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Can't be faaaaarked going through the entire thread - but I assume the famous question, I used to win many beers over at the pub, (before the Internet/Google came along), being; 'what score did Bradman require in his last test innings to finish his career with a perfect batting average of 100?' has already been covered...?
 
deanc said:
Can't be faaaaarked going through the entire thread - but I assume the famous question, I used to win many beers over at the pub, (before the Internet/Google came along), being; 'what score did Bradman require in his last test innings to finish his career with a perfect batting average of 100?' has already been covered...?
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What people forget is that Bradman began his final innings with an average of 101.39.
 

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deanc said:
Can't be faaaaarked going through the entire thread - but I assume the famous question, I used to win many beers over at the pub, (before the Internet/Google came along), being; 'what score did Bradman require in his last test innings to finish his career with a perfect batting average of 100?' has already been covered...?
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From memory I think it was 4. Which would have given him 7,000 runs even.
 
CliffMcTainshaw said:
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No. I'm assuming you mean Wayne Johnson - Carlton
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I'm must be confusing myself - you're asking for an Australian cricket test captain, whos great-grandfather was a VFL captain - correct?

My guess was Ian Johnson as the test captain as I thought either he had a GF or GGF who played for Carlton...
 
deanc said:
I'm must be confusing myself - you're asking for an Australian cricket test captain, whos great-grandfather was a VFL captain - correct?

My guess was Ian Johnson as the test captain as I thought either he had a GF or GGF who played for Carlton...
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No the question was:
Round 4:
Who was the Test Captain whose great-grandson Captained a VFL Club?
Who was the great-grandson and for which club was he Captain?
Ian Johnson's father was a Test Selector for a while.
 
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CliffMcTainshaw said:
No the question was:
Round 4:
Who was the Test Captain whose great-grandson Captained a VFL Club?
Who was the great-grandson and for which club was he Captain?
Ian Johnson's father was a Test Selector for a while.
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Oh FFS, I'm hopeless, trying to do 5 things at once - rightio then, how about Harry Trott - I know Stuart Trott captained the Saints in the early 70's before transferring to my club...?
 
deanc said:
Oh FFS, I'm hopeless, trying to do 5 things at once - rightio then, how about Harry Trott - I know Stuart Trott captained the Saints in the early 70's before transferring to my club...?
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Correct, well done.
Harry Trott
Stuart Trott – St Kilda 159 games. He also played 41 games for Hawthorn. He had the distinction of playing in two grand finals for different clubs. St Kilda 1971 and Hawthorn 1975, losing both. Fortunately, in 1971 and unfortunately, in 1975.;)
 
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OK, here's another pub one my late father told me; 'Who was the first English captain to tour Australia and not play in a single test match?'...
The answer is in part the question.
 
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deanc said:
OK, here's another pub one my late father told me; 'Who was the first English captain to tour Australia and not play in a single test match?'...
The answer is in part the question.
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Cook. Ha ha, always a good one.
PS,. That was the next question I was going to put up.
 
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What is the highest number of runs scored in a single over in cricket match?
On February 20, 1990, Bert Vance conceded seventy-seven runs in a single over for Wellington against Canterbury at Lancaster Park. This feat is even more astonishing because the confused umpire miscounted and called over after only five balls.
 
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CliffMcTainshaw said:
From memory I think it was 4. Which would have given him 7,000 runs even.
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deanc said:
No, that's the usual answer I used to get, it's actually half correct...
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Is the answer meant to be 104 runs? After making a duck in the first innings, if Bradman had scored 104 in the second innings this would have assured him of averaging 100. But because Australia were so dominant and won the Test by an innings Bradman never got to have a second innings.
 

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worbod said:
Is the answer meant to be 104 runs? After making a duck in the first innings, if Bradman had scored 104 in the second innings this would have assured him of averaging 100. But because Australia were so dominant and won the Test by an innings Bradman never got to have a second innings.
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Yep, it's 4 runs (1st innings) or if they had played it, 104 in the 2nd, correct.

I admittedly collected a lot of beers falsely claiming that Bradman actually needed 4 n.o. and given most were too lazy to consider simple math; i.e. 7000 runs/70 dismissals = 100, then why shouldn't I collect free beer...?
 
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CliffMcTainshaw said:
What is the highest number of runs scored in a single over in cricket match?
On February 20, 1990, Bert Vance conceded seventy-seven runs in a single over for Wellington against Canterbury at Lancaster Park. This feat is even more astonishing because the confused umpire miscounted and called over after only five balls.
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And in a test match I think it's 8, can't be faaaarked looking it up regarding who/where/when, but in summary; as the batsmen were attempting a 4th run the fielder threw at the stumps, missed and the ball hit the helmet on the ground behind the keeper - and I recall another 8 when the batsmen were completing running 4 when a wayward relay throw went across the pitch and to the boundary for 4 over-throws..
 
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deanc said:
And in a test match I think it's 8, can't be faaaarked looking it up regarding who/where/when, but in summary; as the batsmen were attempting a 4th run the fielder threw at the stumps, missed and the ball hit the helmet on the ground behind the keeper - and I recall another 8 when the batsmen were completing running 4 when a wayward relay throw went across the pitch to the boundary for 4 over-throws..
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I am going to find out the circumstances of this. There must have been a lot of no balls, overthrows etc. I did play in a game where a bowler bowled 17 no balls and that was in our 1sts. He completely lost confidence, didn't want to finish the over, but did, and then never bowled again. Not even in the nets.
In a test it's 8 off a single ball. I seem to remember watching TV when it happened might have been Andrew Symonds and an overthrow for 4.
A single over in Tests is 28.
 
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CliffMcTainshaw said:
I am going to find out the circumstances of this. There must have been a lot of no balls, overthrows etc. I did play in a game where a bowler bowled 17 no balls and that was in our 1sts. He completely lost confidence, didn't want to finish the over, but did, and then never bowled again. Not even in the nets.
In a test it's 8 off a single ball. I seem to remember watching TV when it happened might have been Andrew Symonds and an overthrow for 4.
A single over in Tests is 28.
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Go for it, I'm watching the golf and there is a huge pile a dishes the slave driver I married expects to be washed and put away soon.....
 
CliffMcTainshaw said:
I am going to find out the circumstances of this. There must have been a lot of no balls, overthrows etc. I did play in a game where a bowler bowled 17 no balls and that was in our 1sts. He completely lost confidence, didn't want to finish the over, but did, and then never bowled again. Not even in the nets.
In a test it's 8 off a single ball. I seem to remember watching TV when it happened might have been Andrew Symonds and an overthrow for 4.
A single over in Tests is 28.
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It was completely farcical! In an attempt to get the batting side to continue chasing a target, he bowled deliberate wides down the leg side which were allowed to go for four. The phrase "bringing the game into disrepute" jumps screamingly to mind.
 

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