How many beers did David Boon drink on a flight from australia to Great Britain?

Answer 1

The record remains with Boon - 52 cans.

Close runners:
Rod Marsh: 46
Doug Walters: 44


Boon became something of a cult figure for his drinking exploits and singing of team songs. He famously vomited on the hallowed Adelaide Oval turf in a WSC game in 1988 before a live nationwide TV audience of millions (he went on to make 122 and win Man Of The Match).

More recently he became the face of Victoria Bitter (VB) beer for its 2005/06 summer advertising campaign, called Boonanza. Part of the promotion was the sale of a talking David Boon figurine with purchases of beer, which would make comments when prompted by Channel Nine commentary. Boon played himself in the television advertisements. This was a controversial choice, as Boon achieved much fame and notoriety for consuming 52 cans of beer on a flight between London and Sydney before the victorious Ashes tour that saw Australia regain the trophy after five years of English dominance. VB denied the story, though chose Boon as a representative (often jokingly referred to as the "Keg on Legs") because of his legendary drinking exploits and dogged, iconoclasic batting displays.

More here:
http://www.thefanatics.com/content.php?id=330
http://beebo.org/smackerels/david-boon.html

Answer 2

alledgedly 52!