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| What name is given to the rare feat of dismissing 3 batsmen in successive balls? | Test Cricket |
- Hat trick. From a quaint old English custom where the bowler claimed the hats of the onlookers. A turkey is three strikes in a row in tenpin bowling, a Triple Treat is a brand of ice cream and Howzat is where the fielding side is imploring the umpire to give the batsman 'out'.
| After their re-admission to Test cricket in 1991, what mascot name was given to the South African Test team? | Test Cricket |
- Proteas. Springboks are the national Rugby Union team. The national cricket was also known as the Springboks prior to their exclusion in 1967.
| Who were the first twins to play Test cricket together? | Test Cricket |
- Steve and Mark Waugh. The Waughs played their 100th Test match together early in 2002. Merv and Kim Hughes are not related, Ian Chappell is the older brother of Greg and South African administrator Graeme Pollock is Shaun's uncle.
| Why was South Africa excluded from playing Test cricket between 1969 and 1991? | Test Cricket |
- Apartheid policy.. South Africa was barred from all sports (including Olympics) and many countries also imposed trade sanctions against them.
| Weekes, Walcott and Worrell (known as the 3 W's) were all very good batsmen for which team? | Test Cricket |
- West Indies. A very solid middle order, who played in the 1950s.
| Who was the captain of England in the Bodyline series of 1932-33? | Test Cricket |
- Douglas Jardine. Woodfull was the Australian captain, Voce was an English bowler, and Larwood was the bowler that did the most damage to Australia. Because of this series, Larwood never played Test cricket again, and Jardine retired the following year (1934). Interestingly, Harold Larwood moved to Australia to live later in his life, dying in 1995.
| The Bodyline series of 1932-33 was a dark period in the history of the game. Sporting (and even diplomatic) ties between England and Australia were severely strained. Who was this very dangerous tactic devised to control? | Test Cricket |
- Donald Bradman. Bodyline (or leg-side theory) involved very fast bowling at the batsman's upper body and head. Several Australian batsmen were injured from being struck, and the practice was outlawed soon afterwards.
| What name is given to Test matches between Australia and England? | Test Cricket |
- The Ashes. In 1882-83, Australia beat England in a series for the first time. A mock obituary was placed in the Sporting Times which read 'In affectionate remembrance of English Cricket, which died at The Oval on 29th August 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances. R.I.P. NB. The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia.' A wooden bail was ceremoniously burnt and the ashes placed in a tiny urn, which is on display at Lords Cricket Ground, London.
| Who was the first captain of the Bangladeshi Test team? | Test Cricket |
- Naimur Rahman Durjoy. Bedi was a one-time captain of India, Mahanama was a Sri Lankan batsman, and Procter played for South Africa.
| When Bangladesh became a Test playing country they became the tenth test nation. Who is missing from this list: Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, England, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and South Africa? | Test Cricket |
- Pakistan. The first international cricket match was actually played between Canada and the United States! The match was played in New York in 1844, and Canada won by 23 runs.
| Which batsman was captain for 15 of Australia's 16 consecutive wins from 1999 to 2001, made his test debut in 1986, and once got out handled the ball? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Steve Waugh. When Waugh made his test debut, the Australian cricket team was at a weak point in its history. He was one of the major reasons why Australia was able to climb back to the top of the test rankings by 1995.
| Which England opener played 108 matches, made 8114 runs, with 22 centuries and was once dropped for slow scoring? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Geoff Boycott . His highest score was 246 not out. He played from 1964 until the early 1980s - another legend with a long career.
| Which West Indian fast bowler finished his career with 519 test wickets, and was the first bowler to break the 450- and 500-wicket marks? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Courtney Walsh. Walsh's career stretched over the same period as that of Aravinda de Silva. Walsh averaged about 4 wickets per test, which is a very good effort considering that he was competing for wickets with the likes of Ambrose, Marshall and Holding.
| This Sri Lankan batsman played 89 test matches over a 16-and-a-half year period, scored 19 centuries, and averaged just under 42. What is his name? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Aravinda de Silva. His highest score was 267 against New Zealand. In that match, Martin Crowe also made his highest test score of 299.
| Who was the first bowler to pass the 350-wicket mark in test cricket? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Dennis Lillee. Lillee finished with 355 test wickets in 70 matches - an average of 5.07 wickets per test. He played from 1970 to 1984.
| Which wicket-keeper batsman played for the West Indies during most of the 1980s and scored 5 test centuries? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Jeff Dujon. Dujon averaged almost 32 over his 81 match career. He completed 267 dismissals in that time - only 5 of them stumped because of the West Indies relied on a pace attack during that period.
| Which South African fast bowler took 330 wickets in his test career, and was the first South African to pass the 300-wicket mark? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Allan Donald. Donald played his 72nd and final test in February 2002. He was nicknamed 'White Lightning' because of his speed.
| This Indian opener was the first to pass the 10,000-run mark. He also scored an amazing 34 centuries in his test career, with a highest score of 236. Who is he? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Sunil Gavaskar . Gavaskar finished with a test average of over 51.
| This legendary batsman held many records when he retired, including the most catches (156) in tests by a non-wicket-keeper, the first to pass 150 in both innings of a test match, and the most matches (156). Who is he? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Allan Border. Border also had the most scores of 50 or more (90) and the most test runs (over 11 thousand) when he retired.
| This off-spinner once had to overcome the ignominy of being no-balled for throwing. He passed the 400-wicket mark in his 72nd test, making him the fastest ever to reach that milestone. What is his name? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Muttiah Muralitharan. Murali's action is unusual because of his bent arm.
| Which all-rounder finished his career with 383 wickets and held the record for the fastest double-century in test matches until Adam Gilchrist broke it in 2002? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Ian Botham . Botham was a genuine all-rounder who could win matches with bat or ball. He was instrumental in England's against Australia in 1981, when England were forced to follow on. Botham smashed 149 in England's second innings to give them a chance of victory, which they grabbed.
| Who, in 86 test matches, took more than 5 wickets per game (on average), had a nickname of Paddles, and was handy with the bat as well? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Richard Hadlee . Hadlee's finest performance was against Australia in November 1985. He took 15 wickets in the match, including nine in the first innings.
| Which powerfully-built West Indian batsman once scored 1710 runs in a calendar year, and had a highest score of 291? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Viv Richards. Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards used his powerful build to belt the ball very, very hard.
| Who was the all-rounder who finished with 434 wickets in test cricket, and was known for his fast scoring with the bat? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Kapil Dev. Kapil Dev overtook Hadlee's record of 431 wickets in test matches. Kapil Dev's record was then broken by Courtney Walsh.
| Which wicket-keeper passed Allan Knott's record of dismissals, and ended up with a grand total of 355 dismissals in 96 test matches? | Legends of Test Cricket |
- Rod Marsh . Rod Marsh was handy with the bat as well. He scored three test centuries, with a highest of 132. Of his 355 dismissals, only 12 were stumped.
| What did Motganhalli Jaisimha and Geoffrey Boycott have in common? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- They both batted on all five days of a test. Jaisimha against Australia in 1960, and Boycott in 1977, incidentally also against Australia.
| English players Ian Botham and Bob Willis combined for how many test wickets? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- 708. Botham took 383 wickets and Willis 325.
| Australian fast bowlers Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson combined for how many test wickets? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- 555. Lillee took 355 wickets and Thomson 200.
| West Indian fast bowlers Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, combined for how many test wickets? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- 924. Walsh took 519 wickets and Ambrose 405.
| What was Sir Donald Bradman's batting average? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- 99.94. The Don needed to score 4 runs in his final innings to average 100, but was dismissed for a duck.
| This bowler became only the second man to take ten wickets in an innings. Can you name him? | Test Cricket World Beaters |
- Anil Kumble. Anil Kumble took 10 for 74 against Pakistan in 1999.
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