Cricket-opedia Contest Questions
Here’s are ten simple questions about cricket personalities that can win you prizes:
1. Who was the first cricketer in the world to be given out by a Third Umpire?
2. His was the first real face to adorn the covers of “Bible of cricket”. Who is he?
3. Recognise this veteran cricketer:
4. This cousin of an Hollywood actor has been part of three World Cup teams, once as a Captain. Who is he?
5. He played for his country, England, in cricket as well as football. He is also the only man to have captained England in both the sports. Who is he?
6. Name the batsman who outscored the entire opposition team in each innings of a test match.
7. Name the only captain ever to forfeit an test innings.
8. During the post match presentation of his last International match he famously asked the crowd “Did I entertain?”. Who is he ?
9. Who played the role of Douglas Jardine in a Aussie telivision series ‘BodyLine’?
10. He is an acknowledged all-rounder. He is right-handed batsman and known for left-arm spin bowling. He has played for county Glamorgan. Who is he?
Write your answers in the comments section. Comment moderation is on.
Rules for the contest
1. Last date for writing in your answers is 1st June, 2009. Results will be announced on 2nd June, 2009.
2. Needless to say, person with highest score wins the 1st prize. We have couple of prizes.
3. In case of tie, a tie-breaker will be decided at our discretion.
4. Multiple entries are not allowed.
5. Winners will need to send their address to us so that prizes can be shipped to them by Virgin-IHL. I remind you that the sponsers of this cricket-opedia contest are Virgin-IHL.
Please spread the word.
P.S: Special thanks to Kapil for helping me with the quiz.
Visceral Observations 
I am quite bad at cricket quizzes. There are a few spelling mistakes in the post. Just run a spell check. I thought that I should let you know…
Best of luck with the quiz!! 🙂
Its a shame to give up with Google God around. Give it a try. Thanks for pointing our spelling errors, I certainly dont work well at 12 in night. I have fixed what I could find out. If you find more errors, feel free to point them out to me. 🙂
Oye! I thought we were supposed to apply our brain and think. If I have to Google then I can find all the answers. 🙂
Yes, of course, you are free to google. Effort has been made to keep the questions somewhat google-proof. If I announced this quiz solely on brains, I bet there will be no participants. That’s the sad truth.
Ulp.. I am sure to land up at the bottom of this quiz. Am totally cricket ignorant.
Give it a try, just fiddle around with search engine, who know you just might land up with right answers. Give it a go and spread the word to your friends as well. May the worthy win! 🙂
1 Sachin Tenda
5- Clement Arthur Milton
7. Hansie Cronje
8 – Brian Lara
9- Hugo Weaving
10 Viv Richards
PASS to all the questions !!! 🙂
Arre try to kar. Why is there a Google God for. And spread the word, sakhi. 🙂
1)Sachin tendulkar
2)Michael Vaughan
3) Gundappa Vishwanath
4)Martin Crowe
5) Tip Foster
6) Matthew Hayden
7) Hansie Cronje
8) Brian Lara
9) Hugo weaving
10) Jamie Dalrymple
Google ki Jai Ho…but pass 🙂
Answer 3. Is he Velupillai Prabhakaran ?
I say Sachin Tendulkar to all questions. Now give me my prizes! Mwahahahahahahaha
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe (cousin of Russel Crowe)
5. Tip Foster (also called RE Foster)
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
Hello there!
The answers are:
Ans 1 – Sachin Tendulkar
Ans 2 – Michael Vaughan
Ans 3 – Gundappa Viswanath
Ans 4 – Martin Crowe
Ans 5 – RE Foster
Ans 6 – Justin Langer
Ans 7 – Hansie Cronje
Ans 8 – Brial Lara
Ans 9 – Hugo Weaving
Ans 10 – Ravi Shastri
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My address is:
Sandil Srinivasan
B210 Scindia Prime Classic Apartments
2nd Main Road, Chinnappa Gardens
Benson Town, Bangalore – 560046
Hi,
Please find the answers to the questions below numbered respectively.
1, Sachin Tendulkar
2, Michael Vaughan
3, Gundappa Vishwanath
4, Martin Crowe
5, C. B. Fry
6, Justin Langer
7, Inzamam ul-Haq
8, Brian Lara
9, Hugo Weaving
10, Ravi Shastri
Regards,
Aloysius
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. W.G.Grace
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe
5. Wally Hammond
6. Zaheer Abbas
7. Inzamam Ul Haq
8. Shane Warne
9. The guy who played agent Smith in The Matrix…and also was in V for Vendetta!
10. Saurav Ganguly
Bah! I hate it when I’ve to lookup answers in Google [Which is one way of telling yourself that “you’re an idiot!”]
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe
5. Tip Foster
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
Google Maharaj ki jai ho 😀
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Vishwanath
4. Martin Crowe – Cousin of Russel Crowe
5. Clement Arthur Milton
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10.Ravi Shastri
The awards queen is back in action!
First cricketer to be given out by third umpire – Tendulkar?
Only captain to forfeit a test innings – Gavaskar?
These answers are from my own knowledge (correct or not).
Now let me check with my good friend, Google!
It was fun to crack this one:
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Michael Vaughan
3) Gundappa Vishwanath
4) Martin Crowe
5) Reginald Erskine Foster
6) Justin Langer
7) Hansie Cronje
8) Brian Lara
9) Hugo Weaving
10) Ravi Shastri
10th is unsure. Best of luck to all!
Honest answers without Google help:
1. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Gundappa Vishwanath (It ws good joke about it being Prabhakaran)
4. Martin Crowe
6. Justin Langer
7. Hanse Cronje
8. Brian Lara
1. Sachin R. Tendulkar
2. :))
3. Vellupai Prabhakran – LOLOL hahaha
4. 😕
5. 😉
6. 😐
7. 🙂
8. :p
9.
10. 😀
4. Martin Crowe
8 attempts
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Vishwanath (Thanks, Dad 😛 )
4. Martin Crowe
5. Reginald Erskine Foster
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
1. Sacin Tendulkar
4. Martin Crowe
6. Justin Langer
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Viv Ricards
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Martin Crowe
3. Asif Khan
4. Martin Crowe
5. Pass
6. Hansie Cronje
7. Pass
8. Brian Lara
10. Ravi Shastri
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Steve Waugh
3. Asif
4. Martin Crowe
5. Viv Richards
6. Cronje
7. Shahid Afridi
8. Brain Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Sachin Tendulkar
1. Sachin R. Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. PASS
4. Martin Crowe
5. Reginald Erskine Foster a.ka. Tip Foster
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
I had fun locating some answers over google. Still so much to know about Cricket.
gurdeepak@gmail.com
Sachin
Vaughan
WHO?
Martin Crowe
Reginald Erskine
WHAT ?
Hansie Cronje
HOW?
Hugo Weaving
Ravi Shastri
1. Sachin R. Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
10. Ravi Shastri
Answers I cud find are:
1. Tendulkar
6. Cronje
8. Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Viv
PASSSSSSSSSSSSSSssss
Quiz is totally crack-able. But I dont have patience to put that much efforts. Here’s what I got, I hope this counts
1. Sachin Tendulkar
7. Hanse Cronje
8. Brain Larra
Ist is Sachin.
4th is Russel oops Martin Crowe
8th is Lara
Maybe I will google rest and come back again.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe
5. Reginald Erskine Foster
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Sastri
Some of them are too easy and some of them are hard. cudnt decipher the image.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Don’t know 😦
4. Martin Crowe
5. Neil Foster
6. Matthew Hayden
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Wilf Wooler
Quiz is India friendly, I feel. My two cents:
1. Sachin Tendulakar
3. Gundappa Vishwanath
10. Some Indian
May be I should say this quiz is Asia friendly.
I don’t wactch cricjket
I don’t watch cricket. – sorry for the typo.
1. Easy.. Tendulkar
2. Warne?
3. Can’t search an image
4. M. Crowe, cousin of Russel Crowe. I only had to find him
7. Hasie Cronje
8. Lara
A toughie:
1. Sachin T
2. Mike Vaughan
3. Some Sri Lankan
4. Martin Crowe
5. Billy Elliot
6. Ricky Ponting
7. Hansie Cronje
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
Not participating.,.. 😉
Naalayak! 😡
This is the toughest contest ever. How should one search image through google.
1.Sachin 7.Hansie Cronje 8.Brian Lara :p
Bull’s eye: (answers, though un-numbered, are in order)
Sachin Tendulkar, Michael Vaughan, Gundappa Vishwanath, Martin Crowe, Reginald Erskine Foster, Justin Langer, Hansie, Brian Lara, Hugo Weaving, Ravi Shastri
Do I write my snail mail address in comments section as well?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan on Wisden
4. Martin Crowe
5. C R Atlee
6. Justin Langer
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Sachin again
Answers in descending order:
10. Viv Richards
9. Hugo Weaving
8. Brain Lara
7. Cronje
6. Afridi
5. Foster
4. Crow
3. Jayasurya, looks like a diff pic
2. Mike
1. Tendulkar S.
1. Sachin R. Tendulkar
2. NA
3. NA
4. Martin Crowe
5. NA
6. Justin Langer
7. Hansie Cronje
8. NA
9. Hugo Weaving
10.NA
First timer on your blog. You have been hosting many awards here, I see. Here’s my attempt
1.Sachin T.
2.Michael V.
3.P
4.Martin C.
5.P
6.Justin L.
7.Hansie C.
8.Brian L.
9.P
10. Ravi S.
No idea about Cricket ! but Sooooper header !!! Please dont change this one
Header is courtsey Chirag. Ideation is also completely his. 🙂
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar\ M Vaughan\ PASS\ Martin Crowe\ Reginald Foster\ NO IDEA \ Hansie Cronje\ Brian Lara\ No IDEA\ Ravi Shastri
3. Kirti Azad?
4.Martin Crowe
7. Hansie, SA captain
8 Brain Lara
Arey bhaiya itne tough questions kaise koi answer karega, yeh Indian Hatke League kya hai ?
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clement Arthur Milton
6. Justin Langer
7. Nasser Hussain against South Africa
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
Cheers,
Sukhdeep
okay maine abhi jawaab to de diya.. prizes kabhi announce honge :p
lekin cricket ki baat hui aur sakhi ne mere ko hint bhi nai diya is contest ka.. bahut na insaafi hai..!!
thx anshul for passing the link
anyways.. jst hope ki answers korrect niklein.. jo marzi bola jaye.. questions were no doubt good and interesting..!!
cheers..!!
Sachin tendulkar
Michael Vaughan
Gundappa Vishwanath
Martin Crowe
Foster
Matthew Hayden
Hansie Cronje
Brian Lara
Hugo weaving
Jamie Dalrymple
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Gundappa Viswanath
4. Martin Crowe
5. Clement Arthur Milton
6. Justin Langer
7. Nasser Hussain against South Africa
8. Brian Lara
9. Hugo Weaving
10. Ravi Shastri
1.Sachin tendulkar
2.Michael vaughan
3.Gundappa viswanath
4.Martin crowe
5.Neil foster
6.Justin langer
7.Hansie cronje
8.Brian lara
9.Hugo weaving
10.Ravi shastri
1.sachin tendulkar
2.samuel beckett
3.gundappa.r.vishwanath
4.russell crowe
5.ian botham
6.george headley
7.hansie cronje
8.brian lara
9.hugo weaving
10.ravi shastri