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Debutants

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Its all Relative

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Debutants

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Debutants

Q. 1.

Who was the first batsman to make two centuries on his first class debut?

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Q. 2.

He made 112 on his test debut but was never selected again to play. Who are we talking about?

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Who has taken a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket, and then never taken another one?

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Who is the only player to have scored a century and taken a five-for on debut?

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Who has the record of making the highest runs on debut in a test innings ?

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What’s in a name

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What’s in a name

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Which Test cricketer, born in the 1950s, was apparently named after three batsmen - two West Indians and an English ?

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Q. 2.

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Q. 3.

Who is the only test cricketer to have the letters of the word "CRICKET" in his surname?

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Q. 4.

Who is the only cricketer to have a mode of dismissal named after him?

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Q. 5.

Levi, Mare man, Muppet, Johann, Lord Brocket

Whose nicknames are we talking about?

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Ground Rules

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Ground Rules

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Ground Rules

Q. 2.

Which ground hosted the first test match ever played in Mumbai (Bombay) ?

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Q. 3.

Which is the only test ground in world to be below sea level ?

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Q. 4.

Of all the test grounds in the world, there is only one that has a number in its name.Identify the ground

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Q. 5.

It is the oldest test ground in its country. It was re-laid as an athletics stadium for the 1956 Olympics but was again converted in a cricket ground in the same year. Currently it is used also used as a football ground.

Identify the ground

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"Those two famous pals of mine ******** and *********".

What are the two missing words in the song?

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Ernie Jones once famously bowled a delivery which passed right through the batsman's beard. He apologised immediately and said "Sorry doc, she slipped". Who was the batsman?

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Bradman once said to his team-mates "Come and watch this. You may have seen my hundreds. But this is one of the best hitting you will ever see". Whose innings was he referring to?

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“Come on you sick coward. I want to see a brave Australian out here, not people like you. Now brace up and bat.” Who said these words to whom?

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"He came off the pitch like the crack of doom." Who said this about whom?

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In 2002, Wisden created a list of 16 players as its nominee for the ‘Greatest Indian Cricketer of the century‘. Who was the only non test player in the list?

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Q. 2.

Complete the list : Bradman, Richards, Hobbs, Sobers and ------ .

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19-90 Over to me Spinning Round The World.

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Its all Relative

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“We were really tensed with what England did to him. He made his debut against SA at Headingly ’08 and dad was proud that he played for England. But after that, it was disaster. It has really fired me up. We are pretty much Aussie now and the poms will see it”

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“I played for Oz during the ‘20s and I was proud of that. But what Ian and Greg and Trevor have done is really wonderful. I could never imagine that. Cricket is really in the blood.”

Identify the speaker.

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Q. 3.

These two trophies are named after two great English test players.What is the relation between them?

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“My father was a staunch Caribbean. I am privileged to be the son of the Black Bradman. I was lucky to play for West Indies. But when our son played for England, we completely supported his decision.”

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Quick Singles

Set - 1

1. Who has made the highest individual score in the fourth innings of a test?

2. Who has played the most ODIs without ever winning a 'Man of the Match' award?

3. Who is the only non-test playing English cricketer to have been awarded a test cap and blazer?

4. Who holds the record of making a triple century in his last test match?

5. Who is the only cricketer to hit test centuries for both England and India?

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Set - 2

1. Who is the only cricketer to be knighted during his playing days?

2. Who holds the record for taking most number of matches to get to 100 ODI wickets?

3. What is the lowest individual score to be never made in a test match?

4. Which bowler has taken the highest number of wickets in Ranji Trophy?

5. Who was the first Indian to make a test match hundred?

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1. Who has made the highest individual score in official recognised cricket at any level?

2. Who has played the most ODIs without ever playing a test?

3. Who was nicknamed as Dizzy ?

4. There are 3 players with most number of consecutive 50 plus scores in test innings. Name any one of them .

5. There are two cricketers with 4 triple centuries in First Class Cricket. One is Don Bradman. Who is the other?

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1. Who is the only batsman to score hundreds in all three sessions of the same day in first class cricket ?

2. Who has played the most ODIs before playing a test match?

3. Two batsmen have reached 1000 runs in fewest (12) test innings . Name any one of them?

4. Which ground is nicknamed as the “Bull Ring”?

5. Who is the only cricketer to play for both Australia and South Africa?

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1. When was the last timeless test played?

2. Who has the record for most stumping in test matches?

3. Who has made the highest score in Women’s one day Cricket?

4. Against which country did Sachin score his 50th test ton?

5. Who holds the record for winning maximum number of test matches?

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1. What is the lowest individual score to be never made in ODIs?

2. Who is the only player to play both in Cricket and Hockey world cups?

3. What is the name of the cricket stadium in Cuttack?

4. Who was the first batsman to hit a double century in tests?

5. Who was the only Goa-born man to play test cricket for India?

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