Ashes Pub Quiz

[Furball]

Team Challenge Day 2

The first ever Ashes Test at the Gabba took place in 1932/33, affectionately remembered in England because Australia were pasted 4-1, remembered in Australia because they had an 80 year and counting whinge because bowling that was too good for them is somehow unfair.

4th Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, Feb 10-16, 1933 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Our English contingent between them correctly named Sutcliffe, Larwood, Hammond, Allen, Verity, Ames, Jardine, Woodfull, Bradman and Ponsford as having played, giving them a score of 10.

However, the Australians correctly identified Bradman, Woodfull, McCabe, Jardine, Paynter, Wall, Larwood, O'Reilly, Darling, Ironmonger and Richardson, giving them a score of 11 and securing the point for day 2.

 

[Adders]

Finally the Aussies get some success from that series.

 

[Riggins]

oh you can name people from either team?

 

[Furball]

Day 3

Our 2nd individual round will be White Sheep, where the aim is to give the most popular answer. Unlike in Black Sheep, there is no requirement for answers to be correct.

1. Name a ground which has hosted an Ashes Test?
2. Name a member of Sky's Ashes commentary team?
3. Name a bowler to have taken 100 or more Ashes wickets?
4. Name an English batsman to have scored more than 2,000 Ashes runs?
5. Name a member of England's 2005 Ashes winning side?
6. And name a member of the Australian side which won the urn back in 2006/07?
7. Name a 21st century batsman to have scored a century in the Ashes?
8. Name a player to have captained Shane Warne in an Ashes Test?
9. Name an English batsman to have been dismissed by an Australian spinner since Shane Warne's retirement?
10. Name a member of the Invincibles?

And today's team challenge:

Name the players involved in the current Test who have previously played in an Ashes Test at Brisbane?

Once again, all answers to ashespubquiz@hotmail.co.uk

Deadline for Sheep is start of play, end of play for the Team Challenge.

 

[Furball]

oh you can name people from either team?

Haha, England would have been at quite the disadvantage for day 1's question otherwise, as only 7 Englishmen have scored centuries at the Gabba.

 

[Dan]

Cheers for all the effort you're putting into this Furball. Absolute quality stuff.

 

[The Sean]

oh you can name people from either team?

Haha, England would have been at quite the disadvantage for day 1's question otherwise, as only 7 Englishmen have scored centuries at the Gabba.

Ah, good to know for future rounds - I only named Aussies in that previous challenge.

 

[uvelocity]

happy about the timing of round 2. would not have got it done last night nor in the morning. top work ginger furby

 

[four_or_six]

Team Challenge Day 2

The first ever Ashes Test at the Gabba took place in 1932/33, affectionately remembered in England because Australia were pasted 4-1, remembered in Australia because they had an 80 year and counting whinge because bowling that was too good for them is somehow unfair.

4th Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, Feb 10-16, 1933 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Our English contingent between them correctly named Sutcliffe, Larwood, Hammond, Allen, Verity, Ames, Jardine, Woodfull, Bradman and Ponsford as having played, giving them a score of 10.

However, the Australians correctly identified Bradman, Woodfull, McCabe, Jardine, Paynter, Wall, Larwood, O'Reilly, Darling, Ironmonger and Richardson, giving them a score of 11 and securing the point for day 2.

Quite pleased to have actually got three right answers, not really good at knowing which historical players played when.

Thanks for organising this, is good fun

 

[BoyBrumby]

For the team challenge can we only name five again?

 

[Furball]

For the team challenge can we only name five again?

Apologies, yes.

 

[Furball]

Name a ground which has hosted an Ashes Test?

Lord's (11)
Dan
schearzie
Riggins
fredfertang
Boy Brumby
The Sean
four_or_six
flibbertyjibber
GIMH
Adders
Neil Pickup

Sydney Cricket Ground (2)
uvelocity
Howe_zat

Melbourne Cricket Ground (1)
Pothas

 

[Furball]

Name a member of Sky's Ashes commentary team?

Ian Botham (5)
Boy Brumby
flibbertyjibber
GIMH
Adders
Pothas

Nasser Hussain (3)
uvelocity
The Sean
four_or_six

David Lloyd (2)
Dan
Riggins

Andrew Strauss (1)
schearzie

Michael Atherton (1)
fredfertang

Shane Warne (1)
Neil Pickup

David Gower (1)
Howe_zat

 

[Furball]

Name a bowler to have taken 100 or more Ashes wickets?

Shane Warne (14)
Everyone

 

[Furball]

Name an English batsman to have scored more than 2,000 Ashes runs?

Wally Hammond (4)
Dan
schearzie
Riggins
Neil Pickup

David Gower (4)
uvelocity
flibbertyjibber
Pothas
Howe_zat

Jack Hobbs (2)
The Sean
GIMH

Don Bradman (1)
fredfertang

Len Hutton (1)
Boy Brumby

Graeme Gooch (1)
four_or_six

Ian Botham (1)
Adders

 

[Furball]

Name a member of England's 2005 Ashes winning side?

Andrew Flintoff (14)
Everyone

 

[Furball]

And name a member of the Australian side which won the urn back in 2006/07?

Shane Warne (7)
Riggins
Boy Brumby
The Sean
flibbertyjibber
GIMH
Neil Pickup
Howe_zat

Ricky Ponting (4)
schearzie
fredfertang
four_or_six
Pothas

Glenn McGrath (1)
Dan

Adam Gilchrist (1)
uvelocity

Michael Hussey (1)
Adders

 

[Furball]

Name a 21st century batsman to have scored a century in the Ashes?

Alastair Cook (4)
schearzie
Riggins
GIMH
Neil Pickup

Ricky Ponting (3)
Dan
fredfertang
The Sean

Kevin Pietersen (3)
Boy Brumby
four_or_six
flibbertyjibber

Michael Clarke (2)
uvelocity
Howe_zat

Ian Bell (1)
Adders

Steven Smith (1)
Pothas

 

[Furball]

Name a player to have captained Shane Warne in an Ashes Test?

Ricky Ponting (9)
schearzie
Riggins
fredfertang
four_or_six
flibbertyjibber
GIMH
Adders
Neil Pickup
Howe_zat

Steve Waugh (5)
Dan
uvelocity
Boy Brumby
The Sean
Pothas

 

[Furball]

Name an English batsman to have been dismissed by an Australian spinner since Shane Warne's retirement?

Ian Bell (6)
Dan
uvelocity
fredfertang
flibbertyjibber
Neil Pickup
Pothas

Kevin Pietersen (5)
Riggins
Boy Brumby
The Sean
four_or_six
Howe_zat

Matt Prior (2)
GIMH
Adders

Alastair Cook (1)
schearzie