Who scored? Who misspoke? Who was ‘the prat without a hat’?
Which England batsman was the world’s leading Test runscorer in the 1990s?
Alec Stewart
Mike Atherton
Graham Gooch
Graham Thorpe
Devon Malcolm made South Africa history by taking 9/57 at the Oval in 1994. Who picked up the other wicket?
Phil DeFreitas
Joey Benjamin
Martin McCague
Darren Gough
The BBC cut away from the cricket just before Graham Gooch reached a triple-hundred against India at Lord’s in 1990. What were they showing instead?
John Craven’s Newsround
The World Equestrian Games
The EBF Sandwich Maiden Stakes from Ascot
The Six O’Clock News
Who took eight wickets on his debut but played only one more Test for England?
Peter Such
Neil Mallender
Joey Benjamin
Phil Newport
Who was the only England batsman to make a century on their Test debut in the 1990s?
Andrew Strauss
Mike Atherton
Nasser Hussain
Graham Thorpe
Who took the most Test wickets for England throughout the decade?
Angus Fraser
Darren Gough
Devon Malcolm
Andy Caddick
How many Ashes Tests did England win in the 1990s?
One
Three
Five
Seven
Zimbabwe’s Eddo Brandes took a hat-trick against England to complete a 3-0 ODI series win in 1996-97. What was his day job?
Pet food taster
Snake milker
Chicken farmer
Ostrich babysitter
Who scored the most Test runs against England in the 1990s?
Brian Lara
Steve Waugh
Gary Kirsten
Michael Slater
Mike Atherton got in trouble for having a go at a Pakistan journalist during the 1996 World Cup. What did Atherton call him?
Numpty
Pillock
Buffoon
Wand
Who was described as “the rat that joined the sinking ship” by the Australian media when he made his England debut during the 1993 Ashes?
Martin McCague
Alan Mullally
Craig White
Adam Hollioake
How did Simon Pack, the ECB International Teams Director, greet Duncan Fletcher when he arrived to be interviewed for the job of England coach in 1999?
Hello David
Hello Dav
Hello Bob
Hello Bumble
What was the highest UK chart position reached by Dave Stewart’s All Over the World, the official theme song of the 1999 World Cup?
31
49
97
It didn’t chart
Ian Botham missed the first half of England’s 1991-92 winter tour because he was starring in which pantomime?
Dick Whittington
Jack and the Beanstalk
Snow White
Aladdin
What unusual feat did Adam Hollioake achieve during England’s 3-0 ODI series win over Australia in 1997?
He hit the winning runs in every game
He pulled out two run-outs in every game
He hit Shane Warne for six in every game
He took a wicket with his first ball in every game
Graham Gooch’s immense 154 not out inspired a famous victory over West Indies at Headingley in 1991. What was the next highest individual score in that innings?
17
27
37
47
Who did the Sun christen “the prat without a hat” when he suffered sunstroke during England’s tour of the West Indies in 1993-94?
Alan Igglesden
Devon Malcolm
Phil Tufnell
Chris Lewis
2 and above.
You swung and you missed.
3 and above.
You swung and you missed.
4 and above.
You swung and you missed.
5 and above.
You swung and you missed.
6 and above.
You swung and you missed.
7 and above.
That’s a decent innings.
8 and above.
That’s a decent innings.
9 and above.
That’s a decent innings.
10 and above.
That’s a decent innings.
11 and above.
That’s a great score.
12 and above.
That’s a great score.
13 and above.
That’s a great score.
14 and above.
A sensational score.
15 and above.
A sensational score.
17 and above.
A sensational score.
16 and above.
A sensational score.
0 and above.
You swung and you missed.
1 and above.
You swung and you missed.
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