Can you beat for the cricket guru title?

[JASON]

Did Glamorgan beat them once as Wales is technically not a test country?

No

 

[JASON]

Or Durham for that matter (I am sure Durham is in Scotland, though i may be wrong)

Durham (or County Durham) is in Northern England. "Durhamites" or "Durhamians" may get upset if you called them Scots !! But I think lot of scots drift into Durham and make a significant proportion of the local population. I have personally been to County Durham only once in my whole life, that was about 4 years ago when I went to Darlington to do a locum week there !!

Durham is not the answer !

The game in question was just prior to the 1975 World Cup. (if thats any help)

 

[JASON]

Still no movement !!

OK here's another clue- The Country whose provincial Team beat the Aussies has a long association with the Cricket World Cup !!

 

[JASON]

Final give away gifted clue - The country whose province beat Australia played in the second World Cup in 1979 for the first time and several World Cups after that.

Infact they have the record for the 2 lowest scores in World Cup History !! (now that should be easy )

The provincial Team goes by the name of Eastern................(name of country)

 

[Steulen]

Final give away gifted clue - The country whose province beat Australia played in the second World Cup in 1979 for the first time and several World Cups after that.

Infact they have the record for the 2 lowest scores in World Cup History !! (now that should be easy )

The provincial Team goes by the name of Eastern................(name of country)

Canada?

 

[JASON]

Canada?

Correct . It was Eastern Canada that beat Australia in preparatory games, when Australia played in Canada before the First World Cup in 1975 !!

Your turn .

 

[JASON]

Doesn't look like Steulen, will post a question .

Here's mine.

Question
Who is the first Sri Lankan to score a Fifty against Australia ?

 

[Kumar_42]

Doesn't look like Steulen, will post a question .

Here's mine.

Question
Who is the first Sri Lankan to score a Fifty against Australia ?

umm...Arjuna?

(a wild guess )

 

[JASON]

umm...Arjuna?

(a wild guess )

No, long long before Arjuna was even born !!

 

[Kumar_42]

hehe guess i was way of the mark then!

It must be in an ODI therefore as I know for a fact that Arjuna scored our first 50 in a test match...

 

[Kumar_42]

is it ok if i give multiple answers?

Wettimuny, Duleep Mendis or Madugalle?

 

[JASON]

is it ok if i give multiple answers?

Wettimuny, Duleep Mendis or Madugalle?

You can give as many answers as you like !!

The cricketer in question played long before Sri Lanka got Test status . (over 20-30 years prior)

I wonder if you noted in the question , I never asked for "the First Sri Lankan to score a fifty against Australia in Test cricket " .

 

[Kumar_42]

You can give as many answers as you like !!

The cricketer in question played long before Sri Lanka got Test status . (over 20-30 years prior)

I wonder if you noted in the question , I never asked for "the First Sri Lankan to score a fifty against Australia in Test cricket " .

True. Sorry my mistake-for some reason I was thinking in a test cricket mindset.

I haven't really got any ideas. Can you give any more clues?

 

[SJS]

Was it Bradman's team ?

 

[JASON]

Was it Bradman's team ?

No

 

[The Baconator]

Was it C Balakrishnan?

 

[JASON]

Was it C Balakrishnan?

No . It was long before "Balakrishnan" (I think Balakrishnan scored a 50 in the 70s against Bill Lawry's Team)

Much earlier .

 

[JASON]

Was it C Balakrishnan?

Actually Your answer is correct.

It was C. Balakrishnan !!
The answer I had in mind was BR Heyn. But his fifty was scored against an Australian services XI in 1945(given below), and because it was not an Australian representative Team it does not count. So you are correct.

Australian Services in Ceylon, 1945/46
All Ceylon v Australian Services
Colombo Oval
14,15 December 1945 (3-day match)

Result: Australian Services won by an innings and 44 runs

Toss: Australian Services
Umpires:

Close of Play:

Day 1: Australian Services 306
Australian Services 1st innings
JA Workman b Selvadurai 18
J Pettiford b Spittel 16
RM Stanford c McCarthy b De Krester 20
KR Miller b Jayawickreme 132
*AL Hassett b Heyn 57
CG Pepper c Navaratne b De Krester 15
DR Cristofani c de Saram b Heyn 28
+SG Sismey lbw b Spittel 3
CFT Price c Spittel b Selvadurai 10
AW Roper c Spittel b De Krester 0
RS Ellis not out 0
Extras (b ?, lb ?, w ?, nb ?) 7
Total (all out, 98.4 overs) 306

FoW: 1-34, 2-34, 3-126, 4-247, 5-261, 6-276, 7-294, 8-297, 9-304,
10-306.

Bowling O M R W
Selvadurai 18.4 1 58 2
Spittel 21 4 71 2
Heyn 21 3 42 2
Jayawickreme 12 2 39 1
De Krester 26 2 89 3

All Ceylon 1st innings
R Fernando c Ellis b Roper 12
FC de Saram c Sismey b Roper 3
HS Roberts c Price b Pepper 5
M Sathasivam c Cristofani b Miller 10
AJND Selvadurai lbw b Ellis 16
SS Jayawickreme b Ellis 31
PCD McCarthy b Ellis 0
BR Heyn c Cristofani b Ellis 0
GM Spittel run out 1
+B Navaratne not out 12
RL De Krester c Price b Ellis 9
Extras (b ?, lb ?, w ?, nb ?) 4
Total (all out, 42 overs) 103

FoW: 1-8, 2-20, 3-20, 4-34, 5-64, 6-76, 7-76, 8-81, 9-82, 10-103.

Bowling O M R W
Miller 10 2 23 1
Roper 10 3 9 2
Pepper 12 2 36 1
Cristofani 3 0 6 0
Ellis 7 1 25 5

All Ceylon 2nd innings (following on)
R Fernando b Miller 0
FC de Saram b Pepper 23
HS Roberts c Roper b Hassett 13
M Sathasivam c Miller b Hassett 4
AJND Selvadurai b Pepper 23
SS Jayawickreme b Pepper 23
PCD McCarthy st Sismey b Ellis 12
BR Heyn lbw b Ellis 50
GM Spittel c Hassett b Ellis 6
+B Navaratne not out 1
RL De Krester st Sismey b Pepper 0
Extras (b ?, lb ?, w ?, nb ?) 4
Total (all out, 50.3 overs) 159

FoW: 1-2, 2-21, 3-29, 4-64, 5-69, 6-76, 7-77, 8-151, 9-159,
10-159.

Bowling O M R W
Miller 7 2 14 1
Pepper 7.3 1 46 4
Cristofani 3 0 12 0
Ellis 14 3 32 3
Hassett 10 4 10 2
Price 4 0 21 0
Pettiford 5 1 20 0

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Here's the match score card where "Balakrishnan scored his 50.

Australia in Sri Lanka, 1969/70
All Ceylon v Australians
Colombo Oval
24,25,26 October 1969 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires: A Felsinger and FRS De Mel

Close of Play:

Day 1:
Day 2:
Australians 1st innings
*WM Lawry c & b Chanmugam 12
KR Stackpole c Fernando b Chanmugam 25
IM Chappell c Fuard b Sahabandu 6
KD Walters c Chanmugam b Fuard 49
IR Redpath c Reid b Sahabandu 7
JI Irvine c Fernando b Chanmugam 16
+RC Jordon c Tennekoon b Fuard 9
GD McKenzie c Balakrishnan b Chanmugam 52
AA Mallett lbw b Chanmugam 5
JW Gleeson b Kehelgamuwa 0
LC Mayne not out 2
Extras (b 12, lb 2) 14
Total (all out, 78.5 overs) 197

FoW: 1-42, 2-49, 3-49, 4-62, 5-121, 6-129, 7-145, 8-158, 9-175,
10-197.

Bowling O M R W
Kehelgamuwa 11 2 31 1
Sahabandu 27 12 64 2
Chanmugam 26.5 5 47 5
Fuard 13 3 34 2
Tissera 1 0 7 0

All Ceylon 1st innings
BG Reid st Jordon b Mallett 3
C Balakrishnan b McKenzie 55
APB Tennekoon b Stackpole 18
D Weerasinghe lbw b Mayne 14
*MH Tissera c Redpath b McKenzie 0
+HIK Fernando b Mayne 7
D Heyn b Mallett 26
N Chanmugam c Stackpole b Gleeson 5
A Fuard b Mallett 8
TB Kehelgamuwa b Gleeson 6
D Sahabandu not out 3
Extras (b 2, lb 1) 3
Total (all out, 90.2 overs) 148

FoW: 1-15, 2-53, 3-87, 4-89, 5-97, 6-100, 7-109, 8-137,
9-144, 10-148.

Bowling O M R W
McKenzie 13 8 8 2
Mayne 13 5 19 2
Mallett 18.2 4 35 3
Gleeson 30 7 63 2
Stackpole 16 7 20 1

Australians 2nd innings
*WM Lawry b Chanmugam 70
KR Stackpole c Chanmugam b Sahabandu 19
IM Chappell run out 29
KD Walters c Reid b Chanmugam 11
IR Redpath c Fuard b Chanmugam 9
JI Irvine c Tennekoon b Sahabandu 2
+RC Jordon not out 7
GD McKenzie not out 6
Extras (b 4, lb 1) 5
Total (6 wickets decl, 54 overs) 158

DNB: AA Mallett, JW Gleeson, LC Mayne.
FoW: 1-53, 2-115, 3-133, 4-133, 5-140, 6-144.

Bowling O M R W
Kehelgamuwa 10 1 31 0
Sahabandu 22 6 52 2
Chanmugam 18 5 43 3
Fuard 4 0 27 0

All Ceylon 2nd innings (target: 208 runs)
BG Reid c Walters b Gleeson 13
C Balakrishnan b McKenzie 11
APB Tennekoon b Gleeson 14
D Weerasinghe st Jordon b Gleeson 11
*MH Tissera not out 53
+HIK Fernando c Lawry b Mallett 18
D Heyn not out 7
Extras (lb 5) 5
Total (5 wickets, 52 overs) 132

DNB: N Chanmugam, A Fuard, TB Kehelgamuwa, D Sahabandu.

FoW: 1-19, 2-40, 3-41, 4-65, 5-105.

Bowling O M R W
McKenzie 9 2 21 1
Mayne 9 0 27 0
Mallett 14 5 28 1
Gleeson 15 2 32 3
Chappell 4 0 11 0
Lawry 1 0 8 0




Balakrishnan it was, your turn !!

 

[The Baconator]

Among the players that have played tests for 2 countries, what makes John Traicos unique?

 

[Burpey]

Longest interval in between playing for the two countries - 22 years and 222 days (for Sth Africa at Pt Elizabeth in 1969-70 to Zim at Harare in 1992-93) ?