Cricketing Firsts Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

He achieved this feat against Australia in Hyderabad in November 2009. He went on to score 175 off 141 balls. But at the end, India lost that match by just 3 runs.

Answer: Shane Warne

Though Muttiah Muralidaran surpassed Warne's record of most test wickets (708), it was Warne who was the first one to take 700 wickets. His 700th wicket was Andrew Strauss, who had got bowled to Warne.

Answer: Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad was the only man to play the first six Cricket World Cups, i.e. 1975-1996. He was the first player to play the farthest cricketing career of 20 years, 272 days.

Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya

The hard-hitting Sri Lankan batsman was the first one to play 400 ODI matches. He also was the first batsman to play cricket above the age of 40. He also had the record for the fastest 50, off just 17 balls.

Answer: Brian Lara

He achieved this feat against England in Antigua in 2004. After scoring the 400, he had declared the West Indian innings at 752-5. He made 400* of 582 balls. This made him only the second batsman after Sir Donald Bradman to make two triple centuries. It also made him the second player after Bill Ponsford to make two quadruple (4x100) first class centuries, the other one being his 501* of 427 balls.

Answer: Fred Spofforth

The wickets of Vernon Royle, Francis MacKinnon, and Tom Emmett were his three wickets. He achieved this feat in 1879. His eventual match figures were 13-110. But, for what he is actually remembered is that he was the saviour for Australia on 28th August, 1882, when England required just 85 runs to win. Spofforth's 7/44 won Australia the game and since then, this England-Australia clash was known as the Ashes.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

It was achieved by Tendulkar on November 20, 2009, which was just 5 days after he completed his 20 years of international cricket. He is a player who always proves himself. He made his feat against Sri Lanka. In the first innings, he scored just 1 run. But, he again proved himself by scoring his 43rd century, and helping India draw that match.

Answer: Wasim Akram

At that time, he also had the record of most ODI wickets, which was afterwards surpassed by Muttiah Muralidaran. He was also the first one to take 400 wickets in both forms of the game (Tests and ODIs).

Answer: Brian Lara

Lara's score of 501* was the world record for the highest first-class score by any batsman. He was also the first batsman to score two 400s in first-class cricket (first-class cricket with Test cricket combined).

Answer: Mark Boucher

Boucher was also the first one to reach 475 test dismissals. He is South Africa's first-choice wicketkeeper, and he has proved it all through his career.