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Test Cricket Captains Trivia Quiz

A quick quiz on the illustrious leaders of their countries.

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

Author
dalgleish

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,854

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players has not captained England in a Test match? Hint

Mark Butcher

Chris Cowdrey

John Emburey

Bob Woolmer

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many of the famous Mohammed family captained Pakistan? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Between 1971 and 2000, how many Test captains has South Africa had? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Australia's youngest Test captain before Allan Border? Hint

Ian Craig

Richie Benaud

Kim Hughes

Don Bradman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who captained New Zealand to their first Test victory over England? Hint

John Reid

Martin Crowe

Geoff Howarth

Mark Burgess

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these great bowlers did not captain India? Hint

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

Kapil Dev

Erapalli Prasanna

Bishen Bedi

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Question 7 of 10

7. In terms of years, which one of these players was the longest serving West Indian Test captain of the 20th Century? Hint

Courtney Walsh

Garfield Sobers

Clive Lloyd

Viv Richards

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Bangladeshi Test captain in the summer of 2000-01? Hint

Naimur Rahman

Mehrab Hossain

Amin-ul Islam

Javed Omar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these players did not captain Zimbabwe in Tests? Hint

Andy Flower

Grant Flower

Alastair Campbell

Dave Houghton

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following countries did Ranjan Madugalle captain Sri Lanka against in Tests? Hint

New Zealand

Australia

India

Pakistan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players has not captained England in a Test match?

Answer: Bob Woolmer

Woolmer was the South African coach, but was not captain of England. Butcher captained a test v. New Zealand in 1999, Emburey and Cowdrey both v. West Indies in 1988.

2. How many of the famous Mohammed family captained Pakistan?

Answer: 2

Hanif and Mushtaq were the ones who captained Pakistan.

3. Between 1971 and 2000, how many Test captains has South Africa had?

Answer: 4

Since S.A. only resumed Test cricket in 1992, they have had Kepler Wessels, Hansie Cronje, Gary Kirsten and Shaun Pollock.

4. Who was Australia's youngest Test captain before Allan Border?

Answer: Ian Craig

Ian Craig took over the captaincy in 1957, aged 22. Hughes was 24, Benaud 28, and Bradman 28.

5. Who captained New Zealand to their first Test victory over England?

Answer: Mark Burgess

Burgess achieved this feat in 1977-78. Howarth was a star batsman in the team at the time.

6. Which of these great bowlers did not captain India?

Answer: Erapalli Prasanna

7. In terms of years, which one of these players was the longest serving West Indian Test captain of the 20th Century?

Answer: Clive Lloyd

Lloyd took over in 1974, and captained until 1985 (11-1/2 years). Sobers lasted 1964-72 (8 years), Richards from 1980-91 (11 years), and Walsh from 1995-98 (3 years).

8. Who was the Bangladeshi Test captain in the summer of 2000-01?

Answer: Naimur Rahman

9. Which of these players did not captain Zimbabwe in Tests?

Answer: Grant Flower

10. Which of the following countries did Ranjan Madugalle captain Sri Lanka against in Tests?

Answer: Australia

He also captained Sri Lanka against England in 1988. Madugalle later became well-respected match referee.

Source: Author dalgleish

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