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Albert Clapp

 * ... that as a professional cricketer Albert Clapp received a share of £132 for playing for Somerset in 1890?
 * Reviewed: Mark Williams-Thomas

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nominated at 23:05, 27 December 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg All criteria for DYK looks good, but the year in hook is "1890", however, the sentence in the text relating the hook says "1891". If it was intended to mention exactly "1890", then the sentence in the article prior the hook's needs to be referenced as well. --CeeGee 19:36, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I've clarified the sentence in the article.  Harrias  talk 13:23, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg OK, fine. It's now good to go. --CeeGee 16:26, 29 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment: "a share of £132" in the hook gives me the impression that his cut amounted to £132, which is not consistent with the article. Can this be clarified, please? Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 07:40, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * It means "a share of £132": just like "a share of the prize" means not all the prize, "a share of £132" means not all of £132. It's pretty common usage.  Harrias  talk 09:50, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I know what you're trying to say, but with a money value in there, the hook is making me think. It seems to me that Clapp got £132 out of an unknown total. How about this ALT1: ... that as a professional cricketer, Albert Clapp shared £132 with several teammates for playing for Somerset in 1890? or ALT2: ... that as professional cricketers, Albert Clapp and colleagues shared £132 for playing for Somerset in 1890? --PFHLai (talk) 10:57, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The problem with those suggestions is that it doesn't make it clear that they were paid the £132: they could have shared paying a fee of £132 to play!  Harrias  talk 11:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * You're right! Let me cross out these bad hooks. Here's another one: ALT3... that professional cricketers such as Albert Clapp collected a sum of £132 for playing for Somerset in 1890? --PFHLai (talk) 18:14, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, to me that sounds even more like he got the whole £132! How about:


 * ALT4: ... that Albert Clapp received part of the £132 that Somerset paid to its professional cricketers in 1890?  Harrias  talk 18:30, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. This version works for me. --PFHLai (talk) 01:47, 2 January 2014 (UTC)