| 1 Which bowler, who took 405 Test wickets, played his last Test at The Oval in 2000 and was given a guard of honour by the rather relieved England team, who would never have to face him again? |
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Curtly Ambrose |
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Waqar Younis |
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Wasim Akram |
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Kapil Dev |
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| 2. Bangladesh played their first official Test match in November 2000. Who were their opponents? |
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Australia |
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Zimbabwe |
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India |
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Brett Lee |
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| 3. Although they ended up losing, Bangladesh scored 400 in their very first Test innings. Which player scored 145 of those? |
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Aminul Islam |
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Mohammad Ashraful |
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Habibul Bashar |
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Mohammad Rafique |
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| 4. Which legendary cricketer died in February 2001, aged 92? |
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Wally Hammond |
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Clarrie Grimmett |
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Vijay Merchant |
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Don Bradman |
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| 5. Who scored 173 not out to carry England to victory over Australia at Headingley in 2001, England's only success in an Ashes series they eventually lost 1-4? |
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Tim Ambrose |
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Mark Ramprakash |
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Mark Butcher |
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Nasser Hussain |
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| 6. Who scored four centuries in successive Test innings in 2002, including 217 against England at The Oval? |
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Sachin Tendulkar |
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VVS Laxman |
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Sourav Ganguly |
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Rahul Dravid |
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| 7. During the 2003 World Cup, Andy Flower and which other player sported black armbands in protest at the death of democracy in Zimbabwe? |
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Henry Olonga |
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Grant Flower |
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Pommie Mbangwa |
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Heath Streak |
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| 8. Who took the catch that ended the 2003 World Cup final, after scoring the winning run in the 1999 final? |
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Mark Waugh |
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Ricky Ponting |
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Michael Bevan |
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Darren Lehmann |
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| 9. Who was recalled by England in 2003, 10 years and a record 115 matches since his previous Tests? |
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Graham Gooch |
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James Kirtley |
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Martin Bicknell |
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Phil Tufnell |
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| 10. Brian Lara reclaimed the Test record with 400 not out in Antigua in April 2004. Who was the only England player in that match who had also fielded through Lara's 375 on the same ground 10 years previously? |
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Andrew Flintoff |
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Nasser Hussain |
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Mark Butcher |
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Graham Thorpe |
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| 11. Which England player took the last wicket in the thrilling two-run victory over Australia at Edgbaston in the 2005 Ashes series? |
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Andrew Flintoff |
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Steve Harmison |
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Ashley Giles |
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Matthew Hoggard |
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| 12. Who took 40 wickets during the 2005 Ashes series yet finished on the losing side? |
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Shane Warne |
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Glenn McGrath |
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Brett Lee |
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Michael Kasprowicz |
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| 13. Who captained the World XI in the ill-fated ICC Super Series in Australia in October 2005? |
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Graeme Smith |
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Michael Vaughan |
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Brian Lara |
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Sachin Tendulkar |
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| 14. Who went in as nightwatchman against Bangladesh in April 2006 and made 201 not out his first Test century but never played for his country again? |
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Kyle Mills |
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James Franklin |
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Nicky Boje |
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Jason Gillespie |
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| 15. Who captained Ireland during their dream run at the 2007 World Cup? |
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Kyle McCallan |
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Niall O'Brien |
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Trent Johnston |
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William Porterfield |
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| 16. Who scored the most runs at the 2007 World Cup, and also at the inaugural World Twenty20 championship later in the year? |
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Matthew Hayden |
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Andrew Symonds |
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Sachin Tendulkar |
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Brendon McCullum |
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| 17. Who umpired in his 128th and last Test early in 2009? |
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Rudi Koertzen |
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David Shepherd |
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Steve Bucknor |
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Darrell Hair |
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| 18. Who revealed on Twitter during the 2009 Ashes series that he had been dropped, before the official announcement? |
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Monty Panesar |
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Graham Onions |
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Phillip Hughes |
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Nathan Hauritz |
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| 19. When West Indies' first-choice team withdrew from the series against Bangladesh in 2009 over a contracts dispute, who took over as captain? |
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Sulieman Benn |
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Viv Richards |
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Floyd Reifer |
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Daren Ganga |
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| 20. Who scored over 200 runs in the match on his Test debut in November 2009, yet finished on the losing side? |
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Tim McIntosh |
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Martin Guptill |
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Adrian Barath |
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Umar Akmal |
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