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Shane Bond, an Uncommon card
Shane Edward Bond is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Rajasthan Royals, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee", and often among the greatest fast bowlers of his era.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Shane Bond quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shane Bond card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Bond's career was plagued with injuries, chiefly ______ stress fractures of the back.
Answer
recurring. Bond's career was plagued with injuries, chiefly recurring stress fractures of the back. From the Shane Bond article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A right-arm fast bowler, his fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the ____ World Cup.
Answer
2000s. A right-arm fast bowler, his fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup. From the Shane Bond article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He represented New Zealand in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket and played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket and Warwickshire in English domestic cricket.
- A right-arm fast bowler, his fastest recorded delivery was clocked at 156.4 km/h against India in the 2003 World Cup.
- Bond's career was plagued with injuries, chiefly recurring stress fractures of the back.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shane Bond article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Shane Bond
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Shane Bond (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Benchill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
