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Quote Quiz
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SJS
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SJS
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Correct
Stan McCabe resuming batting during his all time great innings of 187 in the bodyline series.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Nope
2) Denis Compton?
Fiery
Banned
Damn.
5) Arthur Jepson
"If there was a prize for the most useless object in cricket, the Headingley scoreboard and Dominic Cork's zinc cream would both rate an honorable mention, but neither can compare to an umpire's light meter. This is another triumph for modern (or relatively modern) technology over common sense, and how much better it would be if we were back in the era of good old Arthur Jepson. "You can see the moon," said Arthur, on one Stygian occasion at Old Trafford. "How far do you want to see?"
archie mac
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wpdavid
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Great quote from a great game. tbf it was a oneday match - Gillette Cup semifinal between Lancs & Gloucestershire IIRC, hence the late, late finish.
SJS
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It was Jessop on the Gentlemen vs Players matches.I only know number three and four without having an educated guess
2. It must be one of the amateurs talking about the matches V the professionals
would it be one of these: WG, Lord Harris, CB Fry or Lord Hawke?
SJS
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Right.
Jepson said this to Jack Bond in the Gillette cp tie between lancashire and Gloucestershire at old Trafford in 1971. Bond was complaining that it was so dark he couldnt see anything. The match ended at 10 to nine at night !!!
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SJS
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Ok. Here is another set.
1. Of whom was it written :
"Easy to watch, difficult to bowl to and impossible to write about. When you bowled to him there werent enough fielders, when you wrote about him, there weren't enough words"
A bonus for telling who wrote this.
2. Of who was it written
"There was an extraordinary negligence about his batting, as though his thoughts were elsewhere; but what terrible things he did to bowlers"
Bonus : by whom
3. Of who was it written
His cricket is compounded of soft airs and flavours. And the very brevity of summer is in it.......The brevity in (his) batting is a thing of pulse and spirit, not to be checked by clocks but only to be apprehended by imagination.
By whom. Thats easy I think
4. Which English Captain said this
Fast bowlers are bully boys. They dish it out but they cant take it
1. Of whom was it written :
"Easy to watch, difficult to bowl to and impossible to write about. When you bowled to him there werent enough fielders, when you wrote about him, there weren't enough words"
A bonus for telling who wrote this.
2. Of who was it written
"There was an extraordinary negligence about his batting, as though his thoughts were elsewhere; but what terrible things he did to bowlers"
Bonus : by whom
3. Of who was it written
His cricket is compounded of soft airs and flavours. And the very brevity of summer is in it.......The brevity in (his) batting is a thing of pulse and spirit, not to be checked by clocks but only to be apprehended by imagination.
By whom. Thats easy I think
4. Which English Captain said this
Fast bowlers are bully boys. They dish it out but they cant take it
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
NO.
Hint number 2. Its an Englishman.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
No but thats close