History Of Cricket Trivia Questions! Quiz
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- 1.Which Australian bowler took 195 wickets in 36 matches against England?
- A.
Glenn McGrath
- B.
Shane Warne
- C.
Brett Lee
- D.
Dennis Lillee
- 2.Who was the only Pakistani who remained not out during Anil Kumble's 10 wicket haul in 1999?
- A.
Shahid Afridi
- B.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
- C.
Mushtaq Ahmed
- D.
Waqar Younis
- 3.Which Pakistani cricketer scored 1788 Test runs in 2006?
- A.
Mohammad Yousuf
- B.
Saeed Anwar
- C.
Ijaz Ahmed
- D.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
- 4.Who became the first batsman to score 100 sixes in Test cricket?
- A.
Chris Gayle
- B.
Virender Sehwag
- C.
Adam Gilchrist
- D.
Brian Lara
- 5.Who is the only batsman to be given out Obstructing the Field in Test cricket?
- A.
Len Hutton
- B.
Don Bradman
- C.
Gary Sobers
- D.
Lala Amarnath
- 6.Which of these Indian wicketkeepers is the only keeper to have stumped Don Bradman in Tests?
- A.
Dattaram Hindlekar
- B.
Probir Sen
- C.
Bharath Reddy
- D.
Khershed Meherhomji
- 7.Who, among these, is the last white player to play Test cricket for West Indies?
- A.
Prior Jones
- B.
Geoff Greenidge
- C.
Ralph Legall
- D.
Michael Frederick
- 8.Who is the only batsman to have scored 300, 400 and 500 runs in first class cricket?
- A.
Ricky Ponting
- B.
Don Bradman
- C.
Brian Lara
- D.
Sachin Tendulkar
- 9.Who is the only Indian cricketer to be part of both the 300 run partnerships in One Day Internationals?
- A.
Virender Sehwag
- B.
Sachin Tendulkar
- C.
Sourav Ganguly
- D.
Rahul Dravid
- 10.Which Indian bowler took 18 wickets in 7 matches against the New Zealanders in 2002-03?
- A.
Javagal Srinath
- B.
Venkatesh Prasad
- C.
Manoj Prabhakar
- D.
Rajesh Chauhan
- 11.For how many days was the England vs. South Africa Test match played at Durban in 1938-39?
- A.
5 days
- B.
9 days
- C.
8 days
- D.
6 days
- 12.Who played for India in the Davis Cup in 1922 and in 1936 also represented India in Test cricket?
- A.
Cotah Ramaswami
- B.
Lala Amarnath
- C.
Farokh Engineer
- D.
Rusi Surti
- 13.Which of these Indian cricketers played for Queensland in Sheffield Shield in late 1960s and early 70s?
- A.
ML Jaisimha
- B.
Rusi Surti
- C.
Lala Amarnath
- D.
Mohinder Amarnath
- 14.Who was India's first cricket captain post-independence?
- A.
Nawab of Pataudi, Senior
- B.
Lala Amarnath
- C.
Vijay Hazare
- D.
CK Nayudu
- 15.Under whose captaincy did India play the first ODI in 1974?
- A.
Ajit Wadekar
- B.
Kishan Rungta
- C.
Sandeep Patil
- D.
Chandu Borde
- 16.Under whose captaincy did India win its first ODI?
- A.
S Venkataeaghavan
- B.
Chandu Borde
- C.
Nawab of Pataudi Jr
- D.
Ajit Wadekar
- 17.Who is the 4th cricketer to score 10,000 runs in the ODI International cricket?
- A.
Sachin Tendulkar
- B.
Ricky Ponting
- C.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
- D.
Sanath Jayasuriya
- 18.Who was the first Asian to play for Yorkshire county?
- A.
Habibul Bashar
- B.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
- C.
Sanath Jayasuriya
- D.
Sachin Tendulkar
- 19.Who, among these Indians, was the youngest cricketer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
- A.
Ajit Agarkar
- B.
Dinesh Mongia
- C.
Parthiv Patel
- D.
Virender Sehwag
- 20.How many boundaries were hit by Kapil Dev during his innings of 175 vs. Zimbabwe in the 1983 World Cup?
- A.
10 fours and 8 sixes
- B.
16 fours and 7 sixes
- C.
16 fours and 6 sixes
- D.
20 fours and 5 sixes
- 21.Why was the second day of the India and England Test in 1980 was declared a rest day?
- A.
Due to extreme heat
- B.
Due to solar eclipse
- C.
Due to illness of umpires
- D.
Due to terrorist attack
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