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April 8, 2002

A quiz for all you cricket fans. To know whether you are a cricket buff or a bluff just click on the options. Enjoy!

1: Who wrote the following song on Sunil Gavaskar:

"It was Gavaskar,
The real master,
just like a wall,
you know the West Indies couldn't out Gavaskar at all."

a. Lord Relator
b. Lord Kitchener
c. Lord Tennyson
d. Dylan Thomas

2: Erapalli Prasanna played his 1st Test against England in 1960-61, went to West Indies in '62 and was a big success. However, he didn't play again for another 2-3 years voluntarily. Why did he take a break? ??

a. Injury
b. Marraige
c. To complete his engineering degree
d. Parents didn't allow him to play

3: The first reference of cricket in the West Indies occured on May 12 when the St Anne's Club of Barbados met. In which year did this meeting take place?

a. 1806
b. 1900
c. 1870
d. 1820

4: A record was established in the the 4th Test of the 1982-83 series between India and the West Indies. What was the record?

a. All 20 first-innings wickets fell to catches.
b. All 20 first-innings wickets were bowled.
c. All 20 first-innings wickets fell on the same day.
d. Not a single wicket fell on the opening day.

5: Against whom and when did Sunil Gavaskar score his 30th century, a world record (He finished with 34 centuries)?

a. West Indies, 1983
b. England, 1983
c. Australia, 1982
d. West Indies, 1985

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