Who Am I------?

Question

I have never played cricket in my country of birth. I played for my new country & an English county.I was captain of my domestic team for a time with some success, & captain of my adopted country.I was Wisden cricketer of the year, & won a very special award in 2000.I started my cricket career in college, but I also played rugby & golf.I was a RH bat & a RA medium bowler. I retired from cricket to take up other interest. I became a journalist & broadcaster, tried my hand at politics with no success, and co-authored a book. I also became chairmen of selectors in the country I played for & chairman of a special club.What is my name, place & date of birth, country & county teams, & the club I was chairman of.

Answer 1

ive got it

its ted dexter!!!!  

Born May 15, 1935, Milan, Italy

England, Cambridge University, Sussex

was mcc chairman

man that was a good one

would never have got it without the back further than tony greig hint

Answer 2

Dermot Reeve

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place and date of birth-april 2 1963 in hong kong

county and country teams-Sussex,Somerest,Warwickshire,Engla...

Answer 3

i have absolutely no idea coz i dnt like cricket. ill take a wild guess and say Nick Reiwoldt lol.

Answer 4

ted dexter

Edward Ralph "Ted" Dexter (born May 15, 1935 in Milan, Italy) is a former English cricketer.

He was educated at Norfolk House in Beaconsfield and Radley College, where he played in the first XI from 1950 to 1953, as captain in 1953. He did National Service as a subaltern in Malaya. He entered Jesus College, Cambridge in October 1955, where he played golf and rugby in addition to winning his cricket Blue and playing in the University Match in 1956, 1957 and (as captain) 1958. He was also a fine golfer, but he decided to play cricket for Sussex.

Standing six foot tall, he was a swashbuckling batsman and a capable bowler. He was first selected to play Test cricket for England in 1958, against New Zealand at Old Trafford, scoring a half-century. He was not selected to tour to Australia that winter, but flew out as a replacement for the 3rd Test at Sydney. He became a fixture in the England team from 1959.

He captained Sussex from 1960 to 1965, and became England captain for the tour to India and Pakistan in 1961-62. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1961. Under his captaincy, Sussex won the inaugural Gillette Cup in 1963, and retained the title in 1964. He lost the England captaincy after losing the Ashes 1-0 at home in 1964, but remained in the Test side as a batsman.

His cricket career was virtually ended by a bizarre accident in 1965. His Jaguar car ran out of petrol in west London, and he was pushing it to safety when it pinned him to a warehouse door, breaking his leg.[2] [3] He returned to play a few further first-class matches in 1967 and 1968, and played in two final Tests for the England team against Australia in 1968.

He retired from cricket to concentrate on other interests. He became a cricket writer and broadcaster and founded a PR company. In 1989 he became chairman of the England cricket selectors. He resigned in 1993, after the team's poor performance in the Ashes and in its tour to India. He also became president of the MCC, and was chairman of the MCC's cricket committee until 2003, when he was replaced by Tony Lewis.[4]. He was also Chairman of the MCC's "England Committee", which was an administrative role. He was awarded the CBE in the New Year's Honours List in December 2000.[5]

Outside cricket, he stood against James Callaghan in Cardiff South East in the 1964 general election, but lost. [6]

He married Susan Longfield, the daughter of a former Bengal and Kent cricketer Tom Longfield.

He co-wrote with Clifford Makins the crime novel Testkill (1976) where an Australian bowler is murdered during play at a Test match against England at Lord's

Answer 5

hmm TIGER WOODS?

Answer 6

hrmm, stab in the dark, i'm gonna guess Adam Hollioake, 5/9/71, Melbourne Australia, England and Surrey, but the club chairman part of have no idea about

EDIT: look people, honestly, if you dont like cricket, then GET OUT OF THE CRICKET SECTION!! we dont come into the footy section just annoy the people in there (i duck in from time to time when i have run out of cricket questions, but not just to annoy people). if you dont care about cricket, then dont come to the cricket section!

EDIT: d**n it! now that its been said and i read the extra clues, "Lord Ted" seems to fit the bill

Thanks Ange! i wouldnt have thought of Basil til i saw you say it i liked yours to, thumb up cos i'm in a good mood!

Also good to see this one asked while Kookee isnt around, gives the rest of us a chance for points cos he probably would have got this by now!

Answer 7

Nasser Hussain (OBE 2001)

March 28, 1968, Madras

England, Essex

or

allen lamb

20 June 1954

Cape Province, South Africa.

Northamptonshire, England

ok is it

tony Greig

Answer 8

*Edward Ralph "Ted" Dexter

*Born May 15, 1935 in Milan, Italy

*Former English cricketer.

*He captained "Sussex" from 1960 to 1965, and became England captain for the tour to India and Pakistan in 1961-62. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1961.

*He also became president of the MCC, and was chairman of the MCC's cricket committee until 2003, when he was replaced by Tony Lewis.

*He was also Chairman of the MCC's "England Committee", which was an administrative role. He was awarded the CBE in the New Year's Honours List in December 2000.

You know what it took mr 3/4 hrs to find tis out..Absolutely awesome Question..Gr8 Job.. Have a gr8 day.:-).

Edit...hey i was the first to answer all the (sub)Questions u had asked.

i.e. What is my name, place & date of birth, country & county teams............................

Answer 9

A wild stab in the dark this one,would it be----

Basil D'Oliveira-

Born:Oct 4-1931

Born In-Cape Town- Sth Africa?...

Played for Enland 1966-1972......County team-Worcestershire...

EDIT....WELL SAID SLASH!!!!

I'll get back with another answer SOON....

Answer 10

ted dexter

but bite me

beat me to the punch

Answer 11

umm..david beckham?? lol idk

Answer 12

if anyone pays this much attention to cricket i'll be suprised