Questions!?

Question

1) Who is the only batsman to be given out obstructing the field?

2) Apart from Charles Bannerman, who is the only player to score a century in his country's first ever test match?

3) Who were the first twins to play in the same test? (Clue: Not the Waugh's)

4) TJ Matthews holds what record/distinction?

5) What distinction doo Wilfred Rhodes and Vinoo Mankad?

6) Who scored 214* and 100* on test debut?

7) Who faced the first ball of ODI cricket?

8) Who's test career began with scores of 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0?

9) Who is the only test cricketer to have never batted, bowled or taken a catch?

10) What is interesting about Alec Bedser's match figures of 14-99 in 1953?

Answer 1

would like to add to the above answers

2. Dave Houghton ZIM vs IND Harare 1992, ALSO Akram Kahn (Bangaldesh's first test captain, i may have the name wrong, but i'm sure that Bangaldesh first test captain scored 145 on their countries debut)

3. i dont know who the twins are, however it may help if you look up female cricketers as i am certain there was a set of twins who possibly played for england in the 70's

EDIT: Akram Kahn was the wrong name, it was actually Aminul Islam

EDIT: found the answer to the twins question it was Rosemary and Elizabeth Signal of New Zealand, versus England in 1984; in women's cricket!!

Answer 2

1) Len Hutton

2) Dave Houghton and Aminul Islam

3) Liz and Rosemary Signal

4) A hat-trick in each innings of a Test

5) Batting in all positions (1-11) also Syd Gregory

6) Lawrence Rowe

7) Geoff Boycott

8) No-one, Marvan Atapattu began with 0,0,0,1,0,0

9) Jack MacBryan

10) Best bowling figures in a non-winning cause

Answer 3

Answers!?

Answer 4

1. Len Hutton Eng vs SAF The Oval 1951

2. Dave Houghton ZIM vs IND Harare 1992

3. Cricinfo says it's just the Waughs and the Marshalls... http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/rec...

4. Only instance of a hattrick in both innings of a test match.

5. They both once shared in the record first wicket stand for their country in test cricket (Mankad still holds the Indian record).

6. LG Rowe at Kingston in 1972.

7. G Boycott

8. MS Atapattu

9. John MacBryan at Old Trafford in 1924

10. The only Australian batsman he didn't dismiss in the match was the number 11, WA Johnston.

Answer 5

dont know all hard