Quiz@Over 3

I am posting this quiz for putting one Q - the last one. The ans will be put on 16th of Jan 2006, provided Calicut University don't postpone any exams:).

To the Q's :-

1. Simple one: Tell me, how many members were there in ICC before India became a full member of the ICC (then Imperial Cricket Conference).

2. This person was 27 years before he - or anyone else - realised that he was a uniquely gifted fast-medium bowler (he switched from off-breaks to fast in middle of a county match); 28 before he had the opportunity to demonstrate the fact; and 29 before he played a Test match. His father after a rather sorry episode in his only test (he dropped a decisive catch; then when the team needed 8 runs to win, scored a four and was bowled!) said, “Never mind, I've got a little kid at home who'll make up for it for me." Identify him?

3. His books include: The Appeal of Cricket; The Modern Game; My Spin on Cricket. Many feel that he has no peer in his analysis of cricket. Identify this Australia’s beloved son?

4. In the first recognized test match i.e. Australia v/s England, Australia had two brothers playing (debuting obviously). This cricketing family had 6 brothers all playing cricket; five from the family played for Australia and two from the family were captains. Name the two brothers?

5. Australia v/s West Indies, Brisbane, 1960-61 & Australia v/s India, Chennai, 1986-87. Connect the two epic matches (There are two answers to this; I don’t want just the obvious one, so give me both or the ‘less’ obvious one)?

6. Identify this person.

Answers to 'Quiz@Over 2'

The answers are a 'bit' late, I believe. Not intended to be like that but was kept 'busy' or should I be honest - I forgot). Anyway, its better late than never. So the Ans:-

1. As I said, its a sitter - "Veni, Vedi, Veci" or "I came, I saw, I conquered"

2. Cypress trees have underwater roots (in swamps). Their roots have put out extensions called a "knees".

3. Tateinda Taibu.

4. Def Leppard.

5. In honour of T. C. Yohanan's record of 8.07 m (He was an employee at tata motors)

6. There are many variations to this - Toyota is considered luckier than Toyoda in Japan, where eight is regarded as a lucky number, and eight is the number of strokes it takes to write Toyota in Katakana.
Another which I dont know is true is - Toyota sounds better (than Toyoda)!