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Cricket 100 General knowledge Questions and Answers

Cricket 100 General knowledge Questions and Answers

CRICKET QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS...

Various types of questions are asked in various exams and school exams based on cricket record and about different formats of cricket. Cricket General Knowledge Questions and Answers are listed about Cricket. All these questions will be helpful for students and candidates preparing for various exams as well as for improving general knowledge.

Question 1. Which national team are called “Baggy Greens”?

Answer: Australia.

Question 2. The 1975 World Cup, the first of its kind was played at:

Answer: Lord’s London.

Question 3. When was overarm bowling accepted as legal?

Answer: 1864.

Question 4. What was total number of matches played in the 1975 World Cup?

Answer: Fifteen.

Question 5. Australia – Who registered their highest individual score?

Answer: David Warner – 166 v Bangladesh.

Question 6. Who won the first World Cup, 1975? ‘

Answer: West Indies.

Question 7. When was the Durham County Cricket Club founded?

Answer: 1882.

Question 8. What was the margin of West Indies victory over Australia in the first (1975) World Cup final?

Answer: 17 runs.

Question 9. Who was the player of the IPL 2017 season?

Answer: Ben Stokes.

Question 10. Which cricketing law classifies throwing to be illegal?

Answer: Law 24.

Question 11. The Ashes –  Who scored the highest individual score for each side in 2019?

Answer: Australia – Steve Smith 211, England – Ben Stokes 135.

Question 12. How many minutes before play should the umpires take the field?

Answer: Five.

Question 13. What is New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum’ nickname?

Answer: Bazz.

Question 14. India achieved its first Test victory against Australia in:

Answer: Kanpur, 1959-60.

Question 15. Who was the Man of the Match in the first One-Day International?

Answer: John Edrich of England.

Question 16. Which Indian player was ‘rusticated’ and sent back during the 1936 English tour?

Answer: Lala Amarnath.

Question 17. Bangladesh – Who was their top run scorer?

Answer: Shakib Al Hasan – 606.

Question 18. What is Australia’s highest score against India?

Answer: 674 at Adelaide.

Question 19. What town are the Essex County Cricket Club based in?

Answer: Chelmsford.

Question 20. The first Caribbean cricketer to be knighted was:

Answer: Frank Worrell.

Question 21. Who was known as “Bumble”?

Answer: David Loyd.

Question 22. The trophy awarded to the winner of England – New Zealand Test series is?

Answer: W.J. Jordan Trophy.

Question 23. How many times Chennai Super Kings won the IPL?

Answer: 3.

Question 24. Who is the first Indian to cross 6000 runs mark in one day Internationals?

Answer: Mohammad Azharuddin.

Question 25. The Ashes –  Who were the captains of each side in 2010-2011 series?

Answer: Australia – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, England – Andrew Strauss.

Question 26. Who is the first batsman to cross 10000 runs in Tests?

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar.

Question 27. Which national team is nicknamed “The Proteas” or “The Springboks”?

Answer: South Africa.

Question 28. When and where did India play her first one day International?

Answer: In 1974 at Leeds, England.

Question 29. Name the ground in England where only one Test has been played?

Answer: Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

Question 30. Who were the Mohammed brothers playing Test Cricket for Pakistan?

Answer: Wazir, Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq.

Question 31. England – Who was their top run scorer?

Answer: Joe Root – 556.

Question 32. With which championship did the ‘Official’ one day cricket begin?

Answer: The Gillette Cup, 1963, in U.K.

Question 33. What players nickname is SOS (Son of Swampy)?

Answer: Shaun Marsh.

Question 34. At which place did Sunil Gavaskar Score his 10000th run?

Answer: Ahmedabad, 1986-87.

Question 35. New Zealand – What was their highest team score?

Answer: 291/8 v West Indies.

Question 36. Both father and son scored centuries for India, Who are they?

Answer: Lala and Surinder Amarnath.

Question 37. How many Championship wins has the Glamorgan County Cricket Club had?

Answer: 3.

Question 38. Name the Test Cricket centres of West Indies?

Answer: Bridgetown (Barbados), George town (Guyana), Kingston (Jamaica), Port of Spain (Trinidad) and St. Johns (Antigua).

Question 39. What was the Kolkata Knight Riders highest total for 2017 season?

Answer: 187/5.

Question 40. Name the Test cricket centres of New Zealand:

Answer: Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin and Napier.

Question 41. The Ashes –  Who did Pat Cummins claim as his 100th test match wicket during the 2019 series?

Answer: Jonny Bairstow.

Question 42. Which country has played the maximum number of one day matches?

Answer: Australia.

Question 43. What Indian cricketer is called “Zak” or “Zippy Zakky”?

Answer: Zaheer Khan.

Question 44. Name the cities in India where Test cricket has been played on more than one ground:

Answer: Mumbai and Chennai.

Question 45. On which ground did Jim Laker take 19 wickets in a Test?

Answer: Old Trafford, Manchester, 1956.

Question 46. Name the first captain of the West Indies team:

Answer: Karl Nunes.

Question 47. Name the player who was called “Harmy”?

Answer: Steve Harmison.

Question 48. Name the captains of the first Women’s Test match in 1934-35?

Answer: Margaret Peden (Australia) and Betty Archdale (England).

Question 49. What town are the Surrey County Cricket Club based in?

Answer: London.

Question 50. The name of the Triangular Tournament played in Australia every year is the?

Answer: Benson & Hedges World Cup Series.

Question 51. Who is “Two metre Peter”?

Answer: Peter Fulton.

Question 52. The first Asia Cup was held at?

Answer: Sharjah, 1984.

Question 53. When was the Mumbai Indians club founded?

Answer: 2008.

Question 54. Who has the credit of captaining India to her first overseas victory?

Answer: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataud against New Zealand.

Question 55. The Ashes –  Who bowled the first ball of the 2019 series?

Answer: James Anderson.

Question 56. What is the distance of the inner circle for the purposes of field restrictions in One Day Limited overs matches?

Answer: 30 yards.

Question 57. Name the Australian batsman whose great-grandfather also represented his country.

Answer: Paul Shehan. His great-grandfather, W. H. Cooper.

Question 58. Define a ‘wide ball’ in Limited overs matches?

Answer: A ball moving two feet wide either side of the wicket is adjusted a “Wide Bail”.

Question 59. Who is called “Noffers”?

Answer: Ashley Noffke.

Question 60. What was the score of Gary Sobers in his only One Day International?

Answer: Zero runs at Headingley Leeds (1974).

Question 61. India first played against the West Indies in a One Day International at?

Answer: Edgbaston, Birmingham in 1979.

Question 62. Name the oldest player in One Day Internationals?

Answer: Norman Gifford (44 years 360 days) played against Pakistan at Sharjah during 1984-85.

Question 63. Name the only Indian player to have won a ‘Man of the Match’ award in three consecutive matches against England, West Indies and Pakistan?

Answer: Mohinder Amarnath.

Question 64. What was the unique thing about India’s victory at Old Trafford, Manchester (1983)?

Answer: It was West Indies’ first ever defeat in World Cup matches.

Question 65. West Indian cricketer Fidel Edwards is better known as?

Answer: Castro.

Question 66. Name the father and son duo who have captained India in Tests?

Answer: Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

Question 67. When were Test Matches first televised?

Answer: 1938 in England.

Question 68. Who is the heaviest cricketer of all times?

Answer: Warwick Armstrong.

Question 69. Who was the first bowler to create a hat-trick at Lord’s?

Answer: George Giffen.

Question 70. Who does the best batting average in a test career belong?

Answer: Don Bradman.

Question 71. Who is the first captain to win the toss all five tests?

Answer: F.S. Jackson. 

Question 72. Name the only cricketer to score five centuries in five successive innings:

Answer: Everton Weekes.

Question 73. Who is the only batsman to have hit a century in each innings of a Test thrice?

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar.

Question 74. Which trophy is awarded to the winner of the West Indies Vs Australia Test Series?

Answer: Worrell Trophy.

Question 75. Which trophy is awarded to the winner of the West Indies Vs England Test Series?

Answer: Wisden Trophy.

Question 76. Who has been the first hat-trick recorded in Test?

Answer: Fred Spofforth.

Question 77. The ‘Guinness Book of Records’ gave a memorable nick name to Kapil Dev. Can you say that nickname?

Answer: Haryana Hurricane.

Question 78.‘Sunny Days’ is a well-known autobiography of a world famous player. Name him?

Answer: Sunil Gavaskar.

Question 79. Which Australian city has a cricket ground called the Oval?

Answer: Sydney.

Question 80. Who was the only player to be dismissed at 99 in the Indo-New Zealand Test Series?

Answer: Rusi Surti.

Question 81. Who was India’s Captain when they first won over Australia?

Answer: Gulabrai Ramchand.

Question 82. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in first-class cricket matches?

Answer : Brian Lara

Question 83. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in ODI cricket matches?

Answer: Rohit Sharma

Question 84. Which cricketer had scored most centuries in first-class cricket Matches?

Answer: Jack Hobbs

Question 85. Which cricketer had scored fastest century in ODI cricket matches?

Answer: AB de Villiers

Question 86. Which cricketer has taken most catches in ODI cricket Matches?

Answer: Mahela Jayawardene

Question 87. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in Test cricket Matches?

Answer: Brian Lara

Question 88. Which cricketer had scored fastest century in Test cricket Match?

Answer: Brendon McCullum

Question 89. Which cricketer had scored most runs in Test match history?

Answer: Graham Gooch

Question 90. Which cricketer had scored most runs in a Test series?

Answer: Don Bradman

Question 91. Which cricketer had scored most test runs in a calendar year?

Answer: Mohamed Yusuf

Question 92. The distance between the popping crease and the bowling crease is ?

Answer: 4 feet.

Question 93. The West Indies hit 421 batting first in their warm up match versus who?

Answer: New Zealand.

Question 94. What was the official name of the first World Cup?

Answer: Prudential World Cup.

Question 95. What town are the Derbyshire County Cricket club based in?

Answer: Derby.

Question 96. The prize money of Prudential World Cup for the winner amounted to?

Answer: 4000 dollars.

Question 97. Who won the maximum sixes award for the IPL 2008 season?

Answer: Sanath Jayasuriya.

Question 98. In first class Indian matches, the maximum distance allowed from pitch to the boundary/ line is?

Answer: 75 yards.

Question 99. The Ashes – Who were the head coaches of each side in 2019?

Answer: Australia – Justin Langer, England – Trevor Bayliss.

Question 100. Who was ‘the Man of the match’ in the 1975 World Cup final?

Answer: Clive Lloyd.

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