{"id":584869,"date":"2026-04-04T11:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/584869\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:18:09","slug":"the-cricket-and-tennis-quiz-which-england-batters-grandfather-won-a-set-against-rod-laver-at-the-wimbledon-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/584869\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cricket And Tennis Quiz: Which England Batter\u2019s Grandfather Won A Set Against Rod Laver At The Wimbledon Qualifier?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200px\" height=\"675px\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/usKS4HEWX5.jpg\"  alt=\"\" importance=\"low\" class=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"drop-cap-intro\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">quiz<\/a>\u00a0will test your knowledge on connections between cricket and tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Also play: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/the-cricket-and-literature-quiz-who-was-arthur-conan-doyles-only-first-class-wicket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The cricket and literature quiz \u2013 who was Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s only first-class wicket?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Lord\u2019s in 1870, Harrow\u2019s Conrad Wallroth had stepped out of the non-striker\u2019s end before Eton captain George Harris (later Lord Harris, the Kent and England captain) had bowled the ball. Harris took off the bails and appealed, and Wallroth was rightly ruled run out. In Cricket at Harrow, an eye-witness noted that Harris \u201cput himself on to bowl (quite rightly, to my mind), and, pretending to bowl, caught Wallroth tripping, and he paid the penalty\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Also play: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-these-connections-between-cricket-and-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quiz! How well do you know cricket\u2019s connections with football?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We mention the incident here because this eye-witness, Spencer Gore, went on to become the first man to win the Wimbledon. That was in 1877, the same year when the first ever cricket Test match was played.<\/p>\n<p>Also play: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/play-and-win\/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-crickets-connections-with-the-academy-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Quiz! How well do you know cricket\u2019s connections to the Academy Awards?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The paths of cricket and tennis have crossed many times. Take our quiz to test your knowledge on the connections between the two sports.<\/p>\n<p> The ultimate quiz on cricket\u2019s connections to tennis <\/p>\n<p>Please refresh the page if the quiz does not load properly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/live-cricket-scores\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">live scores<\/a>, match stats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/quizzes\/daily-quiz\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">quizzes<\/a> and more. Stay up to date with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-news\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">latest cricket news<\/a>, player updates, team standings<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/series\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2024\/points-table-standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/series\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2024\/points-table-standings\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">,<\/a> match highlights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WisdenCricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WisdenCricket\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">video analysis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-betting?utm_source=outro&amp;utm_medium=interlink&amp;utm_campaign=cricketbet_hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wisden.com\/cricket-betting?utm_source=outro&amp;utm_medium=interlink&amp;utm_campaign=cricketbet_hub\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" class=\"c-link\">live match odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This quiz\u00a0will test your knowledge on connections between cricket and tennis. 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