How's Stat

This is the final t20 special in our less than serious mini-series. Dave is in the chair, as Gary and Lee battle it out in this light-hearted affair. Who will be able to handle the pressure, especially with a frankly ludicrous denouement.  The rounds for this episode are: 1) The Multan Sultans of Swing (Guess the country from the franchise names) 2) Name the twelve (Test your memory of the 2010 Wo...

The pod returns to the more familiar environment of nostalgic test cricket in the first battle of the series. Lee is the question master as Gary looks to rebound against bookies favourite Dave. In this nail-biting, low-scoring encounter who will come out on top and how will you do at home? The rounds for this episode are: 1) How's Stat (Name the players - linked by a theme - by their stats). ...

In the second of the T20 round robin tournament shoehorned into the podding schedule Gary makes his quizmaster debut. Dave and Lee fight it out on a seemingly stodgy wicket in this low scoring but enthralling affair. The rounds for this episode are: 1) Pyjama-rama (Name the players from the first ever T20, Australia v New Zealand, in 2005).  2) Flower Power (Match the averages to the different for...

In this short form pod, we embrace the modern game with a quickfire T20 style quiz. Much like many English players in the mid-noughties, Dave and Gary may be fish out of water as they struggle with the up-tempo nature of the quiz, but who will come out on top? Lee takes over questioning duty as a precursor for his test match series later in the year.  The rounds for this episode are: 1) Ramesh Pow...

We've filled a gap in the schedule with a cameo appearance from Pete Lamb, Gloucestershire Cricket Club's Head of Community. He is pitted against Lee in an ODI special, with questions from Dave (Gary is keeping his powder dry for the red ball stuff, Mark Butcher style). How will Pete do against the wily Lee, and perhaps more pertinently, will he beat a score of four in the Masterblaster round? The...

The final test of the series is, as per 90s cricket tradition, a dead rubber. Both Lee and Gary can play fast and loose, as we return to the UK to test their more local cricket knowledge. See who comes out on top, and play along yourself in this slice of nostalgic (largely) English cricket trivia. The rounds for this episode are: Day one - How's Stat (Name the cricketer from the stats) Day two - T...

In a return to five-day cricket action, can Lee take an unassailable 3-1 lead against Gary in the series? The odds are stacked against Gary as for this episode we head south to the cricketing hotbed of Africa (where Lee is currently working...in cricket).  The rounds for this episode are: Day one - How's Stat (Name the cricketer from the stats) Day two - Makhigher or Tikolower (a simple game of hi...

As is the modern way, we’re changing up the format mid-series to don the pyjamas for a one-day showdown. Gary is off on hols (and is a red-ball specialist) so we mix things up with Lee asking the questions. Dave’s opponent is our first guest statter, friend of the pod, voice of the European cricket league and proud Australian: Andy ‘Rhino’ Ryan. Will Rhino be able to catch Dave cold in his first a...

For the crucial third test of the series we head Down Under to the cricketing hotbeds of Australia and New Zealand. Lee is leading 2-0, can he clinch the series or is there life in Gary yet? Dave poses the following rounds: Day one - How's Stat (Name the cricketer from the stats) Day two - Home or Away (Choose from Test or T20 questions) Day three -  Remember the names (Recall the line up from a 2...

In this episode we travel to the sub-continent for the second test of the How's Stat trivia series between Gary and Lee; Dave is once again posing the questions. The rundown for test two is: Day one - How's Stat (Name the cricketer from the stats) Day two - Shreyas Iyer or Lower (Test your knowledge of Indian batting averages) Day three - Not a Dickie Bird (Name the umpires to have stood i...

Hello and welcome to episode one of How's Stat, the nostalgic cricket trivia podcast. Join us each month to try your hand at the various cricketing quizzes focusing on stats, characters and a certain West Indian allrounder. Episode one will kick off a five match test series between Gary and Lee, with Dave posing the questions with some tenuous pun-based round names.  This month we have: Day on...