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Ashes 2002 First Test Trivia Quiz

After a competitive second day the First Test of the Ashes series 2002 ended up a fizzer. Do you recall the events?

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

Author
wallos

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,176

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
374

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Question 1 of 10

1. Justin Langer's wicket was the first to fall, before lunch on Day One. How was he dismissed? Hint

Caught Trescothick bowled Jones

Caught Butcher bowled Caddick

Caught Stewart bowled Caddick

Caught Stewart bowled Jones

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ricky Ponting and Matthew hayden shared a record breaking second wicket partnership. How many runs did they make? Hint

284

272

302

256

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who took the most wickets in Australia's first innings? Hint

Andrew Caddick

Matthew Hoggard

Craig White

Ashley Giles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who top scored for England in the first innings? Hint

Marcus Trescothick

Mark Butcher

John Crawley

Nasser Hussain

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false. Shane Warne bowled the most overs for Australia in the first innings?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many overs did Craig White bowl in the second innings? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was England's victory target in the second innings? Hint

486

477

451

464

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Question 8 of 10

8. From 2-3, England slumped to 5-35. In order, who were the three batsmen dismissed? Hint

Butcher, Hussain, Stewart

Trescothick, Crawley, Stewart

Hussain, Crawley, Stewart

Trescothick, Hussain, Crawley

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Question 9 of 10

9. How long did England's second innings last? Hint

114 minutes

141 minutes

127 minutes

109 minutes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were Glen McGrath's match figures? Hint

8-109

9-114

8-123

7-123

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Justin Langer's wicket was the first to fall, before lunch on Day One. How was he dismissed?

Answer: Caught Stewart bowled Jones

Simon Jones' first wicket in the series, proved to be his last as an ill-fated dive at the ball at long on ended up with him damaging the cruciate ligament of his right knee.

2. Ricky Ponting and Matthew hayden shared a record breaking second wicket partnership. How many runs did they make?

Answer: 272

Batting together for more than 6 hours to break England's spirit on Day One.

3. Who took the most wickets in Australia's first innings?

Answer: Ashley Giles

Giles 4-101, Caddick 3-108, White 2-105 and Hoggard an unlucky 0-122 England's fielding on day one did not help these figures.

4. Who top scored for England in the first innings?

Answer: Marcus Trescothick

Trescothick 72, Crawley 69*, Butcher 54 and Hussain 51. All these batsmen got starts but could not build the big score necessary to come close enough to Australia's first innings total of 492.

5. True or false. Shane Warne bowled the most overs for Australia in the first innings?

Answer: False

Glen McGrath bowled 30 to Warne's 26.5

6. How many overs did Craig White bowl in the second innings?

Answer: 11

CraIG White's 11 overs cost him 61 runs (including a massive 6 to Matthew Hayden to take him into the 90s).

7. What was England's victory target in the second innings?

Answer: 464

Falling short by 384 runs.

8. From 2-3, England slumped to 5-35. In order, who were the three batsmen dismissed?

Answer: Hussain, Crawley, Stewart

First Hussain (who survived a very confident caught behind appeal by Gillespie earlier) was caught behing off McGrath. Followed by Crawley run out by a direct hit from Gilchrist after a late call from Butcher, who attmpted to run a bye off Warne. Then the luckless Alec Stewart was freakishly caught by Matthew Hayden fielding in a short gully position off Warne.

9. How long did England's second innings last?

Answer: 127 minutes

Only Butcher with 40 showed any resistance to Australia's relentless attack.

10. What were Glen McGrath's match figures?

Answer: 8-123

McGrath eight wickets were decisive but Matthew Hayden's 197 followed by his 103 in the second innings was the matchwinning (and Man of the Match) performance.

Source: Author wallos

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