Can you beat for the cricket guru title?

[marc71178]

The Little Dasher : Harry Graham and The Pup, Michael Clarke scored centuries in both their debut tests at home and their debut tests away..

Didn't the posh boy also do it?

 

[marc71178]

A player is dismissed for a pair, which produced the following converstaion.

Menzies: 'that's a terrible thing to happen to a young cricketer, Warwick, how can you account for it?'

Armstrong: 'Can't bat'

Name the player they are discussing?

Scott Muller?

 

[archie mac]

Scott Muller?

lol


I think he had trouble with his bowling and throwing

 

[Tapioca]

Dgb ?

 

[archie mac]

Dgb ?

I can't remember the great man being dismissed for a pair?

a clue they moved the old MCG score board to Canberra, and named it after this player

 

[Tapioca]

Larwood got a pound from Pelham Warner for getting that batsman out in both innings - Jack Fingleton at the 'Battle of Adelaide' in 1932-33

 

[archie mac]

Larwood got a pound from Pelham Warner for getting that batsman out in both innings - Jack Fingleton at the 'Battle of Adelaide' in 1932-33

Well done Tapi, I am currently trying to think of a question for the SJS, just hope it is as imaginitve as your last one.

 

[JASON]

Well done Tapi, I am currently trying to think of a question for the SJS, just hope it is as imaginitve as your last one.

So whose posting next question? You or Tapi ?

 

[archie mac]

So whose posting next question? You or Tapi ?

Tapi is in charge of this one, and I am in charge of the SJS one, though I think I will lose that one soon

 

[Tapioca]

I hope this isn't too obscure.

He was an English captain who once lead them to an Ashes win (England used to, in those days). The Punch celebrated that occasion by publishing a poem which went :

Then wrote the queen of England
Whose hand is blessed by God
I must do something handsome
For ___ ____ ____ ____.

A prominent author used the four missing words as the title of his critically acclaimed biography of the captain which was published many years after his death. What are missing words/ book title ?

 

[archie mac]

I hope this isn't too obscure.

He was an English captain who once lead them to an Ashes win (England used to, in those days). The Punch celebrated that occasion by publishing a poem which went :

Then wrote the queen of England
Whose hand is blessed by God
I must do something handsome
For ___ ____ ____ ____.

A prominent author used the four missing words as the title of his critically acclaimed biography of the captain which was published many years after his death. What are missing words/ book title ?

My Dear Victorious Stod by David Frith (a very good read)

 

[Tapioca]

A biography of AE Stoddart. Punch wrote it on the occasion of the win in 1894-5

All yours, Arch.

 

[archie mac]

A biography of AE Stoddart. Punch wrote it on the occasion of the win in 1894-5

All yours, Arch.

Thanks Tapi, off to bed now, so sorry if you have a guess soon


Q Which Cricketer threw his copy of 'Bodyline The Novel' in the bin after reading it.

a clue: he was not happy with the love life the fictional 'him' had in the book.

 

[JASON]

Thanks Tapi, off to bed now, so sorry if you have a guess soon


Q Which Cricketer threw his copy of 'Bodyline The Novel' in the bin after reading it.

a clue: he was not happy with the love life the fictional 'him' had in the book.

Freddie Brown

 

[archie mac]

Freddie Brown

On the money Jason, your turn

 

[JASON]

Question - identify any 3 of the 5 individuals in the picture , one of whom is obviously not a cricketer, but far greater !!

 

[JASON]

Hint - 2 of the 4 rank among the highest scorers (Aggregate runs in career) in First Class Cricket ever !! While Chubby took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket !!

 

[archie mac]

Hint - 2 of the 4 rank among the highest scorers (Aggregate runs in career) in First Class Cricket ever !! While Chubby took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket !!

Woolley, Hendren, Tate?
Looks like PGH Fender behind HRH?

 

[SJS]

Left to right :

Percy Fender, King of England, Maurice Tate, Patsy Hendren, Frank Woolley

Fender scorer of the fastest first class hundred (in time) in 35 minutes for Surrey against Northampton 1920

Tate got Herbie Taylor off the first bal he bowled in test cricket as he and Gilligan bowled SAfrica out for 30 runs in 1924 in under 13 overs.

Woolley scored 58,959 (second only to Hobbs) runs with 145 centuries (the only non keeper fielder with over 1000 catches)

Hendren scored 57611 runs with 170 centuries (second only to Hobbs) and 759catches (might be second only to Woolley)

 

[JASON]

Woolley, Hendren, Tate?
Looks like PGH Fender behind HRH?

Well done Archie Mac. Spot on !! Your turn.