Re: The 2011 Trivia Thread (II)

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:15

At the risk of provoking the collective wrath of the Forum again, it reminds me of what Churchill once said about the Fuhrer. They must have been very loosely educated at school (at least here) not to know what the alternative name for the mountain-ash is.

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:16

skully wrote:Highest percentage of the times a player top-scored for their side in a completed Test innings (qualification - top-scoring at least 10 times):
%
41.38 12/29 GA Headley (WI)
38.89 21/54 DG Bradman (Aus)
33.33 11/33 RM Cowper (Aus)
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30.14 22/73 PBH May (Eng)
29.41 15/51 H Sutcliffe (Eng)
28.74 25/87 A Flower (Zim)
28.07 16/57 B Mitchell (SAf)
27.85 22/79 L Hutton (Eng)
27.82 37/133 SM Gavaskar (Ind)

Missing bloke is a Saffer who played with Bruce Mitchell and made 236 7 days after his 42 birthday. And no, It's not Jackie Kallis.

nor Ashwell Prince. scratch

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:16

Julie Birchill

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:18

Sir Birch Millichip
Birch Bacharach
Abbirch and Costello

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:19

Birch you think this song is about you. Don't you?

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:23

spangler wrote:Birch you think this song is about you. Don't you?

Barking up the wrong tree again, Spangs. Obviously a misprint in your Ladybird Book of Trees

Not her either (but I'll post her anyway 'cos she looks nice):

The 2011 Trivia Thread (II) - Page 3 Birch-thora-photo-xxl-thora-birch-6224119

The 2011 Trivia Thread (II) - Page 3 Birch-thora-photo-xxl-thora-birch-6224119

by skully Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:24

Are you snorting vilky's leftovers, spang?

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 13:31

Crack and Vicks?
Yessir I am.

by JGK Fri 24 Jun 2011, 15:14

Eric Rowan?

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 15:27

Alleuluia. aces

by Brass Monkey Fri 24 Jun 2011, 15:37

sh!t. I was just googling all over the place!

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 15:41

Bi(u)rch...?

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 15:53

You could have tried googling "mountain ash" whose alternate name is, of course, the rowan tree.

As Skully mentioned, Eric scored 236 in the 3rd Test at Headingley in July 1951 7 days past his 42nd birthday to break a 27yo record set by Sir Jack Hobbs who made 211 against the Saffies at Lord's in 1924 at the age of 41. The tourists' captain, Dudley Nourse, also made a double-hundred in the same series in the 1st Test at Trent Bridge after his 40th birthday. The only other over-40 to have made a double to date is Graham Gooch who scored 210 against the Kiwis in 1994, also at Trent Bridge.

Eric's younger brother by 12 years, Athol, also played in the same side as an off-spinner, The match was also notable for marking Peter May's debut who also topscored on his first outing in England colours with 138. Rowan topscored 11 times in 36 completed innings.

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:00

Harold Larchwood?

Wayne Larchkins?

Noddy Pullarch?

VVS Larchman?

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:02

Allan D wrote: You could have tried googling "mountain ash" whose alternate name is, of course, the rowan tree.

As Skully mentioned, Eric scored 236 in the 3rd Test at Headingley in July 1951 7 days past his 42nd birthday to break a 27yo record set by Sir Jack Hobbs who made 211 against the Saffies at Lord's in 1924 at the age of 41. The tourists' captain, Dudley Nourse, also made a double-hundred in the same series in the 1st Test at Trent Bridge after his 40th birthday. The only other over-40 to have made a double to date is Graham Gooch who scored 210 against the Kiwis in 1994, also at Trent Bridge.

Eric's younger brother by 12 years, Athol, also played in the same side as an off-spinner, The match was also notable for marking Peter May's debut who also topscored on his first outing in England colours with 138. Rowan topscored 11 times in 36 completed innings.

Re: The 2011 Trivia Thread

Post by PeterCS Today at 13:01
Rowan Ashkinson?

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:06

by Allan D Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:08

Allan D wrote:
PeterCS wrote:Rowan Ashkinson?

Like squeezing blood out of the proverbial. Try the first bit but qualify with a first name as there was more than one.

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:10

Allan D wrote:

The 2011 Trivia Thread (II) - Page 3 215989

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:11

Allan D wrote:
Allan D wrote:
PeterCS wrote:Rowan Ashkinson?

Like squeezing blood out of the proverbial. Try the first bit but qualify with a first name as there was more than one.

by Brass Monkey Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:12

I was being facetious and somewhat banal. I googled nothing. They're out to get us all.

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:16

Keep the door bolted, shutters closed and see to your missus, Monkey.

But get the booze and stuff in first. Inconvenient when you forget that amidships, with the door bolted and shutters closed.

Persecution is such a waste of a mind.

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:22

Don't know why I just pictured jackboots.

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:40

by spangler Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:52

All I see is a big square that says "Stolen Content"

Is the picture a bit porny?

by PeterCS Fri 24 Jun 2011, 16:53

Not particularly. It is just a virtual model in a miniskirt and jackboots.

Substituted with the production of a less psychotic mind.

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