Can you beat for the cricket guru title?

[Burpey]

Haha, that's okay . I don't remember my first correct answer ... how sad

Verity ?

 

[Dark Hunter]

Yes, Well Done....Thought That Might have been too easy....Your go...

 

[Burpey]

A strange occurrence occurred in Australia's first innings in the First Test against India at Madras in 1979. What was it?

 

[archie mac]

A strange occurrence occurred in Australia's first innings in the First Test against India at Madras in 1979. What was it?

Were they invaded by some sort of insects?

Wasps or bees?

 

[Burpey]

Were they invaded by some sort of insects?

Wasps or bees?

No, nothing of this sort

 

[whitedazzler]

alan border was run out from a straight drive from graham yallop that came of the indian bowler doshi's hand and ricocheted onto the stumps for 162 one run short of equalaling Norm O'Neill's record in tests between Australia and India.

 

[Burpey]

alan border was run out from a straight drive from graham yallop that came of the indian bowler doshi's hand and ricocheted onto the stumps for 162 one run short of equalaling Norm O'Neill's record in tests between Australia and India.

Not what I was looking for actually

 

[Jamee999]

Does it have anything to do with Hughes and Border's combined totals being ~2/3rds of the team total?

 

[Burpey]

Does it have anything to do with Hughes and Border's combined totals being ~2/3rds of the team total?

No.

Clue: It has to do with several of the Australian batsmen doing the same thing

 

[SJS]

Six of the players were playing there first away test. All eleven were playing in the sub-continent for the first time.

- Hildich : First game away from home
- Border : First game away from home
- Whatmore : First game away from home
- Kevin Wright : First game away from home
- Rodney Hogg : First game away from home
- Alan Hurst : First game away from home
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- Wood : First game in india
- Yallop : First game in India
- Kim Hughes : first game in India
- Geoff Dymock : First game in India
- James Higgs : First game in India

 

[Burpey]

Not what I was looking for, but we are learning lots of new interesting things about this side

 

[Burpey]

Also, remember that it is something that occurred in the first innings

 

[archie mac]

I have looked up this match in four seperate books (cricket history) not one said anything of interest, except Border and Hughes put on 169 (13x13)

 

[Burpey]

Another clue: The first seven batsmen all did it

 

[whitedazzler]

they all hit a different number of boundaries each?

 

[archie mac]

Wore helmets?

 

[Burpey]

No to both

 

[shankar]

Is the answer related to their dismissals?

 

[Burpey]

Nope

 

[SJS]

All of them took a loo break while batting