October 31, 2002

Name: Ashok
Question: Compare and give the stats between Sachin-Ganguly, Ganguly-Sehwag as opening pairs in one day matches?

Answer1: Partnership run aggregate in ODIs for the opening wicket

Batsmen	Runs	For	HM	NO	Ave	HP	100	50	0
SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar	5533	Ind	113	2	49.85	258	16	21	1
SC Ganguly & V Sehwag	792	Ind	17	0	46.59	192	4	0	3

Name: Vasu Pillai
Question: In the recently concluded Test at Sharjah, Mathew Hayden scored more runs in one inning (119) than the combined 1st and 2nd innings total put up by Pakistan (59+53=112). Has this feat been achieved before?

Answer2: Yes, on three other occasions
120 - R Abel for Eng v SA (47+43 = 90) at Cape Town 1888-89
185 - DG Bradman for Aus v Ind (58+98 = 156) at Brisbane 1947-48
329 - Inzamam-ul-Haq for Pak v NZ (73+246 = 319) at Lahore 2001-02

Name: VK Sharma
Question: Which batsman has been dismissed hit-wicket on most occasions?

Answer3: England's Dennis Compton has been dismissed hit-wicket on five occasions in 78 Tests and 131 innings.

Name: Sampath Lavudya
Question: Has any bowler taken four wickets in four consecutive balls in Test cricket or One day cricket?

Answer4: No bowler in international cricket (ie in both Tests or ODIs) have achieved this feat. However it has been achieved in first-class cricket on many occasions.

Name: Girish K
Question: Hello Mr. Menon, in the recently concluded Aus-Pak Test series, there were some interesting facts. My questions are -
1. When was the last time that a team didn't have any centurion in a 3/5 Test series? (Pak didn't have any centurion this series)
2. In a 3-Test series, what is the highest number of wickets taken by a bowler? (Warne took 27 wickets in this series) It will be nice if you can answer these questions. Thanks in advance, Girish

Answer5: 1. There were no centuries for Zimbabwe during their three match Test series
in Sri Lanka in December/January in 2001-02. 2. England's pace bowler George Lohmann has the maximum wickets in a three-match Test series - 35 wickets in South Africa in 1895-96.

Name: Sudhir Kumar
Question: Who was the bowler which bowled out Sir Don Bradman in his last match?

Answer6: That distinction goes to England's right arm leg-break bowler Eric Hollies at the Oval in 1948.

Name: T Kumar
Question: Was Vic Richardson the grand-father of the Chappel brothers

Answer7: Victor York Richardson who played in 19 Tests from 1924 to 1936 and captained Australia in 5 Tests in 1935-36 was the maternal grandfather of the Chappell brothers - Ian, Greg and Trevor.

Name: Nihal Gopinathan
Question: Sir, is there any batsman in Tests who has more wickets than runs to his name?

Answer8: Among bowlers who have over 100 Test wickets, only Indian leg-spinner BS Chandrasekhar (58 Tests - 167 runs and 242 wickets) and Australian left arm pace bowler Bruce Reid (27 Tests - 93 runs and 113 wickets) has more wickets than runs.

Name: Ashish
Question: Dear Mr.Menon, could you compare the record of Test captains Steve Waugh, Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Allan Border, Hansie Cronje, Jayasuriya and Azhar in terms of wins losses and draws?

Answer9:

Captain	M	W	L	D	Tie	%wins
SR Waugh (Aus)	40	29	6	5	0	72.50
H Cronje (SA)	53	27	11	15	0	50.94
CH Lloyd (WI)	74	36	12	26	0	48.65
S Jayasuriya (SL)	37	18	11	8	0	48.65
A Border (Aus)	93	32	22	38	1	34.41
A Azhar (Ind)	47	14	14	19	0	29.79
G Sobers (WI)	39	9	10	20	0	23.08

Name: Mrugesh
Question: Who is the leading wicket taker & run getter during the current year? and can you give the numbers too? Thanks

Answer10: Top run-getters in 2002

Batsman	Runs	For	M	Inn	NO	Ave	HS	100	50	0
RS Dravid	1195	Ind	13	20	3	70.29	217	5	4	0
SR Tendulkar	1080	Ind	13	20	1	56.84	193	3	4	3
MP Vaughan	1031	Eng	10	18	2	64.44	197	4	2	2

Top wicket-takers in 2002

Bowler	Wkts	For	M	B	R	Ave	Best	SR	RPO	10	5
Harbhajan Singh	53	Ind	10	3006	1254	23.66	7/48	56.72	2.50	0	4
SK Warne	53	Aus	7	2087	963	18.17	7/94	39.38	2.77	1	3
M Muralitharan	48	SL	6	2225	728	15.17	9/51	46.35	1.96	2	5
A Kumble	46	Ind	9	2802	1187	25.80	5/30	60.91	2.54	0	2
MJ Hoggard	45	Eng	10	2474	1384	30.76	7/63	54.98	3.36	0	2

As on 29-10-2002