22ndnd Sports Quiz Sports Quiz

13th June 2010

Claudy and Shyam

During a 1979 Test Match between Eng & Aus who used an Aluminium bat ?

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Denis Lillee

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."

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Mohammad Ashraful

Connect – ODI debut of Salil Ankola (Ind),Test debut of Waqar Younis (Pak) and T20Is debut of Tyron Henderson (SA) ?

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Sachin Tendulkar’s co-debutants in respective form of cricket

Identify this cricketer4

Usain Bolt

Identify the cricketer5

Jawaharlal Nehru

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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.

“The greatest over in Test history"7

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.

“The greatest over in Test history"

James "Jim" Ray Hines

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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

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.

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Ramakant Acharekar (6 test player, 20+ Ranji players)

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 ?

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Dermot Alexander Reeve

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.

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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 VishwanathClue 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 ofthe Yawara Dojo, St. Petersburg. Currently, I hold a 6th dan (red/whitebelt) 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 ofthe Yawara Dojo, St. Petersburg. Currently, I hold a 6th dan (red/whitebelt) 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

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

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A - Steffi Graf and B -Tracy Austin

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 highest-ever 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 ?

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Amol Muzumdar

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 ?

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Palwankar Baloo

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"

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rugby

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 ?

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Richard "Danny Germs" Austin,

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 ?

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1989 French Open 4th round match between Ivan Lendl (1) and 17 year old

Michael Chang (15)

Name the bowler who spoiled the perfect 20 party of Jim Laker ?

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Tony Lock 1 for 106 to Laker's immortal 19 for 90.

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.

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Reginald Erskine (Tip) FosterOne of seven foster brothers who educated at

Malvern College and all played cricket for Malvern and Worcestershire

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.

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Edwin Valero

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Named after their parents idols

Thomas Alva Edison

Ronald Reagan Carl Lewis

Rohan Kanhai,

ML Jaisimha, &

G Vishwanath

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Identify the voice

Lance Armstrong