Quote Quiz

[archie mac]

Your turn Sean

Thanks mate

"oh god, if there is cricket in heaven, let there also be rain"

This is a cricket quote but not by a cricketer, still pretty famous, if you guess the field of endeavour I will say yes or no

 

[SJS]

Thanks mate

"oh god, if there is cricket in heaven, let there also be rain"

This is a cricket quote but not by a cricketer, still pretty famous, if you guess the field of endeavour I will say yes or no

The last British Prime Minister who was Member of the House of Lords and chosen directly by the British Monarch.

 

[archie mac]

The last British Prime Minister who was Member of the House of Lords and chosen directly by the British Monarch.

How the hell did you know that

Too good mate (how many times have I said that to you )

Your turn

 

[SJS]

Okay here is a long one.

Who wrote this beautiful piece?

The bowler has ten aides in the field, but they are helpless to act until that swift cut and thrust, that intensely private moment between the batsman and the bowler, is done. This numerical advantage of the bowling side, however, creates a situation which is almost unique to cricket. It makes batting, consequently the scoring of runs, an act of defiance by one man against a vastly superior force who control the ball all the times, except in that split second when it touches the bat.​

 

[archie mac]

Okay here is a long one.

Who wrote this beautiful piece?

The bowler has ten aides in the field, but they are helpless to act until that swift cut and thrust, that intensely private moment between the batsman and the bowler, is done. This numerical advantage of the bowling side, however, creates a situation which is almost unique to cricket. It makes batting, consequently the scoring of runs, an act of defiance by one man against a vastly superior force who control the ball all the times, except in that split second when it touches the bat.​

Ronald Mason?

 

[SJS]

Ronald Mason?

Q1. Ronald Mason?....NO

PS I dont think he is capable of writing such a piece

 

[archie mac]

Q1. Ronald Mason?....NO

PS I dont think he is capable of writing such a piece

Okay

AA Thomson?

 

[SJS]

Okay

AA Thomson?

Q2. AA Thomson?.....NO

 

[stumpski]

The last British Prime Minister who was Member of the House of Lords and chosen directly by the British Monarch.

You didn't say who that was - Alec Douglas-Home was it?

He was the only British PM to play first-class cricket - briefly for Middlesex in the 1920s.


And as for the last piece - Alan Ross?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Bob Willis.

 

[SJS]

You didn't say who that was - Alec Douglas-Home was it?

He was the only British PM to play first-class cricket - briefly for Middlesex in the 1920s.


And as for the last piece - Alan Ross?

Yes it was Sir Alec.

As for Alan Ross ...NO

 

[SJS]

Bob Willis.

NO

 

[SJS]

Who wrote this beautiful piece?

The bowler has ten aides in the field, but they are helpless to act until that swift cut and thrust, that intensely private moment between the batsman and the bowler, is done. This numerical advantage of the bowling side, however, creates a situation which is almost unique to cricket. It makes batting, consequently the scoring of runs, an act of defiance by one man against a vastly superior force who control the ball all the times, except in that split second when it touches the bat.​

1. Ronald Mason?....NO
2. AA Thomson?.....NO
3. Alan Ross?.........NO
4. Bob Willis?..........NO

Early Hint : He was a journalist who wrote a beautiful book which covered one English season !

 

[archie mac]

Is it lifted from a cricket book?

 

[SJS]

Is it lifted from a cricket book?

Yes. From a famous cricket book.

 

[archie mac]

Is he on this list?

James
Fry
Nyren

 

[Goughy]

Art of Batting?

 

[SJS]

Is he on this list?

James
Fry
Nyren

NO

 

[SJS]

Art of Batting?

NO

 

[Engle]

Swanton, Arlott or Bannister ?