The Line & Length Monday XI - answers

Morning all. Here are the answers to this week's quiz. Click link after the questions.

Question 1 James Anderson has been dismissed in the Test after doing a manful job as nightwatchman for England, literally laying his body on the line in the face of some aggressive South Africa bowling to keep his wicket intact for more than an hour and three quarters. He also made his highest score in Test cricket (34) in the process. What was his previous best? A: 17; B: 23; C: 28

Question 2 Anderson never seemed to get out in the early days of his Test career, meaning that his average kept on growing despite scoring few runs. At its peak, what was his batting average for England? A: 35; B: 43; C: 48

Question 3 If England are to save this match, they will probably have to bat for more than 150 overs. When was the last time they did that in their second innings? A: 1998; B: 2002; C: 2004

Question 4 In 1939, a timeless Test, England made 654 for five against South Africa in Durban in their second innings before the match was finally abandoned as a draw. How many balls did they face? A: 1,578; B: 1,744; C: 1,801

Question 5 Darren Pattinson was one of the more left-field England selections of recent years, with only 40 first-class wickets to his name in 11 matches. How many of those were of former or present Test cricketers? A: three; B: ten; C: eighteen

Question 6 After being overlooked for the Headingley Test, Matthew Hoggard fears that his England career may be over, leaving him on 248 Test wickets. How many Englishmen have taken more? A: Five; B: Seven; C: Nine

Question 7 Sri Lanka and India are about to begin a three-Test series. In their 26 previous Tests, how many have Sri Lanka won? A: three; B: seven; C: ten

Question 8 Who is the leading run-scorer in Tests between Sri Lanka and India? A: Sachin Tendulkar; B: Aravinda de Silva; C: Mohammad Azharuddin

Question 9 And who is the leading wicket-taker? A: Anil Kumble; B: Muttiah Muralitharan; C: Kapil Dev

Question 10 Matt Prior put further pressure on Tim Ambrose with a brutal 137 off 123 balls for Sussex in the Pro40 against Somerset yesterday. It is early days in the competition and Prior is the only centurion so far, but who has made the second best score with 99 not out? A: Marcus Trescothick; B: Ryan ten Doeschate; C: David Sales

Question 11 Which county captain was named man of the match in the 1984 B&H Trophy final, held on this day, despite making a duck, not bowling and holding only one catch? A: John Abrahams; B: Clive Rice; C: David Bairstow

Answer 1 C, 28, against New Zealand two Tests earlier

Answer 2 B. Having made 21 not out in his fourth Test innings and not got out until his seventh, Anderson did indeed have a peak average of 43

Answer 3 B. The most recent time England batted for more than 150 overs in their second innings was in 2004 in Durban against South Africa, when they lasted 172 overs.

Answer 4 B. They had eight-ball overs then

Answer 5 B again. Beau Casson, Shane Watson, Rob Key, Stuart Law, Dominic Cork, Chris Adams, Murray Goodwin, Sean Ervine (twice) and Mark Ramprakash were his victims

Answer 6 A. The men in front are Ian Botham, Bob Willis, Fred Trueman, Derek Underwood and Brian Statham, the latter being only four wickets in front of Hoggy

Answer 7 A. Sri Lanka's only wins came at home, once in 1985 in Colombo and twice in Colombo and Galle in 2001

Answer 8 A. Tendulkar has made 1,313 runs, almost 100 more than Azharuddin and 61 ahead of De Silva. Mahela Jayawardena, with 990 runs, is the next best of present players

Answer 9 B. No real surprise that Muralitharan leads but he has only one more wicket (67) than Kumble. Kapil Dev has 45 and then there is a big gap.

Answer 10 B. This was accurate on Monday but since then Trescothick, who had 91 in his previous innings, has made a hundred.

Answer 11 A. Abrahams was given the award for his captaincy skills both in the final and in previous games.