Cricket Quiz - Part 1
1) Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in februarry 1997 ?
1) India
2) New zealand
3) South africa
4) Zimbabwe
2) Where did India play its 1st one day international match?
1) Lords
2) Headingley
3) Taunton
4) The Oval
3) Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?
1) Ajit Wadekar
2) Bishen Singh Bedi
3) Nawab Pataudi
4) Vinoo Mankad
4) India won the World Championship of Cricket defeating Pakistan in the final by 8 wickets.Who was the man of tournament?
1) K Srikaant
2) Sunil Gavaskar
3) Ravi Shastri
4) Kapil Dev
5) In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced?
1) Limit of overs was reduced to 50 overs
2) The rule of field restriction was taken.
3) Over throw runs were batsman's score
4) No-balls & wides were debited to bowlers analysis
6) Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India?
1) New Delhi
2) Ahmedabad
3) Kolkata
4) Mumbai
7) Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?
1) R.E. Grant Govan
2) Dr. Maharajkumar Sir Vijaya Ananda
3) Sikandar Hyat Khan
4) Anthony S. D'Mello
8) Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match?
1) Canada
2) Sri Lanka
3) Zimbabwe
4) East Africa
9) Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?
1) Vijay Hazare
2) C K Nayudu
3) Lala Amarnath
4) Vijay Merchant
10) When was the first cricket Test match played?
1) 1873
2) 1877
3) 1870
4) 1788
11) Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
1) Hanif Mohammad
2) Brian Lara
3) Sir Donald Bradman
4) Sachin Tendulkar
12) Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket?
1) Shane Warne
2) Brian Lara
3) Courtney Walsh
4) Muttiah Muralitharan
13) Who has scored the most Test hundreds ever?
1) Steve Waugh
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Shane Warne
4) Sunil Gavaskar
14) Which player has scored the most runs in a single Test innings?
1) Graham Gooch
2) Matthew Hayden
3) Brian Lara
4) Agarkar
15) Which country won the World Cup in 1999?
1) Australia
2) South Africa
3) Pakistan
4) England
16) In what year was the first international cricket match held?
1) 1892 between England and India
2) 1869 between England and Australia
3) 1883 between Australia and Wales
4) 1844 between Canada and the USA
17) Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them??
1) Tubby
2) Stodge
3) Helium Bat
4) Stumpy
18) The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
1) Ooh Ahh
2) Penguin
3) Big Bird
4) Pigeon
19) 'Dizzy' is the nickname of what Australian player?
1) Adam Gilchrist
2) Jason Gillespie
3) Glenn McGrath
4) Brett Lee
20) Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as "Captain Grumpy". What was his other nickname?
1) Abe
2) Captain Junior
3) AB
4) Groucho
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