Answers To 'Quiz@Over 3'
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).
Ans. England, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies and New Zealand (I believe ya’ll can count)
2. 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?
Ans. Richie Benaud.
3. 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?
Ans. Maurice Tate. His life is really wonderfull, really gifted, it's a dream life.
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?
Ans. Dave Gregory (captain) & Ned Gregory (Others are Syd Gregory (captain), Harry Donnan & Jack Gregory).
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)?
Ans. Obvious one - Only two tied tests in the history
Not so obvious one - Bob Simpson; He played in one Australian team and managed other Australian team.
6. Identify this person
Ans. Rahul Tondulkar - He broke Kambli's school record of 345 . He scored 357 and next highest score was 130 (remember the genius who partnered Kambi in that knock!)
Ans. England, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies and New Zealand (I believe ya’ll can count)
2. 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?
Ans. Richie Benaud.
3. 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?
Ans. Maurice Tate. His life is really wonderfull, really gifted, it's a dream life.
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?
Ans. Dave Gregory (captain) & Ned Gregory (Others are Syd Gregory (captain), Harry Donnan & Jack Gregory).
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)?
Ans. Obvious one - Only two tied tests in the history
Not so obvious one - Bob Simpson; He played in one Australian team and managed other Australian team.
6. Identify this person
Ans. Rahul Tondulkar - He broke Kambli's school record of 345 . He scored 357 and next highest score was 130 (remember the genius who partnered Kambi in that knock!)
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