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Cricket History: Part 1 Trivia Quiz

This is my first. Quite an easy one for cricket fanatics. Give it a try.

A multiple-choice quiz by sri99. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sri99

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,016

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
596

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which is the first Indian cricket club formed? Hint

Parsi Club

Maidan Club

Mumbai Club

Orient Club

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Question 2 of 10

2. When he scored 142 for England who became the oldest Test player to score a century? Hint

Vijay Merchant

G. Chappell

G. Boycott

J.B. Hobbs

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Question 3 of 10

3. When he passed Clive Loyd which Test captain had led his team for the most number of times? Hint

Arjuna Ranatunga

Sunil Gavaskar

Allan Border

Imran Khan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is the first team to have been dismissed twice in a day of a Test match? Hint

New Zealand

Zimbabwe

India

Bangladesh

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Question 5 of 10

5. When he had bowling analysis of 10-8-3-4 in a one-day match, who became the record holder for the most economical bowling analysis in a one day match?
(Read as overs, maidens, runs, wickets)

Hint

Phil Simmons

Malcolm Marshall

Wasim Akram

Glenn McGrath

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Question 6 of 10

6. When they scored 413 for the opening wicket which pair has the credit of having the highest opening partnership in a Test match? Hint

Taylor-Slater

Mankad-Roy

Langer-Hayden

Greenidge-Haynes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these players has taken more wickets than runs he has scored? Hint

B. Chandrashekar

C. Ambrose

C. Walsh

J. Garner

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many innings did Courtney Walsh play where he was not out? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player, when he appeared for 153 matches in a row for his country, became the record holder for the most Test appearances in a row? Hint

Sunil Gavaskar

Arjuna Ranatunga

Imran Khan

Allan Border

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who, among the following, scored a duck and a century on his Test debut?
Hint

Gundappa Vishwanath

Michael Atherton

Sachin Tendulkar

Sourav Ganguly

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which is the first Indian cricket club formed?

Answer: Orient Club

It was formed in Mumbai in 1848 by the Parsi community at the Esplanade Maidan.

2. When he scored 142 for England who became the oldest Test player to score a century?

Answer: J.B. Hobbs

J.R. Hobbs scored 142 for England against the Aussies at Melbourne at the age of 46 years and 82 days.

3. When he passed Clive Loyd which Test captain had led his team for the most number of times?

Answer: Allan Border

He captained Australia in 93 Tests winning 32, losing 22, drawing 38 and the one historic tied match.

4. Which is the first team to have been dismissed twice in a day of a Test match?

Answer: India

It happened on 19th July 1952 when they were bowled out for 58 and 82 in Old Trafford in just 3 hours and 45 minutes.

5. When he had bowling analysis of 10-8-3-4 in a one-day match, who became the record holder for the most economical bowling analysis in a one day match? (Read as overs, maidens, runs, wickets)

Answer: Phil Simmons

This remarkable spell of bowling was by Phil Simmons of the West Indies vs Pakistan in Sydney.

6. When they scored 413 for the opening wicket which pair has the credit of having the highest opening partnership in a Test match?

Answer: Mankad-Roy

Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy of India scored 413 for the first wicket against New Zealand at Chennai in 1955.

7. Which of these players has taken more wickets than runs he has scored?

Answer: B. Chandrashekar

He took 242 wickets at an average of 29.74 and scored only 167 runs at 14.07 playing 58 matches.

8. How many innings did Courtney Walsh play where he was not out?

Answer: 61

He set the record for most number of not outs in Test matches.

9. Which player, when he appeared for 153 matches in a row for his country, became the record holder for the most Test appearances in a row?

Answer: Allan Border

Allan Border of Australia played in 156 matches, 153 consecutive from 1978 to 1994.

10. Who, among the following, scored a duck and a century on his Test debut?

Answer: Gundappa Vishwanath

The others are Andrew Hudson, Mohd Wasim. Vishwanath scored a duck and 137 vs Australia at Kanpur in 1974.

Source: Author sri99

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