Guess the Player?

[ganeshran]

Looks like no one got it. The answer is 525. No team has scored 525 runs till date in a test match and it is the lowest score above 200 that has never been achieved before.

[ganeshran]

Anything in the range of 200-350

Google nahi kar saka? :thefinger:

[gaurav92]

wokay :bigboss:

[glogirl]

Guess the player: I made my international career in both ODI and test against the same country. my last ODI was also against the same country against whom i made my debut. so far i have only one international wicket as a bowler.. but was a ravishing batsman in the early 2000's who am I...

[gaurav92]

Stephen Flemming ?

[glogirl]

no gauvrav

[gaurav92]

^Its gaurav :nice:

[ganeshran]

Guess the player: I made my international career in both ODI and test against the same country. my last ODI was also against the same country against whom i made my debut. so far i have only one international wicket as a bowler.. but was a ravishing batsman in the early 2000's who am I...

Marvan Attapattu

[StatsRock]

Looks like no one got it. The answer is 525. No team has scored 525 runs till date in a test match and it is the lowest score above 200 that has never been achieved before.

Hey Ganesh, the moment I saw 525 my mind went back to a test between India and Australia in 1984 when Aus scored 525 losing 7 wickets or so. J Kennare scoring 99. Here's the link : http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/67467.html Oops, it was allout and Kennare made 131 but atleast I got the total right :winky: Great question BTW, I was thinking about it for a while.

[ganeshran]

^ That's women cricket But yeah, I should have made it clear that I was talking about men's cricket. Our b4 someone accuses me of sexism :nervous:

[ganeshran]

I am a kiwi batsman and made my debut against England. I retired before I reached the age of 30. People call Dravid the wall of India, but of all the batsmen who scored 1000 runs or above in Tests, I was the slowest to get my runs. I spent an average of 4 minutes on the pitch to score a single run and was the highest scorer among this illustrious club

[StatsRock]

Kiwi batter and slow should mean Trevor Franklin. I dont know whether he retired before 30.

[glogirl]

hey ganu u got it right.

[ganeshran]

^ :two_thumbs_up: The answer to my question was Bruce Edgar - a Kiwi batsman who spent more than 8000 minutes on the crease yet didnt even reach 2000 runs. He also retired before the age of 30. Incidentally the man who has faced the highest number of balls and also spent the longest time at the crease is Rahul Dravid (not surprising really) followed by Sachin.

[ganeshran]

Next question. Identify these two players and the connection between them Player A: I played test cricket for Australia in the 1950s and didnt even reach 10 test matches. I was a wicketkeeper but my claim to fame is not my own doing. My brother and son both played first class cricket and I was involved with cricket management after retiring. Player B: I hail from the subcontinent and am considered one of the illustrious cricketers of my time. Though I have scored a double century, I held one of the most dubious ODI batting records for some time. I also achieved an important milestone in the 2003 world cup. Come on guys - this is an easy one.. :cheer:

[StatsRock]

WK in the 50s...barry jarman? :((

[ganeshran]

Nope, as a player you wouldnt know him. He accomplished too little. the clue is to pay attention to the connection. His claim to fame is not his own doing, but someone else's. Edit: One more clue: Think of the connection between Malcom Nash, Tilak Raj and Stuart Broad.. Come on guys - Now it should be dead easy :cheer:

[StatsRock]

Okay..I wondered if Colin MacDonald who topscored for Aus in Jim Laker's 1956 test was a keeper...looking up that scorecard gives Maddocks as the keeper and 10th victim of laker. So player B should be wasim or waqar. What dubious ODI batting record they had? -Excellent clues and koschan!

[ganeshran]

Okay..I wondered if Colin MacDonald who topscored for Aus in Jim Laker's 1956 test was a keeper...looking up that scorecard gives Maddocks as the keeper and 10th victim of laker. So player B should be wasim or waqar. What dubious ODI batting record they had? -Excellent clues and koschan!

Right...(well almost except the Waqar part) :two_thumbs_up: Player A was Len Maddocks who played just 7 tests and was the 10th victim of Jim Laker in the famous 1956 test. He became a cricket administrator and his son and brother both played FC cricket for Victoria Player B was Wasim Akram who has scored a test double century and was the 10th victim of Anil Kumble in the Kotla test in 99. He has scored a double century in tests and also crossed the milestone of 500 wickets in the 2003 world cup. The dubious ODI record he once held is the highest number of career ducks which is 28. But now Sanath Jayasuriya holds that record with 34 ducks http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283088.html

[ganeshran]

Who am I I am right handed bowler and had a decent bowling record even though I am a self confesse trundler who simply couldnt bowl fast. I suffered a life threatening injury on debut and was brought back from the dead thanks to timely action by the physio. Though my decent bowling record was overshadowed by my bowling partner who was one of the great of the game, I still held my own to a certain extent. One particular cricketing event involving me gave great joy to the fans of another country. Who am I?