Knotty Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 (edited) Major William Booth, from Yorkshire CC, Major is his given name, not a military rank. Lost his life on the first day of the Somme, rank of Second Lieutenant, is it him? Edited 11 May , 2018 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepper Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 3 hours ago, rolt968 said: An interesting interpretation. But no. Haven't we had Percy Jeeves before? ]"Not a gentleman" refers to his status in the game for those of us old enough to remember. He would appear on a scorecard as surname, initial(s) rather that Mr initial(s) surname. His name still appears in the current Playfair Cricket Annual. RM A professional then or as the scorecards of the day titled them, Players. It's an interesting comparison with the attitudes towards NCO pilots especially Fighter Command during the Second World War. Many biographies refer to officers by their forenames or nicknames but the NCO pilots are almost inevitably Sgt Cooper etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 Colin Blythe? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 3 hours ago, Knotty said: Major William Booth, from Yorkshire CC, Major is his given name, not a military rank. Lost his life on the first day of the Somme, rank of Second Lieutenant, is it him? I wish I had thought about him. I don't think we have had him so far. Even more confusingly he was Sergeant Major William Booth before he was commissioned. Alas not him. Booth bowled right handed I think and was a much better bat. My man bowled left handed, but that isn't really why he is remembered. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, ajsmith said: Colin Blythe? Tony Blythe was nearly ten years older and a much better bowler. My man didn't play test cricket. RM Edited 11 May , 2018 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsmith Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 William Riley of Alletson's innings fame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 2 hours ago, ajsmith said: William Riley of Alletson's innings fame? Well done. Gnr William Riley RGA killed by a shell splinter at Coxyde. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/90290/riley,-/ He was very much the junior partner in a county record 10th wicket partnership (152 v Sussex at Hove in 1911) which included the then record score off one over. Riley scored 10 not out, but didn't face many balls. The 10th wicket county record has been equalled but not beaten since. The senior partner was Edwin Boaler Alletson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Alletson Both pictures from Grenville Jennings: Nottinghamshire Cricketers on old picture postcards. (Nostalgia for the old Trent Bridge press boxes behind Alletson which I remember from my youth!) RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 11 May , 2018 Share Posted 11 May , 2018 Well done aj, nice one RM, I was definitely struggling on that wicket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 WIT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepper Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 The Winslow Boy, George Archer-Shee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 Qui est-ce, dans la nuit de l'eurovision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 Peut-etre Sacha Distel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 Le jeune tigre, peut-être? Pour toute Whykamists ici, Clemenceau..... Pierrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 (edited) On 5/12/2018 at 21:16, Fattyowls said: Le jeune tigre, peut-être? Pour toute Whykamists ici, Clemenceau..... Pierrot Zut alors!! Clemenceau- il est un Wykehamist? Edited 13 May , 2018 by Guest mal francais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 (edited) Moi aussi je pense que c'est un jeune Georges Clemenceau, merci pour l'indice dans la langue. John Edited 12 May , 2018 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 (edited) C'est ca! Le Tigre. MODIFIER: l'image d'ici: http://www.musee-clemenceau.fr/clemenceau/biographie/ (mes remerciements à google traduire.) Edited 13 May , 2018 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 1 hour ago, Fattyowls said: Pour toute Whykamists ici, Clemenceau..... Touché. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 Et l'homme ici? Peut-etre habitant de Greenwich? ( Pas Graham Chapman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 French? Greenwich says Navy to me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 12 May , 2018 Share Posted 12 May , 2018 18 minutes ago, seaJane said: French? Greenwich says Navy to me ... a l'eau, c'est l'heure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 13 May , 2018 Share Posted 13 May , 2018 That well known disembarkation cry from across La Manche... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 13 May , 2018 Share Posted 13 May , 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, seaJane said: That well known disembarkation cry from across La Manche... Actually, the punch line of a rather involved joke-perhaps the only joke concerning Lord Hood's descent on Toulon. Clue-the man is not navy- the clue is much more obtuse than that. Try this.... Edited 13 May , 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepper Posted 13 May , 2018 Share Posted 13 May , 2018 13 hours ago, voltaire60 said: Try this.... Looks like the Irish Guards but not a scooby on who painted it. Is our man the artist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 13 May , 2018 Share Posted 13 May , 2018 13 hours ago, voltaire60 said: Actually, the punch line of a rather involved joke-perhaps the only joke concerning Lord Hood's descent on Toulon. Samuel Hood: "Susannah is visiting the West Indies Station!" George Rodney: "Jamaica?" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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