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Somerset CCC: 1970s and 80s Trivia Quiz

During the late 1970s and early 1980s Somerset County Cricket Club had some of their most successful years and some of their most famous stars. This is a quiz about those years.

A multiple-choice quiz by beckyel. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
beckyel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
749

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who did Brian Rose succeed as Somerset captain? Hint

Brian Langford

Ian Botham

Brian Close

Vic Marks

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which test star did not play for Somerset? Hint

Sunil Gavaskar

Martin Crowe

Allan Border

Viv Richards

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Question 3 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Somerset player had Somerset as one of his first names? Hint

Colin Dredge

Graham Burgess

Keith Jennings

Derek Taylor

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many runs did Viv Richards score against Warwickshire at Taunton in 1985? Hint

323

233

322

232

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who scored 175* against Northamptonshire in the Sunday League in 1986? Hint

Nigel Felton

Viv Richards

Ian Botham

Brian Rose

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player earned the nickname 'Dasher'? Hint

Peter Denning

Joel Garner

Colin Dredge

Hallam Moseley

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1980 three Somerset players were chosen as Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Who were they? Hint

Botham, Garner, Richards

Garner, Gavaskar, Rose

Crowe, Gavaskar, Rose

Botham, Crowe, Roebuck

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player did not represent either Oxford or Cambridge University in first class cricket? Hint

Nigel Popplewell

Vic Marks

Phil Slocombe

Peter Roebuck

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which player was not born in Somerset? Hint

Vic Marks

Ian Botham

Colin Dredge

Peter Denning

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did Brian Rose succeed as Somerset captain?

Answer: Brian Close

Brian Close followed Brian Langford as captain, then came Brian Rose and a team that kept fans on the edge of their seats as they came so close to winning those elusive trophies in 1978 and then romped to victory in 1979. Vic Marks and Ian Botham were later captains of the team.

2. Which test star did not play for Somerset?

Answer: Allan Border

Viv Richards, Martin Crowe, Sunil Gavaskar, Joel Garner, Steve Waugh and Greg Chappell all played for Somerset.

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

Answer: True

In 1979 they won the Gillette Cup and the John Player League, having lost out on the same titles the previous year. They defeated Northamptonshire in the Gillette Cup final on 8th September and won the John Player Sunday League the next day.

4. Which Somerset player had Somerset as one of his first names?

Answer: Derek Taylor

Derek John Somerset Taylor, the Somerset wicket keeper, has a twin brother who played for Nottinghamshire and Hampshire. They were not, however, born in Somerset but in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

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

Answer: 322

This is the current record for the highest individual innings for a Somerset player in first class cricket. He scored this in the first innings and did not bat in the second. The match was drawn.

6. Who scored 175* against Northamptonshire in the Sunday League in 1986?

Answer: Ian Botham

Botham scored 175 out of a Somerset total of 272. Northants reached 54-1; there was no result for the match.

7. Which player earned the nickname 'Dasher'?

Answer: Peter Denning

Peter Denning was nicknamed Dasher because of his speed between the wickets. He was the opening partner of Brian Rose, and he scored 11559 runs in first class cricket between 1969-1984.

8. In 1980 three Somerset players were chosen as Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Who were they?

Answer: Garner, Gavaskar, Rose

Richards was chosen in 1977, Botham in 1978, Crowe in 1985 and Roebuck in 1988.

9. Which player did not represent either Oxford or Cambridge University in first class cricket?

Answer: Phil Slocombe

Marks played for Oxford University, Popplewell and Roebuck both represented Cambridge. Chris Tavare also played for Oxford.

10. Which player was not born in Somerset?

Answer: Ian Botham

Denning was born in Chewton Mendip, Dredge in Frome and Marks in Middle Chinnock, while Botham was born in Cheshire, although he did move to Yeovil when young. Marks was only the third Somerset born player to represent England (after Jack White and Harold Gimlett).

Source: Author beckyel

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