New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[Somerset]

Was this delivery the last ball in an innings/match?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Apologies for delay; sleep & commuting got in the way. At work now but will check in when I get the chance.

Was that last ball a wicket taking one ?

Q3: No

Was it bowled in a test match ?

Q4: No

Was I playing for England ?

Q5: No

Anything to do with being called for ' chucking ' ?

Q6: No

Was this delivery the last ball in an innings/match?

Q7: Yes.

 

[Tapioca]

8. Were you the captain of your team ?

 

[SJS]

Q9. . Were you in the team primarily as a bowler?
Q10. Was that ball hit for a six (or a four) ?

 

[BoyBrumby]

8. Were you the captain of your team ?

Q8: No.

Q9. . Were you in the team primarily as a bowler?

Yes

Q10. Was that ball hit for a six (or a four) ?

No.

1st Clue: I was the batsman facing rather than the bowler of the final ball of my career.

 

[Tapioca]

11. Did you run a match-winning leg bye off your last ball ?

Edit : Scrap that. I was thinking of an Englishman

 

[Somerset]

Given that it wasn't in a test match....did it occur in a World Cup?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Given that it wasn't in a test match....did it occur in a World Cup?

Q11. No.

Again, sorry for delay. Busy at work, which, as a civil servant, is at least novel.

 

[SJS]

Q11. No.

Again, sorry for delay. Busy at work, which, as a civil servant, is at least novel.

Before you disappear to push some more files ....

Q12 Was it in a match in England ?
Q13. Were you happy after that last ball ?

Q101 : Why must you ask such difficult questions ??

 

[BoyBrumby]

Before you disappear to push some more files ....

Q12 Was it in a match in England ?
Q13. Were you happy after that last ball ?

Q101 : Why must you ask such difficult questions ??

Q12: No

Q13: No, just the reverse.

Q101: It's the inherent evil.

2nd clue: I'm a dual international.

 

[Goughy]

Brian McKechnie?

Last ball was to face Trevor Chappells underarm ball.

EDIT- If that is correct, could someone else ask a question as Im just on my way out.

 

[SJS]

Brian McKechnie?

Last ball was to face Trevor Chappells underarm ball.

EDIT- If that is correct, could someone else ask a question as Im just on my way out.

Brilliant Goughy. I am sure thats correct.


And what a fantastic way to formulate that question BB ? I must confess though that I did not know the name of the batsman involved (or had forgotten it) and would have never guessed.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Brian McKechnie?

Last ball was to face Trevor Chappells underarm ball.

EDIT- If that is correct, could someone else ask a question as Im just on my way out.

Yup. Spot on. Nice one.

 

[Engle]

I broke a record that stood for over 75 years.
Less than 3 months later, alas, someone broke my record .

Who am I ?
Whose record did I break at the time ?
Who broke my record ?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Is it a batting record?

 

[Engle]

Is it a batting record?

Yes

 

[SJS]

Are you proud of the record ?

Is it a world record ?

Is it a record for total of runs scored (as against 50's, 100's, strike rate, average etc)

Is it a test record ?

 

[Tapioca]

Were I, and the person who broke my record, both left handers ?

No more tries from me ....

 

[Engle]

Are you proud of the record ? Not thrilled about it, somewhat perhaps

Is it a world record ? Yes

Is it a record for total of runs scored (as against 50's, 100's, strike rate, average etc) ? Yes

Is it a test record ? Yes

Responses above

 

[Somerset]

Is it related to debuts?