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Final #StarWars Howโ€™s Stat of the week features two cricketers: 1๏ธโƒฃ 10,927 runs at 51.06 and 92 wickets at 37.44 2๏ธโƒฃ 8,029 runs at 41.81 and 59 wickets at 41.16 Who are they? ๐Ÿ๐Ÿง

The answer wasโ€ฆ Shikhar (Pa)Dhawan ๐Ÿ @petehenry139.bsky.social with the โœ…

Your next #StarWars Howโ€™s Stat: In his 34 tests (2013-2018) he hit 2,315 runs at 40.61. In ODIs he biffed 6,793 runs at 44.11. Who is it? ๐Ÿ

The answer wasโ€ฆ Graeme (Revenge of the) S(m)ith ๐Ÿ Shout out to @ntrav99.bsky.social for the โœ…

Hereโ€™s your next #StarWars Howโ€™s Stat: In his 117 tests (2002-14), he hit 9,265 runs at 48.25. He burgled 8 wickets at 110.62. Who is it? ๐Ÿ๐Ÿช

The answer wasโ€ฆ Shai (a New) Hope ๐Ÿ @petehenry139.bsky.social back in the โœ…

Hereโ€™s your #StarWars Howโ€™s Stat for today: After debuting in 2015, heโ€™s compiled 1,726 test runs at 25.01 and 5,443 ODI runs at 49.93. Heโ€™s also got 14 stumping across the formats. Who is it? ๐Ÿ๐Ÿช

The answer wasโ€ฆ Heather (Jedi) Knight ๐Ÿ Hat tip to @milesrandjack.bsky.social for the โœ…

This week, given it was May 4th yesterday, Howโ€™s Stat will be vaguely #StarWars themed (imagination required). Your first ๐Ÿ‘‡ Starting in 2010, sheโ€™s hit 4,037 WODI runs at 35.10 and taken 56 wickets at 24.91. Who is it? ๐Ÿ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿช

Congratulations to @careerwegopod.bsky.social on reaching 100 episodes. ๐ŸŽ‰ Their niche football quizzing and punning inspired our little podcast. So if you like your football be sure to check them out. โšฝ๏ธ Well batted guys! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ Wisden's gone GREEN! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Hopefully you noticed that this was originally posted on April 1st ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŒ BUT - the 2025 Wisden DOES have our co-founder, Tanya Aldred in the Environment section + vegan cricketers + Lawrence Booth on Saudi Aramco sportswashing ๐Ÿ’š

Thanks for playing along with our Easter ๐Ÿฐ game, new pods coming soon. In the meantime if you like cricket trivia, check out our back catalogue and if you enjoy, please rate, review and subscribe! ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽง podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

The answer wasโ€ฆ Danny Morrison ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ โœ… for @petehenry139.bsky.social and @mafara.bsky.social

Your final Easter ๐Ÿฐ Howโ€™s Stat ๐Ÿ‘‡ In his 48 tests (1987-1997), he caressed 379 runs at 8.42 and took 160 wickets at 34.68. Who is it? ๐Ÿ๐Ÿง

The answer wasโ€ฆ Courtney Walsh ๐Ÿ โœ… for @sheridandictates.bsky.social, @ntrav99.bsky.social and @petehenry139.bsky.social

On every guest episode, we end with 10 questions on their specialist subject. Hereโ€™s the first update of the MasterBlasterMind Leaderboard ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ. What would your specialist subject be? ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

Your next Easter ๐Ÿฐ Howโ€™s Stat: In his 132 tests he caressed 936 runs at 7.54 and nipped out 519 wickets at 24.44. Who is it? ๐Ÿ

The answer wasโ€ฆ Phil Tufnell ๐Ÿˆ ๐Ÿ โœ… for @quigley81.bsky.social and the ๐Ÿ @petehenry139.bsky.social

Your next Easter ๐Ÿฐ Howโ€™s Stat ๐Ÿ‘‡ In his 42 tests (1990-2001) he stroked 153 runs at 5.10 and snaffled 121 wickets at 37.68. Who is it? ๐Ÿ

The answer wasโ€ฆ Bishen Bedi ๐Ÿ @petehenry139.bsky.social with the โœ…

Your next Easter ๐Ÿฐ, Howโ€™s Stat (๐Ÿ under 10) ๐Ÿ‘‡ In his 67 tests, (1966-1979) he whacked 656 runs at 8.98 and twirled out 266 wickets at 28.71. Who is it? ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ

Your next Easter ๐Ÿฐ, Howโ€™s Stat (๐Ÿ under 10) ๐Ÿ‘‡ In his 67 tests, (1966-1979) he whacked 656 runs at 8.98 and twirled out 266 wickets at 28.71. Who is it? ๐Ÿง๐Ÿ

The answer wasโ€ฆ Makhaya Ntini ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โœ… for @milesrandjack.bsky.social, @petehenry139.bsky.social and @tonytrt71.bsky.social

Check out the latest podcast from our friends over at the World Cricket Show ๐ŸŽง ๐Ÿ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

This weekโ€™s Howโ€™s Stat features Easter Bunnies ๐Ÿฐ , i.e. players who average less than 10 with the bat in test cricket. Hereโ€™s your first: In his 101 tests (98-09) he took 390 wickets at 28.82 and hit 699 runs at 9.84. Who is it? ๐Ÿ