Divyanshu Khandelwal (07-01-2016)

Presents,
On its 1st meet this semester,
The 1st ever , “Cricket Quiz” , in the history of the club!!
Organized by Junior Quizmaster , Divyanshu Khandelwal , 1st year (EEE).

RULES
 Rules mentioned in the ‘Bawana Kwizzing League’ Rulebook shall be
followed.
 The quiz consists of 21 questions.
 Infinite Bounce & Pounce shall be applicable throughout the quiz.
 For questions seeking only a single answer, +(-) 15 shall be given for
those who pounce & +10 shall be given to those who give the correct
answer on bounce. For other types of questions having answer in more
than 1 parts, marking scheme will be specified in the question itself.
 If any team doesn’t know the correct answer of a particular question, a
‘TUKKA’ would be ‘expected’ & ‘appreciated’.
 Applauses for questions that you find ‘Noice’ shall be expected by your
Quizmaster.

Q1:
 An Indian Cricketer X, wrote of Y, “To say that he is the
greatest batsman I have ever seen so far is to put it
mildly.”, & therefore he did something else to honour Y.
 Robert ‘Dutchy’ Holland, also in honour of his all-time
favourite cricketing hero Y, did the same thing.
 Identify X & Y, and what did X & Robert do to honour Y.
 +10 for the honour, +5 each for X & Y ;
 +25 on the pounce.

The Answer is awaiting on the
next slide!!

X : Sunil Gavaskar
Y : Rohan Kanhai
Gavaskar & Robert named their sons ‘Rohan’
after Kanhai.

Q2: Identify X & Y.
 In November 2012, noted journalist Gideon Haigh wrote in The Australian that
statistically, X & Y were almost inseparable. Haigh also analyzed how X & Y
were also polar opposites in certain ways:
 X: all prowling grace and feline elasticity, with his 360-degree batswing and
three-in-one bowling.....
 Y: all looming bulk & latent power, constructed like a work of neo-brutalist
architecture.....
 X: most explosive cricketer of a more staid age, the more mercurial because of
the orthodoxy & rigidity around him.....
 Y: most stoic & remorseless cricketer of an era more ostentatious &
histrionic.....
 X: cavalier among roundheads.
 Y: roundhead among cavaliers.
 +5 each for X & Y; +15 on the pounce.

X: Sir Gary Sobers
Y: Jacques Kallis

Q3:
Here’s a picture
containing the logo
& the information
about cricketing
competition of a
particular sporting
event.
Identify the event.

1900 Paris Olympics
Only time when cricket was played at
Olympics.

Q4: Identify X.
 X was a tactic used by a team Y against the opposition – Z in a
particular series.
 Y’s captain insisted that the tactic was legitimate and called it
“leg theory” but it was widely disparaged by its opponents, who
dubbed it X.
 Although Y decisively won the series, X caused such a furore in Z
that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Y-Z
relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to
curtail the number of leg side fielders.
 Some of Z’s players wanted to use X in retaliation, but their
captain flatly refused & famously told Y’s manager, “There are 2
teams out here. One is playing cricket, the other is making no
attempt to do so.”.

Q5: Identify X.
 X was born on 31st May, 1946 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He
was the part of the game in 128 Test matches & also in
181 One Day Internationals.
 X, before being involved in cricket, was a football player
and referee, a high school mathematics teacher and a
sports coach. He also played as a goalkeeper in Jamaican
parish leagues in the 1960s.
 Nicknamed ‘Slow Death’, X was awarded the Order of
Jamaica, Commander Class, for “outstanding services in
the field of sports”.

Q6: Identify X.
 X holds as a captain the world record for taking most wickets, best
bowling strike rate & best bowling average in test, best bowling figures
in a test innings, and also most five-wicket hauls (6) in a test innings in
wins.
 He has also served as UNICEF’s Special Representative for Sports and
promoted health and immunization programmes.
 He is featured in the University of Oxford’s Hall of Fame and has been
the recipient of these awards :
 Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year (1990).
 The Cricket Society Wetherall Award (1976 & 1980) in English first-class
cricket.
 Wisden Cricketer of the Year (1983).
 President’s Pride of Performance Award (1983).

Q7:
 It is a term in cricket which is thought to refer to X’s lost
eye, arm & leg; however, notably X actually had both of his
legs intact, and the third missing body part is mythical.
 Longtime cricket historian & scorer, Bill ‘Bearders’ Frindall
once referred to it as “one eye, one arm & one etcetera”,
implying that X’s alleged third lost body part was something
else.
 Umpire David Shepherd during a radio interview to mark his
retirement explained it as “One arm, one eye & one lump of
sugar in his tea”.
 Identify the famous cricketing term.

Q8: Identify the incident.
 Team X decided to do something ‘unsportsmanlike’ in
order to win the match against team Y.
 Y’s PM described it as : “Most disgusting incident I can
recall in the history of cricket. It was an act of true
cowardice.”
 Even X's PM called the act “contrary to the traditions of
game.”
 At the end of the match, a batsman was not out on 102 &
his innings has been called “the most overlooked century
of all time.”

Underarm Bowling Incident
New Zealand required a six off the last ball to
tie the match. Greg Chappell, to avoid any
possibilities of the tie, instructed his brother &
the bowler, Trevor Chappell, to bowl Underarm
so that there was no chance that the batsman
could hit a six & thus sealing the match for
Australia.

Q9: Identify X, A & B.
 X is the only cricketer to score 4 consecutive centuries at 2 different
venues: A & B.
 Lord Relator wrote a song ‘X Calypso’ to honour him. The most famous
part of the song is the one that describes how he batted like a wall:
It was X
The real _____
Just like a wall
We couldn’t out X at all
Not at all
You know the _____ couldn’t out
X at all.
+10 for X, +5 each for A & B; +25 on the pounce.

X: Sunil Gavaskar
A: Wankhede Stadium
B: Port of Spain

Q10: Identify X.
 X’s test cap was lost early in his test career. He was to be given
the replacement cap at a World Cup semi final, but he was too
unwell to attend and when the cap arrived, it was the day
before he died.
 His death was described by the Prime Minister as: “This is the
greatest loss for cricket since the loss of Don Bradman & for
that reason I’m pleased to have offered The X Family a state
funeral. There would be very few countrymen who have not
passed a summer in his company........”

Q11:
 During the middle of the 19th century, cricket was
experiencing its first golden age. After becoming the
preferred national pastime in England, in 1848, a game of
cricket was played at the Priory Ground in Lewisham unlike
any other. All of the cricketers were Greenwich pensioners,
navy men & they celebrated the match with a drinking
session at the Bull Inn.
 What is so special about this match ?

This match was termed as
“One Limbed Cricket”.
A team of players having only 1
arm was playing against a team
whose players had only 1 leg!!

Q12:
 This object, made of terracotta, is kept at The MCC Museum
at Lord’s.
 From October 2006 to January 2007, it formed the
centerpiece of the MCC’s Exhibition, which visited several
museums & attracted over 105,000 visitors & it remains the
last time that the object left The MCC Museum.
 The reason that this object isn’t let out of the museum too
often is due to its fragility.
 Identify the object.

Q13:
 He is a promising fast bowler who became the youngest player to take 50
test wickets earning praise from several former international cricketers.
 He took his 1st 5 wicket haul against Australia taking wickets of Ricky
Ponting, Michael Hussey & Michael Clarke. In that series, he was influential
in helping his team win thus leading to a series draw against them.
 He also became the youngest player ever to take a 5 wicket haul in England.
In that series, he took 19 wickets, the highest in his team, earning him the
man of the series award.
 However, despite such a wonderful start to his career, he couldn’t play for
his team for the next 5 years.
 Identify the player & why couldn’t he play for his team for 5 years ?

MOHAMMED AAMER
He was ban for 5 years for spot fixing in a test
against England for deliberately bowling no
balls.

Q14:
 If Shahid Afridi received this award
in 2007 in the T20 Format, then
who received this award in the
One-Day Internationals ?

Glenn McGrath
Both Glenn McGrath & Shahid Afridi were
awarded the Man of the Tournament in the
World Cups played in 2007.

Q15: Identify X.
 X is an International Cricketer who has played for domestic teams
like Lancashire, Brisbane Heat & Chennai Super Kings.
 On March 2015, X won the first series of the Australian version of
“I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.”
 During his innings of 167, he hit a six into the top tier of a stand in
the ground & his father stood to claim the catch, but dropped it.
 He has batted on all five days of a Test match & currently holds 14
Guinness World Records in aid of Sport Relief including the fastest
time zorbing 100m, farthest distance to score a bullseye and
popping the most party poppers in a minute.

Q16: This statistic was recorded during
a match. Identify X & Y.
X
Y

X: Alastair Cook
Y: Michael Clarke

Q17:
 This player has hit only 3 one-day international
centuries in his career & all of his centuries have
been the three fastest one-day international
centuries for his country. Identify the player.

Jos Buttler
100 of 46 balls against Pakistan.
100 of 61 balls against Sri Lanka.
100 of 66 balls against New Zealand.

Q18:
 When England won The 2015 Ashes Series, all the
English players were celebrating. All the players
sprayed & drank Champagne except X who drank
something else to celebrate their victory.
 Identify X. Why didn’t he drink Champagne ?
 +5 for X; +5 for the reason.

Moeen Ali
Moeen, being a devout Muslim, drank Coca-Cola
instead of Champagne.

Q19: Identify X.
 In 1926, 2 representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club travelled to
London to attend meetings of Imperial Cricket Conference, though
technically they weren’t allowed. The outcome of the meeting was
the MCC’s decision to send a team to India, led by Arthur Gilligan.
 In a meeting with Maharaja of Patiala & others, Gilligan promised
to press for its inclusion in the ICC if all the promoters of the game
in the land came together & establish _________.
 An assurance was given & a meeting held in Delhi on 21 November,
1927 which was attended by delegates from various parts of India.
A consensus was reached to create ________, which resulted in the
formation of X the following year.

Q20:
 In November 2007, it was announced that New Zealand Cricket has
made a 5-year deal for broadcasting rights to home internationals
for NZ$65.4m against the previous 4-year deal for only NZ$14.4m.
Part of this 5-fold increase in value is due to a cricketing event.
 Immediately prior to that event, the Sunday Times reported that
“NZ Cricket hits $25m jackpot.”
 NZC boss Justin Vaughan also said that this event generates very
large income & that this event was worth more to NZC than the
payout from the Cricket World Cup, which was around $20m.
 Identify this “extravagant” event.

A) (INEXHAUSTIVE)
 Brian Lara
 Corey Anderson
 Sanath Jayasuriya
 AB de Villiers
 Virat Kohli
 Glenn Maxwell

These players have scored the fastest
centuries for their respective nations.
 Brian Lara (45 balls)
 Corey Anderson (36 balls)
 Sanath Jayasuriya (48 balls)
 AB de Villiers (31 balls)
 Virat Kohli (52 balls)
 Glenn Maxwell (51 balls)

B) (EXHAUSTIVE)
 Nasim-ul-Ghani
 Tony Mann
 Syed Kirmani
 Mark Boucher
 Jason Gillespie

These players have hit centuries
as a Nightwatchman.
 Nasim-ul-Ghani (101)
 Tony Mann (105)
 Syed Kirmani (101*)
 Mark Boucher (125 & 108)
 Jason Gillespie (201)

C) (INEXHAUSTIVE)
 Amir Elahi
 Gul Mohammed
 WE Midwinter
 WL Murdoch
 SC Guillen
 Nawab Pataudi Sr.
 Keppler Wessels

These players have played Test
Matches for more than 1 country.
 Amir Elahi (India & Pakistan)
 Gul Mohammed (India & Pakistan)
 WE Midwinter (Australia & England)
 WL Murdoch (Australia & England)
 SC Guillen (West Indies & New Zealand)
 Nawab Pataudi Sr. (England & India)
 Keppler Wessels (Australia & South Africa)

D) (INEXHAUSTIVE)
 Vivian Richards
 R. Foster
 Jeff Wilson
 Jonty Rhodes
 Aasif Karim

These cricketers have represented
their country in more than 1 sports.
 Vivian Richards (Football)
 R. Foster (Football)
 Jeff Wilson (Rugby Union)
 Jonty Rhodes (Hockey)
 Aasif Karim (Lawn Tennis)

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