The Cricket Quiz

[Willow]

Normally I'd hazzard a guess at Mark Waugh but not an Aussie..... okay Sachin Tendulkar... ?

 

[imported_weasel]

No it isn't Sachin.

 

[imported_weasel]

This player also has the ignominious statistics of recording ducks in five of his first six test innings.

 

[Willow]

The Sri Lankan guy.... Apapatu (sp) ?

 

[Ramit54]

Jayawardene Sri Lanka

 

[imported_weasel]

Marvan Atapattu was the player I was thinking of. 18 ducks, 5 double tons for a total of 23 innings of his 103.

 

[Willow]

Apapatu ... Atapattu.... was I close enough?

 

[imported_weasel]

Yep, certainly Willow... I've been sitting here waiting for you to post the next question.

 

[Willow]

Sorry mate... just had to race off and tend to a problem in the street... someone rear ended a bike...no one hurt fortunately.

Anyway, heres a Q:

In the last 15 years, who has been the most successful Test captain excluding Australian captains.

 

[Willow]

Just to clarify that: its in terms of pertecentage wins.

 

[imported_weasel]

hmmm..... it's not he whose name should not be spoken? The one known as Hansie... him or maybe one of the Sri Lankan captains of recent years?

 

[Willow]

It is indeed Hanse Crookje. 50.94% between 1992 and 2000
For the record, Steven Waugh is sitting on 73% and Mark Taylor is the next best of the recent skippers with 52%.

 

[imported_weasel]

Fair enough... well I best be calling it a night now. So I will post my next question tomorrow.

 

[imported_weasel]

Question Time: What batsman scored the most runs at the 1999 World Cup?

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Jayasuriya??

Moffo

 

[Willow]

Tendulkar

 

[imported_weasel]

Nope not Jayasuriya. It was an Indian, which narrows it down to maybe three likely contenders.

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

I think it was Ganguly in that case

Moffo

 

[imported_weasel]

Nope neither Ganguly nor Tendulkar.

 

[Willow]

Dravid