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Bill Brown, a Common card
William Alfred Brown, was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Test matches between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Bill Brown quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bill Brown card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In a match in November 1947, Brown was the ______ victim of the first instance of "Mankading".
Answer
unwitting. In a match in November 1947, Brown was the unwitting victim of the first instance of "Mankading". From the Bill Brown article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the ____s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history.
Answer
1930s. A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the 1930s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history. From the Bill Brown article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Michigan Women's Hall of Fame 90 · History of Oceania 85 · Bill Brown 80 · Fanny Bullock Workman 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A right-handed opening batsman, his partnership with Jack Fingleton in the 1930s is regarded as one of the finest in Australian Test history.
- After the interruption of World War II, Brown was a member of the team dubbed "The Invincibles", who toured England in 1948 without defeat under the leadership of Don Bradman.
- In a match in November 1947, Brown was the unwitting victim of the first instance of "Mankading".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bill Brown article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Bill Brown
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bill Brown (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Moondyne at English Wikipedia . ( Original text: unknown ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
