New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[JASON]

Question
2 Australians with a unique record !! Unmatched and unlikely to be out done in modern day Test Cricket !!
Q1did they achieve it together? Yes
Q2 Is it a batting record ? No
Q3 before 1940s ? No
Q4 Can you achieve it in ODI ? Yes (I suppose a similar record can be achieved in ODI )
Q5 Fielding record ? No
Q6 Before 80s ? Yes
Q7 Anyone's Name starting with M ? No
Q8 Before 70s ? yes
Q9 Is it after WW2 ? Yes
Q10 Team record ? No
Clue 1 - they beat a record set by a pair of West Indians !
Q11 Bowling record ? No
Clue 2 - Think outside the box!!
Q12 Achieved on the field of play ? Yes
Help Hint- They hold record for doing something more than anyone else !
Q13 Umpiring related ? Yes
Q14 Related to umpires being from the same place (state ) either by birth or having played there ? No
Q15 Last pair of Umpires from host country ? No (see previous Q - ie achieved before 70s)
Q16 Anything to do with dismissals ? No

Q17 Related to time ? No

 

[SJS]

Related to number of matches in which officiated

 

[JASON]

Related to number of matches in which officiated

Q18 related to number of matches in which officiated ? Yes . Who are they ?

 

[Tapioca]

Did they umpire together in the match in which Meckiff was called for chucking ?

I am going with the guess that they hold the record for umpiring most matches together.

 

[JASON]

Did they umpire together in the match in which Meckiff was called for chucking ?

I am going with the guess that they hold the record for umpiring most matches together.

Q19 Correct !! They stood together in 19Test Matches, beating the previous best of the West Indian pair of D.Sang Hue and R.Gosein.

You still haven't said who "they" are . If you or anyone can say who they are , I will hand it to you !!

BTW , nice to see your post after a long gap . Why not join us more often ?

 

[SJS]

Egar and Rowan

 

[JASON]

Egar and Rowan

Colin Egar and Lou Rowan it was !! Stood together in 19 Tests. Current Umpiring structure being such every Test has different umpiring combinations and from different countries, unlikely to be matched. Colin Egar retired around 1968 and Lou Rowan in 70s.

Egar was also the umpire who called Ian Meckiff, but unlike the Murali saga . as the picture below shows things were done much more pleasantly . (possibly because they were same countrymen I guess )

Egar is the one in tie on right and Meckiff on left discussing Egar's calling Meckiff 4 times in the pavillion in Brisbane .

 

[SJS]

What does this order/ranking denote ?

1. India
2. Australia
3. West Indies
4. Pakistan
5. New Zealand
6. England
7. Sri Lanka
8. Zimbabwe
9. South Africa
10. Bangla Desh

 

[Burpey]

could it be something to do with order of playing Tests after a certain date?

 

[SJS]

Q1 something to do with order of playing Tests after a certain date?.....NO

 

[Burpey]

anything to do with something achieved after a certain date?

 

[SJS]

Q2. anything to do with something achieved after a certain date?......Yes

 

[Burpey]

is it a list of number of tests played after a certain date?

and is there a reason it is Bangla Desh, rather than Bangladesh?

 

[SJS]

Q3. is it a list of number of tests played after a certain date?.....NO

And there is no reason for writing Bangla Desh. Actually it IS two words in the language.... Land (of) Bengalis !!

 

[Burpey]

hmm ... i have to work out wat this achievement is

Is Sth Africa low on the list because they were out of Test Cricket for such a long time?

 

[SJS]

Q4. Is Sth Africa low on the list because they were out of Test Cricket for such a long time?....YES

 

[Burpey]

Okay, I am on the right track

Number of tests won since the date?

 

[SJS]

Q5. Number of tests won since the date?....NO

 

[The Baconator]

Is it a team achievement?

 

[Tapioca]

BTW , nice to see your post after a long gap . Why not join us more often ?

I am on the other side of the world at the moment. The time difference is the problem. I read this thread regularly but when I come online, usually there would be no one around here.