2015 Trivia thread

[skully]

This might be one to chuck guesses at.

In the recently completed 1st Test WI v India both sides fielded 4 players with surname beginning with B. The record is 6. One of them was Bangladesh with a plethora of Mohammads - BD v SL, Colombo (PSS), 2007.

a) Can you name the other side which fielded 6 players with surnames starting with the same letter?

b) Can you name the match that contained most players from both sides with surnames starting with the same letter (9)?

[JGK]

Aust might have come close with the Hs in the late 2000s. Some combination of hayden, Hughes, hussey, Hilfenhaus, Hodge, Hauritz, Haddin, Hogg.

[skully]

That's the spirit, MrK. Australia's record of 5 players with a name starting with the same letter involves "H" - 4 times. The Aus record is:

FIVE:
Aus v Eng, Sydney(6), 1978-79
JD Higgs; AMJ Hilditch; RM Hogg; KJ Hughes; AG Hurst
Aus v Eng, Cardiff, 2009
BJ Haddin; NM Hauritz; BW Hilfenhaus; PJ Hughes; MEK Hussey
Aus v NZ, Wellington, 2009-10
BJ Haddin; RJ Harris; NM Hauritz; PJ Hughes; MEK Hussey
Aus v Eng, Perth, 2010-11
BJ Haddin; RJ Harris; BW Hilfenhaus; PJ Hughes; MEK Hussey


Still looking for:

a) Can you name the other side which fielded 6 players with surnames starting with the same letter?

b) Can you name the match that contained most players from both sides with surnames starting with the same letter (9)?

[skully]

Do you want the letters for a) & b)?

[JGK]

Not yet. Won't be able to have a proper think about this until lunch.

[JGK]

How about S for India in the era of Shastri, Siddhu, Srikkanth and a suite of Sharmas?

[Growler]

Is Pakistan involved in either answer, skulls?

If yes, can you clarify something please. Would, say Wasim & Waqar count as two Ws, or an A and a Y? And what about the likes of Inzimam - is that his surname ....... also they have no end of Mohammeds with different surnames listed under M on the Howstat player lists.

If Pak isn't the answer to the first, and they didn't play in the second it doesn't matter.

Hope my question makes sense to you.

[skully]

How about S for India in the era of Shastri, Siddhu, Srikkanth and a suite of Sharmas?

India doesn't rate a mention.

Is Pakistan involved in either answer, skulls?

If yes, can you clarify something please. Would, say Wasim & Waqar count as two Ws, or an A and a Y? And what about the likes of Inzimam - is that his surname ....... also they have no end of Mohammeds with different surnames listed under M on the Howstat player lists.

If Pak isn't the answer to the first, and they didn't play in the second it doesn't matter.

Hope my question makes sense to you.

Pakistan has managed 5 instances of 5 players with same lettered "surnames", but not with "W" or "I", but yes with "M":

Pak v Zim, Sheikhupura, 1996-97
Saeed Anwar; Salim Malik; Saqlain Mushtaq; Shadab Kabir; Shahid Nazir
Pak v NZ, Rawalpindi, 1996-97
Mohammad Akram; Mohammad Wasim; Mohammad Zahid; Moin Khan; Mushtaq Ahmed
Pak v Ind, Calcutta, 1998-99
Saeed Anwar; Salim Malik; Saqlain Mushtaq; Shahid Afridi; Shoaib Akhtar
Pak v NZ, Auckland, 2000-01
Misbah-ul-Haq; Mohammad Yousuf; Moin Khan; Mushtaq Ahmed; Mohammad Sami
Pak v BD, Chittagong, 2011-12
Abdur Rehman; Adnan Akmal; Aizaz Cheema; Asad Shafiq; Azhar Ali


Still looking for:

a) Can you name the other side (with BD v SL in 2007) which fielded 6 players with surnames starting with the same letter?

b) Can you name the match that contained most players from both sides with surnames starting with the same letter (9)?


Pak & India are not involved in either answer.

[JGK]

FWIW - I can get 5 x Bs for Aust in the 1938 Ashes...

[JGK]

Is a) the Bangles with a bunch of Ms in the early 00s?

[embee]

This might be one to chuck guesses at.

In the recently completed 1st Test WI v India both sides fielded 4 players with surname beginning with B. The record is 6. One of them was Bangladesh with a plethora of Mohammads - BD v SL, Colombo (PSS), 2007.

a) Can you name the other side which fielded 6 players with surnames starting with the same letter?

b) Can you name the match that contained most players from both sides with surnames starting with the same letter (9)?

You've pissed off two countries with that slur

[skully]

Hehe, oops.

[skully]

FWIW - I can get 5 x Bs for Aust in the 1938 Ashes...

Aus v Eng, The Oval, 1938
CL Badcock; SG Barnes; BA Barnett; DG Bradman; WA Brown

Is a) the Bangles with a bunch of Ms in the early 00s?

They are all 5 time instances:

BD v SAf, Dhaka, 2002-03
Mashrafe Mortaza; Mehrab Hossain; Mohammad Ashraful; Mohammad Rafique; Mohammad Salim
BD v Zim, Harare, 2003-04
Manjural Islam; Manjural Islam Rana; Mohammad Ashraful; Mohammad Rafiqu; Mushfiqur Rahman
BD v Ind, Dhaka, 2004-05
Manjural Islam Rana; Mashrafe Mortaza; Mohammad Ashraful; Mohammad Rafique; Mushfiqur Rahman

BD doesn't feature in the a) answer I'm after, other than I already said they managed 6 v SL in 2007.

Both answers do not involve Ind, Pak, BD or SL.

[WideWally]

What about Saffies starting with S around 1907?

[skully]

Wally has a):

Most players beginning with same letter in a Test side:

SAf v Eng, The Oval, 1907
RO Schwarz; WA Shalders; PW Sherwell; JH Sinclair; SD Snooke; SJ Snooke

Still looking for:

b) Can you name the match that contained most players from both sides with surnames starting with the same letter (9)?

[skully]

Hint for b): No subcontinental involvement, after WWII, before WSC.

[WideWally]

B

England v South Africa 1965

[skully]

Aye.

Most players beginning with same letter in a Test match:

NINE:
Eng v SAf, Lord’s, 1965
RW Barber; KF Barrington; G Boycott; DJ Brown (Eng)
A Bacher; EJ Barlow; KC Bland; JT Botten; HD Bromfield (SAf)

[tricycle]

A month or so old, so I'll just leave it here
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/731/731958.html

T2 on the lowest scores successfully defended in FC cricket

[JGK]

I believe that this match has subsequently had its FC status revoked.

[tricycle]

Ah. Cheers for that.

[tricycle]

Aggregate of 471 runs and 3 centuries in the Zim NZ match yesterday. Lowest aggregate for a ODI with 3 hundreds?

[Paul Keating]

I am sure this was mentioned in the match bread but haven't had a chance to read the thread.

Broad was the fastest to five wickets ever. 19 balls from the start of the match. Next best is 25 balls by Philander.

[skully]

For those players with at least 200 Test wickets, which players took:

a) the most wickets in their final 8 matches

b) the least wickets in their final 8 matches.

Name the top 3 in each case (can be current players).

Most wickets in last 8 Tests (at least 200 Test wkts):

1. ?

2. ?

3. ?

Least wickets in last 8 Tests (at least Test 200 wkts):

1. ?

2. ?

3. ?

[embee]

least wickets (guesses)

beefy

sir gaz

Maria

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