Question |
Choices |
Answer |
Date |
Which of these players won 4
consecutive Man of the Match awards in ODIs? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Mohd. Azharuddin
- Sourav Ganguly
|
Sourav Ganguly |
29 Jun 2002 |
Who was the man of the match in the
epic Australia v South Africa semi-final at the 1999 World Cup? |
- Damien Fleming
- Paul Reiffel
- Shane Warne
|
Shane Warne |
29 Jun 2002 |
Who has scored the most Test runs for
England? |
|
Gooch |
29 Jun 2002 |
Which two English cricketers made
their debut in the first Test of the 1989/90 series against West
Indies? |
- Atherton and Hussain
- Hussain and Stewart
- Stewart and Atherton
|
Hussain and Stewart |
28 Jun 2002 |
Who gave former India captain S
Venkataraghavan his nickname 'Rent-a-Waggon'? |
- Jonathan Agnew
- John Arlott
- Brian Johnston
|
Brian Johnston |
28 Jun 2002 |
What in cricket history is referred
to as 'Operation Chessmatch'? |
- The plans for the rebel tour of South Africa by English
cricketers during their tour of India in 1981/2
- Hansie Cronje's plans of fixing match events during the tour
of India in 1999/2000
- The plans formed by the West Indies cricketers to avoid being
banned by their board for playing in Packer's World Series
Cricket
|
The plans for the rebel tour of South
Africa by English cricketers during their tour of India in 1981/2 |
28 Jun 2002 |
Who had the record for the best ODI
bowling performance by a New Zealander before Scott Styris? |
- Matthew Hart
- Daryl Tuffey
- Alex Tait
|
Matthew Hart |
27 Jun 2002 |
Steve Bucknor has refereed a football
World Cup qualifying game. Who were the two teams? |
- El Salvador and Netherlands Antilles
- Antigua and Jamaica
- Guyana and USA
|
El Salvador and Netherlands Antilles |
27 Jun 2002 |
Which umpire's record of officiating
the most Tests did Steve Bucknor break recently? |
- David Shepherd
- Frank Chester
- Dickie Bird
|
Dickie Bird |
27 Jun 2002 |
Who held the record for most Test
appearances by an English player before Alec Stewart drew level with
him? |
- Graham Gooch
- Geoff Boycott
- Ian Botham
|
Graham Gooch |
26 Jun 2002 |
Prior to the last series against Sri
Lanka, against who did England last win a Test series? |
- New Zealand
- India
- Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lanka |
26 Jun 2002 |
After his cricketing days were over,
Duleepsinhji was appointed a High Commissioner to Australia. Which
country appointed him? |
- England
- India
- New Zealand
|
India |
26 Jun 2002 |
How many runs had Steve Waugh scored
in the 1999 World Cup Super Six game against South Africa when
Herschelle Gibbs dropped him at mid-wicket? |
|
56 |
25 Jun 2002 |
Which umpire has officiated in the
most number of Tests? |
- Dickie Bird
- David Shepherd
- Steve Bucknor
|
Steve Bucknor |
25 Jun 2002 |
Which Aussie made his first Test
century in the Leeds Test of 1981 where England famously won after
following-on? |
- Kim Hughes
- John Dyson
- Ray Bright
|
John Dyson |
25 Jun 2002 |
Who hit the first six in Women's
Tests? |
- Rachael Heyhoe-Flint
- Belinda Clark
- Diana Edulji
|
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint |
24 Jun 2002 |
Who're the only two batsmen to have
made ODI centuries at the Colonial Stadium (as of the start of Super
Challenge II)? |
- Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan
- Mark Waugh and Gary Kirsten
- Jonty Rhodes and Herschelle Gibbs
|
Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan |
24 Jun 2002 |
Which of these English players made
his Test debut when England defeated West Indies at Leeds, 1991? |
- Mark Ramprakash
- Nasser Hussain
- Graham Thorpe
|
Mark Ramprakash |
24 Jun 2002 |
Which Australian player remained not
out when India famously defeated Australia at Kolkota in 2001? |
- Kasprowicz
- Warne
- Gillespie
|
Kasprowicz |
23 Jun 2002 |
What was the result of the first ever
Test series? |
- England won
- Australia won
- Series drawn
|
Series drawn |
23 Jun 2002 |
Who made the first ever ODI score in
excess of 150? |
- Kapil Dev
- Zaheer Abbas
- Glenn Turner
|
Glenn Turner |
23 Jun 2002 |
Who was the last bowler to take at
least 9 wickets in a Test innings? |
|
Murali |
22 Jun 2002 |
Who dismissed Graeme Hick in his
first Test innings? |
- Courtney Walsh
- Curtly Ambrose
- Patrick Patterson
|
Courtney Walsh |
22 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first batsman to score 7
centuries in 8 first-class innings? |
- Everton Weekes
- Graeme Hick
- Brian Lara
|
Brian Lara |
22 Jun 2002 |
How many Tests did Eric Hollies play
against Australia? |
|
One |
21 Jun 2002 |
Who was Geoff Boycott's first opening
partner in Tests? |
- John Edrich
- Brian Statham
- Fred Titmus
|
Fred Titmus |
21 Jun 2002 |
Who faced the first ball in One-day
Internationals? |
- Bill Edrich
- John Edrich
- Geoff Boycott
|
Geoff Boycott |
21 Jun 2002 |
Before a cricket match starts, who
decides which end the first ball is to be bowled from? |
- The umpires and match referee (if present)
- The winner of the toss
- The bowling team captain
|
The bowling team captain |
20 Jun 2002 |
Who faced the first ball for Zimbabwe
in a Test? |
- Mark Burmester
- Kevin Arnott
- Grant Flower
|
Kevin Arnott |
20 Jun 2002 |
Who did Sir Don Bradman choose as his
wicket-keeper in his all-time XI? |
- Clyde Walcott
- Les Ames
- Don Tallon
|
Don Tallon |
20 Jun 2002 |
Who was Pakistan's coach in the 1999
World Cup? |
- Richard Pybus
- Javed Miandad
- They did not have one
|
Richard Pybus |
19 Jun 2002 |
Who were the first pair of brothers
to open the bowling in a World Cup match? |
- Ravi and Rumesh Ratnayake
- Richard and Dayle Hadlee
- Tony and Martin Suji
|
Tony and Martin Suji |
19 Jun 2002 |
Which great captain said 'Captaincy
is 90% luck and 10% skill, but for heaven’s sake don’t try it
without that 10%'? |
- Clive Lloyd
- Richie Benaud
- Mike Brearley
|
Richie Benaud |
19 Jun 2002 |
Who were the first pair to bat
through two full days of a Test? |
- Len Hutton and Wally Hammond
- Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama
- Dean Jones and Allan Border
|
Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama |
18 Jun 2002 |
At which ground did Bangladesh beat
Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup? |
- County Ground, Northampton
- County Ground, Derby
- County Ground, Durham
|
County Ground, Northampton |
18 Jun 2002 |
Who was the Indian captain when
Subhash Gupte took 9 wickets at Kanpur against West Indies? |
- Chandu Borde
- Nari Contractor
- Ghulam Ahmed
|
Ghulam Ahmed |
18 Jun 2002 |
This cricket club established in
1867, started playing football in the winter to keep the players
fit. The club currently plays in the 1st division of the English
football league. Identify. |
- Manchester City
- Wimbledon
- Sheffield Wednesday
|
Sheffield Wednesday |
17 Jun 2002 |
What was significant about the Test
dismissal Nath Thomson bowled by Allen Hill for 1? |
- It was the first instance of hit-wicket in Tests
- It was the first ever Test dismissal
- After this delivery, Hill was called for chucking and Thomson
was reinstated as notout
|
It was the first ever Test dismissal |
17 Jun 2002 |
Who among these New Zealand rugby
players recently retired from the sport and announced that he was
keen to resume his cricket career? |
- Jonah Lomu
- Jeff Wilson
- Reuben Thorne
|
Jeff Wilson |
17 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first player to complete
the double of 500 runs and 50 wickets in a single Ranji Trophy
tournament? |
- Kapil Dev
- Asif Iqbal
- Sunil Joshi
|
Sunil Joshi |
16 Jun 2002 |
Only two people have made more than
50,000 runs and taken 2,000 wickets in first-class cricket. Who are
they? |
- WG Grace and Frank Woolley
- Patsy Hendren and Wilfred Rhodes
- JWHT Douglas and Wally Hammond
|
WG Grace and Frank Woolley |
16 Jun 2002 |
Which English county did Kepler
Wessels play first-class cricket for? |
|
Sussex |
16 Jun 2002 |
Of all the bowlers who have 300+ Test
wickets, who has the best wickets/innings ratio? |
- Muralitharan
- Wasim Akram
- Lillee
|
Muralitharan |
15 Jun 2002 |
Which of Ganguly and Dravid remained
not out after their record partnership of 318 against Sri Lanka in
the 1999 World Cup? |
|
Neither |
15 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first New Zealand batsman
to score a century in each innings of a Test? |
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Glenn Turner
- Martin Crowe
|
Glenn Turner |
15 Jun 2002 |
Who was Pakistan's captain in the
1987 World Cup? |
- Javed Miandad
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Akram
|
Imran Khan |
14 Jun 2002 |
He played 4 Tests for India in the
1950s without much success. He is Sunil Gavaskar's uncle. Who is
this person? |
- Sadashiv Shinde
- Madhav Mantri
- Dattu Phadkar
|
Madhav Mantri |
14 Jun 2002 |
Which of these great bowlers was
chiefly responsible for India being 0/4 at Leeds in 1952? |
- Frank Tyson
- Alec Bedser
- Fred Trueman
|
Fred Trueman |
14 Jun 2002 |
At what batting position did Sir Gary
Sobers bat in his first Test innings? |
|
#9 |
13 Jun 2002 |
Which great Aussie leg-spinner was at
the receiving end when Victoria made 1107 v New South Wales in
1926/27? |
- Clarie Grimmett
- Bill O'Reilly
- Arthur Mailey
|
Arthur Mailey |
13 Jun 2002 |
Who was South Africa's captain when
they thrashed Australia 4-0 in the 1969/70 Test series in South
Africa? |
- Ali Bacher
- Graeme Pollock
- Eddie Barlow
|
Ali Bacher |
13 Jun 2002 |
X said this about Y's running between
the wickets - 'A call for a run from him is merely the basis for
negotiation'. Identify X and Y |
- Ian Botham and Geoff Boycott
- Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly
- Trevor Bailey and Denis Compton
|
Trevor Bailey and Denis Compton |
12 Jun 2002 |
Which of these teams has the 'record'
of most consecutive Test defeats [jointly held[? |
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- England
|
England |
12 Jun 2002 |
Who did Australia start their 16 Test
match winning streak against? |
- Zimbabwe
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
|
Zimbabwe |
12 Jun 2002 |
At which ground did India register
its first-ever Test win? |
- Chepauk, Chennai
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Feroze Shah Kotla, Delhi
|
Chepauk, Chennai |
11 Jun 2002 |
Before the tour of West Indies in
1971, captain Ajit Wadekar insisted on the inclusion of which
player? |
- Dilip Sardesai
- Eknath Solkar
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Dilip Sardesai |
11 Jun 2002 |
Who has made the highest first-class
score by an Indian abroad? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Navjot Singh Sidhu
- Polly Umrigar
|
Navjot Singh Sidhu |
11 Jun 2002 |
Where did Kapil Dev captain India for
a series for the first time? |
- India
- Pakistan
- West Indies
|
West Indies |
10 Jun 2002 |
Who kept wicket when Rod Marsh bowled
10 overs against Pakistan at Faisalabad? |
- Kim Hughes
- Ian Chappell
- Greg Chappell
|
Greg Chappell |
10 Jun 2002 |
What did Sachin Tendulkar reputedly
reply when Aaqib Javed sledged him early in his career at Sharjah? |
- 'Same to you, buddy.'
- 'Why are you antagonising me? You are only hurting yourself.'
- 'I don't know Hindi.'
|
'Why are you antagonising me? You are
only hurting yourself.' |
10 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to score a
hundred and take five wickets in an innings in the same Test? |
- Polly Umrigar
- Vinoo Mankad
- Kapil Dev
|
Polly Umrigar |
9 Jun 2002 |
Which bowler's express quick delivery
forced Allan Border to retire hurt for the first time in his
first-class career in an Australian domestic match? |
- Matthew Nicholson
- Brad Williams
- Ashley Noffke
|
Brad Williams |
9 Jun 2002 |
Which ground has hosted the most
number of Tests? |
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Lord's
- Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
|
Lord's |
9 Jun 2002 |
Which Indian Test cricketer played
for England in the 'Bodyline' series of 1932/33? |
- Duleepsinhji
- Ranjitsinhji
- Nawab of Pataudi (snr)
|
Nawab of Pataudi (snr) |
8 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first player to be
suspended under the ICC code of conduct? |
- Jeff Thomson
- Aaqib Javed
- Ian Botham
|
Aaqib Javed |
8 Jun 2002 |
Who is the only Indian cricketer to
make a century on first-class and Test debut? |
- Surinder Amarnath
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Gundappa Vishwanath
|
Gundappa Vishwanath |
8 Jun 2002 |
Who was South Africa's first captain
in one-day internationals? |
- Kepler Wessels
- Clive Rice
- Peter Kirsten
|
Clive Rice |
7 Jun 2002 |
Which two teams played the 500th
Test? |
- India and Pakistan
- Australia and West Indies
- New Zealand and England
|
Australia and West Indies |
7 Jun 2002 |
Which team trailed by the biggest
margin in the first innings and yet went on to win the Test? |
- India
- Australia
- West Indies
|
Australia |
7 Jun 2002 |
Who holds the current Australian
record for best innings bowling performance in a Test? |
- Shane Warne
- Arthur Mailey
- Bill O'Reilly
|
Arthur Mailey |
6 Jun 2002 |
Apart from Laker and Kumble who has
the best innings bowling analysis? |
- Hugh Tayfield
- George Lohmann
- Jack Noriega
|
George Lohmann |
6 Jun 2002 |
How many West Indian bowlers have
more than 400 Test wickets? |
|
Two |
6 Jun 2002 |
Who was the last English cricketer to
carry his bat through a Test innings? |
- Alec Stewart
- Graham Gooch
- Mike Atherton
|
Mike Atherton |
5 Jun 2002 |
Who was the last player to bat at #11
in the first innings and open the second innings of a Test? |
- Iqbal Siddiqui
- Danny Morrison
- Ravi Ratnayake
|
Danny Morrison |
5 Jun 2002 |
Which of these football clubs did
Denis Compton play for? |
- Liverpool
- Manchester United
- Arsenal
|
Arsenal |
5 Jun 2002 |
Which two teams played in the first
match of the first ICC Trophy? |
- East Africa and Canada
- Singapore and Argentina
- Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka
|
Singapore and Argentina |
4 Jun 2002 |
What is the claim to fame of Joginder
Singh Rao, who played for Services in the 1963/64 Indian domestic
season? |
- He was the first batsman ruled 'timed out' in Indian
first-class cricket
- He is one of only two bowlers to have taken two hat-tricks in
the same first-cla
- He was the first Indian cricketer to play for Lancashire
|
He is one of only two bowlers to have
taken two hat-tricks in the same first-cla |
4 Jun 2002 |
Who has the most Test wickets for an
Indian off-spinner? |
- S Venkataraghavan
- EAS Prasanna
- Harbhajan Singh
|
EAS Prasanna |
4 Jun 2002 |
Who was Australia's captain when they
whitewashed England 5-0 in an Ashes series? |
- Lindsay Hassett
- Ian Chappell
- Warwick Armstrong
|
Warwick Armstrong |
3 Jun 2002 |
Who was the only captain in the 1999
World Cup who did not wear #1 on his shirt? |
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Steve Waugh
- Hansie Cronje
|
Hansie Cronje |
3 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first player from the
losing side to be named man-of-the match in a Benson & Hedges
Cup final? [England's premier domestic limited overs tournament] |
- Darren Lehmann
- Aravinda de Silva
- Mohd. Azharuddin
|
Aravinda de Silva |
3 Jun 2002 |
Who was the last Indian to be
no-balled for chucking in a Test? |
- Syed Kirmani
- Abid Ali
- Vinod Kambli
|
Syed Kirmani |
2 Jun 2002 |
Who has the best innings 10 wicket
haul in first-class history? |
- Chaminda Vaas
- Hedley Verity
- Debasis Mohanty
|
Hedley Verity |
2 Jun 2002 |
Which of these cricketers has a
middle name 'Mary'? |
- Chris Kuggeleijn, New Zealand
- Chris Old, England
- Roger Binny, India
|
Chris Kuggeleijn, New Zealand |
2 Jun 2002 |
Who was the first non Test playing
team to beat a Test playing team in one-day internationals? |
- East Africa beating Canada in the 1979 World Cup
- Canada beating Sri Lanka in the 1975 World Cup
- Sri Lanka beating India in the 1979 World Cup
|
Sri Lanka beating India in the 1979
World Cup |
1 Jun 2002 |
What is common to Bobby Abel, Len
Hutton, Don Bradman and Inzamam-ul-Haq? |
- They all scored a triple century and a duck in the same Test
- Their individual innings score was greater than that of their
opponent's totals
- They were all run out after making a triple century
|
Their individual innings score was
greater than that of their opponent's totals |
1 Jun 2002 |
Which of these cricketers has played
the most Women's Tests for India? |
- Diana Edulji
- Sudha Shah
- Shubangi Kulkarni
|
Sudha Shah |
1 Jun 2002 |
Who has taken the most wickets in the
Ranji Trophy? |
- Kanwaljit Singh
- Rajinder Goel
- Padmakar Shiwalkar
|
Rajinder Goel |
31 May 2002 |
Who has scored the most centuries in
the Ranji Trophy? |
- KP Bhaskar Pillai
- Sridharan Sharath
- Ajay Sharma
|
Ajay Sharma |
31 May 2002 |
Which of these bowlers has the best
innings bowling analysis in Tests for Bangladesh? |
- Manjurul Islam v Zimbabwe
- Naimur Rahman v India
- Enamul Haque v Pakistan
|
Manjurul Islam v Zimbabwe |
31 May 2002 |
Who currently has made the most Test
runs for Bangladesh? |
- Aminum Islam
- Habibul Bashar
- Javed Omar
|
Habibul Bashar |
30 May 2002 |
Where did Aravinda de Silva make his
Test debut? |
- Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
- Lord's, London
- Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
|
Lord's, London |
30 May 2002 |
Where did Brian Lara make his first
Test century? |
- Lord's, London
- St. John's, Antigua
- The SCG, Sydney
|
The SCG, Sydney |
30 May 2002 |
Who has scored the most runs in a
Test match? |
- Brian Lara
- Mark Taylor
- Graham Gooch
|
Graham Gooch |
29 May 2002 |
Only two touring teams have won Tests
at Sabina Park, Jamaica as of Apr 2002. Who are they? |
- New Zealand and India
- South Africa and Pakistan
- Australia and England
|
Australia and England |
29 May 2002 |
Where was Athanasios John Traicos,
the South Africa and Zimbabwe off-spinner, born? |
|
Egypt |
29 May 2002 |
Who was the first batsman to score
hundred first-class centuries? |
|
WG Grace |
28 May 2002 |
Which team currently holds the record
for playing the most consecutive ODIs with an unchanged XI? |
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Australia
|
Pakistan |
28 May 2002 |
Who was the only other English bowler
to take a wicket when Laker took 19 wickets against Australia at Old
Trafford in 1956? |
- No one, the only other wicket was a run out
- Tony Lock
- Trevor Bailey
|
Tony Lock |
28 May 2002 |
How many runs did Jim Laker concede
in the 1956 Test v Australia at Old Trafford? [hint: He took 19
wickets!] |
|
90 |
27 May 2002 |
Against which team did Richie Benaud
have a bowling analysis of 3.4-3-0-3? |
- Pakistan
- India
- South Africa
|
India |
27 May 2002 |
Where would you find the Sir Leonard
Hutton Gates? |
- Headingley
- Old Trafford
- Lord's
|
Headingley |
27 May 2002 |
What is the highest first Test
century score made, i.e. the highest score where it is the batsman's
first Test century? |
- 375 by Brian Lara
- 365* by Gary Sobers
- 364 by Len Hutton
|
365* by Gary Sobers |
26 May 2002 |
Who was the first batsman to make a
century in each innings at Lord's? |
- Jack Hobbs
- Don Bradman
- George Headley
|
George Headley |
26 May 2002 |
Who was the only English batsman not
dismissed by Muralitharan in his 9 wicket haul at the Oval in 1998? |
- Ben Hollioake
- Adam Hollioake
- John Crawley
|
John Crawley |
26 May 2002 |
Who was the bowler when Sir Gary
Sobers broke Sir Len Hutton's then record Test score of 364? |
- Hanif Mohammad
- Wazir Mohammad
- Mushtaq Mohammad
|
Hanif Mohammad |
25 May 2002 |
Which company currently sponsors Test
matches in England? |
|
npower |
25 May 2002 |
Which county does Ben Hutton, Sir Len
Hutton's grandson play for? |
|
Middlesex |
25 May 2002 |
Which of these books was written by
Mike Brearley? |
- The joy of captaincy
- The art of captaincy
- The skills of captaincy
|
The art of captaincy |
24 May 2002 |
Which Australian state did Craig
White play for? |
- New South Wales
- Tasmania
- Victoria
|
Victoria |
24 May 2002 |
Where was Michael Vaughan born? |
- Lancashire
- Yorkshire
- Lincolnshire
|
Lancashire |
24 May 2002 |
Which county did Dennis Lillee play
for? |
- Nottinghamshire
- Northamptonshire
- Essex
|
Northamptonshire |
23 May 2002 |
Who said 'I always wanted to be a bus
driver, I don't know what got me into cricket'? |
- Ajay Ratra
- Kapil Dev
- Sandeep Patil
|
Kapil Dev |
23 May 2002 |
Who dismissed Don Bradman the most
number of times in Tests? |
- Harold Larwood
- Hedley Verity
- Wally Hammond
|
Hedley Verity |
23 May 2002 |
Who were the opponents when all 11
players bowled in a Test innings for the first time? |
- England and Australia
- India and West Indies
- Australia and Pakistan
|
England and Australia |
22 May 2002 |
Who has the most first-class runs
among current cricketers? |
- Alec Stewart
- Steve Waugh
- Graeme Hick
|
Graeme Hick |
22 May 2002 |
Who was the first bowler to dismiss a
batsman off the very first ball of an ODI? |
- Michael Holding
- Andy Roberts
- Joel Garner
|
Andy Roberts |
22 May 2002 |
Who was man of the match in Imran
Khan's last ODI? |
- Imran Khan
- Waqar Younis
- Wasim Akram
|
Wasim Akram |
21 May 2002 |
Who apart from Ian Botham, Kapil Dev
and Gary Sobers, has 5000 Test runs and 100 Test wickets? |
- Imran Khan
- Carl Hooper
- Sachin Tendulkar
|
Carl Hooper |
21 May 2002 |
Who're the only two cricketers to
have scored a century and taken 10 wickets in the same Test? |
- Ian Botham and Imran Khan
- Imran Khan and Kapil Dev
- Keith Miller and Gary Sobers
|
Ian Botham and Imran Khan |
21 May 2002 |
Who has hit the most sixes in Tests? |
- Kapil Dev
- Ian Botham
- Chris Cairns
|
Chris Cairns |
20 May 2002 |
Which batsman has the dubious
distinction of being dismissed 6 times in Tests by Steve Waugh? |
- Viv Richards
- Brian Lara
- Carl Hooper
|
Carl Hooper |
20 May 2002 |
In which year was Steve Waugh named
among Wisden's cricketers of the year? |
|
1989 |
20 May 2002 |
Who were the first pair of
wicket-keepers to score a century in the same Test? |
- Kumar Sangakkara and Rashid Latif
- Ajay Ratra and Ridley Jacobs
- Adam Gilchrist and Alec Stewart
|
Ajay Ratra and Ridley Jacobs |
19 May 2002 |
Who described who as 'no style but
was all style' ? |
- Don Bradman on Neil Harvey
- David Gower on Mohd. Azharuddin
- CB Fry on Victor Trumper
|
CB Fry on Victor Trumper |
19 May 2002 |
Which of these great cricketers had
the middle name 'Bholalall'? |
- Colin Cowdrey
- Rohan Kanhai
- Duleepsinhji
|
Rohan Kanhai |
19 May 2002 |
What has South African born CNN
International news anchor Tumi Makgabo recently been in the news
for? |
- Over her comments on Hansie Cronje and match fixing
- She will be the compere for the opening ceremony of the 2003
World Cup
- She designed the mascot of the 2003 World Cup
|
She will be the compere for the
opening ceremony of the 2003 World Cup |
18 May 2002 |
Who was called the 'White Headley'? |
- Don Bradman
- Jack Hobbs
- Victor Trumper
|
Don Bradman |
18 May 2002 |
Which of these Indian 1983 World Cup
winning squad members has initiated a scheme to support groundsmen
by giving them portions of amounts from benefit matches? |
- Kapil Dev
- Sunil Valson
- Balwinder Singh Sandhu
|
Balwinder Singh Sandhu |
18 May 2002 |
Who was the first cricketer to score
100 runs and take 10 wickets in the same Test? |
- Gary Sobers
- Keith Miller
- Alan Davidson
|
Alan Davidson |
17 May 2002 |
Who're the only two batsmen to have
remained not-out in the final innings of a tied Test? |
- Wally Grout and Ravi Shastri
- Lindsay Kline and Ravi Shastri
- Richie Benaud and Ravi Shastri
|
Lindsay Kline and Ravi Shastri |
17 May 2002 |
Who were the Indian batsmen dismissed
by a bowler in India's successful chase of 403 at Port-of-Spain,
1976? |
- Mohinder Amarnath and Brijesh Patel
- Gundappa Vishwanath and Abid Ali
- Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad
|
Sunil Gavaskar and Anshuman Gaekwad |
17 May 2002 |
Who was the only West Indian bowler
to take a wicket when India successfully chased 403 at Port-of-Spain
in 1976? |
- Michael Holding
- Bernard Julien
- Raphick Jumadeen
|
Raphick Jumadeen |
16 May 2002 |
Connect Martin Bicknell, Andrew
Caddick, Justin Langer and Darren Lehmann |
- They all play for Yorkshire
- They were all born outside England but were eligible to play
for England
- They were the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2001
|
They were the Wisden Cricketers of
the Year in 2001 |
16 May 2002 |
Where was Tony Greig born? |
- Australia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
|
South Africa |
16 May 2002 |
Who caught Arun Lal off Sir Richard
Hadlee's bowling to make him the highest wicket taker in Test
history at that point in time? |
- Chris Kuggeleijn
- Ken Rutherford
- Martin Crowe
|
Chris Kuggeleijn |
15 May 2002 |
At which venue did India defeat West
Indies for the first time in a ODI? |
|
Berbice |
15 May 2002 |
Who holds the record for the fastest
to 1000 Test runs in a calendar year? |
- Viv Richards
- Kepler Wessels
- Mohinder Amarnath
|
Mohinder Amarnath |
15 May 2002 |
1986, Ind v Eng at Leeds. Batsman
edges to slip who drops it, keeper dives and scoops it back, slip
fielder misses and kicks it up and makes the catch. Who were the 3
people involved? |
- Batsman Srikkanth, Slip fielder Botham, Keeper Downton
- Batsman Gooch, Slip fielder Gavaskar, Keeper More
- Batsman Maninder Singh, Slip fielder Gooch, Keeper Bruce
French
|
Batsman Maninder Singh, Slip fielder
Gooch, Keeper Bruce French |
14 May 2002 |
In the recently concluded
Port-of-Spain Test between India and West Indies, how many Indian
bowlers took 5 wickets in an innings? |
|
None |
14 May 2002 |
Which team holds the record for the
highest first innings lead in Tests? |
- Pakistan
- England
- South Africa
|
England |
14 May 2002 |
There has been only one instance of
three left-handed batsmen scoring centuries in the same Test
innings. Who are the three? |
- Saeed Anwar, Aamir Sohail and Wasim Akram
- Chris Gayle, Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist
|
Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer and
Adam Gilchrist |
13 May 2002 |
Which of these is right? The number
of Test triple centurions is |
- greater than the number of people who've walked on the moon
- lesser than the number of people who've walked on the moon
- equal to the number of people who've walked on the moon
|
greater than the number of people
who've walked on the moon |
13 May 2002 |
Who holds the record for the most
boundaries (4s and 6s) in a Test innings? |
- John Edrich
- Brian Lara
- Warwick Armstrong
|
John Edrich |
13 May 2002 |
Which of these players was the most
recent instance of one player outscoring the combined innings totals
of the opposition in a Test? |
- Nathan Astle
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
12 May 2002 |
Who has the best lowest score in a
completed Test innings? |
- Bob Willis
- Bapu Nadkarni
- Andy Roberts
|
Bapu Nadkarni |
12 May 2002 |
Which of these has not scored a Test
triple century? |
- Lawrence Rowe
- Viv Richards
- Bob Cowper
|
Viv Richards |
12 May 2002 |
Who scored the first score in excess
of 200 in the year 2002? |
- Yousuf Youhana
- Graham Thorpe
- Kumar Sangakkara
|
Yousuf Youhana |
11 May 2002 |
Who was the first to score a Test
double century? |
- Bill Murdoch
- Jack Hobbs
- Victor Trumper
|
Bill Murdoch |
11 May 2002 |
Who was the first batsman to score 20
Test centuries? |
- Wally Hammond
- Don Bradman
- Len Hutton
|
Don Bradman |
11 May 2002 |
Why was the 1996 Sheffield Shield
game between NSW and Queensland played at the Bankstown Oval and not
the SCG? |
- To honour the Waugh brothers, who played much of their age
group cricket at the
- The SCG was being renovated following a fire in the members
stand
- The SCG was booked for a Michael Jackson concert
|
The SCG was booked for a Michael
Jackson concert |
10 May 2002 |
Why did all 17 members of the Indian
squad field during the 1976 Sabina Park Test? |
- The West Indies board agreed to a 17-a-side Test
- There were 4 pairs of twins in the Indian squad, so they
managed to fool the ump
- India had suffered injuries to almost all the players, so all
substitutes were u
|
India had suffered injuries to almost
all the players, so all substitutes were u |
10 May 2002 |
Which of these batsmen scored a Test
triple ton in a winning effort? |
- Gary Sobers
- Brian Lara
- Sanath Jayasuriya
|
Gary Sobers |
10 May 2002 |
Which type of extras has been
conceded the most in all Tests? |
|
Legbyes |
9 May 2002 |
Which team had as many as 8
left-handed batsmen in a Test twice? |
- Sri Lanka
- West Indies
- Australia
|
West Indies |
9 May 2002 |
Where were the last scheduled
four-day Tests played? |
- England
- South Africa
- New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
9 May 2002 |
Who was India's first Test captain? |
- CK Nayudu
- Lala Amarnath
- The Maharaja of Vizianagram
|
CK Nayudu |
8 May 2002 |
Who has dismissed the most batsmen
bowled in a single Test innings? |
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Johnny Briggs
- George Lohmann
|
Johnny Briggs |
8 May 2002 |
Who were the opposing captains in
India's first ever one-day international? |
- Sunil Gavaskar and Keith Fletcher
- Bishan Bedi and Tony Greig
- Ajit Wadekar and Mike Denness
|
Ajit Wadekar and Mike Denness |
8 May 2002 |
Who're the last 2 Indians to be named
Wisden Cricketer of the Year? |
- VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar
- VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid
- VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh
|
VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid |
7 May 2002 |
Which player has the most Test
centuries on a particular ground? |
- Don Bradman at Melbourne
- Graham Gooch at Old Trafford
- Sachin Tendulkar at Chepauk
|
Don Bradman at Melbourne |
7 May 2002 |
Who're the only two teams to have
successfully defended a sub-100 fourth innings target, bowling last? |
- Australia and West Indies
- England and Pakistan
- India and Zimbabwe
|
Australia and West Indies |
7 May 2002 |
Which of these batsmen has the
highest average in innings where he scores centuries? |
- Reginald Foster
- Don Bradman
- Guy Whittall
|
Guy Whittall |
6 May 2002 |
Which of these batsmen has the most
first-class centuries by an Australian? |
- Mark Waugh
- Steve Waugh
- Darren Lehmann
|
Mark Waugh |
6 May 2002 |
Which two teams were involved in the
only first-class game where all 10 batsmen were dismissed by 10
different fielders? |
- Yorkshire and Leicestershire
- Leicestershire and Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire and Yorkshire
|
Leicestershire and Northamptonshire |
6 May 2002 |
Who dubbed Kapil Dev the Haryana
Hurricane? |
- Wisden
- The Guinness Book of World Records
- Ian Botham
|
The Guinness Book of World Records |
5 May 2002 |
Who gave Nari Contractor a concussion
during a tour game in the West Indies in 1962? |
- Charlie Griffith
- Wes Hall
- Sylvester Clarke
|
Charlie Griffith |
5 May 2002 |
Who led Shardashram Vidyalaya to a
Harris Shield win in 1992-93? |
- Vinod Kambli
- Amol Muzumdar
- Ajit Agarkar
|
Ajit Agarkar |
5 May 2002 |
Which of these cricketers have not
represented Kent? |
- Paul Strang
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Aravinda De Silva
|
Mohammad Azharuddin |
4 May 2002 |
What is common to: Sachin Tendulkar,
Kumara Dharmasena, Douglas Marillier, Damien Fleming and MSK Prasad? |
- They all started their ODI career with a four off the first
ball
- They all have endorsed Adidas
- They all share a birthdate - April 24
|
They all share a birthdate - April 24 |
4 May 2002 |
How did Vinod Kambli describe Sachin
Tendulkar's success as compared to his? |
- "He took the expressway and I took the back street."
- "He took the elevator and I took the stairs."
- "He did well and I didn't do so well."
|
"He took the elevator and I took
the stairs." |
4 May 2002 |
Which West Indian was named after an
English football club? |
- Clyde Walcott
- Everton Weekes
- Learie Constantine
|
Everton Weekes |
3 May 2002 |
Whose first two names were Mulvantrai
Himmatlal? |
- Vijay Merchant
- Vijay Hazare
- Vinoo Mankad
|
Vinoo Mankad |
3 May 2002 |
Which Indian cricketer was named
after a famous music director? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Rahul Dravid
- Kiran More
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
3 May 2002 |
Which of these cricketers has not
represented his country in hockey as well? |
- MJ Gopalan
- Jonty Rhodes
- Bishan Singh Bedi
|
Bishan Singh Bedi |
2 May 2002 |
Which match-referee awarded the 1996
World Cup semi-final in Kolkata to Sri Lanka? |
- Gundappa Vishwanath
- Clive Lloyd
- John Reid
|
Clive Lloyd |
2 May 2002 |
Which of these cricketers did not
play for Hyderabad? |
- Roy Gilchrist
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Sadagoppan Ramesh
|
Sadagoppan Ramesh |
2 May 2002 |
Which West Indian cricketer had a
cameo role in a Raj Kapoor film? |
- Everton Weekes
- Clyde Walcott
- Frank Worrell
|
Frank Worrell |
1 May 2002 |
Which Indian player was once dropped
for turning up for net practice in shorts? |
- Subhash Gupte
- Dilip Sardesai
- Krish Srikkanth
|
Subhash Gupte |
1 May 2002 |
Who said this and when? "I felt
like a boy who had killed a dove." |
- Eric Hollies after bowling Bradman for a duck at the Oval,
1948
- Arthur Mailey after having Victor Trumper stumped in a club
game
- Trevor Hohns on axing Steve Waugh from the Australian one-day
side
|
Arthur Mailey after having Victor
Trumper stumped in a club game |
1 May 2002 |
Xenophon Ballaskas is one of two
Greeks to play Test cricket. Who is the other? |
- Nick Pothas
- Michael DiVenuto
- John Traicos
|
John Traicos |
30 Apr 2002 |
What is common to Graham Gooch, Saeed
Anwar and Marvan Atapattu for batsmen who've scored more than 3000
Test runs? |
- They hold the record for the highest individual score for
their respective count
- They scored a pair on Test debut
- They scored a duck on One-day International debut
|
They scored a pair on Test debut |
30 Apr 2002 |
What does Law 42 C in The Laws of
Cricket, 2000 Code deal with? |
- Sledging and distracting the opposition
- Altering the condition of the ball
- Chucking and unfair deliveries
|
Altering the condition of the ball |
30 Apr 2002 |
Which of these batsmen scored 4 Test
centuries before his 21st birthday? |
- George Headley
- Javed Miandad
- Sachin Tendulkar
|
George Headley |
29 Apr 2002 |
Which of these has scored a century
in each innings of a Test thrice? |
- George Headley
- Don Bradman
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Sunil Gavaskar |
29 Apr 2002 |
Who was the first Indian batsman to
score a Test double century? |
- Vinoo Mankad
- Polly Umrigar
- Dilip Sardesai
|
Polly Umrigar |
29 Apr 2002 |
After which player is Blood Donors'
Day in India named? |
- Charlie Griffith
- Nari Contractor
- Sir Frank Worrell
|
Sir Frank Worrell |
28 Apr 2002 |
Who holds the record for the most
one-day internationals played without playing a single Test? |
- Andrew Symonds
- Shane Lee
- Ian Harvey
|
Andrew Symonds |
28 Apr 2002 |
"So you are the fellow. I always
thought that the batsman who broke my record would be six feet two
inches tall. But you are shorter than me!". Who said this to
whom? |
- Don Bradman to Bhausaheb Nimbalkar
- Don Bradman to Hanif Mohammad
- Hanif Mohammad to Brian Lara
|
Don Bradman to Hanif Mohammad |
28 Apr 2002 |
Who had the highest partnership
between two Guyanese batsmen before the Hooper-Chanderpaul
partnership at Guyana against India? |
- Roy Fredericks and Rohan Kanhai
- Roy Fredericks and Clive Lloyd
- Clive Lloyd and Rohan Kanhai
|
Roy Fredericks and Clive Lloyd |
27 Apr 2002 |
Which of these cricketers was born in
Dominica? |
- Mark Ramprakash
- Andrew Symonds
- Philip DeFreitas
|
Philip DeFreitas |
27 Apr 2002 |
Who was the English 'keeper' who
missed stumping Mohd. Azharuddin on Azhar's Test debut, Azhar had
less than 15 runs to his name then? |
- Bob Taylor
- Paul Downton
- Jack Richards
|
Paul Downton |
27 Apr 2002 |
Who holds the world record for the
most caught & bowled Test wickets (as of March 2002)? |
- Anil Kumble
- Derek Underwood
- Geoff Boycott
|
Derek Underwood |
26 Apr 2002 |
Which bowler has the most Test
wickets without a single caught & bowled? |
- George Lohmann
- Geoff Lawson
- Bruce Reid
|
Geoff Lawson |
26 Apr 2002 |
How many times has Ganguly been
run-out in Tests? (As of March 2002) |
- Once
- Four times
- Seven times
|
Once |
26 Apr 2002 |
Which of these players has scored the
most centuries as India's captain? |
- Kapil Dev
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Sunil Gavaskar |
25 Apr 2002 |
As of April 2002, how many times has
Andy Flower been dismissed in the 90s in Tests? |
|
Once |
25 Apr 2002 |
How many Indians have got more than
7500 Test runs? |
|
Two |
25 Apr 2002 |
Against which of these teams did
Gavaskar have the lowest batting average? |
- New Zealand
- England
- Pakistan
|
England |
24 Apr 2002 |
Which city hosted the first ever Test
between West Indies and India? |
|
Delhi |
24 Apr 2002 |
Which two cricketers bet on an
England win at 500-1 odds in 1981 at Leeds in 1981? |
- Dennis Lillee and Rodney Marsh
- Asif Iqbal and Kim Hughes
- Lenny Pascoe and Tony Greig
|
Dennis Lillee and Rodney Marsh |
24 Apr 2002 |
Who was the man of the match in the
1992 World Cup semi final between Pakistan and Australia? |
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
- Allan Border
- Hah! I spotted that googly a mile away. Pakistan played New
Zealand, not Austral
|
Hah! I spotted that googly a mile
away. Pakistan played New Zealand, not Austral |
23 Apr 2002 |
How many runs did South Africa need
to win in the 1992 World Cup semi-final against England when rain
interrupted play at the fag end of the game? |
|
22 |
23 Apr 2002 |
Which of these players has not been
called for chucking in a Test? |
- Shoaib Akhtar
- David Gower
- Syed Kirmani
|
Shoaib Akhtar |
23 Apr 2002 |
Which of these players also captained
the Kenyan Davis cup team? |
- Hitesh Modi
- Thomas Odoyo
- Aasif Karim
|
Aasif Karim |
22 Apr 2002 |
Who is the fastest bowler to take 450
ODI wickets? |
- Waqar Younis
- Wasim Akram
- Googly, no one has got 450 ODI wickets !
|
Wasim Akram |
22 Apr 2002 |
Apart from those who played before
1971, as of March 2002, who has played the most number of Tests
without playing a single ODI? |
- Colin Miller
- Mark Butcher
- Mark Ramprakash
|
Mark Butcher |
22 Apr 2002 |
What/How was the name of the fielding
position "silly mid-on/off" derived from? |
- The fielder standing dangerously close to the batsman was
considered to be silly
- The Old German word SALIG means Happy and the most jovial
player stood there
- The position was first popularized by the Duke of Sicily
|
The fielder standing dangerously
close to the batsman was considered to be silly |
21 Apr 2002 |
What is the record for the most
number of runs scored in one day of a Test by a single batsman? |
|
309 |
21 Apr 2002 |
Which of these teams scored the
highest total without a single century? |
|
India |
21 Apr 2002 |
In the last ball of a ODI with 1 run
to win, the batsman comes down the track. Seeing this, the bowler
bowls a wide and the batsman is stumped. What is the result of the
game? |
- The batting team wins
- The bowling team wins
- The game is tied
|
The batting team wins |
20 Apr 2002 |
Which of these cricketers was born in
Brazil? |
- Salim Durrani
- Ashok Malhotra
- Ashok Gandotra
|
Ashok Gandotra |
20 Apr 2002 |
Who has played the most number of
one-dayers without being captain? |
- Mark Waugh
- Ijaz Ahmed
- Inzamam-ul-Haq
|
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
20 Apr 2002 |
Against which team did New Zealand's
Danny Morrison take his one-day hat-trick? |
|
India |
19 Apr 2002 |
Who has sent down the most number of
balls in a Test innings? |
- Alf Valentine
- Fazal Mahmood
- Sonny Ramadhin
|
Sonny Ramadhin |
19 Apr 2002 |
Which bowler has conceded the most
number of runs without taking a wicket? |
- George Headley
- Jaysinghrao Ghorpade
- Alfred Scott
|
George Headley |
19 Apr 2002 |
Which bowler has conceded the most
sixes in his Test career? |
- Derek Underwood
- Shane Warne
- Richard Hadlee
|
Shane Warne |
18 Apr 2002 |
Who has made the highest score for an
English wicket-keeper? |
- Alec Stewart
- Jack Russell
- Alan Knott
|
Alec Stewart |
18 Apr 2002 |
Who has appeared in Tests under the
maximum number of captains? |
- Kapil Dev
- Frank Woolley
- Jack Hobbs
|
Frank Woolley |
18 Apr 2002 |
Who has played the maximum number of
Tests without ever being a captain? |
- Gary Kirsten
- Anil Kumble
- Mark Waugh
|
Mark Waugh |
17 Apr 2002 |
Who is the only player to have 5000
runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in both forms of the game? |
- Kapil Dev
- Ian Botham
- Carl Hooper
|
Carl Hooper |
17 Apr 2002 |
Who was the first sub-continental
player to reach the double of 2000 Test runs and 200 Test wickets? |
- Kapil Dev
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Akram
|
Kapil Dev |
17 Apr 2002 |
Which Indian batsman scored
back-to-back centuries in the 1999 World Cup? |
- Rahul Dravid
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sourav Ganguly
|
Rahul Dravid |
16 Apr 2002 |
As of April 5th, 2002, who has made
the most number of ducks in one-day history? |
- Javagal Srinath
- Mark Waugh
- Wasim Akram
|
Wasim Akram |
16 Apr 2002 |
What is the lowest individual score
never made in a one-day international? |
|
147 |
16 Apr 2002 |
Which of these players did not hit
100 sixes in one-day internationals? |
- Adam Gilchrist
- Wasim Akram
- Chris Cairns
|
Adam Gilchrist |
15 Apr 2002 |
Who is the youngest cricketer to
represent Zimbabwe in a Test? |
- Tatenda Taibu
- Mluleki Nkala
- Hamilton Masakadza
|
Hamilton Masakadza |
15 Apr 2002 |
Who among these batsmen made a
century in their last Test? |
- Viv Richards
- Barry Richards
- Graeme Pollock
|
Barry Richards |
15 Apr 2002 |
Which sport did Lala Amarnath try out
as an amateur before turning to cricket full-time? |
- Javelin Throw
- Long Jump
- Triple Jump
|
Triple Jump |
14 Apr 2002 |
Which of these three players was the
youngest to reach 100 Test caps? |
- David Gower
- Colin Cowdrey
- Javed Miandad
|
David Gower |
14 Apr 2002 |
Which of these batsman made a century
in the only Test he played? |
- Andrew Ganteume
- Stuart Law
- Prasanna Jayawardene
|
Andrew Ganteume |
14 Apr 2002 |
Who was the first player to score
8000 Test runs? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Geoff Boycott
- Sir Gary Sobers
|
Sir Gary Sobers |
13 Apr 2002 |
Who was the opposing captain when
David Gower made his Test debut? |
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Bari
- Wasim Raja
|
Wasim Bari |
13 Apr 2002 |
Which two teams played the first ever
first-class match in India? |
- Parsees v Hindus
- Europeans v Parsees
- Bombay v Lord Hawke's XI
|
Europeans v Parsees |
13 Apr 2002 |
What strange incident occured in the
India v England Test at Leeds in 1986? |
- A solar eclipse occured
- The umpires did not notice that India had 12 players on the
field because of a s
- Ian Botham, who was not even in the squad, was forced onto the
field by his supp
|
The umpires did not notice that India
had 12 players on the field because of a s |
12 Apr 2002 |
Who holds the world record for
scoring Test hundreds in consecutive innings? |
- Matthew Hayden
- Clyde Walcott
- Everton Weekes
|
Everton Weekes |
12 Apr 2002 |
Who is the oldest player to score a
Test century? |
- Jack Hobbs
- Graham Gooch
- Dr. WG Grace
|
Jack Hobbs |
12 Apr 2002 |
Who has scored the most Test double
centuries after Sir Don Bradman [as of April 2002]? |
- Marvan Atapattu
- Wally Hammond
- Brian Lara
|
Wally Hammond |
11 Apr 2002 |
Who made their Test debut along with
Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly at Lord's in 1996? |
- Nasser Hussain and Ashley Giles
- Ajay Jadeja and Dominic Cork
- Googly. Dravid and Ganguly were the only ones to debut
|
Googly. Dravid and Ganguly were the
only ones to debut |
11 Apr 2002 |
Who composed the music for the song
'Every day is a rainbow day for me' by Jack Lumsdaine? |
- Gavin Robertson
- Sir Don Bradman
- Viv Richards
|
Sir Don Bradman |
11 Apr 2002 |
Which two Indian umpires were
nicknamed Laurel and Hardy? |
- Venkataraghavan and Swaroop Kishen
- Dara Dotiwalla and VK Ramaswamy
- VK Ramswamy and Swaroop Kishen
|
VK Ramswamy and Swaroop Kishen |
10 Apr 2002 |
Which of the following (in his last
Test innings) would have helped Sir Don Bradman to have a batting
average of 100 or above? |
- Not coming out to bat
- Retired out for 3 runs
- Stumped for 2 off a wide
|
Not coming out to bat |
10 Apr 2002 |
At which place did Wasim Akram hit a
record 12 sixes in a Test innings? |
- Sheikhpura
- Karachi
- Lahore
|
Sheikhpura |
10 Apr 2002 |
Whose book "Triumph in
Australia" is his 1986-87 cricket diary? |
- John Emburey
- Mike Gatting
- Ian Botham
|
Mike Gatting |
9 Apr 2002 |
What did Brian Lara name his
first-born, after the city where he scored his first century? |
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Sidney
|
Sidney |
9 Apr 2002 |
Mike Gatting's first century was a
double hundred. Which team did it come against? |
- Australia
- India
- West Indies
|
India |
9 Apr 2002 |
Which player, after a high score at
Chennai, had to be hospitalised for dehydration? |
- Dean Jones
- Gundappa Vishwanath
- Saeed Anwar
|
Dean Jones |
4 Apr 2002 |
What was Phil DeFreitas' nickname
among his teammates? |
|
Daffy |
4 Apr 2002 |
What reason, later denied by Bradman,
was circulated for his score of 0(2) in his last Test innings? |
- Sun glinting off the bald pate of a fielder nearby
- Extreme nervousness and a desire to go to the bathroom
- Tears in his eyes from the standing ovation he got walking in
to the middle
|
Tears in his eyes from the standing
ovation he got walking in to the middle |
4 Apr 2002 |
Who captained Railways to their Ranji
Trophy win this year? |
- Abhay Sharma
- Murali Kartik
- Y Venugopal Rao
|
Abhay Sharma |
3 Apr 2002 |
Which wicket-keeper holds the Indian
record for most dismissals in a five-Test series? |
- Nayan Mongia
- Naren Tamhane
- Farokh Engineer
|
Naren Tamhane |
3 Apr 2002 |
Which two teams play the Roses match? |
- Oxford and Cambridge
- Surrey and Middlesex
- Yorkshire and Lancashire
|
Yorkshire and Lancashire |
3 Apr 2002 |
When Lara walked into the
Warwickshire dressing room in 1994, who had left a note saying
'Welcome to Edgbaston, from the best left hander in the club'? |
- Adam Gilchrist
- Sourav Ganguly
- Roger Twose
|
Roger Twose |
2 Apr 2002 |
Who dismissed Brian Lara after he
made his world record score of 375? |
- Andy Caddick
- Chris Lewis
- Googly question, Lara was not out!
|
Andy Caddick |
2 Apr 2002 |
How many one-day internationals have
been played at Singapore? |
|
10 |
2 Apr 2002 |
Who was England's captain when they
last won an Ashes series? |
- Graham Gooch
- Mike Gatting
- Mike Brearley
|
Mike Gatting |
2 Apr 2002 |
Where is the 2003 World Cup final
going to be held? |
- Supersport Park, Centurion
- Kingsmead, Durban
- The Wanderers, Johannesburg
|
The Wanderers, Johannesburg |
2 Apr 2002 |
Who was the man of the match in
India's win over Pakistan in the 1996 World Cup? |
- Ajay Jadeja
- Anil Kumble
- Navjot Singh Sidhu
|
Navjot Singh Sidhu |
2 Apr 2002 |
Which team won the first ICC Trophy? |
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka |
1 Apr 2002 |
Which two teams are scheduled to play
the first match of the 2003 World Cup? |
- South Africa and West Indies
- South Africa and Zimbabwe
- South Africa and Australia
|
South Africa and West Indies |
1 Apr 2002 |
Who had the sobriquet 'Whispering
Death'? |
- Wes Hall
- Joel Garner
- Michael Holding
|
Michael Holding |
1 Apr 2002 |
Who bowled the last ball of the
Australia - West Indies tied Test? |
- Wes Hall
- Michael Holding
- Joel Garner
|
Wes Hall |
31 Mar 2002 |
Which of these cricketers also won an
Olympic medal? |
- CB Fry
- Denis Compton
- JWHT Douglas
|
JWHT Douglas |
31 Mar 2002 |
Which England cricketer was
affectionately known as "Mr Smith"? |
- Ranjitsinhji
- Duleepsinhji
- Nawab of Pataudi Senior
|
Duleepsinhji |
31 Mar 2002 |
Who was the first person to make a
first-class triple century? |
- Donald Bradman
- WG Grace
- CB Fry
|
WG Grace |
30 Mar 2002 |
England's highest innings score of
903-7 was scored at which ground? |
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- The Oval
- Trent Bridge
|
The Oval |
30 Mar 2002 |
Which team did Farokh Engineer make
his Test debut against? |
- England
- Australia
- West Indies
|
West Indies |
30 Mar 2002 |
Which is the home ground of the
Warwickshire CCC? |
- Edgbaston
- Old Trafford
- Trent Bridge
|
Edgbaston |
29 Mar 2002 |
Which of these famous personalities
did not play first-class cricket? |
- Samuel Beckett
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Arthur Conan Doyle
|
Mahatma Gandhi |
29 Mar 2002 |
In which city was the first day-night
One-day International played in India? |
- Ahmedabad
- Calcutta
- New Delhi
|
New Delhi |
29 Mar 2002 |
Which two players were involved when
the millionth Test run was scored? |
- Brian Lara and Carl Hooper
- Allan Border and Dean Jones
- Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas
|
Allan Border and Dean Jones |
28 Mar 2002 |
What is the lowest score not made by
any individual in any Test match yet (as of Mar 1, 2002)? |
|
228 |
28 Mar 2002 |
Who has scored the most Test runs for
Sri Lanka? |
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Aravinda de Silva
|
Aravinda de Silva |
28 Mar 2002 |
Who has the best innings bowling
performance on Test debut? |
- Albert Trott
- Lance Klusener
- Narendra Hirwani
|
Albert Trott |
27 Mar 2002 |
Who has captained his team in the
most number of Tests? |
- Clive Lloyd
- Imran Khan
- Allan Border
|
Allan Border |
27 Mar 2002 |
Which of these countries played its
inaugural test against England? |
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
- Pakistan
|
Sri Lanka |
27 Mar 2002 |
At which ground did India play its
first Test? |
- Bombay Gymkhana
- Lord's, London
- Corporation Stadium, Madras
|
Lord's, London |
26 Mar 2002 |
Which of these English captains was
born in Italy? |
- Mike Denness
- Ted Dexter
- Tony Lewis
|
Ted Dexter |
26 Mar 2002 |
Which two teams slug it out for the
William Jordan Trophy? |
- New Zealand and England
- Zimbabwe and New Zealand
- McLaren and Ferrari
|
New Zealand and England |
26 Mar 2002 |
Which two teams were involved in the
match where the highest first-class innings total was made in
1926/27? |
- England and Australia
- Victoria and New South Wales
- Bombay and Goa
|
Victoria and New South Wales |
25 Mar 2002 |
Who is India's youngest Test captain? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Lala Amarnath
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
|
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi |
25 Mar 2002 |
Where on CricInfo would you find the
official website of the New South Wales Blues team? |
- www.nswblues.com
- www.blues.com.au
- www.nsw.com.au
|
www.nswblues.com |
25 Mar 2002 |
Which county was Sir Garry Sobers
playing against while hitting 6 sixes in an over? |
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Glamorgan
|
Glamorgan |
24 Mar 2002 |
Who won the 2001 ICC Trophy in
Canada? |
- Canada
- Netherlands
- Namibia
|
Netherlands |
24 Mar 2002 |
What is common to Lawrence Rowe,
Brendon Kuruppu, Reginald Foster and Matthew Sinclair? |
- They scored two first-ball ducks on their Test debut
- They took a wicket with the first ball they bowled in Tests,
even though they we
- They scored a double century on Test debut
|
They scored a double century on Test
debut |
24 Mar 2002 |
When Sir Richard Hadlee took 9/52 at
the Gabba in 1985/86, who took the other wicket? |
- No one, the batsman was retired hurt.
- Vaughan Brown
- John Bracewell
|
Vaughan Brown |
23 Mar 2002 |
Who was the last Indian bowler to
take 10 wickets in an innings in a first-class match? |
- Murali Kartik
- Dodda Ganesh
- Debasis Mohanty
|
Debasis Mohanty |
23 Mar 2002 |
In which season did Dravid, Ganguly
and Kumble turn out for Kent, Lancashire and Leicestershire
respectively? |
|
2000 |
23 Mar 2002 |
Who replaced Sachin Tendulkar as
Yorkshire's overseas professional in 1993? |
- Darren Lehmann
- Richie Richardson
- Aravinda de Silva
|
Richie Richardson |
22 Mar 2002 |
Which English county did Sunil
Gavaskar play for? |
- Sussex
- Yorkshire
- Somerset
|
Somerset |
22 Mar 2002 |
Who were the opposing captains at the
first One-day International? |
- Tony Greig and Ian Chappell
- Ray Illingworth and Bill Lawry
- Gary Sobers and Greg Chappell
|
Ray Illingworth and Bill Lawry |
22 Mar 2002 |
Which of these has scored 150 in both
innings of a Test? |
- Andy Flower
- Doug Walters
- Allan Border
|
Allan Border |
21 Mar 2002 |
Who were the captains for the first
ever Test match? |
- WG Grace and Joe Darling
- Charles Bannermann and Alfred Shaw
- David Gregory and James Lillywhite Jnr.
|
David Gregory and James Lillywhite
Jnr. |
21 Mar 2002 |
When Pakistan made 106 in the 1st
innings and 657/8 decl. the 2nd innings at Bridgetown in January
1958, what/who was the reason for this astonishing turnaround in
fortunes? |
- Charlie Griffith was prevented from bowling after being called
for chucking
- Hanif Mohammad batted on and on and on and on and on and made
a triple century
- Sobers, Kanhai, Weekes and Walcott were allowed to bat for
Pakistan
|
Hanif Mohammad batted on and on and
on and on and on and made a triple century |
21 Mar 2002 |
Which of these teams has not lost to
Zimbabwe in a Test, as of Feb 2002? |
- New Zealand
- India
- Pakistan
|
New Zealand |
20 Mar 2002 |
How many times has West Indies won a
5 Test series 5-0? (As of Feb 2002) |
|
Thrice |
20 Mar 2002 |
Who were the opposing captains when
Botham and Willis led England to an improbable victory after
following on at Leeds, 1981? |
- Mike Brearley and Allan Border
- Ian Botham and Kim Hughes
- Mike Brearley and Kim Hughes
|
Mike Brearley and Kim Hughes |
20 Mar 2002 |
As of Feb 2002, there has been only
one Test where the victory margin was one run. Who were the teams? |
- Australia and West Indies
- India and Pakistan
- England and Zimbabwe
|
Australia and West Indies |
19 Mar 2002 |
Who bowled the last ball of the first
tied Test at Brisbane? |
- Charlie Griffith
- Wes Hall
- Gary Sobers
|
Wes Hall |
19 Mar 2002 |
Whose only wickets in ODIs are Saeed
Anwar, Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener & Shaun Pollock? |
- Inzamam Ul-Haq
- Rahul Dravid
- Brian Lara
|
Rahul Dravid |
19 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only member of the 1986/87
Ashes winning England side still playing first-class cricket? |
- Eddie Hemmings
- Phil Defreitas
- Graham Gooch
|
Phil Defreitas |
18 Mar 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to have won
a Man of the Match award on ODI debut? |
- Yuvraj Singh
- Brijesh Patel
- Sandeep Patil
|
Sandeep Patil |
18 Mar 2002 |
Who're the only two bowlers to have
taken more than one hat-trick in ODIs? |
- Aaqib Javed & Saqlain Mushtaq
- Wasim Akram & Aaqib Javed
- Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq
|
Wasim Akram & Saqlain Mushtaq |
18 Mar 2002 |
Which cricket stadium hosted two
successive Tests after a gap of thirty years, in 1969 and 1999? |
- Wanderers Stadium
- Bangabandhu Stadium
- Brabourne Stadium
|
Bangabandhu Stadium |
17 Mar 2002 |
When Jim Laker was asked about his
idea of paradise, he replied 'Lord's cricket ground, bathed in
sunshine, with X bowling at one end and Y at the other.'. Identify X
and Y. |
- Lillee & Thomson
- Lindwall & Bedi
- Trueman & Tyson
|
Lindwall & Bedi |
17 Mar 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to be
dismissed for a duck in one-day internationals? |
- Bishan Singh Bedi
- Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Bishan Singh Bedi |
17 Mar 2002 |
Who was at the non-striker's end when
Kapil Dev hit Eddie Hemmings for four consecutive sixes to avoid the
follow-on at Lord's in 1990? |
- Sanjeev Sharma
- Arshad Ayub
- Narendra Hirwani
|
Narendra Hirwani |
16 Mar 2002 |
Three pairs of brothers played for
the same team in the a one-day international for the first time in
the 1990s. Who were the two teams involved? |
- Australia and Pakistan
- Zimbabwe and India
- Zimbabwe and Kenya
|
Zimbabwe and India |
16 Mar 2002 |
Who holds the record for the highest
individual first-class score made at the #3 batting slot? |
- Brian Lara
- Sir Donald Bradman
- Bill Ponsford
|
Brian Lara |
16 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only batsman to have made
two first-class scores in excess of 400? |
- Brian Lara
- Bill Ponsford
- Graeme Hick
|
Bill Ponsford |
15 Mar 2002 |
Which is the highest first-class
individual score made overseas by an Indian? |
- 286 by Navjot Sidhu
- 443* by Bhausaheb Nimbalkar
- 377 by Sanjay Manjrekar
|
286 by Navjot Sidhu |
15 Mar 2002 |
Who was the last bowler to take a
wicket with his first ball in Test cricket? |
- Shane Bond
- Sanjay Bangar
- Nilesh Kulkarni
|
Nilesh Kulkarni |
15 Mar 2002 |
Who was the last bowler to dismiss
all 11 batsmen in the opposition in a Test? |
- Anil Kumble
- Muthiah Muralitharan
- Harbhajan Singh
|
Muthiah Muralitharan |
14 Mar 2002 |
As of 23/Feb/2002, who among these
bowlers has not bowled 100 batsmen in Tests? |
- Fred Trueman
- Shane Warne
- Wasim Akram
|
Shane Warne |
14 Mar 2002 |
Which pair holds the Indian record
for the highest Test batting partnership? |
- VVS Laxman & Rahul Dravid
- Sachin Tendulkar & Vinod Kambli
- Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy
|
Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy |
14 Mar 2002 |
Who were the last debutants to share
a century partnership between themselves in a Test? |
- Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid
- Ricky Ponting & Stuart Law
- Ali Naqvi & Azhar Mahmood
|
Ricky Ponting & Stuart Law |
13 Mar 2002 |
Who is Mark Taylor's only wicket in
Test matches? |
- Courtney Walsh
- Rashid Latif
- Arjuna Ranatunga
|
Rashid Latif |
13 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only wicket-keeper with
more than 150 Test dismissals to have also taken a Test wicket? |
- Ian Healy
- Syed Kirmani
- Jim Parks
|
Syed Kirmani |
13 Mar 2002 |
Who was the last cricketer to open
the batting and bowling for India in the same Test? |
- Manoj Prabhakar
- Iqbal Siddiqui
- Sanjay Bangar
|
Iqbal Siddiqui |
12 Mar 2002 |
Which is the only team to have lost a
Test after enforcing the following-on? |
|
Australia |
12 Mar 2002 |
What is common to the first bomb
scare on the cricket field, the first hair cut on the field during a
test in 1971 and the only episode when firecrackers were exploded on
the cricket field during a Te |
- Dickie Bird was the umpire on all occasions
- Googly question, none of them have ever happened
- The visiting captain lodged a complaint with the TCCB on each
of these instances
|
Dickie Bird was the umpire on all
occasions |
12 Mar 2002 |
Why was the South Africa v England
Test at Durban in 1938/39 drawn by mutual agreement? |
- It was too boring and some of the players began to sleep on
the field
- The England team would miss their return steamer to England
- The Second World War had been announced
|
The England team would miss their
return steamer to England |
11 Mar 2002 |
Who has won the most number of Test
matches? |
- England
- Australia
- West Indies
|
Australia |
11 Mar 2002 |
Which of these Test cricketers
father-son combinations did not all play for the same country? |
- Lala, Mohinder and Surinder Amarnath
- Walter, Dayle and Richard Hadlee
- George, Ron and Dean Headley
|
George, Ron and Dean Headley |
11 Mar 2002 |
Who has won the most Man of the Match
awards in Tests? |
- Wasim Akram
- Viv Richards
- Ian Botham
|
Wasim Akram |
10 Mar 2002 |
Who was the oldest cricketer to debut
for India in Tests? |
- Robin Singh
- Cotar Ramaswami
- Rustomji Jamshedji
|
Rustomji Jamshedji |
10 Mar 2002 |
Which umpire has officiated in the
most Tests? |
- Steve Bucknor
- Frank Chester
- Dicky Bird
|
Dicky Bird |
10 Mar 2002 |
Who had the highest batting average
for 2001? |
- Matthew Hayden
- Thilan Samaraweera
- Hashan Tillakaratne
|
Thilan Samaraweera |
9 Mar 2002 |
Who has the highest individual score
in Women's Tests? |
- Karen Rolton
- Belinda Clark
- Sandhya Agarwal
|
Karen Rolton |
9 Mar 2002 |
Whose autobiography is called
"Tiger's Tale"? |
- Bill O'Reilly
- Phil Tufnell
- Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
|
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi |
9 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only Indian batsman to
make two centuries in ODI matches in Australia? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sourav Ganguly
- Mohd. Azharuddin
|
Sourav Ganguly |
8 Mar 2002 |
Which of these players never opened
the Indian bowling? |
- Budhi Kunderan
- Rahul Dravid
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Rahul Dravid |
8 Mar 2002 |
Which is the only side to receive the
Man of the Match award for teamwork? |
- New Zealand
- England
- West Indies
|
New Zealand |
8 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only Test player never to
have batted, bowled or fielded? |
- Jack MacBryan
- Prasanna Jayawardene
- Dean Waugh
|
Prasanna Jayawardene |
7 Mar 2002 |
Which Indian hit a six off his first
ball in one-dayers? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Vivek Razdan
- Salil Ankola
|
Salil Ankola |
7 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only Indian to take a
wicket off his first ball in one-dayers? |
- Sadagoppan Ramesh
- Ashish Nehra
- Madan Lal
|
Sadagoppan Ramesh |
7 Mar 2002 |
Which of these batsmen did not make a
century on one-day debut? |
- Desmond Haynes
- Shahid Afridi
- Andy Flower
|
Shahid Afridi |
6 Mar 2002 |
Who scored the slowest century for
India? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Budhi Kunderan
- Sanjay Manjrekar
|
Sanjay Manjrekar |
6 Mar 2002 |
Which was the first team to beat the
West Indies in the World Cup |
|
India |
6 Mar 2002 |
Which Indian has been on the winning
side most times in Tests? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Kapil Dev
|
Kapil Dev |
5 Mar 2002 |
Who holds the record for the highest
Test average for an Indian? |
- Vinod Kamble
- Cota Ramaswami
- Deepak Shodhan
|
Deepak Shodhan |
5 Mar 2002 |
Who was the first Indian bowler to
take nine wickets in an innings? |
- Subhash Gupte
- Vinoo Mankad
- Jasu Patel
|
Subhash Gupte |
5 Mar 2002 |
Which wicket-keeper has scored the
most Test centuries? |
- Ian Healy
- Les Ames
- Andy Flower
|
Andy Flower |
4 Mar 2002 |
Which of these batsmen did not score
a century on their country's Test debut? |
- Dave Houghton
- Lala Amarnath
- Charles Bannerman
|
Lala Amarnath |
4 Mar 2002 |
Who is the most high profile employee
of Bell Equipment, an earth-moving machinery company? |
- Saleem Malik
- Mohd. Azharuddin
- Hansie Cronje
|
Hansie Cronje |
4 Mar 2002 |
Who holds the record for the highest
individual score by a man in a limited-overs innings (Hint: Not
necessarily in an international)? |
- Barry Richards
- Mike Procter
- Graeme Pollock
|
Graeme Pollock |
3 Mar 2002 |
Who said "Cricket has been my
life, that's why I never married: I was married to cricket." |
- Geoff Boycott
- Dickie Bird
- Rahul Dravid
|
Dickie Bird |
3 Mar 2002 |
Who was the last cricketer to be
knighted by the Queen of England? |
- Sir Richard Hadlee
- Sir Vivian Richards
- Sir Alec Bedser
|
Sir Alec Bedser |
4 Mar 2002 |
Who is the only batsman to be
dismissed for both handling the ball and obstructing the field in
one-day internationals? |
- Daryl Cullinan
- Michael Vaughan
- Mohinder Amarnath
|
Mohinder Amarnath |
2 Mar 2002 |
Who were the opposing teams in Dickie
Bird's last Test as umpire? |
- England and India
- England and West Indies
- England and Australia
|
England and India |
2 Mar 2002 |
How many Tests have the three
Chappell (Ian, Greg & Trevor) brothers played together in? |
|
None |
2 Mar 2002 |
Who was the very first Man of the
Match in one-day internationals? |
- Bill Lawry
- Greg Chappell
- John Edrich
|
John Edrich |
1 Mar 2002 |
The 100th one-dayer was the first to
be held at which ground? |
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Sharjah
- The WACA, Perth
|
The WACA, Perth |
1 Mar 2002 |
Where did Vivian Richards hit 189*,
then the highest individual one-day innings? |
- Lords
- Old Trafford
- Sydney Cricket Ground
|
Old Trafford |
1 Mar 2002 |
Which captain directed Trevor
Chappell to bowl under-arm during a one-day match? |
- Greg Chappell
- Ian Chappell
- Allan Border
|
Greg Chappell |
28 Feb 2002 |
Bishen Singh Bedi conceded a match in
protest of the bowling of which bowler? |
- Wes Hall
- John Lever
- Sarfraz Nawaz
|
Sarfraz Nawaz |
28 Feb 2002 |
Which team won the first Women's
World Cup in 1973? |
|
England |
28 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first one-day player to
officiate as umpire in one-day internationals? |
- Peter Willey
- John Hampshire
- Shakoor Rana
|
John Hampshire |
28 Feb 2002 |
Which team fielded the oldest man to
make a one-day debut? |
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Kenya
|
Netherlands |
28 Feb 2002 |
Which was the first city to host one-dayers
at two different grounds? |
|
London |
28 Feb 2002 |
Which team won the first ICC mini
World Cup? |
- Australia
- South Africa
- New Zealand
|
South Africa |
4 Mar 2002 |
Who is the youngest batsman to score
a Test century? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Hamilton Masakdaza
- Mohammad Ashraful
|
Mohammad Ashraful |
27 Feb 2002 |
Which was the first team to win the
World Cup batting second? |
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- India
|
Sri Lanka |
27 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first bowler to take 300
one-day wickets? |
- Wasim Akram
- Waqar Younis
- Anil Kumble
|
Wasim Akram |
26 Feb 2002 |
Oldest living Indian Test cricketer
MJ Gopalan represented his country in which other sport? |
|
Hockey |
26 Feb 2002 |
Which team holds the record for the
highest one-day total? |
- Australia
- India
- Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lanka |
26 Feb 2002 |
Who has scored the fastest one-day
century? |
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Chris Cairns
- Shahid Afridi
|
Shahid Afridi |
25 Feb 2002 |
How many one-day centuries did Sunil
Gavaskar score? |
|
One |
25 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first player to make 100
one-day appearances? |
- Allan Border
- Vivian Richards
- Kapil Dev
|
Allan Border |
25 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first bowler to take a
one-day hat-trick? |
- Wasim Akram
- Jalaluddin
- Chetan Sharma
|
Jalaluddin |
24 Feb 2002 |
Who played the first ever one-dayer
under lights? |
- England-Australia
- Australia-India
- Australia-West Indies
|
Australia-West Indies |
24 Feb 2002 |
Who was the only member of the World
Cup-winning Indian squad not to play a match? |
- Sunil Valson
- Ravi Shastri
- Mohammad Azharuddin
|
Sunil Valson |
24 Feb 2002 |
Whom did Zimbabwe play and defeat in
their first ever one-day international? |
|
Australia |
23 Feb 2002 |
Which ground hosted the first one-day
international? |
- Lords
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
23 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to score a
century on Test debut overseas? |
- Sourav Ganguly
- Abbas Ali Baig
- Surinder Amarnath
|
Abbas Ali Baig |
23 Feb 2002 |
How many centuries and ducks did Sir
Don Bradman score in the "Bodyline" Test series? |
- Two centuries and no ducks
- No centuries and two ducks
- One century and one duck
|
One century and one duck |
22 Feb 2002 |
Who're the only two people to have
held the world record individual score in Tests and First-class
cricket? |
- Sir Don Bradman and Brian Lara
- Sir Len Hutton and Hanif Mohammad
- Sir Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara
|
Sir Don Bradman and Brian Lara |
22 Feb 2002 |
Which country did the first two twins
to play in a one-day international match represent? |
- Australia
- Kenya
- New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
22 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only player to have been
on the losing side in three World Cup (men's) finals? |
- Allan Lamb
- Graham Gooch
- Ian Botham
|
Graham Gooch |
22 Feb 2002 |
Who is the youngest bowler to 400
Test wickets? |
- Shane Warne
- Richard Hadlee
- Muttiah Muralitharan
|
Muttiah Muralitharan |
22 Feb 2002 |
Which is the only modern-day Test
venue in Australia without floodlights? |
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- The 'Gabba, Brisbane
|
Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
22 Feb 2002 |
Which is the only team to score more
than 300 twice against Australia in one-dayers? |
- Sri Lanka
- South Africa
- India
|
India |
21 Feb 2002 |
Who was the only uncapped Australian
player in the 1996 World Cup squad? |
- Shane Lee
- Jason Gillespie
- Brett Lee
|
Jason Gillespie |
21 Feb 2002 |
After Don Bradman, which Australian
has the highest batting average? |
- Sid Barnes
- Damien Martyn
- Adam Gilchrist
|
Sid Barnes |
21 Feb 2002 |
Who has scored most runs in the
Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup? |
- Mike Hussey
- Darren Lehmann
- Steve Waugh
|
Darren Lehmann |
20 Feb 2002 |
Which team has won the most Sheffield
Shield/Pura Cup titles? |
- Tasmania
- Queensland
- New South Wales
|
New South Wales |
20 Feb 2002 |
Who was the only Zimbabwean player
not to make his test debut in Zimbabwe's first Test against India in
1992/93? |
- Dave Houghton
- John Traicos
- Duncan Fletcher
|
John Traicos |
20 Feb 2002 |
Whose autobiography is "Twenty
Years at the Top"? |
- Richie Benaud
- Sir Garfield Sobers
- Mike Denness
|
Sir Garfield Sobers |
20 Feb 2002 |
Which of these cricketers was not
born in New Zealand? |
- Clarie Grimmett
- Andrew Caddick
- Mathew Sinclair
|
Mathew Sinclair |
20 Feb 2002 |
Sir Don Bradman has effected one
stumping in his first-class career. Who was the batsman? |
- Douglas Jardine
- Arthur Morris
- Bill O'Reilly
|
Bill O'Reilly |
20 Feb 2002 |
Whose nicknames are Guzzler,
Heartbeat, Talisman and Dazzler? |
- Daren Ganga
- Darren Gough
- The 2003 World Cup mascot
|
Darren Gough |
19 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only bowler to have
dismissed Sir Don Bradman for a duck twice in tests? |
- Harold Larwood
- Sir Alec Bedser
- Lala Amarnath
|
Sir Alec Bedser |
19 Feb 2002 |
Who sponsored Phil Tufnell's bat for
the first and only time? |
- BD Mahajan & sons
- Gunn & Moore
- JS Wright & sons
|
BD Mahajan & sons |
19 Feb 2002 |
Which movie did Denis Compton, Sir
Alec Bedser and Jim Laker play themselves in? |
- The final Test
- Escape to victory
- The great game
|
The final Test |
18 Feb 2002 |
What is Janardan Gyanoba Navle's
claim to fame in Indian cricket? |
- He scored India's first test century
- He was India's first test umpire
- He faced the first ball for India in tests
|
He faced the first ball for India in
tests |
18 Feb 2002 |
Who among these was England's captain
at both soccer and cricket? |
- Denis Compton
- Reginald Foster
- Douglas Jardine
|
Reginald Foster |
18 Feb 2002 |
Who holds the record for the highest
score in international limited-overs matches? |
- Saeed Anwar
- Belinda Clarke
- Sachin Tendulkar
|
Belinda Clarke |
17 Feb 2002 |
Who captained a cricket team named
'The Rough and Tough and Jolly cricket team'? |
- PG Wodehouse
- RK Narayan
- WG Grace
|
RK Narayan |
17 Feb 2002 |
Who dismissed Sunil Gavaskar when he
made his only century at Lord's? |
- Derek Underwood
- Ravi Shastri
- Zaheer Abbas
|
Ravi Shastri |
17 Feb 2002 |
Who're the only father-son pair to
make centuries on test debut? |
- Vijay Manjrekar and Sanjay Manjrekar
- Victor Richardson and Greg Chappell
- Lala Amarnath and Surinder Amarnath
|
Lala Amarnath and Surinder Amarnath |
16 Feb 2002 |
Against which team did Sunil Gavaskar
score his last Test ton? |
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- England
|
Sri Lanka |
16 Feb 2002 |
Which current batsman has the most
number of double centuries to his name? |
- Matthew Sinclair
- Marvan Atapattu
- Andy Flower
|
Marvan Atapattu |
16 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only bowler to twice
dismiss batsmen for 99 in ODIs? |
- Wasim Akram
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Virender Sehwag
|
Virender Sehwag |
15 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to score a
hundred in each innings of a Test |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Vijay Hazare
- Rahul Dravid
|
Vijay Hazare |
15 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to score a
century on Test debut? |
- Abbas Ali Baig
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Lala Amarnath
|
Lala Amarnath |
15 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only batsman to score
three Test hundreds against England at Lords? |
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Clive Lloyd
|
Dilip Vengsarkar |
14 Feb 2002 |
Which is the only team to be involved
in two tied Tests? |
- India
- Australia
- West Indies
|
Australia |
14 Feb 2002 |
Which batsman has hit the most sixes
in a Test over? |
- Vivian Richards
- Wasim Akram
- Kapil Dev
|
Kapil Dev |
14 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only cricketer to have
scored a Test century for two countries? |
- Graeme Hick
- Kepler Wessels
- Robin Jackman
|
Kepler Wessels |
13 Feb 2002 |
Who scored the first one-day century
against Kenya? |
- Aravinda de Silva
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Mohammad Azharuddin
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
13 Feb 2002 |
Why did Lawrence Rowe quit cricket
mid-career? |
- He wanted a career change
- He was banned from the game for sledging
- He was allergic to grass
|
He was allergic to grass |
13 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first Indian to claim a
10-wicket haul against South Africa? |
- Venkatesh Prasad
- Javagal Srinath
- Anil Kumble
|
Venkatesh Prasad |
12 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only person to have scored
centuries in his first three Tests? |
- WG Grace
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Don Bradman
|
Mohammad Azharuddin |
12 Feb 2002 |
Who is the only person to have scored
a century on Test debut for South Africa? |
- Kepler Wessels
- Clive Rice
- Andrew Hudson
|
Andrew Hudson |
12 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first Indian-born captain
of England? |
- Colin Cowdrey
- Nasser Hussain
- Douglas Jardine
|
Douglas Jardine |
11 Feb 2002 |
Who captained the English side in the
1975 World Cup? |
- Dennis Amiss
- Mike Denness
- Geoffrey Boycott
|
Mike Denness |
11 Feb 2002 |
Which Indian has made the highest
Test score? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- VVS Laxman
- Ravi Shastri
|
VVS Laxman |
11 Feb 2002 |
Which Englishman has claimed the best
innings analysis in India? |
- Ian Botham
- John Lever
- Derek Underwood
|
John Lever |
10 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first person to register
a century and a 10-wicket haul in the same Test? |
- Vinoo Mankad
- Richard Hadlee
- Ian Botham
|
Ian Botham |
10 Feb 2002 |
Which Indian batsman has made the
most Test centuries against England? |
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Mohammad Azharuddin
|
Mohammad Azharuddin |
10 Feb 2002 |
Which English bowler has claimed the
most Test wickets in India? |
- John Lever
- Derek Underwood
- Ian Botham
|
Derek Underwood |
9 Feb 2002 |
Who scored the first double century
for India against England? |
- MAK Pataudi
- Gundappa Vishwanath
- Polly Umrigar
|
MAK Pataudi |
9 Feb 2002 |
Which ground has staged the maximum
number of one-day internationals? |
- Eden Gardens
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Sharjah
|
Sharjah |
9 Feb 2002 |
Who took the 20th wicket to fall when
Jim Laker took the other 19 at Manchester? |
- Fred Trueman
- Tony Locke
- Brian Statham
|
Tony Locke |
8 Feb 2002 |
These two brothers, both cricketing
legends, were known as 'The Big Dog' and 'The Little Dog'. Who? |
- Graeme and Peter Pollock
- Ian and Greg Chappell
- Hanif and Mushtaq Mohammed
|
Graeme and Peter Pollock |
8 Feb 2002 |
Which team won the silver medal in
the only Olympic cricket contest in 1900? |
|
France |
8 Feb 2002 |
Both Tendulkar and Kapil Dev have won
8 Test Man of the Match awards. Who is next on the list with 7? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- BS Chandrasekhar
- Javagal Srinath
|
Javagal Srinath |
7 Feb 2002 |
Who holds the record for most number
of Tests played between two successive stints as captain? |
- Alec Stewart
- Wasim Akram
- Sunil Gavaskar
|
Alec Stewart |
7 Feb 2002 |
Who holds the record for taking at
least one wicket for maximum consecutive Test Innings? |
- Dennis Lillee
- Bishan Singh Bedi
- Muttiah Muralitharan
|
Muttiah Muralitharan |
7 Feb 2002 |
Who has played the most ODIs without
a single Man of the Match award? |
- Rashid Latif
- Nayan Mongia
- Kiran More
|
Nayan Mongia |
6 Feb 2002 |
Which current test cricketer's
initials also form the abbreviation of his home ground's name? |
- Stuart MacGill
- Chris Cairns
- Muttiah Muralitharan
|
Stuart MacGill |
6 Feb 2002 |
Who scored the first ever one-day
international century for India? |
- Gundappa Vishwanath
- Abid Ali
- Kapil Dev
|
Kapil Dev |
6 Feb 2002 |
Who is the current President of the
ICC? |
- Malcolm Speed
- Malcolm Gray
- Malcolm Nash
|
Malcolm Gray |
5 Feb 2002 |
Who is the current Indian women's
team captain? |
- Mitali Raj
- Anju Jain
- Anjum Chopra
|
Anjum Chopra |
5 Feb 2002 |
Who was the first batsman to score a
test century? |
- WG Grace
- Charles Bannerman
- Joe Darling
|
Charles Bannerman |
5 Feb 2002 |
How many times did Jim Laker take 10
wickets in an innings against Australia? |
|
Twice |
4 Feb 2002 |
Who has the most first-class
centuries by an Indian? |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Brijesh Patel
|
Sunil Gavaskar |
4 Feb 2002 |
How many times have Bedi, Prasanna,
Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan played in the same test? |
|
Once |
4 Feb 2002 |
He took a test hat-trick in 94-95
against England ? He was also the 3rd victim of another famous
hat-trick? Who is he? |
- Glenn McGrath
- Shane Warne
- Damien Fleming
|
Shane Warne |
3 Feb 2002 |
Which of these batsmen was involved
in Chetan Sharma's hat-trick in the 1987 World Cup? |
- Willie Watson
- Ewen Chatfield
- Martin Snedden
|
Ewen Chatfield |
3 Feb 2002 |
I once scored a Test century in 78
mins after taking 15 mins to score my first run. I once took 3
wickets for no runs in a completed Test innings. Who am I? |
- Keith Miller
- Richie Benaud
- Sir Garfield Sobers
|
Richie Benaud |
3 Feb 2002 |
Which of the following statements
about Sir Don Bradman is false? |
- He was dropped by the selectors once during his Test career.
- He was never dismissed in the 90's in Tests
- He was never run out in Test cricket.
|
He was never run out in Test cricket. |
2 Feb 2002 |
During his 501, Brian Lara created a
first class record for the most runs scored in a day. How many? |
|
390 |
2 Feb 2002 |
Which bowler who later played for
India was in the St. Xavier's High School team against whom
Tendulkar & Kambli added 664 runs? |
- Salil Ankola
- Sairaj Bahutule
- Nilesh Kulkarni
|
Sairaj Bahutule |
2 Feb 2002 |
Which two countries played the 1000th
Test match? |
- Australia & England
- India & England
- Pakistan & New Zealand
|
Pakistan & New Zealand |
1 Feb 2002 |
At which ground did the famous '
Lillee c Willey b Dilley ' dismissal occur? |
- WACA, Perth
- Headingley
- Lords
|
WACA, Perth |
1 Feb 2002 |
What is the minimum first innings
lead required to enforce a follow-on in one-day two innings match? |
|
75 |
1 Feb 2002 |
Who was Courtney Walsh's 435th Test
victim? |
- Brian Murphy
- Henry Olonga
- Trevor Gripper
|
Henry Olonga |
31 Jan 2002 |
Against which county did Sir Garfield
Sobers hit six sixes in an over? |
- Middlesex
- Glamorgan
- Northamptonshire
|
Glamorgan |
31 Jan 2002 |
I played Davis Cup for India, I also
scored the first century in the Ranji Trophy. Who am I? |
- SM Hadi
- Cota Ramaswamy
- Eddie Aibara
|
SM Hadi |
31 Jan 2002 |
I played the shot which led to Raman
Lamba's death. I also scored the first ODI century for Bangladesh.
Who am I? |
- Akram Khan
- Habibul Bashar
- Mehrab Hossain
|
Mehrab Hossain |
30 Jan 2002 |
Donald Bradman scored centuries at 9
of the 10 Test grounds he played on. Which is the only exception? |
- Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
- Trent Bridge , Nottingham
- Old Trafford, Manchester
|
Old Trafford, Manchester |
30 Jan 2002 |
Which of the following umpires has
not played Test cricket? |
- John Hampshire
- David Shepherd
- Javed Akhtar
|
David Shepherd |
30 Jan 2002 |
Which batsman has scored the most
number of 90's in Test cricket? |
- Steve Waugh
- Michael Slater
- Alvin Kallicharan
|
Steve Waugh |
30 Jan 2002 |
In how many ways can a batsman be
dismissed off a wide ball? |
|
5 |
30 Jan 2002 |
Who made the highest debut score for
India in ODI's |
- Navjot Sidhu
- Yuvraj Singh
- Brijesh Patel
|
Brijesh Patel |
30 Jan 2002 |
Which is the home ground of the
Railways Cricket Association? |
- Harbax Singh Stadium
- Nahar Singh Stadium
- Karnail Singh Stadium
|
Karnail Singh Stadium |
29 Jan 2002 |
Which bowler has the most expensive
figures in a 50 over ODI? |
- Martin Snedden
- Ata-ur-Rehman
- Asantha de Mel
|
Asantha de Mel |
29 Jan 2002 |
In which year did India win its first
test abroad? |
|
1968 |
29 Jan 2002 |
Who scored the first ever century in
one-day internationals? |
- Greg Chappell
- John Edrich
- Dennis Amiss
|
Dennis Amiss |
28 Jan 2002 |
Why was England's match against
Boland on the 1995-96 tour of South Africa called off? |
- It was too boring.
- The umpires failed to turn up.
- Half the England team was down with diarrhoea.
|
It was too boring. |
28 Jan 2002 |
Name the only Indian to make two
double centuries in a Test series. |
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Vinoo Mankad
- Vinod Kambli
|
Vinoo Mankad |
28 Jan 2002 |
Where was the first ODI in India
held? |
|
Ahmedabad |
27 Jan 2002 |
Who among these made a pair in their
first Test as captain? |
- Courtney Walsh
- Mark Taylor
- Ian Botham
|
Mark Taylor |
27 Jan 2002 |
How many times has Mumbai won the
Ranji Trophy? |
|
34 |
27 Jan 2002 |
Cricket was an Olympic sport in 1900.
Two teams took part. England won the gold. Who won the silver? |
|
France |
26 Jan 2002 |
Which of the following bowlers took a
hat-trick on Test debut? |
- Damien Fleming
- Nuwan Zoysa
- Dominic Cork
|
Damien Fleming |
26 Jan 2002 |
Which city has an international
ground called the Moinul Haq stadium? |
|
Patna |
26 Jan 2002 |
Where is the Moin-ud-Dowlah Cup held? |
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
- Allahabad
|
Hyderabad |
25 Jan 2002 |
I was not out when Kumble took all
ten wickets in an innings. Who am I? |
- Saqlain Mushtaq
- Waqar Younis
- Mushtaq Ahmed
|
Waqar Younis |
25 Jan 2002 |
Who led India to victory in the 2000
Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka? |
- Yuvraj Singh
- Reetinder Sodhi
- Mohd. Kaif
|
Mohd. Kaif |
25 Jan 2002 |
Where did India win its first Test? |
- Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
- Eden Gardens, Calcutta
- Chepauk, Madras
|
Chepauk, Madras |
24 Jan 2002 |
Who is Gavaskar's only wicket in
one-day internationals? |
- Alvin Kallicharan
- Zaheer Abbas
- Kim Hughes
|
Zaheer Abbas |
24 Jan 2002 |
Who has scored the most number of
ducks in Tests? |
- Courtney Walsh
- Chandrashekar
- Ajit Agarkar
|
Courtney Walsh |
24 Jan 2002 |
How many Tests has India played in
Dhaka? |
|
Two |
23 Jan 2002 |
Which of the following bowlers has
not taken ten wickets in a Test? |
- Venkatesh Prasad
- Manoj Prabhakar
- Chetan Sharma
|
Manoj Prabhakar |
23 Jan 2002 |
Which of the following bats left
handed? |
- Dilip Doshi
- Bishen Bedi
- Neither
|
Dilip Doshi |
23 Jan 2002 |
Which country's domestic competition
is called the Pura Cup? |
- England
- New Zealand
- Australia
|
Australia |
22 Jan 2002 |
How many runs did Tendulkar score in
his debut Test innings? |
|
15 |
22 Jan 2002 |