Test Cricket Quiz

Taylor, who scored 106 against New Zealand in Dunedin in 2008 has a Test average of just 12.96. Next on the list is Saqlain Mushtaq, with an average of 14.48.

Shanta Rangaswamy was the first Indian woman to score a test hundred. She scored 108 against New Zealand on 8 January 1977.

In 1999, Walsh survived briefly while Brian Lara helped West Indies past the target of 308 against Australia in Barbados. A year later, Walsh and Jimmy Adams combined for a 72-minute stand to beat Pakistan in Antigua.

Maurice Allom became the first player to take a Test hat-trick on debut when got the wickets of Tom Lowry (lbw), Ken James (c Tich Cornford), Ted Badcock (b) against New Zealand on 10 January 1930.

On 3 April 1930, Sadhman scored the first-ever test triple century against West Indies at Sabina Park.

Chanderpaul played in 77 Test losses, far more than second-placed Brian Lara (63)

Lance Gibbs reached the milestone in 1975 and held the world Test wicket record for nearly six years until Dennis Lillee passed him.

Zimbabwe’s Tatenda Taibu was 20 years and 358 days old when he first captained his country in a Test – although he had already been in the team for three years by then.

Wasim Akram is the only cricketer to take two hat-tricks in tests and ODIs.

Perhaps surprisingly, Tendulkar is not India’s leading first-class run-scorer, but is second to Gavaskar.

Christopher ‘Chris’ Matthews was a fast bowler who played three men’s Tests for Australia in the late ’80s; Christina ‘Chris’ Matthews (pictured) was a wicketkeeper who played 20 women’s Tests in the ’80s and ’90s and is now CEO of the WACA

Shane Warne’s autobiography is named “No Spin”.

It was Peter Siddle, who made 51 and 50 against India in Delhi. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the only other player to have achieved the feat, but a year later than Siddle.

England hosted Australia for the first-ever test match of the ICC World Test Championship. The test match was played from 1st August 2019 to 5th August 2019. Australia won the match by 251 runs.

Jacques Kallis won a record 21 man of the match awards in test cricket.

“It was Gavaskar, De real master, Just like a wall, We couldn’t out Gavaskar at all, not at all”

It was the song by Lord Relator.

Kumar Sangakkara scored 12400 test runs without taking a single wicket. Lara is behind him with 11953 runs.

Warner is the most recent batsman to hit a triple century in test cricket. He scored 335 against Pakistan on 30 November 2019.

It was Grace, aged 50 when he captained England for the final time, in 1899.

It was the great Duleepsinhji who was appointed India’s high commissioner to Australia and New Zealand in 1949.