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Q1
Who was the bowler to take Don Bradman's second last wicket in test cricket?


 * Dick Pollard (CricketArchive page on Pollard, List of Tests played by Bradman, His last Test shows that his only innings was his "b Hollies 0", In the previous Test he was not out 173 in the second innings, but "b Pollard 33" in the first, jguk 17:51, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Q2
Who was the last white man to play for the West Indies? jguk 17:52, 22 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Geoff Greenidge, April 11 1973. A Google search got this one easily. See, , . And here's a picture of him. Stephen Turner 19:27, 22 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Seems I should have done a google search on that some time ago - I've often wondered what the answer was, yet never known:) jguk

Current player Brendan Nash, most recent test v Australia December 2009 212.74.97.211 (talk) GeoffH 30December2009
 * Brendan Nash is the correct answer as on date, Vikram Maingi (talk) 11:00, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Incorrect. Despite his light complexion, Nash has repeatedly stated he is of mixed parentage. BillhomEls (talk) 20:40, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Q3
Trying to find a question that you can't just do a Google search on... Rank all players according to the lowest batting average they had at any point in their career. (Players with at least 20 innings to keep it sensible). Who are the best two Test players and the best two ODI players (i.e. their batting average never got too low)? Stephen Turner 20:58, 22 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but can I take a stab at Chris Martin (NZ) and Maninder Singh (BAN) for Tests and Glenn McGrath (AUS) and Alan Donald (RSA) for ODi's? -- Ian &equiv; talk 00:28, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Maninder Singh is very much an Indian cricketer. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:08, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

OK, I obviously wasn't clear. Sorry. Let me try and rephrase the question. We're looking for good batsmen here &mdash; batsmen whose batting average has remained high thoughout their careers. Bradman's lowest ever Test average was 9.50 (after two innings) &mdash; not very good. Andrew Strauss's worst so far is 45.38 (after thirteen innings). This is very good, although not good enough to be in the top two. One man's Test average never dropped below 60 throughout his entire career. He's therefore the first name I'm looking for. Clear now? Stephen Turner 07:03, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Is it Graeme Pollock? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  09:10, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * No, Graeme Pollock's average was only 14.33 after his third innings. Sorry, this question is obviously harder than I thought! Stephen Turner 09:51, 23 October 2005 (UTC)\
 * I know who's average never dropped below 60: Herbert Sutcliffe. He's one of those batsmen who deserves a lot more fame and respect than he has. The next highest is Javed Miandad, the only other batsman who's average never dropped below 50. For One day matches, the two highest are Michael Bevan (never dropped below 40), and Allan Lamb. HowStat! has a nice big list for both tests and ODIs. Raven4x4x 10:09, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * You're correct! Well done. I didn't know about the Howstat! site before. Here are their lists: Tests, ODIs. I knew the answer for Test players, and I worked it out for ODI players myself. Stephen Turner 10:25, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

It may be worth pointing out that Ashwell Prince is currently higher than Lamb in the ODI table (after 33 innings), and Mahendra Dhoni has joined Bevan with a career ODI batting average over 50. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)


 * And Michael Hussey will be joining at the head of that 30-innings qualification list very shortly. -- ALoan (Talk) 01:00, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Q4
OK, after a bit of thought, here it is. Which player played the most first-class matches before they scored their first century? Raven4x4x 11:08, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Would that be Derek Underwood? -- Ian &equiv; talk 12:34, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed it is Derek Underwood: Derek took a whole 591 matches before reaching his first 100, 20 years after his first match. Congratualtions Ian!
 * I believe he was 39 years old when it happened. He was presumably most relieved! -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:01, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Q5
A fairly easy one I'm guessing: Which batsman played in more that 40 Tests and averaged over 40 but was never in a winning side? -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:12, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Bert Sutcliffe Tintin 13:13, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Spot on!~ Over to you TinTin. -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:14, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Drat - you beat me to it by 6 minutes! I guessed it had to be a New Zealander, then it was a case of which one - List of New Zealand Test cricketers makes it clear it has to be Sutcliffe, jguk 13:19, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Q6
Who holds the record for the longest gap between fc and Test debut - he made his Test debut some 21 years after playing his first fc match ? (The wiki article about him is written by a non-member of WP:Cricket It talks about his debuts without specifically saying that it is a record.) Tintin 13:21, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Would it be Ewart Astill? (and not a bad article by the looks) -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:32, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Not Astill, but he looks mighty close. Astill's debuts were 21 years and 4 months apart, but for the subject of the question it was 21 years and nine months. Tintin 13:40, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * How's about Joseph Vine? I'm not sure of the time span, but I know it was a lot of fc matches -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:47, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

James Southerton? OK, I wrote that article, but his first first-class game was in 28 September 1854 and his Test debut was on 15 March 1877, some 22 years, 5 months and 15 days later, jguk 13:48, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Damn. I got it wrong then. I was thinking about Rockley Wilson. Over to jguk :-/ Tintin 13:53, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * That's isn't right either. Nelson Betancourt with a 24/171 gap holds the record. My source had specifically said that Wilson's record was for county cricketers whose fc career began after 1877 but I missed it. Sorry for the mess. Tintin 13:59, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Q7
Which trophy was competed for by the Australian and West Indian World Series Supertest sides? jguk 15:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Was it the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup? -- Ian &equiv; talk 00:32, 24 October 2005 (UTC)


 * This page seems to suggest that it was the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Stephen Turner 16:07, 24 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Stephen, I think you're right - mine was a complete guess. In hindsight I don't believe the B&H WSC Cup started till 80/81.  Gjuk seems to have gone AWOL - other priorities I'm guessing. To keep the ball rolling how about you taking Q8. -- Ian &equiv; talk 01:03, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah yes, well that's the problem with getting one right! Thinks... OK, here's one. Stephen Turner 10:17, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Q8
Who has played in both the Cricket World Cup and the Rugby World Cup? Stephen Turner 10:17, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it is Namibia's Rudi van Vuuren.  Da Gizza  Chat (c) 11:01, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Is the correct answer. Over to you for question 9. Stephen Turner 11:22, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * And I'm off to start the Rudi van Vuuren article. Stephen Turner 11:25, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * And Jan-Berrie Burger, why not? Stephen Turner 12:01, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Q9
In which year and on which ground did India record its first Test victory in England?  Da Gizza  Chat (c) 11:30, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * It was The Oval, 1971. Cricinfo gave me the answer. I was surprised that India have only won four out of forty-five Tests in England. I'd forgotten how bad they were away from home through most of their history. Stephen Turner 12:18, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't you mean are? :-P Ahem World XI ahem... Nil Einne 16:11, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


 * That's right, I need to find a harder question next time. On to you Stephen.  Da Gizza  Chat (c) 07:02, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Q10
How many Test matches have been played on neutral grounds (i.e., in neither team's country)? Stephen Turner 08:17, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Three between Pakistan and Australia in 2002-03 (one in Sri Lanka, two at Sharjah), two between Pakistan and West Indies in 2001-02, three in the 1912 Triangular Tournament and the Asian Test Championship final 1998-99, for a total of 9. Sam Vimes 10:51, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * That's correct! Over to you. Stephen Turner 11:07, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Pakistan has now played quite a lot in UAElike playing against Australia,SriLanka etc., besides a 2 match series against Australia in England, Vikram Maingi (talk) 11:04, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Q11
OK, probably easy...who took the first five-wicket-haul in an ODI? Sam Vimes 11:13, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * That'd be Dennis Lillee v Pakistan in a 1975 Cricket World Cup qualifier . He conceded only 34 runs. -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:57, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Your turn. Sam Vimes 15:01, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Q12
another easy one...which cricketer was knighted whilst on tour in England in 1990? -- Ian &equiv; talk 15:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Worked that out within 3 minutes :-P Obviously had to be a knight so would be Sir and thought of all the recent crickters I knew who were Sirs. Being a NZer Richard Hadlee was the first to spring to mind, a few checks confirms I'm likely correct Richard Hadlee [] []. Also the first (only?) cricketer to be knighted while still playing... Nil Einne 15:56, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Vizzy was knighted between two Tests of the Indian tour of England in 1936. But to call him a cricketer would be a slight exaggeration and the knighthood had more to do with sycophancy than cricket. Tintin 16:03, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Mr Hadlee it is. It's your over Nil Einne -- Ian &equiv; talk 16:59, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Q13
A very easy one again. It's so easy, I'll ask multiple related questions, hope you all don't mind.Nil Einne 17:32, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Who are the defending champions of cricket for the Commonwealth games?
 * Which test playing entities didn't compete in this competition and why?


 * I really should be leaving this for Loganberry, but I can't resist...defending champions are South Africa, and the test playing entities who did not compete were the West Indies (because the Commonwealth Games did not permit the separate nations to enter one single team) and England, because the tournament clashed with the end of the County Championship. Sam Vimes 21:21, 26 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Yep. As you hinted, theres a wiki article on it at Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games thanks to Loganberry. I couldn't think of anything that difficult so decided to ask this as I'm also part Malaysian and have always held an interest in this for obvious reasons. Although at the time I wasn't a cricketing fan and so didn't go to any of the matches.
 * BTW, I was also planning to ask this but decided it'll just get too redundant; Brian Lara did not take part (amongst others of course) because his home country, Trinidad and Tobago (I think) did not have a team.
 * Over to you unless you want to let Loganberry take it. Nil Einne 10:08, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

Q14
While the cat (or rabbit)'s away... ;)


 * Which of the current England Test eleven have played in the most successive Test matches up to and including the 5th Test at the Oval? Sam Vimes 12:04, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Marcus Trescothick?  Da Gizza  Chat (c) 12:35, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Right - with 39 Tests, he's played the lot since the 5th Test v India in 2002. Your turn. Sam Vimes 13:59, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Still some way off 153 then. (Although personally I find Cal Ripken's record of 2632 consecutive Major League Baseball games even more impressive). Stephen Turner 14:16, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Baseball games hardly last a few hours, and besides, they play many matches in a year. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:08, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Why do you compare Test cricket with domestic baseball matches ? The record for English county cricket is 423 matches by Ken Suttle, and IMNSHO, it is more impressive than the baseball record. Tintin 19:30, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


 * You're right, that would be a better comparison. Interestingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, all three of the records we've mentioned span about the same period of time &mdash; 15 years &mdash; so in that sense they're all pretty comparable. I think Ripken's number is impressive because it represents more days on which he had to be fit, although of course the wear and tear from playing for three hours is less than playing for six or seven hours. Stephen Turner 10:48, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Q15
Sorry for the delay, anyway which famous cricketer has also represented an international field hockey team?  Da Gizza  <i style="color:orange;">Chat</i> <b style="color:gold;">(c)</b> 11:56, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Brian Booth, M.J. Gopalan. Jonty Rhodes as well, I think. Tintin 11:58, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh, I was meant to say One Day International cricketer, so the answer was only Jonty Rhodes. Nonetheless, well done Tintin! The next question is yours.  Da Gizza  <i style="color:orange;">Chat</i> <b style="color:gold;">(c)</b> 12:05, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Q16
He, in his pre-Test cricket days, was banned for a year and half (or so) for disputing an umpiring decision and causing a minor riot. He used this spare time to play some serious football and represented his country in World Cup qualifying round matches. Who ? Tintin 14:07, 28 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Might need a clue here! I presume you're referring to Football World Cup -- Ian &equiv; talk 15:07, 28 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Football world cup. Hint : he has been part of a cricket world cup winning team too. Tintin 15:21, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

A complete guess here - Viv Richards? jguk 16:42, 28 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Richards it is. Over to jguk. Tintin 16:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Q17
On 20 October 1973 the first ever game between a touring side against an African South African XI occurred. What teams were playing, and what was the result? jguk 19:18, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Would that be Western Province v DH Robins' XI (match drawn)? -- Ian &equiv; talk 22:48, 28 October 2005 (UTC) sorry, that match started 26 October 1973 -- Ian &equiv; talk 22:52, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

The DH Robins' XI bit is correct though:) jguk 18:29, 30 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Hmmm. I understood there were several DH Robins' tours: the first in Jan-Feb 1973, the second in Oct-Dec 1973 and two others in Mar-Apr 1975 and Jan-Feb 1976.  My crossed out answer referred to the first match of the second series, so I'm guessing that these tourists played a match that's either not mentioned in Cricinfo and/or was somewhere other than S. Africa. A question: Is it mentioned in Cricinfo? -- Ian &equiv; talk 01:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, it's not mentioned in Cricinfo. The match you referred to above was the fourth match of the tour. Before that there's the match I am referring to on 20 October, a match against Orange Free State on 23 October, which Derrick Robins' XI won courtesy of the rain rules, and a match on 24 October against Griqualand West, which Derrick Robins' XI won by 85 runs.

Do you give up? :) jguk 08:50, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I surrender! -- Ian &equiv; talk 09:11, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

I think it was SA African Cricket Board XI vs D H Robins XI at Soweto, but I don't know the result. It's mentioned in the obits for Khaya Majola in 2000. -- Johnlp 14:40, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * It was at Jabavu Stadium, Moroka. EK Majola scored 7 and got 2 for 48 from his 9 overs. Given there are only four possible results in a cricket game (plus the possibility of an abandoned) it might be worth a guess:) jguk 16:49, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I guess the Africans won or you wouldn't have bothered asking. Stephen Turner 16:57, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Or a tie. Which might have been diplomatic. The Moroka-Jabavu Stadium in Soweto seems to hold jazz festivals now. Johnlp 17:33, 1 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Actually, Robins' XI won by 222 runs, with Graham Roope and John Edrich scoring centuries in a total of 359 and John Gleeson taking seven for 33 as the African board XI scored 137. Wisden calls the South African team the "South African African XI" (Wisden 1975, page 961). Johnlp 21:10, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

A win for Johnlp. Over to you for the next question! Maybe you should sign up on WP:Cricket, jguk 20:29, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Q18
This one is probably too easy, so we'll make it a double question. These days, Test cricketers play so few first-class games that they rarely manage to make 1,000 runs in an English season. But it wasn't always thus. So which Test cricketer completed 1,000 runs in a season but averaged fewer than 18 runs per innings? And which other Test cricketer completed 1,000 runs in a season with a top score of just 60? Name the two cricketers and the two seasons. Johnlp 22:14, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

The first is Harold Gilligan in 1923 Tintin 22:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

That's right. Well done. And the second? Johnlp 22:44, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Do we need a clue? Think fraternal: one of a pair of test-playing brothers. Johnlp 08:59, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * John, I don't think anyone's going to get this. Suggest putting us out of our misery and awarding next turn to Tintin -- Ian &equiv; talk 01:24, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Fine. Over to you, Tintin. The answer, by the way, is Derek (Dick) Richardson of Worcestershire, brother of the more famous Peter and the winner of just one Test cap, against West Indies in 1957. He achieved this spectacularly mediocre feat the following year, 1958. Johnlp 09:12, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Q19
Thanks. What is uniquely common between Johnny Douglas and Jack MacBryan ? Tintin 11:40, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Anything to do with the Fourth Test against South Africa at Manchester in 1924, which was almost entirely rained off? It was Douglas's last and MacBryan's only. MacBryan neither batted nor bowled, which is a unique Test record in itself; Douglas bowled just eight overs. Johnlp 11:57, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * No. The answer that I am looking for is a non-cricketing feat. Tintin 12:01, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Both won olympic gold medals -- Ian &equiv; talk 12:17, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * That is the answer. Over to you. Tintin 12:52, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Q20
Who am I? I played in 68 Tests and died in a plane crash. -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:35, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Hansie Cronje. Johnlp 13:36, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * That's close enough. Your turn. -- Ian &equiv; talk 13:47, 8 November 2005 (UTC)