Trivia by Ashwat Ramani
(Created in March 2005, Answers are applicable
only till this date)
1.
The first ever test
match was played between England and Australia
from the 15th to the 19th of March, 1877 and
Australia won by 45 runs. Exactly 100 years
later a test match between England and Australia
was held to commemorate the 100 years of test
cricket. Again, Australia won by 45 runs. Where
were these tests played?
Lord's
Sydney Cricket
Ground
Adelaide Oval
Melbourne Cricket
Ground
2. By how many different ways can a batsman be
declared out?
9
10
8
11
3.Which
two teams played the shortest test ever which lasted only 50 minutes?
Zimbabwe
and Sri Lanka
India and Sri
LankaWest
Indies and IndiaIndia
and New Zealand
4. Who faced the first ball in Test Cricket?
W.G.GraceCharles
BannermanBill
Voice
5. Who was the only bowler to get Bradman out hit
wicket ?
Harold
LarwoodBob
MassieJim
LakerLala
Amarnath
6. Which Sri Lankan Keeper scored 201 not out on his
test debut ?
7. Brian Lara holds the world record for the highest
first class score of 501 not out for Warwickshire. Whom were Warwickshire
playing against in that match?
DurhamGlamorgan
Sussex
Essex
8.Who
was the only batsman in Test Cricket to be dismissed for 299?
Martin
Crowe
Aravinda DeSilvaLen
Hutton Hanif
Mohammed