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  A Tea Time Quiz - Ten Testing 'T's   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
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What better sport to feature for 'A Tea Time Quiz' than cricket, one that actually includes an officially sanctioned tea break! Match up these ten 'T' cricketers with their description.
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  Memorable Moments - Graham Thorpe    
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Graham Thorpe has been an invaluable member of the England team for many years and has passed a lot of milestones during his career.
Average, 10 Qns, beckyel, Apr 30 09
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  Memorable Moments - Alec Stewart    
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Stewart played in 133 test matches between 1990 and 2003. Enjoy looking back at some of his finer moments with me.
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  Virender Sehwag: The Hard Hitter    
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Another Aggresive Batsman of India, Virender Sehwag. He is a hard hitter. Today we will have a look at his career of success.
Average, 10 Qns, cricketers, Apr 30 09
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  Warnie    
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This is a quiz that all true cricket fans should find easy. The subject - Shane Warne.
Average, 10 Qns, Pandaman, Apr 30 09
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  Andrew Symonds    
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A quiz about Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds.
Average, 10 Qns, sunsetparade, Apr 30 09
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  Bob Willis    
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Bob Willis was England's fastest bowler at a time when pace men were usually from the West Indies. Take this quiz and learn more about this unsung hero of English cricket.
Tough, 10 Qns, beckyel, Apr 30 09
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  A Portion of Daniel Vettori    
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A gentle breeze over the career of a truly wonderful world class cricketer.
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  Michael Vaughan    
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10 questions on the England batsman.
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trivia question Quick Question
In 1998, Sachin also got his best bowling figures of 5-32 at Kochi. Against which team did he achieve this?

From Quiz "Know Sachin Tendulkar!"





Cricket Players S-Z Trivia Questions
1. Where was Virender Sehwag born?

From Quiz Virender Sehwag: The Hard Hitter

Answer: Delhi

Virender Sehwag was born on October 20, 1978 in Delhi. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler.

2. Against which nation did Symonds make his Test match debut?

From Quiz Andrew Symonds

Answer: Sri Lanka

Symonds made his Test match debut against Sri Lanka at Galle on March 8 2004. He struggled with the bat on debut, being dismissed for a duck in his first innings and only reaching 24 in the second. The Test was also a let down as far as his bowling went with Symonds only managing to take 1/68 in the match.

3. What year did Daniel Vettori debut for the New Zealand test side?

From Quiz A Portion of Daniel Vettori

Answer: 1997

He became the youngest player to represent New Zealand at 18 years and 10 days old. Debuted against England at Wellington in February 1997. New Zealand lost the game by an innings and 68 runs.

4. Which county did Vaughan start his career at?

From Quiz Michael Vaughan

Answer: Yorkshire

He made his first class debut in 1993 for Yorkshire, despite being born in rival county Lancashire.

5. Against which team did Stewart score his first test century?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Alec Stewart

Answer: Sri Lanka

Stewart scored 113* in the only test against Sri Lanka in August 1991. He batted for 308 minutes, until he ran out of partners, and England reached the total of 282 all out. They won the test by 137 runs. Stewart was the second English player to score a century against Sri Lanka in a test match. The first was Allan Lamb.

6. Graham Thorpe made his test debut in 1993 against Australia. What was memorable about this match?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Graham Thorpe

Answer: Thorpe scored a century in the game

In the first innings Thorpe was dismissed for 6. In the second innings he joined the ranks of those who had scored a century on their test debut, hitting 114* in an England total of 422-6 declared. The match was drawn, but Thorpe had announced his arrival on the test scene in no uncertain terms. He was only the fourteenth player to do this for England, and the first since Frank Hayes in 1973.

7. Which name did Bob Willis take by deed poll?

From Quiz Bob Willis

Answer: Dylan

Robert George Willis was born on 30th May 1949 in Sunderland. He added the name Dylan, as a tribute to his musical hero, Bob Dylan. Incidentally, Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman, using the surname Dylan as a tribute to his hero, Dylan Thomas.

8. What is Shane Warne's middle name?

From Quiz Warnie

Answer: Keith

This is Warne's Dad's first name.

9. What is Sehwag's ODI shirt number?

From Quiz Virender Sehwag: The Hard Hitter

Answer: 44

Virender Sehwag's ODI shirt number is 44. Number 10 is Sachin Tendulkar's, 19 is Rahul Dravid's and 22 is VVS Laxman's.

10. For which Australian state did Symonds make his first-class debut?

From Quiz Andrew Symonds

Answer: Queensland

Symonds made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales in November 1994.

11. Which bowling style had Daniel perfected?

From Quiz A Portion of Daniel Vettori

Answer: Slow left-arm orthodox

He is known for his good length on the pitch and flight and drift in the air. More than for the way he turns the ball, he also had a good speed variation to his game.

12. Against which country did Vaughan make his test debut?

From Quiz Michael Vaughan

Answer: South Africa

It was in the 1st test at Johannesberg in 1999. He made 33 and 5.

13. Against which team did Thorpe score his maiden double century in test cricket?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Graham Thorpe

Answer: New Zealand

Thorpe scored 200* in the first test against against New Zealand in March 2002. At that time it was the seventh fastest double century by balls received - he hit it from 231 deliveries. England went on to win the match by 98 runs, and Thorpe was the Man of the Match.

14. For which skill was Willis best known?

From Quiz Bob Willis

Answer: Being an opening bowler

Willis is remembered for racing in to bowl, his mane of curls bouncing around as he ran. He began his career at Surrey, then moved to Warwickshire where he spent the rest of his time in the first class game. He was selected as one of the Wisden cricketers of the year in 1978.

15. In what district of Melbourne was Warne born?

From Quiz Warnie

Answer: Ferntree Gully

Warne has lived in Hampton, and mostly Black Rock. Penrith is on the outskirts of Sydney.

16. In which year did Virender Sehwag play his first ODI match?

From Quiz Virender Sehwag: The Hard Hitter

Answer: 1999

Virender Sehwag stepped to play his first ODI match on April 1, 1999 against Pakistan. Unluckily, he scored only 1 run.

17. Which Indian Premier League team signed Symonds for the inaugural IPL season?

From Quiz Andrew Symonds

Answer: Deccan Chargers

Symonds was signed by the Hyderabad based Deccan chargers for a monstrous sum of US$1,350,000.

18. In 2003, against which country did he score his maiden test century?

From Quiz A Portion of Daniel Vettori

Answer: Pakistan

From batting at number nine, he scored 137 not out off 170 balls. In his hometown of Hamilton, the match ended in a draw.

19. Against which nation did Vaughan make his first test hundred?

From Quiz Michael Vaughan

Answer: Pakistan

He scored 120 at Old Trafford in 2001.

20. When Stewart made his highest test score of 190, which other England batsman also scored a century?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Alec Stewart

Answer: Robin Smith

Stewart and Hick put on 93 runs for the second wicket, with Hick scoring 51. Stewart and Smith put on 227 for the third wicket, with Smith going on to score 127. England declared on 459-7, and the match was drawn.

21. When Thorpe scored his maiden double century, he was involved in a record-breaking partnership for the sixth wicket. Which player scored a century in this partnership with Thorpe?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Graham Thorpe

Answer: Andrew Flintoff

In the first test against New Zealand at Christchurch, England amassed a second innings total of 468-6 declared. At one point they had slumped to 106-5, but Thorpe and Flintoff then put on 281 for the sixth wicket. When Flintoff was finally dismissed for 137, England were 387-6.

22. Willis made his test debut against Australia in Sydney, in January 1971. What did he achieve in this match?

From Quiz Bob Willis

Answer: 15 runs, 1 wicket and 1 catch

Not the most auspicious beginning to his career. However, he did not make a higher score until 1974, in the first test against India in England, when he scored 24 runs.

23. In which year did Sehwag play his first Test match?

From Quiz Virender Sehwag: The Hard Hitter

Answer: 2001

He played his first test against South Africa on November 3, 2001. Despite South Africa's win in that match, Sehwag scored 105.

24. Symonds garnered significant attention during the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank series for doing what to a pitch invader?

From Quiz Andrew Symonds

Answer: Shoulder charging him

During a match in the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank series, a pitch invader was abruptly stopped in the middle of the pitch by a powerful shoulder charge from Andrew Symonds.

25. Who was the first wicket Daniel Vettori took in test cricket in Febuary 1997?

From Quiz A Portion of Daniel Vettori

Answer: Nasser Hussain

Andrew Caddick was his second in the same match.

26. At what ground did Vaughan beat his test best score, making 197, and then famously clean bowled Sachin Tendulkar with his part time off-breaks?

From Quiz Michael Vaughan

Answer: Trent Bridge

His previous test best score was his maiden century of 120 against Pakistan in 2001.

27. Stewart scored 164 when England followed on in the 3rd test against South Africa in July 1998. The match was played at Old Trafford. What was Stewart's highest test score at this ground before this test?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Alec Stewart

Answer: 30

Thanks to a double century by Gary Kirsten and 132 from Jacques Kallis, South Africa were able to declare on 552-5. In reply, England made 183, and so were asked to follow on. In their second innings they made 369-9, Stewart top-scoring with 164 and Atherton scoring 89.

28. What did Thorpe do in the second test against Pakistan in 2000 to put his name in the record books once again?

From Quiz Memorable Moments - Graham Thorpe

Answer: He took four catches in an innings

During the twentieth century, five non-wicketkeepers took five catches in an innings. Thorpe joined the ranks of those who had taken four catches in an innings, a list that includes Allan Border and Ian Botham.

29. How many tests was it before Willis had taken 100 wickets?

From Quiz Bob Willis

Answer: 28

England played Australia at Headingley in August 1977, and it was there that Bob Willis took his one hundredth test wicket. He bowled Jeff Thomson in the second Australian innings. In the same match, wicket keeper Alan Knott made his 250th dismissal and Geoff Boycott scored his 100th first class century.

30. What is the name of Warne's wife, who he married in 1993?

From Quiz Warnie

Answer: Simone

Warne married Simone in 1993. Brigitte is Warne's mother, Brooke his daughter, and Chelsea his ex-Hampshire team-mate Alan Mullaly's wife.

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