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Kicked the oppositions penalty away before they could take it?

 

You might not know the name Ilunga Mwepu. But you’ve probably seen him in action. Mwepu is the famous Zaire right back who cleared a Brazilian free kick in a 1974 World Cup group game by lashing it up the field. Before the Brazilians had chance to take it.

 

Obviously you can’t do that. So obviously Mwepu was booked (much to his surprise, apparently). In some ways you have to credit Mwepu for his quick thinking. In other ways you have to despair at his lack of football knowledge.

 

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With India playing cricket in SA at the moment - a bit of cricket trivia.

 

In 2000 West Indies toured England. At the LORDS test something really incredible happened on DAY 2 of this test. What was it?

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I don't think this is it - but it would have been incredible had it happened

 

Eric Roe's younger cousin, equally well endowed stripped off and ran on to the pitch!

 

Trev

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You're getting too technical :D

 

Nope - a very simple answer - no statisticians needed.

 

BTW: Was not the most wickets - only 21 wickets fell on that day (tie 9th). Runs are irrellevant to the answer.

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England went in to bat, lost their last three wickets remaining from day 1, Then WI came in to bat lost all their wickets and England came in and lost all but the last wicket to win the match????

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I enjoy cricket so let's try this one: England's last three wickets went to a hat trick and maybe the hattrick was the first three balls of the day?

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.....if the follow on was enforced then maybe one team was bowled out twice within a day, but come to think of it, if that happened on day two then the test would be finished on the second day - dont think that has ever happened before.

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Yes - but there have been days when MORE wickets fell on a single day of play - but this was the ONLY day in test cricket history that "something" occured. It could not have occurred without the wickets all falling :)

 

Technically Hansie Cronje and Nasser Hussein came close when they both declared their innings for ZERO in January 2000 in Pretoria (Centurion).

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Nope - more to do with the 21 wickets in the day leading to the only time in the history of test cricket that ......

All of WHAT (or part of what) occurred on a single day of a test match?

 

Think about the clues

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Nope - more to do with the 21 wickets in the day leading to the only time in the history of test cricket that ......

All of WHAT (or part of what) occurred on a single day of a test match?

 

Think about the clues

 

Got IT (I think)

 

4 innings in one day

 

Must Be!

 

Logic - start the day with 9 down in the first innings - 1 wicket closes innings 1, then 20 wickets closes innings 2 and 3 leaving innings 4 to start!

 

Trev

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Nope - more to do with the 21 wickets in the day leading to the only time in the history of test cricket that ......

All of WHAT (or part of what) occurred on a single day of a test match?

 

Think about the clues

 

Got IT (I think)

 

4 innings in one day

 

Must Be!

 

Logic - start the day with 9 down in the first innings - 1 wicket closes innings 1, then 20 wickets closes innings 2 and 3 leaving innings 4 to start!

 

Trev

 

Yep - you're it - it is the ONLY day ever in test cricket history where part of ALL 4 innings were played on the same day.

 

you're it Trev

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"I've never seen a purple cow;

and I hope to never see one.

But I'll tell you surely now;

I'd rather see than be one."

 

Who write the above and many others similar to it!

 

Trev

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He also wrote:

(Trev, I think your'e in trouble... :lol: )

 

"Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—

I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;

But I can tell you Anyhow

I'll Kill you if you Quote it!"

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He also wrote:

(Trev, I think your'e in trouble... :lol: )

 

"Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"—

I'm Sorry, now, I wrote it;

But I can tell you Anyhow

I'll Kill you if you Quote it!"

 

I've never seen a purple cow.

My eyes with tears are full.

I've never seen a purple cow,

And I'm a purple bull

 

Indeed he did - but you never said who he was

 

Interesting thing in reading up some more on it today I learned the writer was not who I had in mind - I think the first article I researched had an incorrect attribution.

 

Trev

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Indeed he did - but you never said who he was

Nope, googled it. :o

 

Yes I think this one might be a bit tough so just for completeness the dudes name was Gelett Burgess,

 

SO here is some verse by the dude I was actually thinking of - someone a lot more obvious I believe.

 

The one-L lama,

He's a priest.

The two-L llama,

He's a beast.

And I would bet

A silk pajama

There isn't any

Three-L lllama.

 

Trev

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