Re: Difficult Trivia Thread for 2010 (By taipan) II

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:38

PeterCS wrote:I'll try Sunil again.

Lamby?? Did well against them.

Nup and nup.

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:39

Bumping the Q to a new page.

Century in 1st AND last Test v WI (minimum of two Tests):
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by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:41

MTFTB?

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:43

PeterCS wrote:MTFTB?

Nup.

To help you focus, there are a few of your countrymen amongst the 5, and no Aussies. Cool

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:46

Smith again?

Stout Jacques?

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:47

MoYo?

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:48

"Shagger"?

by Bradman Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:52

Actually how many more are from just one series because that would suggest WW11 era players.

at the moment I've got Sandham.

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:53

Hutton (again)?

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 01:58

Again a short, single-answer puzzle:

Name the fith player in the sequence.

1. Sanjay Manjrekar
2. Jeff Crowe
3. Asanka Gurusinha
4. Jackie McGlew
5. ?

And stop yawning, you there at the back.

by Bradman Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:08

Mudassar nazaar

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:09

That's the one. Where's Skulls?

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:10

PeterCS wrote:Smith again?

Stout Jacques?

Nup and nup.

PeterCS wrote:MoYo?

Nup

PeterCS wrote:"Shagger"?

Who?

Bradman wrote:Actually how many more are from just one series because that would suggest WW11 era players.

at the moment I've got Sandham.

Yes, to Sandham, and the rest are post WWII.

PeterCS wrote:Hutton (again)?

Nup.

Century in 1st AND last Test v WI (minimum of two Tests):
A Sandham (Eng) 152 & 51 Bridgetown 1929-30 AND 325 & 50 Kingston 1929-30
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by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:11

Shagger = Thorpey.

Don't know how he got the nick.

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:12

Barrington (again)?

The Baron (again)?

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:12

Lord Ted??

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:13

I'm even thinking Noddy or Foxy, but that's wishful thinking coming from a Lanky.

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:13

Gooch, Gower didn't have that much success against the monsters, as far as I (dimly) recall.

by JGK Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:14

On top of Sandham and Hutton, I think Hanif did it too.

by PeterCS Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:14

Robin Smith??

by JGK Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:15

Bopara?

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:23

PeterCS wrote:Hutton (again)?

My mistake - Sir Len did do it. Had missed him.

PeterCS wrote:Shagger = Thorpey.

Don't know how he got the nick.

Nup.

PeterCS wrote:Barrington (again)?

The Baron (again)?

Nup and nup.

PeterCS wrote:Lord Ted??

Nup.

PeterCS wrote:I'm even thinking Noddy or Foxy, but that's wishful thinking coming from a Lanky.

Nup and nup.

PeterCS wrote:Gooch, Gower didn't have that much success against the monsters, as far as I (dimly) recall.

No and no.

JGK wrote:On top of Sandham and Hutton, I think Hanif did it too.

Aye x 3

PeterCS wrote:Robin Smith??

No.

JGK wrote:Bopara?

Yes.

Century in 1st AND last Test v WI (minimum of two Tests):
A Sandham (Eng) 152 & 51 Bridgetown 1929-30 AND 325 & 50 Kingston 1929-30
L Hutton (Eng) 196 & 16 Lords 1939 AND 205 & dnb Kingston 1953-54
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Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 27 & 337 Bridgetown 1957-58 AND 103 & 5* Karachi 1958-59
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RS Bopara (Eng) 104 & dnb Bridgetown 2008-09 AND 108 & dnb Chester-le-Street 2009

by skully Fri 17 Sep 2010, 02:39

I gotta go for 45 minutes or so. Back soonish.

by JGK Fri 17 Sep 2010, 03:11

Al Cook

by JGK Fri 17 Sep 2010, 03:14

Washbrook.

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