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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 15:59:50 GMT
Well, cricket is the order of the day with England excelling in the current series v India. So here is number two of three more cricket quizzes, this time on England, to accompany the final test at the Oval......
1 Devon Malcolm famously took 9 for 57 against South Africa in 1994: Which England bowler took the other wicket ?
2 Which South African scored 94 in that innings and wasn't dismissed by Malcolm ?
3 Four of England's five bowlers in that match were born outside England. Devon Malcolm was one, who were the other three ?
4 Which batsman captained the England Lions in their 2012 game against the West Indies ?
5 Who took 7 for 109 for England in the 2006/07 Ashes Test in Adelaide ?
6 Which England selector won his only Test cap on England's victorious 1986/87 Ashes tour ?
7 Why was England's timeless Test against South Africa in 1939 cut short ?
8 How many ODI centuries did Ian Botham score ?
9 Which batsman played in 88 ODIs for England between 1989 and 2003 but never won a Man of the Match award ?
10 What do Archie MacLaren, Allan Lamb, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen and most recently Alastair Cook all have in common ?
11 Who is the only person to play Test cricket for both England and India ?
12 Who holds the record for the most Test match "not outs" by an England batsman ?
13 Who captained England on their 2005/06 Test tour to India ?
14 Which pair of Sky commentators hold the record for England's highest tenth-wicket Test partnership against India ?
15 Who holds the record for the most Test match defeats as England captain ?
16 Who is the oldest player to play for England in a T20 international ?
17 Who is the only England batsman with a career Test match batting average of over 60 ?
18 Which England bowler, who shares his name with a character from children's TV, was the first man to take 100 Test wickets ?
19 Who has scored the most Test runs for England without scoring a century ? a)Mike Brearley; b)John Emburey; c)Ashley Giles.
20 Who scored the most Test centuries out of a)Paul Collingwood; b)Mike Gatting; c)Robin Smith.
1pt per correct answer. No more than five answers in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
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Post by "Silent" on Aug 17, 2014 19:46:27 GMT
1. Darren Gough - it was famous because Devon got hit on the helmet, think the England badge may have fallen off and think it was the brilliantly named 'Fanie' De Villiers who sconed him!!
2. Daryl Cullinan
5. Matthew Hoggard, mind you Australia did get over 500!!
8. A Big Fat Zero
9. Herbert Sutcliffe - I notice that Joe Root now averages over 50 following his very profitable series
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 18:33:21 GMT
1. Darren Gough - it was famous because Devon got hit on the helmet, think the England badge may have fallen off and think it was the brilliantly named 'Fanie' De Villiers who sconed him!! 2. Daryl Cullinan 5. Matthew Hoggard, mind you Australia did get over 500!! 8. A Big Fat Zero 9. Herbert Sutcliffe - I notice that Joe Root now averages over 50 following his very profitable series 1 Top answer, 2pts 2 correct, 1pt 5 top answer, 2pts 8 correct, 1.5pts 9 sumfing's wrong somewhere, did you really mean him as the answer to 9) ? Sutcliffe is the answer to one of the other questions, but he retired long before 1989 (before the start of WWII in fact). Leader: Silent 6.5pts |
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Post by "Silent" on Aug 21, 2014 0:14:46 GMT
D'oh I meant number 17 for Herbert!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 18:51:21 GMT
D'oh I meant number 17 for Herbert! 17. correct (1pt) A pretty impressive average, some of those old England maestros (Hammond, Hobbs, Hutton) could certainly bat a bit ! In modern times only Brian Lara (Ave: 52.88) and the South African Jacques Kallis (Ave: 55.37) can hold a candle to them. And then there's Donald Bradman of course who just missed out on averaging a ton ! Leader: Silent 7.5pts |
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Post by BB Warrior on Aug 22, 2014 22:28:08 GMT
7. They would have missed their boat home!  11. The Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan. He was educated at Oxford University and played for England first including the famous "Bodyline" series before going to play for India and captained them later in his career. 18. Freddie Trueman? |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 23, 2014 8:58:12 GMT
10. They were all England captains. However there must be more to it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 20:00:53 GMT
7. They would have missed their boat home! 11. The Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan. He was educated at Oxford University and played for England first including the famous "Bodyline" series before going to play for India and captained them later in his career. 18. Freddie Trueman? 7. Correct ! 1pt 11 The Senior (as opposed to the Junior Nawab, Mansoor Ali Khan, whom I remember playing - but for India only). Top answer, 2pts 18 sorry, not Fiery Fred. Leaderboard: 1. Silent 7.5pts 2. BB Warrior 3pts |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 20:07:16 GMT
10. They were all England captains. However there must be more to it. yes you have half the answer, so 0.5pt plus 0.5pt for realising the fact ! A point still left in this question if you can suss what links them. Leaderboard: 1. Silent 7.5pts 2. BB Warrior 3pts 3. BigPhilMac 1pt |
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Post by bobhall on Aug 24, 2014 21:09:35 GMT
10 is they all scored 100 in there first match as captain
Told to me by a cricketer himself so might be false
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Post by "Silent" on Aug 24, 2014 22:40:15 GMT
6.James Whitaker
13.Flintoff did it after Vaughan (injured) and Trescothick (ill) missed out
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 14:29:51 GMT
10 is they all scored 100 in there first match as captain Told to me by a cricketer himself so might be false Yes that's exactly it for the point. You should always believe brother Kev (an excellent cricketer !) LOL Leaderboard: 1. Silent 7.5pts 2. BB Warrior 3pts 3= BigPhilMac 1pt 3= Boball 1pt |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 14:33:37 GMT
6.James Whitaker 13.Flintoff did it after Vaughan (injured) and Trescothick (ill) missed out 6 correct, 1pt 13 top answer, 2pts Leaderboard: 1. Silent 10.5pts 2. BB Warrior 3pts 3= BigPhilMac 1pt 3= Boball 1pt |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 26, 2014 18:41:33 GMT
4. James Taylor
12. Jimmy Anderson
14. David Gower and Bob Willis, they played round about the same time.
19. Ashley Giles
20. Mike Gatting
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Post by bobhall on Aug 26, 2014 20:39:14 GMT
10 is they all scored 100 in there first match as captain Told to me by a cricketer himself so might be false Yes that's exactly it for the point. You should always believe brother Kev (an excellent cricketer !) LOL Leaderboard: 1. Silent 7.5pts 2. BB Warrior 3pts 3= BigPhilMac 1pt 3= Boball 1pt Not chunky this man is a Sussex cricketer who plays and has been in fine form as of late |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 22:58:32 GMT
4. James Taylor 12. Jimmy Anderson 14. David Gower and Bob Willis, they played round about the same time. 19. Ashley Giles 20. Mike Gatting 4 "Sweet Baby James" correct, 1pt 12 Good answer for 0.5pt.....Jimmy has 47 not outs but Bob Willis was the answer with 55. 14 Again 0.5pt: Paul Allott and Bob Wills the answer. 19 sorry. incorrect. 20 sorry, incorrect. Leaderboard: 1. Silent 10.5pts 2= BB Warrior 3pts 2= BigPhilMac 3pts 4. Boball 1pt |
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Post by "Silent" on Aug 27, 2014 23:36:15 GMT
20 Well if it is not Gatting, he has the same number as Collingwood, both 10 and then R.Smith, the judge has 9 so a bit of a struggle with that one
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 22:07:38 GMT
20 Well if it is not Gatting, he has the same number as Collingwood, both 10 and then R.Smith, the judge has 9 so a bit of a struggle with that one Yep, you've caught the question setter out there, the answer on my crib sheet says Collingwood, but further research reveals that both he and Gatting scored 10 test centuries. 2pts to you and 1pt to Big Phil plus an apology for marking him incorrectly. Leaderboard: 1. Silent 12.5pts 2. BigPhilMac 4pts 3. BB Warrior 3pts 4. Boball 1pt |
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Post by BigPhilMac on Aug 29, 2014 10:16:30 GMT
20 Well if it is not Gatting, he has the same number as Collingwood, both 10 and then R.Smith, the judge has 9 so a bit of a struggle with that one Yep, you've caught the question setter out there, the answer on my crib sheet says Collingwood, but further research reveals that both he and Gatting scored 10 test centuries. 2pts to you and 1pt to Big Phil plus an apology for marking him incorrectly. Leaderboard: 1. Silent 12.5pts 2. BigPhilMac 4pts 3. BB Warrior 3pts 4. Boball 1pt And rightly so, the nerve!  % |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 13:58:05 GMT
Lucky guess. |
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Post by specialone on Oct 3, 2014 7:03:16 GMT
16 Nixon
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Post by specialone on Oct 16, 2014 9:16:28 GMT
9 Nasser Hussain
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Post by specialone on Oct 16, 2014 9:28:36 GMT
3 Phil defreitas, Joey Bejamen, and I guess Graham Hick might have bowled.
19 I am going for Ashley Giles. John Embury was the only England player to score 1000 runs without a ton. Pretty sure he spoilt that and got his ton, something the great Shane Warne missed out on, silly run to go for Shane.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 0:17:41 GMT
16 Nixon 9 Nasser Hussain 3 Phil defreitas, Joey Bejamen, and I guess Graham Hick might have bowled. 19 I am going for Ashley Giles. John Embury was the only England player to score 1000 runs without a ton. Pretty sure he spoilt that and got his ton, something the great Shane Warne missed out on, silly run to go for Shane. 16 Paul Nixon correct, 1pt 9 correct, 1pt 3 all correct, 3pts 19 Emburey was spot on, according to Wikipedia, never made a test ton. He also holds a strange batting record for the highest innings made entirely from boundaries. Despite his chronic lack of footwork, he scored 46 for the England XI against Tasmania at Hobart in 1986-87, with ten fours and a six. 1pt plus a bonus point for the Shane incident. Shame ! The missing answers: 15) Mike Atherton 18) Johnny Briggs Final points: 1. Silent 12.5pts 2. SpecialOne 7pts 3. BigPhilMac 4pts 4. BB Warrior 3pts 5. Boball 1pt |
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