E: 04/12 Win Death of a Gentleman DVD (Cricket documentary)

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ALL OUT CRICKET

A leg-spin-themed quiz for the chance to win an excellent DVD
Answer all 10 correctly for your chance to win a copy of Death Of A Gentleman, the hit documentary that goes right to the heart of cricket governance and seeks to change our sport for the better.


1. What is the name of the English leg-spinner credited with inventing the googly?
Answer: Bernard Bosanquet

2. Before Adil Rashid, who was the last player to bowl leg-spin in a Test match for England?
Answer: Scott Borthwick

3. Shane Warne is famously a fine purveyor of the art, but how many Test wickets did he finish with?
Answer: 708

4. Who did Eric Hollies famously dismiss at the Oval in 1948?
Answer: Don Bradman

5. Which Aussie leggie took four in the match when Australia took on England at Lord’s in 2013?
Answer: Steven Smith

6. Which county did controversial Pakistani leggie Danish Kaneria play for?
Answer: Essex

7. What was significant about Anil Kumble’s performance with the ball in Pakistan’s second innings during the second Test, at Delhi in 1999?
Answer: He took all 10 wickets

8. What was the name of Shane Warne’s coach, also known as ‘The Spin Doctor’, who played nine Tests for Australia in the 1970s?
Answer: Terry Jenner

9. Against which country did 21-year-old Chris Schofield make his Test debut in 2000?
Answer: Zimbabwe

10. Which county did Mushtaq Ahmed bowl to three County Championship titles in 2003, 2006 and 2007 respectively?
Answer: Sussex

These are my suggested answers but what do I know? I have been known to get them wrong. Any disagreements/other answers welcomed, please post below.

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