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Mind Boggling Cricket Trivia Quiz

This quiz is full of interesting questions on the gentleman's game. So try it out! I am sure that you will lose your wicket in the process!

A multiple-choice quiz by hegde10122. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hegde10122

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
151,913

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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896

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first victim of Anil Kumble in Test cricket? Hint

Graham Gooch

John Morris

Allan Lamb

Robin Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who became the first Test captain of Zimbabwe in 1992? Hint

Grant Flower

Andrew Flower

David Houghton

John Traicos

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the first ever cricketer to take a hat trick in a ODI? Hint

Bruce Reid

Jalaluddin

Chetan Sharma

Gavin Larsen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these cricketers scored a pair in his first test match, but went on to score over 8000 runs in Test Cricket? Hint

Geoffrey Boycott

Stephen Waugh

Alec Stewart

Graham Gooch

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these Pakistani cricketers is nicknamed "Cheetah"? Hint

Ijaz Ahmed

Asif Mujtaba

Saqlain Mushtaq

Basit Ali

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these players is the brother-in-law of English cricketer Craig White? Hint

M.A. Butcher

A.R. Caddick

D.S. Lehmann

M.E.Trescothick

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who became the first Sri Lankan wicketkeeper to score a Test double-hundred? Hint

Romesh Kaluwitharana

Brendon Kuruppu

Kumar Sangakarra

U . D'silva

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first South African batsman to score over 600 runs against England in a Test series? Hint

Mike Procter

Graeme Smith

Dudley Nourse

Eddie Barlow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first Indian bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in a ODI? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Kapil Dev

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Sourav Ganguly

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Kenyan bowler took a 5-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Nairobi? Hint

Thomas Odoyo

Joseph Angara

Kennedy Otieno

Collins Obuya

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first victim of Anil Kumble in Test cricket?

Answer: Allan Lamb

The champion leg spinner first represented India in 1990 when he made his debut against England at Manchester. Lamb was caught at silly-point by Manjrekar.

2. Who became the first Test captain of Zimbabwe in 1992?

Answer: David Houghton

Houghton was a member of Zimbabwe's first ever ODI side, which beat Australia in it's first outing in the 1983 World Cup!

3. Who is the first ever cricketer to take a hat trick in a ODI?

Answer: Jalaluddin

The Pakistani right-arm offspinner took the first-ever hat trick in an ODI against Australia in 1981 at the SCG.

4. Which of these cricketers scored a pair in his first test match, but went on to score over 8000 runs in Test Cricket?

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch appeared for England in 118 tests and scored 8900 runs at an average of 42.58. His high score was 333 against India at Lord's in 1990.

5. Which of these Pakistani cricketers is nicknamed "Cheetah"?

Answer: Ijaz Ahmed

Ijaz was an effervescent batsman with an unusual stance while batting.

6. Which of these players is the brother-in-law of English cricketer Craig White?

Answer: D.S. Lehmann

Lehmann, an Australian batsman, represented English county Yorkshire in 2002 as captain. He also captained the South Australian cricket team.

7. Who became the first Sri Lankan wicketkeeper to score a Test double-hundred?

Answer: Brendon Kuruppu

Sangakkara is the second from Srilanka to hold that distinction. He made 230 against Pakistan at Lahore in the Asia Cup Final in 2001.

8. Who was the first South African batsman to score over 600 runs against England in a Test series?

Answer: Dudley Nourse

Graeme Smith scored 714 runs in 9 innings in the 2003 series against England in England. 621 of those runs were scored in the first 3 innings itself!(277 and 85 at Edgbaston followed by 259 at Lord's).
Nourse achived the distinction in 1947.

9. Who was the first Indian bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in a ODI?

Answer: Krishnamachari Srikkanth

The Master-blaster opener took two 5-wicket hauls in his entire ODI career. The first ever 5-wicket haul was at Vishakapatnam in 1986.

10. Which Kenyan bowler took a 5-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Nairobi?

Answer: Collins Obuya

Obuya's feat sent the Asian giants tumbling to a shock defeat and was largely responsible for Kenya's qualification in the semi-finals of the mega event. Collins took 5 for 24 in 10 overs.

Source: Author hegde10122

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