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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'
- Thread starter JASON
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Question
A cricketer who is part of a record that is extremely unlikely to be broken. Who is the cricketer and what's his association with this record ?
1) is it an australian? -no
2) Is it a test batting partnership?-no
3) Is it a bowling record ?-yes
4) Does it concern the number of wickets taken in an innings? Yes.
5) Is it a test record? Yes. ( the question is associated with this record!!)
6) Did it or any part of it take part in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh or Zimbabwe(If it is in SL but not B and Z answer yes) No. not in any of these 3 countries.
7) Is the cricketer in question an English test player? No
8) Tony Look who took the first Australian wicket in the test in which Laker took the next 19 ? No.
9) Is it a bowler plus fielder/keeper record for number of dismissals ? No
10) Was it his own team member who made the record ? No.
Hint 1 - It is a record within a record !!
So you have to think a bit laterally !!
Q 11 Was the main record made by a West Indian ? No.
Q 12 Was the main record made by a player from asia? (asia = india, pakistan, sri lanka, bangladesh) No.
Q 13 Were both of them players in the match in question ? Yes.
Q 14 Was the main record achieved before 1950? Yes.
Hint 2 -
Please Re-consider the answers bearing in mind this question relates to 2 players. The player at the Centre of this question is not the record breaker !! He was only part of this unique record !! Some of the answers may not apply to the record breaker with regard to Nationality .
A cricketer who is part of a record that is extremely unlikely to be broken. Who is the cricketer and what's his association with this record ?
1) is it an australian? -no
2) Is it a test batting partnership?-no
3) Is it a bowling record ?-yes
4) Does it concern the number of wickets taken in an innings? Yes.
5) Is it a test record? Yes. ( the question is associated with this record!!)
6) Did it or any part of it take part in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh or Zimbabwe(If it is in SL but not B and Z answer yes) No. not in any of these 3 countries.
7) Is the cricketer in question an English test player? No
8) Tony Look who took the first Australian wicket in the test in which Laker took the next 19 ? No.
9) Is it a bowler plus fielder/keeper record for number of dismissals ? No
10) Was it his own team member who made the record ? No.
Hint 1 - It is a record within a record !!
So you have to think a bit laterally !!
Q 11 Was the main record made by a West Indian ? No.
Q 12 Was the main record made by a player from asia? (asia = india, pakistan, sri lanka, bangladesh) No.
Q 13 Were both of them players in the match in question ? Yes.
Q 14 Was the main record achieved before 1950? Yes.
Q 15 Yes. (in a sense it has to do with number of wicketsSJS said:
Hint 2 -
Please Re-consider the answers bearing in mind this question relates to 2 players. The player at the Centre of this question is not the record breaker !! He was only part of this unique record !! Some of the answers may not apply to the record breaker with regard to Nationality .
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Q 18 Yes.Ferd said:
Q 19 No.SJS said:
Since only the last question is left I will give one final hint !
The person at the Centre of this question is a South African !(As you may have worked out !) The record holder is Australian . So what's the record ? Why is it unique ?
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The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
was that a question?
That's the one !!!SJS said:
2 Hat Tricks in the same day !! Now you can't beat that !!!
And poor old Ward was dismissed for a 'King Pair'
being the third victim in both hat-tricks !! (ie first ball duck twice as part of 2 hat tricks to the same bowler in the same day !!! Cant beat that !!!)