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In the respective first innings of the Dhaka Test, Bangladesh reached 150 for 1, while England were 150 for 8 - but went on to get the lead. Was this some sort of record? asked Mahinda Gunasekera from Sri Lanka That remarkable turnaround in the second Test in Mirpur was certainly a noteworthy occurrence: Bangladesh actually reached 171 for 1, while England at one point were 144 for 8. The only other Test in which a team claimed a first-innings lead after losing their eighth wicket at a lower score than the oppositions second was in Bombay in 1960-61, when Pakistan slipped from 301 for 1 to 350 all out, and were overtaken by India, who had been 300 for 8 but went on to declare at 449 for 9.Has any side ever won a Test - or a first-class match - without losing a wicket? asked Ed Atkinson from England There hasnt yet been a Test match in which the winning side lost no wickets at all. The fewest is two, which has happened five times - most recently by South Africa (637 for 2 dec) against England (385 and 240) at The Oval in 2012. The previous instance was also by South Africa, against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2002-03. The other three were all by England: against South Africa at Lords in 1924, New Zealand at Headingley in 1958, and India at Edgbaston in 1974. There have been eight instances of a side winning a first-class match without losing a wicket. The first - and the only one in England - was by Lancashire (166 for 0 dec and 66 for 0) against Leicestershire (108 and 122) at Old Trafford in 1956. Four of the others were in Pakistan, most recently when Karachi Blues conceded the match - saying the pitch was too dangerous - after slipping to 33 for 4 in Faisalabad in 2004-05.I saw a match last season in which Alviro Petersen of the Lions scored 203 in a total of less than 300. Was this the lowest total to include a double-century? asked Tiaan Strydom from South Africa Alviro Petersens fine effort - 203 out of 295 - was against the Titans in Potchefstroom in January 2016. It is actually second on the list for completed innings, behind only a remarkable effort by Namibias Gerrie Snyman in an Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya in Sharjah in January 2008. Snyman battered 230, with 11 sixes, in a total of 282; the only other double-figure score was Michael Durants 13. There is one lower innings, in which not all the wickets fell - Oxford University made 280 for 1, with Micky Walford hitting 201 not out, to beat MCC at Lords in 1938. Gloucestershire scored 292 for 6 (Charles Barnett 204 not out) against Leicestershire at Aylestone Road in 1936, and in 1957, Worcestershire made 292 for 6 declared (Don Kenyon 200 not out) against Nottinghamshire at New Road.Whos the only player to be Man of the Match twice in the final of the English domestic Twenty20 Cup competition? asked Matt Clarke from England The Twenty20 Cup started in England in 2003, and in its various guises until 2015 the Man-of-the-Match awards in the 13 finals were shared around 13 different players. But in this years T20 Blast final, at Edgbaston, Northamptonshires Josh Cobb won the prize for his match-winning 80. Back in 2011, when he was playing for Leicestershire, Cobb had received the award for his 4 for 22 - all of them catches by the substitute Matt Boyce - which restricted Somersets score in the final, again at Edgbaston. Whats the record for the most people in an England Test team who werent born in England? asked Darren Hurst from England There have been four England teams that contained seven players born outside England, all of them in the early 1990s. The team for the first two Tests at home against West Indies in 1991 included Phillip DeFreitas (born in Dominica), Graeme Hick (Zimbabwe), Allan Lamb (South Africa), Devon Malcolm (Jamaica), Derek Pringle (Kenya), Robin Smith (South Africa) and Steve Watkin (Wales). It might be stretching a point to include the Welshman Watkin, but the following winter in New Zealand the England side for the first two Tests included DeFreitas, Hick, Lamb, Pringle and Smith, plus Chris Lewis (born in Guyana) and Dermot Reeve (Hong Kong). The most recent England side made up entirely of people born inside the country was against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2003-04.There were five ducks in New Zealands innings in the fifth ODI at Vizag. Was this a record? asked Prashaan Raga from South Africa New Zealands five ducks in their paltry total of 79 against India in Visakhapatnam last week equalled the New Zealand record, set against Pakistan in Auckland in 2000-01 (in a total of 149). But there have been five one-day international innings that contained six ducks, three of them by Pakistan: against England at Edgbaston in 1987 (in a total of 213 for 9), v West Indies in Cape Town in 1992-93 (43 all out), and against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2012 (199). There were also six ducks in South Africas 106 against Australia in Sydney in 2001-02, and Zimbabwes 127 v Sri Lanka in Harare in 2008-09.Post your questions in the comments below Carlos Lee Jersey Large . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. J. R. 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Reigning Aviva Premiership champions Saracens preserved their 100 percent record this season after hooker Jamie Georges second-half try helped them see off Northampton 27-12 at Allianz Park.England international George struck midway through the second period, which was followed by a penalty try, although Saracens were nowhere near as dominant as they had been during opening Premiership victories over Worcester and Exeter.Fly-half Alex Lozowski added five penalties and a conversion, with Saracens crucially scoring 12 unanswered points while Northampton prop Alex Waller was in the sin-bin.England internationals Owen Farrell [hip] and George Kruis [back strain] were again both absent for Saracens - Lozowski and Jim Hamilton deputised -- while England skipper Dylan Hartley, who has been troubled recently by a sore back and went off at half-time against Bristol last weekend, was replaced in Saints front-row by Mikey Haywood.England head coach Eddie Jones was among the crowd, but a scrappy opening quarter delivered few attacking opportunities as two Lozowski penalties edged Saracens 6-3 ahead after Myler put Saints in front when home flanker Michael Rhodes was punished for not rolling away at a ruck.Northamptons powerful runners Louis Picamoles and George North both made headway as Saints -- winners on three previous Premiership trips to Allianz Park -- did not take a backward step before another Myler penalty tied things up.Saracens, despite having a gusting wind in their favour, struggled for continuity, and the kicking contest continued as Myler and Lozowski exchanged further penalties before the break, completing their respective penalty hat-tricks and securing a 9-9 interval scoreline.The game had proved an expectedly ferocious contest up-front without threatening to boil over, although one split-second incident coulld yet develop as Waller appeared to rake his hand over Saracens wing Chris Ashtons face.ddddddddddddReferee Greg Garner saw Wallers movement and told the player it would be reviewed after the game, but Garner took no action on the pitch.Northampton continued to play the game deep inside Saracens territory, and Mylers fourth successful penalty edged the visitors back in front after home scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth was rightly punished after he pushed Waller in the back following a skirmish that involved both sets of forwards.Saracens could not get a foothold in the contest, and their frustration began to show, but Saints were reduced to 14 men when Waller was adjudged to have tackled George dangerously and received a yellow card. Wallers immediate fate could now rest with match citing commissioner Mike Rafter.And barely had Waller left the pitch than Saracens went ahead, making their temporary numerical advantage count via a smart lineout move that saw number eight Billy Vunipola send an unmarked George over to leave Northampton two points behind.Northampton suddenly could not stem the tide, and when Saints collapsed a 66th-minute maul, Garner awarded a penalty try that Lozowski converted to set up a third successive Premiership victory, before Saints replacement Sam Dickinson was sin-binned for a technical offence.And Saints miserable second half continued right to the end, with centre Luther Burelll groggily leaving the field after a lengthy delay while he received treatment following a midfield collision with Saracens skipper Brad Barritt.Lozowski, meanwhile, added two more penalties, meaning that he finished with 17 points as he continued to prove an admirable deputy for Farrell. ' ' '