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Trivia by Ashwat Ramani
(Created in March 2005, Answers are applicable
only till this date)
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1.
Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over of Malcolm
Nash in 1968 at Swansea , which county was
Sobers playing for in that match ?
Ans.
Nottinghamshire (against Glamorgan)
2. Which batsman has
the credit of playing the 'longest test innings' ever ?
Ans. Hanif Mohammed (16
hours and 10 mins for Pakistan Vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados in 1958).
3.During
which year did Brian Lara score the Highest Individual Test Score of 375 against
England at St.Johns, Antigua ?
Ans. 1994
4. Against which team
did Sachin Tendulkar score an unbeaten century on his Ranji Trophy debut ?
Ans. Gujarat (at
Bombay in 1988/89)
5. Who was the first
Indian batsman to appear in Wisden ?
Ans. K.S.Ranjitsinhji in 1897
6. Who became the
first Indian to score a Test century against Australia ?
Ans. V.Mankad (scoring
116 in the 3rd test at Melbourne in 1947)
7. How many centuries
did Sunil Gavaskar score in the 102 innings he played in his O.D.I career ?
Ans. 1 (an unbeaten 103
against New Zealand at Nagpur in 1987/88)
8.Who
became the first Kenyan to score a half century in ODIS ?
Ans. Steve
Tikolo (scoring 65 against India at Cuttack in the Wills World Cup 1996)
9. Who
became the first batsman in Test Match history to score a century on debut ?
Ans. C.Bannerman of
Australia scoring an unbeaten 165 against England at Melbourne in 1876/77 .
10.Who was the first
batsman to score a century in World Cup History ?
Ans. Dennis Amiss
scoring 137 against India at Lords on June 7th, 1975 .
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