Xavier
March 12, 2007, 03:26 PM
To entertain ourselves in the last hours before the start of the World Cup... here's the International cricket quiz, enjoy!
1.We all know Bradman has the best average in Test cricket (the famous 99.94), but... who's the second one?
2.Which team was always on the losing side in all the four highest run-chase in ODIs?
3...and which team scored most runs in an unsuccessful ODI run-chase?
4.In the history of Test cricket how many matches ended in a tie?
5.Which wicket-keeper is closest to reach Ian Healy record for most dismissals in Test cricket in career?
6.Who has scored most 6s in career in ODIs?
7.Who holds the record of most runs scored in a single over in Test cricket?
8.Which cricketer scored the fastest century in a world cup match?
9.Which tailender has a 2.26 batting average in test cricket and never scored more than 7 in 44 innings?!?
10.Who are the only two current cricketers to have made a hat-trick and a century in Test cricket?
11.Who has scored most runs in world cup history?
12.Who has scored the fastest century (by balls played) in a Test innings?
13...and who in a ODI?
14.How many batsmen scored more than 30 Test centuries? Who are they?
15.Which was the only Test match with 8 centuries being scored?
16.Who was the last cricketer to carry the bat in a Test inninngs?
17.Which current cricketer has a 48.95 batting average in first class cricket and played 55 ODIs, but never had Test debut?
18.Who has the best bowling strike rate in career in ODIs?
19.Which batsman played in both the highest team-score in a Test innings (scoring 340 runs) and the highest in ODIs (scoring 175)?
20.Which bowler conceded most runs in an ODI innings?
21.Who scored most sixes in a Test innings?
22.Which cricketer has scored more than 5.000 runs in Test cricket but also 22 ducks (and a pair on debut)?
23.Who made the highest score in a world cup innings?
24.Five cricketers of world cup 2007 played in wc1992: Inzaman, Tendulkar, Lara, Jayasuriya and...? Hint: he played for a test side in '92 and will play for an associate team in this edition ot the wc.
25.An easy one to end the game: which batsman holds the record for most runs in Test cricket and also for the highest score in a Test innings?
1.We all know Bradman has the best average in Test cricket (the famous 99.94), but... who's the second one?
2.Which team was always on the losing side in all the four highest run-chase in ODIs?
3...and which team scored most runs in an unsuccessful ODI run-chase?
4.In the history of Test cricket how many matches ended in a tie?
5.Which wicket-keeper is closest to reach Ian Healy record for most dismissals in Test cricket in career?
6.Who has scored most 6s in career in ODIs?
7.Who holds the record of most runs scored in a single over in Test cricket?
8.Which cricketer scored the fastest century in a world cup match?
9.Which tailender has a 2.26 batting average in test cricket and never scored more than 7 in 44 innings?!?
10.Who are the only two current cricketers to have made a hat-trick and a century in Test cricket?
11.Who has scored most runs in world cup history?
12.Who has scored the fastest century (by balls played) in a Test innings?
13...and who in a ODI?
14.How many batsmen scored more than 30 Test centuries? Who are they?
15.Which was the only Test match with 8 centuries being scored?
16.Who was the last cricketer to carry the bat in a Test inninngs?
17.Which current cricketer has a 48.95 batting average in first class cricket and played 55 ODIs, but never had Test debut?
18.Who has the best bowling strike rate in career in ODIs?
19.Which batsman played in both the highest team-score in a Test innings (scoring 340 runs) and the highest in ODIs (scoring 175)?
20.Which bowler conceded most runs in an ODI innings?
21.Who scored most sixes in a Test innings?
22.Which cricketer has scored more than 5.000 runs in Test cricket but also 22 ducks (and a pair on debut)?
23.Who made the highest score in a world cup innings?
24.Five cricketers of world cup 2007 played in wc1992: Inzaman, Tendulkar, Lara, Jayasuriya and...? Hint: he played for a test side in '92 and will play for an associate team in this edition ot the wc.
25.An easy one to end the game: which batsman holds the record for most runs in Test cricket and also for the highest score in a Test innings?