Trivia & Quizzia 2013 (an occasional series, by whoever wishes)

Ah, too little patience with the ways of the female heart.

As for the second, in view of this and Snow White, I am not sure how to take this request.

But the serious answer is not tonight, Josephine. I'm working on a couple of sets (cricket, not what you're thinking), but this is like upgrades working in the background. Not ready even to resize pics, badge up, upload to hosting site and then stick them on here yet.

And odd pics also, none momentarily on tap.

Maybe tomorrow.


A propos Josephine - I didn't know that about her imperial orders not to wash. How very Gallic.

Saw an ep of QI tonight where they were debunking Napolean myths. Think that got a mention, Probably true. Grotty little upstart.

Well in the absence of triv you force me back to work. Work me no works.

A few questions about a single picture.

1) Location, year?
2) Why is the batsman wearing non-black colours?
3) Why is the bowler grinning? (Other than "because he's feeling happy".)
4) The umpire is reaching for his back pocket. Why?

First twenty20 match. Auckland.
Fleming
Everyone was grinning like an insane idiot that day. Although, it looks like McGrath's mimicking Trevor Chappell.
Yellow Card?

1) First (Men's) international T20, yes, and yes.
*(Year?)

2) It doesn't look like Flem. And I think he was long gone by the time of this mock-incident.
* But that wasn't the question!

3) Indeed. 1 Feb 1981, prominent in Cricket's Annals of Shame.


4) Red, I am told!

Daryl Tuffey?

Either 04 or 05.

Hmmm. Well half of the second one is right!

Details:

Oh boy   just have to be sent to school to learn how to read.

Was a bit of clowning around, that match.

This one might also go on the 'Funny Pics' thread.

While the context must tell any cricket follower that a bowler is celebrating his dismissal of the batsman, on the face of it (= purely visually) it looks more as if the latter is rather disgustedly scraping a large show pony off his shoe.

The questions:
1. Batsman?
2. Year?
3. Location?

Jayasuriya
Feb 8 2008
Sydney

Has anyone since explained the rules of limbo to Bung?

PeterCS wrote:Hmmm. Well half of the second one is right!

Details:

Yeah you gotta hand it to the Sheep, they really got into the festivities for that initial T20. Most of the Shaggers grew retro moes and hairdos, and did their very best 80s impressions.

JGK wrote:Has anyone since explained the rules of limbo to Bung?

Cracking photo. The art of cricket photography ain't the same with the 100 shots a second digital cameras these days. In my teens my bookcase was filled with Patrick Eagar (and others) books of celebrations of great cricketing moments, caught at the instant they happened.

I remember one of Alan Hurst that blew him away. He had no idea all of him was so far of the ground in his bowling delivery follow-through. It was the full shot of one like this - both Hurst's feet were a foot or so off the ground...

Here tis. Make that 1.5 feet...

Where tis?


And Marty is of course right.

What's this XI? (closer to batting order than actual order)

Cook
Hobbs
Dravid
Lara
Tendulkar
Pietersen
Bell
Stewart
Walsh
Willis
W Rhodes

Something to do with tons and Michelles v Aust?

I was going to say matchwinning tons but then saw that SRT was on the list.

PeterCS wrote:Where tis?


And Marty is of course right.

Possibly taken down due to copyright issues??

JGK wrote:Something to do with tons and Michelles v Aust?

I was going to say matchwinning tons but then saw that SRT was on the list.

no

Matchlosing tons v Oz, then?

walsh and willis ...tons?

Ah true!

Took part in wicket-by-wicket record highest stands in Tests v Oz?

Something to do with Adelaide?

Is it players who played in the most number of losses against Australia?