New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[stumpski]

Did they all hold the record for 'most wickets taken in Test cricket' at some point?

Briggs was first to 100 I believe.

 

[SJS]

Is it something to do with their best for?

Did they all hold the record for 'most wickets taken in Test cricket' at some point?

Briggs was first to 100 I believe.

Sorry for being late guys. Was busy whole of yesterday.

Q1. Is it something to do with their best for?.....NO
Q2. Did they all hold the record for 'most wickets taken in Test cricket' at some point?....NO

 

[archie mac]

It is a Test bowling record?

 

[SJS]

It is a Test bowling record?

Q3. It is a Test bowling record?..... Yes. - with a qualification - Well it is in tests and it is about bowling. Its not a record in the sense that their are four of them them. Its like, they are the four on top of that list shall we say ?

 

[stumpski]

Is it average-related? I know that Briggs and Lohmann picked up some ridiculously cheap wickets against South Africa in their early Tests.

If no, is it to do with Tests v South Africa in general?

 

[fredfertang]

Does it relate to what they achieved over the entirety of their career?

 

[SJS]

Q4. Is it average-related? .... NO

Q5. If no, is it to do with Tests v South Africa in general? ... NO

Q6. Does it relate to what they achieved over the entirety of their career?.... YES

 

[stumpski]

Something to do with wicket-taking?

Most wickets at a particular venue, perhaps?

 

[SJS]

Q7. Something to do with wicket-taking?....YES

Q8. Most wickets at a particular venue, perhaps?....NO

 

[fredfertang]

Is it related to a particular mode of dismissal?

 

[SJS]

Q9. Is it related to a particular mode of dismissal? ..... YES

 

[fredfertang]

Given the reputations of Lindwall and Statham for bowling straight and that the other two played under the old LBW law is it the greatest % of wickets taken by knocking the batsman's castle over?

 

[SJS]

Given the reputations of Lindwall and Statham for bowling straight and that the other two played under the old LBW law is it the greatest % of wickets taken by knocking the batsman's castle over?

Okay we will give it to you. These four are bowlers , from those who have taken at least 100 Test wickets, who have 40% or more of their victims clean bowled.

• Lohmann : 44.8
• Briggs : 44.1
• Lindwall 43.0
• Statham : 40.5.

Actually there is a fifth too, Turner who has 41.6% of his 101 victims clean bowled.

Your turn.

 

[fredfertang]

This Australian played first class cricket for the state of his birth before coming to England where he had careers in county cricket and second division football – later he was a first class umpire in England – who was he?

 

[stumpski]

First name that comes to mind is Bill Alley. Don't know if he played footie though.

 

[fredfertang]

Thankfully he didn't - thought for a moment I'd put up another moody question!

 

[stumpski]

I thought it was a bit too easy!


Still alive, is he?

 

[fredfertang]

No - took his own life

 

[zaremba]

Albert Trott?

 

[fredfertang]

No not Alberto