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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
burkey_1988 said:
I'll keep this thread going as Tapi hasn't posted a question.

QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement ?
First South African to score a hundred against India which he did in 1936.
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
First to score four consecutive test centuries centuries. (1947 England)
First to score centuries in both innings of a test.(1947 England)
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
burkey_1988 said:
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Is it a batting achievement ?
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
 

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
burkey_1988 said:
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Was it achieved in a test match ?
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
Q6 - Was it during the 1947 series ? Yes
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
Q6 - Was it during the 1947 series ? Yes
Q7 - Was it a SA achievement ? Yes, because he was the first the first South African to do this
Q8 - Century in each innings by a Captain ? No
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
Q6 - Was it during the 1947 series ? Yes
Q7 - Was it a SA achievement ? Yes, because he was the first the first South African to do this
Q8 - Century in each innings by a Captain ? No
Q9 - First to score 150 on English soil in a Test ? No
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
Q6 - Was it during the 1947 series ? Yes
Q7 - Was it a SA achievement ? Yes, because he was the first the first South African to do this
Q8 - Century in each innings by a Captain ? No
Q9 - First to score 150 on English soil in a Test ? No
Q10 - 3 consecutive centuries in England ? No
 

Burpey

Cricketer Of The Year
QUESTION: Alan Melville was the first to do this for South Africa. What is the achievement I am looking for ?

Q1 - First South African to score a hundred against India ? No
Q2 - First to score four consecutive test centuries ? No
Q3 - First to score centuries in both innings of a test ? No
Q4 - Is it a batting achievement ? Yes
Q5 - Was it achieved in a test match ? Yes
Q6 - Was it during the 1947 series ? Yes
Q7 - Was it a SA achievement ? Yes, because he was the first the first South African to do this
Q8 - Century in each innings by a Captain ? No
Q9 - First to score 150 on English soil in a Test ? No
Q10 - 3 consecutive centuries in England ? No
Q11 - First to score more than 250 in a Test in England ? No
Q12 - If no is it a partnership record ? No

Clue - It was achieved in the first Test at Trent Bridge
 

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