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1. Which opening batsman claimed he deliberately got himself out, on the same score as Bradman, after their massive partnership together?
2. Which English spinner destroyed Australia in 1972 with the help of a fungus that infested the pitch?
3. Who was the eccentric 19th century allrounder who took a wicket with his first ball for Australia, and was also noted for lighting a fire in the outfield during a chilly county match?
4. Don Bradman went on an absolute rampage through England in 1930. How many hundreds did he notch up in the five tests?
5. Bradman is one of the few to have hit six consecutive first class centuries. Brian Lara fell one short. Who is the South African allrounder who equalled Bradman's feat?
6. Which Australian captain told Plum Warner: 'There are two teams out there, Mr Warner, and only one of them is playing cricket.' ?
7. Which 19th century quick was dubbed the 'Essex Express' and dubbed the fastest bowler in the world, but never played a test?
8. Len Hutton's 364 broke Bradman's Ashes record, but the world record he broke was Wally Hammond's vs New Zealand. What was that world record score?
9. Who was the captain of the Pakistani test team that overcame England at its first attempt?
10. What were Richard Hadlee's best innings bowling figures, gained when he annihilated Australia at Brisbane in 1985-86?
11. What was one interesting feature of the twin hat-tricks by TJ Matthews in 1912, Shane Warne's hat-trick in 1994-95, and Glenn McGrath's in 2000-01?
12. When Brian Lara's 375 runs in 1994 broke Gary Sobers's Test batting record of 365 not out, set in 1958, he also became the third West Indian to score more than 300 Test runs. Who was the second West Indian who had passed the magical 300 mark?
13. Which one of these players has NOT captained Zimbabwe?
14. Lindwall and Miller were the glamour quicks on the Invincibles 1948 Ashes tour. Who were the two left armers who starred in a less obtrusive way for Bradman's men?
15. Which England star's initials were the perfectly apt MCC?
16. The 'Big Six' who boycotted Australia's tour of England for the triangular test tournament of 1912 were: Armstrong, Ransford, Cotter, Carter, Hill and _____ ?
17. Give the surname: West Indian captain I.V.A., South African opener Barry, uncapped NSW batsman Corey?
18. What is the record for the most wickets taken in a test series?
19. The record for the most wickets taken in a test series: who was the bowler?
20. Alec Bedser was one of England's greatest medium pace bowlers. What batsman did he dismiss 18 times in test matches, leading to him being dubbed 'Bedser's bunny', despite a healthy average against the Englishman?
21. What kind of bowler were these five: Erapalli Prasanna, Hugh Tayfield, Tauseef Ahmed, George Giffen, Bob Cowper?
22. Who is missing from this list of Australian test match captains from 1972 to the year 2001? Chappell, Chappell, Simpson, Hughes, Border, Taylor, Waugh, Gilchrist?
23. Who partnered Bill Johnston in the famous 38 run last wicket stand to snatch victory from the Windies?
24. The youngest batsman to score a test century -- whose record did Mohammad Ashraful break, when he scored a century for Bangladesh v Sri Lanka in September 2001?
25. Which name is NOT that of a test triple centurion?
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