The Times Cricket Quiz Book: 2000 questions on English and International Cricket
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The definitive cricket quiz book with 2000 quality questions on all aspects of the game.Since England won the Ashes in 2005 cricket has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. This book will appeal to quiz goers but also to cricket enthusiasts to enjoy as an informative read.Some of the facts and brainteasers will amuse and entertain as well.Questions allude to all facets of the game including the laws of cricket, the politics, the history, the venues, the teams, the players, the results and the winners and the losers. The major tournaments are covered – the Test Matches, One Day Internationals, The World Cup, Twenty 20, County Cricket and Ashes contests.Each quiz deals with a single category such as a county, a venue or a player but there are also some quirkier sections such as 'Cricket's Bad Boys', 'The Big Hitters', 'Players nicknames and middle names'. The questions vary in their level of difficulty and follow the formats listed here:• straightforward question and answer• true or false• who am I?• anagrams e.g. which player's name is an anagram of 'Fanned off twirl'• who said?• brainteaser e.g. which England player's name end in the letter i?
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Cricket Quiz Book
Foreword
Introduction
Contents
The Ashes
The Ashes 1981
The Ashes 2005
1975 Cricket World Cup
1979 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
World Twenty20 2007
English Domestic Competitions
English Twenty20 Cup
India versus Australia 2001
Sheffield Shield
World Series Cricket
Ambrose and Walsh
Allan Border
Sir Ian Botham
Geoffrey Boycott
Sir Donald Bradman
Andrew Flintoff
Brian Lara
Lillee and Thomson
Muttiah Muralitharan
Kevin Pietersen
Sir Viv Richards
Sir Garfield Sobers
Sachin Tendulkar
Michael Vaughan
Shane Warne
Wasim and Waqar
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
Derbyshire CCC
Durham CCC
Essex CCC
Glamorgan CCC
Gloucestershire CCC
Hampshire CCC
Kent CCC
Lancashire CCC
Leicestershire CCC
Middlesex CCC
Northamptonshire CCC
Nottinghamshire CCC
Somerset CCC
Surrey CCC
Sussex CCC
Warwickshire CCC
Worcestershire CCC
Yorkshire CCC
Anagrams
Bad Boys
Beards and Moustaches
Debuts
Family Affairs
Golden Grahams
Injuries
Name Game
One Test Wonders
Portly Players
Quotes
All Rounders
Big Hitters
Captains
In the Field
Left Arm Seamers
Left Arm Spinners
Left-Handed Batsmen
Off Spinners
Opening Batsmen
Record Breakers—Test Matches
Record Breakers—One Day Internationals
Smell the Leather—Pacemen
Swingers and Seamers
Tail Enders
West Indian Bowlers
Wicketkeepers
Wrist Spinners
Books
Grounds
Language of Cricket
Laws of the Game
Politics
Television
Test Match Special
Trophies and Awards
Umpires
Women’s Cricket
Answers
Copyright
About the Publisher
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Chris Bradshaw
But this book is different. Most of the questions are not too difficult, which is good, because people like to know the answers to some questions at least: it is good for their peace of mind. Many of the questions are admirably topical, which is not always the case with quizzes. There are enough sufficiently tricky ones to sort the serious scholars from the amateurs. There are a few multiple choice questions too, which always makes life easier. And they are all about cricket, not maths, or French, or the reason for the Great Atlantic Drift; or the formula for hydrogen; or the date of the battle of Agincourt. (I know that everyone knows that Agincourt was in 1415, but that’s not the point.)
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I have been able to give the questions only an overview so far, but I shall keep it by my bed in future. It will induce a satisfied sleep much more certainly than a crossword or one of those infuriating Su Doku puzzles.
Quiz books are, indeed, like anthologies, or favourite old films: they need to be looked at and enjoyed from time to time, when the mood is right and the brain is in tune; not dealt with in a single session like an exam. You can take as much or as little time as you wish over these gentle tests of your knowledge. And if you, too, put it on your bedside table, try to resist looking up the answer to something that is on the edge of your brain—at least until the morning. It may come to you at three in the morning and your sleep will be blissful after that.
