Trivia 2018

Actually, wasn't it in Pup's 329 match - probably the partnership with Punter?

JGK wrote:Is the 3rd the Bill's at Lords in 1930?

No, it's Padams and BCL

And 4th is Nair and Jadeja.

And for completeness, the 5th looks like Cullinan and Boucher v Lankans.

JGK wrote:Actually, wasn't it in Pup's 329 match  - probably the partnership with Punter?

JGK wrote:

JGK wrote:Is the 3rd the Bill's at Lords in 1930?

No, it's Padams and BCL

JGK wrote:And 4th is Nair and Jadeja.

Aye x 3

Highest partnership in a Test innings down to largest 2nd, 3rd and 4th highest partnerships in a Test innings:

Highest - 624 runs/2nd wkt – KC Sangakkara/DPM Jayawardene - SL v SAf, Colombo(SSC), 2006

Largest 2nd highest - 288 runs/4th wkt – RT Ponting/MJ Clarke - Aus v Ind, Sydney, 2011-12
behind - 334* runs/5th wkt – MJ Clarke/MEK Hussey

Largest 3rd highest - 179 runs/3rd wkt – JC Adams/BCL Lara - WI v Eng, St John’s, 1993-94
behind:
183 runs/4th wkt – KLT Arthurton/BC Lara
219 runs/5th wkt – S Chanderpaul/BC Lara

Largest 4th highest - 138 runs/7th wkt – KK Nair/RA Jadeja - Ind v Eng, Madras, 2016-17
behind:
152 runs/1st wkt – KL Rahul/PA Patel
161 runs/4th wkt – KL Rahul/KK Nair
181 runs/6th wkt – KK Nair/R Ashwin

Quickie, mainly for Basil (if he looks in this thread at all ...).

Year?:

I reckon either 1932 or 1933.

End of 1932. (The First XI + 1 of season 1932.)

They did not fare well - too inconsistent, not enough strength in basic depth - but had at least two stars, arguably three.

In the recent Ireland v Pakistan Test, Kevin O'Brien (on debut like the rest of his team mates) top scored in each innings. This was the 14th time in Tests that a debutant top scored in each completed innings.

Can you name the 6 instances where a debutant top scored in each completed (all out) innings with a 50+ score in both innings?

Debutant top scoring with a 50 in both completed innings:

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Dilwar Hussain

Tawny Grigg

Gunn

Aye x 3.

Debutant top scoring with a 50 in both completed innings:

G Gunn 119 & 74 - Eng (273 & 300) v Aus, Sydney(1), 1907-08

Dilawar Hussain 59 & 57 - Ind (247 & 237) v Eng, Calcutta, 1933-34

AW Greig 57 & 62 - Eng (249 & 234) v Aus, Manchester, 1972

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Ranji must have been close?

Umar Akmal

Iqbal, the one from Bangladesh?

KP in a match where the toss definitely helped.

JGK wrote:Ranji must have been close?

Very close. AA Lilley top scored in the 1st innings with 65* so Ranji's debut 62 & 154* just misses out.

JGK wrote:Umar Akmal

Bradman wrote:Iqbal, the one from Bangladesh?

Bradman wrote:KP in a match where the toss definitely helped.

Aye x 3.

Debutant top scoring with a 50 in both completed innings:

G Gunn 119 & 74 - Eng (273 & 300) v Aus, Sydney(1), 1907-08

Dilawar Hussain 59 & 57 - Ind (247 & 237) v Eng, Calcutta, 1933-34

AW Greig 57 & 62 - Eng (249 & 234) v Aus, Manchester, 1972

KP Pietersen 51 & 64* - Eng (155 & 180) v Aus, Lord’s, 2005

Tamim Iqbal 53 & 84 - BD (137 & 254) v NZ, Dunedin, 2007-08

Umar Akmal 129 & 75 - Pak (332 & 218) v NZ, Dunedin, 2009-10

I am heading off to the UK to see the youngest sprog. As such will be off the air for a couple of days while in transit.

Apologies for letting the side down in this shitty post count month.  Back on the June long weekend.

Have a great time dude. Will you get to the Lord's Test?

Have a great time Skullywag.

sounds like a decent break

summer totty

and maybe a Test

JGK wrote:Have a great time dude.   Will you get to the Lord's Test?

Fark that. Go to Headingly. I'm assuming you won't make the Oval one?

JGK wrote:Have a great time dude.   Will you get to the Lord's Test?

horace wrote:Have a great time Skullywag.

lardbucket wrote:sounds like a decent break

summer totty

and maybe a Test

Bradman wrote:

JGK wrote:Have a great time dude.   Will you get to the Lord's Test?

Fark that.  Go to Headingly.  I'm assuming you won't make the Oval one?

Cheers all.

No Tests as the lass is up in Essex. Just 2.5 weeks to give the kid a hug and do a spot of sightseeing with her.

At airport ready to go.

Have fun skully