The 2011 Trivia Thread (III)

[Allan D]

One of Fingal-ton's anti-Saff tons in 1936?

PS: Wasn't he frozen out by the Don? Or alienated in some other way? This is just back-of-the-mind stuff.

They had their differences later on certainly, especially when Fingleton turned to journalism but they also shared in what was then the overall Test 6th wicket record of 346 against England at the MCG in January 1937. However on this tour, which was the season before, it was The Don, whose captaincy debut it was supposed to be, who was frozen out through injury and Vic Richardson took over the reins in his stead. Fingleton's partner was also to captain Australia but only once.

[Allan D]

5) must be Hobbs & Sutcliffe - Capetown?

I am glad he left his last.

There are three references to Cape Town (but not all at the same ground) although H & S isn't one of them although the pair does feature. 5) is a more modern reference.

Didn't Sutcliffe - being a Tyke toff (well, upper middle clasaass) and debonair for the age - have some advertising contracts?

I thought "hob" was some sort of cobbler connection (not in Danny's sense), hammering nails into boots.

The references were purely to their surnames although one is a bit archaic - the occupation also involves horses as well as hammers. You've already mentioned him once. His partner has a surname that used to be a firm that manufactured a popular brand of toothpaste in the UK in my childhood but less so now. His forename is the surname of the man who discovered Uranus (although misspelt).

[PeterCS]

Smiffy and Gibbs then.

[PeterCS]

6) Might be Gooch and Boycott, if you are being sarky about the latter.

[PeterCS]

Bill Brown with Fingleton, I suppose the first Test in SAf in 36.

[PeterCS]

Isn't Washbrook anywhere on that list?

[PeterCS]

10) Haydos and NLWL?

[PeterCS]

7) WG and "my Arthur", presumably.

[Allan D]

Smiffy and Gibbs then

Aye, sir.


1) 204 - V.H.Mankad & P.Roy (413/1) v. NZ (209), Madras (Chennai), January 1956
2) No Jones alas but Garth's namesake give the porkers a fry-up in surpassing above.
3) Solitary Antipodean captain and lonely Mendelssohn man slice through grapefruit.
4) Most runs & most wickets come to the table
5)116 - G.C.Smith * H.H.Gibbs (368/1) v. Pakistan (252), Cape Town, January 2003
6) Top tonner & Tyke favourite give Yarpie runaround in Chamberlain hideout.
7) The good doctor and one of Shropshire's capital lads dish out medicine on a round tablet
8 ) 90 - P.E.Richardson & M.C.Cowdrey (174/1) v. Australia (84), Old Trafford, July 1956.
9) 74 - G.R.Marsh & M.A,Taylor (329/1) v. England (255), Trent Bridge, August 1989.
10) Languid bully gives Yarpies the bird from Paddington to Randwick
11) A later self-slaughterer near HQ combined with a bedside manner to leave the colonials with egg on face as well as on ground.
12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end
13) 55 - M.A.Taylor & M.J.Slater (260/1) v. England (205), Lord's, June 1993.

[Allan D]

6) Might be Gooch and Boycott, if you are being sarky about the latter.

An even bigger Tyke legend than Sir Geoffrey. You've mentioned both him and his partner before in response to this.

[Allan D]

Bill Brown with Fingleton, I suppose the first Test in SAf in 36.

Not the 1st Test but the 3rd but you can have it:


1) 204 - V.H.Mankad & P.Roy (413/1) v. NZ (209), Madras (Chennai), January 1956
2) No Jones alas but Garth's namesake give the porkers a fry-up in surpassing above.
3) 131 - W.A.Brown & J.W.H.Fingleton (233/1) v. SA (102), Cape Town, January 1936
4) Most runs & most wickets come to the table
5)116 - G.C.Smith * H.H.Gibbs (368/1) v. Pakistan (252), Cape Town, January 2003
6) Top tonner & Tyke favourite give Yarpie runaround in Chamberlain hideout.
7) The good doctor and one of Shropshire's capital lads dish out medicine on a round tablet
8 ) 90 - P.E.Richardson & M.C.Cowdrey (174/1) v. Australia (84), Old Trafford, July 1956.
9) 74 - G.R.Marsh & M.A,Taylor (329/1) v. England (255), Trent Bridge, August 1989.
10) Languid bully gives Yarpies the bird from Paddington to Randwick
11) A later self-slaughterer near HQ combined with a bedside manner to leave the colonials with egg on face as well as on ground.
12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end
13) 55 - M.A.Taylor & M.J.Slater (260/1) v. England (205), Lord's, June 1993.

[Allan D]

Isn't Washbrook anywhere on that list?

As I said, his big stand with Hutton at Ellis Park in December 1948 just narrowly fails my self-imposed cut of 50.

[Allan D]

10) Haydos and NLWL?

Yes, bound to feature somewhere.

1) 204 - V.H.Mankad & P.Roy (413/1) v. NZ (209), Madras (Chennai), January 1956
2) 159 - G.C.Smith & N.D.McKenzie (415/1) v. BD (259), Chittagong, February - March 2008
3) 131 - W.A.Brown & J.W.H.Fingleton (233/1) v. SA (102), Cape Town, January 1936
4) Most runs & most wickets come to the table
5)116 - G.C.Smith & H.H.Gibbs (368/1) v. Pakistan (252), Cape Town, January 2003
6) Top tonner & Tyke favourite give Yarpie runaround in Chamberlain hideout.
7) The good doctor and one of Shropshire's capital lads dish out medicine on a round tablet
8 ) 90 - P.E.Richardson & M.C.Cowdrey (174/1) v. Australia (84), Old Trafford, July 1956.
9) 74 - G.R.Marsh & M.A,Taylor (329/1) v. England (255), Trent Bridge, August 1989.
10) 65 - J.L.Langer & M.L.Hayden (219/1) v. SA (154), SCG, January 2002
11) A later self-slaughterer near HQ combined with a bedside manner to leave the colonials with egg on face as well as on ground.
12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end
13) 55 - M.A.Taylor & M.J.Slater (260/1) v. England (205), Lord's, June 1993.

[Allan D]

7) WG and "my Arthur", presumably.

Not Shrewsbury (hence "Shropshire capital") himself but one of his "lads", one maybe with Caledonian connections, at least nominally.

[skully]

Heh. Nice cryptics, AD.

[Allan D]

Praise indeed from the Skullmeister.

[skully]

An argument could easily be raised that this one should be at the top of your list.

12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end

[PeterCS]

W H Scotton, from St John's Wood (rather convenient) and Notts.

Oval 1886

[PeterCS]

An argument could easily be raised that this one should be at the top of your list.

12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end

B Fruitfly and "Banana" van Carr, stand of 432 in the Deshi capital, 2012?

[Allan D]

Not bananas I was thinking of, Skulls. My other favoured fruit in a cricketing context.

[PeterCS]

Skulls?

Are you on MS-DOS, Allan?

[Allan D]

W H Scotton, from St John's Wood (rather convenient) and Notts.

Oval 1886

Aye. Shrewsbury's opening partner at The Bridge:


1) 204 - V.H.Mankad & P.Roy (413/1) v. NZ (209), Madras (Chennai), January 1956
2) 159 - G.C.Smith & N.D.McKenzie (415/1) v. BD (259), Chittagong, February - March 2008
3) 131 - W.A.Brown & J.W.H.Fingleton (233/1) v. SA (102), Cape Town, January 1936
4) Most runs & most wickets come to the table
5)116 - G.C.Smith & H.H.Gibbs (368/1) v. Pakistan (252), Cape Town, January 2003
6) Top tonner & Tyke favourite give Yarpie runaround in Chamberlain hideout.
7) 102 - W.G.Grace & W.H.Scotton (170/1) v. Australia (68), The Oval, August 1886.
8 ) 90 - P.E.Richardson & M.C.Cowdrey (174/1) v. Australia (84), Old Trafford, July 1956.
9) 74 - G.R.Marsh & M.A,Taylor (329/1) v. England (255), Trent Bridge, August 1989.
10) 65 - J.L.Langer & M.L.Hayden (219/1) v. SA (154), SCG, January 2002
11) A later self-slaughterer near HQ combined with a bedside manner to leave the colonials with egg on face as well as on ground.
12) An insect on vehicle gets a fruity delivery at rally's end
13) 55 - M.A.Taylor & M.J.Slater (260/1) v. England (205), Lord's, June 1993.

Sadly, another St John Wood's suicide also features with The Great Doctor.

[Allan D]

Skulls?

Are you on MS-DOS, Allan?

Only when I can get it on prescription.

[PeterCS]

That would be the canny lad fram South Shields, Andy Stoddart.

Oval 1893

[PeterCS]

Sir Obbs & Rhodes @ Newlands 1910 is one.

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