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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…
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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.
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S3 · E1 · 5 Nov 2025 · 30 min
S3. E3. - Done a stretch of Dickie Bird
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…
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S3 · E2 · 16 Oct 2025 · 25 min
S3. E2. - Don't look back in Upul Tharanga
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…
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S3 · E1 · 18 Sep 2025 · 23 min
S3.E1. - Mock the Everton Weekes
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…
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S1 · E14 · 1 Sep 2025 · 46 min
S2. E14. - Through the Rob Key-hole
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)…
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S2 · E13 · 13 Aug 2025 · 40 min
S2. E13. - The Crystal Maize-Based Snacks
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…
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S2 · E11 · 4 Jul 2025 · 18 min
S2.E11 - Capoeira Dev
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…
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S2 · E10 · 16 Jun 2025 · 48 min
S2.E10. - Would I lie to Yu-vraj Singh?
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…
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S2 · E9 · 10 Jun 2025 · 28 min
S2.E9. - Straight Outta Compton
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)…
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S2 · E8 · 11 Apr 2025 · 48 min
S2.E8. - Going for Ian Gould
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…
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S2 · E7 · 26 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
S2.E7. - World Cricket Show Pod Off!
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…
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