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Quiz about Test Cricket Records The 2000s

Test Cricket Records: The 2000s Quiz

The 2000s saw new stars emerge and past masters bow out. Test Cricket itself also faced a new rival in Twenty 20. This is a quiz on all the stats from 1st January 2000 until 31st December 2009.

A multiple-choice quiz by Hews. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Hews

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,985

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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326

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which batsman scored the most runs in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Ricky Ponting

Graeme Smith

Rahul Dravid

Mohammad Yousuf

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which bowler took the most wickets in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Danish Kaneria

Shane Warne

Muttiah Muralitharan

Anil Kumble

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which wicketkeeper achieved the most dismissals in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Kumar Sangakkara

Mark Boucher

Adam Gilchrist

Brendon McCullum

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player (excluding wicketkeepers) took the most catches in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Mahela Jayawardene

Jacques Kallis

Ricky Ponting

Rahul Dravid

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team won the most matches in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

South Africa

India

England

Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which batsman scored more than 250 runs in a test innings on the most occasions in the 2000s? Hint

Younis Khan

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Virender Sehwag

Justin Langer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which recognised batsman made the most ducks in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Younis Khan

Marcus Trescothick

Mohammad Ashraful

Virender Sehwag

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the only two fast bowlers to take eight wickets in a test innings during the 2000s? Hint

Makhaya Ntini and Dale Steyn

Curtley Ambrose and Coutney Walsh

Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison

Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which team played in the most drawn test matches in the 2000s? Hint

England

Pakistan

India

New Zealand

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which batsman, with a score of 400 not out, made the highest individual score in a single innings in test cricket in the 2000s? Hint

Matthew Hayden

Brian Lara

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Sanath Jayasuriya

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which batsman scored the most runs in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Ricky Ponting

Australian batsman Ricky Ponting scored 9458 runs in the 2000s, more than 800 runs ahead of second-placed Jacques Kallis. Rahul Dravid (8558) and Mohammad Yousuf (6439) were the top scorers for India and Pakistan respectively.

2. Which bowler took the most wickets in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Muttiah Muralitharan

Murali took 565 wickets for Sri Lanka in the 2000s. Warne (357), Kumble (355) and Kaneria (245) were the top wicket-takers for Australia, India and Pakistan respectively. Four of the top five wicket-takers during the decade were spinners.

3. Which wicketkeeper achieved the most dismissals in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist

Australia's Adam Gilchrist made 397 of a career total 416 dismissals in the 2000s. Mark Boucher made 383 dismissals for South Africa in the same period.

4. Which player (excluding wicketkeepers) took the most catches in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Rahul Dravid

Dravid took 149 catches for India in the 2000s. Jayawardene (133), Ponting (130) and Kallis (122) took the most catches for Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa respectively.

5. Which team won the most matches in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Australia

Despite being regarded as a team in decline in the last few years of the decade, Australia finished well ahead of other test teams to record 79 wins for the decade, well ahead of England (55) and South Africa (53). Sri Lanka (44) and India (40) also had a healthy number of wins.

6. Which batsman scored more than 250 runs in a test innings on the most occasions in the 2000s?

Answer: Virender Sehwag

Sehwag made scores in excess of 250 on four occasions for India throughout the decade. His highest score of 319 came against South Africa at Chennai in 2008.

7. Which recognised batsman made the most ducks in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Mohammad Ashraful

Ashraful made 15 test ducks for Bangladesh in the 2000s, with Trescothick (12 for England), Khan (12 for Pakistan) and Sehwag (10 for India) not far behind.

8. Who were the only two fast bowlers to take eight wickets in a test innings during the 2000s?

Answer: Glenn McGrath and Mitchell Johnson

Australia's McGrath and Johnson both took eight wickets in test innings, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. No other fast bowler managed this feat over the course of the decade, although spin bowlers took eight or more wickets in an innings on ten other occasions.

9. Which team played in the most drawn test matches in the 2000s?

Answer: England

In a decade where drawn tests became something of a rarity, England still managed to draw 37 of theirs. India followed closely behind on 36.

10. Which batsman, with a score of 400 not out, made the highest individual score in a single innings in test cricket in the 2000s?

Answer: Brian Lara

Lara made 400 not out for the West Indies in Antigua against England in April 2003. Despite his innings, the match was drawn and the West Indies lost the series 3-0.

Source: Author Hews

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