New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[Somerset]

Before WW1?

Q5.No.

 

[Somerset]

I captained my country and once declared on the verge of a test record. Who am I and what would the record have been?

Q1.Quick guess; Mark Taylor, hightest Test score by an Australian?
No

Q2.Did this Test Record take place after 1980?
No

Q3.Did it take place on the 15/10/1998?
No

Q4.Between the Wars?
No

Q5.Before WW1?
No

 

[archie mac]

Between 1970-1980?
If No ONLY than please consider the following
1960-1970?

 

[Somerset]

Between 1970-1980?
If No ONLY than please consider the following
1960-1970?

Q6.No.

Q7.No.

Got an idea of the time this occured yet?

 

[archie mac]

Q6.No.

Q7.No.

Got an idea of the time this occured yet?

Wasted a lot of Qs, must be between 1945-1960 unless I have missed something.

Are you an Englishman?

If the answer is no, only then consider this, are you an Aussie?

 

[Somerset]

Wasted a lot of Qs, must be between 1945-1960 unless I have missed something.

Are you an Englishman?

If the answer is no, only then consider this, are you an Aussie?

You're correct about that time period.

Q8.Yes, I am an Englishman.

 

[archie mac]

Did this happen in an Ashes Series?

Will have to check later, late for work

 

[Somerset]

Did this happen in an Ashes Series?

Will have to check later, late for work

Q9.No.

Okay, no problem mate.

 

[Somerset]

I captained my country and once declared on the verge of a test record. Who am I and what would the record have been?

Q1.Quick guess; Mark Taylor, hightest Test score by an Australian?
No

Q2.Did this Test Record take place after 1980?
No

Q3.Did it take place on the 15/10/1998?
No

Q4.Between the Wars?
No

Q5.Before WW1?
No

Q6.Between 1970-1980?
No

Q7.1960-1970?
No

Q8.Are you an Englishman?
Yes

Q9.Did this happen in an Ashes Series?
No

Clue: It occured between 1945 and 1950.

 

[archie mac]

Did this occure in Sth AFR?

 

[Somerset]

Did this occure in Sth AFR?

Q10.No.

 

[SJS]

Q10.No.

Was the test record a batting record ?

 

[Somerset]

Was the test record a batting record ?

Q11.Yes.

 

[SJS]

Q11.Yes.

Is it an individual record ?

 

[Somerset]

Is it an individual record ?

Q12.Yes.

 

[SJS]

Q12.Yes.

Was the captain himself the batsman ?

 

[Somerset]

Was the captain himself the batsman ?

Q13.Yes.

Clue: The test was against New Zealand.

 

[Somerset]

I captained my country and once declared on the verge of a test record. Who am I and what would the record have been?

Q1.Quick guess; Mark Taylor, hightest Test score by an Australian?
No

Q2.Did this Test Record take place after 1980?
No

Q3.Did it take place on the 15/10/1998?
No

Q4.Between the Wars?
No

Q5.Before WW1?
No

Q6.Between 1970-1980?
No

Q7.1960-1970?
No

Q8.Are you an Englishman?
Yes

Q9.Did this happen in an Ashes Series?
No

Clue: It occured between 1945 and 1950.

Q10.Did this occure in Sth AFR?
No

Q11.Was the test record a batting record ?
Yes

Q12.Is it an individual record ?
Yes

Q13.Was the captain himself the batsman ?
Yes.

Clue: The test was against New Zealand.

 

[SJS]

Was the captain Mann ?

 

[Somerset]

Was the captain Mann ?

Q14.Yes.