How's Stat

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 SupremacyAlistair Cooked to perfectionNa-Rine TimeMake 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]: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

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 in 1996)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] can find more about Pads and Pints on their instagram and YouTube channels.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 'stat'.We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game hereInstagram: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

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 email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello at [email protected] 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 'stat'.We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game hereInstagram: @hows_stat_podBluesky: @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease rate, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform, and thanks for listening!

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) Shivnarine Chander-RuPaul's Drag Race (Which test batters have more than 30 test 100s?)4) First World Problems (Can you recall the XI's from the first World Test Championship final played between New Zealand and India?)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] 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 'stat'.We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game herePlease follow up on our social channels:Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_podBlue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease subscribe, rate, and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

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 along. Please drop us an email with round suggestions, comments or just to say hello on [email protected] 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 'stat'.We have a new YouTube channel! Check out pod snippets and our new How's Stat challenge game herePlease follow up on our social channels:Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_podBlue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease subscribe, rate and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

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 Katichs (various stats from the 2010s)5) Wish you were here (Name the XIs from the 2017 Women's World Cup final)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] 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 discount code for 10% off is 'stat'.Please follow up on our social channels:Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_podBlue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease subscribe, rate and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening.

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 players who have played for two nations)5) Super series test match (Guess the XIs from the 2005 Australia v Rest of the World XI)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] follow up on our social channels:Instagram/Threads - @Hows_that_podBlue Sky - @hows-stat-pod.bsky.socialPlease subscribe, rate and review on your favourite podcast platform. Thanks for listening.