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Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $200$
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- In a country match Great Muddleton, who went in first, made a score of which they were proud.
- Then Little Wurzleford had their innings and scored a quarter less.
- The Muddletonians in their next attempt made a quarter less than their opponents,
- who, curiously enough, were only rewarded on their second attempt by a quarter less than their last score.
- Thus, every innings was a quarter less fruitful in runs than the one that preceded it.
- Yet the Muddletonians won the match by $50$ runs.
- Can you give the exact score for every one of the four innings?
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- 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Problems Concerning Games: $200$. -- Cricket Scores