Sports Challenge

Discussion on sports not relating to Hua Hin; football, rugby, motorsports, fantasy leagues and armchair sports fans meet here.
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Them were the days, Chelsea losing to Duisberg.

Simple one, 1st world cup winners?
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Uruguay - but who came 3rd?
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dtaai-maai wrote:Uruguay - but who came 3rd?
Nobody.

Had to Google it but it's an interesting read on Wikipedia about that World Cup.
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Here`s a "Who wants to be a millionair" million pound question. I really did know the answer without four choices.
Who was the boxer who banged the gong at the start of all J.Arthur Rank pictures in the 50`s and 60`s?
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Something daft like "Bomber Billy" *********..... something or other :?
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pharvey wrote:Something daft like "Bomber Billy" *********..... something or other :?
Nearly right, "Bombadier" Billy Something or other.
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Who is this and what did he do to England a very long time ago?

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An English cricketer of note?
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Not English
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Is he framed in a map of his country of origin ?
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Not unless Australia has been subjected to some nasty tropical storms lately. :laugh:


I'll give you that one, it's tricky enough already!
Here's another - the man is long since dead.

EDIT: The frame was just to prevent an easy Google.
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Don Bradman?
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Even earlier than that. And in this case, he did something with the ball rather than the bat.
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Did he invent body-line bowling?
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Retract that. The English invented it

Was he the first bowler to take all the wickets in an innings in a test match?
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