By David Slater & Ged
February 23 2005

Three weeks ago, Ged kindly set a quiz for the users of MTWD. We extended the deadline a week just to build up the tension, but being the cruel person that I am, I'm going to publish the answers first...

1) Name the only cricketer to have died while actually playing cricket at Lord’s

a) George Summers

b) Andy Ducat - Dropped dead in the middle in 1942 while playing for “Surrey Home Guard” against “Sussex Home Guard” – what a way to go

c) John Platts

d) Phil Tufnell

 

2) "So dull is he, tapes of [his] delivery should be sold in Mothercare as a sleeping aid for fractious toddlers" About whom was this quote made?

a) Mark Ramprakash

b) Mike Gatting

c) Charles Coleville

d) Bob Willis - It might have been said about any of them, but Jim White was talking about Bob Willis’s cricket commentary.

 

3) About whom is the following quote: “I dare meet Surrey in a wilderness, and spit upon him, whilst I say he lies, and lies, and lies”

a) Mark Ramprakash

b) Ben Scott

c) Duke of Surrey - It might be about any of them, but it is actually a quote from Richard II by William Shakespeare.  Lord Fitzwater is talking about the Duke of Surrey.  Pity, really.

d) Charles Coleville

 

4) Name the Australian cricketer who bears a tattoo reading 356, supposedly to denote that he was the 356^th player for Australia, despite the fact that he was actually Oz’s player No 357?

a) Justin Langer

b) Glenn McGrath

c) Shane Warne

d) Michael Slater - Only one of these players has the requisite combination of ego and brains – yes Michael Slater it is.  Rumours that he is related to David Slater are available for a small fee.

 

5) Who is currently the only player whose name appears on honours boards in both the home and visitors dressing room at Lord’s?

a) Desmond Haynes

b) Gordon Greenidge - In the away dressing room for his West Indies centuries, in the home dressing room for making a ton for the MCC

c) Viv Richards

d) Alvin Kallicharran

 

6) Name the former Middlesex and England player who was crowned “King of the Jungle” in a popular television programme (take care with this question)

a) Phil Tuffnell - I wanted to make sure that everyone got at least one question right (Minus two points to anyone who got this wrong.  Barmy Kev’s pink rat would have got this question right if only it existed.)

b) Mike Gatting

c) John Embury

d) All of the above

 

7) Who sports the middle names “Alexei McNamara”

a) Wayne Daniel

b) Ashley Noffke

c) Nixon McLean - His parents liked politicians names.  His sister was named Golda.  Marginally preferable to naming your son Fanie I suppose.

d) Fanie de Villiers

 

8) Which England captain reputedly hummed tunes from Beethoven string quartets and the like while at the wicket?

a) Mike Brearley - You could get a post mortem bonus point if you are able to hum a tune from the Op 59 yourself

b) Michael Atherton

c) Peter May

d) Ted Dexter

 

Click here for the answers to questions 9-15 and the tie breaker