Trivia time!

[Gough]

Curious, I know England has had every nationality under the sun play Tests for them but, how many have played for Australia.
I realize it's not an easy task. I don't know the answer , sorry.

Symonds and Renshaw would be the two latest one's.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Symonds and Renshaw would be the two latest one's.

Aahh, Marnus.

 

[sherb]

Aahh, Marnus.

Ussie?

 

[deanc]

Ussie?

Kepler Christoffel Wessels played for both Aus and Seth Ifrica....

 

[corbies]

Curious, I know England has had every nationality under the sun play Tests for them but, how many have played for Australia.
I realize it's not an easy task. I don't know the answer , sorry.

Depends what you mean by other nationality I suppose? Does Steve O'Keefe count as he was born in Malaysia or Moises Henriques being born in Portugal? What about if you could have played for another nation through your parents? Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb have both had British passports at some point.

 

[PhatBoy]

Pretty easy one.

winston benjamin
Duncan fletcher
Brian Booth
Mitchell Starc

Common link?

 

[PhatBoy]

Symonds and Renshaw would be the two latest one's.

hilton Cartwright

 

[big_e]

Pretty easy one.

winston benjamin
Duncan fletcher
Brian Booth
Mitchell Starc

Common link?

Olympics

Benjamin's kid and Starc's brother this week.

Fletcher I'm not sure but Booth played hockey, didn't he?

 

[PhatBoy]

Olympics

Benjamin's kid and Starc's brother this week.

Fletcher I'm not sure but Booth played hockey, didn't he?

Yeah booth played at the Olympics himself, Fletcher had a sister compete. There’s a heap of them. Rhodes I believe had to give up a spot in the 92 Olympic hockey squad to focus on cricket.

 

[corbies]

Yeah booth played at the Olympics himself, Fletcher had a sister compete. There’s a heap of them. Rhodes I believe had to give up a spot in the 92 Olympic hockey squad to focus on cricket.

Fletchers sister won a gold medal with the hockey in fact. 1 of only 3 in Zimbabwes history (the other 2 won by swimmer Kirsty Coventry who also has 4 silvers and a bronze which are the only other medals Zimbabwe have won).

Their hockey gold was at the Moscow Olympics after all the usual suspects for the hockey boycotted.

 

[BronCrow]

This many:

Smith, A C	25/10/1936	England	6​	​	​
Smith, A M	01/10/1967	England	1​	​	​
Smith, C A	21/07/1863	England	1​	​	​
Smith, C I J	25/08/1906	England	5​	​	​
Smith, C J	15/01/1971	Bermuda	​	12​	​
Smith, C J E	25/12/1872	South Africa	3​	​	​
Smith , C J O	27/09/1972	Scotland	​	27​	8​
Smith, C L	15/10/1958	England	8​	4​	​
Smith, C W	29/07/1933	West Indies	5​	​	​
Smith, D	24/01/1907	England	2​	​	​
Smith, D B M	14/09/1884	Australia	2​	​	​
Smith, D C	16/03/1992	Philippines	​	​	4​
Smith, D M	09/01/1956	England	2​	2​	​
Smith, D R	05/10/1934	England	5​	​	​
Smith, D R	12/04/1983	West Indies	10​	105​	33​
Smith, D S	21/10/1981	West Indies	43​	47​	6​
Smith, D V	14/06/1923	England	3​	​	​
Smith, E J	06/02/1886	England	11​	​	​
Smith, E T	19/07/1977	England	3​	​	​
Smith, F B	13/03/1922	New Zealand	4​	​	​
Smith, F W	31/03/1861	South Africa	3​	​	​
Smith, G C	01/02/1981	South Africa	117​	197​	33​
Smith, H	21/05/1890	England	1​	​	​
Smith, H D	08/01/1913	New Zealand	1​	​	​
Smith, I D S	28/02/1957	New Zealand	63​	98​	​
Smith, M	31/08/1991	Bermuda	​	1​	​
Smith, M J	04/01/1942	England	​	5​	​
Smith, M J	30/03/1966	Scotland	​	5​	​
Smith, M J K	30/06/1933	England	50​	​	​
Smith, N M K	27/07/1967	England	​	7​	​
Smith, O F	01/11/1996	West Indies	​	​	2​
Smith, O G	05/05/1933	West Indies	26​	​	​
Smith, R A	13/09/1963	England	62​	71​	​
Smith, R A J	05/08/1994	Scotland	​	2​	2​
Smith, S	27/09/1991	Bermuda	​	​	5​
Smith, S B	18/10/1961	Australia	3​	28​	​
Smith, S J S	08/12/1979	Scotland	​	​	5​
Smith, S P D	02/06/1989	Australia	77​	128​	45​
Smith, T P B	30/10/1908	England	4​	​	​
Smith, V I	23/02/1925	South Africa	9​	​	​

When did the Philippines start playing Test Cricket?

 

[BronCrow]

Yeah booth played at the Olympics himself, Fletcher had a sister compete. There’s a heap of them. Rhodes I believe had to give up a spot in the 92 Olympic hockey squad to focus on cricket.

Not only did Booth play Hockey in the 1956 Olympics and test cricket, he had 2 teammates Ian Dick and Maurice Foley in the olympic hockey team that also played a small amount of first class cricket for Western Australia.

Also a few notable other mentions as well. One of the main ones is former English captain Johnny Douglas who also won Gold in the boxing in 1904.

19 cricketers who made their presence at the Olympic Games

Of cricket and Olympics...

www.cricketcountry.com

 

[deanc]

When did the Philippines start playing Test Cricket?

Could be around the same time as Bermuda and Scotland I guess..?

Or Perhaps this is a list of every Smith that's ever picked up a bat or ball. Accordingly my mate Pete Smith, who opened the batting for the Bankstown 4ths, is a clear oversight...

 

[footyfan1978]

When did the Philippines start playing Test Cricket?

you tell me and we will both know

 

[footyfan1978]

you tell me and we will both know

just clicked on that player


turns out it was T20 only for that player.

 

[BronCrow]

you tell me and we will both know

The question had been specific to test cricket, so was surprised he was mentioned. The positive is that there is international cricket team of any sorts in the Philippines.

 

[Gough]

Not only did Booth play Hockey in the 1956 Olympics and test cricket, he had 2 teammates Ian Dick and Maurice Foley in the olympic hockey team that also played a small amount of first class cricket for Western Australia.

Also a few notable other mentions as well. One of the main ones is former English captain Johnny Douglas who also won Gold in the boxing in 1904.

19 cricketers who made their presence at the Olympic Games

Of cricket and Olympics...

www.cricketcountry.com

Johnny Won't Hit Today Douglas as he was called at one point during a run of outs.

 

[BronCrow]

Johnny Won't Hit Today Douglas as he was called at one point during a run of outs.

I thought that maybe he had a penchant for just letting the ball go through to the keeper, and thus the nickname.

 

[Marklar_33]

Could be around the same time as Bermuda and Scotland I guess..?

Or Perhaps this is a list of every Smith that's ever picked up a bat or ball. Accordingly my mate Pete Smith, who opened the batting for the Bankstown 4ths, is a clear oversight...

It's a list of every international cricketer named 'Smith'

Trivia: Which nation holds the 9th wicket partnership record for Men's T20 Internationals?

 

[deanc]

It's a list of every international cricketer named 'Smith'

Trivia: Which nation holds the 9th wicket partnership record for Men's T20 Internationals?

Pedantic I know, but the original question I believe was; "Smith's who have played test cricket?'...

Not being a fan of the hit and giggle format and without going anywhere near Mr. Google, lower wicket T20 record partnerships I seem to recall it was definitely not a test playing nation, perhaps Scotland or Ireland or the Netherlands..?

 

[FredLeDeux]

Pedantic I know, but the original question I believe was; "Smith's who have played test cricket?'...

Not being a fan of the hit and giggle format and without going anywhere near Mr. Google, lower wicket T20 record partnerships I seem to recall it was definitely not a test playing nation, perhaps Scotland or Ireland or the Netherlands..?

Coulda been the Philippines

 

[deanc]

Coulda been the Philippines

Could be, but I do remember, I think it was the Irish boys or maybe Belgium or Oman, who set some bizarre partnership record during a World Cup many years ago, where they were 8-20 or something like that...

 

[Marklar_33]

Could be, but I do remember, I think it was the Irish boys or maybe Belgium or Oman, who set some bizarre partnership record during a World Cup many years ago, where the were 8-20 or something like that...

One of the countries you mentioned is correct, but it happened only a fortnight ago!

 

[deanc]

One of the countries you mentioned is correct, but it happened only a fortnight ago!

Ah, I've no idea then, I could count on one hand the amount of T20 matches I've bothered watching this year....


Do the Afgan boys still have the record for highest opening partnership..?

 

[Marklar_33]

Ah, I've no idea then, I could count on one hand the amount of T20 matches I've bothered watching this year....


Do the Afgan boys still have the record for highest opening partnership..?

Yeah mate, 230ish from memory. I don’t watch T20s much, but I’ll watch as much associate cricket as I can, or at least keep track of it. I’m not a fan of meaningless T20s. If it’s part of WC Qualifying, I’m ok with it