Test Cricketers Get Winter Practice

Test Cricketers Get Winter Practice

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The video highlights the promising cricket year of 1934, marked by the opening of the Allan Fairfax School in London. General Sir Louis Vaughan inaugurates the school, and former Australian Test player Allan Fairfax demonstrates his cricket prowess. English Test cricketers also participate, with a focus on F.R. Brown's googly and Leslie Ames' batting skills.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event is expected to make 1934 a notable year for cricket?

The invention of a new cricket ball

The introduction of a new cricket league

The opening of an indoor cricket school

The retirement of a famous cricketer

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who inaugurated the Allan Fairfax School at Thames House?

General Sir Louis Vaughan

Allan Fairfax

Leslie Ames

F.R. Brown

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Allan Fairfax known for in the Australian team of 1930?

His aggressive batting style

His sturdy orthodoxy

His wicket-keeping skills

His fast bowling

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which cricketer is known for bowling a famous googly?

F.R. Brown

Sir Louis Vaughan

Allan Fairfax

Leslie Ames

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Leslie Ames expected to do in the 1934 season?

Retire from cricket

Score runs all around the field

Become a cricket coach

Invent a new cricket technique