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Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:33 pm
by brod
1. Prior to the current test match Australian batsmen had mostly fared well at Adelaide Oval. Of the Players who had played in a test match here prior to this one,
a- who is yet to pass 50? Andrew Symonds (highest score 9)
b- who has past 50, but not 100? Adam Gilchrist 3 fifties
2. Tendulkar's first innings century was his 88th score of more than 50. This is second all time.
a- Who is first? Allan Border
b- Who were the first two players to have 60 scores of more than 50 in test cricket?
c- Who is the most recent addition to the list of players with more than 60 score of 50 or more?
3. Matthew Hayden (1654) overtook Allan Border (1567) as the most prolific scorer of test runs vs India, during this test match.
a- Who are the other three players in the top 5
Ricky Ponting 1521
David Boon 1204
Bobby Simpson 1125

b- Of the top 10 runs scorers vs India for Australia who has the lowest average in these games? Adam Gilchrist 27.89
4. Matthew Hayden became the 9th player to score 5000 runs at home in this match.
a- Who has the most runs?
b- Who has the highest score?
c- Who has the most scores of 50 or more?

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:20 am
by godoubleblues
Q2.a - Alan Border

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:40 pm
by spell_check
3a - Langer, Steve Waugh and Ponting

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:53 pm
by godoubleblues
1a - Symonds and Lee
1b - Gilchrist
3a - Ponting, Boonie, Bobby Simpson
3b - Justin Langer

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:55 pm
by brod
godoubleblues wrote:Q2.a - Alan Border


Correct

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:56 pm
by brod
spell_check wrote:3a - Langer, Steve Waugh and Ponting


Ponting is correct
Other two incorrect

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:58 pm
by brod
godoubleblues wrote:1a - Symonds and Lee
1b - Gilchrist
3a - Ponting, Boonie, Bobby Simpson
3b - Justin Langer


1a Symonds is correct (I didnt include Lee as a batsmen)
1b correct
3a all three correct
3b incorrect

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:10 pm
by godoubleblues
brod wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:1a - Symonds and Lee
1b - Gilchrist
3a - Ponting, Boonie, Bobby Simpson
3b - Justin Langer


1a Symonds is correct (I didnt include Lee as a batsmen)
1b correct
3a all three correct
3b incorrect


how about Gilly for 3b then

Re: Another cricket quiz

PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:25 pm
by brod
godoubleblues wrote:
brod wrote:
godoubleblues wrote:1a - Symonds and Lee
1b - Gilchrist
3a - Ponting, Boonie, Bobby Simpson
3b - Justin Langer


1a Symonds is correct (I didnt include Lee as a batsmen)
1b correct
3a all three correct
3b incorrect


how about Gilly for 3b then


Correct