Trivia 2016

JGK wrote:

lardbucket wrote:

JGK wrote:

JGK wrote:Is Gatting the only one to have scored a duck and a ton in consecutive tests at the same ground?

Turns out he isn't.

Fixed.

Jack Hobbs Tests numbers 109 and 110?

Huh?  Hobbs never scored a duck and ton in the same match.

He scored a duck in Capetown in Test number 109, and 187 in Capetown in Test number 110; consecutive Tests at the same ground.

Oh, did you mean both a duck and a century in the same match, in two successive matches that player played at the same ground?

lardbucket wrote:I've got one man as the only player to score centuries in actual consecutive tests played at the same ground

No-one wants this one?

lardbucket wrote:Oh, did you mean both a duck and a century in the same match, in two successive matches that player played at the same ground?

Yes

lardbucket wrote:

lardbucket wrote:I've got one man as the only player to score centuries in actual consecutive tests played at the same ground

No-one wants this one?

Consecutive tests by the one team or in the whole Test world?

As in consecutive Tests. All Tests have a number, one comes before two, etc.

JGK wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Oh, did you mean both a duck and a century in the same match, in two successive matches that player played at the same ground?

Yes

I'll leave skully to respond ...

lardbucket wrote:

lardbucket wrote:I've got one man as the only player to score centuries in actual consecutive tests played at the same ground

No-one wants this one?

Sir Isaac.

Looks good to me. Sir IVAR made tons (130 & 177) in Tests 774 and 775, both in P-o-S, both v India. Quirky.

Nice find, Mrbucket.

JGK wrote:

skully wrote:Quickie: In the fairly recent WI's victory over Pakistan in Sharjah, Kraigg Brathwaite became the 1st opening bat to be not out in both innings of a Test. He also witnessed 15 consecutive dismissals at the other end.

Only one man has witnessed more consecutive dismissals at the other end in a Test. Who?

Wasn't Dessie last man out twice in a match?

He was, thus witnessing 18 consecutive dismissals at the other end:

DL Haynes – 1st inns 55 (#2)/2nd inns 105 (#2) - WI (140 & 212) v NZ, Dunedin, 1979-80

Correct, JGK. Your reward is one half-sucked Faf mint found on the Hobart outfield.

Strange that they played two successive Tests in Trinidad on that 1976 tour.

skully wrote:Looks good to me. Sir IVAR made tons (130 & 177) in Tests 774 and 775, both in P-o-S, both v India. Quirky.

Nice find, Mrbucket.

sunny scored tons in both games too

In the recently completed series in Zimbabwe, Bot skipper Graeme Cremer topscored in each innings of the 1st Test v Sri Lanka, batting at number 8. There have been 4 other instances of the #8 or lower topscoring for their side in both innings. Who?

Topscoring in both innings while batting at #8 or lower in a Test:

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#8 AG Cremer 102* & 43 for Zim (373 & 186) v SL, Harare, 2016-17

Whittall v Saffies, 1999

lardbucket wrote:

JGK wrote:

skully wrote:Quickie: In the fairly recent WI's victory over Pakistan in Sharjah, Kraigg Brathwaite became the 1st opening bat to be not out in both innings of a Test. He also witnessed 15 consecutive dismissals at the other end.

Only one man has witnessed more consecutive dismissals at the other end in a Test. Who?

Wasn't Dessie last man out twice in a match?

Jim Laker?

not even a bite for my ' 19 > 18 ' suggestion?

lardbucket wrote:Whittall v Saffies, 1999

Yes.

Topscoring in both innings while batting at #8 or lower in a Test:

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#8 GJ Whittall 85 & 51 for Zim (192 & 212) v SAf, Bloemfontein, 1999-00

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#8 AG Cremer 102* & 43 for Zim (373 & 186) v SL, Harare, 2016-17

Two Zimboks already. Streak in there somewhere?

Any Aussies?

No Streak but 2 Aussies, and a Snoozer.

Siddle got two 50s somewhere at number 8, I remember ... but probably not top-scoring!

Very good, Mr bucket!!!! Impressive recall. In fact, Cot did top score in both. He holds the record for the lowest order bat to top score in both innings.

Topscoring in both innings while batting at #8 or lower in a Test:

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#8 GJ Whittall 85 & 51 for Zim (192 & 212) v SAf, Bloemfontein, 1999-00

#9 PM Siddle 51 & 50 for Aus (262 & 164) v Ind, Delhi, 2012-13

#8 AG Cremer 102* & 43 for Zim (373 & 186) v SL, Harare, 2016-17

Again, clarification: were these "genuine" late-order batsmen (bowlers, maybe the odd undependable wickie), or does it include "genuine" batsmen strategically or through injury batting late in the order?

Though when I think of it, that very rarely occurs twice in a match, I think.

One was a bowler who could bat a bit (averaged under 30 with the willow in Tests and FC), although he wasn't great with either bat or ball. The other was a wicketkeeper.

Bertie Oldfield? Jack Blackham? Some of those guys could bat a bit down the order (on occasion - hence down the order).

I can't think of a suitable nondescript bowler.

Nondescript being the problem. The Jack Gregorys and Davos and Richie, all occasionally handy with the old driver, were never nondescript.

PeterCS wrote:Bertie Oldfield? Jack Blackham? Some of those guys could bat a bit down the order (on occasion - hence down the order).

The keeper was a Snoozer.

PeterCS wrote:I can't think of a suitable nondescript bowler.

Nondescript being the problem. The Jack Gregorys and Davos and Richie, all occasionally handy with the old driver, were never nondescript.

This Aussie bowler was very non-descript. He was also ancient.