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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:55 am

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Date: June 24th, 1974
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Postby Gingerfinch » Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:27 am

The Professor wrote:Team: India
Date: June 24th, 1974


Won it's first ODI?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:44 am

Incorrect.
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby sussexpob » Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:29 am

It's the Indians famous disaster tour of England where they were hammered every game. They lost one test by a mega margin, although the Oval 1938 test means it cant be a record.

India's heaviest loss in a test?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:35 pm

This is dammed close....Worth half a point.

It is a specific record I am looking for
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby DiligentDefence » Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:49 pm

Lowest test score?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:21 pm

There's another element to that for it to be the bang on answer.
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby Durhamfootman » Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:24 pm

lowest first innings test score?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby sussexpob » Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:39 pm

It's not India's lowest test score, as Australia bowled India out for 36 recently, beating their record set in this match being referred to. It's not the lowest score against nor in England, as England hold (I believe) the records for both best innings totals home and away around the same era prewar against hapless NZ teams.

So it can't be the total. I'd guess then it's quickest innings in time/overs/balls faced?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby DiligentDefence » Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:41 pm

The Professor wrote:There's another element to that for it to be the bang on answer.

Lowest score at a Lord's test?
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby sussexpob » Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:55 pm

DiligentDefence wrote:
The Professor wrote:There's another element to that for it to be the bang on answer.

Lowest score at a Lord's test?


Ireland were bowled out for 30 odd at Lord's recently, so can't be that
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby Durhamfootman » Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:01 pm

sussexpob wrote:So it can't be the total. I'd guess then it's quickest innings in time/overs/balls faced?

I've cheated by looking up the scorecard and the second innings only lasted 17 overs, if that helps
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:05 pm

DiligentDefence wrote:
The Professor wrote:There's another element to that for it to be the bang on answer.

Lowest score at a Lord's test?


It was, at the time, the lowest Teat score at Lords.

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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:06 pm

Sussex 2.5
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Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz

Postby The Professor » Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:26 am

Let's bring this back......

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