Howzat!? Trivia
Howzat!? Trivia
Q. Where are the Ashes kept?
A. At Lord's, regardless of which country is the current holder.
Q. What is the highest score in the fourth innings of a Test match?
A. 5/654 by England vs South Africa at Durban in 1938/39. The match was drawn.
Q. There have been two ties in Test cricket. When were they and who was playing?
A. 1960/61: Australia vs West Indies at Brisbane.
1986/87: Australia vs India at Madras.
Q. What changes were made to the Laws of the game in 1927 and 1931 respectively?
A. In 1927 the ball was made smaller and in 1931 the wickets were made larger.
Q. How long did New Zealand take to win it's first Test match?
A. 26 years, in it's 45th test.
Q. Who is the oldest player to play Test cricket?
A. Wilfred Rhodes played in 1929/30 ages 52 years and 165 days.
Q. What does it mean when a batsman "carries his bat"?
A. A batsman has carried his bat when he opens the innings, and is not out when all his team-mates have been dismissed.
Q. What is a bunsen?
A. A pitch which is good for spin bowling. It is rhyming slang: bunsen burner - raging turner.
Q. What is the lowest innings total in Test cricket?
A. 26 by New Zealand vs England at Auckland, 1954/55.
Q. Who has appeared in the most consecutive Tests?
A. Sunil Gavaskar of India - 106.
Q. Who has scored the most runs in a Test series?
A. Don Bradman scored 974 runs in the 1930 series against England.
Q. Who was the first batsmen to wear a helmet?
A. Dennis Amiss of England, at The Oval against the West Indies in 1976.
Q. What is the highest score by a no. 11 batsmen, and by whom?
A. 68 not out by Richard Collinge for New Zealand vs Pakistan in 1972/73.
Q. Who is the only batsman to score 150 in both innings of a Test match?
A. Allan Border scored 150 not out in the first innings, and 153 in the second innings for Australia against Pakistan in 1979/80.
Q. What is the highest innings total with no player scoring a century?
A. 524 by India vs New Zealand at Kanpur in 1976/77.
Q. Which Test captain was the first to register a pair of ducks?
A. Joe Darling of Australia at Sheffield, 1902.
Q. Which bowler made the most successful Test debut?
A. Bob Massie of Australia. In 1972, he took match figures of 16/137 against England.
Q. What is the most number of wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series?
A. 49 by Sydney Barnes for England vs South Africa in 1913/14.
Q. How did the scoreboard read when Dennis Lillee was dismissed in the second innings of the First Test at Perth in 1979/80?
A. Lillee c. Willey b. Dilley 19.
Q. Which English cricketer was nick-named "Johnny Won't Hit Today"?
A. J.W.H.T Douglas
Q. Who was the first United States President to watch Test cricket?
A. General Dwight Eisenhower (Pakistan vs Australia at Karachi, 1959/60).
Q. How many sixes did Don Bradman hit during his Test career?
A. Two
Q. What was the full name of Indian off-spinner Venkat?
A. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan.
Q. Which wicketkeeper has achieved the most dismissals in a Test match?
A. Bob Taylor (England) took 10 catches against India at Bombay, 1979/80.
Q. What is the most number of catches taken in an innings by a fieldsman?
A. Five: Victor Richardson (Australia) vs South Africa at Durban, 1935/36 and Yajurvindra Singh (India) vs England at Bangladore, 1976/77.
Q. What is the least number of runs scored in a full days play?
A. 95. Australia all out for 80, Pakistan 2/15 at Karachi, 1956.
