SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

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Postby godoubleblues » Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:47 pm

Q1 - Pakistan
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby (S)aintbackline » Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:21 pm

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:37 am

godoubleblues wrote:Q1 - Pakistan

CORRECT GDB
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:37 am

(S)aintbackline wrote:23. 14

INCORRECT (S)
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby godoubleblues » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:20 am

Q23 - 18
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby am Bays » Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:26 am

2. In the third test against Pakistan in March 1980, Border achieved the memorable feat of scoring 150 in each Australian innings. In the first innings he was not out. Who dismissed him in the second innings? Iqbal Qasim (orthodox spinner)

check try Azhar Khan (WTF??? how are we suspposed to know a bloke who played one test in March 1980 with a test bowling average of 2.00????)

A question for you MT80s who was the 'keeper that got teh stumping???

4. How many runs did Border score in the second test at Lords in 1985?
237 (I cheated :oops: I had to look up what he mage in the 2nd dig (41*) I knew he made 196 in the 1st innings)

10. Where did Border play his final test match?
Durban

IAN BOTHAM

C Score 59* in the second innings for England

16. England also won the fourth Ashes Test of 1981 thanks to Botham's heroics. What were his bowling figures in the second Australian innings?
5/11

SIR DONALD BRADMAN

23. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match?
13 (12 and 1)
25. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it?
MCG
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:24 pm

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:2. In the third test against Pakistan in March 1980, Border achieved the memorable feat of scoring 150 in each Australian innings. In the first innings he was not out. Who dismissed him in the second innings? Iqbal Qasim (orthodox spinner)

check try Azhar Khan (WTF??? how are we suspposed to know a bloke who played one test in March 1980 with a test bowling average of 2.00????)

A question for you MT80s who was the 'keeper that got teh stumping???

4. How many runs did Border score in the second test at Lords in 1985?
237 (I cheated :oops: I had to look up what he mage in the 2nd dig (41*) I knew he made 196 in the 1st innings)

10. Where did Border play his final test match?
Durban

IAN BOTHAM

C Score 59* in the second innings for England

16. England also won the fourth Ashes Test of 1981 thanks to Botham's heroics. What were his bowling figures in the second Australian innings?
5/11

SIR DONALD BRADMAN

23. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match?
13 (12 and 1).........incorrect
25. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it?
MCG


all others correct tas
and to answer your wicket keeper Q tas i think it was either ME or my DAD :lol: :wink:
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby am Bays » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:15 pm

#23 18 and 1. :roll: :roll:
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:27 pm

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:#23 18 and 1. :roll: :roll:

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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby am Bays » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:39 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:
1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:#23 18 and 1. :roll: :roll:

CORRECT TAS


I'm actually ashamed I knew #16 without looking. Goes to show that 1981 still hurts even though I was only 10 at the time....
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby am Bays » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:55 pm

After looking... :oops:

#13 BB v WI 8/103 @ Lords 1984

#20 100th wicket Sunil (I'll use my position as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee even though I have a conflict of Interest in my newspaer column and will bag Australia without due evidence) Gavaskar
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:35 pm

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:After looking... :oops:

#13 BB v WI 8/103 @ Lords 1984

#20 100th wicket Sunil (I'll use my position as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee even though I have a conflict of Interest in my newspaer column and will bag Australia without due evidence) Gavaskar

BOTH CORRECT TAS
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Re: SPORTS QUIZ NO. 40 CRICKET PAST PLAYER FACTS

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:25 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote: ALAN BORDER

1. Against which team did Border score his first test century?
PAKISTAN
2. In the third test against Pakistan in March 1980, Border achieved the memorable feat of scoring 150 in each Australian innings. In the first innings he was not out. Who dismissed him in the second innings?
AZHAR KHAN
3. How many balls did Border face in the match when he scored the two 150's?
A 582 B 503 C 465 D 399
C) 465
4. How many runs did Border score in the second test at Lords in 1985?
196 AND 41*
5. When Border made his highest test score of 205, two other batsmen scored centuries in the game. Who were they?
ANDREW JONES AND MARTIN CROWE
6. Although remembered for his skill with the bat, Border also took 7-46 against the West Indians in 1989.
True OR False
TRUE
7. Allan Border's highest score in one day cricket was 127* against the West Indies. What was the result of this match?
A Australia won by 3 wickets B West Indies won by 3 wickets C West Indies won by 26 runs D Australia won by 26 runs
D) AUSTRALIA WON BY 26 RUNS
8. Did Allan Border ever lift the World Cup for Australia? Yes OR No
YES
9. How many test matches did it take Border to pass 10,000 runs?
136 TESTS
10. Where did Border play his final test match?
DURBAN


IAN BOTHAM

11. Which player did Botham dismiss as his first wicket in Test cricket?
GREG CHAPPELL
12. Botham produced one of his best all-round performances against Pakistan in June 1978. Which of the following did he NOT do in the match?
A Take 8-34 in the second Pakistani innings B Score 108 in the first innings C Score 59* in the second innings for England D Take two catches
C) Score 59* in the second innings for England
13. What were Ian Botham's best bowling figures against the West Indies?
8/103
14. Another great performance came in the Golden Jubilee Test against India in 1980. What was Botham the first player to do in this match?
A Score a century off less than 40 deliveries B Score a century and take 10 wickets in a Test
C Hit 6 sixes in an over in a Test D Take ten catches in an innings
B) SCORE A CENTURY AND TAKE 10 WICKETS IN A TEST
15. The third Test in the Ashes series of 1981 is now written into history. Botham was man of the match for three of the following reasons. Which of these match-winning feats was Botham NOT responsible for?
A Taking 8-43 in the second Australian innings B Scoring 50 in the first English innings
C Scoring 149 in the second English innings D Taking 6-95 in the first Australian innings
A) TAKING 8/43 IN THE 2ND AUSTRALIAN INNINGS
16. England also won the fourth Ashes Test of 1981 thanks to Botham's heroics. What were his bowling figures in the second Australian innings?
5/11
17. Against which team did Botham make his highest score of 208?
INDIA
18. A memorable one day game for Botham was the World Cup match against Australia in 1992. Which of the following was NOT true of that match?
A Botham's 53 was his best one day score against Australia B Botham was the man of the match
C Botham batted at number two for England D Botham's 4-31 was his best one day international bowling figures
A) BOTHAM'S 53 WAS HIS BEST ONE DAY SCORE AGAINST AUSTRALIA
19. In the 1987 World Series Cup, England, Australia and the West Indies met in Australia for a triangular competition. Which of the following is true about the competition?
A Botham was Man of the Series B Neither are true C Both are true D Botham was the Man of the Finals
D) MAN OF THE FINALS
20. Which batsman did Botham dismiss to claim his 100th Test wicket?
SUNIL GAVASKAR

SIR DONALD BRADMAN

21. Where was Sir Don Bradman born?
COOTAMUNDRA
22. Sir Don made his First Class debut against South Australia. Did he score a hundred on his First Class debut? Yes OR No
YES
23. Bradman made his Test debut against England in 1928. How many runs did he total in the match?
19
24. Bradman was made 12th man for the next Test match. True OR False
TRUE
25. Bradman scored his maiden century after his recall to the test side. At which ground did he score it?
MCG
26. Bradman scored his highest First Class score for NSW against Queensland. What is his highest score?
452*
27. On his way to a mammoth 334, Bradman broke the record of a batsman scoring most runs in a single innings in a day. How many did he score?
309
28. How many wickets did Don Bradman take in Test cricket?
2
29. What was Bradman's highest score without scoring a triple century?
299*
30. Along with Bill Ponsford, Bradman scored a then record second wicket partnership. What was the partnership score they put on?
451


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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