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Quiz about Pakistani Test Cricket
Quiz about Pakistani Test Cricket

Pakistani Test Cricket Trivia Quiz


Just a few testers to see what you know about the illustrious history of Test Cricket in Pakistan.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dalgleish. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Dalgleish
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
78,944
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1871
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was Pakistan's first Test captain? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Pakistan won their first Test Match. True or False?

Answer: (True or False, T or F)
Question 3 of 10
3. When Javed Miandad first started playing Test Cricket, he was regarded as an allrounder. What did he bowl? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who is the first Pakistani player to score a hundred, and take 5 wickets in an innings of the same match, on two separate occasions? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The youngest player to take 10 wickets in a Test Match was who? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Test venue used to be a 'home' game for Pakistan, but has since been regarded as an 'away' game? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following Mohammed brothers never officially played Test Cricket? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the first Pakistani player to open both the batting and bowling (in the first innings) in the same Test? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Pakistan's longest stretch without a Test victory was between 1958-59 and 1964-65. How many Tests? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Pakistan's longest stretch without a Test defeat was between 1986-87 and 1987-88. How many Tests? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was Pakistan's first Test captain?

Answer: Abdul Kardar

Abdul Hafeez Kardar capained Pakistan for their first 23 Tests, after previously playing 3 Tests for India.
2. Pakistan won their first Test Match. True or False?

Answer: False

They lost to India in their first Test (played in 1952-53) by an innings and 70 runs. However, they won their SECOND Test, also against India that season, by an innings and 43 runs!
3. When Javed Miandad first started playing Test Cricket, he was regarded as an allrounder. What did he bowl?

Answer: Right-Arm Leg Breaks

He was a reasonable leg-spinner, but sensibly stuck to batting as his forte.
4. Who is the first Pakistani player to score a hundred, and take 5 wickets in an innings of the same match, on two separate occasions?

Answer: Mushtaq Mohammed

Mushtaq was, as well as being a great batsman, an outstanding (and under-rated) leg-spinner.
5. The youngest player to take 10 wickets in a Test Match was who?

Answer: Wasim Akram

Wasim achieved this feat in his very first Test Series, against New Zealand in 1984-85. He was 18 years and 256 days old at the time.
6. Which Test venue used to be a 'home' game for Pakistan, but has since been regarded as an 'away' game?

Answer: Dacca (Dhaka)

Dacca was a Pakistani Test venue from 1955 until 1971, when East Pakistan became Bangladesh. Since 1999, it is now, of course, Bangladesh's home ground.
7. Which of the following Mohammed brothers never officially played Test Cricket?

Answer: Raees

Raees only made it as far as 'twelfth man'. Hanif, Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq all had long and fruitful careers for Pakistan, as did Hanif's son Shoaib.
8. Who was the first Pakistani player to open both the batting and bowling (in the first innings) in the same Test?

Answer: Mudassar Nazar

Mudassar achieved this on 9 occasions during the 1980s.
9. Pakistan's longest stretch without a Test victory was between 1958-59 and 1964-65. How many Tests?

Answer: 22

They defeated West Indies at Dacca in 1958-59, but never tasted victory again until New Zealand in 1964-65.
10. Pakistan's longest stretch without a Test defeat was between 1986-87 and 1987-88. How many Tests?

Answer: 16

Pakistan lost on home soil against West Indies in 1986-87, and their next loss was in West Indies in 1987-88.
Source: Author Dalgleish

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