- 00:31:47: Hello! Hello! Slyly making debut here.Topic:Indian Sport
- 00:36:24: Wake up buggers!
- 00:42:08: good , So i have @poongsoong's attention. That 's one.
- 00:44:45: @congusmaximum. Hello. Quiz on Indian Sport/Sportsmen.
- 00:46:35: Blech.@congusmaximus I meant.
- 00:59:46: ok .bad weather halts play.I shall re appear at another time when ..you know, y'all are awake:)
- 06:47:52: Hi, This is @cornerd here. welcome to the Cricket quiz.
- 06:48:45: er...wait...are you all there?
- 06:50:11: one response so far :(
- 06:52:28: okie. we'll start. all questions are pic based. 15, 10 and 5 for the first 3 correct answers. fair bit of history involved : disclaimer
- 06:53:17: Q1) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/FFClcDCntn Identify the Cricketer. The book that he's reading might be a useful clue.
- 06:56:40: only one right answer so far...
- 06:58:35: ok closing now. 15 pts to @kbalakumar. It's Harold Larwood.
- 06:59:14: Q2) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/oibvdxGsIy what's the significance of this pic. which match?
- 07:04:10: no right answers so far...guess, it's taking time for the pic to load for some ppl...clue: the player involved in this, is playing this WC.
- 07:04:40: he's been in the news so to say...
- 07:05:17: I have got one right answer so far...
- 07:06:47: ok. closing now...This was Aus-Pak test played at a neutral venue in Colombo. That was the Australian second innings fall of wickets.
- 07:07:28: Shoaib Akhtar demolishes them in about 3 overs and takes a fiver in one of the most brilliant spells of fast bowling ever.
- 07:08:07: .@beanp_ole was the only one to get that right...well played! 15 pts...
- 07:08:57: Q3) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/womAswnlaD Identify the batsman
- 07:10:47: RT @shastribot: @kweezzz Cricket really needed this
- 07:13:20: closing now. .@sampreethkumar got that in a flash - 15 pts and @mad_nad - 10 pts.
- 07:13:38: The Batsman is Geoff Lawson
- 07:14:22: Q4) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/BEdyqmoHrw Identify the Cricketer
- 07:16:35: hahaha it is not Nasser Hussain
- 07:18:17: ok. closing now. only one correct answer for that...@sampreethkumar gets 15 pts.
- 07:18:28: A4) Craig White
- 07:19:22: RT @adityatbhat: @kweezzz His face is covered. How can I identify?
- 07:20:30: Q5) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/GIFsdmykpg who's the Cricketer on the left side?
- 07:22:33: RT @Shruti16: @kweezzz Snoop dogg? :D
- 07:23:16: ahh! this is not gonna end well. let me make it easier..if the Cricketer on the right is Sonny Ramadhin, who's on the left?
- 07:24:34: .@kbalakumar - 15, @sampreethkumar - 10 and @musicaloud -5 The answer is Alf Valentine
- 07:25:32: Q6) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/Cumvuazrxf Identify this mild Ajit Agarkar #sameguy
- 07:28:09: Clue: At the time of his retirement, he was the leading wicket taker in the world
- 07:30:28: no correct answers. closing now. The answer is Hugh Trumble - the first cricketer to take two hat-tricks in Test Cricket.
- 07:31:52: Q7) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/sJjzobjaGI here's an easy one. Identify the Fab 3 from England!
- 07:35:38: .@tifosiguy - 15, @forwardshortleg - 10 and @shreyanshs - 5
- 07:36:14: A7) Vaughan , Collingwood and Bell
- 07:37:56: Q8) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/HjEebahEat Identify the Cricketer.
- 07:38:37: This innings produced one of the most significant records in Test Cricket. The record hasn't been surpassed till date...
- 07:40:58: clue: This innings produced two records, one of which was surpassed by Viv Richards...the other stands till today
- 07:42:55: ok..closing now. no correct answers.
- 07:43:35: The bastman is Jack Gregory. it was the fastest hundred at that time, both in terms of time and balls. 70 min and 67 balls.
- 07:44:18: Richards surpassed that record by scoring a hundred in 56 balls. But it still is the fastest hundred in terms of time.
- 07:45:23: Q9) an easy one...identify the batsman http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/fptGyElref
- 07:47:25: ok. it's not Kallis. It's an English cricketer
- 07:49:06: closing now. no right answer....it's Darren Gough.
- 07:50:36: last question of this quiz: Q10) http://cornerd.posterous.com/private/yCBdvbyqka Identify the fast bowler who's watching himself on screen
- 07:52:14: RT @Beanp_ole: @kweezzz Thats one helluva no-ball!
- 07:53:29: These were the good old days of back foot no ball rule...the front foot rule came much later...so it's not a no ball!
- 07:55:35: ok. closing now.. @prankabakliwal - 15 pts and @Beanp_ole - 10 pts
- 07:56:06: The answer is well of course the great Ray Lindwall
- 08:01:31: .@kbalakumar with 30 pts is the winner of this quiz, followed by @Sampreethkumar and @Beanp_ole with 25 pts each.
- 08:02:07: outta here. @cornerd signing off. Thank you all for participating...
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