World Cup 2007

Q: Who is the only cricketer in test history to appear in both, the 1st and 100th test match of his country?

A: Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, is the only cricketer in test history to have played in both, the inaugural test and the 100th test match for his country. Member of the starting eleven for Sri Lanka in its first test in 1982 at Colombo, Ranatunga played 93 test matches and scored over 5000 test runs. His claim to fame include leading Sri Lanka to a World Cup win in 1996 and being the only cricketer to have represented his country in both its 1st and 100th tests.

Q: Do you know which cricketer had the best record after playing 10 test matches?

A: Another one of the records that Sir Don Bradman holds; he held the highest aggregate of runs after 10 tests. After 10 test matches since his debut against England in 1928-29, Sir Don had scored 1446 runs in 16 test innings, at an average of 103. This included 6 test centuries, a highest of 334, and 2 fifties. Comparatively, Sunil Gavaskar had 978 runs after 10 tests.

Q: Against which team did John Wright score his career best score of 185?

A: He may be the coach of India now, but more than a decade ago, John Wright, when he was pitted against India in a test match at Christchurch, did no favours to India by scoring 185 . his career best test score. A successful left hand opener, Wright played 82 tests for New Zealand between 1977 and 1992 and scored over 5000 test runs, including 12 tons and 23 half centuries.