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There are two cricketers in question here,although I am sure if you get one you can get the other. X did not score a run and did not take a wicket in his debut test match .X followed that up with a similar performance in his debut ODI as well.Unsurprisingly,he never played a test or an ODI again.

Y is another cricket who never scored a run , albeit he took a lucky wicket in a losing cause in his debut test match.Y made his debut along with X in the ODI and followed a similar career path.He never featured in a test or ODI again.

Just identify X and Y . Sumant81 (talk) 08:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

x: Rashid Patel y: Margashayam Venkataramana Abeer.ag (talk) 09:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bingo,30 mins to crack that,a bit too easy perhaps :).. Sumant81 (talk) 09:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

who will archive from 720 to 740? 195.189.142.172 (talk) 10:25, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Added to archive ,questions on this page start from 741.Hope this is fine Sumant81 (talk) 10:40, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No ! Where are my points :-(((( Tintin 10:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Points updated. Sumant81 (talk) 11:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New question?Ovshake (talk) 02:36, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/engine/current/match/332912.html This match was statistically significant as soon as the first ball had been bowled. Why?

Was it the 1000000th ball in test cricket. .?195.189.142.158 (talk) 07:06, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No.Abeer.ag. There was nothing special about that ball, I meant it was significant instantly. (talk) 07:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not the answer as it has nothing to do with the first ball, but it was India's worst defeat for 50 years—Australia beat them by an innings and 127 runs in Delhi in 1959. It was also SAF's biggest win against India in India. Moondyne 09:19, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, not the answer... its got nothing to do with the first ball in particular.Abeer.ag (talk) 11:03, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Was it played at the 100th venue used for Test cricket? Jonesy (talk) 11:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a very experienced XI by India, no one had played less than 13 Tests. But any records for sum of career matches and runs were at least topped by the previous Test in which Tendulkar played. Getting warm though? --Travis Basevi (talk) 17:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It can't be anything to do with the no. of matches played (gross, by a player, by a team, at a ground etc), since then the match would've been significant as soon as the toss was done. So it has to be something with respect to the ball. Ovshake (talk) 22:58, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jonesy is the closest, though it has nothing to do with the venue. And there was nothing special about the ball.. all I meant was that the match was significant regardless of what runs were scored, or wickets taken, or what the result was. The answer is something to do with test cricket in India in general.Abeer.ag (talk) 05:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

it was the 27th state where cricket is hosted in india, perhaps this. . ?91.203.96.24 (talk) 06:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The previous test at Chennai was the 100th drawn test in India. Anything related to that? Say... the first time a test was played in India with 100 drawn tests already... (which is true, but I'm sure isn't what you have in mind)Ovshake (talk) 15:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Now come on, give us some clues, who do you think we are ? Bill frindell?? :P 195.189.143.59 (talk) 15:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Its got something to do with the timing of the match....Abeer.ag (talk) 18:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The first test in India starting in April?Ovshake (talk) 19:09, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah.. guess I gave too much away with that hint.Abeer.ag (talk) 20:15, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Back to square one - how to start a new question?Ovshake (talk) 01:16, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The second name on the list is Raju and the third is Khan. Who's the first?Ovshake (talk) 03:14, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it something to do with the names themselves,rather than their cricket performances? Sumant81 (talk) 09:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, these are the first three names in a long sequence. Raju and Khan are known by other names. Once you identify who Raju and Khan are, the list and the first person on the list are both obvious.Ovshake (talk)

i think the answer must be VVS Laxman.Ash28kumar (talk) 10:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not quite. Try to guess the sequence to begin with. Once you do that, the first name is that of a legend. There are some really big names on the sequence as well.Ovshake (talk) 19:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

C. K. Nayudu. Johnlp (talk) 20:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It indeed is. The Colonel was succeeded as India's test captain by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju aka Vizzy and Iftikhar Ali Khan aka The Nawab of Pataudi sr.Ovshake (talk) 21:41, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whose bowling action culminated, in the delivery stride, in a leap that was described as "like a man at a bus that is nearly leaving him behind"? Johnlp (talk) 06:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sohail Tanvir? :-) (wouldn't have been a laugh if someone had said it about him...) Ovshake (talk) 13:13, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, not him. An all-rounder, but from a different era and with a different style (though the cricketer in question is still around, more than 40 years after retiring). Johnlp (talk) 18:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Procter?Ovshake (talk) 20:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, but you're heading in the right direction time-wise and, to some degree, in bowling style. Johnlp (talk) 20:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Greig?Ovshake (talk) 20:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can't be him, he hadn't retired forty years back. Ritchie Benaud?Ovshake (talk) 20:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No and no. More Procter-ish than Benaud-ish in terms of pace, particularly in his early career, when he could be decidedly fast... though rarely credited as such! Johnlp (talk) 21:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My dad always used to say that Ted Dexter was very slippery as youngster - just a guess, though. WillE (talk) 21:59, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, but the closest yet. About half a generation older... Johnlp (talk) 22:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Davidson?Ovshake (talk) 01:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hang on - Fred Titmus had a weird way of walking... surely it can't be him?Ovshake (talk) 01:05, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No and No. Not sure how many more clues I can give. I feel you're simmering when you should be... Johnlp (talk) 06:49, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Johnny Hayes or Bob Blair?91.203.96.14 (talk) 11:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Still no. Long-term listeners of TMS might have found a clue in my last entry earlier today. Johnlp (talk) 11:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Edrich? 164.36.38.240 (talk) 11:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And no again. We'd have assembled quite a useful team with the wrong answers... Johnlp (talk) 11:48, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The only player I can think of that fits the clues and hasn't been mentioned is Trevor Bailey --Roberry (talk) 15:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hurrah. Well done. The comment was made by Neville Cardus. The Boil in his youth was really quite a demon bowler, with a shock of black curly hair and this strange leaping delivery. Over to you. Johnlp (talk) 16:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If the 2nd XI is made up of G.Boycott, G.A.Gooch, R.T.Ponting, B.C.Lara, M.Azharuddin, A.W.Greig, I.A.Healy, Kapil Dev, C.E.L.Ambrose, B.S.Bedi, and G.D.McGrath, who represent the 1st XI, and why? --Roberry (talk) 18:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Has to be something related to batting positions.Ovshake (talk) 19:17, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it would line up perfectly with most Test runs at each position except for the number 8 which is Warne, Vaas, Pollock then Kapil. Incidentally that first XI would be Gavaskar, Hayden, Dravid, Tendulkar, Waugh, Tillakaratne (Waugh is also the topscorer at 6 and Greig is 3rd), Gilchrist, Warne, Vettori, Waqar, Murali. So assuming there's not a fly in the ointment, it must be something uncannily closely related. --Travis Basevi (talk) 23:16, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tried some stuff, like most runs at home etc, but they don't work.Ovshake (talk) 00:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Travis, you are correct - it is the players with the highest total runs by batting position. Who would have thought that one innings would make so much difference. I had Kapil batting at #8 in this match [1] rather than at #7. And Waugh obviously couldn't have 2 spots in the team, hence Tony Greig's inclusion in the 2nd best team. Well spotted and the next question is all yours --Roberry (talk) 03:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What does this diagram of numbers represent? --Travis Basevi (talk) 11:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

        6
        45
15  13 26
       1

How relevant is the diagram? I mean, would it have mattered, had it not been a diagram, and had it looked like

6
45
15 13 26
1 ?Ovshake (talk) 13:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Their position in the pre-formatted text is an important but not essential clue. --Travis Basevi (talk) 15:02, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since the highest number is 6 (or is the highest number 45?), could this be someones scoring strokes in an innings? --Roberry (talk) 16:10, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A nice spot, but that's only a coincidence. It is six numbers ranging from 1 to 45. --Travis Basevi (talk) 16:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, it's something to do with First-class cricket, and here is the equivalent for List A, which needs to be spread out a little more because there's eight numbers this time:

           7

           9
11    2   0
         4       3
         3

Not sure if that really helps anyone, or whether I was just indulging myself by plotting it out... --Travis Basevi (talk) 22:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Travis, I know I shouldn't be speaking for others, but I think your estimation of us is a tad higher than what it should be.Ovshake (talk) 00:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea but I'll be using the six numbers for x-lotto this week. --Roisterer (talk) 01:39, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, well I think you'll be surprised, it just needs a little lateral thinking. It's barely been half a day so I'm not giving it away just yet. Let's see if any of the Aussies around here have any luck with it during their day... --Travis Basevi (talk) 01:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Silly qn #1: Are these some numbers from a list (doesn't seem to be scorecard, but maybe so), where we need to think about the other numbers and guess the entire picture?Ovshake (talk) 02:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Silly qn #2: Is the fact that the 6 of 26 is below the 4 of 45 (and not the two-digit number exactly under the two-digit number) significant?Ovshake (talk) 02:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

6 is the number of Sheffield Shield / Pura Cup victories for Queensland, 45 is NSW, 15 is WA, 13 is SA, 26 is Vic and 1 is Tas. They are grouped that way above to reflect their geographical location in Australia.Jonesy (talk) 03:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming it's true, it's an awesome question, matched by an equally good answer.Ovshake (talk) 03:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Checking it up,seeing its correct,thats a brilliant question by travis,followed by an exceptional answer by jonesy..Clap Clap!Sumant81 (talk) 04:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't really take the credit (assuming my answer is correct). There is no way I would have got that without the hint that it was related to 1st class cricket in Australia. Jonesy (talk) 04:10, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, full credit to you Jonesy, you were spot on when no one else was even close. And for the record, the second diagram for the various incarnations of the limited overs competition has a 0 for the fleeting experiment with the Canberra Comets, whilst the 3 to the far east was when New Zealand competed in the competition in the 1970s. Now, who wants to do a similar diagram for India? I particularly want to see the tally for Railways accurately representing the country's railway map. --Travis Basevi (talk) 04:14, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In none of the Tests in which 40 wickets fell was the wicketkeeper not involved in any of the dismissals. The record is 39 out of 40 (ie one dismissal out of the 40 was made by a 'keeper). Please tell me which test match I am referring to. Jonesy (talk) 06:17, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This match Bharath628 (talk) 06:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geez, that lasted all of 17 minutes. If I'm going to answer questions I'm going to need a bank of questions to ask. That is the correct test match Bharath - over to you. Jonesy (talk) 06:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Identify this XI Darren Lehmann,Faisal Iqbal,Dwayne Bravo,Asif Iqbal,Kevin Pietersen,Jacques Rudolph,Michael Hussey,Trevor Laughlin,Lance Klusener,Somachandra de Silva and Tapash Baisya ! --Bharath628 (talk) 17:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean Somachandra de Silva, or someone else? 86.144.112.18 (talk)

ah! Sorry for that changed Somachandra De Silva to Somachandra de Silva now Bharath628 (talk) 06:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Something to do with world cups?

Nothing to do with world cups, please sign your comments by adding four tildes (~~~~) Bharath628 (talk) 13:01, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Does this have something to do with scoring 50 and taking zero wickets in the same match.I notice that they all have this common .? Sumant81 (talk) 13:10, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i bet there are lots and lots of cricketers who have scored a fifty without taking a wicket in the same match(wicket keepers for an example). Its Not my answer anyway ! Bharath628 (talk) 13:51, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well they have actually bowled in the match and then not taken wickets (so not in same league as wicketkeepers..)but I guess its true that there must be many more of that club and definitely not your answer :) Sumant81 (talk) 15:35, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not my answer Mr/Miss Sumant81 Bharath628 (talk) 17:02, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Er, can we have hints of some sort?Ovshake (talk) 01:51, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

its related to batting positions Bharath628 (talk) 08:55, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In One Day International ie Bharath628 (talk) 08:59, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These are the highest Batting averages batting at positions 1,2,..11. Sumant81 (talk) 13:11, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The clue was a 99% give away :( , correct answer Sumant81. Hope you'll return the favor ;-) ;-) Bharath628 (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There have been 3 instances of this father son combo appearing in an ODI together.The father being the umpire and the son appearing as a player.Which is this pair I am referring to Sumant81 (talk) 15:51, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Subhash and Hitesh Modi.Ovshake (talk) 16:35, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ODIs no. 1745, 2402 and 2403.Ovshake (talk) 16:40, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

gee..I really should stop asking ques..everything gets cracked so quickly ,Ovshake its all yours Sumant81 (talk) 17:09, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

44 minutes is quite respectable.... WillE (talk) 17:29, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

England were chasing 370 for a victory in the Centenary Test at Lord's 1980. What happened when they reached 67/2 that made play stop temporarily?
Note: I've heard this story many times before; also found this on a website; somehow I think this is a myth, though I'd be really happy if play was really paused for this reason.Ovshake (talk) 18:29, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Standing ovation for the retiring John Arlott? KingStrato (talk) 18:53, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

24 minutes, over to you. And I thought that would be difficult, especially since I'd inserted the scorecard link for diversion. Sigh...Ovshake (talk) 19:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a fact I stumbled upon when researching a previous question. I do like the line at the end of his cricinfo profile "Honorary Lift Membership of MCC bestowed upon him when he retired in 1980". Was he responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the elevators? KingStrato (talk) 19:39, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geoff Boycott was the first, Jack Russell and Sourav Ganguly were the last. The list is not likely to be extended. What links them? KingStrato (talk) 19:51, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Something tells me this has got something to do with Lord's.Ovshake (talk) 21:44, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Instances of centuries when umpire Dickie Bird stood in a test match.Geoff Boycott was the first centurion in Bird's first match ,and in his last match both Russel and Ganguly scored centuries . Sumant81 (talk) 02:26, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's the one, over to you. KingStrato (talk) 06:17, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These days the ICL players are banned from playing international cricket.However an earlier precedent to this was of course the rebel tours where most cricketers lost their international future.John Emburey was one of the few cricketers who went on to play international cricket and even played in the World Cup.So the question is ,Who was the last such cricketer to have played in both the rebel tours and the World Cup ?(To my knowledge,he is the only other rebel tour cricketer than John Emburey to have subsequently gone on and played in a world cup) . Sumant81 (talk) 07:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Of Course looking for a non-south african as well Sumant81 (talk) 07:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Graham Gooch (from South African rebel tours)Abeer.ag (talk) 08:24, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok maybe not the only other,thats the part I was not sure about .He was not the last rebel cricketer to play in a world cup. Sumant81 (talk) 08:39, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kepler Wessels? Jonesy (talk) 08:57, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good Guess..but no,someone played much later than him as well. Sumant81 (talk) 08:59, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Flavian Aponso for Arosa Sri Lanka in 1982/83 and then the Netherlands in the 1996 World Cup. --Travis Basevi (talk) 10:30, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Superb,thats correct..Over to you Travis. Flavian Aponso ,the srilankan , dutch player is the person! Sumant81 (talk) 11:05, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who is the missing player (and the overwhelming leader) from this select group: Charles Bannerman, Henry Wood, Clairmonte Depeiaza, Gerry Alexander, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Rafique, ____________. --Travis Basevi (talk) 11:47, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll guess the obvious overwhelming leader in the 223 member single test century club, Jason Gillespie. I'll feel like a fraud a need an explanation if it's right, though! The-Pope (talk) 13:02, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tip Foster. Batsmen whose highest Test scores were also their highest first-class scores, having made just the one Test century. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 13:05, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm wouldn't that also include Jason Gillespie ,his highest test score and first class score were same,and he also made one test century?I think that this is more to do with the fact that all these players scored exactly one first class century that happened to be in a test match ,although I have no idea if there is anyone else in that category Sumant81 (talk) 13:40, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We're certainly on the right track, although no one has got it yet. To refute the above, Tip Foster's 287 beats Gillespie's 223 201 on all counts, but people like Faoud Bacchus and Robert Key also beat him on the suggested links, and they're not in this group. Incidentally, the missing player has scored 4 Test tons (and hence the overwhelming leader over the others who have just 1 Test ton). --Travis Basevi (talk) 14:22, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The blank is quite misleading. It should have come between Alexander and Saqlain. I thought there was someone in the very recent past who fits the description. Tintin 15:02, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Healy. Players whose only first-class centuries have been scored in Test matches? BlackJack | ^{talk page} 16:12, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correct, Healy it is. With Xavier Marshall coming within 15 runs of (temporarily?) joining them in the just completed Test in Barbados. Apologies for any misleadingness in the position of the blanks. --Travis Basevi (talk) 20:34, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apart from both playing for Worcestershire CCC, what unusual fact combines Harold Gibbons and the Nawab of Pataudi? BlackJack | ^{talk page} 23:08, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not unusual, but seeing that there are no answers, is it the fact that they shared two 250+ partnerships?Abeer.ag (talk) 16:05, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're on the right lines but you need to be more precise. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 18:21, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Out of four times that the Nawab got a double century for Worcester, he shared a 250+ partnership with Gibbons who also got a hundred. Gibbons also played in both the other matches Perhaps, Gibbons was at the other end every time that the Nawab got a century.Abeer.ag (talk) 18:47, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it that they shared partnerships of 274 in consecutive seasons for the second wicket, and the two partnerships remained (jointly) Worcestershire's best for that wicket until beaten by Curtis and Hick with 287* in 1986. Johnlp (talk) 22:01, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

274 x 2 it is. Very unusual to find two players sharing the same 250+ partnership score twice, though it probably isn't unique. Information came from Roy Webber's book which listed all 250+ partnerships up to that time. Over to John for the next one. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:44, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rodney Exton's last first-class innings ended unusually. What made it unusual? Johnlp (talk) 20:10, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He was caught between the legs of a fielder pulling on his sweater after bowling the previous over. KingStrato (talk) 20:13, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More info from Cricinfo

"Surrey were playing Hampshire in 1946 during the Kingston festival. After finishing an over, he (Alf Gover) took his place at short leg as Jim Laker bowled to Rodney Exton. Gover was pulling his sweater over his head as Exton hit a shot in his direction. The ball hit the legs of the unsighted fielder, who instinctively caught it between his thighs. " KingStrato (talk) 20:24, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Well done. Over to you. Johnlp (talk) 21:32, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only fourteen minutes to answer and quote a source! Must be a record. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:07, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure the estimable Tintin answered one once before the clock had ticked on to the next minute. Johnlp (talk) 16:44, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Right, this has taken some research since the question I had lined up was taken from me (sorry John, that's why I knew the answer).

What links the following - An England captain, an England wicketkeeper, a town in New Zealand and the MCG? I need to know the two cricketers in question and the name of the town. KingStrato (talk) 19:22, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Will be surprised if it's right but it does sort of fit, so maybe James Lillywhite, Ted Pooley, Christchurch? Pooley being the keeper for Lillywhite's touring team but was arrested and detained in Christchurch whilst the first ever Test was played at the MCG. --Travis Basevi (talk) 23:06, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's a single word that links all 4. This morning I've discovered that there's also a link to the Battle of Trafalgar (but don't dwell on it). KingStrato (talk) 06:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Collingwood. Admiral Collingwood was Nelson's second-in-command at Trafalgar. Paul Collingwood has captained England in LOI. The Collingwood Magpies play AFL at MCG. Collingwood is a town in NZ. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:48, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you've got the word, but you haven't got the 'keeper. Another clue: he's still playing now. KingStrato (talk) 16:36, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could also have included which team got thumped by The Blues last week...Jonesy (talk) 08:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I could have done, but I didn't know that. KingStrato (talk) 16:36, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Wood was a keeper.... closest I could think of. Not playing now though!WillE (talk) 22:33, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The 'keeper in question went to the University of Durham, as did I. KingStrato (talk) 07:22, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

James Foster. Playfair tells me he attended Collingwood College at Durham University. Sorry, I completely missed the keeper before. There is also a place called Collingwood in Northumberland. The places in Australia and NZ were apparently named after Admiral Collingwood. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:08, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Spot on. The page on Collingwood College has him listed as a notable alumnus. Glad you got that as you did the hard yards yesterday. KingStrato (talk) 08:28, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, KingStrato. Good question, that. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:34, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is the significance of this sequence of numbers? 33, 41, 19, 12. BlackJack | ^{talk page} 08:35, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hints? Ovshake (talk) 16:32, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let's see. There are four of them just as there are four....... BlackJack | ^{talk page} 17:52, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Highest test scores by th four horsemen of the apocalypse? KingStrato (talk) 18:12, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If KingStrato's hypothesis is correct, then the four horsemen of the apocolypse could well be Ted a'Beckett, George Alexander, Kenneth Burn and George McShane. --Roisterer (talk) 00:08, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

:-) BlackJack | ^{talk page} 05:58, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

.........innings in...... BlackJack | ^{talk page} 05:58, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anything to do with extras?Ovshake (talk) 01:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A stab in the dark: Number of Test double centuries made in each of the four innings? Moondyne 03:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

.........a first-class match. Which match and what was its significance? BlackJack | ^{talk page} 05:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are they the innings scores in the lowest aggregate score first class match? It looks like the team batting second won. KingStrato (talk) 06:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. They won by 9 wickets. Do you know which match? BlackJack | ^{talk page} 06:15, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lord's 1878. I should be shot for missing this. The 33-41 was very familiar but couldn't place it anywhere. Tintin 06:18, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know the match, but I do now :) I'm a bit stuck for question at the moment, I'll give it some thought today and try and pose something after work. --KingStrato (talk) 06:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was when English players first realised there was something demonic about Mr Spofforth! And it gave rise to that well-known piece about "The Australians came down like a wolf on the fold; Our Grace before dinner was very soon done and Grace after dinner did not get a run". BlackJack | ^{talk page} 06:57, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sticking with the numbers idea, what is the following sequence? 66, 72, 79, 81, 117? --KingStrato (talk) 18:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stab in the dark: cumulative highest scores of Jonty Rhodes (his highest is 117)? Ovshake (talk) 19:51, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's a good guess, but it's not right. --KingStrato (talk) 20:05, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Highest recorded scores leading up to the first recorded hundred by William Ward? WillE (talk) 21:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'fraid not. You are both right to think that it's a score progression though. --KingStrato (talk) 21:16, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The distances travelled by the shortest of Graham Napier's 16 sixes last night? *snigger* WillE (talk) 22:29, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bradman got 117 first-class centuries.... Johnlp (talk) 23:18, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rolling Record for the highest Individual score in international twenty20 ? Bharath628 (talk) 05:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oooh, you're very close with that one, but Ponting scored 98* in the first T20 international. --KingStrato (talk) 06:49, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rolling Record for the highest Individual score in international twenty20 in the losing side ?Bharath628 (talk) 07:13, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BINGO! --KingStrato (talk) 13:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i hope My 24 Hours are Not Over Yet. Bharath628 (talk) 10:59, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

During the MCG’s Bodyline Test, which Australian Test cricketer-to-be threw a ball more than 100 metres into a safety net during one of the intervals !? Bharath628 (talk) 11:05, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TinTin Sir is barred from answering this and helping others :p Bharath628 (talk) 11:07, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You mean the second test of the series - the only one that Australia won? Ovshake (talk) 13:26, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let me guess. Lindwall was 11 and Miller 13 that season. I'd guess Ernie McCormick - he was a Victorian as well. Ovshake (talk) 13:30, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is Ernest Harvey Bromley wizvikz

It indeed seems so. Let's wait for Bharat628's confirmation.Ovshake (talk) 12:56, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correct answer Wizvikz, Your Turn. Bharath628 (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

According to cricket historian Trevor McDonald, three factors influenced the upsurge in post-World War II West Indian cricket. First was their overseas success over the old colonial masters. Secondly, the Carib people took nationalistic pride in cricket which acted as a bond among various groups in the movement for political self-determination. What was the third reason? Wizvikz 17:25, 28 June,2008 (UTC)

The appointment of Frank Worrell as captain? WillE (talk) 20:00, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. Not such a straight forward one. Wizvikz (talk) 00:47, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Learie Constantine captaining the dominions team against the English in 1945 and his subsequent award as MBE in the same year ? Sumant81 (talk) 03:03, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Increasing affluence of the West Indians in the post-war boom era? --Roisterer (talk) 08:33, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not the particular answer. I think I should drop a clue. It relates to someone who never played international cricket but was involved in the game for 34 years.Wizvikz (talk) 10:31, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was tempted to mention Tony Cozier but the era would be wrong. 24.167.183.77 (talk) 15:19, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CLR James and Learie Constantine writing Cricket And I & Color Bar together ?Abeer.ag (talk) 18:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket's a really good sport? --KingStrato (talk) 18:39, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's nearly 42 hours but still no sign of that coveted correct answer. Shall give it out if there is no further try.Wizvikz (talk) 11:57, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it CLR James related? --Roisterer (talk) 23:27, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it the change from being a predominantly white side to a predominantly black one? (or is that getting cause & effect mixed up) The-Pope (talk) 00:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not the one listed by McDonald.Wizvikz (talk) 06:25, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can we please move on - what is the answer, and can we have a new question

I had been waiting just for this approval. The answer is John Arlott, who gave cricket a distinct identity apart from that of the Establishment.The West Indians saw his language as part of a Third World proletarian revolution, which they were happy to join.

My next question will be coming soon.Wizvikz (talk) 15:35, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Er, can we have some action please? The board is quite quiet for over three days now... Ovshake (talk) 14:51, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Correction 7 boring days Not Six :( Bharath (talk) 17:27, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

24 hours are possibly over. Can we apply a corollary of rule 3 that says that if a question remain unanswered, the asker gives the correct answer and doesn't ask another question in 24 hours, the previous asker can ask a question? Ovshake (talk) 18:51, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That would mean that you have the baton right now. BTW, where did your 628 vanish? Ovshake (talk) 18:53, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at Rule Three in edit mode, you'll see that there is a provision for this eventuality... for whomsoever spots it first. Johnlp (talk) 21:50, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So basically, it's over to you, Johnlp. Ovshake (talk) 22:22, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No can do. I rewrote the rule... about two years ago. So it wouldn't be fair. Your turn, Ovshake. Johnlp (talk) 23:24, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Back to my old question, then. How does one post a new question? I've asked this multiple times - but never got an answer, my first ignorant attempt had resulted in wiping away an existing question... Ovshake (talk) 01:15, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do it by editing the page rather than editing the specific question. That way you can add the next question without wiping any other questions out. Jonesy (talk) 01:23, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that I am new here and still dont know how to link another page to this portal with Q761. so here goes an informal question to shake the slumber off your eyes -