Cricket Trivia

[baggygreen man]

who is this?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Viv Richards?

 

[Buzzard Breath]

who is this?

No google for that one I know thats Jack Hobbs.

 

[baggygreen man]

BB can you tell me his main claim to fame?

 

[Timbo]

All time leading run-scorer in First Class cricket.

 

[King hit]

All time leading run-scorer in First Class cricket.

Sheffield shield?

If so Darren Lehmann

 

[baggygreen man]

All time leading run-scorer in First Class cricket.

Correct. Please post one.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

BB can you tell me his main claim to fame?

Main claim to fame? He had a few IIRC.

Great opening partnership with Sutcliffe
Made a ton of runs in FCC too.
Without checking the stats I think he may still be the oldest man to score a test century? He did play test cricket well into his 40's.

 

[King hit]

Hobbs was the first cricket to score 100 centuries as well wasn't he?

 

[baggygreen man]

Sheffield shield?

If so Darren Lehmann

Boof scored plenty. as many as Hobbs?
leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,760 runs and 199 centuries. (Cricinfo)

 

[Timbo]

Only four non-English batsmen have 100 First class 100s. They are from four separate countries. Name them.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Without checking the stats I think he may still be the oldest man to score a test century? He did play test cricket well into his 40's.

Just checked
at 46 in 1928-29, Hobb's is oldest man to score a Test century.

 

[baggygreen man]

Only four non-English batsmen have 100 First class 100s. They are from four separate countries. Name them.

The Don was the Aussie. Viv Richards (Windies) not sure if Sachin Tendulkar (India) Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), AB de Villiers (Sth Africa) did it.

 

[hineyrulz]

Bagygreen? my nickname is Baggers. Please change to @baggygreenman. Will also change my avatar to stay in keeping with the sport. Am I able to later change username to a RL themed one should I wish?

He was one of the last lob bowlers wasn’t he??

 

[hineyrulz]

Miandad from Pakistan did it I’m pretty sure.

 

[Timbo]

The Don was the Aussie. Viv Richards (Windies) not sure if Sachin Tendulkar (India) Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), AB de Villiers (Sth Africa) did it.

Don - Yes
Viv - Yes
The rest - No.

 

[hineyrulz]

Hobbs scored 197 FC centuries from memory, no googling involved.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Only four non-English batsmen have 100 First class 100s. They are from four separate countries. Name them.

Bradman
Hick (Born Zimbabwe)
Viv Richards
Zaheer Abbas

 

[Timbo]

Bradman
Hick (Born Zimbabwe)
Viv Richards
Zaheer Abbas

3/4

Hick counts as English.

 

[King hit]

Tendulkar