Cricket quiz

[Anonymous]

Its something to with selection in teams.....

Long shot, but is it Winning consecutive World Cups?

 

[The Colonel]

Long shot misses...... try closer to home.

 

[Azkatro]

Never played in a winning Sheffield / Pura final ?

 

[The Colonel]

No he has played in a few of those too.......

 

[Anonymous]

Score 1000 Sheffeild/Pura cup runs in a season?

 

[The Colonel]

Think team selection......

 

[Anonymous]

I got nothing....

 

[The Colonel]

Despite being selected for Australia, NSW, Ireland and various other sides he has never been selected for the ACB Chairmans XI. Many of his team mates have been selected at least once.

DR Martyn 8
JL Langer 7
GB Hogg 6
SM Katich 5
AC Gilchrist 3
RT Ponting 1
AJ Bichel 1

Mike Whitney, Dean Jones, Greg Chappell, Merv Hughes, Darren Lehmann, Allan Border and Jeff Thomson have also been selected as well in the past.

 

[The Colonel]

Damien Martyn and Darren Lehmann together hold a record for Australia. What is the record?

 

[Anonymous]

Most sheild games without a test match?

 

[The Colonel]

Nope...... its a batting record.

 

[knights04]

An unbeaten opening partnership of 124 vs West Indies in ODI, Adelaide 2001.

 

[The Colonel]

Correct.....

 

[Anonymous]

An unbeaten opening partnership of 124 vs West Indies in ODI, Adelaide 2001.

Whats the record? Highest opening partnership or is it something to do with the unbeaten part?

Anyhow, you Q

 

[The Colonel]

An unbeaten opening partnership of 124 vs West Indies in ODI, Adelaide 2001.

Whats the record? Highest opening partnership or is it something to do with the unbeaten part?

Anyhow, you Q

Its the record highest partnership for an Australian ODI opening pair.

 

[knights04]

Q. What is the record for most no. of catches taken in an entire test match?

 

[The Colonel]

Q. What is the record for most no. of catches taken in an entire test match?

If we mean non-wicketkeepers - 7 Greg Chappell, Yaj Singh, HJ Tillakaratne and Stephen Fleming

If we are talking keepers only - its 11 by Jack Russell.

 

[knights04]

All catches by fieldsmen and wicket-keepers in an entire test match

 

[Anonymous]

40 ;-)

 

[*Paul*]

You'd think so, wouldn't you - but it was only 33 Aus v Ind 1991-1992,
36 wkts fell 3 of them lbw.