Cricket & Football Quiz

The quizmaster is a Manchester united fan and though he has tried to keep his interests out of the quiz, they have crept in.

Rules

Don’t panic. Try not to use any electronic devices. Compete ethically, if you believe in ethics that is. The quizmaster is sachin Tendulkar.

1*.

X put themselves at a disadvantage from 1968 until 1992 by insisting that all its players must have been born within the historic county boundaries of X while all the other county teams strengthened themselves by signing overseas Test players. In 1992, the birth qualification rule was first modified to include those educated within the county, a dispensation that allowed Michael Vaughan to play; and was then abandoned altogether. X's first overseas player that season was Y.

Give me both X & Y.

X-Yorkshire Y-Sachin Tendulkar.

2.

X wrote a series of blogs about the 2009 Ashes for Yahoo! sport, and joined the ICL commentary team in 2007–08.

In July 2010, X was stripped of his 2007 Father of the Year title after he admitted that he had a nine-year affair with a flight attendant, and fathered a son whom he had never seen.

During 2011 Indian Premier League, X commented that "Rajasthan Cricket Association should lick Warne's feet".

He has been bordering controversy for the last 6 years or so. Give me X, a former international cricketer.

Dean Jones.

3.

Tests: 18Wickets: 59Bowling average: 28.23Best: 6/53

Although his career appears to be relatively short lived. The England cricket team shall be forever in his debt for his brilliant peformances.

ID.

4*. Dave X was kind enough to pass on some information about the cricket match

organized by A during filming in Malta. Dave and his sons B and C had to visit Europe for media work at the World Cup in England, so the family decided to have a mini-reunion. However, the two days of playing turned out to be a thrashing of “X's Cricketing Cronies."

The event was instigated by A, who saw the opportunity for a cricket contest in the best traditions of the Coliseum. A challenge was issued to pit the crew of the film against the Maltese team from the Marsa Sports & Country Club. A assumed by bringing in his cousins B and C as ringers it would be no contest. The rest of the Xs on the team included A’s dad, Alex, his brother, Terry, and of course our dear friend Dave .

Also recruited for the game were wicket-keeper Robin Demetriou, David Kent-Watson and old family friend Steve Wilkins. Wally Glynn, the oldest active international player in the world at 69, was retained as official umpire in the deathless contest.

ID A,B & C.

Russel, Martin and Jeff Crowe.

5.

ID.

Dinkar Balwant Deodhar. The Deodhar Trophy has been named after him.

6.

So far this delivery has been used for well over a hundred years. But the delivery has recently been re-invented by Saqlain Mushtaq and he occasionally used it. He has stated that the X is still a work in progress and that he wants to hone the delivery so that the batsman become even more confused about where the ball is going to spin and whether it will spin at all. Saeed Ajmal claimed to have learned this art and has used it occasionally in the 2011 World Cup and after that.

What is being reffered to?

‘Teesra’

7.

The X ruling is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on May 8, 2003 in favour of Maroš X, a Slovak handball player. It declared that citizens of certain countries which have signed agreements with the European Union, have the same right to freedom of work and movement within the EU as EU citizens. Thus any restrictions placed on their right to work (such as quotas setting maximum numbers of such foreign players in sports teams) are deemed illegal under EU law. The legal actions in Germany set a precedent for professional sports in Europe, which have had a wide-ranging effect, especially in regard to English county cricket and European professional rugby.

Since then, lots of cricketers have migrated to Europe and found success there. Give me X.

The Kolpak Ruling.

8.

Connect.

R.E. Foster, Lawrence Rowe, Brendon Kuruppu, Matt Sinclair and Jacques Rudolph

Double centuries on Debut.

9.

He played county cricket for 13 years as an overseas player for Gloucestershire and led them to great success. Fans even jokingly renamed the team ____________. His whirlwind, chest-on pace bowling lifted Gloucestershire from the unfashionable depths of the county championship to second in 1969 as he blasted his way to over a hundred wickets. He destroyed Worcestershire single handedly in 1977, scoring a century before lunch and taking 13 wickets for just 73 runs.

"I never really bothered much about averages, I was more concerned with how the team did, so to never lose a big game at Lord's was a highlight, plus there was winning all the Super Tests in Australia during World Series Cricket and all those Currie Cups with Natal," X told Cricinfo "And, of course, winning all those Test matches in South Africa against the Aussies.“-X

ID X.

10.

Connect.

Mick Lewis, Martin Snedden, Brian Vittori and Tim Southee. Bowlers who have given over 100 runs in an ODI match.

11.

Founded in 1865, the club were founder members of the Football Alliance in 1889 and joined the Football League in 1892.X won the FA Cup in 1898 and 1959, but their most successful period came under the management of Y, between 1975 and 1993, during which time they won their only league title, two consecutive European Cups and four League Cups. X are the only former European champion club not to be currently playing in their top-tier domestic league or division.X & Y.

X- Nottingham Forest FC Y- Brian Clough.

12.

X made their debut in 1904. Initially they played against various club teams such as Club Espanyol, Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and Irún Sporting Club. On February 2, 1912 they made their international friendly debut against France, losing 7–0 in Paris.

X is not affiliated to either FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not allowed to participate in either the FIFA World Cup or the European Championship. However since 1904, the team has played nearly 200 games against various national, regional and club teams. Since 1997 they have played international friendly games more regularly.

Which team is this?

13.

What Stadium is this?

Stanley Park Stadium, Liverpool.

14*.

The competition between the two clubs had roots in more than just a simple sporting rivalry. It was infused with a series of complex disputes, sometimes centred on religion (Catholic and Protestant), politics (Loyalist and Republican), and social ideology (Conservatism and Socialism).

The A rivalry fuelled many assaults on Derby days, and some deaths in the past have been directly related to the aftermath of A matches. An activist group that monitors sectarian activity in X has reported that on A weekends, violent attacks increase ninefold over normal levels. An increase in domestic abuse can also be attributed to A fixtures.

Both the clubs or the name of the rivalry.

Old Firm Rivalry.

15*.

What word owes its origins to this hill located in Kwazulu Natal?

Spion Kop mountain. Kop.

16.

On October 26, 2012, X was sentenced to four years in prison by an Italian court for tax evasion. Although the term was longer than the three years and eight months the prosecutors had requested, it was shortened to one year in accord with a 2006 amnesty law. The charges were in relation to a scheme to purchase overseas film rights at inflated prices through offshore companies. He and his co-defendants have been ordered to pay 10 million Euros and have been banned from holding public office for three years. He remains free and is expected to appeal the decision.

Who are we talking about?

Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan President and former Italian Prime Minister.

17.

At the end of the 1996-97 season, Juventus' Alessandro Del Piero told Italian media that X was one of his two favourite players, and gave the following memorable quote: "This is embarrassing to say but I have cried twice in my life watching a football player; the first one was Roberto Baggio and the second was X.“

Give me X.

18.

On the declaration of This year’s FIFA PRO XI, X tweeted: “I need a Spanish Passport to get in World XI”.

X.

19.

On Tuesday, the Disciplinary Committee announced that the fourth tier side would receive the one-game ban for the incident and be made to play their home game in the Lega Pro Seconda Division with their stadium closed to fans.

The ruling, which went on to state that the club would receive a harsher punishment should similar behaviour be witnessed in the future, was published on the official FIGC website.

What incident are we talking about?

20*.

Carlos Tevez X Nilmar Paolo Henrique Ganso Javier Masceranho. X and what is this a list of?

Biggest Brazilian transfers. Alexandre Pato.