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Q881

What do Allan Border, Inshan Ali and Johnny Mullagh have in common? --Roisterer (talk) 13:01, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

They all have parks named after them .Allan Border Park (Albion),Johnny Mullagh Park (Harrows),Inshan Ali Park (Preysal) . ?? Sumant81 (talk) 13:41, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

I'd hoped that question would have lasted longer than 38 minutes but yes, there is Allan Border Field, Johnny Mullagh Oval at Harrow and Inshan Ali Park in Preysal. --Roisterer (talk) 02:41, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Q882

Who is speaking about whom.? Half pointer for each .

"I wish I'd met him ten years before I actually did. He is an expert in this field and has great ideas on how to engineer a bowling action. Besides increasing my pace a little bit, he got my body and timing working together at point of delivery, thereby increasing my accuracy to a higher level than before. Hence my recall back into the England team after a break of six years" ? Sumant81 (talk) 04:41, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

I'll take a guess that it's Ryan Sidebottom doing the talking. As for who he's talking about, Stephen Flemming? --KingStrato (talk) 07:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

No to both.His recall did not last too long either. Sumant81 (talk) 07:56, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Chris Tremlett and Shane Warne? The second person might be Stuart Clark as well. Ovshake (talk) 08:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Umm Chris Tremlett never had such a long break.Both are from England ,while the "whom" part guy never did play for England. Sumant81 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, wouldn't have got this without Google! Turns out it's Ronnie Irani talking about Ian Pont's coaching book Fast Bowler's Bible. Irani's sums aren't quite right though. He was never out of the England team for as long as six years - presumably he's talking about his recall to the One Day International side in 2002 after five years out, although he did play a Test match in 1999! wisems (talk) 16:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes Correct.Guess Irani did not see himself as much of a test player though,and hence his wrong recall statement.He actually said in the entire statement his recall was after six years in 2002 ,and I left the year out for obvious reasons.Ian Pont is a fascinating bowling coach and that book is indeed one of the best coaching related books that I have seen . Sumant81 (talk) 01:55, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Q883

OK, hope this one isn't too cryptic! What do the following sets of numbers relate to? 16 – 66, 31; 12 – 14, 12; 11 – 236, 216, 139, 40, 15, 11, 11; 10 – 88, 73, 60, 13. wisems (talk) 10:17, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

The only figure in there that means anything to me is Laker's 10-88 against the Australians for Surrey in 1953. That probably means I;m passing ..... WillE (talk) 19:40, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

The first number in each set is the wickets on debut (in the match) and the subsequent number relates to career wickets. I.E. 16 wickets on debut by ND Hirwini who went on to get 66 in his career and Bob Massie who ended with 31. A 12 wicket debut for Fred Martin who ended with 14 and for Jason Krejza with the 12 debut wickets being his only match. --Cowboydan78 (talk) 21:55, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Exactly right. Those are the numbers for the fifteen players who took ten or more wickets on their Test debut. It struck me as bizarre that 40% of them didn't manage to take even five more in the rest of their career (although of course Krejza might yet!). wisems (talk) 22:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. It appears an impressive debut performance with the ball is not a good sign for ones career. --Cowboydan78 (talk) 23:06, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Q884

What is the connection between the following list of players?

Frank Foster, Alan Fairfax, Jack Cowie, Max Walker, Derek Underwood, Madan Lal, Iqbal Qasim, - , Umar Gul --Cowboydan78 (talk) 23:06, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

The list is in chronological order and there is no bowler to fit the eighth spot. --Cowboydan78 (talk) 22:15, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

The minute I saw Iqbal Qasim and Umar Gul , I thought it must be similar to Q817 and it is ,with the slight variation.These are the bowlers who dismissed the batsman in their last innings who were also the holder of the highest aggregate record at that point of time.The eight spot is blank because Allan Border was not dismissed in his last innings.So bowlers in the last sequence are to be associated with Geoffrey Boycott,Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara Sumant81 (talk) 01:25, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Yep that's it. It does have the theme of Q817 with the list being bowlers that took part in a batting related list. Although the batsmen in this case is the progressive record holder for most test runs, the list above is the bowler who dismissed the batsmen in his last innings, thus putting a halt to the run scoring record. The corresponding batsmen (and number of runs) are Clem Hill (3,412), Jack Hobbs (5,410), Wally Hammond (7,249), Colin Cowdrey (7,624), Garfield Sobers (8,032), Geoffrey Boycott (8,114), Sunil Gavaskar (10,122), Allan Border (11,174) and Brian Lara (11,953). --Cowboydan78 (talk) 04:10, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Just for the sake of completion, Sachin Tendulkar was run out in his last innings till now, and fell to Mitchell Johnson in the innings prior to that. Ovshake (talk) 12:53, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Q885

Which former "nearly" bald Sussex hero once wore a wig that the fans tossed onto the field? His exact quotes were "Some of the Lancastrian fans had noticed that I am going bald.One chap threw a wig on the outfield.I wouldn't have minded but his taste in wigs was terrible.Still I put it on and fielded for a couple of overs" Sumant81 (talk) 07:52, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Hint time, He actually moved to his native country soon afterwards,citing English county cricket as too hectic.He reasoned that in his native country he only needed to play on weekends and could pursue the rest of his time to involve himself in a property and real estate business.Needless to say he eventually 'did earn a lot' in that business.!! Sumant81 (talk) 14:47, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Garth le Roux? WillE (talk) 16:38, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes the very same .He was there in the news last week for tax fraud and was sentenced to four years in prison.His other crib was that he was a crowd player and the fact that not many people attended the games at Hove regularly disappointed him.He reasoned that back in Western Province ,crowds of nearly 14000 attended matches on weekends.Funny we don't see the same crowds for test cricket these days. Sumant81 (talk)

Q886

777! Bang! Roller! £5! Who, and why?WillE (talk) 19:27, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

George Gunn (strange cricket incidents)? wisems (talk) 20:05, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Correct. WillE (talk) 16:49, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Q887

Something a bit different now. Which recent international venue has a fruit tree growing inside the field of play? wisems (talk) 08:50, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

St Lawrence Ground, Kent. There was a women's ODI played there in August. –Moondyne 09:03, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I'm no botanist, but I reckon it's a bit of a stretch to describe a lime tree as a fruit tree! There is another one that's more clear-cut, though. wisems (talk) 09:44, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

The Bradman Oval at Bowral? Ovshake (talk) 14:21, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I had heard somewhere that the pub at the Chelmsford county ground is called The Orange Tree. Ovshake (talk) 14:25, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

No, nothing as cryptic as that. This is a ground that has hosted men's ODIs in the last two years. wisems (talk) 18:29, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

VRA Cricket Ground .Not sure what fruit is grown though.Saw this nice pic on it though Sumant81 (talk) 19:12, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

According to the caption under the photo on this page, the tree at the VRA ground is a beech tree, although I can't find any other sources to back that up. But there is still another one out there somewhere! To help you out, the fruit in question is mango. wisems (talk) 19:46, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Aah ,found it .Mombasa Sports Club ,The ground page has the info about a mango tree inside the boundary. Sumant81 (talk) 20:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Bingo - that's the one. Perhaps that clue made it too easy! wisems (talk) 20:19, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes guess the clue was the clincher :) Sumant81 (talk) 02:40, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Q888

I will try to hide as much info as possible to make it not straightforward to find,but this should still be easy. After a tournament held in the middle of Indian summer ,featuring 4 teams,another unofficial tournament was held soon between 3 of those teams.Surprisingly all teams played as a national team in this unofficial tournament,(and not some team like, Captains XI) .Doordarshan the local broadcaster got confused as to what this tournament was.They infact advertised this tournament under the name of another famous tournament that was to be held a bit later.What was the name of the famous other tournament? Sumant81 (talk) 02:40, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

It sounds like the inessential Siyaram Cup in mid-1997, although the NZ board did insist their team be called the Patel XI. I can only guess what DD thought it was - Sahara Cup? Singer Cup? --Travis Basevi (talk) 04:01, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

You are right about the tournament ,wrong on the name though .Sumant81 (talk) 04:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Independence Cup? Ovshake (talk) 06:38, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Well no,The Independence cup was infact the tournament featuring the 4 teams.I will give a further hint later on,if no one can take a shot at it. Sumant81 (talk) 13:17, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

So all the games were held in Hyderabad.And for some weird reason that was the reason for DD's confusion. Sumant81 (talk) 18:34, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Moin-u-Dullah Championship? Gibbsyspin 01:26, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

And yes DD thought that ,since all matches were held in Hyderabad and conducted by the Hyderadad Cricket Association ,it was the more traditional domestic tournament,the Moin-Ud-Dowlah gold cup. Over to Gibbsy Sumant81 (talk) 03:21, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Q889

Complete this list: Geoff Boycott, Steve Waugh, Alex Tudor, Shaun Pollock, ________________? Gibbsyspin 05:21, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Andrew Hall 99* Sumant81 (talk) 05:39, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Too quick too easy. Back to you Gibbsyspin 05:54, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Q890

This player tried his hands at batting in the middle order after the chief selector labeled his bowling as "not test class".During a test match,by the end of third days play he had an unbeaten 50 against his name .He however had no labels on his bat due to some dispute with the bat contract.This person X then calls him up at end of third days play and tells him that the contract is his and hence on the 4th day he goes on with the new bat manufacturer and ends up scoring a 99.Ironically enough he subsequently gets to be known for his bowling only.No points for naming the cricketer,which I feel should be easy ,however please identify the person X who made the call. Sumant81 (talk) 07:25, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Is the batsman Dipak Patel? If yes, then is X Richard Hadlee or Martin Crowe? Ovshake (talk) 11:14, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes the batsman is Dipak Patel and X was only a first class cricketer ,but is more famous for something else . Sumant81 (talk) 11:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Steve Dunne? Ovshake (talk) 12:50, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

No,X was not a kiwi.Dipak Patel was associated with X during his county stint Sumant81 (talk) 13:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Alan Ormrod? Ovshake (talk) 13:25, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Since I'm guessing, David Banks (cricketer) is possibly a better guess. Ovshake (talk) 13:33, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

You are definitely guessing along the right lines with the right county as well but no to both of them. Sumant81 (talk) 14:35, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Blind guess. Duncan Fearnley ? Tintin 15:00, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

I'd say you beat me to it by 20 minutes! That looks like a DF logo to me.The-Pope (talk) 15:19, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Blind guess is correct .Duncan Fearnley is the person.He was the Worcestershire chairman at the time who ended up giving the Fearnley contract to Dipak Patel Sumant81 (talk) 17:03, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Please give me one more day. Tintin 07:42, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Q891

I didn't watch the last session and haven't started reading the match reports. This may have got already mentioned but am taking a chance. What did Tendulkar do today that apparently only Ricky Ponting has done before ? The source is some old TMS commentary where they said that no one had done it till that point of time. Tintin 11:32, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Score an unbeaten hundred in a winning cause following a declaration in the 3rd innings? (Although there appears to be a couple of others who've done this, but it was the first thing that came to mind) --Travis Basevi (talk) 13:40, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Reaching century by scoring the winning hit in 4th innings .Ricky Ponting did it here .Can't see anyone else doing it. Sumant81 (talk) 14:13, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Right, Sumant. Century with the match-winning hit was what I was looking for. Tintin 15:34, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Q892

Graeme Pollock was contracted to play in the World Series Cricket originally.However he was left out of the squad at a later point and never played any of the games.The unofficial reason was the anti-apartheid protests,however the fellow South Africans did go on to play.I am not sure as to what was the exact unofficial reason ,but the official statement was something else.What was the official statement from the organizers as to the reason why they could not pick Graeme Pollock in the squad.? Sumant81 (talk) 04:10, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Procter and Barry Richards who appeared in the WSC were county cricketers. Perhaps the organizers wanted the players to be first class cricketers in some non-SA country ? Tintin 08:47, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

He wanted to be back in SA in January? Ovshake (talk) 08:57, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Whether it was the official reason or not, the West Indian and Pakistani WSC players refused to play if South Africans were included and later, after much negotiations, conceded that they would play with South Africans who had played county cricket as it would have given the West Indians and Pakistanis the opportunity to know them and know they were against the Apartheid regime. As Pollock had not played county cricket, Kerry Packer personally pleaded with Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards and Andy Roberts that Pollock was strongly anti-apartheid and should be allowed. Lloyd and co held their ground and Pollock had to miss out on what would have been the biggest pay day of his career. Incidentally, there was another South African, an off-spinner whose name escapes me for the time being, who was also signed by WSC but had to forego his paycheck. --Roisterer (talk) 09:18, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I could not have provided a better explanation than Roisterer,however I am afraid I have to award to Tintin who got the answer that I was looking for first "he had not played any county cricket" was the official reason.Graeme Pollock on his defence,reasoned that he had played in the Rest of the World match in 1970 which was made unofficial later on and thus his absence from county cricket should not hinder his participation.Sorry Roisterer and Ovshake (He could have played before he was released,but your reference I agree is a viable answer,though not the one I was looking for.) Sumant81 (talk) 09:50, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Q893

According to his Wisden obituary, which Australian Test cricketer was named after the town where he was born ? ? Tintin 13:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Frank Allan, born in Allansford? I know it was a surname... Ovshake (talk) 13:52, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Sydney Callway, born in Sydney? Ovshake (talk) 13:57, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Sid Barnes I believe. The-Pope (talk) 13:58, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Bert Hopkins was called Albert John Young Hopkins, and was born in Young. Ovshake (talk) 14:00, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

More... Warren Bardsley, born in Warren. Ovshake (talk) 14:02, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Bardsley was actually named after his hometown according to CI. Ovshake (talk) 14:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Aah, well. Bardsley was what I was looking for. Since I specifically said Wisden obit, Ovshake can take it. Tintin 14:43, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Q894

Who followed up his long-awaited revenge in 1953 with the words "never knew it was that easy"? Ovshake (talk) 17:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Said in the context of the Ashes Victory by some Englishman ? Sumant81 (talk) 18:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Not quite. But it was in the context of something that happened during the Ashes. Ovshake (talk) 07:45, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Lindwall clean bowling Hutton for a duck infront of his home crowd - revenge for Oval 1938 ? Tintin 10:03, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

No. The person avenged something that was being done to him for a period longer than a test match. Ovshake (talk) 11:10, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Big hint: It happened at Manchester. Ovshake (talk) 16:55, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Bigger hint: It happened immediately after a dismissal during the Manchester test, and is IMO apparent from the scorecard. Ovshake (talk) 06:55, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Alec Bedser troubled Arthur Morris a lot.So was this Arthur Morris response when he got Alec Bedser out.? Sumant81 (talk) 07:46, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Morris was given an over, and he snared Bedser immediately. Over to you. Ovshake (talk) 08:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Q895

A puzzler kind..Say given a choice you choose Tom Armitage and Graeme Swann ,then I choose X and Paul Harris Jean-Paul Duminy .So X should ideally be ? Sumant81 (talk) 17:15, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Owen Dunell – earliest and latest Test caps for England and South Africa. wisems (talk) 21:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Aha ,except that it is not Owen Dunell Sumant81 (talk) 01:25, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Charles Finlason. 2nd Test cap for South Africa, and Paul Harris has the second most recent test cap, Jean-Paul Duminy has the most recent now. (List of South Africa Test cricketers) Gibbsyspin 01:43, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Hmm I guess I made a mistake .I forgot that Jean-Paul Duminy made the most recent cap.So yes I meant to have the second person as the most recent cap,I guess it should not be Paul Harris but Jean-Paul Duminy..So now who is X Sumant81 (talk) 03:57, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

What are your sources Sumant? Because if it is what it should be, then Owen Dunell is the correct answer. Although I did catch you with JP Duminy Gibbsyspin 06:05, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

I am sure my question is right,it is just a tricky one ,Tom Armitage is player number 1 .So who is it for SAF ? Sumant81 (talk) 06:37, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Seeing has this has become confusing, any clues? Gibbsyspin 07:19, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok .If you are watching the current SAF test match,watch the numbers on the player shirt and caps. Sumant81 (talk) 07:31, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Frank Hearne? First person to make his debut among those who have played for South Africa? Ovshake (talk) 08:30, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

No Makhaya Ntini has number 34 on his shirt.So who should be 1. Sumant81 (talk) 09:35, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Must be Tertius Bosch, assuming the numbering starts from readmission in 1992. wisems (talk) 09:38, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

You have it,For me the theme was the player numbers ,So while for England and other teams it dates from their first players,for South Africa ,It dates from their readmission. I made a goof up with missing out on Jean-Paul Duminy as the last test cap ,Sorry about that. Sumant81 (talk) 13:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Q896

Which player, who recently lost a long-standing claim to fame at Test level, scored a double-century and took seven wickets in an innings in just his fourth first-class appearance? wisems (talk) 14:37, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

I was Thinking about Doug Walters but its Not correct i suppose, KP Hits a Switch hit for a six as i write :( Bharath (talk) 08:42, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Geoff Greenidge, the last white player to play for West Indies ,whose claim to fame was recently replaced by Brendan Nash,did this in his fourth first-class match Sumant81 (talk) 19:15, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that's the one. I was beginning to think I'd need to start giving some clues! Interestingly, Greenidge never bettered either the batting or bowling figures from that match during the rest of his 182-match first class career. In fact, he only ever took another 6 wickets. wisems (talk) 20:36, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Q897

This test is more famously known as the X and Y test named after the 2 famous participants in the test match.However in that same test match, 2 batsmen of the same team(neither X nor Y) made a duck in the first innings and subsequently made a century in the second innings.Identify the test match. Sumant81 (talk) 18:15, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Ah, named after two famous participants, not two famous players. It was Desmond Haynes and Collis King in the Croft/Goodall game. Looks like this is the only case of two players from the same team making a duck followed by a hundred. wisems (talk) 20:32, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Got it,thats the one I was looking for.Yes it is the only instance in test cricket as well. Sumant81 (talk) 02:00, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Q898

What connects Tom Emmett, Geoff Lawson and Alok Kapali? wisems (talk) 06:22, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

The 3rd person out in the first ever HatTricks in Test,ODI and T20 respectively. Sumant81 (talk) 06:51, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

OK, so that was much too easy! wisems (talk) 07:25, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Q899

If not for a particular anomaly why could we possibly link these sets of cricketers? Morne Morkel,Dale Steyn - Gulam Bodi,Maurice Ouma,Tanmay Mishra,Alex Obanda,Thandi Tshabalala,Tawanda Mupariwa,Hiren Varaiya,Tamim Iqbal,Mohammad Ashraful,Nehemiah Odhiambo Sumant81 (talk) 18:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Hint;The anomaly referred to is due to a discrepancy in ICC ruling.And the '-' above is indeed significant. Sumant81 (talk) 06:20, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

I think it must be something to do with this game, which for some reason wasn't an offical Twenty20 international whereas the ODIs played alongside it were official. All of the above-named players played in the T20 except Steyn. Am I on the right lines? wisems (talk) 07:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes you are extremely close.Now why have only these set of cricketers,and not all of the players in the T20.I played a bit sneaky ,actually more as to not confuse,Morne Morkel is the only one who should have appeared twice in the list above. Sumant81 (talk) 09:14, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

It is the holidays and it has gone quiet,so more hints.As I said the 2 players on the left side would belong to one set and the players on the other side would belong to another set and there is something common in these sets.You could form a third set containing atleast one famous person,giving his name would give away everything. wisems almost had the connection. Sumant81 (talk) 04:38, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

One person who could fit into the third set would be Alan Jones Sumant81 (talk) 06:03, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Alan Jones played for England vs World XI. These were called test matches, but were later stripped of the status. Jones never played a test. So basically - players whose ODI and T20 debuts were stripped by ICC after a certain ICC discrepancy? Ovshake (talk) 09:05, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

The others in the match Wisems mentioned had made their T20 debuts before the match happened. Ovshake (talk) 09:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

So basically, the people before the "-" denote people whose ODI debuts were stripped by ICC, and for those after the "-", their T20 debuts were stripped. Alan Jones belong to the corresponding list for test cricketers. Ovshake (talk) 09:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Ok the odi debuts were not stripped but since the operative word I was looking for was debuts I will give it to you.These are players who made their debuts in a match like the World XI/Asia XI/Africa XI without having represented their country before in that format.The ODI list featured before the - had 2 such players,while the one after and as was pointed earlier was a similar list for T20.The anomaly being the match not being recognised,while the ODIs were recognised.Now Alan Jones who was the most famous of the lot and many others could fit into this list,because some of them had not played for England before.Ofcourse as we all know,the test status were later stripped ,hence maintaing the anomaly.Sumant81 (talk) 10:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Q900

Question changed slightly. Harry Thompson managed to play cricket on all seven continents (including Antarctica) with his Captain Scott's XI. Which international cricketer did he encounter at Delhi? Ovshake (talk) 05:01, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

He played in a world cup, but played a test. Ovshake (talk) 13:28, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

*picks up his copy of "Penguins Stopped Play", resisting the temptation to read it cover-to-cover again...* That would be Surinder Khanna I believe. -AMBerry (t|c) 14:04, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. I was away from computers, and for some reason couldn't EDIT the site using WAP on my mobile (the text boxes simply refused to appear, though they appear for other sites - does anyone know why?). And yes, it is indeed Surinder Khanna. Over to AMBerry.

Let me take this opportunity to let everyone know that what a splendid book Penguins Stopped Play is. It's not the most well-read of books, but definitely one of the very best. Ovshake (talk) 14:49, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Couldn't agree more, as are books by Marcus Berkmann, another (former) member of the Captain Scott XI. -AMBerry (t|c) 15:25, 29 December 2008 (UTC)