The Cricket Quiz

[Willow]

19 times

 

[imported_weasel]

I'll say Atherton, 18 times.

 

[imported_weasel]

D'oh you're right Willow.

 

[Willow]

I'm not so sure...

 

[Ramit54]

Yeah Atherton 19 times.

 

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[Willow]

Of the current Test players, who has been playing the longest? ...and how many years hashe been playing.

 

[imported_weasel]

Wasim Akram? Since 1984.

 

[Willow]

The year is correct, but not the player.

 

[imported_weasel]

Wait, he's been playing 17 years.

 

[imported_weasel]

Oh darn... ok it must be Steve Waugh then.

 

[Willow]

Yep, 17 or 18 years was OK but the player....?

 

[Willow]

No not S Waugh. He has played a lot but in years he is down the list to the correct answer.

 

[imported_weasel]

No...third time lucky. Aravinda De Silva.

 

[Willow]

Yep

 

[imported_weasel]

Ok now I get to ask the question I've been waiting to ask. I hope it's not too hard, I picked it up reading an article about the player in question earlier this year. What current test batsman records either a duck or a double ton once in every four and a half innings?

 

[Willow]

Adam Gilchrist
?

 

[imported_weasel]

Nope, some hints: He's an opener, not Australian. Oh and it's only test match innings if that wasn't clarified already.

 

[Willow]

Sounds like a pommie...am I right?

 

[imported_weasel]

Nope. This player ranks highly on both the most ducks in a test career and most double centuries in a test career lists.