Cricket

Mainly this is the dull list of English county grounds, but there’s also some female content in here, which for me is usually a guaranteed ‘x’.

Questions

The only player to be dismissed for a diamond duck twice in test cricket, that is where a player is run out without even having faced a ball, which New Zealander has the second most ducks in test cricket with 36? A notoriously poor batter, his nicknames include the ‘walking wicket’.

CHRIS MARTIN

His business ventures including scooters, aluminium and petrochemicals, after which industrialist and cricket administrator is Chennai Super Kings’ stadium named?

M A CHIDAMBARAM

Shoaib Malik played for which T20 team based in Peshawar from 2020 to 2022? The second word of their name means ‘youth’ and they were established in 2015.

PESHAWAR ZALMI

Previously having a lime tree inside its boundary, what is the cricket ground in Canterbury where Kent play?

ST LAWRENCE GROUND

Having the lovely backdrop of Lumley Castle from certain angles, what is the name of the cricket ground in Chester-le-Street where Durham play their home games?

RIVERSIDE GROUND

Also known as the Uptonsteel County Ground, on what road is the cricket ground in Leicester where Leicestershire play their home games?

GRACE ROAD

At risk of flooding from the river Severn and overlooked by the city’s cathedral, what is the name of the cricket ground in Worcester where Worcestershire play their home games?

NEW ROAD

Previously used by Derby County in the 19th century, what is the most usual and incredibly unoriginal name given to the cricket ground in Derby where Derbyshire play their home games? It is also known as the Racecourse ground and Incora are the current sponsors.

COUNTY CRICKET GROUND / COUNTY GROUND

Another one of the numerous English cricket grounds that are boringly called the County Ground, in which town or city do Gloucestershire play their home games?

BRISTOL

Another English cricket ground boringly called the County Ground, in which town or city do Sussex play their home games?

HOVE

In the endless snoozefest of English cricket grounds called the

In the endless snoozefest of English cricket grounds called the County Ground, what is the Indian-sounding nickname of Somerset’s version that is situated in Taunton?

CIDERABAD

Currently sponsored by Ageas, what is the name of Hampshire’s cricket ground situated in West End and to which they moved in 2001? It shares its name with a much larger stadium elsewhere in this wide world.

ROSE BOWL

Taking its name from the park in which it is situated on the west bank of the river Taff, what is the name of Glamorgan’s cricket ground situated in Cardiff?

SOPHIA GARDENS

Which team has won the three seasons of the Lanka Premier League since it started in 2020? Leg-spinning all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has played for them.

JAFFNA KINGS

Matthew Wade is a wicket keeper and batsman who captained which international side for the first time in 2020?

AUSTRALIA

Which South African batsman nicknamed ‘Zulu’ hit the ball when Allan Donald was run out to cost them a place in the 1999 Cricket World Cup final?

LANCE KLUSENER

Her teams having included Yorkshire Diamonds, Perth Scorchers and Gujarat Giants, which leading run scorer of the 2022 Commonwealth Games final was named Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 2022? This was her second of these titles after also being so honoured in 2020 as part of Australia’s T20 World Cup winning side.

BETH MOONEY

The only South African to win the award so far, who was the alliterative winner of the 2021 Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year, with her clubs having included Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades and Manchester Originals?

LIZELLE LEE

The first person to win the Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year award twice was which Australian, who as well as those accolades in 2016 and 2019, also has 18 caps for her national football side, bagging three goals during the process?

ELLYSE PERRY

Particularly noted for her ODI form during the year, which Indian became the second in a row from the country to win the Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 2018? She has played for Maharashtra since 2010.

SMRITI MANDHANA

Breaking Charlotte Edwards’ international cricket run record in 2021, which Indian’s ridiculously extensive list of achievements include being named Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2017?

MITHALI RAJ

A member of New Zealand’s basketball team during the 2008 Summer Olympics, who is the only player from that country to win the Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year award, doing so in 2015?

SUZIE BATES

Holding the female record for the most One Day International centuries, which Australian who has played for the Delhi Capitals won the inaugural Women’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 2015?

MEG LANNING