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    The Cricket Quiz Book
    The Cricket Quiz Book
    The Cricket Quiz Book
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    The Cricket Quiz Book

    By Adam Pearson

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    Did you know that cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and has been an established team sport for centuries, with more than 100 cricket-playing nations now recognised by the International Cricket Council? No doubt those questions haven’t left cricket aficionados remotely stumped, but be prepared to be caught out by the 1,000 leg-breaking quiz questions in this book. Your innings will require you to recall facts and figures relating to every possible aspect of the game of cricket from players to umpires and national to international matches, together with all kinds of trivia, so you could very easily find yourself in a real spin and may need to enlist the help of friends to bail you out before a sneaky Chinaman bowls you over, slips you up or reduces you to a pile of ashes. Whether you find yourself top of the batting order or limping with a square leg, this book, with a fitting foreword by Dickie Bird, contains a wealth of knowledge about the sport that is guaranteed to enthral all cricket fans, and questions that will stimulate fond memories and friendly debates for many an entertaining hour.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherApex Publishing Limited
    Release dateJun 24, 2011
    ISBN9781908382870
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      Questions

      Dickie Bird

      1. What is Dickie Bird’s full name?

      2. Where in Yorkshire was Dickie Bird born?

      3. Which County Cricket Club did Dickie Bird first play for other than Yorkshire?

      4. In what year did Dickie Bird play his last first class match?

      5. In what year did Dickie Bird umpire his first Test match?

      6. In Dickie Bird’s final Test match the two teams formed a ‘guard of honour’ as he came out onto the field of play. Which two teams were involved?

      7. Who wrote the foreword in Dickie Bird’s book My Autobiography?

      8. Dickie Bird was awarded what honour by Her Majesty the Queen in 1986?

      9. In what year was Dickie Bird born?

      10. Dickie Bird umpired how many World Cup finals?

      Grounds

      11. At which Test Cricket ground is the Football Stand End?

      12. At which Test Cricket ground is the City End?

      13. At which Test Cricket ground is the Brian Statham End?

      14. At which Test Cricket ground is the Lumley End?

      15. Glamorgan’s Cardiff home is called what?

      16. At which County Cricket ground is the Nackington Road End?

      17. At which County Cricket/ODI ground is the Northern End?

      18. At which County Cricket ground is the Bennett End?

      19. At which County Cricket ground is the Sea End?

      20. Essex’s Ilford ground is called what?

      Brian Lara

      21. What is Brian Lara’s nickname?

      22. In what year was Brian Lara born?

      23. In what year did Brian Lara make his Test debut?

      24. For which English County Cricket club did Brian Lara play?

      25. For which West Indies cricket club did Brian Lara play between 1987 and 2006?

      26. What was Brian Lara’s ODI shirt number?

      27. Against which nation did Brian Lara make his final Test appearance?

      28. Brian Lara’s last international match was against England on 21 April 2007. Who ran him out?

      29. In July 2007 Brian Lara signed for which Indian Cricket League club?

      30. Brian Lara struck 277 in his maiden Test Century against which nation?

      Nicknames

      Match up the player with his nickname

      31. - Phil Tufnell

      32. - Harold Bird

      33. - Shaun Udal

      34. - Andrew Flintoff

      35. - Kevin Pietersen

      36. - Ian Botham

      37. - Graham Gooch

      38. - Henry Blofield

      39. - Michael Atherton

      40. - Nassar Hussain

      Nicknames: KP, Athers, Blowers, Beefy, Nass, The Cat, Shaggy, Freddie, Zap, Dickie

      The Wetherall Award

      Match up the year with the Wetherall Award winner

      41. 2004

      42. 2002

      43. 2000

      44. 1998

      45. 1996

      46. 1994

      47. 1992

      48. 1990

      49. 1988

      50. 1986

      Winners: Phil Simmons (Leicestershire), Gavin Hamilton (Yorkshire), Franklyn Stephenson (Nottinghamshire), Chris Lewis (Nottinghamshire), Malcolm Marshall (Hampshire), Darren Maddy (Leicestershire), Robert Croft (Glamorgan), Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire), Martin Bicknell (Surrey), Franklyn Stephenson (Sussex)

      Mike Atherton

      51. In what year was Mike Atherton born?

      52. For which club did Mike Atherton play between 1987 and 2001?

      53. Mike Atherton is known by four nicknames - Athers, FEC, Dread and what else?

      54. Against which nation did Mike Atherton make his Test debut?

      55. In what year did Mike Atherton make his Test debut?

      56. What bowling style did Mike Atherton adopt?

      57. Against which nation did Mike Atherton make his ODI debut?

      58. In what year did Mike Atherton make his last Test appearance?

      59. Which part of Mike Atherton’s body was affected by a degenerative condition that first appeared in 1991?

      60. What is the name of Mike Atherton’s 2002 autobiography?

      One Day Internationals - 1

      61. How many overs per innings are generally played in One Day Internationals?

      62. In what year was the first One Day International played?

      63. Which two nations contested the first One Day International?

      64. As of 2007, Australia had won the most One Day Internationals, but which nation is second in the list?

      65. How many consecutive One Day International wins did Australia achieve between 11 January 2003 and 24 May 2003?

      66. Which nation holds the record for the most consecutive One Day International defeats (23 between 8 October 1999 and 9 October 2002)?

      67. In 2006 the Netherlands were on the receiving end of the biggest One Day International innings score in history. Which nation scored 443 for 9 against them?

      68. Which Pakistan batsman holds the record for the highest innings score in a One Day International?

      69. Which bowler finished his career with a total of 502 One Day International wickets between 1984 and 2003?

      70. Who was the Sri Lanka bowler that finished a One Day International match against Zimbabwe with 8 wickets for 19 runs in 2001/02?

      Essex

      71. Which batsman scored 30,701 runs for Essex between 1973 and 1997?

      72. In what year was Essex County Cricket Club founded - A: 1846; B: 1856; C: 1866; or D: 1876?

      73. By what name is Essex known in the One Day game?

      74. Where does Essex play most of its home games?

      75. Which player took 1,610 wickets for Essex during his career?

      76. In what year did Essex first win the County Championship?

      77. Who became Essex captain in 2007?

      78. In what year did Ronnie Irani join Essex?

      79. In what year did Graham Gooch first become captain of Essex?

      80. Who was Essex’s Pakistani player in 2007?

      Shane Warne

      81. What is Shane Warne’s full name?

      82. For which Australian club did Shane Warne play from 1990 until 2007?

      83. In what year did Shane Warne make his Test debut?

      84. Which Englishman was Shane Warne’s 700th Test wicket?

      85. In what year was Shane Warne made captain of Hampshire CCC?

      86. Who overtook Shane Warne as the greatest wicket taker of all time in 2007?

      87. Which Indian batsman was Shane Warne’s first Test wicket?

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