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Sports Quiz
13th June 2010
Claudy and Shyam
1
During a 1979 Test Match between
Eng & Aus who used an Aluminium bat ?
Denis Lillee
2
In the winter of 1993, at Dhaka's Siddheswary cricket ground, the local
Amarjyothi club was holding its practice sessions which included
Mohammed Rafique, would-be international Khaled Mahmud and
Bangladesh A opener Imran Hamid Partho. Also a regular was a lean
nine-year-old in oversized whites, performing the duties of a ball boy.
One day Mahmud, the club captain, asked him if he wanted to be a
cricketer. Pat came the reply: "Yes. I can bowl some legspin. If you
allow me, I can show you." The first batsman to pad up was Partho, a
dashing left-handed batsman known for his mastery over spin bowling.
The boy began his run-up with all eyes on him. To everyone's utter
disbelief the ball, instead of being hit out of the small ground, deceived
Partho with turn and bounce. Throughout the session, the boy caused
all sorts of trouble for the Amarjyothi batsmen. The club's officials
signed him up the next day and, a day before the season's first game,
gave him his first opportunity to bat in the nets. He despatched the ball
to all parts of the ground with consummate ease. Later, the boy said," I
am a bowler who can bat a bit."
Mohammad Ashraful
3
Connect – ODI debut of Salil Ankola (Ind),
Test debut of Waqar Younis (Pak) and
T20Is debut of Tyron Henderson (SA) ?
Sachin Tendulkar’s co-debutants in
respective form of cricket
4
Identify this cricketer
Usain Bolt
5
Identify the cricketer
Jawaharlal Nehru
6
Richard Gasquet, a French player who tested
positive in March `09 for trace amounts of cocaine and
argued successfully that he had ingested the drug by
kissing a woman in a nightclub.
7
“The greatest over in Test history"
“The greatest over in Test history"
Geoff Boycott bowled by Michael Holding for 0,
West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Barbados, March 14, 1981
The first five balls increased in pace, causing Boycott to have
to react very rapidly to avoid being hit. The final ball saw
Boycott clean bowled, to the great delight of the crowd.
8
James "Jim" Ray Hines
James "Jim" Ray Hines, who held the
100m world record for 15 years. He was the
first sprinter to officially beat the 10 second
barrier in the 100 meters.
Name the first man in history to dip under 10.00 in the 100 m,
under 20.00 in the 200 m and under 45.00 in the 400 m.
Tyson Gay with 9.69 s, 19.58 s and 44.89 s
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He was born in Malwan, a village nearly 500 kms from
Mumbai. When he was eleven, he came to Mumbai,
eventually got a job in SBI as a cricketer. His teammate at SBI
Ajith Wadekar said about him “He was supposed to be the
Don Bradman of tennis ball cricket at Shivaji park. He got a lot
of runs in club cricket and was recruited in SBI as a cricketer.
His wicket keeping was excellent, though he didn’t shine as a
batsman. He was studious about the game and looked more
towards developing others talent.
Ramakant Acharekar
(6 test player, 20+ Ranji players)
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Brian Lara scored 501 not out in his first six weeks at
Warwickshire, the first-class record, just after his 375. His
relationship with his captain, who was exasperated by
Lara's assumption that he deserved special treatment soon took a significant turn for the worse. Their
relationship reached a nadir when he called Lara a
"prima donna" and Lara walked off the field.
("prima donna" is Italian for "first lady")
Name the captain ?
Dermot Alexander Reeve
11
Name the Indian left-arm spinner who have an economy
of 1.67 per over and averaged a wicket every 104 balls.
In the 1960-61 series against Pakistan, he returned
figures of 32-24-23-0 at Kanpur followed by 34-24-24-1 at
Delhi. He bowled 21 successive maidens in his 32-27-5-0
against England at Madras in 1964. His legendary
parsimony and precision were the result of untiring
research and development in the nets - he would bowl
endlessly at a coin placed on a good length.
Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni
Clue 1 – Video (Identify the actor)
Clue 1 – Video (Identify the actor)
Clue 2 - I won the Padma Bhushan in 1980. I
was the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1994. I have
appeared in a guest role in a Hindi movie
“Maalamal”. My son’s name was my tribute to
3 of my favourite cricketers - ML Jaisimha,
Rohan Kanhai and Gundappa Vishwanath
Clue 1 – Video (Identify the actor)
Clue 2 - I won the Padma Bhushan in 1980. I
was the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1994. I have
appeared in a guest role in a Hindi movie
“Maalamal”. My son’s name was my tribute to
3 of my favourite cricketers - ML Jaisimha,
Rohan Kanhai and Gundappa Vishwanath
Clue 3 – Besides my autobiography I have
written 3 books - Idols, Runs n' Ruins and
One Day Wonders. I was Chairman of the ICC
cricket committee before I was forced to quit
since I did not give up my job of commentator
and newspaper columnist
Sunil Gavaskar
Clue 1 – Identify this Russian judo player
Clue 1 – Identify this Russian judo player
Clue 2 – I am the the President of
the Yawara Dojo, St. Petersburg.
Currently, I hold a 6th dan (red/white
belt) and is best known for my Harai
Goshi (sweeping hip throw). I have
written a book
‘Judo: History, Theory, Practice’
Clue 1 – Identify this Russian judo player
Clue 2 – I am the the President of
the Yawara Dojo, St. Petersburg.
Currently, I hold a 6th dan (red/white
belt) and is best known for my Harai
Goshi (sweeping hip throw). I have
written a book
‘Judo: History, Theory, Practice’
Vladimir Putin
1. He was called up to replace the Gujarat captain who got
injured on the morning of the match. He scored hundreds in
both innings of his debut, becoming the second man after
Arthur Morris to do so.
1. He was called up to replace the Gujarat captain who got
injured on the morning of the match. He scored hundreds in
both innings of his debut, becoming the second man after
Arthur Morris to do so.
2. At Lord’s in 1959, he had two ribs broken early in the first
innings by Brian Statham, despite which he scored 81. Later
in the year, his 74 in the second innings at Kanpur was crucial
in India winning its first Test against Australia. This innings
ended when he pulled Alan Davidson who was bowling left
arm spin at the time. Neil Harvey at short leg ducked and
turned, but the ball got stuck between his legs.
1. He was called up to replace the Gujarat captain who got
injured on the morning of the match. He scored hundreds in
both innings of his debut, becoming the second man after
Arthur Morris to do so.
2. At Lord’s in 1959, he had two ribs broken early in the first
innings by Brian Statham, despite which he scored 81. Later
in the year, his 74 in the second innings at Kanpur was crucial
in India winning its first Test against Australia. This innings
ended when he pulled Alan Davidson who was bowling left
arm spin at the time. Neil Harvey at short leg ducked and
turned, but the ball got stuck between his legs.
3. He captained the side to West indies in 1961-62. There, in
the match against Barbados, he ducked to a short ball from
Charlie Griffith which failed to come up. He took a blow at the
back of his skull and was unconscious for six days, ending his
international career. Who ?
Nariman Jamshedji "Nari" Contractor
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A played in her first professional tournament in October
1982 at Stuttgart, Germany. She lost her first round match
6–4, 6–0 to B, a two-time US Open champion and former
World No. 1 player. B famously told about thirteen year old
A that "there are hundreds of girls like her in America."
Twelve years later, A defeated B 6–0, 6–0 during a
second round match at the Evert Cup in Indian wells,
California, which was their second and last match against
each other. Name A and B
A - Steffi Graf and
B -Tracy Austin
13
He was the next man in when Sachin and Vinodh put
together 664 runs for Sharadashram against St. Xavier’s
HS in 1988. He also holds the world record for the highestever score by a player on his first class debut. He also the
highest-ever run-scorer in the Ranji trophy but never
represented India in ODI or Tests. Who ?
Amol Muzumdar
14
Lokamanya Tilak praised him in a public meeting. MG
Ranade garlanded him at a public function, in Pune after
this spin bowler took 7 wickets against an all white Satara
Gymkhana squad. An undocumented story states that he
was paid 8 annas by JG Greig (captain of Poona club)
every time he dismissed him in the nets. Ambedkar
considered him a hero of the Dalit, naming him as an
inspiration to himself and others of their caste. Name this
cricketer who belongs to Chamar caste ?
Palwankar Baloo
15
In the UK and Ireland, an old saying goes
"Football is a gentlemens' game played by
thugs and _____ is a thug's game played by
gentlemen"
rugby
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He played two Tests and a solitary one-dayer for West
Indies in the 1970s, one time known as the "right-handed
Sobers". He played as an opener and substitute
wicketkeeper for the World Series Cricket. He was a
talented allrounder - a batsman who could bowl either
medium pace or offspin. He was a dual international,
representing Jamaica at cricket and football, and was a
brilliant table tennis player. In 1982-83 he signed to take
part in the rebel tour of South Africa and was
subsequently banned for life. Thereafter his life fell apart
and he became a homeless drugs addict. Today he is a
wreck, begging on the streets of Kingston, taking refuge
in cocaine. Who ?
Richard "Danny Germs" Austin,
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X took first two sets 6–4, 6–4 and then broak Ys serve in the opening
game of the third set. But Y broke back immediately and claim the third
set 6–3. During the fourth set, Y experienced a severe attack of leg
cramps and though he won the set, he considered retiring from the
match while up 2-1 in the fifth set. Y adopted some unusual tactics like
hitting the ball high into the air (moon ball) (to slow down the game),
and also began to go for more winners. The success of these tactics
caused X to lose his rhythm. Y delivered an under-arm serve , leading
X to swear at the umpire and the crowd. Y continued to suffer from
cramps, but managed to take a 5–3 lead in the fifth set with two match
points on X serve. Aiming to break X’s concentration one more time, Y
stood well inside the baseline, almost at the T-line in the centre of the
court while waiting to receive X's serve. The tactic worked as X
produced a double-fault to give Y the victory, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in
4 hours and 37 minutes. Which match I am talking about ?
1989 French Open 4th round match
between Ivan Lendl (1) and 17 year old
Michael Chang (15)
18
Name the bowler who spoiled the perfect 20
party of Jim Laker ?
Tony Lock 1 for 106 to Laker's immortal
19 for 90.
19
Name the only man to captain England in
Cricket and Football. In 1903 he scored 287
on his Test debut, setting a world record for
the highest Test score.
Reginald Erskine (Tip) Foster
One of seven foster brothers who educated at
Malvern College and all played cricket for Malvern
and Worcestershire
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He had the tattoo of Hugo Chavez on his chest. His
professional boxing record was 27-0 (27 KO’s, 19 of which
occurred in the first round). He was a former WBA Super
Featherweight champion and former WBC Lightweight
champion. He is the only fighter in the 30 years of the WBC
to win every fight in his career by knockout. On April 18,
2010, he was arrested for murdering his wife. Name the
Venezuelan professional boxer who hanged himself in
prison cell next day, using the denim pants he was wearing
with a picture of his family in his mouth.
Edwin Valero
21
Named after their parents idols
Thomas Alva
Edison
Rohan Kanhai,
ML Jaisimha, &
G Vishwanath
Ronald Reagan
Carl Lewis
22
Identify the voice
Lance Armstrong