Cricket Quiz Questions: Round 1
- Who was the first player born in the 1990s to play for England?
- Which was the first English county that Anil Kumble played for?
- Who was the last England captain to play South Africa before the ban?
- Who won the county championships in every season from 1951 to 1958?
- Where in the West Indies did Brian Lara score his record-breaking 375?
- Who was the first player to make over 1,000 catches in first-class cricket?
- What did ICC stand for before 1965?
- Who were the first winners of the Women’s World Cup in 1973?
- What is Bob Willis’s middle name?
- Which England batsmen each scored double centuries against India in 1985 in the same innings?
Round 1 Answers
- James Taylor
- Northants
- M. J. K. Smith
- Surrey
- Antigua
- Frank Woolley
- Imperial Cricket Conference
- England
- Dylan
- Mike Gatting, Graeme Fowler
Cricket Quiz: Round 2
- Who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?
- In which country are the first-class sides United Bank and National Bank?
- Who were the first three members of the ICC?
- What was the Nat West Trophy previously called?
- Which New Zealander hit a double century in 153 balls vs England in 2002?
- Who kept wicket for Yorkshire in 412 consecutive county championship games?
- When was Jonny Bairstow named Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year?
- Who scored 322 runs against Warwickshire in less than a day in 1985?
- In which country do first-class teams compete for the Plunkett Shield?
- Who was the world top ranked Twenty20 batsmen at the end of 2017?
Round 2 Answers
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Pakistan
- England, Australia, South Africa
- Gilette Cup
- Nathan Astle
- Jimmy Binks
- 2011
- Ian Botham
- New Zealand
- Aaron Finch
Cricket Questions: Round 3
- What is the trophy played for by first-class inter-state sides in India?
- Who captained England during the “bodyline” series?
- Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets?
- Which bowler is nicknamed “The King of Spain”?
- What was the title of Andrew Flintoff’s autobiography?
- Who said, “The bowler’s Holding, the batman’s Willey”?
- To three each way, how many Tests did it take Muttiah Muralitharan to reach the 400 wicket mark?
- Michael Vaughan made his international debut against which country?
- Which ex-England cricketer made his county debut in 1981 and retired on 22 June 2004?
- Which cup succeeded the Shell Shield in the West Indies?
Round 3 Answers
- Ranji Trophy
- Douglas Jardine, Surrey
- Fred Trueman
- Ashley Giles
- Being Freddie
- Brian Johnson
- 72 Tests
- South Africa
- Jack Russell
- Red Stripe Cup