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1. Who was the first batsman to achieve a century in both innings of a Test match?
2. What was significant about the centuries (150 not out and 153 runs) that Allan Border scored against Pakistan in March 1980?
3. This batsman at the time was the oldest player to score a century in a Test match. He was 46 years and 82 days old. Who was this distinguished cricketer?
4. Was the 365 runs that Garfield Sobers scored against Pakistan in 1958, his first Test match century?
5. Which Englishman matched the centuries scored by Arthur Morris (Australia) in both innings of a Test in January 1947, with twin hundreds of his own in the same game?
6. Why was the hundred scored by Reg Duff (146 runs) in August 1905 in his last Test innings, called a 'bookend' century?
7. What was unique about Lawrence Rowe's 214 runs against New Zealand in February 1972?
8. Which of the following batsmen scored a century in their 100th Test match?
9. How many hundreds in a row did Everton Weekes score in 1948, to surpass the record for the most consecutive centuries scored in Test matches?
10. Has there ever been a case where brothers have each scored two centuries in the same Test match?
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