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Quiz about 2nd Test England v South Africa 200405

2nd Test England v South Africa 2004-05 Quiz

Some questions on the 2nd Test in the 2004-05 series.

A multiple-choice quiz by burtfro. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
burtfro

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,566

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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166

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the second Test held? Hint

Centurion

Johannesburg

Durban

Cape Town

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the umpires in the Test match? Hint

SJA Taufel and Aleem Dar

Aleem Dar and SA Bucknor

DB Hair and SJA Taufel

SA Bucknor and DJ Harper

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the wicket keeper for South Africa for this match? Hint

Mark Boucher

AB de Villiers

Thami Tsolekile

None of these

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was England's first innings total? Hint

159

129

149

139

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these players was not selected for the match? Hint

Nicky Boje

Martin van Jaarsveld

Zander de Bruyn

Hashim Amla

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many centuries and half centuries did England rack up in their second innings? Hint

3 centuries/ 2 half centuries

2 centuries/ 2 half centuries

2 centuries/ 3 half centuries

3 centuries/ 3 half centuries

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the difference between England's first and second innings totals? Hint

431 runs

231 runs

331 runs

531 runs

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Question 8 of 10

8. Both captains took a wicket in the match.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Makhaya Ntini do moments before the umpires took the players off for bad light, resulting in a drawn match? Hint

He was hit on the head by Harmison

Was run out after not being able to see the ball

Ran into an umpire

Hit Harmison for 4 fours in an over

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who won the Man of the Match award for this second Test? Hint

Graham Thorpe

Andrew Strauss

Jaques Kallis

Marcus Trescothick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the second Test held?

Answer: Durban

The match was held at the Kingsmead Stadium from December 26-30.

2. Who were the umpires in the Test match?

Answer: DB Hair and SJA Taufel

Both Hair and Taufel hailed from Australia.

3. Who was the wicket keeper for South Africa for this match?

Answer: AB de Villiers

de Villiers, in just his second Test, took over from Tsolekile. This was a brave move by the selectors as there was a lot of political encouragement for Tsolekile to play.

4. What was England's first innings total?

Answer: 139

Andrew Strauss top scored with a meager 25 in this disappointing innings?

5. Which of these players was not selected for the match?

Answer: Zander de Bruyn

de Bruyn was dropped after Jaques Kallis was deemed fit to bowl. The other three, along with Herschelle Gibbs, were all brought in as South Africa tried to regain momentum in the series.

6. How many centuries and half centuries did England rack up in their second innings?

Answer: 3 centuries/ 2 half centuries

Marcus Trescothick (132), Andrew Strauss (136), and Graham Thorpe (118 not out) all hit centuries. Flintoff (60) and G.Jones (73) both hit half centuries in England's massive second innings total of 570-7 declared.

7. What was the difference between England's first and second innings totals?

Answer: 431 runs

This was the largest differential between first and second innings in England's test cricket history.

8. Both captains took a wicket in the match.

Answer: True

Graeme Smith and Michael Vaughan both took important wickets with their part-time off spin. Smith got big hitter Andrew Flintoff in the 2nd innings, whereas Vaughan dismissed Pollock in South Africa's first innings.

9. What did Makhaya Ntini do moments before the umpires took the players off for bad light, resulting in a drawn match?

Answer: Hit Harmison for 4 fours in an over

Ntini, a number 10 batsman, smashed the boundaries of then world number one bowler Harmison, making many think the conditions were suitable for play. Despite this, the umpire's controversially stopped play, probably costing England victory.

10. Who won the Man of the Match award for this second Test?

Answer: Jaques Kallis

Kallis hit 162 in the South African first innings.

Source: Author burtfro

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