Trivia time!

[Gough]

I'll throw one in while passing...

Name the father & son combination - a former South African fast bowler, and his VFL/AFL Premiership playing son.

Steve Lawrence.

 

[big_e]

He was Lillee's first victim when Dennis made a first class comeback for Tassie in 1987-88. Got him first ball. Right answer?

Bingo.

 

[Garf]

Steve Lawrence.

Yes that's half the answer

 

[The_Reaper]

Yes that's half the answer

Old Man Lawrence

 

[Gough]

Yes that's half the answer

Godfrey, a Rhodesian technically, my old man can remember watching him play growing up.

 

[Garf]

Godfrey, a Rhodesian technically, my old man can remember watching him play growing up.

That's correct. Godfrey technically wasn't a Sarth Efrikan. He played five tests in 1961/62 against the Kiwis.

 

[Gough]

What do Bishan Bedi, Westminster Abbey, Lewis Cage of Milgate, and Dave Warner have in common?

 

[roscreasl98]

What do Bishan Bedi, Westminster Abbey, Lewis Cage of Milgate, and Dave Warner have in common?

None of them are from Corio???

 

[dogs105]

What do Bishan Bedi, Westminster Abbey, Lewis Cage of Milgate, and Dave Warner have in common?

Can all be seen at/from Lords??

 

[Gough]

Can all be seen at/from Lords??

Closer to home.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

He was Lillee's first victim when Dennis made a first class comeback for Tassie in 1987-88. Got him first ball. Right answer?

I believe this match also saw Rod Tucker bowl two overs in a row. The over before and over after tea.

 

[worbod]

What do Bishan Bedi, Westminster Abbey, Lewis Cage of Milgate, and Dave Warner have in common?

Closer to home.

Bedi played grade cricket in Tasmania one year. Is it something to do with Tassie?

 

[big_e]

Closer to home.

Pictures up somewhere in australia? MCC perhaps?

 

[Gough]

Pictures up somewhere in australia? MCC perhaps?

Getting warmer.

 

[big_e]

SCG?

 

[worbod]

What do Bishan Bedi, Westminster Abbey, Lewis Cage of Milgate, and Dave Warner have in common?

So, what is the official answer to this mindbender?

 

[Gough]

So, what is the official answer to this mindbender?

 

[PhatBoy]

Pretty basic one, but what do Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza and Nathan Lyon all have in common?

 

[STFU Donnie]

Pretty basic one, but what do Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza and Nathan Lyon all have in common?

All taken 8-fers in losing test matches.

 

[PhatBoy]

All taken 8-fers in losing test matches.

This.

Can't imagine it would be a very frequent occurrence in test history so seems odd that it's happened 3 times in one decade to one team

 

[STFU Donnie]

This.

Can't imagine it would be a very frequent occurrence in test history so seems odd that it's happened 3 times in one decade to one team

This is from Howstat. It's up to date but also incomplete. It doesn't list JK.

 

[PhatBoy]

Neil Foster took an 8-fer? That'll do me!

 

[STFU Donnie]

Neil Foster took an 8-fer? That'll do me!

29 tests. 88 wickets @ 32.

There are a lot of worse bowlers out there! Quite a few of them playing for the West Indies.

He also spent 12 months in his early twenties wearing a full back brace after suffering appalling stress fractures. All in all, I'd say he did pretty well.

 

[PhatBoy]

29 tests. 88 wickets @ 32.

There are a lot of worse bowlers out there! Quite a few of them playing for the West Indies.

He also spent 12 months in his early twenties wearing a full back brace after suffering appalling stress fractures. All in all, I'd say he did pretty well.

I only remember him coming back as a kind of SOS selection in the 93 ashes where everyone they picked was either s**t or past it.

 

[STFU Donnie]

What was unusual about the Oval test in 1972?