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NZ Test Cricket: 1930s-1970s

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Introduction:
"This quiz provides an innings with a difference: Two challenging questions from each of the first five decades of New Zealand Test Cricket."


1. 1930s: Who was the first New Zealander to be dismissed in a cricket test while representing New Zealand?
    Tom Lowry
    Henry Foley
    Jack Mills
    Charlie Dempster


2. 1930s: What led to the cancellation of India's first tour of New Zealand, scheduled for 1936/37?
    Widespread famine in India
    Too many players injured in series against England
    The death of a player enroute to new Zealand
    Rain


3. 1940s: Which country did New Zealand play in its first Test against after the WWII?
    England
    Australia
    India
    South Africa


4. 1940s: Which New Zealand batsman scored a double century against England in 1949?
    Bert Sutcliffe
    Jack Cowie
    Walter Hadlee
    Martin Donnelly


5. 1950s: When New Zealand was dismissed for a world record lowest score of 26 against England in March 1955, who was New Zealand's leading scorer?
    Extras
    Bert Sutcliffe
    John Reid
    Walter Hadlee


6. 1950s: Sam Guillen was one of New Zealand's stars in its first official Test victory against the West Indies in March 1956. What was unusual about his involvement?
    He played with a broken hand
    He bowled in the first innings and kept wicket in the second
    He was blind in one eye
    He had previously played for the West Indies


7. 1960s: Where did New Zealand score its first Test cricket victory on foreign soil?
    Cape Town
    Manchester
    Port Elizabeth
    Karachi


8. 1960s: Who captained New Zealand in the 1968 victory over India at Lancaster Park in Christchurch?
    Bevan Congdon
    Graham Dowling
    John Reid
    Mark Burgess


9. 1970s: Who became the first New Zealand cricketer to take a Test hat-trick?
    Peter Petherick
    Hedley Howarth
    Richard Hadlee
    Richard Collenge


10. 1970s: In which year did New Zealand record its first Test victory over Australia?
    1975
    1974
    1972
    1971


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