Trivia Question

[DardySingh360]

alright here's another.

the numbers 323 and 415 have a special link, what is it?

92

 

[Zach Package]

Beez gets it again, although he had to edit, so I'm getting closer

 

[Wallaby]

There may be more than one, but I'm thinking of the one in the 70s.

Which Australian cricketer's first touch of the ball in Test cricket was dropping a catch?

 

[beez]

Question: When was the last time England played a Test with 11 English-born players?

6th July 1989 England v Australia 3rd Test @ Edgbaston. Is that right?

 

[Marklar_33]

6th July 1989 England v Australia 3rd Test @ Edgbaston. Is that right?

No. I found one more recent

 

[sherb]

There may be more than one, but I'm thinking of the one in the 70s.
Which Australian cricketer's first touch of the ball in Test cricket was dropping a catch?

I haven't the foggiest.

 

[sherb]

No. I found one more recent

Gee, that would be a fair effort for England since 1989, given the amount of South African/West Indian born cricketers they have had playing for them in particular.

 

[Wallaby]

Gee, that would be a fair effort for England since 1989, given the amount of South African/West Indian born cricketers they have had playing for them in particular.

Hmm, let's see - since 1989.

So no Strauss, no Alan Lamb, no Smith Brothers, no Nasser Hussain, no Andy Caddick, no Kevin Pietersen, no Hollioakes.

I reckon sometime in the early 2000s. After 2001, because Caddick and Croft were playing then. But without going through every scorecard........................no idea.

 

[Marklar_33]

I'll let it run a bit longer, but it was before the debuts of Strauss, Pietersen and Trott, as one of them has featured in every England Test since ;-)

 

[Lensen]

I'll let it run a bit longer, but it was before the debuts of Strauss, Pietersen and Trott, as one of them has featured in every England Test since ;-)

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64056.html

 

[Marklar_33]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64056.html

Winner

 

[Lensen]

here's a very obscure and completely pointless one

there was a world cup XI named where, as listed in batting order, the top six batsmen's surnames all ended with A and batsmen 7-11 all ended with E.* name the side

*as spelled on the cricinfo scorecard of the match

 

[Carbine Chaos]

here's a very obscure and completely pointless one

there was a world cup XI named where, as listed in batting order, the top six batsmen's surnames all ended with A and batsmen 7-11 all ended with E.* name the side

*as spelled on the cricinfo scorecard of the match

I'm going to guess it was a Sri Lankan team?

 

[Lensen]

I'm going to guess it was a Sri Lankan team?

Yep.

I actually just found a better trivia question about the game in question - too late now

 

[Wallaby]

Has to be Sri lanka - Jayasuria, De Silva, Gurusinha etc.

Can't think of any bowlers ending in e, however.............................hmm.

 

[Lensen]

Give you a clue.

The match was scheduled at a ground where India's Kris Srikkanth holds the record for most runs at the venue.

 

[Zach Package]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65150.html

is this the one you had in mind?

 

[Lensen]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65150.html

is this the one you had in mind?

haha, no it wasn't. damn i thought my game was the only one.

i was referring to the india game at the same world cup. game washed out after 2 balls in mackay - kris srikkanth's 1 run is the only run scored in the only ODI there, so he has the most runs at the ground with a total of 1

 

[Zach Package]

haha, no it wasn't. damn i thought my game was the only one.

i was referring to the india game at the same world cup. game washed out after 2 balls in mackay - kris srikkanth's 1 run is the only run scored in the only ODI there, so he has the most runs at the ground with a total of 1

woo finally got one!

is that the only international played at mckay?

 

[Marklar_33]

I had that answer after the hint, one of those statistical quirks I'll not forget haha

 

[Wallaby]

There may be more than one, but I'm thinking of the one in the 70s.

Which Australian cricketer's first touch of the ball in Test cricket was dropping a catch?

Oh well, doesn't even look like any guesses here. The answer is Gary Cosier - they put him in the gully, and he put one down in the 2nd or 3rd over.

Sure, he made a hundred on debut, but let's remember the drop for his true signature moment.

Next:

Which Australian Cricketer has the shortest full name (full christian name plus surname - no middle). It's not Ian Healy - because I've thought of one with only 7 total letters. It's not Tim May, because his full name is Timothy. TBH, I don't really know for sure - anybody?

 

[Hellgood]

Which Australian Cricketer has the shortest full name (full christian name plus surname - no middle). It's not Ian Healy - because I've thought of one with only 7 total letters. It's not Tim May, because his full name is Timothy. TBH, I don't really know for sure - anybody?

Theres probably a shorter one, but Brett Lee would be up there as he doesn't have a middle name.

 

[sherb]

Theres probably a shorter one, but Brett Lee would be up there as he doesn't have a middle name.

I think he meant not counting the middle name, as opposed to those players without one.

Eg with Tim May, he actually has three names, viz To Be Announced (in reality Timothy Brian Alexander I think).

I can think of at least two other 8s - Ians Davis and Craig.

 

[beez]

Jo Angel. There's also Roy Park (if we're excluding middle names).

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Ed Cowan? Is Ed his full name?