A score of 7 for 6, and 15 wins out of 16

What is the lowest score at the fall of each wicket in Tests? Has anyone ever been 0 for 6? asked Javed Muhammad from Quetta

The worst is actually 0 for 4, by India against England at Headingley in 1952, when Fred Trueman (who was making his debut) removed three men for ducks and Alec Bedser one. Later in the same series, at The Oval, India slumped to 6 for 5, with Vinoo Mankad making five of those runs. At Old Trafford in 1888 Australia were 7 for 6 in their second innings. For a list of the lowest score at the fall of each wicket, click here. And if you're rather more excited by the thought of the highest score at the fall of each wicket (which team was once 615 for 1?), then click here.

Mike Hussey has now played 16 Tests without losing one. What's the record for a whole career? And who has played the most Tests without ever winning one? asked Carey Kominsky from Perth

Mike Hussey does indeed have a remarkable record in Tests: he's played 16 and finished on the winning side 15 times, with one draw (against South Africa at Perth in 2005-06). The record for going unbeaten through a complete career is held by the Indian offspinner Rajesh Chauhan: he played 21 Tests between January 1993 and March 1998, winning 12 and drawing nine. Colin McCool, one of Bradman's 1948 Invincibles, never finished on the losing side in 14 Tests in his four-year Test career. Eldine Baptiste played ten Tests for West Indies between 1983 and 1990, and ended up on the winning side in all of them. As for losing, the record for a whole career is 42 Tests, by the great New Zealand batsman Bert Sutcliffe. He managed to be absent with an injury when the Kiwis finally won a Test, after 26 years of trying, against West Indies at Auckland in 1955-56, and never did finish on the winning side. A rather surprising name making his way up this particular list is Dwayne Bravo, who has so far played 19 Tests for West Indies without winning one.

Why was Adam Gilchrist sporting the name "Church" on his back during the Twenty20 match against England the other day? asked Ashok Mithra from Mumbai

The Australian players had their nicknames on their backs for that Twenty20 match at Sydney. One of Gilchrist's nicknames is "Church", or "Churchy", dating from a time a few years ago when someone called him "Gilchurch" by mistake.

Assuming Jason Gillespie does not play another Test match, will his double-century be the highest score by a player in his last Test? asked D. Jackson from Australia

If Jason Gillespie doesn't play another Test, then his 201 not out for Australia against Bangladesh at Chittagong would only make him the fifth man to score a double-century in his last Test match. Two of those achieved the feat in their last innings, like Gillespie: at Christchurch in 1968-69, Seymour Nurse hit 258 for West Indies against New Zealand. Nurse, who was 35, smashed 34 fours and a six in his innings. After announcing his retirement at the start of the tour he had also scored 95 and 168 in the first of the three Tests. The only other man to sign off with a double-century in his last Test innings is Aravinda de Silva, with 206 for Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in Colombo in July 2002. Andy Sandham (325 for England against West Indies at Kingston in 1929-30) and Bill Ponsford (266 for Australia against England at The Oval in 1934) both exceeded 200 in the first innings of their final Test, but batted again in the second innings. Ponsford also scored 110 on his debut, against England at Sydney in 1924-25, making him the only batsman to start his Test career with a century and finish with a double.

According to the records England played Test matches in New Zealand and the West Indies at the same time in 1930. Is this correct? asked Neil

Yes, that was the only time one country has been engaged in two separate Test matches at the same time. Both England's opponents were new to Test cricket - West Indies had played only three Tests (and lost them all by an innings) in 1928, and New Zealand hadn't played any at all - so MCC, who organised England's tours then, probably felt that such an arrangement was feasible, even though several first-choice selections weren't picked for either tour. The team for New Zealand, led by Sussex's Harold Gilligan, left first, while the other set of tourists, captained by The Honourable Freddie Gough-Calthorpe of Warwickshire, left shortly afterwards for the West Indies. The first Test at Christchurch (which England won) started on January 10, 1930, and the first one at Bridgetown (drawn) began the next day. The third Test at Georgetown started on the same day as the fourth Test at Auckland. England won the series in New Zealand 1-0, and drew 1-1 in the Caribbean. Plans to play the final Test in the West Indies out to a finish, at Kingston (the one in which Andy Sandham scored 325, as mentioned in the previous question), were scuppered by rain and the need for the England team to catch their boat home - so the match was left drawn after nine days.

With Mark Boucher playing his 100th Test, how many other wicketkeepers have reached this landmark? asked Jamie Visser from Cape Town

Mark Boucher became the 43rd player to appear in 100 Test matches - 99 for South Africa, and one for the World XI against Australia at Sydney in 2005-06 - during the first Test against Pakistan at Centurion, but only the second out-and-out wicketkeeper to do so. The first was Australia's Ian Healy, who won 119 Test caps between 1988-89 and 1999-2000. Alec Stewart played in 133 Tests for England, but only started 82 of those as wicketkeeper. For a list of the most-capped Test players, click here.