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New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Whats wrong with the speed here ? It took me 16 hours to get that last post through !!!
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Actually I should give it to you for that one.

They are the only bowlers with 500 or more first class wickets and a bowling average under 13.

  • Wisden : 1109 wickets at 6.66
  • Mycroft : 863 wickets at 12.09
  • Shaw : 2027 wickets at 12.12
  • McIntyre : 510 wickets at 12.61

Your turn Sean
 
archie mac

archie mac

International Coach
SJS said:
Actually I should give it to you for that one.

They are the only bowlers with 500 or more first class wickets and a bowling average under 13.

  • Wisden : 1109 wickets at 6.66
  • Mycroft : 863 wickets at 12.09
  • Shaw : 2027 wickets at 12.12
  • McIntyre : 510 wickets at 12.61

Your turn Sean
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Thanks mate:)

When was the very first time two recognised left handed opening batsman opened a Test innings?
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
14th February 1935 - Charlie Jones and Kenneth Wishart for the West Indies in the 3rd test match of England's tour of the West Indies.

They opened in the first innings of this test. Keeper Cyril Christiani opened with Wishart in the second innings.
 
E

Engle

State Vice-Captain
Seeing that the question calls for 2 recognized LH openers, these cant be the ones. They're not " recognized " by any stretch.
(kidding):)
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Engle said:
Seeing that the question calls for 2 recognized LH openers, these cant be the ones. They're not " recognized " by any stretch.
(kidding):)
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I dont know how to define that. Wishart opened in both the test innings he played in test cricket (in this his only test) and Jones 3 times in the four test matches he played.

19 years later Watson and Spooner were the next laft handed pair to open in a test, this time for England against West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval. Watson opened 11 times in 23 test matches and Spooner 7 times in seven (14 innings)

In August next year (1955) John Ikin and Brian Close opened in two tests against South Africa at home. Both of them opened 8 times each in test matches.
In the second half of the fifties, Peter Richardson, a specialist opener (55 times in 56 test innings) opened 10 times with Close, Don Smith and Watson.

Graeme Pullar and Subba Row joined in 1959 to open regularly for England, They were both specialist openers.
 
archie mac

archie mac

International Coach
SJS said:
I dont know how to define that. Wishart opened in both the test innings he played in test cricket (in this his only test) and Jones 3 times in the four test matches he played.

19 years later Watson and Spooner were the next laft handed pair to open in a test, this time for England against West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval. Watson opened 11 times in 23 test matches and Spooner 7 times in seven (14 innings)

In August next year (1955) John Ikin and Brian Close opened in two tests against South Africa at home. Both of them opened 8 times each in test matches.
In the second half of the fifties, Peter Richardson, a specialist opener (55 times in 56 test innings) opened 10 times with Close, Don Smith and Watson.

Graeme Pullar and Subba Row joined in 1959 to open regularly for England, They were both specialist openers.
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I was thinking of the last two tbh, but I think you are correct with your first answer:-O

Either way your turn:)
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Who said this about who ? I always told him that it was a good job he was left handed and had his heart on the other side
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Engle said:
Is it anyone mentioned in the previous question ?

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No.

Re Geoff Pullar - Yes my mistake. I saw him play for England at Delhi in December 1961. I was 11 and it was my second test match having seen Pakistan a year back. He and Barrington played some of the worst cricket I have ever seen. England got just over 200 runs in a whole days batting and that too thanks to Dexter who scored a relatively entertaining 40 odd.

I never got over my first impression of Barrington and will still rarely include him in any short list of top batsmen of all time. Pullar was no better although it wasn't that difficult to look attractive compared to Barrington :)
 
SJS

SJS

Hall of Fame Member
Q3. English ? ....Yes
Q4. Debuted before 1970 ?.....Yes
Q5. Batting avg over 45 ?......No

PS Remember there are two guys involved - the guy who said it and the one he was talking of.
 
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