What better way to celebrate the festive period and look back on an unforgettable year than with a fiendish quiz?
To cap off 2025, these 20 questions - that have been split into four rounds of five - will test your knowledge of everything Nottinghamshire during the year that was.
Find the answers at the very bottom of the page.
PRE-SEASON: THE WINTER & MARCH
1) In February, Mohammad Abbas signed on for a County Championship stint with Nottinghamshire. Which other two counties had the seamer previously played for?
A) Leicestershire and Hampshire
B) Hampshire and Somerset
C) Gloucestershire and Leicestershire
D) Durham and Lancashire
2) Notts Outlaws and The Blaze both lifted T20 trophies on their respective pre-season tours of Abu Dhabi. In the men’s final, who hit 83 off 51 to help the Outlaws to victory?
A) Freddie McCann
B) Lyndon James
C) Jack Haynes
D) Tom Moores
3) Just under a fortnight later, who struck a 57-ball hundred to see The Blaze to victory over Tasmania in their second game in the women’s competition?
A) Georgia Elwiss
B) Sarah Bryce
C) Marie Kelly
D) Kathryn Bryce
4) Moises Henriques and Daniel Sams were signed as the Outlaws’ overseas recruits for the Vitality Blast. In what city are both of the duo’s respective Big Bash teams based?
A) Melbourne
B) Sydney
C) Brisbane
D) Perth
5) Ben Duckett was named PCA Overall Men’s International Winter MVP in March. Against whom did he hit a new ODI career-best score of 165 in the Champions Trophy?
A) Afghanistan
B) South Africa
C) Pakistan
D) Australia
WARMING UP: APRIL & MAY
6) A homegrown Nottinghamshire Academy graduate hit the Green and Golds’ first century of the summer in the season opener at home to Durham. Who was he?
A) Lyndon James
B) Liam Patterson-White
C) Freddie McCann
D) Brett Hutton
7) In a quirk of the schedule, three of Nottinghamshire’s first four County Championship fixtures were played at home. What venue hosted April’s sole away trip?
A) Headingley
B) Chester-le-Street
C) Edgbaston
D) New Road
8) Which England-capped batter hit consecutive unbeaten centuries at the start of May as The Blaze earned four wins in their first five Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures?
A) Nat Sciver-Brunt
B) Tammy Beaumont
C) Amy Jones
D) Georgia Elwiss
9) The beginning of the Vitality Blast saw The Blaze and Notts Outlaws face the same opposition in a Trent Bridge double-header in late May. Who did they both take on?
A) Durham
B) Lancashire
C) Yorkshire
D) Bears
10) After a thrilling tie in the women’s match of that double-header, the Outlaws followed up by reeling in a club-record T20 chase of 229. For how long had that record stood?
A) Four years
B) Six years
C) Eight years
D) Ten years
THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER: JUNE & JULY
11) Notts took the spoils in June’s first derby day clash away to Derbyshire, but for what unusual reason was the game paused for almost 45 minutes during the Outlaws’ chase?
A) A swarm of bees descended on the ground
B) The floodlights experienced a complete failure
C) Molehills began to appear on the outfield
D) The ball was lost after a six and the umpires couldn't source a replacement
12) Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan signed a two-match Championship deal with Nottinghamshire in June. Against whom did he make his Green and Gold debut?
A) Yorkshire
B) Sussex
C) Somerset
D) Essex
13) Who capped off an existing run of six consecutive fifties by adding a seventh, which he converted into a century, in the second of two late-June Championship clashes?
A) Freddie McCann
B) Jack Haynes
C) Ben Slater
D) Joe Clarke
14) Farhan Ahmed claimed Notts’ first T20 hat-trick, against Lancashire in July. His final figures of 5/25 were the Outlaws’ best since which other spinner took 5/22 in 2013?
A) Graeme White
B) Sam Wood
C) Graeme Swann
D) Samit Patel
15) The Blaze secured a spot at July’s first-ever Vitality Blast Women’s Finals Day after finishing second in the group stage. What venue played host to Finals Day?
A) Sophia Gardens
B) Lord's
C) Utilita Bowl
D) Kia Oval
AT THE DEATH: AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
16) Paul Franks stepped into the Head Coach role for the duration of the Metro Bank One Day Cup. What year did Franks make his Nottinghamshire List A debut as a player?
A) 1993
B) 1995
C) 1997
D) 1999
17) Josh Tongue was the leading wicket-taker in the Men’s Hundred throughout August, taking 14 wickets at an average of just 11.07. Which team did he represent?
A) Birmingham Phoenix
B) Manchester Originals
C) London Spirit
D) Welsh Fire
18) The Blaze were narrowly edged out by Lancashire in their Metro Bank One Day Cup semi-final at Trent Bridge, but who hit a battling century for the hosts despite defeat?
A) Kathryn Bryce
B) Georgia Elwiss
C) Marie Kelly
D) Georgie Boyce
19) Nottinghamshire’s win away to Surrey in the penultimate Championship fixture was driven by Josh Tongue’s five-fer, but who claimed the game-winning catch on the cover boundary?
A) Liam Patterson-White
B) Haseeb Hameed
C) Joe Clarke
D) Ben Slater
20) Poetically, Nottinghamshire’s County Championship victory was officially confirmed at Trent Bridge. When was the last time the Green and Golds won the title at home?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 1987
D) 1981
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ANSWERS
1) A - Leicestershire and Hampshire, 2) C - Jack Haynes, 3) B - Sarah Bryce, 4) B - Sydney, 5) D - Australia.
6) A - Lyndon James, 7) C - Edgbaston, 8) B - Tammy Beaumont, 9) D - Bears, 10) C - Eight years.
11) B - The floodlights experienced a complete failure, 12) A - Yorkshire Haynes, 13) C - Ben Slater, 14) A - Graeme White, 15) D - Kia Oval.
16) C - 1997, 17) B - Manchester Originals, 18) A - Kathryn Bryce, 19) D - Ben Slater, 20) C - 1987.