Cricket

When was the first Test match played?
The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 between Australia (captain: D.K. Gregory) and England (captain: James Lilly white) at Melbourne.

Who bowled the first ball in test cricket and who faced it?
Alfred Shaw of England sent down the first ball and Charles Bannerman of Australia faced it.

Who scored the first century in Test cricket?
Charles Bannerman of Australia scored 165 (retired hurt) in the first ever test match itself.

Who was the first Indian to hit a Test Century?
Lala Amarnath. In his test debut he scored 118 against England at Mumbai in 1933-34.

Who was the first Indian to hit a double century in a test match?
P.R.Umrigar. He scored 223 against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1955-56.

Against which country did P.R.Umrigar score an unbeaten century and capture five wickets in an innings?
Against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1962.

When and where did India enter the Test arena? Who captained India?
On 25 June 1932 at Lord’s against England. C.K.Nayadu was the captain.

When, where and against which country did India recorded its first test victory? Who captained India?
On 10 February 1952 at Chennai, India defeated England by an innings and 8 runs. Vijay Hazare was the Indian captain.

At which cricket ground did India win for the first time against West Indies in a Test match?
India won by 7 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on 10 March 1971.

Who holds the world record for most runs compiled by a batsman in his first test series?
S.M.Gavaskar against West Indies in 1970-71. He scored 774 runs in 4 matches.

Who is the youngest test cricketer?
Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan. He was aged 15 years and 124 days when he made his debut against West Indies at Lahore, 1958-59.

What record is held by M. Azharuddin of India?
He is the only batsman to score hundreds in each of his first three Tests.

Who has scored most test runs in a calendar year?
I.V.A. Richards. In 1976 he scored 1710 runs in 11 Tests for West Indies.

There is only one instance of father and son carrying the bat through a test innings. Who are they?
Nazar Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan.

Who has scored the fastest test hundred in terms of balls received?
I.V.A. Richards. He scored the century off 56 balls for West Indies against England at St. John’s, 1985-86.

Who has scored the maximum test runs in a single day?
D.G. Bradman – 309 runs against England at Leeds, 1930.

Who holds the record for the slowest Test hundred?
Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan made century against England at Lahore, 1977-78 in 557 minutes.

Who holds the record for scoring most runs in a Test series?
D.G.Bardman of Australia. He scored 974 runs against England in 1930.

Which Indian holds the record for sending down most number of consecutive maiden over’s in first class cricket?
R.G.Nadkarni. He bowled 21 successive maidens on the third day of the first Test between India and England at Madras in January 1964.

What is the distance between popping crease and stumps?
1.22 meters.

What is the length of the bowling crease?
2.64 meters with the stumps in the centre.

What is the distance between the wickets?
20.12 meters.

What shall be the weight and size of the cricket ball?
The ball, when new, shall weigh between 155.9 and 163 grams and the circumference shall be between 22.4 and 22.9 cm.

What shall be the width and length of the cricket bat?
The bat overall shall not be more than 96.5cm in length. The width shall not exceed 10.8cm.

When was the first Prudential World Cup held?
In 1975.

Who has played the maximum number of matches in first class cricket?
Wilfred Rhodes – 1107 matches.

What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winners of the Inter Island Championship of the West Indies?
Shell Shield.

Where is Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament held?
It is the National Championship of Pakistan.

In which country is Currie cup competition
It is the Inter Provincial Championship of South Africa.

When was the Ranji Trophy Championship instituted?
In 1934.

When was the Duleep Trophy Championship instituted?
In 1961.

When was the Irani Trophy Championship instituted?
In 1959.

Who was the youngest Test captain?
Nawab of Pataudi (Jr). He was aged 21 years and 77 days when he captained India against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1962.

Who wrote “Tiger’s Tale”?
Nawab of Pataudi (Jr).

Can you name the pair of brothers who have played Test Cricket for India?
(1) B.P.Gupte – S.P.Gupte. (2) S.Amrnath – M.Amarnath. (3) M.L.Apte – A.L.Apte. (4) C.K.Nayudu – C.S.Nayudu. (5) A.G.Kripal Singgh – A.G.Milkha Singh. (6) S.Wazir Ali – S.Nazir Ali. (7) L.Ramji – Amar Singsh

Can you name the father – son combinations who have played Test cricket for India?
(1) L.Amarnath – M.Amarnath and S.Amarnath. (2) D.K.Gaekwad – A.D.Gekwad. (3) Nawab of Pataudi (Sr.) – Nawab of Pataudi(Jr). (4) V.Mankad – A.V. Mankad.(5) Pankaj Roy – Pranab Roy. (6) V.L.Manjrekar – S.V.Manjrekar.

In which year did S.M.Gavaskar and G.R.Viswanath win Arjuna Awards?
1977

Who donated the Ranji Trophy?
The Mlaharaja of Patiala.

Who is the author of story of a Cricket Person?
E.W.Swanton.

Which cricketer is nicknamed ‘Electric Heels’?
Iearie Constantine of West Indies.

Who is called Father of Cricket?
C.S.Marrioft of England.