Re: Difficult Trivia Thread for 2010 (By taipan)

by Bradman Fri 26 Mar 2010, 07:40

Is this only Aussie test teams? If not why hasn't anyone mentioned Andy G.

by Zat Fri 26 Mar 2010, 07:56

JGK wrote:Mick Malone only played one test didn't he?

And in Cold Case S07E16, the murder victim is Mick Malone.

by skully Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:01

Bradman wrote:Is this only Aussie test teams? If not why hasn't anyone mentioned Andy G.

Erm, maybe cos he played more than 1 Test. shrug

by DJ_Smerk Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:08

by Bradman Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:09

No he didn't. I'm talking (FFS I can't even pronounce the bastard's last name let alone spell it) about the 112 ave guy.

by skully Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:11

Ah, I see. Mea Culpa, qmy.

lardy's rules are on the previous page.

"Choose 2 teams from each country

1) players must have played one Test and one Test only
2) all runs, catches, and wickets taken in that Test by the player are counted
3) each team must contain a wicket-keeper
4) one team is designed to score the most runs (for the least dismissals) and the take the most wickets (for the least runs conceded), this is the alpha team ... the other team, the omega team, is designed to score the least runs and be the least penetrative and most expensive team possible.

eg

For Australia: Malone, Watkins (for his batting), maybe Manou, etc will make the A team; Roy Park will captain the B team and be accompanied by Les Joslin and a few other worthies. Which team does Hartkopf help the most? etc etc...

West Indies and NZ have terrific starts on their 'A" teams with Ganteame and Redmond ... Graham Gooch so nearly made the Z team with his start in tests, but of coursee was disqualified when he played his second Test.

Which country can put together the best bunch of one-hit wonders? Which team can supply the direst Z team colostomy effluent?"

And you'll see he did mention Ganteame.

And FFS, everyone knows Bracken as Andy G. Cool

by skully Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:13

From a lardy's points basis (less fielder's catches cos I'm too lazy) this Aussie bunch of 1-Test wonders would be hard to beat:

Woodcock 27
John Moss 60
Slaw 54
Nothling 52
Hartkopf 80 + 1 wkt
Ebling 43 + 3 wkts
Manou 21 runs and 3 catches
Johnson 25 + 6 wkts
Harris 6 wkts
Malone 46 + 6 wkts
Callen 26 + 6 wkts

by embee Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:14

Had to take 28 wickets ....must have played in Pakistan before neutral umpires

by skully Fri 26 Mar 2010, 08:16

Hehehe.

by lardbucket Fri 26 Mar 2010, 11:00

Jeff Moss, eejit.

by skully Fri 26 Mar 2010, 11:31

by lardbucket Fri 26 Mar 2010, 11:35

AND he'd be the first chosen in Australia's Porn Star Moustache XI.

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 06:47

Seeing JGK appears to be around, here's a topical one.

The Snoozers managed 407 in the 3rd innings of the match in the recent Test in Wellington. This has been achieved plenty of times. But narrowing it down a bit...

Name the 7 occasions in which a side made 450+ in the 3rd innings of a Test and lost.

by embee Mon 29 Mar 2010, 06:50

Team Runs Wkts Balls Ave RPO Result Opposition Ground Start Date
India 510 10 1256 51.00 2.43 lost v England Leeds 8 Jun 1967
Australia 485 10 872 48.50 3.33 lost v England Sydney 11 Dec 1903
Australia 477 10 868 47.70 3.29 lost v England Birmingham 5 Jun 1997
Australia 476 10 922 47.60 3.09 lost v England Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
South Africa 473 10 972 47.30 2.91 lost v Australia Cape Town 8 Mar 2002
India 465 10 1023 46.50 2.72 lost v Pakistan Lahore 27 Oct 1978
South Africa 452 10 851 45.20 3.18 lost v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2002

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 06:55

Phurt. Yes, it was an obvious Dickinfo Statsguru search.

by JGK Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:01

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:05

OK, try this.

What do VH Stollmeyer (WI), Maqsood Ahmed (Pak), AH Kardar (Pak), and JM Brearley (Eng) have in common?

by JGK Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:16

Stollmeyer is famous for 96 in his only test innings and Brearley had a highest test score in the 90s so I'd guess highest test score in the 90s?

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:16

Yes, that is part of the answer, but wait, there's more.

by JGK Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:18

Ok, I'm waiting.

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:19

Fark off, have a guess. Cool

by JGK Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:22

Right, I thought you were going to give a further clue.

Highest score in the 90s, another test player shared their surname?

by skully Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:25

Lordy, that's quite obtuse.

You have the answer half right. All four players had a highest Test score in the 90s. Each of those innings had something else in common.

by embee Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:28

Journos

Selectors

Authors

by JGK Mon 29 Mar 2010, 07:29

Out stumped.

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