Ashes Trivia

[Cabinet96]

In fairness to myself I remember very little of the 05-06 season. Pre Sky for me and I hadn't really discovered the internet at that age.

 

[Furball]

England

613. JM Anderson
625. IR Bell
626. KP Pietersen
629. ID Blackwell
630. AN Cook
631. MS Panesar
633. SI Mahmood
635. MJ Prior
638. SCJ Broad
639. TR Ambrose
640. DJ Pattinson
641. GP Swann
642. A Khan
643. TT Bresnan
644. G Onions
645. IJL Trott
646. ME Carberry
647. ST Finn
648. JC Tredwell
649. EJG Morgan
650. A Shazad
651. SR Patel
652. JW Bairstow
653. JWA Taylor
654. ND Compton
655. JE Root
656. SC Kerrigan
657. CR Woakes
658. BA Stokes
659. GS Ballance
660. SG Borthwick
661. WB Rankin
662. MM Ali
663. CJ Jordan
664. SD Robson
665. JC Buttler
666. A Lyth
667. MA Wood

 

[Howe_zat]

In fairness to myself I was ****ing nine

ftfy

 

[LegionOfBrad]

It often gets forgotten how much Sidebottom carried us in the early 2000's. WAG.

 

[Furball]

I'm 100% certain it's 2005, because I did about 2000 double takes when I saw he debuted in that year. So he's 628 and Udal's 627 if I've got Colly wrong

This is correct.

 

[Howe_zat]

So based on what's been said here -

628. Liam Plunkett
632. Owais Shah
637. Chris Tremlett?

 

[Furball]

England

613. JM Anderson
625. IR Bell
626. KP Pietersen
627. SD Udal
628. LE Plunkett
629. ID Blackwell
630. AN Cook
631. MS Panesar
632. OA Shah
633. SI Mahmood
635. MJ Prior
638. SCJ Broad
639. TR Ambrose
640. DJ Pattinson
641. GP Swann
642. A Khan
643. TT Bresnan
644. G Onions
645. IJL Trott
646. ME Carberry
647. ST Finn
648. JC Tredwell
649. EJG Morgan
650. A Shazad
651. SR Patel
652. JW Bairstow
653. JWA Taylor
654. ND Compton
655. JE Root
656. SC Kerrigan
657. CR Woakes
658. BA Stokes
659. GS Ballance
660. SG Borthwick
661. WB Rankin
662. MM Ali
663. CJ Jordan
664. SD Robson
665. JC Buttler
666. A Lyth
667. MA Wood

Tremlett and Collingwood have also been correctly named but not placed.

 

[Cabinet96]

Naming all the players between Broad and Root's debut is fantastic trivia. A whole five year period where none of the people debuted are still playing. Lost generation, at least in terms of the young players used.

 

[Furball]

So based on what's been said here -

628. Liam Plunkett
632. Owais Shah
637. Chris Tremlett?

Beaten by Spikey to Plunkett, Shah is correct, Tremlett has the wrong cap number.

 

[Spikey]

There was a Somerset lad called Johnson who debuted around Anderson's time. Only know his name because he got mentioned in Ricky Ponting's 2004 captain's diary. Freddie had a big match in Johnson's debut iirc.

 

[Furball]

Naming all the players between Broad and Root's debut is fantastic trivia. A whole five year period where none of the people debuted are still playing. Lost generation, at least in terms of the young players used.

Yeah it's something I've been thinking about recently. Part of what inspired this question was working out that Root is 5th in seniority in this England side if we define seniority as "when they debuted." There's a marked lack of players in the side around Broad's age and experience who should be coming into their peaks with plenty of experience to guide the likes of Root.

 

[Spikey]

Ed Smith and James Kirtley debuted together in the 04 SA series. 618-619?

 

[Furball]

There was a Somerset lad called Johnson who debuted around Anderson's time. Only know his name because he got mentioned in Ricky Ponting's 2004 captain's diary. Freddie had a big match in Johnson's debut iirc.

I'll pay this. 3 Tests, 16 wickets @ 17, never selected again once Harmison came back from injury.

 

[Spikey]

There was a Somerset lad called Johnson who debuted around Anderson's time. Only know his name because he got mentioned in Ricky Ponting's 2004 captain's diary. Freddie had a big match in Johnson's debut iirc.

The Home of CricketArchive

the match that got his name mentioned in Ricky's book! I haven't clicked on his name. His first name must be Robert or Richard.

 

[Furball]

Ed Smith and James Kirtley debuted together in the 04 SA series. 618-619?

03 and you're just out with the cap numbers.

 

[Spikey]

I'll pay this. 3 Tests, 16 wickets @ 17, never selected again once Harmison came back from injury.

See above for the scorecard: "We're only in this match thanks to a quite extraordinary innings played by our tailender" was the quote, so I always picked him in Cricket 2004 because of this. (I played as Somerset). Then last year when I was reading Ed Smith's book I saw his name again when looking at the scorecards for that summer.

 

[Furball]

England

613. JM Anderson
615. RL Johnson
625. IR Bell
626. KP Pietersen
627. SD Udal
628. LE Plunkett
629. ID Blackwell
630. AN Cook
631. MS Panesar
632. OA Shah
633. SI Mahmood
635. MJ Prior
638. SCJ Broad
639. TR Ambrose
640. DJ Pattinson
641. GP Swann
642. A Khan
643. TT Bresnan
644. G Onions
645. IJL Trott
646. ME Carberry
647. ST Finn
648. JC Tredwell
649. EJG Morgan
650. A Shazad
651. SR Patel
652. JW Bairstow
653. JWA Taylor
654. ND Compton
655. JE Root
656. SC Kerrigan
657. CR Woakes
658. BA Stokes
659. GS Ballance
660. SG Borthwick
661. WB Rankin
662. MM Ali
663. CJ Jordan
664. SD Robson
665. JC Buttler
666. A Lyth
667. MA Wood

Correctly named but not placed: Jones, Strauss, Kirtley, Smith, Collingwood, Tremlett

 

[Spikey]

The Home of CricketArchive

7 county matches. a **** ton of runs.

 

[Spikey]

Strauss and GJones must be very close to Bell. SJones was here in 02 so he's before Anderson, can't remember if Hoggard and Harmy were? Was there another keeper between GJones and Alec Strewett?

 

[NUFAN]

I just randomly thought of Martin Saggers, he is after Anderson.