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Quiz about Viv Richards The Master Blaster

Viv Richards - The Master Blaster Quiz

Viv Richards is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest batsmen. He deserves to be remembered in a quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by beckyel. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
beckyel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,278

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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592

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is Viv Richards' first name? Hint

Vivian

Alexander

Vivien

Isaac

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where was Viv Richards born? Hint

Jamaica

Barbados

Antigua

Trinidad

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Question 3 of 15

3. His father was Malcolm Richards, one of Antigua's leading bowlers for many years.

True

False

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Question 4 of 15

4. Against which side did Viv Richards make his test debut? Hint

England

India

Australia

Pakistan

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was Richards' test batting average? Hint

42.64

49.97

50.23

45.38

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Question 6 of 15

6. Viv Richards scored the fastest test century of the 20th century.

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many test centuries did Viv Richards score? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was Viv Richards' best performance in a one day international? Hint

119 and 5-41

101 and 2-29

97* and 4-28

136 and 4-50

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many sixes did Viv Richards score at test level? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of the following is not true about Viv Richards? Hint

He took ten wickets in a test match

He never wore a helmet while batting

He was the first West Indian to score 100 first class centuries

He scored 189* when the other ten members of the team managed 83 between them

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which English county did Viv Richards play for between 1974 and 1986? Hint

Somerset

Gloucestershire

Middlesex

Worcestershire

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Question 12 of 15

12. To whom did Viv Richards famously say, "No one talks to Viv Richards like that"? Hint

Greg Chappell

Tony Greig

Peter Roebuck

Ian Botham

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Question 13 of 15

13. Viv Richards played World Cup football.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Has Viv Richards appeared on postage stamps?

Yes

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Question 15 of 15

15. Viv Richards' son Mali, is eligible to play for England.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Viv Richards' first name?

Answer: Isaac

Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards was born on March 7th, 1952. He was knighted on May 29th, 1999, for services to cricket, so should be referred to as Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards.

2. Where was Viv Richards born?

Answer: Antigua

His bat has been put in the museum in Antigua.

3. His father was Malcolm Richards, one of Antigua's leading bowlers for many years.

Answer: True

His brothers, Donald and Mervyn, both played for the Leeward Islands.

4. Against which side did Viv Richards make his test debut?

Answer: India

His debut came in the first test at Bangalore in November 1974. He scored 4 in the first innings and 3 in the second. He took two catches in the Indian first innings. Gordon Greenidge also made his debut in this match (He was much more successful, scoring 93 and 107).

5. What was Richards' test batting average?

Answer: 50.23

He scored 8540 runs in 121 matches between 1974 and 1991.

6. Viv Richards scored the fastest test century of the 20th century.

Answer: True

He scored a hundred from 56 balls against England in April 1986, at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Antigua. He scored 110* in the second innings of the test, enabling the West Indies to set England a target of 411 runs. England were all bowled out for 170, leaving the home side the victors by 240 runs, and winners of the series 5-0.

7. How many test centuries did Viv Richards score?

Answer: 24

His top score was 291, against England at the Oval in 1976. The West Indies won the game by 231 runs. His first century came in his second test match, when he scored 192*. He also scored 45 half centuries in tests.

8. What was Viv Richards' best performance in a one day international?

Answer: 119 and 5-41

This was in the first one day international against New Zealand at Dunedin on 18 March 1987. The West Indies won by 95 runs and Viv Richards was the man of the match; he was the first player to score a hundred and take five wickets in a one day international.

9. How many sixes did Viv Richards score at test level?

Answer: 84

This was a record for the 20th century. He became famous for his attacking style, taking on the best fast bowlers of the time as well as the slower ones, and dispatching bad and good deliveries alike to the boundary.

10. Which of the following is not true about Viv Richards?

Answer: He took ten wickets in a test match

In May 1984, the West Indies played a one day international against England in Manchester and Richards scored 189*. The West Indian total was 272 and England scored 168, giving the West Indies victory by 104 runs. Richards also took two wickets. He was the man of the match. He did bowl in tests, ending up with 32 wickets at an average of 61.37, with 2-17 as his best figures.

11. Which English county did Viv Richards play for between 1974 and 1986?

Answer: Somerset

Richards, along with West Indian team mate Joel Garner and England star Ian Botham, was a member of the Somerset team that finally won a trophy after 104 years of trying. The three made Somerset a formidable team and helped pull large crowds into the county ground in Taunton during their years at the club.

12. To whom did Viv Richards famously say, "No one talks to Viv Richards like that"?

Answer: Tony Greig

Tony Greig was the newly-appointed England captain and before the West Indian tour of 1976 said that they would make the West Indies "grovel". Richards missed the second test, as he had the flu, and still scored 829 runs in the series, which the West Indies won 3-0.

13. Viv Richards played World Cup football.

Answer: True

He was a member of the Antiguan squad in the qualifying rounds of the World Cup in 1974.

14. Has Viv Richards appeared on postage stamps?

Answer: Yes

He appeared on stamps issued in Antigua in 2000, to celebrate the 100th Test match at Lords, and also some issued in St. Vincent.

15. Viv Richards' son Mali, is eligible to play for England.

Answer: True

He was born in Taunton, Somerset, when Viv Richards was playing cricket for Somerset, and so could play for England.

Source: Author beckyel

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