Somerset CCC: 1970s and 80s

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who did Brian Rose succeed as Somerset captain? Brian Langford Ian Botham Brian Close Vic Marks

2. Which test star did not play for Somerset? Martin Crowe Sunil Gavaskar Viv Richards Allan Border

3. Somerset won their first title in 1979, 104 years after the team was formed. True False

4. Which Somerset player had Somerset as one of his first names? Graham Burgess Colin Dredge Derek Taylor Keith Jennings

5. How many runs did Viv Richards score against Warwickshire at Taunton in 1985? 323 233 322 232

6. Who scored 175* against Northamptonshire in the Sunday League in 1986? Nigel Felton Viv Richards Ian Botham Brian Rose

7. Which player earned the nickname 'Dasher'? Colin Dredge Peter Denning Joel Garner Hallam Moseley

8. In 1980 three Somerset players were chosen as Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Who were they? Botham, Garner, Richards Garner, Gavaskar, Rose Crowe, Gavaskar, Rose Botham, Crowe, Roebuck

9. Which player did not represent either Oxford or Cambridge University in first class cricket? Phil Slocombe Peter Roebuck Vic Marks Nigel Popplewell

10. Which player was not born in Somerset? Ian Botham Colin Dredge Vic Marks Peter Denning