The Cricket World 2011 Quiz - Answers And Winners

The Cricket World 2011 Quiz - Answers And Winners

Anisa Mohammed's incredible record against Pakistan proved to be a difficult answer to find - only two of you managed to get it right

Thanks to everyone who had a go at our the Cricket World 2011 Quiz - split into two sections, it proved to be a challenge but there were some outstanding performances.

Well done to Nitin Agarwal who scored 11/12 in the first quiz and Gaurav Gandhi who managed 7/8 in the second quiz.

The answers to both quizzes were as follows:

QUIZ 1:

Virender Sehwag recently overtook Sachin Tendulkar as the holder of the highest individual score in One-Day International cricket. Who held the record before the ‘Little Master’? Charles Coventry, with 194 not out against Bangladesh

Name the four players that scored maiden international centuries on the same weekend in December. Asad Shafiq (Pakistan), Kieron Pollard (West Indies), David Warner (Australia), Manoj Tiwary (India)

Who is the leading international run-scorer in 2011? Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Whose record did Ravi Rampaul break when he hit an unbeaten 86 to record the highest score by a number ten batsman in ODI history? Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)

Which New Zealander made a cricketing comeback in 2011 that lasted only three balls? Martin Crowe

Which brothers all kept wicket in international cricket in 2011? Pakistan's Umar, Adnan and Kamran Akmal

What is the name of the player who made World Cup history in 2011 by becoming the first man to be dismissed by each of his first three deliveries? Shem Ngoche (Kenya)

Which cricketer, who played first-class cricket in England in 2011, was born in Germany? Ollie Rayner (Sussex)

Lancashire were crowned County Champions in 2011. When was the last time before this that they were outright winners? 1934

What is the lowest score in Ranji Trophy history? 21 all out

Which two associate cricket teams played an eight-match Twenty 20 series in 2011? Namibia & Kenya

How many grounds held matches in this year’s Indian Premier League? 12

QUIZ TWO

There were two instances in 2011 of first-class matches being drawn with the scores level. Name the four teams involved. India, West Indies, Queensland, Victoria

Who is the leading wicket-taker in international cricket in 2011? Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)

Which son emulated his father by scoring a half-century on Test debut in November? Malcolm Waller (Zimbabwe)

Which batsman played for three different teams during this year’s Clydesdale bank 40 competition? Kyle Coetzer (Durham, Northamptonshire & Scotland)

Which two Ranji Trophy sides do not receive a funding subsidy from the BCCI? Railways & Services

Which woman has the outstanding career figures of 30 wickets at an average of 5.3 against Pakistan? Anisa Mohammed (West Indies)

Who was the leading run-scorer in this year’s Indian Premier League? Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

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