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Alliterated Cricketers

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Introduction:
"Lots of cricketers have alliterated names. Some famous ones, and a few not so famous, are featured in this quiz."


1. Which player once scored three consecutive centuries in New Zealand domestic cricket and was appointed England assistant coach in September 2004?
    Bob Barber
    Martyn Moxon
    Matthew Maynard
    Willie Watson


2. Who captained his county, and England, was elevated to the peerage, and was President of the MCC?
    Colin Cowdrey
    Brian Bolus
    Chris Cowdrey
    Graham Gooch


3. Who was the first New Zealander to take a hat trick in Test cricket?
    Hedley Howarth
    Chris Cairns
    Peter Petherick
    Scott Styris


4. Who stood in as captain of his country in a Test match in 2004 when the regular captain was injured, and scored a century?
    Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
    Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)
    Scott Styris (New Zealand)
    Gautam Gambhir (India)


5. Who played his first Test match against Australia, scored 96 against South Africa in his second and made his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, against Bangladesh?
    Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)
    Gautam Gambhir (India)
    Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
    Geoff Greenidge (West Indies)


6. Which West Indian played 81 Tests and took 376 Test wickets?
    Malcolm Marshall
    Richie Richardson
    Gordon Greenidge
    Colin Croft


7. Who was the batsman who broke Viv Richards' world record of 84 sixes in Test matches?
    Graham Gooch (England)
    Richie Richardson (West Indies)
    Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
    Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)


8. In January 1966, four alliterated players played in the 3rd Ashes Test match in Sydney. One of them scored his only Test century, one was caught behind for a duck, and one took two caught and bowled's - his only two wickets in the match. But who was the player who captained his country in this match, and only was twice captain in Tests?
    Brian Booth (Australia)
    Bob Barber (England)
    Peter Philpott (Australia)
    Colin Cowdrey (England)


9. Who was the opening batsman who scored 107 and 56 on his Test debut, playing against Pakistan?
    Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)
    Steve Smith (Australia)
    Rodney Redmond (New Zealand)
    Colin Cowdrey (England)


10. Who of the following bowlers took the most Test wickets for New Zealand?
    Hedley Howarth
    Willie Watson
    Chris Cairns
    Bob Blair


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