Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:48 amA Test achievement
Going off piste as a total guess.
First time England ladies beat Australia in a test
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:48 amRe: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:05 amRe: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:11 amIncorrect.
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:44 pmFirst time the Aussie cricket team watched one man and his dog on the BBC.
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:59 pmSheffield shield and Gillette cup matches featured 8 ball overs, I see
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:02 pmIt's to do with the manner of the victory....
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:18 pmFirst victory sealed with a maximum
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:07 pmFirst victory to be awarded retrospectively?
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:05 amhave we determined who was actually playing on the 17th Feb 1976, because afaik only shield matches were taking place
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:43 amWomen weren't playing either.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:51 amDurhamfootman wrote:have we determined who was actually playing on the 17th Feb 1976, because afaik only shield matches were taking place
could be an U19 etc match?
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:54 amGingerfinch wrote:Durhamfootman wrote:have we determined who was actually playing on the 17th Feb 1976, because afaik only shield matches were taking place
could be an U19 etc match?
Hence my guess about a retrospectively awarded win. U19 matches aren't tests...
Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:37 pmOn that exact day (having cheated) New Zealand, not Australia, bowled out India for 80 winning their first ever test match by an innings.
Maybe this is a mistake
Maybe this is a mistake
Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 1:51 pmsussexpob wrote:On that exact day (having cheated) New Zealand, not Australia, bowled out India for 80 winning their first ever test match by an innings.
Maybe this is a mistake
He'll have to change his name from The Professor if it is!
Re: Overly complicated Cricket Quiz
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:14 pm
This is the right answer....But the question is: which team handed NZ their first innings defeat.