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One Test Wonders Trivia Quiz

In the history of Test cricket, there are a few players who only ever played a single Test match. This quiz is about some of these cricketers, who obviously are not household names!

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,077

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1979, an Englishman played one test against India, scored 14 and 20 and never played another Test. His son made his Test debut 18 years later. Who was the one Test wonder? Hint

Chris Butcher

Mark Butcher

Alan Butcher

Barry Butcher

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the one Test wonder who opened the batting for Australia against New Zealand on his home ground, the Adelaide Oval, in 1974? As Australia won by an innings, he was only required to bat once, scored 27, and never played another Test. Hint

Ian Davis

Paul Sheahan

Kerry O'Keeffe

Ashley Woodcock

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Question 3 of 10

3. An Australian batsman scored 22 and 38* in his only Test in March 1979 against Pakistan. Who was this one Test wonder? Hint

Andrew Hilditch

Jeff Moss

Dav Whatmore

Rick Darling

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Question 4 of 10

4. An Australian bowler took the wickets of Peter May and Ted Dexter in his only Test in January 1959 against England. Who was this one Test wonder? Hint

Keith Catchpole

Keith Slater

Keith Miller

Keith Stackpole

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Question 5 of 10

5. This cricketer's main claim to fame was his opening partnership with Bert Sutcliffe of 373 in a single day in a first class match in New Zealand in 1950. Who was this one Test wonder? Hint

Les Watkin

Les White

Les Watt

Les Waite

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33, an Australian played his only Test at Sydney, was out first ball, but dismissed two century-making Englishmen. Who was this one Test wonder? Hint

Lisle Nagel

Bert Ironmonger

Tim Wall

Vernon Nagel

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Question 7 of 10

7. An Englishman played his sole Test in 1986 and scored 21 & 30. He later turned to umpiring, and stood in his first Test in 2004. Who was this one Test wonder?
Hint

Mark Benson

Bruce French

Neal Radford

Bill Athey

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Question 8 of 10

8. The very first Test match ever played was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877. Who was the one Test wonder who was the first person to make a duck (0) in a Test? Hint

Dave Gregory

Ned Gregory

Charles Bannerman

Nat Thomson

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Question 9 of 10

9. A Kiwi opening batsman, he scored a century in the first innings of his only Test, and a 50 in the second innings. Who was this talented, but unlucky, one Test wonder?
Hint

Terry Jarvis

Rodney Redmond

Aaron Redmond

Vic Pollard

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Question 10 of 10

10. Making his Test debut in the same game as Ricky Ponting, against Sri Lanka in 1995, which Australian player was dropped from the team after his only Test, despite scoring 54 not out?
Hint

Michael Slater

Brendon Julian

Stuart Law

Paul Reiffel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1979, an Englishman played one test against India, scored 14 and 20 and never played another Test. His son made his Test debut 18 years later. Who was the one Test wonder?

Answer: Alan Butcher

Alan played his only Test at The Oval, which was also the venue for his only ODI. Son Mark made his debut in 1997 and scored 8 & 14. Mark scored his first Test century against South Africa in his 13th Test in 1998.

Answer: Ashley Woodcock

Woodcock also played a single ODI, and scored 53. Davis (15 Tests) played in Woodcock's only Test. Sheahan played 31 Tests and O'Keeffe, a bowler, played 24 Tests and later turned to commentating.

3. An Australian batsman scored 22 and 38* in his only Test in March 1979 against Pakistan. Who was this one Test wonder?

Answer: Jeff Moss

Jeff Moss was the one Test wonder. Hilditch (18 Tests), Darling (14 Tests) and Whatmore (7 Tests) all played in Moss's only Test match. Moss also only played one ODI, in the 1979 World Cup against Pakistan, and scored 7.

4. An Australian bowler took the wickets of Peter May and Ted Dexter in his only Test in January 1959 against England. Who was this one Test wonder?

Answer: Keith Slater

Keith Slater was 22 when he made his Test debut, and played for Western Australia for a further nine seasons, without ever being selected for another Test. Miller (55 Tests) and Stackpole (43) were much more active Test cricketers, and Catchpole played rugby for Australia.

5. This cricketer's main claim to fame was his opening partnership with Bert Sutcliffe of 373 in a single day in a first class match in New Zealand in 1950. Who was this one Test wonder?

Answer: Les Watt

Watt scored only 0 & 2 in his only Test in 1955, and never played another Test. His highest first class score was the 96 he scored in the 373 partnership with Sutcliffe. He was out on the last ball of the day, playing for Otago against Auckland.

6. During the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33, an Australian played his only Test at Sydney, was out first ball, but dismissed two century-making Englishmen. Who was this one Test wonder?

Answer: Lisle Nagel

Larwood bowled Nagel first ball in the first innings, but he had his revenge by taking the wickets of Wally Hammond and the Nawab of Pataudi, who had both scored centuries. Wall (18 Tests) opened the bowling with Nagel in England's first innings. Ironmonger (14 Tests) replaced Nagel in the 2nd Test of the bodyline series. Vernon Nagel was Lisle's twin brother and had a brief career with Victoria.

7. An Englishman played his sole Test in 1986 and scored 21 & 30. He later turned to umpiring, and stood in his first Test in 2004. Who was this one Test wonder?

Answer: Mark Benson

Athey (23 Tests), French (16 Tests) and Radford (3 Tests) all played in Benson's only Test match, against India at Edgbaston. He made his Test umpiring debut at Dhaka in the Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in October 2004.

8. The very first Test match ever played was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877. Who was the one Test wonder who was the first person to make a duck (0) in a Test?

Answer: Ned Gregory

Ned scored 11 in the second innings and later built the first comprehensive scoreboard - at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ned's brother Dave (3 Tests) also played in the first Test, and was Australia's captain. Bannerman scored 165, the first Test century ever made, and also played 3 Tests. Thomson (2 Tests) opened the batting with Bannerman, scoring 1 and 7, and was the first batsman to be dismissed in Test cricket.

9. A Kiwi opening batsman, he scored a century in the first innings of his only Test, and a 50 in the second innings. Who was this talented, but unlucky, one Test wonder?

Answer: Rodney Redmond

Redmond made his New Zealand debut at the age of 28 for the third Test against Pakistan at Christchurch in 1973, and cracked 107 and 56. Eyesight problems caused his form to deteriorate, and although he toured England later that year, he didn't make the Test team. Jarvis scored 0 in his only innings in "Redmond's" Test, in what was Jarvis's last Test, but had shared a then world record opening partnership of 387 with Glenn Turner against the West Indies in 1972. Aaron Redmond is Rodney's son, and played for Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket. Pollard, who Redmond replaced for his only Test, played 32 Tests for New Zealand.

10. Making his Test debut in the same game as Ricky Ponting, against Sri Lanka in 1995, which Australian player was dropped from the team after his only Test, despite scoring 54 not out?

Answer: Stuart Law

Law played 54 ODI's for Australia, scoring one century. Slater played 74 Tests, and made his top score of 219 in Law's Test. Julian (7 Tests) played his last Test in Law's Test and was replaced by Reiffell (35 Tests).

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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