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Well Of Course edition 6Prelims@soganmageshwar@paap_singer

RulesTeams of 4 or less30 QuestionsFirst five questions are *edIn case of ties, sudden death from the last question

Depending on QMs mood, we will decide the number of teams in the final

Take GuardNo grace and all..

1. Juju Basu and his team member Mustafa Rangawala came out with a creative brief wanting to capture the anguish of a rival fan. The original plan was to have it only for the opening game. But the success prompted more and consequently quality of subsequent efforts were lower when compared to the original. Nonetheless it captured a nations and to an extent its rivals imagination. What?

2. Story of a series of ODI tournaments in the 90s. Whats the story?

Bangladesh won by IndiaIndia won by Sri LankaSri Lanka won by India

3. Ignore the 1978 and the elderly man. Identify the tigerish fast bowler.

4.With regards to Indian cricket, the first instance was 1943-44, possibly due to Independence struggle. The next time it happened was in 1996-97, a game which saw an innovation that hasnt been repeated in Indian cricket. Now this is a regular feature. What?

5. Parodying whom?

6.This cricketer is usually reluctant to give the origin of his nickname. When pressed he often replies to the effect Maybe people feel I am a calm person. Maybe I shaved my head onceSome articles attribute to a brand of alcohol, though the cricketer has never admitted to this reason. Who? And what nickname?

7.This happened a week before a test match was to start. Which group claimed responsibility? Who famously benefited from this?

8.Identify the man in focus. He is providing the commentary for a game happening at which ground?

9. The story goes that the supporters of team X were waiting at the railway station for the first set of newspapers to see how their team had progressed. To their horror, the supporters saw members of team X walk out of the train. They were surprised to know that the very first game of the tournament, X had lost in a single day. Team X has had better days in that tournament. Identify team X and the tournament they were playing.

10. Lala Amarnath was independent India's first test captain. He captained India during the disasterous tour of Australia and the first tour by the West Indies. He was replaced by Vijay Hazare. Vijay Hazare captained India to its first ever test win. But he was relieved of his duties before Pakistan's first tour of India and Lala was reinstated as the captain. Who rather ironically was the chairman of selectors who reinstated Lala as captain?

11. If he hadnt played international cricket, his greatest claim to fame would have been playing the role of Alan Donald in the 2008 movie Hansie. The producers wanted some authenticity, hence used actual cricketers. He has subsequently played international cricket and in his last test match, arrived at the venue hour after the game started. Luckily for him, his team batted first. Who?

12. Scorecard from a Baroda Under-16 vs Mumbai Under-16 match from 2009. Fill in the 2 blanks.

13. Footage from the early 70s. Identify the bowler and the team he was playing for.

14. X scored a memorable 173 not out leading England to a huge 208 run victory. This should have made headlines if not for Ys effort that happened later in the day which completely overshadowed this feat. Pendants will always point to Y, rather than events in Gwalior as being the first to achieve this feat. What did Y do? Who is X?

15. On the morning of the final day of the January 1971 Sydney Test against England, a newspaper headline read "BLEAK FORECAST NO RAIN, MORE _____" as Australia were tottering at 64-4 chasing 416. What is blanked out?Ps: The forecast did actually end up being correct.

16. His father was in the Indian Foreign Services explaining his slightly unusual birthplace. In a decision by the Indian government to recall his father back to India, allowed him to take up a cricket. He played 2 tests for India and refused to be a 12th man for a test as he had to take up Rhodes scholarship interview. He along with Freddie Brown share an unusual connection. Who?

17. There is a story that goes like this. During his time as a Kings High School student in Dunedin, Brendon McCullum was selected in the rugby team and was looking around for rugby boots to wear during the game. Richard Hadlee, who knew how talented Brendon was, ensured that Brendon never got those boots. Brendon had to miss the game, but instead chose cricket after that.Who according to this possibly apocryphal story, was the beneficiary of Brendon missing out?

18. Identify this forgotten Indian batsmen on his test debut.

19. An unbelievable catch. Just identify the catcher.

20. Who, quite appropriately, once checked if an umpires glasses were proper after a series of appeals that were turned down?

21.

What has happened here?

22.English cricketers generally draw cartoons that get auctioned and money goes to charity. What incident from 2005 Ashes has Jimmy Anderson drawn here?

23.What are these West Indian cricketers trying to do?

24.MK Gandhi never showed any interest in cricket, but his son Devdas Gandhi was an ardent fan and even sponsored the scoreboard at the Ferozshah Kotla during his time as the Managing Editor of Hindustan Times. He had a dream of watching the Don play. He managed to be in England during the Dons last series and using connections managed to get passes for the first test at Nottingham. Hundreds had come to the city to watch the game, and Devdas was unable to get a room in the city. Where, appropriately for his lineage, did he spend the night in order to see the game?

25. Who made his first class debut in this game? He made his debut while being the president of the state board. He is said to have later used his status as a first class player to induct himself into the national junior selection committee.

26. What were these games called?

27. He follows Brian Clough, Olympic and world champion ice skaters Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean and boxer Carl Froch in this honor. Nottinghams city council had invited nominations and he received the highest number of votes. "No matter where I travel in the world, it will be nice to know that a ____ carrying my name will be travelling over the River Trent, the place which has become my home and where we secured the Ashes.Jane Urquhart of Nottingham City Council added: "It seems only fitting that a world class cricket player is honoured with his name on a world class _________ system, and I am really pleased we can pay tribute to him in his home town where he secured the Ashes victory earlier this year."Who, what honor?

28. South Australia played Victoria at the Adelaide Oval on Oct 24, 1967. To avoid potentially future confusions, scoreboard operators did something. That has stuck to this day. What change did the scoreboard operators at the Adelaide Oval do?

29. Lords cricket ground has undergone many changes. But what is the only feature that has survived since the ground opened in 1814?

30. Who is the speaker? Who is he talking about?

Hand in your sheets

Answers

1. Juju Basu and his team member Mustafa Rangawala came out with a creative brief wanting to capture the anguish of a rival fan. The original plan was to have it only for the opening game. But the success prompted more and consequently quality of subsequent efforts were lower when compared to the original. Nonetheless it captured a nations and to an extent its rivals imagination. What?

Mauka Mauka The Star Sports campaign for the 2015 world cup

2. Story of a series of ODI tournaments in the 90s. Whats the story?

Bangladesh won by IndiaIndia won by Sri LankaSri Lanka won by India

Independence CupIn 1997 India hosted Pepsi Independence Cup, which was won by Sri LankaIn 1998 Bangladesh hosted Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, which was won by India (God bless Hrishikesh Kanitkar)In 1998 Sri Lanka hosted the Akai Nidahas Cup, which was won by India

3. Ignore the 1978 and the elderly man. Identify the tigerish fast bowler.

Tiger Pataudi

4.With regards to Indian cricket, the first instance was 1943-44, possibly due to Independence struggle. The next time it happened was in 1996-97, a game which saw an innovation that hasnt been repeated in Indian cricket. Now this is a regular feature. What?

Neutral Venues for Ranji Trophy finals

5. Parodying whom?

Jose I have nothing to say Mourinho

6.This cricketer is usually reluctant to give the origin of his nickname. When pressed he often replies to the effect Maybe people feel I am a calm person. Maybe I shaved my head onceSome articles attribute to a brand of alcohol, though the cricketer has never admitted to this reason. Who? And what nickname?

Murali Vijay, Monk

7.This happened a week before a test match was to start. Which group claimed responsibility? Who famously benefited from this?

Shiv Sena, Anil Kumble

8.Identify the man in focus. He is providing the commentary for a game happening at which ground?

Jonathan Agnew, Galle

9. The story goes that the supporters of team X were waiting at the railway station for the first set of newspapers to see how their team had progressed. To their horror, the supporters saw members of team X walk out of the train. They were surprised to know that the very first game of the tournament, X had lost in a single day. Team X has had better days in that tournament. Identify team X and the tournament they were playing.

Karnataka/Mysore, Ranji Trophy

10. Lala Amarnath was independent India's first test captain. He captained India during the disasterous tour of Australia and the first tour by the West Indies. He was replaced by Vijay Hazare. Vijay Hazare captained India to its first ever test win. But he was relieved of his duties before Pakistan's first tour of India and Lala was reinstated as the captain. Who rather ironically was the chairman of selectors who reinstated Lala as captain?

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vijay Ananda Gajapathi RajuAKA Maharaja of Vizianagaram

11. If he hadnt played international cricket, his greatest claim to fame would have been playing the role of Alan Donald in the 2008 movie Hansie. The producers wanted some authenticity, hence used actual cricketers. He has subsequently played international cricket and in his last test match, arrived at the venue hour after the game started. Luckily for him, his team batted first. Who?

Dane Vilas

12. Scorecard from a Baroda Under-16 vs Mumbai Under-16 match from 2009. Fill in the 2 blanks.

Hardik Pandya, 228

13. Footage from the early 70s. Identify the bowler and the team he was playing for.

Eddie Barlow, Rest of the World

14. X scored a memorable 173 not out leading England to a huge 208 run victory. This should have made headlines if not for Ys effort that happened later in the day which completely overshadowed this feat. Pendants will always point to Y, rather than events in Gwalior as being the first to achieve this feat. What did Y do? Who is X?

X - Charlotte Edwards, Y 229 by Belinda Clarke

15. On the morning of the final day of the January 1971 Sydney Test against England, a newspaper headline read "BLEAK FORECAST NO RAIN, MORE _____" as Australia were tottering at 64-4 chasing 416. What is blanked out?Ps: The forecast did actually end up being correct.

SnowJohn Snow took 3 of the 4 wickets to fall and finished the innings with 7-40 as England won by 299 runs

16. His father was in the Indian Foreign Services explaining his slightly unusual birthplace. In a decision by the Indian government to recall his father back to India, allowed him to take up a cricket. He played 2 tests for India and refused to be a 12th man for a test as he had to take up Rhodes scholarship interview. He along with Freddie Brown share an unusual connection. Who?

Ashok GandotraFreddie Brown born in PeruHe was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

17. There is a story that goes like this. During his time as a Kings High School student in Dunedin, Brendon McCullum was selected in the rugby team and was looking around for rugby boots to wear during the game. Richard Hadlee, who knew how talented Brendon was, ensured that Brendon never got those boots. Brendon had to miss the game, but instead chose cricket after that.Who according to this possibly apocryphal story, was the beneficiary of Brendon missing out?

Dan Carter

18. Identify this forgotten Indian batsmen on his test debut.

Connor WilliamsThis test was deemed unofficial after the Mike Denness was removed as match referee.

19. An unbelievable catch. Just identify the catcher.

Derek Randall

20. Who, quite appropriately, once checked if an umpires glasses were proper after a series of appeals that were turned down?

Geoff LawsonHe is a qualified optometrist

21.

What has happened here?

The one handed catch contest in New Zealand

22.English cricketers generally draw cartoons that get auctioned and money goes to charity. What incident from 2005 Ashes has Jimmy Anderson drawn here?

Warne bowling Strauss

23.What are these West Indian cricketers trying to do?

Springer Dance

24.MK Gandhi never showed any interest in cricket, but his son Devdas Gandhi was an ardent fan and even sponsored the scoreboard at the Ferozshah Kotla during his time as the Managing Editor of Hindustan Times. He had a dream of watching the Don play. He managed to be in England during the Dons last series and using connections managed to get passes for the first test at Nottingham. Hundreds had come to the city to watch the game, and Devdas was unable to get a room in the city. Where, appropriately for his lineage, did he spend the night in order to see the game?

Jail!MK Gandhi referred to British Jails as His Majestys hotel. His son had breakfast with convicts, saw the Don score a hundred and then left to London.

25. Who made his first class debut in this game? He made his debut while being the president of the state board. He is said to have later used his status as a first class player to induct himself into the national junior selection committee.

Anurag Thakur

26. What were these games called?

Victory Tests

27. He follows Brian Clough, Olympic and world champion ice skaters Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean and boxer Carl Froch in this honor. Nottinghams city council had invited nominations and he received the highest number of votes. "No matter where I travel in the world, it will be nice to know that a ____ carrying my name will be travelling over the River Trent, the place which has become my home and where we secured the Ashes.Jane Urquhart of Nottingham City Council added: "It seems only fitting that a world class cricket player is honoured with his name on a world class _________ system, and I am really pleased we can pay tribute to him in his home town where he secured the Ashes victory earlier this year."Who, what honor?

Stuart Broad, tram named after them

28. South Australia played Victoria at the Adelaide Oval on Oct 24, 1967. To avoid potentially future confusions, scoreboard operators did something. That has stuck to this day. What change did the scoreboard operators at the Adelaide Oval do?

Ian Chappell got the nickname Chappelli

29. Lords cricket ground has undergone many changes. But what is the only feature that has survived since the ground opened in 1814?

The slope!

30. Who is the speaker? Who is he talking about?

Martin Crowe, Willie WatsonThe 11 ended up being his highest score in test cricket

See you in the finals

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