Pub Quiz thread
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Titmus and two others are definitely well-known - one captained England and the other hails from Bushey. The rest are beyond living memory.
One of those beyond living memory played just the one Test for England - he took two wickets, the first of which was Don Bradman's.
The England captain was famously out to the Ball of the Century - Shane Warne's first ball in Test cricket in England.
Yup.
So the first two are Fred Titmus and Mike Gatting - the third, from Bushey, was on Watford's books as a schoolboy (U16). His decision on whether to focus on cricket or on football was apparently helped by a 7-0 defeat against Arsenal. He chose cricket - and actually made his first class debut at 17 with Mike Gatting as his captain.
Yup - so that's
1. FredTitmus,
2. Mike Gatting
3 Mark Ramprakash
To make it easier, only two more needed - one of whom was on Watford's books the season after they moved to Vicarage Road. As a cricketer, in 1939 he set, and still holds, his county's record score for an innings - when he hit 312 not out against Middlesex.
The other one played in a drawn Test match in 1938 - in which 5 centuries and 2 double centuries were scored over 3 innings.
Have gone as far as I can with this one and it seems to have people stumped, so...
1. FredTitmus,
2. Mike Gatting
3. Mark Ramprakash
4. Walter Keeton - who played cricket for Nottinghamshire and still holds their record for highest score in an innings- was on Watford's books as an 18 year old before transferring to Notts County.
5. Reg Sinfield - on Watford's books as an amateur, and was an all-rounder for Gloucestershire in the 1920s & 1930s. His dismissal of Bradman was unusual - caught behind, Bradman appealed only to be given out stumped.
Over to whoever wants to go next...
1. FredTitmus,
2. Mike Gatting
3. Mark Ramprakash
4. Walter Keeton - who played cricket for Nottinghamshire and still holds their record for highest score in an innings- was on Watford's books as an 18 year old before transferring to Notts County.
5. Reg Sinfield - on Watford's books as an amateur, and was an all-rounder for Gloucestershire in the 1920s & 1930s. His dismissal of Bradman was unusual - caught behind, Bradman appealed only to be given out stumped.
Over to whoever wants to go next...
Ok a rather silly one. Where would you find a royal beast of burden contained within a legendary castle ?
Ok. this might be a bit obscure - but if you get a beer , and maintain a friendly attitude you may be able to jump in the right direction.
belongs in a similar catagory to great snoring ! Actually looks a little bit like the beginnings of the line up for a rock festival.
yorkshirehornet
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sorry Yorkie, not a coat of arms. There are 4 words in my clues which indicate what catagory this is in (2 of them close to you)
yorkshirehornet
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OK. a big help here - Beer, Friendly, Jump, and Great Snoring are all ???? Two of them are close to you. If you get that it becomes easier.