Burpey
Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: I am looking for a special link between the players on this list - John Blackham, Sid Gregory, Charlie Kelleway, Don Bradman, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, Graeme Wood, Steve Waugh, and Ricky Ponting. What is it?
There are many similarities shared by these nine players, but what I am looking for is something specific and interesting
Q1: Is it related to Test cricket? Yes
Q2: Is it to do with Batting? No
Q3: is it to do with captaincy? No
Q4: is it to do with bowling? No
Q5: Is it to do with Keeping? No
CLUE #1: Ricky Ponting could be replaced by quite a few players who played for Australia in their most recent Test match at the SCG v Pakistan 2-5 Jan 2005
Q6: They've all won test matches against Pakistan? No
Q7: In fact, they've all won the Ashes? May be true, but not what I am looking for
Q8: Between them starting with Blackham and ending with Ponting at least one of them has played in every Test Australia has played. Because Australia play quite a settled team players like Hayden, Langer, Gilchrist could replace Ponting? No
Q9: One of them played in every test SERIES Australia has played ? May be true, but not what I am looking for
Q10: Their last test matches were New Year's Test matches? (2nd Jan ones) No
CLUE #2: Think about dates
Q11:They all played their last matches in dead rubbers? No
Q12: Blackham played in the debut test of Gregory,
who played in the sebut test of Kelleway,
who played in the debut tesy of Bradman,
who played in the debut test of Harvey,
who played in the debut test of Simpson,
who played in the debut test of Wood,
who played in the deut test of Steve Waugh,
who played in the debut test of Ponting
(and several others in the current Aussie team)? No
CLUE #3: Look at the dates of each player's first and last Test match
Q13: Same career span? No
Q14: First test against the same team as last test? No
There are many similarities shared by these nine players, but what I am looking for is something specific and interesting
Q1: Is it related to Test cricket? Yes
Q2: Is it to do with Batting? No
Q3: is it to do with captaincy? No
Q4: is it to do with bowling? No
Q5: Is it to do with Keeping? No
CLUE #1: Ricky Ponting could be replaced by quite a few players who played for Australia in their most recent Test match at the SCG v Pakistan 2-5 Jan 2005
Q6: They've all won test matches against Pakistan? No
Q7: In fact, they've all won the Ashes? May be true, but not what I am looking for
Q8: Between them starting with Blackham and ending with Ponting at least one of them has played in every Test Australia has played. Because Australia play quite a settled team players like Hayden, Langer, Gilchrist could replace Ponting? No
Q9: One of them played in every test SERIES Australia has played ? May be true, but not what I am looking for
Q10: Their last test matches were New Year's Test matches? (2nd Jan ones) No
CLUE #2: Think about dates
Q11:They all played their last matches in dead rubbers? No
Q12: Blackham played in the debut test of Gregory,
who played in the sebut test of Kelleway,
who played in the debut tesy of Bradman,
who played in the debut test of Harvey,
who played in the debut test of Simpson,
who played in the debut test of Wood,
who played in the deut test of Steve Waugh,
who played in the debut test of Ponting
(and several others in the current Aussie team)? No
CLUE #3: Look at the dates of each player's first and last Test match
Q13: Same career span? No
Q14: First test against the same team as last test? No