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R. E. Foster, a Common card
Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature, was an English first-class cricketer and footballer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
R. E. Foster quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the R. E. Foster card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is the only man to have ______ England at both sports.
Answer
captained. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. From the R. E. Foster article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score.
Answer
1900s. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. From the R. E. Foster article on Wikipedia.
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.
- He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.
- One of seven Foster brothers who were all educated at Malvern College and who all played cricket for Malvern and for Worcestershire, Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman.
- In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The R. E. Foster article was read about 5,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get R. E. Foster
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, R. E. Foster (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Beldam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
