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Q1341
Give definitions, validated by Wikipedia, of what a triple hat trick is, what a double hat trick is, and by association, what the correct term for a score of 101 is. WillE (talk) 21:20, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * A double hat trick is 4 wickets in 4 balls. A triple hat trick is 5 wickets in 5 (as explained on Wikipedia's hat trick page). Which makes 101 a double century, I guess? Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 21:33, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

I tried to Like Gilgamesh's response, and then realised this wasn't Facebook. :D Ovshake (talk) 04:35, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct, but can we all vow never to use such terms in polite and informed company? WillE (talk) 10:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks WillE. And thanks Ovshake; I'm sorry you didn't like it, but appreciate that you tried. That's all one can ask, I guess. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 11:28, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * :D WillE. Ovshake (talk) 16:42, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Q1342
Amongst the many achievements of Sir Len Hutton, he has one unwanted achievement that remains unique in Test Cricket (though not in 1st class or ODI). What is it? Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 11:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Getting out obstructing the field? Surely cannot be that easy a question? :O Ovshake (talk) 16:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * That's right. Didn't think it was so easy. Mark Ramprakash has just become the 22nd first-class victim. Over to you Ovshake. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 21:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Q1343
What ODI record was set in this match? Ovshake (talk) 05:08, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Most bowlers used in a ODI (17)? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 09:14, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes. Too easy, perhaps. :( Ovshake (talk) 18:21, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1344
This may be another quick one: what occurrence in the First Class game last occurred, for the first time in four years, in this match? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 00:06, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * One player scoring more than an entire team did in either innings? Or batting for longer in a match than the opposition did (99.5 overs vs 43+54.5=98.5 overs, or 434 minutes vs 180+230=410 minutes) --Roberry (talk) 00:14, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's not what I'm looking for (the latter, for example happened in this Test ). For my occurrence, the last two times it happened before that South African game were in these two matches ( and ). AllylViolinPudding (talk) 12:35, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The occurrence does not relate to any specific event that took place on the field during the match. The fact that the second and third matches listed above were consecutive matches for the Essex is not a coincidence. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 12:23, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Specifically, it's not a coincidence as the Essex lineup are almost identical in each case. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 07:14, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Is this about retaining identical teams? Ovshake (talk) 07:36, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Seems unlikely, but a team with every player having a FC 100 to their name? WillE (talk) 09:15, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Mystery IP Address Man has it correct; these are the last matches where an entire batting teaming had previously made a first-class century. According to this list . Your question next (you may wish to re-sign your answer with your Wikipedia account, if you have one). AllylViolinPudding (talk) 17:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Somehow I suspect it's WillE. Ovshake (talk) 17:44, 5 August 2011 (UTC) Wha? Blimmin cheeck. Correct, of course. WillE (talk) 07:46, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Will you update the previous post and the points tally? Please? Ovshake (talk) 13:06, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * All out of questions a the moment - first one in can open up. WillE (talk) 15:06, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1345
Just to keep it ticking over, What does this sequence represent, and who is missing from the group, (but not from the sequence)? ..., Darren Gough, Shane Warne, Harbhajan Singh, Stuart Broad, ... --Roberry (talk) 01:11, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Nuwan Zoysa Sumant81 (talk) 14:41, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it's players who have both taken a Test hat-trick and been one of the wickets in a Test hat-trick. So Zoysa would be the correct answer.Tomaths (talk) 20:01, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I will give it you. Zoysa is the correct answer, and the reason he is not in the sequence - There are five players that have taken and been part of a Test hat-trick, but he is the only one that does not have one of the others as part of those hattricks (ie. he did not take the wicket of one of the other four in his hattrick, and was not one of the wickets in any of the other fours hattricks) --Roberry (talk) 12:11, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1346
OK, I'll ask the next question. It's a two-parter.

1) What is the lowest score that has never been the exact score of a batsman at the end of his innings in a Test match.

2) Which England Test batsman made that score twice in his first-class career. Tomaths (talk) 19:34, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) 229? &mdash;User:MDCollins (talk) 23:28, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

2) C B Fry, vs Surrey and Yorkshire. Ovshake (talk) 06:57, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Correct. Ovshake can ask the next question, as I'd say the second part was the harder part. Tomaths (talk) 09:19, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1347
Connect Archie Wiles, Asim Kamal, Bert Vogler, David Capel, Graeme Fowler, Graham Roope, Haseeb Ahsan, Hashim Amla, Jack Board, Javed Omar, Jo Angel, Mohsin Kamal, Madhav Mantri, Mohammad Salim, Pelham Warner and Rajin Saleh. Ovshake (talk) 11:15, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * What are the two low-profile Kamals doing there? Ovshake (talk) 19:26, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * They are all Test players whose surname is an anagram of the surname of another Test player. i.e. Jon Lewis, Kamran Akmal, George Glover, Winston Place, Andy Flower, Robert Poore, Shakib Al Hasan, Intikhab Alam, Stuart Broad, Jacob Oram, Lisle Nagel, Akmal again, Chris Martin, Rafiqul Islam, Arnold Warren and Clive Halse Tomaths (talk) 23:18, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Spot on. Over ToMaths! Ovshake (talk) 04:37, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1348
What is this list, and how does it continue?

Wasim Akram, Ian Botham, B. S. Chandrasekhar, Alan Davidson, John Emburey, Dilhara Fernando, Charlie Griffith,... Tomaths (talk) 09:15, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Is the sequence important? Ovshake (talk) 15:52, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes the sequence is important. I'm asking who is next in the sequence. Tomaths (talk) 16:47, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Michael Holding. No idea why, but it seems a reasonable guess. Johnlp (talk) 20:42, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No, not Michael Holding, but I can confirm that the person's surname does begin with H. Tomaths (talk) 23:57, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sir Richard Hadlee? I'm going to guess it's the most number of Test wickets for each letter of the alphabet. --Roisterer (talk) 02:26, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I thought that, but Gibbs has more than Griffith... Johnlp (talk) 08:09, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No, but you're on the right track. It is about Test wickets taken. Tomaths (talk) 08:11, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Neil Hawke? I may be overthinking this but the sequence seems to start high and decline as you pass through the alphabet. i.e. Akram took more wickets than Botham who took more than Chandra who took more than Davidson etc. etc. As far as I can tell, the bowler whose surname starts with "H" who took the most wickets&mdash;but no more than Griffith&mdash; was Hawke with 91. After Hawke would be Ironmonger on my theory. I have not back-checked the earlier sequence to see if this hypothesis holds true but it seems reasonable. -- Mattinbgn (talk) 08:34, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's the correct answer and the correct reason, well done. Mattinbgn's question next. Tomaths (talk) 08:51, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1349

 * What distinction is shared by Hugh Trumble, Vernon Ransford and Ian Johnson but eluded Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 11:10, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Being appointed secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club? Tomaths (talk) 14:40, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct! From 1911 to 1983, these three cricketers held the role of secretary of Australia's most famous sporting club. Ponsford and Bradman both applied for the job, but missed out - Bradman lost out to Ransford and Ponsford was overlooked in favour of Johnson. Over to you ... -- Mattinbgn (talk) 20:08, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1350
Excluding due to injury, what dubious honour has only been "achieved" in Test matches by Craig McDermott (twice), Colin Miller (once), Scott Muller (twice), Shaun Tait (once) and Stuart MacGill (three times, including twice in one Test)? Tomaths (talk) 10:04, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Batting below Glenn McGrath Sumant81 (talk) 13:28, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Spot on. Your question next. Tomaths (talk) 13:44, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1351
Which list do these names represent ,the duplicates have been removed. Khurram Chohan,Wasim Akram,Kyle Mills,Sunil Dhaniram,Thomas Odoyo,John Snow,Brett Lee,Piyush Chawla,Muttiah Muralitharan,Ed Rainsford,Graeme Cremer,Glenn McGrath,John Blain,Waqar Younis,Andre Botha,Shane Warne, Wasim Akram ,Ajantha Mendis,Jacob Oram. Sumant81 (talk) 16:05, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Is the sequence important? Does this have anything to do with world cups? Ovshake (talk) 18:09, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * No sequence is not important,and it is not world cup specific either ,just odi specific Sumant81 (talk) 04:13, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

No East African. Is that a coincidence? Ovshake (talk) 16:35, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Wasim Akram mentioned twice. Hmmm. Ovshake (talk) 16:36, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Removed the other occurence of Wasim Akram ,was an oversight on my part,No East African but do think of why John Snow is there. Sumant81 (talk) 16:40, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

It's not a country thing. There are three Australians, and more interestingly, two Canadians. Cannot see anything in Snow's career but that 12-6-11-4, but surely some of the others do not have such figures. Ovshake (talk) 17:08, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It is a country thing in a way,and Snow's above performance is the reason he is also in the list Sumant81 (talk) 05:51, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It is not a 'for' country thing though ... Sumant81 (talk) 02:49, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Best bowling figures AGAINST various countries? Ovshake (talk) 09:58, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Cannot be. No Chaminda Vaas. Ovshake (talk) 10:00, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Snow's record was against East Africa. So, best economy rate against a country for anyone with four wickets? Chawla was against Hong Kong. Ovshake (talk) 10:02, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
 * You are almost there,but will give it to you for "best bowling figures against various countries".It is quite simply the maximum wickets taken against each team (only countries,no Asia XI etc) .John Snow had 4 against east africa ,John Blain has 12 against Netherlands and so on. Sumant81 (talk) 10:12, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1352
What feat have Bernard Tancred, Billy Zulch, Len Hutton, Frank Worrell, Sidath Wettimuny, Desmond Haynes and Rahul Dravid achieved? Ovshake (talk) 05:24, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Carrying the bat in first and opening in second innings Sumant81 (talk) 05:54, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Surely most batsman carrying their bat are openers and would therefore open again in the second innings. Is this an exclusive list of those that have achieved the feat? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 06:23, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

You're almost there. Of course, as Mattinbgn has mentioned, there's something extra to it. Ovshake (talk) 06:49, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I mean in case of a follow on ,so back to back innings is what I wanted to say Sumant81 (talk) 07:08, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Precisely. Take over. Ovshake (talk) 07:11, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1353
I construct a certain list assuming the order of test caps is according to this query So the question quite simply is what is the list I have constructed? Sumant81 (talk) 19:00, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
 * By the first test match ,21 players barring Nat Thomson would fill the list
 * The list grows rapidly touches a hundred members when Owen Dunell enters it in this match in1889,two hundred members by George Thompson when he enters it in this match in 1909 and so on
 * The list grows a bit slower subsequently through the rest of the 20th century with the result that it reaches its final destination only when Eric Upashantha becomes its last member in this match in 1999
 * NOT opening the innings with a batsman who has carried his bat? :D Ovshake (talk) 07:38, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * So the first hint is that the list is not associated with any common statistics like runs,wickets etc. Nat Thomson would be a duplicate of one of the other 21 players in the first test and hence is not there . Sumant81 (talk) 07:54, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Hint 2: The list count is 366 Sumant81 (talk) 03:47, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

So it's a calendar day thing? Ovshake (talk) 05:06, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Baffled by what has set Nat Thomson apart from the rest. What am I missing? Am looking at the scorecard for quite some time now. Ovshake (talk) 05:10, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Is it the list of players who were born on a different day of the year to all the previous Test cricketers? So Nat Thomson is not included as he was born on the same date as Ned Gregory and, as far as I can tell, Eric Upashantha is the first Test cricketer born on June 10th. Tomaths (talk) 09:52, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Tomaths has it ,that is perfect ,June 10th was the last day to get filled in a calendar which featured a cricketers birthday ,and that happened in 1999 .Strangely enough although it took quite some time for that to get filled ,soon afterwards there were 3 more test cricketers in the 2000s who shared that birthday .Pretty strange that for 100 odd years no one had that day as the birthday but many did in the last decade. Sumant81 (talk) 14:21, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Q1354
Which first-class cricketer was caught by A. A. Milne off the bowling of P. G. Wodehouse for 100 in a match at Lord's (though the match was not first-class)? Tomaths (talk) 15:29, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Basil Foster in 1907 in an Actors vs Authors game that can be found here. User:joesayers talk 16:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Correct, that was quick. Basil Foster (younger brother of RE Foster) was playing for Actors against Milne and Wodehouse for Authors. Your question next. Tomaths (talk) 16:10, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1355
Which batsman is next in this sequence Geoff Allott, Richard Ellison, Peter Such.....? User:joesayers talk 16:30, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Paul Sheahan longest ducks in terms of balls faced Sumant81 (talk) 18:06, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct. Nice and easy one. Over to you User:joesayers talk 18:16, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1356
Who completes the sequence? Archie MacLaren.....Eddie Paynter,Walter Keeton,Dennis Dyer,Colin McDonald,Phil Simmons,Marvan Attapatu,Mohammed Ashraful,______ ? Sumant81 (talk) 14:35, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It's the list of players who've been out to the first ball bowled by another player in Test cricket. So, for example, Archie MacLaren was out to the first ball bowled by Arthur Coningham in Test cricket, Eddie Paynter was out to Dennis Smith's first ball in Test cricket, and so on. So the answer is Kumar Sangakkara, who was out to Nathan Lyon's first ball in Test cricket. Tomaths (talk) 15:35, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That is correct ,And over to you Sumant81 (talk) 16:21, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1357
Give the next name in this sequence, and say what the sequence is: Allen Hill, Allen Hill, Fred Spofforth, Alick Bannerman, George Palmer, Edwin Evans, George Palmer, Tom Garrett, George Ulyett,... Tomaths (talk) 09:53, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Charles Studd ,first wicket taker in first test,first wicket taker in second test and so on Sumant81 (talk) 13:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Correct, over to you. Tomaths (talk) 15:25, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Anyone else ,have been trying to think of a question for some time now ,not finding any Sumant81 (talk) 09:54, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1358
I'll jump in then and ask the following: "What event following this match led to Australian captain Kim Hughes walking back to his hotel room in his underwear? --Roisterer (talk) 11:46, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I vaguely recall something about him and Dennis Lillee getting involved in wrestling of sorts. But that doesn't explain him returning to the hotel in his underwear. Ovshake (talk) 19:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

The action got so intense that the duo tore each others' clothing off? :D Ovshake (talk) 19:09, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * That sounds right. There's a great story about it here. A different age. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 19:33, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ovshake has it. The end of a very stressful tour had Hughes & Lillee start to wrestle in a bar before things got out of hand and they literally ripped each others clothes off. Onlookers aid it was one of the most bizarre things they had ever seen. --Roisterer (talk) 00:06, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1359
When did Obelix act as a cricket umpire? Ovshake (talk) 17:57, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Asterix and the Magic Carpet. --Roisterer (talk) 00:51, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes. Elaborate a bit, though, for the others... Ovshake (talk) 09:28, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Asterix & Obelix visit India, where they meet Owzat. I haven't read the book but I'm guessing someone calls out Owzat's name and Obelix says "Not out". --Roisterer (talk) 11:58, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Watziznem (on seeing Owzat): "By Vayu!!! OWZAT !!!", Obelix: "Not out, I'm afraid". &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  12:25, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Q1360
Johnny Moyes once approached South Australian Cricket Association authorities with the news that a leading overseas cricketer would move to Adelaide and play for South Australia if the money was right. While the SACA committee was eager to get the cricketer to South Australia, the President turned down the opportunity, saying that SA didn't need to import players. Who was the player in question (who is now renowned as one of the all-time great cricketers)? --Roisterer (talk) 12:25, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Graeme Pollock WillE (talk) 14:22, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Much earlier than Pollock and an even bigger fish. 4 years later, with the President's power declining due to poor health, the SACA was able to net a pretty useful import. --Roisterer (talk) 23:28, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * If Bradman is the "useful import" to South Australia in 1935, then four years earlier was the West Indies tour of Australia in 1930-31. From left field perhaps - giver Australian immigration policy at the time - but perhaps George Headley? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 01:34, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll mention that Moyes did the approaching back in 1918 and that Clarrie Grimmett was the later useful import. --Roisterer (talk) 11:13, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Random guess (from the era): Palwankar Baloo? Ovshake (talk) 12:42, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Could it be Bart King? Sumant81 (talk) 14:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Another guess, but a reasonable one I think - Sydney Barnes? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 20:43, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * And another guess. Jack Hobbs, who didn't have the happiest of times in and around the First World War? Johnlp (talk) 20:51, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Johnlp has it! Jack Hobbs approached Moyes, saying he would like to move his family to Adelaide and play for South Australia (with the inference he would then qualify to play for Australia). The SACA committee just about wet themselves and a number of wealthy members offered enough money towards Hobbs's salary to make him one of the highest paid cricketers ever (taking into account inflation). President Mostyn Evan however declared however that SA didn't need to import players (odd considering SA had hardly been a unbeatable prior to the war and would go 5 years without a win after). So when you think of the 5 Wisden Cricketers of the Century, SA had Bradman, Sobers (for 3 seasons, which would have been more if he wasn't made the WorldXI captain) and could have had Hobbs (and if you take into account a newspaper article back in 1991 when a blond, slightly plump debutant legspinner from Victoria declared his interest in moving to SA as he thought the Adelaide Oval pitch would suit him), we could have 4 of the 5 cricketers of the century. Such is life. --Roisterer (talk) 00:16, 17 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, got distracted, and didn't have much thought that it might have been correct. Thanks to WillE for jumping in. Johnlp (talk) 14:16, 21 September 2011 (UTC)