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Q321

In ALoan's absence, I'll set another question. Who was the first cricketer, excluding a wicketkeeper, to take 100 catches in their Test career? QazPlm 03:41, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure, but it has to be one of Colin Cowdrey, Wally Hammond, Garfield Sobers or Bobby Simpson. Not even sure if this can be considered to be an answer :). Blowtorch 06:25, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

On the back of Blowtorch's hard work, I'll suggest Wally Hammond. --Roisterer 06:47, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry Blowtorch, I'm going to have to give that one to Roisterer. Wally Hammond is indeed the correct answer - he claimed his 100th catch in the England's Second Test vs. the West Indies at Old Trafford in 1939. Manny Martindale was the victim, Bill Copson the bowler. QazPlm 10:42, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Q322

Which former test cricketer took a wicket with his last ball in test cricket, hit six sixes in an over in an English club match and took 167 first class catches? --Roisterer 13:08, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

David Hookes Tintin (talk) 15:14, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

There I was thinking the question was too obscure. Your turn. --Roisterer 04:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Q323

Which recent Test cricketer started his Test career hitting the first ball that he faced for four and taking two wickets in his very first over. Tintin (talk) 04:52, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Richard Johnson of England in 2003 Vs Zimbabwe - He was on a hat-trick! Dingbatdan 07:27, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Well done. Tintin (talk) 07:30, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Q324

What remarkable record does Alok Kapali possess? If this is too broad a question, I will revise, but it shouldn't be. Dingbatdan 04:28, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Youngest bowler to take a Test hattrick ? Tintin (talk) 04:31, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

First Bangladeshi bowler to take a Test hattrick? --Blowtorch 04:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

If we're talking hat tricks, Alok Kapali is the only person in test cricket to have a bowling average exceeding 100 after taking a hat trick. --Roisterer 06:49, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

The 100 Average or fewest wickets in a career with a hat-trick (6!) was what I was looking for - over to you. Dingbatdan 11:53, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Q325

Which former test cricketer claimed that the reason he was never picked to tour England was because he drank his soup too noisily? --Roisterer 01:43, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Bert Ironmonger? --Blowtorch 01:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I seem to recall from an article in WCM that Dainty's son found his birth certificate long after he died, and it showed him a year older than everyone thought - does his DoB shown reflect this? 164.36.142.217 10:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Bert Ironmonger it was. I have read elsewhere that his omission from England tours was more likely related to his allegedly questionable bowling action but the soup story sounds better. Have a turn Blowtorch. --Roisterer 00:17, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. A search for "cricket soup noise" or some such, turned up:[1]. Just luck...--Blowtorch 02:17, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Umm... Who will archived Q301 to Q320?? Rakuten06 00:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Q326

The period from 1966 to 1989 was a dark one in test cricket with the exception of a single bright spot. How? --Blowtorch 02:22, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The period of time the South African cricket team didn't have any black cricketers playing in the team. --Aussie King Pin 05:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

May be, but not what I'm looking for. It has nothing to do with politics at all, actually. --Blowtorch 07:02, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Probably wrong, but there were no Test triple centuries from Bob Cowper's 307 in February 1966 to Graham Gooch's 333 in July 1990, save for Lawrence Rowe's 302 in March 1974. (There was also a gap until 1934, then from 1938 to 1958). -- ALoan (Talk) 12:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

No floodlit cricket, bar the one game at Stamford Bridge between England and the West Indies in 1980? WillE (posting from work!)

ALoan's got it! I didn't think it would be so easy. You're up ALoan. --Blowtorch 14:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

That list is one of "my" articles :) -- ALoan (Talk) 15:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Q327

I haven't got time for a searching question - which feat was only achieved once in Test cricket in over 27 years, from 1961 to 1988, and who did it on that one occasion? -- ALoan (Talk) 15:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Peter Petherick took a Test hat-trick (eek. rhyme.) Sam Vimes | Address me 15:04, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Well done. (added a sig above and changed the time - even Sam cannot answer in -2 minutes) -- ALoan (Talk) 15:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Q328

Let's keep it moving then. Shane Warne has been getting English batsmen out for fun for the past 12 years or so (and, I fear, he'll do so tomorrow too...assuming England even get to bat!) If we define a "nightmare bowler" as the bowler who has taken a batsman's wicket the most times outright (so if two bowlers have dismissed a batsman three times, he has no nightmare bowler), for how many English players is Warne the "nightmare bowler"? Sam Vimes | Address me 15:26, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't know the answer, but I have to mention Atherton/McGrath (19) Atherton/Ambrose (17) Atherton/Walsh (17) Atherton/Donald (11) and Atherton/Warne (10). Bunny.[2] -- ALoan (Talk) 15:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Those are all top-quality bowlers; arguably (certainly my opinion!) all qualify as "great" bowlers. Doesn't this just indicate a very good batsman who had a long career and didn't get out to pie-chuckers? --Dweller 16:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps - Brian Lara and Mark Waugh are alongside Atherton for some of the bowlers. There does seem to be a preponderance of fast bowlers, however ... -- ALoan (Talk) 16:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Do we have to work through this list? As a start, how about these seven: Alec Stewart (14), Nasser Hussain (11), (not Michael Atherton - MacGrath - or Graham Thorpe - Walsh - see the link above), Ashley Giles (8), Marcus Trescothick (8), Andrew Caddick (8), Mark Butcher (7) and Darren Gough (7). -- ALoan (Talk) 16:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Five of them are right. Trescothick and Butcher not. (It's going to be pretty tricky to work from that list though.) Sam Vimes | Address me 16:28, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I believe it's eleven: AJ Stewart (RHB) 14 N Hussain (RHB) 11 AR Caddick (RHB) 8 AF Giles (RHB) 8 D Gough (RHB) 7 SJ Harmison (RHB) 6 AJ Strauss (LHB) 6 MJ Hoggard (RHB) 4 PCR Tufnell (RHB) 4 PM Such (RHB) 3 AJ Tudor (RHB) 3

Stephen Turner (Talk) 16:30, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Gosh - I did not know you could do this with cricinfo. Do none of the 1s and 2s count? -- ALoan (Talk) 16:37, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

No, because they're shared, and I said that it had to be outright. Stephen is correct: A full XI, with a wicketkeeper, and even though the tail starts at four it can't be much worse than this batting-wise ;) Sam Vimes | Address me 16:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

It even includes four of them (Stewart, Hussain, Caddick, Tuffnell), but Hussain was injured, poor lamb. "tail starts at four" is a bit harsh, too - Tudor and Giles can bat a bit, and Gough thinks he can - but you are a touch overweight on the bowling front. And I can't remember the last time England (or anyone else) picked three specialist spinners (two is rare enough). (Perhaps a question is waiting there?)

For an exaggerated example of the all-too-familiar poor England batting performance, how about this, then? (At least they bounced back a bit in the 3rd Test.) -- ALoan (Talk) 19:21, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Q329

How many times have over 500 runs been scored in the very first innings of an Ashes series? Stephen Turner (Talk) 17:27, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

1894 Aus 586 at the SCG [3]

1946 Aus 645 at the Gabba [4]

1954 Aus 601 at the Gabba [5]

1989 Aus 601 at Headingley [6]

2006 Aus 602 at the Gabba

1897 Eng 551 at the SCG [7]

1925 Eng 548 at the Gabba

1928 Eng 521 at the Exhibition Ground, Brisbane [8]

1938 Eng 658 at Trent Bridge [9]

So, unless I have missed some off, I think (until tomorrow) it is eight (four times each). Interesting that six are in Australia, that England have not managed it since 1938, and that Australia have done it three times since the War, but only once since 1954. -- ALoan (Talk) 19:37, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't give you that. It's nearly correct, but not quite. Stephen Turner (Talk) 20:16, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, I am sure there is a list somewhere, but these are all of the 500+ scores in the 1st Tests listed at CricketArchive.[10][11].

Do you think I have too many or too few? Perhaps you are disallowing 1894 and 1897 (both AE Stoddart's XI)? (The first 3 matches in 1897/8 all had the team batting first making 500+, and the remaining two scores of 300+; 1894/5 was not such a run-fest - [12].) -- ALoan (Talk) 21:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm including 1894 and 1897, but you still have too many. Stephen Turner (Talk) 08:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Hmm - checking again for the second time, 1925 would seen to be a 4th Test. Was that the error? If so, the answer is 8 now again, of course :) -- ALoan (Talk) 11:37, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I guessed, is it 11 times?? Rakuten06 22:05, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Not 11, no. Stephen Turner (Talk) 08:35, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

7? — Moondyne 11:40, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps 7 when he asked yesterday, but surely 8 today, no? -- ALoan (Talk) 11:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

ALoan's revised list is correct. Over to you. Stephen Turner (Talk) 12:18, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Obviously ALoan's win. Well done. — Moondyne 12:55, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Q330

Ignoring the one-off Tests at Bramall Lane and at the Exhibition Ground in Brisbane, which venues have seen the most and the least wins for England and for Australia in Ashes Tests? -- ALoan (Talk) 14:24, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

England have only won once at the WACA, and have 21 wins at the SCG. Australia have only 3 wins at Edgbaston, and 26 at the MCG. [13]. Stephen Turner (Talk) 14:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, 41% of games in England have been drawn, and only 16% of games in Australia. Stephen Turner (Talk) 14:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

See List_of_Ashes_series#Summary_of_wins_and_draws — Moondyne 16:37, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

I'll give it to Stephen, but the figures from my source differ slightly for some reason: I have Australia winning 22 at the MCG (out of 45 matches).[14]

In terms of percentages, my figures have

Australia winning: 56% at the WACA (5/9) 54% at Adeleide (15/28) 53% at the Gabba (9/17)	England winning: 45% at the SCG (21/27) 44% at the Oval (14/32) 42% at Edgbaston (5/12)
but only: 16% at the Oval (5/32) 25% at Old Trafford (7/28) 25% at Edgbaston (3/12)	but only: 11% at the WACA (1/9) 16% at Lord's (5/32) 20% at Trent Bridge (4/20)

"Draw" does best at Old Trafford (50%, 14/28) followed closely by Lord's and the Oval (both 41%, 13/32).

Australia is well ahead at (Played-Aus-Eng-Draw):

• Lord's (32-14-5-13)
• Adeleide (28-15-8-5)
• the Gabba (17-9-4-4)
• the WACA (9-5-1-3)

England is furthest ahead at

• the Oval (32-5-14-13).

Funny how many draws there are in England, how Australia seems to dominate at so many places (including Lord's!), and how Lord's and the Oval are exact opposites. -- ALoan (Talk) 17:22, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I think I made the error of including all England-Australia Tests, not just Ashes tests. Australia won two at the MCG before the Ashes began, and also in non-Ashes Tests in 1976–77 and 1979–80. Stephen Turner (Talk) 17:33, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Q331

Excluding Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, which pair of countries have the most unequal record against each other, in terms of Test match wins divided by losses? What if you restrict to pairs of countries who've played at least 20 Tests against each other? Stephen Turner (Talk) 17:37, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Australia 11 Sri Lanka 1 in 18 Tests? And England 41 New Zealand 7 in 88. Johnlp 18:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Yup, that's what I made it. Over to you. Stephen Turner (Talk) 19:41, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Q332

Who was the first former professional cricketer to become an England Test selector? Johnlp 20:04, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Les Ames in 1950 (per our article and Cricinfo). -- ALoan (Talk) 20:58, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. Johnlp 21:01, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Q333

This is easy, but I like it. Two players who were later England Test captains, and a third well known cricket personality who was not, scored a century for Public Schools against Combined Services. Name them. -- ALoan (Talk) 23:09, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie Rakuten06 23:18, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Good guess, but I want all three. (clarified above) -- ALoan (Talk) 23:20, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, Ted Dexter (only Italian to do a century for Public Schools), and Ken Cranston Rakuten06 23:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

ALoan's page says he's busy until December 1, so why don't you ask the next question, Rakuten, if you're confident of your previous answer. Stephen Turner (Talk) 13:00, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Not so busy I can't reply here. (I had not known that Ted Dexter was born in Italy).

Rakuten06's answer is not correct.

I believe these three are the only ones to score a century for Public Schools against Combined Services. The third is a well known English cricket personality, but never played cricket for a first-class county or indeed for England. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:29, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd guess the third is Henry Blofeld. So Ingleby-Mackenzie, Dexter and Blowers. --Dweller 14:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah. Blowers was right and his article reveals the others to be May and Cowdrey. --Dweller 14:33, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, neither Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie nor Henry Blofeld captained England, so your first guess was wrong, but yes, the two England captains were Peter May and Colin Cowdrey, and the third person was Blowers. Well done. (Looking at my recent contributions would have got it quickly :) -- ALoan (Talk) 18:06, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Q334

Who was "successful" 584 times in a row, before losing out to Gus Fraser? --Dweller 22:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Phil Tufnell?? Rakuten06 22:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Nope. Sorry. --Dweller 23:30, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Is anything special about this Gus Fraser?? Rakuten06 23:36, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, he's VERY tall!WillE 00:42, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Steve Waugh WillE 00:18, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Angus Fraser took his first Test wicket in the 1989 Ashes series, when he bowled Steve Waugh for 43 in the 3rd Test at Edgbaston. It was the first time that Waugh had been dismissed in the series, after he had faced 584 deliveries and made 393 runs.[15]

Waugh made 177* from 242 balls in the first innings of the 1st Test, when Australia made 601 (see above), and England just saved the follow on, and then DNB in the second innings;[16] and then 152* from 249 balls in the first innings and 21* from 40 balls in the second innings of the 2nd Test;[17] and then 43 from 54 balls in the first innings of the 3rd Test before Fraser dismissed him[18].

I had not realised that Gus's younger brother Alistair was an occasional player for Essex and Middlesex.[19] -- ALoan (Talk) 00:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, meaning at one point that Essex had two players nicknamed "junior". Mark Waugh, and Alistair Fraser. WillE 00:34, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I prefer Mark Waugh's other nickname. When he was being roundly ignored by the selectors, he was nicknamed "Afghanistan", being "the forgotten Waugh". --Dweller 12:50, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

There was a further nickname for MW whilst at Essex - "How come he never scores a flippin' run whenever I come to see him play?" Three ducks, four scores of less than 10, and finally, in his last spell with Essex, the best 70 odd I've ever seen... I had a similar problem with Gooch - in 17 innings, a best of 37 in the Perth test of 94/95, including run out backing up 2nd ball in a friendly against Middlesex, and bowled 1st ball by Soren Henriksen in a Sunday League Game. D'ya see why I don't go very often??? WillE 23:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Q335

Who took 6-58 on his debut for Warwickshire, but never took another first class wicket in a career lasting 205 games and 6 seasons? WillE 00:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Edwin James Diver. Johnlp 08:10, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I think that only last 8 hours because Johnlp has to sleep! All yours. WillE 23:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Q336

Sorry to be slow: I also have to work :(

Which Rangers goalkeeper also played Test cricket? Johnlp 21:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Queen's Park Rangers? Stan Nichols? (A popular choice of club - Patsy Hendren, Mike Gatting...) -- ALoan (Talk) 22:19, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Aargh! I was about to suggest Nichols myself! :-) QazPlm 22:20, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, now I didn't mean Queens Park Rangers... but as I didn't specify that it wasn't QPR, I reckon I hand it to ALoan. The one I was thinking of also played for Woolston. And I don't think I'm going to give the answer quite yet... Johnlp 22:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Andy Goram? Sam Vimes | Address me 22:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

That was the one I thought people might guess, but Goram played international cricket at a level below Test cricket. So no. The player I'm thinking of said of his football career: "I never took it seriously." Johnlp 23:33, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

How about Stewie Dempster? WillE 23:44, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

No, but you're closer geographically. Johnlp 23:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Is it Nathan Astle? --Dweller 00:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Or Sir Richard Hadlee? He and Astle have both played for Rangers, but I have no idea in which position... though I'd guess Hadlee's physique is a little more suited. --Dweller 00:08, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Well done: it's Hadlee. But I suspect ALoan should set the next question for his earlier answer that was also correct. Johnlp 08:28, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Interesting - can you provide a link where I can learn more? WillE (at work!)

I found enough to guesstimate the question at Rangers A.F.C., but it's not especially helpful, as indicated by my use of question marks when I answered! --Dweller 13:10, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Happy to let ALoan ask. --Dweller 10:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The reference is the 1983 edition of The Cricketers' Who's Who, in the bits that the cricketers fill in for themselves. There are hidden depths of obscurity available out there, you know. ;) Johnlp 22:46, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Q337

Lucky me :)

Another easy one - who was at the non-strikers end when Edrich and Boycott reached their 100th first-class centuries, both in 1977? -- ALoan (Talk) 11:40, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Assuming I've got the right matches, Bob Willis Derek Randall [20] and Geoff Howarth [21] respectively. — Moondyne 12:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Half way there. Thanks for the scorecards, btw :) -- ALoan (Talk) 12:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

The other (apart from Howarth) was poor old Graham Roope. Nice work on his article today, ALoan. Thanks for fixing my poor reference coding! --Dweller 12:52, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes indeed. Funny how most of the obituaries (and Wisden) think it was Roope on both occasions. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:26, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Q338

(I've assumed I get it for finishing it off... besides, I'm "owed" a half from Q336, I reckon)

How did Malcolm Marshall outwit Derek Pringle, to end his 2.5 hour stand with Graham Gooch at Headingley, 1991? NB I have no source for this, other than my dodgy memory. I was there that day (and for much of the Test) and if I remember it wrong, I'm gutted. --Dweller 15:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Scorecard. This was the second innings of the 1st Test, when Gooch carried his bat to score 154* (said by Wisden in 2002 to be the third-greatest innings in Test history).[22] Only Pringle and Mark Ramprakash (on debut, as were Graeme Hick and Steve Watkin) and extras managed to reach more than 6, but England still reached 252 thanks to Gooch, and the West Indies were bowled out for 162 on the last day, so England won by 115 runs - England's first victory against West Indies at home since 1969.

Ramprakash made a startling debut - as a fielder, making a series of dramatic stops, catches and run-outs from cover. I was priveleged to meet Clive Lloyd while sheltering from rain on the Sunday and asked him how Ramps compared with himself as a cover fielder. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Lloyd was uncommittal. --Dweller 08:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Pringle was caught behind by Jeff Dujon off Marshall on the 4th day for 27 in a stand of 98 for the 7th wicket, having refused the offer of the light the evening before and been 10* overnight. But that does not help very much! -- ALoan (Talk) 17:15, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

All correct, but the answer is not the kind of thing you will not find on any scorecard (except, possibly, Bill Frindall's!). --Dweller 17:59, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I miss Malcolm Marshall. He could have done many more great things for the young of the West Indies had he lived.WillE 21:52, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Was it an off break? WillE 21:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Nice try WillE. Nope.

A clue? Marshall, being a clever man, as well as one of the great bowlers, worked out that despite his best efforts, he wouldn't get Pringle out in the long run. He had to surprise him. --Dweller 08:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Must be the old lightning quick ball off three paces, then? WillE 09:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Yup, I'll take that. I think it was a few more paces than that, but Pringle was surprised when he looked up from his stance to see Marshall about to deliver the ball, rather than at the start of his run. He did, I suppose, have the option of standing and claiming not to be ready, but in his astonishment he waved his bat at the ball, got a nick and was taken by the jubilant Dujon. In the context of the match, Pringle made arguably the most valuable 27 ever scored in Test cricket(!), eating up time (the partnership actually lasted much, much longer than 2.5 hours, as it was punctuated by rain) and allowing Gooch to bat on and on at the other end and England built an ultimately match-winning lead. But none of that should take away from an inspired piece of bowling by a truly great man. --Dweller 09:17, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

As one of those serendipitous nice coincidences, this dismissal is featured on "The Greatest Ever Test Matches" DVD put out under the Lords Taverners brand. You can't see the length of MM's run up, but his action looked different. 164.36.142.217 12:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC) WillE

Q339

What was Percival Morfee's claim to fame? WillE 09:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Did he bowl the first ball at Lord's? --Dweller 10:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

OK I've found him, but he's curiously non distinguished. He seems to have achieved little in 1st class cricket. He did take 9-26 for his club though. I'll see what else I can find. --Dweller 10:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Does that make me distinguished? I took 9-19 last year, and one of the 19 was a wide... WillE at work

Best I can do is that he twice dimissed Middlesex (and former England) captain Plum Warner (bowled) for a duck when making his 1st class debut for Kent at Lord's in 1910. In the first innings, he and team mate Colin Blythe bowled uninterrupted, taking 4 and 6 wickets respectively. Kent won by an innings, after Middx were forced to follow-on. --Dweller 16:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Nope. A large dose of Max Bygraves might help... WillE 00:38, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

"You Need Hands" perhaps? A wild guess - was he one handed? He did take 12 first-class catches... -- ALoan (Talk) 10:57, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Nice guess! Here are some more - he lived in a cemetery ("By graves"), he inherited a family fortune, he once dismissed Donald Sandman? I still think dismissing a former England captain for a pair on 1st class debut is a considerable claim to fame! --Dweller 11:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

ALoan is closest, but needs to think bigger. WillE at work

He didn't play cricket without any hands, did he?!?!?!?!? --Dweller 12:54, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Or just one arm? (No arms would be tricky). -- ALoan (Talk) 13:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

You could say that his 12 catches were made easier by this! WillE still at work...

The Anne Boleyn of cricket? Polydactylism? Johnlp 15:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Nope. I think Gary Sobers would have been a better example of that. Think size... WillE 17:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

The tallest bowler ever in the history of cricket?? Rakuten06 17:31, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

It's still hands related! Most people can only accommodate two spheres, I can do three spheres, but Morfee was reputed to be able to accommodate four. WillE 17:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

He had big hands? (and we all know what that means, ladies...) -- ALoan (Talk) 18:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank goodness for that! Yes, Morfee was reputed to have the biggest hands in cricket, and could hold four cricket balls in one hand. Over to ALoan| WillE 18:25, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

As simple as that? Well, I did have a blinder of a question, but I can't remember what it was... let me see... -- ALoan (Talk) 19:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

How about Who dismissed a former England captain for a pair on his 1st class debut? I'll get my coat... WillE 20:07, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Q340

Nope, can't remember my other one. Try this instead: which Test cricketer's playing career was ended by being hit in the eye by a flying bail? -- ALoan (Talk) 19:44, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Paul Downton Rakuten06 19:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure that is correct. As ALoan is "busy until 8th January" why don't you proceed, Rakuten? WillE 18:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, when I got the questions correct, it's like a rare slow bowler (Inzamam-ul-Haq) scores a wicket... Also may you please archived from Q320 TO Q340?? Rakuten06 23:51, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Paul Downton was correct.[23] -- ALoan (Talk) 12:33, 4 December 2006 (UTC)