| THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
| 21 What was unusual about the County Championship matches of 1919? | 21 They were played over two days only. |
| 22 And those of 1939? | 22 For that season only there was an experiment with eight-ball overs. |
| 23 When did Somerset tie a game because the last opposing batsman took more than two minutes to arrive at the wicket? | 23 Against Sussex at Taunton in 1919, Heygarth was the Sussex batsman involved. |
| 24 Who beat Somerset in a day in 1947? | 24 Derbyshire at Chesterfield. |
| 25 Who did likewise in 1953? | 25 Lancashire at Bath (Bertie Buse’s benefit match). |
| 26 Who was the last Somerset player to do the double? | 26 Bill Alley in 1962. |
| 27 How many players have kept wicket for England and Somerset since the Second World War? | 27 One, Jim Parks who kept for England when with Sussex. |
| 28 How many championship centuries did Bill Alley score when making his 3000 runs in 1961? | 28 Nine. |
| 29 Which batsman scored three centuries against Northants between the years 1982 and 1983? | 29 Jeremy Lloyds. |
| 30 What is the highest score by a Somerset player in the county championship? | 30 322 by Viv Richards against Warwickshire at Taunton in 1985. |
| JOHN PLAYER LEAGUE |
|
| 31 On which ground did Somerset win the John Player League title of 1979? | 31 At Trent Bridge, Nottingham. |
| 32 On which ground did Norman McVicker hit the last two balls for sixes to win the game for Leicestershire? | 32 At Yeovil. |
| 33 Who was the unfortunate bowler? | 33 A. A. Jones. |
| 34 A Somerset bowler holds an unsurpassable record in Sunday League cricket. Who is he? | 34 Brian Langford whose analysis against Essex at Yeovil in 1969 was 8-8-0-0 |
| 35 Trevor Gard had two serious injuries while keeping wicket in John Player League matches for Somerset. Who took over behind the stumps in the matches affected? | 35 Nigel Popplewell at Bath v. Glamorgan in 1983 and Viv Richards against Sussex at Horsham in 1986. |
| 36 Name the fast bowler who returned a fine analysis at Bath in a J.P.L match against Lancashire in 1980 while deputising for Joel Garner. | 36 Hugh Gore. |
| 37 What noteworthy performance did Bob Clapp record in the J.P.L.? | 37 34 wickets in a season in 1974. |
| 38 What is the most northerly ground on which Somerset have played in the Sunday league? | 38 Middlesbrough, against Yorkshire. |
| 39 What is Joel Garner’s best bowling performance Gloucestershire? | 39 Four for 21 at Bath in 1981. |
| 40 And lan Botham’s best batting performance in the Sunday game? | 40 175* (13 sixes) against Northamptonshire at Wellingborough in a match which was abandoned in August 1986. |
