General Awareness

Cricket History and Tournaments

1,788 Questions

Test your knowledge of cricket history, including ICC tournaments, World Cup records, and notable player achievements. These general awareness questions are frequently asked in sports sections of competitive exams. Practice identifying historical match outcomes, team records, and award winners.

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Cricket History and Tournaments Questions

Multiple choice

The first test match was played between

  1. Australia and England

  2. Australia and South Africa

  3. England and South Africa

  4. Australia and New Zealand
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first official Test match was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1877.

Multiple choice

The first ODI was held in the year

  1. 1970

  2. 1971

  3. 1972

  4. 1973
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The first One Day International was played between Australia and England in Melbourne in 1971.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about Ashes Test Cricket series between Australia and England is/are correct? I.          Sydney and Brisbane are the venues of the first and last test matches of the five match Ashes series to be held in Australia in 2010-11  II.         England last won an Ashes series in Australia in 1987 III.        England's previous Ashes campaign in Australia in 2006-07 ended in a 5-0 loss

  1. I only

  2. I and II only

  3. II and III only

  4. III only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Brisbane and Sydney are the venues of the first and last test matches of the five match Ashes series to be held in Australia in 2010-11 (November-January) according to the schedule announced by Cricket Australia and England & Wales Cricket Board recently

Multiple choice

Which group of countries hosted the 2011 Cricket World Cup?

  1. India, Sri lanka and England

  2. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan

  3. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

  4. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Pakistan was originally scheduled to co-host but was removed due to security concerns.