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Aussie Cricket Trivia Quiz

My quiz about the greatest cricket playing nation in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by daaardvark. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
daaardvark

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,492

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1393

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (7/10), Guest 1 (1/10), Guest 1 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Glenn McGrath has terrorized many sides, especially England with his bowling skills, but how many ODI runs did McGrath score against England in his career? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following had the highest first wicket partnership record for Australia in ODIs? Hint

M Waugh & A Gilchrist

M Hayden & A Gilchrist

G Marsh & D Boon

M Taylor & G Marsh

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Australian player to make 50 runs and take 5 wickets in the same Test match? Hint

M Waugh

S O'Donnell

S Waugh

A Symonds

4. In ODI with Australia vs USA in their first ever match, Australia had a bowling attack of Lee, McGrath, Kasprowicz and Gillespie. Which of these fast bowlers had the best figures for the match? Hint

Lee

Gillespie

McGrath

Kasprowicz

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had the highest ODI score by an Australian before Matt Hayden scored 181* against New Zealand? Hint

M Waugh

A Gilchrist

A Symonds

D Jones

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Australian Test Captain declared with himself 334* because he didn't think he deserved to pass Don Bradman's test high score? Hint

G Chappell

S Waugh

M Taylor

A Border

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alan Borders 156 test matches were all played consecutively?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many runs did Michael Clarke score in his debut test innings? Hint

duck

151

104

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Ricky Ponting's debut, a poor lbw decision saw him score 96 a fantastic effort on debut. Was Ponting man of the match ?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the highest partnership between Mark and Steve Waugh in any form of cricket? Hint

334*

500*

464*

424*

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Glenn McGrath has terrorized many sides, especially England with his bowling skills, but how many ODI runs did McGrath score against England in his career?

Answer: 15

In 33 matches vs England, McGrath has taken 53 wickets and scored 15 total runs (highest 10, average 3). Unlucky for England, he doesn't open the batting.

2. Which of the following had the highest first wicket partnership record for Australia in ODIs?

Answer: G Marsh & D Boon

Marsh and Boon set the record way back in 1986 with 212 runs for the first wicket. Both hit centuries. With the strength of Australia's openers, this record has done well to stand.

3. Who was the first Australian player to make 50 runs and take 5 wickets in the same Test match?

Answer: M Waugh

Mark Waugh had 57 and 5-24 vs the West Indies in Melbourne 1992-93.

Answer: Kasprowicz

Kasprowicz took 4/14, Gillespie had 4/15, Lee 1/21 and McGrath had 0/13 the batters took just 7.5 overs to wrap up the good work.

5. Who had the highest ODI score by an Australian before Matt Hayden scored 181* against New Zealand?

Answer: M Waugh

M Hayden 181*, M Waugh 173, A Gilchrist 172, are the highest three scores. D Jones has the 10th highest score by an Aussie with 145. Hayden has 3 scores in the top 10, Gilchrist and Symonds have 2. Mark Waugh's 173 was the record for a long time before Hayden passed it.

6. Which Australian Test Captain declared with himself 334* because he didn't think he deserved to pass Don Bradman's test high score?

Answer: M Taylor

It was Taylor, he scored 334* against Pakistan in 1998. He also scored 92 runs in Australia's second innings a match total of 426.

7. Alan Borders 156 test matches were all played consecutively?

Answer: False

He played 153 of the 156 in a row, which was also a record.

8. How many runs did Michael Clarke score in his debut test innings?

Answer: 151

In October 2004 against India in India, Clarke smashed 151 on debut, and he was Man of the Match. Gilchrist batted with him and scored 104. Ponting mad 96 in his debut test.

9. In Ricky Ponting's debut, a poor lbw decision saw him score 96 a fantastic effort on debut. Was Ponting man of the match ?

Answer: No

Ponting's first match was in Perth against Sri Lanka is 1995. Australia scored 617/5 declared in Pontings first innings. Slater was Man of the Match after he scored 219. Taylor had 96, M Waugh 111, Ponting 96, and Stuart Law also on debut score 54.

10. What is the highest partnership between Mark and Steve Waugh in any form of cricket?

Answer: 464*

HUGE effort from the best twins ever to play cricket. It was for NSW against WA in 1990-91 season. Steve scored 216 not out and Mark was 229 not out. They could have kept going but declared after bringing up the 600.

Source: Author daaardvark

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