YMCA CC CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2012
Test your YMCA cricket knowledge with this small quiz, answers to be emailed to davestreek242@gmail.com
by Monday the 31st December 2012.
Winners & Secret Prizes will be announced on Saturday 5th of January...
1/ Name the 2 former YM cricketers who went on to play for the British & Irish Lions?
2/ The first YM player to score a 1st XI senior 100?
3/ Name the YM overseas player who played for a South African team called ‘Zoo Lake’?
4/ Robyn & Gaby Lewis have a Dad who was an International Rugby Referee but which other YM player has a Dad who has blown the whistle at that level?
5/ Former Irish Wicket-Keeper & Irish Rugby Head Coach who began his cricket career at the Home of Irish Cricket in Claremont Road?
6/ 1969 Barclay Walker Award Winner who made a long awaited senior comeback in 2012?
7/ First YM player to represent Ireland in an U19 World Cup?
8/ How many current YM members umpire at Senior Level in Leinster Cricket?
9/ What famous Dublin Pub celebrating 175 years in 2012, shares the same name with a famous YM family dynasty?
10/ The Highest individual score recorded at Senior Level against YMCA 1st XI ?
11/ YMs long association with DUCC continues to this day, so which current players have turned out for Trinity?
12/ Former YM professional Ben R.Dunk, now of Tasmania played for which other Leinster Clubs?
13/ Which YM player won a Cap for Ireland at Rugby League while playing at Dublin Blues?
14/ What do YMers Heatley Tector & Sandra Dawson have in common?
15/ Reinhardt Strydom’s brother ‘Johannes Gerhardus Strydom’ began his 1st class cricket career with which South African Province?
16/ YM Professional James Parkinson (2009-2010) plays for Sydney side Parramatta CC, but which famous Australian Test Captain & now Broadcaster also started his career with the same club?
17/ Which Test Nation did D.Alan Lewis make his International debut against in June 1984?
18/ Which former YM player is now a Television Presenter at the New Zealand Racing Board?
19/ Which 2 YM players were teammates at NCU side Derriaghy CC?
20/ Which YM player took 38 catches in 9 first class matches for Eastern Province in the 2000/01 season?
21/ Trent Johnston made his first class debut in the ‘Sheffield Shield’ for New South Wales versus Tasmania at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart in March 1999, but which former Aussie Test Cricketer was his Captain?
22/ Irish Internationals Boyd Rankin & William Porterfield currently play for Warwickshire CCC, but which YM Member & former Irish International paved the way & was also on the playing staff of the Birmingham based County?
23/ In the 1975/76 season Pakistan U19s played Sri Lanka U19s in the Karachi Gymkhana Ground under the captaincy of Pakistan legend Javed Miandad, but which YM player batted at No.3?
24/ The only Father & Son who have both won the prestigious Barclay Walker Award?
25/ Who is the odd-YMer out- D.A.Lewis, D.T.Johnston, M.E.Grealey, A.R.Dunlop, W.I.Lewis?
26/ What humourous name for their respective grounds do Millwall FC and our near rivals Railway Union have in common?
27/ What are the official names for the respective bowling ends of the Claremont Road Cricket ground?
28/ Who was the last YM player at senior level to record a hat-trick at Claremont Road?
29/ How many YM players have won the Leinster Cricket Award, the Samuels Cup?
30/ Who has the most wickets at senior level for YMCA?
31/ How many YM players who played between 1995-2012 have scored over 1000 runs and took 100 wickets for the 1st XI and can you name them?
32/ Three modern day legends of YMCA – Jonny Harte, Warwick Armstrong & Ehtesham ‘Shami’ Ahmed, but who has taken the most 1st XI senior wickets for the club?
33/ Jonty Rhodes is one of the best fielders the world has ever seen. But who has held the most catches for the 1st XI - James Fitzgerald, Warwick Armstrong (again) or Sameer Dutt?
34/ Tail-enders are a breed alone, but who has scored more runs for the 1st XI, Yaqoob Ali, Umar Jehangir or that man again Warwick Armstrong!?
35/ Which YM player had a county stint at Glamorgan CC in 1992, netting alongside West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards and future England Test player Robert Croft?
36/ Which Irish born Hollywood actor made his schoolboy debut for Phoenix U13s v YMCA U13s in Claremont Road long before he played Alexander The Great?
37/ YM Stalwart Miriam Grealey, played & Captained the Irish Womens team, who ex-International opening bat Jeremy Bray now coaches at Claremont Road every Friday during the season, but who has the most caps for Ireland?
38/ YMers, Jonathan Digby Garth (Dad of Robbie) & Peter Mark O’Reilly (Dad of Mikey & Lucy) both played cricket for Ireland, but who has more caps & more wkts?
39/ Which YM player served the most years representing Ireland?
40/ Who took the most catches playing for Ireland W.I.Lewis or A.R.Dunlop?