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Yesterday for only the 2nd time in test cricket two brothers opened the bowling together in Fidel Edwards and Pedro Collins!

Who was the first

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The Bedsers?

 

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Quote[/b] (Yorkshire Blue @ April 02 2004,11:39)]The Bedsers?

No

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Hope you're pleased with yourself... this has bugged me all morning!!!

Answer: (Sir) Richard & Dayle Hadlee, who opened the bowling for New Zealand in the 3rd Test vs. Australia in Adelaide, January 1974.

Here's the scorecard

As it turns out, quite a few brothers have played test cricket (and I'm not counting brothers-in-law, e.g. Alec Stewart & Mark Butcher):

Wasim & Rameez Raja (Pak)
Steve & Mark Waugh (Aus)
Greg, Ian & Trevor Chappell (Aus)
Edward, Fred & WG Grace (Eng)
Pedro Collins & Tino Best (WI)
Andy Flower & Grant Flower (Zim)
Paul Strang & Bryan Strang (Zim)
Andy Whittall & Guy Whittall (Zim)

Another dull stat: the latter 4 all bowled during Pakistan's innings in the drawn 1st Test vs. Pakistan at Sheikhupura, 17-21 October 1996 - probably the only example of two pairs of brothers bowling in one innnings of a test match.

Phew, enough trivia for today.

Matt

 

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Spot on MTS.

Pedro and Fidel's mum was a busy lady wasn't she ??  

Name the father and son who played test cricket in the same team then ?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (lordlumpington @ April 02 2004,12:51)]Name the father and son who played test cricket in the same team then ?

NO!!!

I've got to do some work today...

Matt

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Thats not Lance and Chris Cairns is it?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Yorkshire Blue @ April 02 2004,13:01)]Thats not Lance and Chris Cairns is it?

Ahh, Lance... whose job now is, officially:

Fudge Packer!

(OK, he runs a fudge factory; still very amusing from a puerile point of view)

Matt

 

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Ok the old ones are the best it was........
......Miandad

Yes time for work otherwise i won't get to The Hall on time tonight.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (lordlumpington @ April 02 2004,13:08)]Ok the old ones are the best it was........
......Miandad

That is shocking!!!

Matt

 

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Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ April 02 2004,13:16)]

Quote[/b] (lordlumpington @ April 02 2004,13:08)]Ok the old ones are the best it was........
......Miandad

That is shocking!!!

Matt

Matt,

I can't believe you hadn't heard that one

BB