Quiz from June 18th

1) X probably looks more like a space console than what it actually is used for. Those interested in using it in the traditional way can continue to do so, and ignore all the other features. There is a prominent red button that you can use that will stop all the other features if you get stuck with them. There are buttons that allow you to adjust the the exact pressure, angle, location and pulsation of the output. You can also preheat X before using it, which makes it very convenient during winters, considering that houses are typically not centrally heated where X comes from. Finally, X can position its output differently for males and females. What is X?

2) In an interview, X blamed the poor critical reaction to Y as follows:
"Perhaps there is a certain element of the lumpen literati that is so dogmatically atheist and materialist and Earth-bound that it finds the grandeur of space and the myriad mysteries of cosmic intelligence anathema." In another interview, he talks of Y in the following words: "I don't have the slightest doubt that to tell a story like this, you couldn't do it with words. There are certain areas of feeling and reality—or unreality or innermost yearning, whatever you want to call it—which are notably inaccessible to words... There's a side to the human personality that somehow senses that wherever the cosmic truth may lie, it doesn't lie in A, B, C, D. It lies somewhere in the mysterious, unknowable aspects of thought and life and experience." Identify X and Y.

3) Connect the following:
"I borrowed document no. LA4312"
"This one was no harder to open than the other one - Wise Guy"
"When the combinations are all the same, one is no harder to open than another - Same Guy"

4) X is a prank and internet meme. In this meme, a person provides a Web link they claim is relevant to the topic at hand, but the link actually takes the user to a 1987 song called Y, performed by Z, after whom X is named. In prominent examples of X, fans voted for Y, when asked to choose for the 8th inning sing-along at the Shea Stadium (New York Mets). In another example, the front page of youtube on 1st April, 2008 linked to a video of Y. The phenomenon of X has appeared 3 times in xkcd comics. In one of them, Y himself is a victim to X. In another, a musical score is shown in the comic, to evoke music being played at a store. The notes are the opening notes to Y. Identify X, Y or Z.

5) Link the following pictures.






6) The following names are all part of the official list, which has 50 names in all: Bubble Gum, Cappuccino, Coconut, Green Apple, Jalapeno, Pina Colada, Strawberry cheesecake, toasted marshmellow and tutti frutti. Occasionally, prototypes or rookies are added to this list. Examples are buttered toast, baked bean, pomegeranate and dark chocolate (not exhaustive). What list? (hint: Think of a particular test match held in England last year)

7) X originated in southeast Asia, specifically around the intersection of latitude 29°N and longitude 98°E, the point of confluence of the lands of northeast India, north Burma, southwest China and Tibet. It has spread to more than 52 countries, from this 'centre of origin'. The Chinese character for X is pronounced differently in different dialects. Most names for X in different languages have been derived from two of these different pronounciations. The Min Chinese version is used in most western European languages including English, and in the languages of south India, among others. The Mandarin or Cantonese version is used in many Asian languages including the languages of north India. As recently as 20 years ago, the name for X in Hindi found its way into American usage, to specifically mean the Indian version of X. What is X?

8) The original set was lost by John of England in 1216. The replacement set was stolen from Westminister Abbey in 1303, though most of the set was recovered a few days later, after which they were placed in the tower of London, where they remain to this day except for a brief period during WW2, when they were placed in a secret location. Oliver Cromwell destroyed most of the set after the establishment of the commonwealth in 1649, but they were replaced in 1660. Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal them in 1671, after which they were placed under armed guard. What?

9) X is a festival celebrated in USA and Canada on February 2nd. In a lore related to the weather, if this creature (after whom the festival is named) emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If it sees its shadow, it will return into its burrow and winter will continue for 6 more weeks. This tradition is followed in many cities. One of the more famous "predictions" is made by Punxsutawney Phil, in Punxsutawney, PA. He was also the subject of a 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Name X.

10) Characters 1,2 and 3 identify the world manufacturer code (which includes the country code where the manufacturer is located). The next 6 characters are the descriptor section, and each manufacturer has its own unique system for using this field. The 9th character is a check digit, and is compulsary in the United States, and is used as such even in other places. Character 10 encodes the year of manufacture, character 11 encodes the factory of manufacture. Characters 12 through 17 provide information in addition to the descriptor section. The letters I, O and Q are never used, and the letters U and Z and the digit 0 are not used to encode the year information. What is being described?

11) Connect the following: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Brett Lee, The Penguin from Batman comics, discovery of the DNA

12) The X series, written by Y, is a humorous and often satirical sequence of stories set in the colourful fantasy world of X. The series contains various 'story arcs' (or 'sub-series'), and a number of free-standing stories. All are set in an abundance of locations in the same detailed and unified world, such as the Unseen University and 'The Mended Drum' pub in the twin city Ankh-Morpork, or places in the various continents, regions and countries on X. X itself is described as resting on the backs of four giant elephants, all supported by the giant turtle Great A'Tuin as it swims its way through space. X typically parodies real-world subjects such as film-making, rock and roll music, religion, Australia and Ingmar Bergman films. Related books are the X Companion, written along with Stephen Briggs, and the science of X, written with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, both of Warwick University, and honarary wizards of the Unseen University. Identify X and Y.

13) This temple was built originally as a state temple and capital city. Its construction features a unique combination of temple mountain (the standard design of the empire's state temples), concentric galleries, and influences from Orissa and the Chola kingdom. The temple itself is a representation of Mount Meru. The temple's current name means City Temple, while in earlier times, it was known Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder. Today, the temple remains a national symbol, and appears on the national flag as well. Identify the temple.

14) The island of Rapi Nui, or Isla de Pascua, is famous for its moai, created by the Rapinui people. The island's first recorded European visitor, Jacob Roggeveen, discovered the island when searching for David's Island. One hypothesis claims that the original name of the island means "navel of the world" due to its isolation. How do we better know it?

15) Next in the list (not exhaustive, but in order): Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Makalu, Lhotse, _______

16) This annual festival began in 2002 in Louisville, KY and has since been held in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. A gathering whose fans rival those of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" for line memorization and creative attire. The Festival's main event each year is a night of unlimited bowling with various contests including Costume, Trivia, Hardest and Farthest Travelled contests. Celebrities to have attended the festival include Jeff Bridges. Identify the festival.
hint: The British version of this festival is called "The dude abides" and is held in Londo

Pravin's quiz (June 2008)

1- Connect
number 134340
the Roman god of the underworld
Pinto Colvig, Lee Millar, Sr., Jimmy MacDonald, Bill Farmer
WWII undersea oil pipelines between England and France
a rare radioactive, metallic and toxic chemical element with atomic number 94
Ceres, Eris, 2003 EL61, 2005 FY9, Sedna, Charon, Varuna

2- Connect
Mick Jagger
Eric Clapton
Donald Trump
Kevin Costner
Vincent Perez
Charles Berling
Laurent Fabius


3- The foundations for X were laid by Jack Reynolds, who was the manager of Ajax Amsterdam from 1915-1925, 1928-1940 and 1945-1947. Rinus Michels, who played under Reynolds, later went on to become manager of Ajax himself and refined the concept into what it is known today as, using it in his training for the Ajax squad in the 1970s. It was further refined by Stefan Kovacs after Michels left for FC Barcelona. Dutch forward Johan Cruyff was the system's most famous exponent What is X?
4- X is a narrative element intended to distract the reader from a more important event in the plot, usually a twist ending.

The term "X" originates from the tradition whereby young hunting dogs in Britain were trained to follow a scent with the use of a X, which would be dragged across a trail until the puppy learned to follow the scent. Later, when the dog was being trained to follow the faint odor of a fox or a badger, the trainer would drag a X (which has a much stronger odor) across the animal's trail at right angles. The dog would eventually learn to follow the original scent rather than the stronger scent.

In literature, the most commonplace use of a X is in mystery fiction. One particular character is described or emphasized in a way that seems to throw suspicion upon that character as the person who committed the crime: later, it develops that someone else is the guilty party.

What is X?

5 - 3 images - connect




6 - 4 images - connect





7- X is a 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar who today is well known for his tenet of the reductionist philosophy of nominalism. The principle is often expressed in Latin as the lex parsimoniae ("law of parsimony"): "entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem", roughly translated as "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity". It is more often taken today as a heuristic maxim (rule of thumb) that advises economy, parsimony, or simplicity, often or especially in scientific theories. What is X(or X's tenet)?


8- In 1891, Karl Elsener began working on what became the predecessor to the modern X. Karl Elsener used the cross and shield symbol to identify his product. The same symbol is still used to identify X. When his mother died in 1909, Elsener decided to name his company "Victoria" in her memory. The term X is sometimes used metaphorically to describe usefulness. The term X was coined by US soldiers after World War II, as they couldn't pronounce its original name, "Offiziersmesser". X has been added to the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and Munich's State Museum of Applied Art for its design. What is X?


9- Connect
Baby one more time - Britney Spears
Another one bites the dust - Queen
Revolution - Beatles
Empty Spaces - Pink Floyd


10- 3 images - connect





11- X was commissioned by the British newspaper, The Times, in 1931. It was commissioned after Morison had written an article criticizing The Times for being behind the times. X was supervised by Stanley Morison and designed by Victor Lardent, an artist from the advertising department of The Times. X made its debut in the 3 October 1932 issue of The Times newspaper, and after one year, the X was released for commercial sale. Although no longer used by the original newspaper, today it is one of the most successful and ubiquitous of its kind in history. What is X?


12- X was discovered in 1976 by scientists from Tate & Lyle, working with researchers Leslie Hough and Shashikant Phadnis at Queen Elizabeth College (now part of King's College, London). The duo were trying to test some chlorinated compounds as chemical intermediates. On a late-summer day, Phadnis was told to test the powder. Phadnis thought that Hough asked him to taste it, so he did. They worked with Tate & Lyle for a year before settling down on the final formula, and thus was born X. What is X?


13- David J. Bradley of IBM took just 5 mins to code a chunk of program called X in 1981. He didn't intend it to be used by others, but millions use it today. At the 20th anniversary of the IBM PC, while on a panel with Bill Gates, Bradley said "I may have invented it, but Bill really made it famous". What are we talking about?


14- Connect
Charlemagne
King David
Julius Caesar
Alexander


15- His first voyage, in 1607, was intended to find a quick way to China by way of the North Pole, but resulted instead in the establishment of the Spitzbergen whale fisheries. In 1608, in the service of the Dutch East India Company, he sailed 150 miles past the site of New York, but returned back. In 1610, he explored the site that is now known by his name and was frozen in it. Who?

Old quizzes

Here are some old quizzes from Raghav's website

Rahul's summer quiz

1. Connect Her serene highness, Alfred Hitchcock, lookalike latch keys and uxoricide.

2. A was the son of B and Tahmineh. He grew up unaware of his father (B) and became a great local hero. In his youth, he intended to travel to his father’s land and make his father the king of Iran, but ended up fighting and being killed by B ( his father). Identify them.

3. Connect 41&43, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear, a reference to roadless or remote parts of Australia, Africa and the state of Alaska in the USA.

4. Malabar coast of kerala, Roman cookery, Mummification rituals of Ramasses II, Portugese search for a sea route to India-

5. William Wang once called this one of the three recognizable rings in the world, along with the superbowl ring and the westpoint (US naval academy) ring. Its side surfaces show the skylines of a twin-city. The ring has 3 main sections- one shows a beaver, another the current year and the third the seal of an institution. Identify.

6. A Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist, X was recently inducted in the American rock and roll hall of fame. Recurrent themes in his work include love and sex, psychological depression, religion, isolation and complex interpersonal relationships. His popular singles include Suzanne, so long Marianne, bird on the wire, Chelsea hotel, famous blue raincoat and sisters of mercy. A film titled X: I am your man was released in the United States on June 21, 2006. Identify X.

7. This is a famous piece of stage magic said to have been performed in India in the 1800s. Sometimes described as “the world’s greatest illusion”, it involves a magician, a length of rope and one or more boy assistants. Similar tricks were mentioned in the accounts of Marco Polo, Ibn Batuta and the mughal empire. In 1890, The Chicago tribune published an account of the trick, which caught wide public fancy. Over the years, many explanations for this alleged trick has been proposed, but none very convincingly.

8. The modern version of this was developed as a substitute for ice skates, for use by Russian athletes training on solid ground for Olympic long track speed skating events. During the late 80s and early 90s, their popularity had a strong resurgence, led by a company, by whose name, it is widely known today (a la Xerox for photocopying). Identify.

9. In journalism, this is a concept in news style, research, and in police investigations that most people consider to be fundamental. It is a formula for getting the "full" story on something. The maxim is that in order for a report to be considered complete it must answer this checklist, each part of which comprises an interrogative word. This was memorialized by Rudyard Kipling in the poem “The elephant’s child”, which is part of his “Just so stories” (1902)

10. X was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon of the 1920s through the 1930s that was claimed to have been invented independently by Nikola Tesla, Edwin R. Scott, Harry Grindell Matthews, Graichen ^[1], as well as others. ^[2] By 1957 the National Inventors Council was still issuing lists of needed military inventions that included X. ^[3] The concept was never put into action, but fueled science fiction stories, and led to the science fiction concept of the hand held weapon used by fictional heroes such as Flash Gordon. What is X?

11. Also known as replacement hypothesis or recent single origin hypothesis, this was first suggested in a book published in 1871 as a result of studies on the natural habitats of apes and their evolutionary relationship with human beings. Later research in anthropology, and more recently genetics lent increased credibility to this hypothesis.

12. Abbreviated as ENSO, this is a global coupled phenomenon. It was named so because it is noticed around Christmas time in the pacific ocean off the west coast of south America. Its most recent occurrence started in September 2006 and lasted until early 2007.

13. Connect- Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Ezhava, Nairs, and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, Bunts, Billavas and Mogaveeras of Karnataka, Pillai caste in Nagercoil District of Tamil Nadu, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, the Gitksan of British Columbia the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee), the Hopi, and the Tuaregs. This prevalence of this practice has faded with increasing exposure to modernity.

14. The earliest references to this are found in the Mahabharata, Ramayana and other Vedic legends. Historically, the area had a close relationship with Tibetan people and Tibetan culture, for example the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso was born here. In Sanskrit, one of its names means “Land of the Dawnlit Mountains”. Identify.

Hint: In 1913-14, the representatives of Britain, Tibet and China negotiated a treaty in India, called the Shimla convention, which attempted to settle the future of this territory, but this was rejected by China.

15. Indigenous to the Himalayas and east Asian states like China, Korea and Japan. It is especially prevalent in varied types in Japan, where it is believed to exemplify the transient nature of life. Starting in 1912, it caught on in the USA and subsequently attained much cultural significance.

Hint: Called Sakura in Japanese.

16. Born in 1968, he is a Nigerian former professional football striker renowned in some places for his goal scoring prowess. He moved to India as a student and later had a stint playing in Europe. In Feb 2007, he was named the manager of a club he once played for, but quit in April 2007 after differences with senior players in that club. Identify him.

17. Fruit flies and corn seeds (V2 USA), Rhesus monkey Albert II (V2 USA), a mouse in 1950 (V2 USA), Dogs called Tsygan and Dezik in 1951. This series goes on and on. Name another one in 1957.

18. This linked traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. It was initiated around 114 BC by the Han Dynasty,^[1] largely through the missions and explorations of Zhang Qian^[2] although earlier trade across the continents had already existed. The first person who used this term was the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877. What am I talking about?

19. This iconic scientist has a penchant for courting controversies. In his autobiography, Avoid boring People, he describes his academic colleagues as "dinosaurs", "deadbeats", "fossils", "has-beens", "mediocre", and "vapid". He was quoted as saying he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" as "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — whereas all the testing says not really." These quotes attributed to him drew attention and criticism from press in several countries and was widely discussed on CNN, the BBC, several papers, peers and by civil rights advocates. The common perception was that he was claiming a link between race and intelligence with the BBC stating that "he claimed black people were less intelligent than white people" Name this scientist who was in news for all wrong reasons during the last months of 2007.

20. Couldn’t resist this one! Identify this love story-

Oliver Barrett IV, a Harvard student and the scion of a wealthy upper class family falls in love with Jennifer Cavalleri, a middle class music student. Which celebrated novel of our parents’ times?

21. Connect the following:

A current NASCAR and former F1 driver who has won both the Monaco grand prix and Indy 500. (Juan Pablo)

A DC comics character initially created for “Batman: The animated series” as a detective from Gotham city police department, was outed as a lesbian, then left the force and now defends Gotham as “The question”. (Renee)

Born in Colombia, this professional footballer played for Boca Juniors in Argentina. He was initially denied by FIFA from playing for Argentina, where he is now naturalized, as he had once played for Columbia in a world cup qualifier. Nicknamed El Mono (The monkey), he was finally allowed to play for Argentina in 1998 at 32 years of age, but by then was considered too old for selection in the side. (Carlos Fernando Navarro)

22. Connect the following:

December 1980

The squence- 2, 88, 120, 161, 182, 182, 138

Article 370

Patel's sports quiz

Question 1:

What is common between the following teams:

Juventus FC in its founding year 1897
The West Indies cricket team for Kerry Packers's World Series in 1977
Scotland National Football team for a friendly vs Germany in 1999
The Arkansas Razorbacks College Football team in the 2005 season
Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2007 Twenty20 championship

Hint: Do not think straight



Question 2:

X a police officer for 30 years,was head of City of London Police's special branch from 1987 to 1990. His later roles included a spell in Germany liaising on organised crime for British police and as a member of City of London's fraud squad. After spending time with Essex Police, he became a detective superintendent in the Yard's serious and organised crime unit in 2001. There he managed investigation teams combating gun crime, drug trafficking and gang-related
"contracts to kill" in London. He was involved in the investigation into the alleged Victoria Beckham kidnap plot. But it was in 'Yardie' violence involving Jamaican or black British drug gangs where he gained most expertise.

Name X



Question 3

X was an Indian cricketer and one of the liveliest characters in Indian cricket in the late 1920s and 1930s. He led the Indian team to England in 1936, a post that he secured after lobbying and manipulation. The tour was very acrimonious, with team splits, and X even felt the need to send home one of his strongest players, Lala Amarnath. He is the only cricketer to have had a knighthood bestowed on him while an active test cricketer, shortly after his test debut in June of that year, and prior to his last test in August of that year. He renounced his knighthood in
1947 after India became independent.

Name X



Question 4

X is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship". For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase "Who do you think you are? X?" was supposedly the standard question all British policemen asked speeding motorists. In 1990, X was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Name X



Question 5

Link the 2 pictures





Question 6

What is common bwtween the following

Cotar Ramaswami, Andy Ducat, Asif Karim, Jeff Wilson and Jonty Rhodes.



Question 7

X, then nicknamed The Pensioners, was founded on March 14, 1905 at The Rising Sun pub opposite today's main entrance to the ground on the Fulham Road. Since there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough, was settled.

Name X.



Question 8

X is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on May 8, 2003 in favour of a Slovak handball player. The court decision was based upon the idea that no resident of the EU should be prevented from working in another part of the EU. For example, a German basketball team could not be prevented from hiring a Greek player since both nations are members of the EU. Moreover, since Slovakia was not part of the EU at the time the case was decided, but had an associate trading relationship with the EU, the decision meant that any player from any nation which had such a relationship with the EU could also freely play as a professional.

Name X



Question 9

X is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA. The boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East
Mauch Chunk merged and took on the name of X following the 1953 death of Olympic athlete X.
When X's third wife, Patricia Askew, heard that the small Pennsylvania town of Mauch Chunk
was desperately seeking to attract business, she struck a deal with the town. Mauch Chunk
bought X's remains, erected a monument (see pictures 9_1 and 9_2), and renamed the town in his honor, despite the fact that X had never set foot in the city.

Name X




Question 10

Name the team the following represent.

Iron Head -- "Iron Head" spent much effort learning the kung-fu style that makes his head as tough as iron. Renowned for his powerful headers.
Hooking Leg -- "Hooking Leg" has special skills in ground tumbling boxing. He was poor and could not go to school. He was initially reluctant to join the team.
Empty Hands -- "Empty Hands" has bullet hands that make him the first choice keeper of the team.
Iron Shirt -- "Iron Shirt" can absorb all kinds of blunt force attacks with little damage. He volunteers to be the replacement goal keeper when Empty hands gets injured.
Mighty Steel Leg -- "Mighty Steel Leg" is a master of a kicking technique because of which he gets his name.
Weight Vest -- "Weight Vest" is obese and gluttonous. He too initially refuses to join the team, but joins later.
Golden Leg -- "Golden Leg" was a respected soccer player. However, accepting a bribe to throw a penalty shot resulted in a tragic end to his career. He is the coach of the team.



Question 11

In the 2004-05 season, X became the first club since the creation of the modern Premier
League in 1992 to be bottom of the league at Christmas and avoid relegation.

Hint: Picture

Identify X.



Question 12

On July 2, 1994, X was shot outside a bar. According to his girlfriend, the killer shouted "Gooooooooooooool!" (mimicking sporting commentators for their calls after a goal is scored) for each of the 12 bullets fired.

Hint: The murder was widely believed to be a punishment for his own goal agianst USA in the 1994 world cup.

Name X



Question 13

The origins of this custom is believed to be as below.

In 1910, president William Taft at a Washington Senators game felt sore in his backside and decided to stand up and stretch. Upon seeing the chief executive stand, the rest of the spectators in attendance felt obligated to join the president in his gestures.

What is the custom in question.

Hint: Pre September 11, 2001 - "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
Post September 11, 2001 - "God Bless America"



Question 14

Hint 1 ------> Start: March 31, 2008
Hint 2 ------> End: August 8, 2008
Hint 3 ------> Distance: 85,000 miles
Hint 4 ------> Visiting: 135 cities over 5 continents.

Name the event.



Question 15

X, a 7'1", 235 lb center, was the last player with no college or professional basketball experience to make the US Olympic squad in 1980. However is he is more famously known as the biggest NBA draft bust for being drated (by the Portland Trailblazers) ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft.

Name X



Question 16

Here are a few quotes. Name the person to said these.

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."
"After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from his favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left-back. He nutmegged him and scored a wonderful goal from 30 yards out. I would love him to save me a place in his team - George Best that is, not God."
"When you are a rich man you are proud to own a Rolls Royce and when you are a poor man you are proud to own a Renault."



Question 17

Link the 5 pictures




Question 18

X originated in 1962 from an idea of Bill Winkenbach, then a limited partner in the Oakland Raiders, with assistance from Bill Tunnell, the Raiders' public relations man, Scotty Stirling, the beat writer from the Oakland Tribune, George Ross, the Tribune's sports editor, and Philip Carmona, Winkenbach's friend. The idea emerged during a three-week road trip the Raiders took to the East Coast. Winkenbach and the others fleshed out the idea during the trip, and upon their return, formed the first instance of X the GOPPPL (Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League). Today we have many instances of X, for example CBS, ESPN and Yahoo.

Name X



Question 19

What happened next (see picture)




Question 20

X, a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off spin bowler, was first selected for Zimbabwe to play in the second Test against Pakistan in November 2002. He has had a number of disciplinary problems. Two incidents in particular stick out. He was sent home from Zimbabwe's tour of England in 2003 after ignoring management instructions to travel with the rest of the squad. Then in 2006 he was banned from all cricket played under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board after a violent altercation with spectators at a match between Ashton and his club, Werneth in the Central Lancashire League. On 1 November 2006, X was held by police after apparently fleeing the scene of a suspicious fire at the Zimbabwean Cricket Academy in Harare. He was formally charged with arson in the incident on 2 November.In January 2008, he was cleared on grounds of mental illness.

Name X