Cricket legends quiz: Bradman, Tendulkar, Warne and more
Records, milestones and magic moments from cricket's greats.
10 multiple-choice questions, with the answer explained after each one.
Answer each question, see why, and beat your best score.
All 10 questions and answers
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- What was Sir Donald Bradman's Test batting average?
- 100.00
- 99.94
- 89.78
- 75.50
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99.94. He needed just four runs in his final innings to average 100.
- Who was the first man to score a double century in an ODI?
- Chris Gayle
- Rohit Sharma
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Virender Sehwag
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Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 200 not out against South Africa in 2010.
- Who has taken the most Test wickets?
- James Anderson
- Anil Kumble
- Shane Warne
- Muttiah Muralitharan
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Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan took exactly 800 Test wickets.
- Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' in 1993 bowled which batter?
- Alec Stewart
- Mike Gatting
- Graham Gooch
- Robin Smith
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Mike Gatting. It was Warne's first ball in an Ashes Test.
- Who holds the record for the highest individual Test score, 400 not out?
- Brian Lara
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Matthew Hayden
- Virender Sehwag
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Brian Lara. Lara made 400* against England in Antigua in 2004.
- Who scored a record 50th ODI century at the 2023 World Cup, passing Tendulkar's 49?
- David Warner
- Rohit Sharma
- Babar Azam
- Virat Kohli
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Virat Kohli. Kohli reached it in the semi-final against New Zealand.
- Which Australian has played in both a Cricket World Cup and a FIFA Women's World Cup?
- Ellyse Perry
- Sam Kerr
- Meg Lanning
- Alyssa Healy
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Ellyse Perry. Perry represented Australia in both sports as a teenager.
- Which Indian captain led the team to the T20 World Cup (2007), the ODI World Cup (2011) and the Champions Trophy (2013)?
- Rahul Dravid
- MS Dhoni
- Sourav Ganguly
- Virat Kohli
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MS Dhoni. Dhoni is the only captain to win all three ICC white-ball trophies.
- Who is the highest run-scorer in women's ODI cricket?
- Mithali Raj
- Meg Lanning
- Suzie Bates
- Charlotte Edwards
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Mithali Raj. India's Mithali Raj scored over 7,800 ODI runs.
- Which fast bowler took the most Test wickets?
- James Anderson
- Glenn McGrath
- Courtney Walsh
- Dale Steyn
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James Anderson. England's Anderson finished with 704 Test wickets.