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Welcome to Day 3 of the quiz and a sporting gesture. If recent history is any indication this should all be done and dusted today.

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    1 hour ago, Witches Hat said:

    Welcome to Day 3 of the quiz and a sporting gesture. If recent history is any indication this should all be done and dusted today.

    I think I’ve cracked it! Please check your PMs posthaste, WH. I wanna beat Tim, Demonstone and Bombay Aircon!

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    12 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I think I’ve cracked it! Please check your PMs posthaste, WH. I wanna beat Tim, Demonstone and Bombay Aircon!

    You got me covered WCW, all I’ve been able to come up with is the majority of players on the list have had more than 1 jumper number throughout their career.

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    16 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    You got me covered WCR, all I’ve been able to come up with is the majority of players on the list have had more than 1 jumper number throughout their career.

    With respect BA, you’re as far from the answer as you could possibly be. And then even a little bit further. 😂

    According to Witches Hat, I’m very close to cracking it and have been pretty much from the outset. Therefore I’m not about to pull up stumps just yet. I’ve come too far to do that now.

    Maybe  @Witches Hatwill allow me to PM you with what I know and if you can come up with the missing piece of the puzzle we can go halvsies on bragging rights. 🤭

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    With respect BA, you’re as far from the answer as you could possibly be. And then even a little bit further. 😂

    According to Witches Hat, I’m very close to cracking it and have been pretty much from the outset. Therefore I’m not about to pull up stumps just yet. I’ve come too far to do that now.

    Maybe  @Witches Hatwill allow me to PM you with what I know and if you can come up with the missing piece of the puzzle we can go halvsies on bragging rights. 🤭

    What do I have to do to get such largesse, from you and @Witches Hat?

    And you flatter me with your desire to best me. Recent performance warrants it not!

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    WH gave out a clue, which by the lack of reaction, seems to have gone through to the keeper.

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    In a bid to move this along a bit the selectors have swung the axe.

    IN: Harry Taylor, George Young, Jeff Berry and Leigh Matthews.

    OUT: Sam Taylor, Hayden Young, Jarrod Berry and Ben Matthews.

    That now gives the 22 footballers some common territory.

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    1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    What do I have to do to get such largesse, from you and @Witches Hat?

    And you flatter me with your desire to best me. Recent performance warrants it not!

    Soz,Tim. But while your recent performance may be nothing to write home about, your performance overall is better than mine. 

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    41 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    WH gave out a clue, which by the lack of reaction, seems to have gone through to the keeper.

     

    27 minutes ago, tilly18 said:

    WCW gave an extra clue in her last post

    This bites! These clues don’t help me at all since I already knew this part of the puzzle. So, now every man and his dog will be level-pegged with me.
     

    Please @Witches Hat, give another clue that doesn’t refer to this aspect of the answer. 

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    Those still playing the quiz are now all on the same page so I can reveal that all surnames have represented Victoria in cricket.

    The clues to this link were Tony Jewell as a relatively easy choice as coach (his son Nick played cricket for the Vics) and the selection changes which meant the 22 footballers all played for a Victorian team at some point in their careers.

    Still two other facts to link the names.

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    11 hours ago, layzie said:

    It's coming down to the home stretch. Who will take it out??

    Still a few in contention. Perhaps this will help.

    The cricketer is Jonathon Moss, not Jeff Moss. Jeff Moss is over qualified.

    If I were as talented a wordsmith as @Demonstone I would have manufactured a clue along the lines of "a Rolling Stone gathers no Moss" but I'm not so I won't.

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    Congratulations to @Mazer Rackham who has taken out third place behind @mo64 and @tilly18.

    Honorable mention to @WalkingCivilWar.

    B: Warren Ayres      Michael "Squizzy" Taylor        John Shaw

    HB: Peter Young      Travis Dean      Matt Short

    C: Slug Jordon     Graham Matthews      Michael Hill

    HF: Garry Watts     Geoff Richardson     Darren Berry

    F: Grant Gardiner     Peter Roach     Peter Bedford

    Foll: Jon Moss    John Ellis     Ian Harvey

    INT: John Anderson    Michael Quinn     Laurie Harper    Geoff Parker

    All represented Victoria in cricket.

    All made at least one century for Victoria.

    None played Test cricket.

     

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    1 hour ago, Witches Hat said:

    Congratulations to @Mazer Rackham who has taken out third place behind @mo64 and @tilly18.

    Honorable mention to @WalkingCivilWar.

    B: Warren Ayres      Michael "Squizzy" Taylor        John Shaw

    HB: Peter Young      Travis Dean      Matt Short

    C: Slug Jordon     Graham Matthews      Michael Hill

    HF: Garry Watts     Geoff Richardson     Darren Berry

    F: Grant Gardiner     Peter Roach     Peter Bedford

    Foll: Jon Moss    John Ellis     Ian Harvey

    INT: John Anderson    Michael Quinn     Laurie Harper    Geoff Parker

    All represented Victoria in cricket.

    All made at least one century for Victoria.

    None played Test cricket.

     

    Congratulations on what eventually proved to be quite an accessible quiz, WH! The '3 links' was an interesting twist.

    And congrats to all participants, whichever of Grade (me*), District (@Bombay Airconditioning), State (@WalkingCivilWar) or Test (your winners) level they reached.

    * I have taken some very minor comfort from having understood that 'relatively' was a clue of the effect you intended.

     

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    Thanks to @Witches Hat for putting on the quiz. I was a BBB set shot run up away with my line of thinking until @WalkingCivilWar got me on track. We had a few theories but none were correct. @mo64you must really know your cricket to have answered correctly in 3 hours, we’ll played. @Timothy Reddan-A'BlewIf you’re looking at putting together a quiz can we do movies please, preferably action, maybe late 80’s and 90’s so I’m in with a chance🤣🤣. 
     

    cheers

    BA

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    2 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    Thanks to @Witches Hat for putting on the quiz. I was a BBB set shot run up away with my line of thinking until @WalkingCivilWar got me on track. We had a few theories but none were correct. @mo64you must really know your cricket to have answered correctly in 3 hours, we’ll played. @Timothy Reddan-A'BlewIf you’re looking at putting together a quiz can we do movies please, preferably action, maybe late 80’s and 90’s so I’m in with a chance🤣🤣. 
     

    cheers

    BA

    I am, BA! I like that thought, but I'll have to spring it on our little coterie unawares. Or devilishly disguise it, perhaps...mwah ha ha ha!

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