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Famous Cricketing Records Trivia Quiz

A quiz dedicated to those players who gave it all for their country and sport. Can you remember who bowled and batted the best. What a test !

A multiple-choice quiz by skturner. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
skturner

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,278

Updated
Jul 14 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2334

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Australian bowler to take 400 test wickets? Hint

Richie Benaud

Shane Warne

Glenn McGrath

Dennis Lillee

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Sir Donald Bradman's test scoring average? Hint

95.14

101.41

98.94

99.94

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Indian was the first to play 300 One Day Internationals? Hint

Mohammed Azharuddin

Bishan Bedi

Sunil Gavaskar

Sachin Tendulkar

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Question 4 of 10

4. By the year 2000 there were eight Test playing nations. Which of the following was the first to score 150 runs in a Test innings against all eight nations? Hint

Steve Waugh

Sir Garfield Sobers

Sachin Tendulkar

Sir Donald Bradman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which country was the first to win two World Cup Tournaments? Hint

England

South Africa

West Indies

Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first player to be given out for 'Obstructing the Field'? Hint

Michael Vaughan

Steve Waugh

Charles Bannerman

Len Hutton

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which West Indian bowler was the first to get 400 wickets? Hint

Curtly Ambrose

Courtney Walsh

Joel Garner

Viv Richards

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first man to get 36 runs off a six ball over? Hint

Sir Donald Bradman

Sir Garfield Sobers

Adam Gilchrist

Ravi Shastri

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which nation in 1997 established the record for the most runs in one innings of a Test match in the twentieth century? Hint

Sri Lanka

England

India

Australia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first batsman to score more than 11,000 runs in Test Cricket? Hint

Ravi Shastri

Jack Hobbs

Sunil Gavaskar

Allan Border

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Australian bowler to take 400 test wickets?

Answer: Shane Warne

A famous player, the best bowler of spin ever and someone who can come through adversity with flying colours. Shane Warne bowled Jacques Kallis at the SCG, the same match which he bowled his 300th wicket, and ended up with 11 wickets for the match.

2. What was Sir Donald Bradman's test scoring average?

Answer: 99.94

Bradman had an average of 99.94 in tests, and 95.14 in first class cricket. His first class career started in 1927, and one year later he was picked in his first test team. He finished his career on the tour of England in 1948 with a test average of 99.84 runs (6996 runs in 70 innings) - his average before his last innings, whenhe was bowled for a duck on the second ball, was 101.39!

3. Which Indian was the first to play 300 One Day Internationals?

Answer: Mohammed Azharuddin

Mohammed played 334 One Day Internationals for India between the years of 1984 and 2000.

4. By the year 2000 there were eight Test playing nations. Which of the following was the first to score 150 runs in a Test innings against all eight nations?

Answer: Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh is a great character and a great leader, and he will go down in history for being one of the best batsmen and captains in history. He achieved this feat on the 26th March, 2000 on the third day of the second test against New Zealand. The eight test nations were England, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

5. Which country was the first to win two World Cup Tournaments?

Answer: West Indies

West Indies won the trophy in 1975 and 1979.

6. Who was the first player to be given out for 'Obstructing the Field'?

Answer: Len Hutton

A strange rule and I believe it would be very hard to get out this way. Many more batsmen have been given out for handling the ball, but Hutton was the first to be given out obstructing the field in tests. This occured against South Africa in 1951, at the Oval.

7. Which West Indian bowler was the first to get 400 wickets?

Answer: Courtney Walsh

A great bowler who dominated batsmen of his era. Walsh played over 300 games and was a great player for his country. He was a tall man and was compared to Joel Garner. His accuracy and work ethic made him one of the best bowlers in the history of cricket.

8. Who was the first man to get 36 runs off a six ball over?

Answer: Sir Garfield Sobers

Sobers scored 36 runs off Malcolm Andrew Nash of Glamorgan in county cricket on the 31st August 1968, at Swansea in the United Kingdom. He was a great all-rounder who did a lot of good things for the game of cricket.

9. Which nation in 1997 established the record for the most runs in one innings of a Test match in the twentieth century?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka scored a record 6 for 952 declared against India at Colombo in early August 1997. This beat the previous record set by England who scored 7 for 903 declared against Australia set at The Oval on August 20-24, 1938.

10. Who was the first batsman to score more than 11,000 runs in Test Cricket?

Answer: Allan Border

Allan Border scored 11,174 runs in 156 tests between 1978 and 1994. He captained a lot of games for Australia and is a great character. After retiring Allan became a selector of the Australian Cricket Team while living a normal life.

Source: Author skturner

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