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Quiz 28:
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1) He recalls in his autobiography about being confounded in a non first-class match by the England bowler Bunny Lucas, who looped a delivery that dropped from around 30 feet almost vertically towards the stumps. He deduced - there was plenty of time for thinking - that presenting a vertical bat would fail, so settled on a cross-batted heave. The resulting air shot belied his first-class experience, demolishing two stumps and breaking his bat. The ball then landed on the solitary stump. He was so impressed that he wrote a short story - `Spedegue's Dropper' - about an asthmatic schoolteacher who used such a delivery to win the Ashes for England.Who?
2) In 17 seasons he scored 7129 runs and held 148 catches but, most important, he took 993 wickets without however taking a hundred in any season. He retired from cricket in 1983, later becoming a cricket coach in California.He once hit four consecutive balls from Dennis Breakwell of Somerset for six and once Frank Hayes scored 34 of his over smashing five 6's and a four. Id
3) The website www.cricketwatchdogs.com was recently turned into a discussion forum and was renamed as www.indianwatchdogs.com . cricketwatchdogs.com itself was renamed and made into a new site . What was it earlier known as?
4)During the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in 2005,Fleming requested Umpire Darryl Hair and Steve Bucknor to remove their black tie.Later Bucknor wrapped a white jumper around his waist.He further requested that the umpires standing in the second Test in Wellington remove their black trousers and use white one instead.Why was this unusual request made?
5)Tim Rice was awarded an Oscar for the songs he wrote for the Disney film "The Lion King". In his acceptance speech, the British songwriter told the audience in Hollywood that "I'd also like to thank X, a boyhood hero of mine". Rice's hosts, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences were baffled. Later, they were constrained to issue this official disclaimer: "We do not know who X is. He does not appear to be at Disney Studios or have anything to do with 'The Lion King'." X incidentally remains the only cricketer to be mentioned in an Academy Award Acceptance speech
6)Recalling the incident, he said: "As soon as I walked in to bat, he said 'I can smell blood. You do not have the guts.' Showing his emblem on the shirt, he said 'I am playing for this. You are a scared fellow, rabbit. I will get you next ball'.
"Before delivering the next ball, he had also asked wicketkeeper to stay back and had also moved the short-leg fielder. I, knew he was going to bowl a bouncer. I just took my chance and prayed to God. I stepped out to connect the ball ..."
What happened next?
7)Pud Thurlow has played just one test match for Australia in which he didnt score or take any wicket.He was run out in the only innings he played . His run out resulted in a 'record' which has bever happened again in cricket. Only instance of a very similar incident happened in 1991 in a match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.What was the result of Thurlow's run out?
8)X is a former right-hand batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 12 Tests and 65 One Day Internationals for the Australian team.X has been part of the Australian team that won the world cup in 1988 and 1997. But the most famous cricketing appearance of X was in a charity match in Sydney in December 1994. Having been called into the team when rugby league player Paul Vautin withdrew due to illness, X scored 29 before taking 2 for 60 which included the wicket that made X famous. Id X
9)At school, Australian captain Bill Woodfull was his maths teacher.He served Australian Army Reserve during WW2 and left it due to disciplinary problem. He went on to join Air Force.On one flight, he broke away from the flying formation and returned to base late because he wanted to fly over Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven. He was awarded the 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939–45. Id
10) For the 2007 world cup, The queens park stadium in Greneda was rebuilt with the financial assistance of govt of china. What diplomatic faux pass happened during the inauguration ceremony of the stadium ?
Answers:
1) Arthur Conan Doyle
2) Malcom Nash
3) ihateganguly.com
4) to see the ball better when lasit malingas was bowling
5) Dennis Compton
6) Sreesanth hitting Nel for a six followed by some wierd steps
7) Bradman stranded on 299*
8) Zoe Goss
9) Kieth Miller
10)National anthem of Taiwan was played
Scores:
Sreeram-8
rithwik -4
The Kid 4.5
Manjit-5
ijazaslam -3(two half points)
hari -4.5
viswas-2
Deepthi Mani-10
arun as -4
alex poovathingal -10
Anonymous-10
Quiz 28:
Please reply your answers as comments or mail them to rajquiz@gmail.com
1) He recalls in his autobiography about being confounded in a non first-class match by the England bowler Bunny Lucas, who looped a delivery that dropped from around 30 feet almost vertically towards the stumps. He deduced - there was plenty of time for thinking - that presenting a vertical bat would fail, so settled on a cross-batted heave. The resulting air shot belied his first-class experience, demolishing two stumps and breaking his bat. The ball then landed on the solitary stump. He was so impressed that he wrote a short story - `Spedegue's Dropper' - about an asthmatic schoolteacher who used such a delivery to win the Ashes for England.Who?
2) In 17 seasons he scored 7129 runs and held 148 catches but, most important, he took 993 wickets without however taking a hundred in any season. He retired from cricket in 1983, later becoming a cricket coach in California.He once hit four consecutive balls from Dennis Breakwell of Somerset for six and once Frank Hayes scored 34 of his over smashing five 6's and a four. Id
3) The website www.cricketwatchdogs.com was recently turned into a discussion forum and was renamed as www.indianwatchdogs.com . cricketwatchdogs.com itself was renamed and made into a new site . What was it earlier known as?
4)During the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in 2005,Fleming requested Umpire Darryl Hair and Steve Bucknor to remove their black tie.Later Bucknor wrapped a white jumper around his waist.He further requested that the umpires standing in the second Test in Wellington remove their black trousers and use white one instead.Why was this unusual request made?
5)Tim Rice was awarded an Oscar for the songs he wrote for the Disney film "The Lion King". In his acceptance speech, the British songwriter told the audience in Hollywood that "I'd also like to thank X, a boyhood hero of mine". Rice's hosts, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences were baffled. Later, they were constrained to issue this official disclaimer: "We do not know who X is. He does not appear to be at Disney Studios or have anything to do with 'The Lion King'." X incidentally remains the only cricketer to be mentioned in an Academy Award Acceptance speech
6)Recalling the incident, he said: "As soon as I walked in to bat, he said 'I can smell blood. You do not have the guts.' Showing his emblem on the shirt, he said 'I am playing for this. You are a scared fellow, rabbit. I will get you next ball'.
"Before delivering the next ball, he had also asked wicketkeeper to stay back and had also moved the short-leg fielder. I
What happened next?
7)Pud Thurlow has played just one test match for Australia in which he didnt score or take any wicket.He was run out in the only innings he played . His run out resulted in a 'record' which has bever happened again in cricket. Only instance of a very similar incident happened in 1991 in a match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.What was the result of Thurlow's run out?
8)X is a former right-hand batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 12 Tests and 65 One Day Internationals for the Australian team.X has been part of the Australian team that won the world cup in 1988 and 1997. But the most famous cricketing appearance of X was in a charity match in Sydney in December 1994. Having been called into the team when rugby league player Paul Vautin withdrew due to illness, X scored 29 before taking 2 for 60 which included the wicket that made X famous. Id X
9)At school, Australian captain Bill Woodfull was his maths teacher.He served Australian Army Reserve during WW2 and left it due to disciplinary problem. He went on to join Air Force.On one flight, he broke away from the flying formation and returned to base late because he wanted to fly over Bonn, the birthplace of Beethoven. He was awarded the 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939–45. Id
10) For the 2007 world cup, The queens park stadium in Greneda was rebuilt with the financial assistance of govt of china. What diplomatic faux pass happened during the inauguration ceremony of the stadium ?
Answers:
1) Arthur Conan Doyle
2) Malcom Nash
3) ihateganguly.com
4) to see the ball better when lasit malingas was bowling
5) Dennis Compton
6) Sreesanth hitting Nel for a six followed by some wierd steps
7) Bradman stranded on 299*
8) Zoe Goss
9) Kieth Miller
10)National anthem of Taiwan was played
Scores:
Sreeram-8
rithwik -4
The Kid 4.5
Manjit-5
ijazaslam -3(two half points)
hari -4.5
viswas-2
Deepthi Mani-10
arun as -4
alex poovathingal -10
Anonymous-10
7 comments:
1. Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Malcolm Nash
3. www.ihateganguly.com
4. Malinga's bowling action
5. Denis Compton
6. Sreesanth's famous celebratory jig
7. Bradman remained 299 not out without any partners left.
8. Zoe Goss
9. Keith Miller
10. Taiwan's anthem was played instead of that of china.
8.TOM MOODY
2.MALCOM NASH
9.DOUG RING
10.IT HAPPENED WHEN A TAIWAN BAND
SUNG THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
5.DENNIS COMPTON
6.IS IT RAMON LAMBA'S DEATH
4. malinga's sling action, the ties obstructed vivion of the ball
5. denis compton
6. sreesanth's dance on the field?
8. this must be the female who got lara out, cant remember her name though
10. they played the taiwanese national anthem
1.Arthur Conal Doyle(Sorry for slow response)
1)AC Doyle?
4)Malinga's action
5)Boycott?
6)Sachin Waqar
7)both batsmen run out?
8)Woman who got Lara out?
9)CB Fry?
10)Instead of national anthem of SA,some other anthem was played
1) is this canon doyle ?
2)
3)i dont hate dada... ( ihateganguly.com)
4)
5)some english cricketer...grace , compton or hammond :)
6)sreesanth-nell incident...
7)is this a zero average... he didn face a ball...
8)"former right-hand batter" all i can remember is that it wasa lady.. cant recall the name.
9)
10) this is the national anthem incident .. some other country's national anthem was played instead of china's .think tibet..
1.Arthur conan Doyle
2.
3.
4. unable to read Lasit Malinga’s action
5.Garfield Sobers
6.
7.he ran into the stumps?
8.
9.Bill Ponsford
10.
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