Indian Cricket Quiz

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1. Against which team did David Gower hit his maiden Test century for England?

2. Was Australia's Sheffield Shield competition started in 1882, 1892 or 1902?

3. Which two brothers opened the batting for England in the 1880 Test against Australia?

4. What was Australia's winning margin in the 1975/76 series against the West Indies?

5. Who captained England on the 1972/73 tour of India and Pakistan?

ANSWERS

1. New Zealand, summer 1978
2. 1892
3. W.G. and E. Grace
4. 5-1
5. Tony Lewis

 

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6. In which series did New Zealand score her first Test win over England?

7. What is the Australian term for 'extras'?

8. What was special about England's series win in India in 1976/77?

9. In which year did Pakistan win her first Test in Australia—in 1975,1976 or 1977?

10. Colin McDonald and Jim Burke opened the batting for which country?

ANSWERS

6. England's 1978, winter tour
7. Sundries
8. It was her first series in india since 1934
9. 1976
10. Australia

 

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11. How many runs did Sir Donald Bradman need in his last innings to finish with a Test average of 100?

12. How many dismissals did Australia's Wally Grout make in his Test career?

13. What is the highest Test stand by England against Australia and who made it?

14. Which West Indian made 200 and 114 not out against New Zealand on his Testdebutinia?l?

15. In which Test did the scores run like this: Australia 63 and 122? England 101 and 77?

ANSWERS

11. Four (instead he got a duck)
12. 187
13. 382 by Hutton and Leyland fro the second wicket at the Oval in 1938.
14. Lawrence Rowe
15. The first ashes test