Boxing day heroes (vCash Trivia/challenge)

[pcfan123]

In the spirit of Christmas. Anyone know who are the cricketers that:

1) Scored the most runs in Boxing Day tests

2) Taken the most wickets in Boxing Day tests

3) Scored a century on Boxing day

4) Returned the best bowling performance on Boxing day

I would look this up if my querying skills were decent, but alas they are not. So 500,000 vCash to whoever finds the answer (with a reliable source of course)


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Ok, I've finally completed it...

1. Most runs in Boxing Day Tests

SR Waugh (Aus) - 1261
G Kirsten (SA) - 1128
RT Ponting (Aus) - 1117

2. Most wickets in Boxing Day Tests

SK Warne (Aus) - 56
AA Donald (SA) - 43
SM Pollock (SA) - 44

3. Centuries scored ON Boxing Day

HW Taylor (SA) - 1922
H Sutcliffe (Eng) - 1924
H Sutcliffe (Eng) - 1927
GE Tyldesley (Eng) - 1927
SJE Loxton (Aus) - 1949
PE Richardson (Eng) - 1956
RB Simpson (Aus) - 1967
RM Cowper (Aus) - 1967
IC Davis (Aus) - 1976
Mohsin Khan (Pak) - 1983
CG Greenidge (WI) - 1987
M Azharuddin (Ind) - 1998
MS Sinclair (NZ) - 1999
G Kirsten (SA) - 2000
ML Hayden (Aus) - 2002
JL Langer (Aus) - 2002
JH Kallis (SA) - 2002
V Sehwag (Ind) - 2003
Yousuf Youhana (Pak) - 2004
RT Ponting (Aus) - 2005
ML Hayden (Aus) - 2007
RT Ponting (Aus) - 2008

4. Best bowling in a Boxing Day Test

SF Barnes (Eng) - 9/103

Sources:

Boxing Day article (Before 2005) - Boxing Day business | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com

Boxing Day stats (Before 2005) - Boxing Day stats | Cricket News | Global | Cricinfo.com

Boxing Day tests, 2005 and beyond:

* 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-28, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka (SBNS), Dec 26-31, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[TumTum]

1) Ricky Ponting

2) Shane Warne

My Cricinfo skills are terrible for the others.

 

[pcfan123]

Please provide the stats and relevant links (if actually care about the vCash that is)

Hmarka added 0 Minutes and 55 Seconds later...

Id say South African boxing day tests count as well, cause as far as I am aware, the only time they dont play at home on Boxing day is when they tour Australia

 

[CG123]

I've found an article about the boxing day tests, correct as of 2004.
To do the things you want, I will have to go through all the boxing day test matches between 2004 and 2009, so that could take a while.
Also the hundreds ON boxing day, I will have to go through all the matches...
When I find some time today, I'll do it and if I do not get around to it I will just post the article here.
As I'm greedy and want the vCash (), I'm not going to share the article I found ATM...

 

[pcfan123]

Yea i would not share it either. Cant wait to read the stats! :happy

 

[CG123]

Lol, that's if I can find them all.
I just found out there was a boxing day test in Bangladesh last year.

 

[aussie1st]

Kinda of related but kinda of not. Don't the Black Caps usually have a match on Boxing day? The ones I remember are usually ODIs, this year they have nothing. Can't remember if they had one last year or the year before that but I know they had matches there. Its a shame as they should try and build up a tradition for Boxing Day ODI or even T20I.

All the Boxing day test in Australia. Cricket Records | Records | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Test matches | Match results | Cricinfo.com

aussie1st added 6 Minutes and 43 Seconds later...

Ok did the hard work and went through those stats.
Ponting has scored 342 (if my maths is right) between 05 and now giving him a total of 1117.
Steve Waugh is still the highest.

Warne has 13 wickets giving him 56 wickets in total.

Stats up to 2004 Boxing Day stats | Cricket News | Global | Cricinfo.com

So

1) Steve Waugh
2) Shane Warne
4) Sid Barnes

 

[CG123]

Lol, I'm finding all the centuries on boxing day...

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

was murali no-bowled by hair on boxing day? or was later in the match.

I will give 100,000 vcash to anyone that can explain to me what vcash is and how I give it to them.

 

[CG123]

was murali no-bowled by hair on boxing day? or was later in the match.

I will give 100,000 vcash to anyone that can explain to me what vcash is and how I give it to them.

vCash is virtual cash, you use it in the virtual bookie, casino and in online cricket leagues.

CG123 added 1 Minutes and 37 Seconds later...

I've now gone through the boxing day tests in the first 1000 tests...

Out of those tests only 10 centuries have ever been scored on boxing day, am going to do the rest of the tests soon.

 

[CG123]

Ok, I've finally completed it...

1. Most runs in Boxing Day Tests

SR Waugh (Aus) - 1261
G Kirsten (SA) - 1128
RT Ponting (Aus) - 1117

2. Most wickets in Boxing Day Tests

SK Warne (Aus) - 56
AA Donald (SA) - 43
SM Pollock (SA) - 44

3. Centuries scored ON Boxing Day

HW Taylor (SA) - 1922
H Sutcliffe (Eng) - 1924
H Sutcliffe (Eng) - 1927
GE Tyldesley (Eng) - 1927
SJE Loxton (Aus) - 1949
PE Richardson (Eng) - 1956
RB Simpson (Aus) - 1967
RM Cowper (Aus) - 1967
IC Davis (Aus) - 1976
Mohsin Khan (Pak) - 1983
CG Greenidge (WI) - 1987
M Azharuddin (Ind) - 1998
MS Sinclair (NZ) - 1999
G Kirsten (SA) - 2000
ML Hayden (Aus) - 2002
JL Langer (Aus) - 2002
JH Kallis (SA) - 2002
V Sehwag (Ind) - 2003
Yousuf Youhana (Pak) - 2004
RT Ponting (Aus) - 2005
ML Hayden (Aus) - 2007
RT Ponting (Aus) - 2008

4. Best bowling in a Boxing Day Test

SF Barnes (Eng) - 9/103

Sources:

Boxing Day article (Before 2005) - Boxing Day business | Regulars | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com

Boxing Day stats (Before 2005) - Boxing Day stats | Cricket News | Global | Cricinfo.com

Boxing Day tests, 2005 and beyond:

* 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-28, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 2nd Test: South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
* 1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka (SBNS), Dec 26-31, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[pcfan123]

CG123 :hpraise vCash sent

 

[CG123]

It's interesting looking at the centuries, b/c you can see the different eras.
Pre 1930 the tests did not start on boxing day, so quite a few centuries were scored for the amount of matches.
Then Post War to 2000 the tests started starting on boxing day, so it was a lot unlikely centuries would be scored then.
But now in this aggressive era of batting (2000's), a lot more centuries have been scored, and all the test matches have been starting on boxing day.

 

[TumTum]

And the PC nerd of the year award goes to ....

Nah jokes good job CG123

 

[CG123]

Lol, I needed the vCash for my league.