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E: 05/12 Win a Hell4Leather NV cricket bat
thingamaBob
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ALL OUT CRICKET
This month’s AOC Quiz is all about weird and not-so-wonderful tweaks, accidents and ailments. Have a go at all 10 for the chance to win a great, big brand-new Hell4Leather NV bat, RRP £260.
1. In 2002, at which cricket ground did Simon Jones rupture an anterior cruciate ligament?
Answer: Brisbane
2. What hit Mark Boucher in the eye in a warm-up game against Somerset in 2012, forcing him into early retirement?
Answer: A bail
3. Which Australian bowler tore lateral ligaments in his right ankle in what has been argued to be one of the key factors in England regaining the Ashes in 2005?
Answer: Glenn McGrath
4. Which ex-England allrounder made a cricketing comeback despite announcing with regret in 2009: “My body has told me it’s time to stop”?
Answer: Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff
5. Which New Zealand international fast bowler, who shares the second name of a film favourite, suffered a severe stress fracture in his back after the 2003 World Cup?
Answer: Shane Bond
6. Which 6ft 7in former England captain had to miss a match after he leant down to shave and cricked his neck on the morning of a Test match?
Answer: Tony Greig
7. Which former Australian opener went jogging to maintain fitness after sustaining a broken finger and came back with a 5cm gash on his ankle after a local dog attacked him, leading him to conclude that, “It just hasn’t been my week”?
Answer: Matthew Hayden
8. Which former England wicketkeeper was forced to travel to hospital having been hit in the head by a ball thrown by a spectator during training, only to then be hit by a car while waiting at the hospital for treatment on the original injury?
Answer: Bruce French
9. Which unsung star of Headingley ’81 once managed to crack a rib sneezing?
Answer: Chris Old
10. Former England captain Ted Dexter never played for his country again after trapping himself between his car and a garage door, breaking his right leg. But what make was the offending motor vehicle?
Answer: Jaguar
These are my suggested answers but what do I know? Any disagreements/other answers welcomed, please post below.
Note tick boxes at bottom of comp page.
This month’s AOC Quiz is all about weird and not-so-wonderful tweaks, accidents and ailments. Have a go at all 10 for the chance to win a great, big brand-new Hell4Leather NV bat, RRP £260.
1. In 2002, at which cricket ground did Simon Jones rupture an anterior cruciate ligament?
Answer: Brisbane
2. What hit Mark Boucher in the eye in a warm-up game against Somerset in 2012, forcing him into early retirement?
Answer: A bail
3. Which Australian bowler tore lateral ligaments in his right ankle in what has been argued to be one of the key factors in England regaining the Ashes in 2005?
Answer: Glenn McGrath
4. Which ex-England allrounder made a cricketing comeback despite announcing with regret in 2009: “My body has told me it’s time to stop”?
Answer: Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff
5. Which New Zealand international fast bowler, who shares the second name of a film favourite, suffered a severe stress fracture in his back after the 2003 World Cup?
Answer: Shane Bond
6. Which 6ft 7in former England captain had to miss a match after he leant down to shave and cricked his neck on the morning of a Test match?
Answer: Tony Greig
7. Which former Australian opener went jogging to maintain fitness after sustaining a broken finger and came back with a 5cm gash on his ankle after a local dog attacked him, leading him to conclude that, “It just hasn’t been my week”?
Answer: Matthew Hayden
8. Which former England wicketkeeper was forced to travel to hospital having been hit in the head by a ball thrown by a spectator during training, only to then be hit by a car while waiting at the hospital for treatment on the original injury?
Answer: Bruce French
9. Which unsung star of Headingley ’81 once managed to crack a rib sneezing?
Answer: Chris Old
10. Former England captain Ted Dexter never played for his country again after trapping himself between his car and a garage door, breaking his right leg. But what make was the offending motor vehicle?
Answer: Jaguar
These are my suggested answers but what do I know? Any disagreements/other answers welcomed, please post below.
Note tick boxes at bottom of comp page.
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