Cricket Extravaganza

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  1. 3. Who was the only batsmen to get a century in the 2011 world cup final?
  2. 5. Who was the legendary captain of the West Indies between 1974-1985 where they became the most successful test team in cricket history?
  3. 8. Who is arguably the ugliest cricketer to have ever played for New Zealand (his nickname is 'pig')?
  4. 11. Which big bash team has one the league the most times (with three titles)?
  5. 17. What is Mark Richardson's test average rounded to the nearest whole number?
  6. 18. Who is the second most successful New Zealand spin bowler of all time in terms of wickets (several hundred wickets behind the great Daniel Vettori)?
  7. 19. Against which cricketing nation did the worst batsmen in Test history - Chris martin, achieve his highest test score of 12 not out?
  8. 21. Who did Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes off in one over in the 2007 T20 world cup?
  9. 26. What crazy shot did Brendan McCullum play multiple times in his scintillating demolition T20 hundred against Australia in 2010? (it should probably have been renamed after him)
  10. 27. Who is arguably the best all-rounder to ever play for Bangladesh?
  11. 28. Which South African fast bowler smashed Craig Cummings teeth out in a test match and effectively ended his career?
  12. 30. What is the name of the retro-dressed famous New Zealand cricket supporters whose legacy still lives on to this day?
  13. 31. What was the name of the Pakistani captain who was banned from cricket for life after being actively engaged in match fixing?
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  1. 1. What recreational sport did Andrew Symonds partake in in Darwin instead of attending a team meeting, causing him to be sent home and later dropped from the Australian cricket team?
  2. 2. Name the famous wicket keeper who lost his vision in one eye following a freak cricket bail to eye injury?
  3. 3. Which West Indian fast bowler famously had his hand broken while batting only to come out to bat and bowl in the next innings eventually leading to a famous test victory?
  4. 4. Under the rules of cricket in the 1700s, a batsman had to place his bat into a hole cut in the turf to score a run. The wicketkeeper/fielders had to get the ball into the hole before the bat in order to affect a run-out. But after too many fielders had their fingers broken by the batsman slamming his bat into the hole at the same time as the fielder's hand, it was decided to change the hole to a line. What is this line now called?
  5. 6. What's the name of the inspirational female New Zealand cricket captain?
  6. 7. Which South African batsmen was reknowned for being so superstitious that he ducktaped his bat to the ceiling before every game because he had previously scored a century after his team mates pranked him with this?
  7. 9. Name the NZ ODI and test cricketer who was dropped for essentially being an alcoholic?
  8. 10. What type of lymphoma did the great Martin Crowe die from in 2016?
  9. 12. Who took the final wicket for England in the famous 2005 ashes series?
  10. 13. What caused South African and Sri Lankan players to duck for cover during a test match in 2019?
  11. 14. Which IPL team did Brendan McCullum score 158 for during the opening game?
  12. 15. What was the name of the Sri Lankan captain who walked off the field when Murali was continually no-balled by an umpire?
  13. 16. What was the name of the disgraced South African captain who was banned for life for match fixing?
  14. 20. What's the name of the ruthless English captain who used body-line tactics in 1932 against Australia to try and win at all costs?
  15. 22. Which famous batsmen was nicknamed 'The Wall'?
  16. 23. Which international captain told an opposing player to 'get ready for a broken fuckin' arm' during a test match?
  17. 24. What was the name of the Sri Lankan ODI opener who revolutionised how batsmen approached the first 10 overs of a one day match?
  18. 25. What was the nickname given to Grant Elliot, the legend who propelled the black caps into their first ever world cup final?
  19. 29. Who is the biggest fuckwit to have played test cricket?