Trivia

[Teatime FatCat]

Inzi - but I shall refrain from any ill-judged 'huge bottom' jokes!

[Paoli]

Geese....I'll have one more guess then off to bed.....Rao Iftikhar???????

[rineet]

Shahid Afridi.

[Zainub]

All wrong, not Inzi, not Rao, not Rana and not Afridi either (although that last one was a good guess)...the answer I was looking for was Shoaib Malik. Aparently our team reckon he's a bit of posh bloke (good looking and all) so they call him moon (as in as beutiful as the moon ... )...(since when did we become such classic pekhofiers?)

Next question, when a bowler takes 3 wickets of 3 consecutive balls, why is he said to have taken a "hat-trick" ?

[Pete]

is it because someone used to give them a new hat, everytime they did it?

[Zainub]

Well a brilliant guess Pete!

Originally Posted by The Dictionary of Cricket, By Rundell Michael

Hat-Trick: The term originates from an old custom, which probably from the mid-19th Century, of awarding a new hat to the bowler who achieves this feat.

[Paoli]

Here's a few more:

i) How many Kolpakers are captaining county sides this year? What is/are that/those person/s name/s?
ii) How many Pakistanis are listed for County action this year; as Kolpakers or Foreigners?
iii) How many Zimbabweans are listed for County action this year; as Kolpakers or Foreigners?
iv) Which West Indian cricketer has won himself a recall after lying about his grandmothers death to avoid a tour 30 months ago?
v) How many current Essex cricketers have played for England?
vi) Who is the currrent captain of the New South Wales Cricket Team?
vii) Who was the leading runscorer in the Indian First-Class competition this year?
viii) Who holds the record for most runs in an Australian domestic first-class season?
xi) Who won the 2004-05 Logan Cup?
xii) Out of the team that played against South Africa in the 5th test earlier this year, how many weren't born in England?
xiii) Name 5 of the West Indian cricketers who boycotted the first test vs. South Africa due to contractual agreements?
xiv) Who is New Zealand's leading ODI wicket taker?
xv) What province in NZ does Craig Spearman play for?
xvi) What province in Pakistan does young quick Mohammad Asif play for (The one who made his debut earlier this year?
xvii) What province in South Africa does Thami Tsolekile play for?
xviii) What province in Zimbabwe does Mark Vermuelen paly for?
xviv) Who recently suggested Brian Lara was past his "sell by date"?
xx) How many test cricket grounds are there in England?

Tiebreaker: Who was the first test captain of each cricketing nation?

[Teatime FatCat]

Originally Posted by Paoli69

Here's a few more:

i) How many Kolpakers are captaining county sides this year? What is/are that/those person/s name/s?
ii) How many Pakistanis are listed for County action this year; as Kolpakers or Foreigners?
iii) How many Zimbabweans are listed for County action this year; as Kolpakers or Foreigners?
iv) Which West Indian cricketer has won himself a recall after lying about his grandmothers death to avoid a tour 30 months ago?
v) How many current Essex cricketers have played for England?
vi) Who is the currrent captain of the New South Wales Cricket Team?
vii) Who was the leading runscorer in the Indian First-Class competition this year?
viii) Who holds the record for most runs in an Australian domestic first-class season?
xi) Who won the 2004-05 Logan Cup?
xii) Out of the team that played against South Africa in the 5th test earlier this year, how many weren't born in England?
xiii) Name 5 of the West Indian cricketers who boycotted the first test vs. South Africa due to contractual agreements?
xiv) Who is New Zealand's leading ODI wicket taker?
xv) What province in NZ does Craig Spearman play for?
xvi) What province in Pakistan does young quick Mohammad Asif play for (The one who made his debut earlier this year?
xvii) What province in South Africa does Thami Tsolekile play for?
xviii) What province in Zimbabwe does Mark Vermuelen paly for?
xviv) Who recently suggested Brian Lara was past his "sell by date"?
xx) How many test cricket grounds are there in England?

Tiebreaker: Who was the first test captain of each cricketing nation?

iv) Runako Morton
v) 3 - Gough, Tudor, Irani
xiv) Chris Harris
xx) 7

[Andy Mellon]

Originally Posted by Teatime FatCat

iv) Runako Morton
v) 3 - Gough, Tudor, Irani
xiv) Chris Harris
xx) 7

You've forgotten Jamie Foster for question (v). Also, if you include England A players, Ali Cook has turned out for them. Ashley Cowan went on an England tour to the West Indies, but didn't play in any test matches. I'm guessing he may have played for England in some tour games (vs. Jamaica or whoever). Graham Napier played for England in the Hong Kong Sixes this winter. So, including Fozzie and Plank, that makes 5 who've played for a full England team in competitive matches

[Teatime FatCat]

What about the other answers?

Secondly Mellons, that's jolly ambiguous of you not to specify what type of England representation, as I naturally assumed Test & ODI. Also, are you sure they were even able to wheel Cowan onto the pitch for a tour game, and was he able to stay on for very long?