England: Quiz show has answer to the rain (27 April 1998)
THE rain which savaged the weekend's championship games could not prevent one cricket final from taking place at Lord's, for Radio 5 Live, the England Cricket Board's national club quiz, a pilot scheme taken with surprising seriousness by the game's
27-Apr-1998
27 April 1998
Quiz show has answer to the rain
By Charles Randall
THE rain which savaged the weekend's championship games could not
prevent one cricket final from taking place at Lord's, for Radio
5 Live, the England Cricket Board's national club quiz, a pilot
scheme taken with surprising seriousness by the game's
authorities.
The competition was devised for the ECB to keep grass roots
cricket active through the winter, with fund-raising benefits for
the 250 clubs involved.
The ECB want to expand the competition, exploiting more fully the
potential of 6,500 affiliated clubs, and the BBC's involvement
added a certain credibility.
The final, between Adrian Dale's old club Chepstow, and Oxted,
from Surrey -Tony Lock was their most famous player - is due to
be broadcast on on May 26. Greater London Radio presenter Gideon
Coe asked the questions in the Lord's banqueting suite on Friday.
Incidentally, the identity of the Test player representing
Cambridge University this season understandably defeated both
teams, because rain had allowed Greg Loveridge, of New Zealand,
no innings and 11 wicketless overs at Fenner's.
Another quiz event is being pushed by Benson and Hedges to mark
the last of their 27 years as one of the ECB's major sponsors.
They have organised a cricket showcase celebrity quiz and
discussion evenings for the county grounds at Canterbury on May 5
and at Old Trafford on May 8, admission free.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)