The Cricket Quiz Book
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The Cricket Quiz Book - Adam Pearson
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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?