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Cricket Basics Trivia Quiz

A fairly challenging cricket quiz, with several little-known facts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sebby. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Sebby

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,333

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

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4051

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which champion fast-bowler has the dubious honor of having scored more "ducks" for his career in 2001 in test cricket? Hint

Danny Morrison

Joel Garner

Glenn McGrath

Courtney Walsh

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Question 2 of 20

2. Aussie champions Mark Waugh and Shane Warne once had a bet over Glenn McGrath's batting talents. Shane bet Mark that Glenn would one-day score a first-class half century. When did Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath do this? Hint

1995

1997

2000

2003

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which player has taken the most wickets in a three test-match series? Hint

Shane Warne

Harbhajan Singh

Sir Richard Hadlee

Erapalli Prasanna

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which lesser-known cricketing brother bowled an underarm delivery to prevent New Zealand tailender Brian McKechnie from scoring a six to tie a one-day international match? Hint

Peter Kirsten

Dean Waugh

Trevor Chappell

Robert Samuels

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who were 'The Three W's' of West Indian Cricket? Hint

Waugh, Waugh and Warney

Wainwright, Walsh and Winchester

Williams, Willis and Williamson

Walcott, Weekes and Worrell

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which champion West Indian batsman was known as the 'Master Blaster'? Hint

Viv Richards

Sir Garfield St. Aubrun Sobers

Clive Lloyd

Alvin Kallicharran

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which cricketer played his first test match 20 years after making his first class debut? Hint

Jimmy Cook

Graeme Pollock

Peter Pollock

Norman Cook

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who captained the United Arab Emirates in their World Cup appearances in 1996? Hint

Abdul bin-Hamed

Sultan Zarawani

Ibrahim Farook

Aminul Islam

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which New Zealand wicketkeeper captained the team on his test debut? Hint

Tony Blain

Adam Parore

Lee Germon

Ian Smith

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first cricketer to take hat-tricks in successive test matches? Hint

Wasim Akram

Glenn McGrath

Thomas Matthews

Nuwan Zoysa

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Question 11 of 20

11. When Australian fast-bowler Robert (Bob) Massie first played, against England in 1972, he was immediately hailed as the new Australian fast-bowling sensation, and his debut test became known as "Massie's Match". How many wickets did Bob Massie take on his test debut? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. The late Sir Donald Bradman was dropped from the Australian cricket team after his first match. Who was his replacement? Hint

Otto Nothling

Arthur Morris

Syd Barnes

Richie Benaud

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is Michael Bevan's middle name? Hint

Gareth

Gwyl

Gordon

Glebe

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Question 14 of 20

14. English off-spinner Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a test match against Australia in 1956. How many runs did he concede? Hint

199

266

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Question 15 of 20

15. English off-spinner Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a test match against Australia in 1956. How was the 20th batsman, J.W. Burke, dismissed? Hint

Caught Cowdrey, bowled Lock

Bowled Statham

Run Out

Burke remained not out

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who was captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team in 2001? Hint

Heath Streak

Grant Flower

Andy Flower

Alistair Campbell

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who is the only player to score a double century and a century on test debut? Hint

Matthew Sinclair

Graham Gooch

Reginald Foster

Lawrence Rowe

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Question 18 of 20

18. How many test wickets did India's Kapil Dev take in his career? Hint

434

355

431

383

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which player at one stage held the record for most runs and best bowling figures in one-day international matches for Sri Lanka? Hint

Sanath Jayasuriya

Asanka Gurusinha

Aravinda De Silva

Ruwan Madugalle

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Question 20 of 20

20. Before Harbhajan Singh's hat-trick against Australia in Calcutta (March, 2001), how many Indian bowlers had performed the feat in test matches? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which champion fast-bowler has the dubious honor of having scored more "ducks" for his career in 2001 in test cricket?

Answer: Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh - the first man to take 500 test wickets - has the rather woeful batting average of 7.64 having scored 43 ducks.

Answer: 2000

Playing for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire in 2000, Glenn Donald McGrath strode to the crease with his side at 9-328, McGrath combined with No. 10 batsman Kabir Ali (50*) in a 103-run partnership. The match however finished in a draw.

3. Which player has taken the most wickets in a three test-match series?

Answer: Sir Richard Hadlee

Sir Richard Hadlee took 33 wickets against Australia in 1981. Next best is Harbhajan Singh's 32 against Australia in 2001.

4. Which lesser-known cricketing brother bowled an underarm delivery to prevent New Zealand tailender Brian McKechnie from scoring a six to tie a one-day international match?

Answer: Trevor Chappell

The event caused an outrage on both sides of the Tasman (Australia AND New Zealand). Captain Greg Chappell later said he was not fit to captain Australia at the time.

5. Who were 'The Three W's' of West Indian Cricket?

Answer: Walcott, Weekes and Worrell

Clyde Walcott, Sir Frank Worrell and Everton Weekes.

6. Which champion West Indian batsman was known as the 'Master Blaster'?

Answer: Viv Richards

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards - one of Wisden's five cricketers of the century.

7. Which cricketer played his first test match 20 years after making his first class debut?

Answer: Jimmy Cook

Jimmy Cook made his domestic debut in 1972, but due to the political exclusion of South Africa from international cricket because of their apartheid policy, he didn't make his debut until the first test of 1992, against India in Durban.

8. Who captained the United Arab Emirates in their World Cup appearances in 1996?

Answer: Sultan Zarawani

9. Which New Zealand wicketkeeper captained the team on his test debut?

Answer: Lee Germon

Lee Kenneth Germon - probably best remembered for his captaincy (and batting) in New Zealand's match against Australia in the 1996 World Cup, where he made his highest One-Day score of 89. Played all his twelve test matches as captain for one half-century, 27 catches and two stumpings.

10. Who was the first cricketer to take hat-tricks in successive test matches?

Answer: Wasim Akram

Thomas (TJ) Matthews took a hat-trick in both innings of the same match, Australia v South Africa in 1912, the other two have only taken one apiece. Wasim Akram took his back-to-back hat-tricks in successive tests against Sri-Lanka in 1999.

Answer: 16

With figures of 8/53 and 8/84 (for a match total of 16/137), Massie's debut was nothing short of spectacular, alhtough he would go on to play only anohter 5 tests for his country. However, impressive as those figures are, the honour for the best bowling figures on debut go to Indian Narendra Hirwani, who also took 16 wickets, but conceded one run less!

12. The late Sir Donald Bradman was dropped from the Australian cricket team after his first match. Who was his replacement?

Answer: Otto Nothling

Otto Nothling made 52 runs in his one and only test match (44 and 8). Don Bradman made 6996 test runs at an average of 99.94 and is probably the greatest player the game has ever seen. Good thing he got his spot back.

13. What is Michael Bevan's middle name?

Answer: Gwyl

14. English off-spinner Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a test match against Australia in 1956. How many runs did he concede?

Answer: 90

This remains the greatest bowling performance by a bowler in test-match cricket. With figures of 10/53and 9/37, he spun Australia out on a so-called "sticky wicket" (one offering plenty of turn) in an effort described by some journalists as "An incredible orgy of wicket-taking"

15. English off-spinner Jim Laker took 19 wickets in a test match against Australia in 1956. How was the 20th batsman, J.W. Burke, dismissed?

Answer: Caught Cowdrey, bowled Lock

Lock and Laker took all 20 wickets between them. Poor Tony Lock!

16. Who was captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team in 2001?

Answer: Heath Streak

17. Who is the only player to score a double century and a century on test debut?

Answer: Lawrence Rowe

214 and 100* v New Zealand in 1971. This is the second highest aggregate score on test debut, behind Reginald E. Foster, who made 287 and 19 in his two innings.

18. How many test wickets did India's Kapil Dev take in his career?

Answer: 434

431 - Sir Richard Hadlee, 355 - Dennis Lillee, 383 - Ian Botham.

19. Which player at one stage held the record for most runs and best bowling figures in one-day international matches for Sri Lanka?

Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya

Although not in the same match, Jayasuriya's score of 140 not out and bowling figures of 6 for 19 are a standout.

20. Before Harbhajan Singh's hat-trick against Australia in Calcutta (March, 2001), how many Indian bowlers had performed the feat in test matches?

Answer: 0

Harbhajan dismissed Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne in successive balls. In the same match VVS Laxman scored 281 to surpass the previous highest score for India (Sunil Gavaskar's 236*)and India won after following on. One of the best matches of modern times.

Source: Author Sebby

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