I never thought of that. Maybe because of the extended hours it was allowed, but it was definitely 1st class, as it is part of Jack Hobbs record 197 tons.Craig said:If it was 2 day cricket, then technically it wouldn't be FC cricket?
An excellent read for those into their statistics and for comparing different eras. And I'm not surprised you brought it up Archiearchie mac said:A good book to read is The Best of The Best by Charles Davis
I'm just trying to educate you youngsters Burkey, with the hope we can have more people on the trivia threadsburkey_1988 said:An excellent read for those into their statistics and for comparing different eras. And I'm not surprised you brought it up Archie
Do you know where I can get that book? Or any other good places in Melbourne for such books?archie mac said:I'm just trying to educate you youngsters Burkey, with the hope we can have more people on the trivia threads
Yes look at Lancashire´s 1919 home roses match for instance.marc71178 said:165 overs in a day? Are you sure about that?
The FC regulations haven't come in until recently. In the 70s and 80s many games from the early 20th century were being adjudacated FC, or not.Craig said:If it was 2 day cricket, then technically it wouldn't be FC cricket?
There is a cricket book dealer in Melbourne his name is Roger Page, he will have it in stock or find it for you. His prices are not to bad.Dasa said:Do you know where I can get that book? Or any other good places in Melbourne for such books?
Officers during WWl were little more than cannon fodder. The Test captain Lionel Tennyson and his two brothers were officers in the war both his brothers were killed, while Lionel was wounded three times. Almost all of his graduated class of officers were also killed.FuzzyDuck said:1. The wars always brought a massive change in all stats. Batting boomed after both wards. I think it is because the top bowlers of the world aged during the five odd years the WW's lasted. Batsmen with longer career spans survived and made merry with weaker bowling. This is particularly true for the faster bowlers who have even shorter career peaks.
I've thought about this in the past and I think there may be a "simpler" answer to the batting boom between the wars, the English class system and the division between "gentlemen" (batsmen) and "players" (bowlers).
Fast bowlers were (and largely still are) working class lads, working down pits, on farms or in factories. They couldn't avoid conscription and would probably end up in the infantry at the front line. During the First world war, many promising young bowlers would either have been, killed, injured or gassed ending their careers, whereas the batsmen (often public school educated) would certainly have entered the army as officers, giving them a far greater chance of survival.