New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[archie mac]

I hate when you write it is going to be easy

Always means I have no idea

Is it to do with scores achieved at the ground?

 

[Somerset]

Is it to do with scores achieved at the ground?

Caserta is in Italy I think...

Is it to do with where a certain group of players were born or died?

 

[biased indian]

Any thing to do with Wisden ??

 

[Goughy]

Caserta is in Italy I think...

Is it to do with where a certain group of players were born or died?

Yes

 

[bagapath]

headley verity probably died in caserta during WW II while serving in the army. wonder who died in the other cities..

 

[Goughy]

headley verity probably died in caserta during WW II while serving in the army. wonder who died in the other cities..

Correct

 

[Engle]

Jardine died in Montreaux, Switzerland

 

[Goughy]

Jardine died in Montreaux, Switzerland

Correct, keep going

 

[Magrat Garlick]

The Nawab of Pataudi died in New Delhi
Wally Hammond died just outside Durban
Harold Larwood died in Sydney

and they all played the first Bodyline Test

 

[Goughy]

The Nawab of Pataudi died in New Delhi
Wally Hammond died just outside Durban
Harold Larwood died in Sydney

and they all played the first Bodyline Test

Correct.

The places were where 5 of the English 'Bodyline' squad died outside of the UK.

 

[Somerset]

Haha knew it would be something like that...well done to those who got the players' names.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

OK, to keep things going...

this record changed hands seven times before World War I. After that, it has never been broken.

Which record and who holds it?

 

[Goughy]

a bowling record?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

a bowling record?

's right

 

[Goughy]

Test record?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yep, test record.

 

[archie mac]

Yep, test record.

Best bowling figures on debut?

 

[Goughy]

Individual? or Team record?

 

[archie mac]

Most wickets in a series?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Most wickets in a series?

Yeah, that's the one. Was too easy I suppose.