Cricket Quiz 3

GNLU CRICKET QUIZ CIRCLE (16TH
MAY, 2020)
MRINMAY KUSHAL
1. 25 questions.
2. All worth 1 point.
3. Points will given according to QM’s discretion.
4. Some questions in this quiz need some out of the box
thinking and knowledge beyond the scope of cricket but
the roots for each question remain as cricket and cricket
only. However, all of them are easy and pretty guessable.
5. All the best people.
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The origins of X’s name was said to have been inspired
by the Australian cricket legend Sir Don Bradman.
In 1932 Bradman and the Australian team were touring North

America and he made the news after being dismissed for 0
against New York West Indians. Y was in the process of
creating a "friend" for when he read about Bradman's dismissal
in the papers and decided to name the new character X .
N e e d b o t h X a n d Y.
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“The choice of X w a s reassuringly easy.” Booth
said.
“That spell won England the World Cup, so in my

mind it w a s going to take something pretty
extraordinary to topple X from the perch. And the fact
that it wasn't a token pick w a s important.”
The old-school pick might have been Steve Smith,

but cricket has moved beyond that now. Give X?
8
This cricketer played 96 tests, 287 ODIs and 13 T20Is
yet never bowled a single ball. However, he got a
wicket on the only ball he bowled in T20s (domestic).
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Dedicated to whom?
10
With the toss of a coin to start the Australia v South Africa

test match in Adelaide in November 2016, it is only fitting
that the coin commemorates X , who played his last test
cricket match against the South Africans back in 1964.
O n the other hand, Y has been on the national $5 bill

since 1986, and is known for being the first black
cricketer to captain the West Indies cricket team.
Give X & Y.
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Who has been blanked out?
12
During the IPL auction, this was posted on Reddit. A
play on the name of a player, who was this post all
about?
13
The 3 rd Test of the 1967 India tour of

England at Birmingham is the only
instance of something happening in
Indian test history, which might come
across as a surprise to many.
What?
14
In London's Battersea Park district, Tom Gueterbock, a 32-

year-old bought a four-bedroom, Victorian terrace house a
few years ago. It was the tenth house on the street.
When his family wanted to move to a bigger place, he
approached the wisden.com website to help publicise the
sale of his £495,000 home, which he thought might
particularly appeal to Indian cricket fans. Why would
have the property appealed to Indian cricket fans or
even cricket fans in general?
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Steven Stern is currently the Professor of Data

Science at Bond University.
In addition, he is a highly sought after data analyst

and consultant, having undertaken work for
numerous government departments and industry
bodies.
Where would we have heard his name?

16
When you hover your mouse pointer over the r/cricket
banner, it changes into a key, more specifically a car
key.
Explain this weird connection of a car key to the
cricket pitch.
17
Give Funda.
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Ponting said about the innings "It's hard to imagine an
Australian player doing it, just for the way we play our
cricket. Their whole first innings might have been geared
around one individual performance and they could have let a
Test match slip because of it. They ran out of time in the
game - that's not the way the Australian team plays.“
Hayden on the other hand - "I would just like to congratulate
him and wish him all the best on a fantastic
achievement…….. to bat that period of time is an incredible
achievement.“
What is being talked about ?
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Connect these International Umpires who

have also umpired in World Cup cricket:
 Richard Illingworth
 Kumar Dharmasena
 Paul Reifell
 Ian Gould
20
Article from TOI (April 2013) – “There was a time when Y
sparkled at every soiree, dressed stylishly and enjoying her
spot in the sun as X's glamorous wife. But in July 2010, the
former model-actress walked out from X's life, after he was
allegedly involved with badminton champ Jwala Gutta, and
chose to be a recluse. Bijli, as she(Y) is still fondly called,
initially stayed at her parents' house in Oshiwara, nursing her
wounds, meeting few people and speaking to even fewer. But
the self-imposed exile is now a thing of the past as the 53-
year-old seems to have rediscovered some of her zest for life,
with help coming in from the unlikeliest quarter - her former
boyfriend Salman Khan and his family.” X and Y please.
21
When England and New Zealand played a
One-Day International (ODI) at Wellington in
2002, X recorded the sounds and the roars
made by the crowd. Little did the spectators
know that the recording would serve as a
sound effect in a battle in the movie Y.
22
When the Caribbean got its own Indian Premier
League (IPL) style tournament, they roped in a couple
of Hollywood stars to heighten the glamour quotient.
On the CPL field, the Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados
Tridents was considered a Chris Gayle vs Kieron
Pollard affair. However, it was a battle between X and
his fellow Hollywood actor Y.
Give me both X and Y.
23
X played a solitary Test match for England against South
Africa in 1889 and marked the occasion with a five-wicket
haul. A Sussex player, X captained England in his only match
at the highest level. The county veteran turned to acting in
his later years and eventually settled in America which paved
his Hollywood career. In a long career, he acted in numerous
films until he died at the age of 85 in 1948. X’s contributions
were honoured by Hollywood when he was presented a star
in the Walk of Fame. Even during his days in America he
maintained his connections with the sport and founded the
Hollywood Cricket Club (HCC). X please.
24
Just enlist the greats who formed the daunting
West Indian pace-quartet of the mid 70s and
early 80s.
25
X had the number 356 tattoed on his body, believing
he was the 356th Test representative for his nation.
He also had a personalized number plate on his
Ferrari reading MS356. But he is listed by his
Cricket Board as the 357th. Fortunately, Brendon
Julian, who was the 356th Test player, said he was
happy to concede the number to X and Board
approved. X please.

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GNLU CRICKET QUIZ CIRCLE (16TH

In 1932 Bradman and the Australian team were touring North

“That spell won England the World Cup, so in my

The old-school pick might have been Steve Smith,

With the toss of a coin to start the Australia v South Africa

O n the other hand, Y has been on the national $5 bill

The 3 rd Test of the 1967 India tour of

In London's Battersea Park district, Tom Gueterbock, a 32-

Steven Stern is currently the Professor of Data

In addition, he is a highly sought after data analyst

Where would we have heard his name?

Connect these International Umpires who

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