The Cricket Quiz

[imported_JoeD]

I guess you are close enough the exact # was an average of 88 balls or over 14 overs to spare.

 

[Willow]

Good stuff... thanks.

Playing in Australia, what is Mark Taylor's batting average against New Zealand?
(in Test Cricket)

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

63.62

 

[Willow]

Close enough Res... lol.. 100% correct in fact.
Over to you

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Name the test matchcricketer who was born in India, but made his highest test match score playing against India?

 

[imported_JoeD]

Chanderpaul

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Damn Joe! I didn't know there was more than one that fits the bill.
Chanderpaul fits the profile, scoring his highest score of 140against his country of origin, India, while playing for the Windies in the third testin 2002/03 at Calcutta , but he isn't the player I had in mind.
The other player who achieved the same milestone didn't play for the Windies.
I'll give clues if this drags.
Excellent effort though Joe

 

[imported_JoeD]

Just a good guess, I guess Had no idea if it was right or not. Heres another guess:
Mark Ramprakash

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Nope, notMark Ramprakash.
Clue: He never scored a test century and scored a 50+ only once in his career.

 

[imported_JoeD]

Deepak "6 pack" Patel

 

[imported_JoeD]

RD there seem to be lots of answers to your original question. MM Patel was born in Mumbai, played for England in tests v India in 1996 and scored his highest score against India. However that highest score was only 27. Therefore he can not be be your guy as he has never score a test 50.

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Okay.
Let's see if we can narrow this down a notch.
Clue: The man in question was both a Right Arm LegSpin Bowler and Right Hand Batsman who camein as an opener or at number three in all his test batting appearences.
More clues to come if need be.

 

[imported_JoeD]

Need another clue

 

[ozbash]

did he play for england ?

 

[Willow]

Keppler Wessels

 

[imported_JoeD]

Was he born in India or just of indian descent?

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Geez Joe, you'd think "born in India" would mean just that. Anyway...
So far -
Clue 1: He never scored a test century and scored a 50+ only once in his career.
Clue 2: The man in question was both a Right Arm LegSpin Bowler and Right Hand Batsman who camein as an opener or at number three in all his test batting appearences.

& now...
Clue 3: He playedboth Test level and ODI levelfor England. He had a Test level batting average of 26.75 and a test level bowling average of 17.00

 

[imported_JoeD]

The reason I asked is because yousaid that my guess ofChanderpaul could have been right but wasn't the person you were thinking of. However he wasn't born in India but Guyana I think.

 

[imported_JoeD]

John Jameson

 

[imported_Reservoir Dog]

Finally!!!
Whew!
Well done Joe.
So what gave it away? Clue 1or 2 or 3?