New Cricket Trivia - 'SJS format'

[stumpski]

By the way, as I'm aware that there could conceivably be more than one answer to this, I'll give an early hint: the player did not appear for a state, county, province or other 'regular' first-class team.

 

[fredfertang]

Is the family famous through cricket or for some other reason?

 

[stumpski]

I can only answer 'yes' or no' ...

Q 3. Is the family famous through cricket? No

 

[biased indian]

Indian ???

 

[fredfertang]

Is politics the reason the family is famous?

 

[stumpski]

Q 4. Indian? No

Q 5. Famous through politics? No. Although they have had dealing with politicians on a regular basis.

 

[archie mac]

Do you have royal blood?

 

[stumpski]

Q 6. Do you have royal blood? YES

 

[fredfertang]

Phil the Greek?

 

[stumpski]

Q 7. Phil the Greek? No. I see what you're getting at there, but although he had two spells as MCC President he's only played at recreational level.

 

[SJS]

Did you play in the 18th century ?

If not, did you play in the 19th century?

Were you related to the English Royal family?

 

[stumpski]

Q 8. Did you play in the 19th century? YES

Q 9. Were you related to the English Royal Family? YES

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Q 8. Did you play in the 19th century? YES

Q 9. Were you related to the English Royal Family? YES

Spartacus the Gladiator?

 

[stumpski]

I'd love to say, "I'm Spartacus" - but unfortunately, I'm not.

Q 1. Australian? NO
Q 2. Last name Foster? NO
Q 3. Family famous for cricket? NO
Q 4. Indian? NO
Q 5. Famous for politics? NO
Q 6. Royal blood? YES
Q 7. Prince Philip? NO
Q 8. 19th century? YES
Q 9. English royalty? YES
Q10. Spartacus? NO


I have a feeling that Archie will know who it is now.

 

[fredfertang]

I will try and get away with 3 questions in 1 - was he playing for MCC, Free Foresters or some scratch XI?

 

[stumpski]

Neither of the first two, but you're on the right lines - think of another - fairly well-known - club side (they're still going, I think).

HINT: The match took place at Scarborough, in the 1880s.

 

[fredfertang]

I Zingari then - Prince Christian? Cant find a scorecard though

 

[stumpski]

Look no further: Prince Christian Victor (grandson of Queen Victoria) it was.

http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3269.html


The only member of the British royal family to play first-class cricket, he died of fever in South Africa in 1900.

You can have a go now, or leave it for Weldone (who's turn it was before I interceded).

 

[SJS]

Okay let me take the next one.

A group of clergymen protested against my 'style' of cricket. They even suggested that if I did not change my ways it would bring about the demise of the game itself ! Who am I and what was it about my cricket that so bothered the men of religion for them to threaten the game itself with divine retribution.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Are you mentioned in the Paul McCartney and Wings song Mull of Kintyre?