QUIZ! Oldest Test double centurions

Posted by David Rimmer on 01/06/2021 at 16:39

Only 26. Must admit I was flummoxed by the one in Jan 1939. As it was marked bold for south Africa I went for south African players I could remember. If I thought about English players I might have got Paynter. I should have got Hooper. Did not think about Rowan, just names like Van der Bijl, Mitchell and Nourse (which matched one).

Posted by James Thompson on 12/05/2021 at 15:24

Nice little quiz. Who managed Eric Rowan? Not me. And who managed 'Edward' Paynter for South Africa v England, same series,1939? Again, I didn't - not helped by the fact that Eddie Paynter made his double for England (and is always 'Eddie'). John Ryder (1925) likewise was universally known as Jack: Captain of Australia, later Chairman of Selectors. I accept the charge of pedantry, though I call it accuracy!