NAME GAME

HIDDEN in the grid is the name of a famous cricketer. Answer the questions, then re-arrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name. Solution on Monday.

BOX 1:

Ian Botham (pictured) played for which county cricket club from 1974 to 1986? Sussex (L) Worcestershire (T) Somerset (J)

BOX 2:

Which actor is playing Jake Pentecost in the new film sequel Pacific Rim Uprising? Tyler James Williams (H) Liam Hemsworth (W) John Boyega (E)

BOX 3:

The introduction of the Beach Boys song Fun, Fun, Fun was based on a riff from which Chuck Berry hit? Johnny B. Goode (L) Maybellene (K) Roll Over Beethoven (O)

BOX 4:

Who wrote the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps? Joseph Conrad (S) John Buchan (A) Henry James (N)

BOX 5:

What was the name of Burt Kwouk’s character in TV’s Last Of The Summer Wine? Entwistle (B) Hobbo (P) Sid (V)

BOX 6:

In what year did the journalist and broadcaster Derek Jameson die? 2007 (E) 2012 (L)

BOX 7:

What is Europe’s longest river? The Danube (U) The Loire (C) The Volga (K)

BOX 8:

By what name is the octothorp symbol better known? Hyphen (H) Hashtag (A) Backslash (M) Yesterday’s answer: PJ HARVEY (1P, 2V, 3H, 4A, 5Y, 6J, 7R, 8E).