New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[fredfertang]

A good thing?

Yes, all things considered

 

[zaremba]

To do with partnerships?
To do with consecutive matches played?

 

[fredfertang]

No to both Mr Z

 

[stumpski]

I'm baffled tbh ... is this distinction confined to these three players?

 

[fredfertang]

No - Walter Keeton, Alf Dipper and a New Zealander whose name escapes me at the moment have done it too but I think it's just the six of them

 

[fredfertang]

The Kiwi was Paul Whitelaw

 

[stumpski]

All openers, right?

Is this related to something each of them did in a single match?

 

[fredfertang]

Yes - same feat

 

[stumpski]

Carrying their bat in each innings?

 

[fredfertang]

No but your on the right lines

 

[stumpski]

Is this something only an opener could do, though?

 

[fredfertang]

Oh yes - it involves carrying their bats

 

[stumpski]

Going back to Boycott - did he do this for Yorkshire?


Before 1970?

 

[fredfertang]

Boycs did it for England - after 1970

 

[Cevno]

Does it have anything to do with the number of times they have carried their bat through the innings?

 

[fredfertang]

Does it have anything to do with the number of times they have carried their bat through the innings?

No

 

[Cevno]

does this involve australia or baatting at adelaide?

 

[Goughy]

Does it involve jug avoidance?

 

[stumpski]

Carried bat and made 99*? A unique performance in Tests I believe.


Whitelaw did it in this match

 

[fredfertang]

Yes they all carried their bat for 99 in a first class match