For this special podcast, we welcome Jonny, Ivan and Lawrie from the Pads and Pints podcast.

They take on Lee in an every man for themself battle in the test arena.

Will Lee keep his trivia crown or is there a new badger in the sett? 

The rounds are:

1) How's Stat (Name the player, with a link)

2) We need to talk about Kevin (Which first names have had multiple english test players in the 2000s)

3) I'm sorry I've gone for a few (Name the bowler from the expensive spell, sent in by listener Will Reynolds)

4) This quiz Khan't last forever (Name the sides when England hosted Pakistan at the Oval in 1996)

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected].

You can find more about Pads and Pints on their instagram and YouTube channels.

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We're back with the finale of this mini T20 series, as Gary takes over the questions, with Lee and Dave battling out for victory.

Please note that this was recorded before the passing of Dickie Bird. 

The rounds are:

1) Can't hit off the celebrity square (Name the batters with 9,000 test runs but less than 50 strike rate)

2) Done a stretch of Dickie Bird (Guess the cricketer from the clue and their crime)

3) Nothing in this game for two in a Bedser (Match the player with the most test wicket for their country from their stats) 

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected].

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The T20 quiz action keeps coming; this time, Dave poses the questions with an Oasis theme. Will Lee or Gary end up with the victors in this pun-heavy episode?

The rounds are:

1) ShakerLaker (Guess the spinner from the rhyming clue)

2) Shiv Forever (Name the 2nd-highest male test run-scorer from each nation)

3) Don't look back in Upul Tharanga (Name non-English male ODI players who made their debut as close to 2005 as possible, but not before)

4) An impromptu Champagne Super-Over (How many ODI runs did Upul Tharanga get?)

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here

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After the tense fifth test, things are a little more relaxed as the pod returns to a T20 format. Lee is in the chair, as Gary takes on Dave with a frankly ridiculous opening encounter, followed by two excellent pun-based rounds. 

The rounds are:

1) Different Gravy (Can you name Antiguan legend Gravy's most used fancy dress outfits?)

2) Mock the Everton Weekes (Who has scored three or more consecutive test hundreds?)

3) I can't believe it's not Buttler (Name England's top T20i cap holders)

In a first for the podcast, we're giving away a cricket prize! Listen to the pod to find out how you could get your hands on a signed copy of "Cricket Kidz and the Magic Cricket ball", signed by author Ben Rispin. You will need our email below.

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise.

You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here

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It's finally here! After weeks of anticipation, the thrilling climax of the test series between Dave and Gary has dropped. Question-master Lee sets some fiendish rounds from the 2020's with the usual high-quality puns. Who will win out and claim this historic test series? We don't want to reveal any spoilers, but let's just say, it goes down to the wire...

After our regular How's Stat opener, the rounds are:

1) Strike rate it lucky (Who has the best strike rate for test bats with over 5,000 runs)

2) Through the Rob Key-hole (Name the cricketer from the description of their childhood)

3) Shivnarine Chander-RuPaul's Drag Race (Which test batters have more than 30 test 100s?)

4) First World Problems (Can you recall the XI's from the first World Test Championship final played between New Zealand and India?)

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt?

You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here

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In this special episode, we welcome Theo Laycock-Van Spyk from football trivia podcast Career We Go to join us for a mix of cricketing questions. Lee is in the chair as question master as Theo takes on regular podders Gary and Dave. 

After our regular How's Stat opener, the rounds are:

1) Career We go (Guess the cricketer from their career path)

2) Crystal Maize-based snack (Guess the Hundred franchise from their sponsor)

3) Official Mast-not (Name the XI's from the 2015 ODI World Cup final)

If you haven't already, please give Career We Go a listen and follow on social media (@CareerWeGo)

As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along.

Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

We have a new YouTube channel!

Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here

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As people can't get enough of T20, we've got another short-form episode for your listening pleasure. Dave is the question-master as Lee and Gary take on each other in this highly competitive bilateral white-ball encounter. 

The three rounds are:

1) Broad Game (Who can come up with the Test Match cricketer whose surname has the highest scrabble score)

2) A Stirling effort (Name the player with the most t20 appearances from given countries)

3) A word of Shane Warne-ing (Who can name the top 10 leading ODI wicket takers without dropping points). 

As always we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

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As Lee is coaching in Brazil, here's a special T20 squeezed in before the vital final test. Inspired by his environs, Lee puts together a South American themed T20 for Dave and Gary. Who will win this battle in a new cricketing frontier?

The two rounds are:

1) Ethan Samba (Various questions about Brazil)

2) Capoeira Dev (Which South American countries are affiliated to the ICC?)

As always we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected].

Want a How's Stat T-shirt? You're in luck! Our friends at Bluefintees have created our first merchandise. You can buy it here: the 10% discount code is 'stat'.

We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game here

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Tantalisingly poised at 2-1 to Gary, this pod features the fourth test match in this hotly contested series. Can pre-series favourite Dave bounce back to force the series into a fifth and final match? Lee is the question master, this time focusing on the 2010s. Tune in to see who wins.

Rounds for this episode are:

1) How's Stat (Name the four players from their stats and guess the link)

2) Ready, Steady, Alistair Cook (Who had the most runs in the 2010, and what was their average?)

3) Would I lie to Yu-vraj Singh? (Can you name the top six hitters from test cricket history?)

4) 8 out of 10 Katichs (various stats from the 2010s)

5) Wish you were here (Name the XIs from the 2017 Women's World Cup final)

As always we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected].

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We're joined by renowned football commentator, broadcaster, and cricket-lover Peter Drury who makes his How's Stat debut. Pitted against regular co-host Gary Shankland, the two are subjected to various niche test match questions set by Dave Terrace. In a close affair, who's random cricket knowledge will come out on top?

The rounds for this episode are:

1) How's Stat (Name the four players from their stats and guess the link)

2) Straight Outta Compton (Guess the cricketer from their other sporting exploits)

3) Harry B(r)ook club/Between the Covers (Name the cricketer from their biography)

4) The Drury's Out (Name the XI's from a test match played when Peter made his football World Cup commentating debut in 1998). 

As always we hope you enjoy the pod and play along.

Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected].

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