Questions 41-60
| 2023-41 What was Somerset’s initial reaction to the Gillette Cup? | 2023-A41 They voted against participation in it. |
| 2023-42 What took place at Taunton for the first time on December 8,1961? | 2023-A42 Greyhound racing. |
| 2023-43 For which Birmingham League side did Fred Rumsey play? | 2023-A43 Kidderminster. |
| 2023-44 Who was the Oxford University pace bowler registered by Somerset in 1962? | 2023-A44 J.D. Martin. |
| 2023-45 Which Lancashire League club attempted to sign Bill Alley to succeed Garfield Sobers as their professional in 1962? | 2023-A45 Radcliffe. |
| 2023-46 Who was Harold Stephenson’s 1000th first-class victim in first-class cricket? | 2023-A46 Bomber Wells, caught off Rumsey v. Nottinghamshire, May 8, 1963. |
| 2023-47 When did Harold Stephenson retire? | 2023-A47 1964. |
| 2023-48 Bertie Buse’s benefit match against Lancashire in 1953 was over in a day. Can you name another cricketer whose benefit against Somerset lasted a similarly brief period? | 2023-A48 Flower of Middlesex whose benefit match began and ended on May 23, 1899. |
| 2023-49 In 1963 a Somerset player’s benefit realised a record sum. Who was he and who was the previous record beneficiary? | 2023-A49 Peter Wight whose benefit raised £5000. Previously Harold Stephenson with £4040. |
| 2023-50 On May 27, 1964, Somerset at 215 for nine defeated Nottinghamshire 215 all out in a Gillette Cup match. Who was Man of the Match? | 2023-A50 Maurice Hill of Notts. with an innings of 107. |
| 2023-51 Which Somerset wicket keeper was born at Billingham? | 2023-A51 Harold Stephenson. |
| 2023-52 Which Football League side did he play with? | 2023-A52 He was on the books of Darlington during the Second World War. |
| 2023-53 What representative honours came the way of Harold Stephenson? | 2023-A53 He was a member of the M.C.C. A Team Tour to Pakistan 1955-56. |
| 2023-54 For which club did he play league cricket before coming to Somerset? (He played in Durham). | 2023-A54 Stockton C.C. |
| 2023-55 What is the highest score ever made in first-class cricket on the Glastonbury ground? | 2023-A55 187* by Alan Jones of Glamorgan who in the same match made 105 in his other innings. |
| 2023-56 An opening batsman of the late 60s and early 70s, he came from Killinghall in Yorkshire. Who was he? | 2023-A56 Tony Clarkson. |
| 2023-57 How old was Ian Botham when he achieved the Test double and how many matches did it take him? | 2023-A57 23 years of-age, 21 Test matches. |
| 2023-58 Which Somerset amateur of the 20s and 30s was known as “Box”? | 2023-A58 C. C. C. Case. |
| 2023-59 Which cricketer born at Wellington played for Somerset although it turned out to be Wellington, New Zealand? | 2023-A59 T. C. Lowry, the New Zealand Test player. |
| 2023-60 Who was known as “The Colonel”? | 2023-A60 Somerset’s first captain in first-class cricket, H. T. Hewlett. |