Quiz 6 – Old Blokes
1 What was the age in completed years of the oldest player to play first-class cricket for Sussex? Sixty two. (Charles Warren who played for Sussex v Hampshire and Surrey at Bramshill Park in 1826.)
2 How many cricketers have played first-class cricket for Sussex past their fifty-fifth birthdays? Five. (Charles Warren 62 in 1826; James Challen 61 in 1849; William Lillywhite 61 in 1853; William Beecham 58 in 1857; George Brown – ‘Brown of Brighton’ – 55 in 1838.)
3 Who was the oldest player to play for Sussex in the official Championship? George Cox senior. (He was 54 yr, 203 days at the end of the match v Hampshire. Horsham 1928.)
4 Who is the oldest player, formerly of Sussex, to score a century in the County Championship? Willie Quaife. (Born at Newhaven, he was 56 years 243 days, playing for Warwickshire v Derbyshire, Edgbaston, 1928.)
5 William Lillywhite played his last match for Sussex at the age of 61 at Lord’s in 1853. What happened to him during the game? He was taken ill after bowling the opening overs in his benefit match and replaced by Hamilton Hoare of the banking family.
6 William Lillywhite staged first-class cricket on his own ground in Brighton. Where was it? Where Montpelier Crescent now stands.
7 William Beecham, a solicitor from Hastings, played in his first and only first-class match for Sussex at St Leonards in 1857, at what age? He was 58. (He was on the Club committee so may have selected himself.)
8 Jim Parks, whose career ran from 1949 to 1976, played 739 first-class matches. To the nearest ten, on how many grounds did he play? He played on 113 grounds. (The record is held by Shivnarine Chanderpaul with 116.)
9 What was John Langridge’s age, in completed years, when umpired his final match in the County Championship? Seventy–three. (He was 73 yr, 120 days when he stood in the match Leicestershire v Yorkshire at Leicester in 1983,)
10 Which famous Victorian-era umpire is the oldest to stand in a first-class match at Hove? Bob Thoms. (He was 74 when he stood in the match Sussex v Hampshire in 1900.)
Quiz 5 – Birth or death place?
Sir Aubrey Smith/Beverly Hills, D.Reeve/Hong Kong, T. Ambrose/Newcastle, Australia, A.Greig/Queenstown, South Africa, J.Archer/Bridgetown, Barbados, Ranji/Sarodar, Nawangar, P. Parker/Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, J. Barclay/Bonn, G.Mendis/Colombo, K.Suttle/Mauritius
Quiz 4 – The Curator’s All-Time Sussex Championship XI
C.B.Fry
M.Goodwin
SK Ranjitsinhji
E Dexter (Captain)
J.Parks, jun, wicket-keeper
T. Greig
M.Tate
J.Snow
I.Thomson
M.Ahmed
J. Lewry
For full details of the Curator’s All-Time Championship XI click here
Quiz 3 – True or False?
1) Winston Churchill saw W.G Grace play at Hove. True
2) Brighton & Hove Albion played their home games at the County Ground before the move to The Goldstone Ground. True
3) Brighton Tigers had an ice rink installed at the County Ground in the late 1950s . False
4) Worthing’s Manor Ground was turned into allotments during World War Two. True
5) The Duke of Edinburgh played cricket at Arundel. True (1953 and 1957)
6) Chris Eubank held a world title fight at the County Ground. False
7) Brighton Rugby Club played at the County Ground. True
8) Rupert Webb was the father of Lydia in Four Weddings and a Funeral. False, he was the father of Henrietta (Duckface)
9) Ian Fleming (writer of James Bond) watched cricket at Hove. True
10) Whilst stationed in Brighton during World War Two, Keith Miller had a bet with Denis Compton, that he would land a Mosquito plane on the County Ground. False
Quiz 2 – Nicknames
1)Whose nickname was Tiger? Nawab of Pataudi
2) Ambi ? James Kirtley
3) Horse ? Geoff Arnold
4) Omni ? Tony Buss
5) Tucker ? Robin Martin-Jenkins
6) Running Hot and Cold Water? Robin Hugh Clough Waters
7) Lester ? Tony Pigott
8) Trout? John Barclay
9) Spud? John Spencer
10) Grizzly? Chris Adams
11) Dinger Ron Bell
Quiz 1 -the 100
- a. Worthing b. Eastbourne c. Chichester d. Horsham e. Brighton f. Hastings
- Sea end of Hove ground
- Michael Bevan
- Peter Eaton, head groundsman
- £15,000
- Gloucestershire
- Paul Parker
- John Barclay
- Alan Oakman
- John Snow
- Alan Oakman
- Rev D.S. Sheppard
- James Langridge, Warwickshire
- Hugh Bartlett and Billy Griffith
- James Langridge
- Alan Wells
- Hedley Verity
- Jim Parks senior
- Maurice Tate and Arthur Gilligan
- Sir Aubrey Smith
Worthing related
21. Les Lenham
22. Don Smith
23. Derek Semmence
24. Imran Khan
25. Terry Gunn
26. Neil Lenham
One Match Wonders
27. Mark Upton at Horsham
28. Peter Kirsten
29. Eknath Solkar
30. Peter Wales
31. John Clarke
Gillette Cup
32. Bob Pountain
33. Roger Marshall
34. Kenny Suttle
35. John Snow
36. Norman Gifford
Brighton and Hove Albion connections
37. Tommy Cook
38. Dave Sexton
39. Joe Gatting
40. Denis Foreman
41. Norman Wisdom
42. Don Bates
General
43. Geoff Greenidge and Peter Graves.
44. Jon North
45. Will House
Photos
46. Scott Styris hitting the third fastest T20 century v Gloucestershire 6 July 2012
47. Chris Adams holding aloft the Second Division Trophy in 2001
48. Ian Gould collecting the NatWest Trophy in 1986
49. Steve Magoffin getting a career best 8/20 at Horsham in 2008
50. Mark Robinson’s 500th wicket in first class cricket in 1999
51. George Cox
52. Rupert Webb wicketkeeper (with Keith Miller batting)
53. Neil Lenham
54. Danny Law
55. A. Buss
56. I. Khan bowling I. Botham
Sussex amateurs and literature
57. C.B. Fry
58. Ted Dexter
59. Hugh Doggart and John Snow
60. K.S. Ranjitsinhji
61. Sir Home Gordon
62. Mike Griffith
63. Peter Laker
64. Charles Bray
65. Alan Ross
66. Robin Marlar
Pot pourri
67. Jason Gillespie
68. Luke Wright
69. John Barclay
70. John Snow
71. Matt Hobden
72. Pakistan Movement for Justice
73. 1978 (Eileen Cotter and Frances Mannings)
74. Sunrisers Hyderabad
75. Geoffrey Everitt
76. Lord Leconfield
77. 139
78. 73
79. Rupert Webb
80. Sir Aubrey Smith
175 Book
81. Any from J. Wisden, C.Adams, M.Tate, Ranji, Duleep and Dexter
82. Mark Robinson
83. George Cox
84. Cricket at Sidlesham (in 1611)
85. Lewes
86. 2002
87. 1752
88. c1867
89. 1876 (featuring W.G. Grace)
90. The flint wall
They don’t make them like that any more
91. Geoffrey Collins
92. Gen Sir Miles Dempsey
93. Graham Doggart
94. H.S. Malik
95. Jack Nye
96. Jock Hartley
97. Ben Dwyer
98. Sir Allan Saunders
99. Freeman Thomas, later Lord Willingdon
100. Alfred Shaw