Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/Quiz/archive66

Q1301
Outside cricket, what linked Victor Trumper to Sammy Carter? Moondyne (talk) 15:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Their sports goods business? Johnlp (talk) 15:27, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking of something that is of a business nature, but slightly more personal and a specific event. Moondyne (talk) 00:43, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Carter was one of Trumper's pall bearers but that doesn't sound like an answer. Tintin 03:05, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thats close enough. Richie Benaud My Spin on Cricket says Carter was his undertaker.  Moondyne (talk) 05:51, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Btw, there is a video of Trumper's funeral procession here - http://aso.gov.au/titles/newsreels/australasian-gazette-last/clip1/ Tintin 08:08, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1302
What happened for (as far as I know) the only time in Test cricket at Leeds 1957 (http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22597.html ) ? Tintin 01:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Four wickets in four balls. Ovshake (talk) 02:58, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

An opening batsman taking seven wickets. Three bowlers bowling seventeen overs. Five bowlers used in an all-out innings and the range being 6.3 overs. Ovshake (talk) 03:00, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 4 in 4 was what I was looking for. An opening batsman has taken 9 WI, and also 8&7 WI, a hattrick, and a pair btw. Tintin 04:06, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Trueman took a wicket off the last ball of an over, and Loader took a hattrick with the next three. Tintin 04:07, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1303
Complete the following sentence: Martin Suji, Tony Suji, Joseph Angara, Jimmy Kamande, Josephat Ababu are the only Kenyan ODI cricketers without Asian or European roots and ____________________________. Ovshake (talk) 14:05, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It's an off-field "feat". Ovshake (talk) 05:34, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Rather, it's a "feat" achieved the moment they took field. Think this way: what is common to the names when you think of Kenyan cricket? Ovshake (talk) 17:48, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * and...don't have a surname beginning with O?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 22:46, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Beginning or ending in O? --Roisterer (talk) 00:39, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

A bit more...? Ovshake (talk) 12:06, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * and have 5 letters in the surname?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 22:54, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Contains 'O' ...Sumant81 (talk) 14:38, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Correct. That simple, and that incredible. Take over, Sumant. Ovshake (talk) 01:45, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Anyone else with a question ,please go ahead Sumant81 (talk) 17:14, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Nothing from me - maybe Roisterer fancies a shout?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 19:06, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1304
Which batting legend, a veteran of over 100 tests, only one participated in one West Indies victory over England? KingStrato (talk) 09:16, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * David Gower ? As with regards to participation,I would assume he was a sub in one of the 1990 tour game ? Sumant81 (talk) 13:55, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Trick question? None of the English / West Indian legends with over 100 tests seems to have participated in only 1 WI victory over England. Each has participated in at least 4 wins. VasuVR  ( talk,  contribs ) 14:48, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * If we mean 'one West Indies Test victory over England', then is it Sunil Gavaskar, whose one Test as match referee was a WI victory over England? (He was also match referee for the ODI series, which had a few more WI victories in it) AllylViolinPudding (talk) 15:18, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, to clarify that should be one West Indies Test victory over England. It also means that Ally1ViolinPudding is spot on with the answer. Over to you. KingStrato (talk) 17:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1305
What bowling record is held uniquely by Jon Lewis and Ajantha Mendis, although a recent debutant is already 2/3 of the way to equalling them? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 11:06, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I would guess the recent debutant to be Devendra Bishoo and the part about 2/3 of the way seems to suggest ,it is a feat done in all 3 forms of the game,So is it more than 3 wickets on debut in all 3 forms? Sumant81 (talk) 14:35, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that was what I was going for. Your question...AllylViolinPudding (talk) 21:55, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1306
In ODIs,The 1st instance was by Colin Cowdrey in 1971 ,The 2nd instance by Doug Walters in 1972 ,The 3rd by Asif Iqbal in 1973,The 25th by Andy Roberts in 1980 ,The 50th instance by Roshan Mahanama in 1988 ,the 'nth' and last instance by AB De Villiers in 2009. What is the value of "n"? . Sumant81 (talk) 14:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It is batting related and there was only one odi played in 1971,only one played by Asif Iqbal in 1973,so it should be easy to see the sequence,looking similarly at other instances Sumant81 (talk) 10:38, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * One person's 'easy' is another person's "huh?"! WillE (talk) 12:40, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * 121? VasuVR  ( talk,  contribs ) 11:12, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * If it is not that could be 80, 82 or 84... No patience to go through seriously... (though I can blame it on work ;) ). VasuVR  ( talk,  contribs ) 11:12, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * going to need one answer amongst those and probably the reason too ...Sumant81 (talk) 11:26, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It is 84; Colin Cowdrey was the 1st player to score exactly 1 in a ODI, Doug Walters scored the 2nd '2', Roshan Mahanama scored the 50th score of exactly 50. AB's was the 84th instance of a score of 84. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 20:30, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That is correct ,The buck stops at 84 presently,There have been no 85 85's or 86 86s or any case where there are n instances > n runs after this. Sumant81 (talk) 02:57, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Q1307
This'll probably be a quick question. No-one has performed this at all in their international T20 career (but it is possible). The record in ODIs is shared by Jeremy Bray, Colin Ingram, Thilan Samaraweera and Ahmed Shehzad. Who holds the record uniquely in Test cricket? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 16:46, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Ravi Bopara Most 100s without a fifty Sumant81 (talk) 12:05, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * We really must stop going back and forth like this! You're right, Sumant. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 12:32, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * A question, Sumant? Anyone else, perhaps? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 08:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1308
I own the record for playing for maximum number of T20 teams as much as 9 .Who am I ? Sumant81 (talk) 18:08, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * You are Sumant81 and I congratulate you. KingStrato (talk) 21:35, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I would wish that but I am not that I .Start guessing ..Sumant81 (talk) 06:56, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * RtD? 207.218.21.5 (talk) 13:38, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Not Rtd,Rtd has played for 6 ,as many as 6 others have played for 8 teams too Sumant81 (talk) 13:56, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Suraj Randiv? Ovshake (talk) 07:16, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No not him,not anyone from sub-continent ,is playing for a different ipl team from last year though...Sumant81 (talk) 16:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Scott Styris? Ovshake (talk) 19:46, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Styris indeed fits the criterion. His teams have been Auckland, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Durham, Essex, Middlesex, New Zealand, New Zealand A and Northern Districts. The eight-team players are Brad Hodge, Brendon McCullum, Dirk Nannes, Chris Gayle, Shoaib Akhtar and, well, no idea about who the sixth one is. Ovshake (talk) 20:00, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Scott Styris is correct ,the NZ A probably helped him edge over the others ,The missing person for the 8 teams representation is Yasir Arafat Sumant81 (talk) 03:00, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1309
I'm not sure whether this has a unique answer, but which cricketer has played for three IPL sides? Ovshake (talk) 03:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Guess not an unique answer Manish Pandey,Robin Uthappa,Mohammad Kaif,Shikhar Dhawan have played for 3 ,not sure if there are others... Sumant81 (talk) 04:45, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm cancelling this question. I suppose it was a pathetic, ill-researched one. New question: Three cricketers played in the same World Cup final. Later on, they worked together at a non-cricket venture. Who am I talking about? Ovshake (talk) 07:34, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hint: The venture took place two years after the World Cup final. Ovshake (talk) 13:55, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

This is the 1983 World Cup final I'm talking about. Ovshake (talk) 18:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Huh? No one? Ovshake (talk) 10:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

It involved one of the captains and one of the wicket-keepers. Ovshake (talk) 11:07, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, all three of them acted in a movie. Ovshake (talk) 17:37, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Sandeep Patil, Syed Kirmani and Clive Lloyd were all in the 1985 film 'Kabhi Ajnabi The', apparently, so I suppose that's it? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 20:14, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes. Your turn now. Ovshake (talk) 04:51, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1310
What (perhaps slightly embarassing) career fact applies, I believe uniquely, to Ed Joyce and Peter McGlashan? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 11:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Younger sister's with a test cap who made their international debuts before them? Shanbhag.rohan 14:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * That's a very specific answer, but it's more or less what I was going for. I was intending it to be 'international cricketers who haven't played Test cricket, but whose sisters have'. Your question next. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 14:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1311
Quite a simple one I suppose- Who is the only cricketer to win a MoM award in a communist country?Shanbhag.rohan 15:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Are we discussing Mens' International Cricket here? Ovshake (talk) 04:55, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I suppose you mean Grenada, a communist country till the American invasion of 1983. In that case it's Gordon Greenidge in this match. Ovshake (talk) 05:00, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

yes,Ovshake gets this one.Shanbhag.rohan 15:11, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1312
Should be very easy. What does the following sequence represent? 33, 23, 20, 7, 6 (thrice), 3 (twice), 1 (seven times), 1, 2? Please note that there can be a parallel sequence of 8, 2 (thrice). Ovshake (talk) 06:03, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Maximum number of caught,bowled,lbw (set in the recent Pak WI match),runout,stumped,hitwicket,handled the ball,obstructing the field,retired out in a match,the parallel sequence being the not outs (not out and retired not out) Sumant81 (talk) 18:06, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Precisely. Take over. Ovshake (talk) 07:22, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1313
In 1949 what was the change made by MCC to the law with regards to "deliberate padding" while running a leg bye? Sumant81 (talk) 04:20, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The requirement to be "playing a shot"? although I would have said that was later than '49.&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 07:23, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No and the requirement to be playing a shot was in the rules much earlier Sumant81 (talk) 08:43, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hint:Something to do with the dead ball Sumant81 (talk) 03:05, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Is it that the ball becomes dead after the batsman have completed a run/bye (which doesn't count), but gives the fielders chance for a run-out?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 08:53, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Absolutely .The earlier rule stated that the ball would become dead as soon as the deliberate padding was offered.The rule was changed to indicating a dead ball once the run was completed,for precisely the same reason that you have pointed out.Over to you Sumant81 (talk) 09:08, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

See Q157!&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 09:25, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * A club mate of mine was 'run out' when one short of a career best failing to make a second 'run' for a no shot leg bye! My protestations from the boundary as to what the law says were not heeded. WillE (talk) 18:43, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1314
Who now has Shane Watson on top of his hit-list?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 09:25, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Every Aussie supporter sitting in front of me at Lords for the infamous neutral Pakistan test. For some reason, they despise him and begrudged every moment of his success. They laughed themselves silly when Shahihd Afridi was attacking, and booed him when he got wickets. Go figure. WillE (talk) 18:45, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh dear! Not quite who I was thinking of...perhaps I should have said hit-list?&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 21:34, 20 May 2011 (UTC) OK, this person got 2/3 of the way there this week.&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 22:06, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Graham Napier with most sixes in first class and T20 innings. I know Shane Watson holds the record for an ODI ,but I am not sure if it is the record for ListA as well .Sumant81 (talk) 06:39, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

That's what I was looking for. (equally I wasn't 100% sure about the ODI/List A record, but I think Watson's innings is the record in both fields). You're up again Sumant.&mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 07:22, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * There are quite a few instances where the boundaries haven't been recorded, but Gerrie Snyman hit 17 sixes in this match. &mdash;Raven42 (talk) 08:27, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1315
What ODI record is this.?There have been only 485 instances till date and the only ones above 5 are Shoaib Malik 11, Upul Chandana 8, Joseph Angara 8,Shoaib Mohammad 7,John Bracewell 7,Asif Mujtaba 6 Sumant81 (talk) 15:22, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Sub catches? Tintin 04:10, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * List for Leading catches as substitute it is .Over to you Sumant81 (talk) 04:59, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1316
I came across a post-war match played between a team touring India and a local team. The Indian team had 7-8 Test players but it is not given fc status apparently because it was 12-a-side match. One interesting aspect of the match was that the home captain opened the batting for the Indian team, while the visiting captain opened the bowling and bowled an over of underarm deliveries at the Indian captain. The question simply is - who were the two captains ? Tintin 05:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Kunwar Singh a k a Raja Maharaj Singh and John Goddard in this match? Ovshake (talk) 15:37, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, Raja Maharaj Singh. The fc match that he played at the age of 72 was not his only major match. When he was a young man of 70, he played against Goddard's West Indians in 1948/49 and one year later appeared against the First Commonwealth XI. In the latter match, with his team facing defeat, Singh scored an important 20 in 80 minutes (yup, 80 minutes in the sun) and was involved in a last wicket stand of 43 in 29 minutes. Tintin 16:27, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1317
This, apparently, is a rather innocent-looking abandoned match at Old Trafford. The events of which classic movie coincided with this test that never happened? Ovshake (talk) 16:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade--Roberry (talk) 01:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Was it? Really? I didn't have any idea - can you prove this? :O Ovshake (talk) 05:54, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The movie in question is actually considered one of the best in the genre. Ovshake (talk) 05:55, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

... and is a movie made by one of the greatest in that genre. The movie also mentions Walter Hammond and Clarrie Grimmett during conversations. Ovshake (talk) 13:37, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I knew it was a Hitchcock movie and further digging leads me to find The Lady Vanishes Sumant81 (talk) 14:03, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

It indeed is. Charters and Caldicott try to get some sort of information on the test, only to learn that the test has been abandoned, once the train reached London. Ovshake (talk) 17:31, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Any one else with a question please Sumant81 (talk) 06:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Q1318
In what list does Stephen Fleming, Tony Greig and Mark Taylor come 2nd, 3rd and 4th resepctively? And who is number one? Moondyne (talk) 00:15, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, number one is Bob Simpson. What is the list?  Moondyne (talk) 00:31, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I was thinking "List of non-wicketkeepers ranked by average catches per Test match played" but my calcuations have Taylor ranked before Greig on that list. (Taylor 157/104=1.509, Greig 87/58=1.500). -- Mattinbgn (talk) 00:54, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Per Innings with a min qualification of 50 tests seems to work out Sumant81 (talk) 02:08, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It was non-wicketkeeper catches/innings taken from this. Its yours Sumant81.  Moondyne (talk) 05:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

With that, Sumant81, heartiest congratulations for taking the top spot in the quiz. Here's an applause your way! Ovshake (talk) 07:27, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ovshake for the special applause Sumant81 (talk) 15:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Q1319
Mr X ended his career by taking his first career wicket in the last match that he played.Nobody has played more matches than X before getting their first career wicket and ending their career in the same match.Who is Mr X? Sumant81 (talk) 15:24, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Don Kenyon? Ovshake (talk) 19:27, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I am looking at only test matches. Sumant81 (talk) 03:26, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Murray Chapple? Ovshake (talk) 04:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Nice guess, He is actually second on that list .Look a bit further..Sumant81 (talk) 07:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh. Hemu Adhikari. Ovshake (talk) 08:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct, He played 21 matches ,and he got 3 wickets in his last match which were his only career wickets. Sumant81 (talk) 08:35, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes. I got misled and landed up at Chapple because I overlooked people with 1+ career wickets. Ovshake (talk) 17:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Q1320
Should be very easy: Which episode of a famous television series mentions the protagonist (to everyone's delight) going on about the last day of this test? Ovshake (talk) 06:54, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Once again, a thriller. Ovshake (talk) 03:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hercule Poirot? --Roisterer (talk) 05:24, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but which episode? Ovshake (talk) 08:06, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It's quite unexpectedly hillarious - the way the Belgian narrated on the day's play. Ovshake (talk) 08:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Murder on the Orient Express? WillE (talk) 11:17, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I shall wait for a while on this, and if it comes down to random guesses I shall give it to Roisterer. I shall also post a Youtube link that contains the lines for everyone. Ovshake (talk) 04:00, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I think I shall give it to Roisterer. It's Four and Twenty Blackbirds, and the video is here, look at 8.20 onwards. Capital. :) Ovshake (talk) 08:03, 10 June 2011 (UTC)