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The Ultimate Test Cricket Firsts Quiz | Cricket

These are some of the records that might never be broken.

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

Author
Dalgleish

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,981

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player, over the age of 50, to appear in a Test? Hint

Billy Murdoch

W.G.Grace

Sir Jack Hobbs

Wilfred Rhodes

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which was the first country to play in two Test matches simultaneously? Hint

West Indies

Australia

England

Pakistan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets? Hint

Sir Alec Bedser

Dennis Lillee

Fred Trueman

Lance Gibbs

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first 500 run partnership in Test Cricket, was recorded by which two players? Hint

Bill Woodfull & Bill Ponsford (Australia)

Martin Crowe & Andrew Jones (New Zealand)

Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)

Peter May & Colin Cowdrey (England)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first player to score in excess of 350 in a Test innings? Hint

Brian Lara

Sir Garfield Sobers

Sir Leonard Hutton

Sir Donald Bradman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was the first Test match played? Hint

St. Kilda Oval

Adelaide Oval

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sydney Cricket Ground

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first player, under the age of 20, to score a Test hundred? Hint

Ian Craig

Mushtaq Mohammed

Archie Jackson

Doug Walters

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first wicket-keeper to make 50 stumpings in Test Cricket? Hint

Rod Marsh

Bert Oldfield

Les Ames

Alan Knott

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first fielder (excluding wicket-keepers) to take 100 catches in Test Cricket? Hint

W.G. Grace

Bobby Simpson

Walter Hammond

Sir Garfield Sobers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first player to bat in a helmet in a Test Match? Hint

Dennis Amiss

David Hookes

Tony Greig

Mike Brearley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player, over the age of 50, to appear in a Test?

Answer: W.G.Grace

W.G. Grace was captain of England at the age of 50 years and 320 days, on the last day of his last Test, vs Australia in 1899.

2. Which was the first country to play in two Test matches simultaneously?

Answer: England

In 1929-30, England sent a near full-strength side, to the West Indies to play a series there. I in their wisdom, they also decided to send a 'second XI' to New Zealand, to play in NZ's inaugural series. The results were a drawn series vs WI (1-1), and a series win vs NZ (1-0).

3. Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets?

Answer: Fred Trueman

Trueman began his Test career vs India in 1952, and took his 300th wicket (Neil Hawke) against Australia in 1964, on his way to an eventual total of 307. This record stood until 1975-76, when Lance Gibbs broke it.

4. The first 500 run partnership in Test Cricket, was recorded by which two players?

Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya & Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)

Jayasuriya (340) and Mahanama (225) recorded a partnership of 576, for the 2nd wicket vs India at Colombo in 1997-98, eclipsing the previous highest of Crowe and Jones in 1990-91.

5. Who was the first player to score in excess of 350 in a Test innings?

Answer: Sir Leonard Hutton

In 1938, Hutton knocked up 364 against a hapless Australian team, which included one D.G. Bradman, who had previously held the record highest score with 334.

6. Where was the first Test match played?

Answer: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Later recognised as the first 'official Test match', this was on March 15, 16, 17 & 19, 1877, between a combined Australian team and the touring English team.

7. Who was the first player, under the age of 20, to score a Test hundred?

Answer: Archie Jackson

Archie Jackson scored 164 vs England at the age of 19 years and 152 days, in 1928-29. Tragically, it was to be his only Test century, as illness overtook him and he died in 1932.

8. Who was the first wicket-keeper to make 50 stumpings in Test Cricket?

Answer: Bert Oldfield

Bert Oldfield played in 54 Tests for Australia during the 1920's and 30's, and took 78 catches, with 52 stumpings. That figure for stumpings is unheard of in 'modern' cricket, but then, Oldfield did have bowlers such as O'Reilly, Grimmett and Fleetwood-Smith to keep to.

9. Who was the first fielder (excluding wicket-keepers) to take 100 catches in Test Cricket?

Answer: Walter Hammond

Walter Hammond was one of the greatest cricketers of all-time, and tends to be overlooked in the 'modern age'. He played 85 Tests, and took 110 catches, as well as scoring 7249 runs at 58.45, and taking 83 wickets at 37.40. All this in a career that stretched from 1927-47, and was interrupted by World War II.

10. Who was the first player to bat in a helmet in a Test Match?

Answer: Dennis Amiss

Dennis Amiss first wore a helmet in the Oval test vs West Indies in 1976. Even though Greig and Brearley also played in that series, Amiss was the first one to start what has become a very sensible innovation.

Source: Author Dalgleish

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