Oval Cricket Test 1971 Quiz

1) Who was the captain of the English team for Oval Test 1971?
a) John Edrich
b) Geoffrey Boycott
c) Raymond Illingworth
d) Anthony Lewis

2) Who was the captain of the Indian team for Oval Test 1971?
a) Chandu Borde
b) Nari Contractor
c) Ajit Wadekar
d) Bishen Singh Bedi

3) Oval Test 1971 was played from 19th to 24th August with a rest day in between. What day of the week was rest day?
a) Thursday
b) Friday
c) Saturday
d) Sunday

4) What was England’s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) 644/8 decl.
b) 522/7 decl.
c) 355 all out
d) 240 all out

5) What was India’s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) 622/9 decl.
b) 284 all out
c) 416 all out
d) 241/0 decl.

6) What was England’s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) 344/3 decl.
b) 408/6 decl.
c) 101 all out
d) 268 all out

7) Who took six wickets for 38 runs in Australia’s second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) Abid Ali
b) B. S. Chandrasekhar
c) S. Venkataraghavan
d) Eknath Solkar

8) What was India’s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) 174/6
b) 42 all out
c) 138 all out
d) 406/4

9) What was the result of Oval Test 1971?
a) England won by 78 runs
b) India won by four wickets
c) Draw
d) Tie

10) What was the significance of Oval Test 1971?
a) India’s first Test victory
b) India’s first overseas Test victory
c) India’s first Test victory against England
d) India’s first Test and series victory against England in England

Oval Cricket Test 1971 Quiz Answers

1) Who was the captain of the English team for Oval Test 1971?
c) Raymond Illingworth

2) Who was the captain of the Indian team for Oval Test 1971?
c) Ajit Wadekar

3) Oval Test 1971 was played from 19th to 24th August with a rest day in between. What day of the week was rest day?
d) Sunday

4) What was England’s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?
c) 355 all out

5) What was India’s score in their first Innings of Oval Test 1971?
b) 284 all out

6) What was England’s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
c) 101 all out

7) Who took six wickets for 38 runs in Australia’s second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
b) B. S. Chandrasekhar

8) What was India’s score in their second Innings of Oval Test 1971?
a) 174/6

9) What was the result of Oval Test 1971?
b) India won by four wickets

10) What was the significance of Oval Test 1971?
d) India’s first Test and series victory against England in England

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