New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[SJS]

Is it a test achievement? ....... YES

Is it a single innings/match achievement? ...... NO

 

[fredfertang]

Have they all at some time held the record for the most wickets taken in a calendar year?

 

[SJS]

Have they all at some time held the record for the most wickets taken in a calendar year?

YESSS

They are all ex-record holders of the highest number of Test wickets in a Year (minimum qualification fifty wickets). The record is now held by Warne with 96 wickets. When that is broken he will join the club.

 

[fredfertang]

This may be a bit too easy but it is an interesting one so here goes:-

I played Test cricket but in my entire career only one List A game – my contribution to that List A game was minimal but in that game a record was set that will never be beaten as long as one day cricket is played – Who am I and what is the record?

 

[stumpski]

Was said List A game played in England?


And was/is the player himself English?

 

[fredfertang]

Yes to both

 

[SJS]

Did he play ten or more Tests ?

Did he play primarily as a bowler in Tests ?

 

[fredfertang]

Did he play ten or more Tests ?

Did he play primarily as a bowler in Tests ?

No to both

 

[zaremba]

Is the record unbreakable because it was a first?

 

[fredfertang]

Yes - it could be equalled but no one has since threatened to do so

 

[stumpski]

The player was Doug Insole of Essex, who scored 0 in the JPL match against Somerset at Yeovil in July 1969. Somerset off-spinner Brian Langford returned figures of 8-8-0-0.

Am I warm?

 

[fredfertang]

Red hot mate

 

[stumpski]

I have a question in mind, but I need to check my facts - it will require me to thumb through a few Wisdens. Later tonight perhaps, depending on whether I can get on the laptop.

 

[stumpski]

OK I've found it - here's the question.

A highly-regarded county captain was left red-faced in a match against Northamptonshire in the 1970s. Who was he and what was the cause of his embarrassment?

 

[zaremba]

OK I've found it - here's the question.

A highly-regarded county captain was left red-faced in a match against Northamptonshire in the 1970s. Who was he and what was the cause of his embarrassment?

Did his county's name end in "shire"?

 

[stumpski]

It did ... and still does.

 

[zaremba]

It did ... and still does.

So it's not Devon then... we are making progress here...

 

[zaremba]

Is it either Yorkshire or Lancashire?

 

[stumpski]

Yes it's not Kent either, or 'Somersetshire' as it used to be known (see also 'Devonshire' which still has a Duke I believe).

Edit: No, neither of those.

 

[zaremba]

(see also 'Devonshire' which still has a Duke I believe)

And clotted cream. But no county side, minor or otherwise.