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1. Who was the first player to accumulate 100 runs and take 10 wickets in the same Test match?

Answer: Alan Davidson (AUS)

Alan Davidson scored 44 and 80 plus took 11 wickets in the tied Test between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane in the 1960-61 series. Ian Botham became the first player to actually score a century and take 10 wickets in a Test match which was against India in 1980. W.G. Grace was the superstar of the late 19th century playing first-class cricket for 44 seasons (1865-1908). Garfield Sobers is considered by many as the greatest all-rounder in Test history with 8032 runs with a top score of 365 not out and taking 235 wickets.

2. Name the player who was run-out by Joe Solomon to record the first tied Test in 1960?

Answer: Ian Meckiff

Ian Meckiff is better known for being called for throwing by Umpire Col Egar during the first Test against South Africa in the 1963-64 series. Benaud was the 8th wicket to fall being caught by the wicket-keeper Gerry Alexander. Grout was the 9th wicket to fall being run-out, and Kline was the not out batsman.

3. My name is William M. Woodfull and I captained Australia during the 1932-33 Body-Line Series, and also in England in 1934. I am named after the country town in which I was born, and that is why my middle name starts with a 'M'. Where was I born?

Answer: Maldon

Maldon is 136kms NW of Melbourne and was caught up in the gold rush days of the mid 1800s. More commonly known as Bill Woodfull, he was born in Maldon on 22nd August 1897. Bill came under the notice of the Victorian selectors while playing district cricket in Melbourne.

4. I was a wicketkeeper and captained Australia in one Test match. Who am I?

Answer: Barry Jarman

Barry Jarman captained Australia in 1968 in England due to an injury to Bill Lawry. Adam Gilchrist captained Australia in 6 Tests and John Blackham captained Australia in 8 Tests. Ian Healy never captained Australia in Tests but did captain them in 8 ODIs.

5. Neil Harvey made 21 Test centuries. Against which country did he make his first Test century?

Answer: India

Neil Harvey made 153 against India at the MCG in early 1948. This innings helped secure his place in the 1948 tour to England. His first Test century against England was 112 at Headingley in 1948, South Africa 178 at Newlands in 1949, and West Indies 133 at Sabina Park in 1955.

6. Rod Marsh broke Wally Grout's Australian Test wicketkeeping record for number of dismissals. Since then it has been broken by Ian Healey and Adam Gilchrist. However, who did Wally Grout take the record from?

Answer: Bert Oldfield

Wally Grout eventually took 187 wickets behind the stumps to replace Bert Oldfield who took 130 wickets from 1920-37. Don Tallon 58 (1946-53), Gil Langley 98 (1951-56), and Sammy Carter 65 (1907-21).

7. Don Bradman made his Test debut at Brisbane in 1928. Another player also made his Test debut for Australia in this same match. However, this other player was retained for the next Test in Sydney while Bradman was dropped. Who was this other debutant?

Answer: Bert Ironmonger

Bert Ironmonger played 14 Tests and took 74 Test wickets. Alan Kippax and Clarrie Grimmett started their Test careers in the same Test in 1925. Otto Nothling replaced Bradman in the 2nd Test of the series, but was then dropped for Bradman for the third Test in Melbourne. Nothling only ever played one Test match and that was when he replaced Bradman.

8. During the "Invincibles" Australian Tour of England in 1948 there were 2 players from the touring team that did not play in any of the five Tests. Ron Hammence was one. Who was the other?

Answer: Colin McCool (All-rounder)

Bill Brown played in 2 Tersts of that series, Ron Saggers played in the 4th Test at Headingley and Doug Rigg played in the 5th Test at the Oval. Colin McCool did play 14 Tests for Australia and had a successful few years at Somerset from 1952-55. Ron Hammence did play three Tests for Australia and was also known for his splendid tenor voice which added to the good spirits of the Invincibles tour.

9. I played in the Victory Tests of 1945. I was a POW and eventually was freed by the Russians. I started my first-class career with NSW but it was in WA that I achieved my greatest success as a captain in the Sheffield Shield. Who am I?

Answer: Keith Carmody

Keith Carmody was at one stage imprisoned in Stalag Luft 111 made famous in the movie "The Great Escape". He captained WA to it's first ever Sheffield Shield in 1948. He is also considered as the father of the "umberalla field". R.G. Williams was also a POW and he and Stan Sismey(wicketkeeper) both played in the Victory Series. Ken Meuleman took over as captain of WA from Carmody in 1956.

10. I captained England in Australia and was called "Johnny Won't Hit Today" by Australian hecklers. Who am I?

Answer: Johnny Douglas

John William Henry Tyler Douglas was labeled "Johnny Won't Hit Today". Jack White did captain England against Australia in one Test in 1928-29. John Edrich also captained a Test against Australia in 1974-75 and John Emburey captained England in one Test against the West Indies in 1988.

Source: Author zambesi

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