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He was 40 but played FC for another eight years. He went on tour the following winter to South Africa but was injured there (he broke his leg in a motor-bike accident) - that's why he didn't play another test

Correct It's a bit of cheat, England actually had two tours that winter but, in the days before A teams, they were both given official test status. Sandham was on the tour to the West Indies, led by the Hon Freddie Calthorpe (those were the days, don't bother about cricketers, get a nob in)...

They were two of the five triple hundred makers but neither of them was dropped (I'm sure plenty of people wanted to drop Hammond for his behaviour but he was too good a batsman). You're missing the first England player to score 300 (indeed, the first test cricketer from anywhere) And, for your...

Spot on BTW, five England players have made triple centuries but only two since WW2, Gooch being one

Second trivia question of the day Who was the last England batsman to score a triple century and be dropped for the next test? (actually, he was first and last)

3rd test, 1st day England 1st innings 190/1 (G Boycott 86*, CJ Tavare 25*). Proper test cricket that I remember that series. At one stage, they were bowling about nine overs an hour