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2. Question 1
Which cricket regulation seems to
have stemmed from a cricket match
in May 1775 between Five of
Hambledon and Five of Kent after
"Honest Lumpy" Stevens bowled
several near perfect balls without
taking a wicket?

3. Answer 1
Third stump
Edward "Lumpy" Stevens (1735 - 1819)
was an English cricketer, generally
regarded as the first great bowler in the
game's history. In a single wicket match
on 22-23 May 1775, Lumpy beat the
great Hambledon batsman John Small
three times with the ball going through
the two stump wicket of the day. As a
result of his protests, the patrons agreed
that a third stump should be added.

4. Question 2
Connect the three entries to a cricketer.

5. Answer 2
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist, is a former
Australian cricketer who has captained
Kings XI Punjab and Middlesex.
Gilchrist was the captain of the Deccan
chargers for the first three seasons of
the IPL. The Western Australia cricket
team, nicknamed the Warriors, are an
Australian cricket team to which
Gilchrist belongs.

6. Question 3
What did the person on the left 'do' to
the one on the right to attract infamy
from the Australian media? (we are
looking for a one word answer)

7. Answer 3
Mankaded
During India's tour of Australia on 13
December 1947 in the second Test at
Sydney, Vinoo Mankad (left) ran out
Bill Brown when, in the act of
delivering the ball, he held on to it and
removed the bails with Brown well out
of his crease. Since this incident, a
batsman dismissed in this fashion is
(informally) said to have been
"Mankaded".

8. Question 4
This team has Melbourne Cricket
Ground as its home ground. Its has
won KFC T20 Big Bash Cup 4 times
and has been runners up only once.
Which is this team?

9. Answer 4
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket
team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is
an Australian cricket team based in
Melbourne, that represents the state
of Victoria.

10. Question 5
Which team connects the following
gentlemen?

11. Answer 5
Essex County Cricket
Nasser Hussain, Mark Waugh and
Harbhajan Singh have all played for
the Essex County Cricket.

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