How's Stat

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].

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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'.

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

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

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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].

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 discount code for 10% off is 'stat'.

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The crucial third game of the series is upon us. The sun is shining and cricket has started in the UK, so both Dave and Gary are in buoyant moods. This test will focus on cricket in the noughties, a seminal era for test cricket but how much will they remember and who 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) Noughties but Nice Gary (Name the players with 15 or more test 100's in the noughties)

3) Going for Ian Gould (Guess the umpire from the clues in the shortest time)

4) Uptown Top Boyd Rankin (Name players who have played for two nations)

5) Super series test match (Guess the XIs from the 2005 Australia v Rest of the World XI)

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 have ourselves a cricket pod-off!

In a special one-off four-day test, we are joined by Adam and Tony from the excellent World Cricket Show Podcast (the world's oldest cricket podcast).

The two Guernsey-based cricket gurus took on our own Gary and Lee in this team trivia challenge. Listen to find out who won and how Adam and Tony got on in their Masterblaster mind challenge.

The rounds are:

• How’s Stat (guess the linked cricketers from the stats).
• The Brad Wheal of Fortune (questions on associate cricket).
• Stewart’s Enquiry (who can get closest to these England wicketkeeper stats).
• Athers to Ashes (name the XIs from Mike Atherton’s final test in 2001).

You can find out more about the World Cricket Show here

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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Its the second game of the test series between Gary and Dave, with Gary leading 1-0. Lee's questions focus on the 90's this episode, an era dear to our hearts. Who will come out the victor in this test? A victory for Gary leaves him in a dominant position in the series, whereas Dave will want to get a test win on the board.

The rounds for this episode are:

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

2) Victor Top Trumpers (Name the top test match appearance makers in the 90s)

3) Ian Bell-y Addicts (From the iconic commentary, name the player and commentator)

4) Take me Wally Grout (Name the odd one out of the four cricketers)

5) Opportunity Great Test Match Knocks (Name the XI's from Brian Lara's 400 test match)

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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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 World T20 triumph for England)

3) Doolally Mullally (Get the 90s England test cricketer from the rhyming phrase).

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].

Please follow up on our social channels:

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Thanks for listening