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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'
- Thread starter JASON
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Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Howarth was dropped from the Surrey side after being with the county for 16 years. At the same time, Graham Dowling notified Howarth that he was no longer required as captain of the New Zealand side, and not even as a player.JASON said:Question
The most successful Captain of his country, his Test career and First class career both ended abruptly !! In both he was dropped while still the Captain !!
Let the questions begin !
Q6 Geoff Howarth ? Yess..Somerset said:
One of New Zealand’s first fully professional cricketers, Geoff Howarth overcame many disappointments to become a successful Test batsman and an outstanding captain. A neat right-hander with some delightful off-side strokes, he was especially severe on the half-volley, which he would drive unerringly. The younger brother of Hedley Howarth, Geoff was also a fine fielder and a useful offspinner.
Confident, and sure of his place at last, he kept New Zealand afloat in a seething tide of English seamers in 1978, and in 1980 he captained New Zealand to an outstanding series win over West Indies. Further triumphs followed, including the first win on English soil in 52 years, and Howarth’s astute captaincy and personable nature had a lot to do with it. His career ended in a sad anticlimax in 1985. By then wearing glasses, he was supposedly Surrey's captain, but was not chosen for any Championship matches. Nor was he reinstated as captain of New Zealand. He was awarded the MBE in 1981, and the OBE in 1984, and for a time in the early 1990s was coach and manager of the national team.
Well done Somerset !! Your turn to post question.
Following is NZ's captains Captaincy record.
Captain Tenure P W L D
T.C.Lowry 1929-31 7 0 2 5
M.L.Page 1931-37 7 0 3 4
W.A.Hadlee 1945-51 8 0 2 6
B.Sutcliffe 1951-54 4 0 3 1
W.M.Wallace 1952-53 2 0 1 1
G.A.Rabone 1953-55 5 0 4 1
H.B.Cave 1955-56 9 0 5 4
J.R.Reid 1955-65 34 3 18 13
M.E.Chappell 1965-66 1 0 0 1
B.W.Sinclair 1965-68 3 0 1 2
G.T.Dowling 1967-72 19 4 7 8
B.E.Congdon 1971-75 17 1 7 9
G.M.Turner 1975-77 10 1 6 3
J.M.Parker 1976-77 1 0 0 1
M.G.Burgess 1977-81 10 1 6 3
G.P.Howarth 1979-85 30 11 7 12
J.V.Coney 1984-87 15 5 4 6
J.J.Crowe 1986-88 6 0 1 5
J.G.Wright 1987-90 14 3 3 8
M.D.Crowe 1990-94 16 2 7 7
I.D.S.Smith 1990-91 1 0 0 1
K.R.Rutherford 1992-95 18 2 11 5
L.K.Germon 1995-97 12 1 5 6
S.P.Fleming 1996-date 65 22 22 21
D.J.Nash 1998-99 3 0 1 2
Following is NZ's captains Captaincy record.
Captain Tenure P W L D
T.C.Lowry 1929-31 7 0 2 5
M.L.Page 1931-37 7 0 3 4
W.A.Hadlee 1945-51 8 0 2 6
B.Sutcliffe 1951-54 4 0 3 1
W.M.Wallace 1952-53 2 0 1 1
G.A.Rabone 1953-55 5 0 4 1
H.B.Cave 1955-56 9 0 5 4
J.R.Reid 1955-65 34 3 18 13
M.E.Chappell 1965-66 1 0 0 1
B.W.Sinclair 1965-68 3 0 1 2
G.T.Dowling 1967-72 19 4 7 8
B.E.Congdon 1971-75 17 1 7 9
G.M.Turner 1975-77 10 1 6 3
J.M.Parker 1976-77 1 0 0 1
M.G.Burgess 1977-81 10 1 6 3
G.P.Howarth 1979-85 30 11 7 12
J.V.Coney 1984-87 15 5 4 6
J.J.Crowe 1986-88 6 0 1 5
J.G.Wright 1987-90 14 3 3 8
M.D.Crowe 1990-94 16 2 7 7
I.D.S.Smith 1990-91 1 0 0 1
K.R.Rutherford 1992-95 18 2 11 5
L.K.Germon 1995-97 12 1 5 6
S.P.Fleming 1996-date 65 22 22 21
D.J.Nash 1998-99 3 0 1 2
