Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 17:03:28 GMT
Well, cricket is the order of the day with England excelling in the current series v India. So here is the last of three more cricket quizzes, this time on England, to celebrate our win in the final test at the Oval, and the series......
1 Who holds the record for the most consecutive Test appearances for England ?
2 Which England batsman scored a half-century in eight consecutive Test matches in 2004 ?
3 Name the six foreign-born players who played for England in the 1992 World Cup final ?
4 ....and also the five English-born in the same match.
5 Who has scored the most ODI runs for England without ever scoring a century ?
6 Virgil is the nickname of which former England captain ?
7 Only two England batsmen - both openers - have retired with a ODI international average of over 40: Can you name them ?
8 Which seam bowler was the first player to take 4 wickets in a Twenty20 game for England ?
9 Who holds the record for the most wickets in a single Test series ?
10 Which England player was formerly a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral School ?
11 Who is the only England bowler to have taken at least 100 Test wickets to have a bowling average of over 40 ?
12 Which Durham player helped put on 100 for the ninth wicket with Vikram Solanki in a 2005 ODI against Pakistan ?
13 How many different venues have hosted Test cricket in England ?
14 Jonathan Trott dismissed which Pakistani batsman in a 2012 Test in Dubai ?
15 Name the two England players to have been dismissed for a duck 13 times in ODIs ?
16 Which pair enjoyed a record-breaking partnership of 411 in the 1957 Edgbaston Test against the West Indies ?
17 Which wicket-keeper has recorded the most Test stumpings for England ?
18 Who has the dubious honour of being hit for the most runs in a single Twenty20 international ?
19 Which post-war bowler has taken 10 wickets in a Test match the most times ? a)Ian Botham; b)Fred Trueman; c)Derek Underwood.
20 Who has passed 50 the most times in Test cricket for England ? a)Mike Atherton; b)Geoff Boycott; c)Graham Gooch.
1pt per correct answer. No more than five answers in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
1 Who holds the record for the most consecutive Test appearances for England ?
2 Which England batsman scored a half-century in eight consecutive Test matches in 2004 ?
3 Name the six foreign-born players who played for England in the 1992 World Cup final ?
4 ....and also the five English-born in the same match.
5 Who has scored the most ODI runs for England without ever scoring a century ?
6 Virgil is the nickname of which former England captain ?
7 Only two England batsmen - both openers - have retired with a ODI international average of over 40: Can you name them ?
8 Which seam bowler was the first player to take 4 wickets in a Twenty20 game for England ?
9 Who holds the record for the most wickets in a single Test series ?
10 Which England player was formerly a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral School ?
11 Who is the only England bowler to have taken at least 100 Test wickets to have a bowling average of over 40 ?
12 Which Durham player helped put on 100 for the ninth wicket with Vikram Solanki in a 2005 ODI against Pakistan ?
13 How many different venues have hosted Test cricket in England ?
14 Jonathan Trott dismissed which Pakistani batsman in a 2012 Test in Dubai ?
15 Name the two England players to have been dismissed for a duck 13 times in ODIs ?
16 Which pair enjoyed a record-breaking partnership of 411 in the 1957 Edgbaston Test against the West Indies ?
17 Which wicket-keeper has recorded the most Test stumpings for England ?
18 Who has the dubious honour of being hit for the most runs in a single Twenty20 international ?
19 Which post-war bowler has taken 10 wickets in a Test match the most times ? a)Ian Botham; b)Fred Trueman; c)Derek Underwood.
20 Who has passed 50 the most times in Test cricket for England ? a)Mike Atherton; b)Geoff Boycott; c)Graham Gooch.
1pt per correct answer. No more than five answers in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
