New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[zaremba]

Sorry, these are all Test records.

Most wickets for fewest (or no) runs in a spell?

 

[stumpski]

No ... but you're sort of on the right lines with the 'most wickets' part.

The important thing is why these superlatives are unlikely to be bettered.

 

[fredfertang]

Are they unlikely to be bettered because a 10 for would be required to do so?

 

[stumpski]

No, it's because today's bowlers have no opportunity to do so - they operate under different conditions.


Incidentally, Briggs took his record at the very last opportunity - and the other two wouldn't have had much longer.

 

[fredfertang]

Mats?

 

[stumpski]

Did Sarfraz operate on matting wickets? I suppose he may have done, early in his career. Where's Mr S, I think he might have got this by now.


OK here's a clue, because you're not on the right lines yet. All these records were set overseas - that is, outside England. And the last could not have ever been set in England - except in 1939.

 

[fredfertang]

8 ball overs?

 

[stumpski]

8 ball overs?

Now you're on the right lines ... and the two early cases?

 

[fredfertang]

Oh right so beat figures recorded for 4 and 5 ball overs presumably though without getting up from the computer I wouldn't like to say which is which!

 

[stumpski]

Johnny Briggs, 8-11 v South Africa at Cape Town, 1888-89. The last Test ever played with four ball overs.

George Lohmann, 8-7 v South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 1895-96.

Sarfraz Nawaz, 9-86 v Australia, Melbourne, 1978-79. Only one more Test was played with eight ball overs after this.

As you say, the best Test bowling analyses for four, five and eight ball overs.

 

[fredfertang]

What have Graeme Pollock, Joe Darling and Bill Ponsford got in common?

 

[stumpski]

They could all bat a bit ...


Something to do with sons or brothers? Relatives of some kind?

 

[zaremba]

Is it to do with intense periods of incredible run-scoring?

 

[fredfertang]

No to both

 

[zaremba]

Some kind of batting achievement?

 

[fredfertang]

errrrrrrr .................................... No

 

[zaremba]

Fred I'm sorry to say that I'm going to have to drop out for now. Tired from banging my head against a particularly obstinate brick wall on other threads, I hear the call of bed.

 

[SJS]

Is it something they did on the cricket field ?

If yes, is it something to be proud of ?

 

[fredfertang]

Is it something they did on the cricket field ?

I cant easily answer that yes or no - it is to do with batting though

If yes, is it something to be proud of ?

Possibly but a neutral point really

 

[SJS]

Is it something they did on the cricket field ?

I cant easily answer that yes or no - it is to do with batting though

If yes, is it something to be proud of ?

Possibly but a neutral point really

Is it to do with batting order ?