Trivia

Who was the first tennis player to win a career Golden Slam in the same year?

Date: 03.04.2013

A career Golden Slam is achieved by any tennis player who wins all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic Gold Medal during their career. To date, only one player has accomplished this in a single year. In 1988, Steffi Graf won the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the Olympic Singles Gold Medal, and the US Open.

Who was the top scorer in the 2011 ICC World Cup final?

Date: 02.04.2013

Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka struck an unbeaten century to guide his team to 274/6 against India in the final of the 2011 ICC World Cup final at Mumbai. He scored 103* - the highest in the match.

Born in 1889, I went on to win an Olympic medal in men’s 1500 meters at 1920 Summer Olympics. Oh and by the way, I’ve also won a Nobel Peace Prize. Who am I?

Date: 01.04.2013

I am Philip Noel-Baker. I was born on 1st November 1889 in London. I participated in the men’s 1500 meters event at 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and went on to win a silver medal. For supporting multilateral nuclear disarmament, I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959.

Which cricketer holds the record for most first class runs in a career?

Date: 31.03.2013

English batsman Jack Hobbs set the record playing or Surrey with a total of 61,760 runs from 834 matches and a career batting average of 50.70. Hobbs` career spanned from 1905-34

Who is the only cricketer to win four successive Man of the Match awards in ODIs?

Date: 30.03.2013

Sourav Ganguly

Who is the only cricketer to win four successive Man of the Match awards in ODIs?

Date: 30.03.2013

Sourav Ganguly

Who is the only cricketer to score a ton and take 6 wickets in an ODI?

Date: 28.03.2013

Paul Collingwood

Who is the only cricketer to score a ton and take 6 wickets in an ODI?

Date: 28.03.2013

Paul Collingwood

Which cricketer holds the record for most catches in a Test match career?

Date: 27.03.2013

Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid, holds the record for most catches in a Test match career at 210. He played 164 Test matches to achieve this feat.

Which player holds the record for most double hundreds in Test cricket?

Date: 26.03.2013

Australian legend Donald Bradman, at twelve double-hundreds, holds the world record for scoring the most number of double centuries in Test cricket. He scored his first double-ton, a 254-run knock against England in1930, at the Lords cricket ground in London. The last of the set came against India at Nottingham in 1948.

How many runs Garfield Sobers collected in his Test career?

Date: 25.03.2013

Garfield Sobers of West Indies, arguably the best all-rounder in the history of cricket, scored 8032 runs in 93 Tests. This he scored with the help of 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries. Apart from that he also took 235 wickets as well.

Who holds the record for the highest score by a debutant in Tests?

Date: 22.03.2013

Reginald Erskine Foster of England hit a double century against Australia at Sydney in December 1903. He scored 287 runs in the first innings which is the highest by any debutant in Tests till date.