So you thought you followed cricket closely in 2006? Well, here are 20 questions to test your memory of the events that made the headlines - Dublin and doping, chumps and champs, debuts and farewells, nightwatchmen and nearly-men. Obligatory Hairgate question included too. And those of you who guessed all the correct answers: Go on, get a life!
1. Who played his 100th Test in January 2006, and uniquely scored two centuries in it?
Matthew Hayden Jacques Kallis
Ricky Ponting Inzamam-ul-Haq
2. Who made his one-day international debut for Zimbabwe in February, as captain?
Prosper Utseya Terry Duffin
Chamu Chibhabha Piet Rinke
3. Who scored a century on Test debut for England in March?
Alastair Cook Ian Bell
Paul Collingwood Owais Shah
4. Who became the first nightwatchman to score a Test double-century, in April?
Matthew Hoggard Daniel Vettori
Jason Gillespie Mark Boucher
5. Who, in May, became only the second player after Garry Sobers to score 8000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests?
Shaun Pollock Andrew Flintoff
Sachin Tendulkar Jacques Kallis
6. Which half of a famous cricketing partnership died in May?
Vijay Hazare Eric Bedser
Ray Lindwall Harold Larwood
7. Why was Dubliner James Joyce a happy man on June 13?
His first cricket book was published
He scored the first first-class double-century by an Irishman
His sons, Ed And Dominick, played on opposite sides in the first-ever ODI between England and Ireland
He won a trip to the Ashes series in a Cricinfo competition
8. Who took the first nine wickets to fall in a county match in June, had the last man dropped, and never did get the tenth wicket?
Andy Caddick Mushtaq Ahmed
Charlie Shreck Zaheer Khan
9. Who scored 342 in July, the highest ever score for Somerset, in his last match for them?
Matthew Hayden Ian Blackwell
Cameron White Justin Langer
10. And who scored 339 in September, the second-highest score ever for Yorkshire, in his last match for them?
Anthony McGrath Darren Lehmann
Craig White Michael Lumb
11. Who made 156 in August, the highest-ever score in a one-day international at Lord's?
Claire Taylor Andrew Strauss
Charlotte Edwards Sanath Jayasuriya
12. Who was the "other" umpire in the Darrell Hair ball-tampering saga at The Oval in August?
Daryl Harper Billy Doctrove
Steve Bucknor Simon Taufel
13. Who scored a century in the forfeited Test match at The Oval?
Kevin Pietersen Ian Bell
Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf
14. Who beat Lancashire to win the last C&G Trophy final at Lord's at the end of August?
Leicestershire Surrey
Sussex Warwickshire
15. Who hit a 44-ball century in a one-day international against Zimbabwe in September?
Mark Boucher Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq Upul Tharanga
16. Shoaib Akhtar and which other player were sent home from the Champions Trophy after failing drug tests in October?
Mohammad Akram Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Yousuf
17. Who took a hat-trick against Australia in the Champions Trophy?
Abdul Razzaq James Anderson
Jerome Taylor Kyle Mills
18. Who scored three centuries during the Champions Trophy?
Upul Tharanga Dwayne Bravo
Chris Gayle Michael Hussey
19. Who scored 152 not out in his second Test, in December, after bagging a pair in his first one?
Alastair Cook Imran Farhat
Chamara Silva Jamie How
20. Who set a new record for runs in a calendar year during 2006, with 1788?
Mohammad Yousuf Younis Khan
Ricky Ponting Virender Sehwag
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1. Who played his 100th Test in January 2006, and uniquely scored two centuries in it?
Matthew Hayden Jacques Kallis
Ricky Ponting Inzamam-ul-Haq
2. Who made his one-day international debut for Zimbabwe in February, as captain?
Prosper Utseya Terry Duffin
Chamu Chibhabha Piet Rinke
3. Who scored a century on Test debut for England in March?
Alastair Cook Ian Bell
Paul Collingwood Owais Shah
4. Who became the first nightwatchman to score a Test double-century, in April?
Matthew Hoggard Daniel Vettori
Jason Gillespie Mark Boucher
5. Who, in May, became only the second player after Garry Sobers to score 8000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests?
Shaun Pollock Andrew Flintoff
Sachin Tendulkar Jacques Kallis
6. Which half of a famous cricketing partnership died in May?
Vijay Hazare Eric Bedser
Ray Lindwall Harold Larwood
7. Why was Dubliner James Joyce a happy man on June 13?
His first cricket book was published
He scored the first first-class double-century by an Irishman
His sons, Ed And Dominick, played on opposite sides in the first-ever ODI between England and Ireland
He won a trip to the Ashes series in a Cricinfo competition
8. Who took the first nine wickets to fall in a county match in June, had the last man dropped, and never did get the tenth wicket?
Andy Caddick Mushtaq Ahmed
Charlie Shreck Zaheer Khan
9. Who scored 342 in July, the highest ever score for Somerset, in his last match for them?
Matthew Hayden Ian Blackwell
Cameron White Justin Langer
10. And who scored 339 in September, the second-highest score ever for Yorkshire, in his last match for them?
Anthony McGrath Darren Lehmann
Craig White Michael Lumb
11. Who made 156 in August, the highest-ever score in a one-day international at Lord's?
Claire Taylor Andrew Strauss
Charlotte Edwards Sanath Jayasuriya
12. Who was the "other" umpire in the Darrell Hair ball-tampering saga at The Oval in August?
Daryl Harper Billy Doctrove
Steve Bucknor Simon Taufel
13. Who scored a century in the forfeited Test match at The Oval?
Kevin Pietersen Ian Bell
Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf
14. Who beat Lancashire to win the last C&G Trophy final at Lord's at the end of August?
Leicestershire Surrey
Sussex Warwickshire
15. Who hit a 44-ball century in a one-day international against Zimbabwe in September?
Mark Boucher Shahid Afridi
Abdul Razzaq Upul Tharanga
16. Shoaib Akhtar and which other player were sent home from the Champions Trophy after failing drug tests in October?
Mohammad Akram Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Yousuf
17. Who took a hat-trick against Australia in the Champions Trophy?
Abdul Razzaq James Anderson
Jerome Taylor Kyle Mills
18. Who scored three centuries during the Champions Trophy?
Upul Tharanga Dwayne Bravo
Chris Gayle Michael Hussey
19. Who scored 152 not out in his second Test, in December, after bagging a pair in his first one?
Alastair Cook Imran Farhat
Chamara Silva Jamie How
20. Who set a new record for runs in a calendar year during 2006, with 1788?
Mohammad Yousuf Younis Khan
Ricky Ponting Virender Sehwag
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