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Alliterated Cricketers Trivia Quiz

Lots of cricketers have alliterated names. Some famous ones, and a few not so famous, are featured in this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,123

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
600

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player once scored three consecutive centuries in New Zealand domestic cricket and was appointed England assistant coach in September 2004? Hint

Martyn Moxon

Bob Barber

Willie Watson

Matthew Maynard

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who captained his county, and England, was elevated to the peerage, and was President of the MCC? Hint

Graham Gooch

Chris Cowdrey

Colin Cowdrey

Brian Bolus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first New Zealander to take a hat trick in Test cricket? Hint

Chris Cairns

Hedley Howarth

Scott Styris

Peter Petherick

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who stood in as captain of his country in a Test match in 2004 when the regular captain was injured, and scored a century? Hint

Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)

Scott Styris (New Zealand)

Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)

Gautam Gambhir (India)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who played his first Test match against Australia, scored 96 against South Africa in his second and made his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, against Bangladesh? Hint

Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)

Geoff Greenidge (West Indies)

Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)

Gautam Gambhir (India)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which West Indian played 81 Tests and took 376 Test wickets? Hint

Malcolm Marshall

Richie Richardson

Gordon Greenidge

Colin Croft

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the batsman who broke Viv Richards' world record of 84 sixes in Test matches? Hint

Graham Gooch (England)

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Chris Cairns (New Zealand)

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)

8. In January 1966, four alliterated players played in the 3rd Ashes Test match in Sydney. One of them scored his only Test century, one was caught behind for a duck, and one took two caught and bowled's - his only two wickets in the match. But who was the player who captained his country in this match, and only was twice captain in Tests? Hint

Colin Cowdrey (England)

Peter Philpott (Australia)

Brian Booth (Australia)

Bob Barber (England)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the opening batsman who scored 107 and 56 on his Test debut, playing against Pakistan? Hint

Steve Smith (Australia)

Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)

Colin Cowdrey (England)

Rodney Redmond (New Zealand)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who of the following bowlers took the most Test wickets for New Zealand? Hint

Hedley Howarth

Willie Watson

Chris Cairns

Bob Blair

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player once scored three consecutive centuries in New Zealand domestic cricket and was appointed England assistant coach in September 2004?

Answer: Matthew Maynard

Maynard was born in Lancashire, but never played for an English county. He represented Glamorgan, played for Northern Districts and Otago in New Zealand, and played four Tests and 14 ODI's for England.

2. Who captained his county, and England, was elevated to the peerage, and was President of the MCC?

Answer: Colin Cowdrey

Colin Cowdrey, whose full name was Michael Colin Cowdrey, therefore bore the initials "M.C.C.", the same as "Marylebone Cricket Club" which was the epitomy of English cricket and repository of the official rules. His son, Chris, also captained England in one Test.

3. Who was the first New Zealander to take a hat trick in Test cricket?

Answer: Peter Petherick

Petherick's hat trick was notable for two reasons. It was on his Test debut, and he was aged 34. He performed the feat against Pakistan in Lahore in 1976. The three wickets in the hat trick were the only three he took in that innings.

4. Who stood in as captain of his country in a Test match in 2004 when the regular captain was injured, and scored a century?

Answer: Yousuf Youhana (Pakistan)

Youhana, deputising for the injured Inzamam-ul-Haq, captained Pakistan against Australia in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, and scored 111 in Pakistan's first innings.

5. Who played his first Test match against Australia, scored 96 against South Africa in his second and made his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, against Bangladesh?

Answer: Gautam Gambhir (India)

Gambhir's Test career started in 2004. Mohammad never played against either South Africa or Bangladesh. Youhana made his Test debut against South Africa. Geoff Greenidge, not to be confused with his namesake Gordon Greenidge, played five Tests in 1972/73, with a top score of 50.

6. Which West Indian played 81 Tests and took 376 Test wickets?

Answer: Malcolm Marshall

Sadly, Marshall died of colon cancer in 1999. Croft took 125 wickets in his 27 Tests. Greenidge and Richardson were batsmen, and although both bowled a few overs in Tests, neither took a single wicket.

7. Who was the batsman who broke Viv Richards' world record of 84 sixes in Test matches?

Answer: Chris Cairns (New Zealand)

Chris Cairns hit four sixes against England at Lord's in 2004, to break Richards' record of 84. Cairns finished his Test career with 87 sixes. Greenidge hit 67 sixes and Gooch 25.

Answer: Brian Booth (Australia)

Booth was Australia's captain for this and the First Test of this series. Barber scored 185, his only Test century. Cowdrey was dismissed for a duck and Philpott caught and bowled both Geoff Boycott and John Edrich. England won the Test by an innings and 93 runs.

9. Who was the opening batsman who scored 107 and 56 on his Test debut, playing against Pakistan?

Answer: Rodney Redmond (New Zealand)

At Eden Park, Auckland, in 1973, Redmond scored a century on debut, and followed this with a 2nd innings fifty, but remarkably, never played another Test Match. Steve Smith played only three Tests, all against the West Indies, without scoring a 50. Cowdrey made his Test debut against Australia and Greenidge against India.

10. Who of the following bowlers took the most Test wickets for New Zealand?

Answer: Chris Cairns

Cairns took 218 wickets, Howarth 86, Blair 43 and Watson 40.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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