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petethegreek
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: Puzzle: Cricket |
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A bowler took a hat-trick in a match but each wicket fell in a different over.
Explain. :? |
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petethegreek
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Puzzle: Cricket |
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petethegreek wrote: A bowler took a hat-trick in a match but each wicket fell in a different over.
Explain. :?
P.S. No other team mate of the bowler bowled any deliveries whilst the hat-trick was achieved. |
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city
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| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I guess thats one for moosey! |
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petethegreek
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:03 am Post subject: |
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city wrote: I guess thats one for moosey!
I had Moosey in mind but everyone's welcome to have a go at solving it. |
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Crash Test Dummy
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| would be great if i understood the rules of cricket |
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hincyprus
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:03 am Post subject: Re: Puzzle: Cricket |
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petethegreek wrote: A bowler took a hat-trick in a match but each wicket fell in a different over.
Explain. :?
A hat-trick occurs in cricket when a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count, i.e. run outs do not contribute to a hat-trick.
therefore: The first wicket was taken on the last ball of an over...
The next over was from the other end by a different bowler.
On the first ball of the next over, the bowler took another wicket which was also the last wicket of the opposing team....
The opposing team followed on and the bowler on a hat trick was the first bowler to be used....he took a wicket with his first ball of the first over.
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petethegreek
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:10 am Post subject: Re: Puzzle: Cricket |
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hincyprus wrote: petethegreek wrote: A bowler took a hat-trick in a match but each wicket fell in a different over.
Explain. :?
A hat-trick occurs in cricket when a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count, i.e. run outs do not contribute to a hat-trick.
therefore: The first wicket was taken on the last ball of an over...
The next over was from the other end by a different bowler.
On the first ball of the next over, the bowler took another wicket which was also the last wicket of the opposing team....
The opposing team followed on and the bowler on a hat trick was the first bowler to be used....he took a wicket with his first ball of the first over.
H
Almost. I did say that no other bowler sent down a delivery while the hat-trick was taken. The part of a "different bowler" in your answer is wrong but you are very close. |
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hincyprus
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: |
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The only other scenario I can think of would be as follows:
With the last ball of the day the bowler takes a wicket.
At the restart the following day the same bowler opens the bowling and with the first ball takes the final wicket.
The opposing team follow on and again he opens the bowling and takes a wicket....Hat trick
I think this would be allowed under the rules......
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petethegreek
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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hincyprus wrote: The only other scenario I can think of would be as follows:
With the last ball of the day the bowler takes a wicket.
At the restart the following day the same bowler opens the bowling and with the first ball takes the final wicket.
The opposing team follow on and again he opens the bowling and takes a wicket....Hat trick
I think this would be allowed under the rules......
H
That's what I have down. When I first heard this puzzle I was told this was allowed but I beleive the rule has know been changed.
Well done! :D |
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hincyprus
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He He...
Come on now, find the answer to my tree and band puzzles.
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cannedmoose
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| Just on the cricket puzzle, this happened with Merv Hughes of Australia in a test series against the West Indies. :D |
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petethegreek
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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cannedmoose wrote: Just on the cricket puzzle, this happened with Merv Hughes of Australia in a test series against the West Indies. :D
Didn't know that. Thanks for the info. |
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