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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
SJS said:
A game between two sides (today they are both first class sides) was the first of its kind in a fascinating way !!
Was it the game between Hambledon Club (now believed to be Hampshire) and Surrey in 1775 -first of its kind because it used 3 stumps for the first time ?

or because it was the first recorded cricket match that was a fore runner to the development of games between 2 counties ?
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
A game between two sides (today they are both first class sides) was the first of its kind in a fascinating way !!

Q1. Did it occur before 1900?......YES
Q2. Are the two first class sides from England?.......YES
Q3. was the fascination regarding equipment used?.....NO
Q4. Was the match a certain amount of overs long?.....NO
Q5 was it regarding a certain rule?.....NO
Q6.Does the fascination have to do with the number of players that played in the match?.....NO
Q7.Was it the first ever recorded game to have been played at Coxheath in Kent in 1646 ?.......NO

Q8. did it have to do with a "firsT"......YES


Advance hint : It was a contrived achievement !!

Q9. Did it take place in the 19th Century?....NO
Q10 Was it the game between Hambledon Club (now believed to be Hampshire) and Surrey in 1775 -first of its kind because it used 3 stumps for the first time ?....NO
Q11it was the first recorded cricket match that was a fore runner to the development of games between 2 counties ?....NO


Hint # 2. It has something to do with the criteria for team selection (at least for one of the sides)
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Was it Kent v All England of 1744 - (the first game that had an all England representation)?

Or was it because it had 3 Newlands and 2 Harris's in the Team?
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Q12 Was it Kent v All England of 1744 - (the first game that had an all England representation)?....NO

Q13. was it because it had 3 Newlands and 2 Harris's in the Team?....NO

Hint # 3 : Kent WAS one of the sides.
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Was it the first game of cricket where selection ( to atleast one Team) was based on Geographical boundary(ie players being from within the boundary of the region they represented ) ?

(And) Was it Kent v Hambledon ?
 
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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
If SJS doesn't come back in next 2-3 hours, I think it would be sensible to post another question.

Anyone interested can post question. :)
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Q16. Was it the first game of cricket where selection ( to atleast one Team) was based on Geographical boundary(ie players being from within the boundary of the region they represented ) ? ....NO

Q17. Was it Kent v Hambledon ?...NO

NEXT BIG HINT : It has to do with WOODS !!!
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
This question is dead ,SJS !

Any chance you can reveal the answer and we go onto another question ? :)
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
JASON said:
This question is dead ,SJS !

Any chance you can reveal the answer and we go onto another question ? :)
It was a game in 17 hundred something (I have the date at home) in which Surrey played Kent and all the Surrey players had the surname Woods.

It is the first such instance on record.
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Question
The first black cricketer to play for his "country" , his cricket career is unique !! In his final Test he finished his Test career by making a stumping to win a Test against his native country !! What was unique about his career ?
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
SJS said:
It was a game in 17 hundred something (I have the date at home) in which Surrey played Kent and all the Surrey players had the surname Woods.

It is the first such instance on record.
I wouldn't have guessed it but a very unique occurance there, good one mate.
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
JASON said:
Question
The first black cricketer to play for his "country" , his cricket career is unique !! In his final Test he finished his Test career by making a stumping to win a Test against his native country !! What was unique about his career ?
Was he always a specialist wicket keeper?
 

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