Re: Trivia 2018

by horace Fri 02 Mar 2018, 07:56

Stannies? Was Aloo one one of the batsmen?

btw, thanx Pete. Bertie, Wally Grout and Don Tallon were my three keeping heroes. As a boy I read some tips from Tallon that stuck with me.

by PeterCS Fri 02 Mar 2018, 09:56

Watto and Cameron Ack-Ack in Abby-Dabby, 3 May 2009

Fatty Bumba and "the other Slim" in G-Walla, 29 Sep 1995

by skully Fri 02 Mar 2018, 10:33

Nice work, Peter.

Identical not out top scores by each side in an ODI:

102* – A Ranatunga/Salim Elahi - SL (233-5) lost to Pak (234-1), Gujranwala, Sep 29, 1995

116* – SR Watson/Kamran Akmal - Aus (250-4) lost to Pak (254-3), Abu Dhabi, May 3, 2009

139* – AD Mathews/V Kohli - SL (286-8 ) lost to Ind (288-7), Ranchi, Nov 16, 2014

63* – MJ Santner/BA Stokes - NZ (223) lost to Eng (225-4), Mt Maunganui, Feb 28, 2018

by PeterCS Fri 02 Mar 2018, 12:11

It's easy when you *cough* know how ...

by skully Fri 02 Mar 2018, 12:39

It's called "Search & Destroy" for a reason. Very Happy

by PeterCS Wed 07 Mar 2018, 03:44

Someone had to do it ...

by PeterCS Wed 07 Mar 2018, 04:20

Okay, so here's a simple teaser. Three parts, just to give it legs of longer than a second.

1) How many runs did England actually make in that innings?
2) Give the date of that blue Monday. (for England supporters - some things never change)
3) What was the series result?

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by WideWally Wed 07 Mar 2018, 04:52

1) 479
2) 5 Jan 1925
3) Australia won 4 - 1

by horace Wed 07 Mar 2018, 05:13

Fantastic cartooning! W

by PeterCS Wed 07 Mar 2018, 16:54

skully wrote:It's called "Search & Destroy" for a reason.

esp when Wally is on the case ....

Well done WW, as ever!

In case anyone was wondering why Tom Webster - best sports cartoonist of all time, in my FWIW view - has his characters banging on & on in the first few frames about "600, 600, 600!": that had been the Aussies' first innings score. Which by Saturday evening (Melbourne time - the Poms back home had the whole of Saturday, and Sunday*, to revel in the wired-through news of Hobbs-Sutcliffe's mighty 283-0 at close of Day 3) seemed not so insurmountable at all, .. surely?

*It was a timeless enough Test: 1-8 January, rest day Sunday 4th. Hence the weekend-long revel in great things to come, for England fans.

Another false rosy dawn for England cricket.

Captured by Webster with great precision.

by JGK Wed 07 Mar 2018, 21:31

That is some top order for the Poms. I wonder how many FC runs and tons they ended up with between them.

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 00:29

The SAffies lead of 139 on 1st innings after still being behind at the fall of the 7th wicket is the 5th largest in Test history. Anyone want to hazard a guess at the 4 higher instances (can give hints - needless to say some large late order stands were involved)?

Large 1st innings lead after losing 7th wicket while still in arrears:

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139 runs - Aus (243) v SAf (227-7 to 382), Port Elizabeth, 2017-18

by lardbucket Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:31

Wasim Akram comes to mind immediately.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16145/scorecard/63722/pakistan-vs-zimbabwe-1st-test-zimbabwe-tour-of-pakistan-1996-97/

by lardbucket Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:35

Agar and Hughes' stand not enough to qualify above ...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12088/scorecard/566932/england-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2013/

by embee Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:38

Wassie A Crim?

Whoops

Should refresh before posting

by embee Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:41

Gubby and Les in 1931

by embee Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:44

Murray and Graveney in 66

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:47

lardbucket wrote:Wasim Akram comes to mind immediately.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16145/scorecard/63722/pakistan-vs-zimbabwe-1st-test-zimbabwe-tour-of-pakistan-1996-97/

Aye.

lardbucket wrote:Agar and Hughes' stand not enough to qualify above ...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/12088/scorecard/566932/england-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-england-and-scotland-2013/

No, no it doesn't. Cool

embee wrote:Wassie A Crim?

Whoops

Should refresh before posting

Aye, as above.

embee wrote:Gubby and Les in 1931

Aye.

Large 1st innings lead after losing 7th wicket while still in arrears:

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230 runs – NZ (224) v Eng (190-7 to 454), Lord’s, 1931

178 runs – Zim (375) v Pak (237-7 to 553), Sheikhupura, 1996-97

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139 runs - Aus (243) v SAf (227-7 to 382), Port Elizabeth, 2017-18

by embee Mon 12 Mar 2018, 01:48

E.Kohli shitting off the Poms

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 02:01

embee wrote:Murray and Graveney in 66

Aye.

embee wrote:E.Kohli shitting off the Poms

Nice find, A. I didn't have this one.

Large 1st innings lead after losing 7th wicket while still in arrears:

258 runs – WI (269) v Eng (166-7 to 527), The Oval, 1966

231 runs - Eng (400) v Ind (364-7 to 631), Mumbai, 2016-17

230 runs – NZ (224) v Eng (190-7 to 454), Lord’s, 1931

178 runs – Zim (375) v Pak (237-7 to 553), Sheikhupura, 1996-97

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139 runs - Aus (243) v SAf (227-7 to 382), Port Elizabeth, 2017-18

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 02:05

by embee Mon 12 Mar 2018, 05:46

Does scores level mean still in arrears?

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 07:26

No, the missing one clearly had the 7th wicket falling prior to the 1st innings total of the opposition who batted first.

by skully Mon 12 Mar 2018, 22:11

The missing one occurred prior to WWI.

by skully Tue 13 Mar 2018, 21:13

I think this one is done...

Large 1st innings lead after losing 7th wicket while still in arrears:

258 runs – WI (269) v Eng (166-7 to 527), The Oval, 1966

231 runs - Eng (400) v Ind (364-7 to 631), Mumbai, 2016-17

230 runs – NZ (224) v Eng (190-7 to 454), Lord’s, 1931

178 runs – Zim (375) v Pak (237-7 to 553), Sheikhupura, 1996-97

146 runs – Eng (187) v SAf (182-7 to 333), Cape Town(5), 1905-06

139 runs - Aus (243) v SAf (227-7 to 382), Port Elizabeth, 2017-18

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