1. Who holds the record for the most international centuries?
a)		Brian Lara, West Indies
b)		Sachin Tendulkar, India
c)		Don Bradman, Australia

2. Only two of the captains from major countries at the 2007 World Cup remained in charge for the 2007 World Twenty20 six months later. One was Ricky Ponting of Australia; who was the other?
a)		Stephen Fleming of New Zealand
b)		Graeme Smith of South Africa
c)		Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan

3. Which of these players has NOT been India's Test captain?
a)		Rahul Dravid
b)		Sachin Tendulkar
c)		VVS Laxman

4. When England beat Pakistan 3-0 in the controversial Test series of 2006, who was the England captain?
a)		Michael Vaughan
b)		Andrew Flintoff
c)		Andrew Strauss

5. Up to the end of August 2007, only one cricketer had ever reached 200 in a one-day international. Who was it?
a)		Michael Bevan, Australia
b)		Saeed Anwar, Pakistan
c)		Belinda Clark, Australia

6. Australia have won the last three 50-over World Cups. But who won the one before that?
a)		South Africa
b)		West Indies
c)		Sri Lanka

7. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is believed to be the world's oldest sports annual. How old is it?
a)		99 years
b)		122 years
c)		146 years

8. Which team won the County Championship in 2001 for the first time in 33 years?
a)		Yorkshire
b)		Lancashire
c)		Surrey

9. The last England captain to win an Ashes series away from home was Mike Gatting in 1986-87, with a 2-1 victory. How many other Tests did Gatting win as captain?
a)		9
b)		3
c)		0

10. The first ball officially recorded at 100mph was bowled during a match at Cape Town in the 2003 World Cup. Who was the bowler?
a)		Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan
b)		Brett Lee, Australia
c)		Andrew Flintoff, England

11. The highest-rated innings in the history of the official Test ratings was played by an Englishman against West Indies in 1991. Who was he?
a)		David Gower
b)		Graham Gooch
c)		Mike Atherton

12. The first tour abroad by English cricketers took place in 1859. Where did they go?
a)		Australia and New Zealand
b)		South Africa and Rhodesia
c)		USA and Canada

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