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Which English entertainment legend has his name printed in Wisden 1958 and 1959 because of his achievements as a schoolboy cricketer? He features in the bowling averages of one of the colleges.
 
worbod said:
Which English entertainment legend has his name printed in Wisden 1958 and 1959 because of his achievements as a schoolboy cricketer? He features in the bowling averages of one of the colleges.
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So lets see - 71, 72 years old (born about 1941-42) - therefore basically retired - cricket player, probably a fan - has to be Parko!
 
No, not Parky. And he's not from Yorkshire either. According to his birthplace, this fellow would have been eligible to play for Somerset.
 

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John Marwood Cleese it is. His figures for Clifton College for 1957 and 1958 add up to 40 wickets at the handy average of 15.67 with a strike rate of 31.72.
 
Somerset gave it away - the boys did a lot of jokes about him coming from Weston-Super-Mare.

Interesting to read the schoolboy averages - how few names you recognise from later cricketing success (I know they are only the Public schools, but still). The school rep games contain a lot of unknowns (and a few well-knowns - few being the operative word).

One Wisden I have, from I think, 78 or 79 has a certain HRH Andrew topping the bowling averages at (I think) Gordounston(?). Some weird Scottish Highlands place, anyway..................
 
Wallaby said:
One Wisden I have, from I think, 78 or 79 has a certain HRH Andrew topping the bowling averages at (I think) Gordounston(?). Some weird Scottish Highlands place, anyway..................
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This intrigued me to try to find Andrew's figures. He features in Wisden 1980 and was indeed at Gordonstoun. His bowling stats were 26.3 overs, 9 maidens, 50 runs, 11 wickets, and a stunning average of 4.54 and strike rate of 14.45.
His batting figures were 9 innings, 0 not outs, 74 highest score, 212 runs, 23.55 average.
 
Going back to 1989 for an instant, I recall hearing of a sign or graffiti which somebody put in one of the Tube stations in London. The person wanted Margaret Thatcher out of power, or maybe her reign had just ended, with the sign/graffiti defiantly stating, "Thatcher out!".
Some other wag came along shortly after and wrote beneath: "lbw, b Alderman."

Another story (possibly a tall one) claims Graham Gooch eventually recorded a message on his answering machine that went something like: "I'm not here right now. I'm probably out . . . lbw, to Terry Alderman."
 
Which legendary Aussie batsman once made golden ducks in four consecutive home series?
 
Waugh scored four in a row in Sri Lanka in 1992, but only one of them was a golden.
 

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worbod said:
Which legendary Aussie batsman once made golden ducks in four consecutive home series?
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Doesn't say consecutive matches which is what I first thought but consectuive homes series which could be over a number of years. I would still be going for one of the Waughs as they were frequent duck getters :p
 
It happened prior to the Waugh brothers playing. This batsman actually made five golden ducks over the four consecutive home series.
 
The obvious one to say is Greg Chappell - I know he also made a lot of ducks in the ODIs.

Certainly he made golden ducks against the Windies - 2 in 2 series. One in Adelaide when Roberts nearly killed him, and one in the Boxing Day test where Hughes made his 100. But I cant remember any others in Test matches around that time.
 
Yes, Greg Chappell.

1979-80 3rd Test vs West Indies ("when Roberts nearly killed him")
1980-81 3rd Test vs India (Ghavri bowled him behind his legs, Australia all out for 83)
1981-82 1st Test vs West Indies
1981-82 2nd Test vs West Indies
1982-83 4th Test vs England
 

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Not quite consecutive series, to split hairs. There was a 3 Test series against New Zealand before the Indian one and a three Test series against Pakistan before hte West Indies one in 81/82. Also 3 of those ducks were at the MCG which Chappell had an almost psychological aversion to at the time.
 
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Ah, yes. In typical British style, the papers and commentators spent the rest of the game trying to slip in references about 'Middle Stump', 'New Balls', 'swingers' etc. Hilarious - to a 12-year old like me.

The streaking fad was quite odd, In the mid-70s you couldn't go to a day's play without a few idiots getting tanked up and running on to the field. By about 1980, they were getting booed. They still hang around (oo-er) and pop up now and then (I say, steady on!), but none of us want them shoved down our throats continuously (Matron! Take them away!).
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I have now read the script to the 1973 movie "Carry On Cricketer".
 
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In the 1935/36 tour of South Africa, the Australian cricket team went undefeated. The very last game (after the Tests) was played against Transvaal. The Australians won by 9 runs. Who took the final catch, and what was especially notable about it?
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It was notable for not happening :p

Seriously, looking at that tour, the last match wasn't against Transvaal, though we did play them twice, but we didn't win by 9 runs either time, and I can't find a match on that tour we did win by 9 runs.
 
philohk said:
It was notable for not happening :p

Seriously, looking at that tour, the last match wasn't against Transvaal, though we did play them twice, but we didn't win by 9 runs either time, and I can't find a match on that tour we did win by 9 runs.
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Keep looking...............................
 

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