England Stars of the 1970s and 80s Quiz

Answer: Bob Willis

Alan Knott was one of the best wicketkeepers in the world. He played in 95 test matches, took 250 catches and 7 stumpings. He also scored 4389 runs at an average of 32.75. Bob Taylor was also a fine wicketkeeper, but did not play as many matches as he could have, since he was living in the shadow of Knott. Paul Downton became the wicketkeeper at a later date. Bob Willis was a pace bowler.

Answer: Allan Lamb

Brian Rose was the captain of Somerset. Vic Marks was only the third Somerset born player to play for England. Chris Tavare moved to Somerset from Kent. Allan Lamb played for Northamptonshire.

Answer: Derek Underwood

Although Derek Underwood was a left arm bowler, he batted right handed. Conversely, Chris Old batted left-handed and bowled right handed. David Gower was a very successful left-handed batsman, who ended up with a test average of 44.25.

Answer: Bob Woolmer

Gatting was captain for 23 tests, Willis for 18, and Greig for 14.

Answer: Phil Edmonds

Hendrick and Old were both right arm medium fast bowlers, while John Lever was left arm fast medium. Phil Edmonds bowled slow left arm. John Lever took 10 wickets in his first test, against India in Delhi 1976/1977.

Answer: John Emburey

John Emburey was born in Peckham, South London. Allan Lamb was born in South Africa, Bob Woolmer in India, and Phil Edmonds in Northern Rhodesia.

Answer: Derek Randall

Derek Randall played for Nottinghamshire from 1972-1983, scoring 1000 runs in a season eight times. In 1979, he scored 209 and 146 in the same game, versus Middlesex.

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch was born in Essex and played for Essex. Mike Hendrick and Geoff Miller were both born in Derbyshire, while Bob Taylor was born in Staffordshire. Hendrick later moved to Nottinghamshire, and Miller to Essex.

Answer: Geoff Arnold

Geoff Arnold played in 34 matches and took 115 wickets at an average of 28.29. His best bowling was 6-45.

Answer: Mike Brearley

David Gower scored two double centuries in tests - 200 and 215. Ian Botham's top scored was 208 and Geoff Boycott's was 246*.

Answer: Geoff Boycott

Boycott scored 22 centuries, Gooch 20, Gower 18, and Lamb 14.

Answer: John Emburey

All four took more than 100 wickets in test matches; Emburey took 147, Old 143, Greig 141 and Dilley 138. Old has the best average - 28.11 -and Greig the best figure of 8-86.

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch scored his treble century against India in 1990.

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch played 118 times, Gower 117, Boycott 108, and Botham 102.

Answer: True

Ian Botham was the man of the match in this game, taking 6-95 in the Australian first innings and scoring 149* in the second innings. Bob Willis then took 8 Australian wickets in the second Australian innings and the rest, as they say is history.