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This quiz is about the ten highest Test innings from Don Bradman's 334 in 1930 until Brian Lara's 400 not out in 2004. The questions cover interesting aspects of the matches in which the records were set, and the batsmen themselves.

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

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6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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194,868

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Brian Lara is the first man to hold the world record for the highest Test score twice. When he scored 400 not out for the West Indies against England, in April 2004, which England player was also there when he scored 375 ten years previously?
Hint

Michael Vaughan

None of them

Graham Thorpe

Nasser Hussain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matthew Hayden scored 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in October 2003 to break Brian Lara's record of 375 set in 1994. What was Hayden's previous highest Test score? Hint

197

177

138

203

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Question 3 of 10

3. Gary Sobers held the Test record for 36 years, having eclipsed Len Hutton's 364 by scoring 365 not out in February 1958, for the West Indies against Pakistan at Kingston, Jamaica. He shared a 446 run partnership with Conrad Hunte. How many runs did Hunte score and how was he out? Hint

Run out for 260

Caught for 245

Bowled for 199

Stumped for 189

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Question 4 of 10

4. Len Hutton played his sixth Test for England against Australia in 1938, having already scored two Test centuries. He batted throughout the first two days, and was finally dismissed for 364 on the third day. What else was notable about this Test? Hint

No Australian batsman scored 50

Two other English batsmen scored over 150 each

Don Bradman took a wicket in his 3rd over

The Test was drawn

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sanath Jayasuriya went into bat in a Test match against India at Colombo in August 1997, facing an Indian total of 537/8 declared. Who partnered him in an epic batting display that lasted two and a bit days, and saw them both depart with Sri Lanka's score at 615? Hint

Roshan Mahanama

Arjuna Ranatunga

Aravinda de Silva

Mahela Jayawardene

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Hanif Mohammad played against the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados, he had scored only 2 Test centuries and 4 fifties in 32 innings. Pakistan followed on 473 runs behind and a big innings was called for. How many runs did Hanif score in Pakistan's second innings? Hint

303

352

325

337

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Question 7 of 10

7. Wally Hammond was one of the most prolific batsman of his generation, scoring over 50,000 runs in first class cricket, including 167 centuries. When England played New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 1933, how many runs did Hammond score? Hint

301

328

312

336

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mark Taylor had a dream debut for Australia against England in his first Ashes tour in 1989, scoring a century and a double century. But against Pakistan in 1998, he went one better with a triple century. He equalled the Australian record, declaring overnight with his own contribution at 334 not out. Who had previously made this score? Hint

Don Bradman

Bob Simpson

Victor Trumper

Ian Chappell

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Question 9 of 10

9. Don Bradman ended his Test career with an incredible average of 99.94. If he'd scored 4 in his last innings, he'd have had an average over 100. How many double and triple centuries did he score in Test cricket? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Graham Gooch made the first Test triple century at Lord's in July 1990, against India. He also scored a century in England's second innings. How many runs did he score in that one Test? Hint

456

466

446

436

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Graham Thorpe

It must have seemed like 'deja vu' to Graham Thorpe, fielding while Lara batted for nearly 13 hours making his 400 not out in April 2004. In 1994, on the same Antigua ground, Thorpe fielded while Lara batted for 766 minutes in scoring 375. Lara also has the highest ever innings in all first class cricket. In 1994, playing for Warwickshire, he scored 501 not out against Durham.

2. Matthew Hayden scored 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in October 2003 to break Brian Lara's record of 375 set in 1994. What was Hayden's previous highest Test score?

Answer: 203

Hayden was one of Australia's most consistent batsmen since his debut in 1994. He scored his first Test century in his third Test match, and continued to score prolifically after that. In 2001 he set the highest number of runs scored in a calendar year, and was 4th in 2002 and 3rd in 2003.

Answer: Run out for 260

At the end of the second day of the Test, Hunte was 100 not out and Sobers 20 not out. The two of them batted the entire third day, Hunte scoring a further 142 and Sobers 208. After Sobers had broken Len Hutton's record for the highest Test score, the West Indies declared, at 790/3. They won the Test by an innings and 174 runs.

Answer: Two other English batsmen scored over 150 each

Maurice Leyland scored 187 and Joe Hardstaff 169 not out, sharing partnerships of 382 and 215 with Hutton. England finally declared on 903/7. Don Bradman twisted his ankle bowling his 3rd over, and took no further part in the Test. W A (Bill) Brown scored 69, the only Australian to top 50 in either innings, and Australia lost the Test by an innings and 579 runs.

Answer: Roshan Mahanama

Jayasuriya scored 340, and Mahanama 225. Their partnership of 576 was then the highest ever in Tests. Sri Lanka's innings ended on 952/6 and the game was drawn, having seen 1,489 runs scored for the loss of 14 wickets. De Silva scored 126, Ranatunga 86 and Jayawardene 66.

Answer: 337

Hanif batted over 16 hours for his 337, and the Test was drawn as a result. Hanif scored the then highest ever first class innings of 499 the following year in Pakistan domestic cricket. His three brothers Wazir, Mushtaq, and Sadiq also played for Pakistan.

Answer: 336

Hammond was probably the only batsmen to have scores over 100, 200 and 300 in three consecutive Tests. He scored 101 against Australia in Sydney, and then 227 and 336 not out against New Zealand, all in the space of a month.

Answer: Don Bradman

Taylor was one of Australia's most successful batsmen at the end of the 20th century, scoring over 7,500 Test runs, with a triple century, a double century and 17 centuries.

Answer: 12

Sir Donald, who passed away in 2001 at the age of 92, scored two triple centuries (334 and 304, both against England at Headingly, Leeds), ten double centuries (one of those was 299 not out)and 17 centuries. But sadly, he was bowled for a 'duck' in his last Tesr innings.

10. Graham Gooch made the first Test triple century at Lord's in July 1990, against India. He also scored a century in England's second innings. How many runs did he score in that one Test?

Answer: 456

Gooch played 118 Tests for England, but this was his finest hour. Having scored 333 in the first innings, he then made 123 off 113 balls in the second. In all, he hit 56 fours and seven 6's in the game. England won by 247 runs.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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