Post by byased on Nov 28, 2023 8:02:37 GMT
Had a couple of books bought for me recently (even though I am trying to go completely paperless). One was a cricket trivia type book, and I thought I would test your knowledge. The nicknames should be easy, the "only man" ones may be a little more testing.
NICKNAMES, who was known as the following THE ONLY MAN
1 Arkle RANDALL 1 To have stumped Tendulkar in a test match FOSTER
2 Barnacle BAILEY 2 To have scored a triple century in his last test appearance. SANDHAM
3 Boof LEHMANN 3 To have taken 10 or more test wickets, and ten or more test stumpings WALCOTT
4 Chilly OLD 4 To have played in both a cricket and football world cup RICHARDS
5 Creepy CRAWLEY 5 To have played test cricket and died on his birthday BOYCE
6 Colonel MUSTARD 6 To have played first class cricket and also been prime minister DOUGLAS HOME
7 Dizzy GILLESPIE 7 To have played for the MCC and been suspected of being Jack the Ripper DRUITT
8 Judge SMITH 8 To have played test cricket and later hanged for murder HYLTON
9 Nora BATTY 9 To have been a best selling author and to catch fire whilst playing for the MCC CONAN DOYLE
10 Picca DILLEY 10 Finally, the only team to have won its first test match at the first attempt. AUSTRALIA
11 Punter PONTING
12 Rowdy MALLETT
13 Shack CADDICK Maybe four guesses each to begin with, and then a free for all if it drags on a bit.
14 Skid MARKS
15 Slasher MACKAY
16 Spiro AGNEW
17 Tangles WALKER
18 Tugga WAUGH
19 Turbanator HARBHAJAN SINGH
20 Virgil VAUGHAN
NICKNAMES, who was known as the following THE ONLY MAN
1 Arkle RANDALL 1 To have stumped Tendulkar in a test match FOSTER
2 Barnacle BAILEY 2 To have scored a triple century in his last test appearance. SANDHAM
3 Boof LEHMANN 3 To have taken 10 or more test wickets, and ten or more test stumpings WALCOTT
4 Chilly OLD 4 To have played in both a cricket and football world cup RICHARDS
5 Creepy CRAWLEY 5 To have played test cricket and died on his birthday BOYCE
6 Colonel MUSTARD 6 To have played first class cricket and also been prime minister DOUGLAS HOME
7 Dizzy GILLESPIE 7 To have played for the MCC and been suspected of being Jack the Ripper DRUITT
8 Judge SMITH 8 To have played test cricket and later hanged for murder HYLTON
9 Nora BATTY 9 To have been a best selling author and to catch fire whilst playing for the MCC CONAN DOYLE
10 Picca DILLEY 10 Finally, the only team to have won its first test match at the first attempt. AUSTRALIA
11 Punter PONTING
12 Rowdy MALLETT
13 Shack CADDICK Maybe four guesses each to begin with, and then a free for all if it drags on a bit.
14 Skid MARKS
15 Slasher MACKAY
16 Spiro AGNEW
17 Tangles WALKER
18 Tugga WAUGH
19 Turbanator HARBHAJAN SINGH
20 Virgil VAUGHAN