fredfertang
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Yes - although its about a landmark rather than an exact figureIs it about the number of runs scored?
Yes - although its about a landmark rather than an exact figureIs it about the number of runs scored?
No the counties concerned are irrelevantDoes the record relate to the counties that each of the players represented?
YesIs it a batting feat concerning one innings rather than two?
Yes and, as its about time for a clue, to be precise its 200 or moreTo achieve this feat is it necessary to score a hundred runs or more in an innings?
YesIs it to do with fast scoring?
I'm going to answer that Yes although I add the caveat that on each occasion a normal County Championship match was involvedAre time limits involved?
'tis indeedHumphreys hit 208 in 195 mins against Gloucs in 1909 - is that one of the relevant innings?
There are other factors involved in what these five did, and indeed speed of scoring itself is not directly a part of it - though to achieve the feat they couldn't hang aboutHard to believe that these gentlemen set fast-scoring records that wouldn't have been matched by the likes of Jessop, Hammond or Gimblett.
Now that's the reason I leave the TWC Xmas quiz to you - correct in all respectsIs the answer scoring 200 (on the first day of play) in a first class match, after the opposition has been dismissed batting first?
Thanks.Now that's the reason I leave the TWC Xmas quiz to you - correct in all respects