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Q: Select Your Best Test Cricket Team and Win $1,000 AUD!
Think you can create the ultimate Test cricket team? Here’s your chance to win $1,000 AUD by picking your best Test XI, following these simple rules:
1. Team Composition:
- Your team can only include a maximum of Two players from any one Test-playing nation.
- Select 11 players in batting order to form a balanced cricket team of batters, bowlers and a wicket keeper. Please nominate your wicket keeper.
2. Eligibility:
- You can only select players you’ve personally seen play a Test match live or on television.
- For instance, if you were born in 1970, players like Don Bradman are ineligible.
3. How to Submit Your Team:
- To participate, you must be a registered user on CricConnect.
- Register by providing your full name, email address, and password. Validate your email address, then publish your team in the answer section under this competition post.
- Teams published solely on CricConnect’s social media pages will not be considered.
4. Limitations:
- You can submit only one team.
5. Competition Period:
- Entries close at 12:00 pm AEST on 31st January 2025.
6. Winner Selection:
- All eligible entries will be entered into a random draw to win $1,000 AUD.
- The winner will be announced at 4:00 pm AEST on 31st January 2025.
7. Prize Details:
- There will be one winner only, receiving $1,000 AUD.
Start brainstorming your best Test team and submit your entry for a chance to win!
Have fun.
Think you can create the ultimate Test cricket team? Here’s your chance to win $1,000 AUD by picking your best Test XI, following these simple rules:
1. Team Composition:
- Your team can only include a maximum of Two players from any one Test-playing nation.
- Select 11 players in batting order to form a balanced cricket team of batters, bowlers and a wicket keeper. Please nominate your wicket keeper.
2. Eligibility:
- You can only select players you’ve personally seen play a Test match live or on television.
- For instance, if you were born in 1970, players like Don Bradman are ineligible.
3. How to Submit Your Team:
- To participate, you must be a registered user on CricConnect.
- Register by providing your full name, email address, and password. Validate your email address, then publish your team in the answer section under this competition post.
- Teams published solely on CricConnect’s social media pages will not be considered.
4. Limitations:
- You can submit only one team.
5. Competition Period:
- Entries close at 12:00 pm AEST on 31st January 2025.
6. Winner Selection:
- All eligible entries will be entered into a random draw to win $1,000 AUD.
- The winner will be announced at 4:00 pm AEST on 31st January 2025.
7. Prize Details:
- There will be one winner only, receiving $1,000 AUD.
Start brainstorming your best Test team and submit your entry for a chance to win!
Have fun.
A: Quite a challenge.
My team is:
Barry Richards (SA)
Virender Sehwag (I)
Brian Lara (WI)
Sachin Tendulkar (I)
Graeme Pollock (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - WK
Garfield Sobers (WI)
Richard Hadlee (NZ)
Wasim Akram (P)
Shane Warne (A)
Dennis Lillee (A)
The hardest thing is leaving out so many
My team is:
Barry Richards (SA)
Virender Sehwag (I)
Brian Lara (WI)
Sachin Tendulkar (I)
Graeme Pollock (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - WK
Garfield Sobers (WI)
Richard Hadlee (NZ)
Wasim Akram (P)
Shane Warne (A)
Dennis Lillee (A)
The hardest thing is leaving out so many
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Q: Who is the fastest bowler you’ve ever faced in a game of cricket?
A: One that stands out was Trevor Osborne
I was hit on the left foot by a full toss just outside leg stump, as I turned I saw the ball bounce once before crashing back off the fence. By this time the pain had registered and I still can't believe that numerous toes were not broken.
The old time hard capped Adidas boots of the 1970s surely saved them
I was hit on the left foot by a full toss just outside leg stump, as I turned I saw the ball bounce once before crashing back off the fence. By this time the pain had registered and I still can't believe that numerous toes were not broken.
The old time hard capped Adidas boots of the 1970s surely saved them
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Q: What is the most surreal moment you've experienced in cricket?
A: Late 1970s playing 4th grade for Balmain away against Randwick and we've lost the toss on a hot day.
Our captain Barry Cusack is about to lead us onto the field and he turned to vice captain Peter Martin telling him to go and change his white floppy hat to a club cap or not to wear anything on his head.
Now I don't recall seeing Pete wear any other headgear in the years that I played with him, so this all seemed really odd.
The stand off continued with neither backing down, finally Barry told him that it was take the hat off of don't walk onto the field.
It was a long day in the field with 10 players.
The story got a run in the Sydney Sun newspaper on the Tuesday afternoon, and Pete's trademark terry towelling hat was to my recollection never challenged again.
Our captain Barry Cusack is about to lead us onto the field and he turned to vice captain Peter Martin telling him to go and change his white floppy hat to a club cap or not to wear anything on his head.
Now I don't recall seeing Pete wear any other headgear in the years that I played with him, so this all seemed really odd.
The stand off continued with neither backing down, finally Barry told him that it was take the hat off of don't walk onto the field.
It was a long day in the field with 10 players.
The story got a run in the Sydney Sun newspaper on the Tuesday afternoon, and Pete's trademark terry towelling hat was to my recollection never challenged again.
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Q: First class cricket families in Australia.
Here’s a list we’ve compiled of the father and sons/daughters who have played first class cricket in Australia.
We may well have missed a few more so please if you know of other father and sons/daughters who've played first class cricket in Australian please share in the answers below.
Geoff Marsh - father (WA)
Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh - sons (WA)
Peter Faulkner - father (Tasmania)
James Faulkner - son (Tasmania)
Sam Trimble - father (Qld)
Glenn Trimble - son (Qld)
Terry MacGill - father (WA)
Stuart MacGill - son (WA and NSW)
Ian Brayshaw - father (WA)
James Brayshaw - son (WA and Sth A)
Rod Marsh - father (WA)
Dan Marsh - son (Sth A and Tas)
Norm O’Neill - father (NSW)
Mark O’Neill - son (WA and NSW)
Alec Marks - father (NSW)
Neil Marks - son (NSW)
James Sutherland - father (Vic)
Will Sutherland - son and Annabelle Sutherland - daughter (Vic)
Craig McDermott - father (Qld)
Alistair McDermott - son (Qld) and Ben McDermott - son (Qld and Tas)
Darren Lehmann - father (Sth A and VIC)
Jake Lehmann - son (Sth A)
Wayne Broad - father (Qld)
Ryan Broad - son (Qld)
Steve Nikitaras - father (NSW and WA)
Blake Nikitaras - son (NSW)
Ned Gregory – father (NSW)
Syd Gregory – son (NSW)
Trevor Laughlin- father (Vic)
Ben Laughlin - son (Qld and Tas)
Richard Stobo - father (NSW)
Charlie Stobo - son (NSW and WA)
John Rogers - father (NSW)
Chris Rogers - son (WA and VIC)
Bruce Doolan - father (Tas)
Alex Doolan - son (Tas)
Len Maddocks - father ((Tas and VIC)
Ian Maddocks - son (Vic)
Bob Blewett - father (Sth A)
Greg Blewett - son (Sth A)
Jeff Hammond - father (Sth A)
Ashley Hammond - son (Sth A)
Dean Sayers - father (Sth A)
Chadd Sayers - son (Sth A)
Murray Goodwin - father (WA)
Jayden Goodwin - son (WA)
Here’s a list we’ve compiled of the father and sons/daughters who have played first class cricket in Australia.
We may well have missed a few more so please if you know of other father and sons/daughters who've played first class cricket in Australian please share in the answers below.
Geoff Marsh - father (WA)
Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh - sons (WA)
Peter Faulkner - father (Tasmania)
James Faulkner - son (Tasmania)
Sam Trimble - father (Qld)
Glenn Trimble - son (Qld)
Terry MacGill - father (WA)
Stuart MacGill - son (WA and NSW)
Ian Brayshaw - father (WA)
James Brayshaw - son (WA and Sth A)
Rod Marsh - father (WA)
Dan Marsh - son (Sth A and Tas)
Norm O’Neill - father (NSW)
Mark O’Neill - son (WA and NSW)
Alec Marks - father (NSW)
Neil Marks - son (NSW)
James Sutherland - father (Vic)
Will Sutherland - son and Annabelle Sutherland - daughter (Vic)
Craig McDermott - father (Qld)
Alistair McDermott - son (Qld) and Ben McDermott - son (Qld and Tas)
Darren Lehmann - father (Sth A and VIC)
Jake Lehmann - son (Sth A)
Wayne Broad - father (Qld)
Ryan Broad - son (Qld)
Steve Nikitaras - father (NSW and WA)
Blake Nikitaras - son (NSW)
Ned Gregory – father (NSW)
Syd Gregory – son (NSW)
Trevor Laughlin- father (Vic)
Ben Laughlin - son (Qld and Tas)
Richard Stobo - father (NSW)
Charlie Stobo - son (NSW and WA)
John Rogers - father (NSW)
Chris Rogers - son (WA and VIC)
Bruce Doolan - father (Tas)
Alex Doolan - son (Tas)
Len Maddocks - father ((Tas and VIC)
Ian Maddocks - son (Vic)
Bob Blewett - father (Sth A)
Greg Blewett - son (Sth A)
Jeff Hammond - father (Sth A)
Ashley Hammond - son (Sth A)
Dean Sayers - father (Sth A)
Chadd Sayers - son (Sth A)
Murray Goodwin - father (WA)
Jayden Goodwin - son (WA)
A: It's not father/son, but the Chappell brothers after their grandfather Vic Richardson
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Q: If you could make one rule change in any format of the game what would it be?
A: For Test cricket get rid of the toss and allow the visitors to decide who bats first
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Q: Can you name your best cricket team from players whose first name starts with the letter B?
A: 1. Barry Richards
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Brian Lara
4. Babar Azam
5. Brendan McCullum
6. Ben Stokes
7. Bob Taylor
8. Brett Lee
9. Bill O'Reilly
10. Bill Voce
11. Bishen Bedi
2. Bill Ponsford
3. Brian Lara
4. Babar Azam
5. Brendan McCullum
6. Ben Stokes
7. Bob Taylor
8. Brett Lee
9. Bill O'Reilly
10. Bill Voce
11. Bishen Bedi