Re: Trivia 2020

by skully Tue 07 Apr 2020, 00:42

Really?

Completed innings means all out total.

by lardbucket Tue 07 Apr 2020, 07:17

You know exactly what I mean.

by skully Fri 17 Apr 2020, 10:22

No trivia atm.

by tricycle Tue 12 May 2020, 03:55

Not really trivia, but an interesting read

https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/prince-his-prime-kumar-shri-ranjitsinhji-crickets-first-global-superstar

by skully Tue 12 May 2020, 06:54

Great read, t.

by PeterCS Tue 26 May 2020, 16:36

Here's a quickie. (Not from 2020.)

Q: What has this got to do a) with NSW, and specifically b) with John Benaud?

by PeterCS Tue 26 May 2020, 16:40

(Back to Trike's post): Always good to see something on Ranji! And it covers a variety of themes - not only how a historic master played his silky shots, that is.

That leg glance without gloves is a sight to behold, though!

by Bradman Tue 26 May 2020, 16:58

Something to do with a protest against something or other. They're spivs after all, God given right and all that crap.

by PeterCS Tue 26 May 2020, 17:09

Yes, a quiet sort of protest. But most obeyed the rules, nonetheless, while posting the ironic protest.

by lardbucket Tue 26 May 2020, 23:04

John Benaud wore ripple soles shoes, not spikes, in a Shield game ... and was censured for it.

Many NSW devotees insisted that this was why he did not play more tests.

He was in the top 3-4 who had a genuine grievance over THAT OTHER QUNT being named to tour Blighty in 1972.

(Lawry, Redpath, Benaud, McKenzie, and maybe Woodcock were the most conspicuous omissions)

by Bradman Tue 26 May 2020, 23:30

I thought it might have something to do with not wearing your boots into the member's bar at the scg.

by PeterCS Wed 27 May 2020, 00:05

Here's the caption (from David Frith's "Pageant of Cricket", referenced on the 1920-21 Ashes thread):

by horace Wed 27 May 2020, 04:12

PeterCS wrote:Here's the caption (from David Frith's "Pageant of Cricket", referenced on the 1920-21 Ashes thread):

Does not surprise. J Benaud was quite amusing and not short of opinions. Suspect the Administrators considered he was a bit too much like Keith Miller. He was a fun batsman to watch when on song.

by JGK Wed 27 May 2020, 04:21

They can't have hated him too much because he was a long term national selector as well.

by horace Wed 27 May 2020, 04:46

JGK wrote:They can't have hated him too much because he was a long term national selector as well.

true

by lardbucket Wed 27 May 2020, 11:58

JGK wrote:They can't have hated him too much because he was a long term national selector as well.

bit later

by horace Thu 28 May 2020, 00:30

lardbucket wrote:
JGK wrote:They can't have hated him too much because he was a long term national selector as well.

bit later

Think Admins may have changed as well by then.

The old Admins inc DGB were pretty clear they wanted line toeing players. Scamps like Ray (Slug) Jordan were never a chance of national selection. fwiw Slug was a terrific keeper as well as being a damned decent and funny bloke.

by PeterCS Thu 28 May 2020, 19:29

Simple enough question:

Join the dots between these two apparently *separate* images.

(I suppose this could be expressed in a few ways, but any form of words that cracks the essential link is a correct answer.)

Bonus points if you can find/work out either of the two locations, and one pt each for the 15 players on show. (Or at least, I can see only three in kit in the first picture, 12 in the second.)

PLEASE USE A COWL ("SPOILER") TO GIVE OTHERS A CHANCE!

by Bradman Fri 29 May 2020, 02:03

by Bradman Fri 29 May 2020, 02:05

Can't see all of the images, can't find spoiler icon.

by skully Fri 29 May 2020, 02:41

There is no spoiler icon. You have to type this...

open square bracket ("[") "spoiler" close square bracket ("]")...Your answer...open square bracket ("[") forward slash ("/") "spoiler" close square bracket ("]")

by skully Fri 29 May 2020, 02:57

Spoiler:

by Big Dog Fri 29 May 2020, 07:29

skully wrote:There is no spoiler icon. You have to type this...

open square bracket ("[") "spoiler" close square bracket ("]")...Your answer...open square bracket ("[") forward slash ("/") "spoiler" close square bracket ("]")

Spoiler icon is there for me.

by horace Fri 29 May 2020, 09:40

There for me too. Must be part of the Seniors' and No QBilly Cards

by Bradman Fri 29 May 2020, 09:46

That's my problem the few times I used it there was an icon, had to be pointed out to me but I didn't need a degree in coding to use it.

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