Trivia of the Mighty Centurions cricket.


Q27 - Who is the Centurion to has picked up the Stump Minder only once in his career after scoring a century?
A27 - Lane Watson (134)

Q26 - What is the most common FIRST name of the 64 Centurions?
A26 - Andrew (5) : Dymock [20], Niven [36], Fischer [47], Kelly [48] & Robinson [64].

Q25 - Only three players have achieved 50 runs and 5 wickets in a match. Who are they?
A25 - Steven Pickett, George Lim & Carl Layton

Q24 - Which player received The Gimp for backing into a team mates car at Riversdale Reserve?
A24 - Karl Torrie

Q23 - Who gave birth to the baggy maroon Centurions cap?
A23 - Grant Torrie

Q22 - Name the four Centurions grade winning captains?
A22 - Mike Batten [1997/98] ; Lee Ball [2000/01] ; Jason Watson [2005/06] & Steven Pickett [2006/07]

Q21 - Name the player who in two consecutive weeks turned up to Eastdale Reserve and Riversdale Reserve when the team was playing at Te Atatu Park both occasions?
A21 - Tom Husband

Q20 - Who is the only player to have achieved 3 centuries in consecutive innings?
A20 - Lane Watson

Q19 - Name the Centurion who was the flagship person in a well known NZ television show "Rapid Response"?
A19 - Nick Scott [Rapid Response]

Q18 - Who was the player on a hot day at Mangere Centre Park decided to fill up his cap of ice and wear it in the field to then complain of "brain freeze" sometime later?
A18 - Steven Pickett

Q17 - Against which side did the team have five write-ups in the sports secton of the oppositions local rag in early 2000's?
A17 - Hibiscus Coast

Q16 - Which player spend $80 of a part-time players subs to buy a gazebo only for it to be distroyed by the weather after 45 minutes?
A16 - Carl Layton

Q15 - How were Centurions player numbers allocated in the first season?
A15 - By where the player batted

Q14 - What business was the birthplace for creating the team and was also where most of the founding members worked?
A14 - Statistics New Zealand

Q13
- How many founding players formed the team in the first season?
A13 - 13

Q12 - Name the only Centurion who has been given out handled ball?
A12 - Keith 'Alf' Eleftheriou

Q11 - Name the Centurion bowler who delivered this line to a fielder "The ball does not need an escort!"?
A11 - Terence Douglas

Q10
- Name the Centurion who had a habit of streaking?
A10 - Keith 'Alf' Eleftheriou

Q9 - Name the Centurion who captured two wickets with his only two deliveries at the bowling crease?
A9 - Sunil Morar

Q8 - On which ground did Terry Douglas carry out the infamous “brief case in the dog-poo incident”?
A8 - Bayswater Park. Terry knocked the brief case, carrying club documents, of the club secretary (Patrick) into the dog-poo.

Q7 - The Centurions did not play in an Auckland Cricket Association competition in their first season. What was the name of this competition ?
A7 - Auckland Business House

Q6 - Which game do some of the Centurions play on a Saturday night after a game?
A6 - Texas Hold'em

Q5 - Which same two Centurions were 2nd and 3rd out in two hattricks by the opposition in the same season?
A5 - Grant Woods & Steven Pickett

Q4 - Which Centurions have scored 1,000 runs and captured 100 wickets?
A4 - Mahesh Morar, Steven Pickett & Patrick Wenzel

Q3 - The Gimp is a Centurions icon. The original Gimp and the now Gimp II were made by which maker?
A3 - Terence Douglas

Q2 - Name the player who came up with adding Mighty to the Centurions title in 1997?
A2 - Grant Woods

Q1 - Name the player who came up with the name of Centurions for the team in 1996?
A1 - Umesh Morar