Cricket Quiz

[shahid6995]

What was unusual about the last two games on the Australian tour to South African in 1957/58?

wild guess.... last time 8 ball overs were used??

 

[andrew_nixon]

wild guess.... last time 8 ball overs were used??

You couldn't be more wrong.....

 

[shahid6995]

You couldn't be more wrong.....

so now you know it WAS a wild guess... lets have a hint though, its a vague question..

 

[andrew_nixon]

so now you know it WAS a wild guess... lets have a hint though, its a vague question..

A hint would give it away. It's a tough question but a hint would make it easy.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

They were South Africa's last test as a test nation?
OR
South Africa wasn't actuallly a test natiom? It was a kind of rebel tour??

 

[andrew_nixon]

They were South Africa's last test as a test nation?
OR
South Africa wasn't actuallly a test natiom? It was a kind of rebel tour??

Neither.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Ok...
Kelper Wessels was playing?

 

[andrew_nixon]

Ok...
Kelper Wessels was playing?

If he was that would be amazingly remarkable. He wouldn't have even been 1 year old.

But he wasn't.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

If he was that would be amazingly remarkable. He wouldn't have even been 1 year old.

But he wasn't.

Damn...both were washed out?

 

[andrew_nixon]

Damn...both were washed out?

Not even close.

And that isn't really unusual.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

It is impossible with Cricinfo down now....

 

[andrew_nixon]

It is impossible with Cricinfo down now....

You wouldn't be able to find the answer on there anyway.

 

[T20]

warning: wild guess..


last time a team travelled by sea?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Damn...
Were they both classed as first class matches?
Did Benaud take 10WMs in both of them?
Were they the first International matches on thier respective grounds?
I am stumped...

 

[shahid6995]

warning: wild guess..


last time a team travelled by sea?

lol... why would that apply to only the last two tests of a five test tour?? they flew there for the first three?

Damn...
Were they both classed as first class matches?
Did Benaud take 10WMs in both of them?
Were they the first International matches on thier respective grounds?
I am stumped...

I can answer that for Andrew... no, no, no and yes. (Yes for you being stumped).

I have no idea either.