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Q941

Here below are the respective leaders of 18 sets in ODIs.What do the sets represent.? Deighton Butler,Justin Ontong,Mohammad Ashraful,Stephen Fleming,Justin Vaughan,Kevin Hurdle,Somachandra de Silva,Shane Thomson,Ajit Agarkar,Laurie Williams,Winston Davis,Kevin Curran,David O'Sullivan,Kevin Duers,Mehmood Quaraishy,Shaun Pollock,Wasim Akram,Muthiah Muralitharan

As a hint to get started,remember that though the number of sets may increase in future it can never rise beyond a particular upper limit. Sumant81 (talk) 08:41, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Is the upper limit 20? If not, then 22? Ovshake (talk) 11:35, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Plenty of countries represented here, but the sets don't represent countries. Any world cup connection? Ovshake (talk) 11:37, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

No nothing related to number of countries or worldcup,since then the limit can't be fixed.The limit is set in stone as long as the laws of cricket do not change.And the upper limit is bigger than your guess. Sumant81 (talk) 13:10, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

The upper limit is 31.There are 20 sets in tests , Younis Khan is the leader of one such set in test that is not present so far in ODI.Sumant81 (talk) 02:23, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Afaq Hussain is another like Younis Khan. The key to the answer is that 31 is the max number of sets possible. Sumant81 (talk) 14:37, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

So, if 31 is the maximum is it anything to do with days of the month?--Roberry (talk) 15:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

No ,laws of cricket cannot constrain it to 31 then :) . Think of it more like only 31 possible combinations exist. Sumant81 (talk) 15:19, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

10 methods of being given out, 5 of them credited to the bowler.. maybe most and highest % makes 30...plus something else? Butler was only out once - run out. Hussain only took 1 wicket and it was hit wicket. Coincidences or do I need to investigate all 18 players? The-Pope (talk) 15:32, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

You are almost there with some of the pieces in your answer being correct.The 5 and Hussain factor into the complete answer.Nothing to do with % though Sumant81 (talk) 15:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

It is something to do with the possible combinations of the 5 methods of a bowler getting a wicket. There are 32 possible combinations and exclude the option of getting no wickets makes it 31 as mentioned in the question. I have not gone through all the bowlers so don't know how they have been chosen, but will have a stab at the best bowling performance for each of the 31 combinations of wickets (well the 18 combinations that exist). I was earlier surprised to realise Fleming had a wicket so suspected it could be bowling related. He got it by a stumping and had 1 for 8 in that match. This also explains why the list is so varied with bowling ability. Some lesser known bowlers on a lucky day claiming one or two wickets, but the more established bowlers have probably at some stage of their career taken a 4 or 5 wicket haul using more of the methods available to them. --Cowboydan78 (talk) 00:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

You worked from my clue, so I'll work off yours! I think it's most career wickets with each of the 31 combinations (5 (1 dismissal type only) + 10 (2 of the 5) + 10 (3 of the 5) + 5 (4 of the 5) + all 5). Murali has all 5, Akram never got a stumping, Pollock never a hit wicket,Curran all caught, Butler all LBW, Quaraishy all bowled etc etc. The-Pope (talk) 01:13, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

And that is the one.Cowboy got the start by working off the Pope,but I will have to give it to the Pope who has finished off the answer.It is the overall leaders for the 18 combinations.Basically a bit of high school math,if there are 5 elements in a set,there are 2^5 -1 combinations available and that is the 31 factor.The test has 20 such sets. Sumant81 (talk) 03:36, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Q942

What batting milestone was achieved in Tests by either Allan Border or Dean Jones (impossible to determine exactly who through the standard online sources), then, just under 20 years later, by Dinesh Mongia in ODIs. A similar bowling milestone was done by Keith Miller and then by Danny Morrison in ODIs, almost exactly 52 years later. What were the milestones that were achieved? The-Pope (talk) 14:02, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

The recesses of my mind tells me that either Border or Jones scored Test cricket's 1,000,000th run, so let's say Mongia did the same in an ODI. Did Miller take the 10,000th Test wicket and Morrison the 10,000th ODI wicket? --Roisterer (talk) 15:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

And you'd be right. Well done, I thought it would have lasted more than 90 minutes! Searches like this in statsguru and then finding the next test give the answers, but without a ball by ball account from the 3rd Ind vs Aus test in 1986, you don't know which of Border or Jones that hit the millionth run (or if it was a noball, bye or legbye!) The-Pope (talk) 13:39, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Q943

Flying into Kingston, Jamaica one day in 1948 what did Everton Weekes see that surprised him so? --Roisterer (talk) 08:43, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

The Sydney Opera House? --KingStrato (talk) 19:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Do we have a yearly award for the answer farthest from left field? If so, this one gets my nomination for 2009!164.36.38.240 (talk) 12:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

No. I agree, that certainly would have surprised Weekes but I'm not after anything that out of place. --Roisterer (talk) 22:14, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

That the 4th Test v England at Sabina Park (in which he was playing) had already started without him. He flew over the ground, to see the man he was chosen ahead of, JK Holt Jr, (who eventually made his debut in 1954) fielding as 12th man! Weekes was later to bat at 3, scoring his maiden Test century (141).[1].—MDCollins (talk) 23:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

That's it! Flying over Kingston, Weekes was surprised to see that the match had already started and had presumed that in his absence he was made 12th man. It was only when he got to his hotel he discovered he was in the XI and hotfooted it to the ground. Holt was the local favourite and many believed he instead of Weekes should have been in the side so Weekes was subjected to a loud round of jeers when he finally walked on to the ground. The jeers subsided only slightly when he scored his century. --Roisterer (talk) 01:49, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Q944

What has occurred only 6 times: once in the '30s, '50s and '60s, twice once in the 90s and twice in the 00s...—MDCollins (talk) 14:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Would they be decades or scores? --Roberry (talk) 15:10, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Decades.—MDCollins (talk) 15:14, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Something connected to the ongoing record breaking test match maybe? Sumant81 (talk) 15:17, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Possibly—MDCollins (talk) 15:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Younis is the sixth captain with a triple ton, so I'm tipping that without checking further. --Travis Basevi (talk) 16:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I thought Bobby Simpson was the first captain with a triple. Best I can find is a double and triple in the same game, one in the 30's, 50's, 60's, twice now in the '00s, but only one in the 90's (You said 6, but list 7 occasions) --Roberry (talk) 17:21, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Apologies - there is only one occurance in the '90s. Travis is close and it may be true but it isn't what I'm looking for. Roberry is equally close, and may even have found the 6 times (but for a slightly different reason to what I was looking for). To see if you can get it spot on, the number may increase at any time in the future, but may decrease shortly.—MDCollins (talk) 23:09, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Unbeaten triple hundreds fits (I'm checking this time)... --Travis Basevi (talk) 00:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

That's it Travis, scores of 300+ not out. It has of course now gone back to 5 times.—MDCollins (talk) 11:42, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Q945

Complete this sequence: Sammy Jones, Arthur Ochse, William Shalders, Jack Hearne, Buster Nupen, Derek Sealy, Jeffrey Stollmeyer, Brian Close, Nasim-ul-Ghani, Aftab Baloch, Ravi Shastri, Aaqib Javed, _______. --Travis Basevi (talk) 12:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Debuts below 22,I can't see any other connection.I will go with Sachin Tendulkar as a pure guess. Sumant81 (talk) 14:03, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Nope, Aaqib prevented Sachin from making the list. --Travis Basevi (talk) 15:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Seeing that nothing special is there in their careers statistically,it has to do something with ages.If it is not ages,then I will be suprised.Since it is chronologically arranged and almost nearly each player is separated by a decade,we are probably looking for some youngster who made his debut in the late 90s....going to hazard my last wild guess Fazl-e-Akbar ..just tempted to go for Daniel Vettori as well Sumant81 (talk) 17:07, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Hasan Raza? --KingStrato (talk) 22:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Being the first born in a particular decade to play Tests is a possibility (Raza may be the first from the 1980s). Tintin 23:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Hasan Raza is the exact answer, and Tintin has the reason. Failing the chance we can solve this by an arm wrestle, I'll give it to King Strato as I did word the question poorly and only wanted the who and not the why. Inspiration came from Ahmed Shehzad being in the current Pakistan squad, and who would be the first player born in the 1990s if he gets his chance in the next Test. --Travis Basevi (talk) 01:05, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Ahh there are 3 cricketers born in the 1850s who would precede Sammy Jones and made their debut in the first ever test.Guess that would make the list too long. Sumant81 (talk) 02:20, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Technically all 22 players from the 1st Test qualify for the list. Jones was the first player from a "new" decade. --Travis Basevi (talk) 08:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Q946

Ok, here goes...

What is the test match equivalent match to this ODI? --KingStrato (talk) 17:33, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

This one? Johnlp (talk) 17:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Not the one I had in mind. My connection has something to do with batting. --KingStrato (talk) 17:56, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

This one? Ovshake (talk) 18:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

I think I can see your reasoning, but it's not the one I'm looking for. --KingStrato (talk) 18:36, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Since you can see my reasoning, is it any of the other tests that meet the same criterion as the test I mentioned? Ovshake (talk) 19:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

If I can see your reasoning, then no (the result was only 50 runs different - but the result is not important). --KingStrato (talk) 20:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

My first choice is [2] ,but barring a technicality this could also be the one [3].I know these two are closest to the ODIS in a particular way,but the part about the result is not correct I guess. Sumant81 (talk) 03:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, that's not the one. It's an individual batting event, open to all test cricketers (but unlikely to be anywhere near the reach of most). The T20 version appeared in this game. Going to London today, but I'll post another hint when I gte back, if required. --KingStrato (talk) 07:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

The T20 leaves me completely clueless. Or I would have gone for [4]. Jayasuriya scored 50% of the runs scored in the whole match which is unequalled in Tests. Inzy is the only instance when someone scored 50% of his team's runs. Tintin 11:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Looking at these two lists may also give you a hint 1 and 2 --KingStrato (talk) 16:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Your earlier hints lead me to believe it is this match [5],still not sure why though Sumant81 (talk) 16:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

That is the right match. The link is that they're the matches in which the highest score never to have been the highest score was made. The 3 individual test scores higher than Jayawardene's 374 were all, at one stage, the highest test score. The same applies to Jayasuria's innings. --KingStrato (talk) 16:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Q947

Complete the following sequence that identifies the progression of a record related to a statistical event.

Charles Bannerman,Bernard Tancred,Harry Trott,Everton Weekes,Frank Worrell,Majid Khan,Alvin Kallicharan,___________ Sumant81 (talk) 23:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Seeing there aren't enough clues in the question,I should add that,the above batting related event is not possible in a odi or T20. Sumant81 (talk) 05:14, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Duleep Mendis. Same score (105) in both innings of a Test match in Sep 1982.—MDCollins (talk) 15:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Well done,got it without any hints at all. Over to you Sumant81 (talk) 15:42, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't quite say no hints at all! You did give quite a big one... :-) —MDCollins (talk) 16:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Q948

Given a minimum of 10 matches, Lindsay Hassett, Robert Wyatt Bob Wyatt and Nummy Deane share this record. Freddie Brown holds the wooden spoon for the "anti-record".—MDCollins (talk) 16:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

I was really confused when I visited Robert Wyatt's page. You SURELY mean Bob Wyatt. Ovshake (talk) 16:39, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes. I surely do.—MDCollins (talk) 00:24, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Hassett won the toss 18 times in 24 matches as captain, while Brown won it only three times in 15. Something to do with that? Johnlp (talk) 00:36, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Pretty accurate - can you be a little more precise? What about the other names...?—MDCollins (talk) 01:03, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Wyatt won 12 of 16 and Deane 9 of 12: all 75 per centers. Johnlp (talk) 01:07, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Excellent - Hassett, Wyatt and Deane have the highest Toss percentage at 75% wins (Test matches). Brown has the lowest, winning just 20%. (Even Nasser wasn't that bad!! —MDCollins (talk) 01:20, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Q949

Who, late in the summer of 1981, delivered what Dickie Bird called "the best off-spinner I have seen bowled all season"? Johnlp (talk) 09:53, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Chetan Chauhan? Shivlal Yadav? Bharath (talk) 10:29, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

No, neither of them. Johnlp (talk) 10:49, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Ian Botham took 10 wickets in the final test which Dicky umpired, so I'm guessing him. The-Pope (talk) 11:50, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Not him, though you have the right match. Johnlp (talk) 12:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Just guessing :-) , Ray Bright? (or may be John Emburey?) Bharath (talk) 12:35, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Wasn't that the match where DKL threw in a leg break and a googly as well as the offie? WillE (talk) 13:16, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Well done, WillE. Mr Lillee was so incensed that the umpires wouldn't replace what he regarded as a mis-shaped ball that he started bowling slower stuff. Over to you. Johnlp (talk) 18:41, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Q950

What Derby games were considered irrelevant enough to be relegated to statistical mention only? And in what context?WillE (talk) 18:49, 1 March 2009 (UTC) No-one? The games in question were a coda. WillE (talk) 18:44, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

zzzzz.... How about a Clue instead of Tea?Bharath (talk) 07:03, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Is the upper-case D in "Derby" significant (or would "derby" work just as well)?—MDCollins (talk) 11:19, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about the delay - evacuated relatives in the area of bush fires near Melbourne rather took my attention. The capital D is significant. Adding "shire" and thinking Sunday cricket would help.... WillE (talk) 13:26, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Blimey. Didn't think it'd be this difficult! Played JPL as a coda to an illustrious career for someone else, but couldn;t bring himself to mention in it the finest autobiography that ever drew ink. 164.36.38.240 (talk) 13:12, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Fred Trueman? Johnlp (talk) 14:01, 5 March 2009 (UTC) Yeah. In his autobiography he never even referred to the fact that he was (maybe) the first one day mercenary. Over to you. WillE (talk) 20:10, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

I do not get it.What was so special about his final appearance? what is the reference to an illustrious career for someone else and irrelevant enough to be relegated to statistical context part? Sumant81 (talk) 04:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Fred Trueman's last top flight cricket was in the John Player League for Derbyshire.WillE (talk) 18:39, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Q951

Where did a cricketer appear alongside a boxer, a golfer and three track and field athletes in 1962? Johnlp (talk) 22:02, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Perth? --Travis Basevi (talk) 02:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

No. This was, according to one reputable source, the first time a cricketer had appeared in such a context. Johnlp (talk) 07:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Wild guess. Cover of Sports Illustrated ? Tintin 11:37, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

No, though you're not a million miles away in thinking of this as a representation rather than an actuality. Johnlp (talk) 12:58, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

On a stamp? The-Pope (talk) 13:24, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Bingo. The set of six sporting stamps issued by the Cape Verde Islands in 1962 included a batsman, a golfer, boxing, javelin-throwing, discus-throwing and the hurdles. A similar set issued by Angola (another Portuguese colony) at the same time featured six other sports. According to Barclays World of Cricket, this was the first representation of cricket on a postage stamp. Over to you, your eminence. Johnlp (talk) 13:35, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Q952

What feat first happened in 1993, by Pakistan in an ODI - but has happened only 3 times since then in ODIs. It first happened in Tests in 2001, coincidentially also by Pakistan and has happened 10 times since but Pakistan has not done it again in either form of the game - another team has dominated the list. The-Pope (talk) 14:23, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Time for a clue. There is no real reason why it took so long for this to occur, it was just "traditional thinking" that restricted the opportunities for it to happen. Australia is the team that has dominated the list. The-Pope (talk) 15:30, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Is everyone bored to sleep by what's on in Trinidad, or too amazed by what's happened in Durban or Christchurch, or overcome by what happened in Lahore to even guess? Or maybe it is it still too obscure. The traditional thinking was in regards to selection policies, but if the batsmen were good enough, it could have happened well over 500 times in both forms of the game - it is related to scores in a single innings.The-Pope (talk) 14:19, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Did it happen in the Durban Test too ? Tintin 16:14, 8 :March 2009 (UTC)

Yes. The-Pope (talk) 18:58, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Something to do with getting to maiden centuries with a six?However the part about selection policies makes me think it is something about the age as well.Another one,was the Pakistan effort featuring the Basit Ali century match ? Sumant81 (talk) 16:22, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Both left-handed opening batsmen centurions in the same innings? It happened in this match for Pakistan in 1993 (Saeed Anwar and Asif Mujtaba), and Katich and Hughes are lefties. OrangeKnight (talk) 19:39, 9 March 2009 (UTC) I think my guess (I was thinking about that while washing the dishes) is confirmed by statsguru in ODIs and in test-matches. No wonder why Australia dominates the Test list with the Langer/Hayden combination! OrangeKnight (talk) 19:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Sir Jaffa gets it. 2 lefties opening and scoring tons in the one innings. The-Pope (talk) 10:38, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Q953

What has never happened in ODIs since this World Cup match between Windies and England? OrangeKnight (talk) 21:25, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Due to the unusual bowling figures, I'll suggest somebody being taken off for running on the pitch?—MDCollins (talk) 23:26, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Holding must've bowled a couple of beamers and had to be taken off... but that's not unique... Waqar and Munaf (and maybe some more) have done the same. THREE bowlers completed an over? Ovshake (talk) 17:14, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

It has to do with the bowlers, it has to do with the West Indians ones, but nothing to do with their bowling analysis in this particular match. OrangeKnight (talk) 18:29, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Michael Holding never bowled a ball in ODIs again.Is that relevant? Sumant81 (talk) 02:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

A huge deviation in the figures of the English bowlers. Two bowlers have an economy rate <2, two <3 and one >5.5. I'm sure that's not very common. Ovshake (talk) 04:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I will actually build on my earlier answer by saying This was the last time the combination of Malcolm Marshall,Joel Garner and Michael Holding played in an ODI. Sumant81 (talk) 06:52, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The answer is linked to two of the bowler you quoted: Holding and Garner. Big hint: "what" was Holding up to this match? "What" was Garner from this match? OrangeKnight (talk) 06:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Leading wicket takers in odis with 142 .So at this point after this match both were the leading wicket takers.The last time there was a joint record for leading wicket takers in odis Sumant81 (talk) 07:24, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm... Not sure you have all the answer (in fact, you can express it in different ways). Aren't a few words missing in your sentence? For example, Murali was once tied with Akram with 502 wickets at the end of a match... Joint record, yes but with...? Or, in another way, last time that a player took the record while...? OrangeKnight (talk) 00:31, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

So, the last time a player took the record of most ODI wickets while the previous record holder was still playing. --Roisterer (talk) 01:00, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

hmm my first edit which I later removed was actually joint record while both were playing in the same side.I guess even that holds good. Sumant81 (talk) 02:03, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Playing in the same side, or in the same match are correct. My first instant was "becoming the world's leading wicket-taker (joint leader including) while the previous one was playing in the same match)". Roisterer's answer was not correct, as Kapil Dev played a few ODIs after Wasim Akram broke his records. My question was maybe too vague (as several answer could fit), so mea culpa. Anyway, let's go with a question from Sumant. OrangeKnight (talk) 18:29, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Q954

The leaderboard in ODIs is held by Malinga Bandara with 11,followed by Jeetan Patel with 9.A six way tie with 4 is shared by Arshad Khan,Brad Hogg,James Hopes,Rawl Lewis,Suresh Raina,Upul Chandana.What does the board represent?Sumant81 (talk) 14:51, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Most appearances as a supersub? wisems (talk) 15:37, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

It took me more time for me to set the question than for you to answer it :) ,Well done ,that is the answer .Sumant81 (talk) 02:08, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Luckily I looked at Bandara first, and all of his first 11 ODI appearances were as a supersub, so the pattern was quite easy to spot after that! I wonder if anyone actually misses the supersub rule. wisems (talk) 10:47, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Q955

England set a new record during the recent Trinidad Test, beating a mark set by Australia in 2001 and equalled by Sri Lanka last year. What is the record? wisems (talk) 10:52, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Most byes conceded?—MDCollins (talk) 15:02, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

No, nothing to do with that (although I think they beat that record too). This one's very much a team record, rather than an individual one. wisems (talk) 18:18, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

England equalled the existing record in the first innings at Trinidad, and then beat it in the second innings. They may have an opportunity to equal a related record (currently held by New Zealand) at Lord's in six weeks time. wisems (talk) 16:36, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Has it got something to do with 8 consecutive innings where the opposition didn't take all 10 wickets? --KingStrato (talk) 17:32, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Or the 6 consecutive declared innings? OrangeKnight (talk) 19:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Edit conflict. Was about to say the same thing. --KingStrato (talk) 19:17, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Well you're both right then, but I'll have to give it to OrangeKnight. As far as I can tell, England's 6 in a row beat the record of 5 set by Australia and Sri Lanka. And their 7 (not 8) innings in a row without being bowled out puts them in line to challenge the record of 9 held by New Zealand (which coincidentally overlapped Australia's run). wisems (talk) 20:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Q956

I'm looking for a record. Freddie Flintoff, Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne are currently tied for first place. But in a few weeks (next month), Flintoff will beat the two others. After Flintoff, Vaughan and Warney, a bunch of players, all recent, are tied on the next (and last) place. What am I looking for? OrangeKnight (talk) 21:41, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Anything to do with appearing on the front cover of Wisden? wisems (talk) 21:56, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

A lot to do with that! I expected this question to last a little bit more... Flintoff appeared once with Warne, Warne and Vaughan appeared once each alone, and Vaughan and Flintoff appeared with the whole England winning team in the fourth Test match of the 2004-05 tour of South Africa. OrangeKnight (talk) 22:13, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Wow - lucky guess! wisems (talk) 09:06, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Q957

What has happened just 11 times in all Tests, including twice in the same game on two occurrences in 1930 and 1992? It has happened only once in an ODI (in Edinburgh), and never yet in a Twenty20. wisems (talk) 09:06, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

As a clue, here are the scorecards for the 1930 and 1992 games. wisems (talk) 09:36, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Scoring a hundred in a nations's first match at international level? --KingStrato (talk) 12:28, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Not exactly, but a country's first match would contain more opportunities than normal for the event in question to occur, and someone scoring a hundred wouldn't hurt either. Cryptic enough? This is the ODI I mentioned. wisems (talk) 14:01, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Is it a golden duck in a countries' first match?—MDCollins (talk) 14:07, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

This wasn't West Indies' first match. Ovshake (talk) 14:35, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

In each match, there are less than eleven debutants... That is to say, even in the Zimbabwean team and in the Scottish team, there were players that had already played at that level. On the contrary, even if it wasn't West Indies' first test, eight players (including six West Indians) debuted in the 1930's match. I can't find the answer (I can't see any link to "twice in a match"), but is it linked to what you're looking for? OrangeKnight (talk) 17:14, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

It's not the number of debutants as such that's interesting, it's something that the debutants achieved - or (big hint) something that pairs of debutants achieved. wisems (talk) 18:25, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Is it debutants scoring a highest (presumably wicket) partnership between the two teams?—MDCollins (talk) 19:13, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

No, try debutants being involved in a record-breaking partnership in both innings? Something like that. Both Headley and De Caires had century partnerships in the 1930 game, de Caires 124 with Sealy, 142 together and Headley 156 with Roach.—MDCollins (talk) 19:21, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I wanted to say 100 run partnerships by pairs of debutants.So 2 in the 1930 game,2 in the 92 game and one in the ODI Sumant81 (talk) 19:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

And you'd be right if you said that. Cricinfo has the lists of highest partnerships between debutants in Tests, ODIs and T20s. wisems (talk) 19:40, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Well done Sumant - I found the list of centuries on debut but couldn't filter it down to pairs of debutants. I'm annoyed that I effectively said century partnerships for the 1930 game but couldn't carry it through!—MDCollins (talk) 23:45, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Lucky steal in a way I guess,work has kept me busy.Let me post a new one by tonight. Sumant81 (talk) 06:30, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Q958

What is unique about the following statistic represented below?
3 Feb 1985: 56 Runs ,1 Wicket
8 Mar 2009: 7 runs 36 runs,0 Wicket
14 Mar 2009: 0 Runs,0 Wicket Sumant81 (talk) 10:43, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Scores in the shortest tests? --LiamE (talk) 12:14, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Nah that must be rubbish looking at the dates.... --LiamE (talk) 12:16, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Actually the stat is from odis Sumant81 (talk) 12:23, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

The 7 run 0 wicket test was throwing me.--LiamE (talk) 12:30, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Saw the three matches. I'm totally clueless. Ovshake (talk) 13:35, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Made a mistake.Changed the data for 8 Mar ..I will add a hint,you should be seeing more than 3 matches. Sumant81 (talk) 16:05, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Slightly more confused. Why do I find only three matches? Ovshake (talk) 07:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

You should be seeing 6 matches one extra for each of the other days and that will give you the key to the answer. Sumant81 (talk) 07:19, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm seeing multiple matches on two of the days. On the other day, 3/2/85, I see a 56 on the scorecard, but not much beyond that. Ovshake (talk) 07:40, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

ok to rephrase my hint,Only 6 of the matches(even though there are multiple matches) contribute to the stat above.There is a way to combine things to give that stat Sumant81 (talk) 08:57, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Still extremely confused, I must say. Ovshake (talk) 10:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Do these represent team scores? Bowling analysis? Ovshake (talk) 14:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

You were looking at the right 56 and it is related to some combination of individual scores/wickets. Sumant81 (talk) 14:13, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Denise Alderman scored a 56 and Terry Alderman took a wicket. I think this is about brothers and sisters' performances on the same date. I'll check on the McGlashans and let you know. Ovshake (talk) 14:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

On the second match Peter scored 7 and Sara 29; on the 3rd match Peter didn't bat and Sara scored a duck... so it fits the McGlashans as well. Are these three the only case for siblings of the opposite gender playing cricket on the same day? Ovshake (talk) 14:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Yep,These are the only instances where a brother and sister played cricket on the same day.There was a recent article about how the McGlashan family could not watch both their kids playing on the same day and it prompted me to search what were the other occurences.That is where the Denise Emerson instance also comes in.Sumant81 (talk) 15:08, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I shall post one tomorrow morning IST. Ovshake (talk) 15:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Q959

Which great, never known for his display of emotions, once exclaimed "The word genius is much over-used in our society. Mr Ivan James turned out to be a genius." More importantly, WHY? Equal credit to both parts, but the next question shall be asked by whoever gets the WHY bit. Ovshake (talk) 19:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Time for a hint. The speaker is one of the people who are definitely among those who we've heard the most on cricket. Ovshake (talk) 06:34, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I'll try to answer who with two wild guess... Geoff Boycott or Richie Benaud ? OrangeKnight (talk) 06:46, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I'd give half points to you - it's indeed Benaud. Now for the difficult bit... why Ivan James? Ovshake (talk) 06:59, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Probably a coincidence, but they are the middle names of Big Jim Smith. Johnlp (talk) 08:00, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Indeed a coincidence. This Ivan James doesn't have any claim to fame in the realm of cricket that I know of. Ovshake (talk) 08:02, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Was it a reference to C. L. R. James and his communist theories,Ivan being a common russian name.? Sumant81 (talk) 09:29, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

No! Something a lot more trivial. It was a reference to a personal incident between Benaud and Mr James. Ovshake (talk) 12:42, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Ivan James was a Timaru, New Zealand pharmacist who gave Benaud a combination of "Oily Calamine Lotion" and boracic acid powder that Benaud used to stop the calluses on his spinning fingers from preventing him bowling. Johnlp (talk) 13:17, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely... did you get it from Anything But...? Ovshake (talk) 06:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

My Spin on Cricket, actually. Johnlp (talk) 08:19, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah, it's there on Anything But... as well. Ovshake (talk) 08:39, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Q960

Here's another Benaud question. Which cricketer nailed Benaud's shoes to the dressing-room floor at Sydney and which other cricketer did Benaud blame for it? Johnlp (talk) 08:19, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm vaguely aware of this, I've read this somewhere. Right now I don't have access to the books, so I'd guess his mate Alan Davidson had nailed it, and he blamed it on some other colleague, say Neil Harvey. Ovshake (talk) 08:50, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

No and no. The incident isn't mentioned in My Spin on Cricket as far as I can see. It's from another source. Johnlp (talk) 09:28, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Keith Miller and Ian Craig? (random guesses) Ovshake (talk) 09:36, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Still no and no. Johnlp (talk) 09:49, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Bill Lawry and Frank Misson. :) Ovshake (talk) 10:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

That's right. Well done. If that was a random guess, it was pretty inspired. Johnlp (talk) 10:40, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

It was not. :) Ovshake (talk) 10:43, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

The complete story and source if possible :) Sumant81 (talk) 13:11, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Lawry wrote that he was fed up with Benaud always being late for everything and turning up at the last minute to play. He resolved to play a trick on him that would keep him longer at the ground than he wanted. Misson was known as a practical joker, and Lawry managed to deflect the blame on to him by telling all his team-mates that Misson was fed up with Benaud's ways and was planning some form of revenge. All somewhat implausible, one feels, but hey, the early 1960s were full of good honest fun like that. Not telling you the book because it may come in useful for future questions! Johnlp (talk) 21:02, 27 March 2009 (UTC)