1. LakerNow, it is for those who love cricket stats.
1. Who took most number of wickets for England in the 50's?
2. Which bowler playing more than 20 tests has the best strike rate in test cricket after World War 2?
3. Which kiwi bowler took the most number of ODI wickets in the 5 years from '96 to '00?
4. Who has scored most number of ODI runs for West Indies in the '90s after Lara and Hooper?
5. Who am I? I bowled only 18 overs in test cricket...took 3 wickets for 47 runs for India...And after that didn't get any chance to bowl at test level.
6. How many (if any) English batsmen scored more than 21 centuries in test cricket? Name them/him (if applicable).
7. Who are the two West Indian captains captaining exactly in 22 test matches?
8. Who am I? I took 2 test wickets at an average of 174.5. I also scored 13 ducks. And yes, you've assumed correctly, I also had the priviledge of captaining my side at test level.
9. Who am I? I played more than 150 ODIs. My overall average in ODI is below 40 but my home average in ODI is over 50.
10. Who am I? My test average in '90s was 44.3 and that in ,00s is 53.21.
For each of the questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7; first correct answer will get 1 mark, 2nd correct answer 0.9, 3rd correct answer 0.8 and so on.
For each of the questions 6, 8, 9 and 10; first correct answer will get 1 mark and all the correct answers to follow will get 0.
Searching and looking at others' answers are allowed .
Come on, let the wild guesses flow.
1- Laker.Now, it is for those who love cricket stats.
1. Who took most number of wickets for England in the 50's?
2. Which bowler playing more than 20 tests has the best strike rate in test cricket after World War 2?
3. Which kiwi bowler took the most number of ODI wickets in the 5 years from '96 to '00?
4. Who has scored most number of ODI runs for West Indies in the '90s after Lara and Hooper?
5. Who am I? I bowled only 18 overs in test cricket...took 3 wickets for 47 runs for India...And after that didn't get any chance to bowl at test level.
6. How many (if any) English batsmen scored more than 21 centuries in test cricket? Name them/him (if applicable).
7. Who are the two West Indian captains captaining exactly in 22 test matches?
8. Who am I? I took 2 test wickets at an average of 174.5. I also scored 13 ducks. And yes, you've assumed correctly, I also had the priviledge of captaining my side at test level.
9. Who am I? I played more than 150 ODIs. My overall average in ODI is below 40 but my home average in ODI is over 50.
10. Who am I? My test average in '90s was 44.3 and that in ,00s is 53.21.
For each of the questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7; first correct answer will get 1 mark, 2nd correct answer 0.9, 3rd correct answer 0.8 and so on.
For each of the questions 6, 8, 9 and 10; first correct answer will get 1 mark and all the correct answers to follow will get 0.
Searching and looking at others' answers are allowed .
Come on, let the wild guesses flow.
[All the quoted figures are true only till the date of posting; some of them might change after some days.]
1. George HeadleyIn a blatant rip off of the thread in Off Topic.
These questions are cricket related and the same rules apply. No cheating, google, wiki, looking at the answers posted by others etc.
1. Of these three, who has the highest Test batting average? George Headley, Sir Garry Sobers or Herbert Sutcliffe
2. In what city is Newlands cricket ground located?
3. Which Test cricketer was born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea?
4. Who is this cricketer? I have taken 383 wickets at average 28.40
5. Who were the 2 captains in the 2007 cricket World Cup final?
6. From what wood is a cricket bat made from?
7. In what year was the first ever Test match?
8. Which team won the first mens Cricket World Cup?
9. Who has scored the most ODI runs?
10. Who were the opponents of Zimbabwe in their first Test match?
If the questions are too easy Ill make them harder next time. Same goes for if they are too hard.
Honestly though, Im expecting a few 10 out of 10s here, though its tough to get all correct.
Good luck
it says weekly quiz and he p[osted answer so soon...havnt lloked it up so posting it any wayLove how people are answering questions after Goughy posted the right answers.
And still getting them wrong.
1. Of these three, who has the highest Test batting average? George Headley, Sir Garry Sobers or Herbert Sutcliffe George Headley
2. In what city is Newlands cricket ground located? Cape Town
3. Which Test cricketer was born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea? Geraint Jones
4. Who is this cricketer? I have taken 383 wickets at average 28.40 Ian Botham
5. Who were the 2 captains in the 2007 cricket World Cup final? Ponting and Jayawardene
6. From what wood is a cricket bat made from? Willow
7. In what year was the first ever Test match? 1877
8. Which team won the first mens Cricket World Cup? West Indies
9. Who has scored the most ODI runs? Tendulkar
10. Who were the opponents of Zimbabwe in their first Test match? India
Ill add together the score of those that took part soon
Didn't I get 8/10?1. Of these three, who has the highest Test batting average? George Headley, Sir Garry Sobers or Herbert Sutcliffe
2. In what city is Newlands cricket ground located? Port Elizabeth
3. Which Test cricketer was born in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea? Geraint Jones
4. Who is this cricketer? I have taken 383 wickets at average 28.40 Botham
5. Who were the 2 captains in the 2007 cricket World Cup final? Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene
6. From what wood is a cricket bat made from? Willow
7. In what year was the first ever Test match? 1788
8. Which team won the first mens Cricket World Cup? West Indies
9. Who has scored the most ODI runs? Sachin Tendulkar
10. Who were the opponents of Zimbabwe in their first Test match? India
Most of us who dont fancy cheating are reading the first post then pressing QR so as not to see others answers, THEN going and reading the rest of the threadLove how people are answering questions after Goughy posted the right answers.
And still getting them wrong.