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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Somerset said:
Did he achieve the world record in tests?
Q4 Did he achieve the world record in tests ? Yes

"He was also a successful Australian Rules footballer, who played for the Sturt club in the SANFL (South Australian National Football League) and went on to captain South Australia in interstate football competition. While transferred to Melbourne in the munitions department during the Second World War, he played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League, making four first team appearances and sitting on the reserve bench in the losing grand final side of 1943.

He achieved a rare double, equalled only by Victor Richardson, of captaining Sturt in both cricket and football."
 
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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Somerset said:
Was he a wicket-keeper?
Q5 Was he a wicket-keeper ? Yes :)

"A popular identity in Adelaide, He later entered politics and became the Member for Unley in the state House of Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party. During his 20 year parliamentary career he became Speaker of the House. "
 
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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Somerset said:
Did he play more than ten test matches?
Q6 Did he play more than ten test matches ? Yes

"He made his first-class debut for South Australia as a specialist batsman in ..........., immediately after the conclusion of the second World War. He donned the gloves during the following Sheffield Shield season, and by the following season was chosen as deputy wicketkeeper to ........... for the Australian tour of South Africa."
 
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JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
By the way I have just noticed I have been demoted from All Time legend to State Captain ! :D

Are you guys happy with this new change ? Some must remain unchanged, while lot of the long timers on this forum have been rewarded for our long term participation in this forum with a demotion !! :laugh: :laugh:

Interesting ! :D
 

Somerset

Cricketer Of The Year
JASON said:
By the way I have just noticed I have been demoted from All Time legend to State Captain ! :D

Are you guys happy with this new change ? Some must remain unchanged, while lot of the long timers on this forum have been rewarded for our long term participation in this forum with a demotion !! :laugh: :laugh:

Interesting ! :D
I guess that's a little harsh on the long-time members, can't say I've been effected dramatically... ;)
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Somerset said:
The player is Gil Langley, the record at the time was nine dismissals in the 1956 Oval Test.
Correct. :)

Gil Langley dies aged 81
Rick Eyre - 15 May 2001


Gil Langley, the Australian Test wicketkeeper who also represented his state at football before becoming Speaker of the House in state parliament, died on Monday night in an Adelaide nursing home at the age of 81 following a long illness.

Langley played 26 Tests for Australia from 1951-52 to 1956, in which he held 83 catches and made 15 stumpings. He made his first-class debut for South Australia as a specialist batsman in 1945-46, immediately after the conclusion of the Second World War. He donned the gloves during the 1947-48 Sheffield Shield season, and by 1949-50 was chosen as deputy wicketkeeper to Ron Saggers for the Australian tour of South Africa.

Both Saggers and Langley remained in the shadow of the great Queenslander Don Tallon whenever he was available for Australia, but following the retirement of his two peers, Langley received his first call-up to the Test side in the 1951-52 series against the West Indies. On his debut, at the Gabba, Brisbane, he took three catches and four stumpings in Australia's three-wicket victory, going on to claim 21 victims for the series.

He remained Australia's first choice wicketkeeper until 1956, playing his last Test match against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In addition to his 98 dismissals, and scored 374 runs in Tests at 14.96 with a top score of 53.

Despite being part of a well-beaten Australian side in England in 1956, and missing two Tests because of injury, he was recognised by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as one of its five cricketers of the year in its 1957 edition. In the Lord's Test of 1956 he completed nine dismissals - at the time a world Test record - in Australia's only win of the series.
In all first-class cricket he made 122 appearances, taking 292 catches and 77 stumpings. He scored 3236 runs at an average of 25.68 and a top score of 160 not out. The last of his four centuries was achieved in his final game for South Australia, against New South Wales at Adelaide Oval in December 1956. Given three cheers by his opponents as he came to the crease in the second innings, Langley made exactly 100, scoring a boundary after 6pm on the final day before being stumped next ball off the bowling of Richie Benaud.

Langley was also a successful Australian Rules footballer, who played for the Sturt club in the SANFL (South Australian National Football League) and went on to captain South Australia in interstate football competition. While transferred to Melbourne in the munitions department during the Second World War, he played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League, making four first team appearances and sitting on the reserve bench in the losing grand final side of 1943.

Langley achieved a rare double, equalled only by Victor Richardson, of captaining Sturt in both cricket and football.

A popular identity in Adelaide, Langley later entered politics and became the Member for Unley in the state House of Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party. During his 20 year parliamentary career he became Speaker of the House.

Gilbert Roche Andrews Langley was born on November 14, 1919 in North Adelaide. He is survived by four children. His nephew, Jeff Langley, played cricket for South Australia and Queensland between 1969-70 and 1979-80.

© 2001 CricInfo Ltd
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Somerset said:
I guess that's a little harsh on the long-time members, can't say I've been effected dramatically... ;)
Somerset, I wondered if you could tell me something .

Where's SJS ? :D
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
to keep the thread going ... hope you don't mid somerset

What dubious honour does New Zealander Jerry Coney have?
 

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