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Rare Feats: Significant Individual Scores Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by pollucci19. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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pollucci19

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5 mins

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305,619

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first batsman to achieve a century in both innings of a Test match? Hint

Warren Bardsley

Charles Bannerman

George Headley

Herb Sutcliffe

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was significant about the centuries (150 not out and 153 runs) that Allan Border scored against Pakistan in March 1980? Hint

He became the first batsman to score 150 runs in both innings of a Test match

He set a new standard for the greatest aggregate of runs in a single Test match

In the process, he briefly became the leading run-scorer in Test cricket

He completed both innings with the aid of a runner

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Question 3 of 10

3. This batsman at the time was the oldest player to score a century in a Test match. He was 46 years and 82 days old. Who was this distinguished cricketer? Hint

Jack Hobbs

Frank Woolley

Patsy Hendren

Bob Simpson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Was the 365 runs that Garfield Sobers scored against Pakistan in 1958, his first Test match century?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Englishman matched the centuries scored by Arthur Morris (Australia) in both innings of a Test in January 1947, with twin hundreds of his own in the same game? Hint

Wally Hammond

Denis Compton

Len Hutton

Cyril Washbrook

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why was the hundred scored by Reg Duff (146 runs) in August 1905 in his last Test innings, called a 'bookend' century? Hint

It was his only Test hundred

He was dismissed off the final ball of the Test match

He became the first opening batsman to be the last man dismissed in a completed Test innings

He had also scored a century in his first Test innings

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was unique about Lawrence Rowe's 214 runs against New Zealand in February 1972? Hint

He was making his Test debut

It was his second double hundred of the Test

It did not include any boundaries

It was then the slowest recorded double hundred in Test cricket

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following batsmen scored a century in their 100th Test match? Hint

Colin Cowdrey

All three did

Alec Stewart

Gordon Greenidge

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many hundreds in a row did Everton Weekes score in 1948, to surpass the record for the most consecutive centuries scored in Test matches? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Has there ever been a case where brothers have each scored two centuries in the same Test match?

Yes

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1. Who was the first batsman to achieve a century in both innings of a Test match?

Answer: Warren Bardsley

Bardsley scored 136 runs in the first innings, and 130 in the second of a drawn Test against England in 1909. A stylish left-hander, Bardsley went on to score six centuries in his 41 Test match career.

2. What was significant about the centuries (150 not out and 153 runs) that Allan Border scored against Pakistan in March 1980?

Answer: He became the first batsman to score 150 runs in both innings of a Test match

Alan batted for almost seven hours in compiling his first innings tally. In comparison, his second innings was a scintillating affair, with the 153 runs being scored in less than three and a half hours.

3. This batsman at the time was the oldest player to score a century in a Test match. He was 46 years and 82 days old. Who was this distinguished cricketer?

Answer: Jack Hobbs

John Berry 'Jack' Hobbs (1882-1963) was one of cricket's most prolific run scorers. His first class career produced over 60,000 runs, including 199 centuries. 15 of those hundreds were compiled in Test matches. His record-breaking century was scored at the MCG in March 1929 (he scored 142 runs). He played his last Test match in August 1930.

4. Was the 365 runs that Garfield Sobers scored against Pakistan in 1958, his first Test match century?

Answer: Yes

This set a record for the highest maiden hundred scored in Test matches. At the time, it also set a new mark as Test cricket's highest individual score.
Six years later, Bob Simpson scored 311 as his maiden Test century.

5. Which Englishman matched the centuries scored by Arthur Morris (Australia) in both innings of a Test in January 1947, with twin hundreds of his own in the same game?

Answer: Denis Compton

Denis Compton scored 147 in the first innings and 103 not out in second. Arthue Morris scored 122 and 124 not out. The test match was a draw: England 460 and 8/340 declared vs. Australia 487 and 1/215. Compton scored 5807 runs in his Test career at an average of 50.06. As an 18-year old, he also played football (soccer) for Arsenal and was touted as a potential player for England.

6. Why was the hundred scored by Reg Duff (146 runs) in August 1905 in his last Test innings, called a 'bookend' century?

Answer: He had also scored a century in his first Test innings

Reg Duff became the first person to score a century in his first and final Test match innings (he scored 102 in his first test match back in January 1902). Despite making a name for himself as an opening batsman, his first Test match hundred was scored while batting at number 10 in the order.

7. What was unique about Lawrence Rowe's 214 runs against New Zealand in February 1972?

Answer: He was making his Test debut

To score a double hundred in a Test is a significant achievement, even more so when that Test is your first. This was not the first double hundred by a debutant in Test matches. That honour went to Reginald (Tip) Foster of England in 1903. Rowe became the second to achieve the feat. Tip Foster made 287 in his first Test and it set the standard for high scores by debutants. What adds weight to Rowe's innings is that he went on to score an undefeated hundred in the second 'dig', making him the first debutant to score a century as well as a double century on debut for his country.

His match aggregate of 314 runs set a new benchmark for the highest aggregate on debut.

8. Which of the following batsmen scored a century in their 100th Test match?

Answer: All three did

In 1968, Colin Cowdrey became the first batsman to achieve this milestone. Other batsmen who made their 100th Test match memorable in this fashion were Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Ricky Ponting. Ponting went a step further by scoring centuries in both innings of his 100th Test.

9. How many hundreds in a row did Everton Weekes score in 1948, to surpass the record for the most consecutive centuries scored in Test matches?

Answer: 5

Weekes was a stylish batsman who possessed a great range of attacking shots. His stellar run consisted of 141 runs in his only innings against England. This was followed by scores of 128, 194, 162, and 101 against India. Unfortunately, he was run out for 90 in his next Test innings.

10. Has there ever been a case where brothers have each scored two centuries in the same Test match?

Answer: Yes

The first time was Ian Chappell, 145 and 121 runs, and his brother Greg, 247 not out and 133, combined to torment New Zealand in a Test match in Wellington in 1974. Grant and Andy Flower of Zimbabwe also scored centuries in both innings of a Test, but in separate matches.

Source: Author pollucci19

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