Cricket quiz question.

[hans kraay fan club]

I played in a game where our bowler took all ten wickets, on tour down in Cornwell.

That must have cost him a FORTUNE.

 

[Brovion]

There have been several but I suspect you have a likable Pakistani in mind...

Yeah, I should have said 'in the same team', not just father/son combination. I think that would have narrowed it down just to Javed Miandad!

 

[mikeyjh]

Scored a hundred hundreds?

 

[Pintos]

Scored a hundred hundreds?

boom

 

[Arthur]

What has Graeme Swann's father got in common with Nasser Hussain's brother?

Soooooo........what is the answer?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Individual.
Roy Swann played Minor Counties and top club cricket and is still playing at 66. Mel Hussain ( 53 ) was on Hampshire's books for a while and has played top club cricket for many years. Only 25 people have achieved this feat in the history of first class cricket and there are not many at lower levels of cricket who do it.

Scored a hundred hundreds?

boom

Is that the answer?

100 tons isn't THAT rare at 'lower levels' is it? I've played with at least one who has done it locally, and my Dad might well have too, but isn't the type to take note.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Scored a hundred hundreds?

Is the correct answer.
Sorry I didn't confirm sooner.

Footnote.....who was the last first class cricketer to reach this milestone? ( 2008 )

 

[ManOfSussex]

Is the correct answer.
Sorry I didn't confirm sooner.

Footnote.....who was the last first class cricketer to reach this milestone? ( 2008 )

Mark Ramprakash

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Is that the answer?

100 tons isn't THAT rare at 'lower levels' is it? I've played with at least one who has done it locally, and my Dad might well have too, but isn't the type to take note.

No...not that rare but also not that common.
If you play for 40 years, you have to make 2-3 a season, every season and thats more than most amateurs( and a helluva lot of pro's ) achieve.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Mark Ramprakash

Is also the correct answer.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

There are some prolific ton makers but other heavy run scorers who don't get the same number of hundreds. Jim Parks played from 1949 to 1972 and made 51. Ken Suttle played from 1949 to 1971 and made 49. Both prolific run getters.
Dexter, however only played about 9-10 full seasons for Sussex and made 51 centuries in that short time.

Footnote.
Who is the only Sussex player to have twice made a double century and a century in the same match?

Also....when Sussex won the first two limited overs finals at Lords ( Gillette Cup ) in 1963 and 1964, how many overs per side was it?

 

[ManOfSussex]

Footnote.
Who is the only Sussex player to have twice made a double century and a century in the same match?

Murray Goodwin - I know that one.

Also....when Sussex won the first two limited overs finals at Lords ( Gillette Cup ) in 1963 and 1964, how many overs per side was it?

65 overs a side?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Both played 1 game for a cricket board?

Technically, I was correct as well!

I would also have accepted:

Played cricket
Are men
Are still alive
I've never heard of either of them

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

For anyone getting 100 tons that is an awesome achievement.

That said, I would counter that if they were mostly for a village 2nd XI [or similar] where the player was the proverbial big fish in a little pond [aka flat-track bully], electing not to seek challenges at a higher standard, then this devalues the achievement somewhat.

A mate of mine once hit 181 n/o in a Sunday friendly game - he's a decent bowler not renown for his batting - he speaks of his bowling achievements and never reminds us of his 181 slog on a road against cafeteria bowling.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

For anyone getting 100 tons that is an awesome achievement.

That said, I would counter that if they were mostly for a village 2nd XI [or similar] where the player was the proverbial big fish in a little pond [aka flat-track bully], electing not to seek challenges at a higher standard, then this devalues the achievement somewhat.

A mate of mine once hit 181 n/o in a Sunday friendly game - he's a decent bowler not renown for his batting - he speaks of his bowling achievements and never reminds us of his 181 slog on a road against cafeteria bowling.

As stated previously, Ray Swann had county trials and played at the next highest level ( Minor Counties and top league cricket ) Mel Hussain was on Hampshire's books and has played minor representative and top league cricket for 30+ years. Swann had 114 tons at the last count and Hussain is close to 120.
I was once told that Andy Meads, who played for years for Three Bridges and now appears for Sussex over 70's is past 175 tons!

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Murray Goodwin - I know that one.



65 overs a side?

Too good. Gonna have to start making these a bit harder.

Q.....In the old John Player Sunday League ( 40 overs each )...who was the only man to bowl 8 overs, 8 maidens?

 

[The Mole]

Too good. Gonna have to start making these a bit harder.

Q.....In the old John Player Sunday League ( 40 overs each )...who was the only man to bowl 8 overs, 8 maidens?

Haven't checked but have a feeling it's Ken Higgs