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Alastair Cook quiz - The Answers

England's Test captain Alastair Cook
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Alastair Cook has become England's top Test run-scorer of all time.

The opener eased past Graham Gooch's mark of 8,900 just after lunch on day two of the second Test against New Zealand.

Ahead of the historic moment we challenged you to test your knowledge with this fun quiz composed by Sky Sports statistician Benedict Bermange. So how did you do? Here are the answers…

1) Who did Cook score his first Test run off?

Sreesanth

2) Who is his only Test wicket?

Ishant Sharma

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3) When was he on the field for an entire Test?

v India at Edgbaston in 2011

4) Which bowler has he scored most Test runs off?

Mitchell Johnson (279)

5) Who is the only bowler he has hit more than one six from?

R Ashwin (2)

6) How many different batsmen has he batted with?

26

7) With whom has he played the most Tests?

Ian Bell (97)

8) Which fielder was responsible for the only time he was run out?

Virat Kohli

9) He has top scored 40 times for England, but who did so on 51 occasions?

Geoff Boycott

10) Currently facing New Zealand, which famous Kiwi did he share the stage with when he was a school choirboy?

Kiri Te Kanawa

Coverage of the second Test between England and New Zealand continues on Sky Sports 2 and across our digital platforms.