Precambrian
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Okay here's mine... which player had the fortunate/unfortunate distinction of having played under the maximum number of captains in test cricket?
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Precambrian
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Yep. Was reading something about Haynes the other day and I stumbled upon this stat.
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Frank Woolley | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Frank Woolley btw
Precambrian
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Thanks.. was genuinely looking for an answer... My initial thoughts were on Inzamam Ul Haq who played under 12 captains... this came as a surprise..Yep. Was reading something about Haynes the other day and I stumbled upon this stat.
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Frank Woolley | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com
Frank Woolley btw
Yeah he's second on the list irrc, Jack Hobbs, Mushtaq Ahmed and Inzamam Ul Haq have all played under 12 captains.
Precambrian
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Thanks mate. Wherefrom u got that data?
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You can still answer Stinky's question though 
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There is an old Ask Steven column on cricinfo though, it's a good six years old though.
The biggest six-hitters, and the man with most captains | Cricket Features | Columns | Cricinfo.com
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Name players that made their debut on their birthday?
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Actually, considering you stole the name "Statsguru" and the whole Numbers Game thing from Cricinfo, I don't believe you're in any position to claim theft.
If you insist, then "What is the longest string of matches played by one person ONLY against one team? (Test, ODI and T20)" For example, JP Duminy's first six test matches have been against Australia; what's the longest string of this?
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dunno how you find out a definite answer but it will be someone pre-war. probably an aussie as they played south africa less than england.
I've got Syd Gregory who's first 34 tests were against england.
I've got Syd Gregory who's first 34 tests were against england.
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Could be one of those 1800 and early 1900 guys?
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got two, Jack Blackham of australia, and archie mclaren of england, both played 35 tests exclusively against england and australia respectively.
I think 35 will be pretty hard to beat. in fact, I'd be pretty confident stating that they are the equal winners. I'm not going through every player that played more than 35 tests but very few that have played in that era, and I did check the pre war ones (pre WW1) and none of them put together an unbroken sequence that long.
I think 35 will be pretty hard to beat. in fact, I'd be pretty confident stating that they are the equal winners. I'm not going through every player that played more than 35 tests but very few that have played in that era, and I did check the pre war ones (pre WW1) and none of them put together an unbroken sequence that long.
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