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Well Of Course VIIAnnual KQA cricket quiz@soganmageshwar@paap_singer

RulesTeams of 4 or less30 questionsFirst 5 questions are *edIn case of ties, sudden death from last question

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1Old wine in new bottleWho was presented this cup by the city of Belmont for his achievements in a test match against England?

2Funny Cricinfo profile of ?Being a West Indian spinner in the 1980s was a bit like being a trained opera singer in a boy band, so spare a thought for _____ ______, who was born in a village called Perseverance. He hardly got a game because of the excellence - mostly in the field - of his fellow off spinner Roger Harper, and his only chance of a bowl was if the Windies quicks didn't blow the opposition away. In the second of his seven Tests, at Lahore in 1986-87, _____ didn't get on at all, and in all he took a wicket every 155 balls - or 26 overs. He married on the rest day of his Test debut, against New Zealand in Guyana in 1984-85. He was the last of ten children - his parents stopped just short of a full XI. He became a national selector and headed the selection panel in July 2008.

3Which legendary Yorkshiremans autobiography, quite appropriately, is titled I dont bruise easily?

4Rashid Latif wrote about this cricketer in Dawn: He lost his two brothers to heart attacks, one in Germany and one in Ukraine, and was left stunned when his sister died in Mardan. His father also died around the same time. Mid last year (2014) he lost his nephew while he was in Sri Lanka which forced him to quit the tour and make an early return home.I doubt if anyone, struck by so many tragic deaths in the family within a span of six years, can carry on with both life and cricket with such a big heartWho? He recently joined another cricketer as the only 2 people to share a record.

5Identify this fielder taking a sensational catch. His other sensational catch in SCG is more remembered than this. (Thanks to classic catches, we have seen that catch more often)

6A Bengal v Bihar game in the early 00s was notable for an on-field spat. Xs first over with the second new ball went for 16 runs including 3 fours by Y. X, a veteran of 3 ODIs, responded with a beamer and a mouthful of abuse. Y complained to the umpires after the over but things only got worse. He was sent off from the field by his captain and didnt take the field the next day. He didnt play any international games after this incident either. Y shepherded the tail in this game to score an unbeaten 114 including a 10th wicket stand of 55.X and Y ?

7The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition that took place thrice between 2006-08. Who competed for this trophy?The 2008 edition was a drab rain-hit draw that was notable as X recorded his then highest FC score, against opposition Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (who won the game on first innings lead). X surpassed this score in mid 2016. Who?

8He caricatured many games that he was involved in and even kept handwritten scorecards of games. This is from a game that he took 12 wickets with his spin bowling.Who?

9

Identify the stadium

10The closest an Englishman has come to a 50 over world cup. Identify the budding cricketer on the right of the trophy

11Allan Border played County cricket for Essex. Once in 1988, during a game he was struck in a ear by a bouncer from Tony Merrick and had to have 20 stitches inserted in the wound. He promptly eased a helmet over the blood soaked bandages and resumed his innings.

What was the nickname given to him after the incident by the Essex team?

12The inaugural ICC trophy took place before the 1979 World Cup to determine the non-test playing nations taking part. Canada and Sri Lanka booked their spots by winning their semi-finals on June 6th. But the final was played only on 21st June. Why?

13X sent Y a congratulatory fax welcoming him to a Club.

Among other things it laid out rules of the club. Membership is open only to players of restricted height and strokes you have to be under five feet ten inches and you cant play the reverse sweep. You must have taken at least one test wicket.

Identify X, Y and the club. Now that club has many members, who dont really satisfy all the criteria set by X.

14His debut in 1969 was seen as a way to appease student protesters in Lahore, but in reality he was actually the best opening batsman at the time averaging more than 40 during that season. He is currently working on an autobiography called No Apologies. He came back into prominence in his role as a lawyer few years ago. Who?

15A thread on Pakpassion.net was created titled ________ __________. The idea was taken from a Shashi Tharoor article, in which he referenced a book that had this concept. Shashi Tharoor came up with Saqlain Mushtaq Mohammad Wasim Akram Raza Hasan Iqbal Qasim Umar AkmalOne of the entries on Pakpassion was Saqlain Mushtaq Mohammed Amir Hanif Mohammed Asif Iqbal Qasim Umar Gul Mohammed Zahid Fazal Mehmood HussainJust fill in the blanks

16Identify and connect these 2 specific instances

17Identify this path breaking cricketer in his new avatar.

18In January 1687, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his forces to besiege the Qutub Shahi dynasty at ________ Fort. The siege lasted 8 months and at times it had pushed the massive Mughal Army to its limits. Finally, the Mughals won and the soldiers camped on a vast open ground. This ground was named _____ _______ which meant Victory Square.

The first test match at this ground was in 1955 and it was known as _____ ______ stadium. The ground was renamed in the late 60s after a recently deceased politician. It has hosted 2 more tests after that and is currently not used for international cricket. Identify both names

19Awwal Number was a film directed by Dev Anand in which he plays a retired DGP of Police as well as the chief of BCCI. The antagonist of the movie is Ronnie, who is considered as Desh ka Darling and considers himself un-droppable from the team. Dev Anand decides to drop Ronnie for the final ODI match against Australia and replace him with Sunny (Aamir Khan). Ronnie decides to mix with terrorists who want to blow up the stadium and Ronnie is thwarted by Dev Anand in the end. Sunny hits a six of the last ball to help India beat Australia. Ronnie was played by Aditya Pancholi, but Dev Anands first choice was someone else. Who was Dev Anands first choice, someone who during his playing days was known for his movie star looks and had many female admirers and like Ronnie was Desh ka Darling?

20Image from an India Bangladesh test match. This was the highest test score by Sachin Tendulkar. Here is being dropped by a fielder. Who is the fielder, what was Sachins score when he was dropped?

21Identify this cricketer who is an off spinner and also a genuine javelin thrower. She has been good enough to represent her country at the CARIFTA games and win gold in 2015 edition. She hasnt ruled out continuing her javelin career and joked that she would win gold in both events in 2024 Olympics, if the events do not coincide.

22Scorecard from the 1979 U-19 test between India and Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla. Who made a hundred on his U-19 debut in this test? He gained fame or notoriety some 6 years later, in a savage attack

23Identify the batsman who is a pretty famous father to set of famous sons.

24He scouted for the opposition's leading bowler in South Africa and watched him play. He concluded that there would be no danger - "I didn't see him turn a single ball. I don't believe we will have much trouble handling him.

Whose words about whom, that came to haunt him as the team subsided to a whitewash, which was nearly repeated again last year?

25The 1986 tour of Australia was captained by Mike Gatting. The TCCB decided to put a ban on player interviews and restrict media access to players. All communication would be from Peter Lush, manager, Micky Stewart, assistant manager and captain Mike Gatting. What did the media call non-sensational, well-coached and relentlessly innocuous statements from Gatting as?

Use some history knowledge and punning skills to get this.

266 instances of this happening in test cricket. Monty Noble, Hugh TrumbleColin Blythe, George HirstBob Massie, Dennis Lille Bert Vogler, Aubrey FaulknerFazal Mehmood, Khan MohammedX, YIdentify what these instances are and who are X and Y

27What was the nickname given to this type of pull shot, played mostly by Kapil Dev?

28What is the source of this books title?

29In 2005, he was probably the first Slovak to be interviewed by Wisden Almanack. The man in question was surprised to know that he was so famous and seemed to be tickled by the idea. He said hed never intended to change anyones life, but did it for himself. Who is this Slovak?

30Identify this cricketer who made his Australia debut against Ireland in Sept 2016.In 2014, he was handed four suspension points for damaging a pitch that was being prepared for a grade cricket final that coming weekend and for acting in a way that was unbecoming of a representative and brought the game of cricket into disrepute. Sydney Morning Herald ran the story with the lead Ball tampering has been taken to a whole new level.. What did he do?

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1Old wine in new bottleWho was presented this cup by the city of Belmont for his achievements in a test match against England?

AnswerAndy GanteaumeScored 112 in his only test innings and never played again.

2Funny Cricinfo profile of ?Being a West Indian spinner in the 1980s was a bit like being a trained opera singer in a boy band, so spare a thought for _____ ______, who was born in a village called Perseverance. He hardly got a game because of the excellence - mostly in the field - of his fellow off spinner Roger Harper, and his only chance of a bowl was if the Windies quicks didn't blow the opposition away. In the second of his seven Tests, at Lahore in 1986-87, _____ didn't get on at all, and in all he took a wicket every 155 balls - or 26 overs. He married on the rest day of his Test debut, against New Zealand in Guyana in 1984-85. He was the last of ten children - his parents stopped just short of a full XI. He became a national selector and headed the selection panel in July 2008.

AClyde Butts

3Which legendary Yorkshiremans autobiography, quite appropriately, is titled I dont bruise easily?

A

4Rashid Latif wrote about this cricketer in Dawn: He lost his two brothers to heart attacks, one in Germany and one in Ukraine, and was left stunned when his sister died in Mardan. His father also died around the same time. Mid last year (2014) he lost his nephew while he was in Sri Lanka which forced him to quit the tour and make an early return home.I doubt if anyone, struck by so many tragic deaths in the family within a span of six years, can carry on with both life and cricket with such a big heartWho? He recently joined another cricketer as the only 2 people to share a record.

AYounis Khan

5Identify this fielder taking a sensational catch. His other sensational catch in SCG is more remembered than this. (Thanks to classic catches, we have seen that catch more often)

AJohn Dyson

6A Bengal v Bihar game in the early 00s was notable for an on-field spat. Xs first over with the second new ball went for 16 runs including 3 fours by Y. X, a veteran of 3 ODIs, responded with a beamer and a mouthful of abuse. Y complained to the umpires after the over but things only got worse. He was sent off from the field by his captain and didnt take the field the next day. He didnt play any international games after this incident either. Y shepherded the tail in this game to score an unbeaten 114 including a 10th wicket stand of 55.X and Y ?

AX Laxmi Ratan ShuklaY MS Dhoni

7The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition that took place thrice between 2006-08. Who competed for this trophy?The 2008 edition was a drab rain-hit draw that was notable as X recorded his then highest FC score, against opposition Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (who won the game on first innings lead). X surpassed this score in mid 2016. Who?

AWinners of Ranji Trophy take on winners of Quaid-i-Azam trophy Virat Kohli made 197. It was his highest first class score till he hit his first double ton against WI.

8He caricatured many games that he was involved in and even kept handwritten scorecards of games. This is from a game that he took 12 wickets with his spin bowling.Who?

ASir Neville Cardus

9

Identify the stadium

ABangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaHosted test matches for Pakistan when it was still a part of Pakistan

10The closest an Englishman has come to a 50 over world cup. Identify the budding cricketer on the right of the trophy

AJos Butler

11Allan border played County cricket for Essex. Once in 1988, during a game he was struck in a ear by a bouncer from Tony Merrick and had to have 20 stitches inserted in the wound. He promptly eased a helmet over the blood soaked bandages and resumed his innings. What was the nickname given to him after the incident by the Essex team?

AVan Gogh. Because he apparently looked like this.

12The inaugural ICC trophy took place before the 1979 World Cup to determine the non-test playing nations taking part. Canada and Sri Lanka booked their spots by winning their semi-finals on June 6th. But the final was played only on 21st June. Why?

ASri Lanka and Canada actually played the World Cup. The final was held between the semis and finals of the World Cup.

13X sent Y a congratulatory fax welcoming him to a Club.

Among other things it laid out rules of the club. Membership is open only to players of restricted height and strokes you have to be under five feet ten inches and you cant play the reverse sweep. You must have taken at least one test wicket.

Identify X, Y and the club. Now that club has many members, who dont really satisfy all the criteria set by X.

AX Sunil GavaskarY Allan BorderClub 10000 test runs

14His debut in 1969 was seen as a way to appease student protesters in Lahore, but in reality he was actually the best opening batsman at the time averaging more than 40 during that season. He is currently working on an autobiography called No Apologies. He came back into prominence in his role as a lawyer few years ago. Who?

AAftab Gul

15A thread on Pakpassion.net was created titled ________ __________. The idea was taken from a Shashi Tharoor article, in which he referenced a book that had this concept. Shashi Tharoor came up with Saqlain Mushtaq Mohammad Wasim Akram Raza Hasan Iqbal Qasim Umar AkmalOne of the entries on Pakpassion was Saqlain Mushtaq Mohammed Amir Hanif Mohammed Asif Iqbal Qasim Umar Gul Mohammed Zahid Fazal Mehmood HussainJust fill in the blanks

ASeamless Pakistanis

16Identify and connect these 2 specific instances

AChris Read and Roy FredericksSix and Out (Six and hit wicket)

17Identify this path breaking cricketer in his new avatar.

AHenry Olonga

18In January 1687, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb led his forces to besiege the Qutub Shahi dynasty at ________ Fort. The siege lasted 8 months and at times it had pushed the massive Mughal Army to its limits. Finally, the Mughals won and the soldiers camped on a vast open ground. This ground was named _____ _______ which meant Victory Square.

The first test match at this ground was in 1955 and it was known as _____ ______ stadium. The ground was renamed in the late 60s after a recently deceased politician. It has hosted 2 more tests after that and is currently not used for international cricket. Identify both names

AFateh MaidanLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

19Awwal Number was a film directed by Dev Anand in which he plays a retired DGP of Police as well as the chief of BCCI. The antagonist of the movie is Ronnie, who is considered as Desh ka Darling and considers himself un-droppable from the team. Dev Anand decides to drop Ronnie for the final ODI match against Australia and replace him with Sunny (Aamir Khan). Ronnie decides to mix with terrorists who want to blow up the stadium and Ronnie is thwarted by Dev Anand in the end. Sunny hits a six of the last ball to help India beat Australia. Ronnie was played by Aditya Pancholi, but Dev Anands first choice was someone else. Who was Dev Anands first choice, someone who during his playing days was known for his movie star looks and had many female admirers and like Ronnie was Desh ka Darling?

AImran Khan

20Image from an India Bangladesh test match. This was the highest test score by Sachin Tendulkar. Here is being dropped by a fielder. Who is the fielder, what was Sachins score when he was dropped?

ARajin Saleh0

21Identify this cricketer who is an off spinner and also a genuine javelin thrower. She has been good enough to represent her country at the CARIFTA games and win gold in 2015 edition. She hasnt ruled out continuing her javelin career and joked that she would win gold in both events in 2024 Olympics, if the events do not coincide.

AHayley Matthews player of the final in the 2016 T20 world cup final

22Scorecard from the 1979 U-19 test between India and Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla. Who made a hundred on his U-19 debut in this test? He gained fame or notoriety some 6 years later, in a savage attack

ATilak RajWas mauled by Ravi Shastri for 36 runs

23Identify the batsman who is a pretty famous father to set of famous sons.

AWalter Hadlee

24He scouted for the opposition's leading bowler in South Africa and watched him play. He concluded that there would be no danger - "I didn't see him turn a single ball. I don't believe we will have much trouble handling him.

Whose words about whom, that came to haunt him as the team subsided to a whitewash, which was nearly repeated again last year?

AKeith Fletcher about Anil Kumble just before the 1993 series against India

25The 1986 tour of Australia was captained by Mike Gatting. The TCCB decided to put a ban on player interviews and restrict media access to players. All communication would be from Peter Lush, manager, Micky Stewart, assistant manager and captain Mike Gatting. What did the media call non-sensational, well-coached and relentlessly innocuous statements from Gatting as?

Use some history knowledge and punning skills to get this.

AGattysburg Address

266 instances of this happening in test cricket. Monty Noble, Hugh TrumbleColin Blythe, George HirstBob Massie, Dennis Lille Bert Vogler, Aubrey FaulknerFazal Mehmood, Khan MohammedX, YIdentify what these instances are and who are X and Y

APairs of bowlers to take 20 wickets X Jim LakerY Tony Lock

27What was the nickname given to this type of pull shot, played mostly by Kapil Dev?

ANataraja Shot

28What is the source of this books title?

APeter Moores apparently said we need to look at the data to see where England lost out in the 2015 world cup

29In 2005, he was probably the first Slovak to be interviewed by Wisden Almanack. The man in question was surprised to know that he was so famous and seemed to be tickled by the idea. He said hed never intended to change anyones life, but did it for himself. Who is this Slovak?

AMaros KolpakHe fought for getting a work permit to play handball in Germany

30Identify this cricketer who made his Australia debut against Ireland in Sept 2016.In 2014, he was handed four suspension points for damaging a pitch that was being prepared for a grade cricket final that coming weekend and for acting in a way that was unbecoming of a representative and brought the game of cricket into disrepute. Sydney Morning Herald ran the story with the lead Ball tampering has been taken to a whole new level.. What did he do?

ADaniel WorrallWorrall scratched an image of a penis and testicles into a wicket that was being prepared for a grade cricket final that coming weekend \_()_/

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