CRICKET QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What did Ashley Harvey-Walker hand to the umpire Dickie Bird for safe keeping, during Derbyshire's match against Lancashire at Buxton in 1975? HIS FALSE TEETH
Q2. What unusual double did Leicestershire's Chris Balderstone manage on September 15, 1975? PLAYED CHAMPIONSHIP CRICKET AND LEAGUE FOOTBALL ON THE SAME DAY
Q3. What did Tony Pigott put off to make his England Test debut in New Zealand in 1983-84? HIS MARRIAGE
Q4. What happened to Richard Hadlee before the 1990 Lord's Test against England? HE WAS KNIGHTED
Q5. What was unusual about Merv Hughes's hat-trick for Australia against West Indies at Perth in 1988-89? IT WAS SPREAD OVER 3 DIFFERENT OVERS
Q6. What was unusual about the Australian fast bowler Bruce Reid's first Test wicket against New Zealand, at Wellington in 1985-86? THE BATSMAN WAS HIS COUSIN
Q7. Whose middle names are Alexei McNamara, after Soviet and American politicians (he also has a sister called Golda)? NIXON MCLEAN
Q8. The 1996 Wisden records that "fried calamari stopped play" during a South African domestic match at Paarl in February 1995. What happened? THE BALL LANDED IN THE DEEP FRYER AND WAS UNUSABLE FOR PLAY
Q9. Which country other than Australia did both Mark and Steve Waugh both represent? IRELAND
Q10. What happened to David Steele when he went out to bat on his Test debut in 1975, the first time he had used the home dressing room at Lord's rather than the visitors? WENT DOWN TOO MANY STAIRS AND ENDED UP IN THE BASEMENT TOILETS
Q11. Who played against Brian Lara when he scored his 501 not out, and was West Indies' 12th man when he scored his 375? ANDERSON CUMMINS
Q12. Ken Burn from Tasmania was selected for Australia's 1890 tour of England as a wicketkeeper. What did he tell the management once the team was safely embarked on their voyage? HE HAD NEVER KEPT WICKETS BEFORE
Q13. During the Test at Christchurch in 1967-68 the Indian allrounder Syed Abid Ali was infuriated that New Zealand's Gary Bartlett, who he felt was a blatant chucker, had not been no-balled. What happened next? IMPERSONATED BARTLETT'S BOWLING ACTION AND WAS NO BALLED FOR THROWING HIMSELF DOWN THE WICKET
Q14. What happened to Florence Morphy, one of the "ladies of Melbourne" who presented the original Ashes urn to the Honourable Ivo Bligh, the England captain? SHE MARRIED HIM
Q15. Who averaged over 50 with the bat in his 93-Test career, but played only one-day international, in which he was out for 0? SIR GARFIELD SOBERS
Q16. In test cricket what is Rahul Dravid's highest score? 270
Q17. Name the coach of Sachin R Tendulkar. RAMAKANT ACHREKAR
Q18. Who won the world cup in 1999? AUSTRALIA
Q19. He was the only captain in the '99 world cup to wear a no.5 jersey Who is he? HANSIE CRONJE
Q20. Where did Sourav Ganguly played his first test match? LORDS
Q21. If Sunil Gavaskar's autobiography is 'Sunny Days' what is Kapil Dev's autobiography called? BY GOD'S DECREE
Q22. Which South African cricketer is known as ZULU? LANCE KLUSENER
Q23. During a cricket match, how many pieces of wood are there in the ground? 12= 6 STUMPS, 4 BAILS, 2 BATS
Q24. The late Sir Donald Bradman once said: 'I had a rubber guard around the chest and a thick _______ , that was all.' What's the missing word? PAD
Q25. If every batsman in an innings got out first ball, what should be the number of the batsman shown not out? NO.8

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5) Occured over three different overs in two innings - Greenidge was the hat trick victim, first ball of the 2nd Innings.
10) He went down one floor too many and ended up in the toilets, I think
22) Lance Klusener
23) If you mean "in the ground" literally, it's 6 - the six stumps. Overall there are 12 - two bats, six stumps and four bails.
24) Assuming each batsman out were the strikers, and did not cross over before the dismissal - caught - or did not complete any runs in a run out, it would be the no.8 batsman.

[GWW]

18. Australia

[magpie in the 80's]

5) Occured over three different overs in two innings - Greenidge was the hat trick victim, first ball of the 2nd Innings.
10) He went down one floor too many and ended up in the toilets, I think
22) Lance Klusener
23) If you mean "in the ground" literally, it's 6 - the six stumps. Overall there are 12 - two bats, six stumps and four bails.
24) Assuming each batsman out were the strikers, and did not cross over before the dismissal - caught - or did not complete any runs in a run out, it would be the no.8 batsman.

ALL CORRECT SPELLY
I FEEL A FIST PUMP IS REQUIRED

[magpie in the 80's]

18. Australia

CORRECT

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5) Occured over three different overs in two innings - Greenidge was the hat trick victim, first ball of the 2nd Innings.
10) He went down one floor too many and ended up in the toilets, I think
22) Lance Klusener
23) If you mean "in the ground" literally, it's 6 - the six stumps. Overall there are 12 - two bats, six stumps and four bails.
24) Assuming each batsman out were the strikers, and did not cross over before the dismissal - caught - or did not complete any runs in a run out, it would be the no.8 batsman.

ALL CORRECT SPELLY
I FEEL A FIST PUMP IS REQUIRED

As good as done.

12) He said he had never kept wicket before!

[magpie in the 80's]

5) Occured over three different overs in two innings - Greenidge was the hat trick victim, first ball of the 2nd Innings.
10) He went down one floor too many and ended up in the toilets, I think
22) Lance Klusener
23) If you mean "in the ground" literally, it's 6 - the six stumps. Overall there are 12 - two bats, six stumps and four bails.
24) Assuming each batsman out were the strikers, and did not cross over before the dismissal - caught - or did not complete any runs in a run out, it would be the no.8 batsman.

ALL CORRECT SPELLY
I FEEL A FIST PUMP IS REQUIRED

As good as done.

12) He said he had never kept wicket before!

CORRECT

[smithy]

4. He was knighted ?
9. Ireland

[Dogwatcher]

q1 - his false teeth
q3 - his wedding
q6 - it was his cousin John Reid
q14 - she married Ivo Bligh

[am Bays]

Q1. What did Ashley Harvey-Walker hand to the umpire Dickie Bird for safe keeping, during Derbyshire's match against Lancashire at Buxton in 1975?
Q2. What unusual double did Leicestershire's Chris Balderstone manage on September 15, 1975?

Became a dual international for Engalnd SOCCER and cricket

Q3. What did Tony Pigott put off to make his England Test debut in New Zealand in 1983-84?

His marraige

Q4. What happened to Richard Hadlee before the 1990 Lord's Test against England?
Q5. What was unusual about Merv Hughes's hat-trick for Australia against West Indies at Perth in 1988-89? IT WAS SPREAD OVER 3 DIFFERENT OVERS
Q6. What was unusual about the Australian fast bowler Bruce Reid's first Test wicket against New Zealand, at Wellington in 1985-86?
Q7. Whose middle names are Alexei McNamara, after Soviet and American politicians (he also has a sister called Golda)?
Q8. The 1996 Wisden records that "fried calamari stopped play" during a South African domestic match at Paarl in February 1995. What happened?
Q9. Which country other than Australia did both Mark and Steve Waugh both represent?
Q10. What happened to David Steele when he went out to bat on his Test debut in 1975, the first time he had used the home dressing room at Lord's rather than the visitors? WENT DOWN TOO MANY STAIRS AND ENDED UP IN THE BASEMENT TOILETS
Q11. Who played against Brian Lara when he scored his 501 not out, and was West Indies' 12th man when he scored his 375?
Q12. Ken Burn from Tasmania was selected for Australia's 1890 tour of England as a wicketkeeper. What did he tell the management once the team was safely embarked on their voyage? HE HAD NEVER KEPT WICKETS BEFORE
Q13. During the Test at Christchurch in 1967-68 the Indian allrounder Syed Abid Ali was infuriated that New Zealand's Gary Bartlett, who he felt was a blatant chucker, had not been no-balled. What happened next?
Q14. What happened to Florence Morphy, one of the "ladies of Melbourne" who presented the original Ashes urn to the Honourable Ivo Bligh, the England captain?
Q15. Who averaged over 50 with the bat in his 93-Test career, but played only one-day international, in which he was out for 0?
Q16. In test cricket what is Rahul Dravid's highest score?
Q17. Name the coach of Sachin S Tendulkar.
Q18. Who won the world cup in 1999? AUSTRALIA
Q19. He was the only captain in the '99 world cup to wear a no.5 jersey Who is he?
Q20. Where did Sourav Ganguly played his first test match?
Q21. If Sunil Gavaskar's autobiography is 'Sunny Days' what is Kapil Dev's autobiography called?
Q22. Which South African cricketer is known as ZULU? LANCE KLUSENER
Q23. During a cricket match, how many pieces of wood are there in the ground? 12= 6 STUMPS, 4 BAILS, 2 BATS
Q24. The late Sir Donald Bradman once said: 'I had a rubber guard around the chest and a thick _______ , that was all.' What's the missing word?
Q25. If every batsman in an innings got out first ball, what should be the number of the batsman shown not out? NO.8

[magpie in the 80's]

4. He was knighted ?
9. Ireland

BOTH CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

q1 - his false teeth
q3 - his wedding
q6 - it was his cousin John Reid
q14 - she married Ivo Bligh

ALL CORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. What did Ashley Harvey-Walker hand to the umpire Dickie Bird for safe keeping, during Derbyshire's match against Lancashire at Buxton in 1975?
Q2. What unusual double did Leicestershire's Chris Balderstone manage on September 15, 1975?

Became a dual international for Engalnd SOCCER and cricket

Q3. What did Tony Pigott put off to make his England Test debut in New Zealand in 1983-84?

His marraige

Q4. What happened to Richard Hadlee before the 1990 Lord's Test against England?
Q5. What was unusual about Merv Hughes's hat-trick for Australia against West Indies at Perth in 1988-89? IT WAS SPREAD OVER 3 DIFFERENT OVERS
Q6. What was unusual about the Australian fast bowler Bruce Reid's first Test wicket against New Zealand, at Wellington in 1985-86?
Q7. Whose middle names are Alexei McNamara, after Soviet and American politicians (he also has a sister called Golda)?
Q8. The 1996 Wisden records that "fried calamari stopped play" during a South African domestic match at Paarl in February 1995. What happened?
Q9. Which country other than Australia did both Mark and Steve Waugh both represent?
Q10. What happened to David Steele when he went out to bat on his Test debut in 1975, the first time he had used the home dressing room at Lord's rather than the visitors? WENT DOWN TOO MANY STAIRS AND ENDED UP IN THE BASEMENT TOILETS
Q11. Who played against Brian Lara when he scored his 501 not out, and was West Indies' 12th man when he scored his 375?
Q12. Ken Burn from Tasmania was selected for Australia's 1890 tour of England as a wicketkeeper. What did he tell the management once the team was safely embarked on their voyage? HE HAD NEVER KEPT WICKETS BEFORE
Q13. During the Test at Christchurch in 1967-68 the Indian allrounder Syed Abid Ali was infuriated that New Zealand's Gary Bartlett, who he felt was a blatant chucker, had not been no-balled. What happened next?
Q14. What happened to Florence Morphy, one of the "ladies of Melbourne" who presented the original Ashes urn to the Honourable Ivo Bligh, the England captain?
Q15. Who averaged over 50 with the bat in his 93-Test career, but played only one-day international, in which he was out for 0?
Q16. In test cricket what is Rahul Dravid's highest score?
Q17. Name the coach of Sachin S Tendulkar.
Q18. Who won the world cup in 1999? AUSTRALIA
Q19. He was the only captain in the '99 world cup to wear a no.5 jersey Who is he?
Q20. Where did Sourav Ganguly played his first test match?
Q21. If Sunil Gavaskar's autobiography is 'Sunny Days' what is Kapil Dev's autobiography called?
Q22. Which South African cricketer is known as ZULU? LANCE KLUSENER
Q23. During a cricket match, how many pieces of wood are there in the ground? 12= 6 STUMPS, 4 BAILS, 2 BATS
Q24. The late Sir Donald Bradman once said: 'I had a rubber guard around the chest and a thick _______ , that was all.' What's the missing word?
Q25. If every batsman in an innings got out first ball, what should be the number of the batsman shown not out? NO.8

BOTH CORRECT

[rogernumber10]

8 - fire in a food stall, and smoke over the ground.
20 - Lords

[magpie in the 80's]

8 - fire in a food stall, and smoke over the ground.
20 - Lords

correct on q20 and close with the 1st part of your answer to q8. more info req'd roger

[rogernumber10]

now you're challenging me. It was either they couldn't see the other end of the wicket or the fact that someone was injured in the fire??? Guessing really.

[magpie in the 80's]

now you're challenging me. It was either they couldn't see the other end of the wicket or the fact that someone was injured in the fire??? Guessing really.

the correct answer to q8 was the ball landed in a deep fryer(hence the fried calamari stopped play) and was unusable due to the fat soaked into the ball

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24) Pullover/jumper?

[magpie in the 80's]

24) Pullover/jumper?

INCORRECT SPELLY

[rogernumber10]

7 -- Nixon McLean???? or Kenny Benjamin???

One of those two has really exotic names, and I can't remember which one