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E: 04/05 Win a Hunts County Insignia Cricket Bat

ALL OUT CRICKET

How well do you remember 2014? Answer all 10 correctly and you’ll be in with a chance of winning a brand new Hunts County Insignia bat.

1. Yorkshire claimed the County Championship title for a record 31st time, ending a wait of how many years?
Answer: 13

2. Who did Andrew Flintoff pummel for successive sixes in the penultimate over of the NatWest T20 Blast final to raise hopes of an unlikely win for Lancashire?
Answer: Oliver Hannon-Dalby

3. Which bowler snared the best 50-over figures of the domestic campaign by claiming 5-33 against Hampshire?
Answer: Adil Rashid

4. Who won the annual mascot race at finals day?
Answer: Stumpy of Somerset

5. Which player’s sparkling all-round show versus Surrey, in which he claimed 10 wickets and struck a century, helped secure Worcestershire’s promotion?
Answer: Jack Shantry

6. Who was the only batsman to break the 500-run barrier in the Royal London One- Day Cup?
Answer: Jacques Rudolph

7. Leicestershire endured a second successive winless campaign in the championship. Who was the last team they beat in Division Two?
Answer: Gloucestershire

8. There were three hat-tricks in the Championship last season, but who were the successful bowlers?
Answer: Tim Groenwald, Atif Sheikh & Alfonso Thomas

9. Who has been announced as Northamptonshire’s club captain for 2015 after not playing a single minute of Championship cricket in 2014?
Answer: Alex Wakely

10. How many wickets did Durham seamer Chris Rushworth take in a single day to inspire his team to an innings victory against Northants?
Answer: 15

These are my suggested answers but what do I know? Any disagreements/other answers welcomed, please post below.

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  • ginsterman
    ginsterman Posts: 57 Forumite
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    Hi Bob.
    For number 8, I think its tim groenewald
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  • thingamaBob
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    ginsterman wrote: »
    Hi Bob.
    For number 8, I think its tim groenewald

    8. There were three hat-tricks in the Championship last season, but who were the successful bowlers?
    Answer: Tim Groenwald, Atif Sheikh & Alfonso Thomas

    i.e. three hat tricks - three bowlers.
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