Cricket Quiz

[puddleduck]

Easy, Alfred Lyttleton.

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Andrew wins the first set 6-1, new set, Andrew to serve.

 

[andrew_nixon]

I'm going to ask two related questions.

1. Alfred Lyttleton was the first man to do what?
2. Which wicket-keeper has the best bowling figures in first-class cricket?

You must answer both to ask the next question!

 

[Adarsh]

1. First person to play football and cricket for England.
2. Alfred Lyttleton ?

 

[andrew_nixon]

1. First person to play football and cricket for England.
2. Alfred Lyttleton ?

One of those is right.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I think I know this one but if I answer it it I'll probably get accused of cheating again.

Toys out of the pram moment - is that a violin I can hear playing in the background?

Lol, it wasn't an accusation. Just informing you, there have been members in the past who researched the answers before being told, that's all

Umm....

I'll go with Adarsh's guess for part A), as I remember a keeper taking 5 wickets in an innings in a FC game. Read it somewhere on Cricinfo.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Thought I'd bump this thread as we need more cricket games instead of just Cricket Kasoti.

Ever since this player has died, the team he played for has not yet let a player wear number as a sign of respect. What was the player, team and number?

 

[Manly]

hanse cronje isnt it

the south africans dont wear his number but i cannot remember what it is

 

[Leicester Fox]

Just a guess, ot even sure if it's the correct first name. Ben Hollioake?

EDIT--oh no worng lol well i say we retire the shirt anyway!

 

[Gilly Fan]

hanse cronje isnt it

the south africans dont wear his number but i cannot remember what it is

Correct, but you just gotta find out the number.

 

[legspinner@fred]

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11........66,67,68?

Bue seriously, I think it's 5?
I remember a 5.

 

[Skater]

Correct, but you just gotta find out the number.

The number must have been '5', as Ashwell Prince wears the number "5+0" and there is nowhere near 50 players in the South African squad.

 

[legspinner@fred]

Micheal Vaughan used to wear 99, the squad numbers can be as high or low as the player likes.
But I think it's 5.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Yup. It is 5. But I think this isn't due to respect for Cronje, but because the number is kinda Taboo now. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Skater]

Looking it up, South Africans don't wear the number '5' now as a mark of respect for Hansie Cronje:

Following the introduction of shirt numbers in cricket, Cronje usually wore the number "5" on his back. Currently the number "5" is not worn by other South African players as a mark of respect. Some have worn "05" or "5+0", but not "5" on its own.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansie_Cronje#Trivia

 

[evertonfan]

You aren't allowed to look it up Lee.