Hello and welcome to 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.
The longest test series in cricket history is back, with Lee taking on Dave in the fourth match. Gary asks the questions: will Lee claw his way back into the five-match series, or will Dave take a 3-1 lead? Tune in to find out! Rounds include: Never Mind the Pollocks Linked-Inzamam Ul-Haq I'm sorry I haven't got a Klusener 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] . Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred…
A little bonus content for our loyal listeners, as Dave is joined by Joe (@Joekeeps) and Jack (@leftarmerseamer_) for a cricket content head-to-head. Both prefer test cricket from 2005, so that's what they got. Who will win out in this four-round quiz on the purest form of the game. Rounds include: Vaughan Supremacy Alistair Cooked to perfection Na-Rine Time Make sure you follow both @joekeeps and @leftarmerseamer_ on instagram. 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] .…
The purest form of the game is back, as we head into game three of the test series. The series between Lee and Dave is tantalisingly poised at 1-1 as Gary poses the questions, with some textbook literary cricket puns. Rounds include: Grapes of Gough 1984-runs Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Ashwell Prince Slip Catcher in the Rye 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] . Instagram: @hows_stat_pod Bluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.social Please rate, review, and subscribe on your…
After Lee's coaching exploits with the Brazil Cricket Women's team in Rwanda, we're back with a quick T20 to warm us up for some Test action. Hear from Lee as he talks through the tournament and what it's like to coach in a Super Over. Dave, with a gravelly/patch voice, is in the chair as Gary and Lee compete in the short form of the game. Dave would like to apologise to Lee publicly for getting a question completely wrong; see if you can spot which one. Rounds are: Gladstone Small Talk Different Stokes for different Foakes Morne Sporcle As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along.…
For this pod we welcome another guest, this time it's social media star, club cricketer and Rob Key fan Liam Clarke (@liambeforewicket). He is up against Gary in this four-round How's Stat special with our usual focus on international cricket, despite Liam's love for county. Will the upstart Liam manage to unsettle the wily Gary? Rounds include: Hot to Jonathan Trot Who Aatif Na-Waz that? Will Jacks to the Future You can find Liam on all social media platforms on @liambeforewicket As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or…
We're back with a very special guest, as TMS Commentator, comedian and cricket nut Aatif Nawaz joins Lee and Dave on the pod. Lee is the question master as Dave tries to out-trivia one of the best in the game. Will Aatif's years of commentating on the beautiful game pay off? Listen to find out! Rounds include: You don't Rothesay: it's the County Championship That's a Laura, Laura wickets and runs. More reasons to shop at Danny Morrisons You can find Aatif on Instagram at @cricketwithAatif or @aatifnawaz. As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round…
We're back with a pod-off as Sab and Kieron from the Clean Bowled podcast join us. Fresh from South Africa beating India in the T20 World Cup, the boys test their cricket knowledge against regular How's Statter Gary, with Dave asking the questions (Lee was stuck coaching cricket in Brazil, of course). How will the new pod get on? The round names are: Round 1 - How's Stat Round 2 - Sach-In the ball park Round 3 - Revenge of the Smith Round 4 - The Everton Week-est Link As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say…
Gary is back in the question chair, as we fire out another meaningless T20 encounter. Three rounds of mainly test-match trivia and some word play await our avid listeners. The round names are: Round 1 - Holding out for a hero Round 2 - No block-busters Round 3 - Scrambled Singles 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…
Test cricket is back, baby! We return to the purest form of cricket in the second test between Lee and Dave. Gary has set a fiendish quiz with a culinary theme, but will Dave go two-up in the series, or will Lee level it up? Also, look out for our most ridiculous round name yet...talking of which. The round names are: Round 1 - How's Stat Round 2 - Chicken Aravinda-loo De Silva Round 3 - Buffet Bowling Round 4 - Curtly Ambrosia Devon Malcolm Clive Rice Pudding Round 5- Alistair Can't Cook Won't Cook As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please drop us an email with round…
We're back in our PJ's again as Dave sets a frankly ridiculous T20 quiz. We plumb new depths with some absurd rounds, which will most likely be consigned to the annals of history. Will Lee or Gary come out on top in this spicy T20 encounter? The round names are: Round 1 - T20 Questions Round 2 - Quinton De Kock-Busters Round 3 - Spelling Brett Lee 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…
We're back with some proper cricket quizzing this time, as the new test series starts in earnest. Gary has delivered five full days of questions (none of this two-day malarkey), as Lee and Dave face-off in this vital first test. This matchup has a music theme, with some of the most tenuous - and longest - round names we've had. We hope you enjoy. The round names are: Round 2 - Nick Knight's in white Satin Round 3 - We made our love at Newlands, through the Matthew Wade Round 4 - Itsy bitsy, teeny weeny, yellow polka dot Ntini Round 5 - Hooper Freak, Hooper Freak, he's Hooper Freaky. As…
We kick off this year with our shorter quiz format, which revisits the most recent Ashes series. Whilst it might induce mild PTSD in English listeners, Dave and Gary take on Lee's twenty-point challenge, with the usual array of incompetence, punning and mirth. We hope you play along and let us know how you go! The round names are: Round 1 - They're still Gabbering on with the same old nonsense Round 2 - Head and Shoulders Round 3 - You Bet-hell 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…
Ho, ho, ho! Welcome to the How's Stat Christmas special. As Lee and Gary are on the travels, Lee has put together a quiz themed around the twelve days of Christmas, but recorded purely via the medium of Whatsapp notes. Gary and Dave did not listen to each others answers...see how it turned out! The round names are: Twelve Daniel Bell-Drummonds Drumming Eleven Who Sponsors the Piping on International Cricket Shirts Ten Batters at Lords are Leaping Nine Ladies Dancing Eight Bowlers are bowing Maidens the Batters are Failing to Milk Any Runs Seven Graeme Swann’s are Quitting Six Geese are…
In a first for How's Stat, Dave and Gary take on two guests in a head-to-head format. As it's Ashes season, we welcome two ardent Ozzies and veterans of the European Cricket League commentary box Andrew Ryan and Vinny 'Mr Maximo' Sandhu. Each team has come armed with three rounds of 10. Who will win out in this, the real Ashes (Quiz)? Round names include: - Media-ocre - Waugh, huh! What are they good for? - Unskilled immigration - Outside sledge - David Gravy -train Tune in to this bumper pod to see takes home Ashes bragging rights! As always, we hope you enjoy the pod and play along. Please…
In this mini-pod, we hear about Lee's cricketing adventures from Cyprus to Nepal (where he joins us from). We hear about how cricket is developing in Nepal, particularly with women and girls. No pod would be complete without a quiz, so Dave tries to name the top 10 from the Guardian's top 100 Ashes heroes. 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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)…
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…
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). 2) Ryan Top-Ten Doeschate (Name the top 10 test run scorers and wicket takers from the 1980s) 3) Dale or no Dale Steyn. (Decide whether players are better or worse than the South African speedster in…
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