Can you beat for the cricket guru title?

[SJS]

Choice is entirely yours ! You still have 30 odd minutes to post one if you want to .

Who was the first cricketer to be widely known as THE CHAMPION.

Pretty simple

 

[membersstand]

WG Grace ?

Doubt it though...

 

[SJS]

WG Grace ?

Doubt it though...

Your doubt is not misplaced.

Guess again.

 

[JASON]

Sir Donald Bradman

 

[membersstand]

Sir Donald Bradman

better not be...

 

[JASON]

My Question - (pending confirmation by SJS)who was called the following ?

"the old Master"

"the Demon"

"Prince"

"The Croucher"

"Farmer"

"WG Grace of Australia"
To win you have to get atleast 5 correct !! (I am off to bed now will check tomorrow !!)

 

[membersstand]

Demon - Spofforth

 

[JASON]

Demon - Spofforth

correct ! But you need to get 5 correct to win.

 

[membersstand]

Wg - could be Warick Armstrong or George Giffen

 

[SJS]

Demon - Spofforth

NO

 

[SJS]

Wg - could be Warick Armstrong or George Giffen

NO.

It has to be someone before WG. Dr WG Grace was the second cricketer to be called THE CHAMPION. Who was the first ?

 

[membersstand]

LOL

Told you you were wrong jason

 

[membersstand]

Was he English ?

Did he play test cricket ?

 

[SJS]

Was he English ?

YES

Did he play test cricket ?

NO

 

[SJS]

My Question - (pending confirmation by SJS)who was called the following ?

"the old Master"

"the Demon"

"Prince"

"The Croucher"

"Farmer"

"WG Grace of Australia"
To win you have to get atleast 5 correct !! (I am off to bed now will check tomorrow !!)

1. George William Beldam
2. Spofforth
3. Ranji
4. Jessop
5. Lumpy Stevens

 

[membersstand]

1. George William Beldam
2. Spofforth
3. Ranji
4. Jessop
5. Lumpy Stevens

And that's what I get for a watching a wee bit of tennis

 

[SJS]

And that's what I get for a watching a wee bit of tennis

I did not answer the last one WG of Australia. So thats available
PLUS my original question.

Dont make excuses

PS. Is there any short name by which to call you ?

 

[membersstand]

I did not answer the last one WG of Australia. So thats available
PLUS my original question.

Dont make excuses

PS. Is there any short name by which to call you ?

Haha I can be Eddy or TMS I guess..

 

[SJS]

Haha I can be Eddy or TMS I guess..

TMS ? Thats test match special..right ?

I prefer Eddy, Eddy.

 

[JASON]

Who was the first cricketer to be widely known as THE CHAMPION.

Pretty simple

George Parr ?