Test Cricket

Cricket Quiz: England in Test Cricket

Quiz created on Day 1 of the England vs South Africa Test at Super Sport Park, Centurion – 16th December 2009. Some of the questions / answers may not stand the test of time

Q.1 Which England batsman holds the record for the highest aggregate runs in Test Cricket at home?

Q.2 He scored 333* in the 1st Innings and 123 in the 2nd Innings in a test match against India. In all he scored 456 runs in a single test match – a record that is still to be eclipsed. Which former English batsman are we talking about?

Q.3 Who scored the first ever century for England in Test cricket?

Q.4 Amongst bowlers from England, who holds the record for the maximum number of wickets in a calendar year?

Q.5 Amongst the 10 highest partnership records for England for each wicket, only one – the one for the 7th wicket has come in the last 30 years. These two batsmen shared a partnership of 281 runs vs New Zealand at Christchurch. Can you identify the two?

Q.6 What is England’s highest ever total in a test innings?

Q.7 What happened for the first time ever in cricket in Australia’s second innings of the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford in the year 1956? ( It has only happened once more since then)

Q. 8 Identify this former England cricketer:

• He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame this year.
• A street in the Fernhill area of Shipley in England  is named after him.
• He was born in Yorkshire.
• He took 193 wickets in his Test career.

Q.9 Who was born on 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg?

Q.10 He scored a duck on his debut, a century in his 2nd test and within another year or so at the young age of 22 created a batting record that no English batsmen has since broken. The selectors were so impressed by this talented cricketer that they broke with a 65 year old tradition that only an amateur would captain the England team and made him the captain of their cricket team. Which legend of English cricket are we talking about?

Cricket Quiz # 2: Team Records

Q.1 Only thrice in the entire history of test cricket has a team lost a match after making the opposition follow on. India inflicting this embarassment on Australia in the Kolkata 2001 Test was the most recent such case. On the previous two occasions the same team finished on the losing side both times. Which team?

Q.2 New Zealand is currently hosting the Pakistan team and as I write the first test match is in progress at Dunedin. What “1st ever” record has been established in this test?

Q.3 All the 10 wickets of a test team were once dismissed in as few as 75 balls; this was the shortest stay at the crease for any team in a test innings in terms of number of balls. Which team was this? Against whom?

Q.4 Have a careful look at the following scorecard of the England vs Pakistan 5th Test of the 1992 series which was played at the Kennington Oval, London.

England 1st Innings: 207 all out ( 78.1 overs), Pakistan 1st Innings: 380 all out (127.5 overs), England 2nd Innings: 174 all out (72 overs), Pakistan 2nd Innings: 5 without loss (0.1 overs)

A ‘highest’ team record was made in this match which is unlikely to get surpassed. What record? ( Hint: It can be worked out)

[  An interesting trivia from this England vs Pakistan match not connected to the question above: In a match completely dominated by Pakistan and remembered for England's batting failures in both innings, the two highest scorers were both Englishmen; Robin Smit who remained not out on 84 and Michael Artherton who scored 60.  ]

Q.5 When India scored 417 runs yesterday (India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Kanpur) it was their highest score in a single day of test cricket ever. Which team/s hold the world record for the highest number of runs in a day of test cricket? How many runs?

** In case of any dispute, Butjazz’s decision will be final.