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Quiz about Test Crickets 400 Wickets Club

Test Cricket's 400 Wickets Club Quiz

This quiz concerns the first 10 bowlers to take 400 wickets in Test Match cricket. One question will be asked relating to each one of the 10.

A multiple-choice quiz by KennyM33. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
KennyM33

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
267,584

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the only batsman Shane Warne dismissed in his debut match? Hint

Sachin Tendulkar

Ravi Shastri

Kapil Dev

Mohammad Azharuddin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Against which country did Muttiah Muralitharan achieve his first 10 wicket haul? Hint

India

West Indies

Zimbabwe

England

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Question 3 of 10

3. Glenn McGrath's best figures in an innings were 8/24. At which ground did he achieve this? Hint

Adelaide Oval

WACA Ground, Perth

Sydney Cricket Ground

Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Question 4 of 10

4. Anil Kumble was the 2nd bowler to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings. What were his final figures? Hint

10 for 47

10 for 74

10 for 53

10 for 149

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Question 5 of 10

5. Courtney Walsh had a long career for West Indies including 22 Tests as Captain. How many wickets did he take while captain? Hint

104

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Question 6 of 10

6. Kapil Dev surpassed Richard Hadlee's record for most Test Wickets in February 1994 by dismissing which Sri Lankan batsman? Hint

Aravinda de Silva

Hashan Tillakaratne

Arjuna Ranatunga

Roshan Mahanama

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Question 7 of 10

7. Richard Hadlee's best bowling figures came against Australia in 1985 where he he took 9 of the 10 1st innings wickets. Ironically, Hadlee took the catch but off whose bowling? Hint

Ewan Chatfield

Vaughan Brown

Martin Snedden

Martin Crowe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which English player provided Shaun Pollock with his 300th Test wicket? Hint

Marcus Trescothick

Graham Thorpe

Alec Stewart

Michael Vaughan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Wasim Akram took 2 separate hat-tricks during 1998/99 against the same country. Which one? Hint

India

South Africa

New Zealand

Sri Lanka

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of Curtly Ambrose's greatest spells occurred at Port of Spain in 1994 when he took 6/24 to dismiss England for one of their lowest ever scores. How many were England dismissed for? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the only batsman Shane Warne dismissed in his debut match?

Answer: Ravi Shastri

Shastri made 206, while Warne finished with a return of 1/150. Tendulkar also made 148 not out in the Indian innings. The match ended as a draw.

2. Against which country did Muttiah Muralitharan achieve his first 10 wicket haul?

Answer: Zimbabwe

Muttiah Muralitharan has been the mainstay of the Sri Lankan bowling attack for years and has taken 10 wickets in a match an incredible 20 times, double the amount anybody else has managed.

This match was played in January 1998 at Kandy. Murali's match figures of 12/117 were, at the time, the best ever for Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka who beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.

3. Glenn McGrath's best figures in an innings were 8/24. At which ground did he achieve this?

Answer: WACA Ground, Perth

The match was against Pakistan in December 2004. McGrath's performance came in the final innings of the match as Pakistan, set an unlikely 564 for victory, were skittled for 72, leaving Australia victorious by 491 runs.

4. Anil Kumble was the 2nd bowler to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings. What were his final figures?

Answer: 10 for 74

Kumble's performance was against Pakistan at Delhi in February 1999. Like McGrath, it was achieved in the final innings of the match. Pakistan were bowled out for 207 as India won by 212 runs. Kumble's match figures were 14/149.

5. Courtney Walsh had a long career for West Indies including 22 Tests as Captain. How many wickets did he take while captain?

Answer: 85

His first match as captain, deputising for an injured Richie Richardson, was against in England at St John's in 1994 when Brian Lara scored 375 to break Sir Garfield Sobers' record for the highest individual score in a Test innings.

6. Kapil Dev surpassed Richard Hadlee's record for most Test Wickets in February 1994 by dismissing which Sri Lankan batsman?

Answer: Hashan Tillakaratne

Tillakaratne was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar for 7. Kapil Dev only in 1 more Test after this extending his record to 434.

7. Richard Hadlee's best bowling figures came against Australia in 1985 where he he took 9 of the 10 1st innings wickets. Ironically, Hadlee took the catch but off whose bowling?

Answer: Vaughan Brown

This was Brown's only Test wicket. Geoff Lawson was the batsman dismissed for 8, the 9th wicket to fall in the innings.

New Zealand went to win by an innings and 41 runs despite Alan Border making an unbeaten 152 Greg Matthews scoring 115 and in the 2nd innings.

8. Which English player provided Shaun Pollock with his 300th Test wicket?

Answer: Michael Vaughan

This match was the final Test of a 5 Test series and was played at The Oval in 2003. It ended in disappointment for the South Africans who lost by 9 wickets, allowing England to draw the series 2-2.

9. Wasim Akram took 2 separate hat-tricks during 1998/99 against the same country. Which one?

Answer: Sri Lanka

Both matches formed part of the Asian Test Championship and were played back-to-back, the latter being the Final. The first match ended in a draw.

The final was won by Pakistan by an innings and 175 runs. Wasim's hat-trick reduced to Sri Lanka, already trailing by 363 runs on 1st innings, to 9 for 3 before being bowled out for 188.

10. One of Curtly Ambrose's greatest spells occurred at Port of Spain in 1994 when he took 6/24 to dismiss England for one of their lowest ever scores. How many were England dismissed for?

Answer: 46

England only made 1 more than their lowest score of 45.

Source: Author KennyM33

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