Cricket Interview Questions & Answers

Question 1. When Was The First Test Match Played?

Answer :

The first test match began on 15 march 1877 between Australia (captain: D.W.Gregory) and England (captain: James Lillywhite) at Melbourne.

Question 2. Who Bowled The First Ball In Test Cricket And Who Faced It?

Answer :

Alfred Shaw of England sent down the first ball and Charles Bannerman of Australia faced it.

Question 3. Who Scored The First Century In Test Cricket?

Answer :

Charles Bannerman of Australia scored 165 (retired hurt) in the first ever test match itself.

Question 4. Who Was The First Indian To Hit A Test Century?

Answer :

Lala Amarnath. In his test debut he scored 223 against England at Mumbai in 1933 - 34.

Question 5. Who Was The First Indian To Hit A Double Century In A Test Match?

Answer :

P.R.Umrigar. He scored 223 against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1955 - 56.

Question 6. Against Which Country Did P.r.umrigar Scored An Unbeaten Century And Capture Five Wickets In An Innings?

Answer :

Against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1962.

Question 7. When And Where Did India Enter The Test Arena? Who Captained India?

Answer :

On 25 June 1932 at Lord’s against England. C.K.Naidu was the captain.

Question 8. When, Where And Against Which Country Did India Record Its First Test Victory? Who Captained India?

Answer :

On 10 February 1952 at Chennai, India defeated England by an innings and 8 runs. Vijay Hazare was the Indian captain.

Question 9. At Which Cricket Ground Did India Win For The First Time Against West Indies In A Test Match?

Answer :

India won by 7 wickets at queen’s park oval, Porto of Spain, Trinidad on 10 March 1971.

Question 10. Who Holds The World Record For Most Runs Compiled By A Batsman In His First Test Series?

Answer :

S.M. Gavaskar against West Indies in 1970 - 71. He scored 774 runs in 4 matches.

Question 11. Who Is The Youngest Test Cricketer?

Answer :

Mushtaq Mohammad of Pakistan. He was ages 15 years and 124 days when he made his debut against West Indies at Lahore, 1958 - 59.

Question 12. What Record Is Held By M. Azharuddin Of India?

Answer :

He is the only batsman to score hundreds in each of his first three tests.

Question 13. Who Has Scored Most Test Runs In A Calendar Year?

Answer :

I.V.A Richards. In 1976 he scored 1710 runs in 11 tests for West Indies.

Question 14. There Is Only Instance Of Father And Son Carrying The Bat Through A Test Innings. Who Are They?

Answer :

Nazar Muhammad and Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan.

Question 15. Who Has Scored The Fastest Test Hundred In Terms Of Balls Received?

Answer :

I.V.A Richards. He scored the century off 56 balls for West Indies against England at St. John’s, 1985 - 86.

Question 16. Who Has The Scored The Maximum Test Runs In A Single Day?

Answer :

D.G. Bradman - 309 runs against England at Leeds, 1930.

Question 17. Who Holds The Record For The Slowest Test Hundred?

Answer :

Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan made a century England at Lahore, 1977 - 78 in 557 minutes.

Question 18. Who Holds The Record For Scoring Most Runs In A Test Series?

Answer :

D.G. Bradman of Australia. He scored 974 runs against England in 1930.

Question 19. Which Indian Holds The Record For Sending Down Most Number Of Consecutive Maiden Over’s In First Class Cricket?

Answer :

R.G.Nadkarni. He bowed 21 successive maidens on the third day of the first test between India and England at Chennai in January 1964.

Question 20. What Is The Distance Between Popping Crease And Stumps?

Answer :

1.22 metres.

Question 21. What Is The Length Of The Bowling Crease?

Answer :

2.64 metres with the stumps in the centre.

Question 22. What Is The Distance Between The Wickets?

Answer :

20.12 metres.

Question 23. What Shall Be The Weight And Size Of The Cricket Ball?

Answer :

The ball, when new, shall weigh between 155.9 and 163 grams and the circumference shall be between 22.4 and 22.9cm.

Question 24. What Shall Be The Width And Length Of The Cricket Ball?

Answer :

The bat overball shall not be more than 96.5cm in length. The width shall not exceed 10.8 cm.

Question 25. When Was The First Prudential World Cup Held?

Answer :

In 1975.

Question 26. Who Has Played The Maximum Number Of The Matches In The First Class Cricket?

Answer :

Wilfred Rhodes - 1107 matches.

Question 27. What Is The Name Of The Trophy Awarded To The Winners Of The Inter Island Championship Of The West Indies?

Answer :

Shell shield.

Question 28. Where Is Quaid - E - Azam Trophy Tournament Held?

Answer :

It is the national championship of Pakistan.

Question 29. In Which Country Is Currie Cup Competition Held?

Answer :

It is the inter provincial championship of South Africa.

Question 30. When Was The Ranji Trophy Championship Instituted?

Answer :

In 1934.

Question 31. When Was The Duleep Trophy Championship Instituted?

Answer :

In 1961.

Question 32. When Was The Youngest Test Captain?

Answer :

In 1959.

Question 33. Who Was The Youngest Test Captain?

Answer :

Nawab of pataudi (Jr.). He was aged 21 years and 77 days when he captained India against West Indies at Bridgetown in 1962.

Question 34. Who Wrote “tiger’s Tale”?

Answer :

Nawab of pataudi (Jr.).

Question 35. Can You Name The Pair Of Brothers Who Have Played Test Cricket For India?

Answer :

B.P.Gupte - S.P. Gupte, S. Amarnath - M.Amarnath, M.L.Apte - A.L.Apte, C.K. Naidu - C.S. Naidu, A.G.Kripal Singh - A.G.Milkha Singh, S.Wazir Ali - S.Nazir Ali, L.Ramji - Amar Singh.

Question 36. Can You Name The Father - Son Combinations That Have Played Test Cricket For India?

Answer :

Amarnath.L - M.Amarnath and S.Amarnath, D.K. Gaekwad - A.D. Gaekwad, Nawab of pataudi ( Sr ) - Nawab of pataudi ( Jr. ), V.Mankad - A.V. Mankad, Pankaj Roy - Pranab Roy, V.L Manjrekar - S.V. Manjrekar.

Question 37. In Which Year Did S.m.gavaskar And G.r.viswanath Win Arjuna Awards?

Answer :

1977.

Question 38. Who Donated The Ranji Trophy?

Answer :

The maharaja of Patiala, ranjit singh ji.

Question 39. Who Is The Author Of Story Of A Cricket Person?

Answer :

E.W.Swanton.

Question 40. Which Cricketer Is Nicknamed ‘electric Heels’?

Answer :

Learie Constantine of West Indies.

Question 41. Who Is Called Father Of Cricket?

Answer :

C.S.Marriott of England.

Question 42. Who Is The Only Sportsman To Have Played In Both World Cup Cricket And World Cup Football?

Answer :

Vivian Richards, besides playing in world cup cricket, he has also represented antique in the preliminary rounds of world cup football.

Question 43. Who Is The Only Player To Have Scored A Century And Taken 5 Wickets In A One - Day Match?

Answer :

Vivian Richards, 119 and 5 for 41 against New Zealand at Dunedin in March 1987.

Question 44. Who Is The Only Sportsman To Have Played In Both World Cup Cricket And World Cup Football ?

Answer :

Vivian Richards, besides playing in world cup cricket, he has also represented antique in the preliminary rounds of world cup football.

Question 45. Which Are The Teams Contesting The Irani Trophy?

Answer :

The national champions vs the rest of India.

Question 46. What Is Known As The Under - 22 - Interzone Tournament?

Answer :

C.K.Naidu trophy.

Question 47. Which Is The Highest Individual Score In World Cup Cricket?

Answer :

Gary Kirsten, S. Africa, 188 not out Vs. UAE at Rawalpindi, 1996.

Question 48. Who Claimed The First Ever Test Hat - Trick For His Country Australia In Test Crickets?

Answer :

F.R.Spofforth (Melbourne, 1878 - 79).

Question 49. Which Are The Highest Individual Score In One Day Crickets?

Answer :

Saeed Anwar, Pakistan. 194 Vs India at Chennai 1997.

Question 50. Which Test Cricketer Has Hit Four Consecutive Sixes In A Test Match?

Answer :

Kapil Dev at lords in 1996.

Question 51. Sachin Tendulkar Holds The Record Of Making The Highest Number Of Runs In Test Cricket For India. How Many Runs Did He Score In All?

Answer :

Over 30,000.

Question 52. Who Has Led India In Most Tests?

Answer :

Sourav Ganguly.

Question 53. Who Captained India In Her First One - Day International?

Answer :

Ajit Wadekar.

Question 54. Who Is The Only Test Cricketer To Play For Australia Against England And For England Against Australia?

Answer :

W.E. Midwinter.

Question 55. How Many Tests Did Don Bradman Play And How Many Runs Did He Score?

Answer :

52 tests and 6996 runs.

Question 56. The First Asia Cup Was Held At?

Answer :

Sharjah 1984.

Question 57. Who Has The Credit Of Captaining India To Her First Overseas Victory?

Answer :

Mansoor Ali khan Pataudi against New Zealand.

Question 58. Who Is The Youngest Player To Score A Century In Test Cricket?

Answer :

Mushtaq Mohammed of Pakistan.

Question 59. The Name Donald Bradman Is Associated With Which Game?

Answer :

Cricket.

Question 60. Who Is The First Captain To Win The Toss In All Five Tests?

Answer :

F.S.Jackson.

Question 61. Who Is The Only Batsman To Have Hit A Century In Each Innings Of A Test Thrice?

Answer :

S.M.Gavaskar.

Question 62. Who Won The Inaugural Asia Cup Championship?

Answer :

India, beating Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Question 63. Who Was Australia’s First Captain?

Answer :

D.W. Gregory.

Question 64. Which English Captain Was Also A Famous Violinist?

Answer :

Tony Lewis.

Question 65. How Many Centuries Has Sunil Gavaskar Scored In First Class Cricket?

Answer :

Eighty.

Question 66. What Has Been The Shortest Duration Of A One - Day International?

Answer :

3 hours 26 minutes, Australia Vs india, Sydney, 1980 - 81.

Question 67. On Which Cricket Ground Were The First Test Match And The First One - Day International Played?

Answer :

In Melbourne.

Question 68. An India - England Match Was The First One - Day International To Extend On To The Second Day. When And Where?

Answer :

At the oval, 1974.

Question 69. When And Where Was The First Ranji Trophy Match Played?

Answer :

In Chennai.

Question 70. Which Country Has Played The Maximum Number Of One Day Matches?

Answer :

Australia.

Question 71. When And Where Did India Play Her First One - Day International?

Answer :

In 1974 at lords, England.

Question 72. Who Were The Mohammed Brothers Playing Test Cricket For Pakistan?

Answer :

Wazir, Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq.

Question 73. Who Was The First Indian To Score A Double Century Against The West Indies?

Answer :

Dilip Sardesai.

Question 74. Who Has The First Batsman To Score A Century Before Lunch In A Test?

Answer :

K.S. Ranjit singhji (England), Vs. Australia, 1896.

Question 75. When And Where Did India Play In New Zealand First In A One - Day International?

Answer :

At old trafford, Manchester, 1975.

Question 76. Which Is The Highest Test Score?

Answer :

Sri Lanka 952/6 declared against India at Colombo in 1997 - 98.

Question 77. Which Was The Longest Test Ever Played?

Answer :

The 5th test at Durban, south Africa Vs England (1939).

Question 78. Who Was The First All - Rounder To Score 1000 Runs And Take 100 Wickets?

Answer :

Ian Botham (England).