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Which player has the longest Test career ever?
November 06, 2003 13:04 IST
A quiz for all you cricket fans
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Which player has the longest Test career ever? a) Wilfred Rhodes b) Graham Gooch c) Sunil Gavaskar
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Wrong! The correct answer is Wilfred Rhodes. Wilfred Rhodes, who played 58 Test matches for England, had the longest ever Test career: 30 years 315 days from 1899 to 1930.
Correct! Wilfred Rhodes, who played 58 Test matches for England, had the longest ever Test career: 30 years 315 days from 1899 to 1930.
2. Who was the first batsman to be dismissed for 99 on his Test debut? a) Asim Kamal b) Arthur Chipperfield c) Robert Christiani
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Wrong! The correct answer is Arthur Chipperfield. The first batsman to be dismissed for 99 on his Test debut was Australia's Arthur Chipperfield at Tent Bridge in 1934.
Correct! The first batsman to be dismissed for 99 on his Test debut was Australia's Arthur Chipperfield at Tent Bridge in 1934.
3. Who is the only Indian Test cricketer to also have played Davis Cup tennis? a) Pankaj Roy b) Nawab of Pataudi Sr. c) Cotar Ramaswami
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Wrong! The correct answer is Cotar Ramaswami. Cotar Ramaswami who played 2 Test matches for India in 1936, also played Davis Cup tennis in the 1920s.
Correct! Cotar Ramaswami who played 2 Test matches for India in 1936, also played Davis Cup tennis in the 1920s.
4. Who was the first player to score a hundred and claim 10 wickets in the same Test match? a) Imran Khan b) Ian Botham c) Gary Sobers
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Wrong! The correct answer is Ian Botham. Ian Botham scored a century (114) and picked 13 wickets in the 1979/80 Golden Jubilee Test against India in February 1980.
Correct! Ian Botham scored a century (114) and picked 13 wickets in the 1979/80 Golden Jubilee Test against India in February 1980.
5. Who was the first left hand batsman to score a century on his Test debut? a) John Mills b) Sourav Ganguly c) Graham Thorpe
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Wrong! The correct answer is John Mills. The first left hand batsman to score a century on his Test debut was John Mills of New Zealand. He scored 117 against England in the second Test match in 1930.
Correct! The first left hand batsman to score a century on his Test debut was John Mills of New Zealand. He scored 117 against England in the second Test match in 1930.
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