Sursuri Cricket Quiz—1

Get your stance right, adjust the box, hold the bat tight and prepare to take on that vicious Sursuri. Here comes our first cricket quiz. Are you ready for it?

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Results and names of top scorers would be announced shortly before the next quiz, in two weeks.

What is your full name?




Which city are you from?




What is your profession?




What is your current age in years?




Which Test cricket-playing team do you support?

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An easy one to start with. Which batsman hit the most sixes in the last World Cup?

No answer Matthew Hayden Ricky Ponting Andrew Symonds Adam Gilchrist


Born in Ootacamund, where his father was a tea planter, this cricketer was so named to give him the same initials as cricket’s most famous club.

No answer Carlos Clarke Colin Cowdrey Christopher Cowdrey Cyril Christiani


If Allan Donald was called White Lightening, which South African was also known as Black Thunder?

No answer Mfuneko Ngam Nicky Boje Omar Henry Makhaya Ntini


Which stadium is known as “The Bullring” for its electric and sometimes intimidating atmosphere?

No answer Beausejour Stadium Kensington Oval Wanderers Carisbrook

Who is the only New Zealand captain to have positive win-loss records in both Tests and ODIs?

No answer Graham Dowling Martin Crowe Stephen Fleming Geoff Howarth


Robin Uthappa’s 86 against England in the Indore one-dayer in the 2006 home series is the highest score by an Indian on debut. Who held the record previously?

No answer Brijesh Patel Kirti Azad Raman Lamba Mohammad Azharuddin


This cricket ground was originally a lake which, it was intended, should be made into an inner harbour. However, an earthquake turned the lake into a swamp and the local cricketers, who had lost their own ground because of the quake, asked if they could make one out of the swamp – the permission for which was granted. Identify the ground.

No answer Headingley Green Park Basin Reserve Queen’s Park Oval

Which England cricketer is affectionately known as Banger for his love of sausages?

No answer Marcus Trescothick Nick Knight Tim Robinson Graham Thorpe

Vernon Royle, The Mackinnon of Mackinnon and Tom Emmett were dismissed in succession by The Demon Bowler during the Sydney Test of the 1879 England tour of Australia. It was the first Test hat-trick. The question is simple. Name the bowler.

No answer Frederick "Fred" Spofforth Tom Horan Percy McDonnell Tom Lowry

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During the Second World War, this former England cricketer was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with distinction in both France and India.

No answer Jim Laker Douglas Jardine Bill Voce Wally Hammond

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