Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who was the first person to take 10 wickets in an innings in test cricket

  1. Courtney Walsh

  2. Anil Kumble

  3. Jim Laker

  4. Walter Robins
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Explanation

Jim Laker (England) took 10 wickets for 53 runs against Australia at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1956 - the first instance of 10 wickets in an innings in Test cricket. Anil Kumble later became the second bowler to achieve this feat (10/74 vs Pakistan, 1999). Courtney Walsh and Walter Robins never took 10 wickets in an innings.

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