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Q1421
Who is the only test cricketer to have the word "CRICKET" in his surname? Ovshake (talk) 17:40, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Marcus Trescothick? KingStrato (talk) 19:56, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Tresco, indeed. Do take over. Ovshake (talk) 20:48, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1422a
Which future Northern Districts captain played a small part in ending 26 years of hurt? KingStrato (talk) 19:32, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Kane Williamson in this match? I think he's a future Northern Districts captain... Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 20:32, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, probably confused you a little. At the time of the event the man in question had not captained Northern Districts but went on to do so at a later date. He retired quite some time ago. KingStrato (talk) 15:31, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, Bruce Pairaudeau captained Northern Districts, but as I'm away at the moment and can't set a question, I couldn't possibly suggest that it might be him. Johnlp (talk) 16:07, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * A possible repeat of Q220 ? Sumant81 (talk) 02:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, damnit, your memory is obviously better than mine. KingStrato (talk) 07:33, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe you can ask another one ,I am just resetting this question number to 1422a and the next one to 1422 itself.Sumant81 (talk) 14:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, right, OK. It's not like I was struggling for questions before...  erm... KingStrato (talk) 18:41, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1422
Right, apologies if this is too easy/obscure etc - I'm really struggling for questions.

Identify this Test XI, fill in the gaps and then spot the odd one out. Plum Warner, Fred _, Chris _, Ashley _, Allan _, Sanjay _, Hammy Love, Lawrence Markham, Michael _, Bob _, Graham _. KingStrato (talk) 18:41, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * This seems unlikely, but...cricketers whose names or nicknames are somehow linked to items of food or drink? Pelham "Plum" Warner, Fred Bakewell, Chris Duckworth, Ashley Woodcock, Allan Lamb, Sanjay Bangar (bangers and mash?), Hammy Love, Lawrence "Fish" Markham, Michael Beer, Bob Appleyard (or Berry, Crisp, or Cowper) , Graham Onions. Making the odd one out...Bakewell?  I ♦  A  03:58, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

If this is not the answer, it SHOULD BE. Ovshake (talk) 04:57, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Unlikely it may seem but the theme is spot on. It's not quite the answer that I had but I'm going to give it to you anyway. I'd got Chris Burger and Bob Berry in my list. I was also think of Fred Bakewell as in Bakewell tart which would make him not the odd one out. Just for fun would you like to have another crack at the odd one out? KingStrato (talk) 05:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Onions, being the only vegetable on the list? Awesome, refreshing question, BTW. Ovshake (talk) 05:43, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Beer, because the rest are merely food? Great question. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 12:24, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Beer it is. Over to  I ♦  A . KingStrato (talk) 14:42, 13 July 2012 (UTC) Actually, I forgot to mention. If ever you do feel like putting together a team like this then you better hope you're playing somewhere on the subcontinent because the majority of the available players we spinners. I think my first effort had seven spinners - that's why I resorted to the likes of Fred Bakewell. I wonder if the propensity for food related cricketers to be spinners has a causal link or is just coincidence. KingStrato (talk) 18:12, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "I wonder if the propensity for food related cricketers to be spinners has a causal link or is just coincidence." - I've finally found my PhD topic. --Roisterer (talk) 15:00, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds more like an undergraduate dissertation to me. If you wanted to do it for PhD then I'd want to see some gene splicing and genetic engineering to create a super-spinner.  KingStrato (talk) 07:44, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1423
Probably even less related to cricket than the food question, but which Monty Python character did a writer in the 2003 Wisden Australia (somewhat unfairly) suggest the World Cup-winning Australian cricket team resembled?  I ♦  A  15:01, 14 July 2012 (UTC) "The difference between Australia and [_______] is that Australia won comprehensively".  I ♦  A  12:19, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
 * The only character from Monty Python I can think of as losing anything is the Black Knight from Holy Grail. KingStrato (talk) 07:50, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, correct. Another writer was less self-effacing, called the team "those magnificent men in their winning machine"  I ♦  A  03:24, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1424
Running out of questions and had too much whisky so...

Which mediaeval king had a penchant for serving girls and after being deposed led the rebels? KingStrato (talk) 21:31, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Erm, are you sober now? Will you check whether the question is all right, and is applicable to this quiz? Ovshake (talk) 08:19, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, presuming KingStrato was handling his drink well enough to ask the right question, Mike Gatting got himself into some trouble for his affair with a waitress and the led the English rebel team to South Africa. I don't know the link to the mediaeval king though. --Roisterer (talk) 10:33, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Is mediaeval the same as medieval? Ovshake (talk) 12:06, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if it is, not sure if the question makes any sense. extra 999  ( talk ) 14:46, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

To answer all of these points: Yes, it is applicable to this quiz. Yes, medieaval is the same as medieval, just an alternative spelling. I am now (sadly) sober. The question is almost right but the time period is probably 20 years too late to be medieaval. Roisterer has got the right answer so congratulations. As for the link to the King, look at the picture on Henry VIII of England and see if you can work it out. KingStrato (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually Strato, you've made far more sense with this question than with any sober question. I'd suggest you get straight back on the booze in readiness for your next question. --Roisterer (talk) 23:29, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1425
Sorry for taking so long to get the next question out. I've been madly looking for a question but each time I find that a simple internet search finds the answer (e.g Who is Cuthbert Lavine better known as?) In a blind panic, I picked up a nearby magazine and found out that Peter Philpott attended primary school with another former Test cricketer. Name that cricketer. --Roisterer (talk) 14:18, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
 * weird, I'd have expected you learned lot to be more au fait with Peter Philpott's school days. So if I can give three clues; it's not Bruce Pairadeau, and Philpott was writing the cricketer's obituary, and the magazine I read it in is three decades old.--Roisterer (talk) 02:09, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Jim Burke? Johnlp (talk) 20:38, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, Philpott wrote an obit that would have given the casual reader no idea that Burke had sadly committed suicide. As an aside, as a little tacker I used to attend Adelaide Oval Test matches and sit beneath the ABC Radio commentary box to get the autographs of whoever left the box. I was too young to know who I was getting the autograph of until I showed my autograph book to my grandfather afterwards and he would point out that yes, Keith Miller was a cricketer and not just the bloke who did the sound recording at the ABC. Anyhoo, one of those people I got an autograph from was Jim Burke and it must have only been weeks before his death I met him. --Roisterer (talk) 23:46, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1426
When the men and the women started off at the same time about 200 km apart, who finished first? (I think this isn't a 50:50 guess question, in that we ought to have a reason for your answer.). Johnlp (talk) 08:09, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Is this about a T20 world cup? Ovshake (talk) 08:36, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No. I'm not sure I'd recognise T20 as being relevant to a quiz about cricket... ;-) Johnlp (talk) 09:20, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Should have seen that coming. :( Ovshake (talk) 09:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

2005 Ashes celebratory tour of London - the Ladies coach finished first as none of them did a Freddie and demanded to be allowed to drive, despite being 2 over the 8, and not holding a PSV licence, and so holding up the bus by ten minutes as a result whilst being convinced to go back up to the top deck! WillE (talk) 11:49, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No, but a nice try. We are talking about cricket matches here, not "other activities". Johnlp (talk) 17:35, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * LOL! Misread 200km as 200m... WillE (talk) 10:51, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, dates when Men's and Women's test started on the same day.... WillE (talk) 10:51, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, you're getting there... Johnlp (talk) 11:02, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Which means some manual work. Sigh. Ovshake (talk) 13:37, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Clue: not just any old Tests, but Tests between the same opponents starting the same day. Johnlp (talk) 10:53, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Clue 2 (almost a giveaway): One of the matches was at Cook's Gardens. Johnlp (talk) 11:31, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

So this and this test? Ovshake (talk) 13:31, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, correct, and the women finished first. Actually, I rather presumed this was the only occasion on which men's and women's Tests between the same two nations took place at the same time. Perhaps I'm wrong... but so far no one has pointed out an alternative. Anyway, it's over to you. Johnlp (talk) 14:46, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I was going to answer this and this and google maps seems to indicate they were 203 KM apart Sumant81 (talk) 14:56, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
 * In which case you'd have been correct, too. :-) Johnlp (talk) 15:50, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1427
Richard Levi was the only one to do this until fairly recently. Someone else came close to emulate him last month, but failed. He has recently been emulated. What feat is this? Ovshake (talk) 19:30, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm going to take a guess that it has something to do with T20 centuries. That would make the player who failed to emulate him Alex Hales and the player who did emulate him either Scott Styris or Richie Berrington.  Exactly what it is I don't know.  KingStrato (talk) 21:27, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

It's not Styris, it's Berrington. It's about T20 International 100s, you've guessed it right. But what do these players have in common that the other five T20I centurions don't? Ovshake (talk) 21:36, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It was also their first international hundred? Sumant81 (talk) 02:30, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Sumant would get this. People with T20I 100s as their first international hundreds. Ovshake (talk) 08:28, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Q1428
For lack of a better question and a tribute to Q689 Assuming
 * Standard scrabble letter points system for English
 * Availability of an infinite number of tiles of each letter
 * Player names as described in bold on the player page of cricinfo (Eg Sachin Tendulkar)

Which non-asian test cricketer would fetch you the maximum points? Sumant81 (talk) 14:00, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Jackie du Preez? 38 points I believe. Moondyne (talk) 14:24, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No ,you can beat 38 Sumant81 (talk) 14:35, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Percy Twentyman-Jones? Johnlp (talk) 15:42, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No,getting closer though, Percy Twentyman-Jones with 41 is at No.4 on the list Sumant81 (talk) 15:53, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Michael Kasprowicz? Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 16:46, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes ,Well done ,Michael Kasprowicz has 44 points,Following him are Chuck Fleetwood-Smith& Jimmy Blanckenberg with 42 Sumant81 (talk) 17:03, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Good question. :) Ovshake (talk) 17:13, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, which Asian cricketer would score the highest? (Allowing that of Sarfraz Nawaz's (for example) zeds, only one could count as 10...) WillE (talk) 11:01, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Abdur Razzaq sounds delicious. :D Ovshake (talk) 12:48, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
 * If we are following the rules above,Bhagwath Chandrasekhar with 46 would win ,and so would Maharajah of Vizianagram (55) although that is not really a name Sumant81 (talk) 12:56, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Looking at only surnames, Kuruppuarachchi and Razzaq are tied at 33. Among non-Asians, it's Bruk-Jackson and Kasprowicz at 30 each. Both Razzaq and Tariq Aziz have a Scrabble score of 5.5 per character. On the other hand, the Alis and Lees have a Scrabble score of 3, and Tattersall has the longest name with all characters having a Scrabble score 1. Ovshake (talk) 13:08, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Did you use Scrabble-Guru to work that out, Shakey? ;o) WillE (talk) 10:42, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1429
Thanks. Can't match that. This quiz would be a lot easier to set without the internet. Plus I'm offline this weekend, so (hopefully) a quick one: Which ODI record was recently broken, and now stands at 850? Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 17:59, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Number of times some twat has asked in anger why Sachin Tendulkar has been omitted from this week's Steven Lynch's ESPNCricinfo XI? WillE (talk) 20:47, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Close, but no. That is also 850, but it's nowhere near a record. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 20:58, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * LOL! WillE (talk) 21:39, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Kohli 850 runs ,most in any 10 match span .This visual was up during the match I suppose ? Sumant81 (talk) 17:34, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Correct on both counts. Breaking Hashim Amla's tally of 768 set in this match. Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 17:54, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1430
With deference to the london olympics a question which also has a cricket basis and was in the news recently,This olympic medallist was the first from his nation to bag an olympic medal.He was named after a place that has seen just one ODI so far.This place however did feature one of the first first class matches to have been played in that country.Giving the name of the place/the medallist will fetch you the points Sumant81 (talk) 20:25, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, famous birthplace of a very successful former test captain Sumant81 (talk) 04:54, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 * An Australian Captain with an unwanted record against their arch rivals Sumant81 (talk) 03:05, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Launceston Elliot, Team GB's first medal winner in 1896, setting a pattern of English victories that Ricky Ponting would be powerless to reverse. ;-) Johnlp (talk) 08:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes Launceston Elliot named after Launceston ,featured one odi,the first first class match in Australia ,and also the birthplace of Ricky Ponting. Sumant81 (talk) 08:53, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1431
How were graffiti in the Old Kent Road linked to a famous cricket incident, with unfortunate consequences for the "artist"? Johnlp (talk) 10:17, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Something to do with Jack Russell the english keeper? Sumant81 (talk) 10:51, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * No, a bit before his time (though not by much). Johnlp (talk) 11:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "George Davis is Innocent". Well. the famous time, anyway. WillE (talk) 18:30, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * That's the one. Well done. Do you want to explain, or shall I? Oh, all right, I will. It's the incident of the dug-up pitch in the England v Australia Test at Headingley in 1975. The main protagonist, a Mr Chappell (not Ian, Greg or Trevor, but Peter Chappell and apparently no relation), was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for that. But a further nine months was tacked on, making 18 months in all, because Chappell had already been convicted of painting graffiti in South London as part of a campaign to get George Davis released from prison, and had been given a suspended sentence of nine months which then came into effect after the Headingley conviction. Johnlp (talk) 19:42, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1432
Not so sure about the first question I put up -will put one up tomorrow. WillE (talk) 22:24, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
 * OK. Who unexpectedly ran off the pitch and into the pavilion during a test match, providing a clip that features regularly on sporting funny clips shows and at least once on "What happened next?" on A Question of Sport? WillE (talk) 16:33, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Dickie Bird racing off to the toilet? --Roisterer (talk) 17:04, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * no. and not Alf Gover either... This was televised. WillE (talk) 19:45, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Now I have vague recollections of two separate events but I can't remember who was involved. One was a new batsman walking onto the field, taking two steps before he realised he'd forgotten the second most important piece of kit - his bat. The other is of a new batsman reaching the crease only to realise that he'd forgotten his most important piece of kit - his box. KingStrato (talk) 21:12, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Mervyn Dillon had once left an over unfinished and had rushed off to the pavillion. Cameron Cuffy had to finish it off and promptly took a wicket off the first ball. This happened just after one of the intervals. Check the commentary here (146th over, India's first innings). I clearly remember Ravi Shastri mention "no, he clearly needs to use the toilet; he has certainly not had the right kind of food." Ovshake (talk) 03:46, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Some funs incidents recalled but this was a player who did not intend to leave the field but was chasing the ball to the boundary. WillE (talk) 18:34, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * This was, appropriately, voted a 'champagne' moment on TMS(!). WillE (talk) 16:13, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * er, Doug Bollinger? Gamesh (Gil) (talk) 23:51, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Haha! Excellent answer, but no. English player, mostly better at home than overseas, not long retired. (This could be a personal record - four days before anyone's gotten the answer. The Nadir to this is of course, the six minute answer to Q. 622.) WillE (talk) 05:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I recall seeing the clip but cant picture the cricketer,the fielder chasing the ball to the boundary and leaps over into the members stand where he duly sits down and takes a drink .Of course all this is pretty vague and am not even sure if this was the incident. Was this Allan Lamb ? Sumant81 (talk) 07:13, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Not that one. A multi county player who took a test hat trick and considered either a very combative player or just 'bloody irritating' (and that by his colleagues). WillE (talk) 07:39, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Matthew Hoggard? Ovshake (talk) 12:14, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Last clue before I give up. Scored a double hundred in FCC and took a nine for and finished agonisingly short of a landmark reached by Robert Croft. Name and ground please! WillE (talk) 11:42, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Grumpiest Welshman? KingStrato (talk) 16:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * With the ample hints Dominic Cork but no idea about the ground ,Edbagston? Sumant81 (talk) 16:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Dominic Cork? Dont know the incident and ground though, just made up from your clues. extra 999  ( talk ) 16:27, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, OK, Uncle. It was Corky, at Headingley, vs West Indies 2000. Which gives to Sumant. 12:07, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * So what was the actual funny incident ? Sumant81 (talk) 13:07, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

As usual WillE has forgotten to sign in. :| Ovshake (talk) 04:07, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd hate to be judged by Shakey in the real world if his value of the word "usual" is mirrored in other measures...
 * Corky chased a ball as it went to the boundary, he was running along the boundary. As he met it, his attempt to stop it with his foot sent hom over the boundary, off balance, and in order to stop himself hitting the wall of part of one of the buildings in the ground, went up three steps instead. Having gotten this far, his momentum (and probably the fear of going base over apex due to studs on concrete) carried him through an open door. The umpire kept his calm, and did the only appropriate thing. He signalled four. WillE (talk) 11:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC) (and especially for Shakey) WillE (talk) 11:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC) (and one for luck) WillE (talk) 11:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1433
BONG! BONG! Can you hear it? BONG! BONG! That ringing sound? BONG! BONG! Is it the death knell of the Cricket Quiz? BONG!BONG!WillE (talk) 12:16, 23 August 2012 (UTC).Been crazily busy for few days now ,in any case here is the question ,There is a possibility it is not correct but I have been unable to find proof otherwise.
 * Which "country" (Any broad based definition of country including Overseas Territory or Dependency Or Sovereign State) has hosted first class cricket but has never sent a competitor to the Olympics ? Sumant81 (talk) 17:59, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I take it you don't mean countries like Wales or Scotland, whose Olympics competitors have all been British? --Roisterer (talk) 01:46, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Not them ,though this country has a similar affliation ,it has not sent an athlete yet. Sumant81 (talk) 03:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * With out the current ability to check this, Gibraltar?
 * No Gibraltar has not hosted First Class Cricket Till Now .If it helps the answer is not a british related dependency Sumant81 (talk) 05:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * There have been six first-class matches at Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. Does that count? Johnlp (talk) 09:40, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It does and that's the answer I was looking for .Sint Maarten part of the Leewards Islands Cricket Association(which is associated with Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee) did not participate in London Olympics because of dissolution of Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee . Historically as well, Sint Maarten has never sent a competitor to the Olympics. Sumant81 (talk) 10:01, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1434
Whose benefit fund gained from the publication of music that could be sung anywhere "provided the natives and the police don't object"? Johnlp (talk) 10:56, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * This has to be Bruce Pairaudeau. Ovshake (talk) 17:38, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Sadly, no. The music in question was called "Cricket: The Song of the Centuries". Johnlp (talk) 21:40, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

The Doctor? Ovshake (talk) 17:57, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeed. "Written and composed" by J Harcourt Smith, it was the hit sensation of the summer of 1895. And Grace pocketed royalties for every copy sold (sheet music only, of course). Over to you. Johnlp (talk) 00:34, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Who were the natives in question here and what was so offensive about the song ? Sumant81 (talk) 03:44, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * No idea. Presumably it's a bit of late Victorian advertising puffery to get people to think they're being awfully daring to buy it. Johnlp (talk) 09:24, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Q1435
Who is the Indian on the list? Johnny Briggs, Bert Ironmonger, Peter Pollock, Courtney Walsh, Richard Hadlee, __________, Mohammad Asif, Muttiah Muralitharan, Paul Strang, Enamul Haque Jr. Ovshake (talk) 15:44, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * This is obviously a test record. It is a bowling record as well. And nothing dubious about the achievement either. Ovshake (talk) 07:26, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Bishen Bedi? WillE (talk) 13:59, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

No. Someone fairly recent. Think 10WMs. Ovshake (talk) 15:54, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I thought this will be fairly easy. You can have a look at all the 10WMs for the respective countries. Some of the countries have very, very few 10WMs. At least names like Ironmonger and Asif should have helped solve this. Ovshake (talk) 07:40, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * So, I think we're talking about the cheapest 10WM for each country, so, unless I'm missing someone, I think the answer is Anil Kumble? --Roisterer (talk) 08:46, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just realised Glenn McGrath's 10/27 beats out Ironmonger's figures, so I'm not sure what the reasoning is, but I'll stick with Kumble due to the lasck of a better guess. --Roisterer (talk) 08:48, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I guessed the answer was Ravichandran Ashwin after the first few hints but struggled about the reason. I think with these hints ,Roisterer has provided, it is cheapest 10fer subject to a condition of 5fers in each innings. Sumant81 (talk) 09:07, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

What on earth...? Ironmonger had 11/24 (5/6 and 6/18), McGrath had 10/27. The question actually lists cheapest 10WM-winners for each country - but my question was to find the missing person, who is indeed Ashwin, so I guess I should give this to Sumant. Ovshake (talk) 09:44, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, that was embarrassing; for some reason I thought Ironmonger's figures were 11/31. --Roisterer (talk) 13:59, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

You sounded so confident that you made me double-check! Ovshake (talk) 16:02, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * What about Narendra Hirwani? Whitetararaj (talk) 15:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Q1436
The following cricketers Khayelihle Zondo,Rajat Bhatia,Ajinkya Rahane,James Hildreth got added to a particular list in the world of "domestic cricket" earlier this year .What does this list signify?Sumant81 (talk) 04:59, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I just realised the question is not completely correct . I am modifying it slightly.Sorry about that Sumant81 (talk) 20:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Centuries in all formats of domestic cricket. Nsvivekanand (talk) 05:39, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes that is correct they joined a select set of cricketers having a century in First-Class,ListA and T20 . Sumant81 (talk) 05:49, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Vivek, you need to ask a question. Ovshake (talk) 10:02, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Q1437
The Lion of Madagascar became the best English dark knight by dialing the doctor's number and remained the only one in the Hall of misfortune to never call the Indian police after that.Whom are we talking about. Nsvivekanand (talk) 19:04, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Alex Tudor on his 99* ? Sumant81 (talk) 03:45, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Alex Tudor it is.All yours Sumant81 Nsvivekanand (talk) 08:43, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should fully explain the references you meant (I used the Indian Police hint and the Lion Of Madagascar to get it ,didnt quite get the others.) Sumant81 (talk) 08:45, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

99 is also known as Doctor's number,Tudor's 99 not out was the best ever by an English nightwatchman(best English Dark Knight), beating the 98 scored by Harold Larwood against Australia in Sydney in 1932-33.Hope that explains all the references. Nsvivekanand (talk) 13:05, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Having read the explanation I still don't understand it. Sumant must be a twisted genius to have gotten that. --Roisterer (talk) 01:29, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Not really, the Indian Police Number is 100 ,so failing to reach 100 and the name Alex only gave me one possible answer I could think of. Sumant81 (talk) 13:18, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Q1438
What is it ? Sumant81 (talk) 18:33, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * 1)  Look at the bowling stats of Fawad Alam for internationals  . He is the only cricketer till date to have this unique pattern.
 * 2)  Look at the batting stats of Nazimuddin for internationals. He is the only cricketer till date to also have this unique pattern
 * 1)  Look at the batting stats of Nazimuddin for internationals. He is the only cricketer till date to also have this unique pattern


 * Hint this is applicable only for players who have played the 3 formats(test,odi,t20) and yet have something unusual . Sumant81 (talk) 13:01, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The relevant numbers are 0,4,8 and 121,147,178 Sumant81 (talk) 08:25, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Is it that they have the most wickets/runs in T20Is, then ODIs, then Tests? It's probably the opposite of what might be expected for most players. AllylViolinPudding (talk) 10:19, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Absolutely, They are the only such players with the kind of stat where the T20 is greater than ODI is greater than Test Sumant81 (talk) 12:29, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

An excellent question. Ovshake (talk) 06:09, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Q1439
When Sumant suggested searching for something unusual in the records of those two players, I initially thought that it was something else entirely (although neither of the two players, in fact, held the record). This record is held (over all international cricket formats) by Chamu Chibhabha. What is it? AllylViolinPudding (talk) 21:43, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Maximum Innings Without any not-outs? Sumant81 (talk) 02:06, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah...It turns out that Nazimuddin's 22 innings all dismissed isn't even close to the record! AllylViolinPudding (talk) 22:09, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Q1440
229 is special in test cricket because it is the lowest score no one has ever made .It has now stood for 419 test matches ( TestMatch#1637-TestMatch#2055)

The earlier record was that of 228 which stood for 423 test matches ( TestMatch #1214-TestMatch#1636).

The question for you folks is ,2 scores held the record for only one match .One of them is 14 which stood only for. What is the other ?( i.e by the end of TestMatch#1 no one had made 14 ,so it had stood for one match,It was broken in the next match,so similarly "X" was the lowest score no one had made at the end of a match,in the next match it was achieved). Sumant81 (talk) 09:56, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The answer lies in the first few test matches Sumant81 (talk) 13:30, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

George Bonnor had scored 14 in test no. 4. This made 25 the new X, which was scored by John Blackham in test no. 5. Ovshake (talk) 18:21, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes well done, 25 it is , what surprised me was that no other scores had a lasting record of one match ,most stood for decent amount of time . I guess in a way that was expected since most lower scores gets crossed out sooner .Sumant81 (talk) 02:27, 21 September 2012 (UTC)