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Cricketing Firsts Trivia Quiz

Here are some cricketing firsts that will test the skills of the cricketing faithfull.

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

Author
zambesi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,547

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
208

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Question 1 of 10

1. New South Welshmen have always played a huge part in the Australian Test team. When was the first Australian Test match in which there were no New South Wales representation? Hint

5th Test, Oval, 1972 (vs. England)

3rd Test, Melbourne, 1981 (vs. India

1st Test, Brisbane, 1968 (vs.West Indies)

1st Test, Melbourne, 1947 (vs. England)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first Test player to score 300 runs in a single innings? Hint

Len Hutton

Don Bradman

Andy Sandham

Walter Hammond

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where was the first official international cricket match played? Hint

New York

Lord's

Melbourne

Edinburgh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first player to score 300 runs in a Test innings at the home of cricket (Lord's)? Hint

Bob Simpson

Lawrence Rowe

John Edrich

Graham Gooch

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Question 5 of 10

5. India had to wait many years before they won their first Test match. When was this victory and who was it against? Hint

1st Test, Delhi, 1948 (vs. West Indies)

1st Test, Delhi, 1952 (vs. Pakistan)

5th Test, Madras, 1952 (vs. England)

2nd Test, Sydney, 1947 (vs. Australia)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first player to score 300 runs in an innings in a Test after WWII? Hint

Don Bradman

Len Hutton

Gary Sobers

Hanif Mohammad

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first spin bowler to take 300 Test wickets? Hint

S.K. Warne

B.S. Bedi

Lance Gibbs

A. Kumble

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first player to score 200 runs in an innings at the home of cricket(Lord's)? Hint

R. E. Foster

Victor Trumper

J. B. Hobbs

W. L. Murdock

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first player to be out twice in the "nervous nineties" in both innings of a Test? Hint

Frank Woolley (Eng)

Clem Hill (Aus)

Gordon Greenidge (WI)

Mahela Jayawardene (Sri)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first wicket-keeper to take 100 wickets in Ashes Tests? Hint

Alan Knott

Rodney Marsh

Ian Healy

Bert Oldfield

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. New South Welshmen have always played a huge part in the Australian Test team. When was the first Australian Test match in which there were no New South Wales representation?

Answer: 5th Test, Oval, 1972 (vs. England)

Doug Walters was dropped for the 5th Test at the Oval in 1972 (replaced by Graeme Watson from Victoria), making it the first time in 95 years of Test cricket, that an Australian side entered the field without a New South Welshman.

2. Who was the first Test player to score 300 runs in a single innings?

Answer: Andy Sandham

Sandham scored 325 against the West Indies at Sabina Park in April 1930. Bradman scored 334 against England at Headingley in July 1930. Hammond scored 336 not out in 1933 and Hutton 364 in 1938.

3. Where was the first official international cricket match played?

Answer: New York

The match between USA and the British Empire's Canadian Province was the first official international cricket match played in 1844, at St. George's Cricket Club, Bloomingdale, New York. The match took place over 2 days and was watched by nearly 20,000 spectators.
The first official Test match took place in Melbourne in 1877.

4. Who was the first player to score 300 runs in a Test innings at the home of cricket (Lord's)?

Answer: Graham Gooch

Gooch scored 333 against India at Lord's on 26th July 1990. He was the first player to have made a triple Test hundred at the home of cricket. Simpson, Edrich, and Rowe all made triple Test hundreds.

5. India had to wait many years before they won their first Test match. When was this victory and who was it against?

Answer: 5th Test, Madras, 1952 (vs. England)

It took 20 years and 25 Tests for India to win their first Test match. They won by an innings and 8 runs against England in 1952. M. H. Mankad taking 12 wickets and P. Roy and P. Imirigar both scoring centuries.

6. Who was the first player to score 300 runs in an innings in a Test after WWII?

Answer: Hanif Mohammad

Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan) scored 337 in the 1st Test against the West Indies on 17th January 1958 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. In the same series in the 3rd Test, Gary Sobers made 365 not out on 26 February at Sabina Park, Kingston. Bradman and Hammond scored their triple hundreds before WWII.

7. Who was the first spin bowler to take 300 Test wickets?

Answer: Lance Gibbs

Lance Gibbs was an "off spinner" and achieved this feat in 1976. He finished his career with 309 wickets from 1958-1976. Bedi took 266 wickets from 1966-1979, and Anil Kumble took 619 wickets (1990-2008). Some might know that Shane Warne took 708 wickets (1992-2007).

8. Who was the first player to score 200 runs in an innings at the home of cricket(Lord's)?

Answer: J. B. Hobbs

Jack Hobb's scored the first double hundred (211) at Lord's in 1924 against South Africa. Murdock was the very first player to scored a double hundred (211) which was at the Oval in 1884. Both Trumper and Foster scored double hundreds before WWI.

9. Who was the first player to be out twice in the "nervous nineties" in both innings of a Test?

Answer: Clem Hill (Aus)

Clem Hill scored 98 and 97 (1901-1902). Frank Woolley made 95 and 93 at Lord's in 1921. Gordon Greenidge achieved this unfortunate feat on two occassions (against Pakistan in 1976-1977 and against New Zealand in 1979-1980). Mahela became the 4th batsman to achieve this feat in his 107th Test (92 and 96) against New Zealand.

10. Who was the first wicket-keeper to take 100 wickets in Ashes Tests?

Answer: Rodney Marsh

Rod Marsh achieved this during Australia's tour of England in 1981.

Source: Author zambesi

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