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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Yes, sorry. (It was "A, B and C" when I was first typing it, but I thought "A played in a Test" was a bit confusing).
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    Yeah, was dithering between Sangakkara and Faulkner once Barnes had gone.
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    Dammit, I was so close,,,. Aubrey Faulkner, then.
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    Thanks, hope we all enjoy it!

    Thanks, hope we all enjoy it!
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Correct. The third answer involves much more recent players (B and C are still alive).
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    Alliterative Cricketer Names

    Vince van der Bijl LL is surprisingly tricky. Les Lehman used to play for Sussex, and Jock Livingston’s real name was Leonard.
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Yes, that's one of the three answers.
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    Novelty XIs Compendium

    You could add aRavinda de Silva, tRavis Head and Rahul dRavid if you're so inclined.
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    Limited Top 6 Draft

    I think Asif Iqbal is still available: Stewie Dempster Justin Langer Javed Miandad Stanley Jackson Asif Iqbal Clive Rice Denis Lindsay+ Trevor Bailey Andy Roberts Bishen Bedi Wayne Daniel
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    ataraxia's answer was partially correct.
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    Round 1 picks/order: kingkallis: Imran Khan Pothas: Muttiah Muralitharan Fuller Pilch: WG Grace Michaelf7777777 ataraxia Teuton AndrewB AndyZaltzHair SillyCowCorner trundler Line and Length a massive zebra
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    We can still fit in a few more people to pick at the end of Round 1.
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    In all cases, "born in X" means "born in a place which is now part of X", so anyone born in (say) Lahore at any time counts as being born in Pakistan. (Opening post now clarified).
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    So to clarify, you can pick - Anyone born in England, Wales or Australia before 15 March 1877 - Anyone born in South Africa before 12 March 1889 - Anyone born in West Indies (see list of countries in OP if you want more details) before 23 June 1928 - Anyone born in New Zealand before 10 January...
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    Alphabetic Draft Voting Thread

    :D Certainly the strongest batting line-up I've ever managed to draft.
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    "Born before Tests" draft

    Simple draft: You can pick anyone who was born before the country they were born in* had played Test cricket. Anyone born in a country which has not played Test cricket is eligible. The team "England" is deemed to include both England and Wales (i.e. people born in Wales are only eligible if...
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    A Test Team of Players Who Played More Than 10 Tests But It Could Have Been Better If

    In his first 5 years (13 Tests), he had a batting average of 19 (no fifties), and 66 wickets at 17. In the next 5 years (another 13 Tests), his bowling was less effective (28@34), especially in Australia (7@60), but his batting average was up to 28. Then in the next 5 years (up to the war) and...
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Unlucky - Briggs and Rhodes both played in the 1899 Ashes, but not in the same Test.
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    Limited Top 6 Draft

    Bishen Bedi
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    New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

    Not sure it really fits the format, but here's a trivia question: X played in a Test in which Y also played. Y played in a Test in which Z also played. X died before Z was born. Who are X, Y and Z? (There are three possible answers, though two of them involve the same Y and Z).

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