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A few bits of useless trivia from my cricket mind.

A multiple-choice quiz by wolfieboy. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
wolfieboy

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 25

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2655

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Question 1 of 25

1. Graham Gooch scored 333 against India in 1990, but who dropped him before he reached 50? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Kapil Dev

Kiran More

Mohammed Azharuddin

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the 1989 Ashes series? Hint

Geoff Lawson

Terry Alderman

Merv Hughes

Trevor Hohns

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Question 3 of 25

3. Warwickshire won the 1993 NatWest Trophy at Lords' in dramatic style. Who scored the winning runs? Hint

Asif Din

Dermot Reeve

Roger Twose

Andy Moles

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Question 4 of 25

4. Merv Hughes made his test debut in the first test at the Gabba in the 1986-87 Ashes Series. In what test did he score his first runs? Hint

1st

3rd

2nd

4th

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who was the only English spinner to take a wicket in the 1998 series against South Africa? Hint

Phil Tufnell

Peter Such

Ashley Giles

Robert Croft

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Question 6 of 25

6. England beat Australia in a World Series Cup game in 1987 by hitting 18 runs off the last over. Who bowled that last over? Hint

Peter Taylor

Bruce Reid

Merv Hughes

Simon Davis

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Question 7 of 25

7. Kapil Dev hit four sixes in four balls once to save the follow on against England. Who was the bowler? Hint

Eddie Hemmings

John Emburey

Angus Fraser

Devon Malcolm

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who was man of the match in the first Ashes test of 1997? Hint

Graham Thorpe

Nasser Hussain

Mark Taylor

Greg Blewett

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Question 9 of 25

9. Adam Gilchrist's man of the match innings of 152 in the 2001 Test at Edgbaston contained how many fours? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. When Gilchrist and McGrath put on 62 runs for the last wicket in the 2001 Edgbaston Test, how many of the first 50 of those runs did McGrath score? Hint

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Question 11 of 25

11. Brian Lara was Warwickshire's overseas player in 1994. Who was he a replacement for due to the original choice being injured? Hint

Allan Donald

Manoj Prabhakar

Mark Waugh

Richie Richardson

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Question 12 of 25

12. How was the third victim of Dominic Cork's hat trick against West Indies at Old Trafford dismissed? Hint

Bowled

Caught and bowled

Caught behind

LBW

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which player took the catch that secured the Ashes for England in 1987? Hint

Ian Botham

Graham Dilley

Jack Richards

Gladstone Small

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which Australian umpire called Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in Adelaide in 1999? Hint

Darrell Hair

Ross Emerson

Umpire Strikesback

Mark Taylor

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Question 15 of 25

15. Jimmy Adams has played county cricket for which English county? Hint

Kent

Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire

Lancashire

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who scored a hundred on his debut for England in the Ashes series of 1993? Hint

Graham Thorpe

Neil Fairbrother

Mark Butcher

Matthew Maynard

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which England batsman scored hundreds on two consecutive days in one day internationals in 1996? Hint

Graeme Hick

Nick Knight

Graham Thorpe

Michael Atherton

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Question 18 of 25

18. What were Peter Taylor's figures on his debut bowl in 1987 in the Sydney test? Hint

4-55

5-96

6-78

7-24

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Question 19 of 25

19. Whose autobiography is called 'Anything But An Autobiography'? Hint

Tony Lewis

Mark Taylor

Jack Bannister

Richie Benaud

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who bowled the final over of the World Cup semi-final of 1999 at Edgbaston, between South Africa and Australia, that ended as a tie? Hint

Damien Fleming

Shane Warne

Glenn McGrath

Paul Reiffel

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Question 21 of 25

21. Graeme Hick's 405 in 1988 was scored at which ground? Hint

Taunton

Edgbaston

Worcester

Bristol

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Question 22 of 25

22. Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with his magic ball at Old Trafford in 1993. Who was the umpire at the bowlers end?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which former Australian spinner was a spokesperson for the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) in the late 1990s and early 2000s? Hint

Trevor Hohns

Tim May

Peter Taylor

Shane Warne

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Question 24 of 25

24. Who was the first English test cricketer to be fined for misconduct during a test match? Hint

Mike Atherton

Mike Gatting

Ian Botham

Geoff Boycott

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was the England wicketkeeper during the one day series against Australia in 1989? Hint

Steve Rhodes

Jack Richards

Jack Russell

Bruce French

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Graham Gooch scored 333 against India in 1990, but who dropped him before he reached 50?

Answer: Kiran More

Gooch never gave another chance after that one, and went on to beat Don Bradman's test record at Lords'.

2. Who was the leading wicket taker for Australia in the 1989 Ashes series?

Answer: Terry Alderman

3. Warwickshire won the 1993 NatWest Trophy at Lords' in dramatic style. Who scored the winning runs?

Answer: Roger Twose

Warwickshire scored a record breaking 322 to win the final, and went on to win three trophies the following year.

4. Merv Hughes made his test debut in the first test at the Gabba in the 1986-87 Ashes Series. In what test did he score his first runs?

Answer: 4th

He was given a standing ovation at Melbourne following a number of ducks.

5. Who was the only English spinner to take a wicket in the 1998 series against South Africa?

Answer: Ashley Giles

Giles next test wasn't until 2000 in Pakistan.

6. England beat Australia in a World Series Cup game in 1987 by hitting 18 runs off the last over. Who bowled that last over?

Answer: Bruce Reid

Allan Lamb did most of the damage and had not hit a four in his innings until that last over. He finished 77 not out.

7. Kapil Dev hit four sixes in four balls once to save the follow on against England. Who was the bowler?

Answer: Eddie Hemmings

In the 1990 test at Lords' India needed 22 runs to avoid the follow-on, with the last wicket standing. Kapil got the strike and hit four sixes. His partner Narendra Hirwani was out next over to end the innings - Angus Fraser dismissed him with his first delivery.

8. Who was man of the match in the first Ashes test of 1997?

Answer: Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain scored 207 and his partnership with Graham Thorpe batted Australia out of the game.

9. Adam Gilchrist's man of the match innings of 152 in the 2001 Test at Edgbaston contained how many fours?

Answer: 20

He also hit 5 sixes in a magnificent 143 ball innings.

10. When Gilchrist and McGrath put on 62 runs for the last wicket in the 2001 Edgbaston Test, how many of the first 50 of those runs did McGrath score?

Answer: 0

Out of those 50 runs, Gilchrist hit 22 of them from one Butcher over. McGrath scored a single in the 2nd last over, after the partnership had yielded 50 runs.

11. Brian Lara was Warwickshire's overseas player in 1994. Who was he a replacement for due to the original choice being injured?

Answer: Manoj Prabhakar

Prabhakar failed to prove his fitness and Lara was a quite capable substitute, he was signed up days before his memorable 375 in Antigua.

12. How was the third victim of Dominic Cork's hat trick against West Indies at Old Trafford dismissed?

Answer: LBW

Dominic Cork's hat trick came in his first test series.

13. Which player took the catch that secured the Ashes for England in 1987?

Answer: Gladstone Small

Gladstone Small also had a five wicket haul in that match.

14. Which Australian umpire called Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in Adelaide in 1999?

Answer: Ross Emerson

Arjuna Ranatunga took his team off the field in protest at the call.

15. Jimmy Adams has played county cricket for which English county?

Answer: Nottinghamshire

He played there in 1994.

16. Who scored a hundred on his debut for England in the Ashes series of 1993?

Answer: Graham Thorpe

He scored 115 against Australia.

17. Which England batsman scored hundreds on two consecutive days in one day internationals in 1996?

Answer: Nick Knight

Both were scored against Pakistan.

18. What were Peter Taylor's figures on his debut bowl in 1987 in the Sydney test?

Answer: 6-78

Australia won that final test but England had already won the Ashes.

19. Whose autobiography is called 'Anything But An Autobiography'?

Answer: Richie Benaud

A brilliant book that goes through Richie's life, and also some of his opinions on the modern game.

20. Who bowled the final over of the World Cup semi-final of 1999 at Edgbaston, between South Africa and Australia, that ended as a tie?

Answer: Damien Fleming

Needing 13 to win, Klusener hit three straight fours but was involved in a farcical run out to end the match.

21. Graeme Hick's 405 in 1988 was scored at which ground?

Answer: Taunton

The home of Somerset County Cricket Club.

22. Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with his magic ball at Old Trafford in 1993. Who was the umpire at the bowlers end?

Answer: Dickie Bird

Thought everyone would guess Dickie Bird as an umpire, even if you don't know the answer.

23. Which former Australian spinner was a spokesperson for the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) in the late 1990s and early 2000s?

Answer: Tim May

Tim May was instrumental in the Australian's Ashes success of 1993.

24. Who was the first English test cricketer to be fined for misconduct during a test match?

Answer: Mike Atherton

It was the infamous 'dirt in pocket' scandal of 1994.

25. Who was the England wicketkeeper during the one day series against Australia in 1989?

Answer: Steve Rhodes

He lost his place to Jack Russell for the subsequent Ashes series and never played for England again.

Source: Author wolfieboy

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