CricketQuest #10: Friday, August 28, 2026
Difficulty: Medium
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Joe Root
England · Batter
What every clue would have told you
Country, game & roleEngland · Men's cricket · Batter
Status & formatsCurrently active internationally · Played ODI, T20I, Test
International debut2012
Career numbers396 international matches · 23,074 international runs · 61 hundreds · 1 five-wicket hauls
How players did
100% of players who finished this puzzle named Joe Root, taking 2.3 guesses on average. Players used 1.1 hints each on average. The most common opening guess was Jos Buttler.
1 guess50%
2 guesses17%
3 guesses17%
4 guesses0%
5 guesses8%
6 guesses8%
Not solved0%
Wrong guesses that came up most: Jos Buttler.
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Joe Root by format
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | Wkts | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 169 | 14,278 | 50.5 | 57.8 | 262 | 74 | 3.37 | 5/8 |
| ODI | 195 | 7,903 | 50.7 | - | 166* | 31 | 5.91 | 3/52 |
| T20I | 32 | 893 | 35.7 | 126.3 | 90* | 6 | 9.93 | 2/9 |
Full profile, recent form and fantasy numbers: Joe Root.
More past answers
Other England players who have been the answer: Kevin Pietersen (7 Nov), Charlotte Edwards (31 Oct), Stuart Broad (29 Oct), Ian Bell (28 Oct).
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