what the deuce am I talking about? -- Deville ( Talk) 12:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)