Trivia 2021

Painstaking process. I went through every bowler with 200 wickets or more, then basically every performance with 7 wkts (up to Lock's 7-35), 8 wkts, 9 wkts and 10 wkts.

Caddick's 7/46 v SAf at Kingsmead in 1999-2000 was the top for 100 wkts until I went through all the 7-fers better than 7/46.

So Chuck is King of the Milestones with 5, followed by Warnie, Herath and Jimeh with 2 each.

Helps his cause that two of the milestones were uncontested (as of yet…) so he’s only one ahead of the pack when you consider the ones that at least one other bowler has reached.

Also (educated guess):

1 - 8/84 - RAL Massie (Aust) v England, Lords, June 1972

10 - 8/53 - RAL Massie (Aust) (9-16) v England, Lords, June 1972

Actually, India's Narendra Hirwani has first half of that record:

1 wkt - 8/61 - ND Hirwani (1-8 ), Ind v WI, Chennai, 1987-88
10 wkts - 8/53 - RAL Massie (9-16). Aus v Eng, Lords, 1972

Hirwani took 16-136 and Massie took 16-137 on their debuts. Hiwani's 2nd innings 8-fer included 4 stumpings as the Ganjas swung wildly as the match slipped away.

Hirwani and Massie had sad & short careers after their stellar starts. Massie finished in 1973 with just 31 wkts and Hirwani in 1996 with 66. Massie managed no further 5-fers but Hirwani managed 2.

1 run - RE Foster, 287 v Australia, Sydney, 1903

1 run - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

100 - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

200 - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

300 - 100* - LG Rowe (214-314), WI v NZ, Kingston, 1972

Those were good questions Skully.

Cheers man.

Guessables are the best, with assistance/confirmation from S&D.

Correction:

1 run - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

100 - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

200 - 287 - RE Foster (1-287), Eng v Aus, Sydney, 1903-04

300 - 224 - V Kambli (93-317), Ind v Eng, Mumbai, 1993

400 - 227 - V Kambli (317-544), Ind v Zim, Delhi, 1993

500 - 227 - V Kambli (317-544), Ind v Zim, Delhi, 1993

NON CRICKET TRIVIA:

101 is the first number to contain WHAT?

(The race is on between you lot and my FB crowd)

3 number palindrome?

a

First number to be the sum of 5 consecutive prime numbers (13+17+19+23+29)?

Wally's got it. Strange but true seeing as it's the second commonest letter in the alphabet.

skully wrote:First number to be the sum of 5 consecutive prime numbers (13+17+19+23+29)?

I'm guessing you meant 'prime number' - in which case 7+11+13+17+19=67

Good dedicated researching all the same

Indeed. First prime number.

Good get by Wally. I thought his post was a typo!!!

Fred Nerk wrote:

skully wrote:First number to be the sum of 5 consecutive prime numbers (13+17+19+23+29)?

I'm guessing you meant 'prime number' - in which case 7+11+13+17+19=67

Good dedicated researching all the same

5 7 11 13 17 = 53 which would be the lowest