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Cricket Firsts Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about the various feats achieved by some cricketers.

A multiple-choice quiz by ishan1203. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ishan1203

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,773

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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312

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in a World Cup ODI match? Hint

Chetan Sharma, India

Courtney Walsh, West Indies

Dennis Lillee, Australia

Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the final of the 2009 Champions League held? Hint

Chennai

Bangalore

Hyderabad

Mumbai

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Question 3 of 10

3. At which stadium did South Africa successfully chase down a score of 434 in a ODI against Australia? Hint

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

The Wanderers, Johannesburg

Kingsmead, Durban

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sunil Gavaskar scored only one century in ODIs. Against which team did he achieve this? Hint

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

Australia

West Indies

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was the first ICC Champions Trophy held? Hint

West Indies, 1997

India, 1995

Bangladesh, 1998

England, 1999

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup? Hint

Umar Gul, Pakistan

RP Singh, India

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan

Dale Steyn, South Africa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player was nicknamed Duracell for his ability to bowl long spells? Hint

Courtney Walsh, West Indies

Waqar Younis, Pakistan

Dennis Lillee, Australia

Kapil Dev, India

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first player to score centuries in ODIs for two different countries? Hint

Umar Akmal

Hashim Amla

Eoin Morgan

Usman Khawaja

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Question 9 of 10

9. England v Australia in March 1877: Who faced the first ball of Test cricket? Hint

Steve Waugh

Javed Miandad

Geoffrey Boycott

Charles Bannerman

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Question 10 of 10

10. England v Australia in March 1877: Who took the first wicket of Test cricket? Hint

Madan Lal

Courtney Walsh

Dennis Lillee

Allen Hill

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in a World Cup ODI match?

Answer: Chetan Sharma, India

Chetan Sharma was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in an ODI. He achieved this feat in the 1987 World Cup, India v New Zealand, when he bowled out Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield. New Zealand batted first and finished with 9/221 after 50 overs. India won by 9 wickets when they replied with 1/224 after 32.1 overs (Sunil Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 103).

2. Where was the final of the 2009 Champions League held?

Answer: Hyderabad

The final of the Champions League was between NSW Blues of Australia and Trinidad & Tobago of West Indies at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad. New South Wales Blues won the inaugural Champions League by 41 runs: NSW Blues (batted first 9/159 after 20 overs) vs. Trinidad & Tobago (all out for 118 after 15.5 overs).

3. At which stadium did South Africa successfully chase down a score of 434 in a ODI against Australia?

Answer: The Wanderers, Johannesburg

South Africa chased down a record score of 434 against Australia at The Wanderers on 12th March, 2006. A total of 872 runs were scored in this match.

4. Sunil Gavaskar scored only one century in ODIs. Against which team did he achieve this?

Answer: New Zealand

Sunil Gavaskar scored 3092 runs in 108 ODIs at an average of 35.13. His career's only century came in the 1987 World Cup against New Zealand, in which he scored 103*. New Zealand batted first and finished with 9/221 after 50 overs. India won by 9 wickets when they replied with 1/224 after 32.1 overs.

5. Where was the first ICC Champions Trophy held?

Answer: Bangladesh, 1998

The final was held at Dhaka on 31st November 1998. West Indies (all out 245, 49.3 overs) lost to South Africa (6/248, 47 over) by 4 wickets.

6. Who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup?

Answer: Umar Gul, Pakistan

Umar Gul of Pakistan took the most number of wickets (13 wickets at an average of 11.92) in this T20 World Cup.

7. Which player was nicknamed Duracell for his ability to bowl long spells?

Answer: Courtney Walsh, West Indies

West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh was nicknamed Duracell for his ability to bowl very long spells. He took 519 in Test cricket & 227 in ODIs.

8. Who was the first player to score centuries in ODIs for two different countries?

Answer: Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan scored a century for his native Ireland (115 v Canada in February 2007), and then for England (107 v Bangladesh in March 2010).

9. England v Australia in March 1877: Who faced the first ball of Test cricket?

Answer: Charles Bannerman

Charles Bannerman of Australia is probably the first batsman of Test cricket being the first player to face a ball in test cricket, the first to score a test run, a four, and the firdst to score a test century.

10. England v Australia in March 1877: Who took the first wicket of Test cricket?

Answer: Allen Hill

Allen Hill of England dismissed Nat Thomson for 1 to take the first Test wicket. England batted last and were set a target of 154 runs to win - they were all out for 108 runs.

Source: Author ishan1203

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