Somerset CCC: 1970s and 80s

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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? Derek Taylor Keith Jennings Colin Dredge Graham Burgess

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

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

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

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