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Sunday, May 25, 2008

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A very specific act connects these cricketers. Give me the connect along with their identification.

4 comments:

Leonine said...

1. Andrew Flintoff
2. Ravi SHastri
3. M L. jaisimha
4. Allan Lamb
5. Kim Hughes
6. Geoggrey Boycott

All of them have batted on all five days of a Test match (One name is missing from this list....)

Anonymous said...

the other is gary kristen

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SAHIL said...

Yes, you got it correct, although i am not sure of Garry Kirsten but one name which i missed out is AFG Griffith. Apologies for that.
Answer: Only batsmen to have batted on all 5 days of a test match.

Ravi Shastri did this for India against England in Calcutta in 1984-85. His 111 in the first innings lasted from the first day into the fourth - there was a lot of rain, and only a few overs were bowled on the second day - and he also had a short knock on the fifth day. In all, six players have achieved the feat. The others are ML Jaisimha, for India against Australia in Calcutta in 1959-60; Geoff Boycott, for England against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1977; Kim Hughes, for Australia against England in the Centenary Test at Lord's in 1980; Allan Lamb, for England against West Indies, also at Lord's, in 1984; and most recently by Andrew Flintoff, for England against India at Mohali in 2005-06. Hughes, uniquely, managed to hit a six on all five days of that 1980 match.

Source:
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283161.html

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Connect





A very specific act connects these cricketers. Give me the connect along with their identification.

4 comments:

Leonine said...

1. Andrew Flintoff
2. Ravi SHastri
3. M L. jaisimha
4. Allan Lamb
5. Kim Hughes
6. Geoggrey Boycott

All of them have batted on all five days of a Test match (One name is missing from this list....)

Anonymous said...

the other is gary kristen

Anonymous said...
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
SAHIL said...

Yes, you got it correct, although i am not sure of Garry Kirsten but one name which i missed out is AFG Griffith. Apologies for that.
Answer: Only batsmen to have batted on all 5 days of a test match.

Ravi Shastri did this for India against England in Calcutta in 1984-85. His 111 in the first innings lasted from the first day into the fourth - there was a lot of rain, and only a few overs were bowled on the second day - and he also had a short knock on the fifth day. In all, six players have achieved the feat. The others are ML Jaisimha, for India against Australia in Calcutta in 1959-60; Geoff Boycott, for England against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1977; Kim Hughes, for Australia against England in the Centenary Test at Lord's in 1980; Allan Lamb, for England against West Indies, also at Lord's, in 1984; and most recently by Andrew Flintoff, for England against India at Mohali in 2005-06. Hughes, uniquely, managed to hit a six on all five days of that 1980 match.

Source:
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283161.html