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Quiz about 100 Hundreds in First Class Cricket

100 Hundreds in First Class Cricket Quiz

Scoring 100 runs in any form of cricket is a special achievement but who have achieved this feat in first class cricket?

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

Author
zambesi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sir John (Jack) Hobbs scored the most first-class hundreds of any cricketer. He played for Surrey (1905-1934). He was christened John B. Hobbs. What does the "B" stand for? Hint

Bernard

Berry

Bertrand

Berryman

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first cricketer from the sub-continent to score 100 hundreds in first class cricket. Hint

Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

Majid Khan (PAK)

Mohammad Azharuddin (IND)

Zaheer Abbas(PAK)

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Question 3 of 10

3. I scored over 100 hundreds, however, I wrote my name into the record books as the first player to score a triple century in a Test match. Who am I? Hint

Phil Mead (ENG)

Don Bradman (AUS)

Andy Sandham (ENG)

Patsy Hendren (ENG)

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Question 4 of 10

4. It took Don Bradman just 295 first-class innings to reach 100 hundreds. Which of these took over 1,100 innings to reach that magic figure of 100 hundreds? Hint

Colin Cowdrey

Tom Hayward

Dennis Amiss

W.G.Grace

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Question 5 of 10

5. Geoffrey Boycott scored his 100th hundred in a Test against Australia at Leeds in 1977. Who was the next cricketer to score his 100th hundred in a Test match? Hint

Don Bradman

Zaheer Abbas

Wally Hammond

Graham Gooch

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the only cricketer to score 100 hundreds who never played county cricket in England? Hint

Zaheer Abbas (PAK)

Glen Turner (NZ)

Don Bradman (AUS)

Viv Richards (WI)

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Question 7 of 10

7. I made over 100 hundreds but also played football winning a League title and playing in an FA Cup winning side. Who am I? Hint

Denis Compton

Patsy Hendren

Les Ames

Arthur Milton

8. I am my county's most prolific run-getter, our family home is called "Aigburth" after the ground that I made my county debut and my great-great-nephew is the Yorkshire and England cricketer Michael Vaughan. Who am I? Hint

Herbert Sutcliffe

Ernest Tyldesley

Frank Woolley

Tom Hayward

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Question 9 of 10

9. I made over 1,000 first class runs in 19 consecutuive seasons and held the season aggregate for many years until it was broken by Compton and Edrich. I also partnered Jack Hobbs in 40 opening stands of 100 or more for our county. Who am I? Hint

Phil Mead

Andy Sandham

Tom Hayward

Herbert Sutcliffe

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Question 10 of 10

10. I made a "pair" on Test debut but am a proud member of this 100 hundreds Club. I played for the same county for 24 years with a brief off-season at Western Province. I was also banned from playing for my country for a brief period. Who am I? Hint

W.G.Grace

Graham Gooch

Tom Graveney

Colin Cowdrey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sir John (Jack) Hobbs scored the most first-class hundreds of any cricketer. He played for Surrey (1905-1934). He was christened John B. Hobbs. What does the "B" stand for?

Answer: Berry

Jack was the eldest of 12 children and his parents were John & Flora Hobbs. His mother's maiden name was Berry.
He score 199 hundreds in 834 first-class matches.

2. Who was the first cricketer from the sub-continent to score 100 hundreds in first class cricket.

Answer: Zaheer Abbas(PAK)

Zaheer Abbas spanned a first-class cricketing career from 1965 - 1987. He scored 108 first-class hundreds and finished with a first-class average of 51.54. Mohammad Azharuddin scored 54 hundreds and Majid Khan 73. Sachin Tedulkar made 81 first class hundreds (and 100 international hundreds).

3. I scored over 100 hundreds, however, I wrote my name into the record books as the first player to score a triple century in a Test match. Who am I?

Answer: Andy Sandham (ENG)

During the Caribbean series of 1929-30 in the second and third Tests Sandham made 0 and five, then nine and 0. It was in the fourth and final Test in Kingston that he made 325 eclipsing the then Test record score of R.E. Foster (287). This was achieved by Sandham in April 1930 and 3 months later in July Bradman made 334 against England at Headingly.

4. It took Don Bradman just 295 first-class innings to reach 100 hundreds. Which of these took over 1,100 innings to reach that magic figure of 100 hundreds?

Answer: W.G.Grace

Grace took 1,113 innings, Amiss (1,081), Hayward (1,076) and Cowdrey (1,035).

5. Geoffrey Boycott scored his 100th hundred in a Test against Australia at Leeds in 1977. Who was the next cricketer to score his 100th hundred in a Test match?

Answer: Zaheer Abbas

Zaheer scored his 100th hundred against India at Lahore in 1982. Hammond scored 167 hundreds and Gooch 128.

6. Who is the only cricketer to score 100 hundreds who never played county cricket in England?

Answer: Don Bradman (AUS)

All of the above are the only non-Englishmen to be in the 100 hundreds club. Turner played for Worcestershire, Richards (Somerset and Glamorgan) and Abbas (Gloucestershire).

7. I made over 100 hundreds but also played football winning a League title and playing in an FA Cup winning side. Who am I?

Answer: Denis Compton

Compton played for Arsenal in winning the League in 1948 and the FA Cup in 1950. Hendren played for Brentford, QPR, Manchester City and Coventry City. Les Ames played briefly with Gillingham in 1931. Both Hendren and Ames are members of the 100 hundreds club. Milton also played for Arsenal commencing in 1951 and also won one England cap. He made 56 first-class hundreds.

Answer: Ernest Tyldesley

Ernst made 102 centuries and was the first player from Lancashire to be in this club. Aigburth is a ground in Liverpool where Lancashire County Cricket Club occasionally play their games. He played for Lancashire from 1909-1936 and made 38,874 runs at an average of 45.46.

Answer: Tom Hayward

Tom (Surrey 1893-1914) made 104 centuries of which 3 were Test centuries and he made 43,551 runs at an average 41.79. Primarily known as a batsman Tom did the "double" on two occasions and took two hat-tricks. His 3,518 aggregate runs in 1906 was surpassed by Compton and Edrich in 1947. Andy Sandham also played for Surrey but started his career at the end of Tom Hayward. Phil Mead was from Hampshire and Bert Sutcliffe was from Yorkshire. Bert also formed a formidable Test opening partnership with Jack Hobbs from Surrey.

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch (Essex 1973-1997) made 128 centuries with an aggregate of 44,846 with an average of 49.01. His "pair" was in the first Test against Australia in 1975 and it was due to his involvement and going on a "Rebel Tour" to South Africa in 1982 that he was banned from playing for England.

He is the only player to have scored a Test triple century at Lords. W.G.Grace played for Gloucestershire for 44 seasons. Tom Graveney played for 24 years but he split these between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. Colin Cowdrey played for Kent for 26 years.

Source: Author zambesi

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