Trivia Question

[Stig O'Hara]

It was a baseball game.

 

[Wallaby]

It was a baseball game.

Oh, bother. Someone else has read Cricket Crisis. (Well, you all should - it's the best book ever written about cricket). Stig gets the points.

According to Jack Fingleton, at the end of the tour, the team were waiting in Capetown for the boat, and had a week to spare. After being approached by Authorities to play another game, the Australians suggested baseball. Main reason being, they were bored with cricket, Transvaal had been thrashed twice already on tour, and so a cricket match would not be an attractive prospect.

Well, then what happened was............................

Oh, just get the book, and read the story yourself. It's a great yarn (Im sure there is no undue exaggeration or colour added to the Tale Of The Great Baseball Game AT ALL). It's about 6 pages long, quite amusing, involving sterotypical Australian mistakes due to ignorance of the rules, dastardly swaggering Americans straight out of Hollywood playing for the opposition, the lot.

Clarrie Grimmet took the last catch - with his bare hand, apparently. Aussies won 12-3.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

^^^^^^

The game was played as a benefit for match for the family of 'Jock' Cameron, the South African keeper who passed away before the series began.

When asked what playing baseball was like Stan McCabe said, "How can you miss, they're all full tosses."

 

[philohk]

Was 12-5 from what I read, and not the last match!

/trivia nazi

Edit: Great comment from McCabe!

 

[Wallaby]

Well, as I said - my source was Jack Fingleton who actually played in the game. I suspect the tale has grown somewhat in the numerous re-tellings (His descriptions of the American pitcher and catcher are absolutley the worst stereo-typical 'Gee Willikins!' yanks possible).

 

[philohk]

Good question nonetheless! If you're curious, here's what I found:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11019758

 

[worbod]

Here's a slightly bizarre one. Who is sitting on either side of Ronald McDonald in the very first McDonald's cricket poster from 1977-78?

 

[Gough]

Here's a slightly bizarre one. Who is sitting on either side of Ronald McDonald in the very first McDonald's cricket poster from 1977-78?

Barry Richards, sporting Brent Mydland style beard may have been one?

 

[worbod]

Yes Barry Richards did have a fair beard at the time, and is situated close to Ronald, but not on his immediate right hand or left hand side (according to the seating arrangements listed on the poster).

 

[worbod]

It would seem nobody out there has a copy of the poster. Seeing as today is my birthday I'll be generous and give a hint. The two players in question were Aussies. Perhaps none of the overseas guys wanted to sit next to a clown.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

K.D Walters, and Lennie Durtanovich.

 

[worbod]

It seems after all as though you may have a copy. Looking at the poster it would be fair to make the assumption which you have. Rod Marsh also appears to be to one side of Ronald McDonald, but according to the poster it says Walters and Wayne Prior.

 

[Gough]

If anyone is interested, and hand on heart I am not the seller here, there are a whole lot of these old McDonalds posters on Ebay at the moment. aussie1st if I have broken some internet rule about posting live auctions, please delete and accept my apologies.

 

[worbod]

Who can remember which former Test cricketer was nominated for a Logie?

 

[knobby]

Gus .....

Richie Benaud maybe ..

 

[Belnakor]

Who can remember which former Test cricketer was nominated for a Logie?

i thought Slats got nominated for best new talent or some bollocks

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Who can remember which former Test cricketer was nominated for a Logie?

Shane Warne, for his bubble & squeak, Warnie.

 

[Wallaby]

Yep, pretty sure Warnie got one for his chat show. Shows how crap the logies are. There probably had to be 5 nominations, and there were only 5 chat shows on TV at the time.

 

[Wallaby]

A well-known classic - who made his test debut after being an official umpire (not a stand-in) in an earlier test match in the same series?

 

[Marklar_33]

AC Bannerman?

 

[worbod]

The Logie nominee was Stuart MacGill for Most Popular New Male Talent for 2007, for his show "Stuart MacGill Uncorked". The winner was Lincoln Lewis in "Home and Away".

 

[Wallaby]

The Logie nominee was Stuart MacGill for Most Popular New Male Talent for 2007, for his show "Stuart MacGill Uncorked". The winner was Lincoln Lewis in "Home and Away".

I checked it up - Warnie did get one as well: http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...ogies-nomination/story-e6frfmyi-1225966790945.

Do you reckon he rates it above the 'Gatting ball'?

 

[worbod]

What unusual feat was achieved by Graham Roope during the 1977 season?

 

[Wallaby]

Roope was an awesome slips fielder - probably England's best in the last 50 years. (he was a pretty average bat). So I'll say - more catches than runs?

 

[worbod]

Roope was an awesome slips fielder - probably England's best in the last 50 years. (he was a pretty average bat). So I'll say - more catches than runs?

No, not that. It was something he did twice. He did have a bat in his hand when he did it both times, but did not hit the ball.