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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
SJS said:
Getting a hat trick but not getting five wickets in the innings
jimmy Mathews did it twice in the same test getting three wickets in each innings, both times with three balls in a row :)
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
A rare occurrence that has only happened twice in Tests.

Q1. Is it related to on the field performance? Yes
Q2. A bowling performance? Yes
Q3. Is it a mode of dismissal? No
Q4. Is it to do with number of wickets in an innings/test? No
Q5. Has it been achieved in the last 20 years? No
Q6. Is it a good bowling performance? Yes
Q7. Does it involve another person e.g batsman/fielder/umpire? No
Q8. Does it involve bowler on debut taking a wicket in the first over of a Test Match ? No
Q9. Is this to do with a feat such as a five wicket/ten wicket bag or hat trick? Yes
Q10. 2 hat tricks in the same day? No
Q11. Trumble and Mathews taking two hat tricks in one test match? No
Q12. A bowler taking 14+ wickets in a day? No
Q13. Is it to do solely with hat tricks? Yes
Q14. Is it to do with carrying a hat trick over to another innings in a test? No
Q15. Hat trick in their last Test? No
Q16. Getting a hat trick but not getting five wickets in the innings? No
Q17. Hat trick on debut? No

Clue. The answer is similar to one I posted on guru thread recently
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
SJS said:
hat trick on debut
Peter Pethrick NZLand
Allom England
Damn, I was about to ask that question just when Jason asked about a hattrick in their final test - I decided to see the answer of that before posting but you're too quick!
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
A rare occurrence that has only happened twice in Tests.

Q1. Is it related to on the field performance? Yes
Q2. A bowling performance? Yes
Q3. Is it a mode of dismissal? No
Q4. Is it to do with number of wickets in an innings/test? No
Q5. Has it been achieved in the last 20 years? No
Q6. Is it a good bowling performance? Yes
Q7. Does it involve another person e.g batsman/fielder/umpire? No
Q8. Does it involve bowler on debut taking a wicket in the first over of a Test Match ? No
Q9. Is this to do with a feat such as a five wicket/ten wicket bag or hat trick? Yes
Q10. 2 hat tricks in the same day? No
Q11. Trumble and Mathews taking two hat tricks in one test match? No
Q12. A bowler taking 14+ wickets in a day? No
Q13. Is it to do solely with hat tricks? Yes
Q14. Is it to do with carrying a hat trick over to another innings in a test? No
Q15. Hat trick in their last Test? No
Q16. Getting a hat trick but not getting five wickets in the innings? No
Q17. Hat trick on debut? No
Q18. Hat trick takers who were part of some one else's hat trick ? No

ONLY TWO QUESTIONS LEFT

Clue. The answer is similar to one I posted on guru thread recently
Clue. It has to do with the last three balls of a Test ...
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
burkey_1988 said:
A rare occurrence that has only happened twice in Tests.

Q1. Is it related to on the field performance? Yes
Q2. A bowling performance? Yes
Q3. Is it a mode of dismissal? No
Q4. Is it to do with number of wickets in an innings/test? No
Q5. Has it been achieved in the last 20 years? No
Q6. Is it a good bowling performance? Yes
Q7. Does it involve another person e.g batsman/fielder/umpire? No
Q8. Does it involve bowler on debut taking a wicket in the first over of a Test Match ? No
Q9. Is this to do with a feat such as a five wicket/ten wicket bag or hat trick? Yes
Q10. 2 hat tricks in the same day? No
Q11. Trumble and Mathews taking two hat tricks in one test match? No
Q12. A bowler taking 14+ wickets in a day? No
Q13. Is it to do solely with hat tricks? Yes
Q14. Is it to do with carrying a hat trick over to another innings in a test? No
Q15. Hat trick in their last Test? No
Q16. Getting a hat trick but not getting five wickets in the innings? No
Q17. Hat trick on debut? No
Q18. Hat trick takers who were part of some one else's hat trick ? No

ONLY TWO QUESTIONS LEFT

Clue. The answer is similar to one I posted on guru thread recently
Clue. It has to do with the last three balls of a Test ...
The second Trumble and the Griffin hat-tricks were in the final Test of these players.
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Hat trick to finish the Test- Trumble v England 1901-2 at Melourne and LF Kline (australia) v SA Cape Town 1957-8 . :)
 
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SJS

Hall of Fame Member
I got that on your first clue. Since you had posted the question about Hammond and Hadlee finishing two tests each with a six.
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
SJS said:
Hat trick to finish the game :)
YES ... SJS has got it.

Trumble took a hat trick to win the Test v England at Melbourne in 1901-1902

Lindssay Kline took a hat trick to win the Test v Sth Africa at Cape Town in 1957-1958
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
burkey_1988 said:
YES ... SJS has got it.

Trumble took a hat trick to win the Test v England at Melbourne in 1901-1902

Lindssay Kline took a hat trick to win the Test v Sth Africa at Cape Town in 1957-1958
Meh, well done mate. I was all over the place with that question, at least I got us on the right track with Q9.
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
Good work SJS. Bad luck Jason and Somie, you all worked so hard. I am pretty surprised it took you guys so long to get it though
 

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